AN
EPISTLE
,
OR
APOLOGIE
OF
A
TRVE
,
AND
CHARITABLE
brother
of
the
Reformed
Church
in
fauours
of
Protestantes
,
Papistes
,
&
those
of
the
Reformation
for
a
more
moderat
course
of
proceeding
in
matters
of
Religion
by
searchinge
the
scriptures
,
&
examining
theire
Spirits
for
the
sense
,
and
true
meaninge
of
them
by
a
peaceable
conference
,
&
such
easy
meanes
as
weare
practised
in
the
Apostolicall
,
and
Primitiue
Church
for
plantinge
the
faith
,
and
rooting
out
of
errour
,
tending
to
vnitie
of
Religion
,
loyaltie
to
the
kings
Maiestie
,
increase
of
honoure
to
him
&
his
posteritie
,
&
good
of
the
Commonwealth
.
WOrshipfull
and
my
louing
brother
in
the
lord
,
I
haue
receiued
your
louing
aduertisements
by
writinge
,
and
I
honoure
you
the
more
as
well
for
that
I
see
theareby
your
sinceare
affection
continued
towards
me
,
〈◊〉
also
for
your
singular
zeale
euer
to
maintaine
the
gospell
.
In
which
respects
〈◊〉
take
in
good
parte
your
seuere
reprehension
and
distast
of
the
aduise
I
lately
〈◊〉
for
a
milder
course
in
matters
of
Religion
,
then
hath
bene
for
many
yeares
in
this
Realme
folowed
.
Wheareas
you
protest
to
remaine
still
my
frend
(
notwithstanding
our
difference
in
opinion
touching
this
pointe
)
therein
appeareth
your
well
grounded
affection
&
loue
towards
me
and
I
could
wish
that
all
our
brethren
would
keepe
the
same
course
of
charitie
towards
all
men
,
howsoeuer
they
differ
from
vs
in
sense
or
opinion
.
So
should
we
beare
the
marke
of
true
Religion
,
and
by
this
badge
be
knowen
to
be
Christs
disciples
if
we
loue
our
Enimies
.
Christ
commaunded
vs
to
loue
our
neighboure
,
and
declared
as
you
knowe
that
the
Samaritan
was
neighboure
to
the
Iewe
,
and
thearefore
not
to
be
excluded
from
his
loue
,
howebeit
otherwise
he
could
not
communicat
with
him
in
diuine
affaires
.
Your
zeale
is
commendable
in
that
you
say
with
Paule
:
Vtinam
abscindantur
qui
v●●
conturbant
,
for
with
him
you
may
so
pray
that
they
which
withstand
&
hinder
the
course
of
the
gospell
weare
cutt
of
and
rooted
out
:
But
in
that
you
wish
them
to
be
cutt
of
by
the
sword
and
I
contrary
wise
by
the
force
of
gods
word
,
in
this
our
opinions
are
different
.
Wherefore
my
drift
is
in
this
Apoligie
and
defence
,
first
to
set
doune
plainely
my
opinion
,
and
then
to
lay
open
the
reasons
that
moued
me
theareto
.
And
so
to
come
to
the
matter
.
I
wish
with
you
and
pray
as
Christe
himself
did
,
that
all
the
Kings
Maiesties
subiects
may
be
made
one
in
Christe
,
to
acknowledge
all
one
god
,
to
embrace
all
one
faith
,
to
liue
vnder
the
rules
of
one
lawe
,
and
so
to
agree
if
it
may
be
in
will
and
affection
that
we
may
be
all
,
Cor
vnum
,
&
anima
vna
,
One
hart
and
one
soule
,
and
this
we
both
agree
to
be
best
not
only
in
reguard
of
the
soules
health
,
and
eternal
saluation
,
but
also
for
the
ciuill
policie
and
temporall
gouernement
of
his
Maiesties
Dominions
.
For
whosoeuer
would
wish
or
seeke
,
to
nourish
diuision
in
any
sorte
,
as
he
cannot
be
of
god
so
is
he
not
to
be
accompted
a
good
gouernour
,
or
right
politician
.
In
our
last
assembly
at
London
it
was
our
praier
,
as
you
may
well
remember
,
that
the
Kings
Maiestie
(
exalted
to
so
greate
a
Monarchie
and
gouernment
of
so
many
kingdomes
diversly
sorted
,
and
affected
in
religion
)
might
haue
that
gracious
vertue
of
the
Adamant
stone
to
drawe
vnto
him
,
and
winne
to
vnity
in
faith
the
people
of
diuers
nations
so
committed
to
his
charge
.
For
who
of
vs
al
doth
not
desire
from
his
hart
that
the
Protestants
,
and
Papists
of
England
which
are
many
in
number
,
&
the
Papistes
of
Ireland
,
where
there
are
fewe
or
none
other
,
and
the
Nobility
of
Scotland
,
of
the
which
no
small
number
inclyne
that
way
,
would
come
with
vs
to
the
pure
light
of
the
gospell
,
&
to
our
reformed
Churches
.
You
remember
the
Profession
of
faith
which
to
this
intent
,
and
purpose
we
procured
to
be
set
foorth
in
print
at
his
Maiesties
first
ingresse
into
this
Realme
,
but
it
preuailed
not
,
and
had
it
not
bene
the
respect
was
borne
his
Maiestie
,
it
had
bene
controuled
as
it
was
misliked
both
by
the
protestant
,
&
papist
.
And
since
that
to
further
&
aduance
our
cause
,
and
to
proceede
in
the
same
purpose
,
we
haue
in
peaceable
manner
donne
what
in
vs
lieth
.
Let
vs
holde
on
the
same
moderat
course
,
and
striue
to
preuaile
,
not
by
the
temporall
sword
of
his
Maiesties
power
,
but
endeuoure
to
ouercome
by
the
eternall
sword
of
gods
holly
word
.
Which
though
it
be
sweete
,
and
not
violent
,
yet
is
it
a
two
edged
sword
that
cutteth
on
euery
side
and
pierceth
more
dieply
to
winne
the
hart
of
man
and
alter
his
vnderstanding
for
planting
the
gospell
,
then
any
humane
force
whatsoeuer
.
I
agree
further
with
you
,
that
as
it
is
a
pointe
of
good
husbandrie
to
weede
the
Corne-fielde
before
the
weedes
haue
ouergrowen
the
corne
,
so
likewise
may
his
Maiestie
emploie
his
temporal
sword
that
no
Cockle
be
sowen
or
rise
in
the
field
of
the
lords
Church
vnder
his
protection
,
and
that
such
as
begin
to
spring
vp
may
be
times
be
cutt
of
.
In
matutino
interficiebam
omnes
peccatores
terrae
.
So
did
that
holly
king
Dauid
,
&
pleased
god
highly
theare
with
.
Thus
much
your
arguments
doe
proue
sufficiently
.
For
in
this
sense
the
kinge
beareth
the
sworde
to
destroy
all
sinne
,
&
sinners
in
matutino
,
that
is
to
say
betimes
while
sinne
&
sinfull
erroures
are
newly
budding
,
&
may
be
cutt
of
without
hurte
,
and
damage
to
the
state
of
the
good
and
faithfull
.
And
it
is
our
part
to
be
watchfull
to
discouer
them
betimes
,
least
if
we
sleepe
too
long
they
spring
soe
high
,
and
spreade
so
far
that
whosoeuer
shoulde
then
attempt
to
pull
them
vp
,
should
destroy
much
corne
withall
,
&
doe
more
harme
then
good
.
This
then
is
the
pointe
whearein
we
iarre
.
You
thinke
it
needefull
that
the
k.
Maiestie
proceede
to
authorize
,
and
establish
our
religion
by
the
sworde
,
to
represse
all
other
sects
by
seueritie
of
lawes
,
such
as
weare
practized
in
the
daies
of
the
late
Queene
against
vs
,
and
against
the
Papists
:
And
I
contrariwise
am
of
opinion
that
such
lawes
,
and
seueritie
are
in
our
case
vnprofitable
,
and
will
hurt
rather
then
helpe
the
aduancement
of
our
cause
;
and
I
take
this
my
aduise
to
be
better
grounded
then
yours
in
the
written
worde
,
to
approach
neerer
to
the
wisedome
and
course
of
gods
diuine
prouidence
,
to
be
more
conformable
to
Christian
humanitie
,
to
beseeme
better
our
prince
for
the
assurance
of
his
estate
and
the
aduancement
of
his
noble
yssue
,
and
finally
to
agree
best
with
true
ciuill
policie
for
the
sweete
peace
,
rest
,
and
repose
of
this
our
Republique
and
increase
thereof
,
as
shall
appeare
by
the
experience
we
haue
seene
with
our
owne
eyes
&
in
these
our
daies
,
as
well
in
his
Maiesties
Dominions
,
as
in
all
Nations
round
about
vs
.
That
we
haue
slept
too
long
all
writers
agree
,
&
that
for
many
hundred
yeares
:
for
who
of
vs
doth
not
see
that
the
weedes
haue
ouergrowen
the
good
corne
,
taken
so
deepe
roote
and
so
far
spred
,
that
amoungst
his
Maiesties
.
subiects
there
are
two
for
one
of
a
contrary
faith
and
opposite
to
ours
,
and
that
not
in
ceremonies
only
(
for
then
we
neede
not
sturre
so
much
as
we
haue
donne
)
but
in
substantiall
points
of
faith
yea
as
we
esteeme
in
damnable
erroures
,
which
we
haue
notified
in
our
bookes
as
well
against
.
D.
Whitguift
and
other
Protestants
as
against
the
Papists
.
To
destroy
all
these
that
are
in
faith
opposite
vnto
vs
were
ouermuch
crueltie
;
to
compell
them
ro
an
externall
worship
against
their
conscience
were
no
les
dangerous
and
damnable
for
vs
then
for
them
;
to
impouerish
them
by
statute
Iawes
were
to
impouerish
our selues
being
so
lincked
to
them
as
many
waies
we
are
,
yea
it
were
a
greate
weakening
to
the
whole
body
of
the
estate
to
the
detriment
of
our
soueraigne
Prince
,
&
of
the
Common
wealth
:
for
the
wealth
of
the
subiect
is
the
treasure
of
the
king
,
&
the
multitude
of
his
people
is
his
strenght
and
glory
:
Gloris
Regis
multitudo
populorum
.
These
be
the
grounds
that
haue
moued
me
to
approue
and
perswade
a
more
temperat
course
in
matters
of
Religion
,
of
which
opinion
though
I
haue
not
alwaies
bene
,
&
you
(
as
you
suppose
)
note
to
my
shame
,
yet
I
holde
it
not
ignominius
to
chainge
for
the
better
vppon
these
&
others
so
graue
considerations
as
in
this
treatise
I
shal
sett
doune
for
your
and
others
satisfaction
.
Saul
when
he
stoned
Stephan
,
and
the
other
Martyres
had
zeale
but
without
knowledge
,
so
had
I
while
I
was
of
your
opinion
&
confesse
with
Paul
,
Sapiebam
vt
paruulus
my
vndiscreete
zeale
blinded
my
vnderstanding
,
and
in
my
iudgement
there
wanted
ripenes
&
maturitie
.
As
you
doe
nowe
,
so
did
I
then
storme
within
my self
to
see
his
Maiestie
ruled
by
the
Protestants
not
only
in
those
Papisticall
ceremonies
of
his
coronation
&
vnction
,
but
also
in
the
whole
course
and
practize
of
the
Communion
Booke
,
and
administration
of
sacraments
;
that
he
should
leaue
the
wholle
state
of
the
Church
of
England
in
the
same
sorte
as
he
found
it
,
&
take
vpon
him
the
title
of
supremacie
in
matters
of
Religion
,
a
pointe
highly
blamed
in
kinge
Henry
8.
by
Master
Caluin
,
(
who
without
al
controuersie
was
one
of
the
chiefest
instruments
of
the
gospell
)
&
therefor
neuer
as
yet
receiued
by
any
of
our
reformed
Churches
.
At
his
Maiesties
first
comming
to
the
Croune
we
exspected
nothing
lesse
then
this
suddaine
calme
towards
the
Papistes
.
They
liue
in
peace
and
pay
no
more
the
Statute
and
that
by
commaundement
from
the
kinge
.
Some
that
lost
theire
lands
&
countrey
are
nowe
restored
to
both
with
grace
,
which
made
me
wonder
at
the
first
,
&
inter
into
due
consideration
of
the
fact
when
(
conferring
with
some
of
knowen
wisedome
and
zeale
)
I
vnderstoode
that
the
Marques
Rosne
Lord
tresurer
of
Fraunce
sent
hethet
as
Embassadoure
did
amoungst
other
pointes
very
mainly
persuade
his
Maiesty
not
to
force
any
of
his
subiects
in
the
busines
of
Religion
,
himselfe
being
(
as
you
knowe
)
a
very
good
Christian
.
And
farther
vnderstanding
how
quietly
our
breethren
in
Fraunce
liue
togeither
with
the
Papists
vnder
lawes
prouided
for
that
purpose
,
I
finde
that
this
Nobleman
hath
dealt
honourably
with
his
Maiesty
,
&
giuen
the
same
aduise
by
which
the
K.
his
Master
wonne
Fraunce
&
established
his
Croune
in
peace
.
Let
vs
then
examine
whether
this
aduise
agree
with
the
word
,
&
may
stand
with
the
true
zeale
of
the
gospell
.
It
seemeth
to
me
that
without
al
reply
the
case
is
already
ouer
ruled
&
resolued
by
Christs
expresse
sentence
.
Matth.
12.
In
the
parable
of
the
seedesman
who
soweed
good
seede
in
his
fielde
,
&
none
but
true
doctrine
.
but
whilest
men
were
a
sleepe
the
enemy
of
truth
came
and
ouersowed
the
Cockle
of
erroure
:
his
seruants
had
slept
so
long
that
the
blade
shot
vp
and
ouertopt
the
wheate
before
it
was
espied
:
the
zealouse
ministers
of
the
truth
awaking
,
&
seeing
the
fielde
in
this
case
,
offered
to
goe
&
roote
out
the
tares
.
Vis
imus
&
colligimus
ea
,
say
they
.
This
is
the
question
betweene
vs
.
Your
aunsweare
would
haue
bene
to
those
labourers
in
the
lords
haruest
,
Goe
pull
them
vp
by
the
rootes
.
but
the
lords
aunsweare
was
far
otherwise
:
Let
them
alone
(
saith
he
)
&
let
them
growe
togeither
vntill
the
haruest
,
Sinite
vtraque
crescere
vsque
ad
messem
.
Which
by
his
owne
interpretation
is
the
end
of
the
worlde
.
&
he
giueth
this
reason
thereof
.
Least
in
pulling
vp
the
Cockle
ye
roote
vp
also
the
wheate
.
If
Christe
will
haue
it
thus
why
doe
you
blame
my
aduise
that
a
Christian
kinge
should
doe
the
same
rather
then
vse
the
sword
of
force
&
violence
vpon
any
the
like
occasions
.
The
reason
that
our
Sauiour
alledgeth
is
in
our
case
most
pregnant
&
weighty
.
For
whereas
in
all
his
Maiesties
Dominions
men
of
all
Religions
are
so
lincked
togeither
with
vs
in
blood
,
alliance
,
frendship
,
&
otherwise
that
in
pulling
vp
the
one
roote
the
other
combined
therewith
must
necessarily
folowe
or
take
some
harme
,
in
wishing
his
Maiestie
to
take
that
course
of
violence
we
sholde
not
only
wound
many
that
are
neere
vnto
vs
,
but
also
greatly
preiudise
our selues
as
hath
appeared
by
the
attempt
to
roote
out
the
Papistes
in
the
late
Queenes
daies
,
when
many
of
our
owne
brethren
were
brought
with
them
to
extreame
calamity
.
The
father
being
a
Papist
was
throwen
out
of
his
house
,
and
spoiled
of
all
his
goods
;
his
wife
&
children
vndonne
&
pressed
with
miserie
although
they
weare
most
zealous
in
the
lord
;
and
we
that
had
matched
in
theire
families
were
by
these
meanes
defraunded
of
our
expected
snccession
to
their
goods
and
liuinges
.
When
for
the
same
cause
any
one
of
calling
lost
his
life
or
his
goods
or
otherwise
was
but
in
disgrace
,
did
not
all
such
loose
theire
support
as
were
lincked
vnto
him
or
depended
vpon
him
for
theire
seruice
,
and
aduancement
whereof
greate
numbers
were
no
weedes
but
very
good
Corne
?
Wherefore
I
cannot
like
the
reuiuing
of
such
a
course
againe
,
sith
as
you
see
it
proceeedeth
not
from
the
spirit
of
our
Sauiour
but
rather
from
passion
,
or
at
the
least
from
vndiscreete
zeale
.
The
weedes
I
confesse
doe
hinder
the
growth
of
the
good
corne
,
and
are
there
with
no
lesse
damage
,
then
was
the
fruteles
figtree
in
the
viniard
of
the
lord
.
and
yet
the
lord
of
the
viniard
was
easily
intreated
to
deale
not
by
threatnings
to
cutt
it
doune
,
but
rather
to
digge
about
it
and
to
dung
it
in
hope
of
fruite
theareafter
.
Luc.
13.
Haue
we
not
seene
many
such
trees
chainged
with
time
ad
patience
?
What
a
losse
had
it
bene
then
to
haue
cutt
them
of
in
theire
vnfruteful
season
?
we
should
rather
in
the
spirit
of
meekenes
hartely
pray
for
theire
conuersion
and
intreate
delay
of
theire
confusion
were
they
as
sinfull
as
Sodome
,
that
so
doing
we
might
be
knowen
to
be
the
true
seed
of
faithfull
Abraham
.
If
you
say
the
trees
in
question
are
not
oly
fruitles
but
hurtfull
in
the
viniard
and
in
his
Maiesties
Dominions
most
dangerous
;
I
aunsweare
that
all
weedes
are
hurtfull
in
the
corne
yet
not
in
all
cases
to
be
rooted
out
.
Were
not
the
Iebusites
hurtfull
when
they
annoyed
the
people
of
the
lord
with
theire
continuall
warres
and
scandalous
idolatrie
?
yet
for
other
respects
the
lord
woulde
haue
them
remaine
in
the
land
of
promise
with
the
Iewes
,
Yea
the
Iewes
(
although
they
crucified
the
sonne
of
God
)
are
suffered
to
liue
in
Christian
contreies
according
to
theire
lawe
.
We
reade
that
the
Samaritans
were
so
vnkinde
to
our
Sauiour
,
that
they
would
nether
receaue
him
in
theire
townes
,
nor
yet
giue
him
bread
for
his
money
.
Whereat
Iames
&
Iohn
(
as
they
thought
of
a
good
zeale
)
could
haue
found
in
theire
harts
to
haue
seene
them
consumed
wth
fire
from
heauen
:
But
the
lord
rebuked
them
saying
,
You
know
not
of
what
manner
spirit
you
are
.
The
sonne
of
man
came
not
to
destroy
mens
liues
but
to
saue
them
.
Luc.
9.
This
meeke
spirit
of
the
lord
I
wish
were
followed
of
all
in
hart
,
worde
,
&
deede
,
and
not
the
ouerthrowe
of
our
aduersaries
in
faith
sought
by
the
arme
of
flesh
.
For
they
being
with
vs
al
members
of
one
body
,
&
subiects
to
one
soueraigne
,
we
must
accompt
them
as
brethren
and
loue
them
as
our
frends
,
but
much
more
because
we
are
all
children
of
one
heauenly
father
,
who
indifferently
letteth
fall
vppon
vs
from
day
to
day
the
fruitefull
showres
of
his
blessing
,
and
suffereth
his
sonne
to
shine
vpon
them
also
whilest
they
liue
in
this
worlde
,
and
may
be
this
his
fauoure
in
time
be
wonne
,
and
conuerted
.
God
permitteth
the
Diuell
,
to
drawe
from
thence
some
good
,
&
therein
shineth
more
his
wisedome
&
goodnes
,
then
if
he
suffered
no
bad
at
all
in
the
worlde
.
The
spouse
of
god
is
Lilium
inter
spinas
&
the
lily
is
most
gratefull
amoung
the
brambles
:
&
who
woulde
cutt
of
the
pricking
thorne
to
destroy
and
loose
the
pleasant
and
sweete-smelling
Rose
?
Sith
then
there
must
be
haeresies
&
erroures
in
the
worlde
as
Paul
foretelleth
vs
,
&
that
God
is
glorified
by
drawing
much
good
from
them
for
the
purifying
of
his
elect
,
(
though
it
were
to
be
wished
that
no
erroures
were
at
all
)
let
vs
in
destroying
them
vse
such
swette
meanes
as
approach
neerest
to
his
diuine
wisedome
and
prouidence
.
Faith
is
the
guift
of
god
alone
and
is
not
to
be
beaten
with
hammers
into
the
head
or
hart
of
man
.
It
dependeth
not
of
man
but
of
the
election
&
free
praedestination
.
None
comes
to
me
(
sayeth
Christe
)
but
whom
my
father
draweth
who
thearefore
neuer
vsed
violence
,
but
by
his
worde
and
meekenes
drewe
at
length
all
the
worlde
to
him
and
his
faith
.
Vpon
these
groundes
of
scripture
and
Christes
example
the
first
and
most
learned
of
our
profession
haue
taught
that
none
may
be
compelled
to
the
faith
,
and
therefore
haue
witten
bitterly
against
those
who
at
our
first
appearing
sought
by
sworde
and
fire
to
roote
vs
out
.
And
can
we
for
shame
put
in
execution
our selues
what
we
condemne
in
others
,
or
is
Doctrine
to
be
altered
with
the
exchainge
of
our
state
and
condicion
?
what
may
his
Maiesty
thinke
of
vs
,
if
nowe
we
recall
that
doctrine
which
we
haue
heeretofore
taught
to
be
wel
watranted
by
gods
worde
?
Christ
his
wordes
are
infallible
,
it
is
the
heauenly
father
alone
that
can
drawe
soules
to
Christianitie
,
&
it
is
the
internal
vnction
of
his
spirit
that
teacheth
it
and
planteth
it
in
mans
hart
.
And
thearefore
in
this
case
let
vs
lay
force
aside
,
&
leaue
it
to
gods
goodnes
to
drawe
those
whom
he
hath
elected
,
&
in
the
meane
tyme
not
to
repine
at
the
prudence
of
our
Prince
if
he
vse
&
employ
all
his
subiects
howesoeuer
affected
in
Religion
to
the
strengthning
of
his
state
and
benefitt
of
the
common-wealth
.
I
deny
not
but
that
he
must
laboure
to
drawe
all
his
subiects
to
the
truth
;
but
we
differ
in
the
meanes
which
I
hould
to
be
gods
holly
worde
.
We
haue
taught
to
this
effect
that
euery
man
may
reade
the
scriptures
and
search
the
truth
of
himself
as
god
shall
inspire
him
.
and
we
hoped
that
by
this
meanes
all
might
finde
the
truth
and
come
to
the
vnitie
of
the
same
faith
.
But
we
see
it
hath
not
succeded
so
wel
as
we
exspected
.
&
I
feare
the
cause
hath
bene
for
that
in
times
past
the
rigoure
of
statute
lawes
hath
as
it
were
fettered
the
gospel
,
&
the
booke
of
Articles
set
doune
by
a
fewe
heades
without
conference
with
theire
brethren
,
hath
hindered
our
Christian
liberty
in
the
interpretation
thereof
,
with
lesse
showe
of
truth
then
did
before
the
decrees
of
Generall
Councells
,
and
the
vniforme
consent
of
auncient
fathers
.
For
in
vayne
doth
a
man
reade
&
search
the
truth
,
if
he
may
not
as
freely
interpreate
scripture
as
reade
it
.
And
why
should
we
forbid
any
to
be
heard
in
his
interpretation
whereas
in
this
tyme
of
so
many
sects
&
Religions
both
within
the
Realme
,
&
abroade
we
may
as
Paul
saith
better
iudge
of
the
truth
when
we
haue
heard
with
patience
what
euery
man
can
say
&
alledge
in
his
cause
?
He
that
commaundeth
vs
to
try
and
examine
the
spirites
whether
they
be
of
god
or
no
,
woulde
neuer
giue
aduise
to
extinguish
them
,
or
forbid
vs
to
knowe
them
&
vpon
what
ground
they
relye
.
Some
lawes
forbidding
men
to
expound
the
word
,
otherwise
then
it
seemed
good
to
the
Church
established
by
the
late
Queene
,
were
once
in
force
,
which
lawes
howsoeuer
they
might
seeme
tolerable
in
respect
of
her
,
(
whom
th'
Apostle
would
not
permit
to
speake
in
the
congregation
for
that
she
was
a
woman
&
not
fitt
to
iudge
in
such
matters
if
a
conference
had
bene
graunted
,
she
being
lesse
grounded
in
the
knowledge
of
Gods
lawe
then
our selues
)
yet
now
in
the
raigne
of
his
Maiestie
who
is
profound
in
learning
&
mature
in
iudgement
)
free
conference
may
be
permitted
for
the
libertie
of
the
gospell
,
as
well
in
the
free
interpretation
as
in
free
reading
of
it
,
&
the
contrarie
lawes
repealed
as
ouer
violent
in
such
a
cause
and
preiudiciall
to
the
bolting
out
of
the
truth
,
or
at
the
least
suspended
vntill
a
Just
triall
be
made
by
a
learned
&
amiable
conference
through
all
the
pointes
of
our
controuersies
.
This
weare
a
sweete
way
to
come
to
vnity
,
or
if
any
force
at
all
were
to
be
vsed
in
matters
of
faith
,
it
should
be
rather
to
compell
such
as
seeme
to
be
in
errour
to
be
present
at
such
conference
,
then
to
force
them
without
triall
to
showe
outwardly
to
be
of
an
other
profession
then
in
hart
they
are
.
Which
howe
fruteles
a
thing
it
is
&
might
be
preiudiciall
to
the
king
&
state
the
wise
Gouernoure
Constantius
father
to
our
Constantine
the
greate
may
teach
vs
.
Who
desirous
to
knowe
what
sorte
of
Christianes
he
might
best
trust
,
set
foorth
an
edict
that
whosoeuer
should
refuse
to
doe
sacrifice
to
the
Idolls
should
be
disarmed
,
dishonered
,
displaced
,
&
suffer
further
punishment
at
the
Emperours
pleasure
.
Whereupon
some
of
his
Christian
Captaines
and
soldiours
did
sacrifice
to
the
Idolls
:
others
standing
constant
in
the
faith
wherein
they
were
baptized
woulde
neither
chaing
in
hart
,
nor
yet
in
outward
showe
seeme
other
then
true
&
faithfull
Christianes
.
The
wisedome
of
this
Constantius
(
though
then
a
Pagan
)
was
such
as
he
iudged
those
Christians
,
that
denied
theire
faith
by
this
outwarde
acte
of
Idolatry
,
most
vnworthy
to
serue
him
who
of
abase
&
seruile
feare
had
forsaken
the
god
they
serued
:
but
cherished
and
highly
honoured
the
other
,
as
men
,
that
by
theire
Religion
had
learned
to
be
faithfull
to
whomsoeuer
they
had
giuen
theire
trothe
.
This
pointe
of
so
deepe
consideration
in
a
Pagan
seemeth
admirable
,
as
it
is
exceeding
comfortable
to
vs
all
to
see
howe
the
lord
hath
giuen
the
like
me
asure
of
vnder
standing
to
our
king
who
amoung
many
instructions
giuen
the
Prince
his
sonne
,
obserued
the
same
ground
for
triall
of
his
subiects
,
&
confessed
himself
that
he
neuer
found
any
more
faithfull
to
him
in
all
his
distresses
then
such
as
had
bene
faithfull
to
the
Queene
his
mother
,
who
were
not
all
(
you
knowe
)
of
his
Religion
.
Howe
certaine
a
triall
this
is
to
discerne
loyall
harts
,
he
will
easily
perceiue
that
looketh
into
the
state
of
our
dayes
,
wheerein
as
we
see
more
sects
and
more
inconstancie
in
beliefe
then
in
any
other
age
since
Christe
,
so
withall
we
finde
lesse
fidelitie
in
frendes
,
lesse
trust
in
seruants
,
&
more
dissembling
in
all
states
then
euer
heeretofore
was
heard
or
practized
.
In
the
later
daies
saith
Christe
many
shall
fall
a
way
from
the
faith
and
thinke
you
that
in
those
daies
he
shall
finde
faith
&
fidelitie
of
one
man
to
an
other
?
In
the
same
measure
that
faith
is
broken
toward
god
in
heauen
,
it
will
breake
&
faile
assuredly
towards
man
in
earth
.
In
matter
of
faith
saieth
Paul
the
hart
and
tōngue
shoulde
agree
togeither
:
Corde
creditur
ad
iusticiam
,
ore
autem
confessio
fit
ad
salutem
.
And
shall
we
aduise
our
Prince
who
hath
bene
so
well
brought
vp
in
the
schoole
of
gods
worde
,
to
vse
such
meanes
with
his
subiects
in
matters
of
theire
faith
as
may
seperate
theire
outward
behauioure
from
theire
inward
conscience
,
or
teach
them
to
be
disloyall
to
himself
,
by
forceinge
them
to
be
false
to
god
in
theire
Religion
?
By
violence
of
lawes
he
may
make
many
dissemble
theire
faith
with
repining
hart
&
grudge
of
minde
to
theire
assured
damnation
,
because
therein
they
sinne
against
theire
owne
consciences
:
yet
sure
it
is
that
as
no
man
can
alter
his
opinion
as
he
list
or
at
his
pleasure
,
so
force
can
neuer
chainge
his
faith
vntill
his
groundes
&
argumentes
shall
be
by
better
reasons
conuinced
.
The
Princes
securitie
&
greatest
force
lieth
in
the
faithfull
hartes
of
his
subiectes
,
&
the
hart
or
affection
of
man
is
neuer
wonne
by
violence
,
&
if
we
will
bring
all
to
the
course
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
we
must
note
that
then
no
violence
was
vsed
to
establish
the
gospell
.
The
scriptures
weare
searched
,
but
the
interpretations
were
not
restrained
as
you
may
see
.
1.
Cor.
14.
&
shall
we
nowe
stop
mens
mouthes
and
tye
them
with
statute
lawes
to
the
iudgement
of
afeawe
and
make
theire
opinions
as
a
Popish
Decree
,
&
that
too
,
before
due
examination
&
triall
?
In
the
Primitiue
Church
the
are
arose
a
controuersie
whether
the
lawe
of
Moises
were
still
to
be
obserued
togeither
with
the
lawe
of
Christe
,
for
appeasing
whereof
the
Iewes
tooke
one
way
not
much
vnlike
to
yours
,
the
Apostles
an
other
way
such
as
I
nowe
persuade
.
The
course
of
the
Apostles
was
conuenerunt
Apostols
&
seniores
:
the
learned
in
both
lawes
held
a
councell
and
conference
and
resolued
the
question
to
the
contentment
of
all
the
Christians
which
were
before
of
different
opinion
in
the
matter
.
This
course
was
then
taken
,
&
because
Christe
promised
to
be
where
Christians
in
his
name
should
thus
assemble
&
conferre
togeither
to
finde
out
the
truth
,
the
Christians
from
that
time
in
like
case
haue
taken
the
same
course
.
Pastors
and
Bushops
of
the
whole
worlde
were
called
togeither
in
the
first
councell
of
Nice
where
that
blasphemous
Arrius
(
who
denied
Christe
to
be
god
)
was
yet
inuited
to
the
triall
of
his
doctrine
,
and
was
heard
,
what
he
could
say
for
defence
thereof
;
&
so
from
age
to
age
as
heresies
haue
risen
in
the
Churche
like
course
of
conference
hath
bene
taken
to
confirmethe
faithfull
&
conuerte
the
misbeleeuers
,
euen
vntill
these
late
daies
as
appeareth
by
those
conferences
which
haue
bene
in
Germanie
not
only
amoung
the
Papistes
,
but
also
amoung
the
followers
of
those
notable
reformers
M.
Luther
&
M.
Caluin
by
reason
of
the
diuersities
of
theire
opinions
in
matters
of
faith
.
The
Iewes
thought
by
whippes
&
threatninges
to
stop
the
mouths
of
Christes
disciples
,
that
they
should
not
perswade
nor
speake
in
the
name
of
lesus
:
but
the
more
they
were
forbid
the
more
they
spake
as
it
hath
also
fallen
out
amoung
vs
of
late
yeares
in
England
.
Such
Conslitutions
therefore
in
my
opinion
are
not
conuenient
.
&
as
for
my selfe
,
as
I
doe
not
misdoubt
the
truth
of
my
beleefe
or
feare
any
conference
or
disputation
with
any
contrarie
secte
,
so
am
I
not
wedded
in
such
sorte
to
myne
owne
sense
,
that
I
altogeither
disdaigne
other
mens
iudgements
in
the
true
meaninge
of
the
scriptures
,
especially
of
those
most
auncient
&
therefore
most
reuerend
assemblies
from
all
coastes
of
the
earth
where
Christians
liued
,
which
being
neere
to
the
time
of
the
Apostles
coulde
not
but
giue
great
light
what
doctrine
the
Apostles
had
taught
in
those
contreyes
,
and
in
what
sense
the
scriptures
were
deliuered
.
In
this
sorte
did
M.
Iuell
Openly
at
Paules
Crosse
confidently
challenge
the
Papistes
,
&
in
case
that
they
should
disagree
from
him
in
the
sense
&
interpretation
of
the
scriptures
,
he
was
content
to
referre
himselfe
to
the
vniforme
faith
of
the
fathers
in
the
firste
six
hundred
yeares
.
For
it
was
not
likely
ouerthrowen
,
or
that
any
but
the
Apostles
coulde
haue
that
priuiledge
to
plant
Christian
doctrine
in
all
nationes
of
the
earth
as
noteth
Tertullian
.
lib.
de
prascriptionibus
.
This
Challenge
of
M.
Iuells
was
accepted
by
his
aduersaries
,
and
many
a
good
soule
that
had
care
of
saluation
and
desire
of
the
truth
was
much
edified
thereby
,
hoping
that
by
this
meanes
the
truth
woulde
come
to
light
,
and
which
were
the
primatiue
faith
and
doctrine
of
the
Apostles
be
easily
discerned
.
And
when
some
violent
heades
persuaded
that
M.
Iuells
challenge
shoulde
proceede
no
further
,
but
that
the
answeares
of
his
aduersaries
should
be
be
proclamation
repressed
,
many
began
to
stagger
and
thinke
that
the
truth
was
rather
on
theire
side
,
for
otherwise
(
sayd
they
)
why
should
not
the
aunsweares
be
seene
and
read
,
especially
wheare
M.
Iuells
replies
were
rife
in
euery
mans
hands
.
For
most
certaine
it
is
that
the
truth
feareth
no
triall
,
&
flieth
not
the
open
pulpits
and
publique
disputations
.
The
learned
writers
tooke
it
then
for
a
disgrace
to
theire
writings
to
be
quitte
by
proclamation
which
thing
once
(
my
selfe
being
in
company
at
a
dinner
)
was
cast
in
M.
Iuells
dish
,
&
hence
it
proceeded
that
the
aunsweares
of
the
aduersaries
the
more
they
were
forbid
the
better
they
were
esteemed
to
the
disuniting
of
many
that
were
most
earnest
before
with
M.
Iuell
in
his
challenge
,
as
the
lord
Copley
(
so
they
termid
him
)
D.
Steeuens
,
&
others
.
And
if
it
shall
please
his
Maiestie
,
that
the
said
challenge
by
prosecuted
&
triall
made
for
the
truth
,
especially
amounge
the
learned
in
the
publique
schooles
and
vniuersities
,
&
that
not
in
one
pointe
only
but
in
all
,
he
shall
giue
greate
satisfaction
to
euery
one
that
in
this
tyme
of
so
many
sects
hath
care
to
finde
the
truth
.
they
that
haue
the
truth
shal
be
confirmed
,
&
such
as
knowe
it
not
shall
more
easily
find
it
by
such
a
free
search
&
inquisition
.
Gamaliell
is
noted
by
Luke
for
a
man
of
deepe
iudgment
and
worthy
Doctoure
in
the
lawe
of
Moises
,
&
commended
much
for
his
politique
aduise
giuen
the
high
priest
,
&
body
of
the
Councell
to
take
heede
to
themselues
what
they
entended
to
doe
touching
the
Apostles
who
seemed
to
them
to
teach
a
newe
doctrine
.
For.
sayed
he
,
If
this
counsell
or
this
worke
be
of
men
,
it
will
come
to
naught
,
but
if
it
be
of
God
ye
cannot
destroy
it
,
least
ye
be
found
euen
fighters
against
God
.
And
in
this
kinde
he
gaue
certaine
instances
in
Theodas
&
Iudas
of
Galiley
.
For
as
the
truth
cannot
be
ouercome
,
so
errours
and
haeresies
cannor
long
stand
but
wil
at
length
of
them selues
perish
.
&
it
is
certaine
that
heresies
,
which
arise
amoung
Christians
,
are
,
as
Augustine
vvd
noteth
,
like
the
little
brookes
which
by
greate
showers
swel
vp
for
a
tyme
so
mightily
,
as
they
seeme
to
be
greate
riuers
,
&
runne
with
such
violence
that
they
beare
away
or
shake
very
mayne
foundations
.
To
passe
ouer
these
torrents
in
theire
pride
,
it
were
too
dangerous
&
rash
an
attempt
,
to
seeke
to
hinder
theire
current
were
no
les
folly
.
In
patience
these
waters
are
with
pleasure
seene
to
fall
,
because
they
proceede
not
from
any
trewe
spring
as
Riuers
doe
.
So
fareth
it
with
al
heresies
,
&
teachers
of
erroure
.
They
destroy
themselues
at
length
though
no
force
for
the
tyme
can
tame
them
,
the
reason
whereof
is
truly
deliuerd
by
Christe
in
those
wordes
Eueri
plant
which
my
heauenly
father
hath
not
planted
shal
be
rooted
vp
.
By
this
then
you
see
that
violence
is
not
the
best
means
to
plant
or
conserue
the
truth
,
nor
to
destroy
errour
.
I
coulde
therefore
wish
that
an
easier
hand
were
caryed
towards
all
of
what
Religion
soeuer
,
and
the
rest
left
to
God
who
knoweth
best
the
season
and
meanes
to
compasse
that
wich
may
be
most
for
his
glorie
.
And
if
forrine
examples
may
persuade
aught
,
we
see
how
the
French
Kinge
although
he
be
nowe
no
more
of
the
Reformed
Religion
findeth
himselfe
bound
in
common
humanitie
not
to
persecute
them
of
the
Religion
,
because
he
found
them
allwaies
faithfull
vnto
him
&
ready
to
maintaine
his
title
to
the
croune
.
If
this
course
of
proceeding
be
esteemed
honorable
in
him
,
howe
can
any
man
iustly
dislike
that
our
king
should
mainteine
in
theire
estate
and
dignity
such
of
this
realme
of
England
,
as
,
notwithstanding
diuersitie
of
Religion
,
were
allwaies
ready
to
make
good
his
Right
,
and
when
tyme
serued
receiued
him
with
all
ioy
and
gladnes
?
And
if
for
the
faulte
of
a
feawe
the
wholle
number
were
to
be
condemned
,
our
partie
might
exspect
but
smalle
fauoure
at
his
Maiesties
hand
,
amoung
whom
some
haue
bene
found
more
forward
against
him
then
amoung
them
,
as
may
appeare
by
the
late
conspiracie
,
wherein
theire
erroure
was
rather
to
chainge
some
proceedings
then
the
King
.
besides
that
the
daunger
thereof
was
by
some
of
the
Papists
first
discouered
to
the
state
.
And
nowe
that
this
milde
dealing
is
sufficiently
proued
not
to
be
contrary
to
the
worde
,
let
vs
see
a
while
what
course
is
best
in
humaine
and
ciuill
policie
.
The
wisest
Princes
&
greatest
statesmen
indure
within
theire
dominions
in
the
case
proposed
,
diuers
sects
and
sortes
of
Religion
contrary
to
theire
owne
.
Let
vs
behold
the
experience
as
wel
of
those
that
indure
them
,
as
of
those
that
haue
bent
theire
sorces
by
violence
to
roote
them
out
;
as
first
for
example
,
our
late
Queene
was
not
of
her self
enclyned
to
force
or
constrayne
the
consciences
of
the
Papists
her
subiects
,
and
with
that
moderat
course
which
she
held
in
the
beginning
of
her
raigne
she
gained
the
generall
good
liking
of
all
partes
,
and
liued
in
greate
securitie
of
her
personne
:
But
when
she
was
once
drawne
by
men
of
violent
spirits
to
roote
them
out
by
losse
of
fortunes
,
liberty
,
&
life
,
she
found
by
experience
that
the
more
they
were
afflicted
the
more
theire
numbers
daily
increased
,
&
her selfe
put
often
in
feare
as
wel
of
insurrections
at
home
,
as
inuasions
from
abroade
vnder
coloure
of
relieuing
men
so
grieuously
oppressed
.
The
greatest
force
that
euer
she
vsed
to
roote
them
out
was
about
the
yeare
of
our
lord
.
1581.
&
inquirie
being
made
in
the
yeare
following
of
the
number
of
Recusants
they
were
found
by
the
bills
of
Sir
Owen
Hopton
then
Lieuetenant
of
the
Towre
&
others
in
commission
to
haue
increased
in
the
circuite
of
that
yeare
ten
for
one
.
She
assaied
an
other
way
by
banishment
of
some
,
losse
of
good
,
&
life
of
others
,
yet
left
she
at
her
death
more
papistes
then
when
she
first
began
those
violent
courses
;
besides
huge
numbers
of
close
papists
and
theire
well
willers
,
amoung
which
are
many
of
high
calling
who
in
reguard
that
it
concerneth
theire
soules
&
euerlasting
life
could
not
liue
but
with
a
most
fearefull
disgust
.
The
warres
also
which
haue
bene
continued
in
Ireland
against
Oneale
,
Desmound
,
and
Tirone
haue
bene
tedious
,
blooddy
,
&
coastly
,
all
which
might
haue
bene
auoyded
with
carying
a
gentle
hand
ouer
them
,
&
suffering
them
according
to
theire
religion
,
which
notwithstanding
is
so
firmely
grounded
in
theire
hartes
,
as
very
fewe
persons
of
marke
doe
at
this
tyme
embrace
the
liberty
of
the
gospell
.
besides
that
the
contrey
hath
bene
in
hazard
to
be
lost
&
planted
with
a
potent
enemye
.
You
will
perhaps
reply
that
in
Scotland
our
brethren
had
better
successe
when
they
tooke
armes
in
the
daies
of
his
Maiesties
mother
for
the
spreading
of
the
gospel
:
yet
you
must
confesse
that
it
was
but
small
discretion
to
set
all
vpon
the
vncertainty
of
a
battaile
.
Many
like
violent
attempts
haue
bene
practized
in
that
Realme
through
zeale
of
Religion
,
but
by
clemencie
and
moderation
his
Maiesty
hath
not
only
escaped
the
daungers
,
but
also
made
himselfe
a
peaceable
master
&
lord
ouer
them
all
,
imitating
heerein
that
most
renounced
French
king
Henry
3.
who
perceiuing
the
fire
of
Ciuill
warres
to
kindle
betwene
the
king
of
Nauarre
,
who
was
of
the
Religion
,
&
the
house
of
Loraine
would
breake
neither
with
the
one
nor
the
other
,
but
fauoured
them
both
so
farre
,
as
in
the
end
he
made
himselfe
peaceably
head
of
them
both
,
who
afterwards
wholly
depended
vpon
his
will
&
pleasure
.
To
continue
yet
further
in
the
affaires
of
Fraunce
,
they
that
haue
seene
the
successe
may
witnesse
that
no
violence
coulde
worke
out
them
of
the
Religion
in
the
time
and
raigne
of
Charles
9.
&
since
the
saide
King
Henries
death
the
force
of
Spaine
ioyned
with
Fraunce
vnder
the
conduct
of
the
dukes
of
Parma
&
Du
Maine
did
not
so
much
preuaile
in
Fraunce
as
did
the
Bushop
of
Rome
his
courteous
entreating
the
nowe
king
&
his
adherents
although
of
a
contrary
Religion
vnto
him
.
If
the
Pope
will
for
his
more
aduantage
yeelde
to
them
in
some
thinges
who
were
his
greatest
enemies
,
what
neede
we
be
so
straight
laced
against
our
owne
Contreymen
for
matters
of
religion
?
May
not
his
Maiesties
example
of
clemency
towards
the
Papistes
heere
,
moue
some
prince
abroade
to
be
fauorable
to
our
brethren
?
Is
not
the
Masse
suffered
at
Rochell
,
&
other
like
townes
in
Fraunce
in
hope
that
they
of
the
Religion
may
be
likewise
suffered
in
Paris
&
other
such
townes
in
Fraunce
?
Haue
not
our
brethren
in
Holland
offered
to
admit
the
Papistes
to
preach
&
say
Masse
in
theire
Contreies
,
so
that
they
might
haue
like
liberty
in
all
the
other
Prouinces
?
If
we
haue
the
truth
why
should
we
feare
that
other
Religions
should
haue
liberty
with
vs
?
&
why
may
not
the
King
doe
as
the
Queene-mother
did
in
Fraunce
who
being
a
strainger
in
the
contrey
,
&
at
the
death
of
her
husband
the
gouerment
of
the
realme
fallinge
into
her
hands
during
the
minoritie
of
her
children
,
did
iudge
it
the
wisest
way
for
the
maintenance
of
her
authority
,
to
keepe
stil
on
foote
the
oppositions
which
she
found
either
by
diuersitie
of
Religion
or
otherwise
,
&
to
fauour
them
all
in
such
sorte
as
still
she
might
be
able
to
curb
the
stronger
by
supporting
the
feeble
and
weaker
partie
.
Euery
little
gouernoure
in
Faunce
that
hath
vnder
his
charge
a
towne
or
prouince
where
men
of
sundry
Religions
liue
,
as
the
Duke
Memorancy
,
the
Duke
Bullion
,
Diguiers
and
the
like
taketh
the
same
course
as
the
Queene
mother
did
,
&
so
keepeth
his
places
or
prouinces
at
his
deuotion
&
in
due
obedience
.
And
at
this
day
in
Fraunce
you
see
no
vndiscreetely
zealous
man
in
greate
fauoure
with
the
King
or
in
high
estate
to
gouerne
,
that
by
the
moderation
of
such
as
are
not
too
forward
the
insolency
of
other
(
whom
zeale
may
moue
to
be
trouble
some
)
may
be
repressed
.
And
thus
the
countrey
is
kept
in
greater
peace
&
quietnes
then
hath
bene
seene
in
Fraunce
for
40.
yeares
before
,
&
that
chiefely
by
the
diligence
&
dexteritie
of
two
especiall
fauorites
of
the
kinge
,
the
Marques
of
Rosne
high
Tresurer
&
Monsieur
de
Villaroy
principal
Secretary
,
both
of
them
of
far
different
yet
temperat
humore
in
religion
.
Nowe
then
let
vs
see
what
successe
they
had
that
tooke
the
contrary
course
of
violence
.
Truxes
in
these
our
daies
B.
of
Colen
became
a
Lutheran
,
&
desirous
to
bring
the
contrey
of
his
Electorship
(
&
so
in
time
the
wholle
Empire
)
to
Lutheranisme
vsed
no
violence
against
his
subiects
that
were
Papists
,
vntill
Cassimer
gaue
him
contrary
councell
,
by
which
he
cleane
ouerthrewe
himselfe
,
liued
in
banishment
,
died
in
beggery
,
&
left
the
contrey
without
all
hope
of
euer
enioying
the
gospell
againe
.
The
zeale
of
the
Archduke
of
Stiria
was
highly
commended
by
the
Papistes
for
his
religious
minde
,
but
not
for
his
vndiscreete
attempts
in
banishing
them
that
were
of
a
contrary
religion
out
of
all
his
dominions
except
they
wolde
become
Papist
like
himselfe
.
&
nowe
it
is
euident
that
the
moderat
gouernment
of
his
father
was
much
better
,
who
considering
how
daungerous
a
neighboure
he
had
,
&
the
number
of
those
who
otherwise
woulde
haue
liued
discontended
in
his
contrey
,
permitted
them
theire
religion
&
intreated
them
no
worse
then
his
other
subiects
,
whereby
he
ended
his
daies
in
peace
;
whereas
his
sonne
,
following
a
more
headdy
course
of
gouernment
,
was
the
occasion
that
some
of
his
subiects
departed
theire
contrey
&
had
entrecourse
with
the
Turke
,
others
staied
&
dissembled
theire
religion
,
while
Canisia
the
key
&
stay
of
that
contrey
was
deliuered
vp
by
them
to
the
Turke
,
who
the
more
freely
spoiled
all
the
land
because
the
Archduke
,
hauing
lost
the
hartes
of
his
subiects
,
wanted
men
and
meanes
to
resist
him
.
A
worthy
but
lamentable
mirror
for
all
Princes
to
looke
in
,
&
behold
how
perilous
a
thing
it
is
to
vse
violence
against
whatsoeuer
religion
,
but
especially
for
England
,
that
so
neere
at
hand
hath
such
mighty
kinges
,
who
perhapps
wold
be
glad
of
the
like
occasions
.
We
haue
sometimes
supported
theire
subiects
against
them
for
zeale
of
religion
,
and
therefore
we
haue
iust
cause
to
feare
the
like
measure
.
If
Charles
5.
in
Germany
had
not
abated
the
flame
of
ciuill
warres
by
his
conniuence
&
toleration
,
the
French
king
had
made
as
easy
an
entrance
into
other
parts
of
the
empire
as
he
did
into
those
three
Imperiall
tounes
Metz
,
Towle
,
&
Verdun
:
but
by
the
losse
of
these
citties
his
successours
haue
learned
to
take
a
more
milde
course
with
theire
subiects
of
whatsoeuer
Religion
,
least
they
shold
open
a
more
daungerous
gap
for
the
Turke
the
professed
enemy
of
the
Empire
,
&
all
Christiendome
.
The
like
toleration
as
in
the
Empire
is
also
permitted
in
the
kingdome
of
Poland
by
reason
of
the
Moscouit
bordering
vpon
them
&
in
Dantzik
(
as
you
knowe
)
there
is
publique
profession
of
both
religions
.
In
Zuitzerland
at
the
first
heate
many
a
blooddy
battaile
was
fought
for
religion
,
but
in
tyme
thy
learned
to
ioyne
wisedome
with
zeale
for
conseruation
of
the
state
,
&
nowe
they
liue
in
peace
with
all
securitie
tolerating
within
theire
Cantons
the
one
&
the
other
Religion
.
If
the
king
of
Spaine
had
at
first
permitted
libertie
of
religion
in
the
lowe
contreis
,
he
had
spared
many
a
million
both
of
men
&
money
,
&
enioyed
with
peace
that
,
wich
he
is
neuer
like
to
recouer
.
In
that
glasse
likewise
may
we
see
howe
ready
Princes
are
vpon
such
occasions
to
weaken
the
forces
of
other
Princes
theire
neighboures
,
whose
puissance
they
feare
,
or
enuye
theire
glory
.
But
nowe
let
vs
looke
home
,
&
we
shall
see
Ireland
ouergrowen
with
papasts
,
who
haue
not
dissembled
themselues
as
by
the
late
warres
appeared
but
(
especially
att
the
Queenes
death
when
not
only
in
the
contrey
generally
,
but
also
in
the
chiefe
tounes
(
where
they
were
most
restrayned
)
made
theire
publique
processions
after
the
papisticall
fashion
,
where
the
Right
honorable
the
nowe
Earle
of
Deuonshire
most
sage
&
wise
in
his
gouernment
,
not
by
force
but
faire
meanes
suppressing
theire
feruour
,
conserued
the
Contrey
in
peace
&
obedience
to
his
Maiesty
,
&
we
see
that
the
kinge
doth
not
dislike
that
course
by
his
singular
fauoure
to
Tyrone
&
his
complices
.
Scotland
for
the
face
of
the
Church
is
generally
of
our
reformed
Religion
:
yet
hath
the
Papist
part
so
greate
a
sway
in
the
contrey
and
so
mighty
a
supporte
of
the
Nobilitie
,
that
not
many
yeares
since
they
encountred
the
earle
of
Arguile
in
the
fielde
&
gaue
him
the
ouerthrowe
.
Howbeit
they
fled
before
the
face
of
the
king
when
the
came
in
person
,
leauing
theire
houses
&
contrey
at
his
Maiesties
deuotion
.
England
is
much
more
diuided
into
sectes
especially
into
three
,
the
Protestants
only
allowed
by
authoritie
in
the
Realme
,
the
Papists
who
pretend
antiquitie
,
&
thirdly
our selues
who
nolesse
desire
to
reforme
the
Protestant
abuses
,
then
they
haue
donne
the
Papistes
.
The
state
of
his
Maiesties
Dominions
standing
thus
then
as
you
see
,
what
wise
man
can
wish
him
to
stuire
much
against
any
?
For
what
man
may
iustly
repine
if
he
but
only
abstaine
from
violence
?
We
may
very
well
content
our selues
that
our
king
is
of
our
faith
,
&
will
not
suffer
vs
&
our
doctrine
to
be
either
disgraced
or
defaced
.
&
a
temperat
course
with
the
Papistes
may
winne
them
to
be
as
ready
as
others
to
withstand
all
foreine
inuasions
or
home
insurrections
if
either
of
both
vnder
what
pretext
soeuer
should
happen
.
And
in
like
case
as
was
our
Portugall
voiage
,
or
vpon
any
reuolt
of
the
Indians
,
or
tumult
in
Fraunce
,
ten
thousand
Papistes
woulde
doe
more
seruice
in
winning
to
them
the
inhabitants
of
those
partes
(
being
as
they
are
affected
in
religion
)
then
thrice
tolde
so
many
of
vs
.
Thus
may
you
see
what
mildnes
will
doe
&
howe
lately
Repentance
may
followe
the
greene
&
vnripe
heades
of
Roboams
young
vnaduised
&
violent
counsellours
.
I
will
adde
yet
an
example
in
the
Monarchie
of
the
Turke
,
who
(
gouerning
himselfe
only
by
the
light
of
naturall
reason
as
we
may
doe
when
it
is
without
preiudice
to
the
gospell
)
set
doune
as
a
Maxime
in
policie
to
clime
the
better
to
that
greatnes
whereto
he
aspired
,
not
to
force
the
conscience
of
his
subiects
,
nor
euer
to
chainge
with
violence
the
Religion
in
such
kingdomes
as
he
might
happily
subdue
.
Wherevpon
some
haue
more
easily
yeelded
vnto
his
conquest
,
&
others
oppressed
by
theire
owne
Princes
,
&
perturbed
with
ciuill
warres
haue
called
the
Turke
vnto
them
,
&
made
him
lord
of
the
wholle
land
which
they
woulde
neuer
haue
donne
,
if
it
had
bene
his
custome
to
force
any
against
his
conscience
in
matters
of
Religion
.
Luther
himselfe
being
pressed
by
the
warres
of
Charles
5.
dealt
earnestly
with
the
Germans
to
call
in
the
Turke
,
hoping
that
vnder
his
gouernement
he
might
more
freely
preach
the
gospell
.
&
for
the
greater
glory
of
theire
nation
,
&
theire
Prince
his
aduancement
the
French
doe
best
like
the
same
course
of
toleration
in
Religion
,
&
haue
found
by
practise
that
they
liue
in
peace
with
the
exercise
of
both
religions
all
most
in
all
theire
tounes
.
not
without
greate
hope
that
in
reuolution
of
tymes
theire
king
may
haue
thereby
a
more
easy
accesse
vnto
the
empire
or
to
other
states
as
occasion
falles
.
The
States
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
haue
offered
him
such
an
entry
into
theire
contrey
as
he
should
neuer
haue
obtained
,
if
there
had
bene
the
least
suspicion
of
forcing
theire
consciences
,
&
in
vaine
should
he
ayme
at
the
kingdomes
of
Nauarre
,
&
Naples
,
or
the
Dutchy
of
Millaine
,
were
he
an
enemy
to
theire
Religion
.
Why
then
might
not
our
king
take
the
like
course
for
occasions
or
pretensions
abroade
,
&
his
safety
at
home
,
it
being
the
readiest
way
to
keepe
al
his
forces
vnited
,
&
all
his
subiects
in
most
dutiful
affection
towardes
him
&
his
rovall
yssue
.
For
whosoeuer
considereth
the
multitude
of
his
people
&
theire
valor
,
howe
easily
they
are
leauied
,
howe
speedily
imbarked
for
any
contrey
,
shal
finde
that
our
king
may
with
greater
reason
aspire
to
the
election
of
the
Empire
in
case
he
did
affect
it
then
any
other
,
or
some
of
his
noble
issue
be
chosen
kings
of
Poland
,
or
be
ready
to
imbrace
any
occasion
offered
for
the
encrease
of
this
Monarchie
.
The
French
king
was
glad
to
see
our
late
Queene
embarked
in
the
warres
of
the
lowe
Contreies
,
at
what
time
perchaunce
by
reason
of
his
trobles
she
might
haue
recouered
the
Dutchy
of
Normandy
,
&
perhaps
the
better
parte
of
Fraunce
as
she
was
once
resolud
to
haue
donne
by
the
aduise
of
Duke
Cassimer
,
&
she
had
gonne
forwarde
had
it
not
bene
laied
cleerely
before
her
eyes
howe
odious
she
had
made
herselfe
vnto
that
nation
by
persecuting
her
subiectes
at
home
with
taxations
&
torture
.
&
to
this
purpose
they
published
in
print
the
seuere
lawes
which
she
had
made
against
the
Masse
&
the
Papists
.
They
that
called
in
the
Spaniard
would
haue
yeelded
more
willingly
to
theire
ancient
Dukes
of
Normandy
,
had
thy
not
bene
withdrawen
with
feare
of
loosing
the
exercise
of
theire
Religion
.
And
if
Fraunce
should
fall
againe
(
as
it
may
)
into
the
like
daunger
vpon
some
newe
occasion
,
were
it
not
to
be
wished
that
such
partes
theire
of
as
woulde
seeke
to
be
vnder
the
gouernement
of
a
strainger
,
might
fall
rather
into
our
hands
then
any
other
?
By
this
you
may
perceiue
that
the
Marquis
Rosne
his
conceipt
was
not
to
our
disaduantage
.
For
they
of
the
Religion
in
Fraunce
in
time
of
ciuill
warres
may
giue
vs
an
entry
,
&
the
other
the
rather
for
our
alliance
with
many
of
theire
Princes
will
giue
vs
a
plancke
to
passe
ouer
for
theire
reliefe
.
I
dwell
not
in
these
examples
as
desirous
of
warre
,
for
I
wish
his
Maiesty
for
his
more
assurance
at
home
to
strengthen
himselfe
abroade
in
ciuill
amity
with
all
,
with
Fraunce
,
with
Spaine
,
yea
with
the
Pope
himselfe
.
for
it
is
no
wisedome
to
make
light
of
any
mans
frendship
.
I
wish
his
Maiestie
likewise
to
entertaine
as
he
doth
all
his
subiects
with
sweete
behauiour
to
cutt
of
all
occasions
from
foreine
Princes
to
support
his
subiects
or
disunite
his
kingdomes
,
which
they
neuer
wisht
to
see
so
vnited
in
one
.
His
Maiesty
therefore
hath
greate
reason
to
cherish
all
indifferenly
,
&
to
put
none
out
of
his
English
Arke
,
no
more
then
Noah
did
out
of
his
,
where
as
you
knowe
there
were
beastes
of
all
kindes
.
Ireland
was
a
greate
temptation
to
the
Spantard
,
&
the
French
take
little
pleasure
at
this
mariadge
with
Scotland
,
whence
they
were
allwayes
wont
to
haue
reliefe
when
our
armies
were
in
Fraunce
.
All
things
are
best
preserued
by
such
meanes
as
they
are
begotten
.
God
hath
made
him
our
king
without
bloodshed
,
and
with
such
peace
he
may
raigne
more
assuredly
then
by
any
force
or
violence
.
The
Turke
as
I
haue
said
gott
many
kingdomes
by
tolerating
theire
Religions
:
but
when
there
arose
a
newe
secte
in
his
owne
lawe
,
passion
&
presumption
made
him
forget
the
Principle
by
which
he
grewe
to
be
so
greate
,
&
so
he
lost
by
one
reuolte
the
halfe
of
his
Empire
(
which
nowe
the
Persian
enioyeth
)
whilest
by
Warre
&
force
he
striued
to
gaine
them
.
The
meanes
to
apease
dissentions
are
not
rough
speeches
nor
hard
vsages
,
which
if
in
all
quarells
it
be
true
(
as
Salomon
saieth
)
then
is
it
much
more
in
matters
of
vnderstanding
as
are
faith
and
Religion
,
wherein
whensoeuer
willfullnes
is
ioyned
,
perswasion
may
perhaps
preuaile
alone
,
but
force
without
reason
neuer
.
All
violent
proceedings
engendre
grudge
of
hart
in
him
that
is
oppressed
;
and
prouoketh
to
reuenge
,
if
gods
grace
hinder
not
,
&
so
commonly
is
of
smalle
continuance
because
the
subiect
(
quitting
thereby
the
naturall
affection
due
to
his
Prince
and
contrey
)
seeketh
for
redresse
abroade
,
and
resteth
his
affection
most
commonly
vpon
the
open
and
profest
enimy
of
the
state
.
Queene
Elizabeth
was
highly
blamed
of
all
statesmen
abroade
that
she
being
too
streight
with
her
Papisticall
subiects
at
home
for
the
education
&
bringing
vp
of
theire
children
,
gaue
them
thereby
occasion
to
seeke
to
foreine
Princes
,
where
they
might
sucke
from
theire
youth
affection
to
her
enimies
.
His
Maiesty
in
my
poore
opinion
may
doe
much
better
to
call
them
home
not
by
threatninge
Proclamations
which
hetherto
we
see
could
neuer
preuaile
,
but
by
permittinge
them
at
home
such
instruction
as
god
shall
inspire
in
theire
hartes
according
to
his
eternall
election
,
and
predestination
for
euery
good
guifte
and
faith
especially
is
from
aboue
.
Force
none
to
fly
theire
contrey
by
persecution
,
and
fewe
or
none
will
goe
to
be
priested
abroade
.
Finally
,
in
reason
of
state
,
if
you
will
haue
his
Maiesty
streight
laced
that
he
may
not
looke
vpon
a
Papiste
,
nor
abide
a
Masse
within
hi
Realme
,
where
shall
you
finde
in
Christendome
a
worthy
match
for
the
Prince
his
sonne
?
No
daughter
of
Fraunce
or
Spaine
will
come
into
England
without
theire
chappells
open
after
the
Papistes
fashion
.
Shall
we
let
Flaunders
vpon
this
scrupulous
pointe
befall
to
Frannce
,
or
shall
not
we
rather
seeke
it
for
our selues
by
the
mariage
of
a
daughter
of
Spaine
?
And
whereas
all
the
Croune
of
Spaine
may
descend
vpon
a
daughter
both
by
theire
auncient
lawes
,
&
the
present
probabilitie
,
shall
we
leaue
that
garland
to
others
&
depriue
our selues
by
such
nice
pointes
of
all
possibilitie
to
that
succession
?
I
tell
you
plainely
my
conceipte
,
we
should
doe
his
Maiestie
and
the
realm
heering
greate
wronge
,
&
very
much
hinder
the
propagation
and
course
of
the
gospell
.
Let
vs
therefore
heere
after
vse
a
more
Christian
and
charitable
proceeding
with
them
that
differ
from
vs
in
Religion
if
they
cannot
be
persuaded
by
our
life
and
doctrine
to
be
of
our
felloweship
and
communion
,
let
them
remaine
a
gods
name
(
as
they
are
)
Recusants
.
for
to
compell
them
by
penall
lawes
to
our
churches
or
to
receiue
the
supper
of
the
lord
cannot
be
called
by
any
pretext
an
Apostolicall
resormation
,
for
if
our
treasure
be
pearles
indeede
,
why
shall
we
cast
them
before
swine
and
dispense
them
to
men
vnworthy
?
Paule
saieth
that
in
such
thinges
we
must
shunne
them
&
not
admit
them
so
long
as
they
remaine
faithles
.
for
as
god
&
Beliall
haue
no
participation
,
so
the
faithfull
and
vnfaithfull
may
not
haue
parte
togeither
nor
eate
of
the
altare
of
god
&
altare
of
Idolles
.
Let
vs
rather
practise
the
meanes
which
we
finde
in
the
worde
to
reclaime
such
as
erre
,
&
in
the
meane
tyme
liue
in
morall
amitie
one
with
an
other
,
for
the
good
&
securitie
of
our
king
and
contrey
&
the
aduancement
of
his
posteritie
,
and
abstaine
from
all
force
for
pressing
of
mens
consciences
.
And
so
to
conclude
,
since
this
manner
of
proceeding
by
violence
hath
often
donne
much
harme
and
neuer
good
(
as
by
sundry
examples
both
at
home
&
abroade
is
euident
)
it
is
good
we
be
not
singuler
but
conforme
our
appetites
&
opinions
to
the
example
of
our
sauiour
,
the
inclynation
of
our
soueraigne
,
the
wisedome
of
his
moste
honorable
Councell
,
&
commone
course
of
the
wholle
worlde
.
And
thus
much
for
the
defence
of
my
opinion
&
(
as
I
hope
,
at
least
wise
wish
)
reformation
of
yours
.
To
which
howsoeuer
it
shall
please
god
to
giue
his
blessing
,
yet
accoumpt
me
still
your
frend
&
as
faithfull
in
the
lord
nowe
as
euer
.
FINIS
.