HOLD
FAST
.
REVEL.
3.11
.
Behold
,
I
come
quickly
,
hold
fast
that
thou
hast
,
that
no
man
take
thy
Crowne
.
AS
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
so
much
more
Iohn
the
Euangelist
was
a
burning
and
a
shining
Lampe
:
whom
Iesus
loued
,
hee
leaned
on
his
Lords
breast
,
è
sinu
Domini
imbiberat
Mysteria
,
Hee
wrote
his
Reuelations
in
the
latter
end
of
his
deepe
age
;
and
(
as
may
seeme
by
the
profit
thence
vnto
Gods
Church
)
was
to
that
end
in
speciall
manner
,
and
miraculously
preserued
;
as
if
the
lampe
of
his
life
could
not
bee
put
out
,
till
hee
had
kindled
all
the
lampes
of
his
Writings
,
to
giue
light
to
the
Sanctuary
of
God
vpon
earth
.
The
tempest
of
violent
death
could
not
dash
out
the
candle
of
his
mortalitie
.
Fasciculus
Temporum
.
Euseb.
Eccl.
hist.
lib.
13
cap.
18.
&
20.
For
hee
being
vnder
Traian
put
into
a
vessell
of
scalding
oyle
,
yet
was
not
completely
martyred
.
And
vnder
Domitian
banished
into
Patmos
,
one
of
the
Islands
called
Cyclades
,
or
Sporades
,
lying
in
the
West
part
of
Asia
the
lesse
,
and
by
the
Aegean
Sea
;
there
his
life
in
extreame
age
was
not
consumed
amongst
the
duresses
and
distresses
of
that
banishment
,
till
hee
had
finished
his
course
,
and
wrote
to
the
neighbouring
Churches
the
last
Omega
of
the
Scriptures
.
Christ
who
present
with
him
in
body
loued
him
;
no
lesse
loued
him
being
absent
.
And
therefore
,
as
he
appeared
to
Abraham
in
the
Mount
,
His
first
Vision
contained
in
the
three
first
chapters
of
this
Booke
,
is
of
seuen
golden
Candlestickes
,
and
seuen
Starres
,
representing
seuen
famous
Churches
,
and
their
Angels
or
Bishops
in
Asia
minor
,
to
which
hee
was
directed
to
write
so
many
seuerall
Epistles
.
At
the
seuenth
verse
of
this
Chapter
begins
the
Epistle
to
the
Angel
of
Philadelphia
,
a
Citie
of
Mysia
,
and
one
of
the
Gentile
Churches
,
to
whom
he
chose
rather
to
write
,
then
to
the
Churches
in
Iudea
,
to
signifie
,
that
now
the
kingdome
of
God
was
come
to
the
Gentiles
,
the
partition
wall
broken
downe
,
Memento
,
Let
him
that
hath
an
care
heare
what
the
Spirit
saith
vnto
the
Churches
.
In
the
first
part
of
the
Predictions
and
Instructions
giuen
to
this
the
sixt
in
order
of
those
Churches
,
the
Church
of
Philadelphia
,
he
commendeth
the
patience
of
the
Angell
or
Bishop
there
,
threatens
his
enemies
,
and
assureth
him
of
ayd
and
affistance
.
In
the
latter
part
,
hee
first
exhorts
him
to
constancie
,
then
recounts
the
rewards
of
Conquerours
.
He
exhorts
him
to
constancie
in
the
words
of
my
Text
,
Behold
I
come
quickly
,
hold
fast
that
thou
hast
,
that
no
man
take
thy
crowne
.
He
recounts
the
rewards
of
conquerors
in
the
words
immediately
following
my
Text
:
Him
that
ouercommeth
will
I
make
a
pillar
in
the
Temple
of
my
God
,
&
he
shall
go
no
more
out
&c.
Where
is
Praelium
&
Proemium
,
a
holy
warre
,
and
a
rich
reward
.
A
combate
to
bee
vndergone
by
him
that
will
winne
,
or
keepe
his
Crowne
.
The
former
verse
,
whereof
I
haue
made
choyce
,
is
the
Christian
mans
Castle
,
not
vnlike
the
Tower
of
Dauid
,
A
thousand
Shields
hang
therein
,
and
all
the
Targets
of
the
strong
men
.
The
force
of
the
words
lies
,
Hold
fast
that
thou
hast
;
and
about
it
these
two
Motiues
twine
like
the
Serpents
about
Mercuries
Rod
:
Prediction
,
Behold
I
come
shortly
.
Secondly
,
a
Monition
by
way
of
Caution
,
That
no
man
take
thy
Crowne
.
Both
these
are
sacred
treasures
laid
vp
in
the
Arke
.
The
first
,
The
pot
of
Manna
,
sweet
,
nourishing
,
and
comfortable
,
Beholde
,
I
come
quickly
.
The
second
is
the
Rod
of
Aaron
,
laid
vp
in
the
same
Arke
of
the
Couenant
,
a
rod
of
Instruction
,
Premonition
,
and
Correction
,
That
no
man
take
thy
Crowne
.
The
first
of
these
intertained
in
vs
by
Hope
.
The
second
kept
safe
by
Feare
.
The
Hope
of
future
good
and
happinesse
,
whereto
the
Eare
openeth
,
whereon
the
Eye
is
fixed
with
expectation
,
and
the
Heart
bent
with
longing
,
when
the
Bridegroome
pronounceth
vnto
his
Spouse
the
Church
this
most
welcome
voice
,
Behold
I
come
quickly
.
The
Feare
and
awfull
reuerence
,
whereat
the
eare
tingleth
and
the
heart
quaketh
,
and
all
the
faculties
of
the
inner
man
doe
apply
themselues
together
for
the
working
out
of
salvation
with
feare
and
trembling
,
when
our
Master
,
Prophet
and
King
doth
instruct
and
moue
vs
saying
to
euery
faithfull
Soule
,
take
heede
,
That
no
man
take
thy
Crowne
.
In
the
first
we
behold
the
Sonne
of
God
as
most
amiable
and
comfortable
,
there
wee
view
him
as
he
is
speciosus
prae
filijs
hominum
,
fairer
then
the
sons
of
men
,
and
with
Peter
we
say
Quò
ibimus
,
whither
shall
wee
goe
but
to
thee
,
for
thou
hast
the
words
of
eternall
life
;
Behold
,
I
that
am
the
way
,
the
truth
and
the
life
,
doe
come
quickly
.
In
the
second
we
view
him
as
appearing
in
a
bright
consuming
sire
,
with
a
two-edged
sword
comming
from
his
mouth
,
with
a
Rod
of
iron
in
his
hand
,
with
a
voice
full
of
terrour
and
amazement
,
threatning
,
least
another
take
thy
Crowne
.
In
the
first
hee
appeares
as
in
the
gentle
winde
.
In
the
second
hee
shewes
himselfe
as
in
the
thunder
?
In
the
first
the
voice
of
Christ
is
as
a
sweete
Cimball
.
In
the
second
like
the
sound
of
many
waters
.
The
first
is
a
motiue
of
Comfort
,
promising
aide
and
assistance
.
The
second
of
Terrour
,
threatning
a
degradation
for
want
of
perseuerance
.
In
the
hand
of
this
good
Samaritan
is
soft
Oyle
,
and
sharpe
Wine
or
vinegar
.
A
comfortatiue
and
a
corrasiue
.
Such
is
his
method
of
curing
,
if
by
faire
promises
hee
cannot
perswade
;
his
manner
is
by
threatnings
to
compell
.
I
begin
,
and
intend
most
to
insist
on
the
maine
branch
of
my
text
,
the
matter
principally
intended
,
incompassed
,
and
walled
in
(
as
it
were
)
with
the
other
parts
,
the
Exhortation
,
Hold
fast
that
thou
hast
;
where
two
points
readily
offer
themselues
to
be
considered
.
Actus
and
Obiectum
.
-
1
Actus
a
performance
,
Hold
fast
.
-
2
Obiectum
,
the
Obiect
,
the
matter
or
thing
possessed
,
that
which
thou
hast
.
Loose
no
opportunitie
but
Hold
;
not
slightly
or
perfunctorily
,
but
firme
and
fast
;
thou
hast
begun
well
,
euen
so
perseuere
,
holding
that
which
thou
hast
.
1
Hold
fast
.
]
Strong
was
the
poison
of
Heretickes
,
and
sharpe
the
sword
of
Tyrants
,
in
this
age
of
the
Primitiue
Church
:
like
brethren
in
euill
,
they
were
leagued
and
linkt
in
conspiracie
against
the
Lord
and
his
annointed
,
against
Christ
and
his
Disciples
.
The
one
sort
being
Satans
Aduocates
,
the
other
his
Assasines
;
the
one
beseiging
the
holy
Ierusalem
without
the
walls
by
hostilitie
;
the
other
vndermining
her
within
the
walls
by
Conspiracie
and
Treason
.
Heretickes
like
the
Locusts
with
Scorpion-like
tailes
,
did
not
only
hurt
wandering
and
wauering
Christians
,
with
the
deadly
sting
of
their
contagious
errours
;
but
also
indangered
many
of
them
who
had
the
seale
of
God
on
their
forheads
.
Tyrants
like
the
great
red
Dragon
with
seauen
heads
&
ten
hornes
,
neuer
ceased
to
persecute
the
Spouse
of
Christ
,
and
to
make
warr
with
her
seede
:
So
that
by
the
Impostures
of
Heretickes
and
Crueltie
of
Tyrants
,
some
Christians
were
drawne
to
leaue
their
Hold
and
fall
backe
from
the
Truth
.
Against
such
cowardly
Combattants
,
these
enemies
of
the
Gospell
,
that
thus
ran
away
from
the
banner
of
Christ
,
this
good
Angell
of
Philadelphia
,
had
hitherunto
opposed
himselfe
.
Now
because
hee
should
not
sinke
in
the
midst
of
his
conflict
;
our
Sauiour
incourageth
him
and
his
Church
with
this
Exhortation
,
saying
,
Hold
that
thou
hast
.
As
if
he
should
haue
said
,
thou
hast
begun
in
the
Spirit
,
end
not
in
the
Flesh
;
as
yet
thou
bearest
the
Image
of
God
,
then
fashion
not
thy selfe
according
to
the
World
;
thou
art
yet
in
the
Light
,
delight
not
then
in
the
workes
of
Darknesse
;
thine
Alpha
hath
beene
sinceritie
,
then
let
not
thine
Omega
be
seusualitie
:
without
perseuerance
the
best
Professor
is
but
as
a
branch
cut
off
from
the
Vine
,
he
can
bring
forth
no
fruit
,
a
painted
Tombe
full
of
rotten
bones
,
a
fruitlesse
Fig-tree
,
with
goodly
blossomes
.
Very
profitable
therefore
and
effectuall
is
this
Act
or
Performance
,
Hold
fast
.
Constancie
and
Perseuerance
are
in
the
Scriptures
principally
set
forth
by
foure
Metaphors
,
Ploughing
,
Running
,
Standing
,
and
Holding
.
The
first
two
signifie
Action
and
Motion
;
the
other
Quiet
and
Immutability
.
For
the
first
of
the
foure
,
our
Sauiour
saith
,
No
man
that
putteth
his
hand
to
the
Plough
and
looketh
backe
,
is
apt
to
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
.
Luk.
9.62
.
For
the
second
,
Saint
Paul
saith
,
So
runne
that
yee
may
obtaine
.
1
Cor.
9.
For
the
third
,
the
same
Apostle
saith
,
Stand
therefore
and
your
loines
girded
about
with
verity
.
Ephes.
6.14
.
For
the
fourth
,
my
Text
saith
,
Hold
that
thou
hast
,
that
is
to
say
;
perseuere
in
faith
and
righteousnesse
,
and
vse
thy
function
without
feare
.
Holding
is
a
naturall
action
and
gesture
of
the
hand
and
other
members
,
which
not
only
men
of
vnderstanding
by
reason
,
but
euen
babes
and
sucklings
do
vse
by
instinct
;
nay
all
liuing
creatures
,
yea
and
some
stupid
bodies
also
,
though
they
haue
not
this
architect
organ
of
the
hand
,
yet
haue
they
the
reach
and
force
of
appetite
,
which
as
it
carrieth
them
by
way
of
desire
to
those
obiects
which
are
naturall
and
conuenient
for
them
;
so
when
they
attaine
such
obiects
,
they
haue
also
the
facultie
of
naturall
retention
or
Holding
,
which
by
instinct
without
discourse
,
teacheth
them
to
continue
the
fruition
of
that
which
is
acceptable
and
profitable
vnto
them
.
Hence
in
nature
wee
see
betweene
some
sympathising
bodies
,
not
only
a
concourse
when
they
approach
,
but
also
an
adhesion
when
they
mutually
touch
.
So
the
Iron
and
Load-stone
coueting
one
another
,
doe
vpon
touch
cleaue
together
and
fastly
hold
that
mutually
which
they
haue
.
Shall
not
Grace
be
as
effectuall
and
powerfull
as
Nature
,
to
runne
to
and
to
cleaue
to
that
which
is
ordained
for
spirituall
food
and
establishment
?
Shall
Vnderstanding
and
Knowledge
in
vs
be
more
dull
,
and
lesse
actiue
then
stupid
instinct
in
senselesse
bodies
?
If
Lapis
inanimatus
a
dead
stone
,
can
hold
that
which
it
desireth
and
enioyeth
.
Shall
not
much
more
we
that
are
Viui
Lapides
(
as
Peter
calleth
vs
)
the
liuing
stones
of
Gods
spiritual
house
,
the
bond
of
the
spirit
?
Hold
then
firme
and
fast
that
which
thou
hast
.
Doe
not
sell
thy
spirituall
birth-right
and
possession
for
worldly
portion
with
prophane
Esau
;
doe
not
loose
them
by
negligence
and
disuse
,
like
those
that
haue
Charters
or
priuiledges
granted
to
them
,
but
neuer
bestirre
themselues
to
vse
them
,
nay
perhaps
not
to
looke
into
them
,
like
him
that
his
his
talent
in
the
ground
;
doe
not
forfeit
them
for
want
of
Rent
and
seruice
paiable
and
due
to
our
great
Land-lord
,
who
will
say
of
his
planted
Vineyard
,
Expectani
vuas
sedecce
labruscas
,
I
looked
for
grapes
but
behold
wild
grapes
.
first
loue
like
an
Harlot
;
desist
not
as
Demas
,
make
not
only
a
faire
shew
as
Saul
and
Iudas
,
but
with
Paul
perseuere
and
continue
constant
vnto
the
end
,
though
thou
beare
in
thy
body
the
markes
of
the
Lord
Iesus
.
Gal.
6.17
.
It
is
obseruable
that
in
all
the
holy
Spirits
letters
,
sent
to
those
seauen
Churches
in
the
second
and
third
Chapters
of
this
booke
,
one
of
which
is
this
to
the
Angell
of
Philadelphia
,
to
perseuerers
.
Vincenti
dabitur
,
to
him
that
ouercommeth
shall
it
be
giuen
;
to
him
that
holdeth
and
holdeth
fast
.
Nec
paranti
ad
praelium
nec
pugnanti
ad
sanguinem
,
multò
minus
tergiversenti
ad
peccatum
,
sed
vincenti
ad
victoriam
.
Not
to
him
that
prepares
to
fight
,
nor
to
him
that
resists
for
a
time
,
much
lesse
to
him
that
shewes
his
backe
in
cowardise
,
but
to
him
that
ouercomes
to
conquest
is
the
reward
promised
.
And
thus
hauing
viewed
and
considered
in
generall
the
Act
and
manner
of
Holding
,
Hold
fast
:
wee
will
now
view
the
speciall
Obiect
or
matter
about
which
it
is
to
be
employed
.
It
is
here
expressed
Notanter
et
innuendo
,
by
pointing
to
it
,
quod
habes
,
That
which
thou
hast
.
And
so
these
words
are
a
kinde
of
Index
or
Asterisk
to
direct
vs
by
a
signe
or
marke
to
a
thing
thereby
signified
.
This
Monitory
doth
not
so
much
call
or
awake
vs
to
looke
abroad
,
as
to
search
and
pry
narrowly
at
home
,
to
reflect
vpon
our selues
with
a
Nosce
teipsum
;
view
,
and
search
,
and
iudge
thy selfe
and
thine
owne
,
non
alios
,
non
aliena
,
not
other
men
,
not
the
affaires
of
other
men
.
See
what
thou
hast
of
heauenly
and
spirituall
possessions
,
and
bee
sure
that
thou
get
a
perpetuitie
in
them
.
This
watch-word
of
remembrance
quod
habes
,
is
like
the
Gnomon
in
the
Diall
of
Ahaz
,
which
will
tell
how
farre
the
Sunne
is
gone
backe
,
euen
to
a
Degree
:
By
examining
what
spirituall
benefits
&
graces
we
haue
receiued
,
what
light
hath
shined
vpon
vs
,
what
influence
of
heauenly
blessings
we
haue
formerly
felt
:
we
shall
finde
whether
our
shining
Lampes
haue
decayed
in
light
by
clowdie
eclipse
,
or
started
backe
from
their
regular
motion
by
vndue
retrogradation
,
what
hold
wee
haue
lost
of
that
heauenly
inheritance
which
wee
haue
formerly
laid
claime
vnto
.
The
style
and
phrase
of
exhortation
is
very
emphaticall
to
this
purpose
vsed
by
the
Apostle
,
Ne
dilabamur
,
which
Stephen
translates
by
way
of
exposition
,
Ne
dilabatur
nobis
&
effluat
illa
salus
,
let
not
the
words
of
saluation
slip
and
runn
out
from
vs
,
as
water
out
of
leaking
vessels
.
The
graces
of
God
in
Christ
,
are
called
Waters
flowing
vnto
life
euerlasting
,
Iohn
4.14
.
Now
wee
know
that
the
nature
of
water
is
to
bee
fluid
and
passable
,
it
easily
slippeth
away
,
vnlesse
the
vessell
bee
very
stanch
wherein
it
is
contained
:
Euen
so
is
it
with
our
spirituall
possession
,
it
slideth
from
vs
,
and
is
easily
lost
,
vnlesse
we
bee
very
vigilant
and
carefull
.
But
to
come
yet
neerer
to
this
Quod
habes
.
As
in
the
valewing
of
a
mans
riches
,
it
is
not
enough
to
avouch
in
grosse
,
that
hee
hath
great
store
,
vnlesse
some
speciall
quantities
or
kinds
bee
particularized
and
recited
,
as
by
Inuentory
:
So
heere
we
cannot
sufficiently
either
value
other
Gods
children
,
or
try
our selues
whether
or
no
wee
bee
bankerupts
in
grace
,
vnlesse
we
know
of
what
sort
this
heauenly
treasure
is
,
which
is
thus
to
bee
held
,
where
had
,
where
sought
,
and
where
not
yet
attained
.
The
totall
of
these
precious
Iewels
may
be
reduced
to
two
heads
:
-
1
Veritas
,
Truth
of
Christian
doctrine
.
-
2
Probitas
,
Sinceritie
of
righteousnesse
.
The
former
of
these
Theoreticall
,
the
other
Practicall
.
1
The
former
containing
the
forme
of
wholesome
doctrine
without
corruption
.
2
The
latter
,
the
sinceritie
of
Sanctitie
,
Obedience
,
Charitie
,
and
such
like
,
in
honest
conuersation
,
without
all
hypocrisie
or
dissimulation
.
1
In
the
first
kinde
,
some
hold
not
that
which
they
had
,
but
fall
away
by
Heresie
,
Errour
and
Superstition
,
through
the
corruption
of
their
vnderstanding
,
extinguishing
or
darkening
the
light
of
sauing
knowledge
.
Of
this
number
the
Church
hath
been
troubled
withall
in
all
ages
,
Apostates
,
superstitious
Idolaters
,
Heretikes
,
maintainers
of
the
fancies
and
traditions
of
men
,
opposite
to
the
truth
of
God
.
Of
this
sort
were
the
Pharisees
in
the
Iewish
Church
,
the
Arrians
,
Macedonians
,
Marcionites
,
Manichees
,
Eutichians
,
Pelagians
,
and
others
in
the
Christian
Church
.
2
In
the
other
kinde
,
some
hold
not
that
which
they
had
,
but
fall
away
by
the
corruptions
of
their
will
and
affections
,
leauing
the
parts
of
pietie
towards
God
,
righteousnesse
towards
men
,
louers
of
pleasures
more
then
louers
of
God
,
professing
outwardly
godlinesse
,
but
denying
inwardly
the
power
thereof
.
Of
this
sort
are
our
Metaphoricall
Idolaters
,
that
worship
the
wedge
of
gold
,
and
make
it
their
god
by
cleaning
thereto
through
vnsatiable
couetousnesse
;
cruell
oppressors
of
the
poore
,
that
grind
the
faces
of
the
needle
,
denying
reliefe
to
Christ
in
his
poore
members
,
who
apply
onely
to
their
purse
,
Tene
quod
habes
;
luxurious
men
,
that
make
their
belly
their
god
,
whose
end
is
their
shame
.
Both
sorts
of
these
hauing
been
inlightned
with
the
knowledge
of
Gods
Truth
,
and
in
some
measure
(
at
least
in
outward
performance
)
hauing
walked
in
the
pathes
of
common
honestie
,
laudable
vertues
,
yea
and
Christian
obedience
;
yet
haue
forsaken
this
straight
path
;
they
haue
gone
in
the
way
of
Cain
,
and
haue
been
seduced
in
the
wages
of
Balaam
for
reward
,
and
peruerted
in
the
gainesaying
of
Core
.
The
whole
Epistle
of
Iude
,
and
the
second
Epistle
of
Peter
are
fit
Comments
to
expresse
the
Character
of
these
crooked
degenerating
Christians
.
In
considering
this
Proposition
,
as
it
is
intire
in
it selfe
,
Tene
quod
habes
,
Hold
that
thou
hast
,
wee
view
the
large
extension
of
it
,
in
respect
of
those
to
whom
it
is
spoken
,
to
wit
,
to
all
Persons
,
and
Times
.
1
It
concerneth
all
persons
,
either
-
1
Indiuiduall
,
euery
singular
Christian
.
-
2
Collectiue
,
or
Christian
Churches
.
2
This
Precept
is
spoken
to
all
,
ripe
shcaues
to
be
brought
into
Gods
barne
;
in
the
dayes
of
our
youth
,
when
wee
are
to
remember
our
Creator
,
by
holding
our selues
fast
vnto
him
;
or
in
our
decrepid
old
age
,
when
the
keepers
of
the
house
tremble
,
that
is
,
per
totum
vitae
curriculum
,
during
our
whole
race
and
pilgrimage
in
the
Mesech
of
this
world
.
As
for
the
Persons
whom
it
concernes
;
standeth
at
the
doore
,
and
knocketha
t
the
heart
of
euery
Christian
,
ringing
this
watchword
in
his
eare
,
Tene
quod
habes
,
Hold
fast
that
which
thou
hast
gotten
.
None
so
great
a
proficient
in
Christes
Schoole
,
but
needs
this
lesson
to
be
inculcated
to
him
:
none
so
raw
a
beginner
to
whom
this
instruction
can
bee
vnseasonable
.
Thou
that
art
but
a
tender
Babe
in
Christ
,
feed
on
the
sincere
milke
of
the
Gospell
;
and
to
that
end
forsake
not
vina
vbera
veteris
&
noui
Testamenti
,
Hold
fast
thy
Depositum
,
Lest
when
thou
preachest
to
others
,
thy selfe
become
a
cast-away
.
And
well
it
is
by
Saint
Paul
called
the
Depositum
of
pledge
,
a
thing
committed
vnto
vs
in
trust
.
For
as
by
the
law
of
nature
,
redde
depositum
,
doth
bind
euery
such
fiduciary
,
not
to
vse
the
pledge
as
his
owne
proper
goods
,
but
to
bee
accountable
for
it
,
and
restore
it
when
it
shall
be
called
for
;
otherwise
is
guiltie
of
injustice
,
and
violating
of
the
dictamen
rationis
,
the
principles
of
naturall
reason
:
So
here
for
the
treasure
of
Gods
truth
committed
to
our
hands
,
we
must
acknowledge
our selues
to
bee
but
depositarij
,
trusted
as
pledge-keepers
,
and
not
as
proprietarij
,
Lords
and
masters
of
it
:
For
we
are
to
giue
account
thereof
in
illo
die
,
in
that
great
day
of
generall
Audit
,
when
euery
one
of
vs
shall
be
called
to
a
reckoning
how
he
hath
discharged
his
trust
.
Wherefore
for
the
better
endeering
this
possession
;
first
remember
how
thou
hast
receiued
it
.
Secondly
,
foresee
the
dangerous
meanes
which
draw
thee
from
it
.
The
first
is
,
Vnde
habes
,
from
whence
thou
hast
it
.
The
second
,
Quomodo
non
tenes
,
by
what
meanes
thou
dost
lose
it
.
First
,
whence
hast
it
thou
?
1
By
Baptisme
,
whereby
thou
hast
put
on
Christ
,
Galat.
3.27
.
whereby
thou
art
buried
with
Christ
,
whereby
planted
together
to
the
likenesse
of
his
death
.
Rom.
6.4
.
2
By
the
Preaching
of
the
word
.
When
thou
wert
but
a
young
twig
,
thou
wast
ingrafted
by
Baptisme
vnto
Iesus
Christ
;
now
after
thou
art
growen
to
be
a
stronger
branch
,
thy
root
is
watered
by
Gods
Planters
,
whose
instructions
distill
vpon
thee
as
the
raine
,
whose
doctrine
doth
drop
as
the
dewe
,
or
as
the
small
raine
vpon
the
tender
hearbe
,
and
as
the
showers
vpon
the
grasse
.
Deut.
32.
Paul
planting
,
;
who
affordeth
the
Sunshine
of
his
grace
for
the
helping
thy
growth
and
fertilitie
,
and
vouchsafeth
in
patience
to
expect
thy
fruit
these
diuers
yeares
,
pruning
thy
boughes
with
the
rodde
of
chastisement
and
affliction
;
nay
,
descending
yet
further
,
to
dig
and
dung
the
hungry
soyle
about
thee
:
but
if
after
all
this
planting
,
watering
,
pruning
,
fatning
,
thou
shalt
remaine
still
barren
,
and
cumber
the
ground
,
euen
to
the
hindering
of
other
plants
from
thriuing
,
what
canst
thou
expect
,
but
that
the
axe
or
hatchet
of
Gods
iudgement
should
stub
thee
vp
by
the
rootes
,
and
thou
be
cast
into
vnquenchable
fire
?
Secondly
,
the
manifold
dangerous
meanes
of
loosing
our
Hold
by
,
may
be
reduced
vnto
these
three
,
Rapto
,
Furto
,
Dolo.
The
first
is
,
violence
of
Robbery
,
when
as
by
strong
hand
inuasion
is
made
vpon
vs
,
to
quit
and
forsake
true
Religion
for
feare
of
death
and
persecution
.
So
in
the
Primitiue
Church
,
some
by
the
violent
torments
of
raging
persecutions
were
through
humane
infirmitie
driuen
to
let
goe
their
Hold
,
being
not
able
to
resist
ad
sanguinem
,
The
second
meanes
of
dispossessing
vs
of
our
heauenly
treasure
,
the
wicked
one
stealeth
away
the
good
seed
out
of
our
hearts
,
Anchor
of
our
hope
is
pitcht
,
not
below
in
the
bottome
of
the
Sea
,
but
aboue
in
the
highest
heauens
:
with
both
hands
wee
hold
fast
this
Cable
;
the
one
sticking
close
vnto
God
,
by
holding
to
his
truth
in
Religion
,
the
other
by
remaining
constant
in
puritie
of
conuersation
.
If
we
doe
but
let
slacke
one
of
these
our
hands
;
though
the
Angell
of
God
,
yea
God
himselfe
should
crie
loud
vnto
vs
,
Tene
quod
habes
,
yet
hardly
shall
wee
bee
able
to
maintaine
our
hold
with
the
other
.
The
last
meanes
of
losse
is
Dolo
,
by
Fraud
,
in
dogmaticis
,
in
the
doctrine
of
faith
,
as
also
in
moralibus
,
in
peruerting
our
liues
to
vitiousnesse
.
The
deceit
in
this
kinde
is
different
from
the
former
,
because
there
the
Deuill
gaineth
ground
of
vs
onely
by
Surreption
,
possessing
our
minds
and
affections
with
present
apprehension
and
titillation
of
pleasure
,
which
so
transporteth
vs
,
as
that
the
vnderstanding
is
lulled
asleepe
,
and
considereth
not
the
losse
and
danger
.
But
in
this
a
kinde
of
Compensation
is
pretended
by
way
of
bargaine
or
exchange
,
and
our
wandering
soules
are
possessed
with
an
opinion
of
Truth
and
Pietie
,
when
wee
runne
headlong
into
iniquitie
or
errour
.
Heere
I
say
men
are
dealt
withall
as
by
Commutation
,
to
leaue
that
which
they
haue
,
for
another
doctrine
which
is
pretended
to
be
better
,
though
indeed
nothing
but
counterfeit
,
and
gilded
ouer
with
the
forged
lustre
of
beautie
,
and
ornament
of
outward
pompes
,
feeding
the
eye
,
and
possessing
the
captiuated
senses
of
the
simple
:
wherein
wee
behold
the
deceitfull
boldnesse
of
the
great
enemy
and
his
instruments
;
who
being
as
Saint
Peter
speaketh
,
themselues
the
seruants
of
corruption
,
yet
promise
libertie
to
them
whom
they
seduce
.
And
this
is
that
snare
of
the
Deuill
,
wherein
they
are
caught
to
doe
his
will
;
which
as
it
is
powerfull
in
inticing
vnto
morall
crimes
,
so
much
more
doth
it
worke
vpon
the
weaker
members
of
the
Church
,
to
seduce
them
from
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
,
and
to
carry
them
vp
and
downe
with
euery
wind
of
doctrine
.
But
who
,
or
what
am
I
(
reuerend
,
honourable
,
and
Christian
Auditory
)
that
presume
to
take
this
taske
in
hand
,
to
vtter
this
Text
with
these
polluted
lips
?
Can
I
vndertake
to
speake
the
words
of
exhortation
vnto
Constancie
,
who
my selfe
haue
been
so
late
an
example
and
spectacle
of
Inconstancie
?
Can
Tene
quod
habes
sound
well
out
of
the
mouth
of
him
,
whose
actions
haue
spoke
too
loud
,
Emisi
,
amisi
quod
habui
,
I
haue
left
and
lost
that
which
I
had
,
and
ought
to
haue
kept
.
So
many
worthy
Spectators
,
and
iudicious
Auditors
as
I
behold
this
day
,
may
be
as
so
many
witnesses
or
accusers
to
stop
my
mouth
,
or
at
least
to
open
it
to
professe
,
that
I
am
vnworthy
to
bee
a
Physician
to
others
,
who
haue
had
most
need
to
heare
that
voyce
of
Cura
teipsum
,
Physician
heale
thy selfe
.
Most
true
it
is
,
that
my
foot
,
hand
,
and
heart
haue
been
taken
,
and
too
long
held
in
the
Snare
of
the
Fowler
,
and
carried
away
captiue
into
Babylon
;
where
,
if
I
consider
mine
owne
demerits
,
I
deserued
to
bee
held
in
the
chaines
of
spirituall
captiuitie
,
and
to
be
kept
perpetuall
prisoner
in
the
dungeon
of
Error
,
Superstition
,
and
blindnes
;
wherein
my
guilt
hath
bin
the
greater
,
in
that
mine
hands
haue
not
been
beaten
off
from
this
Hold
by
the
violent
force
of
persecuting
terrour
,
but
haue
been
willingly
and
wilfully
stolne
away
by
mine
owne
corrupt
and
carnall
passions
.
For
which
mine
obliquitie
and
grieuous
defection
,
as
formerly
by
penne
,
so
heere
by
voyce
,
&
before
this
Congregation
,
I
humbly
craue
pardon
of
our
most
reuerend
mother
the
renowned
Church
of
England
,
then
also
of
the
spirituall
Fathers
,
these
Churches
lights
and
guides
,
the
Lords
Bishops
,
and
of
my
venerable
brethren
the
rest
of
the
Ministery
,
and
generally
of
this
and
all
other
Christian
congregations
,
whom
no
doubt
I
haue
scandalized
.
But
aboue
all
I
implore
the
mercy
and
indulgence
of
my
heauenly
Father
,
that
hee
will
vouchsafe
to
imbrace
mee
his
returning
Prodigall
Child
:
giuing
him
all
humble
and
hearty
thankes
,
that
hee
hath
reduced
vnto
his
fold
,
this
wandering
and
diseased
Sheepe
,
and
to
our
euer
blessed
Sauiour
for
daigning
in
his
mercy
,
to
looke
backe
vpon
mee
with
his
gracious
eye
,
as
he
did
vpon
his
lapsed
Apostle
.
It
was
thy
mercy
(
Oh
sweet
Sauiour
)
which
raised
me
out
of
that
stupiditie
,
and
made
mee
to
haue
a
liuely
sense
of
thy
Truth
and
mine
owne
falshood
;
and
therefore
as
thou
diddest
vpon
the
fall
of
thine
Apostle
iudge
him
not
the
lesse
fit
,
but
the
more
able
thereupon
to
establish
others
,
by
saying
vnto
him
Eu
tu
conuersus
confirma
fratres
tuos
.
I
am
therefore
not
discouraged
,
but
the
more
emboldned
by
the
sense
of
my
former
diseasednesse
to
stirre
vp
others
vnto
constancy
in
holding
that
faith
which
they
haue
receiued
.
Thus
much
for
this
precept
as
it
concerneth
euery
christian
soule
,
(
and
my selfe
in
particular
)
to
hold
his
owne
portion
that
he
hath
,
least
hee
bee
left
poore
,
and
naked
,
and
blind
,
and
miserable
,
when
as
perhaps
hee
thinkes
himselfe
rich
and
well
clad
and
wanting
nothing
.
Now
(
right
honourable
and
beloued
Auditory
)
giue
me
leaue
to
insist
vpon
that
subiect
,
which
I
take
to
be
principally
here
intended
,
namly
the
inculcation
of
this
precept
of
constancy
vnto
the
collectiue
members
of
Christ
,
namely
,
particular
visible
Churches
and
Congregations
.
To
them
the
Spirit
as
to
a
great
and
numberlesse
Auditory
preacheth
this
wholesome
Sermon
of
Perseuerance
.
Thou
visible
particular
Church
of
God
,
receiued
the
Word
with
gladnesse
,
that
hast
cast
away
the
workes
of
darkenesse
,
and
put
on
the
armour
of
light
;
that
hast
abandoned
the
vanities
of
Paganisme
,
and
the
crooked
peruerse
errours
which
follow
mans
naturall
corruption
:
thou
that
hast
submitted
thy
neck
to
the
gentle
yoake
of
Christs
Crosse
,
&
imbraced
the
glad
tidings
of
the
Gospell
,
and
doctrine
of
sincere
faith
,
powerfull
vnto
saluation
to
euery
one
that
beleeueth
;
Stand
fast
in
that
which
thou
hast
receiued
,
striue
and
wrastle
for
that
faith
,
quae
semel
tradita
est
sanctis
,
which
was
once
giuen
to
the
Saints
;
the
word
of
life
,
Gods
Gospell
,
and
aboue
the
Lord
of
life
,
Gods
only
begotten
Sonne
,
and
aboue
eternall
life
,
Gods
bountifull
and
free
gift
.
Thou
that
art
a
fruitefull
Vine
,
planted
by
Gods
owne
right
hand
,
and
watered
with
the
dew
of
Heauen
,
take
heed
that
thy
branches
be
not
torne
away
by
the
violent
blast
of
persecution
,
when
God
shall
be
pleased
to
suffer
such
tempests
to
trouble
the
lower
region
of
the
Ayre
in
this
militant
Church
.
Hath
God
planted
thee
in
a
fruit
full
hill
,
thee
and
gathered
out
the
stones
from
thy
Vineyard
by
Reformation
;
take
heed
that
thou
suffer
not
thy
fence
to
be
troden
downe
;
be
watchfull
,
that
the
enuious
man
doe
not
throw
in
againe
those
stones
by
deformation
.
Be
carefull
also
that
thy
boughes
and
limmes
be
not
stollen
away
by
night
,
by
those
that
creepe
through
the
hedge
into
the
vineyard
.
Take
heed
,
that
the
little
foxes
do
not
vndermine
thine
inclosure
,
and
purloine
away
thy
best
fruit
,
when
they
pretend
to
look
another
way
,
and
professe
onely
to
request
courteous
&
harmlesse
harbour
for
a
while
in
thy
ground
:
but
in
the
mean
time
work
themselues
in
,
&
dig
their
earths
,
and
bring
in
their
yong
cubbes
thither
,
which
will
soone
learne
,
not
onely
to
climbe
vp
to
the
top
of
the
vine
,
and
crop
the
fairest
branches
,
but
also
scratch
vp
the
root
of
it
.
Of
these
I
will
say
nothing
,
let
the
Spirit
speake
,
Cant.
2.15
.
Take
vs
the
foxes
,
the
little
foxes
that
spoyle
the
Vines
,
for
our
Vines
haue
tender
grapes
.
That
I
dwel
not
too
long
vpon
Vniuersals
,
giue
me
leaue
now
to
descend
vnto
particular
application
of
this
precept
,
by
discussing
what
kind
of
Church
it
most
properly
concernes
,
and
who
are
they
that
fruitfully
vse
,
or
peruersely
abuse
this
wholesome
spirituall
counsell
,
Tene
quod
habes
,
Hold
that
thou
hast
.
First
,
for
the
hauing
;
The
Church
of
Rome
arrogateth
vnto
it selfe
the
prime
possession
of
this
spirituall
tenure
;
that
they
only
hold
it
in
Capite
from
Christ
himselfe
,
in
their
own
head
the
Pope
;
that
al
other
Christian
Churches
are
but
vnder-tenants
,
as
holding
by
deriuation
of
petty
leases
from
this
vniversall
Land-lord
;
that
they
haue
an
indefeasible
perpetuity
therof
,
as
intailed
vnto
the
Pope
,
sibi
&
haeredibus
in
perpetuum
,
to
him
&
his
heires
world
without
end
;
that
other
Churches
haue
no
other
Charter
of
it
,
then
a
Transcript
from
that
Originall
,
and
no
longer
can
hold
it
,
then
whilest
they
are
conformable
and
seruiceable
in
Tenancie
of
vassalage
or
villenage
to
the
Lords
of
the
Mannor
of
Rome
.
A
vaine
fond
incroching
forgery
of
vsurpation
,
as
authenticall
as
the
pretended
donation
of
Constantine
,
of
the
patrimony
of
Saint
Peter
,
and
other
priuiledges
vnto
Siluester
the
Pope
.
To
these
we
may
wel
say
with
the
Apostle
,
Came
the
word
out
from
you
,
did
you
preach
the
same
,
were
wee
baptized
into
the
name
of
S.
Peter
,
or
S.
Paul
?
If
Prioritie
imply
originall
tenure
in
faith
,
surely
Ierusalem
must
bee
the
grandmother
Church
.
de
Sion
exiuit
lex
,
Out
of
Sion
shall
goe
forth
the
Law
,
and
the
word
of
the
Lord
from
Ierusalem
.
The
ancient
Fathers
reckoned
not
one
,
but
many
,
Ecclesias
matrices
&
originales
fidei
,
motherly
originall
Churches
,
wherein
the
faith
was
planted
seuerally
by
diuers
Apostles
,
not
by
one
.
And
therfore
whersoeuer
any
church
can
shew
conformity
vnto
the
Charter
of
the
Scriptures
,
it
may
rightfully
plead
this
Habeo
as
well
as
any
other
the
Church
of
the
world
.
As
for
the
church
of
Rome
,
we
deny
not
but
in
the
primitiue
and
better
times
,
it
might
wel
say
Habeo
,
I
haue
this
pledge
of
Truth
,
&
Teneo
,
I
keepe
it
intire
and
sincere
:
But
the
present
Roman
Church
,
or
rather
the
Papall
faction
in
the
Westerne
Church
,
hath
long
since
left
that
Hold
;
the
present
Church
there
hauing
little
else
but
locall
prescription
for
propertie
herein
.
The
ancient
Christian
Romans
,
according
to
the
instruction
of
the
great
Apostle
expressed
vnto
them
,
were
not
ashamed
to
hold
,
iustified
freely
by
grace
.
The
present
in
Rome
,
or
depending
on
Rome
,
imbaseth
this
doctrine
,
by
mixture
of
workes
,
preparatory
,
satisfactory
,
and
superrogatory
.
The
old
Christian
Romans
were
so
obedient
vnto
their
Instructors
,
as
to
imbrace
his
doctrine
,
when
he
said
,
Let
euery
soule
be
subiect
to
the
higher
powers
.
The
now
new
Romanists
subduce
from
this
yoke
their
Clergie
and
Votaries
;
nay
they
subiect
the
Scepter
of
Princes
to
the
Popes
becke
.
S.
Chrysost.
in
Rom.
13.
Chrysostome
vpon
the
aforesaid
words
of
the
Apostle
,
said
,
Si
Propheta
,
si
Euangelista
,
Though
thou
be
a
Prophet
,
or
an
Euangelist
,
yet
thou
art
a
subiect
to
the
higher
powers
.
And
S.
Bern.
The
ancient
Christian
Romans
learned
of
S.
Paul
,
How
can
they
call
on
him
on
whom
they
haue
not
beleeued
?
And
therefore
as
they
beleeued
only
vpon
God
in
Christ
:
so
in
prayer
they
called
only
on
him
.
But
the
present
Romanists
fill
their
churches
&
altars
of
Inuocation
&
oblation
with
ten
Saints
for
one
Christ
.
The
old
Romans
beleeued
S.
Paul
,
when
he
wrote
vnto
them
Stipendium
peccati
mors
,
the
wages
of
sinne
is
death
.
But
the
new
Romanists
distinguishing
of
sinnes
mortall
and
veniall
,
maintaine
,
that
there
be
some
sins
for
which
death
is
not
due
.
The
old
Romans
beleeued
,
that
eternall
life
is
the
gift
of
God
;
worth
of
good
workes
.
The
ancient
Christian
Romans
learned
(
no
doubt
)
the
same
doctrine
of
this
Apostle
,
which
he
taught
their
brethren
the
Corinthians
;
As
oft
as
yee
eat
this
bread
,
and
drinke
this
cup
,
ye
shew
forth
the
Lords
death
vntill
he
come
.
But
the
new
Romanists
robbe
vs
all
of
the
Bread
by
a
pretended
Miracle
of
Transubstantiation
;
and
the
Laitie
of
the
Cup
by
a
tricke
of
Concomitancie
.
But
I
am
not
here
to
read
a
Lecture
of
the
differences
and
degenerations
of
the
present
Roman
Church
,
which
are
soundly
and
plentifully
demonstrated
by
the
lights
of
the
reformed
Churches
in
their
controuersall
Bookes
.
Only
this
I
inferre
,
that
of
all
Christian
Churches
that
I
know
extant
this
day
in
the
World
,
the
Roman
troope
,
(
especially
in
the
superlatiue
Tenents
of
the
Iesuites
)
can
least
of
all
iustifie
themselues
and
say
,
either
Habui
quod
teneo
,
I
had
it
from
Christ
,
that
which
I
now
hold
;
or
Teneo
quod
habui
,
what
I
receiued
from
Christ
and
his
Apostles
I
still
maintaine
intire
and
incorrupt
;
such
redundancie
of
Articles
added
to
the
faith
,
which
are
not
of
faith
,
such
enervation
and
corruption
is
there
of
those
which
truly
belong
vnto
Faith
.
So
that
in
obedience
vnto
this
diuine
precept
of
holding
that
which
we
had
from
Christ
,
we
cannot
hold
with
them
,
but
must
hold
against
them
that
withdraw
vs
to
Antichrist
.
As
they
hold
not
what
&
where
they
should
,
so
do
they
peruersely
and
vehemently
labor
,
to
take
and
maintaine
hold
where
they
should
not
.
And
therefore
there
wants
not
in
the
Court
of
Rome
a
politicke
care
of
maintaining
this
principle
,
Tene
quod
habes
,
let
nothing
goe
that
may
be
gotten
by
pretence
of
Saint
Peters
Keyes
,
Saint
Pauls
Sword
,
Interdictions
,
Excommunications
,
Crusadoes
&
such
like
.
To
this
end
hath
beene
abused
the
simplicitie
of
christian
people
,
and
the
deuotion
of
Christian
Princes
,
to
the
increasing
of
the
Popes
spirituall
power
,
and
the
erecting
of
a
temporall
.
Some
thinke
that
the
Sea
when
it
gaines
vpon
the
Land
in
one
place
,
by
swallowing
vp
some
Townes
and
Villages
,
it
looseth
in
another
;
but
sure
the
more
swelling
waues
of
the
Sea
of
Rome
,
whersoeuer
they
incroach
,
cannot
abide
any
rampire
against
such
inundation
,
nor
will
loose
any
foot
of
ground
gotten
;
so
Vniversall
Oecumenicall
is
the
Roman
Ocean
:
And
where
Papall
vsurpation
hath
beene
once
beaten
out
,
the
hunger
is
more
sharpe
to
enter
againe
.
They
that
say
Tene
quod
habes
,
will
much
more
busily
sweat
for
Redime
quod
habebas
.
No
marueile
then
if
they
besiege
and
set
hotly
vpon
a
reformed
Church
,
whereout
in
former
times
they
suckt
no
small
aduantage
,
as
appeares
by
one
Pope
that
well
vnderstood
the
commodities
of
England
,
There
is
a
strong
fenced
Towne
in
the
Low
Countryes
,
a
great
Prince
,
Yet
for
our
better
caution
,
that
wee
may
claspe
our
hold
the
faster
,
let
vs
take
view
of
some
of
their
forces
and
engines
,
by
which
they
would
beate
off
our
hold
and
maintaine
their
owne
.
I
will
not
search
into
those
vsuall
engines
&
fortifications
which
they
set
vp
in
euery
corner
.
Their
Churches
pretended
Vnitie
,
Vniuersalitie
,
Visibilitie
,
Infallibilitie
;
their
multitude
of
Saints
,
of
Votaries
,
of
Miracles
,
and
such
like
generall
Arguments
.
I
will
only
touch
vpon
those
their
deuices
and
imployments
which
more
neerely
concerne
vs
in
this
Church
and
State
,
being
their
attractiues
ad
habendum
and
retentiues
ad
tenendum
for
the
Roman
cause
.
Of
diuers
of
which
kinde
I
haue
made
more
large
declaration
by
my
Pen
heretofore
,
not
here
to
be
repeated
,
but
only
some
adioynder
thereto
to
be
made
of
some
particulars
since
come
to
my
notice
or
remembrance
.
Amongst
which
I
must
first
acquaint
you
with
their
planting
Agents
&
Emissaries
for
the
gaining
men
to
their
partie
by
acquaintance
and
subtill
insinuations
.
Doway
,
Saint
Omers
,
Paris
,
Valledolid
&c.
Another
of
that
straine
shall
be
so
nimble
as
when
he
commeth
to
his
Patient
,
hee
shall
intice
away
his
young
schollerly
seruant
,
and
conuey
him
against
his
Masters
will
priuily
beyond
the
Seas
.
Nay
,
yet
lower
Sciences
shall
bee
a
disguise
for
such
vnder-suborned
Agents
,
as
Teaching
of
Musicke
,
and
Dauncing
;
the
end
whereof
must
be
to
make
their
Schollers
turne
their
heads
and
heeles
,
till
they
caper
out
of
their
Religion
.
I
name
none
,
lest
I
should
seeme
rather
to
be
an
accuser
in
bitternesse
against
the
Aduersary
,
then
a
monisher
in
charitie
and
dutie
to
my
Countrey
.
Their
next
engine
is
,
Their
working
vpon
the
discontents
of
young
Schollers
,
Hereof
I
haue
formerly
giuen
some
examples
,
yet
now
will
adde
,
how
in
their
holding
fast
yong
Proselites
,
they
exercise
(
though
preposterously
)
this
precept
of
Tene
quod
habes
,
Hold
that
which
thou
hast
gotten
;
which
they
doe
not
onely
by
glosing
arguments
,
and
idle
books
of
Miracles
,
Visions
,
and
Reuelatious
,
by
which
they
work
vpon
the
mind
&
fancy
;
but
also
they
adde
an
externall
meanes
of
suretie
,
not
much
vnlike
that
which
the
Iewes
vsed
against
our
Sauiour
after
his
Passion
,
who
set
a
sure
guard
about
the
sepulchre
,
So
these
when
they
haue
hoodwinckt
and
buried
any
Proselite
in
the
dungeon
of
their
Superstitions
,
they
prouide
ne
resurgat
,
lest
he
should
open
his
eyes
,
and
rise
vp
to
behold
the
light
of
the
Truth
.
And
therefore
they
set
a
guard
vpon
him
,
to
keepe
him
from
conuersing
or
conferring
with
any
but
themselues
.
I
haue
formerly
related
of
a
Nouice-intended-Nunne
,
whom
after
they
had
gotten
into
their
clutches
,
they
were
so
carefull
ouer
her
,
that
they
would
not
suffer
her
to
step
into
the
street
,
without
one
to
watch
her
like
a
Constable
.
Whereto
I
adde
,
that
since
I
vnderstand
of
a
young
Vniuersitie
Scholar
,
vpon
whom
a
brace
of
Iesuites
gained
ground
so
farre
,
that
he
yeelded
a
kinde
of
consent
of
late
within
this
twelue-moneth
,
to
bee
transported
by
them
to
the
Vniuersitie
of
Doway
.
To
which
end
some
money
was
gathered
amongst
the
Romanists
for
his
Viaticum
.
But
because
the
Iesuites
did
not
thinke
their
motiues
of
Argument
to
pierce
so
deepely
into
him
,
that
they
might
bee
assured
of
his
constancie
in
that
resolution
,
they
added
thereto
the
strong
coard
of
corporall
detension
,
or
restraint
;
and
for
diuers
weekes
till
hee
should
bee
packt
ouer
,
they
kept
him
in
their
Chamber
close
Prisoner
without
Bayle
or
Maineprise
:
Imploying
of
him
there
in
transcribing
certaine
idle
papers
of
theirs
,
pretended
for
the
Presse
,
written
by
one
of
them
professedly
against
a
worthie
Knight
of
this
Kingdome
.
By
which
young
Scholar
I
am
likewise
informed
,
that
in
his
time
of
keeping
thus
retyred
in
the
Iesuites
Chamber
,
there
were
daily
brought
thither
great
packes
of
English
Popish
Bookes
,
by
some
Traders
,
(
perhaps
not
farre
from
this
place
)
who
make
other
shew
in
outward
profession
,
but
are
content
to
make
Merchandise
of
Religions
on
both
hands
.
As
they
haue
their
incroaching
hookes
to
draw
in
those
that
are
of
ripe
yeares
,
tender
Plants
,
and
very
Flower
of
our
English
Gentrie
:
I
meane
young
children
of
either
Sex
,
whom
in
their
Nonage
they
depriue
of
English
ayre
,
lest
breathing
it
too
long
,
they
should
bee
imbued
with
a
deepe
loue
of
their
owne
Countrey
,
and
transport
them
in
forraigne
parts
,
to
be
planted
in
Popish
Colledges
and
Monasteries
erected
to
that
purpose
,
to
breed
in
them
a
distaste
and
auersation
from
the
present
Church
and
State
established
in
England
.
Innocent
Infants
,
who
without
crime
are
banished
their
natiue
soyle
,
and
many
of
them
vnder
pretence
of
an
olde
Monke-tricke
,
Ciuiliter
mortuus
,
robbed
of
their
inheritance
,
which
should
haue
descended
on
them
from
their
Parents
.
But
in
all
of
them
our
Estate
is
robbed
,
both
of
their
Persons
,
and
also
of
the
Money
allotted
for
their
seuerall
portions
.
Of
this
kinde
,
since
the
last
Session
of
Parliament
,
by
the
care
of
Magistrates
and
Officers
,
there
haue
beene
intercepted
from
Transportation
about
the
number
of
seuenteene
,
whom
I
need
not
here
recite
by
their
names
.
But
how
many
passe
sine
strepitu
,
wee
know
not
.
To
the
examples
recounted
by
me
in
writing
,
I
will
adde
one
.
A
Gentleman
of
Barkshire
hauing
but
one
onely
childe
,
a
very
ingenious
towardly
Youth
,
whom
he
had
long
kept
to
Schoole
;
a
Neighbour-Papist
assisted
by
a
Priest
,
inticed
away
this
young
man
,
and
conueyed
him
to
a
Monastery
beyond
the
Seas
,
to
the
great
griefe
,
and
almost
heart-breaking
of
his
said
Father
:
who
beside
the
losse
of
his
Sonne
,
was
thereby
plunged
in
another
mischiefe
;
hee
hauing
purchased
the
greatest
part
of
his
Land
in
his
Sonnes
name
:
and
now
knoweth
not
what
will
become
of
the
same
,
but
telleth
mee
,
hee
doubts
that
the
Priests
will
cause
his
Sonne
conuey
it
to
some
Popish
friend
for
their
vse
;
as
they
are
Merchants
cunning
enough
,
and
need
no
Broker
.
Another
of
their
stratagems
is
,
The
sealing
vp
of
the
Booke
of
God
,
and
instead
thereof
filling
their
hands
,
and
eyes
,
the
Scripture
in
a
knowne
tongue
.
Belike
too
inuisible
and
insensible
is
that
punishment
,
which
they
incurre
of
Excommunication
ipso
facto
,
by
taking
a
taste
of
the
Scriptures
by
any
priuate
reading
them
.
Hereto
is
added
therfore
the
greatest
corporall
punishment
,
euen
death
it selfe
.
For
in
the
Inquisition
what
is
more
capitall
,
then
for
a
man
to
be
detected
to
haue
had
in
his
bosome
or
house
,
that
dangerous
poyson
which
wee
call
,
The
Booke
of
God
.
But
in
the
place
thereof
they
send
abroad
,
and
load
them
with
frothie
,
chaffie
,
muddy
Pamphlets
of
fabulous
Miracles
,
wherewith
they
feed
the
course
stomacks
of
their
ghostly
children
,
being
indeed
(
though
against
S.
very
children
in
vnderstanding
.
When
the
fogge
of
Popery
so
ouerclouded
a
great
part
of
the
world
;
it
is
not
so
much
to
be
wondred
,
that
men
groaping
in
the
darke
,
should
take
such
stones
for
bread
But
now
that
mist
is
(
God
be
thanked
)
dispelled
,
per
lumen
Euangelij
,
by
the
light
of
the
Gospell
;
(
and
long
may
this
day-light
last
,
without
night
,
without
eclipse
,
without
cloud
.
)
Now
what
a
stupiditie
is
it
in
a
Christian
Nation
,
that
any
of
those
that
liue
within
kenning
of
Euangelical
truth
,
any
that
breath
the
ayre
of
this
Citie
,
and
other
places
where
Gods
true
worship
is
taught
,
and
these
vanities
blowne
away
with
the
blast
and
breath
of
Gods
Messengers
:
that
any
English
man
or
woman
of
common
discretion
should
apply
their
eare
or
eye
to
intertaine
such
lewd
,
vgly
,
monstrous
fables
,
as
are
obtruded
vpon
them
?
The
greater
is
the
guiltinesse
of
their
ringleading
Masters
,
who
professing
to
bee
guides
to
the
blind
,
and
spirituall
Instructors
of
their
Catholike
children
,
dare
in
the
face
of
the
Sunne
forge
such
Mountebanke
trumpery
,
and
farce
Bookes
with
them
on
purpose
,
ad
tenendum
,
to
hold
their
slauish
followers
in
blinde
dotage
of
false
grounded
deuotion
,
and
ad
habendum
,
to
get
money
out
of
their
purses
,
for
such
false
sophisticate
ware
.
I
knowe
some
Popish
Masters
,
who
make
it
their
Rent
and
Reuenew
,
to
become
Brokers
in
this
kinde
.
Their
Fables
,
I
haue
recounted
diuers
of
them
,
ad
pudorem
scriptorum
,
perhaps
ad
nauseam
Lectorum
,
to
shame
those
forging
Writers
,
and
I
doubt
to
the
wearying
and
cloying
of
my
Readers
.
I
will
not
trouble
the
patience
of
this
Honourable
and
Venerable
Auditory
with
recitall
of
such
trumpery
.
Discip
.
Ser.
69.
de
Tempore
.
A
Rauen
excommunicated
for
breaking
of
a
Church-window
,
vid.
a
booke
intituled
,
The
life
of
Leo
Tusc
.
printed
at
Col.
p.
264.
since
no
Rauen
will
come
within
a
mile
of
that
Church
.
Yet
if
any
one
list
to
haue
a
taste
,
let
him
consider
whether
it
bee
not
a
profaning
of
Gods
Ordinance
,
to
magnifie
the
power
of
Excommunication
by
such
ridiculous
inuentions
as
this
;
to
wit
,
in
their
Booke
of
Miracles
,
called
Pratum
spirituale
,
I
find
one
of
these
iolly
Tales
,
that
Once
vpon
a
time
there
was
a
Crow
,
or
Iacke-daw
had
stollen
a
gold
ring
;
and
therevpon
incurring
the
Sentence
of
Excommunication
,
refused
to
eate
,
and
pined
away
,
till
an
Abbot
absolued
the
Crow
,
and
then
hee
was
in
good
liking
,
and
iocund
as
before
.
I
say
nothing
,
but
in
the
Greeke
prouerbe
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
such
vnsauory
food
is
fit
for
nothing
,
but
to
be
thrown
out
to
the
carrion
Crowes
.
Another
kinde
of
their
engines
may
bee
Indulgences
,
Crusadoes
,
and
Iubilees
.
These
are
a
kinde
of
Handmaids
and
attendants
vpon
Romish
auricular
Confession
,
they
being
indeed
little
else
,
but
Absolutions
of
the
largest
size
,
and
dyed
in
the
deepest
graine
.
These
are
very
fruitfull
hookes
ad
habendum
,
for
the
Papacie
,
which
seldome
come
home
vnladen
.
But
this
engine
worketh
another
way
then
the
former
:
They
vpon
the
Iudgement
,
Conscience
,
and
Person
of
those
whom
they
take
and
hold
;
this
vpon
the
Purse
.
The
Popes
grand
Staple
Faire
,
Iewes
Iubilee
,
(
which
was
meerly
proper
to
those
people
:
)
Now
by
degrees
,
for
the
better
aduancing
of
the
reuenewes
of
the
Papall
Exchequer
,
is
multiplied
to
euery
fiue
and
twentieth
yeare
.
And
now
at
next
Christmas
will
the
wheele
be
come
about
,
which
grindeth
good
griste
for
the
Romane
Batch
.
The
most
grosse
and
palpable
Invention
for
the
squeesing
out
money
from
the
people
,
vnder
the
pretence
of
Deuotion
,
and
acquitall
from
sinnes
,
that
euer
was
put
vpon
the
Christian
,
nay
Heathen
world
.
As
if
there
should
come
out
againe
a
Decree
from
Augustus
Caesar
,
That
all
the
world
should
bee
taxed
:
aestro
perciti
,
driuen
with
a
gad-flie
to
sally
ouer
the
Alpes
,
or
to
plough
the
backe
of
diuers
Seas
,
to
visit
the
holy
Fathers
Iubilean
pompe
,
to
see
him
portatum
humeris
,
to
ride
on
Cockhorse
on
mens
shoulders
,
and
with
a
golden
hammer
to
beat
open
the
gates
of
a
typicall
Paradise
:
where
a
parjet
wall
being
to
bee
broken
downe
by
the
Pope
,
Boxen
beads
sanctified
by
the
Popes
Benediction
,
or
Copper
Meddals
,
Brouches
,
&c.
A
worthy
bargaine
,
for
men
to
repuerascere
;
like
children
to
crie
to
goe
to
Bartholmew
Faire
,
that
they
may
bring
from
thence
,
Babies
,
and
Rattles
,
and
Hobbie-horses
.
I
thinke
God
hath
set
England
in
a
faire
large
distance
from
the
head
Citie
that
beareth
dominion
ouer
the
Nations
,
to
keepe
vs
from
gadding
so
farre
vpon
trifling
cause
,
but
In
vaine
hath
God
by
his
wisedome
diuided
kingdomes
by
the
Sea
.
It
seemes
Sea
nor
Land
cannot
fetter
some
of
our
Nation
from
chafering
in
person
at
that
Money-Mart
,
which
openeth
shortly
.
I
know
some
who
lodged
in
the
Suburbs
of
this
Citie
of
late
gone
thitherward
,
and
are
like
to
returne
home
,
purged
more
certainly
of
Siluer
,
then
of
Sin
.
A
certaine
Iesuite
,
whom
I
could
name
,
was
within
these
few
dayes
preparing
to
packe
forward
,
and
because
he
was
loth
to
go
emptie
or
vnladen
out
of
England
,
eagerly
inticed
a
yong
youth
(
being
a
Scholar
at
a
famous
Schoole
within
the
circuit
of
this
Citie
)
to
goe
with
him
,
telling
him
,
that
now
during
the
time
of
Iubilee
,
Rome
was
open
and
free
for
any
that
would
come
thither
.
I
cannot
omit
to
speak
something
of
their
Fantasticke
trickes
,
vsed
to
allure
admiration
,
and
credulitie
of
miraculous
exployts
.
Of
which
cogging
stampe
,
Father
Laurence
,
a
Iesuite
,
now
or
of
late
about
London
,
reporteth
of
himselfe
,
That
he
in
his
minoritie
was
by
Miracle
transported
to
a
Monasterie
in
Spaine
,
where
he
continued
diuers
yeares
,
and
neither
himselfe
,
nor
any
other
knew
his
name
;
till
there
appeared
vnto
him
as
hee
was
at
his
Deuotions
,
Saint
Lawrence
,
who
spake
vnto
him
and
said
,
Thy
name
shall
bee
called
for
euer
heereafter
,
Father
Lawrence
:
And
so
the
Saint
hauing
spoken
thus
,
with
other
words
vnto
him
,
departed
.
Afterwards
one
of
his
fellow-Iesuites
,
who
liued
in
the
Monastery
with
him
,
came
to
his
chamber
,
and
by
very
instinct
saluted
him
by
the
new
name
of
Father
Lawrence
.
Whereat
this
beauen
christned
Father
was
much
astonished
,
and
marueiled
how
this
other
Iesuite
knew
his
name
.
But
hee
presently
spake
thus
vnto
F.
Lawrence
,
The
same
Saint
hath
appeared
vnto
me
also
,
and
bade
me
goe
to
your
chamber
,
and
salute
you
by
this
name
.
This
Father
Lawrence
was
shortly
after
by
the
Superiour
of
his
Order
sent
into
England
,
where
in
the
Person
of
Saint
Lawrence
hee
doth
giue
Benedictions
,
and
pretends
to
cure
diseases
,
and
doe
strange
miracles
.
Another
like
triffing
tricke
is
that
which
of
late
hath
been
vsed
by
some
Iesuites
,
whose
names
I
know
better
then
the
Monks
of
Spaine
knew
Father
Lawrences
.
They
vpon
S.
Saint
Agatha
,
another
S.
Clare
,
another
S.
Lucie
,
another
S.
Catherine
,
another
S.
Cicely
,
&c.
I
asked
them
what
they
meant
to
chuse
such
Vālentines
.
They
answered
mee
,
that
in
respect
of
their
Vow
,
they
could
haue
no
Valentine
that
liued
here
vpon
earth
:
and
in
regard
of
their
Angelicall
life
,
they
were
to
chuse
Valentines
in
heauen
.
I
asked
them
,
whether
they
thought
those
Saints
knew
that
they
had
chosen
them
for
their
Valentines
.
Oh
yes
say
they
,
we
shall
be
honoured
all
this
yeare
by
that
Valentine
wee
make
choice
off
,
&
she
will
intercede
for
vs
,
and
to
some
of
vs
our
Valentine
doth
appeare
in
visible
bodily
shape
,
telling
vs
what
to
doe
all
the
yeare
after
.
And
for
my
part
,
I
thinke
as
truly
for
seauen
yeares
after
.
Surely
I
was
not
very
nimble
of
beleefe
when
they
told
me
this
;
but
since
I
haue
thought
that
those
great
Fathers
the
Iesuites
are
not
alwaies
so
well
aduised
as
they
may
,
when
they
will
thrust
vpon
Vniuersitie
Schollers
and
Ecclesiastickes
this
and
the
like
palpable
fictions
,
which
me
thinkes
were
grosse
enough
to
put
vpon
silly
women
and
ignorant
Rustickes
.
To
say
nothing
of
the
Maid
with
the
glittering
or
flaming
Apron
,
Nunne
dela
Annuntiada
in
Spaine
condemned
for
Imposture
.
I
am
beholding
to
another
of
that
sexe
of
whom
I
haue
formerly
related
some
iugling
mirabiliarie
tricks
acted
of
late
in
this
City
,
in
pretence
of
driuing
out
Deuills
,
who
(
least
any
should
thinke
that
I
haue
wronged
her
in
my
narration
)
spinneth
the
same
thred
now
beyond
the
Seas
at
Saint
Omers
,
vsually
spitting
out
pinnes
,
and
reported
also
by
the
credulous
to
cough
out
flames
of
fire
.
She
thus
repossessed
is
againe
to
be
dispossessed
by
the
mighty
force
of
our
Father
Floud
,
Father
Thunder
,
two
potent
English
exorcists
.
In
which
action
the
inhabiting
Deuill
cryeth
out
at
Thunders
approach
,
Beanerges
,
the
sonnes
of
Thunder
were
in
presence
,
and
made
the
Deuills
to
tremble
with
the
Apostolicall
gift
of
miracles
.
A
more
fresh
and
Domesticke
example
then
this
I
haue
learned
within
these
few
dayes
,
certaine
young
woman
in
this
Citie
sometimes
a
Protestant
,
who
pretendeth
to
be
vexed
and
possessed
by
a
Deuill
.
And
thereupon
by
the
spirituall
Masters
diuers
collections
of
Money
haue
beene
made
as
intended
for
her
reliefe
.
And
the
better
to
draw
on
these
Contributions
,
shee
is
vsually
brought
to
their
Solemne
Masses
.
And
within
these
few
weekes
to
shew
how
the
Deuill
was
vexed
by
those
Romish
gesticulations
,
she
roared
with
a
very
loud
voice
at
the
time
of
the
eleuation
,
to
the
wonder
of
many
the
gaping
admiring
Spectators
.
She
saith
she
hath
beene
possessed
with
this
Deuill
these
foure
yeares
,
namely
a
little
after
she
turned
Roman
Catholicke
,
and
that
the
inhabitant
Deuill
doth
often
now
tempt
her
to
goe
to
Church
,
which
as
her
Masters
teach
her
is
to
fall
into
present
damnation
.
It
seemes
this
is
a
very
hungry
Deuill
,
which
must
bee
fed
so
insatiably
with
new
Contributions
,
(
especially
on
great
Saints
dayes
when
there
is
the
chiefest
concourse
of
people
to
those
their
solemne
meetings
)
though
somwhat
,
I
make
no
doubt
,
is
intercepted
by
the
Collectors
.
And
that
it
is
no
politicke
Deuill
some
thinke
,
that
chose
rather
to
enter
into
her
when
shee
was
a
Roman
Catholicke
,
then
when
shee
was
a
Protestant
.
And
verily
I
thinke
he
is
so
gentle
,
that
if
those
contributions
(
so
often
made
for
her
)
cease
,
he
will
easily
be
intreated
to
leaue
his
habitation
.
But
I
leaue
the
examination
of
this
to
him
that
sits
on
our
Throne
,
his
Maiestie
,
who
hath
a
happy
gift
in
discouery
of
such
Impostures
.
But
I
forget
all
this
while
another
of
their
Engines
,
very
profitable
and
comfortable
for
their
hauing
and
holding
,
which
is
,
certaine
New
Orders
vpstart
in
this
age
,
fitting
that
vpstart
Religion
.
Wherein
is
most
remarkeable
a
new
bred
and
new
hatched
Female
Order
of
Iesuitesses
,
Mistris
Ward
:
which
societie
the
Holy
Father
though
requested
thereto
,
some
few
yeares
agoe
,
did
not
then
thinke
fit
vpon
some
important
reasons
to
allow
.
But
now
belike
it
is
concluded
,
that
Masculine
Iesuitisme
will
not
bee
ouerclowded
,
but
rather
supported
by
this
●ssociation
.
And
the
Decree
is
passed
,
that
it
may
be
,
and
is
an
Order
established
,
and
a
Female
Colledge
erected
for
them
in
Naples
,
whither
diuers
of
our
English
Iesuited
women
are
gone
to
be
engraffed
into
that
new
found
stocke
.
And
sure
there
is
a
suitable
faireboding
signification
in
the
very
name
of
that
place
,
it
being
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
the
new
Citie
,
which
well
befits
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
these
new
Nunnes
.
And
as
in
masculine
Iesuitisme
,
there
are
not
only
professed
Votaries
of
Chastitie
,
but
also
Lay-brethren
,
married
men
,
appendant
to
that
Order
;
so
in
this
Female
institution
there
are
,
and
will
be
(
no
doubt
)
not
only
Virgins
and
Widowes
,
but
also
Lay
sisters
abiding
still
in
state
of
Marriage
.
Of
whom
,
if
any
will
needs
be
gadding
beyond
the
Seas
,
I
wish
that
they
may
not
be
called
home
againe
ad
cohabitandum
.
Then
perhaps
the
Men-Iesuites
in
England
shall
haue
lesse
dominion
ouer
great
Families
in
this
Kingdome
.
For
all
kind
of
Iesuitisme
infusing
such
high
spirits
,
why
should
not
the
Lay
sisters
of
that
Seraphicall
societie
thinke
themselues
wiser
then
their
husbands
,
and
spurne
against
Saint
Pauls
precept
,
which
bindeth
them
to
learne
of
their
husbands
as
home
,
new
Order
is
(
as
I
am
well
informed
)
that
as
some
of
them
are
to
remaine
retired
in
a
Nunnery
:
so
others
of
the
more
practicke
straine
are
to
continue
an
Oeconomicall
life
in
England
,
and
partly
at
their
owne
home
,
partly
at
other
houses
to
imploy
themselues
in
instructing
,
and
Catechising
others
in
the
Mysteries
of
the
Romane
doctrine
.
Which
Office
of
catechising
,
Oath
of
Allegiance
,
or
defend
it
.
I
thinke
,
will
haue
but
a
nominall
difference
from
Preaching
;
and
so
we
shall
haue
among
them
(
that
which
they
absurdly
impute
to
some
in
Reformed
Churches
)
Women
Preachers
.
Nay
further
out
of
the
grounds
of
Iesuiticall
Logicke
(
according
to
which
,
these
Mistrisses
must
bee
bound
to
Catechise
)
it
will
follow
that
Saint
Pauls
principle
will
faile
,
whereby
the
wife
is
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
and
bound
by
the
Law
to
her
Husband
so
long
as
he
liueth
.
Head
the
husband
.
And
if
once
those
Prophetesses
get
head
against
their
head
,
there
will
bee
no
neede
to
say
to
any
of
them
,
Tene
quod
habes
.
Lastly
,
to
proceed
ab
imperfectioribus
ad
perfectiora
;
nay
,
ad
perfectissima
,
to
the
most
exquisite
and
refined
incroachers
,
the
masculine
Iesuites
themselues
;
and
to
omit
whatsoeuer
I
haue
formerly
by
penne
noted
concerning
their
late
inuentions
and
stratagems
.
I
adde
concerning
them
in
generall
,
That
in
England
they
doe
not
onely
exceed
perhaps
in
treble
proportion
of
number
all
other
Orders
and
Priests
,
but
also
of
late
yeares
heere
are
growen
to
that
absoluteness
among
other
Romanists
,
that
they
contemned
the
late
new-coyned
Bishop
of
Chalcedon
,
and
denied
subiection
to
him
,
nor
would
appeare
at
all
vpon
Citation
before
his
Reuerence
,
though
hee
thought
hee
came
full
fraught
with
faculties
from
his
Holinesse
,
for
Iurisdiction
ouer
all
their
Seculars
and
Regulars
.
I
know
not
what
Mystery
there
may
be
in
the
Court
of
Rome
,
in
giuing
to
diuers
men
opposite
Iurisdictions
,
and
mutuall
exemptions
;
but
I
haue
seene
a
Presentment
that
was
made
by
the
Church-wardens
and
sworne
Officers
of
a
Parish
within
the
circuit
of
this
Citie
,
about
Easter
last
,
that
a
certaine
man
there
named
was
a
Iesuite
,
Keeper
of
the
Popes
Priuie
Signet
.
By
which
Title
perhaps
is
intended
some
transcendent
facultie
committed
by
the
Court
of
Rome
to
that
Iesuite
,
for
which
authoritie
some
speciall
new
Seale
might
be
appointed
and
appropriated
,
which
in
semblance
to
the
English
phrase
might
bee
called
,
The
priuie
Signet
.
But
to
let
passe
these
inwards
of
the
Iesuites
,
and
view
them
onely
in
the
outside
of
their
habit
and
apparell
in
England
.
I
haue
formerly
giuen
the
character
of
them
in
their
costly
and
ruffianly
brauery
;
and
then
I
considered
that
kind
of
disguise
as
tending
to
the
hiding
them
from
the
notice
of
Magistrates
,
or
to
their
more
easie
and
vnsuspected
insinuation
into
all
companies
,
to
draw
Proselites
to
the
Roman
bent
:
but
since
I
find
,
that
it
moreouer
armeth
them
with
boundlesse
libertie
against
Ciuill
and
Morall
lawes
.
1.
Hence
is
taken
better
opportunitie
for
professed
solicitation
of
Chastitie
,
which
if
they
went
in
grauer
habit
,
would
perhaps
bee
checked
by
modestie
.
I
know
a
vigorous
Iesuite
,
who
being
attired
like
a
Gallant
of
none
of
the
lowest
ruffe
,
is
said
to
haue
vsed
the
title
of
a
Yorkeshire
Gentleman
of
some
hundreds
yearely
reuenew
.
Hee
often
repaired
to
a
house
within
a
Parish
of
the
Suburbes
,
Saint
Giles
Parish
in
the
Fields
.
where
lodged
a
female
Guest
,
to
whom
(
notwithstanding
his
Vow
against
all
earthly
Valentines
)
hee
became
a
Suitor
,
and
promised
her
Marriage
:
and
for
the
better
assuring
her
that
he
would
marry
her
,
pretended
he
had
gotten
a
Licence
to
that
purpose
from
the
Ordinary
;
which
Licence
hee
shewed
to
diuers
of
that
family
,
the
more
to
worke
vpon
the
womans
credulitie
.
In
fine
,
he
got
that
he
came
for
,
and
then
this
Gentleman
vanished
.
2.
As
this
incongruous
habit
imboldneth
them
against
the
seuenth
Commandement
:
so
doth
it
much
more
against
the
sixt
,
Non
occîdes
.
They
that
by
their
Priesthood
should
beare
about
them
Arma
tantùm
spiritualia
,
change
them
in
arma
militaria
,
the
weapons
of
a
Souldier
;
nay
,
sometimes
of
an
Assasine
,
or
Cut-threat
.
The
care
of
this
concerneth
them
in
authoritie
:
but
me
it
concerneth
nearely
,
in
regard
of
danger
vndergone
,
and
future
protection
,
which
I
implore
.
Not
aboue
three
moneths
since
,
when
I
passed
along
the
open
street
in
this
Citie
,
about
the
middle
of
the
afternoone
,
walking
in
Gods
peace
and
the
Kings
,
after
a
slight
salutation
I
was
set
vpon
by
one
of
that
Iesuiticall
brood
,
well
knowne
to
mee
,
and
then
attired
in
coloured
Clothes
,
white
Bootes
,
with
a
head
of
long
shag
haire
,
armed
with
a
long
narrow
Sword
,
visible
,
&
innisible
,
a
Stilletto
,
a
weapon
I
trow
condemned
in
forraine
Nations
,
but
ordinary
furniture
for
the
Yeomen
of
the
Popes
Guard
heere
in
England
,
(
I
meane
the
Iesuites
,
as
well
Clerick
as
Laick
:
)
With
this
weapon
,
being
made
so
poinant
and
deadly
,
that
it
would
pearce
,
as
is
thought
,
reasonable
good
armour
,
hee
assaulted
me
:
but
by
Gods
helpe
I
evaded
.
And
for
his
commitment
,
I
had
the
ayd
of
the
iustice
of
this
honourable
Citie
,
by
the
authoritie
of
the
right
worthie
the
late
Lord
Maior
,
And
as
the
Poet
speaketh
of
a
Tree
bearing
golden
fruit
:
—
Vno
avulso
non
deficit
alter
Aureus
,
&
simili
frondescit
virga
metallo
.
Virg.
Aeneid
.
6
One
golden
bough
being
pulled
away
,
there
buds
out
another
of
the
same
mettall
.
So
for
auspication
of
his
Honourable
Successour
,
Too
long
haue
I
tyred
your
Christian
patience
in
tracking
out
the
by-paths
of
wandering
Romish
waies
,
which
haue
somewhat
led
me
out
of
my
direct
way
;
your
further
permission
I
will
vse
modestly
in
reaching
at
,
Part.
Behold
,
I
come
quickely
.
but
scarce
touching
the
vpper
branch
of
my
Text
,
Behold
I
come
quickly
.
These
words
represent
vnto
vs
such
a
glorious
spectacle
,
as
is
fit
for
vs
to
step
out
of
our
dores
and
throngingly
to
behold
,
not
as
a
transitory
Pageant
for
a
day
,
but
as
possessing
and
imploying
the
most
piercing
eies
of
our
soule
as
long
as
we
can
open
them
and
hold
forth
our
heads
with
expectation
,
euen
all
the
daies
of
our
life
.
Here
haue
we
,
first
the
Precursor
,
a
Iohn
Baptist
,
going
before
&
giuing
warning
,
Ecce
,
Behold
one
is
comming
,
who
hath
beene
long
foretold
and
expected
:
Then
himselfe
that
comes
,
Christ
the
only
begotten
Sonne
of
the
Father
,
Venio
,
I
come
;
though
he
seeme
long
absent
,
yet
will
hee
be
euidently
present
,
He
commeth
.
Thirdly
,
here
is
the
manner
or
pase
of
his
comming
;
not
leasurely
as
he
rode
into
Ierusalem
vpon
a
slow
beast
,
but
riding
vpon
a
swift
,
running
horse
,
or
rather
vpon
the
wings
of
the
winde
,
Citò
,
I
come
quickly
.
1.
Ecce
,
Behold
.
]
This
Ecce
as
a
watch-word
of
premonition
is
perfixed
to
all
the
commings
of
Christ
mentioned
in
Scripture
.
As
Ecce
Virgo
pariet
,
Behold
a
Virgin
shall
conceiue
and
bring
forth
a
Child
.
Esa.
7.14
.
Ecce
Euangelizo
vobis
gaudium
magnum
&c.
Behold
I
bring
you
good
tidings
of
great
ioy
which
shall
be
to
all
people
.
Luk.
2.10
.
Ecce
venit
tibi
Rex
tuus
mitis
,
asino
insidens
,
&c.
Behold
thy
King
commeth
vnto
thee
meeke
,
and
sitting
vpon
an
Asse
,
and
a
Colt
the
fole
of
an
Asse
.
Mat.
21.5
.
Ecce
venit
cum
nubibus
,
Behold
he
commeth
with
Clowds
,
and
euery
eye
shall
see
him
.
&c.
Apoc.
1.7
.
Ecce
sto
ad
ostium
et
pulto
,
Behold
I
stand
at
the
doore
and
knock
.
Apoc.
3.20
.
Whence
we
learne
that
God
hath
set
this
Centinell
to
keepe
vs
watching
and
ready
to
rise
when
hee
shall
call
on
the
suddaine
to
vs
.
Secondly
that
the
Matter
and
Person
requireth
our
Attention
,
our
Admiration
,
our
Acceptation
of
so
great
and
glorious
a
Guest
.
Iohn
the
Baptists
Office
we
know
was
to
prepare
the
way
of
the
Lord
,
fit
for
the
entertainement
of
the
Messias
;
so
was
this
Ecce
to
that
Church
of
Philadelphia
,
and
to
the
Angell
thereof
:
So
must
it
be
to
vs
a
call
for
due
preparation
to
receiue
and
meete
the
Messias
,
to
adore
and
obey
him
.
And
verily
the
way
of
the
Lord
is
neuer
sufficiently
prepared
in
vs
,
vnlesse
wee
entertaine
and
obey
the
Doctrine
of
the
Precursor
,
Repent
for
the
Kingdome
of
God
is
at
hand
.
Without
compunction
for
our
sinfull
liues
,
and
bringing
forth
fruites
worthy
of
repentance
,
wee
are
still
but
deafe
,
though
this
Trumpet
Ecce
,
sound
neuer
so
loud
in
our
eares
.
2.
Venio
,
I
come
.
The
diuers
commings
of
Christ
are
dispersedly
set
downe
in
the
Scriptures
forementioned
:
I
will
reduce
them
to
a
briefe
.
His
first
comming
was
Virtuall
,
agnus
occisus
ab
origine
mundi
,
a
Lambe
slaine
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
.
So
Abraham
saw
him
as
come
,
and
his
day
as
present
.
His
other
Commings
are
Actuall
.
in
carne
,
when
he
came
to
man
by
assuming
his
nature
,
when
he
came
adsuos
,
to
the
Iewes
,
and
they
receiued
him
not
.
This
Comming
was
in
humilitie
and
embasement
,
in
forma
serui
,
in
the
forme
of
a
seruant
,
to
make
vs
free
by
suffering
bondage
.
His
comming
to
Ierusalem
was
Locall
,
exaltation
.
Venit
Rex
,
thy
King
commeth
,
and
the
royall
acclamation
of
Hosanna
was
sung
to
him
:
Blessed
be
he
that
commeth
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
.
There
is
his
Spirituall
Comming
inuisibly
,
in
misericordia
,
in
mercy
.
His
last
Comming
is
Iudiciall
in
Iustice
,
to
iudge
the
quicke
and
dead
;
to
render
to
euery
one
as
his
workes
shall
be
;
to
transforme
the
Church
Militant
into
Triumphant
.
And
this
his
comming
is
called
by
Saint
Paul
,
And
our
Sauiour
himselfe
foretelleth
that
he
the
sonne
of
man
shall
come
in
a
triple
glory
,
in
his
owne
glory
,
and
in
his
Fathers
,
Of
these
Commings
,
some
are
past
,
and
not
here
intended
at
all
,
otherwise
then
by
presupposition
.
That
other
which
is
present
and
daily
,
namely
him
comming
to
his
chosen
by
mouing
and
changing
their
hearts
,
by
renewing
their
spirit
,
by
comforting
and
instructing
their
soules
,
is
not
here
meant
otherwise
then
by
analogie
and
application
.
The
last
and
most
vniuersall
comming
is
that
which
is
here
promised
,
Behold
I
come
.
And
this
is
vsually
called
his
second
comming
,
namely
,
visible
and
proper
,
wherein
it
is
suitable
to
his
comming
by
Incarnation
,
and
sensible
conuersation
;
but
much
diuers
from
it
.
First
,
in
Manner
,
that
being
in
the
depth
of
humiliation
,
this
in
the
height
of
exaltation
;
that
in
reproach
and
infirmitie
,
this
in
beautie
and
glory
.
Secondly
,
in
the
End
and
complement
,
that
being
to
vndergoe
Death
,
this
to
bring
a
crowne
of
life
;
that
to
be
despited
and
spit
on
by
his
enemies
,
a
Potters
vessell
,
and
to
make
his
foes
his
footstoole
.
Thirdly
,
in
Time
,
that
being
in
the
fulnesse
of
time
when
the
vaile
of
Mosaicall
Types
and
Ceremonies
was
to
vanish
,
This
glorious
and
finall
comming
of
our
Sauiour
,
as
it
is
the
Epilogue
&
consummation
of
this
present
World
,
is
by
diuers
handled
by
way
of
declaring
the
foregoing
signes
of
it
,
and
ayming
at
the
exact
time
thereof
.
Both
which
I
vtterly
forbeare
,
lest
I
should
incurre
curiositie
,
and
offend
against
breuitie
in
speaking
of
an
houre
to
come
,
with
neglect
of
the
houre
now
past
.
I
onely
propound
a
briefe
touch
of
plaine
Instruction
,
Fides
,
Spes
,
Charitas
,
Faith
,
Hope
,
and
Charitie
.
First
,
Faith
.
That
we
must
firmely
beleeue
,
Nay
,
naturall
reason
doth
without
Scripture
prooue
,
that
there
must
needs
bee
a
future
finall
Iudgement
,
to
recompence
good
and
euill
,
which
in
this
world
many
times
are
thwarted
so
preposterously
.
I
will
mention
but
one
ground
,
and
that
touched
by
Saint
Paul
there
;
If
there
were
no
hope
,
but
in
this
life
,
then
pious
and
honest
men
were
omnium
miserrimi
,
Veniet
Christus
ad
iudicandum
vinos
&
mortuos
:
Christ
Iesus
shall
come
to
iudge
both
the
quicke
and
the
dead
.
This
is
the
sure
Anchor
of
our
Faith
,
which
fasteneth
and
secureth
our
wauing
and
floating
vessell
amidst
the
stormes
of
the
tempestuous
warfare
in
this
mortall
life
,
and
keepeth
vs
from
splitting
vpon
the
Rockes
of
Desperation
,
whereat
many
suffer
Shipwracke
.
Secondly
,
Deuils
beleeue
it
,
Paul
,
Tit.
2.
vpon
declaration
of
the
appearing
of
the
grace
of
God
which
bringeth
saluation
to
all
men
,
Expectantes
beatam
illam
spem
,
Looking
for
that
blessed
hope
of
the
comming
of
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
.
And
heere
in
my
Text
,
it
is
the
insoluble
bond
,
which
connecteth
the
Precept
,
which
formerly
I
handled
with
this
comfortable
Motiue
.
For
why
should
wee
striue
against
the
world
,
ad
tenendum
quod
habemus
,
to
holde
the
Faith
and
Sanctitie
which
by
Gods
grace
we
haue
,
vnlesse
hee
who
is
the
Authour
and
finisher
of
this
Faith
would
certainly
come
with
the
Crowne
in
his
hand
to
reward
our
constancie
.
Nay
,
the
same
Apostle
,
Rom.
8.
reueileth
to
vs
,
that
the
very
stupid
creature
is
indued
with
hope
of
this
kinde
,
expecting
the
reuelation
of
the
glorie
of
the
Sonnes
of
God
.
And
therefore
in
the
meane
time
,
though
with
griefe
and
groaning
,
yet
with
patience
,
beareth
a
subjugation
vnto
seruitude
.
How
much
more
shall
the
Sonnes
of
God
themselues
,
beare
their
owne
burthen
patiently
for
a
time
,
till
the
restauration
of
all
things
come
.
The
third
dutie
hence
drawen
,
A
Crowne
of
righteousnesse
layed
vp
for
mee
,
and
for
all
that
loue
his
comming
.
And
surely
,
if
wee
loue
this
his
comming
,
wee
cannot
loue
sinne
,
nor
the
world
,
nor
our
flesh
as
it
is
sinfull
;
and
wee
cannot
but
loue
our
brethren
,
who
shall
bee
knit
together
with
vs
in
one
bundle
,
by
the
Angels
that
shall
gather
vp
Gods
haruest
.
The
last
thing
we
are
to
consider
,
is
the
celeritie
of
this
comming
;
Vento
cito
,
I
come
quickly
.
This
expectation
is
not
long
,
our
deliuerance
is
neere
at
hand
.
Venio
,
not
veniam
;
not
I
will
come
,
but
I
am
now
comming
,
I
come
,
and
that
quickly
.
Heere
the
Epicure
and
worldling
obiecteth
,
citò
,
quickly
?
How
quickly
,
when
as
so
many
ages
haue
passed
since
his
promise
was
vttered
,
and
yet
he
is
not
come
.
Of
these
Saint
Peter
prophecieth
,
that
there
shall
come
in
the
last
daies
scoffers
,
Nay
,
but
they
arme
themselues
with
a
pretended
reason
from
experience
:
For
since
the
Fathers
slept
,
all
things
continue
as
they
were
.
Our
Fathers
haue
runne
their
race
,
and
other
generations
haue
succeeded
,
and
yet
the
world
indures
,
yet
no
dissolution
of
it
by
any
such
comming
of
the
Sonne
of
man
to
iudgement
.
That
God
may
be
iustified
,
hereto
we
answere
.
First
,
to
the
Persons
.
Marke
what
those
obiectors
are
,
Scoffers
,
and
men
walking
after
their
owne
lusts
.
The
cloud
of
lust
hath
darkened
in
them
the
light
,
not
onely
of
religion
,
but
also
of
reason
;
They
are
willingly
ignorant
.
Secondly
,
to
the
matter
it selfe
.
such
as
men
account
slacknesse
.
Men
make
a
false
reckoning
of
those
times
and
seasons
which
God
hath
kept
in
his
owne
bosome
.
To
Gods
eternitie
such
times
can
make
no
difference
;
with
him
a
thousand
yeares
are
as
a
day
,
and
a
day
as
a
thousand
yeares
.
Nouissimi
dies
are
to
him
all
the
time
of
grace
after
the
first
comming
of
the
Sonne
of
man
in
the
flesh
.
Lastly
,
wee
must
interpret
Iudgement
,
not
only
as
generall
to
the
whole
world
,
but
also
as
particular
to
euery
singular
man
.
In
the
first
,
Christs
comming
hath
depended
many
large
reuolutions
of
naturall
time
,
and
how
long
it
shall
,
he
only
knoweth
that
commeth
.
In
the
second
acception
Christ
commeth
to
euery
of
vs
Citò
,
very
quickly
in
a
proper
sense
.
First
,
in
regard
of
the
shortnesse
of
their
liues
:
For
euen
those
that
liue
vnto
decrepid
age
,
yet
passe
away
Citò
,
quickly
.
The
life
of
man
is
but
a
span
long
;
our
dayes
passe
like
a
Weauers
Shuttle
,
nimbly
;
our
life
ends
like
a
tale
that
is
told
.
Secondly
,
our
owne
luxuries
fill
vs
full
of
diseases
,
which
yet
more
shorten
this
our
short
day
of
life
,
and
set
our
Clock
forward
that
it
striketh
dead
before
the
time
of
our
naturall
circle
is
gone
about
.
Nay
where
moderation
and
care
is
vsed
for
preseruation
of
health
;
yet
God
for
our
sinnes
sendeth
common
scourges
and
calamities
of
ranging
publike
diseases
by
the
distemper
of
the
Aire
and
seasons
,
or
otherwise
.
Hereof
at
this
present
we
feele
a
taste
,
not
only
in
this
City
,
but
also
generally
through
this
Land
by
strange
new
feauers
.
God
giue
vs
the
grace
to
bee
true
Physicians
to
see
the
cause
thereof
in
our selues
,
namely
our
common
sinnes
which
make
diseases
so
common
amongst
vs
,
and
to
apply
the
true
cure
,
Repentance
.
And
withall
to
giue
him
thankes
that
in
this
great
and
populous
City
,
he
spareth
the
fearefull
Rod
of
the
Plague
in
this
sickly
season
.
Lastly
,
hereto
I
adde
that
meanes
of
particular
dissolution
whereby
in
most
proper
sense
,
God
may
be
said
to
come
Citò
,
quickly
,
and
call
vs
before
we
bee
aware
,
vnlesse
we
remaine
in
perpetuall
actuall
preparation
,
and
that
is
by
sudden
vnexpected
death
:
whether
by
inward
vnknown
and
vnfelt
diseases
,
which
sometimes
extinguish
our
Lampe
in
a
moment
,
when
wee
thinke
our selues
in
best
health
and
strength
;
or
outwardly
by
inundation
of
Deluge
,
as
Noahs
Floud
,
When
men
were
eating
and
drinking
,
the
Floud
came
;
or
by
casualtie
,
as
by
Thunder
from
Heauen
,
by
Earthquakes
,
such
as
haue
swallowed
vp
euen
whole
Cities
,
ruine
of
those
houses
which
we
inhabite
for
a
shelter
to
vs
,
so
Iobs
Children
feasted
their
last
,
when
a
mighty
winde
vnioynted
the
house
and
their
bodies
.
Beloued
Christians
,
heere
remembrance
both
dolefull
and
ioyfull
,
biddeth
me
stand
still
and
looke
neerer
home
.
This
place
,
but
much
more
this
time
wherein
I
speake
,
bids
me
recount
the
workes
of
God
.
This
day
wherein
I
speake
standeth
in
center
and
equall
ballance
betweene
two
dayes
which
I
must
neuer
forget
.
The
one
of
publike
danger
,
intended
by
men
,
but
preuented
by
God
;
the
other
of
danger
and
damage
,
not
intended
by
men
,
but
permitted
and
disposed
by
God
.
The
one
by
common
gratulation
yee
are
to
celebrate
in
this
place
fiue
daies
hence
,
being
the
fift
of
our
Nouember
;
the
other
is
fit
for
me
to
record
in
my
personall
thankesgiuing
,
being
past
fiue
daies
since
,
namely
the
sixe
and
twentieth
of
October
,
I
will
not
say
the
fift
of
the
Roman
Nouember
.
In
both
of
these
the
case
hath
a
Venio
citò
,
a
most
sodaine
vnexpected
dissolution
.
The
one
intended
of
our
whole
State
represented
in
a
publike
solemne
Assembly
;
the
other
vndergone
of
some
priuate
persons
in
a
concealed
Conuention
.
In
the
one
,
Aaron
,
Princes
and
Peeres
,
Commanders
&
Commoners
,
yea
Church
and
Common-wealth
;
neither
wanted
there
any
thing
to
the
ripenesse
and
perfection
thereof
,
but
the
last
hand
to
act
it
.
In
the
other
were
Patients
some
Romishly
seduced
:
but
God
forbid
that
I
should
entertaine
so
vncharitable
a
thought
as
to
compare
the
one
to
the
other
,
in
intentions
or
affections
.
God
ouertooke
the
one
in
their
owne
snare
,
and
brought
them
to
punishment
for
their
barbarous
attempts
;
the
other
gasped
their
last
in
the
place
and
act
of
their
Deuotions
.
But
as
for
my selfe
,
let
my
tongue
cleaue
to
the
roofe
of
my
mouth
,
if
I
doe
not
vncessantly
acknowledge
Gods
speciall
mercy
to
mee
,
who
spared
me
from
this
Veni
cito
,
as
if
hee
had
vouchsafed
me
a
priuiledge
of
longer
time
of
repentance
;
which
surely
in
that
case
I
was
of
corporall
and
spirituall
danger
,
I
could
not
expect
much
lesse
deserue
.
I
ran
with
others
into
errors
;
nay
,
deeper
then
others
,
in
respect
of
my
Vocation
and
Profession
:
calleth
not
the
iust
,
but
sinners
to
repentance
,
preserued
this
my
life
,
when
I
was
ouerwhelmed
with
the
ruines
and
rubbish
of
that
dolefull
house
in
this
Citie
,
not
farre
from
this
place
.
Hee
that
saith
to
euery
of
vs
,
Behold
,
I
come
quickly
,
by
the
approach
of
corporall
dissolution
,
saith
now
to
mee
,
Beholde
,
when
I
came
quickly
to
many
others
round
about
thee
,
I
came
not
then
to
thee
by
vntimely
death
,
that
that
thou
mayst
come
to
mee
by
timely
repentance
,
and
due
thankfulnesse
.
What
now
remaineth
for
mee
,
but
with
the
Prophet
Dauid
,
to
say
from
my
heart
,
The
Lord
hath
inclined
his
eare
vnto
mee
,
The
God
of
Peace
,
who
hath
redeemed
and
sanctified
his
Church
,
by
the
euerlasting
Couenant
of
his
most
precious
blood
,
sanctifie
vs
all
throughout
,
in
Soule
,
Body
,
and
Spirit
,
that
wee
holding
fast
that
holy
Faith
which
wee
haue
receiued
,
may
with
hope
and
ioy
heare
that
blessed
voyce
,
Behold
,
I
come
quickly
:
Euen
so
Lord
Iesus
,
come
quickly
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.