VOX
VERA
.
IT
is
the
humour
of
ambitious
,
seditious
,
and
scismatiticall
spirits
,
in
the
entry
of
their
designes
to
studie
popularitie
,
The
time
allotted
to
these
ensuing
obseruations
should
run
out
,
scismaticall
opinions
,
of
home-bred
pharisaicall
hypocrites
,
that
blush
not
to
assume
the
face
of
an
harlot
,
surrepticiously
chalenge
the
title
of
the
Church
,
&
send
abroad
such
positions
,
as
labor
to
draw
soueraigntie
into
contempt
,
annihilate
iust
lawes
,
taint
superiour
powers
with
disgracefull
notes
,
and
erect
democracie
or
orderlesse
confusion
,
in
both
Church
and
State
,
if
the
most
deuouring
stomach
of
ambition
or
singularitie
,
could
swallow
such
choking
morsels
before
it
come
at
them
.
Ludit
in
humanis
deuina
potentia
rebus
.
He
that
made
the
world
,
can
make
such
learn
by
their
errors
,
Plus
est
in
artifice
quam
in
arte
.
Would
to
God
I
could
saile
by
some
other
point
of
the
Compasse
,
then
by
that
which
directeth
my
course
against
those
rockes
of
diuision
,
or
sinking
shallowes
of
disloyaltie
,
whereupon
it
is
likely
,
some
Separatists
from
the
Church
of
great
Britaine
are
already
ship-broken
;
and
that
others
,
yet
tossed
with
scismaticall
stormes
,
are
like
to
be
cast
vpon
the
same
Coast
.
Let
it
not
then
seeme
strange
to
the
eye
of
preiudicate
opinion
,
that
the
common
obligation
of
euery
good
subiect
,
tieth
me
to
expostulate
against
the
malitious
forgeries
of
such
enemies
to
peace
;
as
vncouer
these
Trophes
of
disgrace
,
which
they
haue
erected
to
tell
their
shame
to
posteritie
,
and
to
sound
the
depth
of
these
riotous
misdemeanours
,
which
in
my
late
suruey
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
I
haue
seene
,
at
Amsterdam
,
and
other
places
;
where
dispersing
of
infamous
Libels
,
might
either
curry
fauour
in
the
eye
of
licentious
Libertines
,
malecontented
Fugitiues
,
or
professed
Enemies
.
There
,
I
did
behold
,
euery
Bookesellers
shop
,
and
most
Pedlers
stalles
,
loaden
with
the
nullitie
of
Perthes
assembly
;
the
Altar
of
Damaseus
,
the
Dialogue
betwixt
Theophilus
and
Cosmophilus
,
the
Speech
of
the
Church
of
Scotland
to
her
beloued
Children
,
and
the
course
of
Conformitie
ioyned
with
all
these
(
seuerally
printed
before
)
reprinted
in
one
volume
,
and
to
be
sold
at
no
lesse
rate
then
if
they
had
beene
Oracles
of
Apollo
.
Secondly
,
did
come
to
my
hand
the
petition
of
the
Kirke
of
Scotland
to
the
heigh
Parliament
of
England
a
methodicall
well
digested
peece
beseeming
the
pretended
Church
that
did
preferre
it
:
next
was
offered
to
me
,
Speculum
belli
sacri
,
or
the
mirrour
of
holy
warre
,
a
squint
eyed
worke
looking
at
military
instructions
,
but
aiming
at
idle
impetinent
,
impudent
and
fond
applications
,
as
if
Giges
ring
had
beene
vpon
the
Authours
finger
,
or
his
whole
body
sheltered
when
his
head
was
not
couered
:
next
to
my
greater
admiration
,
did
I
behold
Altare
Damascenum
,
seu
politia
Ecclesiae
Anglicanae
obtrusa
Ecclesiae
Scoticanae
à
formalista
quodam
delineata
opera
Edwardi
Didoclauii
,
cui
locis
suis
inserta
confutatio
Paraneseos
Tileni
ad
Scotos
,
cui
adiuncta
Epistola
Philadelphi
de
regimine
Eclesiae
Scoticanae
per
Anonimum
.
These
were
closed
vp
a
malicious
Satirisme
against
a
learned
graue
Treatise
written
by
the
Archbishop
of
Saint
Andrewes
,
whose
integritie
of
life
,
and
sinceritie
of
Religion
,
none
but
barking
curres
can
taxe
.
In
all
these
trumpets
of
Sedition
,
whether
in
English
to
ensnare
domestike
natiues
,
or
in
Latine
to
perswade
forraigne
alients
to
their
faction
,
sacred
scripture
was
neuer
more
sensibly
corrupted
,
more
wickedly
wrested
,
more
impertinently
applyed
,
neither
was
euer
the
sacred
person
of
Soueraigntie
,
the
dignitie
of
the
learned
Clergie
,
the
communion
of
Christians
and
the
loyaltie
of
good
subiects
more
trampled
vpon
,
by
the
most
prophane
Atheist
or
heretike
,
or
by
Sathan
himselfe
then
by
these
poysonable
Satirismes
ouer-flowing
with
gall
,
and
masked
with
preposterous
zeale
;
in
which
mirrors
of
conspiracy
euery
good
subiect
may
obserue
,
that
if
it
were
as
easie
to
some
of
those
violent
spirits
,
to
bring
their
purposes
to
their
ends
,
as
it
is
to
finde
shadowes
for
their
pretences
,
it
is
to
be
feared
the
fruites
of
their
vnsanctified
doctrine
should
haue
beene
dyed
in
blood
long
ago
,
and
warranted
with
sic
dicit
Dominus
A
bloody
disposition
is
as
well
concomitant
to
scismatikes
as
profest
Atheists
,
It
is
better
to
fall
in
the
hands
of
God
,
then
of
man
.
Aske
whatsoeuer
scismaticke
the
reason
of
their
profession
,
and
they
will
answer
,
that
the
sacred
Scripture
is
the
leuell
whereby
they
square
the
frame
and
infallibilitie
of
their
seuerall
Churches
;
Didoclauius
,
Philadelphus
,
Anonimus
,
or
the
other
late
Lybellers
imitate
such
presidents
,
and
peruert
scriptures
as
wel
as
others
;
yet
me
thinkes
it
should
seem
strange
in
the
eie
of
sober
iudgment
that
men
professing
to
haue
the
onely
truth
of
religion
should
equally
prosecute
their
seditious
designes
without
conscience
in
contempt
of
authoritie
,
as
they
make
Idols
of
their
owne
braine-sicke
conceptions
against
the
rules
of
true
wisdom
.
When
any
of
contrary
opinion
,
following
the
ordinance
of
the
Church
,
strengthened
by
ciuill
power
,
would
louingly
perswade
them
to
forbeare
to
walke
in
forbidden
pathes
,
they
close
their
eares
,
or
without
weighing
of
reason
,
answer
by
the
words
of
Iohn
,
We
are
of
God
,
he
that
knoweth
God
heareth
vs
,
as
for
the
rest
,
they
are
of
the
world
&
the
world
whose
pompe
&
&
vanitie
they
follow
heareth
them
:
when
the
dignity
of
authoritie
,
and
honour
of
Gods
Magistrates
is
vpholden
against
them
,
or
their
inabilitie
to
iudge
in
the
misteries
of
State
shewne
them
:
they
answer
with
the
Anabaptist
,
God
hath
chosen
the
simple
.
Will
you
so
sensibly
conuince
them
of
folly
,
that
very
children
may
vpbraid
them
of
it
,
they
will
tell
you
that
Christs
owne
Apostles
were
accounted
mad
.
Selfe
conceit
and
flatterie
hath
so
tickled
and
scratched
their
tender
eares
,
These
be
the
paths
wherein
separation
walketh
,
the
steps
it
doth
tread
,
the
doctrine
wherein
it
is
trained
vp
in
the
schoole
of
faction
and
the
toyles
and
tossings
of
vnquiet
spirits
that
are
so
distastfull
to
men
of
more
peaceable
temper
,
that
if
violence
done
to
religion
,
vncharitable
railing
against
Maiestie
and
Magistracy
,
might
be
buried
in
silence
,
they
would
rather
suffer
millions
of
personall
aspersions
,
then
interrupt
the
peace
of
the
Church
or
quiet
of
the
state
,
by
opposing
the
sismaticall
practices
of
restlesse
braines
,
who
like
fishers
in
troubled
waters
,
delight
in
commotions
and
tumults
:
Quam
dignitatis
sedem
quieta
republica
disperant
eam
perturbata
se
consequi
posse
arbitrantur
.
But
when
the
King
which
is
the
head
,
or
the
State
which
is
the
body
,
or
Religion
which
is
the
soule
of
the
commonwealth
,
are
in
question
to
receiue
preiudice
;
necessitie
,
which
is
a
law
aboue
all
lawes
,
supplies
the
place
of
an
ordinary
calling
:
then
it
is
a
harmefull
modestie
to
keepe
silence
,
or
too
late
to
discouer
such
sulphurious
mines
when
the
match
kisseth
the
powder
.
As
when
the
shadow
of
mount
Athos
reacheth
the
Ile
Lemnos
,
it
is
a
sure
forerunner
of
the
going
downe
of
the
Sun
,
and
time
for
shepheards
to
impale
their
flockes
:
So
when
seditious
confusion
striues
to
ouer-reach
both
Church
and
State
,
it
is
time
as
wel
to
subiect
as
magistrate
according
to
their
seuerall
places
,
to
remoue
such
fuell
,
least
the
fire
become
vnquenchable
,
and
bring
ruine
on
the
one
,
and
desolation
on
the
other
.
O
miserable
times
,
vbi
tacere
non
licet
quid
cuiquam
licet
?
Is
it
not
a
most
arrogant
presumption
,
that
humorists
vnder
zealous
pretexts
should
preferre
singular
paradoxes
of
pride
and
contention
,
for
euery
circumstance
of
least
moment
,
to
the
feeding
of
their
flockes
,
vpon
the
sweet
pastors
of
humility
,
charity
,
and
other
Christian
duties
?
it
is
aboue
admiration
,
that
others
should
glory
more
in
their
adherents
to
such
lying
Oracles
,
then
in
their
Christian
obedience
inioyned
or
pietie
professed
.
Is
there
a
more
palpable
errour
then
to
receiue
euery
article
of
externall
discipline
with
the
like
reuerence
,
honour
them
with
the
like
regard
,
and
defend
them
with
the
like
tenacitie
,
as
if
they
were
matters
of
faith
commanded
by
canonicall
Scripture
.
The
Apostles
and
sacred
writ
haue
deliuered
vnto
vs
,
no
other
precepts
,
concerning
the
externall
gouernment
of
the
Church
,
then
that
all
things
in
the
Church
may
be
done
decently
and
in
order
:
But
on
the
contrary
,
honourable
Title
of
true
Catholike
euer
lyable
to
scandall
,
if
not
to
scissure
,
so
long
as
phantasticall
suggestion
prates
that
the
Church
cannot
stand
except
tyed
to
euery
circumstance
of
pollicy
and
discipline
,
when
indeed
such
designes
are
onely
to
erect
democratie
,
and
bring
confused
paritie
into
the
house
of
God
,
by
men
who
professe
they
know
God
but
by
their
workes
they
deny
him
.
We
are
now
become
Saints
in
show
,
but
Scithians
in
substance
;
it
suffiseth
if
we
can
prate
of
our
externall
knowledge
,
boast
of
our
verball
speculation
,
inforce
a
sophisticated
dispute
,
disprouing
our
obedience
to
those
whom
God
hath
set
ouer
vs
.
Tandem
eo
dementiae
deuenimus
,
vt
gloriemus
iis
,
quibus
erubescere
oportebat
&
quod
vnum
habemus
in
malis
bonum
perdimus
peccandi
verecundiam
.
Let
vs
looke
with
impartiall
eies
vpon
the
late
proceedings
of
our
owne
Separatisis
,
and
vpon
what
reasons
their
fained
griefes
are
grounded
,
and
we
shall
easily
perceiue
whether
the
Church
their
Mother
if
they
disclaime
her
not
(
as
some
already
haue
done
)
hath
left
her
motherly
care
,
or
his
Maiesty
,
vnto
whom
they
owe
obedience
,
if
they
haue
any
conscience
(
which
is
to
be
doubted
)
hath
exceeded
the
extent
of
Soueraigntie
,
or
they
their
Ministeriall
function
,
or
dutifull
allegeance
in
impugning
either
the
one
or
the
other
.
That
I
may
cleare
this
the
better
,
and
shew
Hercules
by
his
foot
,
I
will
leaue
generals
,
and
descend
to
my
particular
obseruations
picked
out
of
a
short
view
of
some
few
passages
contained
in
the
huge
Chaos
of
those
infamous
libels
,
which
I
haue
already
mentioned
,
whether
they
goe
current
vnder
the
name
of
Didoclauius
,
Philadelphus
,
Anonimus
,
or
other
titles
,
rather
distinguishing
audacious
attempts
then
persons
.
In
the
Epistle
to
the
Altar
of
Damascus
,
censuring
his
Maiesties
learned
and
Princely
Basilicon
doron
,
these
be
the
words
of
Didoclauius
,
Auaite
hostem
nobis
infestissimum
regem
Brittanniae
,
&c.
A
little
after
in
that
same
Epistle
,
Pro
principe
Apostata
non
orandum
docet
Apostolus
,
ordines
in
ordinem
redigere
posse
tirannum
,
&
gladium
e
furiosi
manibus
extorquere
,
verisimile
est
aliquos
censuisse
,
nam
id
sentiunt
viri
docti
.
Thirdly
,
in
that
Epistle
he
is
not
ashamed
to
proclaime
an
impudent
knowne
vntruth
in
these
words
.
Anno
secundo
post
regis
in
Angliam
aduentum
300.
Ministri
vel
libertate
concionandi
mulctati
,
v●●
beneficio
priuati
vel
excommunicationis
fulmine
icti
,
vel
in
carcerem
coniecti
,
vel
solum
vertere
coacti
&c.
superiorum
temporum
annales
replicanti
reperire
non
est
grauiorem
,
sub
vllo
principe
fidem
orthodoxam
profitente
persecutionem
.
In
the
course
of
conformitie
,
page
88.
these
be
the
words
of
the
same
authour
;
the
Idolatry
of
Ieroboam
(
saith
he
)
might
haue
as
well
beene
defended
,
by
the
authority
and
kirke
of
that
age
,
as
Idolatry
of
this
age
by
the
State
and
Clergy
;
now
ioyne
all
these
together
and
you
shall
the
better
without
comment
,
vnderstand
the
one
by
the
other
,
and
by
what
spirit
a
priuate
man
,
impudently
taxing
King
,
Clergy
and
Gouernment
to
which
hee
ought
obedience
,
preferreth
such
doctrine
to
which
hee
is
ashamed
,
otherwise
to
affixe
his
name
,
then
by
anagrammatizing
Dauidis
Calderwodi
into
Edwardi
Didoclauii
,
as
if
none
but
the
brethren
of
his
owne
language
could
dissolue
such
a
Gordian
knot
,
explaine
this
subtill
Hierogliphicke
,
extricate
this
labyrinthian
riddle
,
or
finde
out
a
Woodcocke
by
the
eye
.
To
come
from
the
Title
to
the
Subiect
,
there
was
neuer
Christian
pen
that
did
blot
paper
with
so
barbarous
Aphorismes
,
scandalous
comparisons
,
and
dishonourable
reproches
,
all
which
vntruthes
from
the
mouth
of
a
shamelesse
lybeller
are
honorable
badges
to
vertues
.
Miriam
was
branded
with
leprosie
,
Prince
,
Prophet
and
Priest
,
and
vpbrayd
the
comely
clothed
sobrietie
of
his
parents
,
and
yet
looketh
to
be
honoured
as
an
Oracle
or
canonized
Saint
.
How
dareth
this
Cirian
Wolfe
barke
against
that
Moone
,
eye
of
Heauen
,
dissipates
the
Cimerian
darkenesse
of
that
night
,
in
whose
obscuritie
hee
thirsteth
to
prey
vpon
the
innocencie
of
vnwarie
sheepe
,
or
thinketh
this
bastardly
brat
that
his
Maiestie
hath
not
thousands
,
the
least
scratch
of
whose
pens
is
able
to
brand
his
face
with
blacke
infamie
,
if
they
wold
interrupt
more
profitable
studies
by
honoring
a
factious
libeller
,
with
answer
to
beggerly
collections
,
borrowed
as
well
from
the
dregs
of
scismaticall
opinions
,
as
from
the
corrupt
pudles
of
some
double
tongd
Lawyers
,
and
informatory
papers
of
the
seditious
brethren
of
his
owne
profession
,
representatiue
body
of
the
State
,
that
if
truth
might
haue
trust
,
or
reason
place
,
the
chiefe
maintainers
of
that
orderlesse
frame
might
be
satisfied
,
or
giue
sentence
against
themselues
to
be
thrust
out
of
the
Church
for
such
irregular
,
rude
and
intemperate
passions
,
as
in
bitternes
of
gall
makes
a
scissure
in
the
vnitie
of
the
Church
,
and
exposeth
the
sacred
name
of
Soueraigntie
to
contempt
,
or
rather
annihilates
it
.
But
lest
it
be
thought
,
that
rather
passion
then
reason
thus
transports
me
,
I
will
first
examine
the
suggested
degrees
of
persecution
,
whereupon
this
trumpet
of
sedition
buildeth
his
reasonlesse
railing
,
and
then
the
dignitie
of
the
gouernment
whereof
he
so
much
boasted
.
To
come
to
the
first
,
he
aggrauates
the
persecution
by
the
number
persecuted
,
viz
,
300.
then
discending
to
the
persons
of
some
prime
men
so
persecuted
,
hee
nameth
Master
Robert
Bruce
,
Master
Andrew
and
Master
Iames
Meluils
,
The
first
,
he
saith
,
hath
beene
terra
iactatus
&
vndis
,
or
subiected
to
the
extremitie
of
persecution
,
for
the
space
of
twenty
three
yeeres
:
then
after
an
emphaticall
Epilogue
of
his
discent
and
praises
,
hee
exclaimeth
,
anima
mea
cum
anima
tua
Bruci
.
For
the
praises
due
to
that
reuerend
well
discended
Gentleman
,
I
thinke
he
hath
said
too
little
,
and
that
he
hath
deserued
the
pen
of
a
more
famous
Authour
to
blazon
his
commendation
;
but
that
Master
Robert
Bruce
will
echo
a
rayler
,
with
anima
mea
cum
anima
tua
Dioclauii
,
is
more
then
I
will
beleeue
.
That
the
least
touch
of
any
such
seueritie
hath
bin
vsed
against
Master
Robert
Bruce
,
it
is
more
then
himselfe
will
confirme
:
the
limitation
of
his
residence
within
such
places
where
his
Ministerie
might
bee
most
profitable
,
and
he
least
troubled
with
seditious
motions
of
violent
spirits
(
whose
inconsiderate
attempts
much
greeueth
him
)
was
done
vpon
mature
deliberation
,
and
warranted
with
diuine
and
humane
Lawes
.
Master
Andrew
Meluil
a
learned
man
,
whose
memorie
,
as
on
the
one
part
,
I
will
not
mention
without
modest
respect
:
so
on
the
other
part
,
lest
I
should
wrong
the
truth
,
or
smother
his
Maiesties
gracious
respect
to
him
;
I
can
say
no
lesse
then
his
intollerable
fiery
humour
seconded
with
a
misregard
of
his
superiours
and
place
,
did
precipitate
him
into
the
abridgement
of
his
libertie
.
In
all
which
time
his
Maiesties
care
was
such
of
him
(
as
I
haue
heard
Master
Meluill
confesse
)
that
neuer
subiect
of
his
condition
had
greater
fauour
at
libertie
then
he
in
restraint
;
neither
was
the
Duke
of
Bulloignes
request
for
his
libertie
,
without
his
Maiesties
knowne
willingnesse
,
who
condescended
at
first
,
or
rather
prompted
the
Dukes
motion
.
Master
Iames
Meluil
a
man
of
more
mild
disposition
and
quiet
temper
,
yet
so
farre
ingaged
in
the
factious
course
of
his
brethren
that
hee
could
not
reclaime
himselfe
when
(
as
is
well
knowne
)
hee
most
earnestly
desired
:
hee
liued
at
Berwicke
with
greater
content
,
and
had
better
meanes
allowed
him
then
euer
hee
had
in
Scotland
,
neither
in
all
that
time
was
his
Maiesties
beneuolence
wanting
.
Some
others
of
the
Ministery
that
were
sentenced
to
exile
,
in
mitigation
of
a
capitall
iudgement
giuen
against
them
,
vpon
acknowledgement
of
their
offence
,
were
recalled
and
restored
to
their
owne
or
better
places
.
If
there
hath
beene
,
or
yet
be
,
any
in
Scotland
silenced
or
confined
,
it
was
,
and
is
,
vpon
their
contemptuous
misdemeanours
,
and
vpon
mature
legall
proceedings
against
them
;
whereof
the
whole
number
(
so
farre
as
I
can
learne
)
doth
not
amount
to
halfe
a
hundreth
,
farre
lesse
multiply
to
three
hundred
inlarged
by
the
lybeller
.
If
he
calleth
those
persecuted
Saints
,
whose
benefices
his
Maiestie
hath
enlarged
out
of
his
Crowne
reuenues
,
he
erreth
not
so
much
,
if
he
had
sayd
sixe
hundred
,
as
he
doth
now
in
mistaking
three
hundred
for
fiftie
or
fewer
:
but
it
is
the
nature
of
base
ingratitude
,
to
receiue
more
easily
bad
impressions
then
good
,
to
abstract
from
the
realitie
of
benefits
receiued
,
and
aggrauate
the
least
misconception
of
inuiuries
offered
.
Nihil
amas
cum
ingratum
amas
,
neque
stipula
leui●●
pondus
,
quam
fides
eius
.
It
is
said
by
that
famous
but
dead
statua
of
Memnon
did
alwayes
resound
cheerfull
echoes
,
when
the
Suns
golden
Beames
did
shine
vpon
it
;
but
now
many
liuing
statues
in
place
of
cheerfull
acclamations
of
ioy
and
content
,
for
so
great
benefits
as
they
dayly
receiue
,
send
backe
nothing
but
bitter
exclamations
,
and
whatsoeuer
may
eternize
ingratitude
whose
blushing
pen
writeth
royall
fauours
in
dust
,
and
imaginarie
disgusts
in
marble
.
Loe
this
is
the
persecution
,
this
the
tyrranny
,
and
these
be
the
persecuted
,
Antichristian
zeale
accompanied
with
pride
,
malice
and
contempt
,
or
true
zeale
attended
with
Faith
,
Charitie
,
and
Humilitie
,
that
tickleth
the
fancy
of
the
penman
of
the
greatest
persecution
that
can
bee
found
in
any
history
?
This
is
the
Philadelphian
Eusebius
and
learned
Rabbin
that
out
of
the
Sanhedrime
of
his
fiery
braine
must
rule
both
Church
and
State
by
such
Catilinarian
Glosses
,
as
introduce
mutinous
anarchie
and
are
onely
vailes
to
couer
the
face
of
treason
,
champion
Didoclauius
,
whose
Herculean
labours
must
re-erect
Disciplinam
optime
stabilitatem
&
feliciter
administratam
,
or
more
truely
,
the
frame
of
implacable
paritie
,
agreeing
in
nothing
but
in
discord
,
and
onely
constant
in
inconstancie
,
as
shall
appeare
by
the
discipline
so
highly
aduanced
and
pictured
by
another
brother
of
the
purer
profession
.
Ministers
,
Pastors
,
Doctors
,
Elders
,
and
Deaecons
,
yet
the
office
of
Doctor
hath
not
beene
in
vse
otherwise
then
in
the
Schooles
,
but
the
reformation
was
effected
by
other
three
members
,
with
the
helpe
of
the
Nobilitie
and
Communaltie
.
First
,
then
we
haue
a
Doctor
one
of
the
foure
pillars
of
the
foundation
of
this
gouernment
;
yet
that
neither
Philadelphus
or
his
brethren
haue
made
,
not
onely
no
vse
of
that
name
,
but
rather
persecuted
it
with
extremitie
of
enuy
,
their
bitter
inuectiues
against
the
late
institution
of
Doctors
in
Scotland
will
fully
demonstrate
;
because
the
title
of
a
Doctor
seemed
to
looke
a
little
higher
then
paritie
could
well
indure
,
they
did
reiect
it
which
by
time
might
haue
ouer-topped
them
,
and
vsed
the
helpe
of
some
of
the
Nobilitie
and
violent
common
people
,
in
the
reformation
;
the
first
were
powerfull
,
being
inuested
in
the
Church
reuenues
,
the
other
forward
and
fit
instruments
to
advance
anarchie
.
Here
is
a
fourefold
frame
lam'd
already
of
a
foot
by
their
owne
records
,
if
a
politicke
or
naturall
body
may
not
subsist
intire
without
a
prime
member
.
Now
let
vs
distinctly
examine
the
progresse
of
this
externall
gouernment
,
wherein
first
behold
(
which
Philadelphus
smothereth
in
silence
)
the
good
Corne
purged
with
the
Chaffe
,
the
Wheate
with
the
Cockle
,
or
the
good
things
remoued
with
the
bad
,
and
the
ancient
monuments
and
policie
of
the
kingdome
ouerthrown
or
demolished
by
head-strong
violence
.
Next
,
that
they
might
not
seeme
to
ouerturne
all
order
at
once
,
Episcopis
qui
eierato
Papismo
ad
causam
religionis
se
adiungebant
concessum
vt
reditibus
fruerentur
,
ea
lege
vt
pastores
in
suis
diocesibus
alerent
.
Next
,
were
superintendents
established
in
the
place
of
Bishops
as
well
to
admit
and
exauctorate
Ministers
as
to
administrate
diuine
seruice
,
Not
long
after
(
whether
the
emenencie
of
superintendents
did
become
suspicious
to
generall
assemblies
,
Iohn
Knox
,
by
whom
the
gouernment
of
the
Church
was
wholly
directed
.
In
hoc
negotio
nemo
nescit
maiorem
Knoxii
quam
omnium
superintendentium
luudem
fuisse
.
Leeth
,
anno
1571.
Ianuary
12.
Bishops
were
againe
established
,
but
not
without
opposition
following
;
the
next
yeere
in
the
Sinod
holden
at
Pearthe
,
wherein
the
disciples
of
Knox
made
earnest
protestation
against
the
gouernment
of
Bishops
.
Anno
1573.
the
generall
assemblies
did
inioyne
Bishops
to
haue
no
further
authoritie
then
superintendents
had
before
.
Popish
Clergy
making
question
to
whom
the
Lords
Prayer
should
be
directed
.
Church
gouernment
was
confirmed
and
published
,
the
Hierarchy
of
Bishops
condemned
,
and
new
lawes
of
discipline
established
.
In
the
assembly
holden
at
Dundie
,
anno
1580.
Bishops
were
deuested
of
all
authority
,
their
office
declared
to
be
a
humane
inuention
receiued
to
the
preiudice
of
the
Church
,
to
bee
razed
out
of
the
gouernment
thereof
,
and
they
inioyned
to
yeeld
to
this
decree
,
vnder
the
paine
of
excommunication
.
But
lest
such
dayly
nouations
might
argue
Proteus-like
changes
in
this
gouernment
,
Philadelphus
,
Didoclauius
and
the
like
fire-brands
are
the
staines
of
the
Ministry
,
and
disturbers
of
the
Church
;
therefore
the
office
of
all
Pastors
is
vtterly
to
be
defaced
and
forbidden
:
the
cases
are
matches
,
if
the
one
may
stand
in
Law
,
the
other
may
;
and
if
we
condemne
the
one
,
wee
must
condemne
the
other
;
for
,
if
we
reason
from
the
abuse
of
good
things
to
the
remouing
of
them
,
we
shall
fall
into
an
anarchy
and
ouerthrow
all
reason
.
In
the
assembly
holden
at
Glascow
,
1581.
Aprill
24.
Presbiteriall
gouernment
,
and
what
else
might
aduance
democratie
,
was
established
,
and
continued
without
great
encrease
,
till
the
assembly
holden
1590.
that
paritie
began
to
waxe
like
a
gourd
;
then
were
Commissioners
or
Prouinciall
ouer-seers
discharged
,
and
their
power
conferred
vpon
Presbiteriall
assemblies
,
as
the
vndoubted
right
of
those
pupils
that
were
but
nine
yeeres
of
age
.
Comissionariorum
siue
visitatorum
prouinciarum
potestas
abrogata
est
,
From
the
beginning
of
Presbiteriall
gouernment
vnto
anno
1600.
or
thereabouts
,
by
the
records
of
generall
,
prouincial
,
presbiteriall
assemblies
,
and
Parochiall
sessions
,
nothing
is
to
be
found
but
the
Austrian
plus
vltra
dayly
encroacht
vpon
,
and
euery
day
new
deuises
.
In
the
time
of
this
raging
confusion
Maiesty
was
ouer-swayed
with
clamourous
railing
,
faction
incited
,
maintained
and
defended
by
adherence
of
most
part
of
the
Ministrie
to
the
strongest
partie
of
those
combustions
,
that
were
too
common
in
those
dayes
,
but
now
are
happily
remoued
by
the
wisdome
of
that
King
,
whom
refractarie
furies
hath
from
his
very
infancie
so
barbarously
,
insolently
,
and
vnthankefully
opposed
,
that
by
diuine
and
nationall
Lawes
iustly
might
hee
haue
curbed
such
madnesse
with
a
more
strict
censure
,
then
by
his
milde
and
royall
regrate
in
his
learned
Princely
Basilicon
Doron
,
I
might
add
here
many
rare
paradoxes
,
insolent
misdemeanours
,
and
bold
attempts
,
not
beseeming
Christian
sobrietie
,
much
lesse
the
approbation
of
a
well
settled
gouernment
:
but
if
it
appeare
,
that
eithet
the
frame
or
administration
pictured
by
Philadelphus
,
bee
orderly
or
any
way
sorting
with
an
happy
gouernement
,
I
desire
to
know
what
is
anarchie
,
disloyaltie
and
sedition
?
but
I
leaue
the
pressure
of
such
festered
sores
,
and
continue
my
enquirie
in
the
late
actions
of
that
impure
Spawne
of
those
Separatists
whose
Grachus
doctrine
,
Catechisme
of
sedition
&
schoole
of
faction
is
neither
compatible
with
the
Lawes
of
God
or
Empire
,
or
any
thing
else
then
the
ouer
flowing
of
the
surfetting
stomach
of
Muncer
the
Anabaptist
,
who
drunke
in
selfe-conceit
,
did
bost
to
conquer
the
world
with
the
sword
of
the
Spirit
:
Et
cogere
vniuersum
orbem
gladio
Gedeonis
ad
nonum
Christi
regnum
instituendum
:
tum
quidem
bene
currebamus
.
It
is
well
said
Sir
,
yet
giue
me
leaue
to
tell
you
,
that
oft
times
the
more
haste
the
worse
speede
,
and
that
festina
lente
in
gouernment
is
more
sure
,
and
commeth
oft
times
more
safely
home
,
then
that
hot
spurre
,
that
either
spoyles
his
horse
,
or
runneth
himselfe
out
of
winde
or
ioynt
;
or
as
your
anarchie
that
was
rotten
before
it
was
ripe
.
Yet
let
vs
heare
an
vncharitable
glosse
vpon
an
Apocriphall
text
,
or
the
reason
which
Philadelphus
giueth
,
that
this
happines
was
interrupted
by
the
bringing
in
of
Bishops
.
Diabolus
(
sayth
he
)
hanc
faelicitatem
inuidens
tertium
Episcoporum
genus
noua
arte
supposuit
.
For
answer
to
such
prophane
censures
,
I
can
say
no
lesse
,
then
that
as
his
former
running
course
did
shew
more
will
then
wisdome
,
and
hath
shortned
the
life
of
consistorian
discipline
and
prematured
violence
:
so
is
his
ragged
reason
against
all
reason
or
probabilitie
,
that
the
Prince
of
darkenesse
and
confusion
should
enuy
anarchy
,
and
haue
any
hand
in
the
frame
of
good
gouernment
,
which
is
a
chiefe
type
of
Gods
presence
,
and
the
snafle
that
curbeth
the
pride
,
selfe-conceit
and
presumption
of
vnstayed
spirits
,
who
oft
times
in
repining
against
Magistracy
,
are
authours
in
their
owne
destruction
.
Thus
haue
you
heard
,
how
Didoclauius
and
Philadelphus
doe
tilt
at
King
and
Clergy
;
now
you
shall
heare
another
bird
of
that
same
feather
runne
the
wild-Goose
chase
at
Councell
and
Court
,
taking
aime
through
a
false
looking
glasse
,
lately
framed
by
a
Scotish
Separatist
,
and
steeled
or
put
in
a
rauing
stile
at
Leiden
by
an
English
Brownist
.
Statizing
Achitophel
,
a
calumniating
Doeg
,
are
the
only
Councellours
:
but
Constantine
tryed
his
Courtiers
fidelitie
to
him
,
by
their
piety
towards
God
;
but
now
a
man
truly
religious
,
is
thought
vnfittest
for
state
affairs
,
[
a
](A11621-e15850-b)
a
The
Doctors
reason
.
because
they
cannot
say
he
is
an
honest
man
;
but
with
this
conditionall
,
if
he
were
not
a
ranke
Puritan
.
The
first
part
of
this
bold
vntrue
calumny
,
deserueth
rather
the
examination
of
a
whip
then
of
a
pen
,
or
of
a
pillory
then
of
a
reply
;
yet
I
wish
that
the
fond
foole
,
the
Authour
,
should
know
that
his
Maiesty
hath
moe
,
truly
religious
,
wise
,
learned
,
loyall
Councellours
and
Courteours
,
then
there
be
honest
men
Puritans
of
his
opinion
in
the
whole
world
,
in
which
large
circumference
I
doe
verily
thinke
there
is
not
one
.
On
the
contrary
,
I
may
truly
affirme
,
that
there
be
few
Courts
or
Statesmen
in
Europe
,
or
elsewhere
can
paralell
,
none
exceed
either
the
fidelity
or
integrity
of
those
in
great
Britaine
:
if
all
be
not
a
like
affected
,
or
any
,
otherwise
enclined
,
then
human
eyes
can
see
,
or
the
wisdome
of
a
wise
King
preuent
,
God
must
be
their
iudge
,
and
their
conscience
their
witnesse
.
A
runnagate
that
hath
put
his
hand
from
Gods
plough
,
Church
,
Court
and
Campe
,
are
thought
vnfit
(
as
he
saith
)
for
State
affaires
;
To
that
part
I
answer
,
that
euery
good
subiect
hath
great
cause
to
thanke
God
that
our
King
is
more
wise
,
then
to
admit
any
into
his
Councell
or
affaires
of
State
,
whom
all
men
(
besides
themselues
)
know
to
be
fairded
with
false
colours
of
religion
,
and
more
fit
to
be
fagots
for
combustion
of
State
,
then
to
be
helpers
in
supporting
the
heauy
frame
of
Empire
;
because
diseases
of
this
kinde
are
hereditary
to
most
of
this
family
,
infusing
from
one
to
another
,
a
taint
or
staggers
in
their
vitall
spirits
,
as
if
they
were
bitten
with
a
mad
Dog
,
which
frenzie
maketh
them
vnseruiceable
,
either
in
Church
or
Commonwealth
,
but
specially
to
bee
vncapable
to
bee
vpon
Councell
of
Kings
,
who
are
the
onely
barres
that
impeach
their
proceedings
,
for
this
cause
they
cunningly
labour
to
induce
the
people
to
condole
their
yoke
of
obedience
cast
off
such
fetters
,
and
purchase
their
libertie
.
The
reason
which
the
Doctor
giueth
,
is
like
his
physicall
receipts
which
trouble
his
patients
more
then
the
disease
:
for
certainly
,
if
we
may
call
these
Puritans
,
whom
this
lybeller
esteemeth
to
be
so
;
King
,
Councell
,
and
Court
,
haue
iust
cause
to
take
exception
at
the
very
name
which
is
but
a
staine
of
Puritanisme
;
for
my
part
,
if
it
bee
lawfull
to
iudge
men
by
their
actions
:
I
may
safely
say
,
that
he
can
neuer
be
an
honest
man
to
God
and
to
his
countrey
,
that
conceiueth
such
damnable
thoughts
,
farre
lesse
he
that
publisheth
such
hellish
positions
,
and
that
besides
all
other
poysonable
trash
euery
where
intermixt
in
this
Doctors
bitter
pilles
,
this
one
Colaquintida
so
corrupts
all
his
other
drugs
,
that
it
proclaimeth
him
to
to
be
an
impudent
rayler
,
a
Pseudo-puritan
,
or
rotten
hearted
hypocrite
,
and
not
a
Puritan
,
of
which
number
I
wish
my selfe
,
and
all
others
to
be
,
if
human
infirmitie
might
aime
at
such
perfection
,
so
long
as
it
is
clothed
with
mortalitie
.
But
thus
it
falleth
out
,
that
as
well
the
best
men
as
their
best
actions
set
and
performed
,
on
the
conspicuous
Theater
of
the
world
,
are
alwayes
attended
and
entertained
with
blacke
detraction
and
calumnie
,
the
deformed
Brats
of
malecontents
,
ignorance
or
enuy
,
who
loath
the
Nectar-like
drops
that
fall
from
heauen
vpon
sweet
flowers
,
and
delight
onely
to
sucke
the
poysonable
iuyce
of
gall
and
wormwood
.
Hence
it
is
that
factious
spirits
,
violently
agitated
with
outragious
passion
of
singularitie
,
enuy
,
anger
,
desire
of
rule
,
and
popular
applause
,
are
onely
quiet
in
commotions
,
amicable
concord
,
then
regal
power
and
authoritie
,
thereby
offring
vnto
Gods
deputies
and
their
iust
commands
,
the
pests
and
poysons
of
their
infected
and
ill
affected
minds
,
imitating
those
barbarous
nations
,
who
in
their
sacrifices
did
offer
the
gall
and
vilest
parts
of
their
beasts
.
What
can
we
call
the
malitious
censuring
of
sacred
persons
,
or
designes
,
but
a
kind
of
sacriledge
and
blasphemy
,
both
against
God
and
Kings
,
of
whom
all
discourse
ought
to
be
full
of
Religion
,
reuerence
and
respect
?
O
mercifull
God!
what
wit
is
able
to
sound
the
depth
of
those
dangerous
euils
,
whereinto
the
malitious
nature
of
scismaticall
sedition
vailed
with
religion
,
is
able
to
sinke
it selfe
,
rather
then
to
acknowledge
error
in
those
things
which
it
hath
taken
vpon
it
to
defend
,
Miserum
est
peccare
,
miserius
delectari
,
miserrimum
excusare
,
&
tum
demum
consumata
amentia
est
cum
ad
studium
malum
opinio
quedam
pietatis
accesserit
.
The
motto
of
Iacke
Straw
,
Wyat
&
Kett
was
viuat
Euangelium
,
&
now
the
pretext
of
conscience
is
a
cullour
of
disobedience
to
euery
casheerd
Leuite
or
ignorant
consistorian
,
whose
studies
are
by
wresting
Scripture
to
destroy
vnitie
,
beget
a
scisme
in
the
hearts
or
subiects
,
and
make
it
their
common
place
in
writings
,
discourse
,
or
in
the
Pulpit
to
leape
from
the
liues
of
their
flockes
,
to
enueigh
against
gouernment
,
and
presumptuously
incroach
without
all
reuerence
vpon
the
affaires
of
Princes
,
as
they
were
able
to
demolish
the
walles
of
the
Church
,
shake
the
foundations
of
the
State
,
and
liue
Libertines
without
controlement
.
When
authoritie
commaundeth
any
thing
that
is
to
be
presumed
not
against
,
but
for
aduancement
of
Religion
;
I
would
gladly
know
who
is
to
be
confer
,
whether
the
things
commanded
be
lawfull
or
not
,
or
whether
some
singular
contentious
or
malecontented
spirits
,
transported
with
wrong
ends
,
may
oppose
the
Church
in
his
Maiesties
lawes
,
giuing
life
vnto
them
?
If
Authoritie
at
any
time
swerue
from
the
strict
obseruance
of
religion
,
in
its
owne
integritie
,
in
matters
of
discipline
,
that
remissenes
ought
to
incite
Church-men
to
deuotion
and
pietie
,
to
explaine
the
sense
of
Scripture
with
all
humilitie
,
to
acquaint
as
well
Princes
as
people
,
with
the
will
of
God
by
preaching
,
to
turne
the
wrath
of
God
from
them
by
prayer
;
that
so
obtaining
a
blessing
vpon
their
labours
,
they
may
by
practise
confirme
such
in
the
faith
by
their
workes
,
as
they
haue
wonne
by
their
words
to
embrace
and
beleeue
it
.
Ex
pede
Herculem
,
the
tree
is
knowne
by
the
fruite
,
and
not
by
the
florishing
shadowes
of
substance
.
Exclamation
and
railing
,
howsoeuer
personated
in
religious
habit
,
is
not
so
much
to
the
preseruation
of
religion
as
the
Romans
did
superstitiously
imagine
the
keckling
of
Geese
was
to
the
safety
of
the
Capitolium
.
turbulent
tempests
and
whirlewinds
of
contradictions
and
discentions
;
But
his
blessed
Spirit
is
in
the
sweet
gentle
breach
and
still
calme
winde
of
peace
and
concord
.
If
any
man
say
,
they
are
warranted
by
their
conscience
,
contentiously
to
impugne
authoritie
,
anull
the
lawes
of
a
free
Monarchy
,
and
make
a
Metamorhposis
of
religion
,
at
their
pleasure
when
euery
misconception
tickleth
their
fancy
:
I
answer
that
they
balke
the
high
way
wherein
they
ought
to
walke
,
neglect
the
maine
end
at
which
they
should
driue
,
and
aime
obliquely
at
priuate
gaine
,
vaine
glory
,
satisfaction
of
some
base
humour
or
passion
.
If
our
conscience
tels
vs
this
or
that
,
and
cannot
proue
what
it
tells
,
but
by
shifts
,
coniectures
&
shadows
;
then
it
is
not
conscience
at
least
no
true
,
but
a
lying
conscience
,
that
so
misleads
vs
;
no
,
it
is
rather
our
fancy
,
our
peeuish
preiudicate
and
forward
conceit
,
which
we
are
bound
to
resist
and
subiect
our
owne
peruerse
crooked
will
to
the
will
of
God
;
When
Micha
will
set
vp
an
Idoll
and
assume
a
chamber
worship
to
satisfie
his
erring
conscience
,
As
the
Lawes
of
God
must
guide
our
consciences
in
matters
of
Faith
:
so
the
positiue
Lawes
of
the
kingdome
must
be
the
high
way
wherin
euery
good
Subiect
must
walke
,
in
actiue
obedience
,
in
matters
not
repugnant
to
that
faith
.
Againe
,
Kings
are
dispensators
and
dilposers
of
the
law
,
but
they
are
not
holden
to
satisfie
euery
priuate
contentious
or
curious
head
,
which
pretend
conscience
for
disobedience
,
or
answer
euery
delinquent
with
arguments
;
if
they
did
so
,
their
worke
were
infinite
.
It
is
strange
then
in
the
eyes
of
sound
iudgement
,
that
some
rebellious
factious
spirits
should
thus
roare
,
range
,
&
rage
as
if
we
had
neither
Prince
Priest
nor
Iudge
.
The
Apostles
and
Fathers
obayed
Nero
a
Monster
and
Tyrant
;
Dioclesian
a
cruell
persecutor
,
and
Iulian
an
accursed
Apostate
.
When
there
was
not
a
Christian
King
vpon
earth
,
Saint
Paul
commanded
Titus
to
put
the
people
in
remembrance
of
their
obedience
to
Princes
and
Rulers
.
Neque
aliud
remedium
proponitur
priuatis
hominibus
tirannis
subiectis
,
preter
preces
&
lachrymas
&
vitae
mendationem
.
There
can
bee
no
iust
cause
enabling
subiects
to
arme
against
authoritie
;
because
a
publike
action
must
be
warranted
with
a
iust
cause
,
a
good
intention
,
and
lawfull
authoritie
;
the
last
whereof
can
neuer
fall
into
priuate
hands
,
which
are
not
to
vendicate
that
cognizance
which
belongeth
to
the
tribunall
of
heauen
.
That
transcendent
Maiestie
by
whom
Kings
raigne
hath
reserued
their
audit
to
himselfe
,
that
they
may
be
more
carefull
to
keepe
their
accompts
streight
and
rule
with
iustice
.
The
Iura
Regalia
of
Kings
are
holden
of
heauen
and
cannot
escheat
to
any
earthly
power
,
farre
lesse
to
a
subiect
.
The
Law
hath
two
properties
,
the
one
to
shew
men
what
they
should
doe
,
the
other
to
punish
the
transgressors
;
the
king
hath
interest
in
the
first
,
but
is
not
further
subiect
to
the
second
then
to
his
Soueraign
in
heauen
,
whose
deputie
he
is
in
this
inferior
Orbe
of
the
earth
.
All
popular
commotions
,
vnreasonable
railing
,
vomiting
of
vnchristian
scandall
,
factious
conspiracies
,
and
treasonable
practices
,
are
the
badges
of
disloyall
and
treacherous
subiects
,
who
ought
to
testifie
the
patience
of
true
Israelites
,
and
the
obedience
of
true
Christians
.
Arma
mea
preces
meae
,
nec
possum
nec
debeo
aliter
resistere
,
saith
Saint
Ambrose
.
That
we
are
to
doe
nothing
in
the
Church
through
contention
or
vaine
glory
,
but
that
in
meeknesse
of
minde
euery
man
thinke
another
better
then
himselfe
.
Supporting
one
another
through
loue
,
endeauouring
to
keepe
the
vnitie
of
faith
in
the
bonds
of
peace
,
doing
all
things
without
reasoning
and
murmuring
.
For
the
end
of
the
Commandements
is
Loue
out
of
a
pure
heart
and
of
a
good
conscience
,
and
of
faith
vnfaigned
,
from
which
things
some
haue
erred
and
turned
vnto
vaine
ianglings
.
Now
,
in
contempt
of
these
Oracles
of
direction
,
the
discourse
of
religion
doth
so
busie
the
world
,
Religious
discourse
is
now
so
canuased
in
the
mouth
of
most
men
,
yea
at
the
tipling
table
of
euery
Scoulding
Drab
,
vayled
with
the
name
of
a
Sister
,
that
any
man
might
resolue
that
tooke
notice
of
their
zealous
discourse
,
patheticall
griefes
and
not
of
their
liues
that
there
were
nothing
in
their
desires
,
but
the
purchase
of
heauen
,
and
that
they
vsed
the
world
as
a
reposing
place
towards
their
celestiall
habitation
;
when
on
the
contrary
their
actions
tell
the
world
that
they
are
but
Comedians
in
religion
,
whilst
they
act
diuine
voice
,
but
in
their
liues
renounce
both
their
persons
,
and
the
parts
they
play
.
Curiositie
,
Singularitie
,
and
Faction
,
Who
is
so
blinde
that
he
seeth
not
Faction
,
as
Flagellum
Dei
,
striuing
to
arme
Curiositie
and
Singularitie
with
power
to
afflict
their
Contradictors
?
These
be
the
3.
corrupted
springs
that
send
out
such
impetuous
inundations
of
strife
,
that
labour
to
ouerflow
,
the
peace
of
the
Church
and
ingrosse
Gods
true
worship
to
such
prodigals
that
are
not
initiate
in
the
first
elements
of
Christian
duties
.
Phelautia
,
and
Phantasia
so
swelleth
their
hearts
with
pride
,
and
loade
their
heads
with
distraction
that
they
run
into
desperate
courses
as
Furies
,
neither
regarding
Maiestie
nor
Lawes
,
preferring
confusion
to
order
,
Anarchie
to
Monarchie
,
as
if
Imperium
in
imperio
querendum
esset
,
a
Soueraigne
should
be
commanded
by
a
subiect
,
or
the
body
be
aboue
the
head
.
If
any
aske
them
by
what
warrant
they
doe
these
things
,
presently
they
apply
all
things
spoken
by
Nehemiah
and
the
rest
of
the
Prophets
,
touching
the
repairing
of
the
Citie
of
God
or
the
walles
thereof
,
as
the
Holy
Ghost
had
meant
to
foresignifie
,
what
euery
Mercenary
firebrand
of
their
profession
should
doe
or
suffer
,
for
whatsoeuer
position
without
reason
,
and
against
authoritie
,
he
taketh
vpon
him
to
defend
;
yea
some
impudent
Stoickes
amongst
them
will
tel
you
,
who
knoweth
but
they
be
the
men
?
In
their
ordinary
discourse
&
plagiarie
pasquils
,
they
assume
the
titles
of
Gods
persecuted
Saints
,
the
secret
ones
for
whom
God
spared
the
world
,
Gods
elect
vessels
,
his
deere
children
and
the
like
attributes
,
Miles
gloriosus
,
then
to
be
the
assumptions
of
sober
Christians
,
but
godly
names
doe
not
iustifie
godlesse
men
,
they
are
but
vpbraided
when
they
are
honoured
with
titles
whereunto
their
liues
are
not
sutable
.
Many
haue
Iacobs
voyce
and
Esaus
roughnesse
,
words
of
pietie
but
actions
of
Babel
and
the
pride
of
Lucifer
in
the
insatiable
aspiring
to
rule
both
Church
and
State
,
or
bee
gouerned
by
none
of
them
;
If
we
looke
vpon
the
peaceable
conuersation
of
the
most
earnest
Champions
of
Puritanisme
,
we
shall
finde
their
chiefe
Treaties
of
peace
are
extrema
non
media
,
rather
to
continue
the
flame
then
quench
the
fire
,
and
to
encrease
malice
then
to
preuent
mischiefe
.
To
leaue
those
of
the
Ministrie
that
are
so
tainted
with
sophisticated
tincture
of
Pseudo
Puritanisme
,
and
come
to
the
laytie
,
either
in
the
country
or
cittie
that
are
squared
by
that
frame
,
the
most
part
of
the
first
sort
(
I
speake
not
of
all
)
are
rigorous
exactors
vpon
their
poore
hunger-starued
tenants
,
not
sparing
to
sucke
their
blood
,
grind
their
faces
and
expose
them
to
the
extremitie
of
miserie
,
before
they
want
the
least
part
of
their
rent
,
which
the
ground
cursed
for
such
mercilesse
oppression
refuseth
to
yeeld
.
If
any
man
deprecate
such
crueltie
;
their
answer
is
ready
,
wee
take
but
our
owne
,
which
God
alloweth
to
euery
man
.
If
any
strange
beggar
cry
at
their
gates
,
he
must
be
sent
backe
to
his
parish
of
to
the
stockes
;
but
to
acquit
them
of
this
inhumanitie
,
I
wish
that
euery
parish
were
able
to
maintaine
their
owne
poore
,
and
I
commend
such
pollicie
as
a
type
of
good
gouernment
:
yet
,
if
sometimes
some
hunger-starued
beggers
,
straggle
without
their
parish
,
I
thinke
it
more
charity
to
releeue
their
halfe
famisht
life
,
then
without
Christian
compassion
to
send
them
away
,
or
add
cold
to
hunger
.
Others
,
in
Cities
or
Townes
,
knowne
by
the
vsurped
title
of
the
pure
profession
,
are
sorted
in
Lawyers
Merchants
,
Mechanickes
,
or
vnder
Officers
of
commerce
the
end
of
whose
calling
is
,
or
should
be
,
by
commutatiue
iustice
to
supply
the
necessitie
of
each
other
.
The
Lawyer
or
Aduocate
is
truely
to
lay
open
the
Law
,
for
the
determination
of
controuersies
and
preseruation
of
peace
;
neither
wanteth
the
kingdome
of
Scotland
,
men
both
religious
and
learned
of
this
sort
,
but
it
is
to
be
feared
,
that
in
it
there
be
Pseudo
Puritans
that
hould
non
est
iusto
lex
posita
,
Although
the
Law
limits
takings
,
and
cals
the
excesse
extortion
;
yet
the
purest
brother
of
this
kind
may
take
what
fees
he
will
:
this
lex
loquens
,
or
tongue
of
the
Law
,
can
tell
his
Clients
that
the
intention
of
the
Law
is
to
limit
men
that
they
should
take
no
lesse
,
and
it
confines
such
that
can
get
no
more
.
In
other
vocations
,
such
as
haue
taken
a
valuable
consideration
for
their
paines
,
are
lyable
to
the
censure
of
the
Law
,
if
they
performe
not
their
worke
,
yet
these
notwithstanding
their
Fee
,
may
speake
or
hold
their
peace
as
they
please
:
for
though
they
haue
two
hands
to
take
Fees
on
both
sides
,
yet
haue
they
but
one
tongue
,
and
that
is
double
,
which
may
giue
councell
to
both
,
but
cannot
speake
bu
for
one
at
once
.
Demosthenes
had
as
much
for
holding
his
peace
,
as
Aeschines
had
for
pleading
.
The
doctrine
of
restitution
is
a
Popish
point
,
and
the
name
of
Catholike
,
though
in
the
Creed
they
cannot
abyde
.
In
all
other
things
they
like
well
to
be
vniuersall
,
that
is
to
be
for
euery
man
,
or
to
bee
for
one
man
,
in
one
case
,
and
against
him
in
another
,
in
questions
of
resemblance
.
How
can
a
brother
of
the
consistorian
congregation
walke
wrong
that
hath
the
Law
,
the
rule
of
equitie
in
his
hand
,
&
the
immunitie
of
assumed
euangelicall
libertie
?
but
the
issue
oft
times
declares
that
those
wayes
are
not
right
,
and
that
male
parta
,
male
dilabuntur
.
Next
,
let
vs
look
vpon
the
Merchants
&
Tradesmen
the
brethren
of
separation
,
and
we
shall
see
that
they
propound
priuate
gaine
to
themselues
,
as
the
maine
end
of
their
seeming
deuotion
;
that
vnder
this
couer
they
thinke
it
tollerable
to
cheat
or
cousen
what
they
can
,
either
by
sophisticated
wares
,
false
weights
and
measures
,
or
by
any
other
close
deuice
sealed
by
yea
and
nay
;
because
it
is
a
prayse
worth
part
of
their
trade
,
a
mystery
of
their
profession
,
without
which
they
cannot
be
thought
to
be
good
husbands
,
or
thought
fit
to
deale
in
the
world
,
and
for
warrant
,
forsooth
they
will
tell
you
,
vs
to
be
simple
as
Doues
,
but
wise
like
Serpents
.
They
are
strict
obseruers
of
euery
dutie
in
the
first
Table
,
which
touch
not
the
corruption
of
their
profession
;
but
for
workes
of
mercy
commanded
of
the
second
Table
,
they
know
not
what
they
meane
or
perhaps
thinke
them
superstitous
though
they
heare
God
himselfe
say
,
I
will
haue
mercy
,
and
not
sacrifice
.
They
wil
not
sweare
perhaps
that
is
to
open
a
sin
for
their
purpose
;
but
if
lyes
wil
〈◊〉
their
ill
conditioned
commodities
,
they
wil
let
none
●ye
by
them
,
nor
none
lye
beyond
them
.
In
a
word
,
they
make
no
conscience
to
gaine
by
whatsomeuer
course
cloaked
with
a
faigned
show
of
deuotion
.
The
residue
of
the
life
allotted
to
this
short
taske
,
should
faile
me
,
if
I
should
insist
vpon
the
Antipathie
betwixt
their
profession
,
manners
,
and
life
,
or
if
I
should
bring
some
of
those
best-masked
hypocrites
vpon
the
Stage
,
I
should
neede
no
other
colours
to
paint
them
,
nor
pensill
to
delineate
them
,
but
their
owne
:
but
in
distaste
of
the
lauish
scandalous
Tongues
and
corrupted
Pens
of
most
of
their
profession
,
I
will
forbeare
and
hold
it
Religion
,
not
to
insult
ouer
any
mans
personall
infirmities
;
I
loue
better
to
point
at
publike
diseases
,
then
to
launce
priuate
vlcerous
sores
.
I
haue
no
further
ayme
at
any
mans
person
,
then
may
conduce
to
the
truth
of
this
Subiect
,
and
vindicate
wronged
Innocencie
from
the
inuenomed
Shafts
of
forged
Calumnie
and
Malice
.
I
balke
secret
Conuenticles
,
Loue-Feasts
,
Chamber-Exercises
,
gauding
Pilgrimages
,
and
seditious
Exhortatories
,
more
vehement
then
if
Turcisme
or
Iudaisme
were
set
vp
,
and
Religion
layed
at
the
stake
.
I
could
point
at
euery
Mirmidon
,
as
well
in
their
Presbiteriall
as
Consistorian
,
Achilles
;
at
the
Authors
of
the
Instructions
sent
to
Amsterdam
,
for
aduancement
of
the
Catilinarian
Workes
of
Didoclauius
Anonimus
,
and
Philadelphus
;
by
what
Conuoyes
the
brethrens
Contribution
was
sent
,
and
who
returned
huge
Volumes
of
seditious
Libels
,
printed
at
a
dearer
rate
,
then
the
abaters
would
willingly
haue
bestowed
eyther
vpon
Subsidie
,
Hospitall
,
or
other
more
pious
vses
.
But
I
will
not
insist
vpon
those
cauterized
sores
,
whose
insensible
estates
I
ought
rather
to
condole
and
sollcite
remorse
,
then
by
vnfolding
my
knowledge
,
animate
authoritie
so
much
prouoked
and
contemned
.
Neither
am
I
so
vaine
glorious
apprehensiue
as
to
thinke
my selfe
able
to
raise
the
least
dust
with
other
feet
then
my
owne
,
to
worke
vpon
more
excellent
iudgements
,
or
with
my
weake
Oratory
perswade
them
to
any
course
beyond
their
naturall
inclination
:
but
if
I
should
aime
at
what
may
bee
obiected
,
I
should
do
no
more
then
perhaps
some
would
do
,
if
I
were
arraigned
at
the
barre
of
their
iudgement
.
Therefore
,
as
it
is
no
part
of
my
secret
meaning
to
draw
any
good
subiect
into
contempt
;
so
neither
will
I
set
any
fairer
maske
vpon
the
face
of
this
cause
then
naked
trueth
will
afford
.
What
I
write
is
as
far
short
of
that
which
I
might
write
,
as
a
shadow
of
substance
,
scismaticall
opinions
from
trueth
,
bitter
railing
from
Christian
charity
,
or
a
stopper
of
the
shot
which
followeth
.
Military
errors
are
euer
dangerous
,
and
oft-times
irrecouerable
,
but
discourse
curtailed
or
shrunk
through
want
of
instruction
or
meditation
may
bee
regained
by
further
search
,
or
lengthened
vpon
the
tenter
hookes
of
better
opportunitie
,
without
preiudice
of
present
inabilities
.
What
encrease
scismaticall
talents
haue
yeelded
,
what
confusion
of
order
,
&
breach
of
the
sacred
bond
of
loue
hath
sprung
from
these
contentions
,
euery
mans
experience
hath
found
;
the
authors
haue
beene
blinded
with
the
beames
of
singularitie
,
malice
or
ignorance
,
and
the
world
with
pretext
of
zeale
,
conscience
and
deuotion
:
by
them
the
sheepe
haue
beene
taught
to
despise
their
Pastors
&
the
hearts
of
their
Pastors
alienated
from
the
loue
of
their
flockes
.
Such
wrangling
hath
so
eclipsed
the
face
of
humilitie
▪
charity
and
common
honestie
,
that
most
men
are
now
ignorant
,
that
the
storehouse
of
the
Church
is
full
,
when
she
is
rich
in
good
works
,
and
when
Christ
her
spouse
is
fed
,
clothed
,
and
visited
in
his
hungry
,
naked
,
and
diseased
members
.
Our
vnnaturall
diuisions
haue
killed
the
vety
heart
of
deuotion
,
with-holden
many
zealous
Pastors
and
dutifull
subiects
from
the
building
of
the
Sanctuarie
and
the
publike
seruice
,
blind
guides
straine
out
a
Gnat
and
swallow
a
Camell
:
they
haue
left
the
weightier
matters
of
the
Law
,
Iudgement
,
Mercie
and
Fidelitie
;
these
things
they
ought
to
doe
,
and
these
things
whilst
they
contend
about
,
lesse
they
leaue
vndone
.
But
happyer
shall
they
bee
whom
the
Lord
when
hee
commeth
findeth
doing
those
things
,
then
those
whom
vnawares
he
shall
surprise
,
contentiously
disputing
,
either
about
those
curiosities
that
are
aboue
heauen
or
vnder
earth
,
Res
quam
nec
scire
datum
,
nec
scrutari
religiosum
;
In
matters
of
the
first
kinde
,
we
are
rather
religiously
to
admire
and
reuerence
those
mysteries
and
secrets
of
Gods
councel
,
which
he
hath
not
reuealed
,
them
fondly
to
looke
vpon
that
Sun
,
whose
brightnes
is
able
to
dazle
our
eies
,
perhaps
depriue
vs
of
sight
,
if
we
approch
too
neere
to
those
sacred
fires
,
whose
scorching
heate
will
rather
consume
then
cherish
our
cold
capacitie
.
Vna
&
quidem
maxime
laudabilis
audacia
hic
,
nihil
audere
,
vnum
acumen
nihil
cernere
,
vna
scientia
nihil
scire
In
matters
of
policie
and
externall
gouernment
questionable
of
the
second
sort
,
it
hath
beene
the
wisdome
of
former
ages
to
follow
the
wayes
of
peace
,
to
honour
,
reuerence
and
obey
,
next
vnto
the
voyce
of
God
,
the
ordinances
of
the
Church
wherein
they
liued
.
Si
Ecclesiae
non
audiuerit
sit
tibi
tanquam
ethnicus
&
publicanus
.
But
now
Didoclauius
and
his
brethren
thinke
themselues
too
glorious
to
stoope
to
so
low
an
ebbe
,
and
are
swolne
so
high
that
the
walls
of
ordinary
riuers
are
not
able
to
keepe
them
within
their
bankes
.
But
(
glory
be
to
God
)
there
is
no
iust
cause
why
any
man
should
hearken
vnto
the
scismaticall
voyce
of
exite
,
or
separate
from
the
Church
of
Great
Britaine
;
euery
article
,
of
whose
faith
is
grounded
vpon
the
sure
rocke
Christ
Iesus
,
and
subiect
to
no
battery
;
she
acknowledgeth
no
other
supreame
head
but
him
,
no
other
rule
of
faith
but
his
word
,
no
other
propitiatory
sacrifice
but
his
death
,
no
purgatory
but
his
blood
▪
&
no
other
merit
but
his
obedience
.
Nemo
super
hoc
fundamento
aliud
ponat
quam
quod
positum
est
.
presence
of
God
,
of
his
graces
,
power
&
protection
.
We
haue
that
Catholike
Church
which
is
founded
vpon
,
and
agreeth
with
the
trueth
of
the
Scripture
,
that
antiquitie
which
agreeth
with
the
verity
of
the
Scripture
,
that
number
which
worship
God
according
to
the
rules
of
the
Scripture
,
so
farre
as
human
infirmity
can
reach
;
we
haue
that
succession
which
succeedeth
in
the
trueth
of
doctrine
deliuered
in
the
Scripture
,
that
vnitie
which
beleeues
the
trinitie
taught
in
Scripture
,
&
that
visible
congregation
which
is
seene
to
God
as
he
hath
reuealed
himselfe
in
the
Scripture
.
Our
ceremonies
virulently
opposed
by
the
schismaticall
dregs
of
our
owne
separatists
,
other
braine-sicke
sectaries
,
or
prophane
hypocrites
,
are
few
,
but
Minister
many
instructions
,
neither
burthning
the
Church
with
the
multitude
,
or
blemishing
her
face
with
the
superstition
of
externall
rites
,
in
all
which
shee
followeth
her
doctrine
as
the
beames
the
Sunne
,
a
shadow
the
body
,
or
a
line
the
Center
.
As
in
our
Church
the
word
is
truly
preached
:
so
in
euery
circumstance
of
policie
and
discipline
there
is
no
repugnancie
to
that
doctrine
,
or
to
that
decency
commanded
by
the
Apostles
.
In
the
whole
frame
of
our
externall
gouernment
God
hath
his
true
worship
,
Princes
lawfull
obedience
,
the
lawes
due
respect
,
and
Pastors
beseeming
reuerence
.
All
our
policy
tends
to
the
pure
preaching
of
the
word
,
right
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
to
the
lawfull
vocation
of
Pastors
,
charitable
supplying
of
the
poore
,
to
the
sedulous
correction
of
manners
,
carefull
remouall
of
scandall
,
and
to
the
cherishing
of
Christian
vnitie
.
Thus
hath
our
Church
all
the
notes
by
which
shee
may
safely
walke
in
this
doubtfull
way
of
mortalitie
,
if
some
personall
infirmities
,
or
abuse
of
good
Lawes
,
somtimes
eclipse
the
dignity
of
offendors
(
as
they
haue
done
in
the
most
pure
Church
is
that
euer
was
,
or
shall
be
,
in
the
Church
militant
)
they
are
by
priuate
weakenesse
or
omission
,
but
not
by
generall
institution
and
allowance
.
In
one
word
,
our
Church
is
euery
way
happy
,
if
with
all
other
blessings
,
her
children
may
bee
conioyned
in
Feare
,
Holy
Ghost
,
whereby
they
discerne
in
the
Scripture
euery
circumstance
of
their
discipline
,
or
other
position
,
which
others
cannot
:
but
such
men
would
doe
better
,
not
to
trust
to
euery
spirit
,
The
first
,
by
a
speciall
diuine
excellency
we
call
reuelation
,
and
the
second
way
is
called
reason
.
If
the
spirit
by
reuelation
hath
discouered
vnto
the
separatists
,
the
secrets
of
their
discipline
,
and
liberty
of
their
lauish
tongues
and
lawlesse
pens
,
Holy
Ghost
,
and
not
from
fraud
of
that
spirit
,
who
is
strong
in
illusions
.
They
that
take
vpon
them
to
impugne
authority
,
are
to
found
themselues
,
and
examine
whether
they
be
puft
vp
with
pride
,
making
their
imaginations
.
Idols
;
But
if
Didoclauius
,
the
Patriarch
of
Pseudo-Puritanisme
,
and
other
separatists
of
his
profession
,
show
not
their
vocation
by
other
miracles
and
better
reason
,
then
by
accursed
scandall
,
prophane
censure
,
and
seditious
lybels
,
quae
in
verecundae
frontis
nebulones
olent
We
must
not
take
Brightmans
Apocalipsis
,
Apocalipseos
,
the
altar
of
Damascus
,
and
other
the
like
Chimeraes
of
distraction
or
melancholie
,
and
malecontented
meditations
for
warrant
.
Because
all
the
gifts
of
Gods
spirit
doe
so
naturally
tend
to
brotherly
loue
and
common
peace
,
that
we
haue
iust
cause
to
suspect
that
if
such
doctrine
did
proceed
from
Gods
spirit
,
it
should
bee
deliuered
in
sober
,
calme
and
peaceable
manner
,
according
to
the
inspiration
of
Gods
spirit
,
and
not
in
bitternesse
of
railing
and
lybelling
.
Melle
prius
quam
felle
tentandae
sunt
euangelicae
curationes
.
Other
Simbols
of
pastorall
vocation
there
be
,
as
perfect
zeale
,
right
knoledge
,
a
good
conscience
,
not
to
bee
railors
,
contentious
,
and
authours
of
diuision
,
to
be
patient
in
persecution
,
louing
the
vnitie
of
brotherhood
and
deputed
to
death
.
If
with
any
part
of
the
former
,
and
this
ballance
of
the
sanctuary
,
the
life
,
doctrine
,
and
pretended
zeal
of
our
Separatists
agree
,
let
al
of
sound
iudgement
follow
or
fauour
them
as
they
finde
cause
.
I
haue
not
swerued
from
the
trueth
in
the
least
circumstance
thereof
;
or
if
I
would
,
the
recent
actions
which
I
oppose
,
will
not
suffer
me
to
belye
the
authors
.
If
I
haue
exceeded
my
intended
breuitie
,
the
intricacie
of
the
subiect
will
free
mee
.
If
I
haue
beene
constrained
rudely
and
disorderly
to
heape
together
this
discourse
in
a
shorter
scantling
,
then
the
multiplicitie
of
aduerse
calumnies
require
,
I
hope
I
shall
finde
a
time
to
supply
that
necessitous
escape
.
If
my
rough
hewne
discourse
seeme
somewhat
harsh
to
the
delicate
eares
of
separation
:
Saint
Ierome
will
answer
for
me
,
That
against
schismaticall
insolencie
no
censure
can
bee
too
strict
,
or
expostulation
too
seuere
.
If
all
that
I
haue
sayd
bee
conferred
with
the
least
impudent
personall
aspersion
of
thousands
,
vomited
by
those
firebrands
,
whom
I
haue
slightly
shadowed
and
delineate
,
my
stile
will
proue
more
smooth
then
such
hellish
practises
deserue
,
or
common
patience
allow
;
and
so
I
come
to
my
three-fold
aduertisement
.
FIrst
then
to
come
to
you
(
my
Lords
)
that
are
Bishops
and
Rulers
by
place
in
the
Church
of
Scotland
;
I
neede
not
to
call
to
your
memorie
,
that
you
are
the
Sickles
,
vnder
your
Soueraigne
,
to
cut
downe
euery
Weed
in
the
Garden
of
the
Church
,
the
Snaffles
to
bridle
Schismes
,
and
the
Centinels
to
foresee
ne
quid
detrimenti
Ecclesia
patiatur
.
You
know
well
,
that
your
Authoritie
is
to
cut
off
the
head
of
this
Hidra
of
Diuision
,
which
springeth
vp
with
such
violence
,
that
your
care
and
vigilancie
is
,
so
farre
as
may
be
,
to
ease
his
Maiestie
of
those
Tumults
wherewith
he
is
dayly
so
much
infested
;
that
you
are
as
well
to
defend
euery
Breach
in
the
Walls
,
as
Rupture
in
the
bodie
of
the
Church
;
and
that
euery
escape
of
Omission
in
your
places
,
is
no
lesse
lyable
to
scandall
,
then
faults
of
Commission
in
your
persons
.
Your
Innocencie
is
much
wronged
by
Didoclauius
and
his
brethren
Separatists
,
who
labour
as
well
by
all
such
secret
practises
,
as
by
publicke
Satyrs
,
at
home
or
abroad
may
draw
your
Authoritie
or
Persons
into
contempt
.
But
my
hope
is
,
that
your
long
patience
will
call
to
your
consideration
,
that
the
wisedome
of
good
Gouernment
looketh
euer
exactly
at
first
into
the
transgression
of
those
Lawes
that
are
to
be
obserued
by
future
Ages
,
and
that
Clergie
and
Learning
,
Magistracie
and
Lawes
are
so
chayned
together
,
that
as
without
Learning
the
one
cannot
be
instructed
,
so
without
respect
to
Lawes
,
Magistracy
walketh
without
attendance
,
and
is
rather
a
title
of
honour
then
a
frame
of
obedience
.
As
we
doe
not
more
reuerence
and
adore
God
in
the
stupendious
architect
of
the
world
,
then
in
the
wise
conduct
of
it
.
So
doe
wee
not
more
admire
Magistracie
in
the
compassing
and
composing
the
extent
of
their
gouernment
,
then
in
the
prudent
administration
and
preseruation
thereof
,
from
iniustice
,
violence
,
sedition
,
faction
and
dissention
the
earthquakes
that
remoue
it
from
the
Center
.
There
is
no
possible
way
vnto
peace
and
quietnesse
vnlesse
the
probable
voyce
of
euery
entire
societie
or
body
politike
ouer-rule
all
priuare
opinion
of
that
same
body
.
Councels
are
to
no
purpose
if
once
their
determination
set
downe
,
men
may
afterwards
defend
publikely
their
opinions
.
As
these
things
which
the
law
of
God
leaueth
arbitrary
,
are
all
subiect
to
the
positiue
Lawes
of
the
Church
,
and
to
be
vsed
till
like
authority
see
iust
&
reasonable
cause
to
alter
them
:
so
these
Lawes
of
the
Church
abridge
priuate
mens
libertie
in
such
things
that
are
not
dissonant
from
the
Lawes
of
God
;
if
it
were
not
so
,
we
should
ouerturne
the
world
and
make
euery
man
his
own
commander
and
Iudge
.
These
considerations
I
leaue
to
your
fatherly
care
,
if
I
haue
said
too
much
,
or
to
little
purpose
;
it
is
,
because
I
can
doe
nothing
but
tattle
;
but
if
I
were
able
to
do
more
,
I
would
doe
it
,
that
our
diuisions
might
not
be
tould
in
Gath
,
nor
our
nakednesse
published
in
the
streets
of
Askelon
.
IN
the
second
place
,
I
come
to
you
of
the
Ministerie
of
Scotland
,
or
elsewhere
within
his
Maiesties
Dominions
,
that
are
Lanternes
of
direction
vnto
your
followers
:
To
you
that
thus
frame
the
peoples
hearts
,
and
on
whose
shoulders
lyeth
the
burthen
of
this
cause
,
which
so
troubleth
the
common
Peace
.
I
beseech
you
lend
me
patient
hearing
to
that
which
in
few
wordes
I
shall
deliuer
vnto
you
from
my
soule
,
and
in
the
sinceritie
of
my
heart
,
and
whereof
I
hope
you
will
iudge
more
charitable
,
then
to
thinke
that
you
reade
the
wordes
of
an
aduersarie
against
that
Truth
which
you
say
you
professe
,
but
of
one
that
desireth
to
embrace
the
same
Truth
with
you
,
if
it
bee
Truth
.
Although
I
be
not
of
the
Tribe
of
Leui
,
yet
am
I
of
the
Tents
of
Sem
:
Regard
not
then
who
it
is
that
speaketh
,
but
weigh
the
truth
of
what
I
shall
speake
.
First
,
if
without
fore-stalled
or
preiudicate
affection
you
will
truely
examine
that
same
externall
Gouernment
established
(
which
you
oppose
)
you
shall
finde
it
such
,
as
neither
the
Law
of
God
or
man
,
hitherto
alleadged
,
are
of
sufficient
force
to
disprooue
your
obedience
thereunto
:
but
on
the
contrarie
,
that
the
Frame
of
that
Gouernment
which
you
maintaine
is
insufficient
to
establish
any
well
affected
Conscience
,
so
long
as
it
opposeth
the
current
of
lawfull
Authoritie
:
Neither
in
all
your
impartiall
enquirie
shall
you
finde
one
cleare
proofe
whereby
it
may
bee
demonstrate
,
that
your
Opposition
is
not
by
mis-conception
and
error
named
the
Ordinance
of
IESVS
CHRIST
.
Though
you
much
vrge
Apostolicall
imitation
,
yet
my
hope
is
,
that
there
is
none
so
obstinate
amongst
you
,
but
will
confesse
,
that
many
things
of
the
same
nature
were
harmelesse
in
the
Apostles
times
,
which
now
would
prooue
impossible
,
or
scandalous
;
as
the
administration
of
the
Eucharist
after
supper
,
washing
of
feet
,
oscula
sancta
,
the
communitie
of
goods
,
the
feasts
of
charitie
,
manuall
exercise
,
and
the
like
;
wherof
,
some
,
many
yeares
after
were
retained
in
the
Church
,
and
now
vpon
good
considerations
,
are
remoued
,
and
other
things
established
,
which
the
former
times
could
not
haue
,
and
are
more
fit
for
the
Church
of
Christ
,
then
if
for
conformities
sake
to
those
times
,
they
should
be
taken
away
.
Or
if
a
necessitous
imitation
of
Apostolicall
times
,
should
be
yeelded
in
the
externall
gouernment
of
the
Church
,
all
the
passionate
exhalations
of
Didoclauius
,
and
the
like
disturbers
of
State
combined
with
your
best
reasons
,
will
neuer
be
able
to
proue
that
your
compleat
form
of
discipline
,
was
wholly
practised
in
any
age
but
in
this
,
which
for
insolencie
and
contempt
may
bee
called
the
worst
,
or
that
it
is
otherwise
warranted
but
by
maruellous
poore
coniectures
and
wresting
of
Scriptures
to
singular
opinions
.
Therefore
giue
me
leaue
to
intreate
you
by
that
humilitie
which
is
the
crowne
of
well
affected
Christian
minds
,
by
the
obligation
which
you
owe
vnto
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
by
the
care
of
your
owne
soules
and
saluation
of
Gods
people
committed
to
your
charge
,
that
(
beside
many
other
important
considerations
)
you
will
lay
before
you
the
necessitie
of
vnitie
and
intestine
tranquillitie
at
this
time
,
when
now
or
neuer
your
allegeance
challengeth
your
loyalty
and
vnited
forces
.
Animos
vestros
commune
iungat
periculum
,
simultas
post
sit
,
ne
tum
denique
vestra
intelligatis
bona
,
cum
quae
in
potestate
habetis
ea
amiseritis
.
Meditate
deepely
with
your
best
recollected
sences
,
that
if
his
Maiestie
should
now
cherish
in
his
owne
bosome
the
least
Coale
of
home-bred
Sedition
,
that
might
obviate
the
successefull
issue
of
his
iust
and
holy
designes
,
the
World
might
iustly
take
notice
,
that
his
Royall
prouidence
is
farre
short
of
that
care
which
so
long
hath
vpholden
the
most
peaceable
Gouernment
that
any
Age
can
paralell
.
Call
to
minde
,
that
as
God
hath
giuen
him
a
wise
and
vnderstanding
heart
,
to
iudge
betwixt
good
and
euill
,
so
hath
he
giuen
him
a
strong
Arme
,
to
cast
out
from
his
people
euery
root
that
bringeth
forth
Wormewood
and
Gall.
Mothes
,
Cancers
,
vlcerous
sores
,
and
Hecticks
arising
from
seditious
subiects
,
are
seldome
seene
till
they
be
past
cure
,
and
become
the
spoyle
of
State
,
and
opprobrie
of
States-men
.
Neither
is
hee
ignorant
,
that
whatsoeuer
subiect
repineth
against
iust
Lawes
,
or
incroacheth
vpon
the
Regalities
of
the
King
,
either
seeketh
to
weare
his
Crowne
,
commaund
it
,
or
to
disclayme
his
allegeance
.
Thinke
not
then
,
that
a
King
so
religiously
wise
,
for
satisfaction
of
fond
iealousies
(
which
hee
hath
further
secured
then
modestie
or
reason
could
haue
entreated
,
farre
lesse
importuned
)
will
re-establish
a
confused
Anarchie
,
or
giue
way
that
an
Oligarchie
of
Elders
,
composed
for
the
most
part
of
ignorant
and
mutinous
members
,
shall
be
the
Lesbian
Rule
,
to
square
,
iudge
,
direct
,
gouerne
,
and
be
the
Dictator
of
Church
and
State
at
home
and
abroad
.
As
his
Maiesties
long
experience
hath
taught
him
,
that
such
tumultuous
Councels
of
orderlesse
paritie
are
the
dis-tuned
strings
that
marreth
the
Harmonie
of
the
Church
,
and
disturbe
the
quiet
of
the
State
;
so
in
thankefull
acknowledgement
,
that
God
hath
beene
so
propitious
vnto
him
,
in
giuing
him
an
vnderstanding
heart
,
endued
with
prouidence
,
prudence
,
moderation
,
and
goodnesse
,
whereby
hee
hath
happily
diuerted
and
dispersed
all
maleuolent
aspects
of
disasterous
starres
,
which
haue
threatened
the
least
eclipse
of
the
sunne-shine
of
those
peaceable
dayes
which
wee
haue
so
long
possessed
,
hee
can
doe
no
lesse
then
continue
his
former
care
,
and
prouide
for
the
safetie
and
bodie
of
his
Empire
,
that
euery
good
subiect
may
sleepe
in
his
Watchings
,
and
rest
in
his
Labours
.
Adde
to
these
Considerations
,
that
his
Maiesties
white
Colours
haue
long
attended
your
submission
at
the
Gates
of
your
Rebellion
;
if
his
approaches
draw
neerer
,
who
knoweth
what
may
follow
?
An
aduised
Fabius
is
no
lesse
to
be
feared
then
a
fighting
Marcellus
.
True
wisdome
knoweth
as
well
how
to
sacrifice
at
the
Altar
of
Mars
,
as
to
offer
in
the
Temple
of
Minerua
,
and
is
no
lesse
seene
in
the
Mysteries
of
Warre
,
then
in
the
Councels
of
Peace
.
Sometimes
the
day
that
beginneth
with
Sunne-shine
,
endeth
with
Stormes
,
and
some
who
now
refuse
to
sing
Gloria
Patri
,
Optimum
consilium
aliena
frui
insania
.
It
is
bad
policie
to
let
danger
knocke
at
the
doore
,
and
it
is
a
worthie
saying
beseeming
a
States-man
,
That
solid
and
grounded
courses
which
keepe
dangers
aloofe
,
If
a
friendly
interest
might
haue
place
,
I
could
wish
,
that
such
of
you
as
know
the
danger
to
which
you
are
lyable
,
should
appeale
to
a
Pardon
in
mercie
,
by
tendering
your
obedience
to
conformitie
,
whilest
you
haue
time
,
and
not
to
stand
to
a
tryall
in
Iustice
,
when
perhaps
it
will
be
too
late
for
those
Royall
Offers
and
Remonstrances
,
so
oft
reiected
,
to
yeeld
to
those
Metaphysicall
repining
Spirits
,
who
can
discerne
the
face
of
the
skie
,
but
cannot
discerne
the
difference
of
times
,
or
their
owne
danger
,
when
destruction
like
Damocles
sword
hangeth
perpendiculer
ouer
their
heads
.
It
is
obiected
by
Demades
against
the
Athenians
,
that
they
neuer
intreated
for
peace
,
but
in
mourning
gownes
,
that
is
after
great
calamitie
in
warre
.
After
wit
is
oft
times
bought
at
a
deere
rate
by
the
disloyall
children
of
pride
,
singularitie
and
disobedience
.
In
nobis
id
verum
quibus
hostis
in
latere
,
&
non
tantum
ad
Portas
Hanniball
,
&
tamen
dulci
fortuna
litigamus
.
It
cannot
bee
expessed
how
much
it
greeueth
the
heart
of
euery
sober
Christian
,
that
soueraigntie
,
Magistracy
,
and
things
of
speciall
excellency
should
be
thus
bitten
at
by
men
ouerflowing
with
peace
,
whom
God
hath
endued
with
graces
of
wit
and
learning
to
better
purposes
,
and
that
gentle
admonitions
which
ought
to
reforme
them
,
doe
but
encrease
their
obstinacy
,
and
are
occasions
of
labouring
more
earnestly
to
entangle
vnwary
minds
in
the
snares
of
their
opinions
.
Gens
hominum
fertur
rapidis
obuia
fatis
.
Incerta
sui
,
stigiasque
vltro
querimus
vndas
.
There
is
none
so
ignorant
amongst
you
,
bur
knoweth
vos
estis
dii
,
is
a
prerogatiue
or
summum
imperium
giuen
to
Kings
,
and
estote
subditi
,
a
command
of
obedience
,
telling
subiects
,
that
as
the
hand
must
wither
that
toucheth
:
so
the
tongue
must
fall
out
that
taxeth
the
Lords
annoynted
against
whom
the
very
Angels
of
heauen
giue
not
railing
iudgement
before
the
Lord
.
When
Michael
the
Archangell
desputed
with
Sathan
the
Prince
of
darkenesse
about
the
body
of
Moses
;
hee
durst
not
blame
him
with
cursed
speaking
,
but
sayd
increpet
te
dominus
,
the
Lord
rebuke
thee
.
In
the
old
Testament
Kings
were
directly
gouernours
euer
the
Church
;
they
did
purge
corruption
,
reforme
abuses
,
brought
the
Arke
to
her
place
,
builded
the
Temple
,
dedicated
the
same
,
and
renued
the
couenant
betwixt
God
and
the
people
.
To
these
actions
their
titles
giuen
by
the
Almighty
are
sutable
;
They
are
called
the
sonnes
of
the
most
high
,
Gods
,
Angels
of
God
,
nursing
Fathers
of
the
Church
,
and
the
Lights
of
Israel
.
In
the
new
Testament
,
obedience
to
Princes
is
euery
where
inioyned
,
and
euery
soule
commanded
to
be
subiect
to
them
for
conscience
sake
;
in
the
whole
booke
of
God
they
are
vindices
vtriusque
tabulae
,
by
commanding
due
obedience
to
be
giuen
to
Gods
cōmandeements
,
and
in
giuing
life
to
the
ordinances
of
the
Church
by
their
ciuill
sword
.
It
is
a
fond
arrogant
presumption
to
intrude
euery
singular
conception
vpon
the
Church
,
by
railing
and
malitious
aspersions
,
and
not
by
modesty
and
reason
,
by
which
only
diuine
trueth
will
issue
and
be
brought
to
light
.
All
contrary
factious
practises
,
tumultuary
motions
,
and
virulent
inuectiues
,
haue
euer
been
condemned
as
arch
policies
to
animate
sedition
,
and
giue
the
vulgar
people
heartning
to
make
God
the
authour
of
rebellion
,
and
themselues
his
deputies
in
the
execution
.
This
assumed
liberty
dayly
beaten
in
popular
eares
is
onely
a
Circean
song
,
rather
beseeming
the
hoords
of
Tartarians
,
then
commonwealth
of
Christians
,
a
paradoxe
in
which
all
Princes
haue
interest
,
and
an
insolency
incredible
to
posteritie
,
if
euery
Aristarchus
may
censure
,
euery
Gracchus
giue
sentence
,
or
euery
subiect
sit
in
iudgement
against
soueraigntie
.
They
are
bad
States-men
that
vniustly
take
from
the
subiect
to
add
to
the
prerogatiues
or
reuenues
of
Kings
,
thereby
they
weaken
soueraigntie
,
depriue
it
of
the
loue
of
the
people
,
make
the
life
of
it
troublesome
and
subiect
to
diseases
:
but
you
like
worse
Statesmen
,
touch
the
string
of
soueraignty
with
too
rough
a
hand
,
or
rather
breake
it
in
pulling
the
natural
feathers
from
it
,
to
enlarge
popular
libertie
.
In
aduancing
this
Anarchy
,
you
open
a
dore
to
all
manner
of
euils
,
which
with
licentiousnesse
and
disobedience
rush
into
the
commonwealth
and
make
the
great
frame
of
soueraigne
Empire
vnproportionable
,
vncomely
,
and
altogether
vnseruiceable
,
either
for
restraint
of
vice
,
aduancement
of
vertue
,
or
for
vniting
of
inward
power
against
forraine
force
,
which
are
the
main
ends
of
royall
institution
.
The
large
and
sure
point
of
mediocrity
is
lost
in
the
narrow
compasse
of
your
singularitie
,
wherein
few
or
none
haue
euer
found
it
;
for
,
if
affaires
bee
not
euenly
ballanced
without
approach
to
extreames
,
Church
or
State
gouernment
may
erre
vpon
either
hand
,
and
so
fall
into
an
anarchy
or
tyranny
.
Fata
si
liceret
mihi
Fingere
arbitrio
meo
Temperem
Zephiro
leui
Vela
,
ne
pressae
graui
Strepitu
antennae
tremant
Tuta
me
media
vehat
Vita
decurrens
via
.
Quicquid
excessit
modum
Pendet
instabili
loco
.
As
wisdome
is
the
sacred
worker
of
all
things
:
so
is
a
modest
carriage
one
of
her
chiefest
effects
,
arming
the
possessors
with
a
wel
composed
orderly
modestie
,
as
well
to
encounter
the
secret
Ambuscados
,
as
open
assaults
of
aduerse
accidents
.
Neither
doth
wisdome
florish
in
any
thing
more
then
in
the
religious
mutuall
chast
amplexures
wherewith
order
,
vnitie
and
loue
imbrace
one
another
,
perfuming
heauen
and
earth
with
a
delicious
fragrancy
,
which
shineth
like
a
resplendent
light
in
the
firmament
of
the
Church
and
common
wealth
.
The
sweetnesse
of
Musicke
hath
mastered
mens
fiercest
affections
,
and
it
is
wittily
emblem'd
,
that
harmony
caused
the
stones
of
Thebes
ioyne
themselues
in
vniforme
proportion
of
building
.
If
you
picture
or
present
to
your selues
,
the
excellent
blessings
that
will
acrue
to
the
cause
of
religion
by
the
vnanimous
ioynture
of
all
true
professors
,
certainly
you
shall
at
once
in
the
same
measure
graue
in
your
hearts
a
religious
reuerent
respect
towards
that
sacred
bond
of
vnity
and
loue
,
so
much
distracted
by
passionate
distempers
.
There
is
nothing
more
contrary
to
religion
,
then
that
orderlesse
anarchy
,
sedition
,
calumny
,
strife
,
enuy
,
&
malice
,
the
rebels
of
heauen
incensed
by
contention
,
should
be
entertaind
as
most
welcome
guests
to
those
who
assume
the
sole
title
of
purity
.
But
if
you
wil
haue
the
world
to
be
the
Theater
of
your
praises
,
or
dignifie
your
desert
with
so
glorious
titles
,
consort
your
loue
,
charitie
,
wisdome
and
peaceable
conuersation
,
with
those
attributes
wherewith
now
your
actions
show
you
but
hood-winke
the
world
.
In
your
long
digging
the
barren
desolate
and
vnfruitfull
quarry
of
dissention
,
you
haue
gotten
nothing
but
vnseruiceable
stones
for
the
sanctuary
,
and
rubbidge
of
scandall
for
your selues
:
but
from
the
rich
mines
of
obedience
,
peace
&
christian
society
,
you
shall
reap
a
golden
haruest
of
those
fruits
of
our
faith
,
which
are
onely
able
to
direct
vs
towards
heauenly
Ierusalem
.
O!
then
cal
your
actions
to
a
reckoning
,
examine
the
cause
you
haue
taken
in
hand
,
laying
aside
that
bitternesse
of
gal
wherewith
hitherto
you
haue
ouer-abounded
,
and
with
meeknesse
searching
the
trueth
.
Thinke
you
are
men
and
may
erre
.
Sift
impartially
your
owne
hearts
,
whether
it
be
force
of
reason
,
or
vehemency
of
passion
that
feedeth
your
opinions
.
When
you
discouer
the
trueth
,
seeke
not
to
couer
it
with
glosing
delusions
,
but
acknowledge
the
greatnes
thereof
,
and
thinke
it
your
greatest
victory
when
the
same
ouerruleth
you
.
Deceiue
not
your selues
,
by
thinking
,
that
staying
〈◊〉
our
owne
Countrey
you
may
as
well
shake
off
your
alleageance
,
farre
lesse
inuest
your selues
in
soueraigne
Power
(
which
is
a
Note
aboue
Ela
,
set
to
the
Tune
of
Iohn
Knox
,
Geneuating
in
a
wrong
Diapason
)
as
some
by
running
to
Amsterdam
,
make
themselues
Libertinos
and
Ciues
alienae
Reipublicae
,
to
their
shame
.
If
others
Separatists
will
follow
their
Sent
,
or
if
perhaps
their
further
contempt
procure
them
a
Mittimus
,
or
safe-conduct
thither
,
certainely
the
Church
will
be
eased
,
and
the
State
disburthened
of
those
vnquiet
Spirits
,
whose
ensuing
miserie
will
make
them
sensible
of
their
vnaduised
choyse
,
in
leauing
Gods
people
committed
to
their
charge
,
and
in
prostituting
themselues
(
against
eyther
conscience
,
or
wisdome
)
to
bee
slaues
,
at
least
consorts
,
to
the
impure
Lusts
of
Iudaisme
,
Sectaries
,
or
Schisme
.
Neyther
is
it
to
be
feared
,
that
the
Nurseries
and
Schooles
of
Learning
in
Great
Brittaine
are
so
barren
(
as
Didoclauius
impudently
vpbraideth
them
)
that
they
cannot
supply
the
Ministerie
with
Pastors
euery
way
as
able
,
and
in
the
point
of
conformitie
to
Gods
Ordinances
,
more
fit
to
be
Labourers
in
the
Lords
Haruest
.
In
your
ordinarie
discourse
,
and
in
that
poysonable
Libell
,
falsely
entituled
,
The
Speech
of
the
Kirke
of
Scotland
,
you
desire
to
haue
a
hearing
;
that
by
reasoning
,
matters
in
question
may
be
determined
,
and
that
the
Lawes
alreadie
made
may
sleepe
,
and
haue
no
power
ouer
you
,
till
publikely
you
eyther
confesse
your
error
(
which
is
Aethiopem
lauare
)
or
by
sound
reason
draw
others
to
your
opinion
.
If
it
might
please
his
Maiestie
,
vpon
whose
approbation
the
matter
dependeth
,
to
condiscend
so
farre
,
the
cause
of
the
Church
maintained
is
such
,
that
it
needeth
not
to
shun
any
triall
but
rather
appealeth
to
any
solemne
conference
,
where
in
quiet
orderly
sort
,
reason
and
not
confused
voyces
of
preiudicat
opinions
might
haue
place
.
But
certainly
,
according
to
the
reach
of
my
slender
iudgement
,
your
desire
in
this
,
is
,
but
a
glistring
shew
to
dazle
poreblind
eyes
,
and
altogether
dissonant
from
reason
,
that
(
laying
aside
the
concourse
of
deuided
minds
in
those
assemblyes
,
which
hitherto
haue
beene
found
fruitlesse
)
lawes
once
established
,
which
ought
to
exact
obedience
and
constraint
thereunto
,
should
so
farre
stoope
from
taking
effect
vpon
you
,
till
some
disputant
can
perswade
you
to
conformity
;
or
that
publike
edicts
receiued
should
cease
to
bee
executed
,
in
case
this
or
that
priuate
person
,
led
by
some
probable
conceit
should
make
protestation
against
them
.
There
was
neuer
yet
any
thing
so
agreeable
to
reason
,
which
hath
beene
free
of
opposition
:
for
this
cause
it
is
a
maine
end
why
Counels
are
assembled
,
that
by
sentence
of
iudgement
they
may
determine
those
strifes
that
disputes
can
hardly
doe
:
our
nature
is
soe
loaden
with
wilfulnesse
and
selfe
conceit
,
that
there
is
small
hope
,
matters
of
this
quality
will
haue
any
quiet
end
,
vnlesse
definitiue
determinations
giuen
,
may
stand
and
enforce
a
necessitie
of
silence
thereafter
.
Your
owne
Patriarch
Didoclauius
telleth
you
,
that
by
royall
permission
you
haue
celebrated
moe
Cocels
in
60.
then
hath
bin
in
England
these
300.
yeeres
.
In
Ecclesia
Scoticana
vbi
nulli
erant
Episcopi
aut
Metropolotani
plura
Concilia
Nationalia
à
prima
reformatione
celebrata
sunt
quam
hos
annos
300.
in
Anglia
prouincialia
,
What
hath
beene
the
fruit
of
all
those
Councels
,
I
haue
alreadie
told
you
,
and
euery
weather-beaten
Sehpheard
can
tel
you
that
they
were
either
the
Vshers
to
stormes
,
or
the
Stage
whereon
they
were
acted
?
What
hath
beene
his
Maiesties
pious
indeuours
in
those
assemblies
for
remouing
many
needlesse
questions
amongst
you
,
wherewith
publike
peace
hath
beene
disturbed
,
none
knoweth
better
then
your selues
;
or
with
what
base
ingratitude
his
royall
fauors
hath
beene
repaied
,
(
to
instance
one
for
all
)
the
insolent
practices
of
some
of
you
since
his
last
beneuolence
,
for
your
competent
maintenance
,
will
witnesse
.
Yet
doth
his
inuincible
clemency
(
a
thing
admirable
to
humane
eyes
)
continue
rather
willing
to
regaine
you
,
then
to
make
you
the
subiect
of
his
iustice
.
Magni
scilicet
animi
est
iniurias
in
summa
potestate
pati
.
Nec
quicquam
gloriosius
Principe
impune
leso
.
Since
Heauen
,
Earth
,
your
owne
Soules
,
the
testimony
of
your
friends
,
&
the
fruits
of
your
labours
beare
witnesse
against
you
,
here
is
no
reason
but
that
same
authoritie
which
you
vsurpe
,
may
be
maintained
by
the
ouerthrow
of
such
as
by
further
contempt
continue
insensible
of
dutie
or
fauour
.
Men
seldome
kicke
at
prickes
without
harme
,
or
dance
in
Nets
not
seene
,
your
proiects
run
byas
,
your
policies
are
discouered
,
your
Machinations
are
layed
open
,
and
for
ought
that
can
be
seene
,
nothing
resteth
but
expectation
of
your
speedy
amendment
,
or
of
condigne
chastisement
for
offences
of
so
high
qualitie
.
Rebellio
in
Principes
conatu
irrito
imperia
semper
promouet
.
If
these
considerations
may
moue
you
,
it
will
bee
a
great
ioy
to
me
,
and
farre
greater
benefit
to
you
;
no
lesse
in
regard
of
your
spirituall
then
temporall
condition
;
if
it
happen
otherwise
,
remember
that
I
haue
discharged
my
conscience
in
so
hard
and
stiffe-nected
an
age
,
wherein
Pride
,
Singularitie
and
Contention
rage
against
Humilitie
,
Vnitie
and
Christian
Societie
.
The
neerer
things
come
to
their
Center
,
they
moue
the
faster
;
the
neerer
the
Sun
approcheth
the
Zenith
,
it
is
the
hotter
,
and
when
lewd
misdemeanours
are
at
full
height
opposed
against
Vertue
,
an
eclipse
or
totall
subuersion
must
follow
.
LAstly
,
as
a
feeling
Member
of
common
Danger
,
I
arriue
at
the
Hauen
of
all
good
Sub●ects
,
at
whose
Gates
the
Contagion
of
Schisme
hath
not
yet
sought
shelter
,
as
well
in
all
dutifull
affection
congratulating
your
by-past
constancie
,
as
solliciting
your
wonted
obedience
to
God
and
his
Vicegerents
.
Gods
manifold
blessings
inuite
you
to
the
one
,
the
long
peace
which
you
haue
enioyed
,
enioyneth
you
to
the
other
,
and
the
remembrance
of
both
,
challenge
on
your
part
thankefull
hearts
,
modest
tongues
,
and
reciprocall
obligation
for
so
high
binding
fauors
.
If
you
will
follow
the
light
of
sound
sincere
iudgement
,
without
cloud
of
preiudice
or
mist
of
passionate
affection
;
remember
that
the
bonds
of
Christian
vnitie
are
so
to
be
maintained
,
that
the
bonds
of
humane
societie
be
not
dissolued
.
If
you
will
winde
vp
all
your
Ends
vpon
this
Bottome
,
follow
not
such
Guides
as
lead
you
from
Ierusalem
to
Samaria
,
from
the
Mountaine
of
God
to
the
Valley
of
Benhinnon
;
neyther
affect
such
Quacksaluers
as
inflame
your
wounds
with
bitter
waters
of
Meribahe
,
when
they
should
annoynt
them
with
sweete
balmes
of
Gilead
:
Make
a
concord
of
discords
,
an
vnion
of
diuision
,
and
contend
religiously
for
good
life
,
peaceable
conuersation
;
and
by
excellencie
of
Learning
,
who
shall
doe
most
good
in
Church
and
Commonwealth
.
Let
true
humilitie
kindle
heauenly
zealous
sparkes
of
Loue
in
your
hearts
,
to
the
encrease
of
Vertue
,
that
the
highest
reach
of
your
ambition
may
be
to
glorie
in
your
seruice
to
God
,
and
to
be
esteemed
good
subiects
to
the
King
.
Lay
you
Prayers
,
Humilitie
,
and
Patience
vpon
the
Altars
of
God
,
against
Cursing
,
Pride
,
and
Furie
;
and
on
whom
he
sendeth
the
true
fire
of
zeale
,
to
the
confusion
of
sinne
,
let
that
be
receiued
.
Suffer
not
the
seamelesse
Coat
of
your
Sauiour
to
be
any
more
cut
in
pieces
;
Vnitie
and
discord
will
not
abide
in
Noahs
Arke
,
and
Christ
will
not
be
diuided
.
Let
all
bitternesse
and
anger
,
and
wrath
,
crying
and
euill
speaking
be
put
away
from
you
,
with
all
maliciousnesse
.
That
you
may
be
pure
,
blamelesse
,
and
the
sonnes
of
God
,
in
the
middest
of
a
naughtie
and
crooked
Nation
,
amongst
whom
you
shine
as
Lights
in
the
World
.
But
if
you
haue
bitter
enuying
and
strife
in
your
hearts
,
reioyce
not
,
neither
be
lyars
against
the
truth
.
This
wisdome
descendeth
not
from
aboue
but
is
earthly
,
sensuall
,
and
deuillish
.
For
where
enuie
and
strife
is
,
there
is
sedition
and
all
manner
of
euill
workes
.
Be
not
stumbling
blockes
to
your
friends
,
nor
Trophies
of
Triumph
to
your
enemies
or
like
Water-men
looking
forward
,
but
rowing
backward
.
Doe
not
curiously
prie
into
the
Mysteries
and
Cabale
of
Princes
,
which
are
so
vnsearchable
,
that
without
touch
of
disloyaltie
or
admission
they
are
not
to
be
approched
by
subiects
in
whom
it
is
contemptuous
loosenesse
to
be
more
apt
to
censure
things
that
are
best
done
,
then
willing
to
vnderstand
the
reasons
why
they
are
done
.
Aspire
not
with
Adam
to
eate
forbidden
fruit
,
in
giuing
hearing
to
such
Serpents
as
pleade
religious
showes
,
but
are
farre
from
Religion
in
their
hearts
:
—
Pulchra
lauerna
Da
mihi
fallere
sanctumque
videri
,
Noctem
peccatis
&
fraudibus
obtice
nubem
.
If
your
studie
be
thus
to
Vnitie
,
Loue
Charitie
,
Sinceritie
,
and
Obedience
,
your
Glorie
shall
shine
in
your
Faith
,
your
Faith
shew
in
your
Workes
,
and
Mercie
and
Truth
shall
meet
in
your
liues
:
so
shall
your
strength
neyther
consist
in
the
dis-ioynted
Bones
of
Disloyaltie
,
or
in
the
strengthlesse
sinewes
of
Schisme
,
Disobedience
,
and
arrogant
Presumption
,
the
rootes
of
auncient
and
present
Distempers
;
but
in
the
strong
Arme
of
your
dutifull
allegeance
and
humble
submission
to
the
pleasure
of
that
great
Maiestie
,
who
in
his
owne
time
,
to
his
Glorie
,
your
comfort
,
and
terror
of
all
contrarie
Power
,
will
vnite
euery
member
of
his
glorious
Bodie
,
or
in
the
ouerthrow
of
Korah
wash
away
euery
Spot
in
your
Garment
,
dissipate
euery
Cloud
that
obscureth
your
Light
,
eradicate
euery
fruitlesse
Tree
in
your
Garden
,
calme
the
raging
Waues
of
foaming
Seas
and
tempestuous
Winds
,
that
with-hold
you
from
your
Hauen
,
and
so
fixe
euery
wandring
Starre
in
your
Horizon
,
that
eyther
in
Mercie
or
Iustice
his
great
Name
may
be
glorified
,
the
vnitie
of
the
Church
may
flourish
,
and
obedience
to
supreame
Powers
encrease
.
FINIS
.