A
SECVLAR
SERMON
MADE
IN
THE
Arch-Palatine
court
,
in
the
yeare
1617.
And
of
Ianuary
the
first
.
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〈…〉
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〈…〉
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it
cont
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story
〈…〉
the
last
hun〈…〉
yeares
,
whe
〈…〉
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Gospell
〈…〉
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〈…〉
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1517
,
〈…〉
this
yeare
〈…〉
THat
which
is
written
by
the
Kingly
Prophet
Dauid
wee
see
The
mercy
of
God
is
ouer
all
his
workes
.
For
,
from
this
mercy
wee
doe
freely
acknowledge
that
wee
haue
receiued
this
benefit
,
that
we
liue
,
and
in
good
health
begin
this
new
yeare
.
From
this
mercy
it
is
,
that
being
free
from
pestilence
,
and
death
,
wee
haue
not
seene
bloody
warres
,
nor
other
publicke
calamities
.
From
the
same
mercy
we
haue
receiued
it
,
that
by
the
celebration
of
the
Natiuitie
of
Christ
,
(
which
we
haue
heere
liberty
solemnly
to
keepe
)
we
ioyfully
vnderstand
,
how
,
for
our
good
,
Christ
was
borne
at
Bethlehem
;
how
the
Angels
sweetely
delighted
vs
with
their
hymnes
,
how
the
shepheards
of
Bethlehem
daunced
,
with
a
holy
ioy
;
and
how
Simeon
and
Anna
entertained
with
kisses
the
Sauiour
newly
borne
.
Goe
too
then
,
O
Palatinate
,
magnifie
the
Lord
thy
God
with
due
praises
:
and
thou
O
Heidleberg
,
with
pious
affection
,
publish
his
name
and
glory
,
which
is
most
worthy
to
bee
worshipped
and
adorned
.
And
because
now
this
is
the
hundred
yeere
,
since
which
time
the
euerlasting
and
Almightie
God
,
looking
vpon
our
Auncestors
with
the
eye
of
his
grace
and
fauour
,
deliuered
them
out
of
the
horrible
darknesse
of
Popery
,
and
brought
them
into
the
cleare
and
faire
light
of
the
Gospell
,
let
vs
also
looking
backe
to
these
times
,
behold
and
consider
,
how
gracious
,
God
hath
declared
himselfe
to
his
Church
in
the
saide
hundred
yeares
,
and
how
mercifully
hee
hath
gathered
it
together
,
hauing
beene
before
dispersed
and
scattered
heere
and
there
,
and
being
gathered
,
how
wonderfully
hee
hath
preserued
it
,
vnto
this
present
time
.
2
For
so
it
will
be
made
manifest
,
that
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
doeth
worthily
and
agreeably
to
his
proceeding
,
beare
the
name
of
Iesus
(
that
is
a
Sauiour
)
that
was
giuen
at
his
Circumcision
,
expressing
it
by
really
sauing
his
people
,
and
to
be
our
true
Iesus
and
Sauiour
,
not
onely
by
the
excellency
of
his
merit
,
but
also
by
the
vertue
and
power
of
his
effectuall
operation
and
working
which
he
sheweth
out
most
mightily
in
,
and
towards
his
Church
,
and
people
.
Moreouer
also
(
as
I
perswade
my selfe
)
here
will
be
matter
and
occasion
aboundantly
ministred
vnto
vs
,
for
the
celebration
and
praise
of
the
name
of
God
,
where
we
shall
behold
his
wisedome
,
omnipotency
,
goodnes
and
iustice
,
euery
where
most
clearly
shining
in
his
gouernment
of
the
Church
in
this
century
,
or
last
hundred
yeeres
.
And
that
I
may
shortly
comprehend
all
this
matter
:
euen
as
God
in
times
past
reformed
the
world
by
the
Apostles
and
their
faithfull
successors
:
So
likewise
in
the
fifteenth
hundred
yeere
from
the
birth
of
Christ
,
God
I
say
began
to
order
the
reformation
and
gouernment
of
his
Church
?
All
which
things
my
purpose
is
at
this
present
,
euidently
to
shewe
and
demonstrate
vnto
you
.
1
Whereas
it
behoued
that
Christ
should
be
borne
one
thousand
sixe
hundred
and
seuenteene
yeeres
agone
:
God
sent
Iohn
Baptist
as
a
forerunner
,
that
hee
might
prepare
and
make
ready
a
way
for
the
Lord
:
In
like
sort
when
the
same
Christ
was
(
as
it
were
)
to
bee
borne
againe
,
it
pleased
God
that
diuers
preparatory
helpes
and
furtherances
to
the
rest
that
was
to
follow
should
be
furnished
,
before
he
tooke
in
hand
the
reformation
it selfe
of
Christian
Religion
.
Amongst
which
meanes
of
preparing
way
to
the
saide
reformation
,
most
worthily
I
may
name
and
account
first
the
liberall
arts
and
sciences
,
and
the
daily
exercises
of
good
sciences
,
and
chiefely
of
the
three
learned
tongues
and
languages
,
as
instruments
to
make
way
to
the
reformation
that
was
to
follow
.
In
the
next
place
I
nominate
and
ranke
Vniuersities
and
particular
Schooles
(
as
they
call
them
)
which
by
a
commendable
purpose
and
worthy
example
for
imitation
and
following
,
were
in
that
time
,
partly
founded
and
erected
,
and
partly
also
preserued
and
enlarged
.
To
these
I
adde
also
the
inuention
of
the
Art
of
Printing
,
which
before
had
ben
vtterly
vnknowne
,
and
by
meanes
whereof
it
came
to
passe
that
Doctor
Luthers
bookes
,
being
dispersed
and
spread
into
diuers
and
most
large
countries
and
nations
,
came
into
very
many
mens
hands
,
and
were
euery
where
read
and
diligently
studied
.
Here
also
amongst
the
aforesaide
meanes
,
the
translation
of
the
Scriptures
is
not
to
be
passed
by
,
but
attentiuely
to
be
considered
.
For
in
the
yeere
,
one
thousand
fiue
hundred
and
fifteene
,
the
olde
Testament
sawe
the
light
that
was
to
bee
wished
for
,
being
published
in
print
in
the
originall
Hebrew
tongue
by
Frauncis
Ximenius
,
being
Arch-bishop
of
Toledo
,
and
a
Cardinall
:
and
so
likewise
was
the
new
Testament
printed
in
the
yeere
next
following
.
Which
bookes
opened
the
eies
of
many
,
and
maruelously
raised
their
desire
,
so
that
being
inflamed
with
a
zeale
diligently
to
knowe
and
search
out
the
heauenly
trueth
,
they
might
easily
discerne
,
how
far
the
Popes
of
Rome
had
departed
from
the
puritie
of
the
Scripture
.
2
In
time
past
also
,
when
Christ
went
about
the
reformation
of
the
world
,
hee
called
not
to
that
seruice
the
Scribes
and
Pharisees
which
were
of
great
authoritie
,
but
hee
chose
vnto
it
twelue
Disciples
,
men
despised
by
the
world
,
and
esteemed
base
,
which
for
the
most
part
were
fisher-men
.
So
likewise
one
hundred
yeeres
agone
,
Christ
taking
in
hand
the
worke
of
a
new
reformation
,
vsed
not
thereunto
any
purple-cloathed
Praelate
,
nor
Cardinall
,
whose
names
were
most
florishing
and
famous
,
but
he
raised
vp
hereunto
for
this
seruice
Martin
Luther
a
Monke
of
the
order
of
the
Augustinians
,
Phillip
Melanchthon
a
professor
and
reader
of
the
Greeke
tongue
in
the
Vniuersitie
of
Wittenberg
,
and
two
Priests
of
small
account
,
to
wit
,
Huldrich
Zwinglius
,
and
Iohn
Oecolampadius
.
3
Moreouer
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
breaking
out
,
(
at
the
first
publishing
of
it
by
the
Apostles
)
with
a
diuine
and
most
powerfull
force
,
suddenly
like
the
lightning
enlightned
the
vniuersall
world
,
so
as
euen
in
the
time
of
Irenaeus
reported
to
haue
bin
taught
by
Polycarpus
scholler
to
Iohn
the
Apostle
,
Christ
came
to
be
famously
known
by
the
nations
and
people
,
both
of
the
East
and
West
parts
of
the
world
:
euen
so
,
when
as
one
hundred
yeeres
agone
,
after
that
the
Idolatry
of
the
Papists
running
(
as
if
they
had
beene
mad
or
bewitched
after
the
worship
of
Images
)
being
discouered
,
the
contrite
and
wounded
hearts
of
men
were
led
(
as
by
the
hand
)
from
their
confidence
in
their
owne
merits
,
to
the
precious
ransome
of
the
death
of
Christ
,
it
is
incredible
to
be
spoken
,
with
how
great
celeritie
and
speede
,
and
with
what
great
successe
,
the
puritie
of
true
Religion
pierced
into
all
countries
.
For
it
rested
not
now
onely
in
Cities
;
neither
was
it
content
to
remaine
amongst
the
inferiour
of
the
Nobilitie
and
gentry
:
but
it
entred
into
the
Courts
euen
of
Kings
and
Emperours
,
and
gat
their
allowance
and
approbation
.
May
it
please
you
then
(
for
proofe
hereof
)
that
we
first
viewe
the
Cities
?
Amongst
these
,
the
first
that
flourished
and
were
famous
for
the
praise
of
sinceritie
of
the
Gospell
,
were
these
:
Strausborough
,
Breme
,
Norinberge
,
Worms
,
Erford
,
Hoslaria
,
and
Embden
of
Frize-land
.
All
these
chearfully
&
with
ready
mindes
receiued
,
and
entertained
the
trueth
comming
vnto
them
,
in
the
very
first
beginning
.
These
also
kindled
by
&
by
a
feruent
zeale
of
Religion
in
other
countries
.
Amongst
these
were
Maydenborow
,
Hamborow
,
Lubeck
,
Brunswick
,
Wismaria
,
Rostochium
,
and
almost
all
the
Cities
of
the
Empire
.
Nay
furthermore
in
Li●feland
,
the
cities
of
Riga
,
Derbatum
,
Renalia
,
in
Helu●tia
or
Switzerland
,
Basile
,
Scafhusium
,
Tig●rum
or
Zurich
,
Berne
,
and
diuers
others
.
All
which
Cities
as
they
embraced
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
with
great
gladnes
&
gratulations
,
so
Wolfgongus
Capito
hath
left
written
a
singular
&
memorable
act
,
in
this
respect
,
of
the
men
of
Berne
,
which
is
this
:
Hauing
receiued
the
Gospell
,
they
set
their
prisoners
at
libertie
,
and
proclaimed
freedome
,
for
such
as
they
had
banished
out
of
the
land
,
to
returne
into
their
Country
againe
,
yeelding
this
notable
reason
for
their
so
doing
.
For
said
they
,
if
we
would
haue
dismissed
&
discharged
our
malefactors
and
prisoners
in
the
honour
of
an
earthly
King
,
that
should
haue
come
vnto
vs
.
How
much
more
now
ought
we
then
sith
Christ
the
King
of
glory
is
come
vnto
vs
,
bringing
with
him
the
most
glorious
benefit
of
euerlasting
redemption
?
And
therefore
we
most
earnestly
wish
and
desire
that
as
much
as
might
be
,
all
men
may
be
made
partakers
of
so
great
a
benefit
and
deliuerance
as
is
now
bestowed
vpon
vs
.
In
going
out
from
the
Cities
,
let
vs
view
the
degree
of
Knighthood
.
In
this
degree
there
attained
a
perpetuall
Crowne
of
honour
that
noble
Frauncis
of
Sickengen
,
Huldrick
of
Hutt●n
,
and
Siluester
of
Schawenburg
.
For
when
Luther
was
miserably
vexed
and
persecuted
by
the
Pope
,
they
vndertooke
the
defending
and
protecting
of
him
with
al
their
force
and
power
.
And
when
Luther
was
excommunicated
,
and
was
thinking
to
flie
into
Bohemia
for
refuge
,
Schawenbergius
before
mentioned
,
offered
him
free
accesse
vnto
him
,
and
promised
him
a
company
of
a
hundred
horsemen
of
Franconia
to
conduct
him
safely
to
him
.
Of
this
praise
are
also
pertakers
,
the
Landshadii
,
Steinacenses
,
Helmstatenses
,
Gemingenses
,
and
Mensingenses
,
who
euery
one
of
them
from
the
yeare
1521
,
and
1522
,
had
procured
the
sinceritie
of
the
Gospell
to
bee
publickly
preached
in
their
territories
.
In
whose
steps
,
Iohn
of
Salhausen
of
Bohemia
,
treading
did
the
same
,
and
being
accused
for
it
to
Lewis
King
of
Hungary
and
Bohemia
,
hee
defended
himselfe
with
a
notable
Apology
.
Now
amongst
the
Princes
that
receiued
the
Gospell
,
the
heroicall
worthies
of
the
house
of
Saxonie
obtained
the
principall
place
,
to
wit
,
Frederick
the
wise
,
Iohn
the
sincere
,
and
Iohn
Frederick
the
constant
,
being
Electors
:
whose
most
commendable
example
,
euen
straightwayes
from
the
beginning
followed
,
Lewis
Count
Palatine
the
Duke
of
Bipont
,
George
Marques
of
Brandborow
,
Marques
Albertus
Duke
of
Prussia
,
Ernestus
Duke
of
Brunswick
and
Luneburg
,
Frauncis
Duke
of
Luneburg
,
Phillip
Landgraue
of
Hassia
,
Wolfgangus
Prince
of
Anhalt
,
and
Frederick
the
second
,
Duke
of
Silesia
,
Lignicum
,
and
Briga
.
From
thence
the
fame
of
the
Gospell
sounding
all
abroad
,
there
opned
their
gates
also
to
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
in
their
countries
,
these
Princes
.
Iohn
Duke
of
Cleue
,
and
his
successor
William
(
although
there
fell
These
princes
also
embraced
the
Gospell
,
Hu●drick
George
,
Earle
of
Wirtemberg
,
and
M●nbelgard
,
and
Bar●inus
and
Phillip
Pomerania
,
Ioachin
the
second
Elector
of
Iohn
Seuerus
,
Henry
Duke
Augustus
Electors
,
Coullen
,
Charles
Marques
of
Baden
,
Iulius
Duke
of
Brunswicke
,
Gotthardus
Duke
Curland
,
William
Prince
of
Orenge
,
to
whom
the
lowcountrymen
are
much
beholding
in
that
respect
.
For
what
should
I
speake
of
the
Arch-Palatine
countrey
?
wherein
wee
haue
the
reformation
made
by
the
Electors
,
that
is
begun
by
Frederick
the
second
,
Otto
Henricus
,
and
finished
&
brought
to
perfection
by
Frederick
the
third
,
to
his
eternall
and
greatest
honour
,
and
our
vnspeakeable
benefit
and
comfort
.
Neither
was
Lewis
the
peaceable
Elector
estranged
from
fauouring
the
Gospel
,
seeing
that
Amberg
,
Neufore
,
Kam
,
Nafurg
,
Weiden
,
Nanpurg
,
Au●bac
,
and
Ch●mnate
.
Herein
also
it
secmeth
most
worthy
to
be
remembred
,
that
a
Prince
of
the
Empire
George
Earle
of
Anhalt
,
a
Prince
of
most
For
which
cause
the
Queene
of
Denmarke
ioyfully
gratulating
the
spouse
her
daughter
,
saide
often
,
that
no
greater
grace
could
happen
to
her
in
the
world
.
After
these
Princes
followed
also
Kings
,
euery
of
them
in
their
seuerall
times
and
distances
of
yeares
.
Amongst
these
,
the
first
was
Frederick
King
of
Denmarke
,
who
hauing
shaken
off
the
yoake
of
the
Pope
,
embraced
the
pure
doctrine
of
the
word
of
God
.
Soone
after
followed
him
Gustarus
King
of
Sweden
,
Mary
Queene
of
Hungary
,
sister
to
the
Emperour
Charles
,
Marga●et
of
Valoys
,
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
sister
to
Frauncis
King
of
Fraunce
,
to
whom
shee
most
earnestly
commended
often-times
,
the
cause
of
such
Christians
as
being
exiled
,
fled
for
refuge
into
Fraunce
,
yeelding
her selfe
most
gratious
vnto
them
,
yea
and
as
if
she
had
borne
the
kind
affection
of
a
mother
towards
them
.
Such
a
one
was
also
Renata
,
the
daughter
of
Lewis
the
twelfth
,
King
of
Fraunce
,
who
hauing
beene
maried
to
Hercules
Duke
of
Ferrary
,
enlightned
the
darkenesse
of
Italy
it selfe
with
the
light
of
the
Gospell
.
And
when
shee
had
returned
widow
and
dowager
into
Fraunce
,
in
the
tempestuous
and
stormy
time
of
the
most
foule
and
shamefull
massacre
,
and
slaughter
extreamly
raging
in
Paris
,
and
euery
where
else
in
Fraunce
,
in
the
yeare
1572.
she
reached
forth
a
gratious
and
helpefull
hand
,
for
the
reliefe
of
the
most
afflicted
state
of
many
godly
persons
:
and
amongst
others
shee
receiued
and
entertained
that
most
religious
and
worthy
teacher
maister
Daniel
Tossanus
,
together
with
his
wife
and
children
,
and
chearfully
patronized
and
defended
him
in
the
time
of
extreame
danger
.
Now
if
wee
behold
and
consider
the
reformation
of
the
English
Churches
,
here
commeth
to
my
mind
,
and
as
a
most
beautifull
and
comfortable
Starre
shineth
Edward
the
sixt
,
the
most
gratious
King
of
England
,
who
being
inkindled
with
an
heroicall
Spirit
and
zeale
,
desired
those
Churches
to
bee
throughly
cleansed
from
Popish
Idolatry
.
After
also
,
his
sister
Queene
Elizabeth
followed
his
pietie
and
most
religious
example
both
with
like
affection
and
successe
.
What
?
did
not
also
Iames
Hamelton
Viceroy
in
Scotland
,
first
permit
and
make
free
to
euery
one
that
would
,
the
reading
of
the
Bible
in
the
English
tongue
,
and
the
order
of
prayer
.
By
which
worthy
act
,
the
true
Christian
Religion
straightwaies
tooke
so
great
increase
,
as
that
the
States
in
Parliament
prouided
by
publicke
lawe
in
the
yeare
1561
,
that
all
the
people
should
liue
quietly
and
in
peace
without
reuiling
,
or
iniurying
one
another
for
any
pretence
or
excuse
of
Religion
.
Moreouer
this
is
also
manifest
by
certaine
proofes
,
that
these
three
Emperours
Charles
the
fift
,
Ferdinando
and
Maximillian
departed
out
of
this
life
,
resting
vpon
the
same
comfort
and
faith
,
which
Luther
taking
out
of
the
Scriptures
,
preached
and
published
,
in
that
hee
shewed
and
taught
that
all
the
hope
of
euerlasting
life
consisteth
in
the
death
of
Christ
.
After
these
notable
personages
of
the
ciuill
state
,
let
vs
now
come
also
and
remember
the
teachers
of
the
Church
:
wherein
we
may
consider
that
after
the
Apostles
time
,
God
raised
vp
almost
in
a
continuall
succession
most
worthy
teachers
,
such
as
these
were
,
Ignatius
,
Policarpus
,
Iustinus
Martyr
,
Clement
of
Alexandria
,
Athenagoras
,
Origen
,
Cyprian
,
Tertullian
,
Athanasius
,
Epiphanius
,
Hilarius
,
Basil
,
Gregory
of
Nazianzene
,
Ierome
,
Augustine
,
Ambrose
,
Chrysostome
and
many
others
,
by
whose
worthy
seruice
&
labour
,
the
worke
of
the
Reformation
of
the
world
begun
by
the
Apostles
,
was
happily
and
with
great
successe
proceeded
in
,
and
furthered
.
And
euen
so
to
those
first
goodly
and
glorious
lights
of
the
Church
in
Doctrine
and
Diuinitie
,
Luther
,
Melanchton
,
ZWinglius
and
Oecolampadius
,
God
added
&
adioyned
other
teachers
,
that
were
men
famous
for
their
pietie
and
learning
,
who
receiuing
the
Gospell
from
the
former
,
as
a
lampe
and
a
light
deliuered
vnto
them
(
the
fowlest
errors
of
Popery
hauing
beene
discouered
)
haue
brought
with
them
a
clearer
and
greater
light
of
vnderstanding
and
knowledge
of
the
bookes
of
the
Bible
.
In
Helvetia
and
Switzerland
,
who
is
ignorant
that
there
haue
beene
many
,
who
partly
by
preaching
,
and
partly
by
writing
,
haue
serued
the
Church
with
great
diligence
and
profit
?
Amongst
whom
these
men
are
worthy
of
immortall
praise
:
Henry
Bullinger
,
Rodolph
Gualter
,
Oswald
Myconias
,
Conrade
Pellicane
,
Berthall
Haller
,
Gasper
Megander
,
Leo
Iuda
,
Benedict
Aretius
,
Iohn
Wolfe
,
Lewis
Lauater
,
Iosias
Simler
,
Bibliander
,
William
Stuckius
.
Doe
we
demaund
what
teachers
they
haue
had
in
high
Germany
?
Surely
in
that
countrey
there
hath
beene
great
plenty
of
notable
teachers
.
Such
as
were
these
,
Ambrose
Blawrer
,
Iohn
Swickius
,
Martin
Bucer
,
Malthias
Tellius
,
Wolfangus
Capito
,
Caspar
Hedio
,
Andrew
Osiander
of
Hala
in
Swevia
,
Erardus
Schnepfius
,
and
Ma●tin
Frechtius
at
Tubinga
,
Ambrose
,
Mollerus
and
Iohn
Hesse
at
Wratislavia
or
Bresla
;
Conrade
,
Somius
at
Vlms
,
Wolfangus
Musculns
at
Augusta
or
Ausborow
,
Francis
Lambert
,
Andrew
H●perias
,
Iohn
Pincer
,
Denis
Melander
in
Hassia
,
and
in
Wittemberg
Iasper
Cruciger
both
the
father
and
the
sonne
;
Georg
Maior
,
Iohn
Bugenhagius
,
Paul
Eber
,
Iohn
Foster
,
Iohn
Auenar
,
Henry
Moller
,
Frederick
Widebrame
,
and
Christopher
Pezelius
.
In
Livonia
or
Lief-land
there
haue
beene
worthy
Preachers
,
as
Andrew
Cnophius
and
others
,
and
in
Borusia
,
Iohn
Poliander
and
Iohn
Brismana
;
in
the
lower
Saxonie
,
Vrbanus
Regius
,
Hermane
Browne
,
and
Albert
Hardenbergius
,
in
Frisia
,
Micronius
,
Menso
,
Altingus
,
and
diuers
others
.
And
who
is
there
amongst
vs
whom
the
remembrance
of
these
famous
men
doeth
not
moue
and
effect
with
singular
delight
,
to
wit
,
of
William
Farell
,
Peter
Viret
,
Iohn
Caluin
,
Austin
Marlorate
,
Theodore
Beza
,
Antony
Sadeel
,
and
of
Phillip
Mor●y
of
Plessay
,
and
others
,
who
partly
by
teaching
,
and
partly
by
writing
,
haue
mightily
ouerthrowen
Popery
,
and
aduanced
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Neither
hath
this
fauour
of
God
beene
wanting
vnto
Spaine
.
For
what
men
Spaine
hath
had
teachers
of
the
Euangelicall
doctrine
,
the
same
it
hath
also
most
glorious
Martyrs
,
to
wit
,
Frauncis
Drianda
,
Diazius
,
Doctor
Constantine
,
Confessor
to
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
.
Italy
it selfe
also
hath
sent
vs
ouer
from
thence
most
excellent
Diuines
to
the
very
great
benefite
of
our
Churches
,
Peter
Martyr
,
Ierom
Zanchius
,
&
Immanuell
Tremellius
.
These
men
also
in
Scotland
,
haue
left
vs
most
ample
and
large
fruites
of
their
seruice
;
for
the
Gospell
,
Iohn
Knoxe
,
Robert
Rollock
,
Iohn
Iohnston
,
and
diuers
others
.
But
in
England
God
hath
set
out
,
as
vpon
a
Theater
and
stage
to
be
seene
by
all
the
world
,
very
many
famous
and
learned
men
,
who
haue
stoutely
defended
and
maintained
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
against
the
deceitfull
impostures
of
the
Antichrist
of
Rome
.
And
such
were
these
,
Thomas
Cranmer
Arch
bishop
of
Canterbury
,
Hugh
Latimer
,
Iohn
Hooper
,
Nicholas
Ridley
,
Iohn
Rogers
,
Hugh
Philpot
,
Iohn
Iuell
,
Laurance
Humphery
,
with
William
Whitaker
,
Iohn
Rainolds
,
William
Perkins
,
William
Fulke
,
and
an
infinite
number
of
others
,
whom
it
were
too
long
to
rehearse
.
How
should
I
bee
silent
of
the
land
of
Denmarke
which
hath
had
most
famous
Preachers
of
the
Gospell
,
to
wit
,
Palladius
,
Hemingius
,
Macabaeus
,
&c.
The
Hungarians
also
speake
of
Michael
Starinus
as
of
their
glory
,
who
reformed
many
particular
Churches
in
it
,
and
set
Ministers
of
the
word
ouer
them
,
to
whom
hee
himselfe
prescribed
what
order
was
to
bee
held
for
the
making
of
Sermons
profitable
and
fruit
full
,
and
in
what
maner
the
Sacraments
were
to
be
administred
.
They
will
recite
in
like
maner
Steuen
Szegeden
,
Paul
Thurius
,
Iasper
Charles
,
Peter
Melius
,
Martin
Hollopaeus
,
Mathew
Scaricaus
,
Thomas
Fabricius
of
Tholna
,
and
many
others
.
And
that
I
may
mention
no
more
,
the
Churches
of
Poland
,
euen
to
this
day
,
not
without
a
thankefull
remembrance
they
speake
of
that
worthy
noble
personage
Iohn
Alaskaw
,
of
the
Earles
of
Gorkaw
,
and
the
Lords
,
Oselinians
,
who
in
their
time
were
a
defence
and
an
ornament
to
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
.
So
doe
they
likewise
speake
of
those
notable
Diuines
,
Erasmus
Glisner
,
Georg
Israell
,
Iohn
Laurence
,
Balthasar
Euchner
,
Iohn
Turnorius
,
and
others
who
haue
fruitfully
deliuered
the
Gospell
to
the
people
.
5
Now
to
extend
the
comparison
begun
yet
further
,
in
the
beginning
God
,
who
is
most
and
onely
wise
,
spread
and
propagated
the
Gospell
,
by
meanes
which
in
appearance
,
were
directly
contrary
to
the
furtherance
of
it
:
such
as
was
the
ouerthrow
of
Ierusalem
,
and
the
dispersion
of
Christs
Disciples
into
diuers
parts
of
the
world
.
And
the
same
course
hath
God
obserued
euery
wherein
our
time
.
In
the
yeare
1522
,
that
noble
Gentleman
Frauncis
Sickingen
had
gathered
so
many
worthy
men
into
his
Castle
of
Landscale
,
as
might
seeme
to
haue
beene
sufficient
to
haue
furnished
some
Vniuersitie
,
and
famous
Schoole
.
For
at
one
and
the
same
time
,
hee
had
with
him
Iohn
Oecolampadius
,
Martin
Bucer
,
Iohn
Schwebelius
,
Iaspar
Aquila
.
Now
,
no
long
time
after
,
when
he
was
besieged
by
certaine
Princes
,
he
left
it
to
the
pleasure
of
those
Diuines
,
to
goe
for
their
best
safety
and
securitie
where
euery
one
of
them
would
.
By
which
occasion
of
that
siege
&
of
their
dispersion
,
Iohn
Schwebelius
going
to
the
Count-Palatine
Lewes
Duke
of
Bi●ont
,
he
laid
there
the
first
stone
of
the
Euangelicall
reformation
.
Martin
Bucer
went
to
Strawsborowe
,
which
with
what
fruit
and
benifit
of
the
Church
he
did
it
,
is
manifest
by
the
common
voice
and
testimonie
of
all
Germanie
.
Iohn
Oecolampadius
tooke
his
iorney
to
Basile
,
to
which
Citie
he
so
made
knowen
and
apparent
his
learning
and
pietie
,
that
he
was
invited
and
desired
with
most
earnest
request
to
take
paines
to
read
and
preach
vnto
them
.
Wherevnto
after
that
he
had
yeelded
,
in
the
space
of
a
few
yeares
,
he
so
aduanced
the
cause
of
Religion
,
that
the
said
Citie
greatly
reioyced
at
the
sight
of
a
full
reformation
,
procured
by
him
amongst
them
.
Iasper
Aquila
he
went
to
Thuringia
,
and
there
furthered
the
edification
of
the
Church
of
Christ
,
with
great
zeale
,
and
happy
successe
.
A
like
occasion
almost
about
the
same
time
fel
out
at
Treptqaine
(
a
place
in
Pomerland
)
which
was
this
.
There
florished
a
certaine
Colledge
,
that
was
famous
by
the
learning
of
certaine
men
,
of
which
Colledge
,
Iohn
Bugenhagius
was
the
Rector
.
Now
it
fell
out
,
that
Luthers
booke
of
the
Babylonicall
captiuitie
being
sent
from
Lipsia
,
were
deliuered
there
to
Bugenhagius
to
be
read
ouer
,
who
hauing
slightly
looked
vpon
it
,
is
reported
to
haue
said
to
his
fellowes
,
bretheren
,
the
Sun
did
neuer
see
a
greater
Heriticke
then
Luther
.
But
after
a
few
dayes
looking
more
diligently
and
attentiuely
into
the
said
booke
,
he
chaunged
his
opinion
and
testimony
of
him
openly
before
the
same
bretheren
,
and
said
:
that
all
the
world
had
bin
drow●ed
hitherto
,
in
most
palpable
errours
.
Which
he
a●terwards
set
so
clearely
before
them
,
as
that
they
all
consented
in
iudgement
with
him
.
Which
after
that
the
Bishop
of
Camintum
came
to
the
knowledge
of
,
by
and
by
(
as
the
manner
is
)
he
began
fiercely
to
persecute
them
.
Wherefore
they
began
all
to
fly
and
prouide
for
the
safety
of
their
life
.
And
Bugenhagius
going
to
Wittenberg
,
tooke
an
Ecclesiasticall
charge
,
and
afterwards
reformed
the
Churches
of
Hanborow
and
Lubeck
,
and
of
all
the
Kingdome
of
Denmarke
.
Andrew
Cnophius
went
into
Leif
land
,
and
there
brought
the
Cittie
of
Riga
to
acknowledge
and
to
receaue
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
,
which
at
the
beginning
brake
out
into
so
great
flames
,
that
straightwaies
Darbetum
and
Reualia
came
thither
(
as
it
were
)
from
the
brightnesse
of
it
,
to
kindle
their
light
.
The
rest
of
them
flying
from
Treptum
,
bestowed
themselues
abroad
in
the
towne
of
Pomerland
,
and
handled
the
cause
of
the
Gospell
so
happily
&
with
so
great
successe
as
that
by
the
authoritie
and
commaundement
of
Barnim
and
Philip
Dukes
of
Pomerania
,
the
states
of
the
land
being
assembled
together
in
that
towne
,
by
common
councell
and
decree
Popish
abuses
were
banished
out
of
all
Pomerland
.
Now
let
vs
view
France
and
namely
Meaux
in
France
,
there
Bishop
Bricomet
with
great
earnestnes
vndertooke
to
maintaine
the
cause
of
the
Gospell
.
And
hauing
called
together
thether
very
many
learned
men
,
and
amongst
them
Iohn
Faber
Stapulensis
,
a
man
of
eminent
and
great
name
,
he
commanded
them
publickely
to
preach
the
true
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
.
But
after
when
the
Bishop
being
terrified
and
put
in
feare
,
fell
away
from
true
religion
,
all
the
ministers
also
were
compelled
to
forsake
the
countrye
:
whereof
some
went
into
the
Kingdome
of
Nauarre
,
and
some
to
Paris
:
and
(
althougth
priuately
and
in
secret
places
)
they
instruct
the
people
by
their
Sermons
.
Many
of
them
also
in
the
Citie
of
Metz
,
whither
they
had
fled
,
began
the
building
of
that
goodly
Church
,
which
euen
to
this
day
doth
continue
and
flourishe
.
Others
also
went
to
other
places
of
that
Kingdome
,
where
they
made
Christ
,
and
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
more
famous
.
And
is
there
any
man
,
who
herein
may
not
acknowledge
,
admire
,
and
publish
the
wisedome
of
God
?
especially
,
considering
that
he
then
sheweth
forth
his
mightie
power
for
the
helpe
and
aduancement
of
his
Church
,
when
we
thinke
it
most
of
all
abandoned
and
forsaken
.
The
like
thing
hapned
also
in
Italy
,
which
(
for
the
profession
of
the
Gospell
)
banished
many
godly
persons
from
Naples
,
Luca
,
Pisa
and
Locarne
.
All
which
persecutions
,
the
wisedome
of
God
directed
to
that
ende
,
that
by
the
seruice
of
the
same
men
,
which
had
beene
banished
from
these
places
,
the
building
vp
of
the
Churches
in
other
countries
,
might
be
excellently
raised
vp
.
The
same
we
know
to
haue
beene
done
at
Geneva
,
Zarick
,
London
in
England
,
and
in
other
places
.
In
like
maner
,
the
small
Caldian
warre
being
finished
,
the
brethreen
and
professors
which
were
driuen
out
of
Bohemia
and
Morauia
,
came
to
Pole-land
,
where
they
who
had
beene
refused
by
King
Sigismond
,
found
a
very
gratious
patron
of
Albert
Duke
of
Borussia
.
Yet
some
of
these
turning
backe
againe
into
Polonia
,
were
receiued
by
diuers
noble
men
in
Pole-land
.
And
what
came
of
their
returne
?
In
the
space
of
eight
yeares
,
there
was
so
much
effected
by
their
industry
and
labour
,
as
that
Peter
Vergerius
(
hauing
ben
sometimes
Bishop
of
Iustinopolis
,
and
the
Popes
legate
in
Germany
)
by
the
writings
of
our
men
which
hee
had
vndertaken
to
confute
,
was
brought
to
the
acknowledging
of
the
truth
,
euen
he
confessed
that
hee
found
in
Pole-land
forty
Churches
established
in
good
order
,
by
those
brethren
which
they
neuer
thought
would
come
to
passe
,
who
had
banished
them
with
so
great
cruelt●e
.
Moreouer
it
cannot
be
denied
,
but
that
the
persecution
in
the
Low-countries
,
furnished
the
dominion
of
the
Palatine
Elector
,
with
many
teachers
,
and
Preachers
of
the
word
,
adorned
with
all
kinde
of
good
learning
and
knowledge
;
whose
godly
labours
did
greatly
aduance
the
worke
of
reformation
begun
by
Frederick
the
third
Elector
.
The
like
also
fell
out
in
this
countrey
.
For
when
as
after
the
blessed
decease
of
that
most
worthy
,
pious
and
vertuous
Prince
,
some
alteration
in
Religion
had
driuen
and
dispersed
Ministers
of
the
word
into
other
places
,
by
these
ministers
in
like
manner
,
the
doctrine
of
the
truth
was
propagated
and
spread
into
other
places
.
Furthermore
by
what
meanes
thinke
we
,
that
the
most
famous
Dukedome
of
Wirtenberg
was
brought
to
the
acknowledging
of
the
Gospell
?
was
it
not
when
the
Duke
Huldrick
himselfe
was
dispossessed
and
cast
out
of
his
Dukedome
?
for
whereas
hee
liued
priuately
with
Phillip
the
Landgraue
of
Hassia
,
and
there
heard
the
teachers
of
the
sincere
Religion
preaching
,
&
had
before
that
beene
present
at
a
collogue
and
conference
at
Marpurge
,
his
minde
tooke
such
a
tast
of
true
Religion
,
as
that
after
,
hauing
receiued
his
Dukedome
,
hee
procured
carefully
the
same
true
Religion
to
be
preached
vnto
his
subiects
.
Neither
hath
God
vsed
these
meanes
onely
,
for
the
propagation
and
aduancement
of
his
word
,
but
also
many
other
courses
that
haue
beene
maruellous
.
For
I
call
Hungary
to
witnesse
,
that
euen
Souldiers
and
men
of
Warre
haue
giuen
furtherance
to
Gods
word
.
For
whereas
the
Dutch
Army
brought
thither
by
King
Ferdinandus
,
had
in
it
many
Lutheranes
,
by
their
meanes
that
Kingdome
better
discerned
of
Popish
Idolatry
.
Italy
also
may
testifie
the
like
of
it selfe
,
when
both
the
Army
of
Charles
the
fifth
besieged
the
Pope
,
and
some
dissentions
began
to
growe
betweene
the
Pope
and
the
Venetians
.
To
the
number
of
these
other
meanes
,
I
may
also
adde
diuine
and
spirituall
songs
,
which
hauing
beene
made
by
Preachers
of
the
Gospell
,
and
accustomed
to
be
sung
by
poore
Schollers
,
insinuated
and
closely
conuaied
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
into
an
infinite
number
of
men
in
Germany
and
the
Low-countries
,
and
chiefely
in
Hungary
,
where
for
the
want
of
the
Art
of
Printing
,
this
meanes
was
deuised
,
that
the
songs
which
had
beene
endited
by
the
teachers
,
young
boyes
and
schollers
should
deuoutely
and
sweetely
sing
,
not
onely
at
mens
doores
,
but
euen
at
feasts
and
banquets
.
Moreouer
I
thinke
that
I
may
truely
say
,
that
it
hath
beene
a
great
meanes
to
further
the
knowledge
of
the
trueth
,
that
particular
Schooles
haue
beene
founded
and
erected
in
many
places
,
and
that
disputations
haue
beene
held
by
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
with
the
Papists
.
Of
which
sort
are
the
disputations
held
at
that
time
at
Lipswick
in
the
yeare
1519
,
6
Another
likenes
betweene
this
age
and
the
primatiue
Further
also
as
in
that
time
the
heathen
Emperours
(
whether
they
would
or
no
)
heard
the
confessions
and
Apologies
of
the
Christian
faith
,
which
are
extant
and
to
be
read
in
Iustin
Martyr
,
Athenagoras
,
Tertullian
,
and
others
:
Euen
so
in
this
our
age
,
Kings
and
Kesars
,
haue
of
necessitie
beene
made
to
take
notice
and
information
of
the
trueth
of
the
Gospell
,
which
in
all
things
they
did
not
approue
of
.
For
who
is
ignorant
that
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
was
present
at
the
publicke
reading
of
the
confession
of
Ausburge
,
so
named
of
the
Citie
where
this
was
done
?
Likewise
to
King
Ferdinandus
,
a
confession
of
their
faith
was
both
exhibited
and
read
by
the
brethren
and
professors
in
Bohemia
and
Morauia
.
We
read
likewise
that
Frauncis
,
the
first
King
of
Fraunce
,
heard
with
his
owne
eares
the
famous
confession
of
the
Christians
of
Merindole
.
Also
Theodore
Beza
,
in
the
conference
at
Poessy
,
the
King
and
the
Queene
,
yea
all
Fraunce
in
a
manner
hearing
it
,
deliuered
the
Articles
of
our
faith
,
so
soundly
and
so
effectually
,
as
that
the
Cardinall
of
Lorraine
saide
,
that
hee
wished
that
either
Beza
had
beene
dumbe
,
or
that
all
the
States
there
present
had
beene
deafe
that
day
.
7
Yet
will
we
not
stay
heere
,
but
obserue
another
point
of
comparison
:
for
in
the
primitiue
Church
,
there
were
very
many
Christians
who
(
as
the
Ecclesiasticall
History
doth
witnesse
)
professed
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
with
the
losse
of
their
goods
,
and
also
of
their
very
life
it selfe
:
So
likewise
in
these
hundred
yeares
last
past
,
God
hath
set
before
our
eyes
notable
and
famous
examples
of
Christian
constancy
in
an
infinite
number
of
most
worthy
persons
,
men
and
women
,
rich
and
poore
,
learned
and
vnlearned
,
noble
and
vn-noble
.
The
regard
of
the
time
will
not
suffer
me
heere
to
enlarge
my selfe
,
yet
can
I
not
by
any
meanes
passe
by
in
silence
,
in
Germany
the
houses
and
the
families
of
the
Electors
,
to
wit
,
that
the
house
of
Brandeburge
,
Saxony
,
and
the
Palatine
haue
brought
forth
those
heroicall
persons
,
to
whom
you
may
truely
apply
the
speach
which
by
the
Apostle
is
vttered
of
Moses
,
that
they
esteemed
the
reproach
of
Christ
to
be
greater
riches
,
then
the
treasures
of
the
Egyptians
.
First
let
vs
goe
to
the
house
of
Brandburge
,
and
call
to
minde
George
the
Marquesse
of
Brandenburge
,
who
being
then
to
King
Lewis
,
the
great
Prefect
and
Gouernour
of
his
Court
,
retained
with
his
helpe
,
and
defended
with
his
aide
,
the
Christians
in
Silesia
,
Bohemia
,
and
Hungary
,
being
charged
and
burdned
with
diuers
slaunders
.
After
also
,
when
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
,
in
the
assembly
at
Ausburge
,
published
a
seuere
edict
and
Proclamation
,
with
a
most
grieuous
punishment
added
to
it
,
charging
all
men
to
abandon
the
Religion
of
the
Gospell
,
the
saide
Lord
Marquesse
,
had
this
honourable
report
of
his
constancy
,
that
fearing
nothing
the
Emperours
indignation
,
hee
boldly
saide
kneeling
before
his
Maiestie
,
that
he
had
rather
yeeld
his
head
to
be
smitten
and
cut
off
,
then
to
depart
the
least
iot
from
the
truth
,
which
he
had
once
acknowledged
and
receiued
,
which
when
hee
once
had
spoken
openly
,
they
say
that
the
Emperour
answered
,
that
the
cutting
off
his
head
was
not
sought
for
.
Will
yee
goe
from
Brandeburg
to
Saxonie
?
There
we
shall
see
Duke
Henry
the
progenitour
of
the
two
most
gratious
Electors
Mauricius
and
Augustus
worthily
shewing
how
deepe
rootes
the
loue
of
the
Gospell
had
taken
in
him
.
For
when
his
brother
George
Duke
of
Saxony
(
who
was
a
most
earnest
defender
of
the
Popish
Religion
)
a
litle
before
his
death
,
hauing
caused
it
to
be
signified
to
him
by
messengers
(
sent
for
that
purpose
)
that
hee
would
make
him
his
heire
,
vpon
condition
,
that
he
would
forsake
the
Religion
Euangelical
reformed
;
but
if
he
refused
to
performe
the
condition
,
that
he
would
giue
all
his
dominions
to
King
Ferdinandus
:
Duke
Henry
of
whom
I
spake
,
answering
presently
,
saide
plainly
and
expresly
to
him
;
this
your
message
euidently
representeth
and
bringeth
into
my
minde
that
which
is
written
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
when
Sathan
promised
to
Christ
,
the
Kingdomes
of
the
whole
world
,
vpon
condition
,
that
falling
downe
at
his
feete
,
hee
would
worship
and
adore
him
.
Doe
you
thinke
that
I
esteeme
any
worldly
riches
and
benefit
more
,
then
I
doe
the
glory
of
God
?
Certainely
your
expectation
doeth
much
deceiue
you
.
With
which
answere
hee
dismissed
those
messengers
,
adding
to
his
former
speach
,
this
notable
sentence
,
that
hee
had
rather
bee
poore
with
Christ
,
then
rich
with
the
Pope
.
Which
memorable
act
of
his
religious
pietie
wanted
not
his
reward
from
God
.
For
before
that
the
legates
and
messengers
had
returned
some
,
Duke
Georg
his
brother
dying
,
without
executing
that
his
determination
,
altogether
against
his
will
,
left
Duke
Henry
his
heire
and
successor
.
And
what
should
I
speake
of
Iohn
Frederick
Elector
of
famous
memory
?
Of
whom
,
the
Emperour
Ferdinandus
himselfe
is
reported
to
haue
said
to
Doctor
N
〈…〉
vius
chiefe
Phisitian
of
the
Elector
of
Saxony
:
that
Iohn
Frederick
Flector
,
was
a
Prince
of
a
magnanimous
and
high
courage
,
whose
valour
and
vertue
if
his
Souldiers
had
followed
in
the
Warre
,
with
like
animositie
and
bouldnesse
,
hee
had
neuer
beene
ouercome
.
Further
hee
is
reported
to
haue
said
,
that
hee
stood
by
the
Emperour
Charles
,
and
beheld
with
how
chearefull
and
gratious
a
countenance
hee
came
to
the
Emperour
,
presenting
himselfe
,
not
as
a
captiue
and
prisoner
,
but
chearefull
as
one
that
should
haue
led
a
daunce
.
And
surely
that
he
excelled
in
the
greatnesse
of
an
inuincible
minde
and
courage
,
he
made
it
manifest
in
his
very
imprisonment
and
captiuitie
,
to
the
wonder
and
admiration
of
all
men
.
For
in
the
assembly
at
Ausburge
,
the
Emperour
had
drawen
all
the
States
of
the
Empire
to
his
purpose
,
that
stricken
with
feare
,
they
freely
professed
,
that
they
would
receiue
whatsoeuer
the
Generall
Councell
that
was
to
be
called
,
should
determine
of
Religion
.
Then
he
required
and
commaunded
the
Prince
being
prisoner
to
doe
the
like
.
But
he
then
answered
that
in
all
other
things
he
was
ready
with
all
submission
to
yeeld
his
seruice
and
obedience
:
but
in
that
which
concerned
Religion
and
conscience
,
hee
humbly
be
fought
him
in
his
gracious
clemency
to
respect
him
.
So
great
was
the
magnanimitie
of
this
Prince
Elector
when
he
was
a
prisoner
,
so
great
was
his
zeale
for
the
true
worship
of
God
,
when
the
other
States
being
yet
free
,
and
yet
affrighted
with
the
feares
of
daungers
,
professed
that
they
would
willingly
obey
the
decree
of
the
counsell
that
was
to
be
held
:
whose
iudgement
was
yet
vnknowen
what
it
would
bee
.
Therefore
Melanchthon
a
most
religious
Diuine
notably
in
verse
commended
the
constancy
,
of
this
likewise
most
religious
Prince
and
Elector
,
saying
.
He
won
more
praise
by
constant
profession
of
faith
,
then
if
he
at
home
had
fought
fierce
and
terrible
battels
.
Furthermore
the
County
Palatine
,
is
able
to
shew
also
in
this
glorious
field
,
and
to
this
day
commendeth
to
all
posteritie
,
those
most
famous
Princes
,
Otto
,
Henry
,
and
Frederick
the
third
of
that
name
,
either
of
them
Electors
,
and
most
constant
defenders
of
the
trueth
.
Ottho
Henricus
desired
rather
to
loose
the
principalitie
of
Neuburg
,
then
by
forsaking
the
truth
of
Religion
to
keepe
it
,
and
to
win
the
fauour
of
Caesar
and
of
the
Pope
:
which
faithfulnes
and
constancy
in
Religion
,
God
recompenced
with
a
large
&
ample
blessing
.
For
he
not
onely
restored
vnto
him
,
the
foresaid
dominion
;
but
also
,
Frederick
the
second
being
dead
,
he
gloriously
aduanced
him
to
the
Electorship
.
Behold
also
the
Count
Palatine
Frederick
the
third
,
him
to
whom
pietie
it selfe
gaue
his
Sir-name
,
so
that
he
was
renowned
&
called
Fredericus
Pious
,
and
consider
with
me
a
little
his
diuers
and
great
trials
which
he
endured
for
the
cause
of
Religion
.
He
was
constrained
,
sometimes
to
auoide
the
darts
of
his
brother
,
sometimes
to
withstand
his
children
,
and
sometimes
to
resist
his
kins-folke
,
yea
at
the
length
in
the
assembly
at
Ausborow
he
had
the
Emperour
himselfe
and
the
Princes
and
States
of
the
sacred
Empire
greatest
aduersaries
vnto
him
.
Yet
surely
Caesars
Maiestie
notably
made
answere
for
him
to
the
Electors
and
Princes
that
would
haue
excluded
and
shut
out
the
saide
Frederick
Pius
,
out
of
the
peace
of
the
Empire
,
saying
,
I
must
answere
you
,
as
Christ
did
Salome
:
you
knowe
not
what
you
aske
.
Doe
you
not
know
,
that
he
is
a
Prince
of
the
Empire
?
will
you
be
at
discord
among
your selues
?
Notwithstanding
the
same
Emperour
,
very
seuerely
and
peremptorily
commaunded
the
same
Elector
Frederick
,
to
change
and
vtterly
forsake
his
Religion
,
which
was
said
to
be
a
diuers
Religion
from
that
which
was
said
to
be
allowed
at
Ausburge
,
and
infected
(
as
they
said
)
with
the
error
of
Caluinisme
.
Then
the
Elector
openly
and
plainly
(
as
the
loue
of
Religion
perswaded
him
)
to
this
effect
declared
his
minde
to
the
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
that
in
the
matter
of
Faith
and
Religion
,
hee
did
acknowledge
one
onely
Lord
,
to
wit
,
God
,
who
is
King
of
Kings
,
and
Lord
of
Lords
.
That
such
question
and
businesse
concerned
not
the
losse
of
any
temporal
estate
,
or
of
this
present
life
,
but
the
euerlasting
saluation
of
the
soule
:
which
as
he
had
receiued
and
had
it
recommended
vnto
him
from
Christ
his
Lord
and
Sauiour
:
so
he
both
ought
and
would
keepe
it
entire
and
whole
without
hurt
or
blemish
vnto
him
,
euen
with
the
daunger
and
losse
of
this
present
life
.
Furthermore
he
said
,
that
hee
was
willing
and
ready
to
yeelde
to
any
whatsoeuer
they
were
,
a
iust
reason
,
apologie
,
and
defence
of
his
Catechisme
and
Faith
.
Which
magnanimitie
and
courage
of
a
constant
faith
,
Augustus
Duke
of
Saxony
and
Elector
admiring
,
friendly
and
brotherly
striking
with
his
open
hand
the
shoulder
of
this
most
pious
Prince
Frederick
,
said
,
Frederick
,
thou
doest
farre
excell
vs
all
in
pietie
and
Religion
.
Behold
a
chearefull
minde
of
a
Prince
in
the
profession
of
the
truth
,
nobly
resembling
the
Emperour
Iouinian
,
who
being
taken
by
the
Souldiers
to
receiue
the
Imperiall
dignitie
,
refused
to
take
it
vpon
him
,
except
the
Army
by
whom
hee
was
chosen
,
would
cast
away
their
Idols
,
and
embrace
the
sinceritie
of
Christian
Faith
.
Our
owne
Prince
also
,
in
like
manner
a
most
constant
professor
of
Religion
,
resolued
rather
to
loose
the
dignitie
to
be
one
of
the
seauen
Electors
,
then
to
abandon
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
,
if
hee
could
not
keepe
his
Electorship
without
the
losse
of
true
Religion
.
Now
let
vs
proceede
from
Germany
to
Italy
,
and
bring
out
before
you
,
two
worthy
champions
for
the
faith
,
out
of
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
to
wit
,
Galeacius
Caracciolus
Vice-Marques
,
and
the
same
a
sonne
of
the
sister
of
Pope
Paul
the
fourth
;
the
other
Iohn
Berniardin
Boniface
Marques
of
Oria.
Both
these
were
enflamed
with
so
great
a
zeale
of
Religion
,
as
that
all
their
worldly
dignities
neglected
,
and
the
honour
of
their
life
and
state
despised
,
they
forsooke
their
houses
and
their
countrey
,
and
led
the
rest
of
their
mortall
liues
in
such
a
voluntary
banishment
,
as
the
sinceritie
of
Religion
laid
vpon
them
.
Heere
also
I
could
name
you
many
other
worthy
and
famous
personages
in
Spaine
,
Italy
,
Scotland
,
and
Germanie
,
which
some
of
them
secretly
,
and
some
of
them
by
open
violence
suffred
death
for
the
profession
of
the
Gospell
.
But
the
Martirologies
and
stories
of
the
Martyrs
haue
cased
mee
of
that
burden
of
rehearsing
them
,
(
as
being
set
out
purposely
to
declare
and
to
register
the
names
of
these
who
haue
borne
witnesse
to
the
truth
)
and
may
be
repaired
and
resorted
vnto
for
this
matter
.
Yet
cannot
I
in
silence
passe
by
any
meanes
,
that
onely
in
Belgia
(
containing
the
17
prouinces
of
the
Low-countries
)
whiles
Charles
the
fifth
yet
liued
,
were
slaine
and
murdered
fiftie
thousand
Christians
,
and
that
the
Duke
of
Alua
cruelly
boasted
,
that
in
the
space
of
six
yeares
after
hee
had
beene
gouernour
of
that
countrey
eighteene
thousand
persons
had
ben
killed
by
his
commaundement
,
and
also
from
the
yeare
1576
,
to
the
agreement
at
Gaunt
there
had
perished
by
the
tiranny
of
the
Papists
thirtie
thousand
.
Yet
there
was
a
greater
Vintage
and
Haruest
in
Fraunce
,
for
it
may
be
proued
by
arguments
worthy
to
be
belieued
,
that
from
the
yeare
1564
,
to
the
yeare
Now
in
England
it
is
incredible
to
be
spoken
,
what
slaughter
and
how
many
dead
corpes
haue
beene
made
:
how
many
excellent
men
(
amongst
whom
some
were
Bishops
&
Arch-bishops
)
in
the
Raigne
of
Queene
Mary
,
being
burnt
aliue
with
fire
,
without
feare
endured
that
shamefull
and
cruell
death
with
maruellous
strength
and
power
of
Faith
▪
And
if
wee
should
also
declare
the
notable
and
inuincible
constancy
of
Rochell
in
Fraunce
,
and
of
Maydenborowe
in
Germany
,
heere
wee
should
haue
a
large
field
to
discourse
,
to
their
immortall
praise
.
But
wee
are
to
proceed
,
and
make
another
new
comparison
betweene
the
auntienter
Apostolick
,
and
latter
reformations
of
the
Church
.
2
In
these
times
the
Christians
being
miserably
afflicted
,
God
(
appearing
and
shining
through
these
cloudes
vnto
them
)
then
at
length
gloriously
lifted
vp
,
and
exalted
his
Church
,
when
it
lay
cast
downe
to
the
lowest
,
&
was
euen
troden
vnderfoote
.
Therefore
Sulpitius
Seuerus
was
bould
to
say
,
writing
of
the
ten
yeares
persecution
vnder
the
Emperours
Dioclesian
and
Maximinian
,
wee
neuer
conquered
with
greater
glory
and
triumph
,
then
when
wee
could
not
bee
conquered
with
the
continuall
slaughters
and
massacres
of
ten
yeares
together
:
In
like
maner
,
in
these
hundred
yeares
last
past
,
besides
and
aboue
the
expectation
,
opinion
and
thoughts
of
all
men
,
God
oftentimes
mightely
deliuered
his
Church
,
taking
it
,
as
it
were
out
of
the
very
iawes
of
the
enemies
.
In
the
yeare
1521
,
after
the
departure
of
Luther
,
who
in
the
assemblies
of
the
States
of
the
Empire
at
Wornis
had
appeared
and
presented
himselfe
before
Caesar
and
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
to
make
answere
for
his
proceedings
,
there
was
set
and
published
an
edict
or
proclamation
of
most
sharpe
seueritie
against
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
,
whereof
the
Popes
Legat
,
Cardinall
Ierome
Alexander
is
reported
to
haue
saide
to
Marinus
Caracciolus
;
Oh
,
my
Caracciolus
,
if
we
haue
done
nothing
else
at
this
diet
and
assembly
,
yet
this
we
haue
effected
(
as
I
am
in
good
hope
)
that
by
this
edict
and
mandate
of
Caesars
wee
shall
shortly
see
the
Germans
at
warre
one
with
another
,
and
tumbling
in
their
owne
blood
.
But
what
fell
out
?
a
little
after
,
there
arose
an
exceeding
great
trouble
in
Spaine
:
so
as
the
Emperour
went
thither
to
pacifie
it
,
and
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
had
a
litle
breathing
time
,
as
some
milder
aire
appearing
.
For
the
Imperiall
edict
being
mittigated
and
qualified
by
the
States
of
the
Empire
assembled
at
Norinberg
,
the
true
doctrine
was
seene
daily
to
bee
more
largely
and
more
couragiously
spread
and
aduanced
.
In
the
yeare
1526
,
and
the
fourteenth
of
Ianuary
,
Charles
the
fift
being
Emperour
,
and
Frauncis
the
first
being
King
of
Fraunce
,
with
great
coniunction
and
agreement
of
minde
and
affections
endeauoured
and
went
about
it
,
ioyning
their
forces
together
,
to
pull
vp
by
the
rootes
the
Lutheran
Religon
(
as
they
call
it
)
but
altogether
in
vaine
.
For
the
Pope
himselfe
brake
the
bond
and
league
,
making
the
Emperour
so
much
busines
in
Italy
,
that
hee
professed
by
publicke
writing
,
that
the
Pope
was
in
all
the
fault
,
that
he
had
hitherto
with
lesse
successe
suppressed
the
heresie
(
as
he
termed
it
)
of
the
Lutherans
.
Againe
in
the
yeare
1530.
did
not
all
men
feare
and
tremble
at
the
publishing
of
that
most
cruell
edict
of
the
Emperour
Charles
,
wherewith
at
the
Dyet
at
Ausburg
,
hee
thundred
against
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
?
but
behold
,
God
,
as
from
heauen
,
deliuered
them
.
For
the
Turke
,
(
as
one
that
had
beene
drawen
thither
by
the
haire
of
his
head
)
came
into
Austria
:
which
rumour
caused
the
Emperour
not
vnwillingly
to
grant
peace
to
the
Protestants
,
that
hee
might
obtaine
aide
of
them
against
the
Turke
,
the
common
enemy
of
all
Christendome
.
So
likewise
,
the
league
agreed
vpon
at
Smale-cald
,
being
broken
,
&
prosperous
successe
making
all
subiect
vnto
Caesars
power
,
who
knoweth
not
that
which
hapned
.
For
when
it
was
thought
,
that
the
cause
of
reformation
had
now
beene
vtterly
ouerthrowen
in
Germanie
,
Almightie
God
fully
ouercame
and
subdued
the
Conquerers
minde
,
and
so
perplexed
him
,
that
he
not
onely
no
more
vrged
the
Generall
Councell
(
to
whose
determination
the
States
of
the
Empire
had
before
promised
to
yeeld
all
obedience
)
but
also
made
an
vnnecessary
and
needles
warre
with
the
Pope
,
and
despaired
of
successe
in
fighting
any
more
with
the
Germanes
,
who
yet
before
,
he
supposed
to
haue
bin
wholly
conquered
and
subdued
.
Neither
was
it
otherwise
with
the
Heluetians
,
who
being
constrained
to
defend
with
Armes
the
libertie
of
the
Euangellicall
profession
,
were
once
or
twise
ouercome
by
papists
:
yet
notwithstanding
the
truth
triumpheth
as
inuincible
their
Churches
,
euen
to
this
day
.
England
also
may
be
a
witnesse
hereof
,
wherein
men
almost
despaired
of
the
maintainers
of
the
Gospell
,
when
as
by
the
raigne
of
Queene
Mary
,
many
goodly
lights
had
beene
extinguished
,
and
so
many
strong
buttresses
and
pillars
had
beene
ouerthrowen
&
cast
downe
to
the
ground
.
But
the
Lord
,
who
calleth
light
out
of
darkenes
,
he
called
that
most
gratious
Queene
Elizabeth
out
of
the
prison
,
&
placed
her
in
the
royall
throne
of
the
Kingdome
,
whereby
all
the
hope
of
the
Papist
was
disappointed
and
exposed
to
shame
and
ignominie
.
Likewise
Fraunce
will
testifie
this
,
which
was
most
shamefully
defiled
and
stained
with
that
horrible
massacre
and
slaughter
that
was
made
of
true
professors
in
the
yeare
1572.
For
at
that
time
there
was
celebrated
and
kept
at
Rome
a
solemne
thanks-giuing
to
God
for
that
action
performed
with
so
great
successe
,
&
so
agreeably
to
their
desire
,
in
the
rooting
out
of
the
Hugonets
,
(
as
they
called
the
professors
of
the
trueth
of
the
Gospell
.
)
But
within
a
yeare
after
,
the
multitude
of
professors
appeared
in
so
great
number
,
as
a
man
would
haue
thought
that
all
those
had
beene
risen
from
the
dead
,
and
restored
to
life
againe
.
Neither
are
there
wanting
like
examples
in
Hungary
,
Bohemia
,
Morauia
,
Silesia
,
Aus●ria
.
For
about
some
thirteene
yeares
agone
,
these
aduersaries
with
very
great
endeauours
desired
to
cut
off
all
meanes
of
exercising
the
Religion
reformed
.
But
vtterly
in
vaine
,
God
withstanding
them
;
who
sending
them
his
helpe
from
heauen
,
brought
the
matter
to
that
passe
,
that
greater
libertie
was
granted
to
these
countries
then
they
euer
enioyed
in
any
time
before
.
Finally
,
for
the
last
point
of
this
comparison
:
In
the
primitiue
Church
God
by
manifest
signes
and
tokens
shewed
the
seueritie
of
his
iust
iudgement
vpon
many
tirants
and
persecutors
of
the
Church
,
by
their
fearfull
ends
and
tragicall
deaths
.
In
like
maner
Sigismund
the
Emperour
200.
yeares
agone
hauing
burnt
at
Constance
,
Iohn
Husse
,
a
most
pious
and
godly
Preacher
,
together
with
him
burnt
and
consumed
all
his
owne
royall
estate
.
For
deceasing
without
heire
male
,
Ladislaus
his
Grand-sonne
by
his
daughter
succeeded
him
,
and
so
hee
confined
the
celebritie
and
honour
of
his
name
in
the
space
of
a
fewe
yeares
.
So
likewise
in
this
last
age
wee
haue
receiued
by
report
,
and
seene
with
our
eyes
that
vengeance
hath
followed
them
at
their
heeles
,
which
bearing
impietie
and
vngodlinesse
in
their
hearts
,
and
shewing
it
openly
by
strange
crueltie
,
went
about
with
all
their
power
to
assaile
and
to
plucke
vp
by
the
rootes
the
pure
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
.
In
the
yeare
1546.
George
Wisehart
a
Preacher
of
the
Gospell
in
Scotland
(
after
burnt
to
ashes
by
the
commaundement
of
Cardinall
Beton
)
in
the
midst
of
the
flames
of
fire
prophetically
foretold
the
Cardinall
of
the
death
and
ouerthrow
that
hung
ouer
his
head
.
And
that
not
in
vaine
,
for
hee
was
killed
that
very
yeare
,
and
that
so
,
as
in
the
same
place
,
where
the
stake
and
ashes
of
that
constant
Martyr
had
beene
seene
not
long
before
,
in
the
same
place
so
soone
after
,
the
dead
body
of
that
tyrant
was
to
be
seene
exposed
to
the
hate
and
scorne
of
all
men
.
With
him
reckon
also
Steuen
Gardner
,
who
being
Bishop
of
Winchester
,
and
Cancelor
to
Queene
Mary
,
emploied
his
seruice
&
power
very
busily
to
destroy
the
Christians
.
But
his
punishment
followed
not
long
after
:
for
being
taken
with
a
sore
disease
,
and
despairing
of
the
fauour
and
mercy
of
God
,
he
cried
out
,
alasle
for
me
,
I
haue
sinned
with
Peter
,
but
I
haue
not
wept
,
nor
seriously
&
truly
repented
as
Peter
did
.
In
Fraunce
,
remember
Minerius
,
making
war
with
the
innocent
men
of
Merindoll
,
and
miserably
killing
and
murthering
them
with
more
then
Scythian
and
Barbarian
cruelty
.
What
?
art
thou
sorry
?
and
doest
thou
sigh
and
lament
to
heare
it
?
stay
a
while
,
and
thou
shalt
see
and
acknowledge
the
wonderfull
iudgment
and
vengeance
of
God
vpon
him
.
For
this
tyrant
Minerius
falling
into
a
most
grieuous
and
fearefull
sicknesse
,
ended
his
vngodly
life
,
with
horrible
crying
and
howling
.
Kings
also
furnish
vs
with
some
examples
of
tragicall
ends
.
For
Fruancis
,
the
first
king
of
Fraunce
,
in
the
agony
of
death
,
felt
how
heauily
the
blood
of
the
Wald●nses
and
Merindolians
lay
vpon
his
conscience
,
wherefore
hee
gaue
commandement
and
charge
to
his
sonne
Henry
that
hee
should
put
to
death
Iohn
Monke
,
by
whose
counsell
and
perswasion
he
had
begun
the
persecution
:
which
Monke
perceiuing
,
speedily
fled
,
and
so
escaped
the
present
danger
.
Likewise
we
haue
heard
that
Henry
the
2.
King
of
France
,
hauing
often
threatned
,
and
said
,
that
with
his
own
eies
he
would
see
Burges
to
be
consumed
&
burnt
with
fire
vpon
a
wound
taken
in
the
eye
in
his
running
at-Tilt
,
ended
his
life
with
very
great
torments
.
Neither
was
the
end
of
Frauncis
the
second
of
that
name
any
better
,
who
hauing
denied
the
Christians
free
exercise
of
the
Religion
of
the
Gospell
:
(
who
by
supplication
had
requested
it
)
hee
also
by
an
Apostume
risen
in
his
braine
,
and
running
at
his
eare
,
died
with
his
eare
putrified
and
rotten
.
And
thou
also
Charles
the
ninth
,
King
of
Fraunce
,
goe
thou
also
and
defile
thy
hands
with
the
blood
of
thy
subiects
.
Thou
also
didst
miserably
perish
in
thine
owne
blood
.
And
you
two
tirants
(
I
speake
of
Henry
the
third
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
)
doe
you
also
take
paines
in
the
hainous
crime
of
the
massacre
and
slaughter
at
Paris
;
doe
you
also
kill
,
murder
and
destroy
:
but
with
what
successe
,
euen
,
and
issue
haue
you
done
it
?
either
of
you
ended
your
life
,
with
a
violent
and
bloody
death
,
but
the
reformed
Religion
you
haue
not
driuen
out
of
Fraunce
.
But
what
doe
I
speake
of
these
things
,
the
Emperour
himselfe
,
Charles
the
fist
,
hee
confessed
that
hee
had
vsed
and
emploied
all
his
force
and
power
,
to
establish
the
authoritie
of
the
Pope
,
and
to
maintaine
his
dignity
,
but
that
his
endeauour
had
beene
all
in
vaine
,
&
that
his
mony
and
treasure
was
spent
,
which
losse
was
tollerable
and
might
be
borne
,
but
that
which
was
altogether
intollerable
,
he
had
lost
his
honourable
name
amongst
men
,
and
his
estimation
&
dignitie
,
the
losse
whereof
was
not
to
be
recouered
by
any
meanes
.
Heere
it
were
worth
our
labour
to
note
&
marke
the
perfidious
falling
away
of
Apostatates
,
and
the
infirmity
of
the
faithfull
.
Heere
also
intestine
and
inward
dissensions
and
discords
were
to
bee
touched
,
and
to
be
compared
with
the
contentions
of
the
ancient
and
primitiue
Church
:
but
the
regard
of
this
present
time
doth
not
suffer
me
so
to
doe
.
Therefore
,
let
it
suffice
to
haue
heard
,
that
Christ
the
Lord
hath
most
effectually
expressed
,
and
accomplished
really
,
and
in
powerfull
act
and
deede
,
the
name
of
Iesus
and
Sauiour
,
that
was
giuen
him
by
order
from
God
,
in
that
hee
doth
so
fatherly
gather
,
so
wisely
gouerne
,
so
mightely
preserue
,
and
so
iustly
protect
his
Church
against
all
the
aduersaries
and
enemies
of
it
.
Now
let
the
Iesuits
goe
,
and
vain-gloriously
boast
of
the
miracles
,
which
they
say
,
haue
beene
done
in
the
East
and
West
Indiaes
:
but
wee
most
worthily
publish
and
magnifie
the
miracles
,
iustly
to
be
admired
&
wondred
at
,
which
God
hath
done
in
our
own
dayes
,
and
in
the
age
of
our
fathers
,
in
Germany
,
England
,
Spaine
,
Italy
,
Fraunce
,
Hungary
,
Bohemia
,
Pole-land
,
Denmark
and
Swed
land
.
For
these
are
indeed
that
which
they
are
said
to
be
,
miracles
.
That
God
hath
wrought
so
great
things
by
so
meane
and
base
instruments
.
That
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
within
so
fewe
yeares
,
hath
like
the
lightning
,
enlightned
so
many
countries
and
Kingdomes
.
That
by
meanes
altogether
contrary
to
the
reason
of
man
,
the
sinceritie
and
puritie
of
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
flourisheth
at
this
day
,
being
propagated
and
spread
faire
and
neare
.
That
by
how
much
the
greater
the
crueltie
of
tyrants
hath
beene
in
blood
sheding
,
in
burning
&
hanging
of
the
godly
,
so
much
the
further
hath
the
sound
of
the
Gospell
bin
heard
,
&
passed
into
more
places
.
That
a
most
puissant
and
mighty
Emperour
,
going
through
Germany
with
such
successe
of
many
victories
as
he
could
haue
wished
,
yet
was
notable
by
any
meanes
to
conquer
&
subdue
the
Gospell
in
Germany
.
That
in
Fraunce
six
Kings
continually
succeeding
one
another
,
and
employing
all
their
forces
,
and
vsing
many
and
diuers
meanes
and
practises
for
it
,
yet
haue
not
beene
able
to
effect
the
suppression
of
the
reformed
Churches
in
Fraunce
.
That
Philip
the
second
,
the
greatest
King
that
hath
beene
of
Spaine
,
hath
wasted
all
the
treasure
which
he
had
gathered
in
the
East
,
and
in
the
West
,
for
the
rooting
out
of
Religion
,
partly
in
Fraunce
,
and
partly
in
England
,
and
chiefely
in
the
Low
countries
,
and
that
with
no
other
euent
and
successe
,
but
that
these
huge
masses
of
treasure
being
exhausted
and
lost
,
and
his
Kingdome
being
cast
into
many
great
straits
and
difficulties
of
debt
,
before
his
death
full
sore
against
his
will
,
he
heard
this
message
deliuered
to
him
,
that
the
reformed
Churches
in
France
,
England
,
and
the
Low-countri●s
did
prosper
and
flourish
,
as
they
had
done
in
any
former
time
.
Which
things
being
so
,
worthily
doe
we
all
extoll
and
magnifie
this
most
gracious
goodnes
and
mercy
of
our
God
,
who
in
goodnes
add
power
excelleth
all
,
whereby
when
we
were
drowned
in
the
midst
of
a
sea
of
errors
and
darkenesse
in
Popery
,
hath
illuminated
and
enlightned
vs
with
the
most
clear
&
goodly
light
of
the
knowledge
of
himselfe
,
and
of
his
Gospell
.
For
if
in
the
old
Testament
the
godly
so
often
celebrated
and
praised
with
songs
,
the
redemption
of
the
people
of
Israel
out
of
Egypt
,
and
from
their
enemies
of
Madian
,
surely
we
haue
far
greater
cause
,
why
wee
should
magnifie
with
all
praise
and
honour
our
maruellous
deliuerances
from
the
Idolatry
of
Anti-christ
.
Moreouer
,
this
historicall
commemoration
and
rehearsall
of
the
admirable
&
wonderfull
worke
which
we
haue
heard
,
to
haue
beene
performed
by
God
in
his
Church
,
ought
to
giue
encouragement
to
all
the
faithfull
with
greater
alacritie
and
chearfulnesse
,
and
with
greater
strength
and
constancy
to
keepe
and
retaine
the
truth
which
they
haue
once
acknowledged
:
which
being
grounded
and
founded
stedfastly
and
securely
in
the
holy
Scripture
,
hath
beene
againe
and
newly
confirmed
in
these
last
hundred
yeares
by
so
singular
and
excellent
miracles
.
And
this
we
ought
the
rather
to
doe
,
because
wee
knowe
that
our
Sauiour
Iesus
doth
still
liue
,
and
wee
are
certainly
perswaded
,
that
as
he
hath
done
hitherto
,
so
likewise
alwayes
hereafter
,
hee
will
gather
,
gouerne
,
and
preserue
his
Church
.
Now
let
vs
also
remember
that
it
is
our
part
and
dutie
to
worship
and
honour
this
Iesus
our
Sauiour
with
our
mouth
,
with
our
hearts
,
and
with
all
our
strength
.
For
he
it
is
(
as
the
Angell
expresly
testifieth
)
which
will
saue
and
preserue
his
people
.
Of
which
people
they
onely
are
to
bee
accompted
,
who
doe
not
walke
,
nor
liue
according
to
the
flesh
,
but
according
to
the
Spirit
:
whereof
,
who
seeth
not
this
to
follow
?
That
he
that
hath
not
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
is
none
of
his
:
and
that
he
who
is
none
of
Christs
,
cannot
in
any
sort
enioy
the
comfort
of
this
name
of
a
Sauiour
?
Let
vs
then
embrace
our
most
faithfull
Sauiour
,
let
vs
loue
him
,
let
vs
feare
him
,
and
let
vs
honour
him
:
So
without
all
doubt
,
we
shall
prooue
by
experience
,
that
he
wil
renew
againe
hereafter
,
vnto
vs
his
auncient
fauour
,
and
will
most
mightely
protect
vs
his
Christian
Church
,
by
his
patronage
and
defence
from
all
our
enemies
both
of
soule
and
body
.
For
this
saith
Amen
,
that
is
,
that
true
and
faithfull
witnesse
,
the
gates
of
hell
shall
not
preuaile
against
my
Church
.
To
this
mighty
and
great
Sauiour
,
be
thankes
,
honour
and
glory
,
for
all
the
comfort
,
helpe
,
and
benefits
hitherto
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
both
now
,
and
in
all
ages
,
for
euer
and
euer
,
Amen
.
THE
PRAYER
.
MOst
Gracious
God
,
and
mercifull
father
,
we
giue
thee
thankes
for
all
thy
benefits
,
wherewith
hitherto
,
thou
hast
largely
and
bountefully
blessed
vs
.
O
Lord
my
God
,
thy
thoughts
are
great
and
thy
workes
admirable
and
wonderfull
,
which
thou
settest
before
vs
,
to
behold
and
consider
.
Nothing
can
,
nor
ought
to
be
compared
vnto
thee
.
I
will
declare
thy
workes
,
and
speake
of
them
,
although
they
exceed
all
account
and
number
.
Wee
acknowledge
it
to
proceede
from
thy
grace
and
fauour
,
that
in
all
places
thou
hast
miraculously
gathered
a
people
that
is
pleasing
and
acceptable
vnto
thee
;
that
thou
hast
wisely
gouerned
,
and
mightily
preserued
the
same
.
Especially
wee
praise
thee
that
it
hath
pleased
thee
,
to
call
vs
in
these
countries
to
the
Communion
of
thy
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
this
day
thou
hast
graunted
thy
grace
to
vs
sitting
by
the
cratch
of
thy
new
borne
Sonne
,
to
heare
how
sweet●ly
the
Angels
sung
their
heau●nly
hymne
and
song
;
and
how
ioyfully
they
greeted
and
congratulated
vs
,
for
the
exceeding
great
benefit
of
thy
Sonne
sent
to
take
our
flesh
and
nature
vpon
him
.
And
not
onely
to
heare
this
,
but
moreouer
also
to
see
how
the
shepheards
did
adore
him
;
Simeon
and
Anna
blessed
him
:
the
wise
men
that
came
to
him
from
the
East
,
did
honour
him
with
gold
,
myrrh
and
frankincense
.
Blessed
bee
thy
holy
name
for
euermore
,
for
these
and
all
other
benefits
,
which
thou
doest
bestow
vpon
vp
,
and
wherwith
thou
doest
adorne
vs
.
Gracious
God
and
mercifull
Father
,
we
beseech
thee
also
for
the
time
to
come
,
to
shew
forth
thy
maruellous
workes
amongst
vs
,
and
alwayes
to
gather
a
Church
to
thy selfe
amongst
vs
,
and
graciously
to
preserue
this
which
thou
hast
already
gathered
,
that
the
number
of
them
may
daily
encrease
,
who
may
truly
acknowledge
thee
and
thy
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
and
may
celebrate
and
magnifie
thee
,
both
in
this
life
,
and
also
in
that
which
is
to
come
for
euermore
.
Furthermore
,
with
earnest
prayers
wee
beseech
thee
,
as
thou
hast
done
hitherto
,
so
likewise
hereafter
graciously
and
mercifully
to
turne
away
from
vs
,
the
fury
of
warre
,
the
scarcitie
and
dearth
of
victuals
,
and
the
plague
of
pestilence
,
and
whatsoeuer
besides
may
bee
hurtfull
to
our
countries
.
Driue
away
also
farre
from
vs
the
most
sauage
crueltie
of
the
Pope
,
and
of
his
adhaerents
,
hinder
and
restraine
his
counsels
that
they
take
not
effect
.
Contrariwise
we
b●seech
thee
to
grace
and
adorne
with
all
maner
of
blessings
,
the
Emperours
Maiesty
,
the
Royall
dignitie
of
the
King
of
great
Britaine
,
as
also
all
other
Christian
Kings
,
the
Electors
of
the
Empire
and
other
Princes
,
especially
t●e
most
illustrious
and
gratious
Prince
Frederick
,
Count-Palatine
Elector
our
gratious
Lord
,
together
with
the
most
illustrious
Princesse
his
wife
,
and
the
Princesse
daughter
of
the
late
Elector
:
and
our
young
Princes
,
and
all
the
noble
house
of
the
Counts-Palatines
,
Princes
Electors
,
with
their
Counsellors
and
Officers
,
maintaine
and
preserue
them
all
with
thy
gracious
patronage
,
protection
and
defence
.
Take
care
also
,
we
beseech
thee
,
of
all
Widowes
and
Orphanes
,
and
preserue
our
bodies
with
the
comfort
of
health
,
and
crowne
our
life
with
Christian
vprightnesse
and
integritie
.
Helpe
all
those
which
endure
diuers
afflictions
,
especially
such
as
suffer
grieuous
persecutions
for
the
truths
sake
.
Make
them
knowe
by
their
experience
,
that
Iesus
our
Sauiour
is
more
able
to
comfort
them
,
then
all
the
world
to
make
them
to
sorrow
.
Finally
,
when
the
short
terme
and
time
of
our
life
shall
passe
away
,
refresh
and
comfort
vs
before
wee
depart
from
hence
:
and
receiuing
vs
into
the
armes
of
thy
mercy
,
translate
vs
out
of
this
old
world
,
to
that
new
one
,
which
is
not
finished
nor
ended
with
any
course
of
the
Sunne
,
or
of
the
Moone
:
but
wherein
thy selfe
art
to
bee
the
Sunne
,
the
Moone
,
and
all
in
all
things
,
these
mercies
we
aske
in
the
name
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
pray
also
further
as
he
hath
taught
vs
.
Our
Father
,
&c.
FINIS
.