A
Myrror
for
Martinists
.
WHen
I
call
to
minde
the
graue
sentence
of
our
sauiour
Christ
,
Wisedome
is
iustified
of
her
children
,
and
doe
beholde
the
miserable
contentions
with
which
the
Church
of
England
at
this
day
is
so
vexed
and
turmoiled
by
the
children
of
follie
,
I
cannot
but
on
the
one
side
condemne
the
late
Martine
libellers
,
and
their
fauorites
,
who
hauing
a
bad
cause
,
do
as
leudly
handle
the
same
:
and
on
the
other
side
mislike
some
repliers
,
who
notwithstanding
they
haue
chosen
the
better
part
,
yet
handle
it
not
so
charitably
and
modestly
as
it
requireth
.
And
albeit
the
first
scandale
commeth
by
those
foolish
workers
of
iniquitie
,
yet
Angerona
the
Goddes
of
silence
,
might
better
haue
answered
them
,
then
men
of
vncircumcised
lips
,
whose
euill
wordes
corrupt
good
manners
:
for
wisedome
will
not
in
such
sort
be
iustified
of
her
children
.
reproch
shall
not
suffer
him
to
escape
.
These
things
considered
,
I
haue
thought
good
to
tender
this
Myrror
,
to
take
from
the
face
manifest
spots
:
wishing
as
hartely
that
the
Church
might
be
as
frée
from
those
Martine
Libellers
,
as
they
séeme
to
wish
it
to
bee
without
all
manner
of
blemishes
and
imperfections
.
Sion
:
They
went
out
from
vs
,
because
they
were
not
of
vs
:
for
if
they
had
ben
of
vs
,
they
had
surely
tarried
with
vs
.
Assuredly
the
wicked
are
conuersant
in
the
Church
no
otherwise
(
saith
Saint
Augustine
)
then
are
corrupt
and
naughtie
humours
in
a
mans
bodie
:
for
euen
as
those
trouble
&
corrupt
the
health
:
so
these
vexe
and
disquiet
the
Church
,
and
are
loathsome
vnto
Christ
himselfe
,
insomuch
that
he
spueth
them
out
of
his
mouth
,
and
will
saie
vnto
them
in
that
great
daie
,
Depart
from
me
,
ye
workers
of
iniquitie
.
They
then
are
too
péeuish
and
wayward
,
Schisme
(
according
to
Saint
Augustines
opinion
)
springeth
from
a
certaine
hatred
amongst
brethren
.
Many
causes
hereof
are
rehearsed
by
the
fathers
of
the
Primitiue
Church
:
but
they
all
agrée
that
there
be
foure
especiall
meanes
to
hatch
them
,
Arrius
,
Donatus
,
and
Nouatius
to
straine
theyr
braines
,
to
finde
out
their
monstrous
assertions
,
&
being
found
,
to
teach
and
preach
them
openly
:
neither
shall
the
sectaries
of
our
daies
,
euer
cléere
themselues
from
this
suspition
.
The
third
cause
is
,
false
loue
.
All
men
desire
to
bee
commended
for
theyr
skill
.
They
thinke
nothing
to
be
truly
sayd
,
or
well
done
,
but
that
which
they
themselues
doe
.
The
fourth
is
,
couetonsnesse
,
this
caused
Balaam
to
curse
Gods
people
:
and
Simon
Magus
to
desire
the
giftes
of
the
holy
Ghost
:
Paulus
Samosatenus
to
fall
into
his
damnable
opinions
.
This
contagion
hath
so
spread
it selfe
like
a
canker
through
the
veines
and
hearts
of
the
world
at
this
daie
,
that
there
is
almost
no
hope
of
anie
recouerie
.
In
respect
whereof
it
cannot
be
sayd
,
as
it
was
of
Iay
rouse
daughter
,
that
it
is
euen
nowe
dead
:
but
as
they
sayd
of
Lazarus
,
that
it
alreadie
stinketh
.
These
causes
considered
,
Howbeit
all
Schisme
is
not
to
be
condemned
.
For
there
is
a
separation
which
we
may
iustly
allow
&
commend
,
Lot
,
Sodome
:
and
Iohn
Baptist
was
no
Schismatique
,
though
he
departed
from
the
Leuitical
Priesthood
,
himselfe
being
of
the
same
Tribe
:
Paul
departing
from
the
Scribes
and
Pharesies
:
the
Gentiles
conuerted
from
the
Iewes
:
and
we
,
Rome
:
For
Christ
came
not
to
send
peace
,
but
a
sworde
,
and
to
seuere
men
from
their
owne
household
.
But
if
the
body
it selfe
being
good
,
and
some
members
being
putrified
and
defiled
are
departed
awaie
,
They
that
separate
themselues
in
this
kinde
of
Schisme
,
what
other
thing
do
they
but
rip
vp
the
seamlesse
coat
of
Christ
,
and
breake
the
limites
he
hath
set
,
by
disquieting
the
peace
of
his
Church
,
casting
innummerable
bones
of
debate
,
to
set
men
together
by
the
eares
,
so
destroying
their
owne
soules
,
and
so
much
as
in
them
lyeth
,
the
whole
Church
,
vnles
Christ
vouchsafe
his
mercie
,
to
restore
and
preserue
the
same
.
Here
a
question
may
be
asked
,
why
God
doth
suffer
his
Church
to
be
troubled
and
turmoiled
by
Schismes
,
innouations
,
and
fantasticall
deuices
(
of
the
which
greate
learned
men
are
many
times
the
authors
)
in
such
wise
,
that
not
onely
affinities
,
kindreds
,
friendships
,
and
whole
families
are
subuerted
,
as
if
Bellona
or
the
furies
were
among
them
:
but
also
Cities
,
Prouinces
,
and
kingdomes
brought
thereby
to
vtter
desolation
.
Moses
the
man
of
God
answereth
this
question
thus
,
If
there
arise
among
you
a
prophet
or
a
dreamer
of
dremes
,
The
cause
then
we
sée
is
as
cléere
as
the
light
,
why
the
diuine
prouidence
sometime
suffereth
certain
teachers
in
the
Church-learned
men
,
to
preach
and
maintain
new
opinions
(
sayth
Moses
)
That
the
Lord
your
God
might
trie
or
proue
you
.
And
in
verie
déede
this
is
a
sore
temptation
,
that
hee
whome
thou
iudgest
to
be
a
Prophet
,
a
disciple
of
the
Prophets
,
whom
thou
reputest
to
be
a
Doctor
and
teacher
of
the
truth
,
whome
thou
doest
reuerence
and
greatly
loue
,
that
he
(
I
saie
)
should
sodainly
and
couertly
sowe
hurtfull
errours
,
which
thou
canst
not
quickly
find
out
,
nor
easily
condemne
.
To
make
this
place
of
Moses
more
manifest
,
I
will
set
before
thée
some
Ecclesiasticall
examples
.
When
that
vnhappie
Nestorius
was
turned
from
a
shéepe
to
a
woulfe
,
how
grieuously
did
he
then
teare
&
spoile
the
flock
of
Christ
:
when
as
they
themselues
were
bitten
of
him
,
which
for
the
most
part
as
yet
tooke
him
for
a
shéepe
,
and
therfore
laie
more
open
to
be
deuoured
of
him
.
For
who
wold
haue
thought
that
he
could
easily
haue
erred
,
which
was
elected
to
be
Bishop
of
Constantinople
by
a
generall
consent
of
learned
men
,
who
was
beloued
of
the
best
,
and
reuerenced
of
all
men
:
who
dailie
handled
Gods
word
,
and
confuted
the
pernitious
errours
both
of
the
Iewes
and
also
of
the
Gentiles
?
Who
would
not
haue
beléeued
,
The
Lorde
your
God
doth
proue
you
whether
ye
loue
him
or
not
.
Many
things
are
reported
by
Zozomenus
in
his
Ecclesiasticall
storie
of
the
wickednesse
of
this
Nestorius
,
where
amongst
other
things
he
setteth
foorth
the
wonderfull
and
terrible
iudgement
of
God
vpon
this
heretique
,
whose
tongue
,
with
the
which
he
had
blasphemed
Christ
,
was
immediatly
after
his
death
,
found
eaten
&
consumed
from
within
his
mouth
with
wormes
.
But
to
leaue
Nestorius
,
in
whom
there
was
more
cause
of
wonder
then
matter
of
profite
,
more
fame
then
desert
:
who
was
for
a
time
more
fauoured
of
the
common
multitude
(
whom
he
sought
to
please
)
then
beloued
of
God
.
I
will
set
before
you
those
of
more
deserued
fame
and
learning
,
and
thereby
a
greater
temptation
to
good
men
.
Among
which
,
Photinus
is
to
bée
remembred
,
As
we
are
warned
by
this
example
of
Photinus
,
so
also
are
we
taught
by
another
of
Appollinar
,
to
beware
of
the
danger
of
this
Ecclesiastical
temptation
,
and
to
take
diligent
héed
that
we
kéepe
the
faith
.
This
Appollinar
was
also
a
man
of
great
learning
,
Marie
,
but
brought
it
from
heauen
,
&c
as
appeareth
by
those
thirtie
bookes
which
he
wrote
against
Porphyrius
:
and
as
he
was
learned
,
so
also
he
séemed
zealous
in
ouerthrowing
many
heresies
,
and
confuting
such
errours
as
were
contrarie
to
the
faith
.
It
were
too
tedious
to
make
report
of
all
his
workes
,
by
which
he
might
séeme
equall
to
the
greatest
builders
of
the
Church
.
But
sée
the
mallice
of
sathan
.
This
man
through
a
certaine
prophane
desire
of
hereticall
curiositie
,
began
to
be
new-fangled
,
and
so
as
it
were
by
the
contagion
of
a
leprosie
,
he
defiled
and
corrupted
all
his
labours
,
whereby
his
doctrine
in
the
end
shewed
it selfe
to
be
rather
an
Ecclesiasticall
temptation
,
than
a
building
of
the
Church
.
But
of
all
the
most
dangerous
tempters
of
olde
time
,
none
may
be
compared
to
Origen
,
in
whom
many
things
were
singular
,
many
excellent
,
and
many
wonderfull
:
to
speak
of
whose
condigne
praises
,
in
respect
of
the
mans
rare
gifts
,
a
whole
daie
will
scarse
suffice
:
all
which
notwithstanding
did
not
make
so
much
for
the
glorie
of
religion
,
as
they
do
set
forth
the
greatnes
of
the
temptation
.
For
what
man
is
he
,
that
rather
than
hée
would
cast
off
one
endued
with
such
a
wit
,
so
profound
in
learning
in
all
science
,
such
swéete
eloquence
,
so
holy
a
life
,
and
with
so
great
grace
,
will
not
vse
this
sentence
,
that
hee
had
rather
to
erre
with
Origen
,
then
with
others
to
be
of
a
true
and
sounde
iudgement
.
And
yet
for
all
this
,
no
common
,
but
a
perillous
temptation
by
him
(
as
the
end
shewed
)
carried
many
from
the
integritie
of
faith
:
insomuch
that
the
selfe
same
Origen
,
insolently
abusing
the
grace
of
God
,
trusting
too
much
to
his
wit
,
and
standing
too
fast
in
his
owne
conceit
,
made
smal
account
of
Christian
religion
,
thought
himself
more
wise
then
others
,
contemned
the
ancient
rites
of
the
Church
,
and
interpreted
some
places
of
Scripture
after
a
new
and
strange
sense
,
giuing
iust
occasion
to
Moses
,
to
speak
vnto
the
Church
of
Christ
concerning
him
,
Thou
shalt
not
heare
the
voice
of
that
Prophet
,
because
the
Lorde
your
God
proueth
you
,
whether
yee
loue
him
or
no.
But
what
néede
wée
séeke
examples
so
farre
of
,
when
as
at
home
daily
we
haue
too
many
of
these
before
our
eies
,
of
such
men
as
are
indued
with
competent
learning
and
other
good
giftes
,
and
hauing
once
begun
well
in
the
race
of
discretion
,
to
run
a
good
course
,
and
like
good
builders
,
to
lay
a
good
foundation
to
reare
vp
the
Church
of
Christ
by
the
preaching
of
the
Gospel
,
are
now
at
the
last
lyke
those
foolish
builders
of
Babel
,
confounded
in
their
worke
,
building
by
presumption
a
tower
of
fonde
conceit
to
themselues
,
and
are
by
the
iust
plague
of
God
so
diuided
therein
,
that
some
are
Anabaptisticall
Brownists
,
some
libertine
Family-louists
,
and
some
(
beside
other
sectes
)
malecontent
Martinists
,
birdes
hatcht
of
an
euill
egge
,
a
generation
of
vipers
,
that
can
finde
no
life
but
by
the
destruction
of
their
mother
,
to
too
gréedie
to
séeke
themselues
&
not
Christ
,
hauing
no
care
to
maintaine
the
peace
of
his
Church
,
but
contrariwise
séeke
to
disturbe
the
same
:
which
preach
not
his
Gospell
simply
,
but
their selfe
conceited
deuises
,
which
are
infinite
:
which
masking
kinde
of
hypocrites
,
haue
their
visors
daily
taken
from
theyr
faces
,
and
the
most
godly
wise
do
knowe
them
perfectly
,
and
can
saie
,
that
they
are
no
better
than
those
seducing
dreamers
and
false
teachers
,
of
whom
Moses
speaketh
,
by
which
God
vseth
to
trie
vs
,
whether
we
loue
him
or
not
.
Who
therefore
séeing
these
dangerous
daies
,
doth
not
rather
wish
with
Ieremie
to
dwell
in
the
wildernes
,
that
so
they
might
leaue
the
societie
of
sinfull
men
,
and
giue
themselues
onelie
to
contemplation
,
that
so
also
they
might
not
sée
the
miseries
like
to
fall
vpon
vs
.
Polycarpus
that
holy
martyr
,
scholler
to
Saint
Iohn
the
Euangelist
,
when
he
heard
in
his
time
but
of
a
little
discord
,
in
regard
of
that
which
at
this
daie
raigneth
both
in
Church
and
common
wealth
,
is
reported
to
haue
cried
out
,
Deus
bone
,
in
quae
tempora
me
reseruasti
vt
haec
audiam
,
Good
God
,
vntill
what
time
hast
thou
kept
&
continued
me
,
that
I
shuld
heare
these
things
?
How
much
more
iust
occasion
haue
the
godly
of
this
age
,
not
onely
to
crie
out
with
the
heathen
Oratour
,
O
tempora
,
ô
mores
:
O
times
,
O
manners
:
but
also
with
the
Prophet
Isay
,
Heare
O
earth
,
and
hearken
O
heauen
,
&c.
The
godly
and
faithfull
of
this
most
Christian
Church
of
England
féeling
and
fearing
the
danger
of
Schisme
,
doe
euery
where
greatly
complaine
of
the
discorde
among
Ministers
.
Such
is
the
miserable
corruption
of
this
latter
world
,
that
whereas
calamities
,
troubles
,
and
contentions
do
euery
where
abound
,
and
the
dutie
of
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
is
,
euen
as
Fathers
,
similes
equis
paratis
in
praelium
,
The
state
therefore
of
the
Church
in
these
our
dayes
,
is
like
a
great
houshold
,
wherein
not
onely
the
sonnes
,
daughters
and
seruants
are
at
continuall
discord
,
&
braule
among
themselues
,
whereby
it
commeth
to
passe
that
none
of
them
doth
his
dutie
,
nor
séeketh
to
vpholde
the
state
of
the
house
:
but
also
the
parents
themselues
,
which
are
chiefe
of
the
house
,
and
ought
to
remoue
those
contentions
,
and
put
euery
man
in
minde
of
his
dutie
,
are
also
at
contention
and
strife
together
:
and
so
hauing
respect
onely
to
their
owne
contentions
,
they
let
the
whole
house
go
to
hauock
,
caring
nothing
at
all
whether
it
be
gouerned
well
or
ill
:
yea
by
reason
of
these
braules
,
they
confirme
the
troubled
housholde
in
their
conceiued
wickednes
,
whereby
at
last
they
altogether
miserablie
perish
.
For
these
vnhappie
contentions
of
the
parents
,
are
the
chiefe
meanes
to
vpholde
the
cause
of
that
heauie
destruction
of
the
whole
housholde
.
This
is
a
verie
fit
reseblance
of
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
of
England
at
this
daie
(
I
meane
those
that
be
faltie
in
this
behalfe
.
)
For
those
which
are
not
faultie
,
(
as
I
hope
through
the
grace
of
God
,
the
most
are
such
)
are
not
offended
with
this
speach
.
For
the
other
doe
grieuously
offend
,
and
no
small
parte
of
the
cause
both
of
the
corruptions
of
the
present
manners
,
and
also
of
the
times
doe
rest
in
them
.
For
whereas
they
ought
by
doctrine
,
reprouing
and
exhorting
grauely
,
to
helpe
the
publique
state
and
preuent
the
worst
,
they
doe
not
as
they
ought
,
imploy
their
diligence
herevnto
,
But
such
as
rather
loue
contentious
inuectiues
then
quiet
preachings
,
and
haue
so
vsed
themselues
thereunto
,
that
they
can
almost
doe
nothing
els
but
contend
,
obiect
to
vs
the
saying
of
Saint
Paul
,
Truly
I
answere
,
This
may
be
done
stoutly
,
Paul
,
who
would
haue
a
Bishop
to
holde
fast
true
doctrine
,
and
to
resiste
those
that
speake
agaynst
the
same
,
doth
notablie
speake
of
these
things
,
charging
thus
,
The
seruant
of
the
Lord
must
not
striue
,
but
must
be
gentle
to
all
men
:
apt
to
teach
,
suffering
euill
men
patientlie
,
instructing
them
with
meeknes
,
that
are
contrarie
minded
,
prouoking
,
if
God
at
anie
time
will
giue
them
repentance
,
that
they
may
know
he
truth
,
&c.
These
precepts
of
the
Apostle
are
to
be
obserued
by
the
Ministers
of
the
worde
,
in
such
wise
,
that
they
be
not
moued
to
immoderate
heate
and
rayling
,
whereby
in
déede
they
destroie
more
then
they
build
.
But
(
saie
they
)
the
euill
manners
of
men
must
be
restrained
by
the
straight
discipline
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
and
religion
must
be
restored
to
that
perfection
,
from
which
by
the
corruption
of
times
it
is
fallen
,
and
this
,
say
they
,
is
the
marke
&
ende
of
all
our
labours
.
Let
vs
sée
and
consider
this
,
haue
these
reformers
taken
in
hand
to
embrace
méeknesse
and
humility
?
Quot
capita
,
tot
sensus
.
How
many
heads
,
so
many
opinions
.
Their
shamefull
doings
,
do
disproue
their
shamelesse
sayings
.
They
speake
as
if
they
had
in
se
nihil
humanum
,
as
if
they
had
mortified
al
concupiscence
in
their
mortall
bodies
,
as
loosed
from
the
bondage
of
sin
,
as
if
God
were
the
onely
obiect
of
their
thoughts
,
and
the
holie
Ghost
their
counsailour
.
Curios
simulant
,
et
Bacchanalia
viuunt
:
they
doe
outwardly
pretend
religion
,
and
inwardly
intend
subuersion
:
promise
and
proclaime
that
they
will
restore
ancient
perfection
,
but
they
performe
nothing
but
the
idle
conceites
of
their
owne
fansies
.
What
better
argument
can
there
be
of
this
,
then
their
deadly
hatred
toward
their
brethren
,
their
daily
contentions
,
their
tanting
&
ribaldrie
railings
vpon
theyr
superiours
,
and
their
Momish
fault
finding
,
wherein
Saint
Augustine
fitly
compareth
them
vnto
Iobs
dogs
,
which
licked
his
sore
partes
onely
.
And
Iustine
Martyr
compareth
them
to
flies
,
which
doe
euer
gather
about
the
diseased
partes
of
anie
creature
.
Moreouer
,
many
great
Clarkes
now
a
daies
without
anie
iust
cause
stirre
vp
grieuous
contentions
,
Brownists
,
Martinists
,
and
such
other
like
pestilent
Sectes
and
Schismatiques
,
wherby
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
euen
against
their
wils
,
they
are
wrapped
in
contentions
.
But
those
that
kindle
these
flames
of
discord
,
and
by
that
meanes
prouoke
other
vnto
schisme
which
are
louers
of
peace
,
doe
greatly
offend
the
maiestie
of
God
.
And
those
again
on
the
other
side
,
are
both
before
God
and
man
to
bee
excused
,
which
stoutly
and
modestly
withstand
that
viperous
broode
,
and
yet
so
much
as
in
them
lieth
,
doe
still
prefer
peace
before
Schisme
.
In
the
Primitiue
Church
of
Christ
,
if
there
happened
anie
sturre
,
or
anie
suspition
of
errour
to
arise
,
they
sought
the
reformation
and
quieting
thereof
farre
otherwise
,
to
wit
,
by
admonition
,
by
friendly
communication
and
brotherly
conference
:
Antioch
,
Theodoretus
,
and
others
of
the
East
,
with
Cirillus
Alexandrinus
.
And
by
this
meanes
they
suffered
not
one
braule
to
bréede
of
an
other
:
neither
were
their
contentions
endlesse
,
neither
striued
they
despitefully
among
themselues
,
but
handled
al
things
with
godly
zeale
vnto
sound
doctrine
.
But
if
anie
had
erred
and
persisted
obstinatly
in
his
errour
,
then
did
they
admonishe
all
men
to
beware
of
him
,
And
those
which
in
the
Primitiue
Church
professed
one
and
the
same
religion
of
Christ
,
could
not
easily
bee
stirred
to
contention
among
themselues
,
least
they
should
giue
occasion
thereby
vnto
their
enemies
the
Philosophers
,
idolatrous
Priestes
,
and
others
of
the
subtill
Gentiles
and
Heathen
to
reioyce
,
or
matter
whereby
they
might
be
confirmed
in
their
errors
.
But
they
altogether
gaue
themselues
vnto
concorde
,
Constantinus
magnus
(
that
good
Emperour
)
verie
notablie
admonished
the
Bishops
.
But
when
they
followed
not
his
counsell
,
There
arise
also
diuers
discords
and
dissentions
among
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
:
As
there
is
one
God
,
one
Faith
,
and
one
Baptisme
:
one
Christ
,
one
holy
Ghost
,
&
one
onely
true
religion
:
so
is
it
néedfull
that
all
things
be
done
according
to
one
rule
:
els
many
,
yea
infinite
religions
will
rise
,
one
contrarie
to
another
,
yea
&
contrarie
Churches
to
.
For
,
euerie
one
will
inuent
a
Church
according
to
his
owne
fantasie
.
We
haue
all
one
hope
,
one
communion
,
one
bonde
of
peace
,
and
one
sacrifice
:
and
who
so
euer
diuideth
himselfe
from
this
vnitie
,
It
is
most
conuenient
that
there
be
in
the
Church
one
vniforme
order
as
touching
the
times
,
Iosephus
.
Now
a
daies
,
this
vniformitie
of
many
inconstant
men
is
loathed
,
&
noueltie
desired
,
who
are
euer
learning
&
deuising
,
&
neuer
holde
anie
thing
firme
and
certaine
.
Tertullian
a
most
ancient
writer
,
doth
in
his
booke
de
Praescriptionibus
,
shew
that
in
his
time
there
were
the
like
sort
of
men
,
which
continually
did
search
the
Scriptures
,
that
they
might
thence
bring
forth
some
new
thing
,
and
were
wont
alwayes
to
defend
themselues
with
these
wordes
of
the
Gospell
,
Seeke
and
yee
shall
finde
.
To
whom
he
answereth
:
in
déede
we
must
séeke
,
but
yet
onely
those
things
which
pertaine
to
our
saluation
,
and
not
strange
things
which
are
nothing
necessarie
,
but
are
rather
contrarie
to
the
Scriptures
,
and
rule
of
our
faith
.
For
like
as
he
which
hath
found
that
which
is
true
&
right
ceaseth
from
séeking
:
so
he
which
continueth
séeking
,
testifieth
thereby
that
he
hath
not
yet
found
out
the
truth
.
There
is
an
end
of
séeking
,
beyond
the
which
we
may
not
passe
.
For
the
Christian
faith
is
not
such
,
whose
end
cannot
be
found
,
so
that
we
shoulde
haue
néede
alwayes
to
séeke
.
And
this
is
confirmed
by
the
Euangelist
S.
Iohn
,
who
sayth
the
Christ
did
many
things
which
were
not
written
,
for
if
they
shoulde
haue
beene
orderly
written
,
the
world
could
not
containe
them
.
But
he
addeth
,
These
thinges
are
written
that
ye
might
beleeue
that
Iesus
is
Christ
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
that
so
beleeuing
yee
might
haue
lyfe
through
his
name
.
And
héerein
wée
sée
commonly
the
most
blinde
,
the
most
bolde
:
the
more
ignorant
,
the
more
busie
:
and
the
least
wittie
,
to
be
most
inquisitiue
.
With
such
kinde
of
men
Saint
Basil
was
also
troubled
in
his
time
,
who
beeing
in
godly
conference
with
the
Emperour
Valens
about
pointes
of
religion
,
one
Demosthenes
,
which
was
the
Emperours
cooke
,
rudely
woulde
interrupt
him
,
and
peruert
places
of
Scripture
according
to
his
fantasie
and
purpose
:
whose
presumption
,
Saint
Basil
béeing
no
longer
able
to
beare
,
hee
méekely
reproued
him
with
these
wordes
,
He
therefore
is
a
good
and
true
Christian
,
which
loueth
the
simple
truth
of
God
,
stayeth
himself
in
true
religion
,
and
abideth
firme
and
stable
in
the
faith
,
what
nouelties
so
euer
anie
one
or
a
few
light
heads
shall
deuise
in
corners
,
knowing
that
they
doe
not
appertaine
vnto
religion
,
but
rather
vnto
temptation
:
the
which
also
the
Apostle
confirmeth
,
saying
:
There
must
bee
sectes
,
that
the
perfect
among
you
may
bee
knowen
.
And
obserue
it
who
that
list
,
at
the
first
budding
forth
of
euery
noueltie
,
the
grauitie
and
steadfastnes
of
the
wheate
,
and
the
lightnes
of
the
chaffe
is
by
and
by
discerned
.
Goe
not
from
the
doctrine
of
the
Elders
,
for
they
haue
learned
it
of
their
fathers
,
and
of
them
thou
shalt
learne
vnderstanding
.
And
the
Apostle
after
the
same
manner
instructeth
Tymothe
,
O
Tymothe
,
keepe
that
which
is
committed
vnto
thee
:
auoide
prophane
&
vaine
bablings
,
&
oppositions
of
science
,
falsly
so
called
,
which
while
some
professe
,
haue
erred
concerning
the
faith
.
O
Tymothe
(
sayth
hee
)
keepe
that
which
is
committed
vnto
thee
,
&c.
The
Apostle
begins
with
an
exclamation
,
procéeding
from
a
propheticall
and
most
charitable
spirite
,
foreséeing
&
sorrowing
the
errours
to
come
.
Tymothe
doth
beare
the
image
and
representation
of
the
cleargie
at
this
daie
.
In
consideration
of
théeues
and
enemies
,
that
which
is
committed
vnto
thee
:
not
that
which
thy selfe
hast
found
:
which
thou
hast
receiued
,
not
that
which
thou
hast
deuised
:
a
matter
not
of
wit
,
but
of
doctrine
:
not
of
priuate
vsurpation
,
but
of
publique
tradition
:
a
matter
brought
and
deliuered
vnto
thée
,
not
set
forth
by
thée
:
whereof
thou
oughtest
not
to
be
the
author
,
but
the
kéeper
:
not
the
institutor
,
but
the
follower
.
Keepe
(
saith
he
)
that
which
is
committed
vnto
thee
:
that
is
,
kéep
the
talent
of
faith
and
truth
inuiolate
:
let
that
abide
with
thée
,
which
is
committed
vnto
thée
:
and
let
that
onely
be
deliuered
by
thée
:
Thou
hast
receiued
gold
,
deliuer
gold
again
.
I
would
not
haue
thée
chop
and
change
deceitfully
,
and
as
one
deuoide
of
shame
,
craftily
to
tender
copper
in
stead
of
golde
:
but
pure
and
perfect
golde
,
such
as
thou
hast
receiued
.
O
Tymothe
,
O
most
reuerend
Doctor
and
teacher
,
as
God
hath
furnished
thée
with
good
giftes
méete
to
teach
;
Bezaleel
,
of
the
spirituall
tabernacle
:
set
forth
the
precious
gemmes
of
Gods
word
,
place
them
faithfully
,
and
polish
them
wittily
,
that
they
may
be
resplendant
and
beautifull
:
let
it
be
plainly
vnderstoode
by
thy
exposition
,
which
afore
time
was
obscurely
beléeued
:
let
this
latter
time
be
thankfull
to
thée
for
the
vnderstanding
of
it
,
which
the
former
ages
haue
reuerenced
,
not
vnderstoode
:
notwithstanding
so
teach
those
things
which
thou
hast
learned
,
that
when
thou
speakest
them
newly
,
thou
speakest
not
nouelties
.
But
some
man
will
saie
,
do
ye
then
mislike
that
there
should
be
anie
profiting
and
good
procéeding
in
religion
?
No
verilie
,
it
is
most
to
be
desired
.
And
who
is
he
so
enuious
vnto
men
,
and
so
abhominable
vnto
God
,
which
goeth
about
to
forbid
this
?
But
yet
there
must
be
great
care
had
,
that
it
be
a
procéeding
in
déed
,
and
not
rather
a
backsliding
,
an
innouation
&
alteration
from
good
to
euill
.
It
is
a
profiting
and
a
good
proceeding
,
when
a
thing
is
amplified
and
enlarged
in
it selfe
:
and
it
is
an
alteration
or
innouation
,
when
one
thing
is
transposed
into
another
.
The
vnderstanding
,
knowledge
and
wisedome
,
as
well
of
euerie
one
as
of
all
men
,
as
well
of
one
man
,
as
of
the
whole
Church
,
must
of
necessitie
grow
&
greatly
profit
by
the
degrées
of
ages
&
times
:
but
yet
onely
in
one
kind
,
that
is
to
saie
,
in
one
religion
,
in
one
sense
,
and
in
one
and
the
selfe
same
opinion
.
The
religion
of
mens
soules
may
be
resembled
vnto
the
course
and
order
of
their
bodies
,
which
albeit
they
growe
to
their
full
stature
and
bignesse
,
The
Church
of
Christ
being
a
vigilant
and
wary
keeper
of
the
doctrine
committed
to
her
,
doth
not
change
,
diminish
nor
alter
anie
thing
at
anie
time
concerning
the
same
.
It
cutteth
not
off
necessarie
matter
:
it
doth
not
adde
superfluous
thinges
:
it
looseth
not
that
which
belongeth
to
her
:
it
vsurpeth
not
forain
and
prophane
things
:
but
withall
endeuour
she
seeketh
this
,
that
making
much
,
and
embracing
the
most
ancient
rules
and
precepts
,
faithfullie
and
wiselie
the
may
further
&
aduance
that
which
at
the
first
was
but
begun
,
she
may
ratifie
and
establish
things
expressed
and
manifested
,
&
may
constantly
keepe
whatsoeuer
was
before
confirmed
and
determined
.
But
to
returne
to
the
wordes
of
the
Apostle
,
O
Tymothe
,
(
saith
he
)
keepe
that
which
is
committed
vnto
thee
,
and
auoide
prophane
and
vaine
bablings
Shunne
(
saith
he
)
such
as
a
viper
,
as
a
scorpion
,
and
as
a
most
dangerous
serpent
,
least
they
strike
thee
,
not
onely
by
touching
thee
,
but
also
by
their
sight
and
breath
.
Auoid
them
,
that
is
,
with
such
see
you
deale
not
:
If
anie
come
vnto
you
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
and
bringeth
not
this
doctrine
.
What
doctrine
?
The
Gospell
of
our
Sauiour
,
first
preached
by
him
,
then
by
Saint
Peter
,
Saint
Paul
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Apostles
,
and
which
hath
so
remained
from
age
to
age
by
the
incorrupt
tradition
of
truth
,
and
shall
also
so
continue
for
euer
vnto
the
worldes
end
.
What
then
?
Receiue
him
not
to
house
,
neither
bid
him
God
speed
:
for
he
that
biddeth
him
God
speed
is
partaker
of
his
euill
.
Auoide
(
saith
Saint
Paul
)
prophane
and
vaine
bablings
.
And
what
is
that
?
Truelie
such
speeches
and
writings
as
sauour
nothing
of
holinesse
or
religion
,
with
the
which
such
as
are
members
of
the
true
Church
,
are
not
acquainted
.
Compare
then
the
late
seditious
books
of
Martine
and
his
mates
with
this
sentence
of
the
Apostle
,
Looke
into
them
,
and
ye
shal
see
both
their
mouthes
and
bookes
ouerflowe
with
euill
speeches
,
braulings
,
nips
and
tants
:
yea
,
and
that
against
magistrates
,
and
such
as
are
in
chiefe
authoritie
.
Are
not
Gods
ministers
in
these
daies
vsed
with
much
more
contumelie
&
despight
by
the
prophane
and
shameles
libellers
of
our
time
,
then
euer
the
heathen
durst
vse
the
Priestes
of
Iupiter
?
Bee
they
not
much
bolder
in
deprauing
them
(
whom
yet
they
know
not
)
then
Michael
the
Arechangell
durst
be
when
he
stroue
against
the
deuill
,
Pellagius
,
durst
arrogate
so
great
vertue
and
power
of
free
will
,
Celestius
,
denied
all
mankind
to
be
vnder
the
guilt
of
Adams
transgression
?
Who
before
that
blaspheming
Arrius
,
Nouatius
,
Simon
Magus
Hildebrand
,
Rome
,
Messalians
,
thought
that
men
ought
to
do
nothing
els
but
pray
continually
,
setting
aside
al
other
worldly
busines
.
And
who
before
our
new
vpstart
Martinists
affirmed
,
that
men
must
doe
nothing
but
to
attende
to
preaching
continuallie
,
reiecting
all
formes
of
praier
,
except
such
as
their
fantasies
,
(
many
times
vnsauourly
(
God
wot
)
vpon
the
sodaine
do
deuise
?
Who
before
the
Celestines
&
our
late
Puritans
,
If
any
man
bring
them
any
other
doctrine
then
that
which
they
haue
alreadie
receiued
,
they
should
hold
him
accuised
.
Wherefore
I
most
humbly
and
heartely
beséech
all
the
Ministers
of
Christ
,
Cerinthus
,
the
enemie
of
the
truth
is
,
doe
fall
vpon
vs
.
Conuersing
with
them
doth
argue
consent
and
allowance
of
their
doings
.
Digni
sunt
morte
,
non
solum
qui
faciunt
illa
,
Weigh
well
these
things
with
your selues
:
it
is
a
horrible
thing
to
fall
into
the
burning
wrath
of
the
Lord
.
And
as
the
Apostle
warneth
you
,
If
ye
bite
and
deuour
one
another
,
take
heede
that
ye
be
not
consumed
one
of
another
.
Good
,
graue
,
and
godlie
men
are
iustly
offended
with
your
contentions
,
for
ye
wounde
the
weak
consciences
of
your
brethren
.
Vos
Christiani
dissidetis
inter
vos
,
&c.
Ye
Protestants
doe
disagrée
among
your selues
,
Moreouer
,
they
which
are
come
to
a
little
tast
of
the
Gospell
,
&
are
now
readie
to
forsake
their
errors
and
superstitions
,
purposing
to
cleaue
vnto
the
Gospell
,
are
set
backe
and
hindered
by
these
contentions
,
and
saie
they
know
ther
are
many
ercors
,
abuses
,
&
great
faults
in
the
Popish
Church
,
but
yet
they
cannot
ioyne
themselues
vnto
vs
,
who
so
sharply
contend
,
accuse
,
and
braule
one
with
another
.
Of
these
weaklings
Chrisostome
speaketh
thus
:
Venit
gentilis
et
dicit
,
velim
fieri
Christianus
,
sed
nescie
cui
adherem
,
&c.
The
Gentile
commeth
and
sayth
,
I
woulde
faine
bee
a
Christian
,
but
I
know
not
with
whom
to
ioyne
:
there
are
many
dissentions
and
tumults
among
you
,
I
knowe
not
what
opinion
to
choose
and
holde
:
for
euery
one
sayth
:
I
speake
the
truth
.
Also
of
this
stumbling
blocke
Melancton
in
his
time
complained
,
Quos
fugiamus
habemus
,
sed
quos
sequamur
non
intelligimus
.
We
know
(
saith
he
)
whom
we
should
auoide
,
meaning
the
Papists
,
but
whome
to
follow
we
cannot
determine
.
Such
is
the
state
of
the
church
of
England
at
this
day
,
through
the
diuersitie
of
opinions
,
that
weaklings
are
greatly
dismaied
.
Yet
this
excuse
in
the
day
of
iudgement
,
will
not
make
weaklings
(
whome
Paul
secludeth
out
of
Gods
kingdome
)
faultlesse
:
&
at
the
end
of
theyr
life
,
except
they
conuert
themselues
vnto
Christ
,
and
yéeld
themselues
wholy
vnto
him
,
they
can
neuer
haue
a
quiet
conscience
.
Other
some
also
saie
(
and
most
truely
)
that
God
is
the
God
of
peace
and
concord
,
and
not
of
strife
:
but
these
Preachers
(
say
they
)
are
at
dissention
among
themselues
,
and
therfore
God
is
not
with
them
.
But
this
might
haue
bene
obiected
against
the
Churches
in
all
ages
.
For
among
the
Iewes
were
sects
,
as
the
Saduces
,
the
Pharesies
,
the
Essers
and
the
Stoikes
.
Among
the
Schoole
men
were
Scotists
,
Tomists
,
and
Occamists
.
Among
the
seuen
Deacons
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
Nicholas
,
of
whom
came
the
Nicholaitans
,
Yea
,
this
might
haue
bene
obiected
against
the
Primitiue
and
most
perfect
and
holy
Church
of
Christ
militant
,
wherin
have
bin
so
many
heresies
,
schismes
and
sects
,
as
Irenaeus
,
Tertullian
,
Epiphanius
and
Augustine
do
testifie
,
that
in
regard
of
them
the
verie
name
of
Christ
began
to
be
odious
among
the
people
:
and
as
Socrates
reporteth
,
the
christians
were
mocked
and
iested
at
on
publike
stages
,
and
in
theyr
common
plaies
and
enterludes
.
Neuerthelesse
by
these
obiections
it
may
appeare
,
howe
greate
heapes
of
euill
suspitions
these
discords
and
contentions
doe
bring
:
whereby
we
are
put
in
minde
,
the
more
earnestly
and
diligently
to
studie
for
peace
and
concord
:
so
shall
we
shew
our selues
to
bee
of
that
blessed
number
,
of
whom
Christ
pronounceth
this
benediction
,
Blessed
are
the
peace
makers
,
for
they
shall
bee
called
the
children
of
God
.
ANd
as
concerning
you
(
men
and
brethren
,
beloued
in
Christ
)
which
are
to
heare
and
learne
of
vs
,
Christ
loued
the
Church
,
&
gaue
himselfe
for
it
,
that
he
might
sanctifie
it
,
being
cleansed
by
the
washing
of
water
through
the
word
,
that
he
might
make
vnto
himselfe
a
glorious
Church
,
not
hauing
spot
or
wrinkle
,
&c.
The
first
two
markes
are
expressed
in
these
wordes
,
By
the
washing
of
water
through
the
word
:
and
the
last
marke
is
this
,
That
hee
might
make
it
vnto
himselfe
a
glorious
Church
without
spot
,
&c.
Thirdlie
,
that
the
same
Church
is
from
time
to
time
troubled
with
false
Apostles
,
whom
Paul
thus
painteth
out
in
their
coulors
,
These
markes
being
so
euident
,
you
cannot
be
seuered
from
the
true
Church
,
except
ye
wil
most
wilfully
run
to
schisme
,
a
monster
most
perillous
.
Dionysius
,
as
witnesseth
Eusebius
,
saith
that
to
suffer
martyrdome
for
the
auoiding
of
schisme
,
is
more
commendable
,
then
for
the
auoiding
of
idolatrie
,
because
in
the
one
is
the
safetie
of
our
soules
,
in
the
other
is
the
saluation
of
the
whole
Church
.
The
place
is
pregnant
.
And
Saint
Augustine
proueth
,
that
schisme
offended
God
more
then
idolatrie
,
because
it
was
more
grieuously
punished
,
as
in
Chore
,
Dathan
&
Abiram
,
who
were
schismatiques
,
then
in
Aaron
:
and
them
that
worshipped
the
golden
calfe
,
who
were
idolaters
.
The
greater
punishment
most
commonly
is
a
token
of
the
greater
sinne
.
Also
the
danger
is
greater
which
groweth
by
conuersing
with
schismatiques
and
heretiques
,
then
with
Painims
&
idolaters
,
which
Augustine
noteth
verie
well
in
these
words
(
handling
the
Psal.
54.
)
Ab
his
qui
longe
sunt
a
me
,
facilis
cautio
est
.
Non
enim
me
tam
cito
fallit
,
qui
dicit
,
veni
,
Idolum
adore
:
multum
a
me
iste
longe
est
.
Christianus
es
.
Christianus
inquit
:
ex
propinque
aduersatur
,
prope
est
,
redime
Domini
pace
animam
meam
,
ab
his
qui
appropinquant
mihi
.
I
can
easily
beware
of
them
that
are
far
off
from
me
.
He
doth
not
so
soone
deceiue
me
that
saith
,
come
worship
an
Idoll
,
he
is
verie
far
off
from
me
:
but
I
saie
to
another
,
Art
thou
a
Christian
?
Yea
forsooth
a
Christian
(
saith
he
.
)
This
fellow
standeth
néere
me
and
may
quickly
ouerthrow
me
.
Redéeme
and
deliuer
my
soule
O
Lord
,
from
them
that
after
this
sorte
approch
and
come
néere
vnto
me
.
It
is
a
most
dangerous
thing
to
be
separated
by
anie
occasion
from
the
true
Church
,
the
which
(
God
be
thanked
)
may
be
so
plainly
séene
at
this
day
in
this
realme
of
England
,
that
no
man
can
doubt
of
it
.
And
yet
very
many
haue
bin
carried
awaie
from
the
same
through
the
blasts
of
false
doctrine
:
and
some
without
anie
cause
haue
too
too
rashly
diuorced
themselues
,
what
color
of
reformation
so
euer
they
haue
pretended
.
The
Corinthians
were
very
much
diuided
among
themselues
:
one
woulde
be
of
Paul
,
another
of
Cephas
,
another
of
Apollo
,
and
so
they
attributed
as
much
to
theyr
Ministers
as
vnto
Christ
.
They
brought
their
strifes
and
contentions
to
the
iudgement
seate
of
Ethnikes
:
they
suffered
an
incestuous
man
,
who
had
the
wife
of
his
Father
,
to
be
conuersant
among
them
:
they
thought
not
whooredome
to
be
sinne
:
they
did
euery
where
eate
with
the
Painims
,
of
things
offered
vnto
idols
:
they
celebrated
the
supper
of
the
Lord
with
vnquietnes
of
minde
:
they
abused
the
gift
of
tongues
:
neither
did
they
iudge
trulie
and
godlie
of
the
resurrection
.
These
were
no
doubt
grieuous
blemishes
,
yet
notwithstanding
Paul
did
not
forsake
the
Church
of
Corinth
.
Neuertheles
some
men
can
(
as
they
thinke
)
with
a
safe
conscience
condemne
this
our
most
Christian
Church
,
both
by
speaking
and
writing
against
it
,
and
also
by
cutting
off
themselues
from
the
same
,
gathering
themselues
together
into
corners
and
in
secret
conuenticles
,
as
the
Family
of
Loue
,
the
Brownists
,
the
Martinists
,
and
others
like
vnto
them
.
Such
were
in
olde
time
theyr
predecessors
the
Donatists
,
who
in
comparison
of
themselues
condemned
all
other
Christians
.
They
released
theyr
owne
crue
from
the
seueritie
of
the
censure
,
and
yet
in
theyr
congregation
suffered
most
impure
men
,
namely
the
Optatians
,
the
Gildonians
,
and
the
Primians
.
Be
not
ye
like
vnto
those
men
?
abstain
from
theyr
companies
,
refraine
theyr
assemblies
,
frequent
not
theyr
sermons
,
reade
not
theyr
libels
,
defend
not
theyr
opinions
,
but
rather
detest
them
.
By
reading
hereticall
bookes
,
Dionysius
Alexandrinus
a
most
learned
and
vertuous
Bishop
,
confesseth
to
a
friend
of
his
,
that
he
felt
himself
much
the
worse
by
reading
of
euil
bookes
.
If
ye
shall
presume
vpon
your
constancie
&
knowledge
,
that
there
can
insue
no
danger
,
Qui
stat
,
videat
ne
cadat
,
Let
him
that
standeth
,
take
héed
least
he
fall
.
Yea
know
,
he
that
toucheth
pitch
shall
be
defiled
therewith
:
and
the
wise
man
saith
,
Qui
dormit
iuxta
sepem
,
mordebit
eum
coluber
.
He
that
sleepeth
by
a
hedges
side
,
shall
be
bitten
of
a
snake
.
Euill
wordes
corrupt
good
manners
,
&
so
doth
euill
companie
to
.
Furthermore
my
brethren
take
heed
of
self-liking
,
of
arrogancie
,
of
singularitie
,
and
of
contempt
of
wholsome
doctrine
deliuered
by
this
Church
:
Arrians
,
most
blasphemously
denying
the
Godhead
of
Christ
Iesus
.
For
the
which
most
detestable
heresies
,
Lewes
,
Cole
and
Ket
)
were
burned
at
Norwich
,
and
some
others
of
them
abiured
their
heresies
openly
in
the
town
of
Ipswich
.
Let
these
fearefull
examples
brethren
,
moue
you
to
beware
of
contempt
of
wholsome
doctrine
,
and
of
singularitie
,
and
so
many
of
you
,
in
whom
there
resteth
as
yet
such
heart
burning
and
diuision
about
things
of
no
moment
,
as
if
in
religion
we
were
vtterly
sundered
one
from
another
,
and
had
no
point
of
faith
at
all
that
were
common
betwixt
vs
,
I
doe
humblie
beseech
for
Christes
sake
,
and
of
the
peace
of
his
Church
,
whereof
you
professe
your selues
to
bee
members
,
that
with
all
speed
you
returne
vnto
that
vnitie
againe
,
from
whence
ye
are
most
dangerouslie
fallen
.
Amemus
Dominum
Deum
nostrum
,
&c.
The
Epharamites
were
of
the
people
of
God
,
and
yet
reuolted
awaie
from
the
lawe
,
though
still
they
held
(
after
a
sorte
)
the
profession
thereof
:
and
hauing
so
done
,
they
so
continued
a
long
time
after
,
as
a
wanton
,
vntamed
,
and
vnrulie
heifer
,
notwithstanding
al
the
warnings
that
God
by
his
Prophets
did
giue
vnto
them
.
But
yet
it
is
recorded
of
them
,
that
at
the
length
they
returned
againe
,
smiting
vpon
the
thigh
,
and
acknowledging
that
they
had
committed
many
shameful
things
.
If
now
with
Ephraim
ye
haue
so
erred
and
stept
aside
,
pittie
it
were
but
that
ye
should
be
as
ready
with
him
to
repent
and
returne
againe
.
Remember
what
S.
Paul
writeth
to
the
Ephesians
,
Be
ye
careful
to
keep
the
vnitie
of
the
spirit
through
the
bond
of
peace
.
Againe
,
One
Lorde
,
one
Faith
,
one
Baptisme
,
one
God
the
Father
of
all
,
which
is
aboue
all
,
through
all
,
and
in
all
.
Hee
saith
also
that
we
bée
one
bodie
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
bones
of
Christ
,
that
we
be
most
néerely
conioyned
vnto
him
,
and
the
giftes
which
we
haue
,
bee
deriued
vnto
vs
by
God
through
the
flesh
of
Christ
,
giuen
for
our
sake
vppon
the
crosse
:
and
so
by
the
flesh
of
Christ
we
be
coupled
and
vnited
to
God
.
And
in
the
Gospel
of
Saint
Iohn
,
Christ
praieth
thus
for
his
Church
,
Bernard
an
ancient
Father
of
the
Church
saith
,
that
neyther
praier
,
inimici
hominis
domestici
eius
,
that
the
hatred
of
brethren
is
most
grieuous
,
and
that
a
mans
enemies
shall
be
they
of
his
owne
housholde
.
The
Church
of
God
neuer
receiued
more
detriment
by
the
tyrannie
of
papists
,
then
she
hath
and
doth
dailie
by
the
cruell
hatreds
of
false
and
dissembling
brethren
.
If
therefore
ye
intend
to
be
citizens
of
that
heauenly
Ierusalem
,
Subtraite
vos
ab
omni
frate
ambulante
inordinatè
,
Withdrawe
your selues
from
euerie
brother
that
walketh
inordinatly
,
and
vnderstand
that
the
earthly
Ierusalem
,
Thus
hath
the
common
multitude
alwayes
behaued
themselues
towards
the
ministers
of
the
Gospell
.
Rabbi
,
Be
not
carried
about
with
euery
winde
,
Eusebius
:
the
effect
of
which
history
is
diligently
to
be
marked
for
this
cause
,
to
wit
,
for
that
in
those
daies
the
Church
of
Christ
flourished
.
But
the
people
were
vnthankful
vnto
God
,
and
impenitent
,
and
the
ministers
of
the
Church
were
ambitious
,
and
stirred
vp
grieuous
and
hot
contentions
among
themselues
.
Wherefore
God
being
angry
with
them
,
gaue
them
into
the
hands
of
tyrants
,
who
raised
vp
greater
persecutions
agaynst
the
Church
then
euer
was
heard
of
before
.
For
thus
writeth
Eusebius
.
But
when
we
were
not
touched
with
anie
of
these
things
,
nor
went
about
to
reconcile
our selues
vnto
God
,
but
as
godles
men
,
supposed
that
God
neither
cared
for
,
nor
yet
would
visit
our
wickednesse
,
but
heaped
sinne
vpon
sinne
.
And
those
which
tooke
vpon
them
to
be
our
patrones
,
shaking
off
and
casting
from
them
the
rule
of
godlynes
,
were
kindled
with
hatred
one
agaynst
another
:
&
whilest
they
gaue
themselues
onely
hereunto
,
to
wit
,
to
threatenings
,
pride
,
mallice
and
hatred
,
euery
one
gréedely
,
and
in
a
manner
of
a
certain
tyrannie
followed
their
owne
ambition
.
Then
the
Lord
,
euen
then
I
say
,
made
the
daughter
of
Sion
obscure
&
dark
,
according
to
the
prophesie
of
Ieremie
.
For
hee
lifted
vp
the
right
hand
of
her
enemies
,
turned
from
her
his
sword
of
defence
,
&
was
not
her
helpe
in
the
day
of
battell
,
but
ceased
from
purifieng
her
,
&
threw
her
throne
vnto
the
ground
,
and
shortned
her
daies
;
aboue
all
this
he
poured
out
confusion
and
shame
vppon
her
.
All
these
things
are
fulfilled
amongst
vs
,
whilest
we
sée
the
places
appointed
to
praier
,
to
be
raced
from
the
top
to
the
very
foundations
,
the
diuine
and
holy
Scriptures
to
be
burned
in
the
middest
of
the
market
places
,
and
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
with
horrible
confusion
,
to
run
here
and
there
to
hide
themselues
,
and
some
were
taken
and
put
to
open
shame
by
theyr
aduersaries
:
and
according
to
another
prophesie
,
Contempt
was
poured
out
euen
vpon
their
Princes
,
&c.
Thus
farre
Eusebius
,
who
after
through
his
whole
booke
following
describeth
the
martyrdomes
,
calamities
&
afflictions
which
the
faithful
in
that
most
cruel
persecution
suffered
.
Wherfore
God
is
most
earnestly
&
diligently
to
be
praied
vnto
,
that
he
wil
vouchsafe
to
giue
vs
his
grace
,
repentance
,
and
mutuall
concord
:
least
for
our
leude
liues
,
ingratitude
and
contentions
,
he
deale
with
vs
as
he
hath
done
with
those
fathers
before
vs
,
&
so
deliuer
vs
into
the
cruell
and
bloudy
hands
of
the
Turkes
,
and
others
the
enemies
of
Christianitie
.
God
in
his
mercie
turne
this
euill
from
vs
.
Moreouer
,
all
godly
and
Christian
Princes
and
Magistrates
,
according
to
their
calling
committed
to
them
by
GOD
,
It
is
written
of
king
Iosophat
,
Iosias
,
who
religiously
depriued
from
their
offices
,
all
those
which
walked
not
rightly
in
the
way
of
the
Lord
,
and
did
not
according
to
the
law
of
God
.
Constantinus
the
great
,
followed
the
example
of
those
most
holy
kings
,
&
performed
the
like
in
his
Empire
.
For
when
the
Prelates
in
his
time
were
at
variance
and
contention
among
themselues
,
and
writ
and
preached
one
against
another
,
and
were
so
bold
to
offer
those
contentious
libels
vnto
the
Emperour
himselfe
,
to
the
end
that
they
might
contend
before
him
:
he
receiuing
al
theyr
bookes
,
sharply
reproued
them
,
inasmuch
as
they
being
by
the
prouidence
of
God
appointed
vnto
the
people
for
pastors
and
captaines
of
concord
and
charitie
,
were
so
at
variance
among
themselues
.
Neither
would
heee
giue
any
iudgement
as
touching
theyr
controuersies
,
or
yet
reade
their
libels
which
they
deliuered
vnto
him
,
but
cast
them
into
the
fire
:
as
he
also
commanded
vpon
paine
of
death
,
Arrius
,
but
burne
them
at
the
first
hand
:
that
at
the
least
they
might
thereby
learne
that
those
contentions
and
braules
displeased
his
maiestie
:
and
so
setting
discord
apart
,
might
afterwarde
giue
themselues
to
peace
and
concord
.
In
like
manner
when
he
sate
with
the
Bishops
at
the
Counsell
of
Nice
,
This
excellent
example
of
the
worthie
Emperor
Constantine
,
whom
God
in
this
world
honored
with
the
title
of
Great
,
whose
name
and
glory
through
the
whole
world
was
famous
&
of
greate
renowme
among
all
men
,
and
is
much
more
excellent
in
the
eternall
felicitie
.
This
example
I
say
,
let
all
Princes
and
magistrates
of
this
age
follow
,
touching
the
staying
and
suppressing
of
all
controuersies
among
the
prrofessors
of
the
Gospell
,
that
thereby
they
may
prouide
for
the
peace
and
publike
health
of
the
Church
.
Peace
is
that
new
yéeres
gift
,
which
Christ
gaue
vnto
vs
at
his
birth
.
Pacem
meam
relinquo
vobis
,
My
peace
I
leaue
vnto
you
.
The
Apostle
Paul
following
the
same
example
,
in
euery
Epistle
that
he
wrote
,
exhorteth
vs
vnto
peace
.
O
nos
miseros
si
quos
toties
repetita
pax
non
mouit
▪
O
miserable
wretches
that
we
be
,
if
peace
so
often
repeated
doth
not
moue
.
Peius
est
(
sayth
a
Father
)
ecclesiam
scindere
,
The
God
of
peace
grant
,
that
as
we
may
alreadie
say
,
in
regard
of
our
most
gracious
soueraigne
Ladie
Quéene
Elizabeth
,
mercy
and
truth
haue
met
together
:
so
wee
may
one
day
also
say
,
in
respect
of
our selues
and
this
whole
nation
,
righteousnesse
and
peace
haue
kissed
each
other
.
And
I
beséech
you
brethren
,
by
the
bléeding
wounds
of
our
sauiour
and
redéemer
Iesus
Christ
,
that
none
doe
increase
olde
faults
by
new
offences
,
but
rather
that
euery
man
in
sinceritie
and
holy
obedience
,
reforme
his
owne
waies
,
&
conforme
his
life
according
to
the
rule
of
perfect
holinesse
,
that
so
our
conuersation
before
men
,
may
witnesse
our
perfect
religion
,
and
we
glorifie
our
father
which
is
in
heauen
.
Let
vs
beautifie
the
chambers
of
our
hearts
with
the
florishing
branches
of
a
godly
life
,
mortifying
and
killing
all
those
euill
and
peruerse
affections
,
which
may
blemish
and
darken
those
bright
beames
of
Christian
profession
.
Let
vs
beare
the
sailes
of
our
conuersations
euen
with
the
winde
of
Gods
word
:
and
beséech
we
the
holy
Ghost
to
rule
the
stearne
,
and
guide
the
rudder
of
our
thoughts
,
least
at
anie
time
we
cracke
the
barke
of
our
religion
against
the
rockes
of
euill
tongues
.
So
shall
our
aduersaries
bee
ashamed
to
mutter
against
vs
for
liuing
contrarie
to
that
which
we
professe
.
And
God
who
is
the
God
of
peace
shall
in
the
end
giue
vnto
vs
his
euerlasting
peace
in
his
heauenlie
kingdome
through
Christ
our
Lorde
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.