ornamental border
THE
TRVE
TESTIMONIE
OF
A
FAITHFVLL
SVBIECT
:
Containing
seuerall
exhortations
to
all
estates
,
to
continue
them
in
their
due
obedience
:
together
with
the
reward
of
a
faithfull
subiect
to
his
Prince
.
Also
a
thanksgiuing
to
God
for
the
happie
deliuery
of
the
house
of
Parliament
from
the
late
horrible
treason
.
Imprinted
at
London
.
portrait of James I
IACOBVS
REX
.
Blessed
be
they
that
blesse
you
.
And
cursed
be
they
that
curse
you
.
TO
THE
KINGS
most
excellent
Maiestie
,
my
most
gracious
Soueraigne
Lord
.
MOst
renowned
Soueraigne
,
as
before
your
Maiesties
coming
to
this
Crowne
,
I
did
in
your
Realme
of
Scotland
make
apparant
my
vnfained
loue
to
your
Highnesse
:
so
do
I
now
on
bended
knees
most
humbly
beseech
your
royall
Maiestie
to
accept
this
little
handfull
of
my
hearts
most
faithfull
affection
;
wherein
my
feeling
of
Gods
mercies
,
my
knowledge
of
your
gracious
goodnesse
,
and
my
care
of
my
countries
well-doing
,
hath
made
me
take
such
paines
.
As
if
it
may
be
pleasing
in
your
sight
,
shall
breed
no
little
glory
to
my
soule
:
who
kneeling
at
your
royall
feete
,
do
beseech
the
God
of
all
glorie
to
endue
your
Highnesse
with
his
infinite
blessings
,
and
long
to
preserue
your
royall
Maiestie
in
all
ioyfull
health
,
and
prosperous
life
.
Amen
.
Your
Maiesties
most
faithfull
and
loyall
subiect
in
the
humilitie
of
all
loyaltie
,
R.
V.
What
a
faithful
subiect
is
,
together
with
his
reward
.
A
Good
subiect
next
to
the
diadem
that
adornes
a
Princes
head
,
is
the
chiefest
ornament
that
decores
his
dignitie
.
He
is
as
the
precious
Baulme
that
annoints
his
browes
,
and
is
nearer
to
his
heart
then
his
Scepter
in
his
right
hand
:
as
sweete
in
his
nostrels
as
the
groues
of
Gilead
,
&
more
precious
in
his
sight
then
Salomons
Iuory
throne
couered
with
purest
gold
.
His
heart
is
clothed
with
peace
,
like
mount
Oliuet
:
and
his
eyes
as
harmelesse
as
the
sight
of
a
Doue
.
His
tongue
sounds
like
the
harp
of
Dauid
:
and
his
lips
deliuer
the
happinesse
of
loyaltie
.
His
eares
are
the
portals
that
receiue
vnderstanding
:
and
all
perfection
from
thence
is
conducted
to
the
heart
.
His
hands
are
ready
to
fight
the
battels
of
the
Lord
:
and
his
feete
(
shunning
the
steps
of
bloud
)
are
bent
alwayes
to
walke
in
the
paths
of
innocencie
.
Thus
excellent
in
the
sight
of
his
Prince
shines
a
faithfull
subiect
,
more
gorgeous
then
the
Ephod
of
Aron
,
and
more
sumptuous
then
Salomon
in
all
his
royaltie
.
Whoso
is
thus
to
his
Prince
and
countrey
,
the
Lord
wil
prosper
him
,
and
he
shall
be
blessed
in
an
euerlasting
generation
.
And
for
one
of
these
benefits
he
receiues
on
earth
,
he
shall
haue
a
million
in
heauen
.
For
one
of
these
perfections
he
partakes
of
in
this
world
,
numbers
aboue
number
shal
attend
him
in
the
world
to
come
.
And
his
Prince
shall
thus
pray
for
him
,
and
blesse
him
as
Salomon
did
his
subiects
.
And
the
King
turned
his
face
,
and
blessed
all
the
congregation
of
Israel
,
and
said
,
Blessed
be
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
,
who
spake
with
his
mouth
to
Dauid
my
father
,
&
hath
with
his
hand
fulfilled
it
.
And
though
my selfe
may
say
with
Esay
,
I
am
as
a
worme
and
no
man
,
yet
(
I
speake
it
in
despite
of
vaine-glory
)
I
would
with
all
my
heart
,
as
an
Isack
in
the
hands
of
Abraham
,
serue
as
a
sacrifice
to
do
my
Prince
and
countrey
good
.
For
surely
he
cannot
be
the
true
seruant
of
God
,
that
is
not
a
faithful
subiect
to
his
Prince
.
Neither
wold
I
iudge
any
felicity
in
this
world
answerable
to
that
,
if
once
my
soule
might
be
employed
to
please
my
Prince
,
and
benefite
my
countrey
.
For
all
the
offices
of
humanitie
depend
only
vpon
those
principall
performances
.
For
I
know
by
that
meanes
there
comes
a
blessing
from
a
far
,
a
reward
full
of
ioy
,
which
none
else
are
worthy
to
obtaine
:
which
reward
I
heartily
pray
the
great
Rewarder
of
all
to
send
to
the
true
loyall
and
faithfull
subiect
.
And
so
with
one
voice
,
proceeding
from
one
vnity
of
heart
,
let
vs
all
say
faithfully
,
God
saue
the
King.
An
Exhortation
to
continue
all
subiects
in
their
due
obedience
.
To
the
reuerend
Lord
Bishops
,
and
the
Cleargie
.
FOrasmuch
as
your
Ecclesiastical
office
is
giuen
you
from
God
,
as
the
next
principall
members
vnder
the
head
,
to
gouerne
the
commonwealth
of
this
mysticall
bodie
:
and
that
there
is
required
at
your
hands
an
extraordinary
dutie
touching
the
function
of
the
soule
,
let
me
intreate
you
to
be
as
vigilant
as
the
fiue
wise
virgines
,
hauing
oyle
alwayes
in
your
lampes
,
against
the
bridegroome
cometh
foorth
of
his
chamber
.
Your
office
is
the
soule
of
the
laity
,
the
hart
of
gouernment
,
and
the
very
Epitomie
of
all
obedience
.
From
you
(
as
the
Moone
borroweth
her
light
of
the
Sunne
)
all
inferiour
Ministers
take
their
order
of
perfection
.
Let
then
your
doctrine
be
pure
and
stedfast
,
like
Moses
bush
,
that
alwayes
burned
,
but
neuer
consumed
.
Your
preaching
in
season
and
out
of
season
:
and
your
conuersation
as
spotlesse
as
the
sacrifice
of
Turtles
.
You
best
know
what
plenty
of
Manna
hath
rained
in
Israel
,
&
how
many
omers
full
euery
man
ought
to
gather
.
Be
not
any
of
you
the
first
that
gather
more
then
is
commanded
,
and
in
mistrust
of
Gods
benefites
infect
the
whole
land
with
the
vice
of
Auarice
:
you
ought
rather
to
be
like
Pellicans
in
the
wildernesse
,
who
in
tender
loue
pick
the
bloud
from
their
breasts
to
feede
their
yong
ones
.
You
see
with
your
visible
eies
how
wonderfully
Almightie
God
hath
now
preserued
the
Kings
Maiestie
,
and
your selues
,
from
the
snare
of
your
manifold
enemies
:
and
in
you
principally
lieth
the
sacrifice
of
thanksgiuing
.
It
is
you
that
ought
to
dance
before
the
Tabernacle
,
and
to
go
with
the
people
to
the
Ark
of
Couenant
:
that
your
righteousnesse
may
bud
like
Aarons
rod
.
It
is
you
that
ought
to
flie
foorth
from
this
tossed
Arke
,
and
like
the
Doue
bring
the
oliue
branch
of
peace
in
your
mouths
,
&
tel
the
people
,
that
if
they
returne
,
God
will
be
their
God
,
and
send
a
truce
to
their
distressed
soules
by
you
his
Ambassadors
.
Flie
not
to
Tarshish
when
you
are
sent
to
Niniue
,
least
deuouring
destruction
attend
you
;
nor
with
the
man
of
God
,
go
not
out
of
the
way
,
least
a
Lion
teare
you
in
peeces
:
but
still
be
conuersant
with
the
Lord
,
that
your
faces
may
shine
with
Moses
when
he
came
from
the
mount
,
and
bring
the
image
of
Gods
glory
to
the
people
in
your
foreheads
.
You
must
beare
with
Aaron
the
breast-plate
of
iudgment
vpon
your
harts
.
There
must
be
grauen
vpon
your
forefronts
holines
to
the
Lord
:
and
your
sounds
must
be
heard
when
you
go
into
the
holy
places
before
him
.
So
shall
ye
stand
like
mount
Sinai
,
neuer
to
be
remoued
:
and
your
golden
Candlestickes
shine
in
the
Temples
of
the
Lord
.
Remember
the
charge
your
maister
Christ
gaue
to
his
seruant
Peter
,
binding
him
three
times
by
his
feruent
loue
and
the
deare
affection
he
bare
to
his
maister
,
to
feed
his
sheepe
.
To
be
with
Paul
the
faithfull
Ambassadors
of
Iesus
Christ
,
as
though
God
did
beseech
you
through
vs
:
we
pray
you
in
Christs
stead
that
ye
be
reconciled
vnto
God
:
with
Paul
likewise
to
be
an
example
of
life
and
doctrine
,
as
in
these
words
,
And
follow
hard
toward
the
mark
,
for
the
prize
of
the
high
calling
of
God
in
Christ
Iesus
.
Let
vs
therefore
as
many
as
be
perfect
be
thus
minded
:
if
yee
be
otherwise
,
God
shall
reueale
euen
the
same
vnto
you
.
Ye
are
(
most
Reuerend
)
the
salt
of
the
earth
;
which
wanting
sauour
,
is
to
be
troden
vnder
foote
.
Ye
are
the
light
of
the
world
.
A
cittie
that
is
set
on
a
hill
cannot
be
hid
:
let
your
lights
therefore
so
shine
,
that
those
which
see
your
good
workes
may
glorifie
your
Father
which
is
in
heauen
.
Thus
,
vnworthy
to
counsell
so
graue
aduisements
,
as
if
the
body
should
instruct
the
soule
,
I
onely
like
a
traueller
in
this
pilgrimage
,
seeing
some
go
out
of
their
way
,
tell
them
there
is
a
better
,
a
more
perfect
,
and
a
straighter
.
So
referring
you
to
your
masters
reward
,
who
hates
a
hidden
talent
,
I
beseech
that
God
who
guided
Israel
by
day
in
a
pillar
of
cloud
,
and
by
night
in
a
pillar
of
fire
,
to
direct
your
earthly
bodies
and
spirituall
soules
to
his
seruice
.
To
the
true
Nobilitie
of
this
Realme
.
TO
ye
(
right
Honorable
)
that
are
the
props
and
supporters
of
a
kingdom
,
that
like
Atlas
should
beare
the
waight
of
heauen
on
your
shoulders
,
giue
me
leaue
to
stretch
forth
the
arteries
of
my
heart
:
&
as
in
a
tempestuous
time
,
in
peace
vnite
you
together
like
one
bodie
obedient
to
one
principall
head
.
In
that
worthy
member
the
heart
,
the
monarke
seate
of
our
microcosmus
,
should
be
your
residence
,
within
whose
center
(
as
in
a
Princes
court
)
are
diuers
receptacles
for
you
to
inhabite
in
.
Then
as
branches
extending
from
the
lofty
Cedar
,
being
fed
by
one
roote
,
do
notwithstanding
cherish
one
another
with
their
naturall
sappe
.
So
like
the
stocke
of
Nobilitie
,
descended
from
your
worthy
ancesters
,
be
you
combined
in
a
coniunction
of
vnseparable
aid
,
that
the
body
of
the
tree
may
be
comforted
in
so
happy
an
issue
,
and
in
the
proudest
blast
of
conspiracie
keepe
you
still
vnremoueable
.
Be
you
like
faithfull
Mardocheus
,
spotles
in
your
wayes
,
when
traitors
like
proud
Hamon
shall
perish
in
their
own
complots
.
For
if
you
please
to
peruse
our
histories
,
both
Ecclesiastical
&
profane
,
ye
shall
find
that
neuer
traitor
to
his
Prince
&
country
but
had
his
reward
threefold
returned
into
his
wicked
bosome
.
And
though
it
please
God
sometime
to
suffer
them
,
the
cause
best
knowne
to
his
sacred
pleasure
,
to
bring
to
passe
their
hateful
purposes
,
yet
as
a
woe
pronounced
to
them
by
whom
such
euils
come
,
their
mischiefe
hath
not
past
without
greater
mischiefes
reguerdoned
.
There
is
none
of
your
honorable
societie
but
knowes
,
that
treason
is
the
deuider
and
separater
of
all
good
good
things
,
and
a
fatall
disioyner
of
perfection
,
bringing
with
it
ruine
and
the
mercilesse
substitutes
of
war
:
where
on
the
contrary
,
obedience
is
the
sinewes
of
the
State
,
and
glueth
the
hearts
of
Nobilitie
together
,
like
one
indiuisible
substance
.
And
as
the
seuen
leane
kine
in
Pharaoes
dreame
,
deuoured
the
seuen
fat
(
yet
themselues
not
the
fatter
:
)
so
stands
it
with
treason
,
like
a
cormorant
it
deuoures
all
,
yet
is
it selfe
the
better
by
nothing
.
What
greater
patterne
of
misery
can
there
be
,
then
a
kingdome
deuided
in
it selfe
?
It
is
like
the
dangerous
eclips
of
the
sunne
:
nay
like
the
vnnatural
separation
of
heauen
,
that
brings
all
danger
and
destruction
.
No
plague
of
Aegypt
comparable
to
that
misery
:
for
ciuill
dissention
is
the
gate
to
let
in
ruine
and
forraine
inuasion
.
It
is
like
a
wedge
of
Iron
,
that
entring
into
an
oake
,
disseuers
both
sides
in
seueral
peeces
,
&
makes
them
both
fit
for
the
fire
.
The
flourishing
state
of
Rome
was
deuoured
by
that
monster
,
and
all
tranquillitie
swallowed
at
a
bit
by
that
hideous
Leuiathan
.
It
is
like
the
blind
Mole
,
that
louing
still
to
be
mischieuously
labouring
,
tosseth
vp
her
owne
destruction
.
Let
then
(
right
Honorable
)
that
acceptable
sacrifice
of
your
hearts
be
offered
to
our
gracious
Soueraigne
,
which
farre
exceeds
the
externall
office
of
fained
affection
,
who
with
an
eye
of
vigilance
will
(
no
doubt
)
regard
your
vertues
;
and
like
the
chearefull
comfort
of
the
Sunne
,
with
his
blessed
countenance
,
make
your
young
blossomes
come
to
pleasant
fruite
,
and
bring
that
fruite
by
comfortable
warmth
to
full
maturitie
.
God
so
direct
your
hearts
to
worke
in
you
vnfained
loyaltie
to
his
royal
Maiesty
,
and
deadly
hatred
to
selfe-deuouring
treason
.
To
the
true
and
faithfull
priuate
subiect
.
ANd
now
beloued
countrey-men
,
to
you
in
generall
,
that
carry
with
you
the
ful
currant
of
affection
,
the
swiftest
streame
of
deep
gliding
loue
,
not
to
be
reuerted
or
turned
backe
by
the
vehement
opposition
of
any
resisting
wind
.
To
you
,
as
to
the
open
marke
whereto
my
hart
leuels
her
pretended
ayme
,
being
the
vpshot
of
mine
exhortation
,
I
send
this
louing
and
friendly
counsell
,
like
to
a
strong
citie
fenced
about
with
impregnable
walles
,
so
ought
you
to
be
in
time
of
domestical
Rebellion
,
or
forrain
inuasion
:
for
you
are
the
maine
battel
,
the
trust
and
strength
of
your
country
,
and
to
you
belongs
a
chiefe
trust
in
this
required
preseruation
.
Euen
as
his
Highnesse
may
wel
be
compared
to
the
apple
of
our
eie
,
of
which
naturally
by
reason
it
is
tender
vnto
vs
,
We
haue
a
diligent
care
.
So
ought
you
to
ioyne
your
whole
body
of
defence
,
both
armes
,
legges
,
feet
and
heart
,
to
protect
his
royall
person
,
without
secret
grudging
,
priuate
muttering
,
or
vnnaturall
controuersie
.
You
ought
to
be
like
stedfast
rockes
in
the
sea
,
ready
to
front
euery
storme
,
and
to
withstand
,
without
remouing
,
the
most
bitter
blasts
that
either
winter
or
foule
weather
affoords
.
I
know
my
most
louing
countreymen
,
that
you
well
perceiue
the
princely
care
of
his
Maiestie
towards
you
his
louing
subiects
,
and
the
honorable
disposition
and
noble
industry
of
his
vigilant
Councel
.
Of
which
honourable
societie
,
although
now
vntimely
deceassed
,
I
cannot
but
call
to
mind
that
right
honorable
and
most
worthily
to
be
remembred
,
the
late
L.
Burgley
,
and
Lord
high
Treasurer
of
England
:
whose
fame
may
not
be
sealed
vp
with
the
leaden
hand
of
obliuion
,
who
whilest
he
liued
shewed
himselfe
one
of
the
most
faithfull
,
carefull
,
and
wise
Councellers
that
euer
liued
in
any
kingdome
of
Christendome
.
He
was
the
Beacon
that
discouered
forrain
malice
and
home-bred
mischiefe
,
the
neuer-failing
watchtower
of
the
Common-wealth
,
the
heart
of
Iustice
,
bearing
vp
the
ballance
of
weightie
causes
with
an
euen
hand
,
and
cutting
downe
with
the
sharpe
sword
of
preuention
the
children
of
rebellion
at
home
,
and
the
enuious
intention
of
the
enemie
abroad
.
For
causes
in
common
triall
,
I
call
heauen
to
witnesse
,
I
speake
but
what
I
know
,
as
he
was
iudiciall
,
wary
and
circumspect
,
so
was
he
vpright
,
discreete
,
and
pittifull
,
not
leaning
to
any
side
either
for
fauour
or
gift
,
but
with
an
impartiall
eye
iudging
all
things
according
to
the
equitie
of
the
cause
.
Thankes
be
to
God
,
the
principall
branches
of
that
tree
do
now
most
worthily
spread
their
vertue
in
this
his
Maiesties
garden
of
happie
gouernement
.
In
which
ranke
of
true
Nobilitie
,
diligent
watchmen
,
and
worthy
Councellers
,
I
may
not
omit
that
right
honorable
conditioned
Lord
the
Earle
of
Nottingham
,
whose
true
loyaltie
to
his
Maiestie
,
neuer
spotted
with
the
least
mistrust
,
may
keepe
euen
wing
with
the
rest
of
that
Honorable
society
:
whose
true
shew
of
a
vertuous
and
noble
mind
,
is
dayly
made
apparant
by
his
exceeding
bounty
towards
the
poore
and
needy
.
The
fruite
whereof
is
eternall
saluation
.
And
that
reuerent
and
carefull
Gentleman
,
Sir
Iohn
Popham
Knight
,
Lord
chiefe
Iustice
of
England
,
being
another
of
the
body
of
the
Councell
,
whose
honorable
forwardnesse
,
with
great
discretion
hath
bin
now
lately
approued
in
his
Maiesties
serious
affaires
,
as
also
in
calming
the
Realme
with
quiet
,
that
hath
bin
heretofore
tempestuously
troubled
with
bloudy
murtherers
and
felonious
robbers
:
but
now
(
God
be
thanked
)
by
his
diligent
and
wise
gouernement
,
well
reformed
;
whose
exceeding
loue
to
his
Prince
and
countrey
,
hath
bin
often
made
apparant
by
his
laborious
endeuours
.
To
conclude
,
I
beseech
God
in
his
infinite
mercie
,
stirre
vp
in
you
deare
affecting
loue
to
his
Maiestie
,
who
for
the
comfort
of
his
chosen
,
and
maintenance
of
his
truth
,
hath
defended
his
Highnesse
as
well
in
Scotland
as
now
in
England
,
from
many
dangerous
assaults
,
and
here
now
setled
him
the
faithfull
President
of
his
true
Church
,
wherin
long
may
his
Maiestie
continue
many
happie
and
peaceful
daies
,
to
the
great
glory
of
God
,
and
to
the
exceeding
comfort
of
all
vs
his
faithfull
and
louing
subiects
.
Amen
.