AFFLICTIONS
,
AND
troubles
,
are
nothinge
els
:
then
messengers
:
or
purseuants
,
to
call
,
and
summon
vs
to
god
when
wee
forsake
him
.
CAP.
I.
IN
all
common
miseries
,
and
generall
afflictions
(
louing
bretheren●
and
cuntrymen
)
we
are
bounde
by
the
lawe
of
god
,
and
nature
to
bewayle
our
sinnes
,
for
which
,
wee
suffer
those
miseries
to
amend
,
&
reforme
our
liues
,
and
to
returne
,
and
conuert
our selues
vnto
god
,
whose
haroldes
,
and
messengers
troubles
,
So
the
good
Kinge
Iosaphat
,
being
oppressed
with
sundrie
troubles
,
&
aduersities
did
returne
vnto
god
(
saieng
)
in
our
miseries
,
and
calamites
,
this
is
the
onlie
remedie
we
haue
:
that
wee
should
lift
vpp
our
eyes
vnto
thee
(
ô
god
)
.
In
the
commune
afflictions
of
the
people
of
Israell
,
inter
vestibulum
,
&
altare
:
betwixt
the
entrie
of
the
temple
,
and
the
altar
:
at
the
feete
of
god
,
and
to
crie
out
:
lord
saue
,
and
spare
thy
people
,
giue
not
,
thy
inheritance
,
vnto
the
cruell
nations
,
to
be
of
them
troden
vnder
foote
,
and
despised
.
The
people
also
were
commanded
in
fasting
,
mourning
,
lamenting
,
and
prayeng
,
to
rende
ther
hearts
,
&
vlt.
Iona.
3
5
and
purpose
of
amendement
:
and
the
plague
did
cease
:
the
Niniuites
did
the
like
:
so
did
Ezechias
being
sentensed
to
die
,
&c.
Isa.
55.
let
the
wicked
forsake
his
wayes
,
and
the
vngodly
his
wicked
thoughtes
,
&
let
him
turne
vnto
god
because
,
he
is
more
inclined
to
pardon
vs
,
accordinge
to
his
mercye
:
th ento
punish
according
to
his
iustice
.
In
all
these
generall
,
and
dolefull
calamities
,
of
our
poore
cuntrie
:
so
great
as
neuer
any
nation
,
was
subiect
vnto
:
through
warre
,
famine
,
plague
,
out
of
which
none
of
that
poore
nation
,
escaped
without
his
portion
,
wherein
millions
did
perish
,
&
such
as
are
liuing
,
or
did
escape
the
sworde
:
or
the
miserable
death
of
their
neighboures
,
are
oppressed
:
or
rather
ouerwhelmed
:
with
such
miseries
:
&
suche
displeasant
accidentes
:
as
it
were
better
for
them
to
end
ther
miseries
by
death
,
then
to
liue
in
continuall
tormentes
.
I
will
take
no
knoweledge
,
or
notice
of
suche
as
are
the
procurers
of
your
troubles
.
I
would
where
the
fault
is
committed
,
it
had
rather
bene
reformed
by
them
then
reproued
by
any
other
.
But
surely
the
cause
of
such
miseries
,
and
afflictions
,
ought
rather
to
be
ascribed
vnto
our
owne
grieuous
offences
,
which
deserued
greater
plagues
,
and
punishmentes
:
(
if
possiblye
greater
could
be
inflicted
)
,
then
vnto
any
other
;
for
the
authours
are
but
god
almighties
instrumentes
:
to
beate
vs
with
his
whipp
either
for
the
manifold
sinnes
,
that
we
haue
committed
:
that
by
the
same
we
may
amend
our
liues
:
&
be
reduced
vnto
the
filiale
subiection
,
of
our
eternall
father
:
or
els
:
for
the
triall
of
our
patience
and
curbinge
vs
,
from
fallinge
into
greater
inconuenience
like
as
the
cunninge
phisition
:
to
preuent
sicknesse
to
come
,
letteth
the
patient
blood
in
the
spring
time
,
taking
from
him
,
superfluitie
of
blood
,
which
would
ingender
diseases
in
the
sommer
,
not
that
the
patient
is
sicke
,
but
least
he
shoulde
be
sicke
.
Yf
our
miseries
be
the
debt
,
that
are
due
,
vnto
the
manifold
trespasses
,
that
we
haue
perpetrated
:
or
the
paine
that
should
follow
the
outragious
sinnes
,
that
we
haue
committed
,
we
ought
to
beare
them
patientlie
,
to
embrase
them
willingly
,
&
to
suffer
them
quietly
.
It
is
written
in
the
booke
of
Iudith
,
that
the
capitaine
of
the
children
of
Amon
,
called
Achior
,
speaking
vnto
Holophernes
of
the
Iewes
,
is
saied
to
haue
spoken
after
this
sorte
:
their
god
hateth
iniquitie
,
and
wickednesse
,
&
so
our
god
hateth
in
vs
catholickes
vngolidnesse
:
more
then
in
Iewes
,
pagans
and
heretickes
.
&
therfore
no
marueyle
:
being
rebellious
children
vnto
god
:
we
should
be
punished
like
rebelles
and
traiturs
.
it
is
not
expedient
.
if
we
offend
god
(
as
wee
haue
done
)
that
wee
should
hope
for
a
rewarde
,
when
we
haue
deserued
paine
.
If
Achior
the
pagan
spake
these
wordes
,
of
the
Iewes
▪
much
more
,
a
christian
ought
to
speake
them
of
christians
.
if
these
afflictions
be
sent
vnto
vs
,
for
our
triall
,
and
exercise
of
uertue
,
we
ought
not
to
grudge
at
them
:
but
rather
to
entertaine
them
most
gladly
:
&
to
say
with
the
prophet
proba
me
Deus
:
&
scito
cor
meum
:
&
cognosce
semitas
meas
:
&
vide
si
via
iniquitatis
in
me
est
,
&
deduc
me
in
via
eterna
psal.
136.
proue
me
ô
god
:
searche
my
hearte
:
and
discerne
my
steps
:
and
see
by
the
straihgt
way
whether
I
walke
in
the
way
of
iniquite
:
and
lead
me
by
the
way
of
euerlasting
life
.
Whereas
now
our
troubles
rather
increase
,
then
decrease
,
by
the
last
proclamation
,
which
was
published
in
all
places
of
Irelande
:
the
last
October
.
I
can
giue
you
no
other
remedie
:
or
comforte
,
then
,
Vnto
you
he
drancke
the
bitter
cup
of
his
passion
,
which
Chriest
woulde
haue
to
passe
vnto
his
church
:
and
the
members
thereof
.
For
Christ
being
in
the
garden
of
Gethsemani
,
in
the
darke
alone
,
flat
vpon
his
face
,
sweating
and
praieng
,
and
hauing
apprehended
,
the
sore
agonie
of
his
bitter
,
and
paynfull
passion
to
come
,
did
not
desire
of
his
father
eternall
,
that
the
elect
of
his
church
should
be
cherised
,
with
possessions
,
or
worldly
pampered
:
but
of
that
cup
he
would
giue
them
a
draught
to
drincke
.
This
holy
cup
of
Chriest
:
is
no
other
thing
,
but
temptation
,
hunger
,
colde
,
thirst
,
persecutions
,
exile
,
pouertie
,
and
martyrdome
of
which
thinges
god
giueth
to
drinck
,
and
to
tast
,
to
such
,
as
he
hath
chosen
,
to
serue
him
,
and
hath
predestinated
,
to
be
saued
.
A
stomacke
that
is
ful
of
bad
and
corrupte
humours
:
and
a
body
,
that
languisheth
through
disseases
,
must
take
a
sower
purgation
:
wherby
,
the
one
shoulde
be
clensed
of
the
humoures
:
and
the
other
healed
of
the
sicknesse
.
Shall
not
a
miserable
soule
,
infected
,
with
the
poyson
of
sinne
,
&
corrupted
with
sundrie
vices
,
take
this
holsome
potion
,
and
purgation
of
Chriest
his
cup
?
wherby
,
it
should
be
clensed
,
of
the
disease
:
and
lighted
of
the
heauie
burden
,
of
malignant
humoures
.
Shall
not
a
putrified
wounde
,
be
healed
,
by
a
hoat
iron
?
shall
not
wee
therefore
,
that
are
catholickes
,
and
christians
onely
in
name
,
but
contrarie
vnto
Christ
in
our
wourkes
:
and
persecutors
of
Christ
,
and
his
church
:
in
our
purposes
so
inconstant
,
so
malitious
in
our
willes
,
so
hypocriticall
:
only
bearing
a
shewe
of
fained
holines
before
man
,
but
before
god
,
who
is
the
searcher
of
our
heartes
,
are
found
stubble
,
&
dry
sprigges
fit
for
hell
fire
,
shall
not
wee
(
I
say
,
)
be
purified
by
the
fire
of
tribulation
?
&
be
chastised
by
the
rodd
of
affliction
?
to
the
end
,
we
might
be
made
perfecte
members
,
of
Chriest
his
church
:
tryed
and
well
trayned
souldiers
in
the
campe
of
Iesus
.
But
I
feare
very
much
,
that
the
grieuouse
,
and
lamentable
complaint
of
Ezechiel
,
is
meant
of
vs
by
fill
hominis
,
T●●e
e.
29
&c.
I
haue
put
the
house
of
Israel
(
saith
he
)
into
a
fornace
of
the
captiuitie
of
Babylon
hoping
,
that
being
with
in
the
fire
of
tribulation
,
she
would
resolue
to
pure
gold
,
and
fine
siluer
:
but
she
is
conuerted
into
leather
,
lead
,
brasse
,
and
Iron
.
This
is
the
meaning
of
the
holy
ghoast
in
this
text
,
that
man
is
conuerted
into
lead
,
who
being
put
into
the
fornace
of
tribulation
,
cannot
only
not
be
amended
,
but
from
one
day
to
another
growe
worse
,
and
worse
:
that
man
becomes
yron
,
to
whom
god
hauing
sent
some
punishment
,
to
aduertise
him
,
in
place
to
be
amended
,
he
ceaseth
not
to
repine
at
it
.
He
is
turned
into
leather
,
who
out
wardly
seemes
to
be
of
holie
lyfe
,
&
when
any
tribulation
happeneth
,
he
is
found
an
hypocrite
,
and
that
man
is
resolued
into
brasse
,
who
in
his
disposition
,
is
intractable
,
in
his
condition
inflexible
,
in
his
life
carelesse
,
&
in
his
conscience
negligent
:
so
as
I
feare
much
that
there
are
farre
greater
number
of
such
as
by
tribulations
,
are
conuerted
into
yron
,
leather
,
brasse
:
and
lead
,
them
of
them
which
become
gold
or
siluer
.
god
deliuer
you
in
al
your
troubles
from
the
like
transmutation
,
and
giue
you
the
grace
to
make
better
profite
of
your
tribulations
.
Assuring
our selues
that
they
be
the
only
wayes
vnto
the
King
dome
of
heauen
,
For
by
them
the
blessed
sainctes
did
enter
into
glorie
:
and
hauing
passed
ouer
the
tempestuous
waues
of
this
miserable
world
,
now
they
cry
out
and
say
transiuimus
per
ignem
,
&
aequam
:
Vnto
these
Chriest
did
drincke
his
cup
:
which
is
the
signe
of
those
that
shall
be
saued
.
he
said
vnto
the
sonnes
of
zebedei
:
potestis
b●bere
calicem
?
For
we
cannor
escape
hell
,
butt
at
the
cost
of
great
trauaile
.
The
swoard
of
sainct
Peter
:
the
crosse
of
sainct
Andrewe
:
the
knief
of
sainct
Bartholome
:
the
gratyron
of
sainct
Laurence
:
and
the
sheares
of
sainct
Steuen
:
the
swoard
of
grief
of
the
blessed
virgine
:
the
generall
calamities
of
all
the
sanctes
:
what
other
thinges
are
they
,
but
certaine
badges
they
haue
receaued
of
Chriest
:
and
certame
gulpes
they
haue
swallo
wed
of
this
cup
:
and
certaine
lances
wher
with
they
were
let
blood
.
least
the
superfluitie
therof
in
the
heate
of
the
sunne
should
corrupt
the
soule
.
So
many
degrees
,
we
shal
receaue
in
heauen
,
of
glorie
:
as
we
haue
druncke
of
the
cup
of
Chriest
in
this
life
.
Ther
is
another
cup
,
which
is
called
the
cup
of
the
wrathe
of
god
:
wherof
,
to
speake
the
intrales
:
doth
open
,
the
members
doth
quacke
,
the
hearte
doth
faile
,
the
fleash
doth
tremble
:
the
guiltie
conscience
doth
torment
,
the
eys
doth
weepe
,
and
oure
imagination
doth
vex
vs
with
the
apprehension
thereof
.
with
this
cupe
god
doth
threaten
vs
.
This
is
that
,
which
the
prophet
speaketh
of
:
derelaquerunt
me
fontem
aequae
viuae
,
&c.
they
haue
forsaken
me
beinge
the
fontaine
of
life
,
and
haue
made
vnto
themsilues
cisternes
that
cannot
containe
any
water
,
thiese
be
they
,
that
haue
droun●ē
the
cup
of
euerlastinge
woo
,
by
whose
miserable
forsa●inge
of
the
catholicke
fayth
,
by
whose
manifest
contempt
and
despisinge
of
all
sacrifices
,
sacramentes
,
rites
,
and
religious
ceremonies
,
thowsandes
haue
bene
miserablie
peruerted
,
and
millions
left
in
endles
woe
.
I
hope
this
is
not
the
cup
that
you
drincke
of
,
but
the
cup
of
the
passion
of
Chriest
,
not
the
cup
of
the
Synagoge
,
but
the
cup
that
oure
sauioure
in
the
garden
did
drinck
of
,
by
which
he
would
haue
his
churche
to
be
cherished
.
of
the
one
whosoeuer
drincketh
he
doth
swallow
hel
,
of
the
other
heauen
.
the
one
hath
a
sweet
tast
indrinckinge
but
afterwades
,
a
terrible
smarte
,
the
other
sower
in
drinckinge
,
but
after
wardes
,
giueth
health
,
vnto
him
,
that
drincketh
therof
.
nulla
remedia
tam
faciunt
dolorem
quam
ea
quae
sunt
salutaria
:
This
cup
of
tribulation
,
was
so
bitter
,
as
none
could
drinck
the
same
,
vntil
Chriest
,
did
beginn
it
vnto
vs
,
in
the
apprehension
of
his
passion
,
and
in
the
anguishe
of
his
extreame
paine
.
None
could
drincke
the
waters
of
mara
vntil
Moyses
did
cast
his
rod
,
into
it
,
sons
aquae
salientis
in
vtiam
aeternam
a
fontaine
of
water
runninge
vnto
life
euerlastinge
,
springeth
out
of
them
.
Thiese
be
the
afflictions
,
that
christians
ought
alwayse
,
to
desire
of
god
,
thiese
be
the
tribulatious
,
that
vertuous
people
ought
to
embrace
,
as
sent
from
god
,
and
thiese
by
the
fatherlie
corrections
,
by
which
we
ought
to
returne
vnto
god
if
we
haue
forsaken
him
.
The
godlie
people
that
went
before
did
assure
vs
,
and
we
by
daylie
crosses
of
the
good
and
the
prosperitie
of
the
vngodlie
ought
to
beleue
the
same
,
that
ther
is
no
greater
temptation
,
then
not
to
be
tempted
,
no
greater
trouble
then
not
to
be
troubled
,
no
greater
chastisment
,
then
not
to
be
chastised
,
nor
no
greater
whip
,
then
not
to
be
scurged
of
god
.
let
vs
therfore
followe
the
counsell
of
the
apostle
exhibeamus
nos
metipsos
in
multa
patientia
,
Verebar
omnia
opera
mea
,
&c.
I
did
feare
all
my
workes
,
kuowinge
that
god
spateth
not
to
punishe
a
sinner-against
whome
the
sinne
is
committed
.
do
not
therfore
feare
them
,
that
killeth
the
bodie
.
but
feare
him
rather
,
that
can
cast
both
soule
,
and
bodie
vnto
the
pit
of
hell
.
our
sauiour
saith
.
And
because
that
god
is
the
end
of
oure
peregrination
:
the
centre
of
oure
mouinge
,
the
consolation
of
oure
troubled
mindes
:
the
Knowledge
of
oure
vnderstandinge
,
the
obiect
of
oure
loue
,
the
desire
of
oure
heartes
:
the
quietnesse
.
and
rest
of
oure
languished
spirit
:
the
felicitie
thatwee
vvee
longe
for
,
and
the
ioy
thatwee
vvee
hope
for
:
who
will
not
suffer
vs
,
to
take
rest
or
conforte
in
any
earthly
thinge
but
in
him self
,
let
vs
therfore
followe
him
.
euen
as
the
iuie
taketh
no
rest
,
vppon
the
earth
,
vntill
,
it
getteth
som
tree
;
or
wall
,
by
which
it
may
be
lifted
vpp
:
so
oure
poore
foule
taketh
no
rest
in
any
earthlie
thinge
:
eyther
gold
:
or
siluer
vntill
it
com
vnto
god
.
and
finde
him
.
and
therfore
sainct
Augustin
had
reason
to
say
Dominé
fecistime
propter
te
&
cor
meum
non
quiescit
quousque
venerit
ad
te
:
thoue
haste
made
me
o
lorde
for
thy self
,
and
my
soule
,
shall
neuer
be
at
rest
,
vntill
it
shall
com
and
arriue
with
thy self
,
in
the
place
of
youre
felicitie
.
THE
YROVBLES
,
by
which
god
visited
the
iust
,
are
exercises
of
there
patience
:
occasions
of
there
merites
,
augmentations
of
godes
grace
,
and
means
to
increase
and
expresse
his
glorie
in
them
.
CHAP.
II.
IF
god
be
more
pleased
,
and
glorified
,
for
the
afflictions
,
that
we
do
indure
and
for
the
trauailles
that
we
suffer
,
then
for
the
delighres
wherin
we
wallowe
:
and
for
the
prosperitie
that
wee
do
enioy
?
wee
ovght
rather
to
aske
of
god
patience
,
to
beare
,
the
one
:
then
longe
lief
,
and
quiet
rest
to
possesse
the
other
.
for
as
the
prophet
saith
adiutor
est
in
tribulationibus
quae
inuenerunt
nos
nimis
the
more
we
be
oppressed
with
tribulations
,
cum
infirmor
,
tunc
fortior
sum
:
the
apostle
said
,
that
when
he
was
sick
,
then
was
he
most
stronge
:
because
the
sickmandoth
neyther
swel
by
pride
,
nor
concupiscence
doth
vex
him
:
or
auarice
doth
ich
,
or
inuie
doth
inflame
.
or
ire
doth
alter
:
ur
glutony
doth
,
coufound
:
or
slouthfulnesse
doth
make
negligent
,
or
ambition
doth
peruerth
.
and
for
that
cause
the
holy
prophet
saith
tribulationem
&
dolorem
inuent
:
&
nomen
Domini
inuocaut
beinge
compassed
with
tribulation
,
and
affliction
,
I
fled
vnto
god
for
succoure
this
is
a
special
means
,
by
which
god
calleth
vs
vnto
him self
,
that
beinge
scourged
in
the
world
,
we
should
forsake
it
and
so
turne
:
vnto
god
imple
facies
eorum
ignominia
&
quaerent
te
Domine
:
in
angustia
requisierunt
te
Domine
in
tker
anguishes
they
seeke
thee
.
homo
medicum
esse
deum
:
Aug.
su
per
Ps.
21.
&
tribulationes
esse
medicamentum
ad
salutem
:
non
paenam
ad
damnationem
:
sub
medicamento
positus
vreris
,
secaris
,
clamas
,
non
audit
medicus
ad
voluntatem
:
sed
audit
ad
sanitatem
:
let
man
knowe
saith
he
,
that
god
is
a
physicion
,
and
that
tribulations
are
receiptes
for
oure
saluation
,
and
nor
punishement
for
oure
damnation
:
and
being
vnder
cure
,
the
wounde
being
cutt
,
the
vlcer
being
brente
:
god
heareth
not
at
youre
leasure
,
vntill
the
putrified
soare
be
healed
:
which
cannott
be
don
be
prosperitie
,
and
therfore
aduersitie
is
very
expedient
as
the
said
authoure
said
:
Abraham
said
vnto
the
riche
worldly
glutton
thoue
art
nowe
tormented
with
paine
,
thoue
hast
receaued
thy
paye
in
the
worlde
and
haste
reposed
thy
felicitie
in
the
pleasares
therof
,
and
said
Lazarus
to
be
in
rest
,
because
he
liued
in
miseries
,
when
he
was
in
this
transitorie
life
,
which
sainct
Bernard
considereth
sainge
:
Sumus
in
hoc
mundo
quasi
in
campo
certaminis
,
&c.
Neyther
let
this
dismaye
you
,
Thiese
godlie
people
weare
not
so
moch
glorified
,
by
the
miracles
that
they
woarketh
:
as
by
the
tribulations
,
that
they
suffer
.
euen
as
stares
,
which
in
the
daye
time
cannot
be
seene
,
in
the
night
they
shine
,
so
treue
vertue
which
in
prosperitie
cannot
be
discerned
,
doth
shew
it self
in
aduersitie
.
Dauid
(
as
cassiodorus
saith
)
in
his
greatest
tribulations
.
did
compose
the
sweetest
psalmes
.
delitiae
angelorum
sunt
lachrimae
vestrae
:
the
ioys
and
delightes
of
the
angels
are
oure
wepinge
.
and
in
his
boock
of
the
contempt
of
the
world
,
he
said
felices
lachrimae
quas
benignae
manus
conditoris
abstergunt
.
&
beatioculi
,
qui
in
talibus
liquefieri
potius
elegerint
quam
eleuari
in
superbiam
:
quam
omne
sublime
videre
:
quam
auaritiae
,
&
petulantiae
famulari
:
blessed
be
the
teares
,
which
the
bountifull
,
and
milde
handes
of
oure
sauioure
clensed
,
and
wiped
away
:
and
blessed
be
the
eys
,
that
are
rather
dissolued
vnto
mourninge
,
and
weepinge
:
then
proudly
lifted
vppon
high
:
or
abused
in
the
wourkes
of
vngodlinesse
.
Blessed
were
the
teares
of
the
prophet
when
he
said
:
lachrimis
meis
stratum
meum
rigabo
Ps.
6.
If
thet
be
a
woe
pronunced
against
laughinge
:
woe
be
vnto
youe
(
saith
Chriest
)
,
Par.
Sal.
14
&
extremae
gaudii
luctus
occupat
.
hinc
iterum
dixit
risum
reputani
errorem
:
&
gaudeo
,
dixi
,
quid
frustra
deciperis
.
Why
should
not
we
deplore
oure
sinnes
,
and
with
wepinge
eys
washe
them
a
way
:
and
blott
them
out
of
godes
memorie
,
that
oure
names
may
be
recorded
in
the
boocke
of
lief
.
why
should
nott
wee
lament
in
thiese
miserable
dayes
,
that
oure
tabernacle
be
taken
from
vs
the
children
of
Israel
did
more
lamente
,
that
,
they
had
not
the
vse
of
there
religion
,
at
Hierusalim
,
out
of
which
,
they
weare
banished
:
then
for
there
captiuitie
in
Aëgipt
,
by
wich
they
haue
bene
depriued
of
ther
libertie
,
and
made
slaues
vnto
ther
enimies
.
they
neuer
ceased
to
crie
super
flumina
Babylonis
fleuimus
dum
recordaremur
tui
syon
:
Hier.
c.
5.
Recordare
,
Domine
,
quid
acciderit
nobis
,
&c.
remember
o
lord
what
happned
vnto
vs
:
behold
oure
inheritaunce
did
passe
ouer
vnto
strangers
I
meane
oure
religion
shal
be
taken
from
vs
,
and
shal
be
giuen
vnto
the
gentiles
,
and
oure selues
shal
be
depriued
therof
.
what
a
lamantable
case
it
should
be
,
if
god
would
suffer
youe
to
be
giuen
,
and
deliuered
vnto
the
licentious
gospell
of
Caluin
:
to
be
blinded
with
heresie
,
to
be
confounded
with
false
prophetes
,
to
be
cast
out
of
the
arcke
of
Chriest
his
church
,
to
be
pufte
vpp
with
euerie
blaste
of
erronuous
doctrine
and
phantasticall
opinious
,
to
be
cut
of
,
and
dismembred
out
of
the
catholicke
church
,
which
youe
haue
obeyed
from
the
beginninge
,
vntill
theise
miserable
daies
,
and
to
be
depriued
of
the
merittes
,
of
Chrieste
his
passion
,
of
which
none
is
partaker
,
butt
,
such
,
as
do
hold
them selues
within
his
church
,
and
to
be
separated
from
god
,
from
Chriest
,
and
from
all
his
sanctes
:
of
all
miseries
is
the
chiefest
.
and
for
that
cause
the
said
holie
prophet
saieth
pone
me
Domine
iuxta
te
,
vias
tuas
Domine
demonstra
mihi
,
This
is
that
which
Chriest
saith
in
the
gospell
,
that
one
thinge
was
necessarie
.
Such
as
be
Zealous
of
godes
honore
,
and
haue
any
care
of
ther
owne
saluation
,
should
sooner
suffer
all
afflictions
,
then
to
make
a
shipwreacke
of
ther
religion
,
to
suffer
them selues
,
to
be
separated
from
cuntry
,
from
wife
,
and
children
,
from
all
the
world
:
rather
then
to
be
separated
from
the
catholicke
church
,
though
it
be
subiect
,
to
the
ragefull
tempest
of
the
deuil
against
which
the
wicked
being
his
instumentes
,
haue
combined
togither
,
whose
puissance
and
formidable
attempts
we
cannot
eschewe
;
and
therfore
whosoeuer
continueth
within
yt
,
must
liue
in
continuall
warfare
,
and
be
subiect
to
many
afflictions
and
tribulations
,
this
is
the
courte
of
Iesus
where
the
courtiers
must
expect
,
no
greater
fauour
or
priuiledge
of
him
,
then
all
manner
of
afflictions
,
and
troubles
,
aduersities
and
persecution
:
For
as
in
the
pallace
of
princes
,
who
is
most
fauored
of
the
kinge
,
is
best
esteemed
of
the
people
:
so
in
the
house
of
god
,
his
preferment
is
greatest
,
whome
Chriest
doth
most
chastice
,
and
ought
to
be
put
in
the
ranke
of
the
chiefest
friendes
of
god
,
who
suffred
Tobias
to
be
blinded
,
Daniel
to
be
ymprisoned
,
Susanna
to
suffer
sentence
,
not
for
ther
harme
,
but
to
expresse
the
loue
he
bare
them
,
this
beinge
one
proprietie
in
godes
affection
,
to
chastice
those
,
that
he
loueth
,
and
leaue
others
to
ther
destruction
.
the
perplexities
that
we
suffer
,
for
godes
cause
,
thoughe
we
feele
them
.
yet
god
doth
beare
them
:
and
giues
vs
grace
,
and
streingth
to
indure
them
,
if
wee
suffer
them
for
oure
owne
offences
,
or
rather
for
the
trial
of
oure
patience
.
they
ought
rather
to
be
called
aduertismentes
,
then
punishmentes
,
seinge
they
are
corrections
,
to
amende
vs
,
and
not
stumblinge
blockes
to
make
vs
stumble
,
nor
heauie
burdens
,
whose
weight
may
make
vs
fall
,
butt
they
be
furnaces
necessarie
,
to
refine
oure
fayth
,
and
instrumentes
workinge
to
our
perfection
.
This
is
the
cause
,
that
godlie
people
,
are
subiect
,
to
manifold
afflictions
.
when
it
is
said
multae
tribulationes
iustorü
.
Dauid
said
omnes
fluctus
tuos
induxisti
super
met
all
the
traueiles
and
dangers
(
oh
lorde
)
which
thoue
wert
wont
equalie
,
hoc
sit
mihi
consolati●
,
ad
Gal.
6.
mihi
absit
gloriari
nisi
in
cruce
Domini
nostri
Iesu
Christi
:
I
aske
no
glorie
saith
sainct
Paule
then
to
indure
troubles
,
as
by
that
means
to
communicate
with
the
glorie
of
Chriest
:
holdinge
it
no
other
glorie
of
this
worlde
,
then
to
be
in
continuall
traueles
,
in
continual
affliction
,
in
continuall
aduersities
,
all
thiese
saith
he
:
Beleeue
me
and
assure
youre selues
,
that
if
in
patience
youe
receaue
all
youre
perplexities
,
youe
shall
receaue
youre
rewarde
with
others
who
me
god
made
happie
by
troubles
,
by
which
ther
patience
was
tried
,
ther
vertue
increased
,
and
ther
fauour
with
god
augmented
:
whose
examples
weare
motiues
vnto
others
to
reforme
ther
liues
,
S.
Peter
,
after
commitinge
that
dolfull
offence
,
against
Chriest
:
did
thincke
,
all
the
punishmentes
,
that
coulde
be
inflicted
,
too
litle
,
for
him
,
and
his
eys
were
neuer
free
from
teares
,
the
blessed
Marie
Magdalin
,
esteemed
30.
yeeres
pennanee
in
the
wildernesse
verye
litle
in
comparison
of
her
offences
:
hauinge
altogether
banished
from
her self
,
all
wordlye
delightes
,
that
was
the
cause
of
her
fall
.
Dauid
beinge
strocken
with
this
consideration
said
:
Ecco
in
flagellis
paratus
sum
&
dolor
meus
in
conspectu
meo
semper
:
ad
Gal.
6.
and
he
vnto
the
worlde
,
of
whom
the
prophet
speaketh
:
This
blessed
crowne
cannott
be
gotten
,
butt
by
those
means
,
by
which
Chriest
did
set
downe
in
his
gospel
sainge
potestis
hibere
calicem
,
vigilate
:
state
in
fide
,
viriliteragite
,
watch
youre
owne
saluation
,
hold
fast
your
faith
,
he
haue
youre selues
like
stoute
champions
of
Chriest
,
let
all
thinges
be
don
according
to
charitie
.
remember
the
firme
purpose
of
christians
,
and
behold
the
image
of
Chriest
crucified
.
THE
IVST
ARE
Not
forsaken
of
god
althoughe
,
they
seeme
vnto
the
wicked
,
to
be
most
forlorne
:
and
that
in
there
greatest
afflictions
,
they
receaue
of
god
the
greatest
consolation
.
CHAP.
III.
IT
seemeth
vnto
Theodorus
Beza
,
that
Chriest
vtteringe
thiefe
wordes
:
Deus
meus
,
Deus
meus
vt
quid
dereliquisti
me
.
my
god
my
god
why
hast
thoue
forsaken
me
?
was
in
desperation
and
out
of
all
hope
of
consolation
.
it
seemeth
also
strange
vnto
the
Iues
and
gentiles
,
that
Chriest
beinge
god
,
should
be
subiect
,
vnto
the
cruell
,
fierce
,
and
vnmercifull
handes
of
sinners
.
but
it
ought
not
to
be
strange
,
that
he
,
that
came
to
pay
the
debt
of
sinne
,
yea
the
sinnes
of
all
the
world
,
should
be
punished
as
an
vniuersal
sinner
,
forsaken
of
god
if
it
could
be
possible
,
and
of
all
the
whole
worlde
and
therfore
the
apost.
Chriest
was
present
with
Sanct
Anthonie
in
the
wildernisse
,
Ath.
in
visa
D.
An
fightinge
with
the
deuill
,
althoughe
he
did
not
appeare
visiblie
,
vntill
the
deuill
was
vanquished
and
S.
Anth.
conqueroure
.
which
when
he
asked
of
Chriest
,
wheare
he
was
all
this
while
.
answeared
that
he
was
present
expectinge
his
indeuoure
,
and
healpinge
him
in
the
combate
.
If
god
be
present
euerie
wheare
,
by
his
essence
,
presence
.
and
power
(
as
he
is
in
deede
)
accordinge
to
all
the
diuins
,
and
accordinge
vnto
Mercurius
Tresmegistus
,
who
sayth
that
god
,
If
god
be
in
all
places
and
in
the
entitie
and
beinge
of
euerie
thing
,
vado
Romam
iterum
crucifigi
.
in
martyrio
Christus
occiditur
&
in
t
is
,
amb.
in
4.
●
.
2
ad
Cor.
qui
pro
fide
patiuntur
aut
mortem
,
aut
vincula
,
aut
verbera
Christi
passiones
sunt
,
&c.
Chriest
is
slayne
in
his
martyrs
,
and
who
so
euer
suffre
death
,
fetters
,
stripes
,
chriest
suffereth
with
them
,
that
his
life
may
be
manifested
in
there
death
:
wherfore
S.
Paule
desirous
of
martyrdome
sayeth
viuo
ego
iam
non
ego
viuit
in
me
Christus
:
though
I
liue
,
ad
G●
.
2.
yet
it
is
chriest
by
whome
I
ame
quickned
,
that
liues
in
me
,
which
giueth
fortitude
,
and
strength
vnto
all
martyts
,
whose
sufferinge
doth
shewe
the
interance
of
the
life
to
come
,
which
Chriest
promiseth
vnto
them
that
do
suffer
tribulations
for
his
sake
.
These
afflictions
of
the
iust
,
by
which
ther
patience
,
is
exercised
,
and
ther
grace
increased
,
are
great
motiues
to
harden
and
confirme
the
wicked
in
ther
vngodlinesse
.
for
beinge
deliuered
vnto
ther
handes
,
they
thinke
that
god
doth
altogether
forsake
them
,
and
that
he
loueth
them
whome
god
maketh
his
whippe
,
to
scourge
and
punishe
the
godlie
.
and
therfore
the
Turckes
doe
bragge
,
and
boast
,
that
they
be
the
choysen
people
of
god
:
for
that
be
doth
vse
ther
helpe
to
punishe
the
sinnes
of
christians
,
the
heretickes
are
hardened
and
confirmed
in
ther
heresies
,
by
reason
of
so
many
victories
gotten
,
by
them
against
catholickes
,
whose
manifolde
trespasses
,
and
horrible
offences
haue
giuen
power
,
and
force
vnto
the
aduersaries
,
against
them
,
which
are
suffered
by
god
,
to
reforme
the
wicked
,
and
abhominable
liues
of
catholickes
,
whose
miseries
,
and
calamities
:
as
they
ought
to
be
a
warninge
to
amend
the
vices
,
and
discomposed
behaviour
of
the
one
:
so
they
ought
not
to
be
occasions
of
the
ruine
and
obduration
of
the
other
.
assuringe
your selues
if
ther
remayneth
no
sinne
amongest
you
to
be
punished
:
or
negligence
to
be
chastised
,
or
any
fault
to
be
corrected
,
yet
your
fayth
must
be
tried
,
by
your
patience
:
your
religion
made
perfect
by
your
persecution
:
and
god
glorified
,
by
your
tribulation
multae
tribulationes
iustorum
the
iust
must
be
subiect
to
troubles
and
therfore
let
none
thincke
,
that
your
religion
is
bad
,
because
it
is
persecuted
,
or
you
,
that
are
the
professors
therof
,
to
be
forsaken
of
god
,
because
he
suffers
you
,
to
bethus
persecuted
,
the
wife
of
Iob
did
more
trouble
her
husband
than
all
his
aduersities
.
by
sayeinge
ad
huc
permanes
in
innocentia
:
Tob.
c.
3.
was
reuiled
by
his
wife
and
friendes
,
who
thought
him
to
be
most
cursed
,
and
vnhappie
as
if
god
had
no
care
ouer
such
,
as
be
in
tribulations
:
but
the
prophet
sayth
.
Cor.
c.
4.
in
omnibus
tribulationem
patimur
,
sed
non
angustiamur
,
a
poriamur
,
sed
non
dustruimur
persecutionem
patimur
sed
non
relinquimur
:
deii
cimur
:
sed
non
perimus
:
In
all
t●inges
we
suffer
tribulations
,
but
we
are
not
perplexed
,
we
are
as
it
were
brought
vnto
confusion
,
but
we
be
not
destroyed
:
we
suffer
persecution
:
but
we
be
not
forsaken
:
we
be
in
the
brincke
of
all
troubles
:
but
we
perishe
not
.
because
Chriest
for
whom
you
suffer
,
giueth
you
sufficient
force
to
beare
the
burden
of
his
crosse
.
THE
SERVANTE
Of
Chriest
ought
not
to
expect
any
true
friendship
of
this
worlde
which
is
the
enimie
of
his
master
.
CHAP.
IV.
AS
.
Chriest
,
and
this
worlde
are
contrarie
one
to
another
:
so
are
also
there
seruantes
,
and
followers
:
ther
workes
,
and
desires
,
and
beinge
contrarie
one
to
another
,
they
can
neuer
possesse
one
kingdome
:
muchlesse
reigne
togither
in
one
place
.
For
no
sooner
Chriest
,
came
vnto
this
vnthankfull
world
,
to
redeeme
it
,
from
the
slauerie
of
sinne
:
from
the
captiuitie
of
the
deuill
,
then
he
was
reuiled
,
persecuted
,
and
banished
of
the
same
.
He
was
sold
in
Ioseph
,
he
was
ssayne
in
the
lambe
,
he
was
crucified
in
man
,
Let
vs
not
forsake
Chriest
,
thoughe
we
see
him
poore
,
humble
,
persecuted
of
manye
and
forsaken
of
all
.
If
Chriest
came
into
this
worlde
to
edifie
the
people
,
to
instruct
them
by
his
holie
examples
,
and
to
teache
them
what
they
ought
to
do
,
we
ought
to
receaue
his
instructions
.
if
pouertie
had
not
bene
good
,
if
the
contempt
of
wordlie
honor
had
bene
bad
,
he
would
not
haue
giuen
vs
examples
,
to
embrace
the
one
,
nor
counsell
to
despise
the
other
.
So
as
in
his
life
we
see
him
poore
,
bare
,
naked
,
and
oppressed
with
all
afflictions
and
troubles
,
whose
examples
ought
to
moue
vs
.
Wee
see
that
his
gospell
is
full
of
admonitions
,
and
exhortations
to
forsake
,
and
denye
our selues
,
to
mortifie
all
our
passions
,
and
not
to
conforme
oure selues
vnto
this
worlde
.
If
Dauid
to
procure
all
his
subiectes
to
do
pennance
,
Quintus
Curtius
declareth
)
his
armie
being
muche
troubled
by
the
abundance
of
snowe
,
that
fell
at
that
instant
,
went
him self
a
foote
,
and
so
his
armye
by
his
example
went
after
,
much
more
ought
we
to
followe
the
example
of
Chriest
,
and
to
followe
his
steps
,
thoughe
we
see
him
poore
in
this
world
and
persecuted
of
the
same
.
The
prince
Abimelech
did
cutt
a
branche
from
a
tree
,
Thus
to
followe
him
I
must
confesse
is
harde
to
be
done
to
fleashe
and
bloode
:
because
wee
must
first
learne
to
denye
our selues
,
forsake
the
olde
man
I
meane
oure
old
humors
of
concupiscense
,
mortifie
oure selues
,
and
our
vnreasonable
passions
:
cast
of
oure
proper
willes
,
and
so
take
vp
his
crosse
,
and
to
beare
patientlie
all
the
aduersities
of
this
worlde
:
and
to
suffer
gentlie
without
grudge
all
the
despleasant
accidentes
of
this
life
.
If
This
bee
the
way
of
a
Christian
why
should
he
gape
after
vaine
honours
of
this
world
and
followe
the
lamentable
pleasures
of
this
miserable
life
.
If
the
capitaine
Vrias
would
take
no
rest
at
his
owne
house
spinoso
capiti
habere
delicatum
membrum
.
If
the
heade
be
troubled
,
the
rest
of
the
members
cannot
be
at
rest
,
but
are
partakers
of
his
paine
,
and
subiect
to
his
griēf
.
If
Chriest
liued
in
continuall
povertie
,
in
continuall
exile
,
in
continuall
conrempte
of
worldlye
honours
,
howe
can
we
hunt
after
promotions
:
gape
for
titles
of
honours
,
and
seeke
riches
.
That
therfore
the
members
should
agree
with
the
head
,
that
the
parte
with
the
totall
,
that
the
seruant
be
conformable
vnto
his
lord
,
that
the
christian
should
embrace
the
example
of
Chriest
,
that
the
sheepe
should
acknowledge
the
shepheard
,
that
the
priest
should
offer
him self
vnto
him
to
whome
all
sacrifices
are
offred
.
that
the
soldiour
should
followe
the
capitaine
,
that
our
bodie
shoulde
performe
the
will
of
the
spirit
and
that
the
spirit
shoulde
accomplishe
the
will
of
god
,
we
must
conforme
our selues
vnto
his
gospell
and
direct
our
liues
and
actions
accordinge
to
his
blessed
counsels
,
which
are
nothinge
els
,
then
to
beare
his
crosse
,
to
suffer
quietlie
,
and
willinglie
persecutions
:
to
abide
all
tormentes
,
rather
then
to
violate
any
of
his
commaundementes
:
to
liue
in
coutinuall
martyrdome
for
the
felicitie
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
is
giuen
to
the
poore
in
spirit
and
vnto
such
that
suffer
for
iustice
and
for
the
testimonie
of
a
good
conscience
for
accordinge
to
the
apostle
omnes
qui
voluntpie
viuere
in
Christo
Iesu
patiantur
persecutiones
:
all
that
intende
to
liue
godlie
in
Chriest
Iesu
,
must
suffer
pesecutions
.
for
the
worlde
is
not
onlie
contrarie
and
opposite
to
euangelicall
,
and
christian
vertues
but
also
to
morall
and
ciuil
honestie
.
because
it
fauoreth
but
dissemblers
and
vicious
persons
.
ther
was
a
lawe
amonge
the
Athenians
,
that
any
,
that
had
done
well
for
the
common
wealth
,
and
liued
vprightlie
in
his
actions
,
should
be
banished
.
Aristides
beinge
a
man
as
well
of
great
deserts
:
So
vnto
men
of
wicked
dispositions
,
the
good
be
yrcksome
,
and
men
of
good
life
be
nothing
acceptable
.
For
by
the
marriage
,
that
is
contracted
bewixt
Chriest
and
vs
:
wee
ought
to
assure
oure
selues
that
we
be
married
vnto
the
afflictions
of
this
world
.
for
in
all
matrimonie
the
persons
contracted
by
reason
of
the
indissoluble
knot
,
wherin
they
be
conioyned
and
vnited
are
equallie
partakers
of
one
anothers
aswell
prosperirie
,
as
also
aduersitie
.
And
seinge
that
the
church
of
which
you
be
members
,
I
haue
married
you
vnto
one
man
,
And
seinge
by
this
marriage
,
wee
are
made
partakers
of
all
the
merites
,
and
treasures
of
Chriest
his
passion
,
why
should
not
wee
be
also
made
partakers
of
his
griefs
,
troubles
,
and
persecutions
:
&
seing
our
spouse
by
Isaias
is
called
vir
dolorum
sayeng
non
est
dolor
sicut
dolor
meus
:
Let
euerie
one
of
vs
beare
his
portion
of
these
miseries
,
let
euerie
one
carrie
his
owne
burden
,
and
euen
as
they
be
allotted
vnto
vs
:
so
sufficient
grace
,
and
strength
is
assigned
vnto
vs
,
to
sustaine
them
.
Let
vs
followe
the
spouse
in
the
canticles
that
said
ascendam
in
altum
&
apprehendam
fructum
eius
,
●
Cor
9
this
is
the
cause
that
he
chastised
his
bodie
:
Casti
go
corpus
meum
&
in
seruitutem
spiri
tus
redigo
carnem
meam
:
I
chastise
my
bodie
,
and
vnder
the
obedience
of
the
spirite
,
I
reduce
my
fleash
,
and
because
in
this
mortification
wee
are
either
negligent
,
or
colde
,
others
perhaps
vsurpe
our
charge
vnto
them selues
correctinge
our
slacknesse
,
and
chastisinge
our
negligence
and
nolentes
cingi
and
beinge
vnwillinge
willinge
to
be
girded
,
that
is
to
saye
to
suffer
for
Chriest
or
abide
any
affliction
,
others
now
goe
about
to
reforme
vs
,
&
ducere
nos
quo
noluerimus
and
to
lead
vs
where
wee
would
not
,
A
CHRISTIAN
MVST
resolue
withim
selfe
to
fight
valiantlie
against
the
enimies
of
Chriest
.
CHAP.
V.
IT
is
the
parte
of
a
valiant
capitaine
to
encourage
his
souldiors
to
the
skirmish
,
and
contemning
all
dangers
to
propose
vnto
them
selues
the
rewarde
of
their
laboure
taken
in
hand
,
and
the
crowne
of
the
victorie
expected
,
as
also
on
the
other
side
to
set
before
ther
eyes
the
base
condition
of
slauerie
and
bondage
,
in
which
they
should
haue
bene
if
they
were
ouercome
,
neyther
onlie
the
christians
among
the
gen●iles
,
but
also
Iudas
Macabens
in
the
battaile
against
Nicanor
,
both
to
encourage
and
embolden
the
weake
and
faint
hearted
,
as
also
to
confirme
,
the
strongest
,
declared
vnto
theirs
,
against
whome
they
fought
,
for
what
cause
,
and
to
what
end
.
Told
them
also
that
the
victorie
stood
not
in
the
multitude
of
soldiours
,
nor
in
the
furious
assaulte
against
whome
me
they
were
to
skirmish
:
but
in
gods
mightie
power
,
and
that
they
should
not
forget
the
manifolde
dangers
,
out
of
which
their
ancestors
were
deliuered
,
Ma●
c
2
and
the
wonderfull
victories
they
had
obtained
,
so
that
in
that
battaile
the
Iewes
did
ouercome
,
and
their
enymies
weare
ouerth
rowne
hauing
lost
35.
thowsand
soldiers
.
euen
so
Chriest
hauinge
triumphed
ouer
the
power
of
darcknes
,
and
ouer
him
,
that
had
the
empire
of
death
,
hauinge
sent
his
apostles
as
poore
lambes
against
tygres
,
lyons
,
and
dragons
against
the
force
of
hell
and
tyrannie
of
man
,
did
encourage
them
saieng
:
non
turbetur
cor
vestrum
:
be
not
faint
hearted
:
for
when
suddaine
feare
,
or
apprehension
,
eyther
of
the
danger
at
hande
,
or
of
the
euill
to
come
attacheth
vs
,
then
our
senses
by
the
extremitie
and
vehemence
therof
are
dismaied
,
our
soule
is
vexed
,
and
our
heart
trembleth
for
feare
,
and
therfore
our
sauiour
,
biddeth
vs
to
put
greatest
watch
,
in
the
place
of
greatest
danger
:
and
did
strengthen
vs
by
his
exhortations
,
and
admonitions
,
that
when
the
danger
should
come
wee
might
be
found
valiant
soldiers
,
that
we
should
not
be
like
the
fish
called
Polypus
,
vnto
which
●●e
Aegiptians
did
resemble
such
,
as
when
they
be
in
any
great
danger
,
or
affrighted
with
feare
,
are
soone
ouer
throwne
&
remoued
altog●ther
from
their
purpose
:
Aeliau
.
de
Na
hist
li.
1.
p.
im
.
lib.
9.
c.
29.
for
when
that
fish
is
in
any
danger
,
it
doth
not
flye
or
prouide
for
safe●ie
,
but
commeth
vnto
the
next
banke
and
being
perplexed
is
taken
by
the
fisher
.
in
these
dangers
of
persecutions
let
not
any
feare
,
or
labour
of
your
trauailes
,
or
loue
of
the
world
separate
your
heartes
from
Chriest
:
but
in
all
your
dangers
and
troubles
say
with
the
prophet
:
amor
mous
:
If
we
Keepe
not
this
lance
of
god
in
our
heartes
by
which
we
may
be
holpen
and
defended
against
the
inuasions
of
malignant
spirits
,
against
the
dangerous
suggestions
of
the
old
serpent
:
wee
shal
be
compelled
to
say
.
It
is
the
parte
of
a
constant
man
in
any
great
danger
,
or
fierce
shirmishe
against
his
corporal
enymies
:
not
to
be
broken
or
out
of
hart
when
there
is
no
remedie
,
to
escape
but
by
fighting
,
much
more
a
spiritual
souldier
of
Chriest
ought
not
to
retire
when
he
is
challenged
to
the
combate
,
for
the
tryall
of
his
fayth
.
then
optimum
est
gratia
stabilire
cor
:
Wee
ought
most
earnestlie
with
all
humble
and
feruent
praiers
to
desire
of
god
that
,
which
he
promised
to
giue
by
Ezechiel
:
In
any
great
danger
god
neuer
faileth
to
giue
newe
increase
of
grace
which
serueth
not
vnlésse
it
be
put
in
execution
,
when
there
is
occasion
to
vse
the
same
.
In
vaine
is
any
force
,
or
power
(
as
Arist.
saith
)
vnles
it
be
reduced
vnto
his
operation
,
the
talent
of
our
lorde
is
idle
,
when
it
is
not
increased
by
daylie
profit
,
the
fortitude
of
a
valiant
minde
serueth
to
no
purpose
,
which
in
dangers
sheweth
not
his
vertue
,
all
motions
are
friuolous
vnles
they
come
vnto
their
end
,
the
way
is
miserable
that
leadeth
not
vnto
our
cuntrie
which
is
heauen
;
in
vayne
wee
runne
if
wee
comprehend
not
Chriest
,
and
of
all
men
wee
be
most
miserable
,
if
wee
seeke
for
our
laboures
the
rewarde
of
this
world
.
of
which
Chriest
did
depriue
his
deerest
friendes
.
The
onlie
rest
,
and
felicitie
we
should
craue
of
god
in
this
shorte
life
,
is
to
prepare
our
heartes
for
god
,
to
direct
oure
workes
,
and
wills
vnto
him
,
and
to
dispose
,
and
frame
our selues
to
accomplishe
his
blessed
will
,
and
obey
his
commandement
,
as
Dauid
hath
done
inclinaut
cor
meum
ad
faciendas
iustificationes
tuas
in
aeternum
.
Blessed
are
your
troubles
if
you
abide
in
the
arcke
,
blessed
is
your
fayth
,
when
by
the
tryal
of
persecution
nowe
intended
,
you
be
found
constant
therin
,
blessed
is
your
religion
beinge
in
your
afflictions
dulie
obserued
,
and
in
your
dangers
perfectlye
purified
,
and
blessed
be
your
aduersities
,
that
bringe
patience
,
for
tribulation
without
exercise
of
that
vertue
meriteth
nothinge
:
when
Chriest
saith
in
your
patience
and
not
in
your
tribulations
you
shall
possesse
your
soules
and
enioy
the
crowne
of
your
saluation
.
and
S.
luctamen
contra
malignos
spirit
sumeredebetis
you
ought
to
striueand
struggle
against
wicred
spirits
,
you
haue
rather
cause
of
confort
,
than
of
sorrow
;
quia
merces
vestra
as
our
sauiour
saith
copio
sa
est
in
caelis
be
cause
your
rewarde
is
great
in
heauen
.
By
this
fayth
Chriest
is
espoused
,
By
fayth
we
walke
vnto
him
,
this
is
the
fayth
of
which
the
apostle
speaketh
,
ad
Heb.
12
by
which
(
saith
he
)
the
sainctes
owercame
kingdomes
,
they
obtained
ther
desired
purpose
,
they
haue
stopped
lyons
mouthes
,
they
haue
extinguished
the
furie
of
the
raginge
fire
,
they
were
hardie
,
and
stronge
in
the
battell
,
they
haue
ouerthrowne
the
forces
of
the
gentiles
,
some
were
quartered
,
some
were
cast
into
prison
,
some
were
whipped
,
and
brought
to
confu
sion
,
some
were
stoned
to
death
,
so
me
were
sowen
in
skinnes
of
beastes
,
and
so
cast
to
be
deuoured
of
other
beastes
,
some
others
did
flie
vnto
the
mountaines
,
where
they
ended
ther
liues
in
holes
,
incaues
of
the
earth
in
most
pittifull
manner
,
in
nakednesse
and
wearines
these
by
the
testimonie
of
their
faith
were
tried
and
by
their
trial
were
found
constante
,
and
by
their
constancie
leaft
behind
them
blessed
examples
for
vs
to
followe
;
such
as
were
good
amonge
the
I
sraelits
did
laboure
in
nothing
so
much
as
in
keepinge
their
fayth
vnto
god
vnspotted
,
&
their
religiōvndefiled
:
this
is
the
chiefest
point
in
their
last
testament
to
cōmitvnto
their
children
:
this
when
Iosue
was
readie
to
die
he
did
send
for
the
tribes
of
Israel
reckoning
vnto
them
so
many
priuiledges
and
graces
they
had
receaued
of
god
and
did
commend
vnto
them
speciallie
the
obseruation
of
his
commandements
,
Maca.
lib.
1.
c.
1.
then
this
hoalsome
counsell
with
these
memorable
woordes
:
children
hold
fast
your
lawes
and
giue
your
liues
for
the
testament
of
youre
fathers
remember
the
workes
,
and
exploites
of
your
auncetours
which
they
haue
atchieued
and
you
shall
obtaine
immortall
glorie
.
S.
S.
Paule
also
writinge
vnto
the
Romans
obsecro
vos
saith
he
vt
exhibeatis
corpora
vestra
,
The
reason
why
we
should
so
do
,
he
giueth
vnto
the
Corinth
:
saieng
Christus
pro
omnibus
mortuus
est
,
ad
Corin.
c.
5.
vt
&
qui
viuunt
non
sibi
viuant
sedei
qui
pro
ipsis
mortuus
est
,
&
resurrexit
:
Chriest
was
dead
for
all
,
to
the
ende
,
that
such
asdo
liue
,
should
not
liue
vnto
them selues
,
but
they
should
liue
,
and
die
for
his
sake
,
which
was
dead
and
did
rise
for
them
.
Most
noble
christians
descendinge
from
the
loynes
of
Abraham
,
from
the
familie
,
and
race
of
Iacob
,
from
the
stocke
of
lesse
,
from
the
victorious
and
triumphant
lyon
of
Iuda
,
like
noble
lyon
behaue
your selues
in
this
combate
of
your
faith
,
in
which
if
you
shrinke
and
shewe
your selues
base
and
couardlie
soldiers
(
which
god
for
bid
)
it
is
not
the
temporal
seruitude
of
7
,
or
100
,
yeares
or
,
that
of
men
,
which
though
they
be
neuer
so
cruell
haue
some
commiseration
,
or
some
kind
of
humanitie
towardes
one
another
,
but
it
is
the
perpetuall
,
and
most
miserable
slauery
and
captiuitie
of
deuils
,
which
hath
no
pitie
,
or
compassion
of
man
,
that
you
do
hazard
and
purchase
vnto
your selues
,
neyther
is
it
an
Earthlye
kingdome
,
or
temporall
inheritance
you
loose
thereby
,
but
the
euerlastinge
glorye
of
paradice
,
the
societie
of
the
blessed
sainctes
the
consolation
of
Chriest
and
the
vision
of
the
blessed
trinitie
wherin
consisteth
all
our
felicitie
,
remember
what
ouerthrow
your
faith
hath
giuen
vnto
all
the
forces
of
Sathan
,
and
what
glorious
victories
it
hath
gotten
against
all
the
world
.
as
S.
Iohn
saith
haec
est
victoria
,
quae
vicit
mundum
:
fides
vestra
,
by
your
fayth
the
victorie
is
gotten
against
the
worlde
.
Be
not
carried
away
with
the
false
resemblance
of
the
vnconstant
promotions
of
this
world
,
cast
of
all
the
vayne
hope
of
the
dangerous
honoures
of
mortall
men
:
accipite
as
the
apostle
saith
armaturam
Dei
,
ad
Eph.
6.
vt
positis
resistere
in
Die
malo
.
putt
on
the
complete
harnesse
of
god
,
that
you
may
resist
in
the
euill
day
.
Imitate
the
lyon
,
who
beholdinge
the
hunters
comminge
verie
stronge
against
him
,
and
beinge
not
able
to
shunne
them
,
respecteth
not
their
strength
,
nor
their
weapons
,
least
hee
should
be
terrified
therby
,
beholdeth
onlie
the
earth
and
striketh
him self
with
his
taile
:
euen
so
in
all
our
difficulties
wee
ought
to
beholde
our
frailtie
,
and
proper
miseries
,
and
the
shortnesse
of
oure
temporall
life
,
so
vncertaine
,
so
oppressed
with
sundrie
calamities
wherin
the
banished
and
forlorne
children
of
Eua
doe
lye
howlinge
,
and
groueling
,
which
are
deformed
with
so
many
spottes
,
and
blemishes
of
disloyaltie
,
and
dissobedience
against
god
,
troubledwith
so
many
passions
,
distracted
with
so
many
cares
,
confounded
with
so
many
errors
,
ouerwhelmed
with
so
many
temptations
,
altered
with
so
many
humoures
,
infected
with
so
many
diseases
,
ex
posed
vnto
all
dangers
of
eternall
woe
,
if
our
soule
be
corrupted
by
sinne
,
and
not
replenished
,
or
beautified
by
the
grace
of
god
,
or
not
mortified
,
by
the
rod
of
discipline
,
or
not
hated
of
such
as
before
did
loue
it
,
for
as
Chriest
saith
:
who
hateth
his
life
in
this
world
shall
preserue
it
vnto
life
euerlastinge
.
Accordinge
to
S.
Aug.
D.
Aug.
tract.
51.
in
Ia.
si
male
amaueris
tunc
odisti
,
si
bene
oderis
tunc
amasti
,
foelices
qui
oderunt
custodiendo
ne
perdant
amando
:
if
thou
louest
it
ill
:
then
thou
hatest
it
:
if
thou
hatest
it
well
,
then
thou
hast
loued
it
,
and
blessed
are
they
that
hate
it
,
by
keepinge
it
least
they
loose
it
,
by
louinge
it
.
certainely
he
that
hateth
it
is
he
that
ouercometh
the
fearefull
pangs
of
the
second
death
.
It
is
said
:
concaluit
cor
meum
intra
me
my
heart
did
wax
warme
in
my
bodie
and
with
.
S.
Aug.
scribe
domine
vulneratua
in
corde
meo
vt
ibi
legam
dolorem
&
amorem
&
cuncta
aduersa
propter
te
sustineam
li
benter
.
O
lord
write
thywoundes
in
my
hearte
that
therin
I
may
beholde
what
loue
youe
doe
beare
vnto
me
and
troubles
you
suffred
for
me
,
and
will
embrace
all
aduersities
willinglie
for
thy
sake
.
and
so
I
will
neuer
feare
in
domino
speraui
nontimeboquid
faciet
mihi
homo
what
man
can
do
against
mee
.
TO
BEGINN
WEL
,
and
not
continue
therin
auaileth
nothinge
to
our
iustification
.
CHAP.
VI.
GOD
promised
vnto
vs
,
a
rewarde
for
our
laboure
,
a
paye
for
our
worke
and
a
crowne
for
the
victorie
,
which
neyther
he
will
bestowe
more
we
shal
receaue
,
vntill
our
vallour
be
knowen
,
and
the
battell
ended
,
which
beginneth
against
vs
,
when
wee
haue
the
vse
of
reason
,
whe
wee
beginne
to
manage
and
dispose
our
actions
according
or
contrarie
to
reason
,
and
continueth
vnto
the
last
moment
of
our
life
.
Our
sauiour
telleth
vs
qui
perseuerauerit
vsque
in
finem
hic
saluus
erit
.
This
is
it
which
he
said
speakinge
with
his
disciples
you
are
those
that
do
abide
with
me
in
my
troubles
and
temptations
,
To
begine
to
be
godes
seruant
proceedeth
of
the
grace
of
god
but
to
continue
therin
vnto
the
end
of
our
liues
a
special
grace
and
blessing
of
god
with
many
infused
and
supernatural
vertues
are
required
,
and
chieflie
a
constant
hearte
that
no
perturbation
bee
able
to
make
it
recoile
from
his
dutie
in
such
manner
as
by
no
temptation
itwaxch
faint
,
or
by
importunitie
of
trauell
he
forbeareth
to
do
good
.
Of
this
vertue
S.
Anthonie
and
S.
Hylarie
weare
great
and
holie
examples
who
suffred
great
tentations
in
the
desarte
and
yet
did
not
forbeare
to
do
god
great
seruice
.
Lucius
Seneca
doth
attribute
so
much
to
the
excellencie
of
a
man
heartie
and
valiant
that
he
maketh
it
harder
to
vanquish
a
mind
inuironed
with
the
vertue
of
constancie
:
then
to
take
a
cittie
wel
fensed
and
guarded
.
S.
Orig.
sup.
lib.
numerum
hom.
5.
and
as
Origines
saith
sicut
continens
vita
,
labor
,
perseuerantia
,
&
agonum
certamina
faciunt
vnum
qu●mque
virum
virtutis
appellari
:
sic
e
contrario
;
vita
remissa
,
negligens
,
&
ignaua
facit
virum
ignauum
iudicari
:
euen
as
a
man
of
a
continent
life
,
toylsom
laboure
,
and
of
perseuerance
in
a
dangerous
doubtfull
battell
deserueth
to
be
reputed
a
vertuous
man
:
so
on
the
contrarie
side
a
man
carelesse
,
negligent
,
and
sluggish
,
is
holden
for
â
couarde
.
this
is
the
vertue
without
which
no
heroicall
designementes
can
be
perfourmed
and
without
which
wee
ought
not
to
be
holden
for
christians
:
for
the
character
by
which
wee
be
called
by
that
name
,
auayleth
vs
nothinge
,
vnles
wee
persist
still
and
perseuer
with
Chriest
.
Iudas
reapes
no
profit
for
beinge
one
of
oure
sauiours
apostles
because
he
did
not
continue
vnto
the
end
:
For
the
good
lucke
,
and
skill
of
an
expert
pilot
consisteth
not
altogither
,
to
guidewell
the
helme
,
but
rather
that
he
bringe
it
to
arriue
safe
at
the
hauen
:
euen
so
Chriest
promiseth
not
the
kingdome
of
heauen
to
such
onlie
,
as
are
baptised
nor
to
him
that
is
called
a
christian
,
if
he
perseuere
not
in
his
seruice
,
for
the
crowne
of
the
triumphe
,
is
not
bestowed
vppon
him
that
goeth
vnto
the
warres
:
but
is
wourthilie
reserued
forsuch
as
obtaine
the
victorie
.
although
the
fi●rie
columne
conducted
the
children
of
Israel
out
of
Aegipt
:
Let
vs
therefore
abide
with
god
and
not
suffer
our selues
to
be
separated
from
him
:
let
vs
continue
in
his
catholicke
church
out
of
which
wee
can
neyther
acknowladge
,
loue
,
or
serue
him
,
let
the
end
of
our
labour
and
perseuerance
in
his
religion
to
the
last
moment
of
our
liues
bee
a
sufficient
witnesse
of
our
loue
towardes
him
,
and
an
euident
argument
to
his
church
of
our
faith
and
religion
.
the
laborer
in
the
gospel
was
not
rewarded
vntill
the
worke
was
finished
,
nor
torment
or
paine
could
withdrawe
Chriest
from
the
heroicall
worke
of
our
redemption
vntil
the
eternall
father
was
by
his
passion
satisfied
for
our
offences
and
wee
miserable
sinners
redeemed
from
the
thraldome
of
the
deuill
.
this
sufferance
and
passion
of
Chriest
auaileth
nothinge
vnto
vs
,
vnles
wee
follow
him
and
continue
withim
vnto
the
ende
as
S.
Reg.
c.
6.
but
went
directlie
forwarde
vntill
they
came
vnto
the
land
of
Bethsamis
:
euen
so
wee
that
carrye
the
crosse
of
Chriest
vppon
our
shoulders
ought
neuer
to
leaue
it
of
,
thoughe
our
sensible
appetites
would
cry
vppon
vs
,
to
leaue
it
of
,
while
wee
arriue
at
the
land
of
rest
.
Ezech.
c.
1
The
beastes
that
Ezechiel
did
see
did
direct
their
course
,
where
the
spirit
moued
them
,
and
neuer
retourned
backe
.
If
the
woman
of
Lot
had
gon
forward
without
tourning
her
head
backward
,
she
had
not
bene
tourned
vnto
an
image
or
stone
of
salt
:
gods
commandement
vnto
her
,
was
to
go
alwaies
forward
without
looking
backe
.
Nemo
mittens
manum
ad
aratrum
,
&c.
none
puttinge
his
hand
to
the
plowe
and
asterwardes
looking
backe
againe
is
apt
for
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
If
once
wee
purpose
to
be
the
seruantes
of
god
,
and
to
continue
as
his
adoptiue
children
within
the
arcke
of
his
churche
,
wee
should
neuer
forsake
so
blessed
a
purpose
not
suffer
our selues
to
be
cast
out
of
so
sure
and
so
certaine
a
place
,
If
Adam
in
originall
iustice
would
haue
persisted
,
neyther
had
he
bene
thrust
out
of
paradice
,
nor
wee
subiect
to
so
many
miseries
and
tribulations
.
If
Salomon
would
haue
perseuered
in
the
fauour
so
abondantlie
receaued
of
god
,
his
saluation
had
not
bene
so
doubtfull
:
if
the
first
angel
and
iudas
had
continued
as
they
began
,
the
one
had
not
bene
thrust
out
of
heauen
,
nor
the
other
depriued
of
the
apostleship
,
nor
of
all
the
,
fruite
and
merite
of
his
former
labours
.
if
Moyses
and
Aaron
had
not
giuen
ouer
their
hope
to
obtaine
the
land
of
promise
,
they
had
entred
therin
with
Iosue
and
Caleph
.
many
men
had
great
fauours
of
god
:
but
because
they
wanted
the
blessed
gift
of
perseuerance
,
which
is
nothing
els
then
a
continuation
in
the
good
,
&
gods
gratious
fauour
vnto
the
last
gaspe
of
our
liues
,
those
fauours
are
nouv
rather
an
increase
of
their
woe
,
then
a
diminishing
of
their
euerlasting
paine
.
si
abierit
non
intelligam
:
when
god
will
wouchsafe
to
come
vnto
me
,
I
shal
not
perceaue
it
,
and
when
he
will
departe
from
me
by
his
grace
,
I
shal
not
vnderstand
it
,
wherfore
saith
he
.
si
simplex
fue
ro
hoc
ipsum
ignorabit
anima
mea
:
If
I
be
simple
it
is
vnKnowen
vnto
me
and
therfore
S.
Paule
sayth
nihil
mihi
conscius
sum
sed
in
hoc
non
iustificatus
sum
although
my
conscience
doth
not
accuse
me
,
peccatum
contra
me
est
semper
my
sinne
alwaies
opposeth
it self
against
me
.
Therfore
in
a
bodye
so
corrupt
,
so
enfeebled
with
sensualities
,
in
a
soule
so
subiect
vnto
sinne
,
in
a
state
so
ful
of
temptations
,
in
a
warfare
against
so
dangerous
an
hoast
,
so
mightie
and
so
stronge
,
as
there
is
no
power
vppon
the
earth
able
to
resist
it
,
without
the
special
grace
of
god
:
for
which
reasons
let
a
man
be
neuer
so
iust
,
he
is
not
assured
of
his
saluation
nisi
perseuerauerit
vsque
ad
finem
vnlesse
he
endure
vnto
the
ende
.
THE
VERTVOVS
,
and
godly
people
must
haue
aduersaries
in
this
world
.
CHAP.
VII
.
NO
cause
can
worke
without
a
subiect
,
and
when
the
vicious
and
wicked
are
certaine
morall
causes
,
that
worke
according
to
their
malice
:
Arist
lib.
pri.
pliy
.
c.
5.
&
7.
For
as
Aristotle
saieth
no
cause
can
worke
but
in
a
contrarie
principle
and
therefore
contra
bonum
,
malum
:
esntra
vitam
.
mors
:
Euill
worketh
against
good
death
against
life
.
Vertue
is
a
certaine
qualitie
of
the
mind
,
which
is
opposite
to
vice
,
and
can
neuer
be
produced
,
but
by
contrary
qualities
,
by
which
all
other
qualities
are
ingendred
:
So
that
if
in
earth
so
many
bloody
tyrants
had
not
raigned
,
so
many
blessed
Martyrs
had
not
triumphed
in
heauen
,
the
vertue
of
whose
patience
exceeding
the
violence
of
persecution
,
hath
gained
spirituall
riches
to
the
church
,
&
a
crowne
of
glorie
to
them selues
.
This
contradiction
between
vertue
,
and
vice
continued
from
the
beginning
.
No
sooner
came
man
into
this
world
,
but
the
deuill
defied
him
,
as
an
enemy
.
The
first
two
brethren
,
Adamschildren
prefigured
this
,
the
one
so
setting
himselfe
against
the
other
,
that
hee
slue
him
because
him selfe
was
not
so
good
.
The
seed
of
this
discorde
tooke
roote
in
Iacob
,
and
Esau
sonnes
of
Isaac
,
Esau
being
a
type
of
the
wicked
,
and
reprobate
,
repining
at
Iacob
in
whom
the
elect
were
figured
;
Littera
(
idest
)
carooccidit
.
The
flesh
doth
Kill
,
which
enmitie
is
also
verified
in
Isaac
and
Ishmael
,
And
therfore
the
gospel
of
Iesus
Christ
being
spirituall
was
with
such
vehemence
impugned
:
For
against
it
the
Roman
emperours
bente
all
humane
forces
,
against
it
the
philosophers
opposed
all
wordly
wisedome
,
against
this
carnall
people
wallowing
in
sinne
and
concupiscence
and
loth
to
leaue
their
delightes
,
made
insurrection
,
also
that
great
Dragon
raised
all
his
power
.
āngust
.
de
es
uit
.
dri
li
3.
cap.
52.
Videns
diabolus
(
saieth
Zealous
Sainct
Augustin
)
daemonum
templa
deseri
&
in
nomen
liberantis
mediatoris
&
currere
genns
hu
manum
,
haereticos
mouit
quisub
vocabulo
Christiano
doctrinae
resisterent
Christianae
.
The
deuil
seing
his
temples
to
bee
left
,
and
all
the
world
run
to
embrace
the
sweet
name
of
their
redeemer
,
and
mediatour
stirred
vp
the
Heretickes
,
which
vnder
the
title
of
christians
should
oppose
them selues
to
the
christian
doctrine
.
Per
verba
legis
legem
impugnant
(
saith
Sainct
Ambrose
)
By
the
very
wordes
of
the
law
they
resist
the
law
.
Nay
but
the
Caluinistes
professe
faith
also
but
Sainct
Hillary
tels
them
:
Fidem
sine
fide
praetendunt
,
Venenum
aspidum
sub
labiis
eorum
.
That
the
poison
of
Adders
is
vnder
their
lips
.
Veniunt
ad
vos
(
saith
our
blessed
sauiour
in
vestimentis
ouium
intrinsccus
autem
sunt
lupi
rapaces
.
They
come
vnto
you
in
sheepes
clothing
,
but
in
their
hartes
they
are
rauening
wolues
:
to
which
saieng
blessed
saint
Bernard
alluding
,
telleth
some
of
them
that
they
are
,
Foris
candidi
,
intus
autem
sordidi
:
Though
outwardly
they
seeme
as
white
,
as
snowe
,
yet
inwardly
they
beare
another
hue
.
small
difference
Sainct
Augustine
putteth
betwene
Pagans
,
and
Heretikes
:
Persequitur
paganismus
(
saith
hee
)
aperte
,
saeuit
vt
,
leo
,
haereticus
insidiatur
vt
Draco
.
●●g
.
in
ps.
.
●9
Paganisme
persecuteth
the
church
openly
,
and
roreth
like
a
Lyon
,
but
thé
hereticke
lurketh
as
a
Dragon
:
The
one
compelleth
to
deny
Christ
,
the
other
teacheth
the
same
,
the
one
,
vseth
violence
,
the
other
treachery
,
we
must
be
patient
for
the
one
,
&
watchfull
for
the
other
.
Thus
much
saith
Sainct
Augustin
in
the
peaceable
time
of
the
church
.
By
whose
admonition
wee
are
taught
how
wee
should
behaue
our selues
in
these
dangerous
daies
,
least
our
function
should
bee
contemned
,
and
simple
Catholicks
scandalized
,
which
may
be
an
occasion
of
their
ruine
,
&
a
prouocation
of
gods
wrath
against
vs
,
if
through
our
negligence
they
would
be
carelesse
of
their
saluation
.
Therfore
S.
Peter
bideth
vs
to
watch
quia
aduersarius
noster
diabolus
tanquam
leo
rugiens
circuit
,
quaerens
quem
deuoret
because
our
aduersarie
(
saith
he
)
the
deuill
like
a
roaringe
lyon
goeth
about
seeking
whom
he
may
deuoure
.
THAT
THE
CHVRCH
of
god
from
the
beginning
was
persecuted
,
and
against
Christ
the
head
this
persecution
was
intended
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
I
Wil
(
saith
Chriest
)
send
vnto
you
prophets
,
Luc.
c.
11.
Math.
5.14
Iob.
15.
&
16.
and
Apostles
,
which
shal
be
both
Killed
and
persecuted
,
which
falleth
out
as
Christ
foretold
speakinge
vnto
his
Apostles
pressuramin
mundo
habebitis
,
you
shal
be
tormented
in
this
world
:
the
deuill
euer
stirreth
vp
his
wicked
ministers
to
destroy
the
church
of
god
but
cheifly
the
pastors
as
the
principal
parts
ther
of
:
Alexander
the
great
when
he
did
besiege
Athens
said
,
in
Iu●
.
enuieng
these
blessed
saincts
the
crowne
of
martirdome
:
yet
he
spared
no
out
ragious
crueltye
,
which
the
malice
of
man
could
inuent
to
vex
trouble
,
and
afflict
these
blessed
people
,
for
so
the
oration
of
the
said
Naz
:
vnto
that
apostate
declared
:
wherin
he
did
offer
himselfe
a
suter
for
all
religious
people
(
saieng
)
si
Philosophorum
caetum
(
sic
enim
eos
appellat
)
qui
nullo
vin
cu
lo
humitenentur
,
qui
sola
corpora
ac
ne
ea
tota
quidem
possident
;
qui
Caesari
nihil
,
Deo
omnia
debent
hymnos
,
preces
,
vigilias
,
lachrimas
:
hos
inquit
si
mitius
tractauerts
,
&c.
If
you
deale
gentlely
(
saith
he
)
with
the
schoole
of
Philosophers
,
for
so
he
called
them
,
which
were
tied
by
noe
earthlie
obligation
which
did
scarce
possesse
their
owne
bodies
,
which
did
owe
nothing
vnto
Caesar
but
all
vnto
god
,
vnto
whom
they
,
by
their
hymnes
,
prayers
,
watchinge
,
and
tears
were
consecrated
.
if
you
deale
gentlely
with
the
seruants
,
and
disciples
of
god
,
whose
daylie
conuersation
is
in
heauen
,
who
are
the
first
fruite
of
our
lords
flocke
,
the
crownes
of
faith
,
the
precious
margarits
,
who
are
the
stones
of
that
temple
,
whose
foundation
,
and
corner
stone
is
Christ
,
you
shall
do
vnto
your self
,
and
vnto
vs
a
singuler
benefit
this
far
S.
Naz.
In
all
persecutions
of
the
church
the
pastors
,
and
religious
people
were
first
sett
vppon
:
because
,
as
it
was
saied
,
they
barked
against
those
,
that
goe
about
to
destroy
the
flocke
of
Chriest
;
so
the
prophet
Hieremy
saith
,
formido
,
&
laqueus
factus
est
nobis
vaticinatio
our
prophesie
doth
purchase
nothing
vnto
vs
but
the
halter
,
Anthoni
Verus
,
Seuerus
,
Alexander
,
by
the
furie
of
the
people
vnder
Maximinus
,
vnder
Decio
,
Valerius
Claudius
Aurelianus
,
Dioclesianus
and
Maximianus
vnder
Iulian
in
the
east
,
in
the
weast
vnder
Valens
amongest
the
Goathes
vnder
Athanericus
,
vnder
Arcadius
,
in
Persia
vnder
I●eger
,
the
Vandal
persecution
vnder
Gensericus
and
Hunericus
:
what
shal
(
I
say
?
how
many
were
put
to
cruell
death
since
that
time
,
in
all
other
countries
,
how
many
blessed
martirs
did
suffer
by
the
sectes
of
Martine
Luder
and
bloudie
Caluine
,
which
were
excitated
,
and
stirred
vp
to
destroy
Chriest
,
and
the
side
of
Abraham
,
which
is
the
catholicke
church
and
the
ship
of
the
apostles
in
the
midest
of
the
sea
,
and
they
laboring
in
the
same
to
saue
themselues
,
which
Chriest
did
behold
,
Bed
.
hom's
cap.
28
as
venerable
Beda
saith
la
bor
discipulorum
in
remigando
,
&
contrarius
eis
ventus
,
labores
sanctae
Ecclesiae
varios
designat
,
quae
inter
vndas
seculi
aduersantis
&
immundorum
spirituum
flatus
ad
quietem
celestem
quasi
ad
fidam
littoris
stationem
peruenire
conatur
,
the
difficulties
,
that
the
apostles
had
in
bringing
the
ship
to
land
,
and
the
contrarie
windes
they
sustained
:
do
declare
the
manifolde
troubles
of
the
holie
church
:
and
being
so
sore
afflicted
,
and
grieuouslie
persecuted
,
aswel
bythe
gentiles
,
as
by
heretickes
,
it
seemeth
,
if
it
were
possible
,
that
the
redeemer
therof
for
a
time
would
forsake
the
same
:
this
much
vener.
Bed
,
what
shall
wee
say
of
the
sore
persecutions
of
this
age
,
which
bringeth
forth
monstrous
heretickes
,
so
many
bloodie
tirantes
,
so
many
false
prophetes
,
THE
CHVRCH
OF
god
must
suffer
persecution
,
and
thereby
is
rather
reformed
,
then
destroyed
.
CAP.
IX
.
IT
is
expedient
,
aswell
for
the
iustice
of
god
,
as
also
for
the
triall
of
the
good
,
that
there
shoulde
be
heretikes
,
and
wicked
people
,
who
shoulde
bridle
and
restraine
our
passions
,
and
the
furious
inclination
of
our
sensualitie
:
for
our
corruption
is
such
as
if
by
the
discipline
of
wicked
people
(
which
are
as
it
were
our
tutors
)
it
were
not
repressed
,
wee
would
breake
forth
into
such
madnesse
,
as
the
state
of
our
saluation
shoulde
bee
in
danger
:
no
other
wise
then
a
wild
horse
breakinge
oftentimes
the
bridle
casteth
of
his
rider
.
By
nature
we
are
the
children
of
wrath
,
and
the
seruantes
of
sinne
,
in
which
we
be
conceaued
,
and
by
which
wee
be
corrupted
and
inclined
to
gape
after
corruptible
thinges
.
This
inclination
was
transfused
,
and
brought
from
Adam
vnto
vs
in
our
generation
,
and
so
in
vs
it
is
naturall
:
and
being
depriued
of
Original
iustice
,
in
which
,
our
first
parents
were
created
:
(
which
as
the
diuins
do
saye
)
was
the
golden
bridle
to
curbe
the
flesh
from
rebellious
insurrection
against
the
spirit
,
and
the
same
beinge
taken
away
,
by
the
dolefull
transgression
of
our
said
parentes
,
without
any
positiue
qualitie
therunto
adioyned
,
man
is
carried
away
,
and
impelled
by
the
nature
of
sensuall
appetits
,
which
is
to
followe
sensualities
and
sensible
thinges
opposite
and
contrarie
to
the
rule
of
reason
:
this
Sainct
Chry
:
conside
ringe
sayeth
as
a
ship
,
that
hath
lost
her
sterne
,
is
tost
too
and
fro
,
not
whether
the
pilot
would
,
but
where
the
tempest
driueth
her
so
man
hauinge
lost
first
this
golden
sterne
of
original
grace
,
carried
a
way
not
where
reason
would
direct
,
but
where
vnrulie
appetits
do
mislead
(
this
he
said
of
oure
vnbridled
luste
,
and
disposition
vnto
base
appetites
)
and
although
this
inclination
in
those
that
are
baptised
is
not
a
sinne
,
yet
it
prouoketh
and
disposeth
vs
vnto
sinne
and
is
called
by
the
diuins
)
fomes
peccati
)
which
is
the
lawe
of
the
flesh
,
whose
desire
and
affection
is
contrarie
to
the
desires
of
oure
spirit
:
which
witnesseth
S.
voluntate
propria
quisque
malus
&
none
committeth
sinne
but
by
his
free
will
and
so
he
said
ream
linguam
non
facit
nisi
rea
mens
A●ug
.
de
ni
.
lib.
2.
ci
.
●●
.
our
toung
is
not
guiltie
,
but
by
our
guiltie
minde
,
which
he
confirmed
in
his
14.
Aug.
deci
l.
i3
c.
i4
Aug.
lib.
i4
cap.
i3
booke
nec
car●
corruptibilis
animam
peccatricem
:
sed
anima
peccatrix
fecit
esse
corruptibilem
carnem
nether
the
corruptible
flesh
maks
a
sinnefull
soule
,
but
the
sinnefull
soule
makes
the
flesh
corruptible
,
for
the
greatest
,
difficultie
,
that
we
haue
to
supprise
the
flesh
,
&
the
vnre
asonable
concupiscence
therof
proceedes
of
the
longe
custome
,
and
continuance
of
the
soule
in
sinne
as
the
said
S.
Aug.
saith
libidini
dum
seruitur
facta
est
consuetudo
,
&
dum
consuetudini
non
resistitur
,
facta
est
necessitas
.
our
luste
beinge
obeyd
is
be
come
a
custome
,
and
this
custome
beinge
not
quicklie
restrained
groweth
vnto
an
necessitie
of
nature
which
can
be
hardlie
repelled
,
The
vniuersal
peace
of
the
church
was
the
cause
,
that
manye
horrible
dissentions
,
and
dangerous
schismes
were
amongest
church
men
,
amonge
whom
through
long
quietnesse
,
the
key
of
knowledge
fayled
in
many
,
iniquitie
did
abound
,
and
charirie
waxed
colde
werfore
Isaiah
,
D.
Per.
●er.
33
i●
Cant.
cried
out
in
pace
amaritudo
mea
amarissima
in
peace
I
am
most
disquieted
,
and
as
S.
Augustine
saith
the
persecution
of
tirantes
is
grieuous
,
the
persecution
of
heretickes
is
worse
,
but
that
of
voluptuous
pleasures
and
quiet
rest
,
is
the
most
dangerous
of
all
;
because
as
S.
Chrysost.
non
est
pax
ossibus
meis
my
bones
haue
no
rest
,
spinas
&
tribulos
,
germinabit
tibi
cursed
is
the
earth
in
thy
worke
in
thy
labour
thou
shalt
eat
thy
bread
,
thorns
and
thistles
it
shal
bring
forth
vnto
thee
,
and
altlough
there
were
no
deuill
to
tempt
vs
,
the
flesh
that
bringeth
forth
the
said
briers
,
ad
thistles
tempteth
vs
,
and
endeuoreth
to
defile
vs
,
with
her
raging
concupiscence
,
the
world
laboreth
with
his
vanitie
to
ouerthrow
vs
,
the
soule
with
her
pride
to
confound
vs
,
and
besides
there
is
a
deuil
that
vexeth
vs
,
and
tempteth
vs
to
fall
away
from
god
euery
day
quia
hic
enim
nobis
colluctatio
aduerfus
carnem
&
sanguinem
sed
aduersus
principes
,
ad
Fps.
6.
&c.
For
wee
do
not
onlie
struggle
with
flesh
,
and
blood
:
but
wee
haue
our
combate
against
the
power
,
and
strength
of
the
princes
of
darknesse
,
as
longe
as
wee
liue
,
in
this
world
wee
ought
not
to
expect
peace
,
and
as
longe
as
wee
be
compassed
with
so
many
aduersaries
wee
ought
not
to
feare
their
inuasions
,
and
as
longe
as
wee
are
sailinge
in
the
dangerous
sea
of
this
worlde
in
which
wee
must
passe
throughe
the
dangerous
gulfe
of
death
we
must
passe
by
the
narrovue
way
of
pennance
,
and
mortification
,
if
wee
meane
to
come
vnto
life
,
and
not
through
the
broad
wide
way
of
pleasures
,
vnles
wee
intende
to
fall
into
confusion
.
ther
is
nothinge
so
hurtefull
for
a
christian
soldiour
,
as
the
pleasures
of
this
world
,
vnto
which
wee
dedicat
our
selues
if
wee
had
no
aduersaries
to
withdraw
vs
from
them
.
the
soldiours
of
Hanniball
after
the
famous
victorie
obtained
in
the
battle
of
Canas
against
the
Romans
,
through
wanton
pleasures
and
rest
,
vnto
which
they
gaue
them selues
,
at
Capua
were
after
so
softened
,
and
enfeebled
,
that
they
,
which
were
able
to
indure
great
traueles
,
Chry.
in
Math.
20.
vnto
which
agreeth
Sainct
Chrys.
virtus
fidet
in
periculis
securaest
,
in
securitate
periclitatur
the
vertue
of
faith
in
danger
,
is
secure
,
in
securitie
is
in
danger
,
for
nothing
saith
he
abateth
the
force
o
fayth
,
so
moch
as
long
peace
,
holie
Arsenius
,
after
that
he
obtained
of
god
to
be
deliuered
of
some
temptations
,
by
which
he
was
attached
,
and
finding
him self
by
long
rest
,
and
quietnesse
to
be
more
negligent
,
and
careles
of
him self
,
did
reneue
his
combat
with
him self
,
and
sought
of
god
the
former
temptations
,
this
was
the
cause
that
god
gaue
leaue
to
the
deuill
to
vex
Iob
,
gods
meaning
was
nothing
els
,
then
to
exercise
his
vertue
,
which
becommeth
mortified
with
trauels
,
and
contradiction
:
the
wheat
that
is
not
turned
,
is
eaten
with
wesels
,
the
garment
that
is
not
worne
:
is
eaten
with
mothes
,
the
timber
that
is
not
seasoned
:
is
spoiled
with
costlickes
,
the
iron
that
is
not
wrought
,
is
consumed
with
rust
,
bread
long
rept
groweth
mouldie
,
the
fayth
of
euerie
christian
is
the
better
if
it
be
tried
,
the
goodnesse
of
euerie
thinge
is
knowen
by
the
exercise
therof
,
and
so
your
fayth
shal
be
nowe
perceaued
by
your
temptation
and
persecution
,
which
is
the
fire
according
to
S.
Augustin
:
quo
aurum
rutilat
,
palia
consumitur
,
perficitur
peccator
ne
misere
pereat
,
by
which
the
gold
is
tried
,
the
rust
is
consumed
,
the
sinner
purified
,
and
made
perfect
,
that
he
should
not
perish
miserablie
,
vnto
which
agreed
.
S.
Iohn
Chrys.
Chrys.
lib.
4
serm.
1.
de
marryrolog
.
hom.
3.
vt
infirmatur
peccator
aduersis
:
sic
iustus
tentationibus
roboratur
,
as
the
sinner
is
weakened
by
aduersirie
:
so
the
iust
is
confirmed
therby
:
although
many
of
you
in
this
persecution
shal
denie
Chriest
,
yet
I
hope
Chriest
shal
be
more
glorified
by
such
as
shall
confesse
him
vnto
their
death
,
then
his
church
scandalized
,
by
such
as
shal
forsake
the
same
:
assuring
your selues
,
that
there
is
no
other
cause
why
god
doth
suffer
this
persecution
against
his
church
,
them
for
the
good
of
you
,
that
are
the
members
therof
,
and
for
the
exercise
,
and
practise
of
your
vertue
,
and
manifold
influences
of
godes
grace
bestowed
vppon
you
by
which
you
may
be
defended
against
your
aduersaries
.
God
did
suffer
amongest
the
children
of
Israel
Iebeseus
to
exercise
ther
strength
,
and
to
trie
their
vallure
:
god
did
assure
them
the
land
of
promise
,
but
none
did
inter
vnto
it
,
but
such
as
ouercame
the
fierse
inhabitantes
therof
,
against
whom
the
Israelites
were
to
fight
:
no
more
can
wee
inter
into
the
promised
lande
of
heauen
,
vnles
we
ouercome
couragiouslie
the
deuiles
,
and
his
instrumentes
,
which
indewored
to
hinder
vs
of
the
passage
therof
,
for
which
they
so
often
prouoke
vs
to
the
skirmish
,
and
therfore
god
permitteth
heretickes
for
the
triall
of
catholickes
,
the
wicked
for
the
exercise
of
the
good
,
and
varres
against
his
soldieurs
to
giue
them
a
glorious
crowne
if
they
wil
ouercome
,
a
paye
for
ther
paine
,
a
reward
for
ther
laboure
,
and
glorie
if
they
will
fight
valiantlie
.
THE
BLOOD
OF
Martyrs
is
the
seed
of
the
church
which
more
increaseth
by
the
suffrance
of
godlie
people
.
CAP.
X.
THe
naturall
histories
do
declare
,
that
ther
is
no
better
remedie
for
a
withered
tree
,
to
bring
fourth
fruite
:
then
to
sprinckle
,
and
moysten
the
bodie
therof
with
the
blood
of
man
:
so
the
church
of
god
which
did
seeme
to
wither
away
,
and
decay
by
longe
peace
and
rest
with
the
bloode
of
martyrs
doth
florish
with
sainctes
,
and
holie
men
.
according
to
Tertulian
:
T●rt
.
in
Ap.
Io.
12
sanguis
martyrum
est
semen
christianorum
:
&
granum
cadens
in
terram
vbi
mortuum
fuerit
multum
fructum
affert
,
the
bloode
of
martyrs
is
the
seede
of
christians
,
and
the
graine
that
falleth
vnto
the
earth
when
it
is
dead
,
bringeth
fourth
abundance
of
fruict
,
the
blessed
Ignatius
said
that
he
him self
was
one
of
the
grains
of
Chriest
:
for
if
the
graine
be
not
dead
in
the
earth
,
there
groweth
no
fruite
of
it
,
if
Chriest
had
not
died
for
the
church
,
none
had
bin
a
martyr
,
and
because
he
suffered
for
his
church
being
his
spouse
,
she
indeauoreth
to
reward
him
in
the
same
coyne
,
and
to
giue
vnto
him
blood
for
blood
,
and
so
she
saies
in
Exodus
and
in
the
Psal.
&
Psal.
115.
quid
retribuam
Domino
pro
omnibus
quae
retribuit
mihi
what
shall
I
render
vnto
him
for
all
that
he
geueth
vnto
me
:
Martyr●r
log
12.
Octob
.
3000.
and
more
,
some
times
in
a●fricke
4966.
vnder
Hunericus
king
of
the
Goathes
,
amongest
whome
there
were
manye
bishops
,
priestes
,
deacons
,
and
lay
people
which
did
receaue
the
crowne
of
martyrdome
.
I
make
no
mention
of
the
6000.
that
were
all
put
to
death
with
their
captaine
Mauritius
,
not
of
the
1000.
that
were
crucified
by
Adrian
,
and
Antonie
imperors
in
the
montaine
Ararar
,
not
of
the
10000●
.
Virgins
that
were
put
to
death
by
the
Hunns
.
but
I
cannot
keepe
silence
,
that
a
whole
citie
in
phrigia
was
destroied
by
the
persecutor
:
so
as
neyther
woman
nor
childe
did
escape
the
furie
of
the
slaghter
,
such
was
the
rage
of
the
infernal
dragon
,
who
laboreth
to
ouerflowe
the
earth
with
the
bloode
of
martyrs
,
In
the
Calender
of
February
28.
in
the
citie
of
Nicomedia
by
the
commaundement
of
Maximinus
200.
christians
were
brent
in
the
2.
of
Februarie
in
the
same
Calender
3000.
which
did
suffer
at
Rome
and
3000.
that
did
suffer
at
Hierusalem
by
Cosdore
,
what
shal
I
speake
of
all
the
dayes
of
the
yeare
of
all
other
countries
,
and
places
:
the
number
that
ended
their
liues
by
extreame
tormentes
,
none
knoweth
,
but
he
,
that
predestinated
them
,
and
hath
giuen
them
grace
to
suffer
,
as
also
a
crowne
for
their
sufferance
,
so
as
the
church
may
say
vnto
Chriest
that
,
which
the
wife
of
Moyses
said
vnto
him
at
the
circumcition
of
his
sonne
sponsus
sanguinis
tu
mihi
es
you
are
vnto
me
the
spouse
of
bloode
euen
as
the
seed
,
Amb.
lib.
9
c.
10.
〈◊〉
lucam
.
Ambrose
saith
sicut
vinea
dum
ligatur
erigitur
&
rescissa
non
minuitur
sed
augetur
ita
sancta
plebs
,
&c.
as
the
vine
being
tied
riseth
vp
,
being
lopped
and
cut
,
it
increaseth
:
so
the
people
of
god
when
they
be
humbled
,
they
be
promoted
vnto
which
agreeth
Cassiodorus
.
OF
GODS
PVnishmentes
which
he
inflicteth
vpon
persecutors
,
although
for
a
time
they
florish
.
GAP.
XI
.
I
Vstus
es
Domine
saith
Hiere
.
Aug.
Ench
c.
11.
lib.
de
ordinec.
7
last
.
lib.
de
ira
Dei
.
Isidor
.
lib
de
summ●
hono
Iusebde
praepa
Euan
gelic●
lib
3
Aug
sib
de
ciui●
c
8
&
lib.
●
c.
●8
and
transgressors
of
his
lawe
to
prosper
.
S.
Augustine
answereth
to
this
question
saieng
Deus
cuius
bonitas
est
potentia
,
&c.
god
whose
goodnesse
is
his
might
and
being
omnipotent
good
,
out
of
the
euill
he
wreasteth
good
in
disposing
,
and
conuetting
the
euill
vnto
goodnesse
,
&
by
the
payne
,
and
punishmente
of
sinne
,
repaireth
and
amendeth
the
badnesse
of
sinne
,
for
if
euill
were
not
,
there
shoulde
be
no
vse
of
vindicatiue
iustice
to
punish
it
,
or
of
patience
to
be
exercised
by
it
and
so
he
saieth
,
aug
Euch●
25.16
.
tom
3
melius
enim
Deus
iudicauit
de
malis
benefacere
,
quam
mala
nulla
esse
permittere
:
it
is
more
conuenient
to
gods
iugement
to
conuert
the
euill
vnto
good
,
then
to
suffre
none
at
all
,
&
therfore
he
said
that
euill
,
and
wicked
people
are
suffered
,
aug
in
Ps
54
v
1
that
god
his
wonderfull
goodnesse
may
be
knowen
,
omnis
malus
aut
ideo
viuit
,
vt
corrigatur
,
aui
ideo
viuit
,
vt
per
illum
bonus
exer
ceatur
and
so
euils
are
suffered
,
eyther
for
their
correction
,
that
do
committ
them
,
or
for
their
triall
,
that
do
suffer
them
.
for
as
in
man
there
is
no
goodnesse
without
patience
,
which
euill
workes
:
so
there
is
no
euill
without
paine
which
followeth
sinne
as
the
shadow
the
bodie
according
to
S.
Gregorie
;
Aug.
lib.
1.
conf.
c.
12
&c.
it
is
thy
will
,
o
lord
,
and
so
wee
knowe
it
by
experience
,
that
a
disordered
soule
is
a
sufficient
punishment
for
it self
.
Hier.
God
maketh
a
whip
of
the
wicked
to
punish
the
faultes
,
and
reforme
the
liues
of
his
children
,
and
as
the
father
casteth
the
rodd
into
the
fire
,
with
which
he
corrected
his
children
:
so
god
dealeth
with
these
wicked
people
,
whom
he
permitteth
to
increase
in
their
mischief
,
&
wicked
plotts
vntil
such
as
be
predestinated
be
corrected
,
gods
wrath
appeased
,
and
the
reprobate
be
brought
to
their
vtter
confusion
,
and
so
cast
into
that
endles
fire
ordained
for
them
:
Cyp.
lib.
3
Epl.
9.
and
exactions
for
contemning
Samuell
,
or
rather
god
in
him
:
afterwardes
the
said
Saul
forgetting
him self
,
and
despising
the
said
Samuel
,
was
deposed
of
his
kingdome
,
and
depriued
of
his
life
,
god
suffred
Achab
to
persecute
the
Prophet
Mycheas
,
but
Achab
was
slaine
afterwardes
of
his
enimies
;
Ioram
the
sonne
of
Achab
,
and
all
his
progenie
were
put
to
death
by
Iehu
;
I
will
said
the
prophet
vnto
Iehu
require
the
blood
of
all
the
seruantes
and
Prophetes
of
god
at
the
handes
of
Iesabell
.
Reg.
3i
.
When
Zacharias
the
prophet
was
murdered
in
the
house
of
god
,
at
his
death
he
said
Videat
Dominus
&
requirat
:
Euse
.
Hyst
.
Eccl.
lib.
●
.
c.
7.
Nycep
lib.
2.
c.
10.
and
banished
by
Caius
and
being
tormented
by
his
guiltie
conscience
,
did
kill
him self
.
vnto
the
like
miserable
ende
,
Anna
,
and
Cayphas
were
subiect
as
those
authours
do
wright
.
It
is
recorded
by
all
ecclesiasticall
histories
that
persecutors
do
seldome
escape
a
bad
ende
,
omitting
pagan
princes
,
I
thought
good
to
set
downe
a
fewe
examples
of
hereticall
tyrāntes
and
of
some
catholickes
.
Constantius
the
Arrian
emperour
,
Amiann●
Marcell
.
lib.
22.
Ambr.
lib.
31
ended
most
miserablie
as
the
said
Ath.
witnesseth
,
Valens
,
a
cruell
persecutor
of
the
church
and
of
Isai
the
moncke
for
reprouing
him
for
his
crueltie
,
was
by
the
Goathes
with
many
of
his
nobilitie
burned
in
flieng
from
them
.
Valentiman
the
yonger
a
great
persecutor
of
S.
Ambrose
was
hanged
by
his
owne
seruantes
as
the
said
S.
●●b
lib
5
●pistolarū
32
Ambro.
declareth
.
Anastasius
a
great
persecutor
of
priestes
,
and
religious
people
,
&
therfore
excommunicated
by
Gelasius
the
Pope
was
strocken
downe
by
a
thunderbolte
as
Eutropius
writeth
.
Blundus
li
3
decad
1
●aul●sd●●
c●●us
li
●8
O
lord
thou
arte
iust
,
&
right
is
thy
iudgment
,
Constance
the
nephew
of
Heraclius
,
which
banished
Martine
the
Pope
,
was
slayne
in
Cicilia
of
his
owne
seruantes
:
the
like
end
did
happen
also
vnto
Michael
the
emperour
.
what
should
I
remember
the
death
of
Constantius
the
sonne
of
Leo
,
of
Henry
the
4.
S●n
a●●
to
3
in
Cons●●ce
〈◊〉
Mechaele
the
first
emperour
of
the
weast
,
of
Frederick
the
2.
Frederk
Barbarosa
,
Philip
,
Sigober
ad
ann
778
Otho
the
4.
Conradus
,
Manfredus
Lodouick
the
4.
and
other
emperours
,
and
kinges
that
were
great
persecutors
of
the
church
,
and
of
the
pastors
therof
as
Nauclerus
,
Gene
brard
,
Caesar
Baro.
do
witnes
,
which
also
do
declare
the
miserable
end
of
many
kinges
,
and
princes
of
England
.
for
expelling
and
banishing
bishops
out
of
their
seuerall
dioces
also
the
said
Caesar
Baro.
Beda
lib
4
cap
26
hist
Eccles
anno
,
Domini
684.
and
venerable
Beda
do
testifie
the
miserable
end
of
Efridus
king
of
the
North
parte
of
England
.
I
will
put
downe
the
said
Beda
his
owne
wordes
translated
out
of
Latin
;
Elfridus
hauing
sent
Bertus
with
an
armie
into
Ireland
,
wasted
and
spoiled
most
miserablie
the
innocent
nation
&
alwaies
most
freindlie
vnto
the
english
,
so
as
the
sworde
of
the
enimie
did
not
spare
church
,
or
monasterie
,
the
people
of
the
Iland
tesisted
them
the
best
they
could
,
and
called
,
on
gods
helpe
against
them
&
to
reuenge
their
affliction
,
and
although
cursers
,
and
ill
tongued
cannot
possesse
the
Kingdom
of
heauen
,
yet
it
is
beleued
,
such
as
were
cursed
for
their
impietie
,
did
the
sooner
receaue
punishment
,
according
their
deserte
god
exacting
the
same
,
wheras
the
yeere
following
the
said
King
rashlie
,
and
without
aduise
of
his
councell
,
and
against
the
will
of
Cutbert
of
blessed
Memorie
,
which
was
of
late
made
bishop
,
inuaded
his
neighbours
dominions
,
and
being
brought
vnto
great
streightnes
and
difficultie
,
his
armie
,
and
him self
was
slayne
the
yeere
of
his
adge
40.
and
of
his
raigne
the
15.
&
his
freindes
did
prohibite
him
to
enterprise
this
warre
,
but
be
cause
the
yeere
before
he
refused
to
heare
the
most
reuerend
father
Egebert
,
that
he
should
not
impugne
and
afflict
Ireland
hurting
him
nothing
,
it
is
giuen
him
as
a
pnnishment
not
to
heare
those
that
laboured
to
withdrawe
him
from
destruction
,
from
which
time
the
powet
of
England
began
to
ebb
,
and
decline
this
farre
venerable
Beda
a
holie
sainct
of
the
english
nation
if
Oza
for
touchinge
the
Arcke
of
god
being
a
place
wheare
the
table
of
the
lawe
,
vos
autem
genus
electum
,
Pec
c
2
regale
sacerdotium
gens
sanctae
&c.
you
are
the
chosen
stocke
,
the
hinglie
priesthoode
,
the
holie
familie
,
people
pickt
out
,
that
you
should
declare
his
wonders
&c.
although
many
priestes
be
ignorant
,
and
full
of
imperfections
,
for
amongest
so
many
,
there
must
be
som
good
&
some
bad
the
church
of
Chriest
being
like
vnto
the
net
of
the
gospell
,
that
draweth
all
sort
of
fishes
.
for
in
this
church
wee
say
dimitte
nobis
,
&c.
forgiue
vs
our
trespasses
&
of
which
trespasses
the
apostles
tgem
selues
being
the
first
fruit
of
the
holie
gkoast
were
not
exempted
when
they
said
wee
offend
god
in
many
thinges
,
Conc
.
Nileni
.
and
if
we
say
wee
haue
no
sinne
wee
deceaue
our selues
,
as
S.
Iohn
saith
,
amongest
the
apostles
there
was
a
Iudas
&
among
the
angels
which
are
puri
actus
,
pure
spirites
,
and
incorruptible
ther
were
many
that
fell
among
the
children
of
Adam
,
the
murtherer
Cain
and
innoe
cent
Abel
:
euen
so
among
priests
,
and
although
there
are
many
,
by
whose
euill
life
,
and
vngodlie
behauiour
the
church
suffreth
great
scandal
,
yet
thrankes
be
to
god
,
there
are
many
vertuous
,
godlie
,
continent
,
not
ytched
with
ambition
,
not
defiled
with
riotousnes
,
not
blinded
with
couetousnes
,
not
infected
,
or
spotted
with
any
mortall
offence
,
whose
conuersation
is
in
heauen
,
and
whose
glorie
is
the
sinceritie
of
an
vndefiled
conscience
,
whose
continuall
exercise
is
the
mortification
of
their
proper
appetites
,
and
whose
threasure
is
a
soule
decked
,
and
replenished
with
the
influence
of
grace
,
and
the
vertues
that
do
follow
it
,
&
as
S.
postea
credere
incipiet
sacerdoti
vindicanti
whosoeuer
that
beleueth
not
Chriest
ordaining
and
instituting
preesthood
he
must
belcue
Chriest
reuenging
the
quarell
of
priestes
,
and
especialie
on
those
that
punishe
them
as
trayturs
,
and
banish
them
as
offenders
.
THE
SECOND
BOOKE
WHEREIN
THE
doubteful
are
resolued
.
The
sanctitie
of
those
that
planted
the
catholick
religion
and
the
impietie
of
the
impugners
therof
,
ought
to
confirme
our
religion
.
CAP.
I.
WHen
faith
is
a
vertue
infused
by
god
,
by
which
wee
doe
beleue
,
euerie
thinge
,
that
god
doth
reueale
vnto
his
churche
,
and
the
churche
doth
propose
vnto
the
faithful
to
beleeue
,
then
Caluin
,
and
Luder
haue
noe
faith
,
when
they
do
not
beleeue
in
the
Catholike
churche
,
nor
in
the
communion
of
Sainctes
,
&c.
for
accordinge
to
all
the
diuins
,
and
to
the
holie
scripturs
whosoeuer
beleeues
not
euerie
article
of
our
faith
,
hath
no
faith
,
and
when
theese
,
do
misbeleeue
moste
,
or
all
the
said
articles
they
can
haue
no
solid
,
or
sounde
faith
at
all
.
Religion
is
nothing
els
then
a
bindinge
,
and
consecratinge
of
our selues
vnto
god
in
suche
sorte
,
as
we
should
neuer
forsake
him
,
&
when
Luder
,
and
Caluine
and
the
rest
of
the
apostles
of
their
pretended
reformation
,
or
rather
of
their
owne
confusion
and
manifest
destruction
of
all
religion
,
and
pietie
,
haue
quite
forsaken
god
,
vnto
whom
by
solemne
vow
they
were
dedicated
,
haue
,
forsaken
their
religion
,
haue
brocken
their
promisse
,
haue
volated
,
and
transgressed
their
sacred
vowes
,
and
haue
caused
others
to
do
the
like
.
we
may
easilie
perceaue
that
there
is
no
religion
in
them
,
and
when
they
haue
no
religion
them selues
:
how
may
wee
become
religious
by
them
,
when
in
their
dealinges
wee
see
nothing
but
all
irreligious
impietie
:
the
effect
of
good
religion
are
good
workes
according
to
S.
Iames
to
visit
and
succurre
orphans
,
in
Iul.
which
are
the
lordes
of
the
world
,
these
I
say
for
their
mortification
are
immortale
,
and
for
their
litle
medling
with
the
world
,
are
ioyned
vnto
god
,
and
for
their
solitarinesse
in
the
same
do
embrace
the
ioy
of
the
other
world
.
this
farre
Naz.
and
althoughe
many
wicked
apostates
haue
abused
this
sacred
institution
,
by
running
out
of
it
(
as
Luder
and
Caluine
and
the
rest
of
their
apostles
,
and
teachers
of
their
irreligious
doctrine
haue
don
)
that
makes
not
the
religion
bad
,
but
rather
good
:
no
more
then
the
9.
orders
of
angellicall
Hierarchie
for
that
lucifer
and
the
rest
of
his
followers
,
through
priede
fell
from
it
,
nor
the
apostolique
order
of
Chriest
,
for
that
Iudas
throughe
couetousnes
,
runne
out
of
it
,
nor
the
mercie
of
god
,
the
worse
though
it
be
abused
by
presumptuous
sinners
,
who
are
the
more
prone
to
sinne
,
because
god
is
mercifull
.
and
trulie
if
ther
were
no
other
reason
to
confirme
and
proue
our
holie
catholick
religion
,
then
that
such
detestable
,
and
abhominable
apostates
,
so
vicious
in
their
liues
,
so
impious
and
blasphemous
in
their
doctrine
,
so
variable
vncertaine
and
faythlesse
in
their
fayth
,
so
confused
in
their
procedings
,
who
without
order
auctoritie
or
apostolicke
spirit
or
commission
licentiouslie
,
and
excursiuelie
do
range
abroad
preaching
their
irreligious
heresies
condemned
,
reiected
,
and
anathematized
by
all
generall
councels
,
and
specialie
by
the
famous
authenticall
generall
councell
of
Trente
,
which
was
an
a
assembly
of
all
the
patriarches
,
Archbishops
,
bishops
,
prelates
,
generales
of
holie
orders
,
Abbotes
,
doctors
,
and
diuins
of
all
Christiendome
,
should
(
I
say
)
ympugne
and
disproue
the
same
,
it
should
be
an
euident
argumente
to
confound
the
heretick
and
confirme
the
catholicke
.
Nowe
let
vs
come
vnto
the
apostles
that
did
first
plant
our
catholick
religion
in
Ireland
,
some
authoures
do
write
that
S.
Iames
Maior
was
in
Ireland
,
being
by
wind
driuen
thither
,
Casar
Par
anno
Chrisii
429
is
.
5
num.
8.
Paladius
the
popes
legate
(
as
Caesar
Baronius
witnesseth
)
did
preach
in
Ireland
and
afterwardes
Sainct
Patrick
was
sent
thither
by
Celestinus
pope
as
the
said
Bar.
declareth
anno
Christi
431.
num.
191.
Gigebertus
in
chronica
,
who
with
an
a
apostolicall
spirit
,
seruent
prayers
,
long
fasting
,
austere
mortification
,
sharpe
discipline
,
religious
obseruation
of
all
spirituall
perfection
,
and
feruent
charitie
,
did
subdue
that
kingdom
vnto
the
standarte
of
the
crosse
&
the
sweet
yoke
of
Chriest
his
lawes
,
his
most
holie
life
,
and
the
strange
wounders
and
miracles
,
that
god
did
worke
by
him
,
was
an
euident
witnesse
that
his
doctrine
was
of
god
.
otherwise
how
could
a
poore
soule
void
of
all
hmaine
forces
,
and
worldlie
pollicies
subdue
in
one
quarter
of
a
yeare
,
a
borbarous
,
vicious
and
vntractable
nation
vnto
such
hard
lawes
,
both
vnto
our
capacitie
vnreasonable
,
and
vnto
fleash
and
blood
yrcksom
and
intollerable
,
vnlesse
god
whose
worke
he
had
in
hand
,
had
holpen
and
cooperat
withim
,
by
strange
miracles
,
both
wounderfull
to
be
seene
,
and
ympossible
to
be
don
by
humaine
power
.
what
is
more
dissonant
to
our
grosse
sensible
iudgment
and
knowledge
,
then
that
Chriest
should
be
the
sonne
of
a
virgine
,
and
that
he
was
god
and
man
,
and
that
being
god
,
whose
nature
is
immortall
,
and
ympassible
should
die
,
should
be
crucified
as
a
theefe
,
should
be
dead
and
buried
,
&
and
that
the
same
god
is
he
,
that
wee
receaue
,
vnder
the
vaile
of
accidentes
of
bread
and
wine
in
the
eucharist
,
that
being
fed
with
Chriest
,
wee
may
be
purified
and
sanctified
by
him
,
and
that
Chriest
according
to
his
deitie
is
one
with
the
father
,
and
the
holie
ghost
vnited
in
one
nature
,
substance
or
essence
and
perfection
,
only
distinct
and
different
from
god
the
father
and
the
holie
ghost
in
certaine
notions
,
person
,
or
hypostasis
:
and
that
the
bodie
being
conuerted
vnto
ashes
must
appeare
before
Chriest
,
that
was
so
crucihed
by
man
to
receaue
according
to
his
desertes
.
what
is
more
loathsom
vnto
fleash
,
and
blood
,
then
to
be
crucified
and
mortified
,
vnto
this
worlde
,
and
to
be
depriued
of
all
corruptible
appetites
therof
,
to
followe
Chriest
crucified
,
to
walke
in
the
streight
narrowe
way
of
his
crosse
,
and
to
despise
detest
&
abhore
the
broad
way
of
the
licentious
doctrine
of
these
heretikes
,
for
if
we
leaue
of
our
fayth
,
which
according
to
S.
Gregorie
hath
no
merite
when
humane
reason
giueth
experience
,
the
doctrine
of
those
apostates
is
more
agreable
vnto
our
senses
and
more
conformable
vnto
fleash
and
blood
,
and
more
pleasant
vnto
our
corrupt
nature
,
which
inclineth
to
followe
licentious
libertie
,
and
the
workes
of
darcknesse
,
which
are
voluptuous
pleasures
,
beastlie
concupiscence
,
without
any
restrainct
of
any
spirituall
lawe
,
without
obseruation
of
vowes
:
without
any
regard
of
the
sacrament
of
pennance
&
the
3.
essentiall
partes
therof
,
as
contrition
,
confession
,
and
satisfaction
,
which
is
the
onlie
medicine
ordained
by
Chriest
to
cure
&
heale
the
woundes
of
our
poore
soule
corrupted
and
languished
with
sinne
,
without
any
deuotion
or
respect
to
any
religion
,
religious
ceremonies
,
sacrifices
and
sacramentes
,
churches
,
and
oratories
ordained
by
our
ancetoures
for
the
seruice
of
god
:
all
which
they
do
destroy
,
wher
they
haue
any
poawer
:
and
in
steed
therof
,
do
endeuoure
to
plante
a
negatiue
religion
,
which
according
to
the
phplosopher
est
malignam
t
is
naturae
quicquia
ante
se
inueuit
destruit
:
is
of
a
malignant
nature
whatsoeuer
it
findeth
besor
,
it
doth
destroye
the
same
,
for
ther
is
no
religion
,
order
,
obseruation
,
that
the
church
of
god
had
at
any
time
but
this
infernall
heresie
laboreth
to
abolish
and
overtrowe
it
quite
.
Now
hauing
hearde
and
to
your
greatest
griefe
felt
the
workes
and
endeauoures
of
Luder
,
&
Caluine
:
wherin
they
applied
them selues
,
I
thought
good
to
speake
a
litle
of
our
cuntrie
sainctes
whose
zeale
,
charitie
,
holinesse
of
life
many
nations
were
conuerted
vnto
the
faith
of
Chriest
.
of
which
I
will
put
downe
some
few
examples
,
if
if
wee
may
beleue
venerable
Beda
that
did
write
the
life
of
S.
Patrick
and
of
other
sainctes
of
Irland
(
said
)
that
they
were
a
mirour
and
spectacle
of
all
religious
perfection
.
Beda
lib.
3
na.
4.
histo.
Aug●
.
and
sanctitie
.
of
S.
Columbanus
he
writeth
thus
.
Columbanus
came
out
of
Ireland
in
his
habite
,
and
life
a
famous
moncke
to
preach
christian
religion
,
vnto
the
Pictes
Meilochon
being
a
most
mightie
king
of
that
nations
the
yeare
of
our
lorde
565.
and
conuerted
that
nation
by
worde
and
example
vnto
the
fayth
of
Chriest
before
he
was
come
into
England
,
he
founded
a
most
famous
monasterie
in
Ireland
,
which
for
the
abundance
of
okes
,
is
called
in
the
Irish
tonge
deragh
that
is
to
say
the
fielde
of
oackes
out
of
which
monasteries
many
other
monasteries
were
made
by
his
disciples
in
England
and
Ireland
.
anno
Chrisli
365.
nu.
30.
Bed
.
lib.
3.27
.
hist.
anno
Christi
.
64.
the
same
doth
Caesar
Baro.
confirme
.
In
Ireland
sayth
the
said
Beda
many
noble
and
meane
people
when
Finan
and
Colman
were
bishops
ther
,
departing
out
of
England
for
obtaininge
of
diuine
knovledge
and
for
embracing
a
continent
life
:
some
did
enter
into
religion
,
consecrating
them selues
vnto
the
seruice
of
almightie
god
:
others
did
labour
to
get
and
purchase
knowledge
,
and
science
,
for
whom
Irishmen
most
gladlie
erected
seminaries
furnishing
them
with
bookces
,
and
all
other
necessaries
for
their
purpose
withot
money
or
rewarde
.
this
farre
venerable
Beda
of
the
charitie
of
Ireland
towardes
Englismen
.
Plath
.
de
bono
status
religiosi
lib
2.
c.
27
Brandon
so
holie
in
his
life
and
so
miraculous
in
workes
,
that
it
is
a
wounder
so
heare
therof
:
of
the
3
sonnes
of
Vrbian
king
of
Ireland
which
were
called
Froseus
,
Folianus
,
and
Vltanus
all
blessed
sanctes
,
which
ann.
DCL
.
came
into
France
and
were
receaued
most
courteouslie
of
King
Clodoueus
and
obtained
of
him
license
to
erect
a
monasterie
in
France
,
THE
CONTINVANCE
of
our
religion
in
Ireland
almost
these
1●02
.
by
lawfull
,
&
apostolicke
succession
,
is
an
euident
pro●f
that
it
is
the
right
catholicke
religion
.
CAP.
II.
IT
is
decreed
,
D●th
●ued
l.
12.
ar.
●5
Scot.
in
4.
d
15.
q
2.
〈◊〉
lud
omuth
Adrta
.
g.
de
pr●seripti●●e
Soto
4.
deiust
q
S.
Medic●
d
ce
deres●
Canno
.
16.
q.
3.
ex
c
an
ne●i
vir
go
cap
●●uali
de
prescr●p
●ege
premade●ff●de
vsutupion
and
ennacted
by
all
cannon
,
and
ciuil
lawes
that
whosoeuer
possesseth
any
land
or
immoueable
goodes
the
space
of
.
20.
or
.
30.
yeers
which
is
the
greatest
time
that
any
law
doth
giue
.
that
so
long
a
possession
doth
prescribe
,
viz.
that
he
is
the
right
owner
and
lord
of
the
same
of
which
he
hath
the
possession
,
so
as
he
be
possessor
bonae
fiaet.
1.
bonae
conscientiae
that
is
to
say
,
that
he
is
certaine
all
that
time
of
the
iust
title
theof
,
to
be
his
,
and
none
els
during
that
time
should
haue
any
clayme
,
or
iust
chalenge
thervnto
,
and
if
after
that
time
of
.
20.
or
.
30.
yeers
any
clayme
,
or
challenge
be
made
against
any
such
landes
possessed
bona
fide
so
long
time
,
though
the
said
challenge
be
neuer
so
iust
,
it
cannot
remoue
the
defendant
from
his
possession
,
and
he
may
with
a
safe
conscience
Keepe
the
said
landes
,
or
any
such
immouable
thing
,
and
this
is
called
prescripsion
if
it
be
mouable
thing
,
the
said
lawes
do
giue
no
more
then
.
4.
yeers
and
this
is
called
vsucapio
.
when
wee
haue
possession
of
our
religion
1202.
yeers
from
posteritie
to
posteritie
,
from
councel
to
councell
,
from
age
to
age
,
which
was
fortold
by
the
oracles
of
the
prophets
,
that
was
signified
by
the
faith
of
the
Patriarkes
,
which
was
declared
and
deliuered
vnto
vs
by
the
creed
and
preaching
of
the
apostles
,
which
was
sealed
by
the
blood
of
so
many
millions
of
martyrs
,
which
was
beautified
by
vowes
of
so
many
blessed
virgines
whic
was
established
by
miracles
and
wunders
,
which
was
by
charitie
increased
,
by
the
iugement
,
and
sentences
of
the
vniuersall
catholicke
church
defined
by
the
decrees
,
and
definitions
of
all
Sainctes
,
and
generall
councels
approved
,
by
the
mutuall
and
vniforme
consent
of
all
nations
tried
,
by
the
conuersion
of
all
Kingdomes
and
prouinces
made
Knowen
,
&
illumined
,
by
the
heretickes
of
all
ages
impugned
,
and
persecuted
,
&
by
their
persecution
made
firme
perfect
,
and
stedfast
,
and
which
by
the
lawfull
,
and
continuall
succession
of
Popes
and
bishops
from
.
S.
Peter
vnto
Paulus
5.
Au.
epistola
165
&
42
Item
contra
epi
stolam
funda
c.
4
that
now
raignes
confirmed
:
if
S.
Aug.
only
by
the
succession
of
S.
Peter
vnto
Anastasius
that
was
Pope
in
his
time
did
proue
the
catholicke
religion
to
be
in
the
church
of
Rome
.
if
S.
Ambrose
did
proue
it
from
S.
Peter
vnto
Damasus
:
if
S.
Cypr.
lib
1
ep
6
be
r
li
3
de
consia
ad
Eu
Am
sup
1
T●
3
Cyprian
did
proue
it
from
S.
Peter
vnto
Fabian
,
and
Cornelius
,
if
S.
Bernard
did
proue
it
from
S.
Peter
vnto
Eugenius
if
euerie
one
of
them
did
proue
it
by
apostolicke
succession
from
.
S.
Peter
vnto
their
time
,
haue
not
wee
greater
reason
to
beleue
our
catholick
religion
to
be
at
Rome
,
and
from
thence
to
come
vnto
our
cuntrie
and
vnto
other
places
of
Europe
by
apostolick
and
oderlie
succession
,
issuing
from
the
same
church
,
if
wee
can
shewe
the
same
succession
,
from
S.
Peter
vnto
Paulus
Quintus
nowe
Pope
,
for
we
haue
no
other
religion
then
that
,
that
S.
Patrick
brought
from
Rome
:
of
which
thanckes
be
to
our
redemer
wee
haue
the
possession
almost
1202
thoughe
wee
be
of
late
yeeres
by
Luder
and
Caluin
and
by
their
followers
disturbed
,
and
disquieted
therin
.
will
not
you
account
him
a
wrangler
,
and
a
troublesom
mate
,
that
would
go
about
to
take
a
way
your
liuing
from
you
,
of
which
you
haue
not
only
the
possession
,
but
also
the
iust
title
therof
avowched
vnto
you
by
the
verdit
of
all
the
iuries
of
Ireland
,
and
confirmed
vnto
you
by
the
generall
decree
of
all
statutes
,
and
courtes
of
parlement
of
the
same
,
but
our
religion
being
confirmed
vnto
vs
by
all
the
gegenerall
parlementes
not
only
of
one
Kingdom
,
but
of
all
Christendom
,
ought
to
be
vnto
vs
vndoubtfull
,
and
certaine
,
and
all
such
mates
to
be
reputed
for
wranglers
,
that
do
endeauour
to
take
yt
from
vs
,
for
which
this
late
persecution
is
intended
.
but
I
would
they
had
followed
the
graue
counsell
of
Gamaliel
,
Conc.
Trid
Malach.
1
Dent
14.24
&
26
1
para.
17
12
&
22.
&
2
para
6
&
psal.
77
68
69
Ioh.
c.
4
●uc
22.
i
Cor
ii
ie
.
our
religion
sacrifice
,
sacrament
&
preesthood
is
of
Chriest
and
therfore
the
force
of
man
cannot
preuaile
against
it
if
.
by
the
prophecie
of
Malachias
,
there
must
be
a
sacrifice
offered
vnto
god
alwaies
and
in
euerie
corner
of
the
world
which
was
not
meant
of
the
sacrifice
of
the
old
lawe
,
for
by
many
places
of
scripture
that
sacrifice
could
not
be
offered
but
at
Hierusalem
,
therfore
it
must
be
verified
of
the
sacrifice
of
the
masse
,
which
is
the
sacrifice
of
all
sacrifices
,
for
which
Chriest
hath
ordained
priestes
,
when
he
said
do
this
in
remembrance
of
me
;
vnto
whom
S.
Paul
,
said
,
they
could
not
drinck
the
chalice
of
Chriest
,
and
the
deuill
,
and
consequentlie
this
sacrifice
must
be
offered
by
priestes
in
Ireland
,
which
according
to
the
said
alachias
are
Angells
of
god
,
that
must
offer
sacrifice
,
and
shall
applie
the
vniuersall
sacrifice
of
Chriest
vnto
our
particulier
miseries
,
and
calamities
:
for
as
vniuersall
causes
neuer
worke
vnles
they
be
applied
by
particuler
causes
,
by
which
they
be
determined
:
so
the
oblation
of
the
sacrifice
of
Chriest
though
it
was
a
sufficient
expiation
for
all
our
offences
,
yet
being
an
vniuersall
cause
must
be
applied
by
particuler
causes
to
worke
his
effect
THAT
THE
PRIMAcie
of
this
church
,
by
which
the
apostolike
succession
,
and
continuance
therof
is
established
was
founded
by
Chriest
,
reason
and
auctoritie
confirming
the
same
.
CAP.
III.
IN
all
thinges
wee
see
a
subordination
of
an
inferiour
,
to
a
superiour
:
in
the
celestiall
,
and
angelicall
Hierarchie
the
inferiour
order
concerning
their
intellectu
call
operation
or
supernaturall
reuelation
,
do
depend
of
the
superiour
,
which
are
called
Archangels
,
euerie
corpulent
substance
in
his
corporall
motion
dependeth
of
a
supreme
bodie
,
which
is
called
(
primum
mobile
)
:
amongest
lightsome
bodies
,
the
sunne
hath
the
preeminence
,
without
whose
influence
,
no
such
thing
hath
any
light
:
so
as
there
is
nothing
in
this
world
according
to
the
philosopher
,
and
as
experience
teacheth
,
that
is
not
reduced
vnto
his
Kinde
,
by
which
the
perfection
therof
is
measured
:
amongest
sensible
creatures
the
reasonable
creature
which
is
man
,
is
the
chiefest
,
by
which
euerie
such
liuing
thing
is
measured
amongest
Christians
,
Chriest
according
his
humane
nature
,
Luci●
Io
20
and
priuileges
that
he
hath
in
the
gospell
,
that
christ
did
pay
the
tribute
for
him self
and
S.
Peter
,
where
he
praied
that
S.
Peters
fayth
,
should
neuer
faile
in
the
world
,
where
he
saied
vnto
S.
Peter
thou
being
once
confirmed
strengthen
thy
brethren
:
of
the
successors
of
S.
〈◊〉
.
p.
190
Peter
this
is
demanded
(
saith
S.
Bernard
,
)
that
Chriest
commended
vnto
him
thrice
the
feeding
of
his
flocke
,
Cyp.
lib.
4
epist.
ad
Pa
pianid
&
lib.
1.
ad
Coruel
Orig
Sup.
Mat.
●ier
.
lib
1.
Pelag
&
in
ser●d
Petro
ad
Am●
.
in
ser
47
Chrys
super
●o
8
&
●omi
sup
Math.
Cyprian
by
S.
Hieron
.
by
S.
Amb.
by
S.
Chrys.
by
S.
Aug.
contra
Ep.
Donati
by
S.
Hilarie
vppon
S.
Math.
by
S.
Leo
in
the
anniuersarie
sermon
:
by
S.
Greg.
in
moralib
.
&
in
registro
ad
Mauritium
Aug.
by
S.
Cyp.
de
simplicitate
praelatorum
by
S.
Aug.
in
his
quest:
of
the
newe
and
old
testament
by
S.
Leo
ser:
asce
.
Dominic
.
Bed
.
in
homi
Ath.
●n
Ep.
ad
Marcum
Liber
.
Foelt
:
Eus.
Caes
.
lact
,
Paul
,
Ansel
.
First
the
faith
was
taught
in
Iudea
,
Actor
.
●
.
8
&
Heb.
26
and
so
came
vnto
Samaria
and
to
other
places
,
omitting
the
east
and
the
south
,
it
is
certaine
that
S.
Peter
did
send
vnto
Germany
to
teach
the
faith
Crescentes
,
Eucharius
,
and
Valerius
,
vnto
France
he
sent
Sixtus
.
Sinitius
,
Amansius
,
Mennius
,
and
Martialis
,
and
S.
Clement
did
send
Dionysius
Areopagita
with
Rusticus
Eleutherus
,
Sanctinus
.
Exuperius
,
and
Eutropius
vnto
Paris
and
Guyen
.
the
rest
of
S.
Pe.
successors
did
send
in
all
ages
pastors
vnto
other
partes
of
the
world
to
conuert
them
vnto
the
faith
,
vnto
Eng.
Eleuth
the
Pope
did
send
S.
Getmanus
in
the
time
of
Lucius
King
of
Kent
,
afterward
by
S.
Greg.
were
sent
vnto
England
holie
monckes
S.
Aug.
and
his
brethren
to
reclaime
England
for
that
it
fell
from
the
first
faith
,
as
S.
Patrick
and
Paladius
by
Scelest
:
vnto
Ireland
&
Scotland
&
as
these
days
many
are
sent
vnto
the
east
and
weast
,
South
,
and
North
by
S.
Peters
successors
,
so
as
no
nation
was
euer
,
vna
est
matri
suae
,
my
doue
is
one
,
the
mother
hath
but
one
daughter
,
perfection
of
loue
consisteth
in
vnitie
,
all
this
vnitie
is
spoken
of
the
church
of
Chriest
,
without
which
vnitie
it
could
not
be
called
castrorum
acies
ordinata
an
armye
well
trayned
,
S.
Bern.
lib.
3.
decouns
.
ad
Eng.
Bernard
saieth
as
in
heauen
Archangels
,
and
angels
seraphins
,
&
cherubins
are
disposed
vnder
one
head
,
which
is
god
:
so
also
here
vnder
one
bishop
,
be
primates
,
Patriarches
,
Archbishops
,
bishops
,
priestes
,
abates
with
the
rest
,
which
head
in
how
many
places
of
his
boockes
doth
he
call
the
bishop
of
Rome
,
and
as
S.
Cy.
l.
4.
〈◊〉
Cyp.
saieth
euerie
kingdom
hath
his
seuerall
king
,
euerie
people
,
cittie
,
towne
,
village
,
house
,
&
so
forth
haue
their
seuerall
head
or
gouernour
ergo
.
lib.
de
〈◊〉
〈…〉
1
ep.
3.
ep.
8
&
in
op.
〈◊〉
quinius
the
whole
church
which
is
but
one
diuided
vnto
many
members
,
must
haue
one
head
aswell
as
hath
one
Kingdome
,
one
people
,
one
cittie
.
and
in
other
places
he
saieth
as
in
Earth
many
riuers
haue
one
spring
,
many
branches
one
roote
,
many
members
one
bodie
&
one
head
:
therfore
saith
he
in
the
misticall
bodie
of
Chriest
there
is
one
head
to
rule
the
same
,
Aug
〈◊〉
1
con●
Io●
which
he
saieth
to
be
S.
Peter
quem
Dominus
(
saieth
he
)
optimum
elegit
super
quem
aedificauit
ecclesiam
suam
which
our
lord
hath
chosen
to
be
the
first
vpon
whom
he
builded
his
church
&
as
S.
vnus
eligitur
inter
12.
capite
constituto
scismatis
tollatur
occasio
amongest
12.
one
is
chosen
to
take
away
all
occasion
of
schisme
and
diuision
.
the
effect
of
which
vnitie
,
and
iurisdiction
by
ordayning
of
one
head
we
see
in
the
church
of
Rome
,
by
which
all
schisme
,
and
heresie
was
taken
away
.
was
not
the
Arrian
and
the
Pelagian
heresie
taken
away
by
this
auctoritic
,
was
not
Ireland
among
other
countries
absolued
from
the
Pelagian
heresie
by
the
churche
of
Rome
as
Ces.
Baro.
writeth
Irish
bishops
(
saith
this
authour
)
touching
their
faith
or
rather
oppressed
with
troubles
do
submit
them selues
vnto
S.
Bar
〈◊〉
●hr
56●
〈◊〉
5
n
6
Gre
gorie
whose
answer
vnto
them
I
thought
good
to
put
downe
.
The
copie
of
S.
Greg.
his
epist.
vnto
the
bishops
of
Ireland
many
of
them
being
infected
with
the
pelagian
heresie
.
SCripta
vestra
summa
cum
gratulatione
suscepi
,
D
Greg
〈◊〉
2
episto
;
●
inductio●e
〈◊〉
sed
●rit
in
me
vberior
valde
laetitia
,
si
mihi
de
vestra
contigerit
reuersione
gaudere
.
prima
itaque
epistolae
vestrae
frons
,
graues
vos
pati
persecutiones
innotuit
,
quae
quidem
persecutio
dum
non
rationabiliter
sustinetur
,
nequaquam
proficit
ad
salutem
.
nam
nul●i
fas
est
retributionem
praemiorum
expectare
pro
culpa
.
debetis
.
n.
scire
(
sicut
D.
Cypr.
dixit
)
quia
martyrem
non
facit
paena
,
sed
causa
dum
igitur
ita
sit
,
incongruum
nimis
est
de
ea
quam
dici
tis
persecutione
gloriari
per
quam
vos
constat
ad
aeterna
premia
minime
prauchi
.
reducat
ergo
charitatem
vestram
tandem
integritas
fidei
ad
matrem
quae
vos
generauit
ecclesiam
:
nulla
persuasio
vos
a
recto
itinere
defatiget
,
nulla
vos
animorum
intentio
a
concordiae
vnitate
dissociet
.
quod
autem
scribitis
quia
ex
illo
tempere
inter
alias
prouincias
maxime
flagellatur
Italia
:
non
hoc
adeius
debetis
retorquere
opprobrium
.
quoniam
scriptum
est
quem
diligit
Dominus
castigat
,
flagellat
autem
omnem
filium
quem
recipit
;
si
igitur
ita
est
,
vt
dicitis
co
tempore
magis
dilecta
apua
Deum
&
modis
omnibus
approbata
,
ex
quo
Domini
suimeruit
sustinere
flagella
.
I
am
made
ioyfull
for
receauinge
your
letters
,
but
I
shal
be
more
ioyfull
,
if
I
shall
heare
of
your
conuersion
.
by
the
preamble
therof
I
vnderstand
that
you
suffre
a
heauie
persecution
,
which
if
it
be
not
aceordinglie
sustained
auayleth
nothing
for
your
iustification
.
none
should
expect
a
reward
,
when
his
demerites
desherue
punishment
,
you
ought
to
Know
as
S.
Cyprian
saith
paine
maketh
not
the
martyr
,
but
the
cause
,
therfore
it
is
not
conueniē
that
you
should
glory
in
that
persecution
,
by
which
you
cannot
arriue
at
the
Kingdome
of
hea●en
.
let
the
integritie
of
your
faith
reduce
you
vnto
your
mother
church
that
ingendred
you
:
let
no
opinions
disioine
you
from
the
vnitie
of
concord
let
no
persuasion
or
wearinesse
cause
you
to
forgo
the
right
way
.
&
that
which
you
write
of
Italie
to
be
afflicted
amongest
other
prouinces
you
ought
not
to
obiect
the
same
vnto
it
as
a
reproch
,
be
cause
it
is
written
god
chastisethwhom
he
loueth
,
for
he
whippeth
euerie
sonne
,
that
he
receaueth
,
seeing
as
your
selues
do
write
that
then
he
beginneth
to
be
godes
electe
when
he
sustayneth
gods
crosses
and
afflictions
.
this
farre
S.
Greg.
vnto
the
bishops
of
Ireland
being
infected
with
the
pelagian
errour
,
of
which
being
sore
afflicted
they
sought
absolution
first
of
Pelagius
the
Pope
:
but
the
same
was
not
effectuallie
don
vntill
S.
Greg.
did
it
.
Verie
reason
without
auctoritie
of
Chriest
or
his
sainctes
should
persuade
vs
,
that
there
should
be
in
the
church
of
god
this
principalitie
.
in
the
old
lawe
there
was
a
high
priestwhose
commandement
was
obeied
,
and
whose
rule
was
esteemed
,
and
by
whose
order
the
sinagoge
was
directed
&
as
Moyses
was
carefull
therof
:
why
should
not
Chriest
prouide
for
his
owne
spouse
.
And
although
by
nature
wee
be
all
equall
yet
as
S.
Greg.
Plato
li●
.
3
de
vep
.
because
ordinarilie
they
be
not
so
capable
of
gouerment
or
sowell
able
to
manage
weightie
affaires
.
Chriest
therfore
being
a
prouident
spouse
for
his
church
,
to
the
end
that
order
may
duelie
be
obserued
therin
,
hath
committed
our
charge
to
one
,
by
whose
orderwe
should
be
directed
,
by
whose
watche
wee
should
be
defended
from
the
wolues
,
and
by
whose
holie
doctrinewee
vvee
should
be
fed
:
but
the
hereticke
(
as
S.
Gregorie
saieth
)
to
take
away
this
order
from
gods
church
,
barketh
against
the
cheif
pastor
,
that
it
may
fall
out
,
as
it
did
among
the
Israelits
,
when
they
had
no
King
:
euerie
one
did
what
liked
him
best
:
and
therfore
as
S.
Aug.
saieth
,
Aug
li
contra
collaiorem
c●
.
41.
supremus
pastor
ad
imptorum
detruncationem
gladio
petri
dexteras
omnium
armauit
●ntisti●um
the
pastour
did
arme
the
right
hand
of
all
bishops
with
Peters
sword
to
the
cutting
of
wicked
men
,
Aug
contra
dona
&
pag
4
and
therfore
he
said
that
he
had
the
preeminence
in
the
bishoplie
care
aboue
all
others
against
whom
the
proud
gates
of
hell
should
neuer
preuaile
,
this
is
the
church
saieth
he
in
qua
semper
viguit
principalitas
,
Cyp.
lib.
i
ep
6
ad
magnad
Math
●8
Cyp
lio
4
ep
●
without
whose
auctoritie
he
would
not
haue
beleue
the
gospell
.
this
is
the
church
according
to
S.
Cypr.
that
whosoeuer
would
not
obey
,
should
be
holden
as
an
ethnicke
,
this
church
of
Rome
he
called
catholicae
fidei
radicem
&
matricem
the
root
&
mother
of
the
catholicke
faith
:
Chal
act
2
ita
omnes
credimus
.
anathema
sit
,
qut
ita
non
credit
:
this
is
the
faith
of
our
fathers
&c.
this
is
the
faith
of
the
councel
of
Florence
wherin
the
Grecians
&
Armenians
did
forgoe
their
old
erroures
,
&
submitted
them selues
vnto
the
church
of
Rome
,
did
decree
speaking
after
this
maner
definimus
sanctam
apostolicam
sedem
,
&c.
Conc●lium
Flo
Roffen
sis
〈◊〉
25
Bl●ndus
we
do
define
&
decree
that
the
holie
apostolicke
sea
and
the
bishop
of
Rōedo
hold
the
primacie
of
the
whole
world
,
&
that
he
is
the
successor
of
S.
Peter
prince
of
the
apostles
,
and
the
true
vicar
of
Chriest
,
and
the
head
of
the
whole
church
,
the
father
&
the
doctor
of
all
christians
,
vnto
whom
was
giuen
full
power
by
S.
Peter
his
auctoritie
,
to
feed
,
direct
,
&
go
uerne
the
vniuersall
church
as
it
is
contained
in
the
actes
of
the
holie
councels
,
Eph.
I●●
.
●0
.
and
sacred
cānost
.
his
farre
the
saied
councel
.
this
is
the
church
that
was
founded
by
Chriest
&
builded
vppon
a
firme
rocke
&
as
he
promised
so
wee
ought
to
beleeue
,
that
hell
gates
shall
neuer
preuaile
against
it
.
the
certitude
of
which
trueth
,
we
knowe
by
experience
&
by
the
wounderfull
continuance
,
&
succession
therof
these
1606.
not
with
standing
all
Pagans
,
Sarasins
,
Goathes
,
Vandals
,
Longobards
Turkes
Iewes
&
heretickes
do
labour
to
destroy
it
:
this
is
the
church
not
without
gods
wounderfull
mercie
,
&
speciall
prouidence
to
your
immortall
glorie
you
obey
.
and
when
all
these
Northen
nations
haue
reuolted
from
the
obedience
therof
which
like
the
generation
of
vipers
or
the
brood
of
Panther
,
do
endeauour
to
kill
and
destroy
their
mother
,
that
did
ingender
than
of
whome
the
prophet
faieth
filios
enutr●ui
,
&c.
rara
auis
a
strange
bird
.
wherfore
as
S.
ad
popuium
Antioch
.
Aug.
ser.
de
verlasapost
&
●ern●de
●●p
181.
c.
12
in
ancoran
.
Vict
lib
3
de
per●ecu
vandalica
Hist.
Eccles.
lib.
7
c.
●
in
mar
R●
m●●●
an
uar●
Su●tom
.
1
therfore
the
aapostle
saieth
Deus
replet
vos
omni
gaudeo
in
credendo
you
haue
a
diu●ne
&
heuenlie
consolation
by
your
faith
.
how
glad
was
the
Eunuch
for
receauing
his
fayth
?
it
is
the
treasure
that
was
found
in
the
gospell
and
for
ioy
therof
,
and
to
buy
it
,
the
man
that
found
it
,
sold
all
that
he
had
.
neyther
can
there
be
greater
plague
,
pestilence
,
or
miserie
then
heretickes
,
&
the
same
to
be
wourse
then
pharisees
,
publica●s
or
any
other
sinners
what
o
euer
:
S.
Aug.
proues
it
lib.
2.
de
ciuitate
Det
cap
c.
25.
and
Chrys.
&
as
Victor
a
voucheth
Euagrius
&
Surius
do
confirme
.
god
tempteth
you
saieth
Moyses
vnto
the
people
of
Israell
by
false
prophetes
that
it
may
be
knowen
whether
you
loue
him
with
all
your
heartes
Deut.
13.
and
as
the
apostle
saith
1.
Cor.
11.
that
heretickes
must
be
that
such
as
be
good
may
be
tried
.
in
this
occasion
shew
your selues
the
seruantes
of
almightie
god
,
that
should
make
more
accompt
of
his
honour
,
and
of
the
profession
of
your
faith
,
them
of
all
the
world
,
&
the
pleasures
therof
,
which
do
passe
a
way
in
an
instant
,
gaudium
hypocrytae
adinstar
puncti
the
ioy
of
a
sinner
ended
in
an
instant
,
but
his
paine
doth
a
lwaise
continue
▪
let
not
the
vaine
hope
of
humane
fauour
:
or
the
dolefull
blaste
of
earthlie
vanities
,
separat
youre
selues
from
Chriest
,
or
alienate
you
from
his
sacred
spouse
the
catholike
church
:
Knowing
that
by
your
death
ther
must
be
a
deuorse
betwxit
you
,
and
all
the
worlde
.
but
nowe
rather
,
then
ther
should
be
a
separation
bet
wxit
you
&
god
forsake
all
thinges
whatsoeuer
.
Pet.
c.
3
Chriest
by
his
blessed
oblation
was
glorified
&
you
redeemed
,
&
the
father
eternall
satisfied
:
&
as
S.
Peter
saieth
Chriest
suffreth
for
you
,
giuing
vs
an
example
to
follow
him
:
let
vs
follow
his
blessed
crosse
.
which
is
our
standart
for
by
it
wee
shall
ouercome
our
enimies
,
more
strength
therin
,
than
in
all
the
power
of
the
deuill
:
more
force
in
the
rodde
of
Moyses
:
then
in
all
the
armie
of
Pharao
,
more
valour
in
poore
Iudith
:
than
in
all
the
power
of
Holophernes
:
more
kingdomes
did
your
faith
subdue
,
then
all
the
emperours
of
the
world
,
more
diuine
auctoritie
yt
hath
,
than
all
the
heretickes
that
euer
were
,
more
reason
haue
you
to
profese
it
,
then
they
haue
to
impugne
it
:
therfore
feare
nothing
for
the
Lyon
of
the
tribe
of
Iuda
did
ouercome
:
who
trjumpheth
ouer
the
power
of
antichriest
:
who
ouercommeth
all
the
armie
of
darknesse
,
and
nowe
,
is
crowned
for
the
victorie
he
hath
gotten
by
his
blessed
combate
,
which
be
holdeth
your
strife
,
&
is
readie
to
giue
euerie
one
that
fighteth
manfullie
a
blessed
reward
which
I
humblie
craue
for
you
and
my self
,
Amen
.
FIN
.
THE
EPISTLE
OF
Sainct
Cyprian
to
the
Thibaritans
written
vnto
them
in
the
2.
persecution
of
Affrique
,
wherin
he
exhorted
them
to
suffer
martyrdome
.
I
Haue
often
wished
(
most
louing
Bretheren
)
if
time
and
leasure
would
so
permit
,
i.
Te
4.
Peter
also
his
Apostle
haue
taught
,
that
there
must
be
persecutions
,
that
we
by
our
deathe
and
suffering
should
be
vnited
vnto
the
loue
of
god
through
the
example
of
the
iust
,
that
went
before
,
for
he
hath
written
in
his
epistles
sayeng
,
most
louing
do
not
meruaile
,
that
euils
do
come
vppon
you
,
which
are
for
your
triall
,
neither
be
dismayed
,
as
thoughe
they
were
strange
&
vnusuall
,
&
whensoeuer
you
are
partakers
of
Christ
his
passion
,
let
it
be
vnto
you
the
greatest
occasion
of
ioy
.
blessed
are
you
,
if
you
be
reuiled
in
the
name
of
Christ
.
because
the
name
of
his
maiestie
and
vertue
doth
dwell
in
you
.
which
is
blasphemed
by
them
,
is
honoured
by
vs
the
Apostles
haue
deliuered
vnto
vs
those
thinges
,
which
they
them selues
did
receaue
from
the
mouth
of
our
lord
saieng
whosoeuer
shall
forsake
house
or
home
,
parentes
or
brethren
,
wife
,
or
children
for
the
Kingdome
of
god
shall
receaue
in
the
world
to
com
life
euerlasting
.
Blessed
(
saith
he
)
you
shall
be
,
when
men
shall
hate
you
,
and
shall
speake
euill
of
you
,
and
shall
banishe
you
for
the
sonne
of
man
his
sake
.
Our
lord
woulde
haue
vs
reioice
and
be
glad
in
persecution
.
for
then
the
crownes
of
faith
are
giuen
,
the
soldiers
of
god
are
tried
.
the
heauens
them selues
stand
open
for
Martirs
.
Are
not
we
for
this
end
pressed
to
the
christian
warfare
,
we
ought
not
to
expect
a
continuall
peace
,
but
rather
arme
your selues
for
a
daylie
skirmishe
,
seeng
that
our
sauiour
him selfe
hat
he
first
giuen
the
onsett
:
and
being
the
master
of
humilitie
,
patience
,
and
longe
suffering
,
what
ought
to
be
don
he
put
it
in
execution
.
Before
he
exhorted
vs
to
take
vp
his
crosse
,
him selfe
was
crucified
vppon
the
same
.
haue
before
your
eies
most
louing
brethren
that
he
onelie
,
which
hath
receaued
all
iudgments
of
his
father
,
&
he
which
is
to
come
to
iudge
:
&
which
hath
al
readie
pronounced
his
iugement
,
and
fore
knowledge
:
fortellinge
,
and
making
protestation
that
he
will
confesse
before
his
father
,
suche
as
confesse
him
,
and
deny
suche
as
will
deny
him
.
If
wee
can
eschewe
deathe
,
then
we
may
lawfully
feare
deathe
.
but
seinge
suche
as
are
mortall
must
needes
die
:
let
vs
embrace
suche
à
present
occasion
of
à
blessed
death
,
that
god
his
faithfull
promise
may
be
accomplished
:
&
the
reward
of
immortalitie
by
the
end
of
our
death
performed
.
Let
vs
not
feare
to
die
,
when
by
our
deathe
we
shall
be
aduanced
vnto
a
crowne
,
let
neither
any
be
troubled
,
if
happily
he
seeth
the
people
of
Christ
scattered
,
or
the
holy
assemblies
of
the
church
to
be
broken
vp
,
or
the
bishops
or
priestes
not
teaching
according
to
the
custome
,
for
if
any
brother
be
separated
through
necessitie
from
the
flocke
of
Christ
in
body
,
but
not
in
spirit
:
let
him
not
be
dismayed
nothing
at
all
:
&
thoughe
he
be
alone
in
the
wildernesse
,
let
him
not
be
afraid
.
he
is
not
alone
,
who
hath
Christ
for
his
companion
,
and
althogh
in
his
flight
he
shall
fall
to
the
handes
of
theues
,
brute
beastes
should
set
vppon
him
,
hunger
,
colde
,
&
thirst
should
afflict
him
,
or
the
rage
of
the
sea
shoulde
ouerwhelme
him
,
let
him
be
assured
Christ
beholdeth
the
souldier
whersoeuer
he
fighteth
&
doth
rewarde
him
which
dieth
for
his
name
sake
.
In
persecution
it
is
no
lesse
glory
for
martyrdome
,
to
die
alone
,
then
to
die
publiklie
amongest
many
,
for
Christ
is
a
sufficient
witnesse
to
a
martyr
,
Let
vs
therfore
louing
bretheren
imitate
the
iust
Abel
,
When
men
do
exercise
them selues
for
a
secular
combat
,
they
thincke
it
a
great
honour
&
glory
if
in
the
view
of
the
emperour
,
and
presence
of
the
people
he
be
crowned
.
Behold
an
honorable
wourthy
combat
,
the
reward
wherof
is
no
lesse
worth
then
an
euerlastinge
crowne
:
god
beholdeth
vs
fighting
,
and
casting
his
eie
vppon
suche
,
that
he
vouchafeth
to
make
his
own
children
,
doth
enioy
the
spectacle
of
our
strife
.
In
this
chalenge
of
our
faith
we
be
made
a
spectaclevnto
god
,
vnto
Christ
,
and
his
holy
angels
.
how
great
an
honour
is
it
to
enter
into
the
battell
in
the
presence
of
god
,
and
to
be
crowned
by
Christ
the
iudge
of
our
chalenge
,
let
vs
arme
our selues
most
louing
bretheren
withall
force
and
strength
,
and
let
vs
prepare
our selues
for
the
fight
,
with
an
incorrupt
minde
,
sincere
faith
,
and
deuout
affection
.
as
the
armie
of
god
marched
in
the
vantgard
,
let
those
that
did
euer
stand
arme
them selues
,
least
they
should
fall
Let
those
that
are
fallen
,
prepare
them selues
that
they
may
recouer
what
they
haue
lost
,
let
the
honour
of
the
victorie
gotten
,
prouoke
the
one
vnto
the
battayle
,
&
griefe
of
the
battell
lost
sollicite
thother
vnto
the
combat
.
the
Apostle
admonisheth
vs
:
saieng
our
warre
is
not
against
fleash
,
and
bloud
,
but
against
powers
,
and
princes
of
darknes
of
this
worlde
against
the
wicked
spirits
,
that
are
in
the
ayre
,
for
which
cause
put
on
gods
armoure
,
that
you
may
be
able
to
resist
in
the
euill
day
:
that
hauing
ended
your
troubles
,
you
may
stand
with
your
loynes
girded
in
truth
,
and
hauing
put
on
the
helmet
of
iustice
:
and
being
shod
in
the
preparation
of
the
gospel
of
peace
,
taking
vnto
your selues
,
the
shielde
of
faith
,
wherein
you
may
extinguish
al
the
fierie
dartes
of
the
wicked
,
arme
your selues
with
the
sallet
of
saluation
,
and
the
sworde
of
the
spirit
,
which
is
the
word
of
god
these
be
the
weapons
wee
should
take
in
hand
.
Let
vs
defend
our selues
by
is
the
spirituall
and
heauenly
armour
.
Let
vs
put
on
the
helmet
of
iustice
,
that
our
heart
may
be
defended
and
guarded
against
the
speare
of
the
enemie
.
Let
our
feet
be
shod
and
armed
by
the
euangelicall
authoritie
,
that
when
we
shall
begin
,
to
tread
vnder
foote
the
serpent
,
she
shall
not
be
able
to
bite
,
nor
to
stinge
vs
,
let
vs
beare
manfully
the
shield
of
faith
,
being
couered
withall
,
that
whatsoeuer
darte
the
enemye
shall
cast
may
be
extinguished
:
Let
vs
receaue
the
helmet
of
saluation
for
the
defence
of
our
head
,
that
our
cares
may
not
heere
the
cruell
edictes
.
let
vs
make
a
couenant
with
our
eyes
,
that
they
may
not
see
detestablie
simblances
,
let
vs
arme
our
forehead
,
with
the
signe
of
the
crosse
,
let
our
mouth
be
Kept
,
that
our
inuincible
tonge
may
confesse
our
lord
Christ
Iesu
.
Let
vs
fortifye
our
right
hand
with
the
spirituall
sword
that
it
may
reiect
all
abominable
sacrifices
.
and
being
mindfull
of
the
eucharist
,
that
suche
as
receaue
our
lordes
body
,
they
may
afterward
receaue
our
lordes
reward
of
an
euerlastinge
crowne
.
ô
day
how
happy
thou
shalt
be
when
our
lord
shall
begin
to
reckon
his
people
,
and
by
due
examination
of
his
diuine
Knowledge
to
acKnowledge
euery
our
desertes
,
to
cast
the
guiltie
persons
vnto
the
flames
of
euerlasting
fire
,
&
our
persecutours
vnto
endles
paynes
:
and
to
satisfy
and
pay
vnto
vs
,
the
reward
of
our
faith
and
deuotion
.
what
great
ioy
will
you
feele
,
to
be
admitted
to
see
god
,
to
be
honoured
with
the
ioy
of
saluation
,
and
eternall
light
,
with
Christ
our
lorde
?
to
salute
Abraham
,
Isaac
,
and
Iacob
,
and
all
the
patriarches
,
and
prophets
,
and
Apostles
,
and
martyrs
;
and
to
reioice
with
the
iust
and
friendes
of
god
in
the
celestiall
Throne
,
to
enioy
the
pleasure
of
the
imortalitye
promised
,
and
the
eternity
desired
,
to
possesse
that
which
the
eie
can
not
see
,
neither
the
eare
can
heare
,
neither
the
heart
of
man
can
conceaue
,
for
the
tribulations
of
this
time
(
as
the
Apostle
saieth
)
are
not
answerable
vnto
the
glory
which
shal
be
receaued
,
when
the
brightnes
shall
shine
vppon
vs
,
then
we
shal
be
blessed
,
and
ioyfull
,
that
god
hath
vouchafed
to
honoure
vs
,
as
like
wise
the
wicked
,
that
haue
forsaken
god
vnto
whome
they
are
rebells
,
&
perfourminge
the
will
of
the
deuill
,
shal
be
tormented
by
an
vnquenchable
fire
with
him
:
haue
these
alwayes
in
your
heartes
.
Let
this
be
your
continuall
meditation
to
haue
allwayes
before
your
eies
,
the
punishmentes
of
the
wicked
,
and
of
suche
as
deny
Christ
,
what
glory
is
promised
vnto
those
,
that
confesse
their
faith
.
if
in
meditation
of
these
thinges
the
time
of
persecution
shall
come
the
souldier
of
Christ
being
sufficiently
instructed
,
with
his
preceptes
,
and
admonitions
shall
not
tremble
at
the
fight
,
but
shal
be
prepared
for
the
crowne
;
farewell
most
louing
bretheren
.
FIN
.