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A19590	A sermon preached in London before the right honorable the Lord Lavvarre, Lord Gouernour and Captaine Generall of Virginea, and others of his Maiesties Counsell for that kingdome, and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation At the said Lord Generall his leaue taking of England his natiue countrey, and departure for Virginea, Febr. 21. 1609. By W. Crashaw Bachelar of Diuinitie, and preacher at the Temple. Wherein both the lawfulnesse of that action is maintained, and the necessity thereof is also demonstrated, not so much out of the grounds of policie, as of humanity, equity, and Christianity. Taken from his mouth, and published by direction.	Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.; L. D., fl. 1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 6029; ESTC S109071	50,684	92

especially their damnable and hellish Prurit-anus that Players doe too many eyes and eares can witnesse some to their content and many to their hearts griefe Seeing then they will not be separated let them goe together the rather seeing they bee all enemies to this noble action 1 The Diuell and who can blame him for we goe to disherit him of his ancient freehold and to deliuer from out of his bondage the soules which he hath kept so many yeeres in thraldome wee therefore expect that hee will moue all the infernall powers against vs and that we shall want no hurt nor hindrance that he is able to effect But let him and all his partakers know wee haue him on our side who was promised in the beginning to be the breaker of his head and who accordingly trampled him vnder his feete triumphed ouer him on the crosse and ouercame him in the graue his owne denne we goe to preach the faith against which all the gates of hell shall not preuaile And for his pleading of possession wee care not the possession is his but the right is Christs and we are for him and therefore doubt not but to bring from heauen such an Iniunction out of the highest Court of Equitie as shall remoue him out of possession maugre his malice Wee know his force his furie his malice his wit and subtletie and as the Apostle saith we are not ignorant of his practises But when wee remember that he cannot enter into a hogge but by Gods permission when we remember that the windes and seas are not his nor doe obey him but him that we serue when wee remember how the Apostles ouerthrew him euen by the preaching of the Gospell which wee carrie to Virginea these and such like considerations make vs that wee feare not him and all his angels so much as hee feares the prayers of the poorest Christian in the world And yet we will not countermine against him by charmings and inchantments we will not cast out diuels by the prince of diuels but wee will onely assault him with the sword of the spirit which is the word of God for we know that when the Apostles were to giue him the great ouerthrow and his deadly wound by recouering the whole world from heathenisme to Christ this was that onely weapon with which they ouercame him and though wee be not so skilfull fencers nor can handle this weapon so well as they yet wee know it hath not lost his force but is the sharpe two edged sword in whose hand soeuer it is vsed And as long as our end is to plant and preach the Gospell hee may for our sinnes and sinfull cariage hurt and hinder but hee can neuer ouerthrow the worke but contratiwise it shall be his ouerthrow and the ruine of his kingdome in that countrey 2 For the Papists wee know they approue nothing that Protestants vndertake but wee vndertook not this to be approued by thē they would haue all the glorie to themselues of conuerting the Heathen and if they did conuert them indeed wee would commend and imitate them but let them not enuie vs for doing that which they extoll in themselues If they seeke the Popes and their owne glorie why should not wee seeke Gods If they seeke Gods glorie wee haue cause to seeke it more then they in such workes as these wee will neuer breake from them we will neuer forsake them wee would ioyne with them to conuert the Heathen wee would ioyne with them to vanquish the Turke But their blinde guides the Iesuites tell them that wee are cursed and all that partake with vs and that they had better suffer Heathen and Turkes then ioyne with vs. And hence is it that they maligne and depraue this voyage and wee are well assured that they haue filled all corners of this kingdome with all base reports and slanders of this action that mans wit can deuise But let them goe on wee little regard it the more they hate it the more we loue it the more basely they speake of it the more honourably doe wee hold it Oh but the Pope will curse vs. Let him doe so when hee would haue God the more to blesse vs for what Protestant or any other did hee euer curse but God blest them the more Leo the 10. cursed Luther and all men expected when he should haue died some horrible death but hee liued to die in his bed and proued the confounder of the Pope in his life and death Paul the 3. cursed Henry the 8. but after that he rooted the Pope out of England Impious Pius the 5. cursed noble Elizabeth of England and all the poore Papists of the world lookt when some terrible confusion should haue fallen on her and her kingdome but she liued to see the death of that Pope and six or seuen more and more then thirtie yeeres after liued in that glorie as neuer Queene on the earth in more so as all ages to come will speake of her and of her times and of the blessings of this Church and State receiued by her Sixtus the 5. cursed the French King that is but his successor was faine to absolue him on his owne conditions Pope Paul that now is cursed the Venetians but was glad to receiue them againe on such tearmes as his best friends wish hee had neuer begun it and confesse he hath lost more by it then euer he can gaine Hee and his predecessors in that chaire of pestilence haue cursed all makers and Merchants of Allom that belong not to himselfe and all others that shall any waies inuade any of his reuenues or Patrimonie but wee see they prosper better for it and all Princes and States goe forward as they can each one to plucke away their feathers from him with which that proud peacock of Rome did adorne himselfe and so the time will come shortly that the holy Ghost foretold namely that she shall be left desolate and naked And thus as all her curses which shee hath cast out on them that shall impaire or inuade S. Peters Patrimonie for so hee calles his owne reuenues haue not preuailed but that her glorie and wealth is decaied by many degrees so all his other causelesse curses doe now appeare euen to many of his owne to be but flashes and to be such thunderclaps as terrifie but strike not and hurt no where but where they are feared Let him then curse vs when hee would doe vs good for wee know his curse shall fall on his owne head and when he hath cursed vs the Lord will blesse vs in more abundance And to conclude wee know well that as soone as this intent and enterprize of our Nation is knowne at Rome foorthwith there will bee a Consistorie called and consideration will be had with wit and policie enough what course may be taken to crosse vs and ouerturne the businesse But we

A SERMON PREACHED IN LONDON before the right honorable the Lord LAVVARRE Lord Gouernour and Captaine Generall of VIRGINEA and others of his Maiesties Counsell for that Kingdome and the rest of the Aduenturers in that Plantation AT THE SAID LORD GENERALL HIS leaue taking of ENGLAND his Natiue Countrey and departure for VIRGINEA FEBR. 21. 1609. By W. CRASHAW Bachelar of Diuinitie and Preacher at the Temple Wherein both the lawfulnesse of that Action is maintained and the necessity thereof is also demonstrated not so much out of the grounds of POLICIE as of HUMANITY EQUITY and CHRISTIANITY Taken from his mouth and published by direction Daniel 12. 3. They that turne many to righteousnesse shall shine as the starres for euer and euer LONDON Printed for William Welby and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Swan 1610. TO THE THRICE HONORABLE GRAVE RELIGIOVS THE LORDS KNIGHTS BVRGESSES now happily assembled in PARLIAMENT L. D. HVMBLY CONSIDEring the vnion of their interest in all endeauours for the common good together with the zealous costly care of many of them to aduance the propagation of the GOSPELL Doth CONSECRATE THIS SERMON spoken and published for incouragement of Planters in VIRGINEA TO THE PRINTER MYearnest desire to further the Plantation in Virginea makes me perhaps too bolde with Mr. Crashaw thus without his leave to publish his Sermon But the great good I assure my selfe it will doe shall merit your paines and my pardon You may giue it what Title you will only let this inclosed Dedication to the Parlament be fairely prefixed and the Booke for your credit truly printed to the care whereof I leaue you Your friend L. D. A 4 Page 1. line 6. for floud read flouds C 1 Page 2. line 1. for was read were C 3 Page 2. line 9. for the knowledge read that knowledge E 4 Page 2. line 6. for istuc read istud G 2 Page 1. line 1. and 2. for it bee certaine read if it bee certaine H 2 Page 2. line 28. sor hold it read bold of it H 3 Page 2. line 5. put out with K 1 Line 14. for many in England read many thousands in England A SERMON PREACHED in London before the right honourable the Lord Lawarre Lord Gouernour and Captaine Generall of VIRGINEA and others of his Maiesties Counsell for that Kingdome and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation LVK. 22. 32. But I haue praied for thee that thy saith saile not therefore when thou art conuerted strengthen thy brethren FOure places of Scripture are abused by the Papists aboue the rest First those words of Christ Vpon this Rocke I will build my Church Secondly his words at his last supper This is my bodie Thirdly his speech to Peter after his resurrection Feed my sheepe Lastly these to Peter afore his passion I haue praied for thee that thy faith faile not These last Bellarmine likes so well that ten times he allegeth them in one of his Tomes and makes them serue not for one but many purposes Hence he can prooue that the Pope is the supreme and infallible Iudge of all controuersies Why Because Christ saith to Peter I have praicd for thee that thy faith faile not Hence he can prooue that Peter is the head and prince of his brethren Why Because he is bid to strengthen his brethren Hence hee can prooue that the Pope cannot erre in matter of faith because Christ praied that Peters faith might not faile Hence he will proue that Peter hath more and greater priuileges then the whole Church nay this serues his turne to prooue that Councels cannot erre if they be confirmed by the Pope Lastly he can prooue from this that it is probable the Pope as he is a priuate person cannot bee an heretike Such plentifull vse can Bellarmine make of any peece of Scripture if he thinke it doe but sound for him But I dare say the Scripture that the diuell brought against Christ was as fitly and properly alleged as some of these are by Bellarmine as may be euidently shewed in another place and time But seeing the primitiue fathers haue made no such conclusions from this place therefore out of their and the latter Fathers exposition wee haue gathered another kinde of diuinity from these words To which end I first lay down this general ground Christ is our true and spirituall physitian from whom and the vertue of whose merits we must receiue all the spirituall physicke that can cure and saue our sinfull soules Particularly as the body so the soule stands in need of three sorts of physicke First it is necessarie that it be purged from the corruption of sinne which else will kill the soule then being purged it is to be restored to life and strength lastly being so restored it is requisite that it bee preserued in that state vnto the end Answerable vnto these there is a threefold kinde of physicke wee receiue from Christ viz. purgatiue restoratiue and preseruatiue First purgatiue to purge our soules from the corrupt humours and the infectious staine of sinne and this powerfull potion is confected of the precious merits of the death and passion of our Lord Iesus Christ who died that we might die to sinne and our sinnes die in vs and was crucified that our sinnes might be nailed on his crosse and buried that our sinnes might so die that they may neuer liue againe in vs. But when a sicke man is purged of all his euill humours it helpeth not if he be not also restored to strength Therefore secondly wee receiue also from Christ restoratiue physicke such as whereby we are restored to the life of grace and fauour of God And this comfortable restoratiue balme distils from the glorious merits of the resurrection of Christ who as he died for our sinnes so hee rose againe for our iustification and who therefore rose from death to life that he might merit grace for vs whereby wee may rise vp from the death of our sinnes to newnesse and holinesse of life But because it is not sufficient to be restored vnlesse a man be kept in health for that a relapse is more dangerous then the former sicknesse therefore to keepe vs from deadly relapses into which without Christ we were sure to fall we doe finally receiue from Christ preseruatiue physicke by the vertue whereof wee are preserued in the state of grace and fauour of God and these blessed and soueraigne antidotes are confected of the glorious merits of Christ his ascension and intercession who therefore is entred into heauen to appeare now in the sight of God for us Now for the words in hand they speake of the sweet and comfortable Preseruatiues wee receiue from Christ his powerfull intercession as though Christ had said I confesse Peter thou art a great professor and protester but little knowest thou how mighty thy enemy is and how weake thy selfe

be beleeued be cōtent God himselfe you see was thus vsed and can you look for better But though these men like men or more like monsters durst thus as the holy Ghost saith bring vp an euill report of the land which they had searched yet two of the twelue stand vp for the truth and therefore the diuell got not a verdict for him and spake boldly The land which wee walked thorow is a very good land if the Lord loue vs he will bring vs vnto it and feare not the people of the land for the Lord is with vs. And see the vile nature of the multitude when they gaue place to their furious passions they rather beleeued those ten that spoke euill out of their owne base feare then these two that spoke the truth and no more then God had spoke before them nay they would not indure to heare it well spoken of and therefore cut them off in the midst of their relation and outragiously cried stone them with stones dare they speake well of Canaan stone them But the God of heauen tooke the cause of his owne truth into his hands and deliuering his seruants pronounced iust sentence on all three parties first on the false reporters that had so slandered that good land Those men shall die by the plague before the Lord. Secondly on the base beleeuers of this false report You shall neuer see it your carcases shall fall in the wildernesse but your children which you said should be a prey to the heathen they shall go in and possesse the land which you haue refused Thirdly on those two that spake for the truth and stood to it with danger of their liues Ioshua and Caleb shall liue and I will bring them into the land and their seede shall inherit it This was the iust sentence of the righteous God which accordingly was executed vpon them all Now how fitly this storie resembles the present businesse we haue in hand I leaue it to others to make application of the particulars I onely say thus much The Israelites had a commandement from God to dwell in Canaan we haue leaue to dwell in Virginea they were commanded to kill the heathen we are forbidden to kill them but are commanded to conuert them they were mighty people ours are ordinarie they armed ours naked they had walled townes ours haue scarce houels to couer them that land flowed with milke and honie our abounds with as good or better they sent men to search that so we to search this they brought of the commodities so haue we many slandered that countrey so they doe ours more beleeued the slander then the trueth and so they doe of ours yet some stoode boldly for the trueth and so there doe in ours and better then those that doe depraue it And as two of the twelue resisted the slaunder whereby the diuell had not a full Iurie So though many slanderers open their mouthes against vs and our land For how can they speake good things when themselues are euill yet I hope it is hard to finde that euer twelue good men and true as a Iurie must be did agree together to speake euill of it and so I doubt not the diuell shall neuer get a verdict against vs. But God whose cause we vndertake will euer and in all companies haue a Caleb or Iosua ready to speake the trueth and put the slanderers to silence There remaines the application of the iudgements and executions but that belongs not to me It is the Lords to inflict the slanderers die a suddaine death the beleeuers a lingering death far be both these curses from you all But farre be you also from deseruing them The next discouragement is the hard and miserable conditions of them that goe and stay there their fare their diet their drinke their apparell their houses their bedding their lodging are all so poore so pitifull that no English men are able to endure it I answere first doe we purpose to attempt and atchieue to begin and to perfect any noble exploite in such fashion of life as wee liue in England Let vs not deceiue our selues Stately houses costly apparell rich furniture soft beds daintie fare dalliance and pleasures huntings and horse-races sports and pastimes feasts and banquets are not the meanes whereby our forefathers conquered kingdomes subdued their enemies conuerted heathen ciuilized the Barbarians and fetled their common-wealths nay they exposed themselues to frost and colde snow and heate raine and tempests hunger and thirst and cared not what hardnesse what extremitie what pinching miseries they endured so they might atchieue the ends they aimed at and shall wee thinke to bring to passe a matter of this honour and excellencie which the ages to come shall stand amazed to beholde and not to endure much corporall hardnesse What was there euer excellent in the world that was not difficult Nay euen therefore more excellent and more esteemed because difficult they therefore were misaduised that went to Virginea with purpose to liue for the present as they liued in England and vnworthie are they to be counted Fathers and Founders of a new Church and Common-wealth that resolued not to vndergoe and endure all difficulties miseries and hardnesse that flesh and blood is able to beare Secondly I answere this obiection yeeldes no cause of mislike of this action more then others seeing there neuer was noble action that was not subiect to these miseries but it discouers the pusillanimitie the basenesse the tendernesse and effeminatenesse of our English people into which our nation is now degenerate from a strong valiant hardie patient and induring people as our forefathers were which comes to passe not by our peace plentie as some causelesly cauill but by the abuse of thē that is by want of exercise of armes and actiuitie want of trades and labour by our idlenesse lazinesse and lasciuiousnesse wherein Cities haue laboured to match the Court and the Countrey enuies the Cities and so now at last all turne after state and pompe and pleasures and if any occasion fall out that men should be put to any hardnes in cold or heate by land or sea for diet or lodging not one of 100. is found that can indure it but when other people can indure winter and summer winde and weather sunne and showers frost and snow hunger and thirst in campe or garrison by land or sea and march on foote through snowe or waters then our men for the most part are consumed and dead or else got home againe to the fire side in England But it was another kinde of life that made our forefathers fearefull to other nations and terrible to their enemies had they been such mecocks and milksops as we are now they had neuer expulsed the Danes nor ouercome the French we had neuer quartered the armes of France nor crowned our kings in Paris we had neuer taken so many