due respectes whereunto God by the law of nature hath bounde them in this world and this must so be for the other true vowe of renouncing was made before in Baptisme and remayned still in force To all these inconueniences and traitorous absurdities they must nedes be subiect which hold that the Church of Rome is the true Catholike Church of Christ and that the Catholike Church of Christ can not erre The horror of their cruelties to the people of their country of whom their country consisteth whose liues they haue regarded no more then shéepe yea no more then fleaes and that with such delite of torment as if they still cryed out as the heathen tyrant did fac vt sentiat se mori let him fele that he is dying as the Pope himself did that caused some of his Cardinales to be tormented in such maner by speciall cōmandement that he being in a garden vnderneth saying hys deuotions might heare them cry all this I referre to the large faithfull and learned explication of that good diligent and vertuous man Master Foxe in his Booke of Actes and Monumentes of the Church where as in a glasse doth euidently appeare what nature or any kinde respect to kinne reuerence pitie loue or countrey reigned or rather remayned in the furious hartes of Papistes how smothly soeuer the hypocrites wyth Crocodiles teares or wild Irish laughter do faine flatter and abuse those in whose power they be till they haue their time of auantage Though the remembrance of these thinges be bitter yet is it holsome And therefore let it not out of their hartes that haue harty care and specially charge of their countrey That clemencie and gentlenesse can not reclaime them from traitorous minds while they continue in Papistrie is as plaine and as true a forme of speach as if a man sholde say they must nedes be traytors so long as they be full of treason for treason and Papistrie are vnseparable while they be kept vnder euen as crueltie and Papistrie are vnseperable when they are gotten aboue Yet for some more ample opening of the truth of this conclusion let vs somewhat more wey their qualities with reasonable consideration and conference of their doinges If clemencie and benefites should be hable to reclaime them it must be for some regard that they must haue of the dutie of thankefulnesse for benefites receaued of those persons from whose sincerely louing minde toward them and not from any foreine enforcing cause they accompt the benefites to procede Wherein is to be searched how much they are likely to esteme such dutie by their weying other nere duties and agayne how well they acknowledge from whence this clemencie and benefites haue proceded For if the hiest and greatest duties of kindnesse moue them not then is small accompt to be made of their thankfulnesse for temporall commodities or at the least for bare suffering them to liue vnpunished And againe if the same impunitie and other beneficiall doinges be thought to come enforced from other or craftily wonne by their owne policie or so to come from your selfe as you could not chose then is your thanke fo far lost as there is no hope that euer any such meane can reclaime a Papist Surely he that regardeth not the hyest dutie will neuer regarde the meanest The dutie of the loue or feare of God can not hold a Papist from blasphemie against God The dutie of faith allegeance to his Prince can not kéepe a Papist from treason to his Prince The dutie of deare loue to his natural countrey can not withdraw a Papist from assenting to yea and procuring the spoyle destruction bondage and alienation of his countrey as I haue alredy proued The dutie of kinde and naturall pitie can not stay a Papist from murdering the feble sexe nor the silly tender infancie nor reuerend eldest age The dutie of familiaritie in youth of frendship in grauer yeares of continuall societie during all the life passed with heapes of mutuall commodities can not pull backe a Papist from immanitie of sacrificing his derest frendes The dutie of honor of Children to parentes or loue of parentes to children remoueth not a Papist from vnnaturall crueltie The dutie of entier loue and felowship betwene man and wife holdeth no place in the hart of a Papist No dutie of kinred no estimation of learning vertue no good respect that moueth good men to loue compassion once toucheth a stubburne Papist Al these duties we haue sene broken yea neglected and throwen away by Papistes And is there hope that clemencie can so farre winne them as to hold them in truth to the Prince from whom they receiue it if opportunitie serue to bring them out of her danger or her highnesse into their danger which God forbid Whensoeuer which God graunt neuer be her Maiestie person should stand in theyr curtesie it is euident that then the gate were open to their desires to theyr florishing to theyr conquest to theyr abilities of reuengyng and to their perfect triumphyng And will they trow you omit all these that they so earnestly gape for will they let passe any occasion that may bryng these and all in respect of her gracious clemencie and benefites no no that will not be It greueth me to thinke and I abhorre to write what opportunities they are lykely to séeke and vse hauyng now pressed so farre as they haue alreadie done with theyr enterprises shadowed with such hopes as theyr proclamation hath vttered But admit kyndenesse were in them for benefites where they impute them It is as well knowen as a common prouerb that where her Maiestie of her singular goodnesse of nature which yet were farre greater goodnesse if it be directed to the onely preseruation of good men and not further stretched and abused to the cherishyng of euill and dangerous men hath forborne and restrayned execution of law agaynst them which yet are the lawes made expressely for her Maiesties safetie theyr ordinarie saying is you can haue no law agaynst vs God so prouideth for vs hys chosen anointed that you can haue no law or if you haue you can not execute it god so preserueth theyr side forsoth so bridleth her Maiesties power by hyw own instinct or by theyr owne meanes of policie Sée the examples of theyr thankefulnesse Did euer those Papists whose liues were saued by good Byshop Cranmers meanes who were brought vp who were defended who were aduanced who were shelded from harme perill by hym ones requite hym with one drop of kyndnesse And yet they spake hym faire in hys prosperitie Auayled the great liberalitie of kyng Henry the viij to rayse vp any kinde remembrance in Papistes that were great in Quéene Maryes dayes to stay them from assentyng to the captiuitie and danger and sekyng the bloud of hys most noble daughter our most gracious soueraygne Ladie And yet duryng kyng Henryes reigne they shewed a seruiceable face as if they would
alway to be noted that the Prince is so not a priuate but a publike person as no attempt against her safetie can or ought to be accompted a priuate cause The full proofe and larger explication of these conclusions though it be easy as a thing which not onely all conuenientie of reason affirmeth but also dayly experience laieth before all mens eyes that haue a frée consideration not accombred with corrupt zeale and affection so yet surely were it a méete thing to be handled by some such man as could adde thereto such ornaments of speche such strength of eloquence and pith of persuasion as myght not onely be vnderstoode beleued but be felt mouel Here any most excellent orators special-vertues might be well employed A fit argument sure it were to shewe witte and knowledge but specially truth and good meaning But till some fitte person shall take in hand to bestow his more profitable trauayle that way let vs yet for vnlading of some of the abundance of our entier deuotion for Gods truth for her maiestie and our countrey haue some remembrance of the particularities thereof For the first article that defineth papistes that accuseth thē of treason to God to kings and to realmes if it be well weyed it can not but quickly be séene for vndouted truth Though it be true that euery one that holdeth any one error or article of doctrine that the Pope teacheth varying from the worde of God is in that article a papist as for example the heresie of transubstantiation the blasphemie of popish masse or any such other yet compt I not euery such a one wholy a papist within compasse of this article that is vnder title of a traitorous Papist but such a one as holdeth all the Popes doctrine to be true that the Romane church erreth not that it hath rightfully such superioritie and primacie in others kingdomes and diocesces as it hath proudly claimed vsurped and that Christians are bound to referre their fayth vnto it and to hang vpon the Popes determinations Many men otherwise good honest subiectes are not yet purged of all errors wherwith Rome hath infected them must haue their tyme to be better instructed But those that are perfect Papistes that publish the Pope to be head of the church which yet in dede is no member of the true church and would haue vs with an implicite bond faith to depend vpon that sea for that reason will refuse by all lawful meanes to confesse the right of Princes in their kingdomes ouer all their subiectes they be perfect traitors in deede yea and the learned sort of them be wilfull heretikes traitors For though in the darke tymes when controuersies of religion were not brought into searching the streame of error caried men awaye without douting yet since that by debating the light hath bene euidently opened and men haue sought and throughly examined the matter there is no learned papist but he knoweth he mainteineth error and in defending and spreading the same he defendeth and spreadeth and so directly aduisedly wilfully and maliciously putteth in execution to his vttermost power hye treasons against God against kinges and kingdomes Against God I cal them treasons though our law the iudge of ciuil treasons in England haue no such name because the nature of the offence so properly receaueth that title and also the vsuall name of hye treason in iure gentium in the common law of nations and in other languages doth so playnely expresse it Hye treasons are in their true nature offences against hye maiestie that is either to the destruction of the persons or denyall and defacement of the iust dignities and authorities of those that beare the name of maiestie and to whom the hyest dutie of obedience faith and alleageance extendeth And therefore is treason called Crimen lesae maiestatis the crime of violating or abating of maiestie Greater maiestie than the maiestie of God can not be therefore hyer and verier treasons then against God can not be His person can not be destroyed or touched his dignitie honor glorie and authoritie may be sclaundered and blasphemed and his subiectes that is mortall men may be withdrawen from their due obedience and drawen into rebellion against him And this I say is hye treason to God to violate or abate the maiestie of God and this do papistes For though God be king of the whole world and so is rightly called the Lord by vniuersall name yea euen of deuilles yet is hys chirch hys more proper and certaine kingdome whereby he is more restrainedly and aptly called our king and our father and so more fitly called our head in respect of the body which is his chirch and not the rest of the worlde In this kingdome hys hyest dignitie is to be the onely head thereof which the Papistes take from him and deriue it to their Pope And though with gloses they excuse it that theyr Popes take it not from God 〈…〉 vnder God as his vicars yet must they be admonished that wythout sufficient deputation and warrant from the kyng himselfe which the Pope hath not the subiect to thrust himselfe into gouernance of the kingdome is hye treason where he that being a stranger would seke to conquere it were but an enemy And so is it rightly to be sayd that the Turke is to God an enemy and the Pope is to God a traytor and all his adherentes principall traytors for treason admitteth no accessaries Also one great part of Gods maiestie standeth in making of lawes to gouerne his kingdome that hys shéepe shall heare hys voyce and no strangers Against which poynt of maiestie as it is hye treason to publish lawes and proclamations in ciuile kynges names against their wyll so are papistes hye traytors in publishing and receauing lawes proclamations and decrées from a climing and vsurping tyrant to bynde Gods subiectes the chirch wythout the wyll and warrant of God Also rebelliously to burne destroy tread downe or deface in great contempt the commissions and lawes of temporall kynges is an hye offence against maiestie and therefore papistes that dishonor and discredit the word of God and destroy the bookes thereof are hye offenders agaynst hys maiestie Also hie treason it is for the subiect to leuie warre agayst hys soueraigne and to destroy hys lande hys faythfull subiectes and true liege people And therefore Papistes in their persecuting and murderyng of Christians with open hostilitie haue shewed themselues hye traytors to the vniuersall King of Christians Also where the counterfaityng of princes handes and coynes and the clipping and abating the value of their true coynes and the vttering of such forged and abated coine is hie treason what lesse name than hye treason agaynst God can we geue to papistes that haue counterfait the writing and coynes of God and geuen out false commissions false patentes and false charters in stede of his worde that clippe from the dignitie
and holesome foode We pray that we may once see euery title destroyed whatsoeuer it be either in ciuill respect or ecclesiasticall that hath or shall any way threaten her Maiesties danger that hath or shall any way clayme the crounerom frm her hed or her power out of her hand that hath or shall seke any dispossession of her estate and the inuasion of her land specially the titles and lewd hopes of Romish Popes that haue by notorius wickednesse excedyng the olde Romane Emperours shewed them selues vnmete to lyue among Christian people much lesse to gouerne them that haue by murrible and vnnaturall murders and hoactise of poysoning and other mischieues shewed that them selues and their Papistes are not to be wonne with kindenesse to be true to the Queene that could not be holden by nature from slaughter of tâ—eir own as by many euident histories appeareth yea where their treason may be rewarded with a kingdome yea with the kingdome of heauen those fained and wicked titles we say of Romish vsurpation that haue interrupted the blessed yeaâ—e which we haue so long enioyed that haue drawen into conspiracie alliance knottes of fauour those of whom her Maiestie hath well deserued that hath armed the rebell against lour most good swete soueraigne Ladies life croune and dignitie and put weapon in traytors handes to cut true subiectes throtes and vtterly to destroy the wealth safetie and honor of England We pray that we may see when those that shall wrest or procure to change law to erect the courage of any dangerous Viper to such endes or to any aspiring hope of preuenting and vndermining vnder whatsoeuer colour name preteÌ„ce or shew in proclamation or otherwise or to the safegard of their persones that haue so attempted may be declared and executed as enemies to this estate and to the Quenes safety We pray that we may se such laws prouided for her highnesses preseruation the same so executed without restraint or slacknesse for any respect as the hope of Papistes such as be enemies to God the Quéene and the realme may if they repent not be cut of for euer We pray to liue to sée that none may haue place office nor accesse into her Maiesties court nor houshold no nor once to her presence that shall not be well knowen to fauour both God and her so far as any circumspection and policie may prouide it We pray God that we may once sée the administration yea and studie of law and iustice wholly taken from those that shall not be knowen to fauour the law of God and to acknowledge her Maiesties right that is head of law and iustice in the realme We pray God that her Maiestie and her Counsell may haue such particular knowledge of men that her enemies may be weakened and her frendes strengthned al auantages vsed for her safetie all neutrall aduises suspected for surtle vnderminings We trust it wil be so for God hath not drawen these late mischiefes into light for nothing But afore all thinges we pray God to send vs true repentance more ioyfull receiuing of his Gospel and more vertuous ensuing it least as we lost our best king with liuing ill so we may lose our best Quene with liuing worse And that therewith it may please him to direct all the doinges of her Maiestie and Counsell to procéede in their good aduauncing his glorie and preseruation of the state which without ielous circumspection for preseruing the Queenes most royall person can not be done and that such good meanes and prouisions as God offereth to that end be not refused or neglected which were to tempt God to forsake his cause to betray our noble Prince and to geue away or rather cast away the realme These be the dayly and nightly prayers of good subiectes And while we busie our selues with these praiers we do after our principall confidence in Godes goodnesse rest our selues vpon the trust of her Maiestie and her most honorable Counsell for whom we prayse God and to them we referre the guiding of vs and ours ready to follow them when we are commaunded with the vttermost of our power and perill knowing how they spare not their vttermost endeuour and perill with susteyning the most vnpleasant life God wot that may be for our sakes for our quiet profite and defense Consider these thinges ye that haue bene and haue not yet ceased to be such Papistes remember how in that state ye be neither true Christian men nor true English men wherby if ye repent not you are not worthy to liue in the kingdome of England and you are sure not to come in the kingdome of Heauen Let euery good thing moue you to truth and to your prefitte Let euery euill thing fray you from treason from eternall vndoing Learne religion of God alone render your allegeance to your prince alone liue in bond of countrey with English men alone Acknowledge how God hath sent his truth to shine vpon you her maiestie hath poured all benefites of her good gouernaunce among you her true subiectes desire euery way both in soule and body to be comfortable to you Put of onely the cankerd affection or rather passion of inhumanitie Doo but once come home from those articles that can not stand with out treason to the prince and state bynde not your selues your soules and fayth to the authoritie of any mortall and sinfull man geue euer infinitly to God resort faythfully to him pray deuoutely to him to shew you his truth by his owne worde And so I dout not but hauing once forsaken foreine subiections and being once so farre vnpapisted that ye may come into the number of true subiectes for the rest God shall accord vs and shall reueale vnto you sinceritie of all truth in time and in such time as shall be the greatest comfort that euer you felt in your liues And so yet till other errors be purged by Gods grace working by the hearing of his word we shall al goe vnder the gentle yoke of our naturall soueraigne there let vs draw louingly together and then saye and sing merily God spede the ploughe of England Amen ¶ God saue our Queene Elizabeth and confound her enemies ¶ Imprinted at London by Iohn Daye dwelling ouer Aldersgate These Bookes are to be solde in Paules churchyarde at the signe of the Crane The Q. precious The Queenes good gouernement Resest solliciti plena timoris amor A figure of the Northren rebellion Sero medicina paratur cum mala per longas inualüere moras True couclusions Not all Papistes traitors Which Papistes be traitors Learned Papistes wilfull traytors Treason offence against maiestie Treason against God Kinges should haue care of Gods honour Papistrie sede of ciuile treason Heresies punished by temporall law Mercie to punish Papistes Papistes traitors to kinges and kingdomes Traitorous doctrines of Popes for kinges and kingdoms Traiterous doinges of Papistes against kinges and kingdomes Pope teacheth to keepe no fayth Ladie of North. English Papistes traitors to the Q. Traian Papistes take not the Q. for Queene Papistes refuse the othe because they beleue not the Q. title to the crowne In the statute of her atteâ—â—nder Papistes draw obedience from the Q. Papistes meritorious treason Refusers of the othe mete to be well examined Popish dispensations to dissemble Interrogatories for Papistes Papistes traitors by statute Practises of Papists against the Q. Storie Lonanists Seditious writers Spreders of seditious bookes Spreders of rumors Good chirch will it neuer be Clubbe Basto Ouerthwart Papistes â—op c. Papistes counterfaiting Gospellers 〈◊〉 of the Q. good doinges Railers vp on the clergie Papists in places of credit A gentle prouerbe Let 〈◊〉 haue their wordes Treason the natural humor of Papistrie Traitorous prophecies Prognostications Gardiners traitorous sermon He did not foresee the fall of Rose pens to nothing Accipe nunc 〈…〉 et crimine ab vno â—â—ce omnes Filii huius mundi English Papistes traitors to England Romish religion Rebelles confedered with strangers Prouing of 〈◊〉 Plures adorant solem orientem quam occidentem Mutantem regna Cometen Nouissimus error peior priore Haud recte temporibus diuisa sunt tibi ista Daue Popish clergie no good subiectes Harding Wolsey Traitours not true to theyr owne fellowes Monckes forswore theyr countrey and naturall dutie Therefore many Bishops wold not be consecrate till they were made Monkes Cruelties of Papistes Clemencie can not winne a Papist â–ª Periuri que arte Sinonis Vnum nôris omnes nôris Papistes obedience vntrue Papistrie encreaseth by lenitie Papistes dangerousâ—â— cherished No crueltie for simple opinions Old shepebiters perilous to be kept Matters of facte not knowen but 〈…〉 Onely Christians true to the Queene Romane tyrannies and cruelties Treasons of Papists Good couÌ„sell to Papistes