vs the view of their trayterous pride and infernall confidence which doth consist in themselues their furniture and multitude euen as the heathen did of aid against Dauid Psal 20. Some put their trust in horses and some in Chariots but our trust is in the name the power and strength of our God Secondly that their indeuour is not to better or to reforme the state of religion or the gouernment in the common weale if so they can finde it maymed but farre otherwise and not other then vtterly to destroye subuert both Let vs breake c. Thirdly that their pride â—â—th blinded their eies 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 hartes 〈…〉 they im◠〈…〉 woul◠〈…〉 they fight against the Lord in stryuing with his annointed First who seeth not in our Catholiques an insolent pride and hellish furye who trusting in their forraine strength abroad and at home doe bray out into these speaches or like to effect This woman shall not raigne ouer vs Luc 19.14 Mat. 21.18 this is the last heire come let vs kill her and take awaye her inheritaunce Come let vs rowse vp Englande and make a breache in it for vs let vs sette vp a king or Queene rather euen the sonne of Tabeall Esay 7. or that Idolatrous daughter And who shall doe all this Forsooth our English Catholiques and these greedy greene youths must begin that attempt that all the great more graue yet silent confederates maye follow◠〈…〉 they stirre vp and enco◠〈…〉 Come on 〈…〉 â—lmost no 〈…〉 â—noe is 〈…〉 forme Let vs. Let you Why seely wretches what are you What are we Wee are the princes Pereles of the earth wee are the Catholique confederates of the holy Church wee are the sufficient banded powers able to eate vp all the heretickes in the land Alas seely Caytiues Parturiunt montes exit ridiculus mus And doe you not knowe that your triumph is before the victorye Doe you not see that your reioyce doth repose his rest in the strength farre shorte of helping heauen and will you be confidently blind not behold the end of your vnnaturall subiects in their treasonable practises doth not the psalmist saye of suche They are fallen but we stand vpright Psal 20. c. for wee trust not in Charyots nor in horses or in the strength of men but in 〈…〉 But if ye thinke 〈…〉 agains◠〈…〉 heart◠〈…〉 th◠〈…〉 wheele compas of the heauens which with glorious power doth day by night that for vs encompasse the same And though ye be the powers of the whole earth Esay 40.6.7.8 the flowers therof yet are ye but grasse the little creatures therin yet of base reputation when the Lord of hoasts shal arme them to his battaile for vs his beloued Church they shal beate you to the earth wither you as heye For when he hath set the season day he wil then speak to you in his displeasure with the weakest of these creatures he can wil as with an iron rod break al your popish power into penistone peeces yea the very gates of hell cannot preuaile against him Ioel. 8.4 The caterpiller so easy to be crushed the palmer worme the grashopper the flie Amos. S. 6.17.24 Chro. 10.13 the frogge the louse matters of lesse moment will he arme with his power then I sa◠〈…〉 of the Lord shall 〈…〉 Catho◠〈…〉 â—s But 〈…〉 syrs 〈…〉 Lord of Hoasts Psal 24. Ye are kinges yet not properly for the Lorde is the king of the vniuersall earth Dan. 4.14 and hee giueth and taketh away kings kingdomes at his pleasure and giueth them to whom he will euen to very abiects if so he see it good Let you you the Armies of Antichrist let you crest vp your Crests against the Lord Iesus Christ In good truth sirs though ye be strong by suttle sleight to deceiue sundry his seely seruaunts in his Church yet shall you see that if the Captain Ioab theÌ„ sure our soueraigne Iesus for his Dauid wil driue Abner and his Antichrist Ishboseth quite out of the field 2. Sam. 2.14 Psal 8.9 Apoc. 12. But let you The Dragon his Angels of hell in earth bend your battaile against Christ our Michaell and his annointed Prince heauenly powers in this his Câ—â—f England Well go◠〈…〉 ye Giaâ—◠〈…〉 you sh◠〈…〉 as 〈…〉 Psal 7 10.1â— 12.13.14 â— cannot be stayed rise vp spare not begin to play For the Lorde hath whet his sword bent his bow 2. Sam. 2 14. Psal 7.10.11 12. meaneth to make a speedy dispatch of his persecutours and he hath established our Dauids throne because shee putteth her trust in him Therefore we rest assured in humble harts that hee will deliuer her And armeth vs against you Psal 22. with safetye of his good quarrell encourageth vs by his heroicall spirite 144.1 and maketh our fingers nimble for the battell Axe Wherefore our true English hartes doe not feare at all your Romaine force Goe to then Abner thou Abington and all the broode of Sathan for our God for his Dauid Elizabeth is encamped against thee watcheth for the further protection 127.1 of our English Israell whose holy name be blessed for euer and euer Amen But 〈…〉 will further examine your 〈…〉 against her 〈…〉 former 〈…〉 on Let 〈…〉 purpose euen an vtter subuersioÌ„ of this present state the religion of Christ the Crowne dignity life of our most gratious Queen Elizabeth al which vnder these Metaphors coardes bonds phrases metonimicall the scriptures giue to vs and are before sufficiently discerned But oh miserable Papistes yee cannot break the boÌ„ds staffe of liberty which god in his great mercy hath made with this his beloued Churche It is not in your power that appertaineth vnto God alone to breake his league of loue with vs Zach. 11.8.14.15 our bandes of Amitye and Christian peace to cast out our shepheard scatter the flocke destroy the fruitfull pasture all at once It is not you it is not you except the Lorde for our vnthankfulnes doe enbattle you against vs neither can you breake the least coard of this Church or regiment except you could bereâ—â—◠〈◊〉 Maiestye of her naturall 〈…〉 â—hom God defend 〈…〉 â—his 〈◊〉 spirite 〈…〉 ba◠〈…〉 And we with sorrowfull sighes knowe-that her dolerous death is your chiefe desire But how wicked is your atteÌ„pt or howe vnable for Popish reach ye nothing yet consider Wicked it is to determine the slaughter of her Maiestye as Gods Scriptures woulde tell you could ye beleeue them your own treÌ„bling harts feebled hands in so prodigious a sacrilege by you attempted doth bewray you to striue herin against your accusing consciences Ro. 2. For haue we not this commaund in generall giuen to al fleshe Thou shalt not kill Exod. 20. And is not the Princes person garded with this speciall Prouiso Psal 105.15
Touch not mine annointed nor doe my Prophetes no harme Doth not God in Iustice threaten to require bloud for bloud at the hand of euery murtherer Gen. 9.7.6 And if men shedde the bloud of men doth he not promise that by men shall their bloud be shed again Yea wicked Caine though cursed and excommunicâ—ted from God is marked â—f the 〈…〉 câ—ulde slaye 〈…〉 God is there 〈…〉 though 〈…〉 â—mselâ—◠〈…〉 not from his church in earth alone but from his fauour loue whose brothers bloud doth call for vengeaÌ„ce vp to heauen yet that man that killeth Caine shal be punished seauen folde for that murther Gen. 4.15 although it be done vpon so cursed a wretch But for Princes as they are the Lords annointed so are they in a sort incorporate into the shadow of Gods most sacred person maiestically beare the name of Gods Ego dixi dij estis are so mightely garded by the Lorde Psal 82. That not onely his heauenly Angels are made their soldiours 2. Reg. 19. 2. Chr. 32.35 against all their earthy infernall enemies but also the Sun Moone shal be obedieÌ„t to their coÌ„maund Ios 10. Yea the thundring Aire shall driue a terror to their camped enimies 2. K. 7.6 as if Chariot wheels did scoure the Coasts earth sea shall send theÌ„ succour Yea the birds of the Aire shall bewray Eccle. 10.80 the smallest worde souÌ„ding to their dishonor the most secrete thought withiâ— the closet of our secre◠〈…〉 against our 〈…〉 â—losed 〈…〉 Maiesty conspiring hurt to his annointed king Drawe Dauids heart into thy bosome set his lore be a law to thee if thou wilt rightly fear the Lord who wheÌ„ he had his soueraign in his hand a man cast of from God excommunicate by the Lord froÌ„ being king Dauid now annointed as in his place to inioy the kingly Crowne dignity yet he would not because he could not be guiltles lay violent hands vpon Saule as yet the Lords annointed Nay wheÌ„ Dauid might haue slaine him or his seruaunts which were more then willing therto he onely in the Caue cutte a peece of his garment the which his face when hee more deepely had considered did mightely wound his soule as the story reporteth But to vse violence to the body of Saule 1. Sam. 24.6 no man coulde perswade Dauid because hee was his Maister his king soueraign now that Lords annointed For truely whosoeuer shal strike the body of his soueraign king 〈◊〉 Queen â—oth the 〈◊〉 euen wound to 〈…〉 Christ Ie◠〈…〉 â—istes coÌ„â— Mat. 25.34 〈…〉 accompted of Christ Iesus to bee done to himselfe how much more shall that diuine Maiestye on hie for such horrible bloudshed though onely done to his peculiar Image his king on earth the Lord exhibitng by him his own right arme to vs accompt I say the same as done vnto him self The consideration herof caused holy Dauid to saye being the next heire to Saule his Crowne whose seruants also hungred greatly Saules death in fauor of Dauid their future king The Lord keepe me 1. Sam. 26.9 saith hee from doing that thing vnto my maister the Lords annointed so Dauid ouercame his seruants saith the place A lesson concerning such future hopes vpon whom wickedly many do depend had they good right yet ought they not to hearken to their false fauning parasites to both their ouerthrowes but to discountenaunce as traytors speaches against the present Dauid for the hope of a counterfeit Ishâ—boseth al such 〈…〉 so shoâ—â— they disco◠〈…〉 deadly 〈…〉 call 〈…〉 〈…〉 â—â—cond time when Saule was cast into a dead sleep all his Camp the Dauid with his hungry Abyshay entred the kings pauilion tooke away his spear from his beds head Abner and the hoast lying on sleepe about him looke to thy watch more faithfully Abner God hath closed thine enimye saith Abyshay to Dauid into thy hands this day therfore I pray thee let me smite him once with a speare I wil not smite him again his meaning was he would kill him at the first blowe to Abyshay Dauid said destroy him not His reason why is 1. Sam. 26.9 for who can saye his haÌ„d on the Lords annointed be giltles No neither Samuell can commaund it nor Dauid the future annointed may do it much lesse ambitious Abyshay can attempt or any other person to bereue with priuate hand the Lords annointed of his life and bee without daunger nay condeÌ„nation of the deepest treasoÌ„ sauage slaughter that possibly can be coÌ„mitted â—oth in 〈◊〉 of God and of naturall 〈…〉 sure I 〈…〉 with 〈…〉 â—his the king Oh that our Catholique Traytors would thinke that Dauid had as much holines Samuell that Apostles had as great aucthoritye more then any Bishop can haue and yet these neuer did or durst leaue the people to their liberty but brought them vnder the bands coardesâ— of Princely gouernmeÌ„t yea vnto heathen Princes were so fart from commaunding or procuring violent handes vpon such the Lords Christs as on the contrary they called all christians into due obedience to theÌ„ to most willing submissioÌ„ teaching threatning gods heauy iudgement to all the transgressors And now though I haue tried loÌ„g your patience in this profitable discourse yet I see me thinketh a willing minde in you to heare the last breach of this our labour that is to shew by proofe how vain it is for the vnnaturall subiect to rise to the ruine of his liege and natural king and how vnable they be to bring their shamefull indeuour to 〈◊〉 â—â—rowfulâ— ende The◠〈…〉 blinde 〈…〉 th◠〈…〉 chiefly aime at the heart of our Elizabeth But the euent doth prooue that as God for Dauid so our king Christ for his holy annointed doth take this Catholike treason as doone vnto himselfe and therefore in vaine is all your toyle in treasonable affaires To our singular comforte lette vs remember these wordes of our text Why doe ye murmur c. In vaine in vain yea and that in a double vanitie doe our Papists conspire and rage For neither shall they bee able to hurt our gratious Queene Elizabeth nor yet be able to auoide Gods heauie displeasure by the hand of her authoritie They shall neuer preuaile in their attempt Psal 2.2.9 for these reasons following First whosoeuer sette themselues against an absolute power armed of God must needs be ouercome but the Catholike traytors do so as before is said Ergo c. Againe when the purposes of earthly 〈…〉 the decree of the 〈…〉 â—ust needes 〈…〉 â—ses of 〈…〉 â—en Psal 2.7.8 〈…〉 are so bent Ergo c. The eternal decree is sette downe in this Psalme First for the Lord Christ in his Church that hee shall raigne ouer the kinges of the earth for euer and nexte for his annointed Princes that they shall raigne in his Syon vnder
in Englande our gracious Queene Elizâ—beth To kingly parents Pet. 2. the Lord â—â—th â—â—â—â—aunded charged vs to giue 〈…〉 tribute obedience wil◠〈…〉 silence suf◠〈…〉 hony ney◠〈…〉 raigne 〈…〉 they be neither Christians nor comfortable to their subiects but Heathen Princes Idolatrous kings or cruell TyraÌ„ts as these and many suth other places doe proue 1. Sam. 10.25.8.11.12.13 Iere. 29.7 Exod. 21. Psal 20.82 Eccle. 9. Pro. 6.24 Ma. 21.21 Mar. 12.17 Luc. 20.25 Ro. 13.1 1. Pet. 2.13.17 1. Tim. 2.1.2.3 And the disobedience hereto draweth Gods vengeaunce as the Apostle saith and the scripture proueth as the plagues of Corah Dathan and Abiram by the very hande of God from heauen doe testifie his hate of disobedience in earth to his appointed Magistrates Yea our fealtye and allegeaunce ought to be such vnto them as we permit not an euill thought to possesse nay not to enter our bosomes 〈…〉 â—m For the byrds of th◠〈…〉 shall â—cle 10. bewray ei◠〈…〉 â—ll reue◠〈…〉 â—n 18.9 sho◠〈…〉 either equall or aboue God but forsomuch as he is the Lorde omnipotent ouer all therefore it cannot be that man or Angell canne graunt either freedome against this commaunded duetye or in any sorte to discharge vs of the same yet naye the lesse that manne of sinne the Antichrist of Rome doth take vpon him in his Bulles both thither and into Fraunce to doe the one and the other And he hath hereby besotted many fine witts and made dronken into this rebellion not a fewe able persons to haue serued her Maiestie in much better sort But I beseech you Syr Pope by what aucthoritye doe you discharge our english subiectes of their moste bounden dutie to her Maiestie their naturall Soueraigne sith you are but an Italian Priest or Bishop haue no place much lesse setth Regall power in England His friendes do aunswere 〈◊〉 him thus That â—ee is the Vicar 〈…〉 earth Surely sir but not 〈…〉 For the scrip◠〈…〉 sente an◠〈…〉 to the ende of the worlde Mar. 16.20 Hebr. 13.21 And for the ciuill gouernement hee confirmed that Regiment he founde as of olde by himselfe established commaunding euery nation to obeye their superiour powers and to giue their King that whiche is his Yea and Christ himselfe for example to all Christians though hee bee freedome it selfe and Subiecte to no creature but soueraigne ouer all yet both himselfe and his Peter Mat. 17.25 he paid tribute money teaching by the miracle of the fishe that all possible meanes must be made by sea and land of euery subiect bond or free to our duety vnto our Caesar least wee shoulde in any suche sorte offende them And for the spirituall gouernement hee neuer committed it vnto one alone no not among the 12. Apostles but rather reprooued that ambition in them and sette this downe for a lawe that whiche of them shoulde hunger after heâ—d shippe he shoulde 〈◊〉 farre depre◠〈◊〉 his 〈…〉 hadd◠〈…〉 And when he sent out to preach he gaue equall commission saying Goe yee Mat. 20 2â— Mat. 16.15 and preache and baptise c. And the Apostle Paule sayth not that Christ hath sette not onely one Vycarre in his absence till his returne But ascending and leading Captiuitye Captiue Ephe. 4 hee hath giuen not one gifte to one vniuersall Pastor or Elder vppon the whole Churche but giftes to menne as that in the persone of many his holy spirite maye raigne and rule in the heartes of all that feare him Hee hath therefore geuen some to bee Apostles some Prophets some Euangelistes and some Pastours and Teachers that in this Aristocratia his spirite might gouerne his Church not in a Monarchy as the Pope would haue it Neither doth that place so often alleaged serue his turne Tibi dabo claues c. Mâ—t. 26. For besides that these keyes haue no power to shut vp the Pallace from the Prince nor Royall kings from their Regall digniâ—ies or yet other men from their earth 〈…〉 But are giuen to open 〈…〉 of the Gospell by the office of preaching and to shutte out of Gods congregation for a time suche as doe continue to heare his voice and to obey his holy commaund So when this promise was performed it was giuen in common to al the Apostles with him in equality Christ saying to them altogether Receiue ye not thou Peter alone or first or aboue the rest the holy ghost whose sinnes ye remit they are remitted c. Thus Christ and his Apostles left the state of his Churche And if it should be otherwise I must needes woÌ„der at Peter his softnes that hauing such authority aboue the rest giuen him of Christ he would beare so base a mind as to suffer not onely his equalls to vsurpe his preheminence but his inferiours the Elders in the Churche to vse asmuch power in doctrine and gouernment Ecclesiasticall as he Or yet that hee woulde not excommunicat the Apostle Paule Gall. 1. for reprouing him openly before the people in Antioch Surely the very reason wâ—â—châ—â—â— that as hee was 〈…〉 a shrewde che◠〈…〉 he was of an heauenly spirit and tooke reproofe as a medicine to that disease and neuer sette himselfe aboue his brethren but ioyned himselfe with his inferiours for calling yet equall in power saying 1. Pet. 5.1 The Elders which are among you I beseeche which am also a fellowe Elder c. Consenior is your vulgare translation Feede the flocke c. Not as Lordes ouer Gods herytage but that yee may be ensamples to the flocke And when that chiefe shepheard shall appeare ye shall receiue an incorruptible crowne of glory Note this good brethren Peter is but a fellowe Elder with his brethren Heb. 13.20 and doth so entitle himselfe And note also that he referreth the name of chief princely or heade to the onely Shephearde of our soules Iesus Christ alone And to conclude this point if Christ gaue not any one the preheminence of all if hee appointed not a Monarchye but a Churche gouernement Aristoâ—â—â—ticall videlicet to rule by sundry 〈…〉 no larger keyes then the rest if he tooke no more vppon him then a fellowe Elder if hee became not a comptroler of the whole Church but was vnder the censure of his brethren that did discerne him how canne it come to passe were hee Peter his successour as Symon Magus doth rather challenge him that vnder the name of Peter the Apostle whose limitation by Gods spirite was ouer the Iewes and Paules commission rather more Bishoplike ouer the Gentiles this Antichrist of Rome shoulde haue such aucthoritye ouer our soueraigne so farre distant from his territorye or Bishopricke as to excommunicate her Maiestie to discrownize her Royall person and to release her subiectes from the bondes of their alleageaunce and as it fitteth the nature of that monstrous Hydra to sanctifie as saintes all such cursed soules as woulde embrue their handes in her right Innocent bloude The