considerable_a refugee_n a_o counsellor_n of_o the_o supreme_a court_n of_o paris_n be_v inform_v by_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a member_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o holland_n that_o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o we_o to_o look_v after_o our_o concern_v he_o have_v often_o promise_v to_o give_v we_o timely_a warning_n he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n and_o the_o person_n who_o receive_v it_o set_v himself_o about_o draw_v up_o the_o memoir_n they_o have_v desire_v of_o he_o after_o have_v first_o discourse_v it_o with_o those_o who_o he_o think_v fit_a god_n have_v take_v he_o since_o into_o his_o rest_n the_o memoir_n he_o have_v draw_v prove_v very_o good_a and_o so_o well_o digest_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o either_o want_v or_o superfluous_a in_o they_o and_o so_o there_o be_v two_o person_n who_o prepare_v these_o instruction_n and_o though_o they_o do_v not_o act_v joint_o or_o communicate_v their_o work_n one_o to_o another_o nevertheless_o the_o thing_n they_o lay_v down_o agree_v exact_o because_o truth_n and_o right_o be_v constant_o the_o same_o and_o can_v vary_v we_o desire_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o those_o among_o we_o who_o have_v take_v care_n of_o the_o public_a cause_n have_v not_o do_v it_o of_o their_o own_o head_n but_o be_v impower_v by_o the_o permission_n nay_o by_o a_o special_a order_n of_o their_o superior_n and_o so_o you_o be_v not_o to_o impute_v the_o ill_a success_n to_o the_o imprudence_n of_o those_o who_o may_v have_v meddle_v with_o these_o material_a affair_n without_o any_o power_n and_o warrant_n so_o to_o do_v the_o instruction_n then_o i_o say_v be_v well_o draw_v and_o exhibit_v in_o due_a time_n for_o they_o be_v deliver_v a_o little_a before_o the_o conference_n about_o the_o peace_n begin_v at_o reswick_n the_o ill_a success_n must_v be_v lay_v neither_o upon_o these_o instruction_n nor_o upon_o the_o author_n of_o they_o nor_o upon_o the_o solicitor_n nor_o upon_o the_o solicitation_n themselves_o which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o most_o eminent_a refugee_n and_o that_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o zeal_n and_o conduct_n see_v they_o have_v obey_v the_o advice_n of_o those_o superior_n by_o who_o they_o be_v to_o be_v direct_v and_o who_o set_v we_o upon_o unite_n together_o all_o the_o protestant_a power_n of_o both_o communion_n that_o of_o augsburg_n and_o that_o of_o geneva_n we_o must_v plain_o tell_v you_o that_o we_o have_v almost_o no_o other_o reason_n for_o our_o undertake_n these_o our_o solicitation_n but_o to_o pay_v our_o duty_n to_o truth_n and_o justice_n though_o with_o a_o slender_a prospect_n of_o success_n for_o we_o see_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o author_n of_o our_o misery_n be_v full_o resolve_v not_o to_o lessen_v they_o in_o the_o least_o and_o that_o our_o friend_n and_o protector_n be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v law_n to_o a_o prince_n who_o be_v a_o persecutor_n out_o of_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n but_o we_o ought_v however_o to_o act_v after_o such_o a_o way_n as_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o blame_v our_o conduct_n in_o the_o least_o this_o be_v the_o consideration_n we_o often_o represent_v to_o the_o protestant_a plenipotentiaries_n who_o be_v please_v to_o give_v we_o several_a favourable_a hear_n and_o we_o beg_v they_o many_o time_n to_o put_v we_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o acquaint_v you_o that_o the_o protestant_a prince_n have_v do_v their_o utmost_a towards_o the_o lessen_v of_o your_o misery_n and_o the_o recover_n of_o your_o liberty_n some_o of_o they_o do_v very_o noble_o and_o with_o all_o the_o mark_n of_o sincerity_n promise_v we_o to_o do_v it_o however_o after_o have_v as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v dispose_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o our_o communion_n in_o our_o favour_n we_o endeavour_v pursuant_n to_o their_o advice_n to_o bring_v both_o communion_n separate_v from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o a_o agreement_n not_o for_o such_o a_o union_n as_o it_o be_v report_v abroad_o we_o have_v so_o often_o desire_v but_o only_o to_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o concur_v and_o join_v their_o good_a endeavour_n to_o obtain_v from_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n a_o abatement_n of_o the_o persecution_n we_o plain_o discover_v in_o every_o member_n of_o the_o ausgburg_n communion_n not_o only_o a_o tender_a compassion_n for_o our_o suffering_n but_o also_o very_o favourable_a intention_n towards_o we_o they_o be_v very_o sensible_a it_o concern_v they_o as_o well_o as_o we_o we_o make_v bold_a to_o represent_v unto_o they_o that_o if_o the_o protestant_a prince_n do_v not_o stir_v up_o their_o zeal_n they_o will_v see_v the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o reformation_n that_o have_v cost_v their_o illustrious_a ancestor_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o sweat_n and_o blood_n quite_o ruin_v under_o their_o hand_n we_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v how_o much_o popery_n have_v in_o this_o age_n encroach_v upon_o the_o true_a religion_n we_o expose_v to_o their_o view_n the_o church_n of_o bohemia_n and_o austria_n quite_o destroy_v those_o of_o hungary_n in_o extreme_a distress_n those_o of_o the_o palatinate_n devolve_v to_o a_o popish_a prince_n the_o city_n and_o church_n of_o strasburg_n in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o zealous_a popish_a king_n the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o have_v late_o see_v herself_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o ruin_n by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o two_o king_n and_o last_o the_o electorship_n of_o saxony_n now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o late_o change_v his_o religion_n to_o purchase_v the_o crown_n of_o poland_n we_o beg_v they_o to_o observe_v that_o by_o add_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o french_a church_n to_o the_o former_a loss_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o true_a religion_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o great_a danger_n more_o than_o ever_o we_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o they_o to_o look_v out_o for_o the_o fit_a method_n to_o stop_v the_o successful_a progress_n of_o popery_n and_o to_o raise_v a_o bank_n against_o the_o fierceness_n of_o persecution_n that_o there_o be_v as_o yet_o some_o hope_n to_o save_v the_o rest_n and_o recover_v either_o the_o whole_a or_o some_o part_n of_o our_o loss_n that_o the_o protestant_a religion_n as_o weak_a as_o it_o be_v be_v strong_a enough_o to_o counterpoise_v all_o the_o unite_a force_n of_o popery_n the_o most_o potent_a king_n of_o england_n the_o high_a and_o mighty_a state_n of_o holland_n the_o most_o serene_a elector_n of_o brandenburg_n the_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n the_o king_n of_o sueden_n and_o denmark_n many_o prince_n and_o free_a town_n of_o germany_n the_o canton_n of_o switzerland_n and_o their_o ally_n all_o these_o i_o say_v make_v up_o a_o body_n able_a to_o compel_v other_o to_o hearken_v to_o their_o demand_n since_o they_o be_v able_a when_o they_o please_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o awe_n there_o be_v not_o one_o among_o these_o plenipotentiaries_n to_o who_o we_o represent_v these_o argument_n but_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o equity_n of_o our_o request_n and_o the_o solidity_n of_o our_o reason_n they_o do_v both_o promise_n and_o act_n for_o they_o agree_v to_o name_n seven_o or_o eight_o person_n to_o draw_v up_o their_o demand_n we_o do_v what_o we_o can_v to_o have_v this_o business_n negotiate_v so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o a_o bare_a intercession_n from_o which_o we_o see_v we_o can_v reap_v but_o small_a advantage_n we_o do_v represent_v that_o in_o the_o treaty_n of_o westphalia_n at_o munster_n and_o osnabruck_n the_o affair_n of_o religion_n have_v be_v treat_v of_o that_o the_o french_a king_n himself_o have_v act_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n that_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n shall_v restore_v what_o they_o have_v take_v from_o they_o we_o do_v allege_v twenty_o precedent_n of_o subject_n who_o be_v protect_v by_o other_o prince_n have_v treat_v with_o their_o own_o we_o say_v indeed_o that_o although_o the_o present_a war_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o war_n of_o religion_n religion_n however_o have_v do_v all_o because_o england_n and_o holland_n have_v not_o make_v so_o powerful_a a_o league_n but_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o their_o liberty_n for_o they_o have_v understand_v that_o they_o bear_v a_o ill_a will_n against_o both_o and_o therefore_o say_v we_o since_o religion_n have_v under_o other_o pretence_n arm_v the_o protestant_a prince_n it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a that_o religion_n shall_v be_v forsake_v in_o this_o treaty_n of_o peace_n we_o add_v that_o the_o say_v protestant_a prince_n have_v a_o right_a to_o demand_v their_o be_v reimburse_v for_o the_o vast_a charge_n they_o have_v be_v at_o in_o this_o war_n and_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o so_o many_o subject_n who_o they_o have_v lose_v in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v
intendant_o and_o to_o so_o many_o eye-witness_n as_o we_o have_v upon_o the_o respective_a place_n we_o can_v insist_v any_o long_o on_o such_o sad_a and_o doleful_a particular_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v but_o just_a touch_v upon_o they_o but_o this_o short_a glance_n be_v enough_o for_o our_o purpose_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o compassion_n of_o all_o protestant_n now_o the_o compassion_n we_o desire_v be_v not_o such_o as_o consist_v in_o word_n and_o complaint_n much_o less_o in_o expression_n as_o evaporate_v only_o in_o reproach_n and_o have_v no_o real_a effect_n it_o be_v proper_o assistance_n and_o relief_n we_o beg_v for_o the_o afflict_a church_n and_o that_o not_o for_o the_o french_a church_n only_o but_o also_o for_o all_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o europe_n which_o be_v now_o more_o fierce_o attack_v than_o ever_o they_o have_v be_v since_o the_o reformation_n no_o soon_o be_v they_o bear_v but_o there_o be_v a_o conspiracy_n to_o stifle_v they_o in_o the_o cradle_n and_o in_o order_n thereto_o the_o antichristian_a rome_n become_v every_o where_o a_o boutefeu_n increase_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o inquisition_n set_v up_o gibbet_n kindle_a fire_n in_o spain_n germany_n england_n and_o france_n many_o river_n of_o blood_n and_o many_o horrid_a massacre_n in_o france_n and_o in_o the_o netherlands_o under_o the_o reign_v of_o francis_n 1._o hâ—nry_n ii_o charles_n ix_o and_o henry_n iii_o all_o french_a king_n and_o of_o philip_n ii_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o age_n the_o protestant_a church_n sound_v some_o protection_n and_o enjoy_v some_o ease_n whereby_o she_o recover_v strength_n but_o we_o must_v also_o confess_v that_o she_o degenerate_v very_o much_o during_o the_o time_n of_o her_o tranquillity_n god_n almighty_a therefore_o be_v just_o provoke_v by_o our_o iniquity_n and_o contempt_n of_o his_o truth_n have_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o last_o age_n raise_v up_o three_o prince_n great_a persecutor_n of_o his_o church_n viz._n leopold_n emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o king_n of_o hungaria_n lewis_n the_o fourteen_o and_o james_n the_o ii_o there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n be_v resolve_v upon_o by_o these_o three_o prince_n the_o natural_a and_o we_o may_v say_v irreconcilable_a enmity_n between_o the_o two_o family_n of_o france_n and_o austria_n be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o such_o a_o agreement_n because_o popery_n have_v contrive_v a_o way_n for_o its_o own_o preservation_n which_o no_o other_o religion_n can_v have_v and_o the_o protestant_n be_v whole_o deprive_v of_o that_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o centre_n of_o a_o temporal_a union_n the_o several_a and_o distinct_a part_n unite_v to_o that_o centre_n need_v not_o hold_v any_o correspondence_n to_o adjust_a their_o design_n they_o be_v join_v to_o a_o common_a head_n and_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v but_o to_o follow_v its_o motion_n even_o at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o they_o be_v the_o most_o divide_a by_o their_o temporal_a interest_n the_o emperor_n begin_v the_o persecution_n he_o put_v the_o church_n of_o hungaria_n and_o silesia_n to_o incredible_a suffering_n the_o public_a have_v see_v the_o history_n of_o that_o persecution_n and_o chief_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o calamity_n of_o those_o glorious_a confessor_n who_o be_v send_v to_o the_o galley_n of_o naples_n and_o release_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o dutch._n lewis_n the_o fourteen_o immediate_o after_o the_o pyrenâ—an_n treaty_n form_v the_o design_n of_o root_a the_o protestant_a religion_n out_o of_o his_o dominion_n this_o undertake_n he_o dare_v not_o attempt_v during_o the_o life_n of_o cromwell_n who_o be_v indeed_o a_o usurper_n and_o a_o parricide_n too_o if_o you_o will_v but_o who_o for_o all_o that_o perfect_o understand_v that_o the_o true_a interest_n of_o england_n and_o of_o the_o ruler_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o become_v the_o head_n and_o protector_n of_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o europe_n this_o be_v his_o masterpiece_n of_o policy_n whereby_o be_v keep_v all_o europe_n in_o awe_n after_o his_o death_n charles_n the_o ii_o be_v reestablish_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o ancestor_n this_o prince_n be_v educate_v by_o a_o popish_a mother_n in_o popish_a court_n be_v in_o his_o youth_n prepossess_v against_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o many_o heresy_n increase_v in_o his_o reign_n james_n the_o ii_o succeed_v he_o and_o it_o be_v chief_o between_o this_o prince_n and_o the_o french_a king_n that_o the_o measure_n for_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n be_v concert_v no_o soon_o do_v the_o french_a court_n see_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n but_o she_o resolve_v to_o give_v the_o fatal_a blow_n k._n charles_n die_v in_o february_n and_o k._n james_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n proclaim_v king_n his_o advancement_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v more_o firm_o establish_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o monmouth_n in_o england_n and_o that_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o argyle_n in_o scotland_n the_o edict_n of_o nantes_n be_v recall_v in_o october_n the_o same_o year_n and_o every_o body_n know_v what_o have_v be_v do_v since_o king_n james_n though_o he_o be_v influence_v by_o the_o same_o jesuitical_a spirit_n which_o sway_v in_o both_o court_n can_v not_o however_o go_v on_o so_o fast_o as_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o he_o have_v in_o three_o year_n time_n promote_v his_o religion_n more_o than_o lewis_n have_v in_o thirty_o five_o when_o unexpected_o it_o please_v god_n almighty_a by_o a_o revolution_n which_o surprise_v all_o europe_n to_o advance_v william_n the_o iii_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o england_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o make_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o design_n of_o that_o antichristian_a league_n to_o prove_v abortive_a these_o short_a and_o cursory_a observation_n have_v no_o other_o aim_n but_o to_o make_v the_o protestant_a prince_n sensible_a that_o there_o be_v a_o plot_n on_o foot_n for_o their_o ruin_n the_o last_o treaty_n of_o peace_n with_o the_o emperor_n confirm_v this_o truth_n for_o by_o a_o mutual_a agreement_n with_o the_o emperor_n plenipotentiaries_n they_o have_v insert_v a_o article_n whereby_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o authority_n of_o regulate_v ecclesiastical_a affair_n in_o their_o own_o dominion_n which_o have_v be_v former_o grant_v they_o by_o the_o peace_n of_o passaw_n and_o the_o treaty_n of_o osnabruck_n nay_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o tolerate_v the_o public_a service_n of_o the_o romish_a religion_n in_o all_o the_o country_n late_o conquer_v and_o now_o restore_v by_o france_n true_a it_o be_v that_o these_o protestant_a prince_n have_v oppose_v it_o but_o their_o opposition_n be_v but_o bare_a protestation_n which_o will_v always_o prove_v insignificant_a if_o not_o support_v by_o other_o mean_v more_o effectual_a the_o popish_a league_n will_v every_o day_n get_v strength_n and_o the_o protestant_a party_n decline_v now_o in_o one_o place_n now_o in_o another_o and_o shall_v we_o stand_v still_o unconcern_v and_o see_v to_o the_o reproach_n of_o our_o profession_n the_o ruin_n of_o the_o only_a pure_a christianity_n which_o have_v cost_v we_o the_o best_a of_o our_o blood_n if_o they_o do_v not_o awake_a and_o exert_v themselves_o in_o the_o present_a circumstance_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o awake_v against_o so_o heinous_a a_o neglect_n we_o will_v not_o presume_v to_o prescribe_v the_o mean_n proper_a to_o prevent_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o league_n since_o they_o be_v obvious_a to_o every_o body_n it_o will_v be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o think_v on_o it_o and_o that_o ever_o it_o be_v long_o the_o disease_n will_v be_v past_a remedy_n the_o great_a revolution_n in_o europe_n which_o now_o seem_v near_o at_o hand_n by_o the_o death_n of_o a_o king_n leave_v no_o issue_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o vast_a dominion_n will_v give_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o take_v the_o fit_a measure_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n for_o whilst_o these_o two_o great_a adversary_n of_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o employ_v themselves_o in_o decide_v the_o great_a controversy_n they_o have_v have_v for_o these_o two_o hundred_o year_n they_o may_v be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o let_v fall_v their_o persecution_n and_o then_o the_o reformation_n if_o powerful_o assist_v may_v be_v able_a to_o gain_v ground_n upon_o the_o common_a enemy_n in_o this_o general_a design_n of_o protect_v and_o promote_a the_o reformation_n upon_o which_o popery_n have_v in_o this_o age_n so_o much_o encroach_v the_o prince_n and_o people_n concern_v aught_o in_o our_o opinion_n to_o take_v a_o special_a care_n to_o preserve_v the_o reform_a religion_n in_o france_n
length_n all_o the_o declaration_n issue_v out_o and_o the_o particular_a order_n send_v to_o the_o intendant_o of_o province_n against_o the_o french_a protestant_n since_o the_o peace_n and_o second_o to_o show_v the_o speedy_a and_o severe_a execution_n of_o they_o by_o several_a particular_n which_o prove_v to_o the_o full_a the_o violence_n outrage_n and_o murder_n commit_v upon_o the_o reform_a and_o especial_o the_o barbarous_a usage_n of_o almost_o 300_o of_o they_o who_o have_v be_v send_v to_o the_o galley_n upon_o account_n of_o religion_n but_o because_o the_o mention_v of_o all_o these_o particular_n will_v have_v swolln_v these_o paper_n into_o a_o big_a bulk_n than_o it_o be_v intend_v at_o first_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o put_v off_o the_o execution_n of_o our_o design_n to_o another_o opportunity_n and_o beside_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o we_o be_v not_o write_v a_o book_n but_o a_o preface_n errata_fw-la page_n 13._o line_n 32._o after_o ratification_n read_v of_o peace_n p._n 14._o l._n 2._o r._n which_o we_o be_v not_o concern_v in_o l._n 16._o deal_n who_o be_v l._n 31._o r._n which_o call_v herself_o p._n 24._o l._n 18._o r._n have_v do_v p._n 25._o l._n 27._o r._n cevennes_n p._n 27._o l._n 7._o after_o france_n r._n make_v many_o martyr_n p._n 28._o l._n 10._o deal_n yet_o p._n 30._o l._n 13._o deal_n their_o l._n 14._o r._n as_o many_o use_n to_o do_v p._n 40._o l._n 22._o r._n all_o in_o vain_a p._n 41._o l._n 32._o r._n of_o the_o persecutor_n p._n 43._o l._n 31._o after_o church_n r._n newremberg_n p._n 48._o l._n 4._o r._n may_v expect_v p._n 60._o l._n 30._o r._n righteousness_n letter_n i._n wherein_o a_o account_n be_v give_v to_o the_o protestant_n persecute_v in_o france_n of_o what_o have_v be_v do_v in_o their_o behalf_n at_o the_o peace_n of_o reswick_n you_o may_v just_o wonder_v dear_a brethren_n that_o have_v open_o profess_v for_o some_o year_n past_a how_o great_a a_o share_n we_o bear_v in_o your_o suffering_n you_o have_v not_o of_o late_o hear_v any_o thing_n from_o we_o particular_o this_o last_o year_n wherein_o the_o peace_n europe_n now_o seem_v to_o enjoy_v have_v be_v transact_v we_o have_v be_v tell_v indeed_o you_o expect_v very_o much_o from_o we_o and_o look_v upon_o those_o of_o your_o brethren_n who_o god_n providence_n have_v settle_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o that_o place_n wherein_o the_o most_o important_a affair_n be_v transact_v as_o your_o agent_n who_o for_o many_o reason_n be_v engage_v to_o omit_v nothing_o that_o may_v contribute_v either_o to_o your_o deliverance_n or_o your_o comfort_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v you_o a_o faithful_a account_n how_o far_o they_o have_v discharge_v the_o commission_n which_o you_o have_v either_o express_o or_o tacit_o give_v they_o we_o have_v certain_o resolve_v to_o do_v it_o long_o since_o but_o be_v hinder_v and_o keep_v silent_a for_o several_a reason_n chief_o for_o fear_n of_o prevent_v the_o good_a effect_n of_o some_o secret_a resolution_n or_o other_o which_o our_o persecutor_n may_v have_v make_v of_o abate_v their_o fury_n and_o moderate_v their_o excess_n of_o cruelty_n as_o they_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o do_v it_o so_o we_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o think_v they_o will_v at_o last_o hearken_v to_o some_o of_o those_o remonstrance_n which_o from_o all_o part_n of_o europe_n be_v thus_o address_v unto_o they_o what_o blind_a rage_n push_v you_o forward_o to_o ruin_v a_o great_a kingdom_n to_o banish_v out_o of_o it_o by_o your_o barbarity_n those_o who_o have_v never_o act_v any_o thing_n but_o for_o its_o advantage_n to_o disoblige_v so_o many_o of_o the_o ally_n who_o have_v no_o other_o end_n in_o fight_v with_o you_o but_o the_o procure_v a_o solid_a peace_n to_o show_v such_o implacable_a hatred_n against_o a_o religion_n the_o professor_n whereof_o have_v be_v for_o these_o hundred_o year_n the_o glory_n of_o your_o crown_n to_o instill_v into_o and_o foment_n a_o immortal_a jealousy_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o those_o protestant_n with_o who_o you_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o live_v peaceable_o how_o can_v one_o rely_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o those_o who_o break_v the_o most_o sacred_a promise_n and_o the_o law_n which_o they_o have_v swear_v to_o with_o the_o great_a solemnity_n will_v you_o be_v more_o faithful_a to_o your_o friend_n than_o to_o your_o own_o child_n do_v you_o think_v that_o a_o opportunity_n will_v not_o some_o day_n or_o other_o offer_v itself_o to_o express_v our_o resentment_n of_o such_o a_o contempt_n but_o all_o these_o remonstrance_n have_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n nay_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o we_o keep_v silence_n that_o these_o formentioned_a complaint_n be_v offer_v without_o any_o interruption_n may_v be_v the_o better_o hear_v we_o be_v afraid_a lest_o a_o word_n take_v in_o a_o contrary_a sense_n may_v either_o give_v occasion_n or_o at_o least_o be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o a_o colour_n to_o prevent_v the_o effect_n of_o what_o they_o call_v good_a secret_a intention_n but_o there_o be_v not_o now_o any_o reason_n for_o we_o to_o hold_v our_o peace_n any_o long_o see_v we_o be_v eye-witness_n of_o the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o a_o peace_n so_o pernicious_a to_o the_o church_n it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o we_o to_o inform_v you_o both_o of_o what_o we_o have_v already_o and_o further_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o have_v do_v both_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o general_n and_o your_o repose_n in_o particular_a know_v then_o dear_a brethren_n that_o nothing_o have_v be_v omit_v which_o may_v either_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o or_o allay_v the_o present_a persecution_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o order_n thereto_o be_v please_v to_o observe_v that_o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o great_a work_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o build_v upon_o have_v be_v lay_v above_o these_o ten_o year_n for_o they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o every_o moment_n and_o opportunity_n that_o may_v be_v most_o seasonable_a to_o move_v the_o protestant_a prince_n and_o state_n to_o the_o most_o tender_a compassion_n and_o prevail_v upon_o they_o to_o contribute_v to_o the_o ease_n and_o relief_n of_o the_o afflict_a church_n especial_o in_o the_o year_n 1688_o in_o which_o happen_v the_o revolution_n of_o england_n as_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o foresee_v that_o so_o great_a a_o turn_v will_v be_v attend_v with_o consequence_n of_o the_o high_a importance_n so_o they_o endeavour_v to_o improve_v it_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n and_o prepare_v aforehand_o all_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o another_o kind_n of_o revolution_n according_o their_o first_o essay_n succeed_v as_o well_o as_o one_o can_v wish_v the_o prince_n who_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o this_o extraordinary_a event_n do_v express_o promise_v they_o will_v sacrifice_v all_o thing_n even_o their_o own_o life_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n they_o be_v please_v not_o only_o to_o say_v so_o but_o more_o than_o that_o they_o give_v it_o under_o their_o hand_n since_o the_o time_n of_o this_o promise_n so_o much_o value_v by_o we_o every_o even_o the_o least_o opportunity_n have_v be_v improve_v to_o the_o keep_n up_o of_o so_o great_a a_o zeal_n this_o be_v chief_o do_v in_o the_o year_n 1694_o when_o the_o famine_n rage_v in_o france_n it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o government_n of_o that_o kingdom_n will_v pity_v the_o case_n of_o so_o many_o wretch_n starve_v before_o their_o eye_n and_o court_n europe_n to_o a_o peace_n in_o behalf_n of_o their_o own_o subject_n of_o both_o religion_n upon_o this_o new_a motion_n be_v make_v which_o have_v as_o good_a success_n as_o the_o former_a the_o protector_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n give_v fresh_a assurance_n that_o they_o will_v use_v their_o utmost_a interest_n to_o promote_v this_o great_a work_n and_o order_v memoir_n at_o that_o very_a time_n to_o be_v draw_v for_o it_o the_o famous_a author_n of_o that_o excellent_a history_n of_o the_o edict_n of_o nantes_n be_v particular_o choose_v for_o that_o purpose_n with_o what_o success_n he_o discharge_v that_o employment_n he_o may_v perhaps_o himself_n one_o day_n inform_v you_o of_o but_o as_o we_o be_v strict_o enjoin_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a affair_n private_a so_o it_o be_v communicate_v but_o to_o few_o person_n who_o religious_o conceal_v it_o there_o be_v among_o they_o several_a of_o great_a quality_n and_o many_o zealous_a member_n of_o high_a court_n perhaps_o it_o may_v have_v be_v wish_v that_o the_o secret_a have_v be_v keep_v a_o little_a long_o but_o it_o break_v out_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o discourse_v public_o about_o the_o peace_n one_o of_o the_o most_o