God And as poore Eâ—â—â— that mighty prophet was seene glorified in the mount with our Saviour so was divine Moses Math. 17. that was learned in all Aegyptian wisedome And as Lazarus in in this life full of sores Luc. 16. was seene in Abrahams bosome after his death in great glory so no doubt David the patriarch that was so mighty and rich enioyed the blessings of the Lord in the land of the living And Mat. 13.17 Though some learned men haue thought the contrary of king Salomon Heb. 11. as there was place in heaven for Peter Andrew Iames and Iohn that were fishermen and left all to follow Christ so there was place in heaven for rich glorious and wise Salomon that being a notable figure of Christ was a king and that a glorious wise king while he lived on the earth Neither is there only place in the kingdome of God for such as wandred vp downe in sheepe skins and goate skins being destitute afflicted and tormented such as the world was not worthy of but there is place for the great conquerour Ioshua honourable Gedeon valiant Ehua strong Sampson godly Hezekias zealous Iosias and iust Iehosaphat kings of Iuda There is not only place for litle Beniamin Psal 108.9 but also for Iuda that was the lâ—wgiver the princes of Zebulon and the princes of Nephtalim There is not only in heaven a place for starres but for the sunne and moone And although God hath chosen the poore of this world that they should bee riche in faith and heires of the kingdome which he promised to them that loue him yet he hath not reiected the rich nor altogither secluded them Ioh. 14.2 for In my fathers house saith our Saviour be many mansions of this argument also Saint Ambrose speaketh in this sort Ambros ad â—emetriad li. 1. ep 84. Quamvis tota vita hominis tentatio sit super terram c. Although the whole life of man vpon the earth be a teÌ„ptation aswell aboundance as want is wont to be the matter of sin when either the rich man is puffed vp with pride or the poore man falleth on murmuring yet there haue beene in al times and in our times also as some are good Poor so some good Rich. Neither is it in vaine that the blessed Apostle Saint Paule counselleth Timothy saying 1. Tim. 6. Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high minded and that they trust not in vncertaine riches but in the living God which giveth vs all thinges aboundantly to enioy That they doe good and bee rich in good workes ready to distribute and communicate Laying vp in store for theÌ„selues a good foundation against the time to come that they may obtaine eternall life And to come to the sexe oâ— women in the kingdome of God there was not only place for poore Martha Luc. 10. that ministred vnto Christ and Mary that had chosen the better part and the poore widdow that cast two mites into the treasurie of the temple Luc. 21. and the poore widdowes that ministred things necessary to the faithfull pilgrims and Saintes of God 1. Tim. 5. but there is place also for Deburah the prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth that iudged Israell and was a mother in Israell for Miriam the sister of Moses who with Moses and Aaron Iudic. 4. 5 when the Lorde redeemed Israel out of the house of servants was sent before the people to their delivery And lastly Micheah 6 4. there is a place in the kingdome of heaven for this honourable Queene the Queene of the South who came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Salomon I might heere mention Constantinus Magnus Theodosius Ioseph of Arimathia that honourable counseller noble Theophilus after Constantinus the great his mother Helena Theodosius Magnus and his wife Placilla Martian the great Emperour and his wife Pulcheria in whose government the great counsell of Chalcedon was held Carolus Magnus and Iudeth the wife of Ludovicus Pius with many Kings and Queenes of England King Henry the seventh and Elizabeth his wife Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmond Iohn Kempe Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Kempe Bishop of London Thomas Woolsey Cardinall Archbishop of Yorke King Henry the eight King Edward the sixtâ— Iohn Baillâ—â—â— king of the Scottes and Dorberguilla his wife founders of Bailliol Colledge Water Stapleton and Edmond Stafford Bishops of Excester and Sir William Peter knight fouÌ„ders of Excester Coll. in Oxford But the time wil not suffer me I wil therefore returne to my present text of the Queene of the south a figure of the comming of the gentiles vnto Christ and one by the testimony of our Saviour that shall rise against this generation and shall condemne it for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Salomon and beholde a greater then Salomon is heere Having discouered sufficiently of the person having made vse of such doctrine as fitly herein might answere this time text land place the figure and type which this person representeth draweth me to handle it For Exo. 25.20 For as in the tabernacle the face of one of the Cherubins respected another one ever with a reflexed countenance beheld the other as one ring of the arke was ingaged within the other thereby drew the other so having expressed the historicall sense the figure of mysticall sense draweth me to shew what is signified by this great person here meÌ„tioned And this figure or type is mystically vnderstood of the whole text of the old testament secretly woven in by the spirit of God as the threed is which the shittle carieth in the silkemans web by which the partes of the whole are combined togither and although the mysticall sense be not manifest to the Iewes nor yet revealed vnto them yet for vs it is to beholde 2. Cor. 3. as in a myrrour the face of the Lord with open face The figure I mention oft which giveth life and inlighteneth the history as the arteries giue life to the blood in the vaines as the crowne of golde imbordered the holy table of Shittim wood Exod. 25. that was in the tabernacle and as the bels and pomgranates were vpon the skirts of Aarons garments the one sounding the other shadowing the sweet odoriferous holines of the true high Priest by the which he was made vocalis or sounding for as the waters of Marah were made sweete by the tree which Moses cast into theÌ„ at the Lords commaÌ„den ent Exo. 25.25 so by this figure the holy history of this honorable Queene receiveth life and is inlightened garnished and made shining and sounding And this is the salt that seasoneth the old testament Iob. 6. without which oftentimes there is no more taste in the story of it then in the white of an egge The testimony of Christ is the spirit
the which she was to passe were by nature of the clymates subiect vnto perilous in respect of the danger of those viperous venemous and deadly vermine which naturally each part of those countries ingendreth Chargeable in regard of the traine that she was attended and accompanied with and in regard of the great magnificence wherewith King Salomon was by her in all regal bounty rewarded Although the comparison heere wil not holde betweene the Queene of the South the Q of England for vndertaking a iourney c. Yet neverthelesse how laborious perilous toilesome chargeable the regiment of this mighty kingdome in these daungerous daies hath beene to Queene Elizabeth al Christendome knoweth to her great honour we her subiects doe acknowledge glorifying God that hath wrought so great workes by her for the establishment of religion and manifold good of this Realme The Queene of the South a daughter of peace which appeareth partly by her learning partly by her long peregrination wherof the first is not so easily obtained without peace and quietnesse The other may be verefied to be true by the fruites of her peregrination For it is to be presumed to be a thing infallibly true that shee durst not haue vndertaken such a iourney vnlesse her countries had beene settled in great peace at home The Q. of England Cicer. pro Muren Simul arque in crepuit suspicio tumul tus artes illicò omnes coÌ„ticescuÌ„t Bach Lyri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mr. Aâ—â—ham speaking of the Q in his School master fol. 19. Besides her perfitte redines in Latine French Spanish shee readeth heere nowe at Windsore more Greek every day then some Prebendaries of some churches do read latine in a whol week a mirrour of peace in these troublesome daies at her first coÌ„ming to the crowne she came like the doue to the Arke of Noah with the oliue leafe a signe of peace in her mouth as I haue mentioned in my treatise adioined to the sermon hath remained ever since a continuer of that peace vvhich was first brought in by Gods goodnes vnder her regimeÌ„t For her Maiesties learning I refer you to Mr. Ascams testimonie marginallie coted and speake the lesse of it because it is contained in that parte of the comparison wherein her skill in languages is mentioned The Queene of the Souths holy wisdome thereby was ennobled and deserved everlasting commendation in that shee was an embracer of true religion and with an holy zeale endured extreame paines and peril of a long iourney to come to Ierusalem to bee resolued in such doubts by King SalomoÌ„ as concerned the grounds of her salvation The Q. of England a zealous imbracer of his doctrine whom K. SalomoÌ„ shaddowed and prefigured a defender of that faith which the blood of Iesus Christ hath sealed sanctified For the which although shee hath not vndertaken any laborious peregrination yet hath shee endured for the defence and maintenance therof many bitter stormes and escaped by Gods goodnes many great dangers which for the defence of the Gospell haue beene complotted against her They that doubt of this let them but call to memory the fearefull danger of the Northren rebellion in the yeare of our Lorde Stowes Chron. An. 1569. 1569. and the 12. yeare of her Maiesties raigne blowne vp to a head by the bellowing of Pius Quintus bloody Bull let them remember I say Babingtons Ballards conspiracy Hardings imagery Parâ—ies treasons and vnnatural cruelty let them put before their eies the attempts of the Spanish fleete 1588. the Popish leagues cruel pollitike and vnmerciful confederacy Lopez Squires poisonable and venemous treachery In the which doubtlesse we had al perished had bin swallowed vp quicke if the Lord had not beene on our side Psalm 124. and God had not giuen wisedome to her and her Counsell to prevent the drifts of our mighty adversaries The Queene of the South a rare Phenix and a bright starre eclipsing with the light of her vertue knowledge al the Princes before her and after her in Aethiopia as farre-forth as by any record of the Aethiopians History it hath bin discovered vnto vs. How rare a Phenix the Q. of England hath beene how bright a starre in these daies our owne Chronicles can manifest and the experience of her blessed regimeÌ„t this one forty yeares demoÌ„strateth more evidently then my pen can depaint For in the fruits of her peace she wil shine as a star in the Catalogue of her honorable predecessours and for her learning and wisedome wil be as a Phenix renowned by many famous writers to the people of that age which shal succeede her Not meaning to presse this similitude or comparison any further lest I should seeme to misdoubt the discreete iudgment of the intelligeÌ„t Reader to whom one word is sufficient to insinuate a matter of lardge discourse and since it is a point in al learning obserued that no comparison reference Nulla similitudo quatuor currit pedibus or resemblaunce similitudinary should hold in each part and for that there are many things appropriate to the person of the Queene of the South which cannot to any creature else be applied by any apt relation And since al know that wisedome I meane the faithful Iames 1. learning knowledge fortitude mercy c. and al good perfect giftes as beames from the Sun issue and are derived and giuen from and by the Father of lights c. and that no good nor perfitte gifte shineth in man but what he hath receiued from aboue and for the which he is bound to be thankful to God the giuer Cirill de recta fide ad pientiss reginas c. I end this part with this sentence of Cyrill Vbi fides recta et irreprehensibilis cum honorum operum honestate coniungitur aquo cur su admittitur illic omninò est in omni bono perfectio sanctificationis integritas Where a right and vnreprovable faith is conioined with the excellency of good workes and entertained in one current with them ther is a perfection in al goodnesse and there flourisheth the integrity of sanctification I haue adioined to this Sermon wherin I haue discoursed at lardge of each point of the Texte prefixed to it an Apologetical discourse not impertineÌ„t to those thinges wherunto the application of the sermon then tended wherein I haue fully and faithfully confuted al such slaunders wherewith our Natiue Country and Gracious Prince hath beene vntruely and vncharitably charged traduced by divers malicious adversaries in the greatest coÌ„sistories of Christendome for that to the glory of God and honour of Q. Elizabeth the 17. of NoveÌ„ber is yearely celebrated in festivall and ioyful manner by the subiects of this land in these times our thankes giving to God being grounded on the Apostles precepts the 1. 1 Tim 2 to Timothy and the 2. Chap. our other exercises of ioy being of that quality
ΠανηγυÏὶς D. Elizabethae Dei gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae A SERMON PREACHED AT PAVLS in London the 17. of November Ann. Dom. 1599. the one and fortieth yeare of her Maiesties raigne and augmented in those places wherein for the shortnes of the time it could not there be then delivered VVherevnto is adioyned an Apologeticall discourse whereby all such sclanderous Accusations are fully and faithfully confuted wherewith the Honour of this Realme hath beene vncharitably traduced by some of our adversaries in forraine nations and at home for observing the 17. of November yeerely in the forme of an Holy-day and for the ioifull exercises and Courtly triumphes on that day in the honour of her Maiestie exhibited By THOMAS HOLLAND Doctor of Divinity her Highnes Professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford AT OXFORD Printed by JOSEPH BARNES and are to be solde in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bible Ann. Dom. 1601. IN INSIGNIA SERENISSIMAE Elizabethae Dei Gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LIlia quae tria fers triplici divisa leone Bis Regina potens vivito Elisa diu Praesidium tu dulce Scoto es Tuque anchora Belgae es Floret auspicio Gallia magna tuo Hispano metuenda truci metuendaque Papae Ast Phoenix Anglo Gemmaque rara tuo es Militat ecce tibi duplici rosa tincta colore Lacte hinc depingens murice at inde comam Dextera te Domini semper tueatur ab omni Liberet hostili sanguineaque manu His malè sit malè qui cupiunt tibi Regia virgo His benè qui cupiunt singula salva tibi Thomas Holland HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE TO AL FAITHFVL CHRISTIANS true harted subiects that liue vnder the peaceable and flourishing regiment of Q. ELIZABETH by the grace of God Q. of England France Ireland Grace mercy and peace in our Lord God everlasting THE principal contents of this smal booke loving friends and deere Country-men compreheÌ„deth summarily in one sermon a perspicuous narration of the holy honorable and laborious peregrination of the Queene of the South Mat 12 42â— 1 King 10 2. Chro 9 Luke 11 who came from the vttermost parts of the earth to Ierusalem to heare the wisedome of King Salomon This history in the old Testament is mentioned at large by the sacred register thereof inspired by the holy Ghost and this history is briefly and perspicuouslie alleadged by our Saviour Christ IerusaleÌ„ c How often wold I haue gathered thy childreÌ„ togither as the hen gathereth her chickeÌ„s vnder her wings and yee woulde not Mat. 24.37 in the new Testament by the way of comparison and inferred most pertinently to that ende where-vnto it was by him applied namely to convince the stiffe-necked Iewes of impious incredulity and barbarous impiety who at that time to their owne confusion eternal destructioÌ„ refused the light of the â—ospel offered by our Saviors ministery vnto theÌ„ preferring obstinately darknesse before the sunne-shine of righteousnesse errour before trueth foolishnesse before wisedome death before life This peregrination of the Queene of the South in the words before I tearmed Holy Honourable Laborious Holy in consideration of the sacred matters and divine treasures mystically wrapped vp in the letter of this History recapitulated out of the old Testament by our Saviour in the New Honourable in regard of the circumstance of the action and the condition of those persons who are in my text mentioned described Laborious in regard of the longe toilesome daungerous and chargeable iourney that this wise and holy Queene vndertaketh and by Gods assistaunce and grace in al honour discretion magnifical bounty princely modesty industry performeth This Text how it fitted the time place and persons the mutual resemblance by the way of comparison in the two persons then spoken of in the sermon evidently declared the annual celebrities of the 17. of November being in these times yearely the day wherin this whole Realme giueth thanks to God by publike service and sheweth great signes of ioy in each parish and general assemblies for the happy regiment of our Q. Elizabeth plainely demonstrateth Menander Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c As God â—ath fixed in heaueÌ„ the Sunne and the Moone excellent resemblances of his glory so in a citty God hath ordained the Prince to shine as a patterne a â—irror of his excellent Maiesty The person in the Text by our Saâ—iour commended is a woman by birth vocatioÌ„ descent a Queene by consequente thereof 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a liuing Image of God And as I haue by good reasoÌ„ proved in the sermon a Mayden Queene The Person for whom we doe the 17. of November according to the rule of the B Apostle make supplication praiers intercessions giuing of thankes is by sexe a woman by birth auncient descent vocation title right of inheritance and regal investure a Queene by honour integrity of life grace given by God almighty from aboue a Mayden Queene The Queene of the South a woman of great wisdome a woman endued with rare learning The demonstration and experience of the rare wisdome skil of tongues giuen by God to the Queene of England hath not bin inclosed within the walles of her Courte neither confined within the limits of her kingdome only but hath beene sounded in forraine nations to her everlasting honour great admiratioÌ„ not by the reference of her owne people chiefly but by the testimony of many wise graue Embassadors sent from mighty Princes and great states to congratulate her Maiesty with whom she hath conferred in several languages Learning is in poore meÌ„ riches in nobility it shineth as gold in Princes like an oâ—â—ent pearle and glistering emeraud Mat. 12 42. 1 King 10 2 Chron. 9. Luke 11. answering them readily in those tongues which they haue choseÌ„ of purpose to deliver their embassadge in The Queene of the South enchronicled in the holy writte of the olde Testament and honoured by the testimony of our Saviour in the New for vndertaking so great and worthy a iourney as is specified in the place marginally corâ—â— a iourney laborious toilesome perilous chargeable in regarde of the paines place persoÌ„ c. yet honourable in cause â—ffect a iourney laborious in regard of the greate distance betweene Meroe Ierusalem Pomp. Mel. Africa inculta arena sterili obducta ob situm coeli de serta saepe multo ac malâ—fico animaliuÌ„ genere infesta c. Africa serpentibus adeo faecuÌ„da est vt mali meritò illi potâ—ssimum palma detur Solin cap 40. Serpentum largo coquitur fecuÌ„ da veneno Africa Siâ— Strabo lib. 2. Herod 4. Diodor. l. 4. Virg. Egl 1. Sitientes ibimus Afros Galust bell lug desc Afric the substance whereof is discoursed at lardge in the sermon toilesome in regard of the extreame heate whereunto those countries through
degrees now every degree in heauen making 60. miles on earth we may gather therefore that this Queene came about 1000. miles to see king Salomon See what paines this honourable person taketh to see an earthly Prince and so much the greater that a woman perfourmeth that which men durst not attempt a weake vessell effecteth that which a mighty Gyant durst not vndertake a Queene accomplisheth that which inferiour persons will refuse shee that had a tender body vndertooke that which manie strong men shunned shee neither careth to parch her beauty in the sun which many women are so nice to preserue neither the fiery climate vnder which shee was to passe nor the fury of beastes the eie of the ravenous crocodile neither the venimous serpents wherwith those coasts doe swarme neither the fell Lyons which those Climates naturally nourish neither did shee say with the slouthfull man in the Proverbs A Lyon is without Pro. 22.13 I shall bee slaine in the street but all excuses set apart shee cometh to Ierusalem to see Salomon yet these Iewes at home seeing Christ will not heare Christ or if they will heare him will not beleeue him or if they beleeue him will doo it conditionally so as they may see a miracle and yet after they haue heard doctrine and seene miracles will not only not beleeue but also persecute Such are our Recusants Senec. ep Lib. 15. ep 96. such are our licentious Libertines such are they that Seneca speaketh of such are many among vs that preferre playes before preaching a sound sleepe before a sounding sermon Belial before God whose hearts the Lord turne if it be his blessed will But in this that the Queene taketh this great iourney note her zeale that which the spowse vttereth in the Cantic Cant. 8.8.1.2.3 Much water cannot quench loue and that Cant. 1.2 Because of the sauour of thy good oinctments thy name is as an oinctment powred out Therefore the virgins loue thee Draw mee wee will run after thee Cant. 1.2 To this accordeth that of Saint Paul 1. Cor. 13. 1. Cor. 13. Loue suffereth all things beleeueth all things hopeth all things endureth all things This shadoweth how the faithfull in all ages followed Christ when the standard was set vp in Sion what a thirst was then of the worde of God Psal 45. Christs gratious words that he spake in the synagogue at Nazareth shewed that gratta was diffusa in labiis suis Full of grace were his lipps Psal 45. and if I may so say Suadoe medulla The pith marowe of perswasion sitting in his lipps And how since he hath drawen all the world after him through perill through danger through fire through flame through life through death the stories in all ages haue regestred to Gods glory and to the greate honour of all his Saints For Quos dei charitas trahit nec retrahit c. WhoÌ„ the loue of God draweth them neither doth lust withdrawe nor affâ—ight For the saints run that they may leaue the world behinde theÌ„ because they see God before them This zeale which shined in this honorable Queene to see Salomon and to heare â—â—s wisedome burneth in those faithfull soules who hunger thirst after righteousnes which when heretofore there was a fame of Gods word in our land wandred froÌ„ sea to sea Amos. 8. froÌ„ North to east to here Gods word which ought to bee more sweete vnto vs then the hony and the hony combe Psal 19.13 God be praised there is a great light risen in out daies and God hath beene gratious vnto our land there is such a doore opened in England as was in Philadelphia that no force can shut but our sinnes such a light that no counsells of men can extinguish or eclipse but our iniquities such a sun-shine of the Gospell that no interposition of any grosse masse can shadow vnles it bee our owne ingratitude Our sin will bee the greater if we make not much of this great grace offered vnto vs. This Queene tooke greate paines to see and heare Salomon wee haue Christ offered in our streetes howses churches in our eares coÌ„tinually souÌ„ded Heb. 4. If theÌ„ we shall yet harde our harts while it is called Today Proverb shal despise the voice of wisdoÌ„e crying vnto vs in the sâ—â—ets muâ—ting vs to her baker of new mingled wine Math. 25. and the voice of the bridegroome calling vs to haue our lampes prepared to enter with him to the mariage not onely this Queene shal bee a witnesse against vs in the day of his last coming but it shal be more tollerable in the day of iudgment for Sodom and Gomorrah then for vs. Yea more tollerable for Capernaum and sinfull Ierusalem who would not know the time of their visitations and from whose eies repentance by the iust iudgment of God was wonderfully hidden miraculously as I may tearme it with held From the which iudgment God for his mercy saue deliuer this land both now and euer The third last braunch of this first part sheweth vnto vs in these wordes that this Queene came not abiectly The thirde branch of the fiâ—st part meanely to Ierusalem but as it was fit and seemely for a Prince prince like in honour honourable in riches rich glorious in her traine yet conuenient for her estate regall crowne and princely authoritie And vnto this end it is laied downe by the holy Ghost in the scriptures in these woords 1. King 10.2 And shee came to Ierusalem with a very greate traine and camels that bare sweet odours and gold exceeding much and pretious stones Shee came to Ierusalem with a very greate traine and camels 2. Para. 9.1 that bare sweet odours much gold pretious stones By this wee may learne that these creatures of God which some thinke supersâ—uous haue a necessary vse being well vsed that God hath made nothing in vaine that in things hid in the bowels of the earth the wisdoÌ„e of God is to be known to be admired worshipped that all Gods creatures doe spirare potentiaÌ„ sapientiaÌ„ et benignitateÌ„ Dei Hug. de sanct victore Invisib Dei Breath out the power wisedome bountye of God that all creatures that God hath made are sit for our vse service and commoditie that in a glasse we may see in all creatures ordinem mirabilem oâ—â—â—ationem efficacem finem vtilem A wonderfull order a powrefull working a profitable vse end that every creature saieth vnto vs accipe benefiâ—tum reade seruitium fuge supplecâ—uÌ„ Receiue the benepte of vs repar thy seruice for vs Avoid the penal â—â— of abasing vs that that is most true that Pliny hath only this excepted that that which he speaketh of nature we affirme to be of God to wit that maiestas Dei mirabâ—lis Plin. li. 37. The maiesty of God is woÌ„derfully seen in pretious stones in so much that oâ—e pretious
Gods word neither of any constitution of the Primitiue church neither established by any decree of the Catholicke church 8. or 9. hundred yeeres after our Saviour Christ his blessed Incarnation But some will heere obiect that in this discourse I imitate my forefathers of one preteÌ„ded reformation and tread in their steppes whoe longe agoe haue proclaimed open warre against Gods saintes especially against the Blessed Virgine the mother of God whome from the time of the conception and birth of our Saviour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. all generation shal call blessed Vnto whome I make this answere God forbid that I or any one that cal vpon the name of God their God ours should speake dishonourably of the least member of Gods house much lesse of theÌ„ that walke with the lambe vpon mount Sion whose teares God hath wiped awaye vvho rest from their labours vvho raigne vvith Christ Apâ— Siâ—a◠〈◊〉 Har lib To. 2. he 68 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prov. 4. Hom Ilia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Tim. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iud. 11. by whome the Lord hath gotten great glory who as Epiphanius saith are Sanctum honore quies ipsorum ingloria profectio ipsorum tunc in perfectione sorâ—s ipsorum in beatitudine in mansionibus sanctis tripudium cum Angelis diaeta in caelo conversatio traâ—vines scripturis gloria in honore incomparabili ac perpetuo bravia in Christo Iesu Domino nostro per quem et cum quo gloria Patri cum sancto spiritu in saecula saeculorum Amen Saintes in honor vvhose rest is in glory vvhose departure berchence is in perfection vvhose portion is in perpetuall blisse in holy mansions their ioy with the Angels their diet in heaven their conversation in the divine scriptures their glory and honor incomparable and everlasting their crowne in Christ Iesus our Lord by whome and with whome be all praise to the Father vvith the holy Ghost now and for ever Amen Neither let any bee seduced with any such sinister persuasion that any one that professeth sincere religion hath any misconceipt or will vse any dispitefull or contumelious speeches against the mother of God to whome the Angell Gabriell saide 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haile thou that artfreely beloued the lord be with the In the Epithet of whose name the glorie of her vertues shineth as Epiphanius hath demonstrated in the places marginally noted yet heerein vvee must ever obserue this caveat in all speech wherein vvee mention her honour that none of these attributes titles and dignities whereby shee is remembred be not waies derogatory to Gods glory or raungingly waver out of the limittes that Gods holy word hath prescribed vnto vs to bound our selues in which thing the same Epiphanius also hath in holy descretion in the places before specified very sincerely delivered vnto vs The nature of man hardly stayeth himselfe in one place and is ever indangered by his owne slâ—pperinesse or lubricity sometimes it bowes to much on the right hand sometimes it bendes to much on the left hand it ruÌ„nes sometimes one point to much vpon Sylla by and by it crosseth a contrarie course vppon the gulfe Charybdis not able to keepe his current 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Besides both fire and water as the Poet hath saide which thing how true it is this present argument manifestly desciphereth some sortes of people lend eare to much to the Andicomarians some listen to much to the Collyridians some speake despitefully of the B. Virgine and that is impiety some make her a God by deifying her and that is a madd fury This humor invegled certeine women in Arabia to offer sacrifice to the B. Virgine blasphemously In which service was fulfilled that of the Apostle In the later times some shall depart from the faith and shal giue heede to spirites of errour and doctrine of devils Erunt enim tâ—quit mortuis euitum divinum prestantes quemadmodum etiam in Israell coluerunt For there shal be saith he such as veelae the divine worshippe to the deade as there were also in Israell This spectacle one may palpably find in them of Sichem that haue in like sorte honoured the daughter of Iephthe vvhich vvas once offered to God in sacrifice by her fathers vowe And in Thermutis the daughter of the king of Aegypt who was foster-mother vnto Moses Concerning all actions of like quallity I conclude in this sorte with the same Epiphanius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is not meete to honor saints beyond that which is meete but rather to honor their master and maker The body of Mary the B. Virgine was holy but not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shee was a Virgin to be honored yet not a God to be adored but she adored him which was borne of her flesh which also descended from heaven out of the bosome of his Father let Mary the blessed Virgin be honored the father the sonne the holy ghost onely be adored For if God will not haue Angels adored much lesse the B. Virgin which was begotten by Ioachim conceiued by Anna which was giuen to her parents praiers according to promise yet was she noe othervvise borne then as naturally man is borne of the seede of man conceiued in the wombe of her mother There remaineth yet of this argument the discoursing of the Minor which I beseech you in like manner giue me leaue to vnfold vnto you In the Ecclesiasticall service perfourmed in the church of England the 7. of September and the 17. of November at these times some rites are vsed dishonourable to GOD and to the office of the B. Virgin the mother of God I demaund the adversaries conviction herein The evidence herein saith the Accuser I demonstrate in this manner To the greate contempte of the B. Virgin you make the 7. of September an holiday which is the Even of the B Virgines Nativity This 7. you solemnize most devoutly this day you significantly note in your Calender with red letters but the day of the Nativity of the B. Virgine you expresse onely in blacke Characters c. The first part of the Accusation implieth thus much omitting that which is spoken of the noting of the 7. of September the day of Queene Elizabeths Nativity with red lines referring you to mine answere herein in the argument of the second generall head England nowe-adaies celebrateth with greater devotion the 7. of SepteÌ„ber their Queene Elizabeths birth-day being the Even of the Nativity of the B. Virgine then the feast of her Nativity namely the B. Virgine First I deny that the church of England celebrateth the 7. of September as an holie day let the adversary proue this by practise or president Canonicall or decree Episcopall or Archiepiscopall of the preseÌ„t church of England let me beare the shame of it I answere to this with the Orator pro Muraena Cicer. pro Mur. Haec sivera essent sunt severi Accusatoris sin
institution flowed by a voluntary current over all this Realme not without the secret motion of Gods holy spirit I doubt not and to the great comforte of all true English harts The continuall observation of which ceremony sithence hath not beene imposed vpoÌ„ the church of England by any Ecclesiasticall decree neyther prescribed by any Canon of the Church but hath bin meere voluntarily continued by the religious and dutifull subiects of this Realme in their thankfulnesse to God and in their perfit zeale tendring her Maiesties preservation in desiring the coÌ„tinuance therof to Gods glory the good of the church and common wealth of England Herevpon it is evident that since this office begaÌ„ only to be practised the 17. of November the 12. yeare of her Highnesse reigne and not before the solemne celebrities performed the 17. of November were no more cause why B. Hughes festivity is not now remembred in this Realme no more cause I say then the drinking of Aesops Lambe of the streame water twelue miles beneath the spring or fountaine Aesopi fabulae was the occasion why the woolfe at the well head did drinke puddle or muddy water especially B. Hughes superstitious festivity being abrogated at the least 12. yeares before by publicke authority of the church of England vpon iust cause Ezekias breaking the brasen serpente 2. King 18.4 and sufficient warrant out of Gods word yea all the raigne of K. Edward and part of the Raigne of K. Henry the 8 her Highnesse Father who by the grace of God now raigneth and whome I beseech God long to coÌ„tinue in this Regiment to his glory to the good of his church the great comfort of all true subiects of this florishing Realme Each part of the Minor hauing bin answered sufficiently if any man shal here propose to me this â—nte â—gaâ—â—ry what in my opinion I thinke of B. Hughes salvation in regard of the premises First I breefely answere that I find no reasoÌ„ why B. Hugh in sacred Canonization should haue a day designed to his celebrity before many thousand of Christians not once noted by the church oâ— Rome since it is evident that the 13. ve of the 14. of the Reve. may bâ— aâ—plaed truly to many thousands of the faithful that haue been and are omitted in the Romish Catologue 1 Cor c â—3 v. 11.12 1. 14 15. Let the Christian Reader assure himselfe that this place maketh nothing for doctrine of Purgatory being rightly expounded and faithfully interpreted according to the analogy of faith Next admit that B. Hughes Canonization were in the institution tollerable to be observed festivaâ—ly yet it is no good reason that now in like maÌ„ner the office of that day being polluted with much superstition should also in this light of the Gospell be remembred in like sort as it vvas before For mine opinion of his salvation I referre my selfe to Gods only knowledge herein and hoping the best proposing to my selfe in all such cases to wade no farther in a question of such quality then the rule of the B. Apostle hath taught me in the 1. to the Cor. 3 11. For other foundation can no man lay then that which is laid which is Iesus host 12. And if any man build on this foundation golde silver precious stones timber hay or stubble 13. Every mans worke shal be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall bee revealed by the fire and the fire shall trie every mans worke of whâ—t sorte it is 14. If any mans worke that he hath built vpon abide he shall receaue wages 15. If any mans worke burne he shall loose but hee shall be safe himselfe neverthelesse as it were by the fire Hauing ended the discourse of the life of B. Hugh and hauing answered the third generall accusation it remaineth that I should breefly repeate the suÌ„me of it syllogistically thereby to establish the validity of my aunswere which in this forme I propose That church-service which worketh among Christian people no contempt or forgetfulnesse of any Saint faithfully canonized by the true church of God The â—eterting of the argument and vvholly tendeth to no other end but to glorifie GOD is allovvable c. But the solemnization of Q. Elizabeths holy day Aâ—â—t is commonly called c. namely the 17. of November worketh among Christian people noe neglect of any Saint truly canonized c noe not of Hugh sometimes B. of Lincolne Ergo The solemnization of Q. Elizabeths holy day name be the 17. of November is allowable c. The fourth generall Accusation That church-service and those exercises and disportes that are materially foolish meere parasiticall and spiced with flattery which reduce men backe againe to the fearful abhomination of heathenish Idolatrie longe since abolished and confounded and hissed out of the worlde by the light of the glorious gospell of Iesus Christ are not to be tollerated in any Christian common wealth But the church service and exercise now yearely vsed in England are of the nature specified in the Maior Ergo the church-service and exercises now yearely vsed in England the 17. of November are not to be tollerated in any Christian common-wealth Calvinotur lib 2 P. 341 Note his vvorde The contriver of this Accusation is W. Reynoldes in the booke marginally cyâ—ed in these wordes Eâdem perversitate natales Reginae die â— annuum quo primum ad regni gubernacula assumpta est ingentibus pyrii laeto publicoque campanarum sonitu per omnes regiones civitatis pagos festive celebratis c. with like preposterous aver senesse or crossing humor Overthwart in plaine English the Protestants in England solemnize the 7. of September beeing the day of their Queenes Nativity or birth and the day wherein shee first obtained in her right by lawfull discent the honor of the crowne of England was proclaimed Queene With great Bone-fires with ioyfull ringing of Belles throughout all Shires Citties and Parishes of that Realme c. If any one shoulde doe the like on the feast of Christs Nativity the Nativity of his Mother on the day of Christs Ascension or the day of the B. Virgines Assumption hee should be reputed by and by a person superstitious a Papist a man ill affected to the Queene and an enemy to the reformed religion besides certainty of imprisonment for his demeanure Let them looke whether their Carnwalls or Bachanalia open not a windowe to Paganisme and their Iubelies to Iudaisme froÌ„ whence he should not be dismissed till he haue payed a good fine These actions are very preposterously and crossely managed by that English nation at these times For who can by this but evidently see and finde that this church office is no braunch of true religion but a blossome of foolish and ridiculous flattery reducing the practizers here of backe againe to the broade hye way of heathnish Paganisme derived first from such springs fouÌ„taines
originally namely by subiects honoring their Princes in those daies Iupiter Mars Hercules with such outward ceremonies and ensignes of honor by whose industrious inventions and attemptes they attained some worldly profites Note that Papists doe rely ever vpon honour to the dead or advauncements VVhich honours celebrities notwithstanding with greater reason and with lesse opinion of flattery and in better discretion might be yeelded attributed and performed rather to them that are deade and departed hence then to such as doe presently liue when such celebrities are performed to their honours or to congratulate or applaud them To averre the truth of this this Accuser marginally alledgeth and quoteth the 14.15.16.17 verses of the 14. chap. of the booke of Wisdome 14. Wisdomâ—e 14.14 15 16.17 c. When a Father mourned greevously for his sonne that was taken away suddainely he made an image for him that was once dead whom now he worshippeth as a God and ordeined to his servauntes ceremonies and sacrifices 15. Thus by processe of time this wicked custome prevailed and was kept as a law â—ooles were worshipped by the commandement of Tâ—ants 16. As for those that were so farre of that men might not vvorshippe them presently they did counterfeit the visage that was farre of and did make a gorgeous image of a king whome they vvould honor that they might by all meanes flatter him that was absent as though he had beene present Dies nativ et inaugurationis Vnited by the Accuser heere Saunders de Schismate Pa. 302. The formal day of Q. Elizabeths investing coronation was in Ianuary following the 15 day The right of her Coronation materially and accâ—â—â—ng to the iâ—â— mutual peried beginniâ—g the 17 of November Ann D. 1558. Againe the ambition of the craftesmen thrust forward the ignorant to increase the superstition Ansvvere to the accusation Summarily I answere in this forme to this 4. generall accusation Obserue first of all that this Accuser vniteth and coÌ„ioyneth togither the day of the Queenes Nativity and the day of her Highnesse attaining of the Imperiall crowne of this Realme Nicholaus Saunders calleth the first of them the day of her Nativity the other the day of her InauguratioÌ„ or CoronatioÌ„ And although that the rites of her Hâ—ghnes Coronation actually were performed in Ianuary following yet in this discourse the 17. of NoveÌ„ber is continually nominated the day of the Coronation fiâ—st for that I fâ—â—â—ow Sanders de Schism Pag. 302. who doth cal the 17. of November diem inaugurationis R. Secondly for that al our solemne celebrities are performed that day Thirdly for that that day is called so vsually by the common people â—â—â—las land Fourthly and lastly for that in lineall and lawful discent of her famous progenitors God gaue vpon that â—ay being the 17 of November Q. Elizabeth the scepter of the Crowne of EnglaÌ„d her fiâ—te Mary being deceased about 4. 2. Observation of the clocke that present morning Secondly obserue how cunningly this Accuser hath interlaced the feast of Christs Nativity and Ascension with the coÌ„troversed feasts by the Protestants abrogated to wit the festivities of the Nativity Assumption of the B. Vâ—gine In this imitating that custome which seditious citizens vsually practise who to make their ovvne partes good Mar Tulâ— Lib â— Aca Quaest blush not to abuse the names of persons of approved honesty and behaviour as though such had bene Patrons of that tumultuous sedition wherof the saide rebells are onely authors So in this action Aâ—st lib 1 cap 4 Eâ—n hâ—so phist 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Multa in vno â—ogare 2. Reg â— 18 v 4 Vide lâ—uâ— censur in 〈◊〉 Eâ—le Aug. Fest â—hâ—diem Aâ—g câ— Catalog 〈◊〉 94 3 Obâ— Anâ—ad priâ—â—uius te tij memori 2 An 3 meÌ„bri 3 an â— meÌ„ namely the celebritie of the Nativity and Ascension of our Saviour Iesus Christ the festivity of the B. Virgine her Assum are a dioâ—ed by the adversaries for that they hope by this sophisme to make the one as smoothly to runne for currant as the other knowing well that the church of England obserueth the two â—iâ—st ordinarily and religiously and that by good authority the saide Church hath abrogated the tvvo latter Thirdly obserue how this Accuser taketh exception against the ringing of bells that day the bone-fires and other signes of ioy vsed by the faithfull people of the land what other exercises he meaneth I know not vnlesse the triumphs vsed now yeerely before White-Hall come into the bedroll of these signes of ioy which for these 3. reasons he taketh exception against First that these exercises upon a window to reduce people backe againe to heathenish Paganisme extinguished already by the light of the gospell The second exception is that these actions or celebrities are meere parasitical devises and voide of religion as they are performed in thâ—s Realme Thirdly that these celebrities haue no better grounde then the â—dolatrous rites and pastimes exhibited by the Heathen to Iupiter Mars Hercules c. Fourthly obserue here how hee proveth this by places collecte but of the booke of Wisdome cap. 14. v. 14.15.16.17 4. Observa whâ— I haue cited before 5. Observa Fiftâ—â—ny Catholicke should doe this vpon the festival daie◠〈◊〉 Saviour his Nativity the B. Virgins Nativity oâ— stumpâ—â— hee should be thought of the English natâ— owâ— daies to be 1 A superstitious Papist 2 A personall affected to the Queene 3 An enemy to the Gospell of Iesus Christ 4 That he should therefore not only endure imprisonment but should be seased at a great fine The first cavillation is concerning the ringing of Bels If this censurer had ioyned bag pipes with Bells it might haue serued the former Anonymist LegeÌ„daryographer in his recitall of B. Hughs life Saunders de Scismateâ— Pag 302 and bonefires made that day through this Realme in divers places Concerning the first I deny not but that the 17. of November in all Parishes of thiâ— Realme or in most there is great practâ—se of ringing This accusation is also touched in the former place cited by Nicholaâ—s SaÌ„ders welmost in the same maner Qua etia ratione c. At the time of the alteration of religion Bels were reserved by publike authority in the Churches of England that at what time soeuer the Q. should pâ—sse through any citâ—y or country or parish shee might be receiued with greater ioy applause of people But especially principally Bels were reserved that these 〈◊〉 of her Nativâ—ty and the day of her Highnes comming to the crowne might bee celebrated with greater honour and triumph To them both I answere in this sort and namely first to Sanders I mervaile how privy Sanders was to the Queenes minde and to the minde of the Convocation and Parliament then called Besides I mervaile what remembrance he had when hee wrote this Mat â— v 12 of that place specified by our Saviour
any other exercises in regard of our publike ioy that day demonstrated perfourmed in honour of her Highnesse and namely Courtlike Triumphes which questionlesse are repined at secretly by the adverse parte I bind vp al these in one bundle reckon theâ—â— vnder one head 〈◊〉 since they be vsed by the people of this land only as significant arguments to expresse their sincere affections in ioy to their Soveraigne nowe raigning in regard of the manifolde blessings that haue beene powred pleÌ„teously vpoÌ„ this florishing Realme ever since Q. Elizabeth receaued from God the regall scepter therof And sithence ringing of Belles making of bonefires running at Tilte some hundred years agoe haue bin reputed to-kens of ioy in matters of like nature as former ages report ar vsed this day by the adversaries themselues and such as applaude their doinges in other countreys and exhibited in the honour of those Princes vnder whom they liue in farre greater measure outwardly Rome Antwerpe Paris .c Yet because their principall obiection is against the English ringing in honor of her Highnesse Inauguration day the 17. of November I breefly inquire this of the Accuser Lib Pontifical vide Iohn Bren. apol conf Witenâ— c. omitting all superstitious impious practizes coÌ„cerning Bels in their churches dayly vsed vpon cause offred concerning the baptizing of Bells the blessing of Bells their hope by ringing of Belles to disperse tempests to extinguish lightnings to driue away evill spirits c. I desire theÌ„ to answere to this pointe Du and l. 1. rationat di vin offictor whether Belles haue a civill vse or not if they haue vvhich they cannot deny if Bells I say succeeded in the place of the trumpetts in Moses why may they not bee runge in signum laticiae for a signe of ioy as the trumpets were sounded in Moses time since the nature of the affection laetitia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Hebrew is such that it must needes M. Tullius Tusc Laetitia vehementer appertitus se offerens in praesenti bonâ— By all convenient signes Rupertus Abbas efferri in praeseÌ„tibono triumph in her present happinesse And since as Rupertus hath obserued in the former place it is natural to the minde of man to be ravished with great ioy by the notes and harmony of musicke which thing Belis well ruÌ„g commonly effect in mens harts first being wel tuned by a skilfull Artizan and experimentall practicioner herevpon I may truely and sincerely inferre that whereas this this Accusar as I haue obserued in the animadversion premised termeth the performances of these solemnizations and celebrities actions or fruits not of Religion but services of foolish parasitical ridiculous slattery c. that in this vehemency of bitternesse he doth either vnadvisedly patronize barbarous stoicall impassibility or that his hearte Question Tuscula l. 4. when he wrote this was possessed with the spirit of an incurable vlcer of malice and envy I may adioyne herevnto how vncharitably and viperously this adversary endevoureth by these wordes to blemish the greatest parte of this flourishing kingdome wherin he was borne and bred with the sowre sweere poyson and invenomed baite and by consequent blotte of servile or Gnathonicall flattery Wheras in the 3. animadversion he affirmeth that these solemn zatiâ—ns and celebrities haue noe better grounde then those games and pastimes exhibited by the Heathen to Iupiter Iupiter Mars Hercules Oâ—ympia Nemaei Iudi Martiales Mars Hercules and to heathenish Idolatrie c. I would willingly learne by what Induction reason Argument or testimony the Accuser can averre it since honest mirth is an affection in her selfe irreprehensible vvhich Christian religion hath ever honoured never condeÌ„ned so that extravagantly it doth not rang out of those bouÌ„ds which the holy scripture hath prefixed vnto it since these ringing of Bells who succeeded the vse of silver trumpets had no originall in Paganisme but among faithfull Christians and hath beene onely vsed by them vniversally since the greatest strongest nation now knowne in the world this day namely the Turkes abhorreth froÌ„ all practize of Bels Calvinotur Lib. 2. and cast them out of their Mosquyes vvhich thy devote to their Mahumetry as this Accuser hath other wise insinuated in these wordes cited out of Bartholmaeus George By the Priests crying it appeareth they haue no Bells at all Io locus Meâ—g In â—eregrinatione Hierosolymiâ—ia Habent Turcae templa satis amplae in quibus nullas prorsus imagines vidi c. luxtatemplum turris est mirae altitudinit quam corum sacerdos tempore orationis ascendens c voce aliâ c. haec verba repetit Venite ad orationem The Turkes haue temples large enough in the which I sawe noe images at all Besides the church or temple there is a tower of a marveilous height the which the Priest ascending in the time of service with a lowde voice repeateth these wordes Come vnto praier To this consorteth that vvhich another hath alleadged in expresse wordes Campanis Turcae non vinutur The Turkes vse no Bells yet neverthelesse they doe vse Campanitibus steeples or Bellfrees in places neere adioyning to their Mosquys or temples since also Bonfires in signes of ioy may bee warranted by the ancient dayly practise of this honorable Realme since courtly and triumphant dispâ—rts well vsed their own Canonists cannot â—â—tly dissalow sinâ— their Carnivalles yeare by yeare and in their late Iubileeâ— in honour of their Pope and severall Princes at Rome and in other Romish Iurisdictions these or such like celebrities haue beene solemnely performed and are ready vpon every small vanity to be renewed Yea saith the Accuser but it shall bee proued out of the booke of Wisdome that these celebrities by you performed are of this nature namely meere Idolatrous I answere to this in this sort I desire to know by what validity of Argument the adversary can inforce this Lib Sapien tiae c 14. v. 14.15.16.17 Summarilie saieth the Accuser I proue it by these verses before cited Pardon me Accuser I find not that this issue may be proved out of the verses marginallie quoted nay I finde rather that these verses vtterlie confound the Idolatrous Imagerie daily in your Church to Gods greate dishonour practised defended But omitting that argumeÌ„t I onlie at this time examine how aptlie the nature circumstance of this place concerning the matter betweene mee and the Accuser travized doth agree The publike exercises vsed in the church common-wealth of England are either Ecclesiasticall or Civill as it appeareth in the first reason The Ecclesiasticall solemnitie as it is proved in the answere to the first Accusation haue warrant out of Gods word by approved practise of the church The Civill exercises celebrities publike are their â—nging of Bells Bone-fires Triumphes c. I demâ—nd nâ—w what coherence there is betweene these actions â—eâ—ore nominated and those that are mentioned in the 14. of the
them vvere ordeined by the successours of the Apostles some by later decrees of the church some by Provinciall Metropolitans for daies of hearing Gods word and Ecclesiasticall discipline onely in certaine generalls receaued by the prescription of the church 10. That some Churches obserue some Holi-daies some Churches other some 11 This caveat al churches must take heed of that they ordaine not to many of them that they equalize not their observation to the obseruation of the Lords day neither that they impose a greater burden then needs vpon mens shoulders by the keeping of them 12. That we are to obserue the custome of those Churches where we liue concerning Holydaies so as the observation of that church originally be free from all superstition which custome the French Duch Churches now obserue in England to the greate peace of our Church theirs 13. Lastly that vpon iust cause of corruption by that authority by the which festivities or Holly-daies were instituted they may be altered â—nd abrogated It remaineth now that I should perspicuously answere the premised cavils contained in the 2. generalâ— head My answere before exhibited was Negatiue namely that the church of England hath not prescribed that this Realme should obserue this day the 17. of November as a formall Holly-day The adversary here replieth by the conditions premised that by necessary consequense an dâ—llation it is a formall Holy-day in regard of the due nature of a formall Holy-day This saie they is evidently proued by the practise of our solemnization and by all circumstances and signes of an Holy-day that day yearely and vsually performed The truth of this reply giue me leaue good Reader breefly to examine for by that whether I haue ansvvered rightly or not in few circumstances it may appeare 1. First let the Accuser alleadge any decree Archiepiscopall or Episcopall by which it may appeare to the worlde that the 17. of November is now annually commanded to be obserued an Holly-day formally otherwise the validity of the deniall remaineth yet no waies impeached All shâ—ps are open in London the Plovve goeth in each fielde in the couÌ„try 2. Secondly whether any bodily labour that day be inhibited either in towne or country Which is a materiall pointe to be considered in the observation of each Holly-day 3. Thirdly what censure or penalties are inflicted Ecclesiastical or Civil legally vpon any that breaketh the rites of that day This being vpon sufficient warrant grouÌ„ded it remaineth that if our negation be vnsufficient as they seeme to say it is let them shew wherein instance may be giueÌ„ against it iust materiallity of exception For vntill the contrary of this be evidently demonstrated it remaineth vnconfuted Yea saith the Adversarie but yet you must needes confesse it to be an Holy-daie by this consequent of Nicholas Saunders Belles are reserued in your churches to this end especially Inprimis vt harum pulsu celebriora reddaÌ„tur fest a nativitatis et Inaugurationis Reginae First that by the ringing of theÌ„ the feasts of the Nativity CoronatioÌ„ of the Queene may the more solemnly be celebrated Calvinotur Secondly in regard you solemnise these daies most devoutly Lastly in regard yee note these times in your Calenders with great redd letters First note that Saunders tearmeth the 17. of November Festum a Feast et diem Nativit festum and the daye of the Queenes Nativity a feast But meerely vvithout proofe or warrant Nowe A nomine ad rem Pla. in Cra. tylo to reason from the appellation and name of the thing to the thing it selfe vnlesse the word expres the materiality of the thing named formally noÌ„ valet argumeÌ„tum as the meanest Sophiste in Oxford knoweth a nomine adrem An argument drawne from the name of a thing to the thing it selfe is of noe force or maketh noe proofe Yea but what meaneth that outragious ringing replieth N Saunders and W. Reynolds vnlesse you haue made it a formall Holy-day To this I answere by the right of that that hath beene inferred before that it is no good reason that it is an Holi-day because of this ringing Bells serue for the ringing to sermons for â—unerals to exercises at Princes CoronatioÌ„s In publicke danger of fire in solemne meetings of Cities in Vniversities in Convocations CoÌ„gregations other scholasticall exercises for Câ—vâ—â— few 〈◊〉 night for 〈◊〉 of the clocke at morning partly for that not oneâ—y all the learned of the lande but the ignorant simple people of this Realme knoweth that Belles haue sundry other vses then to signifie Holly-daies and that appeareth by Durandus in the place before cited and by that observation of mine before wherein it hath bin declared that Bels succeeded in vse of the legal silver trumpets And for the great ringing the 17. of November is onely an outward testimony of that ioye which our hartes conceiue for the great happinesse of Q. Elizabeths Regiment See the discourse before cited of the vse of Bells If they will prooue it to be an Holly-day in regarde of the Ecclesiasticall office Sermons and praiers that day vsed The reselling of this cavill you shall finde specified in the Answere of the first generall accusation and in the issue of the conclusion of his Apology Lastly vvhere the noting of these daies vvith greate letters is inferred for probation by N. Sanders I summarily answere this cavilâ—tion in this sorte The vnsuffiency of this reason may palpably be found and appeare evidently by this illation If noting with greate red letters bee an appropriate condition to signifie an Holy day in these times aswell this Accuser may conclude that the dayes of the entring of the Sonne into Aries Taurus Gemini c. to each I say Persius Satâ— 5 Preserum siquid Maâ—…i rubrica notavitâ— Librorum tituli et capita hac no tabantur Columella Lib. 2. of the 12. Signes are Holy-daies For all the titles of these days are limmed with red â—…ke by our Astronomers direction in all our printed Calenders Likewise the beginning and ending of tearmes Ember weckes c. may be materially as I haue spoken before accounted Hollidaies and daies sacredly festivall For all these in our Calenders and Almanackes are in this manner noted described In one word to conclude vpon this signe The 7. of September and the 17. of NoveÌ„ber are Holly-daies Why so because these daies in our Calenders are noted vvith greate redd letters for that this is an infallible signe of an Holly-day saieth Saunders The Scribes in the Gospell prognosticated a faire day by a redd skie in the evening And the red by miracle equally distinguishing the Rainebowe is a token that all the worlde Math. c. 16. Chro. Melanct in Carionem Genes Tully de natu Deorum Apoc. 17.3 Note beefore the fable of the â—…landers adoring a Mallet as it hath already perished with water which the greenish hue in the rainebowe representeth so in future time is a figure