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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05770	A toile for tvvo-legged foxes Wherein their noisome properties; their hunting and vnkenelling, with the duties of the principall hunters and guardians of the spirituall vineyard is liuelie discouered, for the comfort of all her Highnes trustie and true-hearted subiects, and their encouragement against all popish practises. By I. B. preacher of the word of God.	Baxter, J.	1600 (1600)	STC 1596; ESTC S112228	88,347	250

because all the prayers of the faithfull are presented in his name in whom alone they are sanctified This is our doctrine The Catholickes on the other side will haue their referendaries Christ degraded of this honour by the Catholickes masters of requests It is presumption say they to rush so boldly before the king of kings and therfore we must beginne with the vshers of his presence or with the groomes of his chamber and who be these the greatest place they giue vnto the virgine Marie and what authoritie I pray you Roga patrem Iube natum Beseech the father commaund the sonne And Iure matris impera Commaund by thy motherly authoritie Then they muster all the saints and haue assigned to each his sundry charge one must be a Baal or patrone ouer this country another ouer the next one ouer this town another ouer that one placed ouer this science another ouer that one for the head ach another for the tooth ach c. Michael patronizeth the French Andrew the Burgonians Iames the Spanyards George the English Saint Ambrose with his staffe and his whip watched ouer Millayne the three Kings ouer Cullin Dionis ouer Paris Goele keepes scout watch at Bruxels c. Ale knights and drunkards haue Martin and Vrban for their good Lord and many a solemne peale and drunken pull is vpon their euens for their sakes the shoomakers haue Euispin for their Baal and the millers Arnold for theirs and Taylours which loue good fellowship must haue Goodman for theirs Anthonie must keepe the hogges Loy horses and kine and Hughe must keepe the dogges What should I blot more paper with these dotages you may see by this beloued countrimen what the Iesus Christ of the Church of Rome is from which the mercie of God hath withdrawne vs to serue the true sauiour of the elect In a word the papists doe as they in Pilates house did who called Iesus Christ by the name of King and Prophet but it was when they bufetted and scourged him Iohn 19.1.2 The fourth reason An horrible sinne to acquite the offender IF he that quitteth the offender when he seeth him guiltie be as much to blame before God as he that oppresseth the innocent then christian rulers may not acquire idolatrous worshippers which are the worst kind of malefactours as was proued in the former argument But hee that lets the offender goe with impunitie doth trespasse as he that tyes the halter about the innocents necke Therefore christian rulers must sharply punish papists who are idolatrous worshippers 1. Sam. 15. King Saul was reproued as well for sparing Agag King of the Amalechites as for killing the prophets Achab branded with the blacke marke of infamie as well for sparing Benhadad as killing of Naboth The fift reason IT stands not with diuinitie Magistrates feruent loue to religion is made apparant by execution of iustice against Church enemies that christian rulers shew lesse feruencie and zeale for the seruice of God then papists and pagans for the worship of the deuill But where catholikes as they desire the tearme haue libertie and are not seuerely punished there christian magistrates shew not so much zeale for the promoting of the kingdome of Christ as antichrist and heathens doe for the kingdome of the deuill Therefore c. What they haue done and day lie doe for the maintenance of idolatrie either in their blind zeale or their malitious hearts Christendome knoweth too well Romes Pantheon out of which was excluded the God of the Hebrewes because he would admit no companions collaterall should teach Christ his Church a good lesson which worshippeth the God of Israel that is to be zealous for his honour and to punish sacrilegious worshippers The sixt reason Rulers should more regard Gods honour then their owne IT stands not with diuinitie that christian rulers be more carefull of their owne honours then of the Lords glorie But they carefully regard and good reason also that their places and persons be respected as dutie requireth Therefore by like reason should they aduance the honour of God and much more These reasons are naturally drawne from diuinitie the which none may or dare deny who is perswaded that there is any diuinitie at all the consequent proue the same by christian pollicie The first argument prouing it to be good christian policie to take two-legged Foxes Impunitie discourageth the true subiects but animateth the false THat which discourageth the frends of the Church and giues life to the aduersaries cannot be warranted nor maintayned by christian pollicie But not to punish Church enemies or remoue secret traitours discourageth the true subiects and animateth the false hearted Therefore forbearance of household foes can be no good pollicie The second argument TO leaue prince nobles Dangerous nourishing a serpent in the bosome and best affected subiects in danger by nourishing a serpent in the bosome can be no good pollicie But by vaine deuise to blunt the edge of the sword of iustice or by cloaking qualifying or concealing to cause that it is not drawne against these intestine serpents is to endanger prince nobles and true hearted people Therefore no good pollicie The third argument THat mildnes and mercie Excessiue clemencie causeth contempt of authoritie whereby the aduersarie may seeme to suspect her maiesties magnanimitie and consequently to contemne her authoritie can carrie show of no good pollicie But the effect that excessiue clemencie worketh in our catholikes is either to suspect her courage or to misconster her kindnes or to despise her soueraigntie Therefore such forbearance can be no good pollicie The fourth argument Forbearance of Foxes a meanes to make them forecast and fortifie themselues TO giue the enemies of a kingdome leaue to forecast and leasure to fortifie themselues and so consequently to leaue the true subiects by this meanes in perpetual and needfull feare of some new attempts can be no good pollicie But forbearance of these househould enemies giues them but leaue to practise and time to renew their force in so much as when one tempest by Gods gracious prouidence is ouer past there is feare of another Therefore such forbearance can be no good pollicie It is not safe trusting a traitour but rather extreame folly to beleeue that such as plot for a kingdomes conquest can be reuoked with mercie or leaue the hould of their hope before they be at the last gaspe The fift argument TO be confederate with the people of strange worship Prophane pollicie to bee confederat with people of a strange worship for the strenghthening and vpholding of a kingdome in peace and prosperitie is no christian pollicie But to forbeare papists in hope of their assistance against forraine enemies if such neede should presse vs which God forbid is to be confederate with people of a strange worship Read the 30. and 31. chapter of the prophet Esay there see how the Israelites entred league with