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A00555 St. Paules-Church her bill for the Parliament as it was presented to the Kings Matie on Midlent-Sunday last, and intended for the view of that most high and honorable court, and generally for all such as beare good will to the reflourishing estate of the said church. Partly in verse, partly in prose. Penned and published for her good by Hen: Farley author of her complaint. Farley, Henry. 1621 (1621) STC 10690; ESTC S114668 19,515 44

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St. PAVLES-CHVRCH HER BILL FOR THE PARLIAMENT As it was presented to the Kings Matie on Midlent-Sunday last and intended for the view of that most high and Honorable Court and generally for all such as beare good will to the reflourishing estate of the said CHVRCH Partly in Verse partly in Prose Penned and published for her good by HEN FARLEY Author of her Complaint For the Lord will comfort Zion and repayre all her decayes Hee will make her Desert like Paradice and her Wildernesse like the Garden of the Lord. Mirth and ioy shall bee found there Thankesgiuing and the praise of melody Isaiah 51. 3. Anno Dom. M. DC XXI TO THE HIGH Court of PARLIAMENT All blessings from the Highest be euer present in your high and Honorable Designes for CHVRCH and COMMON-WEALTH MAy your Wisedomes be pleased to accept these my Labours as an humble suite out of my zeale for the good of Gods House What honour shall accrue therby I will euer attribute to his glory and your goodnesse only intimating to your memories something fitting to bee considered of at this time not as an arrogant teacher but as an humble Remembrancer Neuer had any Church more need of Reparation and Reformation for euery day shee consumeth and euery base fellow pisseth against her doores and defileth her walles as if Shee only who should be the only She for Beauty and Example were the only contempt and scorne of all the rest Her West doore and Brazen Pillar where his Maiestie kneeled and prayed for good successe to his Pious intendment for her restauration is the most odiously and ignominiously abused and because there is no power by lawes and penalties to punish the offenders they are so bold that none of her Officers or others dare controule them I most humbly referre the consideration thereof to your Graue Wisedomes it being the only cause that hath moued me to publish this worke There are many of my Honorable Masters among you the Commissioners appointed by his Maiesty for the reparation of the said Church of whose furtherance in this and much more I haue no doubt and of whose noble fauours I haue had some taste So trusting in the Almighty they will continue the same and humbly beseeching your pardon protection and Patronage I remaine in my Prayers as I first beganne Prostrate at your feete in all loyall and humble obedience during life H. F. S. PAVLES to the BOOKE THose that reade thee with good will As my friends respect them still But if Carpers wince or strike Tell them they are gall'd belike Sure I am my Authors minde Was to please in euery kinde And his Worke well order'd is If it be not ta'ne amisse The BOOKE to PAVLES NOt S. Peter nor S. Paul Nor our Sauiour could please all Therefore let no man aliue In that vaine of pleasing striue I will gladly please each friend And the rest pray God amend S. Paules her Reply THen be gone incontinent To the Court of Parliament And in truth and reuerence Without filed Eloquence Speake the best thou canst for mee So farewell God prosper thee The Author breaking forth in ioy at this Conference saith in the behalfe of the Church and himselfe thus IF my Booke passe currant there Then be gone all griefe and feare For mine eyes shall shortly see What my soule long wisht should bee To my hearts high exaltation And the honor of our Nation That 's your speedy reparation Before S. Paules doth speake any more She approueth how shee may speake c. though but stone c. AS it is said that Ships doe fight When t is the men that in them bee So I poore Church pray speake and write When t is my Friend doth all for mee For neuer yet could wood or stone Doe any of these things alone A Posie of sundry Flowers and Herbes gathered out of the Garden of Gods Word knit vp together and set in the Frontispice of this Worke for the smell of euery good Reader as a sweet odour to the rest that followes It being full of diuine Caution and Example viz. HAGGAI 1 Chap. Ver. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. THis People say the * This is Blacke Time and a fearefull hearb If Hearb-grace or Gods mercy did not grow by it to quench his anger with mans repentant teares c. Time is not yet come that the Lords House should be builded The Branches of this Time are many viz. Then came the Word of the Lord by the Ministery of the Prophet Haggai saying Is it time for your selues O Yee to dwell in your seiled houses and this House lye waste Now thus saith the Lord of Hostes Consider your owne wayes in your hearts ye haue sowen much but ye bring in little ye eate but ye haue not enough ye drinke but ye are not filled ye cloath you but ye be not warme and he that earneth wages putteth it into a broken bagge Get you vp into the Mountaine and fetch In this branch being the middle branch doth Gods mercy appeare if man will be warned wood and build this House and I will be glorified and I will take pleasure in it saith the Lord Ezra 6. 10. That ye may haue to offer sweet Sauors to the God of Heauen and pray for the Kings life and for his Children Ye looked for much and loe it came to little and when ye brought it home I did blow vpon it And why saith the Lord of Hostes because of my house that is waste and yee runne euery man into his owne * If the Separatists and Browniti-call vermine of this time would but smell well to this Branch they might learne to loue me their mother Church much more then they doe I meane as I am an ancient house of God house Therefore vpon you the Heauen is staied from Dew and the Earth is staied from yeilding her increase And I haue called for a drought vpon the Land and vpon the Mountaines and vpon the Corne and vpon the Wine and vpon the Oyle and vpon all that the Earth bringeth forth vpon Men and vpon Cattell and vpon all the labour of the hands When Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and Ioshuah the sonne of Iosedech the high Priest with all the remnant of the People heard the voice of the Lord their God and the words of the Prophet Haggai as the Lord their God had sent him Then the People did * This Herbe may well be called Sage or Sapience for the Feare of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdome feare before the Lord. And the Lord stirred vp the spirit of Zorobabel c. and the spirit of all the People and they came and did the worke in the house of the Lord of Hostes their God Ezra 7. 27. c. Blessed be the Lord God of our Fathers which This is Carduu● Benedictus or Blessed Thistle hath put such things as these into the heart of our good King to