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A03475	Panēguris D. Elizabethæ, Dei gratiâ Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ Reginæ. A sermon preached at Pauls in London the 17. of November ann. Dom. 1599. ... 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 ... By Thomas Holland, Doctor of Divinity, & her Highnes professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford.; Panēguris D. Elizabethae, Dei gratiâ Angliae Reginae	Holland, Thomas, 1539-1612.	1601 (1601)	STC 13597; ESTC S104142	118,907	169

the ende What things shall be required in the day of iudgmēt of all Christians It seemed that hee reposed not any great confidence of merite in Monastical life as it appeareth by his answere that he made vnto certaine that highly cōmended the Carthusian institution of life discommēded life secular In the dreadful day of iudgment God will not aske of such as shall be presented before that glorious righteous and iust tribunall whether they haue been in professiō Monkes Friers religious persons E●mits c. but this whether they haue lived like good Christians or not whether their hearts haue beene beautified with charity their mouths haue alwaies testified Gods verity whether they haue kept their soules and bodies vessels to the holy Ghost in sanctification and chastity A comfort for al faithful women It is saide also that he exhorted the sexe of women with fervent and holy zeale to loue the Lorde and to cleaue to him since the Saviour of the world disdained not to bee borne of a woman When the extremity of his last sicknesse whervpon he deceased The day of iudgment to the faithfull a day of comforte approached one spake vnto him of the day of iudgement vnto whō he replied That day shal not be to me a day of iudgement but a day of grace and mercy These last observations I haue adioyned to the rest not to flatter the world 1. Cor 15.10 but to avoide all partiality in writing not to ascribe any merite vnto S. Hugh but only to shevv what the grace of God hath wrought in him exhorting Pellagian merit-mongers alwaies to perswade themselues that when they haue done all that they can they bee but vnprofitable servants that all things that mā hath Luke 17. 1. Cor. 4.7 Esay 64.6 he hath receaved that Every good thing and every perfect gift is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lights that Al our righteousnesse is as filthy clow●s that only God is holy and all men sinners c. To those that shall take exception against the vnprofitable tediousnesse of this discourse perhaps will repute it nothing else but a mispending of time pen and paper both to the writer laborious to the reader troublesome I apollogize my selfe in this manner Note By this absolute narration of B. Hughes life I haue yeelded sufficient reason why I giue no approbation to the Minor specified in the obiection and what good cause I haue to make some doubt also of the Maior Moreover by this divers that knew no more of B. Hughes life I wil not say as the old proverbe is then the dogge that lookt over Lincolne An English by-worde 1. Tim. 1.7 Exo. 10.22.23 Rev. 16.10 The angel powring his v●l vpō the throne of the beast c The sūme of the aunswer to the third general Accusation About An. Dom. 1215 An. part 3● tit 22 his verbis Votuores coeli c. Iere. 2.13 Bell. Tom. 1. Cont general 7. lib. 1. c. 8 9. but then those that the Apostle saith neither knovv what they speake neither whereof they affirme might be better instructed and giue over vaine attending and listning to old wiues fables wherewith the kingdome of darknesse in the time of darknes was vpheld For at that time the darknes was like the darknesse of Egypt specified in the 10. of Exodus 22. 23. ver And lastly that I might shew that al glory is to be given to God and that all men are sinners It resteth now that I shoulde summarily answere each point of this third general Accusatiō accordingly as they are laid downe in the premises syllogistically First I answere that the canonization of Saints as it was vsed in the time of Honorius the third and as it is now accustomably practized hath no warrant out of holy scriptures neither out of the Synagogue before Christ our Lorde his Nativity neither out of the ancient Primitiue church The proofes that Antouinus alleadgeth for it are meere allegoricall and very vnsufficient no waies able to hold wate● no more then those broken ceste●nes which the prophet Ieremy hath spoken of in his 2. Chapter neither are those things of any greater moment which Cardinall Bellarmine hath newly turbished concerning his argument of canonization of Saints But I omit this partly because it doth imply divers questions pertaining ad plenitudinem potestatis Papae to the fulnesse of the Popes soveraigne power partly for that it concurreth with those examinations and confutations that appertaine to those whosoeuer doe professe in writing and haue begonne to answere Bellarmine his controversies which God giving me life and leasure I will doe my best endevor in principally for that to such that are already instructed in the groundes of sincere religion these doctrines of men are by one blast of Gods holy spirite in the twinckling of an eie confounded and brought to nothing Secondly admit that B. Hugh was regularly canonized by Pope Honorius the 3. yet it is no good consequent that the solemne office Ecclesiasticall of the Church of England the 17. of November is any preiudice at all to B. Hugh no more then the solemnization of B. Hughes service is preiudiciall to greater Saints then he was by their owne testimony For that selfe-same day there is in the vniversall Church also a sacred celebrity of many other Confessors or Saints Baron 17. November Vsuardus Max. namely of Gregorius Thaumaturgicus of Dionysius Gregorius Turonensis and others which are holden by the church of Rome Saints of greater merite learning integrity miraculous workes then B. Hugh Thirdly I answere negatiuely to the Minor and vvill God willing demonstrate that this Accuser herein malitiously playeth the part of a slye Sophist namely in this forme The solemne celebrity of Q Elizabeth Coronation day and the sacred Church office that day performed is the cause why B. Hughes festivall day service and honour that day is neglected And that all the force of this malicious accusation consisteth of no other foundation materially then a sophisticall fallacy tearmed by Aristotle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. which then is vsed Aristot Elench when that which in no sorte is cause of any thing is assigned and reputed to be cause of such an effect that it never prodvced How true my aunswere is these reasons following may perspicuously sufficiently satisfie all indifferent readers to their content Ann. Regn. Reg Eliza. be hae 12. The time of the beginning of the celebrity of the 17 of November D. Coop Vicechan in the Vniversity of Oxford About the 12. yeare of the Reigne of her Excellēcy was the first practize of the publike solemnization of this day as farre forth as I can heare or can by any diligent inquity learne the first publike celebrity of it was instituted in Oxford by D. Cooper being thē there Vicechauncelour after B. of Lincolne and by remoue from thence B. of Winchester from whence this

thee gentle Reader to amend with thy pen as thou seest cause Math. 12.42 The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement with 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 THIS sentence Right Reverend Honourable and in our Lord beloved which I haue now read vnto you is a part of an answere which our Saviour maketh to the blasphemous Pharises and incredolous Scribes blasphemous because they ascribed the workes of the holy Ghost to Beelzebu● Mat. 12.24 Athanas in euangel quicunq dix Ioh. 15.24 the prince of the devils incredulous because they woulde not beleeue the wo●kes done amongst them by our Saviour such workes as none other man ever did if they be considered either in number or in nature but thirsted ever with an vnsatiable appetite to see more and more miracles not to be edified in holy faith but to satisfie their curious humor and vnperswasible mindes in some sort resembling the senselesse and seely Idiots of this world whom God in the iustice of his iudgement hath deprived of reason in this life Who oftentimes seeke to finde the day after the sun hath displaied his orient beames in the morning who in the Ocean Sea seeke waters and in the shore sands nay in far worse condition then these are For these seely ones erre through simplicity the other through impiety The one through want of discretion the other through want of grace The one would doe better if they had knowledge the other wilfully will ex●inguish the eie of knowledge which shineth in their hearts The ones sin is begotten through ignorance the others sinne is hatched by peevish curiosity wilful malice insolent presumption Against men of this condition which like deafe adders Psa 58.4.5 as it is Psal 58.4.5 stop their eares at the voice of the charmer charme hee never so wisely Against such men I say our Saviour thundereth out these threates against such men as haue eies to see and will not see which haue eares to heare and will not heare which haue made their hearts as fat as brawne because they will not vnderstand And to provoke these people to a zeale or to shew the greatnesse and greevousnesse of their punishment and of the iudgements of God hanging over their heads our Saviour instanceth first in the men of Ninive Mat. 12.41 affirming that the men of Ninive shall rise in iudgement with this generations and condemne it for they repented at the preaching of Io●as and behold a greater then Ionas is heere next our Saviour instanceth in the example of the Queene of the south saying The Queene of the south shall rise in iudgement with this generation and shall condemne it for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to beare the wisedome of Salomon and behold a greater then Salomon is heere Other verses set aside this part shall now only be handled God willing as farre forth as the spirit of God shall assist me the time limited to me not prevent me your patience beare with me and vouchsafe to heare me In this sentence wherein our Saviour reproveth the infidelity of the Iewes and prophecieth of their iudgement to come by the way of comparison is comprised an example taken out of the old testament demonstrating thereby 1. Cor. 10.11 Rom. 15.4 that the stones of the old testament doe serue for the instruction of the church and that all things that are written are written for our learning and that one iote Mat. 5.18 or one title of Gods word is not idle But that I may more orderly apply my selfe to the time and your edification I will binde my selfe in this discourse to these partes which braunch themselues naturally out of my text And because this sentence is a briefe recapitulation of an history of the old testament to the two generall parts I purpose by Gods grace to annexe the figure which thi● history of the old testament shadoweth in the new The application either shall follow in the conclusion or as I shal be occasioned by the severall parts issuing out of the generall bee fitted for the time and place if God permit Christ assisting me who after his ascension into heaven as Saint Paul hath taught gaue giftes vnto men who gaue some to be Apostles Eph. 4.8.11 12 13 and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and teachers for the gathering togither of the Saints for the worke of the ministery and for the edification of the body of Christ c. till wee all meete togither in the vnity of faith and knowledge of the Sonne of God vnto a p●rfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ The two general partes before specified containe these two heads and braunch themselues into these two armes first here is by our Saviour an instance givē in an honorable person a prince which is as an ancient Poet hath said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The liuely image of God Menand Secondly there is in this sentence also comprised by our Saviour her action wherevnto is annexed a comparison betweene our Saviour and Salomon Of each of these in order by Gods assistance The person heere Pars 1. Luc. 11.31 1. King 10.1 2 Chron. 9.1 of whom the examples is inferred is a Queene of the place termed the Queene of the South 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Queene of the South Luc. 11 3● In the 1. King 10.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so 2. Paralip 9.1 Malcat Sheba and so in the Thargum of Ionathan 1. King 10. The Queene of the South the Queene of Sheba b● 1. King 10.1 Psa 72.10 Gen. 10.7 Gen. 25.3 There is both Shebah and Sebah and Sebah Psal 72.10 the kings of Shebah and Seba shall bring giftes Seba was one of the sonnes of C●sh Gen. 10.7 Sheba was one of the sonnes of lokshan whom Abraham begat by Keturah Gen. 25.3 l●kshan begat Sheba Dedan The one is written with S●h●n in the Hebrew The other with Samech but all one they bee in Greeke Yet Seba and Sheba are two divers countries The one in Arabia foelix the other in Aethiopia The one inhabited by the sonnes of Cush and taking name of them the other of the sonnes of Abraham and taking name of them The one East from Ierusalem the other South from Ierusalē Yet the names haue beene both confounded as I gather by many writers But more of this to be said when wee come to discourse of the countrey of this Queene In the 60. chap. of Isay 6. we read Isai 60.6 All they of Sheba shall come they shall bring golde and incense and shewe foorth the praises of the Lord. 43.3 Bibl. Graec. Romae In the 43.3 of the same prophet it is Seba but in the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the other in Greeke of the 60.

of prophecy Apocalyps 19.10 And how p●ant this is to this purpose you may see that this figure diverse ancient fathers of the church do sufficiently obserue Isidore saith Isidore Haec regina venturā●cclesiam de gentibus desiderātē Christum figurabat c. This Queene represented the Church which should come of the Gentiles desiring Christ which accompanied with diverse sortes of men Eucher de de regn l. 3. and forgetting both her owne people and her fathers house should runne vnto Christ To this is correspondent that of Eucherit●s Sien● haec regina venit à sinibus terra c. As this Queene came from the endes of the ends of the earth to wit * Or Aethiopia India as some say to heare the wisedome of Salomon so the Church many ages after came to her redeemer and teacher that after the foolishnesse of her error shee might at length perceiue the doctrine of the truth This is that Queene of whom it is said vnto the Lord On thy right hand standeth the Queene in a vesture of golde wrought about with diverse colours that is to say adorned on all sides with diverse precious and comely vertues For this is the mother of all that beleeue which regenerateth such vnto salvation as were borne vnto death by whome Christ hath restored more in Grace then perished in Nature To this may be fitly annexed that of Angelomus Stromata Angelomus Stromata August Serm. de Temp 252. Se●● 2. In figura hutu● reginae ven●t ecclesia ex gentibus c. Vnder the figure 〈◊〉 to this Queene the Church of the Gentiles came from the endes of the earth saying aside all earthly desires and vices to heare the wisedome of Salomon that is to say of our peace maker our Lord Christ Iesus who in his flesh loosed the bandes of enmity betwixt God and man Shee came after her olde profane superstitions to heare of inlightning of the faith of the iudgmēt to come of the immortality of the soule and of the hope and glorie of the resurrection Shee came into Hierusalem therefore with a great company not with the one onely nation of the Hebrewes of which the Synagogue did before consist but with all kindes of men and diverse nations throughout the whole world We must also thinke as Saint Augustine very well observeth Aug. cōtra Manich. li. 22. cap. 24. Qua in re hoc pr●mùm d●co c. In which matter first this I say that not onely the tongue of those men but the life also was propheticall and that that whole kingdome of the Hebrew nation was some great Prophet because they were the figure of some great prophet Wherfore concerning them whose heartes were instructed in the wisedome of God the prophecy of Christ and of the church which was to come is to be scanned not only in their sayings but in their doings also but as concerning the rest and the whole body of that nation the prophecie of Christ and the church to come is to be examined in those things which by Gods secret working were done either in them or by them 1. Cor. 10. Namely this I doe gather of him that not only their tongues but also their liues were propheticall so that the history of the olde testament is but as the shell of the nut to the kernell the vaile to the face of Moses the curtaine to the arke the vaine to the silver the letter to the spirit as the combe to the hony the ring of golde to the precious stone inclosed in the base Of this we may see more in Saint Augustine in his seventeenth booke de Civitate Dei his first and third chapters The person and figure sufficiently described and the vse of the doctrine accordingly handled the next thing that offereth it selfe to my discourse is the action of this worthy woman here mentioned Her action may be the better scanned if we wil weigh what the son of God hath testified of her action in this life and of her honour reward and glory in the life to come adioyning here vnto as occasion serveth for elucidations sake such things as are at large written of her 1. King 10. and 2. Paralip 9. to which chapters I must necessarily referre you oftentimes 1. King 10. 2. Chro. 9. because that those things which are briefely laide downe here are amply discoursed of in those former histories Here they are brought in by the way of example there they are laide downe fully in story By this also you shall finde that the old testament is not contrary to the new but that the same spirit was author of them both Aug. cōtra Manich. August de doct Christian lib. 3. cap. 30. Lastly that although there are sundry second helpes to open the scripture as the rules of Ticonius which Saint Augustine hath mentioned de doctr Christ lib. 3. cap. 30. and other rules there specified and such things as many of the ancient fathers mentioned Hilar. de trinit lib. 1. Iren. contr va●ent li. 1. cap. 1. Apocalyps as Hilary lib. 1. de Trinitate And Irenaeus against the Valentinians lib. 1. cap. 1. Yet the best of all that farre surmounteth all other kindes of expositions is to open holy scripture by scripture For the treasuries of the house of David will only be truly and finally opened by the key of David Scriptures will best bee expounded by that holy spirit by which they were endited 2. Pet. 1. as metall wil bee only mollified by fire the adamant hammered only by tooles of his owne nature or as some say sanguine hircino with Goates bloud Iron will only bee drawne by the load stone And because I may strictly follow the line of my discourse I will first by the grace of God speake of such actions as are mentioned of her in this life performed and so by sequele of the rest Things that are spoken of her in this life are these two first her comming to Hierusalem secondly what her actions were at Hierusalem when shee came to Salomon And lest I should counfound both you and my selfe in the multiplicity of these generall heads I purpose first to answere an obiection which might otherwise through occurrence hinder me in this particular discourse Wherein nominately these three branches are incident to be delivered what moued this noble Queene to come to Hierusalē what paines shee tooke in her comming or iourney lastly with what traine shee came and how honorably shee was accompanied and attended vpon in her iourney to Hierusalem The obiections by Gods assistance in few words shall be dissolued Whereas it may bee thought an vnmeet thing both in regard of the sex which is feeble delicate by nature and in regard of the vocation place which this woman was by God called vnto honoured with all namely that a person of her sex and estimation should vndertake to perfourme a iourney of so great travaile a matter of so

heauen dwell vnder whom all flesh is sed if I say this tree bring not foorth good fruit answerable to his place neglect the sacrifice of God● tabernacle this watch man I say which the holy prophet saw that Holy one which came downe from heauen Dan. 4.11 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chaldaicè vide Theodoret in Dan. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 schol graec 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 aliud schol 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Annot. bib graec Rom. excus Pererius a Iesuit hath writtē imperfectly of this word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pintus hath spokē more to purpose vpon that place yet not perfectly will cry a lowd H●w downe the tree and breake of his branches shake of his leaues scatter his fruit that the beasts may flee from vnder it and the fowles from his braunches I should heere enter into the descriptiō of that sacred cōfession which this holy Queene maketh to God glorifying him that for his names sake and for Israel his peoples sake had set on the throne of Israel such a king as Salomon was had blessed him with so great a measure of his spirit and made him king to doo equitie and righteousnes But this part cannot now be polished or amplifyed by my discourse least I be over tedious to you partly for that some things of this discourse may not vnfittly be vsed in the application The last part These things sufficiently discoursed vpon the last part of my text offereth itselfe to mine handling which is the action of this honorable person in another world in the life to come and in the day of the generall resurrection Her action honour in the life to come is demonstrated in these woords or testimony of our Sauiour The Queene of the S●wth shall rise in iudgment with this generation and shall cōdēne it This great person was by sexe as you haue heard a woman by vocation a Queene in wealth abundant in knowledge a rare Phaenix in trauail laborious in disputations learned in obseruation discreet in behauiour honorable and wise in traine magnificall in rewardinge Salomon heroicall in religion studious zealous and fervent Yet al these except the reward of her religiō haue at length an end her kingdōe shee was to leaue to her lawful successors the abundāce of her riches to her trusty executors her knowledge experimētal in ciuil actiōs was in another world vnnecessary the beauty of her face and comlines of her body was to turne to ashes her magnifical traine could do her no more honour then to see her funeralls regally performed her body imbaulmed her bones intered onely by her princely vertues and rare knowledge shee obtained a glorious reporte in earth and by the integrity of her faith a crowne of glory in heauen In that shee was a Queene shee was to bee honoured in that shee was a learned Queene shee was to be admired at in that she regards to keepe the decorum of her person shee was to be cōmended in that shee takes paines to trauel so long and so laborious a iourny shee is to be by al louers of vertue remembred in that shee is able to dispute in deepe questions of Diuinity with king Salomon shee is to be registred in the book of the iust in that shee obserueth things done in king Salomons court shee is to be chronicled in that shee rewardeth king Salomon so heroically with fames trumpet shee is to be celebrated in that shee glorifieth Gods name for king Salomons guifts it sheweth that with the malicious mothe rust of enuy her heart was not cākred in that shee was not onely learned but religiously learned shee was to be reuerenced lastly in that shee receiueth such a testimony of our Sauiour in the new testament shee was thereby in the booke of life canonized Yet to knite vp all in one honour riches peregrination ciuill and humane science discretion fame bewty body limme life haue an end and all worldly honour hath their catastrophe in conclusion and incurre necessarily in the end that sentence of Esay 40.6.7 which soundeth with a crie in all our eares All flesh is grasse all the grace therof is as the flower of the fielde VVherfore according to that of the prophet this masse of earth that we cary about vs in the ende must bee dissolued the beauty therof finally must fade the flower will fall and faile yea the outward pompe and shining of king Salomō whō this Queene came to consulte that was renouned over all the world and glittered so gorgeouslye aboue all the princes of the earth Math. 6.5 in the ende withered like to the grasse of the field which is to day and to morrow is cast into the ouen but the word of the Lorde indureth for ever This testimony that our saviour Christ attributeth to this faithfull Queene this testimony I affirme abideth for euer and sheweth that the glorious reward blessed foelicity aeternal happines of this renouned Queene in the kingdōe of God so far surpasseth al worldly honor knowledge delights Stilla muriae Tulli de Finibus as far as the Oceā exceedeth in greatnes stil●ā muriae A drop of brine as far as the light of the sun exceedeth the light of a rush candle shining through a small creuis as far as the Alpes or Olympus exceede a mole hill In divitijs Craesi teruncij accessio as far as the aboundance of Crassus and Craesus riches innumerable to vs exceed a quewe codrant or farthing in a beggers purse The world hath made great reckoning of Alexāder the great his foelicity Phillip of Macedons pollicy Hercules fortitude Iulius Caesars bounty Traians clemency Marcus Aurelius wisedome Antonius Pius care of the common wealth Aristotles learning Catoes seuerity Scip●oes continency Laelius amity Fabritius integrity and such like men indued with civill vertues Neither can I deny but these vertues were very beneficiall to the civill life of man in those times of darknes when that thicke fogge of ignoraunce like the 9. plague of Aegypt possessed the world Exod. 10 ver 21. Sap. 17. I say moreover that these actiōs of the heathen and these civil vertues of outward works God rewarded in this life aboundantly as Saint Augustine de C●vit Dei hath sufficiently in these words demonstrated and by holy scripture proued Aug. de civit Dei ca. 15. 16. lib. 5. Qui privatas suas res prore communi c. The heathen who set light by their private commodities in regard of the publique weale and common treasure who bridled avarice and lived sincerely without breach of lawes or other outrage haue beene honoured almost in al nations haue brought other nations in subiection to their country and at this day are famous throughout the earth in all histories They received their reward here on earth because they did these good workes that they might be glorified amongest men Yet I must on the other side confesse and defend that merces

that iudgment which Christ our Sauiour shall then pronounce is true and iust when the sentence shall be giuen for the godly venite benedicte c. come yee blessed and the contrary sentence shall be vttered against the wicked Ite maledicto c. goe yee cursed This sentēce I say the godly shall with their approbation testify such honor shall bee giuē to al Gods Saints And in this sence that honor is giuē to the faithfull to iudge and to condemne according to this iudgment of approbatiō in that place of S. Iohn And after these things I heard a great multitude in heauen saying Halleluiah Apoc. 19. saluatiō honour glory power be to the Lord our God For true righteous are his iudgments for he hath condemned the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication hath auenged the bloud of his seruants shed by her hand And againe they saide Halleluiah her smoke rose vp for evermore And the 24 elders and the four beastes fell downe and worshiped God that sate one the throne sayinge Amen Halleliuah Eph. 1. 1. Cor. 6.3 According to this forme of iudgement I suppose also these words may be vnderstood of S. Paul For I accord with Bezaes exposition that the faithfull shall iudge the Angels 1. Diabolū cum suis Angelis Lastly according to this iudgment of Approbation this holy and Godly Q. of the South shal iudge condēne the incredulous ewes the hard hearted Iewes I say in whose streets Christ our Saviour prophecied in whose streetes Christ our Savior cast out Divels amōgst whō he did so many good deedes and wrought so many miracles who did stop their eares like deafe Adders rather then they would heare him who was far greater then K. Salomō whō K. Salomon shadowed who infused to K. Salomō his great wisdom who did not only stop their ears rather thē they wold hear him but withal did spet out venim against him that sought to saue thē who did not only spet out venim against him but with their tailes stung him to death who called them of his infinite goodnes to repentance who praied for their conversion when they crucified him To which Saviour with the Father and the holy Ghost be all honour power and dominion rendered both now for euer Amen THE APOLOGIE OR DEFENCE of the Church and Common-wealth of England for their annuall celebration of Q. Elizabeths Coronation day the 17. of Novemb. HAving in the Sermon or treatise going before sufficiētly as I take it discoursed of each point naturally issuing out of the generall fountaine of the text wherin the Queene of the South hit holy Peregrination is summarily and perspicuously described by our Saviour Mat. 12.42 Luk. 11.31 instanced in inferred by him in the way of comparison to convince the Iews of vngrateful obstinacy obstinate infidelity wilful refusall of the light of the blessed Gospel by his ministery revealed vnto thē And having at large in the preface of this booke yeelded some reasons whereby I rather bound my selfe to this text then any other at that time annexing therevnto by way of illation such matter as I tooke to be pertinent to my purpose convenient for the present occasion It remaineth now that to these heads before specified I should adioine in manner of Apology a discourse of a controversie somwhat appendent and belonging to the matter antecedent In which Apologie I haue vndertaken as farre forth as God shal enable me to defend that the celebration of the festivitie in these times yearely solemnized the seventeenth of November by the people of this Land to Gods glory and her Maiesties comforte is an office in it selfe sacred religious no waies repugnaunt to Gods holy worde and the constitutions of the holy Catholique Church And that the triumphs the signes of ioye that day performed by the faithfull and dutifull subiectes of this Realme and such orderly disportes are things in their owne nature laudable commendable and in no sort disagreeable with the actions of any wel governed state or wel ruled common-wealth I haue vndertaken the handling of this argument by the assistaunce of Gods holy spirit vpon these reasons First because this argument suiteth my former treatise is Odyss 9. as I may tearme it with the Greeke Poet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a fragment though not naturally issuing out of it yet necessarily by the way of consequence ioined with it Next in this treatise all faithful subiects of this Realme may behold as in a glasse the good fruites that due obedience vsually bringeth forth to their great peace and comfort and to the good examples of many ages following what offices of benevolence all true subiectes owe by the law of God and man to their princes superiours governours Rom. 13. who beare the sword by Gods ordinaunce for their defence vnder whose shadow they are shrowded in whose branches they builde vnder whose patronage by Gods holy institution they are shielded Thirdly for that I hope by the plaine and effectuall handling of this present argument that many of her Maiesties subiectes which haue beene contrarily perswaded by certaine seditious spirits privily lurking in this Realm wil vpon the iust view diligent reading of this discourse be reclaimed from then former misconceipts which they had before vnadvisedly made approbation of Fourthly for that in mine opinion the sincere clearing of these accusations contained in this treatise ex officio appertaine to him vpō whom the office of preaching the 17. of November at Paules is by authority imposed Lastly for that the blossomes of this Apologie shall I hope in short time by Gods grace yeeld some fruits of gratitude not altogither vnseemly to present her Highnesse with all by whose honorable stipend I haue beene relieved these many yeares in this famous Vniversity and by whose magnificence when I served the Church of God in the Netherland being Chaplaine to the Earle of Leceister his Honor I was graciously rewarded Moreover I doe beseech all that shall reade this treatise not rashly to condēne at the first sight any thing that shall be inferred in the discourse and shall concerne this present argument this treatise being meere Apologetical indited of no gal of bitternes but only penned to this ende to iustifie the Church and common-wealth of England in the action of the solemnizatiō vsed yearly in these times the 17. of November and to satisfie them that haue beene contrarily perswaded by such as haue not wished well vnto the state of Religion now publiquely professed in this Realme and to the blessed peace which through Gods mercy England hath long enioied doth yet enioy and God grant it may long enioy vnder the happy regiment of Queene Elizabeth desiring them that haue been otherwise instructed Tertul. Apolog c. 1. with Tertullian that adversariorum infestatio non obstruat viam defension● But that ●●ceat veritati vel occulta via