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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14212	A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man	Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.; I. H., fl. 1600.; Pareus, David, 1548-1622. aut; Junius, Franciscus, 1545-1602. aut	1600 (1600)	STC 24527; ESTC S100227	171,130	346

famous and glorious over all the kingdomes of the earth for the many strange eventes and wonderful miracles shewed amongst them behould wee set this 〈◊〉 natiō now grown base cōtemptible troden vnder foot of the very out casts of the earth and in the very mid-day and noone-light of their prophecies so besti●lly and blockis●ly blind that the consideratiō of this their example is able to moue and stir vp evil men I say not vnto laughter or indignation but rather to st●●ke into their harts a dreadfull horror of the like iudgement Nowe that the contempt and neglect of sound doctrine touching God and our salvation is the cause of so great mischiefes miseries wee haue for testimony the voice of the prophets and of Christ himselfe Ioh. 3. 43. I am come in my Fathers name and yee receiue me not if another shall come in his owne name him will yee receiue I omit the rehearsall of other examples that one of the late most flowrishing and happy kingdome of England I will touch in a word not only because the example is exceedinge lamentable but because also there is none so very a childe in all this Auditory in vvhose time it chaunced not For of late yeares that kingdome and Countrey of Englande beeing endowed and beautified with the profession of the Gospel in the happy Reigne of King Edwarde the VI. the Churches and schooles of learning being nobly ●ounded honorably enriched religiously ordered the king himselfe though but 16. yeares of age yet so farre aboue the hope of his yeares indued with such singular piety ●dmirable learning and all Princely vertues that in all that glorious kingdome nothinge might seeme more glorious then the king and governour himselfe that kingdome of late yeares was inferiour in perfect happinesse to no nation of the earth But ●o on the suddaine through the vntimely decease of that most noble Edward a Prince of so great hope the Popish tyrannicall dominion reentered this kingdome and tooke ful possession thereof wasting and spoiling with imprisonments banishments fire and sword the most famous churches of that Realme taking some of the best renowned for learning and integrity of life without all respect either of age sexe or dignity and torturing them with fiery flames and other punishments of like barbarous cruelty and scattering and dispersing others towardes all partes and corners of the earth It is now the fifth yeere since this scourge these calamities haue leine heauy on this land and oppressed the same I rather acknowledge and bewaile our owne offences then take on me to censure the defaulte● of others Howbeit the report of English exiles is yet 〈◊〉 in mine eares wherin they much complained of and bewailed the ingratitude security loathing of the Gospell which had overtun their whole countrie And do we then seeme to regard our good estate we enioy more thē they I would we did When Pilate had mingled the bloud of the Galileans which he slewe with the sacrifices Vnles yee repent saith Christ yee shall all perish The tumultes and downe falles of Empires and kingdomes wherwith the church is shaken are open conuersant before our eies and threatē and menace vs some bitter scourge The Turkish cut throtes gape on vs ready to d●v●ur vs striuing by mai●e force to take Christ from amōg vs and by ●n●rusion to seate their profane Mahome●● st●ede of Christ in our churches of whome reporte goeth that they daily withdrawing Chritian youth vnto their b●asphemou● filthy Paganism● and sheading and su●king the b●oud of our a●●es and kinsfolke threaten and attempt farther irruptions and inuasions on our bo●ders That execrable sincke the Courte of Rome curseth and banneth vs crying out Away with vs that wee may be rooted out from of the earth heresies d●ily bud and blossome both within and without the Church and the erroures and corruptions of truth crept into the Church are beyond all number And verily nowe is that time when vnles the Lord reserue a ●eede vnto vs nought remaineth but that we should become as Sodom and Gomorrah O then let vs not be so iron harted let vs not be so bitter enemies of our owne soules that we regard not these Gods merciful visitations and threatnings of more sharper iudgements to ensue O let vs seeke the Lord while he may be found let every one take ca●e of his owne salvation and beare in minde whatsoeuer thinges concerne the same so that if the frame of nature should on a suddaine be dissolved we may be ready cheerefully to meet the Lord in the aire this comming in glory These things which I haue hitherto spoken cōcerne all in generall but more particularly vs that professe the studies of learning For it is the common consent of all that ever either founded or governed schooles or euer were conversant in them or would that others should frequent them that they who are here brought vp shoulde become not only more learned but better mānered also then other men Which trueth being so evident they describe a schoole to be A company appointed by GOD of such as teach and learne sciences meete necessarie for mankinde both touching God and other good things that the knowledge of God amōgst men be not cleane abolished that the Church be continued and preserued that manie may be made heares of life eternal that discipline be maintained and that men may enioie other honest commodities issuing out of the artes We therefore shoote wide and misse much of the m●●ke we ai●e at vnlesse we holde it for certaine and true that our earnest and diligent endevour in these schooles and nu●ce●es of Christ Christianity must bee employed not so much for this ende that we may be the more fraught vvith humane and divine learning but rather that being beautified and adorned with all laudable behaviour towards men and holinesse to the Lord may be found acceptable in the sight of God and men And it is a truth apparāt in the Church that all the exhortations vnto civill vertues without the doctrine of piety is nought else but an estraying and swar●ing from God true godlinesse perfect iustice and assured salvation For the holy Ghost hath pronounced this sentence that whatsoever we doe not with intent thereby to glorifie GOD whatsoever vvee doe not in the name of CHRIST whatsoever is not of faith it is all even altog●ther sinne VVherefore vvere the doctrine of the Church secluded from our schooles we should not only not be able to teach or learne any thing that belongeth to true and entire vertue such as GOD requireth of vs But that small portion and remainder we haue should make vs of evill men worse and more impious and that indeed not by the increase thereof so much as by the decrease and defect of those spirituall and supernaturall qualities without which nothing is holy nothing wholsome vnto vs. And heere although the consent of men wise and iudicious may satisfie