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A08453	The fountaine and vvelspring of all variance, sedition, and deadlie hate Wherein is declared at large, the opinion of the famous diuine Hiperius, and the consent of the doctors from S. Peter the Apostle his time, and the primitiue Church in order to this age: expresly set downe, that Rome in Italie is signified and noted by the name of Babylon, mentioned in the 14. 17. and 18. chapters of the Reuelation of S. Iohn.	Ocland, Christopher, d. 1590?	1589 (1589)	STC 18778; ESTC S113367	31,748	48

that escapest aliue shalt be in worse case than he that is dead A continuall torment pinching tearing of a man liuing is worse then any sharpe death The senses by death are taken the anguish on the other liuing in torment in the day time is euill and in the night worse It fretteth and suffereth still and continually as is the fable of Prometheus his liuer which as it wasteth by féeding the gréedis vultures mawes So it is renued and encreasing againe ministreth matter euery day of n●w and fresh torment and punishment This one chiefe and principall comfort but there bee many mo besides may make glad all true Subiects to call to remembrance how our Quéenes most excellent Maiestie Quéene Elizabeth together with her Graces prudent Counsellers haue prouided such plenty from the beginning of her Raigne of principall Armour Artillarie Munition a●d all other necessary furniture of warre as neuer was in England at any time before and thanked be god therefore the English throughout the Realme so appointed and fenced with Corselets and weaponed in all sortes with such readines at one houres call so forward in theyr musters that the children and yonglinges leape and spring for ioy at the sight of the same imitate men in their order of warlike array A greater comfort is that our gratious Lady and Quéen hauing reigned ouer vs now thirtie one years with al clemency administration of Iustice hath conserued this noble Island of England in long 〈◊〉 with increase of great wealth in euery sort and her highnes gouernement is such that it farre excéedeth the rule of any whatsoeuer Princesse either in Affrica Asia or Europa from the beginning of the world to this day except Debora that beloued of God among the Iudges of Israell Read the Cronicles and Histories in g●nerall written in Greeke Latine or any other tongues and it may be séene that her Maiestie is without comparison Elizabeth of England her gifts of the mind be so rare so excelling so surpassing that is her most fine and royal peircing wit in al her Princely spéeches and communications fre●●ent and mo●● apparant her learning and knowledge in the Gréeke Latine Italian French and Spanish tongues well knowen to all Ambassadours and others who haue conference in causes with her Grace farre aboue the capacitie in the Feminine Sex oner and beside the gifts of the body and other that they make this Queene of the West noble through the whole world Note also how oft by the mercie and great prouidence of God and carefull watch of her most noble Councellers her Maiesties person hath beene deliungred from perill and daunger of Treason and lately from the deuelish pra●●ses of Pary first alias Vphary called after that of Babington and his fellowes a thing miraculous in the sight of all good Subiectes in the which the wonderfull mercy and loue of our God hath bene shewed to her grace and Realme of England Looke and read ouer the Chronicles of all nations for the long raigne of women Princes and ye shall find non to haue raigned so long but Debora and one more wee English trust in GOD shee shall double her yeares of her raigne with like felicitte and victorie as her Maiestie hath already inioyed which one thing is a sure token of the fauour of God towardes the Realme and vs the inhabiters of the land For as it is written in the Prouerbes of Salomon Short raignes of Kings and Princes and oft changing of the regall seat signifieth that God is displeased with that Country or land And contrary the long raigne of a prince betokeneth Gods great blessing God grant Quéene Elizabeth long to raigne Amen Ouer and besides this the care study and diligence by her highnes Lords ●f the priuie Counsel hath beene and is such for to continue good gouernement and to preserue in vnitie peace and loue both England and her Subiects that it must néeds breed a comfort and ioy in all true Englishe people Further howe déepely hath her Grace lamented the rage and furie now many yeares practised and put in execution both in France and in the Low-Countries How hath her highnes ende●oured with all Godly zeal first to stoppe and represse the great cruelties there exercised Secondly to make mediation for vniting perfect amitie and peace betweene the one side 〈◊〉 the other heerein and in this poi●● the 〈◊〉 Noble and valiaunt Robert Earle of Leicester who from hence lately deceased meriteth his commendation of eternall fame and glory who of his own frée will and zeal to true religion leauing at home his deare Lady and wife his lands and possessions in maner and sort neglected his ease and pleasures altogether abandoned hath in two seuerall voyages very fortunate in the yeares 1586. and 1587. aduentured and hasazarded his person spent and consumed his goods money and plate euen to the great endebting of himselfe The first time he went ouer in the deepe and middest of the winter in a dark and stormy night taking shipping at Harwich Sir Henry Palmer knight Captaine and M. Gray Maister of the ship and landed the next day at Flushing so passed by Zealand into Holland And this is to bee remembred that during his ab●ad in Zealand and Holland for the more force of his martiall affaires hee was accompanied with the Earle of Essex the noble and valiant Lord Willoughbie The Lord burrowes The Lord Wentforth Lord Rich. The Lord North. Sir Thomas Cicil son heire to the Lord Burghley Lord high Treasurer of England Sir Phillip Sidney Sir Thomas Gorge Sir Thomas Sturley knight Sir William Pellam knight Sirr Thomas Perot knight Sir William Druery knight Sir Phillip Butler knight Sir William Goodier knight Sir William Read knight Sir Iohn Connaway knight Sir Iohn winckefield knight Sir Robert Sidney knight Sir Cholmely knight And many other worthy Knightes and Gentlemen of England furnished with great Horse Geldings and Armour that it was a most worthy sight to bee séene What care study and watch being there in the Low-Countries as a most wise and politike Captaine and Generall did hee vse in the night what industrie labour and paines did hee take in the day both in the house in consultations necessarie and abroad in the fieldes present in person at skirmishes and sieges of sorts and strong townes What occasion rei benè gerendae as the latine phrase is did this Earl omit either to aduance the honour of his Country either to preferre the weale publique there what good example of religion and good life did not this valiant Gentleman and noble Lord giue hauing two godly and famous learned men adorned with degrées of the Schoole of the Vniuersitie M. D. Tomson and M. D. Holland euery day preaching Gods word and saying diuine seruice what Hospitality and open house as we terme it what princely Court did this Earle kéepe for bread meat wine and béere and all other

slaughter of their men made and caused by our forces were constrained to cast ouer-boord their fine Iennets and horses and waxed glad when night with darkenesse drewe on setting indirect courses that the Englishe might with more dificultie espie finde or follow them in the morning ensuing There were from the beginning till this time taken Prisoners and Spanishe shippes soo●cke and spoyled by the English forces and brasen péeces and Artillery taken as the true number of them apeareth in books already printed by the meanes aforesaid the pursuit was omitted and the spaniardes sought their way furthest about by the craggie rocks and Sea shore of Scotland to the west of Ireland Where God with windes and soule weather so tossed the remain of the Armado that 17 of the greatest ships there wracked were drowned with y ● losse of some thowsands of their men beside artillerie ordinance and other lading that perished in the water Thus they that came to kil vs were killed taken or drowned except those that escaped by flieng and running away and God fought for England with his mightie hand and stretched out arme when the force of the English had ceased to pursue Let any reasonable man or others that haue any experience be Iudge This proud and haughtie nation and people that came to conquer England to kil man woman and child to make the countrie wast to take the land into their owne possession if they had not bene sore afraide and self also the Yron pellets and blowes of our English ordinance and the forces of the Lord Charles Howard and his most famous band of Mariners and souldiers to the losse of liues of their men and great spoile of their ships would haue returned home the same way they came but they durst not but sought Spaine the farthest way about The fame of this victorie howsoeuer the Spaniardes may or will colour it is spread ouer all Europe Asia and part of Africa insomuch that the heathē haue our renowmed Quéen in admiration for her vertues princely qualities royall hart and courage and principally for this victorie atchieued vpon the Spaniarde O most high O most mighty O most mercifull God how good and gratious diddest thou shew thy self to our Quéene Elizabeth to her dominions and territories to her subiects and people How godly how prudently how thankfully did her Maiestie at the last comming home and returne of the L. Admirall from the Seas attribute and ascribe this victorie gotten by fight vpon the Sea only to God giuing him all the praise honor and glorie for the same speaking in open audience of her Nobilitie Ladies and gentlemen in Court these words which one of late hath p●uned in a book written in latine verse of her Highnesse The verses follow Carole laudo tuas virtutes laudo viriles Inuictosque tuos animos comitumque tuorum Quod loquor ex animo loquor O attendite quaeso Non vis vlla hominū non tu praeclare Dynasta Non comites socijque tui non Anglica classis Est Deus aeternus Deus est qui solus vnus Effecit totam vt victrix celebrata per orbem Ore ferar populi domi vt secura quiescam Illi tota rei benè gestae gloria detur Illi totus honor sit ei sui gloria soli And her Grace did not onely in spéech but also in action apparant to the whole world shewit when her Highnesse accompanied with the Bishops of the Realme and Nobilitie came through the stréetes to the temple of S. Paule within the citie of London knéeling humbly within the west doore of the same Church gaue with heart mind and lowlines of body thanks to God for his mercies benefites bestowed vpon her and her people and after heard a sermon at Paules crosse tending to the same end As this was done and said before like a most Christian Lady and Quéene so it is worthy of remembrance that contrarie to the custome of man and womans nature prouoked irritated and stirred vp before to wrath displeasure vpon outrage mali●e practised by any enemie her Grace with a most charitable and pitifull heart cherished and gaue almes meate and drinke to the Spaniards captiues and taken prisoners forbidding that any iniurie or violence should be proffered vnto them according to the counsell of S. Paule Vince bono malum Ouercome the euill with doing good Here I admonish and exhort all true English of euerie degrée to print in memorie at the benefites afore rehearsed receiued by the mercie of God and daily and ha●rely to be thankfull for the same and to learne with the Prophet to say sing Misericordias Domini in aeternū cantabo My song shal be alwaies of the louing kindnes mercies of the lord with my mouth wil I euer be shewing of thy truth from one generation to another Again in the 146 Psal. Praise the Lord O my soule while I liue will I praise the Lord yea as long as I haue any being I wil sing praises vnto my God Let vs follow the example of Mardocheus the 9 chap. of Hest. who inioyned the Iewes the 14 day of the moneth of Adar and the 15 day of the same euery yeare according to the daies wherein the Iewes rested from their enemies and the moneth which was turned to them from sorrowe to ioy and from mourning into a day of myrth to kéepe them the dayes of feasting and ioy and to send presents euery man to his neighbour giftes to the poore wherfore was this done and enioined them Because Haman the Iewes Aduersarie had imagined against the Iewes to destroy them had cast Pur that is a lot to consume destroy them Let vs follow Iehoshophat who when the childrē of Moab the children of Ammon came against him to battaile did séeke the Lord proclaimed a fast throughout all Iuda So did the Londiners God be praised for it the English fearing God throughout all the Realme and continued in praier from morning vnto night I wish and exhort them in the Lord to kéep a memoriall thereof oftentimes to pray and often to fast many times to giue thankes for the manifold blessings of God poured vpon vs in preseruing as he hath done the Quéens Maiesties person from treason and imminent danger and peril in sending her Grace a long and gratious raigne that it may please him to send her victorie ouer her enemies as he hath done if any here after shal arise So shal it come to passe that as Iehoshaphat the king and the Iewes without any stroke stroken on their parts had their enemies ouerthrowen at gods hand they gathered the spoile 3 daies the 4 day they assembled thēselues in the vally Berracah there blessed y e lord then euery man returned with Iehoshophat to go again to Ierusalem with ioy And they came to Ierusalem with viols with harps with tr●mpets euen vnto the lords

confusion of dissention by y ● which the Church is at this day tornin sunder for although the Church be in Babylon of the world yet it ought to be gathered by brotherly vnanimity And a litle after Esay saith Babylon my welbeloued is turned to me into a miracle but I say Rome my beloued is turned to me into a miracle yea what is so marue●lous yea what is so miserable Dauid saw the Angel of the Lord standing with a drawn sword ouer Ierusalem we the daughters of the Romish Church behold we sée the Bishop there which is or should be the Angell of God ready with a drawn sword ouer the Church Dauid praied that y ● people might not be killed our Angel reching to the Earl of Flanders the sword praieth that we may be slaine wher many mo things touching the crueltie of Babylon be adiected in their place whosoeuer listest to search and read the history at large About the yeare of our Lord 1200 S. Barnard the Monke liued in great estimation with Kings and Princes euen with the Kinges of this Land For he was a man of great fame both for his godly life and learning This S. Barnard in his bookes written to Pope Eugenius doth rehearse and carpe so many and such crimes both of the Bishops and Citizens of Rome how many and such as none of the old prophets is read to haue obiected to the Babilonians which to 〈◊〉 tediousnes here I omit to rehearse who so is 〈◊〉 to seée his words the books be extant at this time though written 400 year past more Likewise Petrus Iohannes Pyranensis about 1330 did openly in schole teach that as the Pope was Antichrist So no other Church but the Romish to be vnderstood by the name of the whore of Babylon Also Wickliefe of England and Iohn Hus and Hierome of Bohemia taught affirmed the same doctrine of the Pope and of Rome the first of these thrée his bones burned 18 yéeres after he had bene dead the other two brent aliue yet consenting in opinion to all the godly Fathers and Doctors in these points that be aboue rehearsed Now it hath bene sufficiently spoken with the approoued testimo-of euery age euen from the Apostles time and the opinion and sentence of the best learned cited thereto touching the place that Rome is signified by Babilon Now let vs return againe to the ruler of this Babylon and his tragicall actions who putteth on him the vizard of piety and is altogether vnder his Maske impiety it selfe This impudent and shameles man of Rome yea rather beast he may be called which doth the iniuries afore rehersed to our Lord Christ what presumeth not he to aduenture vpon daily among his inferiors for equals hee will haue none and both Emperor and King professing Christ within Europe he hath made subiect vnto him and ready at ●all to do his will and command●ment He maketh War himselfe he prouoketh one prince with fire sword to assault another he sheddeth innocent blood in persecuting those that dare or wil open their mouth against him Hée maintaineth Subiects so rebell against their Soueraigne Lords kings he is the firebrand to set an outrage of burning in al parts of Christendome he is a deadlie poison which hath infected y ● church of God with notorious dregs Did not the Pope stir prouoke Sigismond the Emperor and the noble Princes of Germany with force of armes to inuade the realm of Bohemia Upon what ground or occation Truly because Iohn Hus and Ierome of Prage had by preaching of the word of God began to reueale the son of perdition in the same country of Bohemia The Pope therfore féeling himselfe touched to the quicke endeuoured as much as in him did lie to destroy and extirpate all the Bohemians First Hus Ierom were cruelly burned and yet the desire of the people to the knowledge of true religion thereby not quenched but inflamed and kindled the more What ensued of this with huge power and most puissant 〈◊〉 the Bohemians were inuaded two yeares together And both the times with wonderful courage prowes of the Bohemians the assault makers were repulsed and put back to shameful flight by the miraculous power mighty hand of God who fought for them did set thē at rest peace in despite of the Bishop of Rome his Cardinals cleargie I omit here for breuities cause to inferre manie examples how the Popes frō age to age moouing war haue procured by their Legates and messengers one Prince to wage battel on his next brother and Prince adioining and when the Armies were readie to encounter and méete then would he colourably as though no fault were in hym Friers and other messengers were despatched betweene perswading peace and reconcilement The Chronicles in euerie Realme can sufficientlie testifie the same And therfore I remit those that be desirous to know further herein to the said Chronicles This I say and affirme boldlie that it was the Pope that did animate and set on Robert Earle of Flanders against Henry the fourth Empero●r It was he the Pope that maintained the warres with ten thousand Italians and gaue money to pay them wages on the behalfe of the Emperor Charles the fift against the Duke of Saxony and the noble Pée●es of Germany because the said Pope would haue had the light of the Gospell darkened which at that time had sprong vppe from the first preaching of Luther séeking to bring ignorance in place againe though it wer with the shedding of Christian blood and vtter vndooing and spoile of many both men women and children It is he the Pope that to his great ignominy and shame for euer cherished a ranke Traitor named Stukeley a man of euill life and conuersation and mainteyned him against his Soueraigne Ladie and Quéene with money men Shippes and munition to enter Ireland God confoundeth the deuises and purposes of the wicked and maketh them frustrate contrary to their expectation What followed Stukeley when he had sailed from Italie to the Bay of Portugale and there hearing that the King Sebastian was going ouer into Barbary with all royall preparation of warre offered his seruice to the said King not for any zeale or good will but vpon a subtill pretence that Warres there ended hee woulde borrowe a summe of money of the King the better afterwards to goe through with his enterprises in Ireland In the battell in Barbarie the King of Portugall the blacke King with others and this Stukley also was slaine This you may sée that God sent a curst Cow short hornes and Ireland was deliuered and England also from a most cruell enemie and Traytor though he died a fairer death then he should haue done or had deserued yet such was the malice of the Pope this enterprise began by Stukley was afterward prosecuted by the sayd Antechrist of Rome who first sent Buls full all impiety as it were with a bayt to allure the

shall fall into their handes It is comparable with all the inuentions of punishment and forture of all Tyrantes read of in all histories before this time if it 〈◊〉 not passe or surmount them Consider what the Strapado is a Diabolicall inuention which is to let downe into the threate a fine péece of linnen wrapped round and ●ast together ●i●d to a smal string and to pul it vp and down that a man would choose ra●her seuen times to die if it were so possible then to suffer this paine once Againe the martirdome of Gardiner an Englishman borne in Bristoll and suffering at Lisbona in Portugall was it not equall with Phalaris Bul First his right hand was chopped off and after his left hand After this he was hanged vpon an high gibbit and fire so made vnder him that it could burne but his féete shanks then that done a space of time betwéene his knées and thighes after that his bellie and intralles were consumed with fire so that all this while his breast hart and head wherin the pincipal seat of life is were vntouched last by Gods mercie the rope wherwithal he was tied vnder the arme pits sodenly brake and so the whole man fell into the fire sooner then they expected or wished To hear this torture wil it not make christiā eares to glow and any heart to quake I will leade the Reader with no more examples for they be so many of this sort that will and may make vp whole bookes Now let vs come to the Religion of the Spaniard Pilgrimage is vsed frequented euen at this day freshly to S. Iames in Galitia through all Spaine accompted an holy meritorious thing to saluation If any man die of any wealth there in that countrey the Friers of the four orders so flock about and the priests that it is estéemed but a small funerall the charges wherof doth not amount to 200 Markes which is deuided among Friers and Priestes for the most part for saying of Masses Diriges and funeral Obsequies making the people beléeue that they with their oblations and praiers can saue their soules Of whence commeth this the Cleargie so perswade the people there they wil deliuer any mans soule from hell and send it vp to heauen applying their merites thereto and with their Sacrifices of Masse auailable both for the quicke and the deade I haue seéene a yoong Priest in Spaine for there be many Priestes there belonging to one Chuch which liue onely by these means following coming to the Church in the morring and hauing mumbled to himselfe Mattyns as they call it hath stāding at the Altar put on his Albe looking round about him and expecting who woulde lay downe and offer their deuotion vpon the Altar I● there were so many that the summe offered or giuen did amount to ten or eleuen Royals of plate he would put on his Palle or Cope say Masse that morning otherwise he would put off his linnen Albe and will the people to come againe the next day Behold be not Masses wel sold be not Priests wel maintained What doth the Priest all the day afterwardes He ●etteth vp and downe not after the maner that sad and sage Priests vse but like a Courtier in a cloake without a cape down to the ground O noble England O England thou maist by this treatise behold as it were in a glasse thy aduersaries the Pope his Cardinalles Cleargie and the Spaniardes the former sort to raigne ouer the soules of Christians with great tyranny to maintaine their pomp wealth and glory the other and latter ready to prosecute the Popes commandents to raise vp a new monarchie Empire to ouertop al other in estate his equals To the which better to be accōplished they haue practised as y e old Prouerb is That where a Fox skin cannot reach they haue sowed to a Lions skin And as they haue done already the yéere past so they wil perchance again vse force violence although they haue had a faire warning already to leaue surcesse by their harmes sustained Howsoeuer it may fal out arme your selues O valiant Britaines English men first aboue all with Spirituall defences as the kingly Prophet teacheth Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamaui exaudiuit me when I was in trouble I called vpon the Lord and he heard me euen to the granting of my petition Againe God himselfe scholeth vs in this sort Inuoca me in di● tribulationis ego exaudiam vos Cal vpon me in the day of trouble and I wil heare you Let vs be sorie for our offences past let vs be sorie and most sory for the sinnes we haue comitted from the bottom of our hartes with ful purpose of amendement of life hereafter to be led by Gods grace assistance of his holie spirit Let vs sing in hart say with tongue The Lord is my light and saluation whom then shal I feare The Lord is the strength of my life of whom then shal I be afraid Though an host of men were layed against me yet shal not my heart faint If warre rise vp against me yet will I put my trust in the Lord. Againe the Prophet thus saieth The Lord is on my side I will not feare what man may doe vnto me The Lord taketh my part with them that helpe me therefore shall I sée my desire vpon mine enemies Be ye therefore full of courage O ye English hearts Our enemies hate vs for religion Their principall quarrell is religion our religion is constant and agréeable with the word of God there religion is repugnant to it Yea let the holy Bible bee an vpright iudge betwéene vs. They brag to assaile vs we are to defend our selues boldly manfully couragiously What dasterlie heart beareth that man that will not strike rather then be stricken who wil not kill rather then be killed the Heathen mans lesson is Pugna pro patria pro Principe pro aris pro focis Fight for thy Countrey for thy Prince for religion for thy house wife and children Gods law commandeth vs so to doo For as they which saile in a ship by all meanes and force they can possiblie endeuour to saue and preserue the ship If the ship perish and sincke or be cast away the passengers and mariners all be lost and die So euerie man indewed but onlie with the gift of reason besides that he is by duty bound thereto and so commanded by God will and must with all his might of body spending of his substance studie and i●dustrie of witte and soule protect defend and saue his natiue soile land place where he hath his originall of birth ●ostering feeding and bringing vp abod and dweling link of kindred societie of friends and countrimen euen to the losse of life and liues if one man might haue an hundreth liues If the land wherein thou dwellest fall into captiuitie then thou