hands in the sanctuary And Phinees with his zeale 2. Chro. 20. And the people that praysed God for the wonderfull worke of their deliuerance vnder the godly king Iehoshaphat when the singers went before the hoast praysing God with the Psalme Psal 136. Praise the Lord for his mercie endureth for euer And after the recitall of the great workes of God in the end the Prophet saith Which remembred vs when we were in trouble And if the tender mercie of God had not remembred vs in the late daungers and troubles Psal 28 we had been like to them that goe down to the pit as Dauid speaketh Let vs now remember hartely to thanke and prayse him for his wonderfull workes of the late deliueries of Elizabeth our gracious soueraigne his Church our Countrie Let vs awake our dullspirits frayle affections as Dauid awaketh himselfe to prayse God Awake my glorie saith hee so hee calleth his soule as they note awake my Lute Harpe I my selfe will awake right early Psal 57. I wil giue thankes saith he to thee O Lord among the people I will sing to thee among the nations For the greatnesse of thy mercie reacheth to the heauens and thy truth to the cloudes Thus farre the Prophet Dauid Let vs thus awake our soules if we be the true Syon and sanctuarie of the Lorde sanctified to him by his blessed worde in Christ to extoll prayse and glorifie him for the wonderfull workes of his great mercies thus magnified and multiplied amongst vs. Let Moses bring his song of prayses and Miriam and all godly women their thanks Let Phinees shew his zeale and the Leuites lift vp their hearts and hands in thankfull praysing of God And al godly people true subiects follow the example of the godly and thankful people that vnder Moses and Iehoshaphat extolled and magnified the mercies of God for the wonderfull worke of their deliuerances We haue seen of late deliuerance vpon deliuerance and the wonderfull workes of God multiplied vpon vs. Our hearts are heauie our mettle dull our spirits slow to shew foorth our thankfulnesse and praysing of God Let vs stirre vp our spirites and soules as the Prophet Dauid calleth to his soule Psal 103. Prayse the Lord O my soule all my inward partes prayse his holye name Prayse the Lord O my soule and forget not all his benefites Which forgiueth all thy sinne and healeth all thy infirmities Which saueth thy life from destruction and crowneth thee with mercie and louing kindnesse God giue vs grace thus to call to our soules and to stir vppe our inward partes to prayse God for his great and manifold mercies and namely especially for the wonderful works of the late discoueries and deliueries of our gracious Soueraigne the poore Church of God and our Countrie Thus what matter of thanksgiuing and prayse the mercie of God hath ministred to vs. The third What thankfulnesse our gracious Soueraigne and good mother of our Countrie hath shewed to her faithful subiects and what compassion to her poore people what hearts her people should beare to her againe and praâ— that the mercie of God will long maintainâ— and magnifie her as he didde his seruant Moses Touching the thankfulnesse of so gracious a Soueraigne to her faithfull subiectes carefully trayueling for the preseruation and safetie of her sacred person long amongst vs I referre my selfe to her Maiesties aunsweares extant in publike memorie and vewe to the great comfort and encouragement of all true hearted subiectes to her Maiestie Touching her compassion to her poore people she hath heard their cry and her motherly heart hath melted with compassion ouer them She hath caused exhortation to bee published for fraining feastings and hath sent and appointed that good meanes and orders be taken and vsed for the releeuing of her poore people in this time of dearth She hath opened the bowels of motherly compassion vnto them as if shee would plucke them out of the mouth of famine and the gulph of death If euer any people opened their very heartes and tender bowels of nature to receiue their Prince into their very hearts and bowels of tender loue shee most iustly hath deserued it of vs. For she traueyleth in continuall daungers for vs. Her sacred person sweete life and royall estate is continually subiect to such imminent daungers and perils for vs. In her they seeke the spoyle and massacre of vs the rauen ruin of our Countrie to make it a pray and bootie for strangers and enemies Queene Elizabeth as a marke amoÌ„g Princes set vp of God She is the marke they shoote at But this is our comfort that God hath set her as a marke among Princes and in the world and by his diuine prouidence and power continuallie magnifieth and mainteyneth the marke that he set maugre all enemies of it And they that shoote at this marke to strike it downe shoote in a casting bowe which laide to the marke doth misse it and shooteth wide from it Psal 78. Traytors like to the casting bowe The Prophet Dauid compareth the Iewes to a casting or deceitful bowe for the worde Remiia signifieth deceitful And al traytors to the sacred person royall estate of our Prince may well be compared to the casting bowe which shoote at the marke but their bow wil deceiue theÌ„ Would God that all traytors rebels and seditious persons to her royall person and estate might not onely heare that I saye but take it to heart when they shoote at this marke which Gods prouidence hath set vp and thus magnified and which in the sight of God is precious by the continuall prayer of his Saints their bowe will deceiue them and their own string wil strangle them And it may be said of them as Dauid said of the Iewes they are like a casting or deceitfull bow Esay 77. Would to God they coulde effectuously remember the qualities and properties of this casting bow The qualities of the casting bow for whether they be likened themselues to it as Dauid likneth the disobedient Iewes to it or whether they shoote themselues in the casting bow when they ayme at the marke they misse and are wide or whether they are shot theÌ„selues out of that casting bow whose string doth strangle them and which first doth cast them and after setteth them vp in a contrary kind to be marks publike spectacles examples to warne al others either they may well bee called the casting bowe in respect of themselues either may bee compared to it in respect of their actions either in respect of the euent consequence may fitly be referred to it God graunt that all may be warned by the examples of such for they are set vp of Gods iustice as marks spectacles for the warning of al. God strengthen the princely hart of our gracious Soueraigne with heauenly comforts and with an heroicall principall and nâ—â—rincely spirit
his workes For know they the God wil be exalted on earth in the kingdomes and great nations on earth He dispenseth and disposeth the Principates kingdomes of the earth at his pleasure as Salomon Pro. 8. Dan. 7. Iob. 12. Psal 76. Daniel Iob and Dauid witnesse Therfore al are warned not to intermedle theÌ„ selues in the great works of God in Princes kingdomes to encounter his worke in them for they shall bring foorth but a vaine thing Leaue off therfore saith the prophet your enterprises against God the great actions on earth directed gouerned and disposed of him They expound the worde Harphu dimittite conatus let goe your attempts plats The Septuagint expresseth it by the worde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the vulgar by the worde vacate whereof ensueth this sense that they shall keepe theÌ„selues quiet rid free theÌ„selues froÌ„ such busines stirres For the fruit wil but defraud them as a vile lie or vaine thing Therfore according to the great warning of God let all containe theÌ„selues wtin the limits of their callings and be quiet follow their owne busines 2. Thes â— as Paul exhorteth the Thessa not make themselues controullers of cases actions not incident pertinent to theÌ„ 2. Thes 3. that they fal not into the note of those busie bodies by Peter reproued 1. Pet. 4. Thus of the great proclamatioÌ„ of generall warning to all that they oppose not themselues against Gods prouidence the great actions thereof considering if they do there is a God that wil ouerreach ouertake them Now as we haue hard gods proclamatioÌ„ so let vs heare the protestatioÌ„ of the godly faithful Prince against all enemies to his estate to which Gods prouideÌ„ce hath preferred him Know ye saith he the God hath chosen to himself the good or godlie man The Lord will hear me when I call vpoÌ„ him Vatablus noteth the word Hasid Vatablus eâ— anno Sâ—â— to be vnderstanded passiuelie for the maÌ„ on whoÌ„ the goodnes mercie is shewed as most thaÌ„kfullie he doth alwayes recognize the goodnes mercie of God touching himselfe taking his coÌ„fort out of Gods prouidence hee layeth out his persuasioÌ„ assurance that God hath chosen froÌ„ others disseuered him to this state by marueilous meanes maintained him in it Both which things are imployed in one word Hiphla of the Prophet ther vsed which signifieth to segregate disseuer and also to make marueilous before others as Pagnin noteth Pagnin 〈◊〉 Thesan This sense the Septua following expound the worde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mirabilem reddidit and tâ—â— vulgar mirificauit hath made marueiloâ— and by maruelous workes hath maintaineâ— him Thus of the comfortable protestation of his estate proceeding of the prouidence of God and made marueilous in the iudgement of men Therfore in the same Psalme he warneth his enemies to fal to remorse in their coÌ„sciences and closets and to offer the Sacrifice of righteousnesse and to looke for good thinges of God Psal 3 And in the Psalme before the Prophet moning himself to God Dauid his comfort and stay in his state out of the prouidence of God when he looketh into the world wondreth at the number of his enemies Lorde saith hee howe are they increased that trouble mee manie there are that rise vp against mee And by and by he riseth in comfort of Gods prouidence to him But thou O Lorde saith he art my defender a buckler about mee my glory and the lifter vp of my head I called vnto the Lorde with my voyce and he heard me out of his holy hill Selah which is an exclamation or shoute noting what an acceptable thing it is to God in distresse to call to him for defence Then as enarmed in heauenlie coÌ„forts of Gods prouidence and mounted in courage and resolution against his enemies Dauid his resolution against his enemies I wil not be afraid saith hee though ten thousande of people beset me rounde about Vp Lorde saith hee and helpe â—e O my god Thou smitest al mine enemies 〈◊〉 the cheeke bone thou hast broken the teeth of the vngodly Then the foote and end of the Psalme is Saluation belongeth vnto the Lorde and thy blessing is on thy people Noting hereby what a blessed thing it is to recognize this and to haue their comfort and securitie in God God heare the dolefull moue of faithfull subiects for Elizabeth our Queene against all the enemies of her royall person and estate and strike them on the cheeke bone and make frustrate all their forces and disappoint all their plats that they may bring forth but a vaine thing Thus howe in respect of Gods prouidence the wicked trauailing with treasons in steede of fruite bring foorth a lie and a vaine thing And how the comfort courage and resolution of the securitie of Princes is out of the prouidence and mercie of God Now how daily experience confirmeth the marueilous works of Gods prouidence in the preseruation of the royall persons and estates of Princes placed in their estate by his prouidence and howe the fruite that Traitours Dailie experience of the marueilous workes of Gods prouidence Rebels and such like bring forth is but a lie and a vaine thing Common experience is sufficieÌ„t euidence hereof how after the trauaile of traytors rebels and suche like when they looke for fruite Caro Ste. in dictio hist poe it is but a lie and vaine thin in the end They are cut downe before they ripe before they can flie they fall For as Poets contriuing graue lessons vnder faigned deuises fayne of Icarus to whome Dedalus hys Father made winges seared and sette on with waxe Icarus Dedalus warning him that neyther hee shoulde flie too lowe nor mounte too neare the Sunne least the waxe melt and so hee fall But he notwithstanding could not content himselfe to flie but would mount and so fell into the Sea Not to mouÌ„t aboue possibility alotted by Gods prouidence called of his name the Icarian Sea Vnder a fained deuise they carrie vs to a fruitful and wise warning to content our selues with our states and callinges and with that moderate course that Gods prouidence hath appointed vs neyther making our selues more abiect neither mouÌ„ting aboue the possibilities by Gods prouidence allotted to vs. They that get theÌ„ wings and fall a mounting leauing their set course and forgetting their weaknesse as they followe Icarus in follie so they shall follow him in his fall Dedalus of Rome maketh wings for Icarus his sonne Dedalus of Rome maketh wings for Icarus his sonne and hee beginneth with them to mounte out of the compasse of his course and his plats and practises are lyke winges set on with waxe whiche will melt before the Sunne of Gods prouidence and sodainlie hee is plunged and ouerwhelmed in the troublesome Seas of this worlde R. Saadiaâ— Oecolam in ca. 40. Esa
Arrius vauÌ„cing himself in the streetes of Constantinople Arrius accompanied with Eusebius Bishop of Nicomedia and his retinue was going to the great Church to be restored into the communion and fellowship of the congregation and came with countenance from the Emperour Socrat. Eccle. Hist lib. 1. cap. 38. as if he had gotten a fayre daie of the faithfull fathers and Bishops professing the true faith of Christ sodenly he felt a griping in his conscience and bellie and was forced to withdrawe himselfe and at his withdrawght to ease himselfe he voyded with blood his liuer splene and entrails and all as Socrates witnesseth Who sayth that the place of his woÌ„derful withdrawght where he voyded his bowells was extant and shewed in Constantinople in his time who was about the yeere of our Sauiour 430. The other Captaine of hypocrites and traytors Iudas that betrayed our Sauiour Iudas the traytor after he had the gripinges of hell in conscience he hanged himselfe and burst a sunder in the midest and all his bowels gushed out as Peter reporteth his death in the Actes Act. 1. And these 2. be the grauÌ„d Captaines of hypocrits which vnder the baÌ„ner of hypocrisie displaid may lead al sectes and sortes of hypocrites Their examples are spectatles of the woonderfull iudgementes of Christ executed vpon hypocrites Clense your hartes ye sinners as Iames exhorteh Iames. 4. Purge your hartes you wauering minded Let all hypocrites hartely repent and truely turne from their hypocrisie to God in singlenesse and sinceritie of true faith and as new borne babes as Peter exhorteth 1. Pe 2. 2. Co. 6. desire the spirituall milke of the soule which is without deceit Now in an acceptable time the mercie of God calleth them to repentance God giue them grace in the ritches of his mercie according to his blessed will from hypocricie to turne to God in true simplicitie and sinceritie of faith Iohn 17. and to be sanctified in the truth as our Sauiour prayeth for his disciples and to bee sealed vppe of God as S 2. Co. 1. Paul saith to the Corinthians Thus of hypocrisie and an hollow heart to God his word and heauenly truth which hindereth true loyaltie to Princes by Gods prouidence placed ouer Countries and people Thother vice is hypocrisie and an hollow harte to the Prince and estate Hypocrisie and a holowe hart to the Prince and estate with frowardnesse peruersnesse and vncontentment such as is in malecontentes mislikers and murmurers against the Prince and estate This vice either groweth out of the roote of the other vice by discontentment in religion and carieth it selfe in cloudes of hypocrisie aforesaid or commeth of discontentment otherwise and engendreth frowardnesse and peruersnesse against the Prince and estate and eftsoones sheweth it selfe with waywardnesse wrangling murmuring and mutening against the Prince and estate the publike gouernmentes and affayres and when they growe in rankenesse of speech they bewray themselues for their vsuall time is lydium querulum whining and repyning against the Prince and publike estate As the base birdes of the Eagles nest are descried by the continuall yelping they make so they that are not of the right rase of true loyaltie are decerned by the continuall yelping they make against the Prince and publike state the gouernmentes ministerie and the publike affayres Of the aboundance of the hart the mouth speaketh as our Sauiour saith Speech bewrayeth the mind and man Though it bee blanched ouer eftsoones yet it will breake out in the right vayne againe As the harte is bent so wordes wil shoote out This peruersnesse in eger malecontentes though it be kept in close prison of the harte for feare to be bewrayed 4. Reg. 9. yet like Iewish Iezabel which shewed her selfe out at a window when Iehu came to Iezrael she wil shew her self as out of a windowe in her wordes behauiour and practise and cannot so hem theÌ„ in or hide her selfe but she will out againe They that haue the sicknes called Voluulus Voluâ—tus find themselues verie vnquiet cannot rest for inward paine as one expoundeth the worde And because their entrailes are streached strayned turned out of course it is called Strophos Heos Strophos Heos The like sicknesse this is in minde their inward affections are not straight but are wrested and wrenched with peruersnesse frowardnesse and discontentment that they finde themselues verie vnquiet and tossed vp and downe in their mindes and outwardly in their behauiour and conuersation also No publike gouernmeÌ„t or priuate gouernment or behauiour can content theÌ„ churlish frowardnesse will alwayes be wrangling The froward Iewes were not satisfied with the great familiaritie and curtesie of our Sauiour for they said of him Ma. 11. Luke 7. Behould a glutton and a great bibber of wine and a friend vnto publicans and sinners And of Ihon the Baptist because of his straight life they said He hath the Deuil And wisdome saith our Sauiour is iustified of her children Dios lib. 2. cap. 2. Histrix Mattheod in Dios lib. 2. cap. 2. Anagyris Euphorbium Mathe. in Dios lib. 3. cap. 8. Comerina The peruerse and froward are ful of quarrels There is no dealing with the Erinaceus armed with sharpe prickels round about Histrix if it be moued bendeth the body and shooteth out his sharpe pennes like dartes Anagyris if it be a little chafed greeuously smelleth EuphorbiuÌ„ if it be beaten casteth out hot vapors which striâ— into the head of him that beateth it If Camâ—â—rin be reued in a little it will ouercome oâ—â— with foule stench They that alwaies are churling against the state bend themselues to shoote out some quarrel or other against it and they that are sharpe sette and beset with manifold quarrels and wranglings against the state if they bee but touched are readie to kindle if they be reuen in they cast out the foule stench of their euil affection and disposition Good blessings are disgraced by euil humors And euill humors growe into a setled habite and state called Cachexia which very hardly is cured Trimcauellus de ratio curam lib. 8. cap. 8. Where the gall is ouerflowne the humors are bitter as in the sicknesse called Icteritia either of the birde of that name either of the humor of that sort And where the humors are bitter sweet things seeme bitter and sower to them So when by peruersnes and vncontentment bitter affections ouerflowe the sweete blessings and benefites of God seeme sower to such Beware of such bitter affections peruersnesse discontentment against the Prince state and gouernment least it open a dore to greater inconuenience as dayly experience sheweth and in examples of holy Scripture wee may see Was not Absalon long a malecontent before he brake out to open treason Absalon He fayned him selfe to be populer and would say to men of the vulgar sorte Thy matter is good 2. Sam. 18. but there is none appointed of the