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A18700	An exhortation to all menne to take hede and beware of rebellion wherein are set forth the causes, that commonlye moue men to rebellion, and that no cause is there, that ought to moue any man there vnto. With a discourse of the miserable effectes, that ensue thereof, and of the wretched ende, that all rebelles comme to, moste necessary to be redde in this seditiouse [and] troublesome tyme, made by Iohn Christoferson. At the ende whereof are ioyned two godlye prayers, one for the Quenes highnes, verye conuenient to be sayd dayly of all her louing and faythfull subiectes, and an other for the good [and] quiete estate of the whole realme. Read the whole, and then iudge.	Christopherson, John, d. 1558.	1554 (1554)	STC 5207; ESTC S117507	113,228	472

reygne ouer vs ▪ whēsoeuer any enemies go about to assault her mooste willingly to spende oure goodes liues to in her defence As for her mariage let vs as I sayd before referre the matter to God the author therof to her owne wisdome which hath chosen it For yf we shuld rebel therfore we shoulde not only seme to be w●●er thē god that as we verely trust hath made y e marriage but also to knowe better then her grace whome she shulde most loue like Now where as some percase both hath said as yet do saye that this noble prince of Spayne is a straunger and therfore both thei themselfes grudge at the Quene because she hath married him and also make other by their noughtie persuasion to grudge likewyse herein surelye they not onelye declare their lacke of knowledge as touching their duetie obediēce to her grace but also displease almyghtye god her defendour Therfore it shuld be verye well done for all suche to call to memorye a storye that is wrytten in holy scripture ▪ as concernynge the lyke matter We reade howe that Marye and Aaron dyd sore murmer and grudge agaynste Moyses because he married a wyfe whyche was a straunger borne in Aethiope Wyth which their grudge God beinge sore agreued smote Marye wyth a leprosye insomuche that by reason that she was so greatly infected with it she semed as white as snowe and was in daunger therby to be destroyed Do we not thynke that God nowe is iuste as he was then and is as sore offended wyth our murmurynge heartes agaynst the Quene as he was then wyth theirs agaynste Moyses and wyll punyshe our wickednes as well as he dyd theirs and the more that we grudge the more greuouslye wyll he plage vs ▪ Why then seynge we haue no iuste cause of grudge do we not leaue our grudging for feare that we so d●●please god that he wyl not only smyte vs with the horrible disease of leprosie in our bodyes but also punish our soules with euerlastinge fyre And albeit y e priuate grudge that one beareth towarde another doth muche prouoke goddes wrath agaynst vs yet the grudge that we beare towarde our prince is muche more greuouse For when the children of Iraell murmured agaynst Moyses and Aaron their rulers because they ●eared to be destroyed of the inhabitantes of Iurye at suche tyme as they shuld enter into it ▪ and wished y t they had died in Aegypte God was so sore displeased with their grudge ▪ that he sayde to Moyses I will distroye them all wyth plage and pestilence make thee a ruler ouer a greater numbre of people and much more valiant Agayne when they went from the hill called Hor and were with their long trauayle sore wer●ed and by reason therof much muttered agaynst god and Moyses and sayde why hast thou brought vs of oute Aegypte ▪ that we shulde dye in wildernesse god sente amonge them fyrye serpentes which sore tormented them and killed many of them insomuche that they came to Moyses and sayde We haue ●ore offended in that we haue spoken agaynst GOD and the● Therefore all they that for any cause grudge agaynst the quenes grace let thē looke for suche lyke plages yf they do not amend let thē learne by these examples to laye away their grudgyng heartes and mekely to acknowledge their folye to aske God mercy and to saye with the chyldren of Israell we haue greuously offended for that we haue murmered agaynst thee O Lord and agaynst our moste gratious Queene And lette them neyther secretly in their hartes grudge agaynste theyr Prince nor openlye in theyr woordes speake euyll by her but folowe the counseyle of Salomon where he sayeth Kepe your selfes from grudge whyche au●yleth nothynge and temper poure tongue that it sclaunder nobodye For all they y t eyther in theyr hartes conceaue anye malice toward y e Queene or grudge at her or vtter euil wordes agaynst her are as wel to be cōmitted rebelles as those that beare harnesse agaynste her For these be the thre speciall poyntes as you heard at the beginning wherein rebellion standeth As for their muttering y t they make for her marriage yf they knewe how the Prince of Spayne is vnto vs no straunger but one of the bloude royall of Englande by reason that his father the emperours Maiestie that nowe is bothe by hys father syde mothers cometh of the Kinges of Englande they wolde perhappes as they haue iust cau●e lay it aparte and both thanke god hartelye that hath vouchesaued by hys diuine prouidence to bringe to passe that such two noble personages comming both of one stocke and linage that is to say of the moste valiant and famouse Prince Kinge Edward the third shuld for thauauncement of y e noble bloud of Englande be ioyned together in marriage also be verye gladde in their heartes to know y t such a noble progeny as themperours is hathe spronge oute of the race of the kinges of Englād but to thintent that it may playnely appeare y t this is of an vndoubted trueth I shall sette forth as it were in a table for al men to loke vpon the lineall dyscent bothe of the Queenes Highnes and also of the sayd prince from Kinge Edwarde the thirde which lineall discent haue I gathered partely out of the stories of England and partly out of the stories of Spayne to thintent that the trueth thereof shoulde throughly be knowen to all meane Hereby maye we wel perceaue that the Quenes grace taketh no straunger to marry wyth but suche one as bothe by father and mother cometh of the royall bloude of Englande and nowe at lengthe is called home as it were to hys natyue countrye insomuch y t no true Englishe man hath any cause to grudge at the matter but great cause hath he to merueyle at the wonderfull prouidence of god therin and hartely to thanke him to that he of hys goodnes both hath so auaunced the noble bloude of Englande abroade in the worlde by raysing vp thereof so manye noble princes to gouerne his people also nowe in the ende hath sent vnto vs a noble prince of y e same bloud to be ioyned in marriage with the Queenes hyghnes to the great honour of our countrye and all oure comfortes For what can be more honorable for vs then to ioyne with such a prince whose progenitours haue ben for their noble actes renomed throughout y e whole worlde and for their singuler vertue moste hyghlye promoted For manye noble victories haue they gotten manye countries haue they subdued and alwayes by their force policie defended the state of Christendome agaynste oure mortal enemies the Turkes And because they were so muche estemed for theyr excellente vertue vj. of their familie ▪ that is to saye of the house of Austria hathe bene of late dayes chosen to be emperors Of whom two were called Alberte other two Frederike

the .v. was named Maximilian and the .vj. Charles that nowe reygneth Or what ●an be more comfortable to vs then that the Queenes highnes shuld haue a Prince to her husband that cometh of such a noble stocke Who although he was borne in a straunge countrie yet to vs because he cometh of the royall bloude of England as I sayd before neyther is nor ought to be taken as a straunger And yf any man doubt of this let him peruse the cronicles of Englande Spayne and he shall finde my wordes true Agayne yf we feare him because he was borne in Spayne let vs cal to remēbraunce the two most famous and notable Emperours of Rome Traian and Theodosius the greate both Spaniardes borne Who beynge promoted to the Empeyre so whyle they raygned dyd gouerne the same as euer since of al men in al ages they haue bene moste highlye commended ▪ Lette vs besyde reade the lyues of the Kynges of Spayne and we shall perceaue verye manye of them to haue bene of suche wysedome and vertue and of so synguler good qualytyes ▪ as they maye be thoughte able too matche the Princes and rulers of anye other countreye besyde But now some do say that the Spaniardes be so proude and hyghe mynded y t no man can well awaye wyth their behauiour And y e same reporte oftentymes in other countryes hath gone vpō vs that we were both proude stubborne But put the case that diuers of them and of vs to were such in dede shall we by and by iudge al the reste to be of the same sort Such perhappes of bothe twayne as lacke wisdome be for the most parte of that condition But surely they that be wyse be al so sobre discrete and gentle For wisdome alway worketh suche effectes in those that hath it As for the prince hym selfe he is not only wise and sobre but also of a very gētle behauiour And good cause surely hath he to be so For bothe hath he an excellent wyt of nature also a father of singuler wisdom to learne at ▪ yea graue counseylours continually about hym whose sage and sober aduise he is alway readie and willing to folowe And nothing is there that more declareth a man to be wyse then that he wyll stycke to much to his owne fantasie but gladly both heare those that be wyse and also folowe their counseyll Now that he is of gentle behauiour well appeareth in that that all his subiectes so harth loue him are very loth to lacke his presēce which thing they haue of late wel declared For whē it was knowen amonge them y t he shoulde come to marrye oure quene albeit they much reioysed in the marriage yet they much lamented toke great sorowe for his departinge by reason y t he hathe at all times in all poyntes so gently behaued him selfe toward them therfore thei had rather haue dyed then y t he shuld haue departed from them And thre special vertues god hath gyuē him to winne mens hartes withal liberalitie mercy and patience For both to noble meane men to gentle and simple to ryche and poore he is so liberall that all that haue to do with hym haue greate cause to beare hym good wyl And agayne yf any man offende hym yf he be sory therfore he is readie to pardō him and mercyfully to deale with hym And in these pointes he is very like to our moste graous Soueraygne the quene As for his patience that is so singuler that for the same he may well be compared with the sage and famouse philosopher Socrates For those that perfitely know hym reporte y t no displeasure misfortune or aduersitye can moue hym and that no man hath for any cause sene hym at any time angrie And although that al other vertues are in a Prince very commendable yet none is there that is so much to be estemed in him as godly patience Wherfore seing this noble Prince of Spayne is garnished with suche goodlye vertues as y e Spaniardes haue good cause to lament for hys departing so we English men haue iuste occasion to reioyse for his comming By meanes whereof we shalbe ioyned in sure amitie with two or three noble countryes ▪ Spayne Flaunders the rest of lowe Germany And greate commodities hath thys realme alwayes receaued by trafike hadde with these countries as al they y t vse the trade of marchaundise beyonde the seas can very well shewe vs. For what a benefite is it for thys realme to haue free libertie to cōueye suche thinges from hence thither as we haue plentye of to bring in those agayne from thence hyther that we haue nede of Ouer thys our countrye hereby shall greatlye be strengthed and well fortified agaynst our aunciente enemies who are very sore displeased with this noble marriage because they feare that from henceforth they shall not be so able to worke vs displeasure ▪ but that we shall be more able on thother syde alwayes by Gods helpe not onelye to defende oure selfes but also to giue them an ouerthrowe to reuenge theyr malyce agaynst vs. Wherefore seynge that our enemies are so sore a greued with this marriage it is our partes yf we loue oure countrie to be very glad of it For oure enemyes euermore are sorye for our commoditie because y t whatsoeuer is hurtfull to vs they muche reioyse thereat For men for the most part are naturally enclined to be glad of their enemies harmes Then let vs not be sorye for that that our enemies are sory for leste we seme to haue the same affection that they haue and so to hate our countrye but because they be sory let vs be gladde therby declaring that we hartely loue our countrye Let vs folowe the Spaniardes example in reioysing for thys marriage Who at suche tyme as sure tydynges were broughte into Spayne as touchynge the same they were all so gladde of it as thoughe they hadde receaued some ioyefull tydynges from heauen Whyche theyr great gladnesse they well declared at the commynge thyther of oure Embassadours whome they receaued wyth suche greate honoure wyth so singuler gentlenes and wonder full ioye as the lyke heretofore hath bene verye seldome heard of Why then do not we the same and shewe our selfes ready with as glad hartes to receaue them If perhappes oure loue toward them be so colde that it doth nothing moue vs thereto yet let eyther the honoure of our owne countreye which we owe speciallye to regarde or elles the commodities ▪ that we shal receaue by them some thynge moue vs in thys behalfe And suche as at the fyrste can not frame their fantasyes so frely to do it as it wolde be done let them yet at the leste dissemble beare them fayre countenaunce vnto such time as they shal haue cause by reason of their gentle behauiour bothe to like and loue them Agayne sythen that the frendship and amytie of their countrye is so

and Lorde of all creatures by whose myghtye hande the humble and lowlye are auaunced the prowde and stubborne are thruste vnder fote we thy seruauntes gyue the most harty thankes for thy greate and bountefull goodnesse which thou hast of late without our deseruynge bestowed vpon vs both in delyueryng vs from the cruell tyrannye and bondage wherwith we were of late oppressed and also in restorynge vs agayne to oure deare mother the Churche of Chryste and the catholyke fayth therof For which thy singuler benefytes and gratious liberalitie because we are in no wise able to render vnto the worthy thankes therfore we make oure humble suite and request vnto the O Lorde that it may please the for thy holy names sake to accept our good willes in this behalfe And to gyue vs grace all the dayes of our life to remembre thys merueylouse worke of thyne that partely by the deuoute and feruente prayer of thy humble handmayden our moste gratiouse Queene and other of thy people and partly by the sure confydence and trust that her grace euermore dyd put in the thou hast without the force strengthe of men put downe not onlye her enemies but also al those that dyd both fyght agaynste thy blessed spouse the churche and trauayled by all meanes to disanull all the godly ordinaunces therof Which wonderfull and miraculouse acte as thou hast moste graciously begon so we beseche the for thy tender mercyes sake to go forwarde with it so to establishe it as thy glorye may be auaunced therby and all the crafty diuises and malicyouse assaultes of the deuyll and his ministers cleane ouer throwen and subdued And nowe moste mercyfull lorde thou that art our heade byshop and priest graunte that all oure Byshoppes priestes and the reste of the clergye maye so diligentlye occupye thē selfes in preachinge to thē that be ignoraunte in good counseyle gyuyng to suche as lacke it in exhortynge those that be blinded to returne to the truth in correctynge the badde that they may amend in commendynge the good that they may contynue that the ruines and decayes of thy holy church may be repayred and buylded vp agayne And ouer this that they may so vertuouslye order their lyfe and so deuoutly behaue them selfes in al their doinges that y e light of their good workes may shine cleare in the flocke of Christ to thintent that all that shal loke therevpon may prayse magnifie thee o lord that vouchesafest to sende vs suche pastores and guydes And so assiste them most mercyfull lorde with thy heauenly grace that al worldlye respectes layd aparte they may frely open the truthe mayntayne the same and what stormes of aduersitie soeuer fall vpon them that they neyther for losse of ryches or promotion neyther for feare of paynfull tormentes or death it selfe swarue in any poynte from the sounde and syncere fayth of the catholike church And make them good lorde as readye and willinge in all that they may to set forward the same faythe as false prophetes and blynde preachers haue bene of late to set forwarde peruerse doctrine and heresye Gyue also vnto the nobilitie of this realme suche a zeale to the maynteynaūce of thy holy churche and suche harty good willes to the good gouernement of this our coūtrye and suche charytable hartes to the poore cōmons that both the godlye orders vsed in thy diuine seruyce may be duely and reuerently obserued and kepte and also the whole realme by their wisdome may be wysely ruled and the poore that haue bene of late dayes sore oppressed maye throughe thy lyberall goodnesse be mercyfully relieued And graunte them O lorde alway to care as much for the commoditie of them that be their tenauntes as for theyr owne and so to loue them as the parentes do loue their children and in no wyse to pyl and impouerishe them And thou O lorde whiche art the gyuer of al good thinges graunt them suche an earnest desyre of vertue and y t they may so in theyr lyuing practyse it as both they them selfes for theyr owne soules helth may please the therwith and also all those that be vnder theyr rule maye be by their godly example prouoked to folowe the same O moste gratiouse lorde whiche art the aucthour of peace and concorde powre downe vpon all the people of this realme the pleasaunte dewe of thy grace and so mollyfye theyr hartes that they may waxe gentle sobre meke patiente and charitable to thintente that the deadly dissension that is amonge vs y e great grudge and malice that we beare one to another may be vtterly taken away and gyue vs good lorde one hart and one way as the Prophete sayeth that amitye loue peace concorde vnitie maye reygne in stede therof And sende all suche as be proude and stubborne humble and lowlye myndes that they may acknowledge both them selfes vile and wretched synners and the onlye to be theyr lorde and god Graunt also good lorde that those that haue greadye couetouse hartes may earnestly thinke vpon their ende and consider not only that nothinge shall they carye with them out of this wretched worlde but also that they shal render a most strayght accompt to god both howe they haue gotten theyr goodes and also howe they haue bestowed them Therfore we beseche the to sende them grace betyme to repent them of theyr abhominable couetousnes and to make amendes to all them whom for the satisfyinge of theyr vnsatiable desyres they haue so miserably oppressed Most myghty lorde which arte the shilde defence of all such as put their trust in thee so ayde vs agaynste all forreyne enemies as both they may when soeuer they shall assaulte vs be by thy helpynge hande ouerthrowen and vanquyshed and we thy seruauntes contynewe in peace Most mercyfull lord which art the wel of trueth and verye trueth it selfe which art the authour of light and very light it selfe gyue vnto all such as by the deuilles ministers persuasion haue forsaken the truthe and fallen to heresye and through blind ignoraunce and proude presumpsion haue gone from the pure lyghte of thy holye churche and cropen into the darke corners of cursed error that they may throughe thy gratiouse goodnesse bothe be so touched in their hartes that they will frely confesse thy fayth catholike and also so illumined with the cleare light of true knowledge that they from henceforthe moste humblye will submitte them selfes to the godly order of theyr blessed mother y e churche catholike wherevnto whē they be throughly reconciled we besech the that they may continue still in it and euermore with glad heartes embrace al the holsom rules and preceptes therof to thende y t at length they may be pertakers of thy glory with all the blessed sainctes in heauē And moreouer with a moste feruent desyre we do besech the that it may please thy goodnesse not only to purge thys realme of al heresy false doctrine which haue bene y e cause of all