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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

the which she was to passe were by nature of the clymates subiect vnto perilous in respect of the danger of those viperous venemous and deadly vermine which naturally each part of those countries ingendreth Chargeable in regard of the traine that she was attended and accompanied with and in regard of the great magnificence wherewith King Salomon was by her in all regal bounty rewarded Although the comparison heere wil not holde betweene the Queene of the South the Q of England for vndertaking a iourney c. Yet neverthelesse how laborious perilous toilesome chargeable the regiment of this mighty kingdome in these daungerous daies hath beene to Queene Elizabeth al Christendome knoweth to her great honour we her subiects doe acknowledge glorifying God that hath wrought so great workes by her for the establishment of religion and manifold good of this Realme The Queene of the South a daughter of peace which appeareth partly by her learning partly by her long peregrination wherof the first is not so easily obtained without peace and quietnesse The other may be verefied to be true by the fruites of her peregrination For it is to be presumed to be a thing infallibly true that shee durst not haue vndertaken such a iourney vnlesse her countries had beene settled in great peace at home The Q. of England Cicer. pro Muren Simul arque in crepuit suspicio tumul tus artes illicò omnes cōticescūt Bach Lyri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mr. A●●ham speaking of the Q in his School master fol. 19. Besides her perfitte redines in Latine French Spanish shee readeth heere nowe at Windsore more Greek every day then some Prebendaries of some churches do read latine in a whol week a mirrour of peace in these troublesome daies at her first cōming to the crowne she came like the doue to the Arke of Noah with the oliue leafe a signe of peace in her mouth as I haue mentioned in my treatise adioined to the sermon hath remained ever since a continuer of that peace vvhich was first brought in by Gods goodnes vnder her regimēt For her Maiesties learning I refer you to Mr. Ascams testimonie marginallie coted and speake the lesse of it because it is contained in that parte of the comparison wherein her skill in languages is mentioned The Queene of the Souths holy wisdome thereby was ennobled and deserved everlasting commendation in that shee was an embracer of true religion and with an holy zeale endured extreame paines and peril of a long iourney to come to Ierusalem to bee resolued in such doubts by King Salomō as concerned the grounds of her salvation The Q. of England a zealous imbracer of his doctrine whom K. Salomō shaddowed and prefigured a defender of that faith which the blood of Iesus Christ hath sealed sanctified For the which although shee hath not vndertaken any laborious peregrination yet hath shee endured for the defence and maintenance therof many bitter stormes and escaped by Gods goodnes many great dangers which for the defence of the Gospell haue beene complotted against her They that doubt of this let them but call to memory the fearefull danger of the Northren rebellion in the yeare of our Lorde Stowes Chron. An. 1569. 1569. and the 12. yeare of her Maiesties raigne blowne vp to a head by the bellowing of Pius Quintus bloody Bull let them remember I say Babingtons Ballards conspiracy Hardings imagery Par●ies treasons and vnnatural cruelty let them put before their eies the attempts of the Spanish fleete 1588. the Popish leagues cruel pollitike and vnmerciful confederacy Lopez Squires poisonable and venemous treachery In the which doubtlesse we had al perished had bin swallowed vp quicke if the Lord had not beene on our side Psalm 124. and God had not giuen wisedome to her and her Counsell to prevent the drifts of our mighty adversaries The Queene of the South a rare Phenix and a bright starre eclipsing with the light of her vertue knowledge al the Princes before her and after her in Aethiopia as farre-forth as by any record of the Aethiopians History it hath bin discovered vnto vs. How rare a Phenix the Q. of England hath beene how bright a starre in these daies our owne Chronicles can manifest and the experience of her blessed regimēt this one forty yeares demōstrateth more evidently then my pen can depaint For in the fruits of her peace she wil shine as a star in the Catalogue of her honorable predecessours and for her learning and wisedome wil be as a Phenix renowned by many famous writers to the people of that age which shal succeede her Not meaning to presse this similitude or comparison any further lest I should seeme to misdoubt the discreete iudgment of the intelligēt Reader to whom one word is sufficient to insinuate a matter of lardge discourse and since it is a point in al learning obserued that no comparison reference Nulla similitudo quatuor currit pedibus or resemblaunce similitudinary should hold in each part and for that there are many things appropriate to the person of the Queene of the South which cannot to any creature else be applied by any apt relation And since al know that wisedome I meane the faithful Iames 1. learning knowledge fortitude mercy c. and al good perfect giftes as beames from the Sun issue and are derived and giuen from and by the Father of lights c. and that no good nor perfitte gifte shineth in man but what he hath receiued from aboue and for the which he is bound to be thankful to God the giuer Cirill de recta fide ad pientiss reginas c. I end this part with this sentence of Cyrill Vbi fides recta et irreprehensibilis cum honorum operum honestate coniungitur aquo cur su admittitur illic omninò est in omni bono perfectio sanctificationis integritas Where a right and vnreprovable faith is conioined with the excellency of good workes and entertained in one current with them ther is a perfection in al goodnesse and there flourisheth the integrity of sanctification I haue adioined to this Sermon wherin I haue discoursed at lardge of each point of the Texte prefixed to it an Apologetical discourse not impertinēt to those thinges wherunto the application of the sermon then tended wherein I haue fully and faithfully confuted al such slaunders wherewith our Natiue Country and Gracious Prince hath beene vntruely and vncharitably charged traduced by divers malicious adversaries in the greatest cōsistories of Christendome for that to the glory of God and honour of Q. Elizabeth the 17. of Novēber is yearely celebrated in festivall and ioyful manner by the subiects of this land in these times our thankes giving to God being grounded on the Apostles precepts the 1. 1 Tim 2 to Timothy and the 2. Chap. our other exercises of ioy being of that quality

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

institution flowed by a voluntary current over all this Realme not without the secret motion of Gods holy spirit I doubt not and to the great comforte of all true English harts The continuall observation of which ceremony sithence hath not beene imposed vpō the church of England by any Ecclesiasticall decree neyther prescribed by any Canon of the Church but hath bin meere voluntarily continued by the religious and dutifull subiects of this Realme in their thankfulnesse to God and in their perfit zeale tendring her Maiesties preservation in desiring the cōtinuance therof to Gods glory the good of the church and common wealth of England Herevpon it is evident that since this office begā only to be practised the 17. of November the 12. yeare of her Highnesse reigne and not before the solemne celebrities performed the 17. of November were no more cause why B. Hughes festivity is not now remembred in this Realme no more cause I say then the drinking of Aesops Lambe of the streame water twelue miles beneath the spring or fountaine Aesopi fabulae was the occasion why the woolfe at the well head did drinke puddle or muddy water especially B. Hughes superstitious festivity being abrogated at the least 12. yeares before by publicke authority of the church of England vpon iust cause Ezekias breaking the brasen serpente 2. King 18.4 and sufficient warrant out of Gods word yea all the raigne of K. Edward and part of the Raigne of K. Henry the 8 her Highnesse Father who by the grace of God now raigneth and whome I beseech God long to cōtinue in this Regiment to his glory to the good of his church the great comfort of all true subiects of this florishing Realme Each part of the Minor hauing bin answered sufficiently if any man shal here propose to me this ●nte ●ga●●ry what in my opinion I thinke of B. Hughes salvation in regard of the premises First I breefely answere that I find no reasō why B. Hugh in sacred Canonization should haue a day designed to his celebrity before many thousand of Christians not once noted by the church o● Rome since it is evident that the 13. ve of the 14. of the Reve. may b● a●plaed truly to many thousands of the faithful that haue been and are omitted in the Romish Catologue 1 Cor c ●3 v. 11.12 1. 14 15. Let the Christian Reader assure himselfe that this place maketh nothing for doctrine of Purgatory being rightly expounded and faithfully interpreted according to the analogy of faith Next admit that B. Hughes Canonization were in the institution tollerable to be observed festiva●ly yet it is no good reason that now in like māner the office of that day being polluted with much superstition should also in this light of the Gospell be remembred in like sort as it vvas before For mine opinion of his salvation I referre my selfe to Gods only knowledge herein and hoping the best proposing to my selfe in all such cases to wade no farther in a question of such quality then the rule of the B. Apostle hath taught me in the 1. to the Cor. 3 11. For other foundation can no man lay then that which is laid which is Iesus host 12. And if any man build on this foundation golde silver precious stones timber hay or stubble 13. Every mans worke shal be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall bee revealed by the fire and the fire shall trie every mans worke of wh●t sorte it is 14. If any mans worke that he hath built vpon abide he shall receaue wages 15. If any mans worke burne he shall loose but hee shall be safe himselfe neverthelesse as it were by the fire Hauing ended the discourse of the life of B. Hugh and hauing answered the third generall accusation it remaineth that I should breefly repeate the sūme of it syllogistically thereby to establish the validity of my aunswere which in this forme I propose That church-service which worketh among Christian people no contempt or forgetfulnesse of any Saint faithfully canonized by the true church of God The ●eterting of the argument and vvholly tendeth to no other end but to glorifie GOD is allovvable c. But the solemnization of Q. Elizabeths holy day A●●t is commonly called c. namely the 17. of November worketh among Christian people noe neglect of any Saint truly canonized c noe not of Hugh sometimes B. of Lincolne Ergo The solemnization of Q. Elizabeths holy day name be the 17. of November is allowable c. The fourth generall Accusation That church-service and those exercises and disportes that are materially foolish meere parasiticall and spiced with flattery which reduce men backe againe to the fearful abhomination of heathenish Idolatrie longe since abolished and confounded and hissed out of the worlde by the light of the glorious gospell of Iesus Christ are not to be tollerated in any Christian common wealth But the church service and exercise now yearely vsed in England are of the nature specified in the Maior Ergo the church-service and exercises now yearely vsed in England the 17. of November are not to be tollerated in any Christian common-wealth Calvinotur lib 2 P. 341 Note his vvorde The contriver of this Accusation is W. Reynoldes in the booke marginally cy●ed in these wordes Eâdem perversitate natales Reginae die ● annuum quo primum ad regni gubernacula assumpta est ingentibus pyrii laeto publicoque campanarum sonitu per omnes regiones civitatis pagos festive celebratis c. with like preposterous aver senesse or crossing humor Overthwart in plaine English the Protestants in England solemnize the 7. of September beeing the day of their Queenes Nativity or birth and the day wherein shee first obtained in her right by lawfull discent the honor of the crowne of England was proclaimed Queene With great Bone-fires with ioyfull ringing of Belles throughout all Shires Citties and Parishes of that Realme c. If any one shoulde doe the like on the feast of Christs Nativity the Nativity of his Mother on the day of Christs Ascension or the day of the B. Virgines Assumption hee should be reputed by and by a person superstitious a Papist a man ill affected to the Queene and an enemy to the reformed religion besides certainty of imprisonment for his demeanure Let them looke whether their Carnwalls or Bachanalia open not a windowe to Paganisme and their Iubelies to Iudaisme frō whence he should not be dismissed till he haue payed a good fine These actions are very preposterously and crossely managed by that English nation at these times For who can by this but evidently see and finde that this church office is no braunch of true religion but a blossome of foolish and ridiculous flattery reducing the practizers here of backe againe to the broade hye way of heathnish Paganisme derived first from such springs foūtaines

originally namely by subiects honoring their Princes in those daies Iupiter Mars Hercules with such outward ceremonies and ensignes of honor by whose industrious inventions and attemptes they attained some worldly profites Note that Papists doe rely ever vpon honour to the dead or advauncements VVhich honours celebrities notwithstanding with greater reason and with lesse opinion of flattery and in better discretion might be yeelded attributed and performed rather to them that are deade and departed hence then to such as doe presently liue when such celebrities are performed to their honours or to congratulate or applaud them To averre the truth of this this Accuser marginally alledgeth and quoteth the 14.15.16.17 verses of the 14. chap. of the booke of Wisdome 14. Wisdom●e 14.14 15 16.17 c. When a Father mourned greevously for his sonne that was taken away suddainely he made an image for him that was once dead whom now he worshippeth as a God and ordeined to his servauntes ceremonies and sacrifices 15. Thus by processe of time this wicked custome prevailed and was kept as a law ●ooles were worshipped by the commandement of T●ants 16. As for those that were so farre of that men might not vvorshippe them presently they did counterfeit the visage that was farre of and did make a gorgeous image of a king whome they vvould honor that they might by all meanes flatter him that was absent as though he had beene present Dies nativ et inaugurationis Vnited by the Accuser heere Saunders de Schismate Pa. 302. The formal day of Q. Elizabeths investing coronation was in Ianuary following the 15 day The right of her Coronation materially and acc●●●ng to the i●● mutual peried beginni●g the 17 of November Ann D. 1558. Againe the ambition of the craftesmen thrust forward the ignorant to increase the superstition Ansvvere to the accusation Summarily I answere in this forme to this 4. generall accusation Obserue first of all that this Accuser vniteth and cōioyneth togither the day of the Queenes Nativity and the day of her Highnesse attaining of the Imperiall crowne of this Realme Nicholaus Saunders calleth the first of them the day of her Nativity the other the day of her Inauguratiō or Coronatiō And although that the rites of her H●ghnes Coronation actually were performed in Ianuary following yet in this discourse the 17. of Novēber is continually nominated the day of the Coronation fi●st for that I f●●●ow Sanders de Schism Pag. 302. who doth cal the 17. of November diem inaugurationis R. Secondly for that al our solemne celebrities are performed that day Thirdly for that that day is called so vsually by the common people ●●●las land Fourthly and lastly for that in lineall and lawful discent of her famous progenitors God gaue vpon that ●ay being the 17 of November Q. Elizabeth the scepter of the Crowne of Englād her fi●te Mary being deceased about 4. 2. Observation of the clocke that present morning Secondly obserue how cunningly this Accuser hath interlaced the feast of Christs Nativity and Ascension with the cōtroversed feasts by the Protestants abrogated to wit the festivities of the Nativity Assumption of the B. V●gine In this imitating that custome which seditious citizens vsually practise who to make their ovvne partes good Mar Tul● Lib ● Aca Quaest blush not to abuse the names of persons of approved honesty and behaviour as though such had bene Patrons of that tumultuous sedition wherof the saide rebells are onely authors So in this action A●st lib 1 cap 4 E●n h●so phist 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Multa in vno ●ogare 2. Reg ● 18 v 4 Vide l●u● censur in 〈◊〉 E●le Aug. Fest ●h●diem A●g c● Catalog 〈◊〉 94 3 Ob● An●ad pri●●uius te tij memori 2 An 3 mēbri 3 an ● mē namely the celebritie of the Nativity and Ascension of our Saviour Iesus Christ the festivity of the B. Virgine her Assum are a dio●ed by the adversaries for that they hope by this sophisme to make the one as smoothly to runne for currant as the other knowing well that the church of England obserueth the two ●i●st ordinarily and religiously and that by good authority the saide Church hath abrogated the tvvo latter Thirdly obserue how this Accuser taketh exception against the ringing of bells that day the bone-fires and other signes of ioy vsed by the faithfull people of the land what other exercises he meaneth I know not vnlesse the triumphs vsed now yeerely before White-Hall come into the bedroll of these signes of ioy which for these 3. reasons he taketh exception against First that these exercises upon a window to reduce people backe againe to heathenish Paganisme extinguished already by the light of the gospell The second exception is that these actions or celebrities are meere parasitical devises and voide of religion as they are performed in th●s Realme Thirdly that these celebrities haue no better grounde then the ●dolatrous rites and pastimes exhibited by the Heathen to Iupiter Mars Hercules c. Fourthly obserue here how hee proveth this by places collecte but of the booke of Wisdome cap. 14. v. 14.15.16.17 4. Observa wh● I haue cited before 5. Observa Fift●●ny Catholicke should doe this vpon the festival daie● 〈◊〉 Saviour his Nativity the B. Virgins Nativity o● stump●● hee should be thought of the English nat● ow● daies to be 1 A superstitious Papist 2 A personall affected to the Queene 3 An enemy to the Gospell of Iesus Christ 4 That he should therefore not only endure imprisonment but should be seased at a great fine The first cavillation is concerning the ringing of Bels If this censurer had ioyned bag pipes with Bells it might haue serued the former Anonymist Legēdaryographer in his recitall of B. Hughs life Saunders de Scismate● Pag 302 and bonefires made that day through this Realme in divers places Concerning the first I deny not but that the 17. of November in all Parishes of thi● Realme or in most there is great pract●se of ringing This accusation is also touched in the former place cited by Nichola●s Sāders welmost in the same maner Qua etia ratione c. At the time of the alteration of religion Bels were reserved by publike authority in the Churches of England that at what time soeuer the Q. should p●sse through any cit●y or country or parish shee might be receiued with greater ioy applause of people But especially principally Bels were reserved that these 〈◊〉 of her Nativ●ty and the day of her Highnes comming to the crowne might bee celebrated with greater honour and triumph To them both I answere in this sort and namely first to Sanders I mervaile how privy Sanders was to the Queenes minde and to the minde of the Convocation and Parliament then called Besides I mervaile what remembrance he had when hee wrote this Mat ● v 12 of that place specified by our Saviour