X273 ) fill anCe at the French Maffacre on Bhrtholosnem -day, or at the greater in Ireland, had been unlawful, whoever commanded them. Yea, the Lord Bacon, Chancellour of England, in his Dif 'courfes of a Holy War againit the Turk! , and of a War with Spain,; thought that their barbarous Cruelties (though the Turks give Liberty of Confcience) allow other Princes to War upon them to vindicate mankind, the World beingone Kingdom of God in which every man oweth charity and due help to others ; which is honoured in Tasnerlane, when he relieved the Greek_ Emperour of another Religion againft Rajaz.et that was of his own, and this in meer Humanity and Charity. - I meddle not with the cafe of the lawfulnefs offuch éEtions. But I fay, All the World cannot devife a moreefredual way, to make all men think that Self:defence is Lawful, than by great cruelty againft multitudes to make it -teem neceffary. And if you will cure it by forced Oaths, I heartily with the King better fecurity for his Life, and the Kingdom for its Peace, than mensE.confcientious keeping of 'thole Oaths will be, unlefs confcience and patience were more univerfal and powerful than they are, and would make all forts of Dif (enters clioofe Martyrdom, rather than defenfive refinance. And as for Queen Elizabeth's Cafe, her Dangers were ma,. ny, her Advantages were great, her Executions for Religi- on were fo few, that the ,'Lord Bacon and many others fay, none f'1fered for any thing-but Troafons or fuch crimes And God did wonderfully preferve her. But to fay no more of ,the:Papilts whofe cafe quite dif- fers from all the reff, if you will make many Laws about doubtful words, and forms and ceremonies, and then extir- pate all lober, godly, peaceable Subjects, that for fear of finning against God dare not obey them., what do you but mince and pulverize the Nation, and difl'olve its confining and ftrength, and make it a Cock-pit, or a Prey to the cloven footed deceiver and divider. The Non-conformiíls in England Iived quietly till the Canons were made for their profecution. The great Coun- fellours of State, ( Sir 1Vic. Bacon, Thrognsorton, Sir 4miàs - Panlet, the Earl of Leicefter, Sir Fragcis Knowles, Sir Francis N . Ia Walfin hair,
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