1l0 'The Saints whole weight> of that implacable indignation~ which the fury of an enraged and prophane King was like tocharge and inflitt upon him. . ~eene Hefter that bleffed Lady, <by·thepower of -her holy faith, and -the godly perfwafiorr'Of Murdecai, put on a higher courage than isordinarily incident to her' fex~ and more zeale than is corn· monly found in high places. At fir([ fhee flocxf a littleoff, as fcared with the defperateneffeof the Jttempt, and danger of the Law, that did peremp-– torily upon paine ofdeath command the contrary; bot afcer fuee had throughly demurred upon the . . point, anq had ·her Chriitian courage fer on edge, • ·and,herzeale thorowly heated w1rh the Teafonable' and paffionare admonitions ofMordecai, for the good of the people of God, fhee grew at Iall to this. molt ,noble and refolute condulion ; I will (faith fhe) godn to theK-ing, which~ not accor– 'ding to the Law, AndifIper!fh Iperijb. I willfrand to it, I will goe thorow in the caufeofGod, and rhrowmy felfe upon his providence, andiflperifh, l pertfh. Butnor:fo toperilb, is many times evt"rJa. fHngly to perifh, and to perifh fo is eternally to be . faved. Thus was {he refoived in agood caufe to venture her honour in theCourt, and fc1vour with . the K1ng) her liberty and life, or whatfoever was ' · dearefl: unto herin this world. And when thego1den Scepter was holden out unto her, and fhe was admitted into the royaJI prefence, and mjght have received at the Kings hand rhe haJfe of his King– dome, yet neglefrive ofall temporall happindfe) and her owne particular, fheeoneiy~sked the lives . · of ·
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