EPIS'T. Jfl A yourown. God doth no memorable and publrke ad,which he would not haye talked of, read,confirued of all the world. How much more of n~ghbors, whom fcarce a fea fevcreth from each otqer~ jlowmuch yet more ofb,re~r<(l) whom neither land, nor fea, can fever~ Your dangers,and fe:u:es, and griefcs have beene ours: All the falt water that runs betwixt us, cannot wafhoff our interefi in all your common caufes: The deadly blow ofthat mifcreanr,(whofe na':"e_is j~fily fentence~ to forget fulnel_fe) pierced even our fides. y.'ho bath not bled wtth~n htmfclfe, to tbtnk that _he, whtch had fo vid:oriouOy oudtved the fwords ofenemtes, fhould fall by !be lcnrfc of<VVtllaine ~and that he fhould the m the peaceable llrcets, whom DO fields could lfiH ~ that all thofe honourable and happy triumphs fhould end in fo bafe a violence~ 13ut oh our idleneffe and impierie, ifwe foe not a divine hand from above, firikmg\wlth B this hand of diOoyalty ! ,Sparrowes fall not to. the ground without him, much lelfe Kiogs.One dies by a tile·fheard,aoother by the fplinrets ofa Launce,onc by liee,another by a Fly, one by poyfon, another-by a knife; What are all thefe but the oxecuti. oners of that great God, which bath faid, Ye are Gods, but yee fhall die lrk' tnen~ Perhaps God law(that we may gudfe modellly at the reafons ofh!Saets)you repofcd too much in this arme offlefh; or perhaps he faw this fcourgc·would have beene too early, to thofe enemies, whofe fin, though great, yet was not full: or perhaps he faw, that if that great fpirit had becnedeliberately yedded in his bed,you fhould not have Oept in yours :Or perhaps the ancient connivence at thofe_llreames of blood, from your too common Duels,was now called to reckonmg;or,tt may bc,that weak revolt from the truth, He whofe the rod was, knows why he llroke: yet may it notpaffe C withouta note, that he fell by that religion, to which he fell. How many Ages might thatgreat Monarch have lived (whatfoever the ripe head ofyour more then mellow c Dlttn could imagine)ere his leall finger fhould have bled,by the hand ofan Huguenot~ All religions may have fome monllers: but bldfed be the God of heaveri, ours lhall never yeeld thatgood Jefuit,cither aM .riana to teach treafon,or aRaviU.c to ad: ir,But what is that we heare~it is no marvell: that holy fociety is-a fit Gardian forthe hearts ofKings: I dare fay, none mordoves to fee them: none takes more care to purchafethem. How h•ppy were that Chappell (thinkthcy) if it were full offuch fhrines~ I hope all Chrifiian Princes have long,aod well learned (fo great is the cour. relic ofthefe good Fathers) that they fhall never(by their wils)need be troubled with the chargeoftheir owne heans.Anheart of a King in a Jcfuites hand, is as proper, as D awaferio a Priells. Ju!llywas it written ofold, under the pitlure ofignatit<l L•J•I•, Cavtte v•bil Princip<s; Be wife 0 ye Princes, and karoe to be the keepers of your owne hearts. Yearather, 0 thou koeperoflfracl, that neither llumbrcll nor lleepell, keepc thou the beans ofall Chrillian Kings,whether alive or dead, from the keeping of this traitorous generation; whofe very religion is holy rebellion, and whofe merits bloody. Doubtkffe, that murderer hoped to havellabbed thoufands with that blow, and to have let out the life of religion, at the fide of her collapfed Patron : God did at once laugh andfrowne at his projeer ;and fuffered him to liveto fee him. felfe no lcffe a foole then a villain. 0 the infinite goodneffe of the wife and holy ·governourofthe world ! Who could have looked for fuch a calme in tbe middell of a tempell (who would have thought that violence could beget peace~ Who durll E have conceived that King Henry fi1ould die alone~ and that Rdigion fhould lofe r.o~ thing but his perfon ~ This is the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. You have now parallel'd us: Out ofboth our feares God hath fetched f<eurity: Oh that out ofour fecurity we could as eafily fetch feare: not fo much ofevil!, as ofthe Author ofgood;and yettrull him in oorfeare;and in both magnifie him. Yea,youhave by this ate gainedfomeconverts, againll the hope ofthe agents : neither can I without many joyful! congwulations,thinke ofthe ellate ofyour Church; which every day honours with the acceffe ofnew clients ; whofc teares and fad confeffions make the Angels to rejoyce in heaven, and the Saints on earth. We fhould gh•e youexam. plc, ifour peace were as plentiful! ofgoodneffeas ofplcafure. But how feldome bath the Church gained by eafe ~or loll by rdl:raint~ Blefle you God for our profperity; and we fhall praifc him for your ptogrefle. Gg To H7
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