Part 2. The Imprefe ofGod. A fion,turJfacerrimam,in thePMutilltfentt!?Such ar';! rhofc lh:l[ art! n1;dertaktn ar,~inf1 cllefccurgeofChrit1endome,checream;c of t>lahcmcr, th." ~urktlb Ma~og. Such are cho.e chat the Defender oftheCbnfhan faith hach been JUfr.y provoked to under rakeanainfi that Romifh ufurper, Peter I fuce<fior in r:othin~, bm in denying his M.t· fi<r. "The indemencie ofthe btePopel"houring to lordtall him in hi> juil rhrol'e, and rhe abfurd pragmaricall im~ude~cieofthe prefe;u,in that grof!e pro~1b'cion <;>£a favorable & naturall oach,for htsMa)el!tes (ecumy,tn 21i:rc conntenancmg rebellton againfi hi> Perfon; belide rhofeflumelelfe libds ofhis fa{turs,ro the fcorne ofGods Anointed, have teemed roufurpeS•flm<·il ~1olfeg', VJde,perCIIte, demo/m. To om!t privatemotives; P. Vrbane in chat his zealous Orarion ro rhe Counc~IJ ofCleremom ufed no one rcafon eo pecfwade theworld ro dtlw ehelf fivord agamfi r!ie Turkes, which might not jufHy be urged eo Chriftian Princcs,to ll:a'c the wals ofRome.Doth B he fpeak ofthe Sararen< prophanin~ ofJemfaletn?we pm!! cl r~e fbamefull profanarions ofche fpiriruall Jerulalem;thetr hearhentfme wasnever fa •do!.mom. Dorh he fpe.kofabufing rhe fepulcber ofChritl? we parallel them with the abu!tng ofhis facred body. Doth he fpcak ofthe cruelty ofrhofe fa1•oges? we alfo may lay ofthem, Ejfumlitur Jiznguls cbrljliamu,chriflifiz"g•ine redempt,n&c.neithcr need !fen to fay wirh ]lltJiul,that 1t1 thJsthey a.reTrN!~Tr_uc,oreJ.Bu_c J know whJt d,fft:rer.ce rhere1s betwixt aPreacher,& anHerald:our tttle 15 Evangeltzanlel pacem; And rho the fword ofrhe h1nd do:h well,yet itis the Iword ofrhe mouth,chat mu!Hlay that Man oflin: Yet rhis I daref~y, chat ifin the cauf< ofGo:land his Chur.:h, thiswarre lhould be underraken,Holineffi fhould be written upon our hor[s bridles;md,aswe lhall enter with fewercrolfes upon our brefis,than thofe honcfi fouldiersinro their holy warre: fo both our caufe lhould be more holy, and we ll)ould rerurne wich fewer crolfes on G ourbacks; But I meddle nor with this. There is awarre chat we cannot !hakeoff: N oc with the perfon,but the corruptions ofthll foule Cburch: we have long waged it. God had never any quarrell upon earth, ifthis be not his. dur blerf<d forefathers have lhed theirbloud in this field,&are glorious:let 1l1 fiir up ourclirifiian courageto this fervice, upon our horfes heads lhall bewrh:ten holin~lfe; upon ours, glory and immorr•licy.Bm rake thefe horfes and bels altered(as firs better )by thiswritingfrom themfelves;whatGod writes is done: Write thi' moo childlefie; therefore hemufi be fo: Joel dorh nor fo well comment upon this place, Brcake your plow-fbares into fwords,&your liches into fpears,Jo.3.r o,as Aficah-4-3 .They !hall break their livor<!s into mattocks,and their fpears into lirhes;Marrocks & lichcs the infirumenrsof f'IO· fit,one for rhecommodici.'Sabove the earrh,che orher for •hofe under it : which as I rake it,would nor he fo firictly refirained ro 'he very time ofChrifis com:ning, when rherewasan univerlall peaceon earth,& rheTemple ofj4mu waslhur:oscyril,chryD fojlome,EufohiuJ,Hier•m,underltand it: rather iris a prophecy of that outward &during peace nnd<r theGofpell, which all the true prot<ilors of it fhould maintain with rhemlflves. Allnations,though fierce&fiernofdifpolicion,yet ifthey once fioop fiocerely to rheGofpel,fhall compofe rhemfelves roafweer accordance,& imploy their united flrength to the fervice ofGod: But how isrhis fulfilled? Some in all ages have run forth into fury,&rroubled rhe common peace: It is rrue;but rhefc are blanks,fuch as upon whomGod liath nor written ho!incs.Ir is 00 hoping that all horfes fhal bebridled, or all bridleswritten on. As grace, fo peaceis nor in fuch fore univerfall,rhat all lbou!d incline to ir,on all conditions:There arefome=' '\V 'J11iJ Peoce haters;it is as poffible to tame awafp,as to incline them to pe>ce:Snch 31e the wilfn!Romaniflsof o•rrime(roomit Schifmes) which will ratherminQ]e heaven & earth rogecher, than remit one gainfull error.Burwhat ever be come ofchefe Mamz•n, which do rhus exE elude themfelves from the congregation ofGod,irwere happy, if all the rrue and acknowleged fons of theChurch would admit the infcripti6of an holy peace.Alas,why dowe that are brethren fall our for our chan!(eof fi ·its by the way? and make thofe qumels deadly,which deferve not to be quarrels?Oh that feme blelfed Dove would bring an Olive ofpeace into the Ark ofGod!Who is fo fit for thisg:orious fervice,as our gracious peacemaker? Nemo meimpHnt lacrjfot ,is agoodPolie;burlleali pacifici,isa better.Let theVice-gerent afhimwhich is the Prince of peac~,as be was made for the peate 4•5 \ I Btllicofo ptlio· To1VtTt1112lUTi1f. lfUif{Rttudintm Cbrijli.mam. Hitr.SNni.i& Friu/1~. ~
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