,. 442 1- A 11 holy Panegyrick,_; ccwn an ordtr, ~ow all En~li!b ,lfairrs fhoU:d be madba:h d "Len <h<y !l;o: \~ ,r.m~ A tcbc thdrs. Cvnfdtr r-ov tl.c gtrar tf.ir.gs tlartl:e Lordhatb dMe for Hl.&hold rhisCay,, which !lwo!d have bem malt difmall rorhe whole lihrifli•n world, he rurmd <ol rhe moft happv day rhar everfhonefouhrorhis Ilar.d. Thk now we my jufily Tluod.; 1s. infu!r with thcfc Chrilliai•S ofAmioch ( .,...w ~~';- =' ~.A-«~71;" ~·;,ut pu~i) 'A' here arc your 1 propl:dies;o ye fr.nd PJpifh? Ourfnow lie• here melrcd,where ar< thcf~ floodse fl ! blond rhar ymahrrarnrd? Yeo; as ~hat bldfed fon!e ofhers~1ioed by this change of 1 an immom'lcr.:.woc for a corrupnble; to (bldfcd be the :nmcotour God) thbl r Land doursh>th nor loft by that Iotfe. Many think th1t rhr evening theworld had his b<ginninp. Surely anew an<if.olden world began rbisday ro us, and (which :t 1 er n:d J<Ot have tlone by her lo}'n<S) promifescominu~nc< (if our tinsinrern1pt it nor) roour rofierities. 1 would [hefhrrerie of a Prince were rre.1fim; in effect iris fu: (for thC" fl ,uer<.r h W1·~! "Jct.xn~r, a kind murtherer.) Iwould ir .., ere fo in pnnHhmenr. 8 If! were ro fpr>kt brforemy foverai!(ne Kin!( and Maltcr, I wouldpr,tile God for I lhi111, nor prai:e him ro himle!f. APre:'lcber in Ctmjlfmti,u cim("/tirh E.~tJi"htiH,(aHftn ~;~~-~~ ;~: ,eft Impertttorem ifl. or htalum dtcere) prefumtd CO call Confta,tim an ha pp) Emperor to bisface; bur he went away wirh a check; (ucb fpeed may any Parafire lia~•e,which fhall fpe>ke, cs ifhe would make Princes proud, and not tbankfull. A fmall prai(e to the f.Kcma)' l>e "dubtion, ( thou~b ir be "'irhinbonnds:) a!(rearprai(e in abfence ma\ he I ur j lticc. Ifwe feenor<heworthofour King, how fhall we be rhankfull 10 God rh~r gare him ? Give me leave therefore freely to bring forth rhe Lords t Sttr· Jo.:z.+ Anointed bc:tOre you, and eo fay \'lithSamuel, Stt)ouhim 'roLom tbe LordhJtbchtJfen. E:~·4;_r.!.j·'·:.J. As it was 3 great prefage ofl·appindfe t0M11uritim rhe Empcr0ur, rhzt an (i,u...,~n.) a familiar Devil! r<moving himfrom place ro placein his fiva·hin~ bands, }et bad no powtr roburr h;m; So that thofe early confpiracieo, wherewith Saran a!Taulted rhe C very cradle ofour deate Soveraigne, prevailed not, it was a jufr bodcment ofhis furure grearndfe and beneficia \I ufe to rhe world. And he that gave him life and crowne rogerhcr, andmirccoloo!ly preferved them borh, gave him graces fit for his Depurie on c,arth ro weild that Crowne, and improve that life to the behodc of Chriltendome. Let me br~in with that (which the Hearhen man required ro rhe happ;ncfle of any frare) his learning and knowledge: wherein Imay (afely fay, he exceedeth all his I o5 predecctfors. Our Conqueror King W1Uiam (as ourChroni· Ma!Jr:tJbn. cle!' Tf ports) by ablunr proverbe that he waswonc ro ufe againft unlearned Princes, made h:s fonne Henry a Btattrlearc ro chofe rirr:cs. But a candle in rhedark will make morethew than abonefire by day. In rhefe dayes fo lighrforne for knowledge, to excell (t1·en for a pwf,fii:d tludenr) ishard and rare. Never had En~land more leorned Bifhop •nd Doltors; which ofrbtm ever returned from his Majclties difcourfe D wirh<'utadmiration? Whar Kin~ chrifienedharhwrirrenfolcarnedvo>umes? To omit rhe r<fi, his !aft (ofrhi> kin<'e) wherein he harh fo held up Cardinal! BeU•rmine •nd hisMa!ler Pope Pa,/w, is fucb, rhat Plelfitand Ms11/ine (rhe twogreat ligbrsof Ftanre) profcfle ro reet ive rheir light in this difcourfe,fromhisbeam<!; and rhe learned Jefuire S•lktild could not but beconverred wirb the nccd!iryofthofe demon· flrati<>n!; and J ma) boldly f•y, Popery(!inceitwas)never received Co deep • wound fromany work,as fro{D rhat ofhis. What King evermoderated the (olemne aCls of anUnivcrfitie in all proftftions, and had Coma Ay handsclapt in rhe applaufe ofhis :tcore and lc01rnrd dert::1min:nions ? Briefly, fuch is his cmire :tcquaimance with all fci, nces, and wirh rhe Ql)ceneofall, Divinitic, rhat he might well difpurewirh rhe inf•H;ble Pope Paulw f!!.!!intu< for his rripleCrown: ond I would all Chrifiian qu"- rels lay upon this Juell. His Jufiicein governing,marcl)eth his knowledge how re E t?;O\Cft1f>; fo.ras one th:n knoWrs rhe Common-wealth cannor ~le uchappy,wherein (according ro the wife llearhensrule) Lawis aQyeene,nnd Will•fubjelt, He hath e\•ercndevo, re-d ro frame theproceedings ofhisgovcrnm.enr co rhe !awes, nor rhe J3wcs tO th.cm. \VitmfTe rhar memorable exsmp!e, whereofyour eyeswere wim(ffes; I I meaHe the unparriall execution ofone of rhe ancienre{] Barons of rhcfe parts, for i themt:rder ola mean fubjell : wherein :rot thefavonrof rhe hlcck might be yeelded, I rhu the d,(hm:our ot the death n1ight bee no letfe tban the paine of the dearbel Yer
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