An ho!J P alfegyric~e, 443 A YerwhowillnotgranthisMercJ to beeminenramongfl:hisvetmes, when Parfo•s him(elfey~lds it? And ifavenue fo continuing, could be cap3ble of eJc,lle, rh is mightfeemfoin him. Forrharwhich wasfaiaof Ana{lat~•s the Empen;r, that~e would attempt no exploit(though neverfo fomous)tfu mtght colt the pnce gfChn- '•<V·'l·'·l+ llian blood· andtharwhich was laid of MaNrilins, that by his good will hewould '"'~'-1.6 '-'" nor have fo:Ouch as a traitor die; and rhor ofYcJPajian,that he wept even for jufrexe5 ,,•• ,.,ft. cutions; and Ja111y that ofTheodifrNs,rhu he wifh the could recall rhofe to lifeagaine sm.l 7 .,.u. that had wronged him; may in fomefenfebejui1JyveriAedofourmercifullSoveraigne. IprayGodthemeafureof this llertue may never hurt himfelfe; bmfure the want of it !hall never give caufeof complaint eo his adverfaries. Bur among all hisHeroical! Graces, which comltlendhimas aMan, as aChril1iao, as a Ki~g; Picric and firmnelfe in Religion callsmetoit, and will not fulfer me to deferre the mention B of it any longer. A private man unfetled in opinion, is like a loofe tooth in the head, troublefome and ufelelfe: but apublike perfon unfrayed,is dangerous. Refolurion for the truth is fo much better than knowledge, by howmuch the polldling of a treafure is berterthan knowing where it is. With what zealedid his Majel1ie Aie upon the blafphemous novelties ofYorfliru? Rowmany folicitations, threats, promifes, profersharh be trampled under his feet in former rimes, for but a promire of an indilfer.nrconnivencear the Romilh religion? Was it not an anl\ver worthy of a King, worthy ofmarbleand bralfe, char hemade unro theiragent for this purpofe, in the times of the greattfiperillofrelil1ance,ThJt •litheCrorrmandKingdoms;,. this rr:orldj!J<Hidnoti•drml.imto-thange•nJjotofhkprofif!ionl Harh he nor fo ingaged bimfelfe in this holy quarrell, that the world confetfes Rome had r.ever fuch an AdC verfary? and all Cbrifl:ian Princes rejoyce to follow him as their worthy leader in all thebatu:lls bfGod; and all Chri11ianChurches in their Prayers and exclamations,fl:ile him, in a double right, Definderoftbefllith, more bydcferr,rhan inheritance. But becaufe as theSun-beames, fo praifes aremore kindly,wheo they are cafl: oblique upon theirobjetts, than when they fall direClly; let me fhew you him rather in theble!!ingswe receive from him, than in the graceswhich are in him. And notto infifr upon his extinguifhingofthofe hellifh fends in Scotland, and the reducing of thore batbarous borderers to civilityand order, (two aCts worthyoferemitic, and which no hand but his coulddoe) Confider how great things the Lordhathdo,,_flr HI h) him in 011r Peace, ilr our freedo1lleoftheGofpell, it; o11r Dehverance. Continuance derratts from the valueofany favour. Littledoe we know the price ofpeace. Jfwe had been in the coat ofour foref:others,or our neighbours, we fhould have knowne how to .efleeme this deare blelling of God. Oh, my deare brethren, .. W.It(.m. M.B,q[.anf.\"et" toP .l.rfo"s~p:~g, ItS• tCt~VJ. NortbampJib. D we never knewwhat ir wa_s to hearc the murdering peeces abourour e::~re~; to fee our Churches and houfes f!ammg over our heads; to heare the fe>refull cracks oftheir falls, mixed with rheconrufcd out-cries ofmen, killing, incouraging to kill, orrelifr, dying, and the fhriekinf'.> ofwomen and children; we never faw tender ba!>es fitatchr from.rhe breCtsofrhe!r mothers, now bl~diogupon the Jlones, or fprawting upon ~~':~!:~~ the ptkes, and the d•fl:ratled morherravtlhed,ere 01e may have leave to die. Wee & !'•;•"' ;, never faw men and horfe; lie wallowing in ~heir mingled blood 1 and_rhe f(hafl:ly vif1- '}:;;.,, """ .,. ·gc• of deathdeformed wtth wounds. The tmpotenr wtfe hangmg IY1th tearrs on her , 1 .,i;. ,.~ •. armed hufblnd, as defirous ro die with him,wirhwhomChe rHay nor live. The am.l- (lirttdtvirDrU z~~ runnings to and froo~thofe rhat w?u.ldfaineefcapc, ifrhey knew howl and rhe !~"';;;:;:qui funo~spa~eof~bloodyvtllor; Tbenflmg_ofhoufesfotfpo•le, and every l.1uldicr v,,g.Ac..••· ronmngwttb hiS load, and ready to fight w11h orher for our booty· The miferable E captivedriven mlnacled before the inCulring enemy. Nel'er did we'know how cru• ell an Adverfary is, and how burdecfomean helper is in war. Looke round abour you: all your nei~hbcursbavefeeneand rafred tbe(ecalamities: All the relt oftbe world haue been whirled about in thefe wofull mmulrg; onely this ! IJ>td harh Jil~e rhe ceprer frood unmoveable. ?~ely this Jj/, harh been likeNilns, which when all "'·"'"""' ,;p;.. other warersover~ 1~,keeps Wttht~ thebanks. That_wc;eare free from rhefeand a iytm, 11t!.u pro-~ t~oofan~ orher mller~:s of war, ":h1rher lb:m1 dwe afcnbe rr, but nt-xtunderGod,to 1 tlrur~iz. _ ~:11d.u,l htsAnomted, as :1 Kmg 1 lS aKmg of P~? for borh Anarehie is the mother of/~:::·:;~:~ rt· ; divi!\on, _c!.vtd. P.1r;;,r. ----·
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