Even he that joined his [Greek or Hebrew] aAbrek his joyful applause with the joyful acclamations of many when your Lordship 2was first advanced to your honourable place, doth now see further cause to add this [Greek or Hebrew] bHalelu-jah, his congratulation, praising God for your continuance, as in your place, so in your approved Integrity, which hath been found, (as the Apostle saith of the faith of Christians) [Greek or Hebrew]4, ⟨image 3⟩unto your praise, and honour, and glory, like good gold, which from the furnace appears more solid and resplendent. For, your kind of judicature, according to the nature of your place, and your own purpose, is not only (to use dSaint Augustine's phrase) Judicis mollire sententiam, & mitiùs vindicare quàm leges, but it is like that which a eProphet calls [Greek or Hebrew] Judgement of peace: which fSaint Hierom thus expounds, Hoc est judicium pacis ut propositum Judex habeat pacificare discords. This is no small difficulty, since according to the same gHierom, Non est omnium rectè judicare, sed eorum qui prudentes sunt: who are made wise from above. Therefore hSolomon in a dream asked this of God. And shall not the praise thereof by him that receiveth it, by them that partake of the benefit of it, be returned to him from whom descendeth i[Greek or Hebrew], [Greek or Hebrew]; But, my good Lord, least telling the truth of your self may seem flattery to others, and flattery neither sorts with your disposition, nor becomes my profession, give me leave in mine high esteem of your Honour, and humble expression of mine affection, to publish my poor pains under your honourable name: wishing I were able, ⟨image 3⟩besides my observance to your Lordship, in my zeal to Gods Church, Gemmas offer. But with Origen, Quia haec supra me sunt, pilas caprarum habere merear, &c. For, whatsoever my weaknesses be, are not these times seasonable (I would they were not) for such a Subject as is here handled, Treatises of Plague and Famine, yea and of War too? For, though by the Prudence & Providence of our royal Sovereign, Son and Heir of the great Peace-maker, [Greek or Hebrew] war be kept out of our land: yet in other parts of Christendom, it, and the restrage like over-flowing floods, to the ruin of many States and of true Religion. The Lion hath roared, who will not fear?
EVen he that joyned his 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 aAbrek his joyfull applause with the joyfull acclamations of many when your Lordship 2was first advanced to your honourable place, doth now see further cause to adde this 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 bHalelu-jah, his congratulation, praising God for your continuance, as in your place, so in your approved Integrity, which hath beene found, (as the Apostle saith of the faith of Christians) 〈non-Latin alphabet〉4, ⟨image 3⟩unto your praise, and honour, and glory, like good gold, which from the furnace appeares more solid and resplendent. For, your kind of judicature, according to the nature of your place, and your owne purpose, is not onely (to use dSaint Augustines phrase) Iudicis mollire sententiam, & mitiùs vindicare quàm leges, but it is like that which a eProphet calls 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Iudgement of peace: which fSaint Hierom thus expounds, Hoc est judicium pacis ut propositum Iudex habeat pacificare discordes. This is no small difficulty, since according to the same gHierom, Non est omnium rectè judicare, sed eorum qui prudentes sunt: who are made wise from above. Therefore hSalomon in a dreame asked this of God. And shall not the praise thereof by him that receiveth it, by them that partake of the benefit of it, be returned to him from whom descendeth i〈non-Latin alphabet〉, ; But, my good Lord, least telling the truth of your selfe may seeme flattery to others, and flattery neither sorts with your disposition, nor becomes my profession, give mee leave in mine high esteeme of your Honour, and humble expression of mine affection, to publish my poore paines under your honourable name: wishing I were able,
- aVox honorem exhibentis, & omnia bono precantis.
- 2Gen 41. 43.
- bVox congratulantis & collandantis Deum. Rev. 19. 6. & in psal. saepissimè.
- 4c 1 Pet. 1. 7.
- dAug. ad Marcel. Epist. 158.
- eZac 8. 16.
- fHier. Comment lib. 2. in Zac. cap. 8.
- gHier. Comment. lib. 1. in Esa. cap. 1.
- hSolomon in vision per somnium hoc à Deo postulavit, ut accepta sapientia justè populum judicaret. Ibid.Salomon in visione per somnium hoc à Deo postulavit, ut accepta sapientia justè populum judicaret. Ibid.
- i[Greek or Hebrew] & [Greek or Hebrew] Sie distinguo, ut denationem ab ipso dono. Beza.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 & 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Sie distinguo, ut denationem ab ipso dono. Beza.
