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So if ever London should be surprised by her enemies, which the wonted mercies of our God defend for ever; would they not wonder to find such infinite treasures in your private houses, when yet you spent none of them to provide shield or spear, munition to defend your selves? What scope can you imagine, or propound to your own hearts wherein your riches may do you service? You can tell me, nay I can tell you. You reserve one bag for pride, another for belly-cheer, another for lust, yet another for contention and suits in law. O the madness of us Englishmen! we care not what we spend in civill jars, that yet will spend nothing to avoid foreign wars. They say, the Jew will spend all on his Pasches, the Barbarian on his Nuptials, and the Christian on his quarrels, or lawsuits. We need not make our selves enemies by our riches, we have enow made to our hands. Christ says;¹ Make you friends of the Mammon of unrighteousness. Make to your selves friends by your charity, not adversaries by your litigation. Seek peace, saith the Prophet, and pursue it: seek peace, war will come fast enough. And if it do come, it will hardly be made welcome. The Spaniards have often threatened, often assaulted; ever been prevented, ever infatuated. Take we heed, if they do prevail, they will be revenged once for all. God grant we never try their mercy. Whether they come like Lyons rampant, or like Foxes passant, or like Dogs couchant, they intend nothing but our ruin and desolation.

So if euer London should be surprised by her enemies, which the wonted mercies of our God defend for euer; would they not wonder to finde such infinite treasures in your priuate houses, when yet you spent none of them to prouide shield or speare, munition to defend your selues? What scope can you imagine, or propound to your owne hearts wherein your riches may doe you seruice? You can tell me, nay I can tell you. You reserue one bagge for pride, another for belly-cheare, another for lust, yet another for contention and sutes in law. O the madnesse of vs Englishmen! wee care not what wee spend in ciuill iarres, that yet will spend nothing to avoid forraine warres. They say, the Iew will spend all on his Pasches, the Barbarian on his Nuptialls, and the Christian on his quarrels, or lawsutes. We need not make our selues enemies by our riches, we haue enow made to our hands. Christ sayes;¹ Make you friends of the Mammon of vnrighteousnesse. Make to your selues friends by your charitie, not aduersaries by your litigation. Seeke peace, saith the Prophet, and pursue it: seeke peace, warre will come fast enough. And if it doe come, it will hardly bee made welcome. The Spaniards haue often threatned, often assaulted; euer beene preuented, euer infatuated. Take we heed, if they doe preuaile, they will be reuenged once for all. God grant we neuer trie their mercie. Whether they come like Lyons rampant, or like Foxes passant, or like Dogges couchant, they intend nothing but our ruine and desolation.