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Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lecturesHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures
Hepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equity and moderation. Delivered publicly in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assigns in Cambridge by a preacher of the wordHepieíkeia: or, a treatise of Christian equitie and moderation. Deliuered publikely in lectures by M. W. Perkins, and now published by the consent of his assignes in Cambridge by a preacher of the word
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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Right Honourable and W. how famous in all writers the year Eighty eight, and how fatal it was made by all the old and later Conjecturers, is not unknown to any of you: but how the issue answered the expectation, I see not, save only in that notable overthrow of the enemies of god, the Papists: whereupon our reverenda countryman, and Christs Champion for England, said very well: Octogesimus octavus, mirabilis anus ⟨image 3⟩Clade Papistarum, faustus ubique pijs.
RIght Honourable and W. how famous in all writers the yeare Eightie eight, and how fatall it was made by all the old and later Coniecturers, is not vnknown to any of you: but how the issue answered the expectation, I see not, saue only in that notable ouerthrow of the enemies of god, the Papists: whereupon our reuerenda countreyman, and Christs Champion for England, said very well: Octogesimus octavus, mirabilis annus ⟨image 3⟩Clade Papistarum, faustus vbique pijs.
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But if ever year deserve to be famous in English Chronicles, it is this year, I cannot tell whether I should say 1602, or 1603: wherein, whether Gods anger was more, in taking from us such a Queen (as for ought I read) the world never had: or his mercy, in giving us such a King, as England never had, I leave it to better heads to be determined. How is the name of our God to be magnified, by whose mercy so great a loss is made no loss, but a gain unto us? for who seeth not, that all her Princely virtues, do not only live in him, but are also in him (being a man) more perfect and accomplished. She is dead, but her Heroical zeal and love to Religion is alive; she bequeathed it with her kingdom to his Highness, who doubtless will make both her Religion, and her Kingdom, to flourish as much more, as a man doth excel a woman. And who knoweth not, that the enemies of our Religion, and our peace, (notwithstanding all their politic dissembled brags to the contrary) do find his Majesty so little for their purpose, that now they would sing a thousand Masses to have her alive again, against whom they thundered