A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…

For he which gave him hath required & received him back again. Why then do we mourn for him whom we have not lost? We lament that so sweet and fit an instrument of Gods glory is received back from us: we lament this foreshowing of evil hanging over us, and now ready to befall us: we lament the present over-flowing of wickedness, injustice, and all perfidious dealing, which commonly prevaileth so much the more, as it perceiveth these means of protection and salvation to be taken from us. For have we not reason to lament the loss of that instrument, of whom it is sin to conceal any thing that may worthily be spoken in commendation? I know right well (noble auditors) that many here present are able to speak more to this purpose then I either have done or can do. For that daily familiarity which you had with our Ursine, hath enriched you with store of matter, and variety of learning with eloquence. But seeing of duty & desert I have yielded you the first place in this matter, and you have vouchsafed me the second; you will also (I hope) willingly pardon me, for substituting in my room a Divine to speak of a Divine, and attribute unto this man that which himself spake sometimes of Athanasius ⟨p. 334⟩the stout maintainer of the truth, and Antagonist of errors. He was the Lords faithful labourer, a man of God, the reconciler of men, the trumpet of truth, the pillar of the church, Gods true champion, constant in the faith of Christ, most fit for defence against poisonous heresies: who though he were peaceable & moderate in all things, yet could he never patiently endure, that for quietness sake God should be betrayed but was a vehement warrior and an invincible Heroic spirit in this case: commending some, moderately chastising others; correcting some mens coldness, bridling others heat: providing for some that they fall not, labouring that others which were fallen might be raised again; simple of manners, divers in discharge of many duties; wise of talk, wiser in understanding; wherefore he so lived, was so instructed, and so instructed others, that as his life & manners might be a list & limit to upright discharge of the like duty: so also his opinions may be examples as it were authentic laws of faith and religion. All this I may well speak in commendation of this our Divine, which the same Divine spake sometimes in commendation of Athanasius.

For he which gaue him hath required & receiued him backe againe. Why then do we mourne for him whom we haue not lost? We lament that so sweet and fit an instrument of Gods glorie is receiued backe from vs: we lament this foreshewing of euil hanging ouer vs, and now ready to befall vs: we lament the present ouer-flowing of wickednes, iniustice, and al perfidious dealing, which commonly preuaileth so much the more, as it perceiueth these meanes of protection and saluation to be taken from vs. For haue we not reason to lament the losse of that instrumēt, of whom it is sin to conceale any thing that may worthily be spoken in commendation? I know right well (noble auditors) that many here present are able to speak more to this purpose then I either haue done or can do. For that dailie familiarity which you had with our Vrsine, hath enriched you with store of matter, and variety of learning with eloquence. But seeing of duty & deserte I haue yeelded you the first place in this matter, and you haue vouchsafed me the second; you wil also (I hope) willingly pardon me, for substituting in my roome a Diuine to speake of a Diuine, and attribute vnto this man that which himselfe spake sometimes of Athanasius