Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

And if Satan endeavour to terrify, or weaken you in proposing many and great impediments; you know of whom you ought to crave courage, cheerfully to go on, and to overcome all obstacles. God also for his part, who approves of mens particular actions, will crown in you his work, with an happy and wished end.

And if Satan endeuour to terrifie, or weaken you in proposing many and great impediments; you know of whom you ought to craue courage, cheerefully to goe on, and to ouercome all obstacles. God also for his part, who approoues of mens particular actions, will crowne in you his worke, with an happie and wished end.

Moreover, your duty to religion, most excellent Queen, should the rather provoke you; seeing our Isaiah requires, that Queens should be no less nursing mothers to his Church, then Kings the nursing fathers thereof. Neither are you only bound to purge out the filth of popery again; and that the flock lately affrighted and dispersed, be again gathered together and fostered: but that you also call home the banished exiles, who chose rather to lose the present profits of their native country, then there to continue, whilst piety was chased thence. Here is the sum of your thankfulness towards God, and a sacrifice of a most sweet savour, namely, that the faithful servants of God, who were constrained to wander to and fro in far countries for the profession of the Gospel, may now return home to their houses by your favour.

Moreouer, your dutie to religion, most excellent Queene, should the rather prouoke you; seeing our Isaiah requires, that Queenes should be no lesse nurcing mothers to his Church, then Kings the nurcing fathers thereof. Neither are you only bound to purge out the filth of poperie againe; and that the flocke lately affrighted and dispersed, be againe gathered together and fostered: but that you also call home the banished exiles, who chose rather to lose the present profits of their natiue countrie, then there to continue, whilest pietie was chased thence. Here is the summe of your thankefulnesse towards God, and a sacrifice of a most sweet sauour, namely, that the faithfull seruants of God, who were constrained to wander to and fro in farre countries for the profession of the Gospell, may now returne home to their houses by your fauour.