Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliationGods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation

First, The bappy Pacification between Scotland and England; God hath freed us from Civill wars, which of all wars are most uncivil; from intestine wars, wars that would have eaten out our own bowels; from wars of Protestant with Protestant, which of all wars are most cruel: Odia proximorum sunt acerrima.

First, The bappy Pacification between• Scotland and England; God hath freed us from Civill warres, which of all warres are most uncivill; from intestine warres, warres that would have eaten out our owne bowels; from warres of Protestant with Protestant, which of all warres are most cruell: Odia proximorum sunt acerrima.

Secondly, The mighty turn that God hath made in this Kingdom for the better; for we were all upon the Tropics turning to Popery, as some that are most moderate do now confess: The ill affected party had got a mighty faction, men in authority & power; pits were digged for the Righteous; Gallowses provided for Mordecai, because he would not bow to Haman; dens of Lions for Daniel, because he would not leave praying; fiery furnaces for the three children, because they would not worship the golden Image; dungeons for Jeremiah, because he would preach the truth with boldness; We were like firebrands in the fire; like birds in the snare; but God Almighty hath made a blessed turn of things for the better: the enemies are thrown into the dens & dungeons they prepared for the godly, the pits they digged for others they themselves are fallen into; the enemies of the Church hang down their heads, and the godly begin to lift them up; Our Isaacs are delivered, and the Rams are caught in the bush, and as the Wiseman saith, The Righteous ¹is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead; The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressors for ²the upright.

Secondly, The mighty turne that God hath made in this Kingdome for the better; for wee were all upon the Tropicks turning to Popery, as some that are most moderate do now confesse: The ill affected party had got a mighty faction, men in authority & power; pits were digged for the Righteous; Gallowses provided for Mordecai, because hee would not bow to Haman; dens of Lions for Daniel, because he would not leave praying; fiery surnaces for the three children, because they would not worship the golden Image; dungeons for Jeremy, because he would preach the truth with boldnesse; We were like firebrands in the fire; like birds in the snare; but God Almighty hath made a blessed turne of things for the better: the enemies are throwne into the dens & dungeons they prepared for the godly, the pits they digged for others they themselves are fallen into; the enemies of the Church hang downe their heads, and the godly begin to lift them up; Our Isaacs are delivered, and the Rammes are caught in the bush, and as the Wiseman saith, The Righteous