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

If Englands mercies come from Gods goodness and not our ¹righteousness, let us not think our selves more righteous than Ireland, because we are not wallowing in blood as Ireland; Think you, saith Christ, that those eighteen upon whom the tower in ⟨p. 18⟩²Siloam fell, are sinners above all men that dwell in Jerusalem? I tell you nay: I that am the Judge of the world, I tell you nay. The nature of man is prone to censure Germany and Ireland as horrible sinners above others, but I tell you nay, saith Christ. When the Barbarians saw the Viper skip upon the hand of Paul, they concluded presently, Sure•y this man is a murderer; but they were ³Barbarians, and in this they acted the part of Barbarians. It is a barbarous action to censure them that are punished by God, to be the greatest of sinners. Judicia Deinm sunt t•mere discutienda, sed formidoloso silentio vener and a saith Gregory. Be it known unto you, O England, it is not for your righteousness you are spared, not because you are better, but because I love you better; not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord, for if Ireland be sinful, England hath a great share in this sinfulness, because it hath taken no more care to bring those Popish Rebels to the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Let England say as Lysima•hus did, (who was on a sudden called forth out of a house, where he was at supper, (by his good Genius, as the Heathen say,) and as soon as ever he was out of doors, the house fell down and killed them all which were within) Good God, saith he, to what evil am I reserved! So let England say, Good Lord to what super-transcendent judgement am I reserved, if I repent not. And this makes way for the second use.

If Englands mercies come from Gods goodnesse and not our ¹righteousnesse, let us not thinke our selves more righteous than Ireland, because wee are not wallowing in blood as Ireland; Thinke you, saith Christ, that those eighteene upon whom the tower in