Divine Conduct, or The Mystery of Providence

Charles the Ninth most inhumanely made the very Canals of Paris to stream with Protestant blood, and soon after he died miserably, his blood streaming from all parts of his body.

Stephen Gardiner, that burnt so many of Gods dear servants to ashes, was himself so scorched up by a terrible inflammation, that his very tongue was black and hung out of his mouth, and in dreadful torments ended his wretched days.

Stephen Gardiner, that burnt so many of Gods dear servants to ashes, was himself so scorched up by a terrible inflammation, that his very tongue was black and hung out of his mouth, and in dreadful torments ended his wretched dayes.

Maximinus that cruel Emperor, who set forth his Proclamation engraven in Brass, for the utter abolishing of the Christian Religion, was speedily smitten like Herod, with a dreadful judgement, swarms of Lice preying upon his Entrails, and causing such a stench, that his Physicians could not endure to come nigh him, and for refusing it were slain. Hundreds of like Instances might easily be produced, to confirm this Observation. And ⟨p. 27⟩who can but see by these things, that verily there is a God that judgeth in the Earth?

Maximinus that cruel Emperour, who set forth his ProclamatJon engraven in Brass, for the utter abolishing of the Christian Religion, was speedily smitten like Herod, with a dreadful judgement, swarms of Lice preying upon his Entrails, and causing such a stench, that his PhysicJans could not endure to come nigh him, and for refusing it were slain. Hundreds of like Instances might easily be produced, to confirm this Observation. And ⟨p. 27⟩