A sermon wherein is showed that the church of God is sometimes a subject…A sermon wherein is shewed that the church of God is sometimes a subject…

by which means ⟨image ?⟩the designed mischief was diverted. This was not altogether unlike Pauls Conversion; after which the Churches had rest, & were edified. The like is to be said of Vergerius, (the Popes Legate) who designing to write a Book against the Protestant Religion, was, by reading those Books which he intended to refute, Converted, to the acknowledgement of the Truth; so that of a persecuting Papist, ¹He became a preaching Protestant. And there comes to mind, a very remarkable providence, which Dr. Fuller somewhere relates; viz. That about the Third of the Reign of Queen Mary, a Pursuivant was sent with a Commission in to Ireland, to impower some eminent persons to proceed with Fire, and Fagot against the poor Protestants. And it happened by Divine providence, this Pursuivant, at Chester, lodged in the House of a protestant Inn keeper, who having gotten some inkling of the matter, secretly stole his Commission out of his Cloakbag; & put a Card (the Knave of Clubs in the room thereof. Some weeks after, he appeared before the Lords of the privy Council at Dublin (of whom Bp. Goren a principal) and produced a Card for his pretended Commission. They caused him to be committed to Prison for such an affront, as if done on design, to deride them. Here he lay for some Months; till with much ado, at last he got his enlargement. Then over he returned for England, and quickly getting his Commission renewed, makes with all speed for Ireland again. But before his Arrival there, he was prevented with the News of Queen Mary's death: and so the Lives of many, & the Liberties of more, poor servants of God, were preserved.

by which means ⟨image ?⟩the designed mischief was diverted. This was not altogether unlike Pauls Conversion; after which the Churches had rest, & were edified. The like is to be said of Vergerius, (the Popes Legate) who designing to write a Book against the Protestant Religion, was, by reading those Books which he intended to refute, Converted, to the acknowledgement of the Truth; so that of a persecuting Papist, ¹He became a preaching Protestant. And there comes to mind, a very remarkable providence, which Dr. Fuller somewhere relates; viz. That about the Third of the Reign of Queen Mary, a Pursevant was sent with a Commission in to Ireland, to impower some eminent persons to proceed with Fire, and Fagot against the poor Protestants. And it happened by Divine providence, this Pursevant, at Chester, lodged in the House of a protestant Inn keeper, who having gotten some inkling of the matter, secretly stole his Commission out of his Cloakbag; & put a Card (the Knave of Clubs in the room thereof. Some weeks after, he appeared before the Lords of the privy Council at Dublin (of whom Bp. Goren a principal) and produced a Card for his pretended Commission. They caused him to be committed to Prison for such an affront, as if done on design, to deride them. Here he lay for some Moneths; till with much ado, at last he got his enlargement. Then over he returned for England, and quickly getting his Commission renewed, makes with all speed for Ireland again. But before his Arrival there, he was prevented with the Newes of Queen Maryes death: and so the Lives of many, & the Liberties of more, poor servants of God, were preserved.