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         Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.
      
       
         
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             A sermon preached in London before the right honorable the Lord Lavvarre, Lord Gouernour and Captaine Generall of Virginea, and others of his Maiesties Counsell for that kingdome, and the rest of the aduenturers in that plantation At the said Lord Generall his leaue taking of England his natiue countrey, and departure for Virginea, Febr. 21. 1609. By W. Crashaw Bachelar of Diuinitie, and preacher at the Temple. Wherein both the lawfulnesse of that action is maintained, and the necessity thereof is also demonstrated, not so much out of the grounds of policie, as of humanity, equity, and Christianity. Taken from his mouth, and published by direction.
             Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           IN
           LONDON
           before
           the
           right
           honorable
           the
           Lord
           LAVVARRE
           ,
           Lord
           Gouernour
           and
           Captaine
           Generall
           of
           VIRGINEA
           ,
           and
           others
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Counsell
           for
           that
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Aduenturers
           in
           that
           Plantation
           .
        
         
           AT
           THE
           SAID
           LORD
           GENERALL
           HIS
           leaue
           taking
           of
           ENGLAND
           his
           Natiue
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           departure
           for
           VIRGINEA
           ,
           FEBR.
           21.
           1609.
           
        
         
           By
           W.
           CRASHAW
           Bachelar
           of
           Diuinitie
           ,
           and
           Preacher
           at
           the
           Temple
           .
        
         
           Wherein
           both
           the
           lawfulnesse
           of
           that
           Action
           is
           maintained
           ,
           and
           the
           necessity
           thereof
           is
           also
           demonstrated
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           out
           of
           the
           grounds
           of
           POLICIE
           ,
           as
           of
           HUMANITY
           ,
           EQUITY
           ,
           and
           CHRISTIANITY
           .
        
         
           Taken
           from
           his
           mouth
           ,
           and
           published
           by
           direction
           .
        
         
           Daniel
           12.
           3.
           
        
         
           They
           that
           turne
           many
           to
           righteousnesse
           ,
           shall
           shine
           as
           the
           starres
           for
           euer
           and
           euer
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             William
             Welby
          
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           in
           Pauls
           Church-yard
           at
           the
           signe
           of
           the
           Swan
           .
           1610.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           THRICE
           HONORABLE
           ,
           GRAVE
           ,
           RELIGIOVS
           ,
           THE
           LORDS
           ,
           KNIGHTS
           ,
           BVRGESSES
           ,
           now
           happily
           assembled
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           :
           
             L.
             D.
          
           HVMBLY
           CONSIDEring
           the
           vnion
           of
           their
           interest
           in
           all
           endeauours
           for
           the
           common
           good
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           zealous
           ,
           costly
           ,
           care
           of
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           aduance
           the
           propagation
           of
           the
           GOSPELL
           ;
           Doth
           CONSECRATE
           THIS
           SERMON
           ,
           spoken
           and
           published
           for
           incouragement
           of
           Planters
           in
           VIRGINEA
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           PRINTER
           .
        
         
           MYearnest
           desire
           to
           further
           the
           Plantation
           in
           Virginea
           makes
           me
           perhaps
           too
           bolde
           with
           
             Mr.
             Crashaw
          
           ,
           thus
           without
           his
           leave
           to
           publish
           his
           Sermon
           :
           But
           the
           great
           good
           I
           assure
           my selfe
           it
           will
           doe
           ,
           shall
           merit
           your
           paines
           and
           my
           pardon
           .
        
         
           You
           may
           giue
           it
           what
           Title
           you
           will
           :
           only
           let
           this
           inclosed
           Dedication
           to
           the
           Parlament
           be
           fairely
           prefixed
           ,
           and
           the
           Booke
           for
           your
           credit
           truly
           printed
           :
           to
           the
           care
           whereof
           I
           leaue
           ,
           you
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             friend
          
           
             L.
             D.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           
             A
             4
          
           
             Page
             1.
             line
             6.
             for
             floud
             read
             flouds
             .
          
           
             C
             1
          
           
             Page
             2.
             line
             1.
             for
             was
             read
             were
             .
          
           
             C
             3
          
           
             Page
             2.
             line
             9.
             for
             the
             knowledge
             read
             
               that
               knowledge
            
             .
          
           
             E
             4
          
           
             Page
             2.
             line
             6.
             for
             istuc
             read
             istud
             .
          
           
             G
             2
          
           
             Page
             1.
             line
             1.
             and
             2.
             for
             
               it
               bee
               certaine
            
             read
             
               if
               it
               bee
               certaine
            
             .
          
           
             H
             2
          
           
             Page
             2.
             line
             28.
             sor
             
               hold
               it
            
             read
             
               bold
               of
               it
            
             .
          
           
             H
             3
          
           
             Page
             2.
             line
             5.
             put
             out
             with
             .
          
           
             K
             1
          
           
             Line
             14.
             for
             
               many
               in
               England
            
             read
             
               many
               thousands
               in
               England
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           in
           London
           before
           the
           right
           honourable
           the
           Lord
           Lawarre
           ,
           Lord
           Gouernour
           and
           Captaine
           Generall
           of
           VIRGINEA
           ,
           and
           
             others
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             Counsell
             for
             that
          
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           aduenturers
           in
           that
           plantation
           .
        
         
           
             LVK.
             22.
             32.
          
           
           But
           I
           haue
           praied
           for
           thee
           ,
           that
           thy
           saith
           saile
           not
           :
           therefore
           when
           thou
           art
           conuerted
           strengthen
           thy
           brethren
           .
        
         
           FOure
           places
           of
           Scripture
           are
           abused
           by
           the
           Papists
           aboue
           the
           rest
           .
           First
           ,
           those
           words
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             Vpon
             this
             Rocke
             I
             will
             build
             my
          
           
           Church
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           his
           words
           at
           his
           last
           supper
           ,
           
             This
             is
             my
             bodie
          
           :
           Thirdly
           ,
           his
           speech
           to
           Peter
           after
           his
           resurrection
           ,
           
           
             Feed
             my
             sheepe
          
           :
           Lastly
           ,
           these
           to
           Peter
           afore
           his
           passion
           ,
           
           
             I
             haue
             praied
             for
             thee
             ,
             that
             thy
             faith
             faile
             not
             .
          
           These
           last
           Bellarmine
           likes
           so
           well
           ,
           that
           ten
           times
           he
           allegeth
           them
           in
           one
           of
           his
           Tomes
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           serue
           ,
           not
           for
           one
           ,
           but
           many
           purposes
           .
           
           Hence
           he
           can
           prooue
           ,
           that
           
             the
             Pope
             is
             the
             supreme
          
           
           
             and
             infallible
             Iudge
             of
             all
             controuersies
             :
          
           Why
           ?
           Because
           Christ
           saith
           to
           
             Peter
             ,
             I
             have
             praicd
             for
             thee
             ,
             that
             thy
             faith
             faile
             not
             .
          
           Hence
           he
           can
           prooue
           ,
           that
           
             Peter
             is
             the
             head
             and
             prince
             of
             his
             brethren
             :
          
           Why
           ?
           Because
           
           he
           is
           bid
           to
           
             strengthen
             his
             brethren
          
           .
           Hence
           hee
           can
           prooue
           that
           
             the
             Pope
             cannot
             erre
             in
             matter
             of
             faith
             ,
          
           
           because
           
             Christ
             praied
             that
             Peters
             faith
             might
             not
             faile
             .
          
           Hence
           he
           will
           proue
           that
           
             Peter
             hath
             more
             and
             greater
          
           
           
             priuileges
             then
             the
             whole
             Church
          
           :
           nay
           this
           serues
           his
           turne
           to
           prooue
           that
           
             Councels
             cannot
             erre
          
           if
           they
           
           be
           confirmed
           by
           the
           Pope
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           he
           can
           prooue
           from
           this
           ,
           that
           
             it
             is
             probable
             ,
             the
             Pope
             ,
             as
             he
             is
             a
             priuate
          
           
           
             person
             ,
             cannot
             bee
             an
             heretike
             .
          
           Such
           plentifull
           vse
           can
           Bellarmine
           make
           of
           any
           peece
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           if
           he
           thinke
           it
           doe
           but
           sound
           for
           him
           .
           But
           I
           dare
           say
           the
           Scripture
           that
           the
           diuell
           brought
           against
           
           Christ
           was
           as
           fitly
           and
           properly
           alleged
           as
           some
           of
           these
           are
           by
           Bellarmine
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           euidently
           shewed
           in
           another
           place
           and
           time
           .
        
         
           But
           seeing
           the
           primitiue
           fathers
           haue
           made
           no
           such
           
           conclusions
           from
           this
           place
           ,
           therefore
           out
           of
           their
           and
           the
           latter
           Fathers
           exposition
           wee
           haue
           gathered
           another
           kinde
           of
           diuinity
           from
           these
           words
           .
           To
           which
           end
           I
           first
           lay
           down
           this
           general
           ground
           :
           Christ
           is
           our
           true
           and
           spirituall
           physitian
           ,
           from
           whom
           and
           the
           vertue
           of
           whose
           merits
           we
           must
           receiue
           all
           the
           spirituall
           physicke
           that
           can
           cure
           and
           saue
           our
           sinfull
           soules
           .
        
         
           Particularly
           ,
           as
           the
           body
           ,
           so
           the
           soule
           stands
           in
           need
           of
           three
           sorts
           of
           physicke
           .
           First
           ,
           it
           is
           necessarie
           
           that
           it
           be
           purged
           from
           the
           corruption
           of
           sinne
           ,
           which
           else
           will
           kill
           the
           soule
           :
           then
           ,
           being
           purged
           ,
           it
           is
           to
           be
           restored
           to
           life
           and
           strength
           :
           lastly
           ,
           being
           so
           restored
           ,
           it
           is
           requisite
           that
           it
           bee
           preserued
           in
           that
           state
           vnto
           the
           end
           .
           Answerable
           vnto
           these
           there
           is
           a
           threefold
           kinde
           of
           physicke
           wee
           receiue
           from
           Christ
           :
           viz.
           purgatiue
           ,
           restoratiue
           ,
           and
           preseruatiue
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           purgatiue
           ,
           to
           purge
           our
           soules
           from
           the
           corrupt
           humours
           and
           the
           infectious
           staine
           of
           sinne
           :
           and
           this
           powerfull
           potion
           is
           confected
           of
           the
           precious
           merits
           of
           the
           death
           and
           passion
           of
           our
           Lord
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           who
           died
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           die
           to
           sinne
           ,
           and
           our
           sinnes
           die
           in
           vs
           :
           and
           was
           crucified
           ,
           that
           our
           sinnes
           might
           be
           nailed
           on
           his
           crosse
           :
           and
           buried
           ,
           that
           our
           sinnes
           might
           so
           die
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           neuer
           liue
           againe
           in
           vs.
           
        
         
           But
           when
           a
           sicke
           man
           is
           purged
           of
           all
           his
           euill
           humours
           ,
           it
           helpeth
           not
           if
           he
           be
           not
           also
           restored
           to
           strength
           .
           Therefore
           secondly
           ,
           wee
           receiue
           also
           from
           Christ
           restoratiue
           physicke
           ,
           such
           as
           whereby
           we
           are
           restored
           to
           the
           life
           of
           grace
           ,
           and
           fauour
           of
           God.
           And
           this
           comfortable
           restoratiue
           balme
           distils
           from
           the
           glorious
           merits
           of
           the
           resurrection
           of
           Christ
           :
           who
           ,
           as
           
             he
             died
             for
             our
             sinnes
          
           ,
           so
           hee
           rose
           
           
             againe
             for
             our
             iustification
          
           :
           and
           who
           therefore
           rose
           from
           death
           to
           life
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           merit
           grace
           for
           vs
           whereby
           wee
           may
           rise
           vp
           from
           the
           death
           of
           our
           sinnes
           to
           newnesse
           and
           holinesse
           of
           life
           .
        
         
           But
           because
           it
           is
           not
           sufficient
           to
           be
           restored
           ,
           vnlesse
           a
           man
           be
           kept
           in
           health
           ,
           for
           that
           a
           relapse
           is
           
           more
           dangerous
           then
           the
           former
           sicknesse
           ;
           therefore
           to
           keepe
           vs
           from
           deadly
           relapses
           (
           into
           which
           without
           Christ
           we
           were
           sure
           to
           fall
           )
           we
           doe
           finally
           receiue
           from
           Christ
           preseruatiue
           physicke
           ,
           by
           the
           vertue
           whereof
           wee
           are
           preserued
           in
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           ,
           and
           fauour
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           these
           blessed
           and
           soueraigne
           antidotes
           are
           confected
           of
           the
           glorious
           merits
           of
           Christ
           his
           ascension
           and
           intercession
           ,
           
             who
             therefore
             is
             entred
             into
             heauen
             to
             appeare
             now
             in
          
           
           
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             for
             us
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           for
           the
           words
           in
           hand
           ,
           they
           speake
           of
           the
           sweet
           and
           comfortable
           Preseruatiues
           wee
           receiue
           from
           Christ
           his
           powerfull
           intercession
           :
           as
           though
           Christ
           had
           said
           ,
           I
           confesse
           (
           Peter
           )
           thou
           art
           a
           great
           professor
           and
           protester
           ,
           but
           little
           knowest
           thou
           how
           mighty
           thy
           enemy
           is
           ,
           and
           how
           weake
           thy selfe
           ;
           thou
           rellest
           me
           thou
           wilt
           die
           for
           me
           ,
           but
           know
           that
           thy
           enemy
           Satan
           will
           sift
           thee
           to
           the
           full
           ,
           and
           not
           cease
           till
           he
           haue
           tried
           the
           vtmost
           of
           his
           power
           against
           thee
           :
           But
           I
           who
           redeemed
           thee
           will
           not
           leaue
           to
           loue
           thee
           ;
           I
           will
           therefore
           by
           the
           power
           of
           my
           intercession
           ,
           purchase
           thee
           such
           grace
           ,
           as
           shall
           vphold
           thee
           and
           raise
           thee
           vp
           againe
           ,
           and
           will
           so
           make
           thee
           a
           comfortable
           example
           to
           all
           my
           elect
           :
           Thou
           therefore
           in
           remembrance
           of
           what
           I
           haue
           done
           for
           thee
           ,
           when
           thou
           feelest
           the
           sweetnesse
           of
           this
           my
           mercy
           to
           thy selfe
           ,
           teach
           others
           by
           thy
           example
           ,
           and
           endeuour
           seriously
           the
           conuersion
           and
           confirmation
           of
           thy
           brethren
           .
           All
           this
           the
           Lord
           Iesus
           piles
           vp
           in
           a
           few
           words
           :
           
             But
             I
             haue
             praied
             for
             thee
             that
             thy
             faith
             faile
             not
             ,
             therefore
          
           
           
             when
             thou
             art
             conuerted
             strengthen
             thy
             brethren
             .
          
           The
           parts
           are
           two
           :
           Christs
           mercy
           ,
           and
           Peters
           dutie
           .
           
           First
           an
           euident
           declaration
           of
           Christs
           loue
           to
           the
           soules
           of
           his
           seruants
           :
           
             I
             haue
             praied
             for
             thee
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Secondly
           the
           duty
           of
           all
           men
           who
           tast
           of
           that
           loue
           ;
           when
           they
           are
           conuerted
           they
           must
           labour
           the
           conuersion
           of
           others
           :
           
             When
             thou
             art
             conuerted
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Both
           are
           directed
           first
           and
           personally
           to
           Peter
           ,
           but
           from
           him
           deriued
           to
           all
           Gods
           children
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           for
           that
           which
           then
           was
           Peters
           case
           ,
           falles
           out
           to
           be
           the
           case
           of
           all
           men
           :
           so
           that
           the
           words
           are
           not
           spoken
           to
           Peter
           as
           he
           was
           an
           Apostle
           ,
           but
           as
           he
           was
           an
           ordinary
           Christian
           and
           a
           child
           of
           God.
           And
           as
           in
           the
           first
           part
           Christ
           did
           no
           fauour
           to
           Peter
           which
           he
           doth
           not
           to
           euery
           christian
           in
           like
           case
           ;
           namely
           to
           
             pray
             for
             them
             that
             their
             faith
             faile
             not
             :
          
           so
           the
           duty
           here
           laid
           vpon
           Peter
           ,
           in
           him
           is
           laid
           vpon
           all
           men
           ,
           to
           labour
           to
           bring
           others
           to
           Christ
           after
           they
           be
           brought
           themselues
           .
           The
           meaning
           being
           thus
           explaned
           ,
           let
           vs
           open
           the
           points
           in
           order
           .
        
         
           
             But
             I
             haue
             praied
             for
             thee
             that
             thy
             faith
             faile
             not
             .
          
           
        
         
           This
           time
           and
           occasion
           will
           not
           giue
           leaue
           to
           vnfold
           the
           questions
           that
           might
           bee
           mooued
           touching
           
             Christs
             praier
             and
             intercession
          
           for
           his
           Church
           ;
           much
           lesse
           may
           wee
           spend
           any
           of
           the
           short
           time
           wee
           haue
           in
           discouering
           or
           disproouing
           the
           Popish
           abuse
           of
           these
           words
           .
           I
           wish
           no
           congregation
           did
           need
           it
           more
           then
           this
           :
           for
           then
           the
           names
           of
           Pope
           and
           Poperie
           might
           be
           buried
           as
           they
           
           long
           agoe
           deserued
           .
           Let
           vs
           therefore
           come
           to
           such
           necessarie
           instructions
           as
           arise
           directly
           out
           of
           that
           meaning
           which
           hath
           beene
           laid
           downe
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           of
           all
           ,
           wee
           may
           heere
           see
           out
           of
           the
           
           dependance
           of
           these
           words
           with
           the
           former
           ,
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           Gods
           mercie
           and
           Christs
           loue
           to
           a
           sinfull
           soule
           .
           Satan
           (
           faith
           Christ
           )
           
             hath
             desired
             to
             sift
             thee
             ,
             but
             I
             haue
             praied
             for
             thee
             .
          
           See
           ,
           Satan
           cannot
           bee
           so
           ready
           to
           hurt
           as
           Christ
           to
           helpe
           vs
           :
           Satan
           not
           so
           malicious
           to
           conspire
           our
           fall
           ,
           as
           Christ
           is
           mercifull
           to
           sustaine
           and
           preserue
           vs
           :
           and
           if
           the
           Diuell
           deuise
           any
           new
           way
           to
           hurt
           vs
           ,
           Christ
           is
           present
           with
           new
           meanes
           ,
           and
           new
           supply
           of
           grace
           to
           releeue
           vs.
           A
           comfortable
           doctrine
           and
           hath
           comfortable
           vse
           to
           all
           that
           are
           any
           way
           distressed
           .
           For
           if
           it
           be
           satisfaction
           to
           a
           man
           in
           matters
           of
           this
           life
           where
           hee
           hath
           a
           potent
           enemy
           ,
           that
           is
           able
           many
           waies
           ,
           and
           much
           to
           hurt
           him
           ,
           to
           be
           assured
           that
           he
           hath
           a
           friend
           that
           most
           deerly
           loues
           him
           ,
           and
           is
           wiser
           ,
           stronger
           ,
           wealthier
           and
           euery
           way
           mightier
           then
           his
           aduersary
           :
           then
           doubtlesse
           it
           cannot
           but
           minister
           strong
           consolation
           to
           a
           distressed
           soule
           and
           terrified
           conscience
           to
           remember
           that
           they
           haue
           a
           Sauior
           more
           mighty
           in
           his
           mercy
           ,
           then
           the
           diuell
           can
           be
           in
           his
           malice
           ,
           and
           more
           willing
           to
           saue
           then
           the
           diuell
           can
           be
           to
           destroy
           .
        
         
           And
           no
           lesse
           vnto
           the
           penitent
           sinner
           ,
           who
           may
           hereupon
           be
           assured
           that
           though
           he
           haue
           to
           grapple
           with
           many
           and
           mighty
           corruptions
           ,
           yet
           Christ
           will
           be
           ready
           with
           continuall
           supply
           of
           
           grace
           ,
           that
           so
           
             where
             sinne
             abounds
             grace
             may
             abound
          
           
           
             much
             more
          
           .
           The
           man
           also
           that
           is
           oppressed
           in
           this
           world
           with
           the
           might
           and
           multitude
           of
           his
           enemies
           may
           here
           receiue
           comfort
           to
           consider
           ,
           that
           
             there
             are
             still
             more
             with
             him
             ,
             then
             against
             him
             :
          
           And
           lastly
           ,
           the
           poore
           man
           ,
           whom
           the
           floud
           of
           outward
           misery
           doe
           beate
           vpon
           ,
           may
           here
           see
           for
           his
           comfort
           that
           the
           loue
           and
           prouidence
           of
           his
           Sauiour
           shall
           euer
           be
           as
           ready
           to
           releeue
           him
           ,
           as
           the
           worlds
           occasions
           can
           fall
           out
           to
           pinch
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           make
           application
           :
           It
           may
           yeeld
           vs
           much
           satisfaction
           who
           are
           ingaged
           in
           this
           present
           action
           ,
           to
           consider
           that
           though
           satan
           seeke
           to
           make
           vs
           desist
           ,
           and
           because
           he
           cannot
           ,
           therefore
           will
           hurt
           vs
           ,
           by
           all
           his
           power
           ;
           (
           as
           who
           can
           maruel
           seeing
           we
           touch
           his
           freehold
           so
           neere
           ?
           )
           yet
           we
           haue
           Christ
           Iesus
           on
           our
           side
           ,
           whose
           kingdome
           we
           goe
           to
           inlarge
           :
           whose
           loue
           to
           his
           children
           is
           such
           ,
           that
           euen
           then
           when
           satan
           sifts
           them
           most
           narrowly
           ,
           he
           with
           his
           praiers
           is
           most
           neere
           them
           for
           their
           assistance
           :
           And
           therefore
           we
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           that
           seeing
           satan
           is
           now
           so
           busie
           to
           sift
           vs
           by
           all
           discouragements
           ,
           and
           by
           slanders
           ,
           false
           reports
           ,
           backwardness
           of
           some
           ,
           basenesse
           of
           others
           ,
           by
           raising
           obiections
           and
           deuising
           doubts
           ,
           endeauours
           to
           dant
           vs
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           betray
           the
           businesse
           that
           God
           himselfe
           hath
           put
           into
           our
           hands
           :
           the
           more
           I
           say
           are
           we
           assured
           that
           Christ
           will
           the
           more
           mightily
           oppose
           this
           malice
           of
           the
           diuell
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           glorious
           intercession
           ,
           obtaine
           from
           his
           father
           so
           much
           the
           greater
           blessing
           both
           on
           vs
           and
           it
           .
        
         
         
           Furthermore
           ,
           in
           as
           much
           as
           Christ
           himselfe
           
           praieth
           for
           his
           children
           ,
           
             that
             their
             faith
             shall
             not
             saile
             ,
          
           no
           not
           in
           the
           greatest
           temptations
           ,
           and
           when
           satan
           sifts
           them
           most
           narrowly
           ,
           wee
           learne
           ,
           that
           therefore
           a
           christian
           truly
           conuerted
           and
           called
           to
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           ,
           cannot
           fall
           away
           totally
           nor
           finally
           .
           The
           aduersaries
           of
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           the
           Papists
           ,
           hold
           he
           may
           fall
           both
           finally
           and
           totally
           :
           others
           much
           neerer
           vs
           then
           they
           ,
           say
           totally
           ,
           but
           not
           finally
           .
           Both
           are
           confuted
           by
           these
           words
           of
           our
           Sauiour
           ;
           for
           if
           a
           man
           should
           fall
           totally
           from
           faith
           and
           the
           fauour
           of
           God
           ,
           though
           it
           were
           but
           for
           a
           day
           ,
           and
           the
           next
           day
           should
           bee
           restored
           againe
           ,
           yet
           for
           that
           time
           ,
           be
           it
           more
           or
           lesse
           ,
           
             his
             faith
             hath
             failed
          
           :
           But
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             I
             haue
             praied
             that
             it
             shall
             not
             .
          
           Hereupon
           we
           argue
           ;
           That
           which
           Christ
           praieth
           for
           God
           will
           grant
           :
           But
           Christ
           praieth
           (
           not
           that
           we
           may
           not
           be
           tempted
           or
           sifted
           ,
           but
           )
           
             that
             our
             faith
             faile
             not
          
           ,
           and
           this
           not
           for
           Peter
           alone
           ,
           but
           as
           himselfe
           saith
           ,
           
             I
             pray
             not
             for
             these
             alone
             ,
             but
             for
             all
             that
             shall
             beleeue
             in
             me
             through
             their
             word
             :
          
           therefore
           no
           true
           
           christians
           faith
           shall
           or
           can
           faile
           either
           finally
           or
           totally
           .
           A
           doctrine
           of
           vnspeakable
           comfort
           to
           the
           christian
           soule
           ,
           But
           not
           a
           fit
           doctrine
           (
           say
           some
           )
           to
           be
           diuulged
           to
           the
           people
           .
           And
           why
           ?
           because
           say
           they
           ,
           If
           we
           be
           sure
           we
           cannot
           fall
           from
           Gods
           fauour
           ,
           then
           what
           needs
           a
           man
           care
           how
           he
           liues
           ?
           But
           I
           answer
           ;
           no
           man
           can
           iustly
           take
           occasion
           thus
           to
           abuse
           this
           doctrine
           ;
           for
           the
           vngodly
           and
           vnsanctified
           man
           was
           neuer
           yet
           in
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           ,
           therefore
           to
           him
           this
           doctrine
           pertaines
           not
           :
           and
           
           for
           him
           that
           is
           sanctified
           and
           in
           Gods
           fauour
           this
           resolution
           cannot
           befall
           him
           :
           which
           appeares
           most
           euident
           ,
           both
           in
           reason
           and
           religion
           .
        
         
           In
           reason
           ,
           we
           know
           a
           gracelesse
           child
           will
           neither
           be
           feared
           from
           euill
           by
           the
           anger
           ,
           nor
           wonne
           to
           his
           duty
           by
           the
           loue
           of
           his
           father
           :
           but
           contrary
           is
           it
           with
           the
           good
           and
           gratious
           child
           (
           I
           meane
           if
           he
           haue
           no
           more
           but
           the
           grace
           of
           a
           ciuill
           nature
           and
           good
           education
           :
           )
           if
           his
           father
           so
           loue
           him
           that
           though
           he
           often
           offend
           him
           ,
           yet
           he
           will
           not
           disinherit
           him
           ,
           will
           he
           therefore
           be
           imboldned
           to
           offend
           him
           the
           more
           carelesly
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           he
           will
           say
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           Haue
           I
           so
           good
           a
           father
           as
           will
           not
           deale
           with
           me
           according
           to
           my
           deseruings
           ,
           but
           so
           oft
           and
           so
           mercifully
           hath
           forgiuen
           my
           offences
           ?
           surely
           I
           will
           endeuour
           by
           all
           the
           meanes
           I
           can
           to
           please
           him
           and
           to
           bee
           worthy
           of
           such
           a
           father
           .
           Much
           more
           is
           it
           true
           in
           religion
           ,
           for
           when
           a
           man
           is
           conuerted
           ,
           he
           is
           cast
           in
           a
           new
           mould
           ,
           flesh
           and
           bloud
           no
           longer
           beare
           rule
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           hee
           bids
           battell
           and
           stands
           in
           opposition
           and
           defiance
           with
           all
           such
           carnall
           resolutions
           as
           this
           is
           .
           I
           say
           not
           ,
           but
           such
           thoughts
           may
           come
           into
           his
           mind
           ,
           and
           hee
           may
           be
           tempted
           to
           such
           cogitations
           ,
           but
           that
           hee
           should
           entertaine
           such
           resolutions
           it
           is
           impossible
           :
           Beleeue
           not
           me
           herein
           ;
           but
           let
           God
           himselfe
           be
           Iudge
           :
           to
           which
           end
           read
           and
           marke
           well
           a
           notable
           place
           :
           I.
           
             Ioh.
             3.
             3.
             
             We
             shall
             be
             like
             vnto
             him
             ,
             and
             shall
             see
             him
             euen
             as
             he
             is
             .
             And
             euery
             man
             that
             hath
             this
             hope
             in
             him
             ,
          
           doth
           he
           therefore
           sinne
           the
           more
           ,
           or
           take
           more
           scope
           to
           himselfe
           ?
           No
           ,
           but
           contrariwise
           ,
           
           
             purgeth
             himselfe
             euen
             as
             Christ
             is
             pure
             .
          
           He
           therefore
           that
           sinneth
           the
           rather
           ,
           it
           is
           certaine
           he
           hath
           not
           this
           hope
           in
           him
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           hath
           this
           hope
           in
           him
           is
           so
           far
           from
           that
           ,
           that
           he
           endeuoreth
           and
           striueth
           euery
           day
           ,
           how
           he
           may
           ouercome
           his
           sins
           and
           walke
           more
           worthy
           of
           so
           louing
           and
           mercifull
           a
           father
           .
           So
           then
           the
           true
           vse
           of
           this
           doctrine
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           serues
           to
           bee
           an
           excellent
           incitement
           to
           stir
           vp
           and
           prouoke
           a
           man
           vnto
           holinesse
           ,
           vnlesse
           he
           purpose
           to
           proclaime
           to
           the
           world
           that
           hee
           hath
           
             no
             hope
             in
             him
          
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           is
           not
           in
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           third
           place
           we
           may
           here
           learne
           ,
           what
           is
           
           the
           true
           cause
           of
           a
           christian
           mans
           standing
           in
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           :
           namely
           ,
           not
           the
           excellencie
           of
           our
           strength
           ,
           nor
           the
           perfection
           of
           our
           faith
           ,
           or
           of
           any
           thing
           in
           vs
           ,
           but
           the
           true
           cause
           is
           
             out
             of
             vs
          
           ,
           euen
           in
           God
           :
           It
           is
           the
           stablenes
           of
           his
           purpose
           ,
           the
           immutability
           of
           his
           election
           ,
           the
           truth
           of
           his
           couenant
           ,
           the
           infallibility
           of
           his
           word
           ,
           and
           the
           certainty
           of
           his
           loue
           wheresoeuer
           hee
           bestoweth
           it
           :
           and
           the
           excellency
           and
           all
           sufficiency
           of
           Christs
           merits
           ,
           
             in
             whom
             we
             are
             loued
          
           and
           elected
           :
           therefore
           saith
           the
           
           Apostle
           ,
           
             the
             gifts
             and
             callings
             of
             God
             are
             without
             repentance
             :
          
           and
           
             whom
             he
             loueth
             ,
             he
             loueth
             vnto
             the
             end
             :
          
           
           and
           the
           Prophet
           saith
           of
           God
           :
           
             I
             will
             put
             my
             feare
             into
             their
             hearts
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             not
          
           (
           marke
           ,
           he
           saith
           not
           ,
           
             they
             cannot
          
           or
           
             will
             not
          
           ,
           but
           they
           
             shall
             not
             )
             depart
             from
          
           
           me
           :
           So
           here
           Christ
           telles
           
             Peter
             ,
             sathan
             desires
             to
             sist
             thee
             as
             wheat
          
           ;
           and
           such
           a
           sister
           is
           hee
           as
           who
           can
           stand
           by
           his
           owne
           strength
           ?
           but
           I
           who
           so
           loued
           
           thee
           as
           I
           died
           to
           saue
           thee
           ,
           
             haue
             also
             praied
             for
             thee
             that
             thy
             faith
             shall
             not
             saile
             .
          
           So
           then
           had
           it
           not
           beene
           for
           the
           intercession
           of
           Christ
           ,
           Peter
           had
           faine
           and
           failde
           in
           that
           temptation
           .
           This
           truth
           may
           fitly
           be
           illustrated
           by
           this
           comparison
           .
           A
           strong
           man
           visits
           his
           sicke
           friend
           ,
           and
           willes
           him
           to
           walke
           ;
           the
           sicke
           man
           would
           ,
           but
           cannot
           ;
           the
           strong
           man
           lifts
           him
           vp
           ,
           he
           walkes
           ,
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           strong
           man
           ,
           ech
           hauing
           hold
           of
           other
           :
           by
           and
           by
           the
           sicke
           man
           faints
           and
           lets
           his
           hold
           goe
           ,
           but
           the
           strong
           man
           holds
           fast
           ,
           and
           keeps
           him
           from
           falling
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           stands
           not
           by
           his
           owne
           ,
           but
           the
           strong
           mans
           strength
           :
           So
           is
           it
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           A
           christian
           conuerted
           hath
           hold
           of
           God
           by
           his
           faith
           and
           loue
           :
           God
           hath
           hold
           of
           him
           by
           his
           eternall
           election
           and
           couenant
           of
           grace
           and
           by
           the
           loue
           he
           beares
           him
           in
           Christ
           :
           now
           
             we
             walke
             with
             God
          
           in
           the
           course
           of
           our
           obedience
           ,
           but
           if
           temptation
           come
           ,
           we
           shrinke
           and
           fall
           away
           ,
           our
           faith
           and
           loue
           ,
           like
           a
           sick
           mans
           strength
           are
           soone
           spent
           .
           But
           then
           ,
           though
           we
           let
           goe
           the
           hold
           we
           haue
           of
           God
           ,
           God
           will
           neuer
           let
           goe
           the
           hold
           he
           hath
           of
           vs
           ;
           but
           in
           that
           loue
           he
           beares
           vs
           ,
           he
           still
           vpholds
           vs
           :
           and
           so
           we
           stand
           not
           by
           our
           own
           strength
           but
           by
           the
           grace
           and
           mercie
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           like
           the
           stronger
           man
           holds
           vs
           so
           ,
           as
           we
           shall
           not
           depart
           from
           him
           .
        
         
           Then
           for
           the
           vse
           of
           this
           doctrine
           we
           may
           here
           learne
           :
           first
           that
           the
           Romish
           Synagogue
           in
           denying
           this
           ,
           and
           affirming
           that
           a
           man
           may
           fall
           vtterly
           from
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           ,
           doth
           no
           wrong
           at
           all
           to
           vs
           ,
           but
           the
           wrong
           is
           to
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           the
           certainty
           
           of
           whose
           couenant
           and
           truth
           of
           whose
           purpose
           is
           heereby
           called
           into
           question
           ,
           as
           though
           God
           should
           chuse
           a
           man
           he
           will
           forsake
           ,
           and
           loue
           him
           to
           day
           ,
           whom
           he
           will
           hate
           the
           next
           :
           whereas
           contrariwise
           ,
           as
           he
           loued
           vs
           when
           we
           loued
           not
           him
           ,
           so
           hee
           will
           keepe
           fast
           hold
           on
           vs
           ,
           when
           wee
           in
           our
           weaknesse
           would
           let
           goe
           the
           hold
           wee
           haue
           of
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           our selues
           ,
           let
           this
           teach
           vs
           to
           ascribe
           the
           cause
           where
           it
           is
           due
           ,
           euen
           to
           the
           Lords
           mercie
           and
           Christs
           mediation
           .
           If
           wee
           slip
           or
           fall
           ,
           we
           may
           thanke
           our selues
           :
           but
           if
           we
           stand
           and
           perseuere
           ,
           we
           must
           thanke
           the
           Lord
           :
           Let
           vs
           therefore
           crie
           to
           God
           with
           the
           Prophet
           :
           
             Not
             vnto
             vs
             O
             Lord
             ,
             not
             vnto
             vs
             ,
             but
             to
             thy
             name
             giue
             the
             praise
             .
          
           And
           why
           
           to
           him
           ?
           for
           thy
           louing
           mercics
           and
           for
           thy
           truths
           sake
           :
           for
           it
           is
           his
           mercie
           and
           truth
           that
           vpholds
           vs
           from
           falling
           and
           perishing
           eternally
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           in
           as
           
           much
           as
           Christ
           saith
           
             he
             praied
             for
             him
             that
             his
             faith
             failed
             not
             ,
          
           and
           so
           vpheld
           him
           by
           the
           vertue
           and
           merit
           of
           his
           holy
           praier
           ;
           we
           learne
           here
           the
           excellencie
           of
           praier
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           best
           and
           pourfullest
           meanes
           ,
           whereby
           wee
           may
           doe
           good
           one
           to
           another
           :
           when
           Christ
           would
           doe
           the
           greatest
           fauour
           to
           Peter
           next
           to
           dying
           for
           him
           ,
           he
           praieth
           
           for
           him
           .
           Praier
           and
           preaching
           are
           the
           two
           comforts
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           
             If
             thou
             pray
          
           (
           saith
           
             Augustine
             )
             thou
             speakest
             with
             God
             :
             If
             thou
             heare
             or-read
             ,
             God
          
           
           
             speakes
             with
             thee
          
           .
           Both
           are
           commended
           to
           vs
           by
           the
           continuall
           practise
           of
           Christ
           ,
           who
           spent
           much
           time
           in
           preaching
           ,
           and
           much
           time
           in
           praier
           .
           Let
           
           vs
           therefore
           religiously
           embrace
           both
           these
           sacred
           ordinances
           ,
           as
           the
           speciall
           meanes
           of
           our
           spirituall
           comfort
           .
        
         
           And
           by
           this
           practise
           of
           our
           Sauiour
           let
           vs
           all
           be
           stirred
           vp
           to
           this
           holy
           duty
           :
           Shall
           Christ
           pray
           ,
           and
           not
           thou
           ?
           Is
           he
           tied
           ,
           and
           wilt
           thou
           be
           free
           ?
           Bee
           ashamed
           of
           thy
           prophanenesse
           ,
           thou
           that
           neuer
           praiest
           :
           and
           say
           not
           that
           thou
           goest
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           praiest
           with
           the
           congregation
           ,
           for
           therin
           thou
           doest
           but
           that
           the
           Law
           requires
           thee
           :
           the
           Church
           is
           to
           be
           commended
           for
           that
           ,
           and
           not
           thou
           .
           But
           remember
           that
           Christ
           besides
           his
           daily
           presence
           in
           the
           Temple
           ,
           did
           goe
           aside
           to
           his
           priuate
           praiers
           .
           And
           let
           vs
           further
           heere
           learne
           one
           to
           pray
           for
           another
           .
           Shall
           Christ
           pray
           for
           vs
           ,
           and
           not
           we
           for
           our selues
           ?
           he
           for
           vs
           all
           ,
           and
           not
           we
           one
           for
           an
           other
           ?
           And
           the
           better
           to
           stirre
           vs
           vp
           to
           this
           dutie
           ,
           let
           vs
           consider
           that
           praier
           hath
           three
           excellencies
           aboue
           other
           duties
           which
           wee
           performe
           to
           our
           brethren
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           cheapest
           and
           easiest
           for
           the
           giuer
           (
           I
           meane
           to
           a
           sanctified
           man
           )
           for
           he
           who
           for
           want
           of
           abilitie
           cannot
           giue
           almes
           ,
           nor
           lend
           to
           his
           poore
           brother
           ;
           nor
           for
           want
           of
           wisdome
           can
           giue
           counsell
           ,
           nor
           instruction
           for
           want
           of
           knowledge
           ,
           yet
           he
           hath
           a
           mouth
           ,
           at
           least
           if
           his
           tongue
           were
           cut
           out
           ,
           he
           hath
           a
           heart
           to
           pray
           for
           his
           brother
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           can
           doe
           nothing
           else
           can
           doe
           this
           :
           and
           this
           the
           poore
           may
           doe
           for
           the
           rich
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           rich
           for
           the
           poore
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           most
           powerfull
           and
           profitable
           
           for
           the
           receiuer
           .
           An
           almes
           wee
           see
           how
           much
           it
           is
           :
           Counsell
           we
           see
           how
           good
           it
           is
           ;
           and
           what
           good
           they
           will
           doe
           vs
           is
           easily
           perceiued
           :
           but
           what
           good
           a
           good
           mans
           praier
           doth
           for
           thee
           is
           past
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           beyond
           all
           measure
           .
           Giuing
           and
           lending
           may
           helpe
           thee
           before
           men
           :
           praier
           preuailes
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           puls
           downe
           blessings
           of
           all
           sorts
           ;
           and
           those
           good
           things
           we
           often
           imagine
           to
           come
           other
           waies
           ,
           are
           sent
           vs
           from
           God
           vpon
           the
           praiers
           of
           Gods
           children
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           hath
           this
           peculiar
           honour
           more
           then
           any
           other
           duty
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           profitable
           both
           to
           the
           giuer
           and
           receiuer
           .
           As
           it
           procures
           those
           good
           things
           vpon
           thy
           friend
           thou
           praiest
           for
           ,
           so
           it
           returnes
           also
           into
           thine
           owne
           bosome
           ,
           and
           brings
           downe
           the
           same
           or
           greater
           blessings
           vpon
           thy selfe
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           (
           for
           a
           conclusion
           of
           the
           first
           part
           )
           let
           vs
           aboue
           all
           duties
           not
           forget
           to
           pray
           for
           our
           absent
           friends
           .
           When
           they
           are
           present
           wee
           doe
           such
           duties
           as
           may
           let
           them
           see
           wee
           loue
           them
           :
           and
           when
           they
           are
           absent
           ,
           let
           vs
           pray
           for
           them
           ;
           that
           doth
           testifie
           to
           God
           that
           we
           loue
           them
           .
           And
           no
           better
           dutie
           can
           we
           performe
           to
           this
           noble
           voiage
           now
           in
           hand
           ,
           then
           earnestly
           to
           commend
           it
           to
           the
           Lord.
           Men
           may
           furnish
           it
           ,
           but
           God
           must
           blesse
           it
           ,
           and
           praier
           must
           procure
           that
           blessing
           .
           Money
           may
           winne
           ,
           and
           profit
           may
           allure
           men
           to
           assist
           it
           :
           but
           praier
           alone
           can
           preuaile
           with
           God
           to
           blesse
           it
           .
           Some
           ingage
           their
           persons
           ,
           and
           more
           their
           purses
           ;
           but
           our
           petitions
           shall
           doe
           more
           
           good
           then
           our
           persons
           ,
           and
           our
           praiers
           then
           our
           purses
           .
           Thou
           therefore
           that
           canst
           doe
           nothing
           else
           ,
           yet
           pray
           for
           vs
           :
           thou
           that
           canst
           doe
           more
           ,
           yet
           pray
           besides
           :
           for
           though
           thou
           shouldest
           venture
           thy
           person
           ,
           and
           ingage
           thy
           money
           ,
           yet
           let
           vs
           haue
           thy
           praiers
           also
           :
           which
           (
           if
           thou
           bee
           as
           thou
           oughtest
           )
           will
           doe
           more
           good
           then
           all
           the
           rest
           .
           Remember
           the
           end
           of
           this
           voiage
           is
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           diuels
           kingdome
           ,
           and
           propagation
           of
           the
           Gospell
           .
           Are
           not
           these
           ends
           worthy
           of
           thy
           praiers
           ?
           Remember
           thy
           brethren
           who
           haue
           ingaged
           their
           persons
           ,
           and
           aduentured
           their
           liues
           to
           lay
           the
           first
           foundation
           ,
           and
           doe
           now
           liue
           in
           want
           of
           many
           comforts
           and
           pleasures
           ,
           which
           thou
           at
           home
           enioiest
           .
           Are
           not
           these
           mens
           soules
           worthy
           of
           thy
           praiers
           ?
           Canst
           thou
           open
           thy
           mouth
           in
           publike
           or
           in
           priuate
           ,
           and
           not
           remember
           them
           ?
           Oh
           let
           their
           liues
           be
           precious
           ,
           and
           their
           enterprise
           honourable
           in
           thine
           eies
           :
           and
           if
           thou
           canst
           doe
           nothing
           else
           ,
           send
           vp
           thy
           praiers
           to
           heauen
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           much
           for
           the
           first
           generall
           part
           ,
           Christs
           mercifull
           promise
           to
           his
           Church
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           is
           the
           duty
           he
           inioines
           Peter
           and
           all
           others
           that
           shall
           be
           partakers
           of
           this
           promise
           .
        
         
           
             Therefore
             when
             thou
             art
             conuerted
             strengthen
             thy
          
           
           brethren
           .
        
         
           As
           the
           promise
           ,
           so
           also
           the
           comandement
           vpon
           the
           occasion
           then
           offred
           was
           personally
           directed
           to
           Peter
           ,
           but
           from
           him
           deriued
           to
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           and
           euery
           particular
           Christian
           :
           so
           that
           
           this
           commandement
           is
           laid
           vpon
           him
           ,
           not
           as
           an
           Apostle
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           Christian
           man
           and
           a
           member
           of
           Christs
           body
           :
           and
           as
           his
           case
           then
           may
           be
           the
           case
           of
           any
           man
           ,
           so
           euery
           man
           is
           bound
           to
           this
           dutie
           :
           And
           as
           there
           is
           no
           Christian
           but
           may
           challenge
           this
           interest
           in
           the
           intercession
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           vertue
           of
           it
           
             his
             faith
             shall
             not
             faile
          
           :
           so
           there
           is
           no
           man
           ,
           but
           in
           his
           measure
           hee
           is
           tied
           to
           the
           performance
           of
           this
           dutie
           .
           For
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           words
           they
           are
           not
           difficult
           :
           Satan
           hath
           taken
           vantage
           of
           thy
           infirmitie
           ,
           and
           hopes
           to
           giue
           thee
           such
           a
           fall
           ,
           as
           thou
           shalt
           neuer
           recouer
           :
           but
           I
           will
           beare
           thee
           vp
           with
           my
           owne
           strength
           :
           I
           will
           make
           thy
           faith
           to
           hold
           out
           ,
           and
           ouercome
           him
           in
           the
           end
           .
           Thou
           therefore
           when
           thou
           hast
           tasted
           of
           my
           mercie
           ,
           and
           art
           raised
           vp
           againe
           from
           that
           fall
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           so
           dangerous
           and
           fearefull
           ,
           that
           thy
           restoration
           is
           as
           it
           were
           another
           conuersion
           )
           then
           bee
           mindfull
           of
           thy
           brethren
           ,
           as
           I
           haue
           beene
           of
           thee
           ,
           and
           by
           thy
           example
           and
           all
           other
           good
           meanes
           helpe
           forward
           the
           conuersion
           and
           confirmation
           of
           them
           that
           need
           .
           The
           meaning
           is
           plaine
           :
           let
           vs
           come
           to
           the
           doctrines
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           of
           all
           ,
           whereas
           Christ
           saith
           ,
           
             When
             thou
          
           
           
             art
             conuerted
          
           ,
           &c.
           wee
           learne
           ,
           that
           a
           man
           is
           not
           borne
           in
           the
           state
           of
           grace
           ,
           and
           fauour
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           a
           certaine
           appointed
           time
           of
           euery
           mans
           conuersion
           :
           
             When
             thou
             art
          
           :
           therefore
           there
           is
           a
           time
           when
           a
           man
           is
           not
           .
           Now
           the
           time
           of
           a
           mans
           conuersion
           is
           first
           especially
           in
           Gods
           hand
           ,
           but
           partly
           also
           in
           our
           owne
           .
           For
           the
           first
           ,
           Dauid
           saith
           ,
           
           
             My
             times
             (
             O
             Lord
             )
             are
             in
             thy
             hand
             .
          
           If
           all
           the
           times
           
           and
           changes
           of
           his
           life
           ,
           then
           especially
           the
           time
           of
           his
           conuersion
           .
           Now
           it
           is
           in
           Gods
           hand
           ,
           not
           only
           because
           he
           giues
           the
           grace
           ,
           and
           opens
           ,
           softens
           ,
           and
           prepares
           the
           heart
           ;
           but
           further
           because
           hee
           giues
           the
           meanes
           of
           a
           mans
           conuersion
           .
           
             He
             sent
             out
          
           
           
             his
             word
             and
             healed
             them
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Prophet
           .
           It
           is
           also
           in
           a
           mans
           hand
           when
           God
           vouchsafes
           to
           giue
           a
           man
           the
           meanes
           of
           vocation
           and
           conuersion
           (
           as
           to
           vs
           at
           this
           day
           :
           )
           this
           time
           is
           therefore
           called
           
             the
             acceptable
             time
             and
             day
             of
             saluation
             .
          
           Now
           then
           it
           
           concernes
           euery
           one
           of
           vs
           to
           looke
           to
           our selues
           .
           Art
           thou
           changed
           and
           renued
           since
           thou
           wast
           borne
           ?
           Knowest
           thou
           the
           time
           and
           the
           meanes
           ?
           And
           doest
           thou
           discerne
           the
           fruits
           and
           effects
           of
           thy
           conuersion
           ?
           Thou
           art
           a
           happy
           creature
           .
           If
           not
           ,
           and
           thou
           die
           so
           ,
           it
           had
           beene
           good
           for
           thee
           thou
           hadst
           neuer
           beene
           .
           And
           say
           not
           ,
           thou
           wast
           conuerted
           ,
           but
           thou
           hast
           forgotten
           it
           :
           for
           canst
           thou
           forget
           the
           time
           when
           thou
           wast
           maried
           ?
           when
           thy
           eldest
           sonne
           was
           borne
           ?
           when
           thy
           ships
           came
           home
           ?
           when
           a
           great
           and
           vnexpected
           inheritance
           fell
           vnto
           thee
           ?
           Much
           lesse
           possible
           is
           it
           for
           the
           soule
           that
           is
           truly
           turned
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           forget
           the
           time
           and
           circumstances
           of
           his
           conuersion
           .
           Wee
           may
           bee
           sure
           Peter
           neuer
           forgot
           all
           his
           life
           long
           how
           
             Christ
             looked
             at
             him
          
           :
           for
           that
           was
           the
           blessed
           
           houre
           of
           his
           conuersion
           :
           so
           the
           houre
           and
           time
           of
           our
           conuersion
           is
           when
           Christ
           will
           vouchsafe
           to
           
             looke
             vpon
             vs.
          
           Now
           though
           his
           corporall
           presence
           be
           remooued
           ,
           he
           is
           present
           in
           his
           spirit
           ,
           in
           his
           power
           
           and
           his
           grace
           ,
           and
           lookes
           mercifully
           vpon
           vs
           euery
           day
           in
           his
           holy
           word
           .
           Oh
           then
           remember
           Peter
           ,
           who
           at
           the
           first
           looke
           of
           Christ
           
             went
             out
             and
          
           
           
             wept
             for
             his
             sinne
          
           ,
           and
           bee
           ashamed
           that
           thou
           hast
           had
           Christ
           looke
           so
           many
           hundred
           times
           vpon
           thee
           ,
           and
           all
           in
           vaine
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           next
           place
           ,
           wheras
           Christ
           bids
           
             Peter
             when
          
           
           
             he
             is
             conuerted
             ,
             strengthen
             his
             brethren
             ,
          
           as
           though
           then
           a
           man
           was
           fitted
           to
           doe
           good
           to
           others
           ,
           when
           he
           is
           himselfe
           conuerted
           ,
           and
           not
           till
           then
           :
           wee
           may
           heere
           learne
           the
           true
           cause
           why
           men
           are
           so
           negligent
           in
           performance
           of
           duties
           to
           others
           ,
           euen
           because
           themselues
           are
           vnsanctified
           men
           :
           for
           true
           
             loue
             begins
             at
             home
          
           :
           and
           how
           can
           hee
           loue
           another
           ,
           that
           loues
           not
           himselfe
           ?
           or
           care
           for
           anothers
           good
           ,
           that
           neglects
           his
           owne
           ?
           Seest
           thou
           therefore
           a
           Magistrate
           that
           gouernes
           not
           his
           people
           carefully
           ,
           but
           le
           ts
           all
           runne
           as
           it
           will
           ,
           and
           himselfe
           takes
           his
           ease
           ,
           followes
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           or
           fils
           his
           purse
           ?
           The
           cause
           is
           ,
           he
           is
           a
           carnall
           man
           ,
           and
           vnsanctified
           .
           Seest
           thou
           a
           Minister
           that
           receiues
           the
           fleece
           ,
           but
           feeds
           not
           the
           flocke
           ?
           The
           cause
           is
           ,
           he
           is
           an
           vnsanctified
           man.
           Seest
           thou
           a
           Merchant
           or
           tradesman
           that
           deceiues
           ,
           a
           master
           ,
           a
           father
           ,
           a
           husband
           ,
           a
           wife
           ,
           childe
           ,
           or
           seruant
           ,
           that
           are
           negligent
           or
           vnfaithfull
           ?
           The
           cause
           is
           ,
           they
           are
           vnsanctified
           :
           for
           if
           a
           man
           were
           conuerted
           himselfe
           ,
           his
           next
           care
           will
           be
           to
           doe
           all
           good
           he
           can
           to
           others
           .
        
         
           More
           particularly
           ,
           wee
           heere
           see
           the
           cause
           why
           no
           more
           come
           in
           to
           assist
           this
           present
           purpose
           of
           plantation
           in
           Virginea
           ,
           euen
           because
           the
           greater
           
           part
           of
           men
           are
           vnconuerted
           &
           vnsanctified
           men
           ,
           and
           seeke
           meerely
           the
           world
           and
           themselues
           ,
           and
           no
           further
           .
           They
           make
           many
           excuses
           ,
           and
           deuise
           obiections
           ;
           but
           the
           fountaine
           of
           all
           is
           ,
           because
           they
           may
           not
           haue
           present
           profit
           .
           If
           other
           voiages
           be
           set
           afoot
           ,
           wherein
           is
           certaine
           and
           present
           profit
           ,
           they
           run
           ,
           and
           make
           meanes
           to
           get
           in
           :
           but
           this
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           a
           more
           noble
           and
           excellent
           nature
           ,
           and
           of
           higher
           and
           worthier
           ends
           ,
           because
           it
           yeelds
           not
           present
           profit
           ,
           it
           must
           seeke
           them
           ,
           and
           with
           much
           difficultie
           are
           some
           brought
           in
           ,
           and
           many
           will
           not
           at
           all
           .
           Tell
           them
           of
           getting
           XX.
           in
           the
           C.
           oh
           how
           they
           bite
           at
           it
           ,
           oh
           how
           it
           stirres
           them
           !
           But
           tell
           them
           of
           planting
           a
           Church
           ,
           of
           conuerting
           10000.
           soules
           to
           God
           ,
           they
           are
           senslesse
           as
           stones
           :
           they
           stirre
           no
           more
           then
           if
           men
           spoke
           of
           toies
           and
           trifles
           :
           nay
           they
           smile
           at
           the
           simplicities
           ,
           and
           laugh
           in
           their
           sleeues
           at
           the
           sillinesse
           of
           such
           as
           ingage
           themselues
           in
           such
           matters
           .
           But
           these
           men
           proclaime
           to
           the
           world
           what
           they
           bee
           ,
           euen
           
             Sowes
             that
             still
             wallow
             in
             the
             mire
          
           of
           their
           profit
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           being
           themselues
           vnconuerted
           ,
           haue
           therefore
           no
           care
           to
           conuert
           others
           .
           And
           in
           deed
           no
           maruell
           ,
           if
           hauing
           cast
           all
           care
           of
           their
           owne
           saluation
           behinde
           their
           backes
           ,
           they
           be
           insensible
           of
           others
           miseries
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           inasmuch
           as
           heere
           Christ
           commands
           him
           that
           is
           
             conuerted
             to
             strengthen
             another
          
           ,
           it
           appeares
           
           (
           by
           a
           necessary
           implication
           )
           of
           what
           an
           excellent
           nature
           godlinesse
           and
           holinesse
           is
           ;
           namely
           ,
           of
           a
           large
           ,
           a
           liberall
           ,
           a
           communicating
           and
           diffusiue
           
           nature
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           will
           euen
           compell
           him
           that
           hath
           it
           to
           seeke
           to
           make
           others
           as
           good
           as
           himselfe
           .
           It
           is
           not
           so
           in
           wealth
           ,
           honour
           ,
           learning
           ,
           wisdome
           ,
           authoritie
           ,
           estimation
           .
           You
           shall
           not
           heare
           a
           carnall
           man
           say
           ,
           Oh
           that
           euery
           one
           were
           as
           wealthy
           as
           I
           ,
           as
           wise
           as
           I
           ,
           as
           high
           as
           I
           ,
           as
           learned
           as
           I
           ,
           as
           highly
           in
           the
           Kings
           fauour
           as
           I
           ,
           as
           well
           esteemed
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           followed
           as
           I
           :
           no
           ,
           for
           these
           are
           of
           a
           base
           and
           retractiue
           nature
           ,
           and
           doe
           imprison
           and
           close
           vp
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           :
           but
           grace
           is
           of
           a
           high
           and
           roiall
           nature
           ,
           and
           inlargeth
           his
           heart
           that
           possesseth
           it
           :
           Oh
           (
           saith
           
             Mises
             )
             ●hat
             all
             Gods
             people
             did
             prophecie
          
           as
           well
           as
           I.
           And
           Paul
           he
           cricth
           ,
           I
           wish
           
           that
           
             all
             beere
             present
             were
             as
             I
             am
             ,
             except
             these
             bonds
             .
          
           
           We
           would
           rather
           haue
           said
           ,
           I
           would
           you
           had
           my
           bonds
           :
           I
           wish
           you
           were
           in
           prison
           in
           my
           roome
           .
           But
           hee
           contrariwife
           wisheth
           not
           any
           man
           in
           his
           bonds
           ;
           but
           that
           they
           were
           as
           holy
           ,
           and
           patient
           ,
           and
           learned
           ,
           and
           zealous
           ,
           and
           as
           highly
           in
           Gods
           fauour
           as
           himselfe
           .
           And
           so
           assuredly
           as
           many
           as
           are
           induced
           with
           true
           sauing
           and
           sanctifying
           grace
           ,
           will
           say
           with
           their
           tongues
           ,
           pray
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           endeuour
           with
           their
           best
           assistance
           ,
           that
           the
           poore
           Sauages
           in
           Virginea
           were
           as
           good
           Christians
           as
           we
           our selues
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           out
           of
           this
           commandement
           of
           Christ
           we
           
           may
           further
           learne
           a
           doctrine
           specially
           pertinent
           to
           the
           present
           occasion
           ,
           and
           the
           businesse
           now
           in
           hand
           :
           namely
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           not
           voluntary
           or
           left
           indifferent
           to
           a
           mans
           choice
           ,
           but
           (
           plainly
           )
           a
           necessarie
           dutie
           ,
           for
           euery
           christian
           to
           labour
           the
           conuersion
           
           and
           confirmation
           of
           others
           that
           are
           not
           :
           and
           this
           necessity
           ariseth
           not
           only
           from
           the
           excellent
           nature
           of
           religion
           ,
           which
           desireth
           euer
           to
           propagate
           
           and
           diffuse
           it selfe
           ,
           as
           we
           heard
           before
           :
           But
           especially
           from
           the
           power
           of
           Christs
           commandement
           ,
           which
           being
           vnrestrained
           doth
           absolutely
           bind
           all
           christians
           to
           obedience
           :
           But
           here
           the
           commandement
           is
           generall
           and
           vnlimited
           to
           euery
           one
           that
           is
           conuerted
           to
           
             confirmt
             his
             brethren
          
           ,
           therefore
           it
           lies
           vpon
           all
           men
           by
           an
           vnauoidable
           necessity
           to
           performe
           it
           :
           it
           being
           no
           way
           in
           the
           power
           of
           man
           to
           dispence
           with
           the
           generall
           commandement
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           Out
           of
           which
           ground
           appeareth
           euideutly
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           lawfulnesse
           ,
           but
           euen
           ;
           the
           excellencie
           and
           
           goodnesse
           ,
           and
           indeed
           the
           plaine
           necessity
           (
           as
           the
           case
           now
           stands
           )
           of
           this
           present
           action
           :
           the
           principal
           ends
           thereof
           being
           the
           plantation
           of
           a
           Church
           of
           English
           christians
           there
           ,
           and
           consequently
           the
           conuersion
           of
           the
           heathen
           from
           the
           diuel
           to
           God
           :
           which
           ground
           being
           so
           laid
           ,
           it
           then
           followeth
           that
           either
           
             we
             are
             not
             conuerted
          
           ,
           or
           
             they
             are
             not
             our
             brethren
          
           ,
           or
           els
           that
           
             we
             being
             conuerted
             must
             labour
             their
             conuersion
             :
          
           But
           we
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           are
           conuerted
           lately
           from
           Popery
           ,
           and
           formerly
           from
           paganisme
           :
           Nor
           can
           it
           be
           denied
           that
           they
           (
           in
           this
           case
           )
           are
           
             our
             brethren
          
           :
           for
           the
           same
           God
           made
           them
           as
           well
           as
           vs
           ,
           of
           as
           good
           matter
           as
           he
           made
           vs
           ,
           gaue
           them
           as
           perfect
           and
           good
           soules
           and
           bodies
           as
           to
           vs
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           Messiah
           &
           sauiour
           is
           sent
           to
           them
           
           as
           to
           vs
           ,
           for
           if
           a
           Virginian
           hauing
           our
           language
           had
           learned
           our
           religion
           ,
           professed
           our
           f●ith
           ;
           craued
           baptisme
           ,
           and
           challenged
           saluation
           by
           Christ
           :
           could
           either
           man
           deny
           him
           baptisme
           ,
           or
           would
           God
           deny
           him
           saluation
           ?
           Surely
           God
           would
           not
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           man
           may
           not
           the
           other
           :
           so
           then
           they
           are
           our
           brethren
           ,
           wanting
           not
           
             title
             to
             Christ
          
           ,
           but
           the
           
             knowledge
             of
             Christ
          
           :
           Oh
           thrice
           happy
           then
           are
           they
           that
           shall
           carry
           the
           knowledge
           to
           them
           :
           and
           we
           by
           the
           mercy
           of
           God
           are
           the
           men
           to
           whom
           God
           hath
           offered
           the
           meanes
           and
           opportunity
           to
           do
           it
           :
           first
           granting
           vs
           the
           meanes
           to
           
             discouer
             the
             land
          
           more
           fully
           then
           those
           that
           attempted
           it
           before
           vs
           :
           then
           ,
           to
           find
           out
           a
           faire
           ,
           easie
           ,
           and
           short
           passage
           ,
           as
           though
           hee
           had
           seated
           vs
           here
           and
           them
           there
           for
           such
           an
           entercourse
           :
           then
           ,
           giuing
           vs
           
             fauour
             in
             the
             eies
             of
             the
             sauages
             ,
          
           who
           rather
           inuite
           vs
           then
           resist
           vs
           :
           then
           ,
           directing
           vs
           to
           a
           land
           where
           is
           want
           of
           inhabitants
           ,
           and
           consequently
           roome
           both
           for
           them
           and
           vs
           ;
           and
           to
           a
           people
           inclinable
           (
           as
           we
           see
           by
           some
           experience
           already
           )
           first
           to
           ciuility
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           religion
           :
           and
           to
           such
           a
           land
           and
           such
           a
           people
           as
           (
           more
           then
           any
           other
           people
           or
           land
           we
           know
           of
           )
           haue
           the
           commodities
           which
           we
           want
           ,
           and
           want
           that
           which
           we
           haue
           for
           them
           .
           These
           meanes
           and
           opportunities
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           being
           offered
           by
           Gods
           prouidence
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           it
           not
           only
           shewes
           vs
           the
           possibility
           ,
           but
           laies
           vpon
           vs
           a
           necessity
           of
           seeking
           their
           conuersions
           ,
           and
           consequentlie
           of
           setting
           forward
           this
           plantation
           ,
           without
           which
           the
           former
           cannot
           be
           :
           
           And
           do
           not
           thinke
           that
           this
           dutie
           lieth
           more
           vpon
           him
           or
           him
           then
           vpon
           thee
           ,
           for
           what
           euer
           thou
           art
           ,
           if
           thou
           be
           conuerted
           ,
           this
           duty
           belongs
           vnto
           thee
           to
           teach
           others
           :
           Kings
           themselues
           are
           not
           priuiledged
           from
           the
           obedience
           of
           this
           duety
           ,
           which
           Dauia
           knowing
           full
           well
           ,
           doth
           publikely
           acknowledge
           to
           God
           and
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           saying
           :
           
             Restore
             me
             to
             the
             ioy
             of
             thy
             saluation
             ,
             and
             stablish
             mec
             with
             thy
             free
             spirit
             .
             Then
             sha'l
             I
             teach
             thy
             way
             vnto
             the
          
           
           
             wicked
             ,
             and
             sinners
             shall
             be
             conuerted
             vnto
             thee
             :
          
           and
           in
           another
           place
           ,
           Come
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             ye
             children
             ,
             hear
             ken
             to
             me
             ,
             I
             will
             teach
             you
             the
             feare
             of
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           as
           though
           he
           
           had
           said
           (
           as
           in
           another
           place
           )
           I
           will
           tell
           you
           what
           God
           hath
           done
           for
           my
           soule
           :
           thus
           Kings
           are
           tied
           ,
           
           and
           shall
           you
           be
           free
           ?
           and
           our
           
             most
             gratious
             and
             christian
             King
          
           hath
           shewed
           himselfe
           conscionablie
           obedient
           to
           this
           commandement
           ,
           setting
           forward
           this
           blessed
           businesse
           by
           his
           princely
           priuiledges
           and
           gratious
           grants
           vnder
           his
           great
           seale
           to
           all
           the
           vndertakers
           :
           recording
           it
           also
           vnto
           all
           ensuing
           posterities
           ,
           
             that
             he
             greatly
             affects
             the
             effectuall
             prosecution
             and
             happy
             successe
             of
             the
             said
             plantation
             ,
             and
             commends
          
           
           
             the
             good
             desires
             of
             the
             vndertakers
             ,
             and
             grants
             these
             priuiledges
             for
             their
             encouragement
             in
             accomplishing
             so
             excellent
             a
             worke
             that
             is
             so
             much
             pleasing
             to
             God
             and
             profitable
             to
             these
             kingdomes
             .
          
           And
           in
           a
           former
           grant
           ,
           
             that
             his
             Maiesty
             greatly
             commends
             and
             gratiously
             accepts
             the
             vndertakers
             desires
             for
             so
             noble
             a
             worke
             ,
             which
          
           
           
             by
             Gods
             blessing
             is
             like
             to
             tend
             to
             the
             great
             glory
             of
             his
             diuine
             Maiesty
             ,
             in
             propagating
             of
             christian
             religion
             to
             such
             people
             as
             yet
             liue
             in
             darknesse
             and
             miserable
             ignorance
             of
             
             the
             true
             knowledge
             and
             worship
             of
             God.
          
           If
           then
           his
           Maiesty
           out
           of
           his
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           loue
           of
           his
           religion
           ,
           and
           care
           of
           their
           soules
           haue
           thus
           put
           to
           his
           roiall
           hand
           for
           the
           furtherance
           of
           this
           blessed
           and
           worthy
           worke
           ,
           who
           art
           thou
           that
           wilt
           be
           free
           from
           the
           bonds
           of
           this
           duty
           ?
        
         
           But
           besides
           this
           necessity
           of
           duty
           :
           another
           necessity
           in
           nature
           and
           reason
           lieth
           vpon
           vs
           :
           for
           the
           
           time
           was
           when
           wee
           were
           sauage
           and
           vnciuill
           ,
           and
           worshipped
           the
           diuell
           ,
           as
           now
           they
           do
           ,
           then
           God
           sent
           some
           to
           make
           vs
           ciuill
           ,
           others
           to
           make
           vs
           christians
           .
           If
           such
           had
           not
           been
           sent
           vs
           we
           had
           yet
           continued
           wild
           and
           vnciuill
           ,
           and
           worshippers
           of
           the
           diuell
           :
           for
           our
           ciuilitie
           wee
           were
           beholden
           to
           the
           Romanes
           ,
           for
           our
           religion
           to
           the
           Apostles
           and
           their
           disciples
           .
           Did
           we
           receiue
           this
           blessing
           by
           others
           ,
           and
           shall
           we
           not
           be
           sensible
           of
           those
           that
           are
           still
           as
           we
           were
           then
           ?
        
         
           In
           what
           a
           case
           had
           we
           beene
           if
           God
           had
           not
           sent
           some
           to
           ciuilize
           and
           conuert
           vs
           !
           And
           shall
           not
           we
           now
           labour
           to
           procure
           the
           same
           good
           ro
           others
           ?
           Otherwise
           surely
           we
           are
           most
           vnworthy
           of
           the
           fauours
           we
           haue
           receiued
           .
           Nay
           that
           is
           not
           all
           ,
           but
           it
           appeares
           that
           we
           are
           not
           truly
           and
           effectually
           conuerted
           :
           for
           if
           wee
           be
           ,
           then
           assuredly
           as
           by
           vertue
           of
           Gods
           commandement
           
             Wee
             must
          
           ,
           so
           out
           of
           our
           owne
           conscience
           and
           fellow-feeling
           of
           our
           brethrens
           miseries
           ,
           
             We
             will
          
           be
           most
           willing
           and
           ioifull
           to
           procure
           them
           saluation
           ,
           where
           of
           wee
           by
           Gods
           mercie
           and
           the
           same
           meanes
           are
           alreadie
           partakers
           .
        
         
         
           Out
           of
           these
           grounds
           I
           conclude
           ,
           that
           for
           my
           part
           (
           without
           preiudice
           to
           others
           opinions
           )
           it
           is
           not
           only
           a
           lawfull
           ,
           but
           a
           most
           excellent
           and
           holie
           
           action
           ,
           and
           ,
           as
           the
           case
           now
           stands
           ,
           so
           necessarie
           ,
           that
           I
           hold
           euery
           man
           bound
           to
           assist
           ,
           either
           with
           his
           
             Countenance
             ,
             Power
          
           ,
           and
           Authoritie
           (
           as
           doe
           our
           gracious
           Soueraigne
           and
           noble
           Prince
           )
           or
           with
           their
           persons
           ,
           as
           some
           ;
           or
           with
           their
           purses
           ,
           as
           others
           of
           the
           Honorable
           and
           godly
           vndertakers
           :
           or
           with
           their
           prayers
           and
           best
           wishes
           ,
           as
           al
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           doe
           ,
           that
           loue
           the
           Lord.
           But
           because
           the
           first
           part
           of
           this
           assistance
           belongs
           onely
           to
           our
           Soueraigne
           ,
           none
           can
           therefore
           ,
           nay
           none
           neede
           take
           part
           in
           that
           :
           and
           as
           for
           the
           last
           ,
           which
           is
           by
           prayer
           ,
           seeing
           that
           the
           poore
           may
           do
           as
           well
           as
           the
           rich
           ,
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           spare
           my
           labour
           to
           exhort
           to
           that
           ,
           none
           being
           so
           prophane
           to
           neglect
           that
           dutie
           
             for
             vs
          
           ,
           vnlesse
           they
           neglect
           it
           for
           themselues
           also
           .
           But
           for
           the
           middle
           ,
           of
           purse
           and
           person
           ;
           as
           I
           will
           presse
           none
           to
           goe
           in
           person
           :
           so
           those
           whose
           consciences
           and
           resolutions
           doe
           presse
           themselues
           ,
           I
           doubt
           not
           to
           affirme
           that
           they
           aduenture
           their
           liues
           in
           the
           most
           worthie
           action
           that
           was
           attempted
           in
           the
           Christian
           world
           these
           many
           yeeres
           .
           But
           for
           assistance
           by
           the
           purse
           ,
           I
           will
           here
           discharge
           my
           owne
           conscience
           ;
           which
           is
           ,
           that
           vpon
           the
           premisses
           before
           proued
           ,
           and
           grounds
           formerly
           laid
           downe
           ,
           I
           hold
           euery
           one
           that
           knowes
           the
           true
           ends
           of
           this
           enterprise
           ,
           and
           is
           able
           ,
           is
           bound
           to
           assist
           it
           according
           to
           that
           abilitie
           of
           his
           .
           But
           lest
           any
           man
           mistaking
           or
           abusing
           my
           words
           ,
           should
           here
           cauill
           and
           say
           ;
           Belike
           then
           
           this
           man
           holds
           all
           damned
           that
           are
           not
           aduenturers
           to
           Virginea
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           a
           sure
           signe
           of
           a
           prophane
           man
           ,
           if
           he
           be
           not
           an
           vndertaker
           in
           that
           action
           ,
           or
           the
           like
           :
           Take
           notice
           that
           my
           assertion
           is
           qualified
           with
           these
           two
           limitations
           :
           First
           ,
           that
           a
           man
           must
           know
           the
           true
           state
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           and
           true
           grounds
           and
           ends
           both
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           gratious
           grants
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           vndertakers
           aduenture
           :
           which
           as
           they
           be
           ignorantly
           mistaken
           by
           many
           ,
           so
           most
           malignantly
           and
           malitiously
           misreported
           by
           Papists
           ,
           who
           mislike
           all
           things
           done
           by
           Protestants
           ,
           and
           others
           of
           base
           minde
           ,
           couetous
           ,
           or
           otherwaies
           maleuolent
           spirits
           ,
           who
           cōdemne
           all
           things
           that
           serue
           not
           their
           profit
           or
           their
           pleasure
           .
           But
           it
           is
           most
           certaine
           that
           there
           be
           thousands
           in
           this
           citie
           and
           kingdome
           ,
           who
           if
           they
           knew
           the
           truth
           ,
           would
           be
           more
           willing
           to
           assist
           it
           ,
           then
           hitherto
           they
           haue
           kept
           out
           :
           such
           therefore
           wee
           are
           farre
           from
           condemning
           ,
           but
           leaue
           them
           till
           they
           be
           satisfied
           of
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           then
           if
           they
           change
           not
           their
           opinion
           ,
           their
           owne
           consciences
           will
           condemne
           them
           ,
           if
           none
           else
           would
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           though
           a
           man
           know
           it
           neuer
           so
           well
           ,
           hee
           must
           bee
           of
           abilitie
           to
           contribute
           ,
           or
           else
           this
           ties
           him
           not
           :
           for
           a
           man
           is
           bound
           first
           to
           maintaine
           himselfe
           and
           his
           family
           ,
           and
           to
           beare
           his
           part
           of
           the
           needfull
           burthens
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           State
           where
           he
           liues
           :
           then
           out
           of
           that
           which
           remaines
           ,
           such
           actions
           as
           this
           doe
           challenge
           a
           part
           .
           Now
           whether
           a
           man
           be
           able
           or
           no
           ,
           hee
           must
           be
           left
           to
           his
           own
           conscience
           to
           giue
           iudgement
           .
           But
           herein
           
           let
           a
           man
           take
           heed
           hee
           flatter
           not
           himselfe
           :
           it
           is
           easie
           for
           men
           to
           decciue
           themselues
           ,
           and
           the
           diuell
           delights
           to
           make
           men
           betray
           their
           owne
           soules
           :
           thou
           therefore
           that
           pleadest
           thou
           art
           not
           able
           ,
           consider
           how
           much
           thou
           hast
           abroad
           at
           Interest
           ,
           how
           much
           thou
           hast
           in
           
             other
             aduentures
          
           ,
           into
           which
           nothing
           but
           hope
           of
           present
           profit
           did
           allure
           thee
           :
           consider
           how
           much
           thou
           spendest
           in
           sports
           and
           other
           vanities
           ,
           (
           besides
           necessarie
           recreation
           )
           how
           much
           in
           plaine
           superfluities
           of
           apparell
           ,
           furniture
           ,
           building
           or
           diet
           ,
           all
           which
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           or
           much
           of
           it
           ,
           were
           better
           spared
           then
           spent
           :
           if
           thou
           and
           thy
           conscience
           doe
           but
           cast
           vp
           this
           account
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           neuer
           say
           hereafter
           ,
           thou
           art
           vnable
           ,
           for
           thou
           knowest
           how
           smal
           a
           part
           of
           those
           vaine
           expences
           would
           haue
           sufficed
           this
           :
           and
           that
           that
           hath
           done
           thee
           hurt
           ,
           being
           vainely
           spent
           ,
           would
           haue
           done
           much
           good
           to
           this
           godly
           businesse
           :
           and
           take
           heed
           ,
           thou
           that
           art
           of
           this
           minde
           ,
           the
           time
           come
           not
           that
           thy
           soule
           wisheth
           a
           great
           part
           of
           that
           thou
           hast
           voluntarily
           and
           wilfully
           cast
           away
           otherwaies
           ,
           were
           all
           bestowed
           in
           this
           or
           some
           such
           action
           .
        
         
           Thus
           with
           these
           two
           cautions
           I
           make
           my
           conclusion
           ,
           that
           the
           assistance
           of
           this
           businesse
           is
           a
           dutie
           that
           lies
           on
           all
           men
           :
           and
           that
           whosoeuer
           is
           of
           abilitie
           ,
           and
           knowes
           the
           true
           grounds
           and
           ends
           of
           this
           voyage
           ,
           if
           hee
           assist
           it
           not
           ,
           discouers
           himselfe
           to
           be
           an
           vnsanctified
           ,
           vnmortified
           ,
           and
           vnconuerted
           man
           ,
           negligent
           of
           his
           owne
           and
           other
           mens
           saluations
           :
           or
           else
           Peter
           might
           haue
           replied
           on
           
           Christ
           and
           said
           :
           Nay
           sir
           ,
           
             I
             may
             be
             conuerted
             ,
             and
             yet
             be
             not
             bound
             to
             strengthen
             my
             brethren
             .
          
           And
           this
           may
           suffice
           for
           the
           true
           meaning
           and
           right
           vse
           of
           this
           text
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           (
           right
           Honorable
           and
           beloued
           )
           seeing
           
           we
           are
           assembled
           peculiarly
           for
           this
           businesse
           ,
           euen
           to
           consecrate
           this
           enterprise
           to
           the
           Lord
           of
           heauen
           :
           and
           to
           send
           away
           our
           honorable
           Gouernour
           and
           his
           associates
           and
           attendants
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           giue
           me
           leaue
           (
           not
           as
           calling
           once
           into
           question
           the
           lawfulnesse
           of
           so
           noble
           an
           action
           ,
           but
           )
           for
           the
           further
           cleering
           of
           the
           truth
           to
           them
           that
           
             know
             it
             not
          
           ,
           for
           the
           iustification
           of
           our
           course
           against
           the
           aduersaries
           of
           all
           excellent
           exploits
           ,
           for
           the
           stopping
           of
           the
           mouthes
           of
           the
           malignant
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           better
           satisfaction
           and
           encouragement
           of
           our selues
           ,
           who
           either
           in
           purse
           or
           person
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           are
           ingaged
           in
           the
           action
           ,
           to
           descend
           a
           little
           more
           particularly
           into
           consideration
           of
           the
           true
           state
           hereof
           .
           All
           I
           haue
           to
           say
           I
           will
           reduce
           to
           two
           heads
           ,
           namely
           ,
           to
           lay
           downe
           truly
           The
           encouragements
           .
           The
           discouragements
           in
           this
           businesse
           .
           For
           in
           this
           or
           any
           other
           action
           to
           be
           vndertaken
           ,
           if
           the
           encouragements
           
             to
             it
          
           ,
           and
           discouragements
           
             from
             it
          
           ,
           be
           both
           of
           them
           truly
           &
           iustly
           laid
           down
           ,
           and
           then
           weighed
           in
           the
           balance
           of
           wisedome
           ,
           it
           will
           easily
           appeare
           to
           men
           of
           vnderstanding
           ,
           whether
           the
           businesse
           be
           fitter
           to
           be
           vndertaken
           ,
           or
           relinquished
           :
           Answerably
           let
           vs
           deale
           in
           the
           present
           action
           ,
           and
           so
           proceed
           accordingly
           .
        
         
         
           And
           first
           let
           vs
           truly
           and
           impartially
           propound
           
           the
           discouragements
           that
           seeme
           to
           attend
           this
           present
           intendment
           of
           
             plantation
             of
             an
             English
             Colonie
             in
             Virginea
             .
          
        
         
           The
           first
           and
           fundamentall
           is
           the
           
             doubt
             of
             lawfulnes
          
           
           
             of
             the
             action
          
           ,
           the
           question
           being
           moued
           by
           many
           ,
           and
           some
           not
           out
           of
           curiositie
           ,
           nor
           other
           sinister
           ,
           but
           conscionable
           and
           Christian
           respects
           :
           and
           this
           keepes
           many
           from
           assisting
           it
           ;
           for
           how
           may
           they
           put
           their
           helping
           hands
           to
           that
           which
           they
           are
           not
           resolued
           in
           conscience
           ,
           to
           be
           lawfull
           and
           warrantable
           in
           it selfe
           ?
           For
           these
           mens
           sakes
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           such
           as
           make
           it
           but
           a
           shelter
           of
           their
           couetous
           and
           carnal
           respects
           ,
           we
           will
           giue
           passage
           to
           this
           obiection
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           answere
           hereunto
           ;
           first
           ,
           we
           freely
           confesse
           an
           action
           cannot
           be
           good
           ,
           excellent
           or
           honorable
           ,
           and
           much
           lesse
           can
           it
           be
           necessarie
           ,
           vnlesse
           it
           first
           of
           all
           appeare
           to
           be
           lawfull
           :
           secondly
           ,
           for
           the
           present
           action
           ,
           we
           also
           confesse
           and
           yeeld
           to
           this
           as
           to
           a
           principle
           of
           Iustice.
           A
           Christian
           may
           take
           nothing
           from
           a
           Heathen
           against
           his
           
           will
           ,
           but
           in
           faire
           and
           lawfull
           bargaine
           :
           Abraham
           wanted
           a
           place
           to
           burie
           in
           ,
           and
           liked
           a
           peece
           of
           land
           :
           and
           being
           a
           great
           man
           ,
           and
           therefore
           feared
           ,
           a
           iust
           and
           meeke
           man
           ,
           and
           therefore
           loued
           of
           the
           heathen
           ,
           they
           bad
           him
           
             chuse
             where
             hee
             would
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             take
             it
          
           :
           No
           ,
           saith
           Abraham
           ,
           but
           
             I
             will
             buie
             it
          
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           paide
           the
           price
           of
           it
           :
           so
           must
           all
           the
           children
           of
           Abraham
           doe
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           lawfull
           to
           exchange
           with
           other
           Nations
           ,
           for
           that
           which
           
           they
           may
           spare
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           lawfull
           for
           a
           Christian
           to
           
           haue
           commerce
           in
           ciuill
           things
           euen
           with
           the
           heathen
           :
           vnlesse
           they
           bee
           such
           of
           whom
           God
           hath
           giuen
           a
           plaine
           and
           personall
           charge
           to
           the
           contrarie
           ,
           
             as
             he
             did
             to
             the
             Israelites
             of
             the
             cursed
             Canaanites
             ,
          
           whom
           they
           were
           commaunded
           to
           kill
           ,
           and
           haue
           nothing
           to
           doe
           withall
           :
           But
           we
           haue
           no
           such
           commaundement
           touching
           the
           Virginians
           .
        
         
           Vpon
           these
           grounds
           ,
           which
           I
           hope
           are
           vndeniable
           ,
           I
           answere
           more
           particularly
           to
           the
           present
           occasion
           :
           that
           first
           we
           will
           take
           nothing
           from
           the
           Sauages
           by
           power
           nor
           pillage
           ,
           by
           craft
           nor
           violence
           ,
           neither
           goods
           ,
           lands
           nor
           libertie
           ,
           much
           lesse
           life
           (
           as
           some
           of
           other
           Christian
           nations
           haue
           done
           ,
           to
           the
           dishonour
           of
           reiigion
           .
           )
           We
           will
           offer
           them
           no
           wrong
           ,
           but
           rather
           defend
           them
           from
           it
           :
           and
           this
           is
           not
           my
           bare
           speech
           ,
           but
           order
           is
           so
           taken
           both
           in
           our
           Pattents
           and
           Instructions
           ,
           and
           such
           is
           the
           resolution
           of
           our
           Gouernours
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           we
           will
           exchange
           with
           them
           for
           that
           
           which
           
             they
             may
             spare
          
           ,
           and
           we
           doe
           neede
           ;
           and
           they
           shall
           haue
           that
           which
           we
           may
           spare
           ,
           and
           they
           doe
           much
           more
           need
           .
           But
           what
           may
           they
           spare
           ?
           first
           ,
           
             land
             and
             roome
          
           for
           vs
           to
           plant
           in
           ,
           their
           countrey
           being
           not
           replenished
           by
           many
           degrees
           :
           in
           so
           much
           as
           a
           great
           part
           of
           it
           lieth
           wild
           &
           inhabited
           of
           none
           but
           the
           beasts
           of
           the
           fielde
           ,
           and
           the
           trees
           that
           haue
           growne
           there
           it
           may
           be
           1000.
           yeares
           (
           whose
           antient
           possession
           to
           disturbe
           ,
           we
           holde
           no
           great
           offence
           :
           )
           and
           who
           knowes
           not
           ,
           but
           as
           the
           present
           
           state
           of
           England
           stands
           ,
           we
           want
           roome
           ,
           and
           are
           likely
           enough
           to
           want
           more
           ?
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           they
           may
           spare
           vs
           
             Timber
             ,
             Masts
             ,
             Crystall
          
           
           (
           if
           not
           better
           stones
           )
           
             Wine
             ,
             Copper
             ,
             Iron
             ,
             Pitch
             ,
             Tar
             ,
             Sassasras
             ,
             Sopeashes
             ,
          
           (
           for
           all
           these
           and
           more
           ,
           we
           are
           sure
           the
           Countrey
           yeeldes
           in
           great
           abundance
           )
           and
           who
           knowes
           not
           we
           want
           these
           ,
           and
           are
           beholden
           to
           some
           for
           them
           ,
           with
           whom
           it
           were
           better
           for
           vs
           if
           we
           had
           lesse
           to
           doe
           ?
        
         
           These
           things
           they
           haue
           ,
           these
           they
           may
           spare
           ,
           these
           we
           neede
           ,
           these
           we
           will
           take
           of
           them
           .
           But
           what
           will
           we
           giue
           them
           ?
           first
           ,
           we
           will
           giue
           them
           such
           things
           as
           they
           greatly
           desire
           ,
           and
           doe
           holde
           a
           sufficient
           recompence
           for
           any
           of
           the
           foresaide
           commodities
           we
           take
           of
           them
           :
           but
           we
           holde
           it
           not
           so
           ;
           and
           therefore
           out
           of
           our
           humanitie
           and
           conscience
           ,
           we
           will
           giue
           them
           more
           ,
           namely
           such
           things
           as
           they
           want
           and
           neede
           ,
           and
           are
           infinitely
           more
           excellent
           then
           all
           wee
           take
           from
           them
           :
           and
           that
           is
           1.
           
           Ciuilitie
           for
           their
           bodies
           ,
           2.
           
           Christianitie
           for
           their
           soules
           :
           
           The
           first
           to
           make
           thē
           men
           :
           the
           second
           
             happy
             men
          
           ;
           the
           first
           to
           couer
           their
           bodies
           from
           the
           shame
           of
           the
           world
           :
           the
           second
           ,
           to
           couer
           their
           soules
           from
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           :
           the
           lesse
           of
           these
           two
           (
           being
           that
           for
           the
           bodie
           )
           will
           make
           them
           richer
           then
           we
           finde
           them
           .
           For
           he
           that
           hath
           1000.
           acres
           ,
           and
           being
           a
           ciuill
           and
           sociable
           man
           knowes
           how
           to
           vse
           it
           ,
           is
           richer
           then
           he
           that
           hath
           20000.
           and
           being
           a
           sauage
           ,
           cannot
           plow
           ,
           till
           ,
           plant
           nor
           set
           ,
           and
           so
           receiues
           no
           more
           profit
           then
           what
           the
           earth
           of
           it
           
           selfe
           will
           yeelde
           by
           nature
           :
           so
           that
           we
           are
           so
           farre
           from
           disinheriting
           them
           of
           their
           possessions
           ,
           or
           taking
           any
           thing
           from
           them
           ,
           that
           contrariwise
           we
           will
           make
           them
           much
           richer
           ,
           euen
           for
           matter
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           then
           now
           they
           are
           ,
           as
           they
           themselues
           will
           hereafter
           confesse
           .
           Whereby
           appeares
           the
           vanitie
           of
           this
           obiection
           ,
           for
           when
           they
           are
           ciuilized
           ,
           and
           see
           what
           they
           haue
           receiued
           from
           vs
           ,
           I
           dare
           say
           they
           will
           neuer
           make
           this
           obiection
           against
           
           vs
           that
           these
           men
           now
           doe
           .
           And
           now
           if
           the
           smaller
           and
           baser
           part
           of
           our
           paiment
           be
           better
           worth
           then
           all
           wee
           take
           from
           them
           ,
           then
           it
           seemes
           the
           second
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           chiefe
           of
           all
           ,
           namely
           ,
           religion
           ,
           they
           haue
           from
           vs
           for
           nothing
           :
           and
           surely
           so
           it
           is
           ,
           they
           shall
           haue
           it
           freely
           for
           Gods
           sake
           ,
           and
           for
           their
           soules
           sake
           :
           and
           yet
           we
           know
           the
           holy
           ghost
           hath
           tolde
           vs
           ,
           that
           
             if
             we
             communicate
             vnto
             them
             our
             spirituall
             things
             ,
             it
             is
             but
             a
          
           
           
             a
             small
             thing
             if
             they
             impart
             vnto
             vs
             their
             temporall
             :
          
           then
           how
           much
           smaller
           is
           it
           if
           they
           impart
           vnto
           vs
           their
           temporall
           ,
           when
           we
           communicate
           vnto
           them
           both
           spirituall
           and
           better
           temporall
           then
           we
           receiue
           from
           them
           .
           And
           this
           may
           suffice
           for
           the
           lawfulnesse
           of
           the
           action
           ,
           especially
           seeing
           whosoeuer
           would
           be
           satisfied
           more
           particularly
           ,
           
           may
           haue
           recourse
           to
           a
           lcarned
           and
           godly
           Sermon
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           short
           ,
           but
           a
           iudicious
           and
           sincere
           declaration
           ,
           well
           pend
           ,
           both
           set
           out
           by
           authoritie
           for
           that
           end
           ,
           and
           the
           truth
           whereof
           will
           be
           iustified
           both
           by
           the
           Authors
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           bodie
           of
           the
           Counsell
           for
           that
           kingdome
           .
        
         
         
           This
           discouragement
           troubled
           the
           conscience
           ,
           the
           rest
           are
           rather
           grounded
           on
           politike
           and
           humane
           reasons
           ,
           wherein
           therefore
           I
           will
           bee
           the
           shorter
           ,
           and
           commit
           them
           to
           those
           whose
           element
           it
           is
           to
           consider
           and
           determine
           of
           such
           matters
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           discouragement
           ,
           is
           the
           
             difficultie
             of
          
           
           Plantation
           ,
           for
           that
           the
           countrey
           is
           
             farre
             off
          
           ,
           and
           the
           passage
           long
           and
           dangerous
           ,
           the
           climate
           hot
           and
           disagrecing
           with
           the
           state
           and
           temper
           of
           our
           bodies
           .
           For
           answere
           ,
           if
           these
           obiections
           proceede
           from
           malice
           ,
           they
           are
           to
           be
           reiected
           ,
           if
           from
           ignorance
           ,
           as
           we
           rather
           suppose
           ,
           let
           them
           then
           know
           for
           satisfaction
           ,
           that
           first
           for
           the
           distance
           ,
           it
           is
           nothing
           
           to
           speake
           of
           :
           a
           two
           moneths
           voyage
           ,
           and
           wee
           hope
           wee
           shall
           shortly
           bee
           able
           to
           say
           a
           moneths
           :
           
           compare
           it
           with
           other
           voyages
           that
           are
           of
           name
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           the
           neerest
           of
           all
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           for
           the
           
           passage
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           easiest
           ,
           fairest
           and
           safest
           that
           hath
           been
           discouered
           to
           any
           place
           :
           we
           come
           not
           neere
           the
           Sunne
           ,
           nor
           vnder
           the
           AEquinoctiall
           line
           ,
           to
           distemper
           our
           bodies
           :
           wee
           haue
           no
           straits
           to
           passe
           through
           ,
           we
           come
           neere
           no
           
             enemies
             countrie
          
           ;
           no
           
           
             rocks
             ,
             shelues
             ,
             sands
          
           ,
           nor
           
             vnknowne
             Ilands
          
           lie
           in
           our
           way
           :
           we
           are
           not
           in
           danger
           of
           the
           
             Turkes
             gallies
          
           ,
           nor
           other
           enemies
           of
           Christian
           religion
           (
           who
           neuer
           yet
           did
           peepe
           out
           of
           the
           straits
           of
           Gibraltar
           :
           )
           we
           feare
           no
           congealed
           seas
           nor
           mountaines
           of
           Ice
           ,
           to
           immure
           vs
           :
           But
           after
           we
           are
           out
           of
           our
           owne
           dores
           (
           the
           narrow
           Seas
           )
           wee
           keepe
           a
           faire
           course
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           Sunne
           in
           the
           South
           on
           the
           left
           
           hand
           ,
           and
           the
           Ice
           in
           the
           North
           on
           the
           right
           ,
           vpon
           the
           maine
           Ocean
           ,
           where
           we
           haue
           sea
           roome
           enough
           :
           And
           it
           is
           hard
           to
           name
           any
           other
           great
           voiage
           from
           this
           land
           ,
           but
           the
           passage
           is
           subiect
           either
           to
           the
           vntemperate
           heate
           of
           the
           Sunne
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           or
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           Ice
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ;
           witnesse
           the
           voyages
           to
           the
           
             East
             Indies
          
           ,
           and
           others
           into
           the
           south
           ,
           and
           to
           
             Moscouie
             ,
             Danske
          
           ,
           and
           others
           into
           the
           North
           and
           East
           :
           onely
           this
           passage
           into
           Virginea
           ,
           being
           into
           the
           West
           South-west
           ,
           or
           thereabouts
           ,
           is
           in
           that
           true
           temper
           so
           faire
           ,
           so
           safe
           ,
           so
           secure
           ,
           so
           easie
           ,
           as
           though
           God
           himselfe
           had
           built
           a
           bridge
           for
           men
           to
           passe
           from
           England
           to
           Virginea
           .
        
         
           And
           let
           no
           wise
           man
           obiect
           that
           our
           last
           fleete
           was
           dispersed
           and
           sore
           shaken
           by
           
             a
             storme
          
           ;
           for
           he
           cannot
           but
           know
           that
           such
           as
           saile
           by
           sea
           must
           as
           well
           expect
           
             tempests
             of
             winde
          
           ,
           as
           trauellers
           on
           the
           land
           
             shewers
             of
             raine
          
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           on
           the
           land
           is
           but
           
             a
             simple
             swaine
          
           ,
           as
           the
           prouerbe
           is
           ,
           that
           lets
           his
           businesse
           
             for
             a
             shewer
             of
             raine
          
           ,
           no
           lesse
           is
           he
           that
           feares
           to
           saile
           on
           the
           sea
           for
           a
           tempest
           of
           winde
           :
           but
           our
           comfort
           is
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           heauens
           
             cannot
             giue
             raine
             of
          
           
           
             themselues
             ,
             but
             it
             is
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           nor
           the
           windes
           can
           rise
           of
           themselues
           ,
           but
           
             at
             Gods
             word
             the
             stormie
          
           
           
             winde
             ariseth
             ,
             and
             lifteth
             vp
             the
             waues
             of
             the
             Ocean
             :
          
           So
           neither
           Sea
           nor
           winde
           are
           in
           the
           hand
           or
           power
           of
           the
           diuell
           nor
           the
           Pope
           ,
           for
           if
           they
           were
           ,
           we
           should
           neuer
           plant
           nor
           land
           at
           Virginea
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           third
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Climate
           ,
           let
           vs
           not
           
           abuse
           our selues
           by
           ignorance
           or
           vaine
           reports
           ,
           
           but
           examine
           the
           trueth
           ,
           looke
           into
           the
           Mappes
           and
           Cards
           ,
           or
           ,
           if
           thou
           hast
           not
           skill
           in
           them
           ,
           looke
           into
           our
           Patents
           ,
           or
           if
           thou
           canst
           not
           reade
           ,
           or
           hast
           them
           not
           ,
           aske
           and
           inquire
           of
           trauellers
           by
           sea
           or
           land
           ,
           if
           the
           land
           that
           lieth
           betweene
           the
           34.
           and
           45.
           degrees
           of
           Northerly
           latitude
           from
           the
           
           AEquinoctiall
           line
           ,
           be
           not
           farre
           enough
           from
           the
           
             Torrida
             Zona
          
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           distempering
           heate
           of
           the
           Sunne
           :
           and
           though
           the
           middle
           of
           Virginea
           seeme
           to
           be
           in
           the
           same
           position
           with
           the
           heart
           and
           middle
           of
           Spaine
           ,
           as
           Toledo
           ,
           or
           thereaboutes
           :
           
           yet
           it
           falles
           out
           (
           for
           reasons
           not
           yet
           fully
           discerned
           )
           it
           is
           not
           so
           hot
           as
           Spaine
           ,
           but
           rather
           of
           the
           same
           temper
           with
           the
           South
           of
           France
           ,
           which
           is
           so
           temperate
           and
           indifferent
           ,
           as
           if
           our
           owne
           were
           something
           neerer
           vnto
           it
           ,
           we
           would
           be
           well
           content
           with
           it
           .
           And
           a
           further
           euidence
           that
           all
           this
           is
           true
           ,
           we
           haue
           from
           the
           experience
           of
           a
           Virginean
           ,
           
           that
           was
           with
           vs
           here
           in
           England
           ,
           whose
           skinne
           (
           though
           hee
           had
           gone
           naked
           all
           his
           life
           ,
           till
           our
           men
           persuaded
           him
           to
           bee
           clothed
           )
           was
           so
           farre
           from
           a
           Moores
           or
           East
           or
           West
           Indians
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           little
           more
           blacke
           or
           tawnie
           ,
           then
           one
           of
           ours
           would
           be
           if
           he
           should
           goe
           naked
           in
           the
           South
           of
           England
           .
           And
           to
           that
           experience
           adde
           a
           better
           ,
           
           namely
           of
           
             our
             brethren
             in
             Virginea
          
           ,
           who
           some
           of
           them
           haue
           been
           there
           many
           yeeres
           ,
           and
           doe
           not
           complaine
           of
           any
           alteration
           ,
           caused
           by
           distemper
           of
           the
           Climate
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           discouragement
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           hath
           so
           
           poore
           and
           small
           a
           beginning
           ,
           and
           is
           thereupon
           
           subiect
           to
           the
           mockes
           and
           floutes
           of
           many
           ,
           who
           say
           it
           is
           but
           the
           action
           of
           a
           few
           priuate
           persons
           ,
           and
           they
           send
           but
           poore
           supplies
           ,
           but
           handfuls
           of
           men
           at
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           one
           good
           ship
           would
           beate
           them
           all
           .
        
         
           For
           answere
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           many
           greater
           States
           (
           then
           
           this
           is
           like
           to
           proue
           )
           had
           as
           little
           or
           lesse
           beginnings
           then
           this
           hath
           :
           The
           Israelites
           went
           downe
           into
           Egypt
           ,
           
             being
             but
             seuentie
             soules
          
           ,
           and
           were
           there
           but
           about
           two
           hundred
           yeeres
           ,
           or
           little
           
           more
           ,
           and
           most
           of
           that
           time
           vnder
           miserable
           ,
           bondage
           ,
           yet
           did
           they
           grow
           to
           six
           hundred
           thousand
           men
           ,
           beside
           children
           ,
           and
           soone
           after
           to
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           kingdomes
           of
           the
           earth
           :
           looke
           at
           the
           beginning
           of
           Rome
           ,
           how
           poore
           ,
           how
           meane
           ,
           how
           despised
           it
           was
           ;
           and
           yet
           on
           that
           base
           beginning
           grew
           to
           be
           the
           
             Mistresse
             of
             the
             world
          
           .
        
         
           Oh
           but
           those
           that
           go
           in
           person
           are
           rakte
           vp
           out
           of
           the
           refuse
           ,
           and
           are
           a
           number
           of
           disordred
           men
           ,
           vnfit
           to
           bring
           to
           passe
           any
           good
           action
           :
           So
           indeed
           say
           those
           that
           lie
           and
           slander
           .
           But
           I
           answere
           :
           for
           the
           generalitie
           of
           them
           that
           goe
           ,
           they
           be
           such
           as
           offer
           themselues
           voluntarily
           ,
           for
           none
           are
           pressed
           ,
           none
           compelled
           :
           and
           they
           be
           like
           (
           for
           ought
           that
           I
           see
           )
           to
           those
           are
           left
           behind
           ,
           euen
           of
           all
           sorts
           better
           and
           worse
           .
           But
           for
           many
           that
           goe
           in
           person
           ,
           let
           these
           obiecters
           know
           ,
           they
           be
           as
           good
           as
           themselues
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           many
           degrees
           better
           .
           But
           as
           
           for
           mockers
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           they
           are
           worthie
           no
           answere
           :
           yet
           I
           could
           
             tell
             them
             a
             sale
          
           ,
           not
           vnfitting
           them
           ,
           but
           I
           will
           spare
           this
           place
           and
           audience
           ,
           
           not
           them
           .
           But
           I
           will
           repeate
           them
           
             a
             true
             storie
          
           ,
           and
           leaue
           it
           to
           themselues
           to
           make
           application
           .
           When
           God
           had
           moued
           the
           heart
           of
           Artaxerxes
           to
           send
           Nehemiah
           ,
           and
           a
           few
           with
           him
           ,
           to
           restore
           Ierusalem
           
           and
           build
           the
           walles
           ,
           the
           text
           tels
           vs
           that
           as
           that
           poore
           people
           were
           at
           their
           worke
           ,
           presently
           certain
           ,
           who
           thought
           themselues
           no
           meane
           men
           ,
           namely
           ,
           
             Sanballat
             the
             Horonite
          
           ,
           and
           
             Tobiah
             an
             Ammonite
          
           ,
           
           were
           not
           a
           little
           stirred
           ,
           
             and
             mocked
             the
             Iewes
             ,
             and
             spake
             in
             the
             hearing
          
           of
           their
           companions
           ,
           
             VVhat
             doe
             these
             weake
             Iewes
             ?
             will
             they
             fortifie
             ?
             will
             they
             sacrifice
             ?
             will
             they
             finish
             it
             in
             a
             day
             ?
             they
             build
             ,
          
           saith
           another
           ;
           
             but
             if
             a
             fox
             goe
             vp
             he
             will
             breakdowne
          
           
           
             their
             stonie
             wall
          
           :
           and
           are
           not
           the
           like
           scornefull
           words
           muttered
           against
           vs
           and
           this
           present
           voyage
           ?
           But
           what
           were
           these
           mockers
           ?
           euen
           Horonites
           
           
             and
             Ammonites
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             had
             no
             portion
             ,
             nor
             right
             ,
             nor
             memoriall
             in
             Ierusalem
             :
          
           I
           wish
           better
           to
           
             our
             mockers
          
           ,
           though
           they
           wish
           so
           euill
           to
           vs
           :
           but
           let
           them
           take
           heede
           ,
           though
           they
           care
           not
           for
           hauing
           portions
           with
           vs
           
             in
             this
             aduenture
          
           ,
           that
           yet
           they
           haue
           their
           
             right
             and
             portion
             and
             memoriall
             in
             Ierusalem
             ,
          
           or
           else
           they
           will
           proue
           mockers
           of
           vs
           in
           iest
           ,
           and
           of
           themselues
           in
           earnest
           .
           But
           what
           saith
           Nehemiah
           and
           the
           Iewes
           that
           thus
           were
           flouted
           ?
           
             Heare
             O
             our
             God
             ,
             for
             wee
             are
             despised
             ,
             and
             turne
             their
          
           
           
             shame
             vpon
             their
             owne
             head
             ,
             giue
             them
             vnto
             a
             prey
             in
             the
             land
             of
             their
             captiuitie
             ,
             couer
             not
             their
             iniquitie
             ,
             nor
             let
             their
             sinne
             be
             put
             out
             in
             thy
             presence
             ,
             for
             they
             haue
             prouoked
             vs
             before
             the
             builders
             .
          
           Farre
           be
           it
           from
           me
           and
           vs
           all
           thus
           to
           say
           of
           ours
           :
           but
           contrariwise
           
           I
           pray
           God
           this
           curse
           be
           farre
           
             from
             our
             mockers
          
           ,
           but
           I
           also
           pray
           they
           may
           be
           as
           farre
           
             from
             deseruing
             it
          
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           any
           with
           no
           mocking
           spirit
           nor
           ill
           mind
           ,
           doe
           only
           for
           his
           owne
           satisfaction
           further
           obiect
           that
           we
           send
           men
           that
           cannot
           liue
           here
           ,
           men
           that
           are
           in
           debt
           ,
           men
           of
           base
           fashion
           :
           Indeed
           thus
           said
           Nabal
           the
           churle
           ,
           of
           Dauid
           and
           his
           companie
           reprochfully
           ,
           terming
           them
           ,
           
             a
             rout
             of
             vnruly
             seruants
             that
             runne
             away
             from
             their
             masters
             ,
             and
             base
             fellowes
             of
             whom
             I
             know
             not
             whence
             they
             are
             ,
          
           1.
           
           Sam.
           25.
           10
           ,
           11.
           
           But
           hoping
           that
           these
           doe
           obiect
           out
           of
           better
           mindes
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           first
           ,
           this
           is
           true
           for
           some
           ,
           not
           all
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           in
           euery
           towne
           in
           England
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           wee
           doe
           and
           must
           send
           such
           as
           we
           can
           ,
           not
           such
           as
           we
           would
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           all
           ,
           or
           the
           most
           ,
           such
           as
           is
           obiected
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           more
           then
           wee
           haue
           obserued
           to
           be
           the
           beginners
           of
           great
           and
           noble
           actions
           :
           Remember
           who
           and
           what
           they
           were
           that
           came
           to
           Romulus
           and
           Remus
           ,
           and
           were
           the
           founders
           of
           the
           Romane
           Citie
           &
           State
           ,
           euen
           such
           as
           no
           man
           can
           without
           impudencie
           compare
           ours
           with
           them
           .
           If
           any
           man
           say
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           prophane
           example
           ,
           and
           a
           base
           president
           :
           let
           him
           looke
           into
           Gods
           booke
           ,
           and
           see
           who
           kept
           with
           Dauid
           ,
           and
           were
           the
           beginners
           of
           the
           kingdome
           of
           Iudah
           :
           
             There
             gathered
             vnto
             Dauid
             all
             men
             that
          
           
           
             were
             in
             trouble
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             were
             in
             debt
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             were
             vext
             in
             minde
             :
             and
             Dauid
             was
             their
             Prince
             ,
             and
             they
             were
             about
             foure
             hundred
             men
             .
          
           See
           for
           their
           number
           but
           foure
           hundred
           :
           and
           for
           their
           qualitie
           ,
           
           who
           were
           they
           ?
           three
           sorts
           :
           first
           ,
           mé
           that
           had
           done
           some
           trespasses
           against
           the
           law
           ,
           and
           therfore
           were
           
             in
             trouble
          
           :
           secondly
           ,
           such
           as
           were
           
             in
             debt
          
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           pay
           :
           thirdly
           ,
           such
           as
           were
           malecontent
           at
           the
           proceedings
           of
           the
           State
           in
           the
           times
           of
           Saul
           ,
           and
           discontented
           at
           his
           gouernment
           :
           A
           strange
           kinde
           of
           people
           ,
           and
           a
           poore
           number
           (
           a
           man
           would
           thinke
           )
           to
           be
           the
           founders
           and
           reformers
           of
           such
           a
           kingdome
           .
           But
           thus
           hath
           God
           vsed
           to
           set
           on
           foote
           ,
           and
           lay
           the
           beginnings
           of
           greatest
           
           matters
           ,
           that
           
             his
             power
             might
             be
             seene
             in
             weaknesse
             ,
          
           and
           that
           it
           might
           appeare
           to
           be
           the
           work
           of
           God
           and
           not
           mens
           :
           &
           that
           therefore
           the
           glorie
           might
           be
           his
           .
           Thus
           deales
           he
           in
           things
           
             naturall
             ,
             humane
             ,
             politike
          
           and
           spirituall
           .
           For
           the
           first
           ,
           we
           see
           he
           made
           
           this
           goodly
           world
           out
           of
           a
           rude
           &
           
             confused
             chaos
          
           ,
           and
           the
           beautifull
           Sunne
           and
           starres
           out
           of
           a
           
             deformed
             heape
          
           .
           For
           the
           second
           ,
           wee
           see
           the
           mightiest
           
           Emperours
           of
           the
           earth
           that
           haue
           made
           the
           Nations
           tremble
           ,
           were
           at
           the
           first
           crying
           infants
           ,
           kept
           and
           caried
           in
           the
           armes
           of
           
             sillie
             women
          
           .
           And
           thirdly
           ,
           forthings
           spirituall
           ,
           the
           glorious
           Church
           of
           the
           
           New
           Testament
           ,
           which
           now
           hath
           
             Kings
             to
             be
             her
          
           
           
             nursing
             fathers
             ,
             and
             Queenes
             her
             nursing
             mothers
             ,
          
           and
           Princes
           to
           licke
           the
           dust
           of
           her
           feete
           ;
           was
           it
           not
           begun
           
             by
             twelue
             poore
             men
          
           ,
           not
           worthie
           to
           bee
           looktat
           ,
           and
           taken
           most
           of
           them
           from
           base
           ,
           and
           some
           from
           bad
           occupations
           :
           No
           maruell
           then
           though
           it
           be
           so
           also
           in
           the
           
             politike
             bodie
          
           .
           Did
           not
           God
           found
           the
           first
           world
           on
           the
           only
           
             two
             sonnes
          
           
           
             of
             Adam
          
           ,
           and
           the
           second
           on
           the
           
             three
             sons
             of
             Noah
          
           ;
           
           and
           were
           not
           one
           of
           
             Adams
             two
          
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           
             Noahs
             three
          
           apparantly
           wicked
           ?
           Were
           not
           heere
           two
           strange
           beginnings
           both
           for
           number
           and
           for
           condition
           ?
           But
           thus
           God
           can
           and
           will
           doe
           ,
           that
           men
           may
           see
           it
           ,
           and
           seeing
           may
           haue
           cause
           to
           say
           :
           
             A
             Domino
             factum
             est
             istuc
          
           ;
           This
           is
           not
           mans
           power
           nor
           wit
           ,
           but
           ,
           
             this
             is
             the
             Lords
             doing
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             maruellous
          
           
           
             in
             our
             eyes
          
           .
        
         
           If
           any
           doe
           yet
           further
           replie
           and
           say
           :
           But
           it
           
           can
           neuer
           doe
           well
           to
           send
           such
           fellowes
           ,
           such
           loose
           ,
           leaud
           ,
           licentious
           ,
           riotous
           ,
           and
           disordered
           men
           ,
           they
           that
           cannot
           bee
           kept
           in
           compasse
           at
           home
           ,
           how
           can
           they
           be
           ordered
           there
           ?
           I
           answere
           ,
           this
           obiection
           is
           much
           in
           shew
           ,
           but
           the
           least
           of
           all
           in
           substance
           :
           for
           to
           say
           nothing
           that
           there
           is
           not
           that
           meanes
           nor
           occasions
           ,
           to
           offend
           in
           many
           kindes
           that
           be
           here
           in
           abundance
           ,
           we
           are
           further
           to
           know
           that
           as
           long
           as
           we
           haue
           wise
           ,
           couragious
           ,
           and
           discreete
           Gouernours
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           preaching
           of
           Gods
           word
           ,
           we
           much
           care
           not
           what
           the
           generalitie
           is
           of
           them
           that
           goe
           in
           person
           ;
           considering
           we
           finde
           that
           the
           most
           disordered
           men
           that
           can
           bee
           raked
           vp
           out
           of
           the
           superfluitie
           ,
           or
           if
           you
           will
           ,
           the
           
           very
           excrements
           ,
           of
           a
           full
           and
           swelling
           State
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           remoued
           out
           of
           the
           fat
           and
           feeding
           ground
           of
           their
           
             natiue
             countrey
          
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           licentiousnesse
           and
           too
           much
           libertie
           of
           the
           States
           where
           they
           haue
           liued
           ,
           into
           a
           more
           bare
           and
           barren
           soile
           ,
           as
           euery
           countrie
           is
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           harder
           course
           of
           life
           ,
           wanting
           pleasures
           ,
           and
           subiect
           to
           some
           pinching
           miseries
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           strict
           forme
           of
           gouernement
           ,
           
           and
           seuere
           discipline
           ,
           doe
           often
           become
           new
           men
           ,
           euen
           as
           it
           were
           cast
           in
           a
           new
           mould
           ,
           and
           proue
           good
           and
           worthie
           instruments
           and
           members
           of
           a
           Common-wealth
           :
           Witnesse
           the
           companions
           of
           Romulus
           and
           Remus
           ,
           that
           were
           the
           founders
           of
           the
           Romane
           State.
           And
           if
           you
           will
           haue
           a
           more
           infallible
           testimonie
           ,
           looke
           into
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           call
           to
           minde
           the
           
             men
             that
             came
             to
             Dauid
          
           ,
           qualified
           as
           you
           heard
           before
           ,
           men
           
             in
             danger
             of
             law
          
           ,
           men
           in
           debt
           ,
           and
           discontented
           persons
           .
           Our
           base
           churles
           would
           roundly
           answer
           like
           Nabal
           ,
           Are
           these
           
             Dauids
             companions
          
           ?
           are
           these
           his
           partakers
           ?
           such
           fellowes
           as
           these
           ,
           that
           bee
           the
           scumme
           and
           skouring
           of
           the
           streetes
           ,
           and
           raked
           vp
           out
           of
           the
           kennels
           ,
           are
           like
           to
           be
           the
           founders
           of
           a
           worthie
           state
           .
           But
           see
           the
           shallownes
           of
           these
           mens
           conceits
           :
           for
           when
           those
           men
           had
           liued
           a
           while
           in
           Dauids
           fashion
           ,
           and
           been
           trained
           vp
           vnder
           his
           discipline
           ,
           they
           were
           so
           altered
           and
           refined
           ,
           that
           many
           of
           them
           (
           all
           being
           some
           foure
           hundred
           (
           no
           more
           then
           a
           Virginean
           fleete
           )
           became
           worthie
           to
           bee
           of
           the
           honorable
           order
           of
           
             Dauids
             Worthies
          
           ,
           or
           
             Mightie
             men
          
           ,
           and
           proued
           great
           statesinen
           in
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           all
           of
           
           them
           did
           Dauid
           hold
           so
           well
           to
           haue
           deserued
           ,
           that
           when
           God
           gaue
           him
           peaceable
           possession
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           
             he
             brought
             vp
             all
             those
             men
             euery
             man
             with
             his
             household
             ,
             and
             they
             dwelt
             in
             the
             Cittes
             of
             Hebron
             ,
          
           
           where
           they
           proued
           good
           members
           ,
           nay
           rather
           gouernours
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           raised
           their
           families
           to
           greater
           honour
           then
           euer
           
           they
           had
           before
           .
           Now
           if
           those
           men
           so
           basely
           giuen
           ,
           and
           ill
           qualified
           (
           as
           we
           heard
           afore
           )
           notwithstanding
           by
           sharpe
           and
           godly
           discipline
           proued
           so
           well
           ;
           how
           much
           rather
           may
           wee
           hope
           the
           same
           ,
           of
           our
           brethren
           gone
           and
           going
           to
           Virginea
           ?
           many
           of
           whom
           are
           of
           good
           descent
           ,
           of
           noble
           and
           generous
           spirits
           ,
           vertuous
           ,
           and
           valorous
           ,
           and
           fearing
           God
           ,
           and
           many
           waies
           as
           worthie
           as
           many
           of
           their
           ranke
           that
           are
           left
           behinde
           them
           .
           And
           to
           conclude
           ,
           it
           is
           well
           enough
           knowne
           to
           them
           that
           
           know
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           there
           are
           good
           reasons
           ,
           whereupon
           it
           comes
           to
           passe
           that
           such
           as
           liue
           licentiously
           in
           a
           State
           of
           
             long
             continuance
          
           ,
           which
           is
           ripe
           and
           rotten
           for
           want
           of
           reformation
           ,
           will
           easily
           be
           brought
           into
           order
           in
           a
           
             new
             gouernment
          
           :
           and
           no
           lesse
           good
           reasons
           are
           there
           why
           there
           is
           and
           will
           be
           better
           gouernment
           ,
           and
           better
           execution
           of
           lawes
           in
           a
           
             little
             territorie
          
           ,
           then
           in
           a
           great
           and
           populous
           kingdome
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           new
           begun
           rather
           then
           in
           an
           old
           and
           setled
           State
           :
           the
           truth
           whereof
           many
           of
           you
           (
           right
           Honorable
           and
           beloued
           )
           doe
           better
           conceiue
           then
           I
           can
           expresse
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           small
           number
           of
           our
           aduenturers
           ,
           besides
           that
           which
           was
           said
           before
           ,
           let
           vs
           further
           consider
           how
           Dauids
           kingdom
           began
           with
           poore
           foure
           hundred
           men
           .
           But
           what
           saith
           the
           text
           ?
           His
           
           cause
           being
           good
           ,
           and
           so
           knowne
           to
           be
           ,
           
             there
             came
             more
             day
             by
             day
             to
             Dauid
             to
             helpe
             him
             ,
             vntill
             it
             was
             a
          
           
           
             great
             host
             like
             the
             host
             of
             God.
          
           Euen
           so
           wee
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           as
           God
           hath
           alreadie
           augmented
           our
           numbers
           farre
           aboue
           the
           expectation
           of
           many
           in
           
           the
           beginning
           :
           so
           he
           will
           also
           stirre
           vp
           the
           minds
           of
           worthie
           and
           generous
           men
           to
           assist
           this
           blessed
           businesse
           in
           purse
           and
           person
           ,
           vntill
           it
           be
           growne
           as
           Dauids
           foure
           hundred
           ,
           to
           be
           as
           
             as
             an
             host
             of
             God
          
           :
           and
           I
           doubt
           not
           to
           see
           the
           day
           that
           men
           shall
           speake
           of
           this
           plantation
           as
           is
           spoken
           in
           another
           case
           ;
           
             though
             thy
             beginning
             be
             small
             ,
             yet
             thy
             latter
             and
             shall
             greatly
             increase
             .
          
        
         
           The
           next
           discouragement
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Countric
           
           is
           ill
           reported
           of
           by
           them
           that
           haue
           been
           there
           .
           I
           answere
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           true
           ,
           in
           all
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           greater
           or
           better
           part
           ;
           for
           many
           there
           be
           and
           men
           of
           worth
           who
           haue
           been
           there
           ,
           and
           report
           so
           well
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           not
           be
           kept
           from
           going
           thither
           againe
           ,
           but
           hold
           it
           and
           call
           it
           ,
           their
           home
           ,
           and
           habitation
           ,
           nor
           can
           all
           the
           pleasures
           ,
           ease
           ,
           delights
           and
           vanities
           of
           England
           allure
           them
           from
           it
           .
           But
           that
           some
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           many
           of
           the
           vulgar
           and
           viler
           sort
           ,
           who
           went
           thither
           only
           for
           ease
           and
           idlenesse
           ,
           for
           profit
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           some
           such
           carnall
           causes
           ,
           and
           found
           contrariwise
           but
           cold
           entertainment
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           must
           labour
           or
           else
           not
           eate
           ,
           and
           be
           tied
           within
           the
           bounds
           of
           sharp
           laws
           ,
           and
           seuere
           discipline
           ;
           if
           such
           base
           people
           as
           these
           ,
           doe
           from
           thence
           write
           ,
           and
           here
           report
           ,
           all
           euill
           that
           can
           be
           of
           that
           countrie
           ,
           we
           doe
           not
           maruell
           ,
           for
           they
           do
           but
           like
           themselues
           ,
           and
           we
           haue
           euer
           found
           that
           all
           noble
           exploites
           haue
           been
           so
           maligned
           and
           misreported
           by
           the
           greater
           part
           (
           which
           generally
           is
           the
           worse
           part
           )
           of
           men
           :
           let
           vs
           take
           but
           one
           testimonie
           ,
           but
           that
           shall
           be
           beyond
           exception
           .
        
         
         
           God
           with
           his
           owne
           voice
           gaue
           the
           Israelites
           the
           land
           of
           Canaan
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           word
           of
           his
           truth
           told
           them
           it
           was
           
             a
             good
             land
          
           ,
           and
           they
           should
           
             ouercome
             the
             heathen
          
           ,
           and
           enioy
           it
           .
           Would
           a
           man
           thinke
           that
           after
           this
           any
           durst
           haue
           affirmed
           the
           plaine
           contrarie
           ?
           Yet
           marke
           what
           followed
           .
           A
           little
           afore
           they
           came
           to
           take
           possession
           ,
           God
           bad
           them
           
             send
             men
             to
             search
             it
          
           :
           and
           such
           were
           sent
           as
           
           were
           rulers
           and
           heads
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           of
           each
           tribe
           one
           :
           a
           man
           would
           also
           haue
           thought
           that
           such
           men
           would
           haue
           spoke
           truth
           .
           But
           see
           the
           corruption
           of
           mans
           nature
           ,
           how
           it
           is
           giuen
           to
           maligning
           and
           deprauing
           of
           Gods
           blessings
           ,
           especiallie
           if
           they
           be
           commended
           and
           aduanced
           by
           some
           whō
           they
           affect
           not
           :
           for
           of
           those
           twelue
           men
           so
           sent
           by
           Gods
           commandement
           ,
           tenne
           did
           directly
           deny
           what
           God
           had
           said
           .
           It
           is
           
             a
             good
             land
          
           ,
           saith
           God
           :
           No
           ,
           say
           they
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           land
           not
           worth
           dwelling
           in
           ,
           for
           
             it
             eates
             vp
             the
             inhabitants
             therof
             .
          
           You
           shall
           ouercome
           them
           ,
           
           saith
           God
           :
           No
           ,
           say
           these
           ,
           
             wee
             are
             not
             able
             to
             goe
             vp
             against
             this
             people
             .
          
           Thus
           you
           (
           right
           Honorable
           and
           Worshipfull
           )
           that
           speake
           well
           of
           Virginea
           ,
           and
           cannot
           be
           beleeued
           ,
           be
           cōtent
           ,
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           you
           see
           ,
           was
           thus
           vsed
           ,
           and
           can
           you
           look
           for
           better
           ?
           But
           though
           these
           men
           (
           like
           men
           ,
           or
           more
           like
           monsters
           )
           durst
           thus
           (
           as
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           saith
           )
           
             bring
             vp
             an
             euill
             report
             of
             the
             land
             ,
          
           which
           they
           
           had
           searched
           :
           yet
           two
           of
           the
           twelue
           stand
           vp
           for
           the
           truth
           ,
           (
           and
           therefore
           the
           diuell
           got
           not
           a
           verdict
           for
           him
           )
           and
           spake
           boldly
           ,
           
             The
             land
             which
             wee
             walked
             thorow
             is
             a
             very
             good
             land
             ;
             if
             the
             Lord
             loue
             vs
          
           
           
           
             he
             will
             bring
             vs
             vnto
             it
             ;
             and
             feare
             not
             the
             people
             of
             the
             land
             ,
             for
             the
             Lord
             is
             with
             vs.
          
           And
           see
           the
           vile
           nature
           of
           the
           multitude
           ,
           when
           they
           gaue
           place
           to
           their
           furious
           passions
           ,
           they
           rather
           beleeued
           those
           ten
           that
           
             spoke
             euill
          
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           owne
           base
           feare
           ,
           then
           these
           two
           that
           spoke
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           no
           more
           then
           God
           had
           spoke
           before
           them
           ;
           nay
           they
           would
           not
           indure
           to
           heare
           it
           well
           spoken
           of
           ,
           and
           therefore
           cut
           them
           off
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           their
           relation
           ,
           and
           outragiously
           cried
           ,
           
             stone
             them
             with
             stones
          
           ;
           dare
           they
           
           speake
           well
           of
           Canaan
           ?
           stone
           them
           .
           But
           the
           God
           of
           heauen
           tooke
           the
           cause
           of
           his
           owne
           truth
           into
           his
           hands
           ,
           and
           deliuering
           his
           seruants
           ,
           pronounced
           iust
           sentence
           on
           all
           three
           parties
           :
           first
           ,
           on
           the
           
             false
             reporters
          
           that
           had
           so
           slandered
           that
           good
           land
           ;
           
             Those
             men
             shall
             die
             by
             the
             plague
             before
             the
             Lord.
          
           
           Secondly
           ,
           on
           the
           base
           beleeuers
           of
           this
           false
           report
           ;
           
             You
             shall
             neuer
             see
             it
             ,
             your
             carcases
             shall
             fall
             in
             the
             wildernesse
             :
          
           
           
             but
             your
             children
             ,
             which
             you
             said
             should
             be
             a
             prey
             to
             the
             heathen
             ,
             they
             shall
             go
             in
             and
             possesse
             the
             land
             which
             you
             haue
             refused
             .
          
           Thirdly
           ,
           on
           those
           two
           that
           spake
           for
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           stood
           to
           it
           with
           danger
           of
           their
           liues
           :
           
             Ioshua
             and
             Caleb
             shall
             liue
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             bring
          
           
           
             them
             into
             the
             land
             ,
             and
             their
             seede
             shall
             inherit
             it
             .
          
           This
           was
           the
           iust
           sentence
           of
           the
           righteous
           God
           ,
           which
           accordingly
           was
           executed
           vpon
           them
           all
           .
           Now
           how
           fitly
           this
           storie
           resembles
           the
           present
           businesse
           we
           haue
           in
           hand
           ,
           I
           leaue
           it
           to
           others
           to
           make
           application
           of
           the
           particulars
           .
           I
           onely
           say
           thus
           much
           :
        
         
           The
           Israelites
           had
           
             a
             commandement
          
           from
           God
           
           to
           dwell
           in
           Canaan
           ,
           we
           haue
           leaue
           to
           dwell
           in
           Virginea
           :
           
           they
           were
           
             commanded
             to
             kill
          
           the
           heathen
           ,
           we
           are
           
             forbidden
             to
             kill
          
           them
           ,
           but
           are
           commanded
           to
           conuert
           them
           :
           they
           were
           mighty
           people
           ,
           ours
           are
           ordinarie
           :
           they
           armed
           ,
           ours
           naked
           :
           they
           had
           
             walled
             townes
          
           ,
           ours
           haue
           scarce
           houels
           to
           couer
           them
           :
           that
           land
           flowed
           with
           
             milke
             and
             honie
          
           ,
           our
           abounds
           with
           as
           
             good
             or
             better
          
           :
           they
           sent
           men
           to
           search
           that
           ,
           so
           we
           to
           search
           this
           :
           they
           brought
           of
           the
           commodities
           ,
           so
           haue
           we
           :
           many
           slandered
           that
           countrey
           ,
           so
           they
           doe
           ours
           :
           more
           beleeued
           the
           slander
           then
           the
           trueth
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           doe
           of
           ours
           :
           yet
           some
           stoode
           boldly
           for
           the
           trueth
           ,
           and
           so
           there
           doe
           in
           ours
           ,
           and
           better
           then
           those
           that
           doe
           depraue
           it
           .
           And
           as
           two
           of
           the
           twelue
           resisted
           the
           slaunder
           ,
           whereby
           the
           diuell
           had
           not
           a
           full
           Iurie
           :
           So
           though
           many
           slanderers
           open
           their
           mouthes
           against
           vs
           and
           our
           land
           ,
           
             For
             how
             can
             they
             speake
          
           
           
             good
             things
             when
             themselues
             are
             euill
             ?
          
           yet
           I
           hope
           it
           is
           hard
           to
           finde
           that
           euer
           twelue
           
             good
             men
             and
             true
          
           (
           as
           a
           Iurie
           must
           be
           )
           did
           agree
           together
           to
           speake
           euill
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           the
           diuell
           shall
           neuer
           get
           a
           verdict
           against
           vs.
           But
           God
           whose
           cause
           we
           vndertake
           ,
           will
           euer
           and
           in
           all
           companies
           haue
           a
           Caleb
           or
           Iosua
           ready
           to
           speake
           the
           trueth
           ,
           and
           put
           the
           slanderers
           to
           silence
           .
           There
           remaines
           the
           application
           of
           the
           iudgements
           and
           executions
           ,
           but
           that
           belongs
           not
           to
           me
           ;
           
             It
             is
             the
             Lords
             to
             inflict
             :
          
           the
           
           slanderers
           die
           a
           suddaine
           death
           ,
           the
           beleeuers
           a
           lingering
           death
           ;
           far
           be
           both
           these
           curses
           from
           you
           all
           .
           But
           farre
           be
           you
           also
           from
           deseruing
           them
           .
        
         
         
           The
           next
           discouragement
           ,
           is
           the
           hard
           and
           miserable
           conditions
           of
           them
           that
           goe
           and
           stay
           there
           ,
           
           their
           fare
           ,
           their
           diet
           ,
           their
           drinke
           ,
           their
           apparell
           ,
           their
           houses
           ,
           their
           bedding
           ,
           their
           lodging
           ,
           are
           all
           so
           poore
           so
           pitifull
           ,
           that
           no
           English
           men
           are
           able
           to
           endure
           it
           .
        
         
           I
           answere
           ,
           first
           ,
           doe
           we
           purpose
           to
           attempt
           and
           
           atchieue
           ,
           to
           begin
           and
           to
           perfect
           any
           noble
           exploite
           ,
           in
           such
           fashion
           of
           life
           as
           wee
           liue
           in
           England
           ?
           Let
           vs
           not
           deceiue
           our selues
           .
           Stately
           houses
           ,
           costly
           apparell
           ,
           rich
           furniture
           ,
           soft
           beds
           ,
           daintie
           fare
           ,
           dalliance
           and
           pleasures
           ,
           huntings
           and
           horse-races
           ,
           sports
           and
           pastimes
           ,
           feasts
           and
           banquets
           are
           not
           the
           meanes
           whereby
           
             our
             forefathers
          
           conquered
           kingdomes
           ,
           subdued
           their
           enemies
           ,
           conuerted
           heathen
           ,
           ciuilized
           the
           Barbarians
           ,
           and
           fetled
           their
           common-wealths
           :
           nay
           they
           exposed
           themselues
           to
           frost
           and
           colde
           ,
           snow
           and
           heate
           ,
           raine
           and
           tempests
           ,
           hunger
           and
           thirst
           ,
           and
           cared
           not
           what
           hardnesse
           ,
           what
           extremitie
           ,
           what
           pinching
           miseries
           they
           endured
           ,
           so
           they
           might
           atchieue
           the
           ends
           they
           aimed
           at
           :
           and
           shall
           wee
           thinke
           to
           bring
           to
           passe
           a
           matter
           of
           this
           honour
           and
           excellencie
           ,
           which
           the
           ages
           to
           come
           shall
           stand
           amazed
           to
           beholde
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           endure
           much
           corporall
           hardnesse
           ?
           What
           was
           there
           euer
           excellent
           in
           the
           world
           that
           was
           not
           difficult
           ?
           Nay
           
           euen
           therefore
           more
           excellent
           and
           more
           esteemed
           because
           difficult
           :
           they
           therefore
           were
           misaduised
           that
           went
           to
           Virginea
           with
           purpose
           to
           liue
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           as
           they
           liued
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           vnworthie
           
           are
           they
           to
           be
           counted
           Fathers
           and
           Founders
           of
           a
           new
           Church
           and
           Common-wealth
           ,
           that
           resolued
           not
           to
           vndergoe
           and
           endure
           all
           difficulties
           ,
           miseries
           and
           hardnesse
           that
           flesh
           and
           blood
           is
           able
           to
           beare
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           I
           answere
           ,
           this
           obiection
           yeeldes
           no
           
           cause
           of
           mislike
           of
           this
           action
           more
           then
           others
           (
           seeing
           there
           neuer
           was
           noble
           action
           that
           was
           not
           subiect
           to
           these
           miseries
           :
           )
           but
           it
           discouers
           the
           pusillanimitie
           ,
           the
           basenesse
           ,
           the
           tendernesse
           and
           effeminatenesse
           of
           our
           English
           people
           :
           into
           which
           our
           nation
           is
           now
           degenerate
           ,
           from
           a
           strong
           ,
           valiant
           ,
           hardie
           ,
           patient
           and
           induring
           people
           ,
           as
           our
           forefathers
           were
           :
           which
           comes
           to
           passe
           not
           by
           our
           peace
           &
           plentie
           (
           as
           some
           causelesly
           cauill
           )
           but
           by
           the
           abuse
           of
           thē
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           by
           want
           of
           exercise
           of
           armes
           and
           actiuitie
           ,
           want
           of
           trades
           and
           labour
           ,
           by
           our
           idlenesse
           ,
           lazinesse
           and
           lasciuiousnesse
           ,
           wherein
           Cities
           haue
           laboured
           to
           match
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           the
           Countrey
           enuies
           the
           Cities
           ,
           and
           so
           now
           at
           last
           all
           turne
           after
           state
           and
           pompe
           and
           pleasures
           :
           and
           if
           any
           occasion
           fall
           out
           that
           men
           should
           be
           put
           to
           any
           hardnes
           ,
           in
           cold
           or
           heate
           ,
           by
           land
           or
           sea
           ,
           for
           diet
           or
           lodging
           ,
           not
           one
           of
           100.
           is
           found
           that
           can
           indure
           it
           :
           but
           when
           other
           people
           can
           indure
           winter
           and
           summer
           ,
           winde
           and
           weather
           ,
           sunne
           and
           showers
           ,
           frost
           and
           snow
           ,
           hunger
           and
           thirst
           ,
           in
           campe
           or
           garrison
           ,
           by
           land
           or
           sea
           ,
           and
           march
           on
           foote
           through
           snowe
           or
           waters
           ,
           then
           our
           men
           for
           the
           most
           part
           are
           consumed
           and
           dead
           ,
           or
           else
           got
           home
           againe
           to
           the
           fire
           
           side
           in
           England
           .
           But
           it
           was
           another
           kinde
           of
           life
           that
           made
           our
           forefathers
           fearefull
           to
           other
           nations
           ,
           
           and
           terrible
           to
           their
           enemies
           :
           had
           they
           been
           such
           
             mecocks
             and
             milksops
          
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           now
           ,
           they
           had
           neuer
           expulsed
           the
           Danes
           ,
           nor
           ouercome
           the
           French
           ;
           we
           had
           neuer
           quartered
           the
           armes
           of
           France
           ,
           nor
           crowned
           our
           kings
           in
           Paris
           :
           we
           had
           neuer
           taken
           so
           many
           forraine
           Kings
           in
           the
           fielde
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           on
           their
           
             owne
             ground
          
           :
           we
           had
           neuer
           made
           the
           mightiest
           Emperours
           seeke
           alliance
           and
           marriages
           with
           vs
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           to
           come
           in
           person
           into
           our
           land
           ,
           and
           fight
           vnder
           the
           banners
           and
           pay
           of
           our
           Kings
           .
           Thus
           they
           with
           labour
           wonne
           ,
           what
           we
           with
           idlenes
           haue
           lost
           :
           for
           what
           is
           there
           that
           industrie
           ,
           labour
           ,
           paines
           and
           patience
           will
           not
           winne
           ,
           and
           yet
           all
           those
           cannot
           winne
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           idlenesse
           ,
           dainties
           ,
           and
           effeminatenesse
           will
           easilie
           lose
           :
           witnesse
           for
           proofe
           hereof
           ,
           our selues
           and
           our
           neighbours
           of
           the
           
             lowe
             countries
          
           :
           who
           can
           but
           wonder
           that
           will
           obserue
           ,
           what
           the
           Hollanders
           were
           an
           hundred
           yeares
           agoe
           ,
           how
           
           dull
           ,
           how
           base
           ,
           how
           poore
           and
           seruile
           ?
           But
           since
           they
           shaked
           oft
           that
           dull
           and
           lazie
           humour
           ,
           put
           themselues
           to
           paines
           &
           labour
           ,
           to
           indure
           all
           hardnesse
           ,
           and
           vndergoe
           any
           extremities
           ,
           are
           they
           not
           become
           for
           their
           valour
           ,
           their
           gouernement
           ,
           their
           wealth
           ,
           their
           power
           and
           their
           policie
           ,
           euen
           the
           
             wonder
             of
             nations
          
           ?
           Let
           some
           ascribe
           this
           to
           a
           fortunate
           Constellation
           ,
           others
           to
           other
           causes
           ,
           but
           all
           wise
           men
           may
           casily
           perceiue
           that
           this
           grew
           only
           from
           these
           two
           rootes
           ,
           of
           Industrie
           and
           Vnitie
           :
           
           both
           of
           them
           being
           perfected
           with
           a
           valour
           and
           resolution
           of
           heart
           to
           endure
           any
           thing
           ,
           so
           they
           might
           attaine
           the
           honorable
           ends
           they
           proposed
           to
           themselues
           :
           (
           which
           whether
           they
           haue
           not
           now
           attained
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           so
           braue
           a
           fashion
           as
           is
           to
           the
           worlds
           admiration
           ,
           I
           can
           say
           but
           little
           ,
           but
           let
           wise
           men
           iudge
           .
           )
           The
           premisses
           considered
           ,
           were
           it
           not
           good
           for
           vs
           if
           our
           people
           were
           inured
           
           to
           more
           hardnesse
           ,
           and
           brought
           vp
           vnder
           obedience
           of
           sharper
           discipline
           ,
           and
           accustomed
           to
           lesse
           daintinesse
           &
           tendernesse
           then
           heretofore
           ?
           And
           are
           not
           those
           to
           be
           commended
           ,
           which
           shew
           by
           their
           resolute
           vndertaking
           of
           an
           action
           so
           honorable
           in
           the
           ends
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           yet
           accompanied
           with
           so
           many
           difficulties
           ,
           that
           the
           ancient
           valour
           of
           English
           blood
           is
           not
           yet
           extinguisht
           ?
           And
           canst
           not
           thou
           ,
           who
           ,
           like
           a
           Churle
           or
           an
           Epicure
           ,
           sitst
           at
           home
           by
           the
           warme
           fire
           ,
           and
           saiest
           ,
           it
           is
           good
           sleeping
           in
           a
           whole
           skin
           ;
           and
           that
           drinkest
           thy
           
             wine
             in
             boles
          
           ,
           and
           stretchest
           thy selfe
           vpon
           the
           bed
           of
           lazinesse
           ,
           and
           followest
           nothing
           but
           pleasure
           after
           pleasure
           ;
           canst
           not
           thou
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           be
           content
           to
           see
           others
           take
           in
           hand
           noble
           enterprises
           ,
           but
           thou
           must
           depriue
           them
           of
           their
           due
           praises
           ,
           and
           bring
           them
           vnder
           the
           compasse
           of
           thy
           base
           censure
           ?
           If
           the
           action
           be
           honorable
           and
           excellent
           ,
           then
           either
           do
           thou
           attempt
           it
           ,
           not
           withstanding
           the
           difficulties
           ;
           or
           if
           thou
           darest
           not
           ,
           at
           least
           honor
           them
           that
           dare
           .
           This
           should
           be
           my
           answere
           if
           the
           voyage
           were
           attended
           with
           as
           many
           difficulties
           and
           miseries
           as
           these
           men
           doe
           ,
           or
           any
           can
           imagine
           .
        
         
         
           But
           now
           I
           answer
           more
           particularly
           ,
           that
           if
           our
           
           men
           there
           haue
           been
           at
           any
           exigents
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           it
           grew
           not
           from
           any
           necessitie
           that
           must
           needes
           accompanie
           that
           plantation
           ,
           or
           that
           countrey
           :
           but
           proceeded
           plainly
           from
           the
           want
           of
           gouernement
           ,
           and
           absence
           of
           our
           Gouernours
           ,
           which
           was
           caused
           by
           the
           
             hand
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           force
           of
           tempest
           ,
           which
           neither
           humane
           wit
           could
           foresee
           ,
           nor
           strength
           withstand
           .
           Or
           suppose
           something
           was
           miscarried
           by
           negligence
           ,
           haste
           ,
           or
           other
           humane
           infirmitie
           ;
           shall
           
             one
             staine
          
           blemish
           the
           beautie
           of
           so
           faire
           a
           businesse
           ?
           shall
           one
           
             particular
             miscariage
          
           ,
           ouerturne
           the
           frame
           ,
           or
           condemne
           the
           substance
           of
           the
           whole
           action
           ?
           Surely
           wisedome
           and
           good
           reason
           will
           not
           admit
           it
           .
           And
           to
           conclude
           ,
           seeing
           it
           is
           knowne
           to
           all
           ,
           that
           know
           any
           thing
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           that
           the
           principal
           (
           if
           not
           the
           only
           )
           wound
           in
           this
           businesse
           hath
           been
           the
           
             want
             of
             gouernment
          
           ,
           there
           is
           now
           care
           taken
           ,
           that
           (
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           )
           there
           neuer
           shall
           bee
           want
           of
           that
           againe
           :
           which
           being
           once
           setled
           ,
           we
           doe
           very
           well
           know
           that
           there
           will
           nothing
           else
           be
           wanting
           (
           in
           a
           short
           time
           after
           )
           needfull
           for
           the
           comfort
           of
           mans
           life
           :
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           wee
           care
           not
           (
           I
           speake
           in
           their
           names
           who
           goe
           in
           person
           ,
           of
           whom
           out
           of
           my
           owne
           heart
           I
           could
           wish
           to
           be
           one
           my selfe
           )
           I
           say
           we
           care
           not
           what
           we
           indure
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           we
           go
           forward
           in
           comming
           neerer
           to
           those
           high
           and
           excellent
           ends
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           beginning
           wee
           proposed
           to
           our selues
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           discouragement
           is
           ,
           the
           vncertaintie
           of
           
           profit
           ,
           and
           the
           long
           time
           that
           it
           must
           be
           expected
           ,
           
           it
           be
           certaine
           .
           But
           I
           will
           not
           wrong
           you
           nor
           my selfe
           ,
           in
           seeking
           to
           say
           much
           to
           so
           
             base
             an
             obiection
          
           .
           If
           there
           be
           any
           that
           came
           in
           only
           or
           principally
           for
           profit
           ,
           or
           any
           that
           would
           so
           come
           in
           ,
           I
           wish
           the
           latter
           may
           neuer
           bee
           in
           ,
           and
           the
           former
           out
           againe
           .
           If
           the
           planting
           of
           an
           
             English
             Colonie
          
           ,
           in
           a
           good
           and
           fruitfull
           soile
           ,
           and
           of
           an
           
             English
             Church
          
           in
           a
           heathen
           countrey
           ;
           if
           the
           conuersion
           of
           the
           Heathen
           ,
           if
           the
           propagating
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           and
           inlarging
           
           of
           the
           kingdome
           of
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           be
           not
           inducements
           strong
           enough
           to
           bring
           them
           into
           this
           businesse
           ,
           it
           is
           pitie
           they
           be
           in
           at
           all
           .
           I
           will
           discharge
           my
           conscience
           in
           this
           matter
           :
           If
           any
           that
           are
           gone
           ,
           or
           purpose
           to
           go
           in
           person
           ,
           do
           it
           only
           that
           they
           might
           liue
           at
           ease
           and
           get
           wealth
           ;
           if
           others
           that
           
             aduenture
             their
             money
          
           haue
           respected
           the
           same
           ends
           ,
           I
           wish
           for
           my
           part
           
             the
             one
          
           in
           England
           again
           ,
           and
           
             the
             other
          
           had
           his
           money
           in
           his
           purse
           ;
           nay
           it
           were
           better
           that
           euery
           one
           gaue
           something
           to
           make
           vp
           his
           aduenture
           ,
           then
           that
           such
           Nabals
           should
           thrust
           in
           their
           foule
           feete
           ,
           and
           trouble
           so
           worthie
           a
           businesse
           .
           And
           I
           could
           wish
           (
           for
           my
           part
           )
           that
           the
           proclamation
           which
           God
           inioyned
           to
           bee
           made
           before
           the
           Israelites
           went
           to
           battell
           ,
           were
           also
           made
           in
           this
           case
           :
           namely
           ,
           that
           
             whosoeuer
             is
             fainthearted
             ,
             let
             him
             returne
             home
             againe
             ,
             lest
             his
          
           
           
             brethrens
             hart
             faint
             like
             his
          
           :
           for
           the
           Coward
           not
           only
           betraieth
           himself
           ,
           but
           daunts
           and
           discourageth
           others
           .
           
             Priuate
             ends
          
           haue
           been
           the
           bane
           of
           many
           excellent
           exploits
           ,
           and
           
             priuate
             plots
          
           for
           the
           gaine
           
           of
           a
           few
           ,
           haue
           giuen
           hindrance
           to
           many
           
             good
             and
             great
          
           matters
           .
           Let
           vs
           take
           heed
           of
           it
           in
           this
           present
           businesse
           ,
           and
           all
           ioyntly
           with
           one
           heart
           aime
           at
           the
           generall
           and
           publike
           ends
           ,
           lest
           we
           finde
           hereafter
           to
           our
           shame
           and
           griefe
           ,
           that
           this
           
             one
             flye
             hath
          
           
           
             corrupted
             the
             whole
             box
             of
             oyntment
             ,
          
           though
           neuer
           so
           precious
           .
           Let
           vs
           therefore
           cast
           aside
           all
           cogitation
           of
           profit
           ,
           let
           vs
           looke
           at
           better
           things
           :
           &
           then
           I
           dare
           say
           vnto
           you
           as
           Christ
           hath
           taught
           me
           ,
           that
           
             if
             in
             this
             action
             wee
             seeke
             first
             the
             kingdome
             of
             God
             ,
             all
          
           
           
             other
             things
             shall
             be
             added
             vnto
             vs
             :
          
           that
           is
           (
           applying
           it
           to
           the
           case
           in
           hand
           )
           if
           wee
           first
           and
           principally
           seeke
           the
           propagation
           of
           the
           Gospell
           and
           conuersion
           of
           soules
           ,
           God
           wil
           vndoubtedly
           make
           the
           voiage
           
           very
           profitable
           to
           all
           the
           aduenturers
           and
           their
           posterities
           euen
           for
           matter
           of
           this
           life
           :
           for
           the
           soile
           is
           good
           ,
           the
           commodities
           many
           ,
           and
           necessarie
           for
           England
           ,
           the
           distance
           not
           farre
           off
           ,
           the
           passage
           faire
           and
           easie
           ,
           so
           that
           there
           wants
           only
           
             Gods
             blessing
          
           to
           make
           it
           gainfull
           :
           now
           the
           high
           way
           to
           obtaine
           that
           ,
           is
           to
           forget
           our
           own
           affections
           ,
           &
           to
           neglect
           our
           own
           priuate
           profit
           in
           respect
           of
           Gods
           glorie
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           is
           zealous
           of
           Gods
           glorie
           ,
           God
           will
           be
           mindfull
           of
           his
           profit
           :
           and
           he
           that
           seekes
           only
           or
           principally
           spirituall
           things
           ,
           God
           will
           reward
           him
           both
           with
           those
           
             spirituall
             and
             temporal
          
           things
           .
           And
           as
           ,
           though
           we
           may
           not
           do
           wel
           
             to
             be
             wel
             spoken
          
           of
           ,
           yet
           if
           we
           do
           wel
           ,
           God
           will
           
             make
             vs
          
           wel
           thought
           of
           ,
           and
           spoken
           of
           ,
           of
           all
           good
           men
           :
           so
           though
           we
           do
           not
           intend
           our
           profit
           in
           this
           action
           ,
           yet
           ,
           if
           wee
           intend
           Gods
           honor
           ,
           and
           the
           conuersion
           of
           soules
           ,
           
           God
           will
           assuredly
           send
           vs
           great
           profit
           ,
           which
           we
           may
           take
           lawfully
           and
           thankfully
           as
           his
           blessing
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           it
           be
           vrged
           further
           :
           Why
           is
           there
           not
           
           then
           
             present
             profit
          
           ,
           at
           least
           after
           so
           many
           voyages
           and
           supplies
           sent
           ?
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           profit
           is
           not
           the
           principall
           end
           of
           this
           action
           ;
           if
           it
           were
           ,
           what
           should
           so
           many
           of
           the
           Nobilitie
           ,
           of
           the
           Gentry
           ,
           and
           especially
           of
           the
           Clergie
           ,
           haue
           their
           hands
           in
           it
           ?
           It
           is
           not
           fit
           for
           them
           to
           be
           Merchants
           :
           But
           the
           high
           and
           principall
           end
           being
           plantation
           ,
           of
           an
           English
           Church
           and
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           consequently
           the
           conuersion
           of
           heathen
           ,
           hence
           it
           is
           therefore
           that
           profit
           cannot
           be
           presently
           expected
           ,
           because
           we
           are
           still
           to
           send
           more
           supplies
           of
           men
           ,
           munition
           ,
           instruments
           and
           tooles
           for
           all
           trades
           :
           but
           when
           there
           be
           sent
           so
           many
           that
           they
           are
           able
           to
           defend
           themselues
           ,
           when
           they
           haue
           emptied
           a
           sufficient
           quantity
           of
           the
           land
           from
           trees
           ,
           &
           made
           it
           fit
           for
           corne
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           the
           onely
           want
           in
           that
           place
           )
           and
           when
           they
           haue
           built
           their
           Church
           and
           Towne
           ,
           and
           haue
           the
           gouernment
           setled
           ,
           (
           all
           which
           are
           at
           this
           day
           (
           blessed
           be
           God
           )
           in
           a
           comfortable
           forwardnesse
           )
           then
           it
           is
           time
           to
           expect
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           are
           sure
           to
           receiue
           such
           quantitie
           of
           gaine
           ,
           as
           will
           giue
           full
           contentment
           to
           euery
           man
           for
           his
           moneyes
           aduentured
           :
           and
           then
           for
           a
           
             short
             time
          
           of
           disbursements
           ,
           begins
           
             a
             long
             time
          
           of
           profit
           ,
           euen
           so
           long
           ,
           as
           (
           for
           ought
           that
           man
           can
           foresee
           )
           it
           will
           continue
           whilest
           there
           are
           men
           to
           goe
           betwixt
           the
           two
           kingdomes
           .
        
         
           The
           seuenth
           and
           last
           discouragement
           is
           ,
           That
           
           we
           haue
           many
           enemies
           and
           mighty
           ,
           and
           that
           therefore
           
           it
           cannot
           proceede
           to
           any
           perfection
           .
           I
           answer
           ,
           if
           it
           had
           not
           many
           enemies
           it
           should
           not
           haue
           so
           many
           friends
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           therefore
           
             better
             liked
          
           of
           some
           because
           it
           is
           misliked
           of
           others
           :
           for
           there
           neuer
           was
           noble
           action
           that
           had
           not
           many
           enemies
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           enemies
           haue
           we
           ,
           or
           are
           like
           to
           haue
           ?
           
           They
           answer
           ,
           first
           ,
           the
           Spaniard
           .
           I
           answere
           ,
           deceiue
           not
           your selues
           ,
           we
           haue
           him
           not
           our
           enemie
           :
           for
           first
           ,
           he
           is
           in
           league
           with
           vs
           ,
           and
           we
           doubt
           not
           but
           either
           he
           holds
           vs
           no
           Heretikes
           ;
           or
           if
           he
           doe
           ,
           yet
           he
           hates
           that
           peece
           of
           
             popish
             doctrine
          
           ,
           that
           couenants
           with
           Heretikes
           are
           not
           to
           be
           kept
           :
           we
           hope
           they
           bee
           too
           wise
           and
           worthie
           a
           nation
           to
           breake
           their
           
           league
           and
           falsifie
           the
           
             oath
             of
             God
          
           which
           they
           haue
           made
           :
           they
           know
           the
           story
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           Christians
           had
           taken
           truce
           with
           the
           Turkes
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           within
           that
           time
           spying
           a
           vantage
           contrarie
           to
           their
           oath
           ,
           fell
           vpon
           them
           ;
           God
           ,
           whose
           name
           was
           dishonoured
           ,
           so
           disposed
           the
           matter
           ,
           that
           when
           in
           all
           humane
           reason
           the
           Turkes
           would
           haue
           been
           slaine
           vp
           like
           sheepe
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           man
           left
           :
           contrariwise
           they
           had
           such
           aduantage
           offered
           them
           ,
           by
           Gods
           owne
           prouidence
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           the
           conquerours
           and
           gaue
           the
           Christians
           one
           of
           the
           foulest
           
           ouerthrowes
           that
           was
           since
           the
           beginning
           of
           their
           Empire
           ,
           and
           that
           Cardinall
           that
           was
           the
           Author
           
           of
           this
           periurious
           breach
           of
           league
           ,
           was
           miserably
           ,
           but
           iustly
           massacred
           in
           a
           ditch
           ,
           and
           that
           noble
           King
           of
           Hungary
           being
           of
           incredible
           valour
           and
           vertue
           ,
           who
           gaue
           way
           to
           this
           wicked
           counsell
           
           of
           the
           Cardinall
           ,
           died
           there
           on
           the
           fielde
           in
           his
           young
           and
           flourishing
           age
           .
           They
           write
           that
           Amurathes
           the
           great
           Turke
           being
           thus
           prouoked
           to
           battell
           ,
           and
           seeing
           the
           picture
           of
           Christ
           on
           the
           Crosse
           in
           the
           Christians
           banner
           ,
           cast
           vp
           his
           eyes
           and
           hands
           to
           heauen
           ,
           and
           cried
           out
           as
           loude
           as
           he
           could
           ;
           
             Oh
             ,
             thou
             that
             diedst
             on
             the
             crosse
             ,
             if
             thou
             be
             a
          
           
           
             God
             ,
             powre
             out
             thy
             wrath
             and
             shew
             thy
             iustice
             on
             this
             vile
             people
             that
             haue
             so
             horribly
             dishonoured
             thee
             ,
             violating
             the
             oath
             they
             tooke
             in
             thy
             name
             ,
          
           which
           I
           that
           sware
           by
           the
           name
           of
           Mahomet
           dare
           not
           doe
           .
        
         
           If
           thus
           it
           fell
           out
           to
           them
           that
           brake
           oath
           with
           the
           Turkes
           ,
           we
           hope
           no
           Christian
           Prince
           will
           offer
           it
           to
           vs
           :
           if
           they
           should
           ,
           we
           doubt
           not
           but
           God
           himselfe
           will
           be
           our
           shield
           and
           buckler
           ,
           and
           make
           vs
           strong
           enough
           against
           such
           enemies
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           the
           title
           that
           Spaine
           may
           pretend
           ,
           must
           
           either
           be
           Possession
           or
           the
           
             Popes
             gift
          
           :
           as
           for
           the
           Pope
           ,
           we
           know
           indeede
           that
           a
           
             Spanish
             Pope
          
           gaue
           America
           to
           a
           
             Spanish
             King
          
           ;
           but
           the
           question
           is
           what
           right
           he
           had
           to
           giue
           it
           ,
           for
           
             Nemo
             dat
             quod
             non
             habet
          
           ,
           and
           they
           who
           remember
           that
           long
           agoe
           he
           gaue
           away
           
           England
           also
           ,
           cannot
           but
           know
           how
           vaine
           &
           idle
           his
           gifts
           be
           :
           and
           yet
           if
           we
           examine
           the
           very
           words
           of
           his
           gift
           ,
           they
           run
           thus
           ,
           that
           
             he
             giues
             him
             all
             America
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             actually
             possessed
             before
             by
             any
             other
             Christian
             Prince
             :
          
           so
           that
           if
           the
           graunt
           were
           good
           ,
           yet
           it
           seemes
           to
           follow
           ,
           that
           whosoeuer
           is
           possessed
           afore
           him
           ,
           hath
           right
           before
           him
           .
           But
           of
           this
           part
           called
           Virginea
           ,
           hee
           neuer
           was
           ,
           and
           wee
           for
           many
           yeeres
           haue
           been
           possessed
           :
           and
           whereas
           his
           grant
           
           is
           conditionall
           ,
           that
           he
           shall
           send
           Preachers
           of
           the
           
             Christian
             faith
          
           into
           those
           parts
           .
           If
           wee
           doe
           not
           so
           into
           ours
           ,
           let
           all
           Nations
           rise
           against
           vs
           ,
           and
           giue
           it
           to
           them
           that
           better
           shall
           deserue
           it
           .
           The
           graunt
           of
           America
           by
           Alexander
           the
           6.
           vnto
           Ferdinando
           ,
           is
           restrained
           by
           Cardinall
           
             Bellarm.
             lib.
             5.
             de
             Roma
             .
             pont
             .
             cap.
             2.
             in
             fine
             cap.
          
           and
           by
           the
           Iesuite
           
             Valent.
             tom
             .
             3.
             disput
             .
             1.
             9.
             10.
             punct
             .
             7.
          
           where
           (
           although
           he
           were
           a
           Spaniard
           )
           hee
           doubteth
           whether
           Alexander
           the
           6.
           erred
           in
           this
           particular
           fact
           .
           Vpon
           these
           grounds
           ,
           wee
           are
           perswaded
           that
           they
           will
           neuer
           offer
           vs
           that
           indignitie
           and
           iniustice
           :
           but
           if
           they
           should
           ,
           wee
           hope
           then
           to
           giue
           another
           answere
           .
        
         
           What
           Enemies
           then
           haue
           we
           ?
           
             the
             French
          
           ?
           Nay
           they
           are
           rather
           inclined
           to
           follow
           our
           example
           ,
           &
           to
           plant
           in
           another
           countrey
           not
           far
           frō
           ours
           :
           the
           same
           also
           might
           I
           speake
           of
           other
           Christian
           Nations
           .
           
             The
             sauages
          
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           they
           inuite
           vs
           ,
           and
           vse
           vs
           well
           :
           &
           if
           they
           were
           ,
           a
           small
           matter
           ,
           as
           long
           as
           they
           are
           their
           
             owne
             enemies
          
           .
           But
           when
           they
           are
           conuerted
           and
           loue
           their
           owne
           soules
           ,
           then
           they
           will
           loue
           
             vs
             also
          
           ,
           and
           eternize
           their
           names
           who
           brought
           the
           Gospell
           to
           them
           .
           Thus
           no
           enemies
           are
           yet
           found
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           will
           saue
           their
           labour
           :
           We
           confesse
           this
           
           action
           hath
           three
           great
           enemies
           :
           but
           who
           be
           they
           ?
           euen
           the
           Diuell
           ,
           Papists
           ,
           and
           Players
           .
        
         
           But
           first
           ,
           let
           no
           man
           thinke
           much
           that
           I
           ioyne
           
           them
           together
           ,
           for
           I
           would
           gladly
           separate
           them
           ,
           but
           they
           will
           not
           :
           for
           who
           but
           the
           Diuell
           ,
           and
           Papists
           ,
           and
           Players
           doe
           mocke
           at
           religion
           ,
           and
           abuse
           the
           holie
           Scriptures
           ?
           that
           the
           Diuell
           doth
           ,
           who
           doubts
           ?
           that
           the
           Papists
           doe
           ,
           their
           many
           bookes
           doe
           witnesse
           ,
           especially
           their
           damnable
           and
           hellish
           Prurit-anus
           :
           that
           Players
           doe
           ,
           too
           many
           eyes
           and
           eares
           can
           witnesse
           ,
           some
           to
           their
           content
           ,
           and
           many
           to
           their
           hearts
           griefe
           .
           Seeing
           then
           they
           will
           not
           be
           separated
           ,
           let
           them
           goe
           together
           :
           the
           rather
           seeing
           they
           bee
           all
           enemies
           to
           this
           noble
           action
           .
        
         
           1
           The
           Diuell
           :
           and
           who
           can
           blame
           him
           ?
           for
           we
           
           goe
           to
           disherit
           him
           of
           his
           ancient
           freehold
           ,
           and
           to
           deliuer
           from
           out
           of
           his
           bondage
           the
           soules
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           kept
           so
           many
           yeeres
           in
           thraldome
           :
           wee
           therefore
           expect
           that
           hee
           will
           moue
           all
           the
           infernall
           powers
           against
           vs
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           shall
           want
           no
           hurt
           nor
           hindrance
           that
           he
           is
           able
           to
           effect
           .
           But
           let
           him
           and
           all
           his
           partakers
           know
           ,
           wee
           haue
           him
           on
           our
           side
           ,
           who
           was
           promised
           in
           the
           beginning
           to
           be
           
             the
             breaker
             of
             his
             head
          
           ,
           and
           who
           accordingly
           
           trampled
           him
           vnder
           his
           feete
           ,
           
             triumphed
             ouer
             him
          
           
           
             on
             the
             crosse
          
           ,
           and
           ouercame
           him
           in
           the
           graue
           (
           his
           owne
           denne
           )
           :
           we
           goe
           to
           preach
           the
           faith
           ,
           
             against
             which
             all
             the
             gates
             of
             hell
             shall
             not
             preuaile
             .
          
           And
           for
           
           his
           pleading
           of
           possession
           ,
           wee
           care
           not
           :
           the
           possession
           is
           his
           ,
           but
           the
           
             right
             is
             Christs
          
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           therefore
           doubt
           not
           but
           to
           bring
           from
           heauen
           such
           an
           Iniunction
           out
           of
           the
           highest
           
           Court
           of
           Equitie
           ,
           as
           shall
           remoue
           him
           out
           of
           possession
           ,
           maugre
           his
           malice
           .
           Wee
           know
           his
           force
           ,
           his
           furie
           ,
           his
           malice
           ,
           his
           wit
           and
           subtletie
           :
           and
           ,
           as
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           
             we
             are
             not
             ignorant
             of
             his
             practises
             .
          
           
           But
           when
           wee
           remember
           that
           he
           cannot
           enter
           into
           a
           hogge
           ,
           but
           by
           Gods
           permission
           :
           when
           we
           remember
           
           that
           the
           windes
           and
           seas
           are
           not
           his
           ,
           nor
           doe
           obey
           him
           ,
           
             but
             him
             that
             we
             serue
          
           :
           when
           wee
           remember
           
           how
           the
           Apostles
           ouerthrew
           him
           ,
           euen
           by
           the
           preaching
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           which
           wee
           carrie
           to
           Virginea
           ;
           these
           and
           such
           like
           considerations
           make
           vs
           that
           wee
           feare
           not
           him
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           angels
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           hee
           feares
           the
           prayers
           of
           the
           poorest
           Christian
           in
           the
           world
           .
           And
           yet
           we
           will
           not
           countermine
           against
           him
           by
           charmings
           and
           inchantments
           ,
           we
           will
           not
           
             cast
             out
             diuels
             by
             the
             prince
             of
             diuels
             ,
          
           
           but
           wee
           will
           onely
           assault
           him
           with
           
             the
             sword
             of
             the
             spirit
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             word
             of
             God
             :
          
           for
           we
           know
           
           that
           when
           the
           Apostles
           were
           to
           giue
           him
           the
           great
           ouerthrow
           ,
           and
           his
           deadly
           wound
           ,
           by
           recouering
           the
           whole
           world
           from
           
             heathenisme
             to
             Christ
          
           ,
           this
           was
           that
           onely
           weapon
           with
           which
           they
           ouercame
           him
           :
           and
           though
           wee
           be
           not
           so
           skilfull
           fencers
           ,
           nor
           can
           handle
           this
           weapon
           so
           well
           as
           they
           ,
           yet
           wee
           know
           it
           hath
           not
           lost
           his
           force
           ,
           but
           is
           the
           
             sharpe
             two
             edged
             sword
          
           ,
           in
           whose
           hand
           soeuer
           it
           is
           
           vsed
           .
           And
           as
           long
           as
           our
           end
           is
           to
           plant
           and
           preach
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           hee
           may
           for
           our
           sinnes
           ,
           and
           sinfull
           cariage
           ,
           hurt
           and
           hinder
           ,
           but
           hee
           can
           neuer
           ouerthrow
           the
           worke
           ,
           but
           contratiwise
           it
           shall
           be
           
           
             his
             ouerthrow
          
           ,
           and
           the
           ruine
           of
           his
           kingdome
           in
           that
           countrey
           .
        
         
           2
           For
           the
           Papists
           ,
           wee
           know
           they
           approue
           nothing
           
           that
           Protestants
           vndertake
           ;
           but
           wee
           vndertook
           not
           this
           to
           be
           approued
           by
           thē
           :
           they
           would
           haue
           all
           the
           glorie
           to
           themselues
           of
           conuerting
           the
           Heathen
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           did
           conuert
           them
           indeed
           ,
           wee
           would
           commend
           and
           imitate
           them
           :
           but
           let
           them
           not
           enuie
           vs
           ,
           for
           doing
           that
           which
           they
           extoll
           in
           themselues
           .
           If
           they
           seeke
           the
           Popes
           and
           
             their
             owne
          
           glorie
           ,
           why
           should
           not
           wee
           seeke
           Gods
           ?
           If
           they
           seeke
           
             Gods
             glorie
          
           ,
           wee
           haue
           cause
           to
           seeke
           it
           more
           then
           they
           :
           in
           such
           workes
           as
           these
           wee
           will
           neuer
           breake
           from
           them
           ,
           we
           will
           neuer
           forsake
           them
           :
           wee
           would
           ioyne
           with
           them
           to
           
             conuert
             the
             Heathen
          
           ,
           wee
           would
           ioyne
           with
           them
           to
           
             vanquish
             the
             Turke
          
           .
           But
           their
           blinde
           guides
           the
           Iesuites
           tell
           them
           that
           wee
           are
           cursed
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           partake
           with
           vs
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           had
           better
           suffer
           
             Heathen
             and
             Turkes
          
           then
           ioyne
           with
           vs.
           And
           
           hence
           is
           it
           that
           they
           maligne
           and
           depraue
           this
           voyage
           ,
           and
           wee
           are
           well
           assured
           that
           they
           haue
           filled
           all
           corners
           of
           this
           kingdome
           ,
           with
           all
           base
           reports
           and
           slanders
           of
           this
           action
           ,
           that
           mans
           wit
           can
           deuise
           .
           But
           let
           them
           goe
           on
           ,
           wee
           little
           regard
           it
           ,
           the
           more
           they
           hate
           it
           ,
           the
           more
           we
           loue
           it
           ;
           the
           more
           basely
           they
           speake
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           more
           honourably
           doe
           wee
           hold
           it
           .
           Oh
           but
           the
           Pope
           will
           curse
           vs.
           Let
           him
           doe
           so
           ,
           when
           hee
           would
           haue
           God
           the
           more
           to
           blesse
           vs
           :
           for
           what
           Protestant
           
           or
           any
           other
           did
           hee
           euer
           curse
           ,
           but
           God
           blest
           them
           the
           more
           ?
           Leo
           the
           10.
           cursed
           Luther
           ,
           and
           all
           men
           expected
           when
           he
           should
           haue
           died
           
           some
           horrible
           death
           :
           but
           hee
           liued
           to
           die
           in
           his
           bed
           ,
           and
           proued
           the
           confounder
           of
           the
           Pope
           in
           his
           life
           and
           death
           .
           Paul
           the
           3.
           cursed
           Henry
           the
           8.
           but
           after
           that
           he
           rooted
           the
           Pope
           out
           of
           England
           .
           Impious
           Pius
           the
           5.
           cursed
           noble
           Elizabeth
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           poore
           Papists
           of
           the
           world
           lookt
           when
           some
           terrible
           confusion
           should
           haue
           fallen
           on
           her
           and
           her
           kingdome
           :
           but
           she
           liued
           to
           see
           the
           death
           of
           that
           Pope
           ,
           and
           six
           or
           seuen
           more
           ;
           and
           more
           then
           thirtie
           yeeres
           after
           liued
           in
           that
           glorie
           ,
           as
           neuer
           Queene
           on
           the
           earth
           in
           more
           ,
           so
           as
           all
           ages
           to
           come
           will
           speake
           of
           her
           and
           of
           her
           times
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           blessings
           of
           this
           Church
           and
           State
           receiued
           by
           her
           .
           Sixtus
           the
           5.
           cursed
           the
           French
           King
           that
           is
           :
           but
           his
           successor
           was
           faine
           to
           absolue
           him
           on
           his
           owne
           conditions
           .
           Pope
           Paul
           that
           now
           is
           ,
           cursed
           the
           Venetians
           :
           but
           was
           
           glad
           to
           receiue
           them
           againe
           ,
           on
           such
           tearmes
           ,
           as
           his
           best
           friends
           wish
           hee
           had
           neuer
           begun
           it
           ,
           and
           confesse
           he
           hath
           lost
           more
           by
           it
           ,
           then
           euer
           he
           can
           gaine
           .
           Hee
           and
           his
           predecessors
           in
           that
           chaire
           of
           pestilence
           ,
           haue
           cursed
           all
           
             makers
             and
             Merchants
             of
             Allom
          
           ,
           that
           belong
           not
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           that
           shall
           any
           waies
           inuade
           any
           of
           his
           reuenues
           or
           Patrimonie
           :
           but
           wee
           see
           they
           prosper
           better
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           all
           Princes
           and
           States
           goe
           forward
           as
           they
           can
           ,
           each
           one
           to
           plucke
           away
           their
           feathers
           from
           
           him
           ,
           with
           which
           that
           
             proud
             peacock
          
           of
           Rome
           did
           adorne
           himselfe
           :
           and
           so
           the
           time
           will
           come
           shortly
           that
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           foretold
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           
             she
             shall
             be
             left
             desolate
             and
             naked
             .
          
           And
           thus
           as
           all
           
           her
           curses
           which
           shee
           hath
           cast
           out
           on
           them
           that
           shall
           impaire
           or
           
             inuade
             S.
             Peters
             Patrimonie
          
           ,
           (
           for
           so
           hee
           calles
           his
           owne
           reuenues
           )
           haue
           not
           preuailed
           ,
           but
           that
           her
           glorie
           and
           wealth
           is
           decaied
           by
           many
           degrees
           :
           so
           all
           his
           other
           causelesse
           curses
           doe
           now
           appeare
           (
           euen
           to
           many
           of
           his
           owne
           )
           to
           be
           but
           flashes
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           such
           thunderclaps
           as
           terrifie
           ,
           but
           strike
           not
           ,
           and
           hurt
           no
           where
           ,
           but
           where
           they
           are
           feared
           .
           Let
           him
           then
           curse
           vs
           ,
           when
           hee
           would
           doe
           vs
           good
           ,
           for
           wee
           know
           
             his
             curse
             shall
             fall
             on
             his
             owne
             head
             ,
          
           and
           when
           he
           hath
           cursed
           vs
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           blesse
           vs
           in
           more
           abundance
           .
           And
           to
           conclude
           ,
           wee
           know
           well
           ,
           that
           as
           soone
           as
           this
           intent
           and
           enterprize
           of
           our
           Nation
           is
           knowne
           at
           Rome
           ,
           foorthwith
           there
           will
           bee
           a
           Consistorie
           called
           ,
           and
           consideration
           will
           be
           had
           (
           with
           wit
           and
           policie
           enough
           )
           what
           course
           may
           be
           taken
           to
           crosse
           vs
           and
           ouerturne
           the
           businesse
           .
           But
           we
           are
           prepared
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           looke
           for
           no
           lesse
           then
           all
           they
           can
           doe
           :
           but
           if
           they
           haue
           neuer
           a
           Gamaliel
           left
           to
           tell
           it
           them
           ,
           let
           me
           tell
           them
           ,
           that
           
             if
             this
             worke
             be
             onely
             of
             men
             ,
             it
             will
             come
             to
             nought
          
           of
           it selfe
           without
           their
           helpe
           :
           but
           
             if
             it
             be
             of
             God
             ,
             they
             cannot
             destroy
             it
             ,
             but
             shall
             be
             found
             euen
             fighters
             against
             God.
             
          
        
         
           3
           As
           for
           Plaiers
           :
           (
           pardon
           me
           right
           Honourable
           
           and
           beloued
           ,
           for
           wronging
           this
           place
           and
           your
           patience
           with
           so
           base
           a
           subiect
           ,
           )
           they
           play
           with
           Princes
           and
           
             Potentates
             ,
             Magistrates
          
           and
           Ministers
           ,
           nay
           with
           God
           and
           Religion
           ,
           and
           all
           
             holy
             things
          
           :
           nothing
           that
           is
           good
           ,
           excellent
           or
           holy
           can
           escape
           them
           :
           how
           then
           can
           this
           action
           ?
           But
           
           this
           may
           suffice
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           Players
           :
           they
           abuse
           Virginea
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           but
           Players
           :
           they
           disgrace
           it
           :
           true
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           but
           Players
           ,
           and
           they
           haue
           played
           with
           better
           things
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           for
           which
           ,
           if
           they
           speedily
           repent
           not
           ,
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           vengeance
           waites
           for
           them
           .
           But
           let
           them
           play
           on
           :
           they
           make
           men
           laugh
           on
           earth
           ,
           but
           
             hee
             that
             sits
             in
             heauen
             laughes
             them
             to
             scorne
          
           ;
           because
           like
           the
           flie
           they
           so
           long
           play
           with
           the
           candle
           ,
           till
           first
           it
           singe
           their
           wings
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           burnes
           thē
           altogether
           .
           But
           why
           are
           the
           Players
           enemies
           to
           this
           Plantation
           and
           
           doe
           abuse
           it
           ?
           I
           will
           tell
           you
           the
           causes
           :
           First
           ,
           for
           that
           they
           are
           so
           multiplied
           here
           ,
           that
           one
           cannot
           liue
           by
           another
           ,
           and
           they
           see
           that
           wee
           send
           of
           all
           trades
           to
           Virginea
           ,
           but
           will
           send
           no
           Players
           ,
           which
           if
           wee
           would
           doe
           ,
           they
           that
           remaine
           would
           gaine
           the
           more
           at
           home
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           as
           the
           diuell
           hates
           vs
           ,
           because
           wee
           purpose
           not
           to
           suffer
           Heathens
           ,
           and
           the
           Pope
           because
           we
           haue
           vowed
           to
           tolerate
           no
           Papists
           :
           so
           doe
           the
           Players
           ,
           because
           wee
           resolue
           to
           suffer
           no
           
             Idle
             persons
             in
             Virginea
          
           ,
           which
           course
           if
           it
           were
           taken
           in
           England
           ,
           they
           know
           they
           might
           turne
           to
           new
           occupations
           .
        
         
         
           Thus
           the
           
             Diuell
             ,
             Papists
             ,
             and
             Players
             ,
          
           (
           the
           enemies
           of
           this
           action
           )
           single
           them
           asunder
           ,
           or
           let
           them
           ioyne
           their
           forces
           ,
           wee
           care
           not
           for
           their
           malice
           ,
           wee
           seeke
           not
           their
           fauour
           :
           nay
           wee
           had
           rather
           haue
           them
           all
           three
           against
           vs
           then
           with
           vs
           :
           and
           against
           them
           all
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           that
           shall
           maligne
           vs
           whosoeuer
           ,
           we
           say
           no
           more
           but
           this
           :
           
             he
             hath
             set
             vs
             on
             worke
             that
             will
             maintaine
             vs
             :
          
           and
           for
           our selues
           no
           more
           but
           this
           ;
           
             If
             God
             be
             on
             our
          
           
           
             side
             ,
             who
             can
             be
             against
             vs
             ?
          
        
         
           And
           thus
           with
           an
           indifferent
           vnpartiall
           eye
           we
           haue
           obserued
           ,
           and
           laid
           downe
           all
           the
           discouragements
           that
           seeme
           to
           be
           incident
           to
           this
           businesse
           :
           and
           all
           ,
           which
           I
           euer
           heard
           ,
           either
           friend
           to
           feare
           ,
           or
           enemy
           to
           obiect
           ,
           and
           haue
           answered
           them
           all
           out
           of
           the
           grounds
           of
           truth
           .
        
         
           Now
           let
           vs
           accordingly
           consider
           of
           the
           encouragements
           which
           God
           hath
           giuen
           vs
           ,
           to
           proceede
           in
           the
           prosecution
           of
           this
           enterprise
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           encouragement
           is
           ,
           the
           consideration
           of
           
           the
           
             excellencie
             of
             the
             action
             in
             it selfe
             :
          
           this
           excellencie
           consists
           of
           these
           three
           degrees
           :
           It
           is
           a
           most
           lawfull
           ,
           an
           honorable
           ,
           and
           a
           holy
           action
           .
        
         
           1
           The
           
             lawfulnesse
             of
             this
             enterprize
          
           hath
           been
           ,
           I
           
           hope
           ,
           sufficientlie
           declared
           alreadie
           ,
           and
           more
           may
           be
           said
           ,
           if
           any
           thing
           be
           further
           obiected
           against
           it
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           honour
           of
           this
           action
           is
           extraordinarie
           ,
           
           1.
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           Ends
           ,
           being
           of
           a
           more
           high
           &
           excellent
           nature
           then
           are
           in
           other
           voiages
           ,
           which
           for
           the
           most
           part
           bee
           profit
           and
           pleasure
           .
           2.
           
           It
           is
           more
           honourable
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           vndertakers
           .
           Where
           was
           there
           euer
           voiage
           that
           had
           such
           a
           King
           and
           such
           a
           Prince
           to
           bee
           the
           Patrons
           and
           protectors
           of
           it
           ?
           the
           one
           to
           begin
           ,
           the
           other
           to
           second
           it
           .
           What
           voiage
           euer
           was
           there
           which
           had
           so
           many
           honourable
           vndertakers
           ,
           and
           of
           so
           many
           sorts
           and
           callings
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           Clergie
           and
           
             Laitie
             ,
             Nobilitie
             ,
             Gentrie
          
           ,
           and
           
             Commonaltie
             ,
             Citie
          
           and
           
             Countrie
             ,
             Merchants
          
           and
           
             Tradesmen
             ,
             Priuate
             persons
          
           and
           Corporations
           ?
           as
           though
           euery
           kinde
           and
           calling
           of
           men
           desired
           to
           haue
           their
           hands
           in
           so
           happie
           a
           worke
           .
           All
           which
           considered
           ,
           giue
           me
           leaue
           to
           affirme
           (
           with
           due
           respect
           to
           other
           ,
           and
           without
           disparagement
           to
           any
           )
           that
           of
           all
           voiages
           euer
           attempted
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           
             The
             Virginean
             voiage
             is
             the
             most
             honour
             able
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           this
           is
           also
           a
           holy
           action
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           ends
           and
           purposes
           of
           it
           :
           for
           this
           action
           is
           not
           
           only
           lawfull
           ,
           so
           that
           a
           man
           in
           doing
           it
           may
           be
           assured
           he
           sinnes
           not
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           moreouer
           a
           holy
           action
           ,
           euen
           such
           a
           one
           as
           in
           the
           performance
           whereof
           a
           man
           may
           bee
           assured
           that
           hee
           pleaseth
           God
           ,
           and
           shall
           haue
           a
           bountifull
           reward
           from
           the
           mercie
           of
           God
           :
           and
           this
           is
           peculiar
           to
           this
           voiage
           aboue
           other
           .
           By
           others
           we
           may
           shew
           our selues
           good
           common-wealths-men
           :
           by
           this
           good
           Christians
           .
           By
           others
           we
           may
           inrich
           our
           purses
           :
           but
           by
           this
           our
           
           consciences
           .
           Others
           may
           helpe
           vs
           to
           liue
           the
           more
           wealthily
           ,
           but
           onely
           this
           can
           helpe
           vs
           to
           die
           the
           more
           comfortably
           .
           Other
           voiages
           may
           purchase
           vs
           some
           praise
           before
           men
           ,
           but
           none
           like
           this
           can
           procure
           vs
           reward
           from
           God
           :
           for
           they
           that
           enter
           into
           voiages
           of
           certaine
           profit
           for
           profits
           sake
           ,
           
             these
             haue
             their
             reward
          
           .
           But
           they
           that
           vndertake
           a
           voiage
           of
           vncertaine
           and
           future
           profit
           ,
           and
           certaine
           and
           present
           difficulties
           ,
           and
           not
           for
           profit
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           Gospels
           sake
           ,
           let
           them
           know
           ,
           that
           if
           
             hee
             that
             giues
             a
             cup
             of
             cold
             water
             in
             Christs
             name
             ,
          
           and
           hee
           that
           
           giues
           one
           peny
           to
           him
           whose
           body
           wants
           releefe
           ,
           
             cannot
             want
             his
             reward
          
           :
           then
           how
           liberally
           and
           bountifully
           shall
           hee
           bee
           rewarded
           from
           the
           Lord
           his
           God
           ,
           who
           disburseth
           so
           great
           portions
           of
           his
           estate
           ,
           for
           the
           releefe
           of
           distressed
           and
           miserable
           soules
           .
           And
           of
           all
           the
           voiages
           and
           actions
           that
           men
           meddle
           with
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           none
           can
           yeeld
           this
           satisfaction
           and
           comfort
           to
           the
           conscience
           that
           this
           can
           :
           So
           that
           this
           is
           an
           enterprise
           of
           that
           worth
           &
           excellency
           ,
           as
           no
           other
           ,
           seeing
           it
           is
           not
           onely
           lawfull
           in
           it selfe
           ,
           and
           therefore
           acceptable
           to
           God
           ,
           but
           honourable
           before
           men
           ,
           and
           comfortable
           to
           the
           conscience
           of
           the
           doer
           :
           and
           therefore
           euery
           wise
           and
           morall
           man
           may
           be
           allured
           ,
           especially
           euery
           christian
           man
           may
           be
           encouraged
           to
           assist
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           encouragement
           is
           ,
           the
           consideration
           
           of
           the
           friends
           and
           assistants
           which
           this
           busines
           hath
           :
           which
           are
           such
           and
           so
           great
           ,
           so
           many
           and
           so
           mightie
           ,
           that
           whosoeuer
           compares
           them
           with
           the
           enemies
           before
           spoke
           of
           ,
           will
           presently
           finde
           cause
           
           to
           say
           with
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
             there
             are
             more
             with
             vs
             then
          
           
           
             against
             vs.
          
           
        
         
           Our
           principall
           friend
           and
           defender
           is
           the
           Lord
           
           our
           God
           ,
           the
           God
           of
           heauen
           and
           earth
           ,
           whose
           king
           dome
           wee
           goe
           to
           enlarge
           ,
           and
           to
           accomplish
           the
           number
           of
           his
           elect
           :
           and
           Christ
           Iesus
           ,
           whose
           banner
           we
           go
           to
           display
           ,
           and
           to
           beare
           vp
           his
           standart
           ,
           and
           erect
           his
           throne
           ,
           euen
           there
           where
           Sathans
           throne
           is
           :
           and
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           for
           whom
           we
           go
           to
           erect
           Temples
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           to
           prepare
           the
           soules
           of
           men
           for
           him
           to
           dwell
           in
           ,
           who
           hath
           told
           vs
           that
           
           his
           
             delight
             is
             with
             the
             sonnes
             of
             men
             :
          
           euen
           this
           
             God
             blessed
             for
             euer
          
           ,
           whose
           cause
           it
           is
           we
           go
           to
           maintain
           :
           whom
           therfore
           we
           may
           hope
           to
           haue
           on
           our
           side
           :
           Nay
           we
           know
           we
           haue
           him
           ,
           and
           hee
           hath
           vouchsafed
           
           vs
           no
           small
           tokens
           and
           testimonies
           thereof
           .
        
         
           1
           By
           inclining
           the
           hearts
           of
           our
           mighty
           King
           &
           noble
           Prince
           ,
           to
           make
           themselues
           
             fathers
             and
             founders
          
           
           of
           this
           plantation
           and
           protectors
           of
           this
           royall
           enterprize
           ,
           thereby
           shewing
           themselues
           
             new
             Constantines
             or
             Charles
             the
             great
             :
          
           for
           by
           the
           attempting
           and
           atchieuing
           of
           this
           great
           worke
           of
           the
           heathens
           conuersion
           ,
           let
           their
           highnesses
           bee
           assured
           ,
           the
           ages
           to
           come
           will
           stile
           them
           by
           the
           glorious
           names
           of
           
             Iames
             the
             great
          
           ,
           and
           
             Great
             Henry
          
           :
           the
           one
           for
           setting
           on
           foote
           ,
           the
           other
           for
           seconding
           ,
           and
           both
           for
           protecting
           so
           great
           ,
           so
           gracious
           ,
           and
           so
           glorious
           a
           worke
           :
           This
           is
           doubtlesse
           in
           them
           ,
           the
           blessed
           worke
           of
           that
           mighty
           God
           ,
           in
           
           whose
           hand
           are
           the
           hearts
           of
           Kings
           .
        
         
           2
           Inclining
           the
           hearts
           of
           so
           many
           persons
           of
           
           honour
           and
           high
           place
           (
           who
           cannot
           go
           in
           person
           )
           not
           onely
           to
           grace
           the
           action
           with
           their
           presence
           ,
           countenance
           ,
           and
           commendation
           ,
           but
           to
           part
           with
           so
           faire
           a
           portion
           of
           their
           estates
           vnto
           it
           ,
           without
           any
           assurance
           of
           present
           profit
           for
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           3
           Perswading
           so
           many
           of
           our
           nation
           (
           and
           many
           
           of
           them
           of
           noble
           blood
           and
           honourable
           descent
           )
           to
           ingage
           not
           onely
           a
           great
           part
           of
           their
           estates
           :
           but
           euen
           their
           very
           
             liues
             and
             persons
          
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           attended
           with
           neuer
           so
           many
           dangers
           &
           difficulties
           ,
           &
           though
           in
           the
           vulgar
           conceit
           (
           which
           cōmonly
           carrieth
           most
           men
           )
           so
           many
           corporall
           miseries
           are
           threatned
           on
           them
           that
           be
           the
           first
           aduenturers
           in
           this
           plantation
           .
           And
           this
           I
           say
           was
           done
           by
           Gods
           perswasion
           ;
           
           for
           what
           man
           can
           be
           perswaded
           by
           a
           man
           to
           vndertake
           a
           matter
           of
           such
           a
           nature
           as
           this
           is
           ?
           nay
           we
           dare
           say
           ,
           that
           all
           who
           are
           go
           ne
           thither
           ,
           vnlesse
           they
           were
           misled
           by
           some
           sinister
           perswasions
           of
           their
           owne
           apprehensions
           ,
           haue
           gone
           onely
           vpon
           the
           powerfull
           perswasion
           of
           Gods
           spirit
           to
           their
           consciences
           :
           for
           who
           should
           perswade
           hereunto
           ,
           but
           either
           God
           or
           the
           diuell
           ,
           or
           men
           ,
           or
           a
           mans
           owne
           reason
           ?
           But
           the
           diuell
           we
           all
           know
           is
           against
           it
           ,
           with
           might
           and
           maine
           he
           seekes
           to
           keepe
           men
           from
           it
           ,
           by
           raising
           slanders
           and
           putting
           lies
           into
           the
           mouthes
           of
           men
           ,
           to
           disgrace
           it
           :
           by
           these
           and
           such
           like
           meanes
           he
           will
           disswade
           all
           he
           can
           ,
           but
           perswade
           none
           .
           Againe
           ,
           wee
           who
           are
           interessed
           in
           the
           action
           ,
           haue
           perswaded
           none
           ,
           haue
           allured
           
           none
           ,
           much
           lesse
           compelled
           any
           ;
           but
           of
           all
           that
           haue
           voluntarily
           offred
           themselues
           ,
           or
           been
           offered
           by
           their
           friends
           ,
           haue
           made
           choice
           of
           the
           best
           (
           to
           our
           best
           skils
           )
           :
           It
           remains
           then
           ,
           that
           either
           they
           perswaded
           themselues
           vpon
           some
           carnall
           hopes
           ,
           (
           which
           we
           in
           charitie
           will
           iudge
           of
           none
           )
           or
           rather
           (
           which
           wee
           know
           of
           some
           ,
           and
           vvish
           in
           all
           )
           that
           God
           who
           
             perswaded
             laphet
             to
             dwell
             in
             the
             tents
             of
          
           
           Shem
           ,
           hath
           perswaded
           the
           minds
           of
           many
           honorable
           and
           worthy
           gentlemen
           to
           venture
           their
           liues
           in
           the
           prosequution
           of
           this
           noble
           action
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ;
           by
           inclining
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Sauages
           ,
           
           who
           liue
           in
           that
           country
           ,
           louingly
           to
           call
           and
           inuite
           vs
           ,
           and
           to
           vse
           our
           men
           well
           ,
           (
           when
           they
           themselues
           are
           well
           vsed
           )
           :
           and
           by
           this
           meanes
           to
           make
           a
           way
           to
           their
           owne
           conuersions
           .
        
         
           Fiftly
           ,
           stirring
           vp
           the
           minds
           of
           so
           many
           hundreds
           of
           good
           protestants
           and
           professors
           of
           true
           
           religion
           ,
           to
           assist
           it
           with
           large
           contributions
           (
           it
           being
           a
           worke
           which
           cannot
           be
           effected
           without
           much
           mony
           ,
           as
           al
           discreet
           men
           do
           see
           and
           acknowledge
           )
           :
           insomuch
           as
           ,
           when
           those
           worthy
           men
           and
           euer
           to
           be
           honored
           ,
           that
           were
           the
           first
           vndertakers
           of
           it
           ,
           did
           euen
           shrinke
           to
           consider
           ,
           what
           masses
           of
           mony
           it
           needs
           must
           cost
           ,
           and
           yet
           knew
           not
           how
           nor
           whence
           it
           would
           arise
           :
           the
           God
           of
           heauen
           bad
           them
           rest
           contented
           ,
           goe
           on
           with
           what
           they
           had
           in
           hand
           ,
           and
           leaue
           that
           care
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           accordingly
           hath
           so
           wrought
           vpon
           the
           hearts
           of
           men
           ,
           that
           hitherto
           it
           hath
           been
           both
           manned
           and
           monied
           without
           all
           rating
           ,
           taxing
           ,
           or
           compelling
           ,
           but
           only
           
           and
           wholly
           by
           voluntary
           contributions
           and
           continuall
           supplies
           :
           And
           though
           the
           worke
           grow
           so
           great
           and
           glorious
           that
           it
           seems
           already
           too
           heauy
           for
           the
           shoulders
           of
           vs
           that
           hitherto
           haue
           borne
           it
           :
           yet
           it
           pleaseth
           God
           himselfe
           so
           to
           commend
           it
           to
           mens
           hearts
           that
           we
           see
           hope
           enough
           of
           sufficient
           supply
           from
           more
           persons
           of
           honour
           and
           other
           men
           of
           all
           sorts
           and
           degrees
           :
           and
           surely
           wee
           were
           vnworthy
           of
           such
           a
           blessing
           ,
           if
           we
           did
           not
           willingly
           acknowledge
           it
           to
           be
           as
           it
           is
           ,
           euen
           
             the
             Lords
             doing
             and
             very
             maruellous
             in
             our
             eies
             .
          
        
         
           Sixtly
           by
           exciting
           so
           many
           thousand
           soules
           ,
           
           (
           whose
           want
           of
           ability
           keepes
           them
           from
           assisting
           it
           with
           mony
           )
           to
           wish
           well
           vnto
           this
           action
           ,
           to
           commend
           it
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           with
           their
           continuall
           and
           earnest
           praiers
           to
           giue
           it
           all
           the
           furtherance
           they
           can
           :
           and
           surely
           where
           I
           obserue
           how
           many
           millions
           of
           christian
           soules
           do
           powre
           out
           their
           earnest
           praiers
           to
           God
           daily
           for
           the
           conuersion
           of
           those
           poore
           Virginians
           ,
           it
           makes
           me
           say
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           holy
           olde
           Ambrose
           said
           of
           yong
           Angustine
           ,
           for
           whom
           
           (
           whilst
           hee
           liued
           ,
           in
           the
           errors
           and
           vanities
           of
           his
           youth
           )
           his
           mother
           poured
           out
           continuall
           praiers
           and
           teares
           :
           Sure
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             a
             soule
             that
             cost
             his
             mother
             so
             many
             praiers
             and
             so
             many
             teares
             cannot
             perish
             :
          
           So
           may
           we
           say
           
             populus
             tantarum
             precum
             perire
             non
             potest
             :
          
           a
           people
           that
           hath
           so
           many
           a
           good
           praier
           possibly
           cannot
           perish
           .
        
         
           And
           these
           sixe
           publicke
           euidences
           wee
           haue
           (
           which
           all
           the
           vvorld
           may
           take
           notice
           of
           )
           that
           God
           is
           on
           our
           side
           ,
           and
           doth
           fauourably
           accept
           
           the
           enterprise
           of
           ours
           of
           carrying
           the
           Gospell
           to
           this
           people
           :
           Many
           more
           priuate
           fauours
           and
           encouragements
           doth
           this
           businesse
           and
           the
           vndertakers
           of
           it
           daily
           receiue
           from
           God
           ,
           vvhich
           are
           all
           so
           many
           testimonies
           of
           his
           louing
           fauour
           ,
           to
           vs
           and
           this
           action
           .
           And
           thus
           vve
           haue
           not
           only
           cause
           to
           hope
           ,
           but
           do
           find
           and
           feele
           it
           in
           our
           experience
           that
           the
           God
           of
           heauen
           is
           a
           friend
           to
           this
           enterprize
           .
        
         
           Our
           next
           friend
           and
           assistant
           is
           the
           glorious
           and
           innumerable
           multitude
           of
           the
           holy
           Angels
           :
           
           for
           if
           the
           
             Angels
             reioice
             when
             one
             soule
             is
             conuerted
             ,
          
           (
           vvhich
           because
           it
           might
           seeme
           strange
           ,
           that
           so
           
             many
             great
             ones
          
           should
           ioy
           in
           the
           saluation
           of
           
             One
             poore
             creature
          
           ,
           therfore
           Christ
           hath
           affirmed
           it
           with
           
           his
           ovvne
           mouth
           )
           then
           iudge
           vvhat
           ioy
           is
           amongst
           that
           blessed
           fellovvship
           ,
           vvhen
           this
           newes
           comes
           to
           heauen
           that
           
             England
             hath
             enterprized
             the
             conuersion
             of
             Virginia
             :
          
           whereby
           so
           many
           thousand
           soules
           shall
           be
           brought
           to
           heauen
           :
           oh
           happy
           man
           that
           shall
           helpe
           forward
           this
           worke
           ,
           the
           very
           Angels
           themselues
           will
           doe
           him
           honour
           and
           seruice
           :
           Againe
           if
           they
           be
           
             sent
             out
             by
             God
             for
             the
             good
             of
             all
             the
             elect
             ,
          
           and
           are
           commanded
           and
           are
           willing
           to
           
           
             pitch
             their
             tents
             about
             euery
             one
             that
             feares
             God
             ,
          
           then
           how
           much
           more
           willing
           will
           they
           be
           to
           assist
           ,
           defend
           ,
           succour
           and
           protect
           vs
           in
           this
           voiage
           ,
           who
           go
           about
           a
           worke
           which
           pleaseth
           and
           delights
           them
           aboue
           any
           one
           thing
           in
           the
           world
           :
           for
           it
           is
           not
           said
           of
           any
           thing
           that
           man
           can
           doe
           ,
           that
           it
           makes
           the
           Angels
           in
           heauen
           reioice
           ,
           but
           this
           onely
           one
           
           the
           
             conuersion
             of
             soules
          
           .
           Lastly
           if
           it
           be
           true
           that
           they
           haue
           
             charge
             ouer
             euery
             child
             of
             God
             to
             keepe
             him
             in
             all
          
           
           
             his
             waies
          
           ;
           then
           let
           vs
           be
           assured
           that
           this
           action
           being
           one
           of
           the
           worthiest
           waies
           that
           euer
           a
           christian
           nation
           walked
           in
           since
           the
           Apostles
           times
           ,
           vve
           shal
           therefore
           be
           sure
           of
           the
           presence
           and
           protection
           of
           Gods
           holy
           Angels
           ,
           to
           bee
           with
           vs
           and
           all
           our
           partakers
           ,
           and
           namely
           vvith
           you
           (
           our
           right
           honorable
           Generall
           )
           and
           all
           your
           company
           ,
           to
           preserue
           you
           by
           land
           and
           sea
           ,
           at
           home
           and
           abroad
           ,
           from
           the
           diuell
           and
           all
           other
           enemies
           :
           and
           though
           our
           sinnes
           or
           yours
           may
           procure
           the
           contrary
           from
           Gods
           iustice
           ,
           (
           vvhich
           his
           mercy
           auert
           )
           yet
           this
           I
           dare
           affirme
           ,
           as
           an
           vndoubted
           truth
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           delight
           and
           ioy
           of
           those
           glorious
           creatures
           to
           
             doe
             you
             seruice
          
           for
           your
           seruice
           in
           this
           action
           .
        
         
           Another
           and
           a
           comfortable
           friend
           vvhich
           vve
           
           haue
           ,
           is
           ,
           
             the
             praiers
          
           and
           hearty
           vvelvvishings
           of
           all
           Gods
           children
           in
           the
           vvorld
           ,
           vvhereof
           as
           many
           as
           knovv
           it
           doe
           particularly
           ,
           and
           all
           doe
           in
           generall
           tearmes
           and
           inclusiuely
           commend
           vs
           and
           it
           to
           the
           Lord
           :
           a
           mighty
           comfort
           is
           this
           to
           all
           you
           that
           goe
           in
           person
           ,
           if
           euer
           you
           should
           be
           in
           vvant
           or
           misery
           ,
           danger
           ,
           or
           any
           distresse
           by
           sea
           or
           land
           ,
           to
           remember
           that
           euery
           day
           in
           the
           vvorld
           there
           is
           a
           sacrifice
           offered
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           strong
           crie
           sent
           vp
           to
           heauen
           from
           millions
           of
           soules
           for
           you
           .
           It
           is
           very
           memorable
           hovv
           vvhen
           our
           noble
           Henrie
           the
           fift
           
           vvas
           to
           giue
           the
           French
           battell
           at
           Agincourt
           ,
           vvhere
           vvere
           scarce
           10000.
           
           English
           men
           ,
           vveake
           and
           sickly
           ,
           against
           60000.
           
           French
           (
           in
           vvhich
           army
           
           vvas
           the
           principall
           Chiualrie
           of
           France
           )
           that
           valorous
           King
           rising
           vp
           from
           his
           priuate
           praiers
           ,
           and
           hauing
           purposely
           put
           off
           the
           battel
           till
           nine
           of
           the
           clocke
           ,
           at
           that
           houre
           he
           vvent
           in
           person
           about
           all
           the
           host
           ,
           and
           cheering
           vp
           his
           people
           with
           princely
           words
           ,
           he
           bad
           them
           stand
           to
           him
           and
           fight
           valiantly
           ,
           and
           feare
           not
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           but
           bee
           valiant
           and
           assured
           of
           the
           victory
           :
           for
           
             at
             this
             houre
             they
             are
             praying
             for
             vs
             at
             euery
             Church
             in
             England
             .
          
           Semblably
           may
           you
           (
           right
           Honourable
           and
           beloued
           brethren
           )
           cheer
           vp
           your
           spirits
           against
           all
           doubts
           and
           dangers
           whatsoeuer
           ,
           seeing
           you
           may
           assure
           your selues
           there
           is
           scarce
           an
           houre
           can
           passe
           ,
           vvherein
           you
           haue
           not
           the
           praiers
           of
           many
           in
           England
           for
           you
           .
        
         
           Thus
           you
           see
           our
           enemies
           ,
           the
           
             diuell
             ,
             Papists
             and
             Players
          
           :
           and
           you
           see
           our
           friends
           ,
           
             God
             ,
             good
             Angels
          
           ,
           
           
             and
             holy
             praiers
          
           :
           against
           the
           diuell
           vve
           haue
           God
           :
           against
           the
           vvicked
           Papists
           holy
           Angels
           :
           against
           plaiers
           ,
           Praiers
           .
           Novv
           if
           the
           povver
           of
           the
           vvhole
           army
           of
           Angels
           be
           vnto
           God
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           drop
           of
           vvater
           to
           the
           sea
           :
           and
           the
           might
           of
           all
           men
           be
           inferior
           to
           the
           povver
           of
           one
           Angell
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           praiers
           of
           one
           good
           man
           is
           able
           to
           shake
           hell
           ,
           and
           make
           the
           diuell
           tremble
           (
           which
           is
           the
           ringleader
           and
           chiefe
           of
           all
           our
           enemies
           )
           then
           it
           is
           apparant
           enough
           that
           our
           enemies
           are
           lesse
           then
           nothing
           to
           the
           friends
           that
           this
           action
           hath
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           encouragement
           to
           this
           businesse
           ,
           
           is
           the
           due
           consideration
           of
           the
           true
           ends
           of
           this
           action
           :
           for
           the
           end
           of
           any
           attempt
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           the
           
           last
           in
           execution
           ,
           yet
           is
           it
           the
           first
           in
           intention
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           the
           end
           that
           crownes
           the
           worke
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           end
           and
           finall
           purpose
           of
           any
           action
           be
           euil
           ,
           that
           action
           cannot
           be
           good
           :
           and
           accordingly
           in
           all
           lawfull
           actions
           the
           more
           excellent
           the
           end
           ,
           the
           more
           excellent
           is
           the
           worke
           :
           Let
           vs
           therefore
           consider
           
           the
           true
           ends
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           and
           herein
           I
           will
           deale
           truly
           and
           sincerely
           :
           We
           will
           not
           deny
           but
           as
           we
           are
           mē
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           induced
           in
           the
           beginning
           with
           hope
           of
           great
           profit
           ,
           of
           winning
           a
           goodly
           country
           for
           English
           men
           to
           liue
           in
           ,
           which
           now
           by
           multitudes
           are
           thrust
           out
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           of
           liuing
           a
           more
           
             free
             and
             pleasant
             and
             contented
             life
             :
          
           And
           some
           that
           go
           in
           person
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           corrupt
           men
           may
           dreame
           of
           greater
           ease
           and
           licentiousnesse
           ,
           and
           therefore
           put
           themselues
           into
           the
           businesse
           .
           But
           as
           we
           are
           Christian
           men
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           sanctified
           men
           the
           principall
           and
           predominant
           ends
           are
           of
           a
           far
           more
           high
           and
           excellent
           nature
           :
           and
           they
           be
           of
           two
           sorts
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           respecting
           the
           Sauages
           of
           that
           countrie
           :
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           conuersion
           of
           their
           soules
           (
           after
           they
           
           first
           be
           made
           ciuill
           men
           )
           a
           worke
           so
           excellent
           as
           he
           that
           doth
           it
           but
           to
           one
           soule
           ,
           hath
           done
           that
           which
           shall
           yeeld
           him
           more
           comfort
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           gaine
           him
           more
           glory
           in
           heauen
           ,
           then
           any
           one
           worke
           in
           the
           world
           besides
           :
           and
           more
           then
           that
           ,
           the
           poore
           soules
           when
           they
           are
           made
           happy
           by
           their
           conuersions
           will
           sing
           for
           euer
           of
           them
           that
           did
           it
           :
           
             Oh
             how
             beautifull
             are
             the
             feete
             of
             them
             that
          
           
           
             brought
             vs
             these
             glad
             tidings
          
           !
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           respecting
           our
           God
           ,
           our selues
           ,
           and
           our
           religion
           :
           in
           which
           respect
           our
           ends
           are
           in
           this
           businesse
           to
           appease
           and
           pacifie
           the
           wrath
           of
           our
           
           offended
           Father
           ,
           for
           sacrifices
           are
           offered
           to
           appease
           
           and
           propitiate
           .
           Now
           of
           all
           the
           sacrifices
           of
           the
           new
           Testament
           this
           is
           not
           the
           least
           ,
           to
           offer
           vp
           
             a
             sacrifice
             of
             conuerted
             Gentiles
             to
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           To
           me
           (
           saith
           Paul
           )
           is
           
             this
             grace
             giuen
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             I
             should
             be
             the
             Minister
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             to
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             that
             the
             offering
             vp
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             might
             be
             acceptable
             ,
             being
             sanctified
             by
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             .
          
           Now
           the
           sins
           of
           this
           our
           nation
           haue
           been
           horrible
           ,
           our
           vnthankfulnesse
           for
           the
           blessings
           of
           this
           last
           age
           hath
           been
           intollerable
           :
           what
           can
           we
           offer
           to
           the
           Lord
           better
           ,
           though
           not
           for
           satisfaction
           ,
           yet
           for
           gratification
           ,
           then
           to
           
             offer
             vp
             a
             sacrifice
             of
             conuerted
             Gentiles
             ?
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           to
           honour
           the
           name
           of
           our
           God
           
           which
           by
           our
           sinnes
           hath
           been
           horribly
           prophaned
           ,
           and
           to
           aduance
           his
           kingdome
           ,
           which
           by
           vs
           and
           our
           sinnes
           hath
           been
           too
           much
           hindred
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           to
           honor
           our
           religion
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           politick
           
           Papists
           hath
           been
           in
           this
           respect
           disgraced
           .
           For
           we
           must
           cōfesse
           that
           they
           in
           these
           last
           C.
           yeers
           ,
           (
           such
           is
           their
           gouernment
           ,
           and
           such
           their
           obedience
           to
           their
           superiors
           :
           wherein
           we
           may
           worthily
           learne
           of
           them
           )
           haue
           sent
           many
           men
           into
           the
           West
           and
           East
           Indies
           to
           preach
           Christ
           ;
           which
           if
           they
           had
           done
           without
           other
           abominable
           Idolatry
           and
           superstition
           ,
           their
           fact
           had
           been
           most
           honorable
           .
           But
           howsoeuer
           it
           is
           to
           be
           granted
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           held
           of
           many
           no
           small
           staine
           to
           our
           religion
           that
           
           we
           haue
           sent
           none
           into
           heathen
           countries
           to
           conuert
           the
           Sauages
           :
           which
           accusation
           how
           true
           and
           iust
           it
           is
           ,
           as
           I
           vvill
           not
           now
           dispute
           ,
           so
           this
           confidently
           I
           dare
           auow
           ,
           that
           this
           enterprize
           taking
           effect
           vvill
           discharge
           vs
           and
           our
           religion
           for
           euer
           of
           that
           imputation
           :
           In
           which
           respect
           ,
           if
           there
           vvere
           no
           other
           in
           the
           vvorld
           ,
           it
           is
           vvorthy
           to
           haue
           the
           praiers
           and
           the
           purses
           ,
           yea
           the
           persons
           and
           liues
           of
           the
           best
           of
           vs
           all
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           to
           giue
           testimony
           to
           the
           vvorld
           that
           some
           sparkes
           of
           that
           spirit
           ,
           vvhich
           vvas
           so
           plentifull
           
           in
           the
           Apostles
           doe
           yet
           remaine
           in
           vs
           :
           vvhich
           as
           it
           made
           them
           most
           willing
           to
           conuert
           the
           heathen
           vvorld
           ,
           though
           it
           cost
           them
           their
           liues
           :
           So
           the
           same
           spirit
           of
           God
           prouokes
           vs
           to
           helpe
           forward
           the
           conuersion
           of
           that
           remainder
           of
           the
           heathen
           ,
           vvhich
           by
           them
           could
           not
           be
           finished
           .
        
         
           These
           be
           the
           high
           and
           soueraigne
           ends
           of
           this
           action
           :
           Now
           these
           being
           first
           laid
           ,
           there
           follovv
           others
           
           not
           to
           be
           neglected
           ,
           nay
           the
           least
           vvhereof
           is
           vvorthy
           to
           make
           vs
           vvilling
           vndertakers
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           for
           hereby
           vve
           shall
           honour
           our selues
           and
           strengthen
           our selues
           by
           propagating
           our
           owne
           religion
           :
           hereby
           we
           shall
           mightily
           aduance
           thehonorable
           name
           of
           the
           English
           nation
           ,
           the
           honor
           vvhereof
           we
           ought
           euery
           one
           to
           seek
           :
           hereby
           vve
           shall
           mightily
           inrich
           our
           nation
           ,
           strengthen
           our
           nauie
           ,
           fortifie
           our
           kingdome
           ,
           and
           be
           lesse
           beholding
           to
           other
           nations
           for
           their
           commodities
           :
           and
           to
           conclude
           ,
           hereby
           vve
           shall
           rectifie
           and
           reforme
           many
           disorders
           vvhich
           in
           this
           mightie
           
           and
           populous
           state
           are
           scarce
           possibly
           to
           be
           reformed
           vvithout
           euacuation
           :
           and
           consequentlie
           vvhen
           vve
           haue
           atchieued
           all
           these
           ends
           ,
           vve
           shall
           eternize
           our
           ovvne
           names
           to
           all
           ensuing
           posteritie
           ,
           as
           beeing
           the
           first
           beginners
           of
           one
           of
           the
           brauest
           and
           most
           excellent
           exploits
           that
           vvas
           attempted
           since
           the
           Primitiue
           times
           of
           the
           Church
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           adde
           one
           vvord
           more
           ,
           (
           but
           it
           is
           of
           much
           moment
           ,
           vve
           shall
           hereby
           vvipe
           off
           the
           staine
           that
           stickes
           vpon
           our
           nation
           since
           ,
           (
           either
           for
           idlenesse
           or
           some
           other
           base
           feares
           ,
           or
           foolish
           conceits
           )
           vve
           refused
           the
           offer
           of
           the
           west
           Indies
           ,
           made
           vnto
           vs
           by
           that
           famous
           
             Christopher
             Columbus
          
           ,
           who
           vpon
           Englands
           refusall
           ,
           tendred
           it
           to
           the
           Prince
           that
           
           now
           enioieth
           them
           .
           And
           thus
           I
           haue
           giuen
           you
           a
           tast
           of
           the
           roiall
           Encouragements
           which
           naturally
           and
           infallibly
           doe
           attend
           this
           blessed
           businesse
           :
           you
           see
           the
           discouragements
           how
           base
           and
           idle
           and
           imaginary
           they
           bee
           ;
           contrariwise
           ,
           the
           encouragements
           how
           reall
           ,
           solide
           and
           substantiall
           :
           Now
           
           therefore
           let
           vs
           all
           bee
           exhorted
           and
           encouraged
           to
           the
           effectuall
           prosecution
           of
           this
           enterprise
           vnto
           the
           end
           .
        
         
           And
           you
           first
           of
           all
           ,
           right
           honourable
           and
           worshipfull
           of
           the
           Counsell
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           vndertakers
           
           that
           liue
           here
           ,
           by
           whose
           wisedome
           the
           action
           is
           to
           be
           directed
           ,
           and
           by
           whose
           purses
           maintained
           ,
           consider
           what
           you
           haue
           entred
           into
           ,
           euen
           vpon
           an
           action
           of
           that
           nature
           and
           consequence
           ,
           as
           not
           only
           all
           nations
           stand
           gazing
           at
           ,
           but
           euen
           
           heauen
           and
           hell
           haue
           taken
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           holy
           Angels
           hoping
           ,
           and
           the
           diuels
           fearing
           what
           will
           be
           the
           issue
           .
           Therefore
           let
           all
           Nations
           see
           ,
           to
           their
           amazement
           ,
           the
           diuels
           to
           their
           terror
           ,
           the
           Angels
           to
           their
           ioy
           ,
           and
           especially
           our
           God
           to
           his
           glorie
           and
           the
           honor
           of
           his
           truth
           ,
           that
           the
           English
           Christians
           will
           not
           vndertake
           a
           publike
           action
           which
           they
           will
           not
           prosecute
           to
           perfection
           .
           Let
           vs
           then
           beleeue
           no
           tales
           ,
           regard
           no
           slanders
           (
           raised
           or
           spred
           by
           Papists
           or
           Epicures
           )
           feare
           no
           shadowes
           ,
           care
           for
           no
           oppositions
           ,
           respect
           no
           losses
           that
           may
           befall
           ,
           nor
           bee
           daunted
           with
           any
           discouragements
           whatsoeuer
           ;
           but
           goe
           forward
           to
           assist
           this
           noble
           action
           with
           countenance
           and
           counsell
           ,
           with
           men
           and
           money
           ,
           and
           with
           continuall
           supplies
           ,
           till
           wee
           haue
           made
           our
           plantation
           and
           colonie
           able
           to
           subsist
           of
           it selfe
           ,
           and
           till
           there
           be
           a
           Church
           of
           God
           established
           in
           Virginea
           ,
           euen
           
             there
             where
             Satans
             throne
             is
          
           .
           Thus
           shall
           we
           honour
           our
           God
           ,
           our
           religion
           ,
           our
           nation
           ,
           and
           leaue
           that
           honour
           on
           our
           names
           ,
           which
           shall
           make
           them
           flourish
           till
           the
           worlds
           end
           ,
           and
           (
           which
           is
           all
           in
           all
           .
           )
           lay
           vp
           that
           comfort
           to
           our
           soules
           which
           shall
           stand
           by
           vs
           at
           our
           deaths
           ,
           &
           speake
           for
           vs
           to
           the
           
             great
             Iudge
             at
             the
             last
             and
             great
             day
             .
          
        
         
           And
           to
           you
           (
           right
           honourable
           and
           beloued
           )
           
           who
           ingage
           your
           liues
           ,
           and
           therefore
           are
           deepliest
           interessed
           in
           this
           businesse
           ,
           who
           make
           the
           greatest
           ventures
           ,
           and
           beare
           the
           greatest
           burdens
           ;
           who
           leaue
           your
           ease
           and
           pleasures
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           commit
           your selues
           to
           the
           seas
           and
           winds
           for
           the
           good
           
           of
           this
           enterprise
           ;
           you
           that
           desire
           to
           aduance
           the
           Gospell
           of
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           with
           the
           hazzard
           of
           your
           liues
           ,
           goe
           forward
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           God
           of
           heauen
           and
           earth
           ,
           
             the
             God
             that
             keepeth
             cauenant
             and
             mercie
             for
             thousands
          
           ;
           goe
           on
           with
           the
           blessing
           
           of
           God
           ,
           Gods
           Angels
           and
           Gods
           Church
           ;
           cast
           away
           feare
           ,
           and
           let
           nothing
           daunt
           your
           spirits
           ,
           remembring
           whom
           you
           goe
           vnto
           ,
           euen
           to
           English
           men
           your
           brethren
           ,
           who
           haue
           broke
           the
           ice
           before
           you
           ,
           and
           suffered
           that
           which
           with
           Gods
           blessing
           you
           neuer
           shall
           ;
           remembring
           what
           you
           goe
           to
           doe
           ,
           euen
           to
           display
           the
           banner
           of
           Christ
           Iesus
           ,
           to
           fight
           with
           the
           diuell
           and
           the
           old
           dragon
           ,
           hauing
           Michael
           and
           his
           Angels
           on
           your
           side
           :
           to
           eternize
           your
           owne
           names
           both
           heere
           at
           home
           &
           amongst
           the
           Virgineans
           (
           whose
           Apostles
           you
           are
           )
           and
           to
           make
           your selues
           most
           happy
           men
           whether
           you
           liue
           or
           die
           :
           if
           you
           liue
           ,
           by
           effecting
           so
           glorious
           a
           worke
           ;
           if
           you
           die
           ,
           by
           dying
           as
           Martyrs
           or
           Confessors
           of
           Gods
           religion
           :
           and
           remembring
           lastly
           whom
           you
           leaue
           behinde
           you
           ,
           euen
           vs
           your
           brethren
           ,
           of
           whom
           many
           would
           goe
           with
           you
           that
           yet
           may
           not
           ,
           many
           will
           follow
           you
           in
           conuenient
           time
           ,
           and
           who
           will
           now
           goe
           with
           you
           in
           our
           harts
           and
           praiers
           ,
           and
           who
           will
           second
           you
           with
           new
           &
           fresh
           supplies
           ,
           &
           who
           are
           resolued
           (
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           that
           God
           in
           whose
           name
           they
           haue
           vndertaken
           it
           )
           neuer
           to
           relinquish
           this
           action
           ;
           but
           though
           all
           the
           wealth
           already
           put
           in
           were
           lost
           ,
           will
           againe
           &
           againe
           renue
           and
           continue
           their
           supplies
           ,
           vntill
           the
           Lord
           giue
           the
           hoped
           haruest
           of
           our
           endeuors
           .
        
         
         
           And
           thou
           most
           noble
           Lord
           ,
           whom
           God
           hath
           
           stirred
           vp
           to
           neglect
           the
           pleasures
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           with
           
             Abraham
             to
             goe
             from
             thy
             country
             ,
             and
             for
             sake
             thy
             kindred
             and
             thy
             fathers
             house
             ,
             to
             goe
             to
             a
             Land
             which
             God
             will
             shew
             thee
             ,
          
           giue
           me
           leaue
           to
           speak
           the
           truth
           :
           
           Thy
           Ancestor
           many
           hundred
           yeeres
           agoe
           gained
           
           great
           honour
           to
           thy
           house
           ;
           but
           by
           this
           action
           thou
           augmentst
           it
           .
           He
           tooke
           a
           King
           prisoner
           in
           the
           field
           in
           his
           owne
           Land
           :
           but
           by
           the
           godly
           managing
           of
           this
           businesse
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           take
           the
           Diuell
           prisoner
           in
           open
           field
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           owne
           kingdome
           :
           nay
           the
           Gospell
           which
           thou
           carriest
           with
           thee
           shall
           
             binde
             him
             in
             chaines
             ,
             and
             his
             Angels
             in
             stronger
             fetters
             then
          
           
           
             iron
             ,
             and
             execute
             vpon
             them
             the
             iudgement
             that
             is
             written
             :
          
           yea
           it
           shall
           
             lead
             captiuitie
             captiue
          
           ,
           and
           redeeme
           the
           soules
           of
           men
           from
           bondage
           .
           And
           thus
           thy
           glory
           and
           honour
           of
           thy
           house
           is
           more
           at
           the
           last
           then
           at
           the
           first
           .
        
         
           Goe
           on
           therefore
           ,
           
             and
             prosper
             with
             this
             thy
             honor
             ,
          
           
           which
           indeed
           is
           greater
           then
           cuery
           eie
           discernes
           ,
           euen
           such
           as
           the
           present
           ages
           shortly
           will
           enioy
           ,
           and
           the
           future
           admire
           :
           
             Goe
             forward
             in
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             ,
             and
             make
             mention
             of
             his
             righteousnesse
             only
             .
          
           Looke
           not
           at
           the
           gaine
           ,
           the
           wealth
           ,
           the
           honour
           ,
           the
           aduancement
           of
           thy
           house
           that
           may
           follow
           and
           fall
           vpon
           thee
           :
           but
           looke
           at
           those
           high
           and
           better
           ends
           that
           concerne
           the
           kingdome
           of
           God.
           Remember
           thou
           art
           a
           Generall
           of
           English
           men
           ,
           nay
           a
           Generall
           of
           Christian
           men
           :
           therefore
           principally
           looke
           to
           religion
           .
           You
           goe
           to
           commend
           it
           to
           the
           heathen
           ;
           then
           practise
           it
           your
           
           selues
           :
           make
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           honourable
           ,
           not
           hatefull
           vnto
           them
           .
           Suffer
           no
           Papists
           ;
           let
           them
           not
           nestle
           there
           ;
           nay
           let
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Pope
           for
           Poperie
           be
           neuer
           heard
           of
           in
           Virginea
           .
           Take
           heed
           of
           Atheists
           the
           Diuels
           champions
           :
           and
           if
           thou
           discouer
           any
           ,
           make
           them
           exemplarie
           .
           And
           (
           if
           I
           may
           be
           so
           bold
           as
           to
           aduise
           )
           make
           Atheisme
           and
           other
           blasphemie
           capitall
           ,
           and
           let
           that
           bee
           the
           first
           law
           made
           in
           Virginea
           .
           Suffer
           no
           Brownists
           ,
           nor
           factious
           Separatists
           :
           let
           them
           keepe
           their
           conuenticles
           elsewhere
           :
           let
           them
           goe
           and
           conuert
           some
           other
           Heathen
           ,
           and
           let
           vs
           see
           if
           they
           can
           
             constitute
             such
             Churches
             really
          
           ,
           the
           Idaeaes
           whereof
           they
           haue
           fancied
           in
           their
           braines
           :
           and
           when
           they
           haue
           giuen
           vs
           any
           such
           example
           ,
           we
           may
           then
           haue
           some
           cause
           to
           follow
           them
           .
           Till
           then
           we
           will
           take
           our
           paterne
           from
           their
           betters
           .
           Especially
           suffer
           no
           sinfull
           ,
           no
           leaud
           ,
           no
           licentious
           men
           ,
           none
           that
           liue
           not
           vnder
           the
           obedience
           of
           good
           lawes
           :
           and
           let
           your
           lawes
           be
           strict
           ,
           especially
           against
           swearing
           and
           other
           prophanenesse
           .
           And
           though
           vaine
           swearing
           by
           Gods
           name
           be
           the
           common
           and
           
             crying
             sinne
          
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           no
           mortall
           ,
           but
           
             a
             veniall
             sinne
          
           in
           Popish
           doctrine
           ,
           a
           yet
           know
           that
           it
           is
           a
           sinne
           
             vnder
             which
             the
             earth
             mournes
          
           :
           b
           and
           your
           land
           will
           flourish
           if
           this
           
           be
           repressed
           .
           Let
           the
           Sabbath
           be
           wholly
           and
           holily
           obserued
           ,
           publike
           praiers
           daily
           frequented
           ,
           idlenesse
           eschewed
           ,
           and
           mutinies
           carefully
           preuented
           .
           Be
           well
           aduised
           in
           making
           lawes
           ;
           but
           being
           made
           ,
           let
           them
           bee
           obeied
           ,
           and
           let
           none
           stand
           for
           scarre-crowes
           ;
           for
           that
           is
           the
           way
           to
           make
           all
           
           at
           last
           to
           be
           contemned
           .
           This
           course
           take
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           see
           those
           who
           were
           to
           blame
           at
           home
           ,
           will
           prooue
           praise-worthy
           in
           Virginea
           .
           And
           you
           will
           teach
           vs
           in
           England
           to
           know
           (
           who
           almost
           haue
           forgot
           it
           )
           what
           an
           excellent
           thing
           execution
           of
           lawes
           is
           in
           a
           common-wealth
           .
           But
           if
           you
           should
           aime
           at
           nothing
           but
           your
           priuate
           ends
           ,
           and
           neglect
           religion
           and
           Gods
           seruice
           ,
           looke
           for
           no
           blessing
           ,
           nay
           looke
           for
           a
           curse
           ,
           though
           not
           on
           the
           whole
           action
           ,
           yet
           on
           our
           attempt
           ;
           and
           neuer
           thinke
           that
           wee
           shall
           haue
           the
           honour
           to
           effect
           it
           .
           Yet
           thinke
           not
           that
           our
           sinne
           shall
           hinder
           the
           purpose
           of
           God
           :
           for
           when
           this
           sinfull
           generation
           is
           consumed
           ,
           God
           will
           stirre
           vp
           our
           children
           after
           vs
           ,
           who
           will
           learne
           by
           our
           example
           to
           follow
           it
           in
           more
           holy
           manner
           ,
           and
           so
           bring
           it
           to
           that
           perfection
           which
           we
           for
           our
           sinnes
           and
           prophanenesse
           could
           not
           doe
           .
           But
           you
           (
           right
           honourable
           )
           haue
           
             otherwise
             learned
             Christ
          
           ,
           and
           (
           we
           hope
           )
           will
           otherwise
           practise
           him
           ,
           and
           will
           declare
           by
           your
           managing
           of
           this
           action
           the
           power
           of
           that
           true
           religion
           you
           haue
           learned
           in
           England
           .
           Thus
           shall
           heauen
           and
           earth
           blesse
           you
           ,
           and
           for
           this
           heroicall
           aduenture
           of
           thy
           person
           and
           state
           in
           such
           a
           godly
           cause
           ,
           the
           God
           of
           heauen
           will
           make
           thy
           name
           to
           bee
           remembred
           thorowout
           all
           generations
           :
           and
           thousands
           of
           people
           shall
           honour
           thy
           memorie
           ,
           and
           giue
           thankes
           to
           God
           for
           thee
           while
           the
           world
           endureth
           .
        
         
           And
           thou
           Virginea
           ,
           whom
           though
           mine
           eies
           see
           
           not
           ,
           my
           heart
           shall
           loue
           ;
           how
           hath
           God
           honoured
           
           thee
           !
           Thou
           hast
           thy
           name
           from
           the
           worthiest
           Queene
           that
           euer
           the
           world
           had
           :
           thou
           hast
           thy
           matter
           from
           the
           greatest
           King
           on
           earth
           :
           and
           thou
           shalt
           now
           haue
           thy
           forme
           from
           one
           of
           the
           most
           glorious
           Nations
           vnder
           the
           Sunne
           ,
           and
           vnder
           the
           conduct
           of
           a
           Generall
           of
           as
           great
           and
           ancient
           Nobilitie
           as
           euer
           was
           ingaged
           in
           action
           of
           this
           nature
           .
           But
           this
           is
           but
           a
           little
           portion
           of
           thy
           honour
           :
           for
           
             thy
             God
             is
             comming
             towards
             thee
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           sends
           to
           thee
           ,
           and
           salutes
           thee
           with
           the
           best
           blessing
           heauen
           hath
           ,
           enen
           his
           blessed
           Gospell
           .
           
             Looke
             vp
             therefore
             ,
             and
             lift
             vp
             thy
             head
             ,
             for
             thy
             redemption
             draweth
             nie
             :
          
           and
           he
           that
           was
           
             the
             God
             of
             Israel
          
           ,
           and
           is
           still
           
             the
             God
             of
             England
          
           ,
           will
           shortly
           I
           doubt
           not
           bring
           it
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           men
           shall
           say
           ,
           
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             God
             of
             Virginea
          
           ;
           and
           let
           all
           Christian
           people
           say
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           salutation
           doth
           my
           soule
           send
           thee
           ,
           O
           Virginea
           ,
           euen
           this
           poore
           
             New-yeeres
             Gift
          
           ,
           who
           though
           I
           be
           not
           worthy
           to
           be
           thine
           Apostle
           ,
           yet
           doe
           vow
           and
           deuote
           my selfe
           to
           be
           in
           England
           thy
           faithfull
           factor
           and
           sollicitor
           ,
           and
           most
           desirous
           to
           do
           thee
           any
           seruice
           in
           the
           Lord
           Iesus
           Christ
           our
           Sauiour
           and
           thine
           :
           whom
           wee
           beseech
           for
           his
           precious
           blood-shedding
           to
           aduance
           his
           standard
           amongst
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           may
           once
           crie
           for
           your selues
           as
           we
           do
           now
           for
           you
           ,
           
             Euen
             so
             come
             Lord
             Iesus
          
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             GOD
             
          
           
             to
             EVROPE
             .
          
           
             
               THE
               Kingdome
               of
               God
               shall
               bee
               taken
               from
               you
               ,
               *
               and
               giuen
               to
               a
               Nation
               that
               shall
               bring
               foorth
               the
               fruits
               there
               of
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             GOD
             
          
           
             to
             ENGLAND
             .
          
           
             
               But
               I
               haue
               praicd
               for
               thee
               that
               thy
               faith
               faile
               not
               :
               therefore
               when
               thou
               art
               conuerted
               strengthen
               thy
               brethren
               .
            
             
               Luk.
               22.
               32.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             ENGLAND
             
          
           
             to
             GOD.
             
          
           
             
               Lord
               heere
               I
               am
               :
               Send
               me
               .
            
             
               Esay
               6.
               7.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             GOD
             
          
           
             to
             VIRGINEA
             .
          
           
             
               He
               that
               walketh
               in
               darknesse
               ,
               and
               hath
               no
               light
               ,
               let
               him
               trust
               in
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               stay
               vpon
               his
               God.
               
            
             
               Esay
               50.
               10.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             VIRGINEA
             
          
           
             to
             GOD.
             
          
           
             
               God
               be
               mercifull
               to
               vs
               ,
               and
               blesse
               vs
               ,
               and
               cause
               the
               light
               of
               thy
               countenance
               shine
               vpon
               vs
               :
               let
               thy
               waies
               bee
               knowen
               vpon
               earth
               ,
               and
               thy
               sauing
               health
               among
               all
               Nations
               .
            
             
               Psal.
               67.
               1.
               2.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             ENGLAND
             
          
           
             to
             VIRGINEA
             .
          
           
             
               Behold
               ,
               I
               bring
               you
               glad
               tidings
               :
               Vnto
               you
               is
               borne
               a
               Sauiour
               ,
               euen
               Christ
               the
               Lord.
               
            
             
               Luk.
               1.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             VIRGINEA
             
          
           
             to
             ENGLAND
             .
          
           
             
               How
               beautifull
               are
               the
               feet
               of
               them
               that
               bring
               glad
               tidings
               ,
               and
               publish
               saluation
               !
            
             
               Es.
               52.
               7.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             ENGLAND
             
          
           
             to
             VIRGINEA
             .
          
           
             
               Come
               children
               ,
               hearken
               vnto
               me
               :
               I
               will
               teach
               you
               the
               feare
               of
               the
               Lord.
               
            
             
               Psal.
               34.
               11.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             VIRGINEA
             
          
           
             to
             ENGLAND
             .
          
           
             
               Blessed
               bee
               hee
               that
               commeth
               to
               vs
               in
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord.
               
            
             
               Psal.
               118.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A19590-e580
           
             Matth.
             26.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             16.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             .
             21.
             
          
           
             Bellar.
             tom
             .
             1.
             lib.
             de
             verbo
             Dei
             3.
             cap.
             5.
             pag.
             178.
             
          
           
             Idem
             de
             Rom.
             Pont.
             lib.
             1.
             cap.
             20.
             
          
           
             Idem
             ibid.
             lib.
             4.
             cap.
             3.
             
          
           
             Idem
             ibid.
             
          
           
             Idem
             tom
             .
             2.
             lib.
             de
             Concil
             .
             2.
             cap.
             2.
             
          
           
             Idem
             tom
             1.
             de
             Rom.
             Pont.
             lib.
             4
             cap.
             6.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             4.
             
          
           
             Vide
             Ambros.
             in
             hoc
             capus
             ,
             &
             alios
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             5.
             vlt.
             
          
           
             Hcb.
             9.
             24.
             
          
           
             Two
             parts
             of
             the
             text
             .
          
           
             First
             part
             ,
             Christs
             mercis
             .
          
           
             Doct.
             1.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.
             20.
             
          
           
             Doct.
             2.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             17.
             30.
             
          
           
             Doct.
             3.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             11.
             29.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             13.
             1.
             
          
           
             Ierem.
             32.
             40.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             115.
             1.
             
          
           
             Doct.
             4.
             
          
           
             August
             .
             ser.
             122
             de
             tempore
             .
             Tom.
             
          
           
             Cum
             oramus
             ipsi
             cum
             Deo
             loquimur
             :
             cúm
             legimus
             scripturas
             ipsi
             cum
             Deo
             loquimur
             .
          
           
             Second
             part
             ,
             Peters
             duty
             .
          
           
             Doct.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             31.
             15.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             107.
             20.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Cor.
             6.
             2.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             22.
             61.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             22.
             62.
             
          
           
             Doct.
             2.
             
          
           
             Doct.
             3.
             
          
           
             Num.
             11.
             29.
             
          
           
             Act.
             26.
             29.
             
          
           
             Doct.
             4.
             
          
           
             Bonum
             est
             sui
             diffusiuum
             .
          
           
             The
             excellencie
             and
             necessity
             of
             this
             action
             for
             Virginea
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             51
             12.
             13.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             34.
             11.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             66.
             16.
             
          
           
             The
             words
             of
             the
             second
             Patent
             ,
             dated
             1609.
             
          
           
             The
             words
             of
             the
             former
             Patent
             of
             anno
             1606.
             
          
           
             Another
             necessity
             ,
             we
             must
             doe
             as
             wee
             haue
             been
             done
             vnto
             .
          
           
             Assistance
             of
             this
             voyage
             cōsists
             in
             foure
             things
             :
             Countenance
             ,
             Person
             ,
             Purse
             ,
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             A
             particular
             consideration
             of
             the
             true
             state
             of
             the
             Virginean
             voyage
             ,
             vpon
             occasion
             of
             this
             text
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             the
             discouragements
             in
             this
             action
             laid
             down
             ,
             and
             remoued
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             discouragement
             :
             qu●stion
             of
             the
             lawfulnes
             .
          
           
             A
             Christian
             may
             not
             doe
             wrong
             to
             a
             Heathen
             .
          
           
             Genes
             .
             23.
             
          
           
             Christians
             may
             trafficke
             with
             the
             heathen
             .
          
           
             We
             will
             take
             from
             them
             only
             that
             they
             may
             spare
             vs.
             First
             ,
             their
             superfluous
             land
             .
             Secondly
             ,
             their
             superfluous
             commodities
             .
          
           
             The
             commodities
             certainly
             known
             to
             be
             in
             Virginia
             ,
             Timber
             ,
             Crystall
             ,
             Masts
             ,
             Wine
             ,
             Copper
             ,
             Iron
             ,
             Pitch
             ,
             Tarre
             ,
             Sope-ashes
             ,
             Sassafras
             .
          
           
             We
             giue
             to
             them
             what
             they
             most
             neede
             ,
             as
             1.
             
             Ciuilitie
             and
             skill
             in
             trades
             ,
             and
             tooles
             for
             trades
             ,
             and
             gouernement
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Religion
             ,
             and
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             true
             God.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor.
             9.
             11.
             
          
           
             M.
             Simonds
             his
             Sermon
             .
          
           
             The
             second
             discouragement
             :
             difficulty
             of
             Plantation
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             By
             distance
             .
          
           
             How
             neere
             Virginia
             is
             to
             England
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             For
             hard
             passage
             .
          
           
             How
             faire
             ,
             safe
             and
             easie
             ,
             the
             passage
             to
             Virginea
             is
             .
          
           
             Ierem.
             14.
             22.
             
          
           
             Psalm
             .
             107.
             25.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             The
             Climate
             .
          
           
             The
             Climate
             in
             Virginea
             temperate
             .
          
           
             The
             true
             position
             of
             Virginea
             .
          
           
             Their
             skins
             not
             blacke
             .
          
           
             Our
             men
             there
             complainc
             not
             of
             the
             Climate
             .
          
           
             The
             third
             discouragement
             :
             smalenes
             of
             our
             beginnings
             ,
             and
             pouertie
             of
             our
             Proceedings
             .
          
           
             Many
             greater
             matters
             haue
             had
             smaller
             beginnings
             .
          
           
             Cōpare
             Deut.
             10.
             22.
             with
             Exod.
             12.
             37.
             
          
           
             A
             storie
             for
             the
             mockers
             of
             this
             plantation
             to
             reade
             and
             obserue
             .
          
           
             Nehem.
             1.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             4.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Ibid
             vers
             .
             3.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             4.
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             Sam.
             22.
             2.
             
          
           
             God
             brings
             to
             passe
             great
             matters
             on
             small
             beginnings
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             In
             matters
             naturall
             .
             Genes
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             In
             matters
             humane
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             In
             matters
             spirituall
             .
          
           
             Esay
             49.
             13.
             
          
           
             4.
             
             In
             matters
             politike
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             118.
             
          
           
             Obiect
             .
             We
             send
             base
             and
             disordered
             mé
             .
          
           
             The
             basest
             and
             worst
             men
             trained
             vp
             in
             seuere
             discipline
             ,
             sharpe
             lawes
             ,
             a
             hard
             life
             ,
             and
             much
             labour
             ,
             do
             proue
             good
             members
             of
             a
             Common-wealth
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Chron.
             11.
             11
             and
             chap.
             12.
             1.
             
             &c.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Sam.
             2.
             3.
             
          
           
             Better
             gouernment
             and
             discipline
             in
             small
             then
             in
             great
             States
             ,
             and
             in
             those
             that
             are
             newly
             setled
             .
          
           
             I.
             Sam.
             22.
             2.
             
          
           
             I.
             Chron.
             12.
             22.
             
          
           
             The
             fourth
             discouragement
             :
             ill
             reports
             of
             the
             countrey
             ,
             by
             them
             that
             come
             from
             thence
             .
          
           
             Numb
             .
             13.
             3.
             
          
           
             Numb
             .
             13.
             32.
             and
             33.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             vers
             .
             32.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             14.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             14.
             10.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             14.
             37.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             29.
             
          
           
             Ibid.
             14
             &
             30.
             
          
           
             A
             comparison
             of
             searching
             of
             Canaan
             and
             Virginea
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             report
             thereof
             made
             .
          
           
             Matth.
             12.
             34.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             19.
             
          
           
             The
             fifth
             discouragement
             :
             miseries
             of
             them
             that
             goe
             in
             person
             .
          
           
             Answere
             1.
             
             No
             great
             thing
             atchieued
             without
             induring
             miseries
             .
          
           
             Difficilia
             qua
             pulchra
             .
          
           
             Answere
             2.
             
             This
             obiection
             riseth
             from
             balenesse
             and
             cowardize
             of
             spirit
             .
          
           
             The
             ancient
             valour
             and
             hardnesse
             of
             our
             people
             .
          
           
             How
             the
             low-countrie
             men
             are
             altered
             within
             these
             100.
             yeares
             .
          
           
             A
             good
             thing
             in
             a
             state
             for
             people
             to
             be
             inured
             to
             hardnesse
             .
          
           
             Answ.
             3.
             
             The
             miseries
             and
             wāts
             that
             haue
             been
             sustained
             ,
             came
             accidentally
             by
             the
             absence
             of
             our
             gouernours
             .
          
           
             The
             sixth
             discouragement
             :
             vncertaintie
             of
             profit
             ,
             and
             the
             long
             stay
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             Ans.
             1.
             
             Profit
             is
             the
             least
             &
             last
             end
             aimed
             at
             in
             this
             voyage
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             20.
             8.
             
          
           
             Prou.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             6.
             33.
             
          
           
             Ans.
             2.
             
             The
             voiage
             wil
             be
             assuredly
             profitable
             in
             short
             time
             .
          
           
             The
             cause
             why
             the
             profit
             can
             not
             be
             presently
             expected
             ,
             is
             ,
             because
             that
             continuall
             supplies
             are
             still
             to
             be
             sent
             .
          
           
             The
             seuenth
             discouragement
             :
             multitude
             and
             might
             of
             our
             enemies
             .
          
           
             Answ.
             1.
             
             The
             Spaniards
             are
             not
             our
             enemies
             ,
             for
             he
             is
             in
             league
             with
             vs.
             
          
           
             Uide
             Annales
             Silesy
             ,
             per
             Curaeū
             ,
             pag.
             139.
             &
             deinceps
             .
          
           
             Clades
             Varnensis
             .
          
           
             Cardinali
             ,
             Iulianus
             .
          
           
             Crucifixe
             crucifixe
             ,
             si
             Deus
             es
             ,
             effunde
             iram
             tuam
             in
             populum
             tuum
             ,
             qui
             iuramentum
             sub
             tuo
             nomine
             factum
             scelerate
             riolant
             .
          
           
             Alexander
             the
             sixth
             to
             Ferdinando
             King
             of
             Castile
             ,
             Anno
             1493.
             
          
           
             This
             bull
             of
             Pope
             Alexander
             the
             sixth
             ,
             is
             extant
             verbatim
             amongst
             the
             Constitutions
             of
             the
             Popes
             ,
             let
             out
             by
             Peter
             Matthew
             at
             Lions
             1588.
             and
             is
             to
             be
             found
             at
             page
             150.
             
          
           
             This
             enterprize
             hath
             only
             3.
             enemies
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             Diuell
             .
          
           
             Genes
             .
             3.
             
          
           
             Coloss
             2.
             15.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             16.
             18.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Cor.
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             8.
             31.
             32.
             
          
           
             Mark.
             3.
             41.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             12.
             24.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             6.
             17.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             4.
             12.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             Papists
             .
          
           
             The
             euill
             and
             base
             reports
             that
             haue
             been
             seattered
             of
             this
             enterprize
             came
             originally
             from
             some
             Papists
             .
          
           
             Lutherus
             de
             seipso
             :
             Pestis
             eram
             uiuens
             ,
             moriens
             ero
             mors
             sua
             Papa
             .
          
           
             Popes
             haue
             euer
             lost
             by
             their
             curses
             and
             excommunications
             .
          
           
             Apoc.
             17.
             16.
             
          
           
             The
             3.
             enemie
             ,
             the
             Players
             .
          
           
             Two
             causes
             why
             the
             Players
             maligne
             this
             action
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             31.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             encouragements
             in
             this
             businesse
             are
             three
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Encouragement
             ,
             the
             excellency
             of
             the
             designe
             ,
             in
             it selfe
             ,
             being
             1.
             
             A
             lawfull
             action
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             An
             honorable
             action
             ,
             both
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             ends
             &
             vndertakers
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             A
             holy
             action
             .
          
           
             Math.
             10.
             42.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Encouragement
             :
             the
             friends
             of
             this
             action
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Kings
             6.
             16
             
          
           
             1
             Friend
             ,
             God
             himself
             .
          
           
             Prou.
             8.
             
          
           
             Testimonies
             that
             God
             is
             our
             friend
             .
          
           
             In
             our
             King
             and
             Prince
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             vndertakers
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             In
             them
             that
             goe
             in
             person
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             God
             that
             moues
             men
             to
             go
             thit
             her
             
          
           
             Gene.
             9.
             27.
             
          
           
             Fourthly
             in
             the
             Sauages
             
          
           
             Fiftly
             in
             the
             multitude
             of
             contributors
             .
          
           
             Sixtly
             in
             mouing
             all
             good
             men
             to
             pray
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             Filius
             tantaram
             precum
             &
             lachrimarum
             perire
             non
             potest
             August
             .
             confess
             .
          
           
             Second
             friend
             Gods
             Angels
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             15.
             10.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             I.
             vlt.
             Psal.
             34.
             7.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             91.
             11.
             
          
           
             Third
             friend
             the
             praiers
             of
             Gods
             Church
             .
          
           
             See
             the
             English
             Chronicle
             in
             Henrie
             the
             fift
             .
          
           
             A
             comparison
             of
             the
             friends
             and
             enemies
             of
             this
             enterprise
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Incouragement
             ,
             the
             ends
             of
             this
             action
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Accidentall
             ends
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             True
             ends
             principall
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             Sauages
             their
             conuersion
             .
          
           
             Esay
             52.
             7.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             In
             regard
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             To
             appease
             him
             ,
             because
             iustly
             offended
             .
             
               Rom.
               15.
               16.
            
             
          
           
             2.
             
             To
             honor
             him
             ,
             being
             by
             vs
             dishonoured
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             In
             regard
             of
             our
             religion
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             In
             regard
             of
             our selues
             .
          
           
             Ends
             subordinate
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             The
             conclusion
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             To
             the
             honorabls
             Counsell
             &
             vndertakers
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             To
             them
             that
             goe
             in
             person
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             34.
             7.
             
          
           
             Particular
             to
             the
             honorable
             Generall
             .
          
           
             Genes
             .
             12.
             1.
             
          
           
             At
             the
             battle
             with
             the
             black
             Prince
             
          
           
             Psal.
             149.
             8.
             9.
             
          
           
             Admonititions
             and
             aduices
             to
             our
             Generall
             and
             his
             company
             .
          
           
             a
             Molanus
             comp
             .
             pract
             .
             theol
             .
             tract
             .
             2.
             cap.
             7.
             concl
             .
             2.
             
             Nic.
             a
             Grana
             de
             poenit
             .
             &
             confess
             .
             quaest
             .
             40.
             
          
           
             b
             Icr.
             23.
             10.
             
          
           
             Iac.
             de
             Graff
             .
             decis
             .
             aur
             .
             to
             .
             1.
             lib.
             2.
             cap.
             14.
             art
             .
             9.
             and
             almost
             all
             their
             Casuists
             doe
             teach
             this
             doctrine
             .
          
           
             A
             salutation
             of
             Virginea
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A19590-e11380
           
             *
             Too
             true
             :
             for
             the
             greater
             part
             is
             ouer-runne
             either
             with
             Turcisme
             or
             Poperie
             .
          
        
      
    
  

