But suppose the least and the worst part had ouercome the bigger and the better, yet (if they bee not hewen out of hard rockes) if these _Romanists_ haue not sucked the milke of wolues (as it is reported of the first founder of Rome) they would haue relented to see their natiue Country made nothing else but a verie shambles of _Italian_ and _Ignatian_ butchers. When _Alexander_ saw the dead corps of _Darius_; and _Iulius Caesar_, the head of _Pompey_; and _Marcus Marcellus_, _Syracusa_ burne; and _Scipio_, _Numantia_ spoild; and _Titus_, _Hierusalem_ made [dy]euen with the ground, they could not abstaine from weeping, albeit they were mortall enemies. But aboue all other in this kingdome, the truely zealous, and zealously true hearted protestants haue greatest occasion of reioycing; for if the Lord had not (_according to his excellent greatnes_, and according to his excellent goodnes too) deliuered vs out of this gun-powder gulfe, our bodies happily might haue beene made food for the foules, or else fewell for the fire; and that which would haue grieued our posteritie more, supersition and Idolatrie might in short time haue been replanted in this land; I meane that vpstart Antichristian religion of _Rome_, wherein many things, especially foure (as iudicious [dz]_Fox_ well obserued) are most abominable. 1. Vnlimited jurisdiction, derogatorie to all Kings and Emperours. 2. Insolent titles, preiudiciall to all Bishops and Prelates. 3. Corrupt doctrine, injurious to all Christians. 4. Filthie lise, detestable to all men. [Sidenote dy: _Luc. 19. 44._] [Sidenote dz: _Martyr. pag. 1._] The greater was our danger, the greater was our deliuerance; the greater our deliuerance, the greater our thankes should be; for as it followeth in my text, _God is to be praised according to his excellent greatnes_. It is true that our most and best praises are few for the number, and little for the measure; whereas God is infinite for his goodnes, and in his greatnesse incomprehensible. So that the meaning of [ea]_Dauid_ is, that we should praise him according to our capacitie, and not according to his immensitie; according to the grace bestowed vpon vs, and not according to the glorie which is in him. Ecclesiasticus 43. 30. _Praise the Lord, and magnifie him as much as ye can, yet doth he farre exceed. Exalt him with all your power, and be not weary, yet can ye not attaine vnto it._ [Sidenote ea: _Basil. Musculus, Placid. parnen. in loc._]