A DIALOGUE Between the Confederate Princes Concerning the Present AFFAIRS of EUROPE. The French King to the Jesuits. Psal. 33. v. 9 Es. 46. v. 10. FOR I speak, and 'tis done— my Counsel shall stand, and I will do all my Pleasure. The Jesuits to King James. Psal. 22. v. 8, 9 The Protestants trusted on the Lord that he would deliver them, Let him deliver them seeing he delighted in them. The Vaudois and the French Protestants. Jerem. Lam. c. 4. v. 19 Our Persecutors are swifter than the Eagles of the Heaven, the pursued Us upon the Mountains, they laid wait for Us in the Wilderness. Revel. 6. v. 6.10. How long, O Lord, Holy and True dost thou not Judge and Avenge our Blood on them that dwell on the Earth. The Church of England speaking by the Mouth of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Mich. 7. v. 18. Rejoice not against Me, O mine Enemy: If I am fallen, I will arise; if I have sat in Darkness, the Lord will enlighten Me. The Lords and Nobility of England. Ps. 22. v. 18. The Jesuits and the Monks part our Garments among them, and cast Lots upon our Vestures. Geneva and the Suisse Protestants. Amos 5. v. 13. Therefore the Prudent shall keep silence,— for 'tis an Evil time. The Bishop of St. Asaph. Mat. 8. v. 26. Heb. 10. v. 37. Why are You fearful, O, Yea of little Faith?— For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. An Angel to the Prince of Orange. Revela. 14. v. 15. And another Angel came out of the Temple, crying with a Loud Voice, to the Prince of Orange, Thrust in thy Sickle in England and Reap; for the time is come for thee to Reap; for the Harvest of the Earth is Rind: Then he thrust in his Sickle on the Earth, and the Earth was Reaped. All those Princes and People that France Tyranizeth over. Revela. 12. v. 10. Now is come Salvation and Strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the Power of his Christ; for James the Friend and Slave of Lovis the Fourteenth is cast down. The Duke of Savoy. Phil. 2. v. 13. For I am in a straight betwixt Two (that is to say, Cazal and Pignerol) having a desire to departed and to be with the Emperor, or with the Spaniard, which is far better. The Preachers of Passive Obedience to King James. Judg. 9 v. 14. Then said all the Trees unto the Bromble, Come thou and Reign over Us. All True Englishment. 1. Sam. 8. v. 20. But now so 'tis, that we have another King over Us, to Judge Us, and go out before Us and Fight our Battles. The Bishop of London to the Parliament. 1. Kings, 1. v. 20. Now as to Thee, the Eyes of all Israel are upon Thee, that thou shouldst tell them who shall sit upon the Throne. The Pope apprehending the Exploits of King William. Jerem. 4. v. 6. Ah! the Evils and great Calamities of the Holy See come always from the North. King James speaking to the Jesuits in the College of Clermont. Eccl. 1. v. 2. Vanity of Vanities all is Vanity. Psal. 84. v. 10. For a day in thy Courts is better than a Thousand elsewhere, and I had rather be a Door keeper to the Jesuits, than to wear a Crown amongst the Tents of the Wicked Heretics. Hamborough. 1. Epist. St. Pet. 5. v. 8. Mine Adversary the Devil walketh about me, as a Roaring Lion seeking to Devour me. Brandebourg and Lunebourg to Hambourg. Psal. 91. v. 13. 2. Cor. 12. v. 9 Thou shalt tread upon the Lion and Adder— We will make perfect our strength in thy Weakness. The King of Denmark, of the Duke of Holstein. Psal. 35. v. 25. Ah! ah! Our Soul, We have swallowed him up. The Duke of Holstein. Jerem. 51.44. I will bring forth out of thy Mouth, that which thou hast swallowed up. Jerem. 6. v. 4. He shall restore what he hath taken away by Force, and what he shall take by force, or what he hath taken by Circumvention. Monsieur Mazius an old Preacher of the King of Denmark. Luke, 5. v. 5. Master, We have Toiled all the Night and have taken Nothing. The good Cannons of Cologne. Acts, 1. v. 25.18.20. We have chosen Clement of Bavaria, that He may take part of this Ministry and Apostleship, from which Judas, the Cardinal of Furstemberg by transgression fell, that he might go to his own Place; for he having purchased Voices with the Reward of Iniquity, His Bishopric let another take. Cardinal Fustemberg. Isa. 26. v. 18. I have Conceived, I have been in Pain, and I have brought forth nothing but Wind.— The Parliament of England to King James upon his Abdication. Job, 8. v. 13.14. So shall it befall all those that forget God; and the designs of all Perfidious & Perjured persons shall perish, their hopes shall be Cut off, and their Trust shall be a Spiders Web. The Parliament to the Prince of Orange. 1. King. 1. v. 39.40. And all the People said God save King William. And all the People came up after him, and played upon Flutes, and rejoiced with great Joy, to take the Oath of Allegiance to him. To the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, 1. Sam. 16. v. 1. And the Lord said unto Samuel, how long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from Reigning over Israel. All People concerned 〈◊〉 Liberty of Europe and for the True Religion. 1. Sam. 10. v. 24. See you him whom the Lord hath Chosen, for their is none like him among all the People. God touching King William. Psal. 4. v. 3. 1. Sam. 16. v. 12. But know that the Lord hath Chosen his wellbeloved, And the Lord said unto Samuel, Arise, Anoint him; for this is Herald Ezech. 2. v. 6. c. 3. v. 8. And thou, Son of Man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though Briers and Thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among Jacobites, Preachers of Passive Obedience: Inventors of the distinction between a King de Jure and de Facto; be not afraid of their words; for behold, I have made thy Face strong against their Faces, and thy Forehead strong against their Foreheads. England with Roses in her hands. Canti. 2. v. 12. The Flowers appear on the Earth, the time of the singing of Birds is come. Eccl. 50. v. 2.8. Under William have been laid the Foundations, which defend the Temple of the Lord, He is as the Flowers of Roses in the spring time. Ireland holding her Harp. Psal. 137. v. 1.2. Ps. 108. v. 1.2.3. We wept when we remembered Zion, We hanged our Harps upon the Willows; but now my heat is fixed. Awake Psalter and Harp; I myself will awake early, I will praise thee O Lord among the People: and I will sing Praises unto thee among the Nations. Sco● and with her Thistles. Judg. 8. v. 7. Mat. 7. v. 16. Thou shalt, like Gideon, tear the Flesh of thine Enemies with Thorns and Thistles; but my Thistles shall bear Figgs to thee. King William to the Highlanders and fanatics in Scotland. Heb. 6. v 8.9. That Earth which beareth Thorns and Thistles is rejected, and is nigh unto Cursing, whose End is to be burned. But beloved, we are persuaded better things of You, and things that accompany Salvation. The Duke of Savoy. Psal. 2. v. 3. Let us now break the Bands of France asunder, and cast away his Cords from Us. The King of England to that Duke. Ruth, 1. v. 16.17. Wither thou go'st I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge; thy People is my People, and thy God is my God; where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried, the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but Death part Thee and Me. The Emperor hastening to Crown his son King of the Romans. 2. Mac. 9 v. 25. And considering moreover, that all the Neighbouring Potentates are at War round about me, wayring for an Opportunity, and expecting what may happen, I have declared my son, my Successor. The house of Lavembourg. Amos, 3. v. 15. And the great houses shall have an End, saith the Lord. The three branches of the House of Brunswick. Eccle. 4. v. 12. A threefold Cord, is not quickly broken, and we will take care of Lyvembourg. The Electors of Mayence, Treves, and the Bishop of Liege; to the Emperor. Psal. 80. v. 6. Thou hast made Us a strife unto our Neighbours, and our Enemy the King of France laugheth at Us. The Dake of Wirtemberg, the Marquis of Dourlack, the Bishops of Worms and Spire. Haba. 1. v. 13.14. Holdest Thou thy Tongue O Lord, when the wicked French King devoureth the man that is more righteous than He; and hast thou made men as the Fishes of the Sea, where the great Ones devour the All the Confederates to the Emperor. Judith, 7. v. 24. Let God be Judge between You and Us; for You have done Us great Injury in not having made a Peace with the assyrians, (Turcks.) Lorraine upon the Death of her Prince. 2. King. 1. v. 12. Oh my Father! my Father! The Germans, and Confederates upon the death of the same. O the Chariots of Israel, and its Horsemen. The Emperor to the King of Poland. 1. King. 22. v. 4. Wilt thou go with me to Battle to Ramoth-Gilead? (the Port.) The Venetians to the King of Poland. Luke, 9 v. 62. No man having put his hand to the Plough, and looking back is fit for the Kingdom of Heaven. The Hollanders to the King of Danemark. Revel. 3. v. 15.16. I know thy Works, that thou art neither Cold nor Hot, for the League, so then, because thou art luke warm, I will spew the out of my Mouth. The Confedarates to the King of Sweden. 2. Tim. 4. v. 10. Demas hath forsaken Us, having loved this present World. The King of England to the Swisses. 1. King. 18. v. 21. How long halt Ye between two Opinions? If the Lord be God follow him: But if Baal be God— then follow him. The Vaudois. Psal 46. v. 7. The Lord of Host is with Us, the God of Jacob is our Refuge. The French concerning the Vaudois. Exod. 3. v. 25. Let us flee before these People for the Lord Fighteth for them. Louis the XIV. to the Duke de Chaulnes. Luke 13. v. 32. Go you and tell that Fox, Pope Ottoboni, that he ought to have respect for Me; for behold I cast out Devils, driving out of my Country, Cartesians, Jansenists, and Huguenots. The Pope to Cardinal Fourbin. Mat. 4. v. 9 All these things will I grant to the King of France, if he will fall down and worship Me. The French King to Tourville. Jos. 6. v. 17. Let the City of London be accursed, and all the things that are therein, only Rahab the Harlot (the Duchess of Mazarin) shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she carefully hide the Spicss that we sent. The Hollanders to Torrington and the Red Squadron. Ps. 6. v. 6. The Children of Ephraim turned their backs in the day of Battle. The true English. Josu. 7. v. 8. O Lord! what shall We say when Israel turneth their backs before their Enemies! For the Canaanites, the French, the Jacobites, the Drs. of Passive obedience shall hear of it, and shall environ Us round, and Cut off our Name from the Earth! King William concerning my Lord Torrington. 1 Kings, 1. v. 52. If for the time to come He will show himself a Worthy Man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the Earth: But if Wickedness shall be found in him, He shall die. The Duke of Saxony, to the Duke of Bavaria Tobit, 7. v. 11. Luke, 12. v. 19 Eat, drink and be joyful, and take thy Rest. Eat, drink and be merry. Prince Lowis of Baden, concerning the Army on the Rhine. Matt. 9 v. 36. I saw the Germane Army scattered upon the Rhine, as Sheep having no Shepherd. The Duke of Bavaria. 2 Cor. 2. v. 16. Exod. 3. v. 11. Who is sufficient for these things! Who am I, that I should go against the Pharaoh of France, and that I should bring forth the Germans out of Egypt? The Count de Castanaga, concerning the Amy of 66000 Men encamped at Hall. Gen. 24. v. 54. And Brandenbourgh and Waldeck did Eat and Drink, they and the Men that were with them, and tarried there all night (in the Spanish Netherlands.) Judges, 9 v. 27. And they went out into the Fields, and gathered their Vineyards, and trod the Grapes and made merry, and did Eat and drink and cursed Abimelec (the French King) and that was all that they did. The Landtgrave of Hesse concerning the same Army. Mat. 9 v. 37. The Harvest truly is plenteous, but the Labourers are few: Pray Ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest, that He will send forth Labourers into his harvest. The French King to the Protestans Cantons. 1 Macch. 10. v. 25, 26. The King of France to the Nation of the Suisse sendeth Greeting; Where as Ye have kept Covenant with Us, and continued in our Friendship, not joining your selves with our Enemies, We have heard hereof and are Glad. v. 27. Wherefore now continue still to be faithful unto Us; and we will recompense You, for the things you do in our behalf. v. 28, 29. I will bestow Pensions upon You, and will abate the Price of Salt. v. 36, 37. I will raise 30000 Men amongst You, under good Pay, I will send them into the best Garrisons, and let them walk in their own ways and be governed by their own Laws, and their Captains shall be chosen from amongst themselves. They shall likewise be furnished at the King's Expense for fortifying the Passage of Aoust. The Cantons. v. 46, 47. When they had heard these words, they believed them not, and would not accept of them; because they remembered the great Evil that he had done among them, and that he had greatly oppressed them, in usurpeing the Franche Comté; and in building Huningen. But with William the III they were well pleased, because he was the first that entreated of true Peace with them. The English to the Queen Dowager. Prov. 27. v. 10. Better is a Neighbour that is near, than a Brother a far off. The Princess of Denmark, concerning Mary of Modena. Esa. 66. v. 7, 8. Before she travailed she brought forth: before her pains came, She was delivered of a Manchild. Who hath heard such a thing! Who hath seen such things! Same Dutch-Merchants. Acts. 19 v. 25. Who being met together said, Sirs, You know that our Wealth proceeds from Trade. Now You see and hear, that our Craft is in great danger to be set at nought, if we continue to War with France. Saint Didier. Mat. 5. v. 25. Agree quickly with thine Adversary Lovis the XIV. The Count a Avaux. 1 Macc. 6. v. 56. Now therefore shake hands with the Hollanders, and make Peace with them, and with all their Nation. 1 Thessal. 5. v. 3. And when they shall say Peace, and Safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a Woman with Child; and they shall not escape. Mine Heer van Cirters to the Hollanders. 1 Macc. 6. v. 61.62. The King of France shall swear unto You, and will soon after break his Oath. Mine Heer Odyke. Ps. 28. v. 3. Have no Deal with the Wicked, nor with the Workers of Iniquity who speak Peace to their Neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. Monsieur Hope. Isa. 57 v. 21. There is no Peace, saith my God, to the Wicked. Monsieur Dickvelt. 2 Cor. 6. v. 5. What Concord hath Christ with Belial? Monsieur Hensius. Eccl. 13. v. 19 What Agreement can there be between the Wolf and the Sheep, muchless between the wicked, and that him seareth God? The trusty Blancart to the French King. Acts 13. v. 10. O full of all Subtlety and all Mischief, thou Child of the Devil, thou Enemy of all Righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the Right ways of the Lord? The Dutch to the English. Mat. 12. v. 24. Every Kingdom divided against itself is brought to Desolation; and every City or House divided against itself shall not stand. The Elector of Brandenbourg to the Parliament of England. Gal. 3. v. 3. Are You so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the Flesh? The Torys to the whigs. Gal. 5. v. 13. Brethren you have been called unto Liberty; but use not Liberty for a Cloak to Wickedness. The whigs to the Tories. Deuter. 27. v. 26. Cursed be He that confirmeth not all the words of the Law, to do them. A Trimmer. Geness 13. v. 8. Mat. 26. v. 15. Let there be no Strife between Us, I pray thee, for We are Brethren; but what will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you. A Wigg. Mat. 26. v. 8. Is. 8. v. 20. But in the beginning it was not so. To the Law and to the Testimony. Job. 8. v. 8. For, inquire, I pray thee, of the former Age, and prepare thyself to the search of their Fathers. A Patron of the good Old-Cause. Is. 59 v. 9 Cloth thee, Cloth thee, Cloth thee with force, to Arm of the Lord; awake thou as in ancient days, as in Ages past. A Tory. Eccl. 20. v. 30. 2 Cor. 3. v. 6. ch. 5. v. 17. Defile not yourselves in the Steps of your Forefathers. The Law is a ●ainistry of Death; for the Letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth Life. There where the Spirit is, there is Truth also, the Old things are passed away and all things are made New. A Trimming Clergyman. Acts 5. v. 38, 39 For if this Counsel, or this Work of William the III. be of Men, it will come to nought: but if it be of God, Ye cannot overthrow it. Dr. Tillotson to the People. Gal. 5. v. 15. But if you by't and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. The same to the King. Exod. 18. v. 21, 23. Thou shall provide out of all the People, able Men, such as fear God, Men of Truth hating covetousness; and place such over them, and give such Employments, so shall all the People go to their Place in peace. The Prayers of Europe against the French King. Ps. 74. v. 12, 13, 14. O God who art my King of old, working Salvation in the midst of the Earth, destroy thou this Behemoth, and break the Head of this Leviathan. The Jansenists, the Protestants & the Cartesians, concerning the Fall of Behemoth. Is. 14. v. 13, 14. Thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into Heaven, I will exalt my Throne above the Stars of God. I will be like the most High. v. 12. How art thou fallen from Heaven, o Lucifer, Son of the morning? how art thou cut down to the Ground, which didst weaken the Nations. v. 16. They that see thee, they shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, is not this Lovis the Great that made the Earth to tremble, that did shake Kingdoms? The Venetians, and the Duke of Tuscany, whispering him in the Ear. Nahum. 3. v. 19 There is no healing of thy Bruise: thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy Wickedness passed continually? The Jacobites, the Preachers of Passive Obedience, the Inventors of the Distinction of a King de Jure & de Facto, the Murmurers, the French Pensioners. Revel. 18. v. 9 They shall weep and wail and put on Mourning for the fall of Behemot, beating their Breasts and saying; alas! how in one instant so great Richesses are come to Nought! The Emporour touching Belgrade. Eccl. 38. v. 28. Mine yesterday, the Turks to day. The Duke of Lorrains Ghost to the Emperor. Haggai. 2. v. 5. Eccl. 22. v. 6. Yet now be strong, saith the Lord, and leave off Music in the time of Mourning. Prince Louis of Baden to his Imperial Majesty. 2 Cor. 11. v. 13. Esdras 4. v. 15. 2 Macch. 4. v. 50. The Jesuits are Deceitful Workers; They always cause vexation, & trouble to Princes; and by reason of those that are in great Place and credit they continue daily in their Power, increasing in malice, and being great Traitors to your Majesty. Eccl. 40. v. 9, 10. Murders, Strifes, Battles, Assaults, Famine, Destruction, Punishments, all these things are ordained for the Unjust, and by their Fault is the Deluge come, which hath overflowed Hungary. Monsieur Hoffman, the Emperor's Secretary, concerning the English Court. Kings 22. v. 14. What I have heard is true, and as true as God liveth. FINIS. LONDON. Printed for H. Hills, in Blackfriars, and T. Jones, without Temple-Bar. 1691.