CM fc ' ; y4l j COLLECTION OF PURITAN AND ENGLISH THEOLOGICAL LITERATURE ? LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library brchive.org/details/italianconvertneOObai ITALIAN CONVERT, NEWES FROM ITALY A SECOND MOSES THE LIFE OF Galeacivs Caracgiolvs the Noble s Marqucflè of Fico. "£w Ntajri&B a,\V Containing the ftory of his admirable converfion from Popery, andforfàkkigof a rich Mar- quefclome for the Gofpels (àke. Written rirft in Italian, thence tranflatcdintolattinby reuerend Beza, an8 for the benefit of our people put into.Englifti : and now publiflied BY W. C. 'i\Wr,ovv «*, .^ In memàrhftmpitcrrta crii Iufus. PSALME 112. The jnft fliall be had in an everlafting remembrance» LONDON, Printed by A. G. for M.S. and are to be fold at his houfe * in Gì cene Arbour ai che {igne of the Bible* 1655» * ' TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, AND MY very good hord,Edmund Lord Sheftild, Lord Lieutenant in the North, and Lord Prefidcncof his highnes Qounfel thereof the Noble order of the Garter: and to the Right Honourable and Religious Ladies, the Lady D >wglafle his Motherland Lady Vrfala his Wife s and to all the vercuous off-fpring of thac Noble Race,Grace and Peace,&c. ►Ive me leave (right Honourable) to put you all in one Epi* 1 flic, whom God and nature have linked fo well together ? Nature in the necreft bond, and God in the holieft ReligU on. Forafimplcnew-yeercsgift, I prefènt you with as ftrange a ftory , as (out of the holy ftories) was ever heard»' Will your Hmourshave the whole § in briefe, aforeitbec laiddowneat large ? Thus it is. . Galeacius Czracciolus/ouneandkeire apparent to Calanco- mu$>Marqueffe «/Vicum in Naples,£rcd, burne, and brcugbt up in Woptry f a Courtier to the Eaperour Charles the fifth jte- pbewto the Pope Paul tbef'ourtb, beingmamed te the Dukje of Nucernes daughter : and having by her fx goodly children , at a Semen of Peter Martyrs was firfy touched, after by rcadmgStriptHre and other good meanes feat fuly converted -, laboured vfhbhu Lady, but could not ferfwade her. Therefore that he might enjyChrifi, anafcrvehim voi lb a quiet mfdencejbe left the lands livings y and boxeur s of a CMarquifdom, the i omfort t of im Lady and children jbcpUdfnretcf 'Italy, bu credit with he Empirour, bii Itjndudmth the Tope ,and forfaltingallf or the love of Itfus Cbri^came to Geneva, and there lived a poor e and meane>butyttan honourable andan holy life for fortityeaies.Afd though his father, bu Lady, hit tynfmf'n ; yea the Empsrour and the Pope diàalltbty could to reclame bint, yet continued becthe gift but the giver : but in this cafe I contrariwifeinrreat your honours, not iorefpeft the giver but the gift :o£ the giuer 1 fay euough if i fay nothing ; but of the g,ift, I meane of noble Galcafmf)\ fay 8« too l i be ttpijut ueaicatory* eooÌJttle when 1 havefaMall I can. But this I mufi needs fay : So religious, fo noble, fo vertuous was the man, io rcfolutc, fo holy, fo hctoicall was che faci: ,f° ftrange the be- ginning, fo admirable and extraordinary the perieverance, asifthe ftorywerenot debafed by the rudeneffe of my tranfiation; I durft fay, nonefo great but might i'eadeit,norfogoodbut might follow it. I may fay much rather than lacob. Few and ivill have Mj dayts betrte ; Yetinthcfefcw daiesofminefomething have I fecne j pore hare \ read, more have I heard j yetnever faw I, heard I, or rcadl any exam, pie (all things laid together) more ncerely feconding the example of Wo/iwthan this, of this moft renowned Marquefle Galeacixt. J/w/iwwastheadopredfonnecf a Kings daughter ; G Gcniva^xe places wellknownc : CaUnietw h s fa« thcr,t ba flu t he fifth, his Lord and Mafter,Pope Pa«/the fbw th his Vndc , were perfons wdlknowne i examine either places or perfons,and fpare none -, tf u:h fecks, no coi ners; «lifprove the ftory who can, we crave no fpar mg : neither is the time too forre pa ft, bin. «ay foone be exarained.He was borne within thefehundredyeates,anddiedatGr»ev* andhis fons Ion at this day is Mar. of f ifftW.Let any papift do what he can,be fhalhavc iL»re comfort in following the example,than credit in fceking to difprovc the ft° r y» In the courfe of my poore reading(right honorable) 1 have often found mention or this Noble Mar. and of hisftrangc converfion^but theftory it felfe, I firft found it in the exquifit Library of the good Gent.M.Gw j one that honors learning in others, and cherilheth it in himfelfe : and having not once read ir, but often pei ufed it, I thought it great lofle to our Church to want fo rare a jewell ; and there fore could notbut take the benefitof fome ftolne houres to put the fame into our tongue, for the benefit of my bic* thren in this ReaIme,who want knowledg in Italian and Latine tongues.And now being mnflared, I humblyofferand confecratcit to nsy holy mother the Church of Euglmd ? who may rejoyce to fecher Religion fprcddiwg it felfe privily in the-heai tof Italy ; and to fee the Popes Nephew become her fonne. And next of all unto you (right hone"* jable) to whom I am bound in fo many bonds of dury,and to whom mis ftory doth fo fir-.' ly appertaine. You (my honourable good L ord) may here fee a Noble Genvk man of your owneranke in defcenr,birth,education,advanccments like your felfe j to bee like you alfo in the loveand liking of the fame holy Religion And you good Madam, may here conceive and judge by your felfe, how much more happy this Noble Marqucflc had bin, if his Lady Madam yitioria had bin like vourfeifc. lmear.e/iffhehad follow- ed and accompanied her Lo d in thathismoft holy and happy conversion, And -you aH right Honourable) in this noble Marquesas ina cryftall glaiìe-,mdy bsliold your felves of when» 1 hope you will give me leave ro fpeake (that which to the great glory of God you fpare not to fpeake of your felves that you were once darkneflè, but now are light in the Lord : BJefféd bee that God thetathcr ©flight; whofe glorious light hath (hined) into your hearts. Bcholo ! (Yight honourable) you arc not alone - t behold an Italian 3 be- hold amebic Marqueflè hath b. ok'cn the yre, and trpden the path before you: In him you may. fee th&ttljpds Rd gion is as we 1 in Italy as m Hjjtgl nd : I mcanc that though tbcfoce of Itti) be thefeatof ./fwfkfoi'V, jretln the heart the. eof there is a remnant of the Lord of holis. Yeu may fee this NohleMatqueHe inehisfróry now after his death, whom in his life time fo many Noble Princes defaed to fee Vim body lies in the bow- ells oftheeanh;but his fonie lives in heaven intbebt forile of fcfus Chi iff, and his re- ligion in your hear-ts,and his name lhal! live for ever in this ftory. Accept it therefore (right honorable)&if for my fake you wil. yottd fife to read it once over,l dnre fay that afterwards for your own fake you will read it over and over againe : which if you do you (hall find it wil ftir up your pure minds,and iriflan e your hearts with a ye t more-carneft serie to the m;th:and wil be an effectual mcanno Cereale your-f aitkyou* fcareofGod, you-, humility,patience,conftancy,&ailo;hcrhoiy'verrue this noble c» ample 10 fee an//(i/«» J fcj.sxeciknt acbxiftiaOjOac fo nee re the P- pc,fj -cere to U usChrift; A 3 . ara T 1 The Epifite "Dedicatovi andfuchbleffedfiuìrtobloflomein che Popes owne garden; and to fee a Noble ma» of /M/y forfake that for Chrift/or which J feare,many amongft us would forfake Chrift himfclfe. Andfurely (1 confeflc truth) the ferious consideration of this fo late , fo true,fb ftrange an example, hath bin a (pur to my flownes, and whetted my dull fpi- rits,and made me to efteeme more highly of Religion than I did before. I know it is an accufition of my felfe,and a difclofing of my owne marne to confeffe thus much ; but k. is a glory to God,an honour to Religiosa credit to r he truth,and a praifc to this noble Marqueiìè,and therefore I will not hide ic. And why mould I fliame to confette it ? when that famous and renowned man of God,hoIy Cdv'mt freely confefteth (as in the fequell of this ftory you ihall heare) that this noble mans example did greatly confirme him in his Religion,and did revive and ftrengthen his faith, andcheere up all the holy graces of God in him. <\ndfurejy (nsoft worthy Lord, and honourable Ladies)this cannotbut coufirraeand comfort you in your holy courfes,and as it were pu t a new life unto the graces of God in you, when you fee, what, not the common people, but even fuch as were like your fèlveshavc fuffred for Religion ; and when you fee that not only the poore and baler fori of men, bnt even the mighty and honourable ( as your felves are) doethinfce themfclves ho- noured by embracing Religion. Pardon my plainnefle, and too much boldncfle with your honours.and vouchfafe to accept it as proceeding from one who much rendreth youi falvacions, and re Joyce th with many thoufands more, to behold the mighty and gracious worke of God in you. G oc forward right noble Lord, in the name of the Lord ofhoftsjftill to honour that honourable place you hold, ftill to defeat the vaine expe- ctation of Gods eficmies; and to fatisfie the godly hopes and defires of holy men: ftill todifcountenance Popery and all prophanenefle; ftill by your pcrfbnall diligence in- frequenting holy exercifes, to bring on that backward Citie : by your godly difcipline in your family , to rcformc or to condemne the difiblutcneiTe and diforder of the moft great families in this Country: ftill to minifter juftice without delay; to cut up contcntions,andfave the lawyers labour: ftill to i elieve the fatherlefle and the widow, and helpe the poore againft their opprcflbrs: and which is all in all, ftill to fupplantfuperftition popery, ignorance 5 and wilfullblindnefle - } and to plant and dirperfetrue Religion in that City,andthefe Northerne countries. By all thefe meanes ftill (hewing your felfeanholy and zealous Phinehes (under the great Phinehes our moft worthy Soveraigne) to execute Gods judgement, and to take vengeance on the Zimri and Cosbi of ou" nation : namely, on Popery and prophanenefle ; the two great finncs which have pulled downe Gods plagues on our land, and the due and zealous punifhment whereofjwill be tha meanes to remove them. But I wrong your Honours to trouble you with thefe my too many and too ragged lines: and [ wrong this Noble Gecntleman to doath his golden ftory with thibtny rude and home-fpun Ent>H(h ftile t and 1 wrong you all ro keepc you fo long from being acquainted with this Noble MarquefTe, fo like your felves ; at whofe meeting and ac- quaintance I am fure there will bee fo much rejoycing, and mutuali congratulating at the mighty and gracious worke of God in you all. ThefameGod and mercifull father I humbly befeech end ever will,to accompiifh his good worke in you, as ne didin that Noble MarqueiTe: and as hce hath already made you fo many waies blelTed; bJeflcdin your felvcSjbleflèd one in anothcr,b'elTed in your conversions, bleiTed above many, in your many and religious children: lb at.afthee may make you moft of all blefTed in your ends ; that fo after this life, you may attains the eternali glory ofa better world, whither this Noble Marqu«fle is gone before you. TwrbMHts in allchrifiian duty, W.C. To the Chriftfan and courteous Reader. OodReader, conceive Ipray thee, that this tranjlation being made divers yeans agoe^ and communicated tu my private friends ^ I thought to have fuppreffed it from [preadingfurther : but beingprejjed by imports nity, and urged with unavoidabkreafons^ lhave noni? yeelded to let it paffe in publike: the rather conjtdering, ihatthoughat thit day almoft every houreyeelds a new book§ y yet many ages afford fcarce one example like tothis.I havedevideditinto chapters for thy better eafe in readingandremembringi and feeing Ifinde in other Au- thors often mention of this noble Marqnejjè: and his heroicalifaU : lhave thereforemt tiedmyfelfeprecifely tothewords of the Latine f&^ ryJ)Ht keeping thefenfe andfcope^ havefometime enlarged myfelfe as the circumftancefecntedto require^ or as I had warrant and direction from other 'florie/. Read it with an holy and an humble heart \and prater to God, and account me thy Debtor^ ifihouthinhgnotthylabourwtB befiowed. Andwhenthnjindefl ablepng^andreapeftfpirituallcom^ firt hereby J hen vonchfafto remember me in thy prayers. Thy brother in Chnft, vv.c, Of the Linage, Birth, and Infancy of Galeacius CaraccioJus , the Noble MarquefTeof vico. Chap, i a Mjrpurpofe is to commit to writing the life of Galeacius Caracciolus .• as beinga rare example of a mofljlrange and feldome feene confi ancjjn the defence ofgodlinejjcand true Chrifiian %eligion. Ee was borne at Triples, a renowned Citty in Italy jii the moneth oflanuary, inthcyeareof Chrift J 5 17. a His fathers name was Calamo', z^, nius, who was defcended of the ancient and ycaic when noble houle of the forraccioliesjn the Country Luther began] of Capua. This CaUntonim, even in his youth, to P r eachthc was not onely well refpe&ed, but highly eftee- Gof P c & med, and a familliar friend of that noble Prince of Orange, who after the taking and facking of Rome, was placed in the roome of the Duke of tor hen: yea his faithful» r.effeand induftry was fo well approved roth e Prince (asoftentimesa- fore,(beipcciaIIy)atthefiegeof TSfaples, what time it was aflaultcdby Loirechiusy as that afterward, when the Emperour Charles the fifth of that name, (who then was at Rome to receive the Imperiali Crowne, and other ornaments of the Empire) did appoint the fa id Prince with cer- tame forces, togoe and befiegc the City of Florence) he thought it need- full to take the laid Calantonius with hi'm,, for his wifèdomeand grave counfell. From whence when that fervice was ended, hee being lent to Cafar himfelfe, hee did £> wifely demcane hirnfèlfc in all hisaffaires, and did lb fufficiently fatisfic the Emperour in all things, that he made good in every point, that worthy teftimony which chePriace had given C of % j miije of ijraieacmr of him ; whereupon he being at that time mod honourably entertained of the Emperour himfclfe, was by him not onely advanced to the ft ate and title of a MarqueiTe, but alfo equally joyned in commiffion with the Viceroy of Naples (for his wHedomc and experience inali Itinde of affaires) to bee affiftant unto him, and fellow with him in fway- ing the Scepter of chat Kingdome, In which office and fimclrion hefo carried himfelfe, as he wonncthe good will of both finali and great, as well of the Nobles, as of the Commonalty : yeainfomuch as nee was deeply inveftei in the favour of the Emperour Charles, and King Phtlif hisfonne. And fo hee continued in this d'gnity till the laft day ofUis life, which was in the moneth of February, in the ycarci$62. he being himfelfe more than threclcorc and ten yearesofage. Such a father,and no worfc had this GaUacim* As for his mothcr,(he was defcended of the noble family of the Caraffi:2>c her own brother was ThatuPope a ^ tCrwar ^ * P°P e °f & ome • Wbichlaflirmenotto that end as though «Jthcfowth t hisinit(èlfe $ vvasany trueprailèor honour to Galeacitts, but that his lore to true Religioni and his conftancy in defence thereof, (even sgainfV fuch mighty ones) may appeare the more admirable to all- that hearc it, as it hereby d id to all that knew him: Of which his love to true religion wee ftiallfpeake more a non. Galemc/ttó being twenty ycaves old, and the onely lonne ofhjsmo- thcr, who was now deceased ; his father Calantonius being defircus to continue his name, to prclér ve his houle and poftcrity 3 and to naaintainc his eftate and patrimony, whofc lands amounted to the fumme cf five thoufand pound % a yeateand upward; did therefore provide h : m a Wife, a Virgin of noble bit :h,ca lied Victoria-, daughter ro the Duke of /V#cma, one of the principal! Pecres of Italy, with whom bee had in name of portion or dowrte-fixe thoufand five hundred pounds. He lived with bis wife Z/^rij unto tbeyeare 15.51. at which time hee forfooke houft, family, and countiyfor Religions fake: and in that time hee had by his wife fixe children, (fourefonnesandtvvo daughters.) His eld» (V fonnc died at Pauormajn the yeare 1 577« leaving behinde him one f;n and one daughter ; the fonnc obtaining by inheritance the Marquclclome* €>f^7'c»zw 3 (amongft divers other things) married a wife of noble birrh afore his Grandfather Guteacins died. By whom, as I hesre,- hee- hath' * twochildrcn,to whom this Galeacins is greai Grandfather. Now all thefe particulars doe Ithusfct downe to this end, thatthe perle verance of fo great a man may appeare the better by all thcfe cir-- cumftanccs, which is no leflc than a moll glorious vi&ory over fo many 5emptationF J C Tri a P, wrawmw, xviarquejje ofVico* Chap. II. Of his^vefètmefil at Court , and thefìrft ogcaJìoh of hiseortVerJioH. THeMarqueffc CaUntoniuskewg Co good hope óf che continuance of his houfe and polterity, defiring not to prefèrveorly, but to increate and augment the dignity of his hcufe, purpofed therefore that his Coirne Cjateacitts fhould fceke further honour and follow the Court. Where- fore making offer of him to theEmpercur Charles, hec was raoft kind- ly entct rained into the Empcrours houfe and fcrvice, and (bone after was made the Emperours Gentleman-fewer. In which place aid office within fliorttime, hec both wonne the favour of the Nobility, and the rclt of the Court, and grew to bee of fpeciall account even with the Eroperour himfeife: for all mens opinion and judgement of him was that there was not one of many to bee compared with him, for inno- cency of life, elegancy of manners, found judgemcnr,and knowledge of many things. Thus (jaleacius was in all mens opinions, in the high way to all honour and eflimation • for the Prince whom heelcrved was molt mighty, and the Monarch of the biggeftparcof theChrifti- an world. But all this was little: for God, the King of Kings, of his lingular m:rcy and grace did purpofc to call him to fairegreatcr dignity and to more certaine and durable riches. And this fo gr?ar and rare a worke did the Lord bring topafle, by ft range and fpeciall mrancs. So it was that in thofe dayes a certaine Spaniard, a noble man, didfo- journcat TJaptes, who had tonarne Johannes Waliefius". this Gentle- man be^g come to fome knowledge of the truth of the Gofpell, and efpecially of the dottrine of Iuftification ; ufed often to conferre wi'b, and to inftruót, divers other noble men his companions and familiars, in points of Religion, confuting the falle opinions of our owne inherent juftification,andof the merits of good worked and fo confequcntly deteótingthe vanity of many Popifti points, and the fond nefle of their fuperftitioDs : by which mcanes hee fo prevailed, or rather the lord byhtra, thatdivers ofthefe Noble Gentlemen began tocreepe out of popifii darkenefle, and to perceive fome light ©f thctrutb; Amongft thelè, wa s there one Johannes Vtanctfcns Cafarta, a Noble Gentleman and kinfeman to this our Caleacms, Of this Gentleman firft of all did Galeae*** beare divers things in con- fercfscr,wbich fecraed to him much contrary to the couifo of the vaine C 3 world 4. The life of (jàleacmr world» yeam^chtocroflkevenhisageandeftace, ani csurfeoflife jas namely of che true tn'incs of our jaftificacion, of the excellency and powerofGods Word, of the vanity of che m 3ft of P^pidi fupcrftituns, 8cc. For Galeae ins efteem-d ani ufed this GMtlemin as his familiar friend, bash being necreof his blood, and efpecially for that hee was a Gentleman of very goad parts. Njw although the fpeeches of this Gentleman did not at the firft fo farre prevaile wich him, as to make him forfakcthe vanities ofchis life; nocwithftanding it was not altoge- ther in vaine : for that God which had ordained him to be a (pcciall in- ftrurnentof his glory, would no: fuflfcr Co good feed to pcri(li,chough it feemedforatimc to bcecaft even amongft thornes: neither will it bee befide the purpofè tofet downc particularly the meanes which it pjealed * Godtoulefortheworki-igofthisftrangsconycrfmi: amongft which, ihiswasone. Chap. III. Ofthe meanes ef his farther Santhfi cation. AT that time Peter Martyr Vermilius ^Florentine , was a publike Preacher and Reader at 2^/«. This man was a Canon regular (as they call them) a man fince then of great name,for his lingular know- ledge in Chriftian Religion, his godly manners and behaviours, and for his ftveet and copious teaching; for hee afterward calling away his monkcscowle, and renouncing the fuperftuionsofPoperie, hee mone fo brightly in Gods Church, rhac hee difperfed and ftrangcly drove away the darkencfle and mifts of Papery. Galeacius was once content itCaferta his motion to bee drawne to heare Peter Martyrs Sermon; yet notfo much for any defire hee hadtolearne, as moved and tickled with a curious humour, to heare fo famous a man as then Manjr was accounted. AttharrimeP*/ BVt when this fudden alteration of this nobleand young (jaleaeJKs> wasleencand perceived in Naples, it canbeeicarcefètdownehow greatly it amazed his old companions, which as yet cleaved to the world and to the affections of the rkfh: many of them able to render no cauie o^it, could not tell what to fay of it; fome judged it . but .a melancholike C 3 paffion j pailion ; others thought k plainefollie, and feared he would becomefim « p!e and doting, and that his wit began by fome rncane to bee ernpaircd. Thus every one gave his verdict and cenfure of him, but all wondrcd, and doubted what it would turne to; But the better fort of men and fuch as feared God,and had their mind enlightned with iònie knowledge of religion , as they wondred no lefle n fee Co great a change in fògreataman, folikewifc they wee furprized with excee- ding joy to fee it: for they were perfwaded chat God had forne great and extraordinary works in it; that ayoungGa!lanc,anob?eimiiof fuc-h wealth,and honour as he was, living in fuch delight and p'eafures, in fo generali a corruption of life, both in court and ccuntrey, but efpccially this age, nobility, wealth and honour being joy ned with the wanton de- , liciouihefle of the courtly life: I fay,that fuch a man ftjoujd be endued Avith thefpirit ofriolineàè,andfofarreafF<:c1:cd with Repentance, as that hcfliouidcontemncalUhofeinrefpc&ofikeaven; they efteemed of it (ai it was indeed) araremattcr and feldomc leene in the world: and thercforethey greatly rcjoyced at ir,and praKèdthe Lord on his behalfe. Amongft thofc men that thus rejoyced at hisconverfion, was one Mar- tut Anto»ituFUtmniHs t iifc\\o\xt of great mme^and an excellent porr, as his paraphrafè on thePfalmes, and other very-good Poems doe fuffi- eiently tcftifie. Ga/eacitu about thistimc received a letterffom thisF/*. minjtu, wherein hcedid congra*ulate,ardrejoyce with him, for thegrace andgiftofGod, which was beftowed on himinihiscconve fion. This letter I thought good to infert into the body of this ftory, (as being worthy of no Icflc) totheend that it might bee a witnefleintimesto come,ofthe good opinion which fuch men had conceived of him, who knew the foundation oftiue Juilification,though they were yet poffefled with other errours, as about the Sacraments, and of the MatTe, &c. wbichalas asyet they were not able to dilcerne of,as after by the greater grace of God this GaUacms did. The copy of thcletter is this. C h a p. V. Marcos Antonius Flarainius, a great fcheUr m Ualit&ri- ttth to Galeacius, andcongratnUteth with him, for his holj and. happy change. To che Righe honourable Galeacius Caracciolus. Ight noble Lord,whenIconfìder (èrioufly theft words of 7**/. 1 Brcthrcn you fee your calljng^that mt many noblest many wifcae* cording eerdingto tkeflefk, mtmany mighty are called : but Guai hath cbefett the l ° ' ' feaftfh things of this wot Id to confound the wife, & weahA kings to confound th e might ie,and bafe things in the world» and things not account ed of t and things that are not Jo bring to nought things that rffr.When I fay,I cófidcr ofthcrcword?,(boftenTadmircat thatrarc bleflingofGod,which he hath vouchfafed to you a noble and mighty man: namely,thac he fhould grace you with that true and incomparable Nobility,which is attained by true faith in Chri(VJefus,and a holy lifc.As much greater as-this blcflingis, Co much the more holy & Mnccre ought your life tobe,and fo much the more uprightly>are you to walk with your God; left that your thornes(that by riches, pleafures,and honours,) fliould choke the ieedcoftheGofpell which is fowne in you. For this I am furc of, that God hath begun fome great worke in you, which he will fini/h to the glory of his owne name and will bring to paffe; that as heretofore you had care foto live a No- ble man amongft Noble meo,that you might obfcrve the decorum and maintainc the dignity of nobility : fo hereafter that you may employ, your whole ièlfeira this, thatyou may defend and uphold the honour and dignity of the children or God ; whofeduety it is to aime at the perfecti- on of their father with all endetours ; and in their life upon the earth to- reicmble that holy and heavenly life, which they fhall lead in the world to cornea Call to minde continually (my good Lord) in all your word saud deed», that wee are graced with this honour to bee made the fonnes of God fey Jclus Chrift : for that meditation will by the helpe of the holy Ghoft, worke this care in us,that wee never commit any thing, unworthy of that holy n3me of Chrift, by which wee are called. And ycr alasjiucbis our efta:e,as that if wee doe endevour to pleafe Chrift, we are fare to diipleafe men, and maft bee content to contesine the vaine glory of the wotld,that we may e ijoy heave ily and eternali glory with God; for it is impoffibJe : (as Chrift faith) far him to beleevc inGod s which feekes the honour andpra'fe of men- I meanc of the men of this world, which as the kingly Prophet iaith, are lighter and vainer than vanity itfelfe» And therefore their judgement is little worth, and leflcto bereftcemed : but rather the judgement of God, who fceth.aot all our actions oncly, but even our moft hidden thoughts and purpolès. Which being fo were it not folly and raadneffe to difplcafc fuch a God, te- pleafc fo fosad a world ? It were a {hamefuli thing if a wife fliould ende- vour to pleafc other men, rather than her husband. How much more then unworthy is it ifsurfoulcsflhou'd rather ayme to pleafc the vaine world, than their moft holy fpoufcChnft Jefus Ì If the onely fbnne of Gedwascofitcntjnotonelytobeercviled.yea, andfeourged; but even to, die upon the croffc as a e,urfed rnalefacltor, and aU for us: why Choui ^ 8 The life of yaieacius fliould not wee much more beare patiently the taunts and mocku, yea even the (landers of Gods enemies? Lem» therefore arme our felves as it were with a holy pride,*™* fin a fort)fcorneand laugh at their mockes : and putcing upon us mercy a and the afflictions of Chrifts reli- gion, before the pleafures of the world : and becaule hce defpifeth all things in refpeét of Chrift, and his righteouinefle, and ispofleflcJ and grounded with Gods fpirit j therefore he fings with trueioy ofheartwith the kingly Prophet;77?* Lord is my Shepherdytherfore I can want nothing neither will I fearc hunger or any outward thing, free feed smce in grcene paftures J & leads me forth befide the water of comfort.This man diftrufts himfelfe awd all the creatures in the world j that he e may truft and cleave onlyunto God : neither aimes he at any pleafure, any wifdorae, any ho- nour, any riches,any credit oreftiraaticn ; but fuch as comes from God himfelfe: ar.d therefore hec profefiech with the urne Prophet. J have none in heaven btit thee done t and none tn the earth doe Idejire but thee: my pjh eon ftimeth wth longing aft ert he e^ andthou Lerdart my heritage anapwtton for ever. Hce that fpake thus wasa wealthy and mighty King yctfuffercdhenottheeyesofhÌ5mindc»tobcbJiRd-dor dazled with the D * glittering ] glittering glory of riches, plcafures, or honour, or ocght elle that 2 Kingdomc could give: for he knew well that they all came of God, and were held under God, and muft all bee u(ed to his glory, and. that heethat gave them hath farre better things 10 give his children. And therefore that King and Prophet makes his heavenly proclamation be- fore all his people; B le fed art thou O Lord God our Father for ever and ever : thine O Lord is greatneffc^andfower, ahA glory, and viBory: aft that is in heaven andearth is thine, thine isthekwgdome Lord, and thou txeehfi as head over all: riches and honour come of thee 9 and thou art Lord of aH: in thy hand is power t andfirengtb, honour , and dignitie, and kingdomes are in thy diftojitiom therefore wee give thee thankesO (jod % andwee extollthy great and glorious name. But who am /, and what is my people t that wefhouldpremtfefueh thingsto thee ìFor we are franger s before thee, andfojourners as ai our fathers were 5 our dayes are like ajbadow upon the earth, and here is no abiding. See how David cannot content himftlfe in abating himfelfe, and ex- tolling the Lord ; and in how miny words his affections utter rhemfèlyes This was Davids meditation, and letthis bee your leoking-glaflc; and into the looking- glaflc of this meditation looke once a day, and pray daily, that God would ftill open your eyes to behold your owne vilc- neffe ; and hi» incomprchenfible power and love to you, that with King David you may humble your fclfcunder the mighty hand of his Maje- fty,and acknowledge all power and glory to belong to God alone, that fo you may bee madepattaker ofthofe heavenly graces which God be- ftoweth not on the proud and lofty, but on the humble and meeke. Remember that ordinance of the eternali God, that faith: Let not the wife man glory in his wtfedome, nor the ftrong man in his Jlrength t nor the rich man in his riches, hut let him that glorieth 3 glory in this % in that heo\ underfiandeth and k*owcth wee, that I am the Lord which do* mercy and \nfiee on earth : for thefe things pleafe me, faith the Lord. ( There* fore my good Lord) if you lift to Doaft, boaft not as the world doth, that you are rich, or that you are of Noble birth, or that you are in fa- vour with the Emperour and other princes, or that you are beire appa» rant of a rich Marquefdome, or that you have married fo noblea Wo- man : leave this kinde of boafling to them, who have their minds glued to the world,andthcreforehavc no better thingsto boaft on : whole por- tion being here in thislife, they canlookefor nothing in heaven. Butra- iher re Joyce you in-that you are en tied into the kiagdome of grace; glo- ry in this that the King of king^ hath had mercy on you , and nath drawneyo» out of the mifty darkenefle oferrors, hath given you to feeleni««-nd]cflè loye and mercy in Chrift, hath made you of the child c 1 of of wrath, his ovVnefcnne; ofafervantto finneand the devil!, anheire of heaven; and of a bondflave to hell,a free denifion of the heavenly Jeru- falcm j and glory in this, that cren Chrift Jcfus himlèlfe is given you and made your owne, and with him all things elfc. So that as 7W faith, tsfBareyours,whether the world t orlife,or death, things prefetti or things- ueome^aJlareyOHrsinanàhy Chrift, who is the oncly felicity of our fo«les ; and therefore whofoever have him, have with him all things elfc. This is the true glory and the found boaftingofChriltianity : for hereby is Gods mercy extolled, and mans pride trodden under foote, by which amantruftingtoomuchto himfclfe, rcbelleth agaipft God. Tim glo- rious boafting makes us bumble even in our higheft honours: modeft and raeeke in proipcrity: patient and quiet in adverfity: in troubles ftrong and couragious : gentle towards all men ; joyful! in hope .* fer- vent in prayer ; full of the love of God, but empty of ail love of our (elves or ought in the world .• yea it makes us CHrifts true beadfmen, and his fweme icrvants,and makes us yeelde up our felves wholly to imitate and follow Chrift, and to efteeme all things elfc as fraile and vaine ; yea Jung and dr offe that we may win ne him. Right honourable and my good Lord, you (ce that I am fo willingly employed in this fervice of writing to your honour, and in conferring with youof heavenly matters, that I have forgot my felfc,or rather your honour in being (b tedious, w hich in the beginning I purposed not. I am privie to my fclfè and of my o wnc ignorance ; and guilty of mine o wne infufficiency, as being fitter to beafcholerthanateacher ; andtohcare and learne my fclfe, rather than to teach others: ard therefore I crave pardon of your honour. Farewell. The moft reverend Embafladour de- flrethinhisheartheludoccafiontoteftifie indeed, that true good will which in his foule he beares you : In the meane time he falutes you, and fodoththeiKuftriousPrinceiTcof Pifcaria her IvghneiTc ; and all other the honourable pcrfonages which arc with mce: all which rcjoycefor this good worke of God in you^and in all kindncfle doe kifle your hands; and they do all earneftly intreatthcLord for you, that he that hath begun fb great a workc in you, would accomplifli the fame to the end ; and the richer you are in temporali goods, in lands, and lordfhips, tlmhee would make you fo much the more poore in fpirit ; thatfo your fpiritu- all poverty, may doe that which your worldly riches and honour can- not: namely, bring you at laft to the eternali and never fading riches of she world to cerne : Amen ; Farewell . From ytterbium, Tchy honours mofl humbly addicted, and mo ft loving brother in Chrift, M.Anton.Fhminius. D 2 Chap, a be uje oj tyaieacwi Chap. VI. Of the many temptations the Devittufedto pull him haeke, at hj hi i father , his wife^avdby noble men ofhii acquaintance* *> BY this and other holy meanes Galeacias was confirmed in the doér- . rine of the truth, and went forward conftantly in the courfc of Gods calling, and the way ofgod lineile. Bat the more cotiragioufly hee went on ,the more fiercely the Devili raged againrt him by his temptations- endevouring thereby to hinder him in that happy courfe: yea and if ic were pofiible to drive him backe againe» which courfe hee commonly takes again(tthof;,who have propounded to themfèlvcs to tame there- .. betlion oftheflefh, and to relinquifh thevanitiesof the world. And firft of all^his zealous courfeofhisinReligion procured him an inftnit number . of mockes, and made him fubjeét tomoffvile flanders; yea made him incurre the hatred of a great number, but efpeciallydidhc herein diipleafc and vex his father,asone that was not onely of a contrary religion,butone w ho onely intended the honour of his hou(e,and the advancing of Ms po» . fterity, which in rcfpecl of Religion Galeae ws cared not for at all • and thcrefoiehedidoftcnfharpclychidchim,andchargedhim with his fa. therly auth©ritie,to put a way tholè melancholly conceits (as he tearmed them.) No doubt bimbis was moft grievous tobim, who alwaies was moftlubmifi'e and obedient to his father. But another grieve -did more in» - wardly afflici: him, which was in refpeft of his wife Vttloria, Who though (hee was alwaies a molt kind and dutifull wife, as alto very wile, yet (he would by no meanes yeeld to this motionand change of Religion; became fhee thought and .feared it would breed infamie and reproch, to herfelfeand her hi ufe j and chcrefore was continually working on him by all meanes and deviles fhe could: labouring to move him byrearesand complaints, and by all kinds of intreaty that a wife could uiè to her hus» . band : and withall fometimcs urging him wirhfuch vaii c and f>nd rea. fons as commonly women of that Religion aie furnifhed wirhall. What a vexation this wa^and whatan impediment to his converfion, fuchmay . judge eafily, who arc cumbrcd with husbands or wives of a contrary re- ligion. And no little griefe and temptation was ittohim,befidesallthefè , that the rapft part of the noble men in and about Naple s (being cither of his biood,or kindred, or h is familiar friends) : fed continually to refort un- to him,to follovy their olu a id ordinary (ports and pleafures. Alas how &ard aching was it to (bake orTal^hsfe on, a fudden, and to ukeuporj ' i JJ ' *5 hka adirei contrary courfeoflife to that hee had led with them afore ; which he muft needs doe if he would goe on as bee had begun ? And fur- ther, it was no little vexation to his fòule to live in the Court, when his office and place called him thereunco ; for there hee might hcarc of any thing rather than of Religion: and nota word by any mcanes of Gods Word, but tal kecuough of common and worldly preferments and plca- fures, and deviling ofmeanes for the moftcrucll handling and difpatcb- ing out of the way all fnch as (hould depart from the Romifli faith. Any Chrift ian heart may eafily conceive how deeply thole temptations and hinderances vexed his righteous foule in this his courie towards God : in- fomuchasathoufànd to oae, they had turned him backe againe ; and doubtleffc they had done fo indeed, had not. God ailìfted him. with Ipe- ciall grace. . Chap. VII. Ue.w heefcafedthefnares of the Arrian An4bAftifis y 4ftdaftef-' ofthefVAldeJians: and of his refo/utfonto leave his cmntrey > honoHrs i and livings t to enjoy the ,. Ukertj of (jeds Religion, . BVt above all thefè, Satan had one alTauItllrongeft of all, whereby he attempted to (educe him from the true and finccre Religion of God. About that time the Realme oiNafles was fore ptftied with Airians and , Anabaptifts: who daily broched their herefics amongft the common people,coIouring them over with glorious fhewes. Thefefellowcsper- ceivmg GdtaetHs not fully fetleda&yetin Religion, nor yet fufriciently grounded in thefcripture, tried all meanes they could to intangle him in their errours and blalphemou3 fancies ; wherein the mighty work of God was admirable towards him: for hee being a youth a gentleman, but a meane fcholar, and little ftudied, and but lately entred into the fehoole of Ghriftian Rdigion • who would have thought that ever he cbuld have re- filled and cfcaped the (hares of thofè heretikes, many of them being . great and grounded (cholars,and throughly ftudied in the Scripture ? Not- withstanding, by the fincere Simplicity and plaineneiTe of Gods truth, and the infpiration of the holy Ghoft, hec not onely defciied the fondneffe of thar heretics but even untied the knots ,and brake their nets, and delivered himiclfe,and mightily confuted them : yea fuca was the working of God, asbeingfometimeintheir meeting?, hee was ftrongly confirmed in the doétrinc of the truth by feeing and hearing them. Thus by Gods mercy he efcaped and wa* con-queroux in this fight, - Dr ^ o I But the devili had not fo done with him, f° r «other and more dan* gerous battel! prefently followed. TheWaldcfiansof whom wee (pale before, wfcre at that time in JVtyfo in good number. With them did Qa- Udcius daily eonverfe, their eourfes of life and ftudy being notfarrcun, like. Thefe Difciples oiWaUefitu knew a$ yet no more in Religion but the point of Jufhfication: and mifliked and efchewede fomc abufes in Popery ; and neverthclefle ftill frequented Popiffi Churches ; heard MaC fes, and wereprefcnt ordinarily at vile Idolatries. Ga/etcivs for a time converfed with theft men , and followed their way : which courfc doubtlerTe would have (poiled him, as it did a great (ore of them; who afterwards being taken and committed for the truth, were eafily brought to recant their Religion, because they wanted the chiefe and the rnoft ex- cellenr p©int$,nor were not diffidently letled : and yet afterwards againe, not daring to forfakc their hold in Juftification ; and therefore comming to it againe, were taken as relapfèrs and backfliderSj and put to extreame cormentsand cruelldeath. In the like danger had Ga/eacms beenc, but that the good providence of God otherwifc djfpefcd, and better provi* dedfor him: for his office and place that heebare in theEmperourt Court j called him into Germany , and fo withdrew him from his companions the Waldefians : for the Lord had a greater worke to workeinhimthan the Waldcfians were able to teach him: for there in GermAMjhct learned (that hee never knew afore) that the knowledge of the truth of Juftification was not fufiic'tent for falvation; whilett in the meanc time a man wittingly defiled himftlfc with Idolatry , which the Scripture calli fpirituaU'whoredome : and of no man did hee reape more found and comfortable inftruc'tionthanof Peter UWar- tjr, of whom we (pake afore, whom God had lately called out of Italy and confirmed him in the truth. This MMrtjrinRru&cdGateaciat found- ly, in the way of the trurh, and made it plaineunto him, by private conferences as well as publike reading: for hee was at that time pub- like profeflbr of Divinity at Straus boxrgh in Germany. G#feacitu fur~ nifhed with thofc holy inftruetion"» returned to T^apfes, and prefently rcfordng to his companioHs, the Waldefians, amongft other points,con- fcrred with them about the efchewing of Idolatry, and delivered his judgement therein. But they not indunngfearce to heare it, prefèntly forfookchim^for they would by no meanes entertainc that doctrine, which they knew wasfureto bring upon them afflictions, perfections, loffc of goods and honours, or elfe would caufe them to forfake country, houfe, and land, wife, and childe, and fo every way threatned a mifèra- ble eftate to the profeflbr thereof. Now this their forfaking of him, and telling him of the danger, ofthisprojeffion was another ftrong temptati- on on to keepe him wrapped in their Idolatry, and to make him cometa himfclfè with their imperfccVand peeced Religion» But GOD which had in his eternali eled ion prcdcftinatehim, that heefiSoukl bee a Angu- lar erampleofconfoncy to the edification of many, and theconfvfnn and condemnation oflukewarrne profeflbrs ; gave him that txcellentrc- folution, and that heavenly courage, as he cfcaped at la ft conquerour c- ver all thofè temptations and affaults of Satan ; and nothing could fcffice orcontenthimbutthepureRcligicn^ and alfb the profetai of it: and therefore feeingno hope ofreformation in Napfej, nor any hope to have the Waldcfiansjoynewithhim 3 and feeing plainely that hee could cot ferve God in that countrey ; hee refolved undoubtedly that hee would forfake the Countrey , and fèeke for Chrift and his Religion wherefbever hee might find them ; and that hee would rather forftkc fa- ther, wife, children, goods, and lands, offices and preferments to vio Chrift,thanto enjoy them all and want Chrift Jefus. Chap. VIII. Of the grievous tombats betwixt the flfjh And the far it, vehen kerefolvedofhis departure. NO w here by the way it may not be omitted, what kind of cogita- tions he hath often faid came into his mind, as he was deliberating about this great matter. For firftofall,as often as he looked on his fa- thcr,which he did almofrevcry hourc»whodecrely loved hirr^and whom againe hee refpecled in all ducty and reverence: fo often doubtlcffc he was ftriken at the heart with uufpeakeabie griefc to thinke of his depar» tuie ; his minde no doubt often thinking thus : What, and muft I needf forfaVe ray deere and loriog father, and cannot Ielfc have God my Fa- ther? Omiférableand unhappy Father of my body, which muft ftand in comparifon with the Father of my foulc! And muft I needs faile in duty to him, if I perforine my duty to God > O miferablc old man I for.what deeper wound can pierce? him, than thm to be deprived of the onelyftaffe and comfort of his old age! Alasflialll thus leave him in ! fuch a fea of troubles ; and frail I bee the onely meanes to ftrike into his heart the deepeft wound of gricfethat yet ever pierced him in alii, bis life ? This my departure is fore to make my ièlfe the oblo-J quy of the world : yea , to breedc reproca and fhamc to eU Marquefic my father , and to my whole ftocke and kindred, | How, 1^ The life of Cfaleacim How isle poffib!cthat the good old man can overcome or indure Co great a griefe, but rather he muft needs be fwallowcd up of it, and io with wee and mifery end his life? Shall I then bee the caufè ofdeath to my father, who would if need had bcene redeemed my life with bis owne death? alas what a miièry is this like to be either t0me,orhim,or us both ? yet mud I care Ierte for bringing his gray head with forrow unto the grave,than for carting my own poore foule with horror into hel.And tio ietTe inwacdly was he grieved in relpeci of his noble viifcV/EhrUc for having no hope that fhe would renounce Popery, and goc with him, therefore hedurii not make knowne unto her the purpofè of his depar- ture; but rather refolved for Chrifts fake t© leave her and ail, and to fol- lowChrift. Shee wasnowashcewashimfelfeintheprime of youth, a Lady of great birth, faire, wife and modeft ; but her love and loyal y to her husband furpaifed all. How was it pofTible patiently to leave fuch a wife,fo that his perplexed minddifcourfed on thisfafhion when he lookt on her : And fhall I fo, yea fofuddenly, and fo unkindly leave and for- fakemy wife, my morì decrc and loving wife, the onely joy of my heatt in this world, my companion and partner in ali my gnefe and la- bour : the augmenter of my joy, the leiTener of my woe? And fhall I leave her, not for a time(as heretofore I did when the Empecours fervice called me from her) but for ever,neveragainie to enjoy her : yea it may be never ro fee her? And fidali J deprive my felfeof her, and thereby de» prive my fclfeofall others alfo>and ofail the comfort of the conjugall life and married eftate? And (hall I fo leave her defolate and alone in ilaat eftate and age whereof fhe is? Alas poore Lady, what mall fhee doe, what /hall become of| he rand of her little ones when I arn gone ? How many dolefulldaies without - comfort, many waking nights with- out fleepc, (hall (bee pstfe ever? What will fhee doe but weepcand waile,and pine away vith griefe? And as he cali thelè things in his mind he thought he even fa w his wife, how fhe tooke on with her fèlfe, fighing and fobbing and weeping ; yea howling and crying, and running after him with thcfepittifullout-cnes: Ah my dcere Lord , and iWcethiif band whither will yeti gee? and will you leave mec miserable woman, ccm- fortlcfleand fucccurlcffe ? What fhali become of me when you are gone: what can honcu-?,pompes,riches 3 gold ,hlver,jcv- els, friends, company, all delights and pleafares in the earth ; what can vrry all doe to irnyccm- fort when I v. ant }o ; J ? And what joy can I have in my children with out you, but rather my griefe to be dcubied to looke on them ? And how cani or the wcrld bee perfwaded that you care for them, and for my ielfc? Is this the love that thru hall fo often boafted of? Ah a rniierahle love which hath this hfue ! cither never didft thou love mee ; elfc never had i had true love fo ftrange an end as this ofyotfM hath. And yet which i$ worie than all this, you never /hewed mcethecauic of this your flange departure; had Iknownecaufe, it would never have grieved mee hai fc fò much: But now that the caufe is not knowne, what will che world judge, but that the fault is in mee? at leaft if they cannot coEdemne race fork; yet how rep ochfull will it bee to mee, when every bale empa- nion dare lay it it: my difli, and point atroce with their fingers when I goe by, and fay, this is that fond woman, who married him with whr nt (hce could not live, and whom her husband djfdained to live with- all? This i* that fimplefoole, who bdefolaieh.iv oga husband; arda widow, her husband yet being alive. Either fhall I bee counted wicked, which have canled thee to leave mee; ©r foolifh, milcrab'e, and un- happy,whochofefofondly,astotake,him whom I coulduotbcefuteof when I had him. In a word, I (hall bee deprivd of thee : yea of ali peC fibility of having any other, andfo hav'mga husband, Iftiallliveinall mifery altogether without a husWand. Thefc two cogita f ions ofhisfa» therand his wife greatly tormented him, and the more becaufe hee la- boured to k epe clofe this fire, which burned *nd boiled in hisftearts namely, to corcale his departure, left by being knowne it might have beene hindred, which hee would not for a world. Yet bere was a third and fpeciall care that pinched him, and that was for his children, which were fixe in all; goodly and towardly children, and worthy oi Co noble parents: the more gnefc was it, in that they were fo young, as that theycould not yet conceive what it was to Want a father; t^e c'-'elt was fcarcefifteene, and the youngeft fcarce foirc y^ares old : hee lov d them With meft tender and fatherly afreéti» on, and v as againe loved and honoured or them. It is wonder full to thinke, how when his wife the Lady did give into his armes his youngeft childetd play withall (as oftentimes Wives ufe to doe) how it were pollible for him, and what a doe he bad with himielfe to contain? frora floods of teares; cfpecially bccaule his eyes feeing them, and h s hazels holding them, and his heart taking dtlig'nt and pieafure in them, his raiwde could not butdilcou fe on this manner: And {hall I within thefc few dais s utterly foriakc thefe fwcet babes, and leave them ! o the wide and wicked world , as though they had never bcenc my chil- dren, nor I their father? Yea happy had I bin if I had either nevee had them, or having them raighr enjoy them: To bee a father isacon?« forr. but a father of no children, and yet to have children, tbar is a mile- ry. A id you poore Orphans, wha* (hall become ©fyeu whew I am gone your hap i>hard,cven to be fatherleffe, your father yet living; and what, **w* ©wnefleiMoe affright me in this ray purpofe, whileft they ftt before my eye», the crofTe, and the infamy, and the poverty, aud fo many milc- lies, which I am like in this my new profeffion to undergoe: notwith- ftanding O Lord, 1 lift up my felfe in the contemplation and beholding ©f thy infinite Majcfty ; and therein I fee and conretf that that croffe and affliction is blcfled and glorioua, which makes race like and conforma- ble to Ghrift my head ; and that infamy to bee honourable which fets mee in the way to true honour; and that poverty to bee defired^ which depriving a man ©f fome temporali goods, will reward him vvith an heaven y inheritance, then which, there is nothing more prcti- ous : I ineanc, O Lord, with thy owne felfc,and thy glory O everlafting God, and that by thy onely Sonne J?fu$ Chrift ; that fo I enjoying thy glories prefence, may live for eyer with thee in that heavenly fociery : O bleflèd and happy thefèmifèrics which pull m? outofthe worlds vau nitics, andfinkeorfinnc; thatlmaybemadeheireofancverlaftiBgglo- iy. Wellcome therefore the croffe of Chrift, I will take it up O Lord, and will follow thee, Wich thefc and fuch like holy meditations ando- 2hwr holy meanes, he overcame at laft theattempts of Satan, all his own naturalland carnali affeétions: yea and the world it fèlfe, and verified that in frmfclfe which /'rfa/aflirmeth of Gods true eleét, thtxthejthétt mre Chriftsh*ve crttei fed the fle/h with the afeEitens andthe lufts : that is, have crucified their ibules for Chrift,who crucified himfelfcfor them, O Satan,Gods enemy and his chiidrens,how vain were all thy attempts, and how ightall thy aflaults? In vaine doft thou fct upon thofc for whom Chnft vouchfafed todie, and fufter on the crofTe: upon which- croife he lo brake thy head and thy power , and fb trampled over thee, shat now thou (halt not be able to touch the Ieaft hairc ©fche head ofany of thofc for whom be died. A 'id as for Ga/eacim, hec had buildcd his houfe on the rocke , and founded ic fo fare; that no wind, no raine, nay ino flouds ofgricfes, nor tempeftsof troubles , nor whirlewind of tempt- tations could once remove him : and fo he continued relbluteas a Ghri- ftianfouMier and eonquerour ; fully minded to leave hjscountrey at the next opportunity he could ta^e : his mind I cannot tell whether more ra- vifhed with joy one way or more perplexed with gricfeanorher way ; but betwixt joy and gnefe he ftill continued his purpo(c,untill at laft his fpjrirtial jvjy cv-rcomming his naturali and carnali griefc, he fully con- cluded that in defpight of the devili and all impediments in the world» foe will Iure Jygoco CHAP* u —w l—JJ—J^ -r— mm Chap. X. "Hvtf heprrfirwedhis hereicdSrefolHtìoHjeévtng tUfir Chrifi t étndpeing to Geneva. W Hereupon making knownehis mindcbutto a few , and thole hismol* familiar fri :uds,and of whom he hoped well for reli- gion ; he wrought up n them fo farre. *s that they promjfcd and vowed that they would accompany him in this voluntary and Chriftian ba- niihment , that Co fhey m'ghr enjoy the true liberty and peace of conici* enee in the true Church of God* But how deep and unfcarcheable the judgements of God are, the event afterward flicwed : for diver*ofthem (though not all) who for a time fcemed to be endued and led with a moft earneft zeale of Gods glory in this action; when they came to the bor- ders of Italy ^ and considered what they foifboke, and to what they now took them (elves: firft began to looke backeagaineto ftsfyi afterwards wentbacke againe indeed, and fo turned agame to the vomit of their plealùres. But this ingratitude to the Lord for fo great a favour offered them , the Lord purfued with a j'uft revenge: for purpofing to ferve God in their pleafures, and in the midft of Popery, they were after ta* kcu by theSpaniflhinquifition ; and {6 publikcly recanting and abjuring Chriftian Religion , they were afterward iùbjcà to all nailery and infa* my; neither truftcd nor loved of the one fide nor the other. Thisfear- fhll differtion and backfliding of theirs , doubtleflè was mo{| grievous to CJ4(mciH4 ; and vcrely the divell hoped hereby yet once again to have diverted him from his intended courfe, in makioghimbceforfaken of tholè by whole company and fociety he hoped to have been greatly com- forted in this difcomfoirable voyage. But notwithstanding all this G4~ Jeacitu continued refbluteinhispurpoiè, and at laft'finding opportunity^ attempted his departure , and made fit for it ; yet made no (hew of any ftch mater; but rather coloured and concealed his intent, left the au- thority of his father might any way hinderhislogodlyapurpolc: and fo gathering together Tome thoufand markes of his mothers goods which fee had left h'm : on the one and twentieth of March, 1551. In the y eere of his age the fourc : n i thirtieth , he departed from Naples in manner as he was wont to doe afore , making it knowne that he purpo- sed to go into Germanio the Emperour ; who at that time held his court ar tsfufprrgei and thi her indeed hce went accordingly: and ftareri *e vlng in nisphceand office till the fixe and twentieth of May in the iarfic yeaxes Vfon whish day leaving the Court and -he Ejxifcrouxs 1 Emperours fetvice, and his honourable office which ihere hee bare; ani taking his laft and everlaftmg farewell acche Court, and all worldly de- lights, (and yet departing in ordinary fort as afore, and inpuipofeto goe into the Low Countries, as fomc thought) he tooke bis journey ftraight toward Geneva, and thither came by Gods good hand the eighr of June, and there rcftcd his weary body, and repofcd his much more wearied conlciencc,with a fall joyfull heart : yea with the grcatcft joy that ever came to him in all his life,but onlyat the time of his converge». Chap. XI. OfhisarrivaRat Geneva, andhis entertainment thtre : and efpeciiilly his acquaintance andfrtendjhip with Calvinc. IN the City of £?r*«>4(though there was a Church of Italians who likewifc were come thither for the Xjofpell) yet hee found not one whom he knew/a ve ont\jiElaHtius Rangenins^ noble man of Siena in iJM/j>:thisGentleman had been one of his familiar acquaintance when they were at home,and now wasPreacher of Gods word to the Church and Congregation of the Italians, who were then at Geneva, Now when he law that the mercy of God had granted him to arrive atthis quiet and happy haven, where he might with liberty of confeience ferve God, free from thecorruptionsof the world, and the abominable fuper- ftitjons and Idolatry of Antichrift ; pre/èntly hee joyned himièlfe in friendship, and yeelded himfclfe to the inftruftion of Alafter lohn Cai- •j/w^thcchicfeMinifter and preacher of that Church. Calvine being a man of deepe infight and exquifire judgement, perceiving him to bee a map of good knowledge and experience, of a moderate and quiet fpi- ric,ofan innocent and upright life, and endued with true and Sincere godlinche; did therefore mod kindly and lovingiy entcrtainehim in- to his fellowship : for the good mm of God m his W'.ledomc forc- fawthat fuchamanasthis, would doubtlefTe become a fpeciall inftm- ment ofG^ds glory, and a mcanes of the confirmation of many (but es- pecially of Italians) in the knowledge and love of Religion : this holy love and Chr iff ian friendship thus begun,wasfo firongly grounded be- twixt this noble Marquefie and renowned Calv w, that it continued till thcyearci564.»which was the lati: yeare of Calvines pilgrimage in the earth, and the entrance into his heavenly reft. The Church and people ©f Gene va can teftific of their true and confrant friendship; but it needes not: for there is extant at this day a (pedali teftimony thereof, even from ^-r ww»*vrrra jpss^ TJL *T tptfJJVVJ V ÌZ9* 1 J from Cetfvi**himfc\&in a Preface ©f his j wherein he dedicates to Cele" tei*!, his Commentary upon the fuft Epiftle to the Ctrimhs; which! thought good here to fetdowue word by word, that thereby it may an» peare how greatly O/viweftcemed of h ira. Chap. XII. Calvinc $ Efiftle to Gi\t*Q\\\$,c9ngr*tHUtiKg his bolj 4»dk*ppj convcrjiw. To the Noble Gentleman, and as well Honourable for his excellent virtues, as J or his high defecntand linage, Galeacius Caracciolus y theonelv fònneand heirc apparent to the Mar- quejfe of Vicum • Iofan Cai vine fendeth greeting in our I ord. Wi(h that when I firft put outthis Commentary,! had cither not knowne at all, or at leaft more throughly knowne that man, whofcnamelam now conflramed to bloc out of this my Epiftle : Yet I feare not at all, 1c ft he iTiould either upbraid mee with inconftancy, or complaine of in jury offered him, in taking that from him which afore I be ft owed on him; becaufé it was his ownc feeking, both to tftrange hiaifèlfe from mee,and from allfbcicty with our Church wherefore he may rhankehimflfe and take the blame on his ownc necke ; for, for my owne parr I am unwillingly drawne thus farre to change my accuftomed manner, as to race out any mans name out of my writing. And Ibcwailethat the man hath thrownehimlclfedownefrom that (èatc of fame wherein I had placed him i narocly,in the forefront of my booke; where my defire was hf e mould have flood, thereby to have beene made famous to the world* But the fault is not in mee, for as then I held him worthy,lb fince then he hath made himf^lfe unworthy; and therefore lee him bee as hr is, and lie for mee buried in oblivion : and (b for the good Will I once bare to him, Kparetolpeikeany more of him. And as for you (right honourable Sir.) Imightfeekeexcufèwhyl pur you now in hisroomCjbutchatl am io fufficiently peri waded of jour great good Will and true love to me; the truth whereof can be teftified by fo many wknefTei 1$ TB9 life of {jaieactni ' witnéflès in our Church. And that I make one wifh more ,1 wifh from myhearcrhat I hadknowneyouas welltcnyeeresagoe/orthcnlfhotild have had no caule to have altered the dedication of my book , a$ now I do. And as for the publike eftatc cf rhe Church, it is well that it (hall notenely Iofc nothing by forgetting that t^an, whole name I now biotte out, but by your comminginto histoid, fhall receive a farre greater gaine, andafufficient recompence. Forthoughlknow you delire not the publike applaufe of the world, but reft contend in the teltimony ofGedsfpiritin your confidence: (neither is it my pu' p >lè to publifh your praifcs to the world) notwithftandingj thinke it my dar ty to make knowne to the reader forae things concerning you, and w hereof my felfe and this Church and city are dayly eye witneffes: and yanot fomuch for your praife, as *br the benefit and inftra&ion of the reader». And this is it that I would all men Ihould know and make yfe of; that a Gen- tleman, a Lord, fo well and highly borne, flourifhing in wealth and ho- nour,blcflfed withanobleand vertuousand loving wife,a! d many good- ly children, living in all peace and quictnefle at borne a id abroad, wan- ting nothing that nature could delire, and every wayblcffrd o f God for all things ofthis life , fhould willingly and of his owne accord leavt- all tholè , aud foifake his countrcy , a rich and fruitfuJland plcafant foilc; io goodly a patrimony and inheritance, fo ftately a h ulè. feated Co commodioufly and fo 1 1 afaidy , to caft ofali dovntiikr) delight and joy which he might have had inib good «father, wife,chiiQre:i, kindred,, affinity, and acquaimancc, alhtaat for this oncly, that nee might come and ferve Cbriftjrfus in the hard and unpleafant warfarre of Christiani- ty , and ftiould deprive hinaflfe of fo many alluring delights of nature, and to content hiiefclfc with that (lender mcafurc ofallthngs which the diftreffed eftatc of our Church isableto aftoord, and from all the fuper. fiuiticsofa courtly and Lordly life , hereamongft usto betake himfl l*-e to an calìe rate aud frugali kinde of life, even as though he were no better then one ©f us : and yet though I fo recite all this to others, as I let it not pafTc without ufèto my felfe. For if I do fet out your venue s in this tny Epiltle,as on the top of atowrcfor allmen to fee them ; that lb they »ay conforme tbemfelves to the imitation of them; it fhouk. be ftume for any lèlfe not to be much Eeerely and inwardly touched wi*h a Jove ©f them, who am continually an eye witne&r ohhem , and dayly behold thctn,notmanEpinMe, but in the clearegl 3 lie of your ovnc life: and therefore becauie that I linde in expericne hnoeafeofg d- omelie in mc (yea and all other holy men who dwell in rhe city, doeao k'aw te.|r»è ?' ''e': ?s T t test tnis vcv.n f.^-rrple hath bcenc greatly to • ■ it Laraècióliis^Marquèffe of Vico* i$ their edification in all grace) I thought ittherefbtea neceflary-duty to impatc this rar example of yours to the world ; that fo the profitand be- nefitef us might inlarge it felfe, and fpread out of thiscittty intoaii the Churches of ©od i tor otherwife it were a ncedleiTe labour to make knowneta thefurtheft pares of Chriftendome, the vertues of iuchamm, \vhofe nature and difpoiition is fo cut of love with pride, and fo farre re- moved from all oftenta o : Now if ic mall pleafe God that many o~ thers (who dwelling fa:re ori, have not hitherto heard of you j )fhail by the ilrangencfleof this your example addrefle themfelves to the imi- tation of if, and leave their pleafant ncfts, where to the wodd hath fee- led them fofafl; I filali thinke my felfc bountifully rewarded fqr chele my pa nes : for out ofq Jeftion it fhould be common and ufuall amongft Chfifiians, not oneiyto leave livings and lordflaips, and caftlcs and townes, and offices and promotions, when the cafe fo fìands that a man mayroc enjoy both Chrift and them: but even willingly and cheereful- ly todetpifeand ftiakeoffwhatfbevcr under the Sunne ( though it bee never lodeere and pretious, to pleafant and comforcable ) in relpectand comparifon of Chrift .But fuch is the fiownefle and fluggifhneiTe of the rrroft of us, chat we doe but coldly and formally profefl'c the Goipell.-buc notorie of a hundred, ifhee have but fome little land, or piece of a Lord- {hip, that will forfakc and deipifc it for the Gofpelsfake : yea not one of many, but very hardly is drawne to renounce even the Icaftgaineor pleafure, to follow Chrift without it : lb farre ate they from denying thcmielves 3 and laying downe their lives for the defence ofit. I wifh thcle men would looke at you, andobfeivewhatitis you have forfaken for JoveofChrift; and efpecially Iwifh that all men who have taken upon them already the profcilion of Religion, would labour to referable you in the deniall of themfelves, ( which indeed is the chiefe of all heavenly vertues:) for you can very fufficiently te^ifie with me,as I can with you, how little ioy we take in thefe mens companies; whole lives make it ma- nifeft,'that though they have left their countries, yet they have brought hither with them the fame afteciions anddiipoHtious which they had at home : which if they had aho renounced, as well as they did their countries : then had they indeed bcene true deniers of them- felves , and beene partaker with you of that truepraife ; where- in alas, you have but few compartners. But becaufc I had rather the Reader fhould gather the truth and ftrangenefle of thisyout example, than I mould goe about in words to cxpreflcit ,• I will thercfoicfpare further fpeech, and turne my felfe to ©od in prayer, defuing of his mer- cy, that as hce hath indued you hitherto with an hcrokall courage F and andfpirituallboldneffe; fo he would fumiuS you with an invincible con- stancy to endure to the end : for I am not ignorant ho wftrangely the Lord hathexcrciièd you heretofore, and what dangerous pikes you nave pafTed ere you came to this : by whichformer experience your fpirr u all wifdomc liable to conclude, that a hard andtoilefome warfare doth ftill ramainc and wait for you; andwhtf needethereisto have thchandof God from heaven raught out to aflitt us, you havefo fufficicntly learned In your former conflicts, as I am fure you will joync with me in prayer, for the gift ofperfeverance to us both : and for my part I will not ceafc to bclcech Icfiis Chrift our King ani God ( to whom all power was gi- ven of his father, and in whom are kept all the treaflircs of fpirituall ble- ffings)that he would ftill prefèrve you fafe in (buie and body, and arme you againft all temptations to come, and that ftill hee would proceed to triumph in you o ver the devili and all his vile and wicked faction, to the magnifying of His ownc gory , and the inlarging of his king- dome in y dur felfr, and others of his children. 9 Call* Feb. 1 5 56*. at Geneva» Tour honom tnoft ajjfoedm thtord^ Ion n Calvi ne. Chap. XI IL tywts of his departure to geneva came to Naples, andthe Empe- rours Court : and how the old Mar que ff e his father and other his friends were ejfetted vfhh theNewes. AND thus (to retarne againe to our ftory) Galeactus fetled him-, fclfedowneat Genevaz&zt a joyfull refting place, Butwhenthe newes of fo fodden and ftrange a departure ; and fo wilfull an exile rame to Naples, and were made knowne in the Empcrours Court : it would fcarcc be beleevcd or thought, how ftrangely it arTe&ed and mo- ved all that heard it. All men wondred at k , and the moft could no: bepcrfwadeditwas fo; but when it wa* certa inely knowne and out of doubt 5 it was ftrange to fèe,how every rnan gave his vcrdi&sf the matter: fome one way, forne an other, as the coarlè of men infuch cafes is. But above all, itfo abafhed and aitoniflied his ownc friends and family,that nothing was heard or fecne amongft them, but cries ani lamentation*, m»# bitter, ceares&id pictifull complaints. And UircJ^ o have beholden the the fiate ©Fthat family :howmiferablyit feeraed at chat time to bee di- ft reflèd : a man would have thought it even a lively patterne and pi&ure of ail woe and mifery. But none was more iawardly pinched than the Marqueflchis father, whofc age and experience being great, fèemed to aflure him of nothing to follow hereupon but infamy aad reprocb, yea the urter undoing and fubveifion ofhis whole eftatc and familymotwich- ftanding, pafimg over that fit of forrow as foone and as eafily as hee could, the wretched and carefullold man beganne to bcthinke him- fclfe by what mcanes hee might prevent fbrniferablearutoe and fall, which fecmed to hangover him and his. One thing amongft other came into hisminde, which aifo had once caufed many grievous temptations to Galeacim i and had much troubled his minde afore his departure. It was this. Chap. XIV. The firfimeanesufedhy his father the old Marque fe to recall him home agame : he font a kinfman of his whom he tyew hisjonne deerelj levedjoperfoade him to * returne, but he could not prevaile* GAlettc'tm had a cofen-german , whom alwaies hee efteemed and loved as his brother : this Gentleman io tenderly loved of (jaleaciw , did the Marqueffe (end to Geneva to his fonne, with comnrflion and letters full of authority, full of protections, full of pittifull complaints , full of cryings and intreatings that h^e would come home againe ; land thereby checre up his old father , and make happy againe his unhappy wife; bee a comfort to hisdiftrefTed children, a reioycing to his kinsfolkcs, and to the whole ciry of Naples, and fave his whole houfè,and poftcrity from that ex'reame ruinc, which cthcrwife it vvouldbe fure to fall into. Thus this Gemleman was difpat» chedavvayand hzftcà to Geneva, with great hope for their anci n:and and faithfuil love to ha ve prevailed with Galeacim, Where by the way wee are to remember that Galeacius did alwaies fo love him, that the gentleman was not fo lorrowfull for his departure : but Galeacius was much more forrowfull that he could not winne him to have goie with hi^, in this holy pilgrimage for religions fake? but he fo much feared tohavebeene hindredhimfclfe, thatheedurft not dealc with this gen- tleman his deareft colin no nor with his wife, to perfwadc them to nave goi e with him. The gentleman comming to Geneva inquired after Gafeaei/ts, At that time Galeae jw dwelt in an ordinary and mcane houfc F 2 which which hee had taken to hisowneule, havingnomorc attendance^ bur onely two fet vants : the gentleman at lati found him out, and prcièrted himfelfeinto his fight: Ic had beenc apittifullfpeétacleto havefcenethe meeting of thofe two gentlemen: their firft meeting and irnbracings werenothing at all ,but fighes and fobs, and teares,and unutterable fignes of griefs : fuch unfpeakeable forrow did their naturali affeehons breed in them, that for divers houres they could not fpeake a word one to other : but at laft the gentleman, burning in defire to inioy againe his dearefi Galeacius t burft forth into fpeeches, and mixing teares and fobs with every word, delivered his letters,till he eould come to more liber- ty of fpeech :and at laft having obtained of his affections leave tolpeake he added to his letters, exhortations, ftrong perfwafions, earncft intrea- ties, and withall plenty of teares, that hee would have refpeót to the o- verthrow of his houle, the griefe of his old father, the defperate eftate of his wife and chi!dren,the continuallcomplaintsmade by sll his friends and kinsfdks: all which notwithstanding were not lopaft curc,but that yet they might bee remedied by. his returnc againe. This was the fub- ftancc of his mcffzgc.Ga/eacitu taking not iongtimeto advifè hicnfelfc in this which the world would thinke fo waighty a cafe, addreffed him im- mediately this anfwer in briefe :that he perceived very well all to berrue that hefaid;but as for his departure it was not done raQily, nor upon any fond conceit,bur upon mature deliberation ;hat the Lord was the author of the acìion,that Gods grace was the caule movinghim,and themeancs whereby hec brought it to paflewhich grace of God, heeiaid,had ope- ned his eyes , and enlightened his mind with the knowledge of the truth and made him fee and difcerne the coinages, and fuperftkionl, and Idolatry of Popery, which by an impious and facrilegious deftrib«tion devideth the glory of God ( *hich is incommunicable) and imparteth the fame with fained and filthy Idols.* he likewifetold him that he well forefawallthe infamies and mieries which would enfue upon this his converfion: and all danger and damage which thereby his houfe and children were likely to incurre. But heefaid, that feeing one of rhofe muft needs bee chofen, either to ftay at home with aconfeieuce burde- ned with a heavy heape of errors and fuperftitions piled together by the foightof fata ns art, and every moment to finne againft the Majefty fo • God fo many thoufand waies; a die to leave his houfr, his goods his family, his country, yea the world and all the glory ofit, and thereby purchafe liberty of confeiencf to crye the Lord according to his word : that therefore hee retolved of the two evils to chufe the leflf ,&of the two good to choofe thegrrater,a n d rather to flint hiscies ai all thefc,then the fight ofthem fhould hinder him from yeelding to the call & Yoice of his Saviour fiour Chrift : who faith, That a man is not worthy te hec his difc //>/ccially feeing thou mayeft doe it without hurt or endangering of thy confeierce and Religion. This talke an i requeft of the MarqueiTe diverfly affeéìcd Gakteitu .* for the thing he requefted and the rcatbns he urged fcemed to bee fuch , as hee cculd with no good rcafon contradict them; and yetheedurft notpiefently entertaine the motion; befides that^ the prefence authorities a id reverent regard of his father, the vchemency and affect on of his minJe, and cfpecially the na- turali bond and obligation , wherein the fonne ftand* tied to the father inthings lawfall and indifr rent (efpecially when by that obedience no violence isofT^red to a good confidence) all chefc did greatly move him. Alfo naturali and carnali reafon for i heir parts, aflault him no leffe vi- olently with fuch kind of arguments, a*for the moft part prevailc with all men. For his father offered him yearly revenues, competent and fit forhiseftatc, the folsceofhis children, a id foci "ty of hi* wife: which two things hee defired above all other things in the world. So-that to this motion and rrqueft of his father the Marqucfte , Calcaci»** knew not well what to anf vere on the fudden , but (iood for a time mufing and doubtiull what to fay; and the rather, for that he then wanted his ipeciall friend i faithfull fi$lvi»t t with whom hee might confult in fb Weighty acaule. It femedto him imniousand ungodly , not to yecld l© hit farhcr in fe> lawfull and rcfonable a rcqucfti and hee fawnoway Sipvvhcc might dcniciCg but muft needs incurie and undcrgoe his fathers ex a earn I —wìacLMUs,iviarque/je oj vico* |J f xtrcsm difpleafure : and yet how he might yeeld to rt with fafèty of con- fcience ht much dc ubted ; for he feared that more danger to his profef- ficn and Religion , and confèquently more hurt to his fculc might here- \ upon indie than hee could perceive: fothathce flood altogether un- iclblvcd in his owne icafbn what to doe ; therefore in this c xtrcamicy hee denyed himitlre, and renounced his owrc wit, and in humble and fervent prayer bctooke himklfein this difficultie to the blefiing and direction of his God and Saviour, the authour and true founraine of wifedome and corftancie: humbly cravirgef the Lord ?o aflift him j with his holy fpirit , that in this e xneamitie hee might adv;fe and refolve ofthcbeftandfafeftcouife, for Godigloiy, and his owne fund com- forf. (O how truci y furg rhat fweet fii gcr of //rae/Ktng David t when hcefaid, How kaffy and b'ejfed are they ihatfeare God, for God will teach them the way theyfbould wa'ke 1 ) Guleacitu found it mofi true in his owne experience; for upon this his fubmirTicn and piayer, the Lord from heaven refolved him in th is fort , Thar feeing the Pope did (An f i- chrilt-Hke) directly oppefe himfclfe to Chrift, and his Religion and Church; that therefore hec might by no meanes fuc for , or accept any favour at his hand, nor bee by any mcanes beholding to him at al\ Becaufè what (hew of fèt vice fcever was done to him bythecnemieef Chrift , fecmed to betaken from Chrift himfclfe. Further , Gods fpi- rit pcrfwaded hjm it carried toogrcata fliewof Apoftacie, orb'ek- fl.ding ; toforlakethecoinpanie of godly profefTours,and the fellow- fliip of Owifls Church ; and to live amongft Idolaters in themidft of all abomination*. The (ime /pint of God let before his eyes that ican- dall and offence , which this faci of his would breed in the mindesof the faithfull: which wc u'd thinke that hec had take» his farewell at Religion, andwculd now (hake hands, and tencw his acquaintance with his old friend the wo"ld : that hec had lfghtly cRccmed the fpiri» tuall bleiTings and heavenly jewels, of graces, which God diltnbu- tcth daily in his Chi rch * and would now betake himfclfe aggine to the old affc&iors of his fit Ih. The fame fpiiit refolved him , that thus ta , for fake the ordinarie meanes , and deprive himfclfe of the rrueule of the word and Sacraments, and to live n a place where wasnothing but Idolatrie, was to tempt God in the higheft degree. God likcvsiie opened his eyes ; that hee perceived thefleights of Satan by this his fahcrs drift : namely , to entangle him againe in the net of worldly cares , to wrappe his minde in the fhares of Italian plea- fures ; and fo to dazlc his ejes with the honours, and pleafores, and fcnfuall delight? , which once hee had beene brought up in, that his ichgior might decay by lirle and little, and that all godlineflc G 2 migbc might by the hcit of thcfc ne w p!ea{ùrej,fail and melt away like ai wax : before the fire: and laft'y, the Lord upon his prayer grafted htm the v/iQJomeofhis holy fpirit,toanfwetall his fathers objection, and coi- ■ fate allhis arguments. And amongft many other, he earneftly entreated his father that hec would notdoe that tin :o him-, which afterward he* would repen* that ever he had done: naTtely , thathee would not bee a meanes to mike him a prey ro the Papifts ; which had confirmed for a law, and ratified it by m my examples, thit promi(c,fiich, nor oach is to be kept wr:hany man whom they call heretickev. Whereupon faid he, It is better for me, and more joy to you, to live as I doe with this poorc eftatethen with hope of better to endanger my life,andf© our whole po- fterity. By thefc, aid fuch like prrfwalions it pleafcd God fo to worke lipon the M.arqueffijihat he was overcome in this fute, whsreh he fup- polèd tohave prevaile i; and therefore he yecldedagainft hi» will : and ib, with a forrowful heart he returned to Naples. \nd as he went,hc certified the Pope ofthe ohftin icie of his fonne.and fo,thc father and che unciebe-- wailed together their ill luccefte. Ghap, XIX; Of bis 4£j tMHtanee with Francifcus Portus, andthe retigiew Dxtches of Ferrara in htsrtiHrnehtineto Geneva. BTJc in the meane rime Galeacim after hee had accompanied his for- co wfuli father (baie wha* on the way, rcupoed with a full glad heart; and came to the city of Ferrara: where he was joy fully received ofFraiei/cue Partus, a noble an 1 reno vrim in for learning, and who afcerward> taught pubhkely ,at Geneva mmy yeares, and read the Grecke Leélure w th great profit to the audience, and praife to hirnfelfe. Tw.iTortHsbzouvh'.G sleaatu in'o acq^uita ice w>tn the noble D^* ches of Ferrara, who entercained him honourably , and after much confe- rence had wi*h him ofthe alteration ofnis religion, of the (uccerTe of his lorig voyages , and ted ious jo irneyes , of h * Church of Gs»:va t of Cat- win, and of >.n\ nychiefe points of JntifttariR '^\% » i ; fh - durniitted him,. and left iim to his journey; but not withojc alle nrtefi -Jl c cortgregadon, and cfpcciilly his chiefc friends , rcioycing wrh by un- fpeakcable, forthe fafety of his returne. And thus this crudi tcrop'ft ihu;b~ngover-b!ownea«ndnowqineced, and Shears feeing h'e prcva-'- Itfdnot byanyofthofefo-cibleafTiuItS; yet thought totry him with onemorc, andthcrefirecame up ri him a frcm^ like as afecond fitcfan agre ftronger thanhefufi: '• and by thi^ Satan feared net but to g'vc him the overthrow, and to bring him homeagaine into Italy ; and thus it was. Chap. XX. The fourth affati It that Sat a» * fed to bring him hacke aga'we, -was bj his wifeyxpho by her le ter t voi him to come and meet e htf in Italy', whtch heyeclded unto, and gave her mteitffg, . HI'S wife Vittoria burred in long love aud hearty afft&ron to* ward her husband (j ale4ciut ) Co that ic cannot be uttered how vc-~ hcmcntlyftieedcfired his company : whereupon fiice never ccaled wri- ting to him. and intrcating him to retunrc agirne ro her and his children. Bit when flic.: fiw her womanly argument* and vaine fjribliig didno good, stlaft Aite in allearne^ mannerdcuVcd him tomcctc hrrinfome City within the territory of the Ven'tian?» no: farre from the kfcgdome of Naples. T© thi* motion G*leacitu ycclded : and thus the bjsband ani wife promifed to meet; but the ends that they ataymed weredivcs • fliee hoped by her flattery a^d fairefp'echcs, her tearc?and lamentati*- on$ } to winneher husband home agline: on the other fide he was much morebufic in deviling how he might pcifwacic her to deliver herfèlrc out of the filth of Popery, and come 2nd dwell wi'h Him. Wrh thefc refo- lutious they both gorg forward, fhee came to Vico^ to her rather in law the Marquette. Hse came from Geneva to L&fina, acity in Dalmatia, This Lc/in&wd {tantfrom,^«c«wan hundred Italian miles by water j audita de hiuft over agiinft Vieni» ; and the fea called the Venetian gulf- lyeth betwixt them. Qaleaeim here abode and expected his sima ddrhtw wife: but a- that tunc ("hee came not as fhee had prom i fed , and hce cxnefted. Yet hee could never learne the caule of herftaying ac that time, nor whaci* was mat moved her Co to difappoint him ; yec though ; fhe came not herfeif.* (he Cent two of her eldeft fon sto their father; whole fight was molt velcome,and their company mo3 comfortable toGalea» fiw: but one way it grieved him the raorej bccaufechc lighrand com- pany 33 l l he li) e of (jalèàài pmy c(p ec'ally hce had t^ken fo long a joun ev : therefore fcndjcgffcem lb ore after home egaine, he went away (crrowfull to Geneva. Whetc hechad icftedtutafcwdaie*, but another packet ofletters came po- rting from his wife, befeechinghimnct tothinte much at her former negligence, and to vouchfafe once ?gaine to con ero the f3me place; wfcerejWitlfCuta^irailéaftie would mtft gladly atrmd him,and folenin- \y vowed wich large pre relations (hee would ror d (appoint him. The rfqueft was very ur.r (bnabl% and it was- a hai d cafe for Galeae im thus tofpend his time, and weary his minde and body in io long and dange- rous if uvneyes, and to fo little purpofe as hitherto hce ha?. Notwi h- fUndin£,one thing moved hi r> to yet Id even ro this motion aif-j name» ly,ap:rfvvafion that he had, that when he fiift forfooke hiscoiiq ry,hee did not fully di Charge his duty, in labouring to wmne his wife to have gore along with him; by explaining ro her the chiefe heads of Chri- stian df&rne, whereby fhee mighc poflìbly have received fomctafle, and fo have taken (Ime hkirg of rruc Religion ; defiring therefore now if it weie poflib'e to make amends for hi* former negligence, he ycelded tog- e. And fo obtaining for his better fecuriry in g ing and returning a pafpoitorfofcconduci fromthe high Courr of %hoena ; hce depar- ted fiomCencva '-he feventh of March, 'ntheyeare 1 558. and came to Lafaa in Dalm! I Chap. XXI. Of his arrivali at Vice, his fathers chiefs houfe^ andhis enter! a'mtntmi tlere: a»dwhat meaies were uf'dto fedtce htm : and how his wife refi* fed net onci) to got with I it», hut even to lie wnh hiru, becanfe he was an heritike : b-etng thereto j asfhefaid commanded by hey Confeffor. AND To arrivingby Gods mercy on the coaft oflrafy, not farre from VtcHm t he gave intelligence of his ?pptoch to bisfacher the Mar* quelle •, whoprcfcntlyfcut his children to meecc their fa h^r : 3iid all his retinue to attend him into the caflle ; at whofeentrncc^ircanuoc be exprcfTed how great ioy was in all that houfeand noble farri'y ; and how ajlche Nobles and Gentlemen of his kindred and acqmintancere* ioyced athisreturne ; and brgannetochecre up their hearts with anew hope which hitherto had becne caft downe and opprciT'd withgricfe and difpaire. Bu r - above all other his wife ( Madam Vtlhria ) fur- palTed tn ioy and new conceived delight ; hoping fine had now reco- vered her moftdeere Lord aid beloved husband, the onc'y comf tc and thefweetiohceof her life. All ( but Galeacius ) exceeding' y re- ioyced at this meeting here; though indeedeirgratly ìoyed bjs njatitt 11 affcc;ìion,tocnioy theccmpny ofhis fknds, fo m3ny,ior.rere, and io deereunto him : yet his ioy was tenpercdand ?liayedwitha ceitaine doubting fcare which ranne in his miade n>ght and day. For the wife Gentleman well forefaw , that the Tuition or char pkaf re wasburtohfr awhile, and foonc would have an me his ancient familiars and domefticke friends : all fraught with griefe, and making hcavie cheere ; nothing was heard but (ighes, and fóbbes.and cries; nothing was (cene but teares and wringing of hands; his wife embracing him, and taking him about the nccke, beleeched him in naoit loving and meft pittifull manner, that he would have care of him- fclfe of her, and ©fall his children,and whole houfejard notfo willingly to caft them all away. His young children all upon their knees, with arases (tretefced cut, and hands holden up, and faces fwolne with reares, cry ed urto bim ro have pittieon them his owne bowels; and not to nuke them fatherleiTe before ihc time. His cofen and other kinimen with hea- vie countenances and watry eyes looked tufully on him ; and though forgricfe they were not able to fpeakc one word to him; yet every looke, and every countenance, and every gefture was a loud cry, and aftr ngintre8ty, that he would ftay, and notfeavefo ancieut and no- ble a houfe in fuch woefull and defolate cafe. No words can f nice to cxp r eflc the griefe of i hat dolefull company, nar that lamentable depar- ture that there was to be fceoe. Unutterable was the giefe on their fide, and uripeak- able was the torment and temptation which the noble gentleman felt in this agony, whenhce muft ehher leave Chrift Iefus or leave all thelè for him. but amongftaiid above all, there was one mod lamenrablc fight, which would even have wrung reares from a hearc of flint, Amongft all his children hee had one daughter, ato- wardly an*} geocjy young gentlewoman of twelve yeaics old ,who cry- ing out am une and w^liowi. gia teares, felldowne, and catching faft hold about his thig es and knees, held him fo hard as hee could by non e ncs (hake her oft'* and the *trccrio« of a father wrought fo with hifn, as bee could not o?er with violence to hurt hrr; hee laboured to beeloefr, but fhee held fatter; h«*e wen' a way, b^t (lice trailed after, crying to him notro bee lbcruellto licr bis childe ; who came into thewcrldbyhim; Thisfo wonderfully wrought with his nature, hee being a man ofamoft loving and kinde arTeftion ; that hee hath of- ten reported hee thought that ill hj« bowels rowlrd about wkhin him and that his heart would have burli ptefently, and there i.ifbnt- ly have died, his childe fohavinghim fsft 'boutthe lcgg<-s. B f?lfe within the com*, pafte of his icvenue, which although it was as mucY again? a* it was a- fore, by his wives dowrie ; yet by many other hindrance* was r arre lefìè then heretofore it had beene. A id firft for his houfhbld his care was to have it as littleas might be , and therefore for his fei vi;e and attendance,, heoncly kep^two majdfèrvants: and for himfelfe , he ledde his life »n great fobriety, and in verymeaneeftate a yet al wayes free from fordid bàfèneftc", and al waies keeping a feemely decorum 5 never wanting any ehingthatwasneceCary, nor haying much that was fùperfluouv. Hi* attire wa» plainc and homely, butalwaycs camJy, cleane and baud- fbme .•■ and bee that in his ownccountrey might have beene Lord of Co raanyrenams , and commander of fo m-any icrvants, did now w^lkc the#$reer$ of Geneva alone, often not having the attendance of one mi® :, yea hee would notdifdainc so comihirofclfe intothe market, not xhinke 1 I K,aracGWMs,iviarquejje of Pico. 51 thinke fcorne co provide himfelfeof neccffaries: and foraci! ne would buy and carry home fruites, herbs, roots, and fuch other things. And HishiunUeyi this ceurfe of life, together with liberty of true Religion , hee cfteemed and lowJy i greater happineffe then the Marquefdome of Vtcum. And although by "inde, this courfe of life he could fcarce bedifcerned from an ordinary man, and from the common (brt of people: notwithstanding in his countenance appeared that gravity,in his gefturcs,bchaviours, and in his whoJe body fhonethatccmcly ma/efry; as any wife man to have (cene him, and well Evidences of conRdcred him , would hate prefently judged that hee came oC no- n . ob, '. ,, 7 ' **■; ] ble race ; and that hee had becne fie for the greateft Employments ©f the ^jf^, al |J world : which al(b wasTo muchthe greater, becaufethat with his excel- bebanouts/. lency of birth and perfon, and perfection of all gentlemanly behaviours was joy ned true godi ineffe, andthcfcareofGod, whuhof itf'lfcisof fuch force as it is able even to honour him , who wanteth theft worldly ornaments and outward perfeéHors. How much therefore did it mag- nific him who had it info great a meafure, and accompanied with Co ma- ny true complements of gentry and honour ? By ail which it came to paffethat Co many parts of the chiefeft excellencies m^eng in that one man, made him to (hine above other the nrmbersof the Cnarch, even as the moon amongft the ftars. So that the Unitati Church, though but lit- tle of it fclfe; yet by the vertues and werthineflè of this one noble gentle- nsan,(ècmedto be compared with the whole Cnurch of Geneva, And as How 2rear j; e he was acredit and honour untothat Church, fo was heagainemoft ho- t, c wjstftee- nourably cfteemed of that Church : yeanot onelyofthat Church, but of aicdm Oc. j the whole Church and ftateof Geneva : for not one Scnatcur nor Magi- «cva, ftsate ofche city , not one of the Preachers and Miniftersofxhe Church wastobe found, which had not ai waves in their mcuches, the commen- dation of noble G alt actus : yea he was honoured and highly efteemed o{ by them all, an^i it was hard to fay whether he was more loved or admi- red amongft them. In a word, he was loved of all men, looked at of all mcn,fpoken of by all men, magnified and exr©llcd,yea wondred at ofall men ; and though he k* >ew not many himfclfe , yet all men laboured to know him. No publikemeeting was, appointed ^ no folcmne feaft was made, whereto this our Gakacim^zs^ not (bletnnly called : yea every man was defirous of him, and happy was he that might have his compa- nie :yea they thought their meetings graced , and their houfes honoured Th a;]j c -l with his prefcncej and in all aflfcmblics the ehiefeft and higheft roomc le/h.mfcy was offered him : yea was th uft upon him , though he nothing at ail re- ihe title cf fpeòledit. And although hee refufed the name and title of Marqueffc; Mai^ucAr becaufe, he faid, the Empetour had cut off hisfucceflion, and depri- ved him of that honour becaufc of his Religion : notwkhftauding 9 la doc Ì it ~TEeJifeoJ Tjaièmus le was a]. vaiesviHccd socmen. do what he could , he was called by no other name all his life long , and that not by fbmefew his friends and favourices , but by all (ores of men even ftrangers themlèlvc* , and fuchas were not of his Religion., For all, men thinking that he had injiry to be deprived of his la wfull fuccefiian ; therefore though they could net give him the living and eftate, yet they gave him all they could, that is, the name and title. Such were his no- ble and gentlemanly qualities (befideshii Chriftian vertues) that they wonnethe love and liking of all men; and caulèd them to honour him farre above that hedefired or cared for: yea every one laboured to fhew any ftrvice or ro performe any duty of love aud kindneflè towards him ; nay Grangers themfelves were defirous to fee him, and were drawne into an admiration of him: infomuchaswhenfoevcrany of the nobility or .nd travellers ^ nccs of Chriftendome, efpecially of leafy , did travell to fee forreigne ipctiaJly * nations ; and for the moft part taking Geneva in their way (which place lincei and generally all travellers have a great delire to (ce) they would by no meanes omit to lee and vifit Galeacitts, Thus did Francis and Atpbon- fns tbe young D:ikes of Ferrara OEiav $hs the Prince of Selerttm : and thus did Feme fìtte the DukcofP^nw*, and divers other: who in their travell comming by Geneva entertained him in all the complements of- courtefie and of honour,no IciTe then if he had beene at Naples 'va his for- mer glorie ; or if he had ftiil been a courtier in the Emperours Court, as heretofore he had been. Iia word, no noble man, no A'ubafladour, no great fchollar, no man of note, of any forregne nation came that way 8 but prefently they ufvd meanes to have a fight of this noble Marqucflc; and for the moft partdefired to have fome company and conference with him: So that he was refbrted unto continually by men of all forts; as though heehad not been a private man , keeping a meane eftate and dwelling in a little hou'V: but rather as though hee had bcene a great Prince in the Court, or one neere in piacete the Emperour himfelfe» Butthoughallmendcfired bis acquaintance and company,and heagaine ompany was not curious in that point , but courteous to all as occafion was offe- red: yet for the molt part, his moft familiar convcrfarion was with the men of his owne nation : namely , with his con »trie men the Italians, of whom rliere was a flourishing Church at Gnntva at the fame time 5 and which a!fo flourifhfd the better by his .meanes ; as heretofore hath been declared. Amongft whom though he behaved himfelfè, it is doubtfull whether more civilly, or more humbly ; yet for a ! l that he was honoured ©ftheaaaU, and ufed more like a L-?rd than a private man? which al=» uhougrihe in every refpect defèrved , yet by no meanes defired. And fb Ibefides ai" his worthy and excellent parts, his humble mindc and friend- bj_ Gonverfa&i©« rnade him mare honourable. And to fpcake but a . ... -.- . troth. ;nd convex I varacGiows, \yvi arquejje of Vic&. f\ cruth of hira 3 out of all qucftion bee was notonely a good Chriftian, but (which is not al wayes fècn a perfect and an absolute man : yea a roan can His eourteff hardly name any ofthofc good parts and amiable qualities which for the and arFabihti moft part do winne a man love in the world;which were not to be found ia this noble gentleman. For befideshi* noblcbirth and princely educa- tion,^* Religion and truefeareofGod,hc was alio humby minded , affa- „. ble, courteous, and friendly to all men: hec was wifc,diicreer, of good f e a i0ns . PCr conceit, and of an excellent ipecch and dsfcourfe. It would have dejigh- Hiseloqucn «d a man to have heard him fpeake ; for as his memory was exceed in° t and ability oJ gcod, fo his naturali eloquence, his fmooth ftile, hiseafie,qiiet and fp wcn » fèemely delivery , made his fpeech to bee greatly commended of all that heard him. A man would have wondrcd to fee how many even of the beft fort would have laboured to have beene in his company, and as it were have catched up, and eaten his words from hi* mouth, when it pleated him to d ifeourfè of fbmc of thofé exploits and adventures, w htch had fallen within the compaffe of hisowne knowledge: as of the Era- perour Charks the fifth his voyage into Prcvcncc, and otbis wares wanes which be waged in (jclderland, againft the Duke of Cleve 3 and of many other great affaires and fpeciall imployments.Ncithcr wes he only a fit companionfor gentlemen and menofeftate, but fuch was tue mild* Hte'mildhcft neffc of his nature and diipofition, that hce was alfb kindc and courteous to his infe- tomen of lower place, and moft of all to the poore , smongft whom, if ncuu. they wcrcgodly and honed he would conveiic3s familiarly , as with his r< heve them by all oaeancs he couid^ea the want of his former weahh and loffeof his Marqucfdome, did never grie ve hirn, bur when hee had 3iot whercwithall toexercife hischaruie, towards the poorc foulcs of God: it was his joy and delight to be lending and g-ving to thole that wanted , and in that refpeét o.iely hec often wifhed himfelfe as great a man in Geneva as he was in Italy: but to hispower and ability h'sgood ivorkcsdid fane exceed the proud and Pharifaical papifts , who glorie in His good their workes , and will be faved by them. Prisoners and men in danger ^ 01 * 1 "?"^ did often feele hi> bountie ; he omitted not to vifi his ficke brethrer?,and decdes C that moft diligently : fuch as were poore hec relieved ^ yea the ricbeft andlearnedftofall,didthinkthemfeIvesintheirfickneiTeshappyto ha?e Hit or dj n , • him with them ; his prefènccand company , but efpecially his talke and cxerciies of Chriftian exhortations were lb comfortable unto them. His ordinary Religion, pub cxercifes were thefc 5 every day he repaired to the Church andine and pri- varci divine feryicc , and miffed noe to ^bee prefènt at prayers v " rc ' with w Tff^wvwr with che congregation , cfpccially he never emitted co hears theSer- . tnons and the word preached ; vthich hce did alwaies with wondcrrull devotion and reverence to the word of God ; for heiudged and cfteemed thccruchappinciTcof a man, ai d the only facete and pleafant lifecon- flded in living holily, in walking in Gods wayes, in meeting with Satang temptations, in bridling the corrupt ion 5 of his nature, and in fervine God truly and finccrcjy without hypocrifierunto all which fteps of hap^- pineffe hce thought he couid nevcrattaine, but by the preaching of the word ', whercunto he alio adioyncd a dayly corife of readingthc Scrips ture: thus labouring out of the Scriptures to lay the foundations of his ©wnefalvatiion, which hcapplyed to theprofit and comFjrc,not of hire- is, particufat * C ^ e a * onc > ^ut °f «™ny others with him. id perfcoali Bcfides all this, for thelove hce beare unto the Church, and the defire tiling, he had todoe all good hce could ; he tookc upon him the office of an El- der in the Church , the duty whereof hce fupplyeddaily,carefuliyob(èr- iscntraee vingand inquiring into the manners aud lives and profeffors ; allowing idiuftice. *nd incouraging the good ,and c-nfuringthe offend?r>,which he did with great care and conf ience left that (caodals and oftxnees mightarifein the tisfeveoi Church,whercby ciche* c'rc quiet and good etlate of the Church ar home iacc>aNd might be diflurbed, orthecnemie might have any occafion to flander .utiiitucU en» the profeflion of Religion. Neither flayed hec here, but befidc this pub- [Rgoicon- like care and labour, hce alfb was daily weiloccupyed in more pry vate ■tino^cnac mattcrs: tor where ever heefaw, obferved, or heard of any diiTention*, mtythat fuits in law, or controvetfics amongft Chriftian neighbouts, hce was «re at vari- exceedingcarefullto end and cosnpaffc them ; and for that cnd.as he had Rcc. a ripe wit and a good conceit auddeepe iufight, fo hce would impl^y them all to the finding out the trirhand ftarcof the caute: and having fouud it, he would ufc ail his authority, yea he would make him&lfe be- hohciuofnen, on condition they would yeeld one to another, and live in peace. Ina word, his whole courfe of life favoured of grace, and did fhew him to be a fanelificd man;yec deubtles he thought hiralélfe borne notforhirnfelre, but for God and for the Church : and hec thought no timefo well lpent,noranybufineficfo well difpatcbed, as thatwherei» n tfor any gaine, or plcafure tohimlelfe was thought or obtayncd, but only Gods glery advanccd,hÌ4 Church edified, religion maintaince, and *ric good vvorke of Gods grace confirmed in himfeife and others. Chat* — ■ • ~ _ I \ — - wraccioMSfjsvi arqutffcòfVité. 55 Chap. XXVII. deittg ageàhtfàUtth into a loxg and la»gnijhi»gfck?x(fe. ANd thus he lived at Gexev* many yeares/uH of ioy and quictnefic*. eomfortsand contewtment; farrefróm all worldly ambition, ?nd as it were (orgering what he was,and what he w as bo sr to in this world onely rcipcótrng whar[hc was to inherit in the world to come ; and as he had began fo'he continued in a loathing and detection of all popifh fu- perfticio ', and impieties. But w^h this great quictncrTe of minde and confeience there wanted noe fonie outward aud corporal vejra ions : for after his long peace, new afri &ious,and ttormes came upon'him, where- by the Almighty would yet better trie him,and make his faith, his hope, his patience and perfeverance to filine more glorici fly j that Co af-er- wardhee might receive a mire excellent reward, and a more glorious crowne.For tuft ©fall, he fell fickcofagricyc m, doubt full and dange- rous difcalè, which had bred upon him by abound ance of rheumc, wher- byheebecame fofliort winded that he could hardly draw his breath 5 by force of fu^hweaknes he was exceedingly tormented night and day; for chegood gentleman was conftrained oftentimes to fit up whole nights together, *°d wa'fa'netobe removed fronronme to rooroe, and from one piacelo another^ to fire if by any rncanes he mi«ht take ibme flc èpe- which by thevchemency efchisdifeife wasalmcftqui e gone from hun Thisdifealè had g- owne upon hiiibyreaf ;nof h s many andlongand tfbre ioumcycs,which h«*had taken hy (èa and by land for his confeience fate: and of the great diftenpers and al'erationsof theftateof hit bod^., which fot his foules fake he had undergone* Chap. XXVIII. A new temptation * faults- him ? a lefuhe is fentfrom hisfruttch m Italjto red. ime him. by ofti»£ him great fummesofmo- r.j^AKÀ to mah hh j*H*gcr fonne a Cardinali** but he valiaetly feerneth it all, andl fends htm heme batke ttitb fhame* BVt this knguUfvng fickeneffe did not fo much affliS his v&ke and' ag-d body, a» S^tan laboured by another device, and a new tempts» «ion to trouble and vex his righteous foule. For it came to paffe 1 ^atabout che fame tjae^vvhenthrsflifcafehad feased upon him, thcrfr cam came to Geneva out of Italy a nephew of his, the naturali fonne of his owne fifter, with letters to him from his former wifr P/#0r/4theMar- chionelfe, as alfo from his cldeft fonnc the jyoungMarqucfle : unto which letters this young Gentleman being alfo afcholler, added many words of hisownetoli refolute a conference, and fo courageous a mindc in fo weake a body. And thus the Lord doubtlefle did in mercy to him , that being free from this difquier companion, he might with more comfort and Iciiegriefe, beare the burden oi his fickeneffe, which now grew upon him more and more, snd left him not till it made him leave the world,and till it had transited; him fiom this his pilgrimage to his eternali tell; and till it had made him ofapoore Marquefle upon earth, a glorious King in heaven. VVhofe death as it was wonderfully lamented of thc.whole Church for the unre- coverable loflè they had of him : fb it was a mercifull blcflìng, and a wel- come meflcnger of God r o him : for it freed and delivered him from r»:« «y (tormes of new temptations wh jch the dtvcll had raifed againft him ; for within a fliort time after his death, there came to Geneva a certains Monke ,£ good fcholar , a gentleman by birth, and neare a kin to Gale* mitts ; who being puft up with raonkifh pride , and a conceit of his own ability for fuch an enterprife, thought fo farre to have prevailed with Cr4- leacim by his nimble wit and eloquent tongue , as to have peifwadcd , him bini new at the laft, either to have relinquifhed hit Religion * ©t atleti! to have \&Gtntva and to have returned into Italy (where hit ancle had bcene lately Pope) that fo by his prefènce and countenance , and the helpeofhisgrcatfriends (which he had both in the Popes and theEm- perours Court) his children might bee idtnore poffibility of thole high dignities and great places in the woild , which they and their other friends aimed at : and for the attainment whereof, nothingfo much hin- di ed them ss their fathers Religion, and courfe of life. Bu t he returned home a proud foole as became, andafhamed of his proud andinfolenc fpiric ; which perfwaded him by his vaine babling he could have over- come him whom he found when he came to Geneva to have overcome the wor!d,and allfpirituallenemies>and no w to be triumphing in the glo- ry of heaven. And fo leaving him and ail other his popifli and carnal! kindred \ gnafhing their teeth for anger to fee his admirable conftancy ; let us returne againe to our licite gentleman, whole end now halting on, will alfo haftcn an end to this ftrange ftory. Chap. XXX. His long and languifhing fickencfie grew and increaféd upon him in fuch rneafure, as his paine was moil grievous; but hee bare it all with an heroicall and heavenly courage : fo that it might manifcftly ap- peate that even the Lord from heaven did lend him ftrength ; and as the torments and pangs of the difeafe increa fed , fo hie faith and patience and all heavenly venues (hone in him more and more : fo that it was mod true of him which the Apoftle faith , at the oHtw*rdma*p fi confetti ion by C hri ft abounded much more. la his fickenefic hee wan- ted no helpecf she Phyftcians, fot t'ieycame to him out of all parts of the city, and willingly did they all doe their diligence: about his body; whole (buie they knew had Chnft Jefùs to be the Phytkian for it. His friends alfo continually y fi ed him, who were «f che chiefe men inthecitie; and they were ail welcome to rum rich and poorc: and it is hard t© fay whether he received .more cotirorc by rhem , or they morefpirituallediricationby bim; hisipechei andbehavours werefo full of patience , and lb well IcafoHed with al ! grace. AM his friends per- formed to him what duty (bever was in their power , but efpecially his worthy wife did then (hew her ielfe m< ftloving and loyall , for fhe was never from about him, and faw that he wanted nothing which the world could yeeld for the recovery of his health. Bucali was in vaine, for the time of bisdiflfblution was at hand, and he had i MM the royall race of a moft holy Gbtiftianhtc ; and now nothing remained but a bi: fled death. He mighr fay as the Apoftle did with much joy of hearr. J have run my racemi have frmfheà my courft ,' I havt kept the fanK t from hence- forth ts Uidnp for met a crovwe of rigbteottfneffe , which J f*ft the righ- teent judge will give to me ', anàto aU fitch at wait for hit appearing. After few dayes rhe violence of his ficknetTe wasfuch , as it overcame all power of pby ficke ; (o that it was manifeit,that that blctfcd Vwe ap- proached, wherein the Lord had appointed to accomplifh Ivs owne good worke in him ; therefore he ft qucftred himlèlfe from ail care of hi* body, and from all worldly cogitation* ;he renounced rhc world and all in itjhe t£>ke his farewell of his wifc,& all his Cbriftian rViends,and laid he {houlcUeade them the way to heaven. He fixed ail histhoughtsupon his fbule, and foule and all on the Lord in heaven: and cried toChrirt Jr* iàs^ 5ha r .ashehadfoughchiaaaUhi* lifub he would. now receive him u . .p in wiii i nj^m^ i li arqwjjeOfVUO. 61 andacknowledgchimfothisowne. And thus all his friends fate about him, andasthePieacbersand M nifter, were occupied in holy prayer» and reading of the holy Scr'-ptures, and applying to him che heavenly confolations of Gods w rd, in the performance of chele exe rei fcs hee en- ded his dayes, wherein he had taken delight all his life long: and as here* joyced in them in his li^fo it plcafed the Lord that ho fhould have them at hi* death. Aid {bin the midft of all his friends, in che prefence of che Mtnificrs,evcu in the fight of them all, he peaceablie and quietly yecl- deduphis fpirir, and icndred his feulc into the hands of his mcrcifull Ged and faithfull Creator, of whom he had received it ; who immedi* atcly by the nainiftery of his holy Angels receiving it at his hands, and Walhing r pure :n the blood of Jcfijs Chrift, crowned it with checrowne of eternal] and heavenly happinefle. And thus this holy man was crani! lated from a noble man on earrh , to bee a noble Saint in heaven : and of a Marque fie on earth in bare name and titles he was advanced to be a glo» rious and triumphing King in heaven : where hee now reignes in glory with tHac God whom hee fofa'chfully ferved on earth. That God and mcrcifull fathergrant chat all we chat reade this admirable ftorie, may be allured cotakeuponus the fame molt holy prefeflion, that this thrice noble Mai quelle did ; and may renounce and caft off whatever in this world we fee doth hinder us from the Holy fellowship of Chrift Jefus ; and ftrengrhen us that we may be faithfull to the end : that fo wee may obtaine the crowneoflife in that glory, where this noble Galeacim and all the heavenly hoft of God Saints do wait for uj. Amen. This wa« his life,trm was his end : let thy life be like his, and thy heart walk e in r hefame way ; then (hall rhy loule die his < death, and thy latter cni fhall bee like his. " Lord hew portoni art the» in thy Stints! FINIS, - . M7- **.▼. h ■p^./