IESVIT.
How dreadfull then must the danger bee of liuing out of the lap of the Roman Church, that is, of a Church of infallible authoritie.
This Church hauing a most glorious succession of Bi∣shops from the Apostles, deserues aboue all other, the protection of your Maiestie, (that by a long line of re∣ligious [ C] Catholicke Ancestours, succeeding in the right of two Illustrious Kingdomes) and being so beneficiall vnto mankinde, and so efficatious to maintaine vnitie, cannot giue ouer hope of your fauour, whom singular preseruation in the wombe of your glorious Mother, a∣gainst the barbarous attempts of Hereticall diuision, that would haue brought you to an immature end, shewes to bee, by Gods infinite wisedome preordained, for some [ D] singular good of mankinde, specially by your meanes, to quench warres and dissentions, and to bestow the bles∣sings of Peace and vnion on this Land.
Your title to the Crowne of England, springs from the peacefull coniunction of the two renowned Roses, which before were mortall enemies, and fought so ma∣nie cruell fields, that if wee consider the great effusion of blood wherein each of them were bathed, wee shall [ E] hardly discerne the one from the other by the diuersitie of colour.
Your Maiesties person is the roote of a more happie