his life, in the defence of the stablished Faith, of the present Church of England, and in opposition of Popery, and Romish superstition, as any other: to make not onely the very Raigne and Life; but euen the Sacred ashes, and Surui∣uing memory of that Euer-blessed, Deuout, and Pious Queene, (who gaue the greatest life, increase, and vigor, to our Protestant, Orthodoxe, Zealous, Pious, and sincere Religion, and Deuotions: and the chiefest f••••le, ecclipse, and downefall to the Church of Rome: as the vote, and suffrage, b••th of our owne, and for∣raine Nations testifie;) a forged Patronesse, and grand Protectresse of that Roman Faith, and Popish Ceremo∣nies, which She so much oppugned, and abhorred all Her life; and the onely Stampe, and Royall Impresse to make them passe for currant, Orthodoxe, and true English Coyne, in this Church, and State of ours: which had long since boared, and cast them out, as counterfeite, and Romish dr••sse, and Mettall? Certainely, if the counter∣feiting, or forging of a Princes Seale, or Coyne be capi∣tall: what shall the Treacherous, Scandalous, and Per∣nicious forging, Slandering, Sophisticating, Peruerting, Deprauing, and ruinating of the Religion, of such a Royall, and Religious Princesse as Queene Elizabeth, be? I onely doe propound the question, I leaue the full dis∣cussion, and discition of it vnto others, who are more iudicious then my selfe.
I now proceed vnto my fourth Conclusion; which I [ 4] shall branch out into three Propositions, which will most of all Vnmasque, and best discouer, our Authors Treachery, F••rgery, and concealed Popery.
First, that these Deuotions, and Howers of Prayer, [ 1] are farre different from the priuate Prayers, Authorized by Queene Elizabeth.
Secondly that they are not warranted by them, nor [ 2] extra••ted fr••m them, nor from our Common Prayer Booke, as our Authors Title, Preface, and Printer doe pretend.