2.  Insolent titles, preiudiciall to all Bishops and Prelates.

    3.  Corrupt doctrine, injurious to all Christians.

    4.  Filthie lise, detestable to all men.

  [Sidenote dy:  Luc. 19. 44.]

  [Sidenote dz:  Martyr. pag. 1.]

The greater was our danger, the greater was our deliuerance; the greater our deliuerance, the greater our thankes should be; for as it followeth in my text, God is to be praised according to his excellent greatnes.  It is true that our most and best praises are few for the number, and little for the measure; whereas God is infinite for his goodnes, and in his greatnesse incomprehensible.  So that the meaning of [ea]_Dauid_ is, that we should praise him according to our capacitie, and not according to his immensitie; according to the grace bestowed vpon vs, and not according to the glorie which is in him.  Ecclesiasticus 43. 30. Praise the Lord, and magnifie him as much as ye can, yet doth he farre exceed.  Exalt him with all your power, and be not weary, yet can ye not attaine vnto it.

  [Sidenote ea:  Basil.  Musculus, Placid. parnen. in loc.]

Now where the Lord giueth a greater meane, there he requireth a greater measure; where he bestoweth a greater portion of giftes, he doth expect a greater proportion of glorie.  Wherefore seeing the Lord hath out of his abundant mercie conferred vpon this kingdome inestimable blessings, in the preaching of his word for the space of more then fiftie yeares; it is questionlesse he lookes for no little thankes or small praise, but for great thankes and great praise according to his excellent greatnesse manifested in this our deliuerance.  I come therefore to the second part of this Psalme, shewing with what God is to be praised, In the sound of the trumpet, &c.

God is to be praised (saith [eb]_Augustine_) totis votis de totis vobis with all your soules, and with all your selues.  That therefore we may manifest our inward affections by such outward actions as are commendable, where there be trumpets, let them sound:  where there be lutes and harpes, let them strike vp:  where there be loud Cymbals and well tuned Cymbals, let them ring, let them sing the praises of God for this our most happy deliuerance; let trumpet and tongue, viol & voice, lute & life, witnes our hartie reioycing in the Lord.  If our true zeale were more fierie within, it would doubtlesse break forth into moe publike workes, then it doth, against that bloody brood of the Gun-powder crue.  There haue been many collections in euery Dioces for the reedifying of the Churches of Saint Albanes and Arthuret, the which I assure my selfe were good works:  there haue been in this latter age many gorgeous, I might say glorious buildings erected about and in this honorable Citie, to the great ornament of our Country, the which I thinke you may number