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ends ; and an evidence that her majesty, after arms 

 laid down, speedily pursueth a politic course, without 

 neglect or respiration : and it hath been the wisdom 

 of the best examples of government. 



Towards the recovery of the hearts of the people, 

 there be but three things, &quot; in natura rerum.&quot; 



1. Religion. 



2. Justice and protection. 



3. Obligation and reward. 



For religion, to speak first of piety, and then of 

 policy, all divines do agree, that if consciences be to 

 be enforced at all., wherein yet they differ, two things 

 must precede their inforcement ; the one, means of 

 instruction ; the other, time of operation ; neither of 

 which they have yet had. Besides, till they be more 

 like reasonable men than they yet are, their society 

 were rather scandalous to the true religion, than 

 otherwise ; as pearls cast before swine : for till they 

 be cleansed from their blood, incontinency, and theft, 

 which are now not the lapses of particular persons, 

 but the very laws of the nation, they are incom 

 patible with religion reformed. For policy, there is 

 no doubt but to wrestle with them now, is directly 

 opposite to their reclaiming, and cannot but continue 

 their alienation of mind from this government. Be 

 sides, one of the principal pretences, whereby the 

 heads of the rebellion have prevailed both with the 

 people, and with the foreigner, hath been the defence 

 of the catholic religion : and it is this that likewise 

 hath made the foreigner reciprocally more plausible 

 with the rebel. Therefore a toleration of religion, 



