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and,
Till, like a sea at glory,
4, spread from pole 10 pole"

is tie transfer Of the immense and popu'
loaS territoriesof Asia from their Ronsish
masters to the hands of Professionals.
8. The long aud bloody war whiCh Spair
about this time waged against Holland anc
the Low Countries, (i559) supplies anoIh
er illustration. Philip H., Emperor oi
SPAN, was bigoied, cruel, intolerant cath
oiic, Husband of Mary, the bloody queer
of England, and imhued with like HpTit
he worried out the saints Of The Most High,
by toItures the most barbaTous, and 6ea'ht
the most cruel. When be had "hung ana
hurm'' as many as fell pnder the cogn'-
zance of inouisitorial vigilance in oPa'h'
Piedmont, Milan, and Calabria, he direct
cd his parenlaI regard towards his German
possessions. Holland and the Low Coun'
tries became the prey of this raVenIng VIZ"
Here the seeds oflhe Reformation had been
protusely sown and taken deep root. Philip
determined TO exterminate the rising hcresy
nv a blow. But mark the end of his mad
n css. See what God brought out OF 1t );
how he made the wrath of man to praise
him. and restrained the remainder.
This religious despot resortcd to the
most violent measures to crush the ms
ing germs of religion and liberty in that
part of his empire. He set up the lnquls-
ition, augmented the number of Bishops,
and enacted the most severe and bar
barous laws against all innorators IN
matters of religion. And when aper-
secuted people rose to repel these mvs-
sions on all right and conscience, the
Duke of Alva, Of bloody memory, was
sent with powerful army to quell the
rebellion A protracted and sangulnary
war followed-on the one side for liber-
ty, on the other, for civil and religious
despotism. But was liberty crushed
was the hated heresy of the Reformation
exterminated? The result was, the es-
tabltshmsnt of one Of the most powerful
Protestant States in Europe. tie United
Pr@,inces Of the Netherlands.
And there was yet another issue: Phil
ip, chagrined under his repulses in the
Netherlands, determined on grand on
set upon England, which, while it should
revenge on queen Elizabeth for the aid
she had lent the Hsllapders in their late
defence sf the principles Of the Reform
atom, should reduce England again to
the domination Of Rome.
This brings us to another Of those
grand interpretations Of Providence in be-
half of his adopted cause, viz:
4. The Destruction Of the hnvincib!e
Armada Of Spain. Philip nseditated sig
nal vengeance on England. For this
purpose he fitted out the most formlds-
bic naval armament that ever rode the
ocean. The project was no less than the
complete subjugatien of England and
the establishment Of the religion OF Rome
throughout all Europe. The crises OF
Professionalism had come. Should Eng
aand-should the rising colonies of this
New World-should all Europe and
Asia smile under the benign auspices Of
the cress, or groan beneath the usurpa-
tons of Rome? The vast empire Of
Philip was reused to strike fatal blow.
The noise Of preparation sounded in eve
ry part Of his dominions. In all the
ports of Sicily, Naples. Spain, and Por-
tueal, artizans we're employed in build
ing vessels of uncommon size and force"
naval stores collected /; provisions amass-
ed; armies levied; and plans laid for fit
ting out such a feet as had never before
been seen in Europe. Ministers, gener-
ais, admirals, men Of every craft and
name were employed in forwarding the
grand design. Three years elapsed in
the stupendous preparations. Who could
dou BIT that such preparations, conducted
by officers of such consummate skill,
would finally be successful? Confident
Of success, and ostentatious Of ther pow
er. they had already denominated this
armament the Inv;ncible ArmGnda.
The time for the actual invasion Grew
near. Troops from all quarters were as
sembling; from Italy, Spain. Flanders,
Austria, the Netherlands, and the shores
of the Baltic. One general burst Of en-
shusiasm pervaded every nook and cor
ner Of the empire. Princes dukes, no.
bles. men of all ranks and conditions
equally embarked their fortunes, lives and
honors, in an enterprise SO promising Of
wealth and glory, and so calculated to
engage their religious enthusiasm. And
further to cherish the ge' eral infatuation,
the Pose had Illuminated = fresh bull Of
recommendation against Elizabeth, de-
elared her deposed. dissolved her sub
i;ects from their oath Of allegiance, and
1 granted a plenary indulgence to all who
should engage in the invasion. All were
elated with the highest hopes of success.
And who could doubt that in q few short
weeks English power would be PROSTATE,
ann English Professionalism no more?
But follow on little, and behold the
Hand Of Him who keepeth Israel as the
apple Of his eye.
This formidable armament lad been
consigned to the commanded the Mar
uuis Of Santa Croce, sea officer Of great
reputation and experience; and who
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