¶
A
Touchestone
,
for
this
time
present
.
WHO
so
wil
bende
him selfe
but
slightlye
to
beholde
the
dealinges
of
the
worlde
at
this
daye
,
hée
shal
perceiue
(
euen
to
the
great
horrour
of
his
minde
)
the
small
habilitye
of
well
dooing
that
remaineth
scant
superfitiallye
rooted
in
the
consciences
of
men
:
hée
shall
sée
our
willes
altogeather
bent
to
wicked
actions
,
and
our
wittes
to
vngodly
inuentions
:
our
consciences
loose
,
wide
,
and
hipocritical
,
and
our
heartes
full
of
dissimulation
and
fraude
:
that
alas
,
euen
the
very
principles
,
as
wel
practiue
,
as
speculatiue
,
are
quite
and
cleane
forgotten
,
and
gone
,
and
the
infallible
doome
of
our
conscience
(
which
of
the
learned
is
called
Synteresis
)
holdeth
no
place
of
terrour
amongst
vs
:
reasons
aswel
superiour
as
inferiour
,
aswell
Diuine
as
Ciuile
,
haue
no
power
to
reclaime
vs
:
Signes
of
Gods
wrath
and
examples
of
vengeaunce
maye
nothing
appalle
vs
:
and
(
to
conclude
)
euen
humane
mortalitye
wil
not
,
can
not
,
nor
(
I
feare
)
shall
not
withdrawe
vs
:
so
great
is
our
libertie
,
so
secure
our
liues
,
and
so
presumptuous
our
hearts
thoughtes
and
attempts
.
Looke
what
is
good
,
the
same
wée
deride
,
contempne
&
refuse
,
and
contrariwise
,
whatsoeuer
is
euil
,
if
it
bring
eyther
pleasure
or
profite
,
the
same
doo
we
wishe
for
,
pursue
and
embrace
:
Auarice
,
wée
account
good
&
honest
desire
:
Usury
(
the
sonne
of
Auarice
)
we
account
lawful
trade
:
Excesse
we
cal
bountie
:
whoredom
,
pleasure
:
swearing
,
Iolity
:
pride
,
Brauery
:
deceipt
,
policy
:
robbing
,
shifting
:
and
(
what
should
I
more
say
)
vice
we
account
vertue
,
&
vertue
precise
foolishnesse
.
We
seeke
for
new
fashions
,
we
desire
new
lawes
,
new
rules
and
newe
orders
,
and
yet
no
man
(
al
this
while
)
hath
minde
of
a
newe
life
:
no
man
séeketh
to
renewe
the
same
,
nor
yet
to
amend
the
olde
.
Surely
,
surely
,
the
consummation
of
the
world
,
the
dissolution
of
the
heauens
,
&
the
dreadful
doom
of
our
soules
&
bodies
aprocheth
&
is
hard
at
the
doore
:
I
lament
therefore
the
state
of
the
world
at
this
day
.
But
sith
wée
are
by
the
vnfallible
worde
certified
,
that
the
nigher
the
world
doeth
draw
vnto
his
end
,
the
more
raging
shal
be
the
Serpent
,
the
more
faithlesse
and
stonye
hearted
the
people
:
Let
vs
lift
vp
our
heartes
vnto
the
mercye
seate
,
and
crye
vnto
the
Lord
for
his
elect
sake
,
to
shorten
the
daye
.
I
feare
,
I
feare
mée
that
when
the
Lord
of
the
vineyarde
shall
come
(
as
vndoubtedly
hée
wil
come
,
and
that
very
shortlye
)
that
hée
shal
finde
both
Spiritual
murderers
and
Traitours
amongst
vs
:
yea
,
euen
amongst
those
that
cal
vpon
the
name
of
Iehoue
.
His
ministers
&
our
felowe
seruantes
,
we
haue
reiected
,
wée
haue
buffeted
them
,
yea
,
wée
doo
daily
contempne
&
scorne
them
,
&
there
litle
wanteth
that
his
déere
sonne
Iesus
christ
is
not
torne
in
péeces
,
blasphemed
and
mocked
in
his
most
holy
word
.
O
Lord
,
what
shall
become
of
vs
?
what
account
shal
we
make
before
the
terrible
seate
of
vengeance
,
that
thus
do
neglect
the
gouernment
of
Gods
house
,
the
wel
bestowing
of
his
goodes
,
&
the
vnity
of
his
seruauntes
?
For
being
by
the
death
of
his
Christ
,
redeemed
&
made
frée
from
the
perpetual
bondage
&
slauery
of
the
deuil
,
death
&
hel
,
we
haue
despised
his
Passion
,
we
haue
frustrated
his
comming
,
&
contemned
his
lawe
.
The
high
Priests
are
elated
,
&
we
are
al
fallen
,
euen
from
the
highest
vnto
the
lowest
,
a
small
number
onely
exempt
,
which
at
home
are
contempned
and
derided
:
abroade
,
are
daylye
murthered
,
tormented
and
torne
in
peeces
,
consumed
through
fire
,
famine
and
sworde
,
for
the
profession
of
his
holye
name
,
and
true
worshippe
of
his
eternall
Godhead
.
The
wicked
deuoure
them
like
Lambes
,
and
consume
them
like
stubble
,
them selues
florishing
as
the
Cedars
of
Libanon
,
and
increasing
in
wealth
as
Lordes
of
the
people
.
But
woo
,
woo
be
to
them
,
by
whom
offences
doo
come
.
Bee
thou
fauourable
(
O
Lorde
)
vnto
Sion
,
build
vp
the
broken
walles
of
Ierusalem
,
forsake
not
thy
Sanctuary
,
but
saue
thine
elect
from
the
pernicious
customes
of
the
wicked
worlde
:
the
world
so
full
of
poyson
,
so
full
of
murther
,
so
full
of
whordome
,
so
ful
of
auarice
,
so
full
of
contempt
,
and
so
full
of
securitye
,
that
(
alas
)
euen
with
horrour
,
it
swelleth
to
the
toppe
of
the
vppermost
heauens
,
and
it
annoyeth
the
seate
of
the
moste
highest
.
Alas
,
what
maye
wée
thinke
,
or
what
else
maye
wee
looke
for
,
but
euen
the
very
heauens
too
dissolue
,
and
the
extreame
flames
reserued
for
our
sinnes
,
to
make
an
ende
of
our
liues
?
Sinne
is
ripe
,
faith
is
dead
:
and
saue
deuilishnes
and
deceipt
,
there
is
nothing
within
our
heartes
remayning
.
The
wicked
are
strong
,
the
Godlye
are
weake
,
that
what
through
securitye
of
the
wicked
,
and
the
tormentes
executed
on
the
godly
,
almost
no
faith
can
bée
founde
.
The
wicked
as
liuing
in
delicacie
,
neglect
the
Lordes
worke
:
and
the
Godlye
(
as
afflicted
continuallye
)
are
afrayde
to
doo
wel
:
that
except
it
bée
to
talke
and
to
bée
mindeful
of
God
and
his
word
,
there
is
nothing
thought
vaine
,
nothing
thought
sinne
,
nothing
detested
.
And
so
the
Temple
of
God
,
the
Lordes
house
,
Christ
his
Congregation
,
the
very
true
spouse
of
our
sauiour
,
lyeth
ruinous
,
al
to
rent
&
deformed
.
Alas
,
no
faith
,
is
left
to
fasten
the
worke
to
the
corner
stone
,
no
moisture
remaineth
to
knit
vp
the
frame
with
the
foundation
,
Christ
Iesus
,
our
only
rocke
,
our
only
foundation
,
our
only
head
and
chiefe
corner
stone
.
Loue
is
cold
,
faith
is
dead
:
trueth
is
naught
set
by
.
And
that
same
smal
number
which
would
fainc
bée
doing
in
the
daungerous
worcke
,
are
eyther
daunted
by
their
enemies
,
or
discoraged
by
their
felowes
:
The
zeale
of
Iosiah
is
gon
,
&
Demas
triumpheth
:
Amasiah
&
Diotrephes
doo
beare
vp
their
villanous
breasts
against
the
Lord
&
his
people
:
Demetrius
is
busy
,
&
Simon
Magus
doeth
florishe
:
that
hard
it
is
to
thinke
whether
the
number
is
greater
of
feareful
souldiers
,
faint
workmen
,
&
féeble
Christians
,
or
the
boldnes
of
the
aduersary
more
vniuersal
,
or
in
tiranny
more
abounding
.
How
rageth
,
how
roareth
,
how
thundreth
,
howe
threateth
,
how
whispereth
,
how
braggeth
the
Babilonical
strumpet
,
the
Romish
Dragon
,
that
bloodthirsty
Ciclops
,
Minotaure
,
&
horrible
monster
?
how
bustle
her
couetus
champions
?
howe
swel
her
vilanous
rable
of
rakehel
Termagants
?
how
rage
beyond
the
seas
her
bloody
Bishops
?
how
crake
the
crew
of
her
coalequēchy
Cardinals
?
whose
destruction
&
horrible
fal
,
although
I
know
to
aproche
,
&
to
be
as
it
were
begoon
:
Yet
I
do
lament
(
&
so
may
al
true
English
hearts
)
that
our
sinnes
are
so
gréeuous
,
as
by
the
occasion
therof
,
the
lord
doth
deny
in
the
time
of
so
chast
,
so
wise
,
so
godly
,
zelous
,
&
so
learned
a
Prince
(
as
is
our
most
drad
soueraigne
Ladye
Queene
Elizabeth
,
whose
life
with
ioyned
harts
&
hands
let
vs
cry
,
cry
vnto
the
Lord
to
lengthen
)
within
this
Realme
of
England
to
bring
to
perfection
that
which
be
hath
begon
:
to
abolish
from
her
people
al
remnants
of
popery
,
&
to
supplant
the
hipocritical
&
vnlearned
ministerye
.
But
it
is
to
be
thought
&
assuredly
to
be
beléeued
,
that
our
sinnes
,
euen
our
sinnes
so
great
,
so
greuous
&
so
manifold
,
(
as
that
the
measure
of
them
is
immesurable
,
&
the
burthen
of
them
is
intollerable
)
are
the
only
cause
that
our
aduersaries
doo
florish
&
beare
them selues
so
bold
against
the
furtherers
of
this
work
as
they
do
,
&
that
our
iniquity
is
the
very
cause
that
so
many
cold
brethren
do
encrease
&
remaine
at
this
day
.
O
where
is
Besaleel
?
wher
is
Aholiah
?
where
is
Hiram
?
where
are
al
those
true
workmen
become
,
that
in
the
worke
of
the
material
temple
,
were
so
stout
,
so
zealous
,
so
artifitial
,
&
so
wise
?
Is
there
nothing
of
theyr
zeale
remayning
?
nothing
of
their
valeance
abiding
?
nothing
left
of
their
skill
?
no
alas
nothing
:
almost
nothing
at
al.
And
(
o
greuous
case
)
as
this
worke
is
most
diuine
,
most
true
,
yea
,
&
as
it
is
the
selfe
same
Temple
that
was
then
prefigured
:
so
is
it
in
labour
,
in
building
,
&
in
erecting
,
most
of
al
neglected
and
despised
:
nay
,
it
is
almost
altogeather
set
aside
.
But
if
I
shoulde
saye
that
all
men
doo
neglect
the
building
of
this
holy
house
(
as
the
more
is
the
case
to
bée
lamented
,
very
fewe
as
they
ought
,
doo
further
the
same
:
)
then
should
it
not
appeare
that
the
greatest
workmen
do
more
plucke
downe
by
theyr
ill
example
in
life
,
than
erect
by
their
labour
in
building
.
Neuerthelesse
,
whether
they
worke
for
loue
,
for
gaine
,
or
for
feare
,
so
they
doo
the
workes
of
hired
workmen
,
it
is
not
much
to
bée
waied
(
I
meane
for
so
much
as
they
doo
:
)
For
(
as
the
Apostle
sayeth
:
)
Whether
they
preache
Christ
for
loue
,
or
for
spite
,
so
they
preache
,
it
is
to
bee
ioyed
:
although
theyr
true
labours
,
aswell
in
life
,
as
in
doctrine
,
would
bée
more
to
the
aduauncement
of
the
worke
,
and
to
the
winning
of
a
great
many
others
.
But
I
would
to
God
that
the
greatest
parte
of
them
were
not
(
as
they
are
)
more
careful
in
building
of
Pluralities
,
Trialities
,
Totquots
,
and
Non
residens
,
than
in
furthering
of
this
sacred
,
spiritual
and
diuine
Temple
of
the
Lorde
:
I
would
to
God
they
were
not
more
geuen
to
gréedye
gaping
after
promotions
,
than
to
the
gathering
together
of
the
infected
,
weake
,
wounded
,
and
féeble
shéepe
:
Yea
,
I
woulde
to
God
I
saye
,
they
did
not
more
watche
,
and
prye
for
worldlye
preferment
,
than
watche
and
praye
for
the
Lordes
people
,
the
verye
true
house
,
churche
,
and
Spouse
of
Christ
.
Assuredlye
,
euen
nowe
hath
the
Figge
trée
cast
his
Leaues
,
nowe
is
the
Sunne
darkened
,
nowe
hath
the
Moone
lost
her
Light
,
and
nowe
are
the
Starres
fallen
from
Heauen
.
Hee
that
hath
eares
to
heare
,
let
him
heare
.
But
tel
me
(
I
praye
you
)
yée
ministers
of
this
holye
worke
,
yee
Stewardes
of
this
housholde
,
yée
guides
of
the
people
:
Is
the
kingdome
of
heauen
a
worldlye
kingdome
?
Is
the
crowne
of
glorye
a
heape
of
Ritches
?
Is
Christ
his
church
a
materiall
Temple
,
or
is
the
same
sustayned
eyther
with
Siluer
or
Gold
?
Is
it
not
sayde
:
My
Kingdome
is
not
of
this
world
,
If
my
Kingdom
were
of
this
world
,
then
would
my
seruauntes
surely
fyght
for
mee
that
I
shoulde
not
bee
deliuered
to
the
Jewes
:
but
nowe
is
my
Kingdome
not
from
hence
?
Is
it
not
also
written
:
The
Kingdome
of
heauen
is
like
to
a
Leauen
which
a
woman
tooke
and
hid
in
three
bushelles
of
floure
tyl
al
was
leuened
?
Do
not
al
the
prophets
,
al
the
Apostles
,
&
al
the
faithful
that
euer
were
,
doth
not
the
whole
volume
of
sacred
scriptures
,
doth
not
christ
him selfe
,
the
verye
true
sonne
of
the
father
God
almighty
,
affirme
the
kingdom
of
heauen
to
be
a
spiritual
kingdom
?
not
visible
,
but
inuisible
,
not
transitory
,
but
euerlasting
?
yea
,
do
not
wée
our selues
at
this
daye
:
euen
wée
(
in
whom
so
smal
fruict
of
godlines
apeareth
)
affirme
,
hold
,
&
maintaine
the
same
kingdom
to
be
a
kingdom
intransitory
,
diuine
,
&
incomprehensible
,
&
the
glory
thereof
to
be
immortal
&
neuer
vading
?
Do
not
wée
(
further
)
hold
that
the
Church
of
God
is
the
congregation
of
the
faithful
,
&
the
very
frame
building
,
&
foundation
therof
to
bée
the
Apostles
&
Prophetes
:
one
body
,
&
the
body
of
Christ
:
the
same
Christ
being
the
head
corner
stone
:
according
as
it
is
written
:
You
are
no
more
strangers
and
foriners
,
but
Citizens
and
Saints
,
and
of
the
houshould
of
God
,
and
builded
vpon
the
foundation
of
the
Apostles
&
Prophetes
,
Christ
Iesus
him selfe
being
the
head
corner
stone
:
In
whome
all
the
building
coupled
togeather
,
groweth
to
be
an
holy
Temple
in
the
Lord
:
In
whome
you
are
builded
togeather
to
bee
the
habitacion
of
God
by
the
spirit
?
Is
it
not
thus
said
?
is
it
not
thus
written
?
is
it
not
so
beléeued
?
what
should
I
say
?
if
it
be
so
written
,
if
christ
him self
hath
so
taught
you
,
&
you
your selues
can
not
deny
it
:
if
you
be
assured
I
say
,
that
the
kingdom
of
God
is
immortal
,
immutable
and
holy
:
why
,
why
then
(
alas
)
doo
you
so
greedily
seeke
after
worldly
primacies
,
transitory
promotions
,
&
corruptible
substance
?
If
that
crowne
of
glory
bée
likewise
immortal
,
&
permansible
:
why
desire
you
earthly
crounes
?
why
hunt
you
after
vaine
titles
,
&
deceaueable
honours
?
Hath
God
any
felowship
with
Belial
?
Or
may
the
world
&
the
spirite
make
friendly
attonement
togeathers
?
what
agréement
is
there
(
I
pray
you
)
betwixt
God
&
Mammon
?
or
how
accordeth
light
&
darknes
?
It
may
not
be
,
it
may
not
bée
I
saye
that
the
Minister
of
gods
word
should
any
other
way
of
him selfe
séeke
to
further
the
gospel
of
Christ
,
then
by
sincerity
of
life
&
godly
conuersation
:
from
the
which
meane
,
whosoeuer
he
be
that
swarueth
,
the
same
vndoubtedly
is
no
builder
but
a
destroyer
:
no
shéepherd
,
but
a
wolfe
:
no
Minister
of
trueth
,
but
a
sclanderer
of
the
same
:
I
beseech
the
Elders
that
are
among
you
(
saith
Peter
)
whiche
am
also
an
elder
,
and
a
witnesse
of
the
suffering
of
Christ
,
and
also
a
partaker
of
the
glorye
that
shal
be
reuealed
:
that
ye
feede
the
flock
of
God
which
dependeth
vpon
you
:
caring
for
the
same
,
not
by
constraint
,
but
willingly
:
not
for
fylthye
lucre
,
but
of
a
readye
minde
:
not
as
thoughe
you
were
Lordes
ouer
Gods
heritage
,
but
that
ye
maye
bee
ensamples
to
the
flocke
.
O
you
Pastours
,
you
Preachers
,
you
Guides
of
the
people
,
&
you
pillers
of
the
churche
,
O
you
maisters
of
this
worke
,
&
Surueyours
as
it
were
,
of
this
building
,
doeth
then
the
kingdome
of
heauen
stande
in
eating
and
drinking
?
Can
the
Temple
of
God
bée
sustained
with
Pluralities
,
&
Tot quots
,
with
Deanries
and
Prebendes
,
with
office
and
honour
?
hath
not
Christ
ordained
you
as
Lanterns
of
light
,
as
salt
of
the
earth
,
and
ministers
of
saluation
?
Is
it
not
sayde
,
you
are
Gods
labourers
,
Gods
worckemen
,
and
the
builders
of
Gods
Temple
?
Howe
happes
it
(
then
)
that
you
bée
builders
of
your
owne
stoare
,
and
not
builders
of
Gods
churche
?
maintayners
of
your
owne
wealth
,
&
not
susteiners
of
gods
temple
?
féeders
of
your selues
,
&
not
of
your
flocke
?
Howe
haps
it
(
I
say
)
that
a
great
number
of
you
(
for
to
such
extremitye
is
it
come
)
wyl
counterfaitelye
séeme
to
bée
carefull
in
féeding
of
soules
,
(
which
notwithstanding
you
do
not
as
you
ought
to
doo
)
and
forget
altogether
the
reléeuing
of
bodyes
,
to
the
discredite
of
your selues
,
&
to
the
detriment
aswell
of
your
owne
soules
,
as
of
the
soules
of
your
flocke
?
and
againe
other
some
to
bée
so
epicuryous
in
the
pamperyng
of
theyr
owne
bodies
,
And
so
vaineglorious
in
a
litle
reléeuing
of
the
bodyes
of
the
néedy
,
that
they
thinke
the
same
theyr
counterfeit
hospitality
to
be
a
sufficient
discharge
of
them selues
,
and
defence
of
their
flock
?
Yea
,
I
woulde
to
God
,
that
the
number
were
not
great
of
suche
Godlesse
Hipocrites
,
suche
vnlearned
loyterers
,
and
verye
pieuishe
pelting
Parasites
,
which
for
liuing
sake
haue
intruded
and
thrust
them selues
into
the
Church
:
who
,
if
they
were
not
cloathed
with
the
counterfaite
title
of
bountiful
housekéepers
,
shoulde
haue
nothing
at
al
wherewith
to
couer
their
blockishnesse
,
nor
to
hide
their
blindnesse
,
nor
to
cloake
theyr
lewdenesse
and
trecherye
:
whereby
they
shoulde
incurre
the
iust
reward
of
their
naughtines
,
euen
ignominy
and
reproche
:
of
whom
the
Apostle
geueth
vs
warning
in
these
wordes
:
This
knowe
ye
that
in
the
latter
dayes
shall
come
perillous
times
:
For
men
shal
be
louers
of
them selues
,
couetous
,
bosters
,
proud
speakers
,
disobedient
to
father
and
mother
,
vnthankfull
,
vngodly
,
vnkinde
,
trucebreakers
,
false
accusers
,
riotous
,
fearce
,
despisers
of
them
whiche
are
good
,
traiterous
,
heady
,
high
minded
,
greedy
vpon
voluptuousnesse
,
more
then
louers
of
God
:
hauing
a
similitude
of
godlinesse
,
but
hauing
denied
the
power
thereof
.
Would
God
(
I
saye
)
that
the
holye
house
were
not
pestered
at
this
daye
with
such
hipocrites
and
damnable
sort
of
luskish
loytering
Lubbers
,
who
(
notwithstanding
their
great
blockishnes
their
palpable
ignorance
&
extreme
want
of
learning
)
doo
kéepe
within
their
clāmes
the
liuelyhood
of
true
pastors
,
and
painful
laborers
:
which
sustaine
Ruffians
,
to
begger
ministers
:
which
maintaine
routes
of
rakehel
Roisters
,
to
decrease
the
number
of
honest
poore
christians
:
which
not
only
them selues
are
contented
to
stop
the
roomes
of
learned
preachers
,
but
also
deuilishly
doo
bring
in
most
horrible
crewes
of
cursed
Chaplins
,
&
notorious
numbers
of
monstrous
vnlearned
Sicophants
,
which
take
the
fléece
,
&
starue
the
flocke
:
and
which
doo
impaire
the
Church
more
in
one
day
,
then
the
greatest
workmen
are
able
to
repaire
in
.xx.
yéeres
,
to
the
great
ruine
of
the
building
,
&
directly
against
the
word
of
the
Apostle
,
which
willeth
that
none
should
bée
admitted
into
the
ministery
,
Albi
an
atri
sint
,
nescio
.
But
such
alas
is
our
state
,
such
is
our
time
.
From
the
prophet
to
the
priest
from
the
hiest
to
the
lowest
,
from
the
head
to
the
foot
,
we
are
al
gone
from
truth
.
we
are
fallen
to
vnrighteousnes
.
Howbeit
blessed
be
the
lords
name
for
euer
,
notwithstanding
these
abuses
in
the
Ministery
,
there
is
none
can
say
that
(
euen
maugre
the
head
of
the
enemy
)
the
sound
of
the
gospel
hath
not
passed
throughout
euerye
coast
,
hath
not
béen
preached
and
taught
in
euerye
place
,
&
béene
rung
into
the
eares
of
euery
man
,
woman
and
childe
.
Al
haue
heard
,
al
haue
séene
,
yea
,
and
al
haue
felt
aswel
saluation
profered
,
as
plague
for
sinne
threatned
:
Ignoraunce
may
not
bée
pleaded
,
neither
is
there
at
al
any
excuse
to
bée
receiued
.
But
alas
,
of
so
muche
séede
,
what
is
the
fruite
?
of
so
muche
trauaile
,
what
is
the
gaine
?
Euen
this
forthwith
to
bée
reaped
:
Stubble
for
the
fire
,
and
horrible
sinnes
for
the
scorching
flames
of
hell
.
And
for
this
cause
,
came
light
into
the
world
,
that
men
séeing
,
should
not
beléeue
:
and
not
beléeuing
,
should
bée
damned
.
From
our
verye
Cradels
are
wée
nourished
in
sinne
,
wée
are
practised
in
our
infancye
,
&
made
perfect
in
our
Childhood
.
In
mans
age
,
are
wée
very
sinne
itselfe
,
in
midle
age
monsters
,
and
in
olde
age
Deuils
.
O
terror
:
O
horrour
,
O
rustye
beaten
age
?
O
age
wherin
iniquitye
so
much
and
so
mightely
preuaileth
,
&
wherin
Belzebub
so
greatlie
beareth
rule
:
what
should
I
say
of
vs
,
but
euen
this
?
sinne
,
receiue
thy
guerdon
:
man
receyue
thy
doome
:
thy
doome
(
I
say
)
to
bée
burned
in
the
glowing
gulphe
of
perpetuall
damnation
.
Non
vult
Panthera
domari
,
neque
Phrix
nisi
plagis
,
emendabit
.
As
for
the
gréeuous
desertes
in
temporal
gouernment
,
and
the
great
abusions
in
ciuil
Magistrates
,
theyr
cold
erecting
of
the
Lordes
house
,
theyr
violent
depression
of
the
great
and
holy
worke
,
theyr
smal
zeale
to
the
Lordes
people
,
and
theyr
Godlesse
supportacion
of
false
worckemen
,
cursed
hyrelinges
,
and
professed
enemyes
to
the
trueth
?
Assuredly
I
can
not
without
great
shame
and
sorrowe
declare
in
wordes
the
very
least
part
of
that
,
that
by
some
of
them
is
committed
in
déedes
:
to
the
miserable
decaye
of
the
building
,
to
the
gréeuous
ruine
of
the
Lordes
house
,
and
to
the
manifest
offence
of
Gods
people
.
With
silence
therefore
will
I
leaue
them
in
theyr
sinne
,
and
with
harty
prayer
commit
theyr
amendment
to
the
wyll
of
our
God
:
who
,
for
Christ
his
sake
,
&
for
his
holy
names
sake
,
frame
theyr
heartes
to
more
loue
of
his
truth
,
that
his
gospel
be
by
them
no
more
hindred
,
nor
the
professors
therof
hated
,
nor
the
sounde
of
his
word
stopped
.
And
as
for
the
state
of
Ecclesiasticall
gouernment
,
who
séeth
it
and
sorroweth
not
?
who
beholdeth
it
,
and
lamenteth
not
?
But
what
should
I
saye
?
I
would
to
God
that
sinne
were
not
more
abetted
through
the
féeblenes
of
discipline
,
than
zelously
reprooued
by
the
voyce
of
Good
Preachers
.
Naye
,
rather
I
would
to
God
that
feeblenes
of
Discipline
were
not
a
vizare
vnto
feareful
Magistrates
,
and
a
preposterous
shift
vnto
partial
Iudges
.
But
of
this
matter
sufficientlye
,
though
not
to
my selfe
,
yet
to
others
of
impatient
hearing
.
Onely
,
I
wishe
that
silence
were
the
vertue
to
bring
vice
into
subiection
,
that
lenitye
and
mildnesse
were
the
coraziue
of
sinne
:
that
pitye
had
the
power
to
put
wickednesse
to
flight
,
and
Pusillanimitye
and
tymorousnesse
were
the
preseruers
of
pietye
.
Then
should
sinne
bee
subdued
,
then
should
vice
bée
extirped
:
then
rotten
soares
should
bee
searched
:
and
then
the
militant
Church
of
Christ
should
abound
in
all
kind
of
honour
and
quietnesse
.
For
,
silence
,
O
who
imbraceth
it
not
?
who
will
not
bée
milde
?
where
is
hée
that
will
punishe
?
In
whome
doeth
not
partiall
pitye
abounde
?
Or
at
the
least
wise
,
who
is
not
afraid
and
loath
to
displease
?
yea
,
and
(
that
worse
is
)
who
dareth
to
speake
and
is
not
punished
?
who
sinneth
and
is
not
pardoned
?
Alas
,
so
mightely
preuayleth
sinne
at
this
daye
,
that
as
wée
wil
not
say
,
that
to
sinne
,
it
is
not
dangerous
:
so
,
must
wée
néedes
saye
and
affyrme
,
that
to
bée
an
accusar
of
sinne
and
wickednesse
,
is
the
most
daungerous
thing
in
the
world
.
To
beare
with
sinne
,
it
accuseth
vs
:
To
speake
against
sinne
,
it
troubleth
vs
:
To
complaine
of
sinne
,
it
vndoeth
vs
.
To
kéepe
sinne
secreate
,
is
oftentimes
periurye
:
to
laye
sinne
open
,
is
imminent
daunger
:
to
sue
against
sinne
,
is
present
destruction
.
And
what
should
wée
more
say
?
so
large
a
scope
hath
sinne
at
this
daye
,
&
so
smal
a
succor
hath
vertue
eache
where
,
that
sinne
eache
where
is
pampered
,
and
vertue
eache
where
subdued
to
importable
bondage
.
And
nowe
,
if
al
these
thinges
be
true
,
and
vppon
experience
founde
to
bée
true
:
alas
,
where
shall
vertue
bee
shrowded
?
where
,
oh
where
alas
shal
sinne
be
restrained
?
Shal
she
flye
vnto
zeale
?
Oh
,
zeale
can
not
helpe
her
:
for
why
,
so
cold
is
zeale
now
euery
where
become
,
that
none
otherwise
than
as
a
dead
corse
is
hée
caried
about
vs
.
Zeale
I
saye
is
dead
:
vertue
is
become
awiddowe
:
And
as
for
sinne
,
so
puissaunte
is
hée
waxen
,
that
power
can
not
vanquish
him
,
whole
Parishes
can
not
put
him
to
flight
:
&
where
men
thinke
to
haue
most
aduantage
against
him
,
there
is
he
most
mightily
supported
.
If
they
bring
him
before
the
Commissary
,
the
Commissary
cannot
,
or
wil
not
hurt
him
.
If
they
folow
him
according
to
the
order
of
the
lawe
:
alas
,
the
Law
doth
enfranchise
him
:
and
what
there
wanteth
in
the
lawe
,
that
,
aucthority
supplyeth
.
The
proofe
of
which
mater
,
as
it
is
so
fresh
amongst
some
,
that
it
cannot
be
forgotten
:
So
,
is
it
so
gréeuous
,
as
that
silence
can
not
shrowde
it
.
I
haue
heard
of
sundrye
godly
Parishioners
that
haue
found
al
this
to
bée
true
:
Who
,
by
kéeping
sinne
secréet
,
haue
felt
the
worme
of
theyr
Conscience
,
besides
the
daunger
of
the
lawe
stil
threatned
vnto
them
:
and
by
laying
sinne
open
(
namely
,
so
farre
forth
as
manifest
suspitions
were
able
to
leade
them
)
haue
thereby
(
as
it
were
by
a
direct
meane
)
brought
sin
to
full
scope
,
&
them selues
to
great
daunger
and
continuall
vexations
:
some
of
them
,
followed
with
threates
:
some
,
endaungered
through
sodaine
stripes
that
haue
béene
geuen
them
:
&
other
some
,
molested
with
sutes
brought
vpon
them
,
wanting
all
colour
of
equitye
.
But
,
as
vncertaine
where
to
inferre
this
fault
,
whether
,
in
the
weaknesse
of
the
Law
,
or
in
the
partialitye
of
the
Iudge
for
ouermuch
mitigating
the
seueritye
of
so
sclender
a
law
,
in
admitting
(
peraduenture
)
some
féeble
purgation
by
vnseemly
compurgators
,
I
will
ceasse
for
this
time
:
wishing
neuerthelesse
,
that
whensoeuer
any
party
accused
,
shall
happen
by
such
sclender
purgation
,
to
be
acquited
of
suche
crime
,
as
in
the
eyes
and
by
the
oathe
of
godly
men
shal
séeme
not
onely
detestable
,
but
also
apparant
:
Some
meanes
may
also
bée
found
by
the
Godly
and
careful
prouision
of
the
Magistrate
,
that
the
accusars
may
be
shielded
from
the
mischeuous
attempts
of
their
aduersaryes
,
that
they
may
bée
quit
from
theyr
continuall
quarelles
,
that
they
maye
walke
in
safetye
from
theyr
malyce
,
and
maye
trauaile
in
theyr
callinges
without
dread
or
hazarde
of
displeasure
.
But
to
returne
:
Loe
,
heare
the
negligent
building
of
the
ministery
and
the
cold
erecting
of
the
Magistrate
:
Now
behold
wée
in
the
middest
of
this
Chaos
,
what
helpe
there
is
in
Parents
,
or
what
hope
in
succession
.
Parentes
do
erre
,
and
they
do
not
onely
continue
their
errours
,
but
therin
also
do
they
nourish
their
children
.
Children
by
nature
are
euyll
,
and
being
euyll
,
they
are
by
example
of
Parentes
made
worse
.
No
loue
towardes
God
,
no
honour
of
children
to
their
Parentes
,
nor
feare
of
Parentes
in
their
Children
is
sought
for
,
had
,
or
regarded
at
all·
If
I
should
speak
of
the
education
of
daughters
,
(
wherof
in
this
third
place
I
should
writ
)
the
verye
Pagans
,
Infidels
,
and
Turckes
,
woulde
stand
vp
against
vs
.
I
can
not
tell
whether
through
sorrowe
,
I
shoulde
crye
out
and
bewayle
them
,
or
for
shame
commit
them
to
scilence
:
so
immoderate
in
apparell
,
so
lasciuious
in
talke
,
so
bolde
in
behauiour
,
and
so
vnséemely
in
iesture
is
the
vniuersall
state
,
almost
as
well
of
wiues
as
of
damosels
.
And
that
which
most
of
all
should
be
regarded
:
I
meane
the
prouident
care
of
parents
ouer
their
daughters
in
their
young
&
tender
years
:
that
is
altogither
neglected
and
set
a
syde
.
No
sooner
is
the
daughter
of
age
of
vnderstanding
,
but
shée
straight
waye
and
therewithall
learneth
the
highe
path
to
whoredome
,
and
the
principles
of
vanity
and
lewdenesse
.
Eyther
shee
is
altogither
kept
from
exercises
of
good
learning
,
and
knowledge
of
good
letters
,
or
else
she
is
so
nouseled
in
amorous
bookes
,
vaine
stories
and
fonde
trifeling
fancies
,
that
shée
smelleth
of
naughtinesse
euen
all
hir
lyfe
after
,
as
a
vessel
which
being
once
seasoned
,
doth
neuer
forgo
the
sent
of
the
first
licour
.
In
the
time
of
infidelity
,
women
by
learning
did
attaine
the
very
toppe
and
pricke
of
vertue
and
honesty
,
of
which
number
I
will
recite
a
fewe
according
as
they
haue
bene
gathered
,
not
by
my selfe
,
but
by
learned
wryters
,
which
for
their
direct
handeling
of
this
matter
I
am
perswaded
sometimes
to
vse
,
and
oftentymes
to
ymitate
.
Hortensia
a
Romain
maide
,
was
so
profoundlye
learned
amongst
the
Romaines
,
that
hir
worthynesse
was
spreade
throughout
the
whole
Monarck
,
and
she
was
not
more
famous
for
hir
learning
then
loued
for
hir
vertue
,
and
honoured
for
hir
chastity
.
Of
such
woonderfull
learning
,
was
the
wife
of
the
Poet
Lucane
whose
name
as
I
remember
,
was
Argentaria
,
that
after
the
death
of
hir
husband
,
shée
corrected
his
bookes
,
and
made
perfite
all
his
workes
.
Diodorus
the
Phisition
had
fiue
daughters
,
excellent
in
learning
and
renoumed
in
chastity
.
Corynna
The●a
a
vertuous
woman
ouercame
the
Poet
Pindar
fiue
times
in
verses
.
What
shoulde
I
speake
of
Cassandra
&
Sulpitia
?
what
should
I
speake
of
Paula
the
wife
of
Senec
,
which
being
once
informed
with
the
doctrine
of
hir
husband
,
followed
the
same
also
in
vertuous
lyfe
and
conditions
?
All
these
were
Paganish
,
Heathenishe
and
misbeléeuing
people
:
And
yet
for
all
that
,
such
was
their
excellency
in
learning
,
and
their
worthynesse
in
vertue
,
that
the
worst
of
them
all
(
for
prudency
)
was
able
to
gouerne
a
whole
country
,
&
to
kéepe
in
order
a
whole
kingdome
.
If
we
looke
backe
to
the
first
time
of
Christianity
,
there
also
wée
shall
finde
many
godly
zealous
,
and
learned
women
and
virgins
.
Tecla
was
the
disciple
of
Paule
the
Apostle
,
and
very
perfit
in
the
sacred
scryptures
.
In
the
time
of
saint
Hierome
,
Paula
,
Marcella
,
Eustachium
,
and
others
were
greatly
studied
in
the
worde
of
God
.
And
in
the
time
of
Saint
Augustine
,
were
Valeria
,
and
Prob
a
,
besides
an
infinite
number
in
all
ages
,
which
excelled
as
wel
in
learning
,
as
in
good
life
&
liuing
.
But
euen
as
I
doe
see
verye
fewe
,
and
almost
none
at
all
in
this
our
extreme
,
and
to
too
impious
time
,
anye
thing
desirous
to
attaine
eyther
vnto
vertue
or
learning
:
so
,
that
same
small
number
which
haue
anye
knowledge
at
all
,
doe
so
greatlye
abuse
it
,
that
much
better
were
it
they
shoulde
vnlearne
that
againe
which
they
haue
alreadie
learned
,
then
miserably
to
abuse
it
as
they
doe
,
or
at
the
leaste
wise
(
as
we
see
them
)
to
make
equalle
Pampheticall
trifles
with
wholesome
Doctrine
and
tryall
of
lyfe
.
That
breade
can
neuer
be
wholsome
and
good
breade
which
hath
once
bene
spreade
ouer
with
ratten
bane
or
other
poyson
,
be
the
venim
neuer
so
muche
scraped
or
pared
awaye
.
That
cloath
can
neuer
attaine
the
olde
hewe
&
whitenesse
,
which
hath
once
bene
touched
with
tarre
:
and
(
no
more
)
may
those
writings
be
good
which
are
enterlaced
with
toyes
and
villanous
fancies
.
I
woulde
to
God
that
maydes
at
the
least
wise
might
be
brought
vp
,
if
not
in
learning
,
yet
in
honest
trades
and
occupations
as
amongst
the
very
infidels
hath
bene
vsed
,
accustomed
,
and
most
carefully
obserued
.
Nay
,
I
would
to
God
they
did
not
spend
their
times
like
the
women
of
Perse
land
:
who
after
some
slight
and
friuolous
exercises
,
doe
fall
into
more
vaine
and
impious
pleasures
,
as
it
were
a
malo
,
ad
pe●us
:
after
reading
of
pernicious
,
vnchaste
and
godlesse
bookes
,
or
after
labours
of
lyke
importaunce
(
for
auoyding
of
tediousnesse
)
to
accompany
inpleasures
and
banquets
,
young
amorous
Roisters
,
&
mischieuous
varlettes
,
making
the
ende
of
one
pleasure
to
be
the
beginning
of
an
other
.
Of
a
truth
,
I
may
saye
of
them
now
,
as
a
learned
and
zealous
Preacher
sayd
of
the
people
in
his
time
:
it
shameth
me
to
thinke
that
they
are
not
ashamed
to
speake
:
it
shameth
me
to
speake
that
they
are
not
ashamed
to
doe
:
it
shameth
me
to
doe
that
they
are
not
ashamed
to
reioyce
at
.
On
the
other
syde
,
it
is
to
be
lamented
(
as
a
case
too
too
grieuous
)
such
parents
as
doe
bring
vp
their
daughters
in
learning
,
do
it
to
none
other
ende
,
but
to
make
them
companions
of
carpet
knightes
,
&
giglots
,
for
amorous
louers
.
If
their
intent
were
otherwise
,
how
woulde
they
dare
so
ouer
curiously
,
and
carefully
to
maintaine
and
keepe
them
,
at
the
least
wise
to
wincke
at
them
(
as
they
almost
euery
where
doe
)
in
that
vaine
&
vngodly
practise
of
daunsing
?
vaine
and
vngodly
I
say
,
only
in
respect
of
the
present
abuse
of
the
same
,
which
the
very
Pagans
at
all
times
and
in
all
ages
abhorred
,
especiallye
being
once
growne
into
an
occupation
and
trade
as
a
practise
most
pernicious
,
wherein
the
sences
are
altogither
captiuated
and
made
subiect
to
vnlawfull
fantasies
,
to
vnreasonable
thoughtes
,
and
wicked
deuises
.
O
good
GOD
,
sayth
a
certaine
writer
,
what
shaking
,
what
bragging
,
what
wringing
of
handes
,
what
whisperings
,
what
treading
vpon
the
toes
,
what
vncleanly
handlings
,
gropings
,
kissings
,
and
a
very
kindling
of
lecherye
,
doth
their
assotiate
that
trade
and
occupation
of
daunsing
?
And
surely
,
as
the
same
in
the
abuses
therof
at
this
daye
,
is
cause
of
muche
and
excéeding
greate
impiety
:
so
is
it
not
(
almost
)
possible
for
any
one
to
attempt
it
,
after
the
excesse
of
our
common
banquets
,
being
sober
or
in
right
minde
,
and
perfite
memorye
:
For
it
cannot
be
but
that
to
daunce
in
such
order
,
or
rather
in
suche
disorder
as
is
now
vsed
,
procéedeth
eyther
from
excesse
of
drinke
,
or
else
of
méere
madnesse
.
But
what
maruell
is
it
,
if
there
be
so
many
disordered
places
of
daunsings
and
ministrelsey
,
sith
that
there
are
also
houses
of
bawdry
?
And
that
this
our
intemperat
kinde
of
daunsing
is
a
meane
vnto
muche
lewdnesse
and
contempt
of
godly
life
,
it
is
plainely
to
be
vnderstoode
:
there
was
neuer
séene
any
one
of
our
notable
daunsers
zealous
in
good
life
:
there
was
neuer
heard
of
any
that
could
hop
,
skip
,
&
tourne
on
the
toe
(
as
they
terme
it
)
that
would
scarcely
come
to
the
church
without
carying
.
O
good
God
,
what
kind
of
learning
is
this
?
what
education
of
children
is
this
to
be
called
?
And
yet
this
is
the
vertue
that
nowe
a
dayes
is
vsed
:
yea
,
this
is
the
skyl
that
Parents
doo
nowe
a
daies
desire
to
bée
in
their
Daughters
.
And
whether
for
the
learning
heareof
,
they
bestowe
theyr
goodes
vpon
them
or
not
,
all
is
one
:
For
they
neuer
restraine
them
:
no
,
they
neuer
forbid
them
▪
so
oft
as
they
see
them
of
them selues
to
bée
thereunto
geuen
:
And
it
is
a
world
to
sée
,
with
what
demurenes
,
some
that
bée
Parentes
doo
sit
in
beholding
the
straunge
Iestures
,
footing
and
countenaunce
of
theyr
curious
fantastical
Daughters
:
yea
,
oftentimes
,
when
the
selfe
same
skill
is
the
cause
of
defiling
theyr
bodyes
,
and
vtter
losse
of
theyr
honestye
and
good
name
.
A
certaine
Emperour
ordeyned
that
no
Daughters
should
goo
out
of
their
mothers
doores
,
but
in
the
company
of
theyr
mothers
,
and
that
they
should
not
daunse
with
Yong
men
in
assemblies
.
Wée
contrarywise
,
doo
procure
our
Daughters
to
Bridales
,
to
Maskes
,
and
to
other
like
companyes
where
Daunsing
is
vsed
:
yea
,
and
so
careful
are
Parentes
to
haue
their
daughters
noted
of
excellencye
in
daunsing
:
that
in
al
that
they
may
,
they
adorne
them
with
Iewels
,
and
set
them
forth
in
costly
apparel
:
suche
,
as
the
fonde
,
foolishe
and
enterchangeable
fashions
doo
require
.
And
this
is
the
learning
that
Parentes
nowe
a
dayes
doo
wishe
for
in
theyr
daughters
,
this
is
the
vertue
,
these
are
the
qualityes
of
them
so
greatly
desired
:
that
if
time
were
euer
a
compound
,
I
thinke
it
is
euen
nowe
at
this
daye
and
in
this
Age
:
Besides
this
,
when
the
Daughter
is
in
this
wise
noseled
and
brought
vp
,
when
shée
is
in
this
kinde
of
learning
more
than
sufficiently
instructed
,
or
rather
distructed
,
then
is
shee
straight
waye
taken
foorth
a
newe
lesson
,
shée
turneth
ouer
another
leafe
,
and
goeth
on
with
euill
spéede
.
And
as
before
the
learning
thereof
,
shée
was
meete
inough
to
receyue
any
kinde
of
Godly
instructions
:
so
,
after
shée
hath
once
attayned
vnto
the
knowledge
of
Daunsing
,
shée
neuer
afterward
returneth
backe
to
better
thinges
,
shée
quite
and
cleane
forsaketh
vertue
,
and
for
the
most
part
,
biddeth
honesty
adewe
.
Then
shée
must
haue
scope
,
then
shée
must
haue
her
apparel
after
the
fashion
,
then
shée
must
haue
paintings
,
Lickinges
,
Combings
,
Playtinges
,
Pitchinges
,
and
all
kinde
of
newe
fashioned
Trimminges
:
yea
,
then
shée
must
haue
walkinges
,
Feastinges
,
and
watchinges
,
and
al
kinde
of
pleasure
that
maketh
perfect
the
trade
of
a
Strumpet
.
But
as
herein
,
I
haue
greatlye
(
and
aboue
the
rest
)
occasion
to
accuse
such
Maydens
,
as
haue
beene
,
and
are
immoderately
geuen
to
daunsing
:
so
,
(
the
general
confusion
is
such
)
that
as
well
the
vnskilful
daunser
,
as
the
cunning
,
as
wel
the
one
,
as
the
other
,
are
nowe
altogeather
geuen
ouer
to
libertye
,
and
there
withal
to
pride
,
fonde
loue
,
and
worse
.
Of
a
trueth
,
I
can
not
sée
that
for
the
education
of
Children
,
especiallye
of
Daughters
,
wée
may
almost
in
any
point
bee
compared
with
diuers
,
and
that
a
great
many
Infidelles
and
Pagans
whiche
neuer
knew
God
nor
Christ
.
Amongst
the
Egiptians
there
is
a
custome
(
and
I
suppose
at
this
daye
inuiolable
)
that
women
shal
weare
no
shooes
,
for
intent
onely
that
they
shoulde
abide
at
home
,
and
not
(
so
much
as
once
)
bée
séene
out
of
the
doores
of
theyr
Parentes
or
Husbands
.
The
Massagetes
,
a
people
amongst
the
Barbariens
,
lyke
as
they
doo
vse
none
other
houses
saue
great
Tubbes
and
Tunnes
,
so
doo
they
prouide
,
that
theyr
Wiues
and
Daughters
bée
togeather
abiding
in
one
Tunne
,
and
them selues
and
theyr
Sonnes
(
when
they
are
of
age
)
in
another
Tunne
:
not
accompanying
theyr
Wiues
after
the
time
of
theyr
conception
nor
resorting
vnto
them
a
good
time
after
their
deliueraunce
.
I
reade
also
that
the
Bragmans
a
people
in
the
vttermost
bounds
of
this
vper
world
,
do
neuer
assotiate
them selues
,
I
meane
the
man
the
woman
,
nor
the
woman
the
man
,
after
such
time
,
as
their
wiues
haue
conceyued
,
nor
till
they
haue
a
certaine
time
gone
after
their
deliueraunce
:
their
yssue
being
alwayes
brought
vp
,
the
male
with
the
father
,
&
the
female
with
the
mother
.
And
at
suche
time
as
they
sée
their
children
of
sufficient
yeres
,
&
mariageble
(
as
they
call
it
)
then
if
it
be
a
man
childe
,
the
father
treateth
with
a
certaine
Officer
amongst
the
men
(
which
is
as
it
were
the
heade
of
the
people
)
a
man
approoued
wise
and
full
of
pietie
,
for
the
marying
of
his
sayd
sonne
,
and
they
togither
immediatly
doe
repaire
to
the
place
,
where
the
women
haue
their
abiding
togither
.
And
after
that
the
magistrate
hath
chosen
at
his
discretion
from
among
the
rest
of
the
virgins
,
foure
damosels
,
agreeable
to
the
young
man
aswell
in
age
as
otherwise
:
Foorthwith
are
called
before
them
,
the
mothers
of
the
iiij
.
maydens
,
and
the
mother
of
the
sonne
:
and
after
that
they
all
(
being
demaunded
)
doe
séeme
to
assent
vnto
the
choyse
of
the
young
man
,
vpon
whome
so
euer
it
shall
happen
the
same
to
be
made
,
then
they
altogither
with
one
voice
(
falling
groueling
on
the
grounde
)
doe
beseeche
the
Gods
to
prosper
him
in
the
choyse
:
and
after
certain
prayers
made
according
to
the
vse
of
the
countrey
,
the
sonne
as
is
aforesayde
,
at
his
owne
liking
,
doth
choose
one
of
the
foure
virgins
,
and
(
taking
hir
foorth
by
the
hande
from
the
other
three
)
they
all
wyth
the
magistrate
accompanyed
with
the
other
thrée
wiues
,
who
in
the
meane
tyme
doe
leaue
the
gouernaunce
of
their
daughters
to
some
auntient
matrone
amongst
the
rest
of
the
women
,
doe
conduct
the
young
couple
to
the
father
of
the
mayde
:
who
after
that
he
hath
giuen
his
consent
,
which
they
neuer
at
anye
time
doe
denye
,
with
his
wife
and
the
other
thrée
women
,
(
the
magistrate
going
before
)
doth
leade
them
to
the
people
,
which
for
the
same
purpose
are
called
togither
:
whervpon
the
people
with
one
voyce
make
a
ioyfull
showte
and
outcry
to
their
Gods
to
blesse
them
,
and
to
increase
the
fruites
of
their
bodies
.
And
when
they
are
thus
coupled
with
assent
of
the
parents
,
the
mutuall
liking
of
the
persons
themselues
,
and
the
good
will
of
the
people
:
The
young
maried
folke
are
brought
home
againe
by
the
magistrate
,
the
parents
and
the
other
iij.
women
aforesayde
,
being
also
accompanied
with
so
many
of
the
men
,
as
eyther
then
be
maried
,
or
haue
at
anye
time
before
had
wiues
:
leauing
alwayes
behind
them
gouernours
for
their
children
,
as
in
that
behalfe
,
it
is
also
prouided
.
And
this
is
the
order
of
that
countrey
in
bringing
vp
and
marying
their
children
.
And
they
vse
also
this
selfe
same
order
in
marying
their
daughters
,
not
differing
in
any
poynt
from
the
mariage
of
their
sons
:
sauing
that
the
mother
of
the
daughter
alwayes
accompanieth
the
husbande
,
aswel
when
he
treateth
with
the
magistrate
,
as
also
in
all
other
dealings
.
Which
order
in
marying
and
bringing
vp
of
children
,
I
do
here
write
to
none
other
ende
,
but
bicause
I
doe
see
(
euen
to
the
great
griefe
of
my
heart
)
that
neyther
in
the
education
of
daughters
,
nor
yet
in
the
honest
bestowing
of
them
in
mariage
,
parents
nowe
a
dayes
(
at
the
leastwise
very
fewe
)
doe
in
any
point
come
nighe
them
.
If
this
bée
Christianitye
,
if
this
bée
pietye
,
naye
if
this
bée
humanitye
,
that
wée
shal
be
corrected
by
the
Heathen
,
reprooued
by
Infidelles
,
and
condemned
by
Pagans
:
Then
to
what
ende
hath
our
mercifull
Sauiour
denyed
his
moste
holye
word
,
his
Diuine
trueth
and
perfect
doore
of
Saluation
vnto
his
peculiar
people
,
the
Iewes
,
whome
alwayes
hée
preserued
,
whome
alwayes
hée
defended
,
yea
,
&
whom
alwaies
from
the
beginning
,
he
loued
and
Fostered
:
and
geuen
the
same
vnto
vs
which
were
outcastes
and
bondslaues
of
the
Deuill
,
Children
of
wrathe
,
and
heyres
of
damnation
?
Naye
,
Tyre
and
Sidon
shall
stande
against
vs
at
the
daye
of
Iudgement
:
Sodom
and
Gomorra
shall
accuse
vs
,
and
Nimue
shall
vtterlye
condempne
vs
.
What
I
coulde
heare
saye
of
the
outrage
of
Women
in
theyr
Apparaile
,
in
Licking
,
Painting
and
Trimming
them selues
,
I
am
ashamed
,
and
doo
tremble
to
vtter
.
Of
a
trueth
,
the
substaunce
whiche
is
consumed
in
twoo
Yeares
space
vppon
the
apparaill
of
one
meane
Gentlemans
Daughter
,
or
vppon
the
Daughter
or
Wife
of
one
Citizen
,
woulde
bée
sufficient
to
finde
a
poore
Student
in
the
Uniuersitye
,
by
the
space
of
fowre
or
fiue
Yéeres
at
the
least
.
Mine
eyes
haue
séene
the
experience
,
and
with
sorrowe
haue
I
found
out
the
truth
thereof
.
O
state
confused
,
O
people
deformed
and
full
of
outrage
?
O
time
too
too
full
of
Iniquitie
and
sinne
.
O
Englande
,
what
hast
thou
imagined
,
or
howe
hast
thou
wrought
,
that
euen
the
verye
Turkes
and
Sarazens
,
the
verye
Pagans
and
Miscreantes
,
doo
thus
reprooue
thée
of
iniquitye
,
and
condempne
thée
of
sinne
?
O
Parentes
,
what
hath
your
posteritye
offended
,
that
thus
you
conduct
them
to
the
Deuill
,
and
make
them
fitte
members
for
the
Infernall
gulye
of
damnation
?
Why
restraine
you
not
the
horrible
pride
of
your
daughters
?
why
reprooue
you
not
theyr
detestable
Paintinges
,
Lyckinges
and
Pranckinges
of
them selues
?
why
(
I
saye
)
doo
you
not
teache
them
to
kéepe
home
,
and
instruct
them
in
vertue
?
And
O
yée
Daughters
,
what
meane
(
I
pray
you
)
those
straunge
kinde
of
disguisinges
,
Starchinges
and
Trimmings
?
To
what
ende
are
these
fashions
,
and
for
what
intente
are
they
vsed
?
If
you
doe
them
to
please
your selfe
,
it
is
vaine
:
If
it
bee
to
please
Christ
,
it
is
a
follye
:
If
it
bée
to
delite
men
,
it
is
whorishe
and
vngratious
:
If
it
bée
to
gette
you
Husbandes
,
it
is
as
muche
,
as
if
you
would
winne
them
with
Uizars
.
Democritus
sayth
that
the
adornement
of
a
Woman
standeth
in
scarcetye
of
Speache
and
appareyle
.
The
Wise
man
sayeth
that
the
right
apparell
of
Men
and
Women
,
is
no
maner
of
deceyptfull
painting
and
Trimming
,
nor
yet
the
Pompeous
apparell
and
Iewelles
,
but
it
is
theyr
good
conditions
and
manners
.
Saint
Ambrose
also
sayeth
that
the
Woman
that
painteth
her
face
with
material
colours
,
doeth
raze
and
put
out
the
true
Picture
of
Christ
.
Shée
is
not
well
appareilled
(
sayeth
Plautus
)
that
is
not
well
manered
:
neyther
loueth
shée
vertue
that
desireth
her
apparell
to
bee
Braue
and
fine
.
I
saye
,
O
you
Daughters
,
why
then
doe
you
thus
without
al
measure
,
and
beyond
al
Godforbod
,
endeuour
to
tricke
vp
your selues
and
to
alter
your
natural
hewes
?
why
séeke
you
for
straunge
attire
?
and
why
wishe
you
to
bée
séene
?
I
woulde
to
God
that
worthy
Lawe
,
which
now
beareth
the
name
of
Opius
:
I
would
to
God
I
saye
that
Opius
Lawe
were
established
amongst
vs
,
which
doth
prescribe
a
meane
in
Womens
attyre
,
what
they
maye
,
and
what
they
may
not
weare
.
Neuerthelesse
,
I
doe
beléeue
that
albeit
there
were
ordeined
a
measure
altogeather
immeasurable
,
and
an
order
altogeather
inordinate
,
yet
women
in
this
time
woulde
not
obserue
it
nor
kéepe
them selues
within
the
compasse
of
it
:
such
is
their
extreame
rage
and
wilfulnes
.
And
herein
appeareth
as
wel
the
negligence
of
Fathers
,
as
also
the
pernicious
example
of
Mothers
,
&
the
general
excesse
of
al
women
,
as
wel
in
apparel
,
as
otherwise
:
whome
as
we
haue
with
great
sorrow
to
lament
,
so
must
I
leaue
them
in
silence
,
for
that
their
liues
are
so
generally
noysome
,
as
to
heare
the
same
,
it
woulde
abhorre
any
true
and
honest
Christian.
But
euen
as
the
liues
of
Parents
and
elders
are
,
so
is
the
bringing
vp
of
Children
and
Yonglings
:
not
onely
of
Daughters
,
whiche
I
haue
before
touched
,
but
also
of
Sonnes
,
of
whose
education
in
Learning
I
haue
somewhat
written
,
though
briefely
in
a
fewe
quaires
herevnto
annexed
.
As
into
whose
education
in
life
and
manners
,
I
am
muche
loath
to
discende
,
the
fielde
being
so
large
,
and
the
hope
of
amendment
so
smal
.
Omitting
therefore
the
first
ill
,
handeling
of
them
in
their
Infancye
,
the
ouer
great
neishnes
and
dilicacye
that
by
Parentes
is
infused
into
their
litle
sonnes
,
euen
in
those
yéeres
when
as
they
shoulde
chieflye
bée
framed
vnto
suche
constitucion
of
bodye
as
the
importaunce
of
Studye
doeth
looke
for
and
requyre
,
and
as
throughe
wante
whereof
,
they
become
vnfit
in
after
Age
bothe
for
learning
and
all
other
good
exercises
tending
to
the
succour
of
a
common
Wealth
,
as
falling
through
theyr
sayde
yll
Education
into
feminine
delightes
and
vaine
Curiosityes
:
I
come
onely
to
that
loosenesse
of
maners
wherevnto
they
are
haled
and
sette
at
libertye
,
at
suche
time
as
theyr
fraile
youthe
ought
chieflye
and
carefully
to
bée
helde
in
and
restrained
,
namelye
,
and
vniuersally
the
contempt
of
Superiours
and
gouernment
:
whervnto
they
are
directly
procured
or
rather
enforced
by
two
spurres
of
wicked
prouocation
ministred
vnto
them
by
the
meare
vanitye
of
Parentes
▪
I
meane
through
excesse
in
their
appareyl
and
libertye
in
theyr
speache
:
whereof
the
first
so
outrageth
now
a
daies
in
the
heades
of
fantasticall
Parentes
,
that
were
the
dispositions
of
theyr
Sonnes
neuer
so
temperatelye
sette
,
That
one
vanitye
were
of
it selfe
able
violentlye
to
withdrawe
them
from
vertuous
Delites
and
forewardnes
to
learning
,
vnto
a
very
Sea
of
fantasies
and
wicked
behauiours
.
And
as
for
that
too
too
malapart
boldnes
and
libertye
that
they
so
greatly
delite
to
haue
maintained
in
theyr
sonnes
,
who
seeith
not
what
number
of
enormityes
haue
ensued
,
and
doe
daily
fal
out
through
the
same
?
who
seeith
not
howe
it
encreaseth
with
theyr
Age
,
and
howe
many
wickednesses
it
draweth
on
with
theyr
yeeres
.
Parentes
them selues
thereby
disobeyed
,
all
gouernment
contempned
,
al
correction
resisted
,
al
liberty
sought
for
,
and
all
vertue
forsaken
.
Wherevppon
followeth
and
instauntlye
ensueth
with
increase
of
theyr
age
,
such
monstrous
increase
of
horrible
abuses
,
suche
continual
disturbaunce
of
common
tranquillitye
,
and
suche
yrkesome
annoyaunce
of
the
Churches
felicitye
,
that
who
soeuer
is
(
in
deede
)
touched
with
the
least
consideration
of
any
of
the
same
,
hée
can
not
faile
but
finde
matter
enough
of
vnspeakeable
sorrowe
.
And
I
would
to
God
the
Magistrates
coulde
ones
bend
theyr
mindes
,
although
not
to
the
Originall
preuenting
of
these
sayde
manifolde
abuses
(
which
truelye
as
natural
Parentes
they
are
holden
to
doe
)
yet
at
the
least
to
shred
of
some
part
of
the
Braunches
that
so
aboundantlye
are
increased
through
this
ill
kinde
of
education
,
and
that
so
mightelye
ouershadowe
the
banckes
of
all
honesty
,
good
order
and
gouernment
.
Amongst
the
which
,
as
one
most
noysome
to
the
Churche
of
God
,
and
most
hurtfull
to
the
common
Wealth
,
that
bloody
Brauerye
in
quarelling
and
fighting
,
that
sauadge
practise
in
cutting
and
slashing
,
ought
sharpelye
and
earnestlye
to
bée
dealt
withall
:
Which
certainelye
(
if
Magistrates
doe
not
foresée
and
spéedelye
reforme
)
I
am
fullye
perswaded
will
bring
more
daunger
to
the
state
,
then
all
the
Lawes
of
the
lande
wil
bring
sauetye
to
the
truth
of
mens
causes
.
But
this
viperous
bloody
broode
,
this
vnkinde
and
fierce
Generation
,
what
bloodye
collours
can
it
cast
to
cloake
with
face
of
manhood
this
more
then
boutcherlike
kinde
of
behauior
?
Forsothe
(
saye
they
)
and
that
with
fearefull
Oathes
,
wée
are
Gentlemen
(
I
speake
not
nowe
of
common
Hacksters
,
who
are
ready
at
al
times
and
vpon
euery
slight
motion
to
bidde
battaile
to
al
honestye
and
truth
)
and
can
not
beare
to
bée
abused
of
any
man
liuing
:
Who
in
déede
,
if
they
were
right
Gentlemen
,
would
rather
bée
induced
quietlye
to
put
vppe
the
force
of
tenne
Iniuryes
,
than
witleslye
and
cruellye
with
rashnesse
to
pursue
the
reuengement
of
one
,
to
the
disturbance
of
the
good
peace
of
the
Realme
,
to
the
sheadding
of
blood
,
and
to
the
ouerthrowe
of
all
good
orders
and
pollicye
.
But
to
discende
into
the
particular
displaying
of
the
manifolde
Braunches
that
are
daylye
sprong
vppe
and
increased
from
and
by
the
meanes
of
this
ill
kinde
of
education
of
Sonnes
,
and
not
least
of
all
from
this
one
vayne
of
Saucines
boldnes
and
libertye
,
wherevnto
they
are
let
loose
without
all
respect
of
tyme
and
al
regarde
of
Age
:
As
I
should
take
vppon
mée
a
worcke
infinite
in
it selfe
,
so
,
shoulde
I
conclude
nothing
elles
in
the
same
,
but
matter
of
sharpe
and
bitter
reproofe
vnto
Parentes
and
Magistrates
,
who
,
of
so
many
and
great
abuses
so
infinitelye
arysing
and
so
outragiouslye
encreasing
with
continuaunce
,
no
one
doe
preuent
,
no
one
doe
suppresse
,
no
one
at
all
doe
restraine
,
or
appease
.
Wherefore
,
that
I
maye
finishe
,
beholde
thou
Realme
of
Englande
,
thou
olde
Bruitish
Nation
,
whome
sometimes
Forrein
Peoples
haue
honoured
for
thy
pietye
,
beholde
I
saye
what
is
thy
state
,
bethincke
thy selfe
of
thine
impietye
,
sée
howe
thou
razest
the
walles
of
Christ
his
true
Churche
,
consider
thy
horrible
sinnes
and
offences
,
perpende
thy
contempt
of
Gods
diuine
trueth
,
that
heauenly
Manna
,
and
glad
tidinges
of
the
Gospell
:
sée
,
see
how
thou
heapest
vp
wrath
against
thy selfe
in
the
day
of
thy
visitacion
.
If
euer
thou
soughtest
the
meane
to
repentaunce
,
now
cal
for
it
,
nowe
séeke
it
,
and
with
penitent
prayer
,
craue
it
at
the
handes
of
thy
déere
Father
:
Now
,
now
I
say
looke
about
thée
,
nowe
is
it
high
time
:
euen
nowe
(
O
Englande
)
is
it
most
néedefull
,
when
God
as
thou
seeist
,
doeth
plague
for
sinne
euen
all
thy
neyghbours
about
thée
,
and
stayeth
his
angre
towardes
thée
,
deferreth
his
scorge
,
and
withholdeth
his
indignation
.
If
the
excéeding
and
superabundant
mercyes
of
thy
God
will
not
reclame
thée
,
if
his
wonderfull
benefites
will
not
moue
thée
:
If
his
great
loue
,
and
more
then
fatherly
kindnes
wyl
not
perswade
thée
,
nor
the
extreame
iudgement
withdrawe
thée
:
yet
(
as
one
of
thy
sinfull
members
)
.
I
beséeche
thée
,
and
as
thou
regardest
thy
good
and
quiet
state
,
as
thou
desirest
to
auoyde
thine
owne
desolation
,
thy
vtter
fall
and
ruine
,
I
exhort
thée
that
thou
consider
howe
gréeuously
thy
brethren
about
thée
,
euen
borderers
on
thy
countrey
&
neyghbors
to
thy
Nation
,
are
deuoured
of
monsters
,
are
murthered
by
Tirants
,
are
persecuted
,
burnte
,
bayted
,
boyled
,
scourged
,
racked
,
paunched
,
pined
,
torne
in
peeces
,
and
violently
drawen
vnto
straunge
,
horrible
and
feareful
kindes
of
death
by
their
false
brethren
,
Iudaical
Traytours
,
execrable
Papistes
,
cursed
shauelinges
and
damnable
sect
of
deuillishe
Dunses
.
O
,
beholde
the
tragical
and
most
gréeuous
state
of
thy
afflicted
brethren
in
Fraunce
,
thy
friends
in
Flaunders
,
and
thy
neyghbors
in
Scotland
.
Sée
see
(
O
England
)
how
theyr
sinnes
haue
heaped
vp
so
mightelye
the
indignation
of
God
against
them
,
that
the
greatest
reliefe
whiche
they
finde
,
is
spéedy
death
,
and
quicke
dispatche
of
theyr
irckesom
&
miserable
liues
.
Sée
I
say
,
and
behold
howe
for
contempt
of
Gods
most
holy
Gospel
,
they
are
miserably
afflicted
&
plagued
:
how
for
theyr
negligence
in
building
,
they
are
tormented
and
punished
.
And
(
O
thou
Realme
of
England
)
what
hast
thou
to
pleade
for
thy selfe
in
this
case
?
what
lawful
excuse
canst
thou
make
for
thy selfe
?
Hast
thou
not
Iesus
Christ
the
chiefe
corner
stone
?
Hast
thou
not
his
blessed
worde
,
fro
whence
necessarie
matter
maye
bée
ministred
for
the
quickening
of
thy
barren
,
drie
and
vnconstaunt
faith
?
Hast
thou
not
the
same
Fayth
moystened
by
his
long
and
excéeding
great
benefites
?
What
wouldest
thou
more
?
His
verye
elect
,
his
Apostles
&
most
familiar
friendes
haue
not
enioyed
so
great
oportunitye
by
the
thousand
part
,
as
thou
hast
at
this
day
.
They
had
no
rest
in
theyr
blessed
bodyes
,
nor
quietnes
in
theyr
Sacred
mindes
.
They
wanted
bothe
place
of
assemblye
,
where
they
might
heare
and
teache
,
and
also
place
of
reliefe
where
they
might
bée
shrowded
from
theyr
manifold
&
exceding
great
number
of
enemies
:
whiche
euen
continually
laye
in
waite
to
spil
theyr
most
innocent
blood
,
and
onely
for
the
profession
of
Christ
and
his
sacred
Gospel
.
Thou
(
contrarye
wise
)
hast
not
onely
the
Gospell
reuealed
,
but
also
hast
libertye
to
Preache
and
to
heare
the
same
.
Thou
art
not
onelye
defended
from
the
enemie
,
but
also
hast
the
same
vnto
thy selfe
in
subiection
.
To
conclude
,
thy
wealth
,
thy
goodes
,
and
elles
what
so
euer
thou
hast
,
is
not
onelye
protected
from
ruine
and
spoyle
,
but
also
thy
Ritches
,
thy
substance
and
prosperitye
is
mightelye
blessed
,
and
most
amplye
enlarged
:
All
whiche
being
so
,
alas
what
remaineth
for
thée
to
pleade
in
defence
?
O
thincke
therefore
of
thy
God
,
or
at
the
least
wise
,
tremble
at
thy
state
.
Feare
,
feare
I
saye
,
and
repent
:
Pleasure
wil
not
preserue
thée
:
Ritches
will
not
saue
thée
:
Honour
wil
not
shielde
thée
:
Aucthoritye
maye
not
helpe
thée
:
Renowme
can
not
acquite
thée
.
Awaye
therefore
with
thy
pleasure
:
abandon
thy
Ritches
:
contempne
thine
estate
:
Seeke
not
to
beare
rule
:
come
downe
to
the
lowest
.
It
is
good
for
thée
to
humble
thy selfe
:
and
most
needefull
it
is
to
laye
holde
on
the
time
.
Though
time
bée
infected
,
yet
let
it
not
passe
thée
.
The
time
shall
come
,
and
is
euen
now
come
,
wherin
neyther
time
nor
trade
at
al
shal
be
.
And
euen
in
this
extremitye
of
time
,
thou
shalt
desire
the
mountaines
to
couer
thée
,
and
the
Hilles
to
fal
vpon
thée
,
and
shalt
not
escape
.
Binde
not
therfore
one
sinne
too
another
,
for
one
of
them
shal
not
bée
vnpunished
:
Euerye
man
in
his
vocation
shake
of
this
Lethargye
,
and
awake
out
of
sléepe
:
You
Pastors
,
you
Preachers
,
and
spirituall
builders
of
this
heauenlye
Tabernacle
,
set
to
your
handes
:
away
with
ambicion
,
away
with
security
,
and
aboue
al
thinges
,
let
not
couetousnes
bee
raygning
amongst
you
.
As
you
haue
regard
to
the
sauing
of
soules
(
which
is
chéefest
)
so
forget
not
,
therewith
al
to
minister
reliefe
to
the
bodies
oppressed
and
in
néede
:
bée
glad
to
distribute
:
doe
good
vnto
al
men
,
and
especially
to
such
as
are
of
the
housholde
of
Faith
:
and
in
any
wise
preache
not
for
temporal
preferment
or
gaine
.
Call
to
minde
how
Gehasi
,
Helias
seruaunt
was
striken
with
Leprosie
for
receyuing
of
money
in
reward
of
his
Maisters
dutye
:
Auoyde
wicked
companye
,
eschewe
fained
Brethren
,
and
flye
farre
from
the
sinfull
.
If
any
that
is
called
a
brother
,
bée
a
fornicator
,
Finally
,
you
that
be
Parents
,
haue
a
special
regard
to
the
bringing
vp
of
your
children
:
Let
theyr
education
be
godly
,
&
theyr
yong
yéeres
not
carelesse
:
remembring
euermore
that
childers
Children
are
the
crowne
of
the
elders
,
and
the
glorye
of
theyr
Fathers
.
Let
your
Sonnes
haue
correction
,
The
people
turneth
not
vnto
them
that
smite
them
,
neyther
doe
they
seeke
the
Lord
of
hoastes
:
Therfore
will
the
Lorde
cutte
from
them
in
one
daye
,
euen
head
and
Taile
,
Braunche
and
Twig
,
the
auncient
and
the
honourable
?
Man
is
the
head
,
the
Prophete
that
Preacheth
lyes
,
is
the
taile
:
for
the
leaders
of
the
people
do
cause
them
to
erre
,
and
they
that
are
led
by
them
,
are
deuoured
.
Therefore
will
the
Lord
haue
no
pleasure
in
theyr
yong
men
,
nor
.
pitie
theyr
Fatherlesse
and
widowes
.
For
euerye
one
is
an
hipocrite
and
wicked
,
and
euery
mouth
speaketh
lyes
.