☞
The
first
part
,
concerning
the
obedyence
of
the
Magystrates
.
LEt
euery
soule
submit
him selfe
vnto
the
autoritie
of
the
higher
powers
.
SAint
Paul
pronounceth
generallye
,
that
euerye
soule
,
that
is
too
say
,
euery
man
shuld
be
obedyent
vnto
the
hygher
power
.
In
a
kyngdom
,
and
monarchie
,
where
one
is
appoynted
to
rule
all
the
subiects
of
the
same
realm
,
are
bound
to
obey
the
one
kyng
appointed
by
god
,
of
what
condition
,
state
or
degre
,
so
euer
they
be
,
as
the
king
him self
,
is
bound
to
be
obedient
vnto
the
lawe
,
&
vnto
God
,
where
as
the
lawes
be
not
contrary
to
the
law
of
god
and
the
lawe
of
nature
.
And
here
is
no
exception
to
be
made
.
No
man
in
a
kyngdom
is
or
ought
to
be
priuileged
or
exempt
from
the
obedience
of
the
kynge
,
which
is
the
hygher
power
.
And
the
ecclesiasticall
lawes
that
do
exempt
and
priuelege
ony
spirituall
(
as
they
be
called
)
or
temporal
person
from
this
general
rule
Euery
man
be
obediente
to
the
higher
power
,
is
damnable
and
hereticall
:
manifestlie
condemned
by
the
worde
of
God
.
For
Christ
&
his
apostles
paied
tribute
,
And
the
powers
that
here
Saint
Paul
speaketh
of
,
be
not
onely
kynges
and
Emperours
but
all
such
as
be
appoynted
to
ony
publike
office
and
common
regymente
,
eyther
for
a
kynge
,
where
as
is
a
kyngedome
,
or
in
the
place
of
a
kynge
,
where
as
the
state
of
the
commune
wealth
is
noo
monarchye
,
but
a
rule
and
dominion
,
commended
to
many
To
all
these
Saint
Paule
commaundeth
obedience
,
honour
,
reuerence
,
and
loue
too
be
borne
.
And
this
is
specialli
to
be
noted
in
Saint
Paule
,
that
he
sayth
symple
and
playnly
,
we
should
obey
the
hyhher
powers
to
confute
,
argue
,
&
reprehende
those
that
cloke
and
excuse
their
inobedyence
,
eyther
for
the
age
of
the
rulers
,
or
els
for
condytyons
and
maners
of
the
rulers
.
And
that
●ige
dischargeth
no
man
for
inobedience
,
the
worde
of
god
declareth
,
howe
that
he
was
present
If
the
lawes
concerne
and
appertayne
vnto
man
,
and
vntoo
thinges
Ciuil
,
they
must
simple
wythout
exceptyon
,
be
obeyed
,
except
they
repugne
,
and
be
contrary
to
the
lawe
of
nature
.
As
Pharaos
lawes
&
commaundemente
After
that
Sainte
Paule
hath
generally
commaundid
all
me
too
be
obedyente
to
the
hyghe
powers
,
he
shewyth
the
cause
wherfore
they
shuld
be
obeied
.
For
there
is
noo
power
saith
he
)
but
of
god
.
The
powers
that
be
,
are
ordeyned
of
God
.
Whosoeuer
therfore
resysteth
power
,
resistyth
the
ordinaunces
of
GOD
.
Because
that
naturally
there
〈◊〉
in
euerye
man
a
certayne
de●●●r
of
libertie
,
and
to
lyue
wythout
subiection
,
and
all
maner
of
lawes
,
excepte
souche
as
please
him selfe
.
Saynte
Paule
is
not
contente
generally
too
exhorte
and
commaunde
all
men
too
obedience
of
the
hygher
powers
but
yeuyth
manye
greate
and
waighty
causes
,
wherfore
men
shuld
be
obedyente
and
in
subiectyon
vnto
them
.
The
first
is
because
the
office
of
a
magistrate
,
is
the
ordinaunce●
of
god
:
and
seing
al
the
ordinaunces
and
powers
of
God
,
are
to
be
obeyed
,
necessarely
it
foloweth
that
with
out
all
tergiuersation
,
hipocrisye
,
and
collusyon
,
that
the
Magistrate
must
be
obeied
except
we
wil
say
in
some
respectes
god
is
not
to
be
obeyed
.
Of
this
reason
of
Saint
Paule
,
we
must
note
,
fyrst
the
dignitie
and
honour
of
a
publike
person
,
that
hys
office
and
place
is
the
ordinaunce
and
appointment
of
god
And
therfore
the
Magystrates
If
it
be
true
that
Sainte
Paul
sayeth
,
the
hygher
power
to
be
the
ordinaunce
of
god
,
it
is
verye
damnable
iniquitie
,
that
for
any
priuate
affection
or
other
iniust
oppressyons
for
ony
man
to
depose
the
magistrates
from
their
places
and
honoure
appoynted
by
god
,
or
els
priuilie
or
openly
,
craftely
,
or
violentli
to
go
about
to
chaunge
or
alter
,
the
state
and
ordynaunce
of
God
:
and
there
wythall
God
is
soore
offended
●s
it
doth
appere
by
the
grudynge
and
murmurynge
of
the
And
they
that
resyst
shal
receiue
to
them selfes
damnation
.
As
thoughe
he
hadde
sayde
,
lest
ye
shulde
thynke
it
a
lyghte
thyng
,
and
but
a
trisfelyng
matter
to
wythstand
and
dysobeye
the
magistrates
,
vnderst
and
ye
that
in
your
so
doing
ye
withstand
and
fight
against
god
,
and
therfore
ye
prouoke
iudgement
and
vengeaunce
agaynst
your selfes
,
&
be
culpable
and
gylty
of
gods
euerlastynge
dyspleasure
,
yf
ye
repent
not
,
and
yeue
ouer
your
obstinate
&
disobedyent
rebelly
on
.
Here
Saynte
Paule
hath
set
furth
the
end
and
successe
of
sedytion
,
treason
,
conspyracie
,
&
rebellyon
,
too
saye
,
destructyon
both
of
bodye
and
soule
.
Whoo
is
hable
to
contende
and
fighte
wyth
God
,
and
ouercome
him
?
Is
not
he
onely
almightye
,
and
onely
strength
?
Absolon
with
a
thousand
traitours
against
one
true
subiecte
preuailed
not
against
his
father
Dauyd
,
but
dyed
the
death
of
a
traytoure
.
Euen
so
dyd
those
whom
before
I
named
.
And
as
S.
Paule
speketh
he●e
,
so
speaketh
Christ
to
Peter
.
He
that
striketh
For
rulers
be
not
to
be
feared
of
such
as
do
well
,
but
of
suche
as
do
euyll
.
By
these
wordes
Saynt
Paul
declareth
two
thynges
.
Fyrste
he
warneth
the
Magystrate
of
hys
offyce
,
leaste
when
he
shall
perceyue
it
to
be
the
ordynaunce
of
god
,
and
that
no
man
should
more
resiste
and
contrary
it
,
than
to
resyste
and
contrarye
God
,
shuld
ware
arrogante
&
proude
and
beginne
to
fauour
and
flatter
hym selfe
to
mouche
vnder
the
title
and
pretence
of
Gods
power
.
But
God
forbyd
sayeth
Saynte
Paule
,
that
the
magystrate
shoulde
thynke
ony
suche
thynge
,
he
shoulde
remember
rather
that
he
is
appoynted
to
hys
place
to
defende
,
helpe
,
and
preserue
souche
as
be
good
,
and
punysshe
souche
as
be
noughte
and
euyll
.
Thys
commaundemente
dyd
GOD
commaunde
to
the
hygher
powers
in
the
commune
wealthe
of
the
Israelites
,
and
that
they
should
not
lyfte
vp
theyr
hertes
aboue
their
brothers
,
but
to
vse
indyfferencie
and
iustice
,
wyth
all
indifferently
,
wythout
exceptyon
The
second
parte
of
Sainte
Paules
wordes
commendith
the
magistrates
for
their
vtilitye
&
commoditye
in
the
commune
wealth
,
bycause
that
by
their
autoritye
yuel
doers
amonge
the
people
are
punyshed
&
corrected
:
that
honeste
&
true
men
may
lyue
in
rest
and
quietnes
.
And
for
thys
commodytie
and
necessarie
vse
we
be
bound
to
obey
them
.
For
through
their
diligence
,
labour
&
paynes
vnder
God
,
we
eate
,
heare
the
word
of
god
,
laboure
,
brynge
vp
youth
,
householdes
be
in
quietnes
,
the
goodes
ther
of
,
with
Cities
,
townes
,
and
villages
of
the
realme
.
These
commodities
be
great
,
and
worthy
of
thankes
,
specially
to
god
,
and
then
to
the
hygher
power
.
Saint
Paule
foloweth
his
purpose
with
these
wordes
.
Wylte
thou
be
Wyth
out
feare
of
the
hygher
power
?
do
well
then
,
and
so
shalt
thou
be
praysed
of
them
.
Where
as
before
he
said
the
high
power
was
a
fear
to
euil
doers
in
these
words
he
sheweth
,
how
men
may
be
without
fear
of
the
magistrates
,
to
saye
,
if
men
do
wel
,
for
well
doing
pleaseth
goddes
order
,
and
goddes
order
beyng
pleased
,
feareth
not
,
nor
punyssheth
the
weldoer
.
And
where
as
Saint
Paule
speaketh
of
feare
to
the
hygher
power
we
muste
vnderstand
,
that
fear
is
of
two
sortes
.
One
is
yf
loue
and
good
wyll
anexed
and
knyt
wyth
reuerence
and
loue
,
and
this
fear
is
onely
in
godly
and
vertuous
men
that
delyte
too
be
ordered
and
ruled
after
the
order
&
appoyntment
of
God
.
The
other
feare
is
annexed
wyth
spyte
,
hatred
,
enuye
,
and
dysdayne
,
that
wyssheth
there
were
no
order
,
lawe
,
nor
Magistrates
,
and
those
that
be
to
destroy
them
,
or
to
brynge
theym
out
of
credyte
and
estymatyon
amonge
the
people
.
This
feare
is
wicked
and
dampnable
,
and
a
testymonye
of
an
yuel
and
cursed
conscyence
,
and
forbydden
here
in
thys
Place
by
Saincte
Paule
.
Sainte
Paule
contynueth
in
the
commendatyon
of
the
magistrates
saying
.
For
he
is
the
mynyster
of
God
,
for
thy
wealth
.
Here
Sainte
Paule
addeth
an
other
commendatyon
of
the
hygher
power
,
the
whych
consysteth
in
twoo
members
,
wherfore
he
shoulde
be
obeyed
.
The
fyrste
is
,
because
he
is
the
Mynyster
of
God
.
The
seconde
,
because
he
was
instytuted
and
appoynted
by
God
,
for
the
wealth
and
commodyte
of
the
subiecte
In
thys
,
that
Saint
Paule
calleth
hym
the
mynister
of
God
,
he
putteth
the
subiecte
in
mynd
agayne
,
that
whoo
so
euer
contempne
or
dysobeye
the
hygher
power
,
contempnyth
and
dysobeyeth
GOD
.
And
so
sayeth
And
where
as
Sainte
Paule
sayeth
,
the
Magystrate
is
ordeyned
for
the
wealthe
of
the
people
▪
he
must
take
hede
of
the
ende
where
vnto
he
is
appoynted
,
and
be
in
dede
as
god
wold
hym
to
be
,
a
wealth
&
saluatyon
of
the
people
,
to
defend
iust
causes
&
to
condemne
suche
as
be
vniust
,
to
remoue
false
&
supersticious
religion
,
and
to
plant
true
and
godly
religion
,
to
maintaine
suche
as
profyt
the
church
and
●●ocke
of
Christ
,
and
to
remoue
such
as
hinder
and
deceiue
them
.
Saint
Paul
nowe
prosecuteth
●ys
matter
,
and
sheweth
whoo
shuld
feare
the
hygher
powers
with
these
wordes
.
If
thou
do
euyl
,
then
fear
for
he
bearith
not
aswerd
for
noughte
:
but
he
is
the
minister
of
god
,
to
take
punishment
of
them
that
do
euyll
.
Euen
as
Sainte
Paul
saith
here
,
that
the
cause
of
feare
too
an
euyll
man
,
is
that
the
Magistrate
beareth
a
swearde
:
Euen
so
doth
he
declare
that
it
is
not
ynoughe
for
the
Magystrate
to
beare
a
swerd
,
but
to
vse
and
execute
the
sweard
,
as
the
synnes
of
the
people
requyre
,
too
punysshe
and
kyll
them
,
yf
the
lawe
so
fynde
them
gyltye
:
and
for
feare
of
the
vse
of
the
swearde
whyche
is
not
in
vayne
,
they
should
kepe
euyll
doers
in
obedyence
and
feare
,
and
so
muche
the
more
,
because
he
is
the
mynyster
of
God
,
and
hys
punyshmente
is
the
verye
hande
and
wyll
of
god
,
when
he
punissheth
yuell
doers
.
And
it
is
not
he
that
kylleth
,
but
god
,
whose
place
he
occupieth
,
being
a
magistrate
&
higher
power
.
For
god
commaundyth
It
is
very
diuillishnes
to
accuse
the
magistrates
of
yuel
doinges
,
when
they
punysh
or
put
too
death
yuell
doers
,
seyng
in
their
this
doing
,
thei
be
none
other
,
but
gods
Ministers
.
And
where
as
the
scrypture
forbyddeth
punishment
&
reuengyng
,
it
meaneth
that
no
priuate
man
should
reuenge
his
owne
cause
,
nor
fight
at
his
pleasure
,
but
rather
suffer
wronges
,
if
the
lawe
wil
not
redres
it
.
And
if
the
iudge
and
magistrate
in
a
cause
of
the
lawe
,
for
lucre
,
feare
,
loue
,
frendship
,
or
ony
other
respect
,
kil
ani
man
that
is
not
worthye
by
the
lawe
to
die
,
the
iudge
and
Magystrate
is
a
verye
murtherer
.
And
so
he
is
,
yf
he
saue
ony
man
that
the
lawe
condemnyth
.
For
he
is
as
S.
Paul
saith
,
a
mynyster
of
God
,
whoo
neuer
saueth
one
,
&
condēnith
that
other
in
lyke
causes
.
S.
Paule
when
he
hath
sufficiently
declared
the
dignity
&
of
the
higher
power
,
gathereth
by
two
necessary
causes
more
,
that
the
Magistrate
is
to
be
obeyed
with
these
wordes
.
Wherfore
ye
muste
nedes
obey
,
not
for
feare
of
vengeaunce
onely
,
but
also
because
of
conscience
.
The
one
cause
wherfore
we
must
obey
,
is
the
feare
of
payn
&
punishment
,
the
which
the
Magistrate
must
minister
by
the
commaundemente
of
God
,
vnto
all
suche
as
disobey
and
contemne
the
ordinaunce
of
God
.
The
other
is
conscience
,
for
although
the
magistrate
do
not
se
nor
know
,
how
thou
doest
disobey
&
breake
the
order
of
god
or
els
if
thou
couldest
by
power
and
strength
,
ouercome
the
magistrates
,
yet
thy
conscience
is
bound
to
obey
,
and
that
for
many
causes
.
First
,
because
the
magistrate
is
the
ordinaunce
of
god
then
because
dysobedyence
and
breaking
of
goddes
lawes
,
troubleth
the
publike
and
commune
peace
,
&
yeueth
other
stomake
and
incouraging
to
dysobey
.
Al
these
euyls
folowith
dysobedyence
,
the
which
of
conscience
,
we
are
bound
to
exchew
&
auoide
.
There
be
some
so
indurate
&
past
grace
,
that
thinke
them
selues
not
bound
to
obey
thys
order
and
higher
power
,
appoynted
and
commaunded
of
God
:
but
doubtles
those
shall
perysh
with
their
capitaines
,
as
Architophel
did
with
his
Absolon
.
If
the
hygher
power
commaund
ony
thyng
contrary
vnto
gods
worde
,
they
should
not
be
obeyed
.
Notwythstandynge
,
there
should
be
suche
modestie
and
so
bernes
vsyd
,
as
shuld
be
withoute
al
violence
,
force
and
rebellion
.
As
Peter
&
Ihon
vsyd
,
saying
.
God
is
more
to
be
obeyed
then
man
.
And
so
in
saying
of
truththey
continued
in
the
truth
,
without
mouing
of
sedityon
and
suffred
death
for
the
truth
,
as
Fabiane
&
Cipriane
,
holy
martirs
,
&
recordes
of
god
,
suffred
in
Affrica
vnder
Decius
the
Emperoure
of
Rome
.
How
we
are
bound
in
conscience
to
obey
them
,
S.
Paul
declareth
farther
saying
.
And
euen
for
thys
cause
paye
ye
tribute
,
for
they
are
goddes
ministers
appointed
to
the
same
purpose
If
we
were
not
bound
in
conscyence
to
obey
them
,
we
shuld
not
nede
to
pai
tribute
vnto
them
,
but
seing
we
ought
to
pay
trybute
taxes
and
subsidies
we
knowe
they
do
defende
vs
agaynst
all
force
,
violence
,
&
wrongs
of
our
enemyes
,
Therfore
tribute
is
a
note
and
knowledge
of
our
obedience
,
which
we
must
pay
wyllyngly
and
gladlye
of
dutye
as
Christ
sayth
,
geue
vnto
God
,
the
which
is
gods
,
&
to
the
Emporour
that
which
is
the
Emperours
.
Sainte
Paule
sheweth
the
cause
why
tribute
oughte
to
be
payed
vnto
the
hygher
powers
because
,
sayth
he
,
they
be
ordeyned
of
God
,
to
preserue
and
defend
the
common
welth
,
in
peace
,
&
quietnes
:
to
punyshe
the
yuel
and
to
defend
the
good
.
And
without
the
magistrates
helpe
thys
can
not
bee
doone
,
as
ye
maye
read
,
In
the
booke
of
the
iudges
,
howe
the
people
fell
in
to
all
myschiefe
,
when
they
wanted
a
lawful
Magistrate
&
superior
power
,
and
euery
man
did
as
it
semed
best
in
his
owne
eyes
.
And
in
the
Prophet
Esai
GIue
to
euery
man
therfore
his
duty
,
tribute
,
to
whom
tribute
belongeth
.
Custome
,
to
whom
custom
is
due
:
fear
,
to
whom
fear
belongeth
:
honoure
,
too
whom
honor
perteineth
.
When
Saint
Paule
hath
sufficiently
tolde
vs
our
duties
to
the
higher
power
,
he
descendeth
from
that
particularitye
,
&
one
sorte
of
persons
,
to
a
generalitie
howe
we
should
do
our
dutyes
to
all
maner
of
persons
.
Fyrste
generally
he
sayeth
,
we
should
yeue
euery
man
hys
due
.
Then
numbreth
he
certeyne
kindes
&
particulers
of
dutyes
.
Tribute
we
owe
to
kynges
and
Magistrates
,
that
must
we
faithfully
paye
,
or
els
the
wythhoulders
commytte
thefte
,
and
therfore
Christ
payed
tribute
.
Custome
is
the
reuenewes
or
proffytes
that
commeth
by
land
,
or
trade
of
merchaundyse
,
and
in
thys
point
,
fayth
must
be
kepte
to
all
men
,
accordynge
to
the
lawes
appointed
by
the
hygher
power
.
Feare
is
due
vnto
GOD
,
the
Kyng
,
to
parentes
,
and
to
all
other
of
whome
we
be
holpe
in
bodie
or
soule
,
and
so
is
honour
due
lykewyse
.
Therfore
sayth
the
lawe
,
feare
GOD
,
honoure
the
Kynge
,
honoure
father
and
mother
.
&c.
Arise
to
a
hoare
hed
Owe
nothing
to
ony
man
but
to
loue
one
the
other
.
As
though
he
had
sayed
what
nedeth
it
to
wryte
mouche
of
dutyes
,
contractes
,
of
byinge
,
lendynges
,
and
such
other
lyke
thynges
?
Let
charytye
be
the
rule
of
all
these
thynges
,
vnto
the
whyche
,
if
the
subiecte
submyt
hymselfe
,
he
wyll
vse
hys
hygher
power
none
otherwise
than
he
wolde
be
vsyd
himselfe
if
he
were
an
hygher
power
:
the
hygher
power
,
the
subiect
none
otherwise
then
though
he
were
a
subiecte
hymselfe
,
whatsoeuer
thynge
agreeth
wyth
charitye
is
good
.
Whatsooeuer
agreyth
not
wyth
charytye
,
is
yuel
.
But
many
menne
cannot
tel
what
chariteis
.
And
therfore
it
is
no
merueyl
though
al
their
doynges
be
agaynst
charitye
.
Charytye
is
a
feruente
desyre
and
earnest
studye
to
doo
well
vnto
all
men
,
yea
,
euen
with
the
hurte
of
hym
that
doyth
it
,
if
necessytye
soo
requyreth
,
as
Saynte
Paule
teacheth
.
And
Sayncte
Ihon
sayeth
,
For
he
that
louyth
an
other
fulfylleth
the
lawe
.
For
these
commaundementes
thou
shalt
not
commit
aduoutry
,
thou
shalt
not
kil
thou
shalt
not
steale
,
thou
shalt
not
beare
false
wytnes
,
thou
shalt
not
desyre
and
so
fourthe
(
if
there
be
anye
other
commaundemente
)
they
are
al
comprehended
in
thys
sayenge
,
loue
thy
neighbor
as
thy selfe
.
A
wonderful
commendation
of
charytye
,
that
who
so
obseruyth
her
,
fulfylleth
the
whole
lawe
,
meanynge
the
lawe
that
appertaynyth
for
the
duety
and
offices
to
be
done
betwene
man
,
&
man
.
And
not
that
any
man
can
satisfie
the
lawe
before
God
,
sauing
only
Christ
,
no
,
nor
al
partes
towardes
man
:
for
no
man
louyth
hys
neyghboure
,
so
fer●●●●ly
,
as
the
lawe
of
God
requyreth
.
Yet
S.
Paule
sayeth
we
fulfyl
the
law
when
we
giue
ourselues
earnestly
and
holly
▪
as
much
as
lieth
in
vs
to
worke
the
lawe
.
And
then
our
lacke
&
imperfection
shal
be
perfeted
&
accompted
ful
and
sufficient
for
Christes
sake
:
he
addeth
yet
an
other
Comendation
of
charitie
Loue
hurtyth
not
hys
neyghboure
.
That
is
to
say
:
he
that
hath
a
Christian
loue
cannot
hurt
his
neyghboure
.
By
thys
rule
men
may
know
whether
they
haue
charitie
,
or
not
:
for
in
case
we
deminish
the
goodes
of
our
neyghboures
whether
they
be
of
hys
body
or
hys
soule
,
or
els
of
hys
possessyons
,
honoure
,
place
,
or
dignitie
.
Or
yf
we
increase
not
these
goodes
towardes
al
men
if
we
maye
,
there
is
no
charytye
inv●
.
Or
els
,
if
we
dymyinsshe
not
theyr
yuelles
and
troubles
,
as
we
maye
,
eyther
if
we
do
the
yuels
in
any
sorte
by
ourselues
,
or
by
other
,
we
haue
no
charitie
in
vs
.
By
thys
rule
we
maye
now
knowe
,
whether
we
loue
our
brothers
,
or
not
:
&
duely
examyning
ourselfes
we
shall
se
howe
farre
we
be
from
charitie
,
and
that
it
is
an
easye
thynge
to
speake
and
talke
of
charitye
,
&
a
very
hard
matter
,
to
practise
and
leade
our
lyues
accordynge
to
charytye
.
For
if
we
had
as
muche
charitie
as
we
professe
to
haue
,
we
shuld
satysfye
all
the
lawe
,
as
Saynt
Paul
sayth
.
Therfore
is
loue
the
fulfyllynge
of
the
lawe
.
Meanynge
by
the
law
,
the
seconde
table
of
the
.
x.
commaundementes
,
in
the
which
is
conteynyd
the
duety
and
offyce
of
euerye
manne
,
to
all
maner
of
persons
,
of
what
condityon
so
euer
they
bee
.
As
for
the
lawe
of
the
fyrste
table
,
whych
conteynyth
the
relygyon
of
GOD
,
feare
,
faythe
,
loue
,
prayer
,
obedyence
,
pacyence
,
ryght
vse
of
Sacramentes
,
wyth
souche
other
as
apperteynyth
onlye
vnto
god
,
and
be
the
fountayne
and
orygynall
of
all
good
workes
.
For
here
hys
argumente
and
state
is
to
tell
what
men
shulde
do
to
men
,
and
in
the
fyrste
table
is
declared
what
manne
shoulde
do
to
god
,
fully
and
sufficiently
these
two
former
partes
,
sufficientlye
declared
by
Saint
Paul
he
folowyth
wyth
the
thyrde
parte
of
the
chapyter
,
whyche
conteinith
an
exhortation
vnto
Innocencie
and
honestie
of
life
.
BEcause
we
know
the
season
howe
that
it
is
tyme
we
shuld
awake
now
out
of
slepe
.
Hetherto
Saint
Paule
hath
taught
how
christian
men
shuld
behaue
themselfes
,
not
onely
to
wardes
the
publycke
person
;
the
Kyng
and
magistrate
,
whom
they
be
bounde
to
honoure
and
obey
:
but
also
towades
priuate
persones
,
that
beare
no
offyce
whome
they
be
bounse
to
loue
.
And
that
the
same
obedience
,
to
the
higher
power
&
loue
towards
al
men
,
may
the
better
preserue
&
continue
,
he
addeth
now
an
exhortation
to
honest
liuinge
,
and
godly
conuersation
which
he
taketh
metaphorically
,
or
by
similitude
of
the
tyme
:
Saying
,
it
is
mete
we
shuld
liue
honestli
now
for
it
is
time
,
meaning
by
the
time
the
season
and
time
,
wherin
the
grace
of
god
in
Christe
Iesu
,
is
preached
and
opened
to
the
world
the
which
shuld
not
yeue
vs
occasion
of
wickednes
&
sinne
:
but
rather
wake
vs
out
of
our
slepe
and
to
reare
vs
out
of
synne
.
Here
marke
what
the
apostle
calleth
slepe
,
and
what
too
ryse
and
wake
out
of
slepe
.
Sleape
is
a
stupoure
and
deadenesse
of
the
mynde
that
restyth
,
and
is
a
slepe
in
yuell
and
myschyefe
,
and
careth
not
for
the
lawe
,
nor
wyll
of
God
,
but
will
folow
religyon
of
wyll
,
phantasies
,
hidolatrye
,
superstityon
,
ignoraunce
and
all
vngodlye
conuersation
,
wyth
out
all
feare
,
feelynge
,
or
remorse
of
goddes
displeasure
.
In
thys
slepe
restyth
al
Idolaters
,
obstinate
,
dronckin
,
Couetous
,
enuious
,
seditious
,
trayterous
,
adulterous
,
sclaunderous
,
proude
,
&
negligente
persons
,
y●
fele
not
nor
repent
not
,
though
thei
be
sonk
doune
euen
to
the
bottom
&
very
dregges
of
these
yuels
.
From
this
slepe
the
gospell
of
Christ
prouokith
,
excitatith
and
stirrith
,
if
obstinacy
haue
not
indurid
&
made
hard
our
hartes
.
And
wold
haue
vs
to
correct
&
amend
our self
&
idolatrical
iud
gement
in
religion
from
our
willes
honestie
and
obedience
,
and
to
a
new
lyfe
,
that
we
might
be
new
creatures
in
the
lord
,
and
to
be
ready
to
al
seruice
&
obedience
,
both
of
god
and
his
word
,
that
we
myght
haue
a
true
old
and
patriarchall
,
prophetical
,
and
apostolicall
fayth
,
like
feare
,
lyke
loue
,
lyke
obedyence
of
the
magistrates
,
and
lyke
charitie
,
towardes
all
menne
.
For
all
they
that
walke
not
in
these
vertues
slepe
yet
in
their
sinnes
,
and
neuer
felte
yet
the
light
of
the
gospell
,
whoose
meruaylouse
nature
and
condytion
:
Sainte
Paule
sheweth
in
the
wordes
that
folowe
.
For
now
is
our
saluation
,
nerer
than
when
we
beleued
As
though
he
had
sa●ed
of
congruence
&
decentnes
,
it
is
mete
that
we
shuld
now
lyue
honestly
and
godly
in
all
loue
and
obedyence
,
for
our
saluation
is
now
nerer
vnto
vs
by
the
preaching
of
the
gospell
,
which
sauyth
vs
by
Christ
,
them
it
was
before
time
by
preaching
of
the
lawe
or
philosophie
,
when
we
thought
to
be
saued
by
the
ceremonyes
and
workes
of
them
.
Of
this
text
of
Saint
Paul
,
we
se
what
is
the
nature
and
condition
of
all
men
that
then
they
muste
truste
and
hope
whiles
they
be
in
a
false
religion
,
so
did
the
Iewes
seke
to
The
second
,
we
lerne
of
these
words
is
,
that
onely
the
gospell
sheweth
&
openeth
vnto
vs
our
saluation
,
&
doth
not
deceiue
vs
,
&
The
nyght
is
passed
,
and
the
day
is
come
nygh
.
The
nyghte
is
called
the
tyme
of
false
doctryne
&
ignorancye
,
in
which
men
liue
naughtely
vnpunysshed
punysshed
,
whereas
the
trewe
lyghte
,
Christe
and
hys
worde
is
not
preached
,
there
the
greatest
vertue
is
accompted
vyce
,
and
vice
accompted
for
vertue
,
and
sinnes
rebuked
,
are
excused
and
extenuatyd
.
Soo
is
all
true
iudgement
taken
from
the
world
,
for
in
the
m●hte
no
man
can
iudge
colours
.
In
papystry
ye
se
matrymonye
iudged
to
be
●ncest
,
the
vse
of
goddes
creatures
flesshe
and
suche
lyke
,
to
be
heresye
.
Agayne
,
manyfest
Idolatry
taken
for
the
honourynge
of
God
:
Monkerye
for
perfyte
lyfe
:
Whore
dome
,
for
mockery
,
and
●ot
worthye
a
halfe
penye
pardon
.
&c.
The
daye
that
Sainte
Paul
speaketh
here
of
,
is
the
time
wherein
the
Gospel
of
Christe
opened
to
the
world
,
the
whyche
bryngeth
not
onely
true
doctrine
,
but
also
lyfe
euer
lastynge
.
For
Christ
is
the
light
of
the
world
.
If
then
Christ
the
verye
sonne
and
bryghtenes
of
God
,
hath
illumynated
vs
,
we
must
,
sayth
Saint
Paul
,
diligent
lye
walke
in
hym
,
and
lyue
an
honest
and
vertuous
lyfe
,
as
he
exhorteth
ernestlie
in
the
wordes
that
folowe
.
Let
vs
therefore
caste
awaye
the
dedes
of
darkenes
,
and
let
vs
put
on
the
armoure
of
lyght
,
as
men
walkyng
honestlye
in
the
day
lyght
:
not
in
eatynge
and
drynckynge
,
neyther
in
chamberynge
and
wantonnes
,
neyther
instryffe
and
enuyenge
.