When as I call to remembrance how many wayes God hath sought , England straieth from the gospel , and Callays folloueth the same . to induce the to repentance ( O Callays , thow towne of myne education ) & on the other syde thine indurate rebellion , & hypocritical dissimulation in folowinge the footsteppes of thy mother England , I cannot but with teares lament thyne emynent destruction , Lam. 1. as the Prophet Ieremie bewayled the subuersion of his Cyte Ierusalem . God hath fought almeants to call Callays to repentance . For what thing hath god done in tymes paste to other coūntries & townes to cal than to repentance , that he hath nor performed the lyke vnto the , & to thy murmuringe mother , with a great deale more ? Mat. II. Hath he not ( as the prouerbe pronounceth ) piped vnto the pleasant songes , & yet thow haste not reioyced ? Luc. 7. Hath he not also played vnto the morninge notes , & yet thow hast not lamented ? O what a melodious harmonie was the swere songe of his holy gospel in thine eares , coupled with the sice re ministration of his holy Sacramentes , & that vnder the autorite of a moste ℣tuouse & innocent kynge ? Hon Callais hath reioyced at the prechige of the gospel . But how dideste thow reioice thereat ? For sothe in the libertie of the flesh e & nor in the fredome of the spirite . For vnder the title of that spiritual melodie , the carnal man reioiced in his carnalite : the couitouse , in his couitousnes : the Extorsioner , in his extorsion : The wiced make the gospel a clocke for theire wichednes the ambitious , in his ambition : the dronkard , in his dronkenes : the Prowd , in his Pryde : the Adulterer , in his Adulterie , in makinge the same a cloke for their impietie . Where as thei shoulde haue reioiced in a spiritual ioye laudinge the lorde that so louingly in the middes of darcknes & ignorancie had visited them with the light of his gospel . But when as God saue that this his benignite did no thinge moue thy mother , nor yet the , to reioice in the praise of his name , God for in : gratitude taketh awaie his gospel & sendeth papistry . & in the amendment of thy life . Then thought he it highe time to take from you the pipe of mirth & consolation , & to sende the morninge songe of sorrowe & lamentation . For in stede of his gospel he hath sent you papistrie : in stede of his holy Sacramentes , the blasphemus masse , For a christian Kïge , god giueth an Idolatrous Quene . 3. Reg. 18. & vnsa ℣ the sacrefice of the bredden god : & in stede of a moste christian kinge , a moste wicked & idolatrous Quene . A very Iezabel , that is , a frinde to Baal & his pristes , & an vtter enemie to god & his people . Yea a nother Athalia , that is , an vtter distroier of hir owne kinerede , 4. reg. 11. kyngdome & countries , a hater of hir owne subiectes , a lo ℣ of strangers , & an vnnatural stepdame both vnto the & to thy mother Englande . This is the morninge songe that the lorde now singeth vnto the , O thow vnkinde Callais . But how doest thou morne there at ? Forsoth even as before thou didest reioice . For as before thou didest conuarte thy ioye from a spiritual into a carnal reioicinge , euen so now where as thow shouldest mourne in sprite , in bewailinge thy sinnes , ingratitude & infidelite , in repentinge & tourninge vnto the lorde , who seketh al meanes to reclaime the. Thow mournest in the flesh with the Gergesites rather for the losse of thy hogges , Mat. 8. Mar. 5. Luc. 8. thine earthly commodites , which Sathan in his tyrannous instruments hath , & his like to take a waie from the , them for the departure of Christ , his worde & sacramentes . Callais morneth for fere of temporall plages & not for hir sines as did kinge Achab for the death of Naboth , Luc. 19. Esa. 5. Thow mournest rather for the temporal plages which presently thow felest , & greater forscest to folowe , than for any desire thou hast of the kingdome of god , & the florishinge prosperite of the same , which now is taken awaie for thine ingratitude , & for not knowinge the time of thy visitation . And therefor moste iustly hath the lorde broken downe the hedge of the Englishe churche and made it a praie to the Romishe bore , & his sweinishe papistical pigges , which now vnmercifully wroteth vp the rootes & branches thereof , in defilinge it with the stinkinge dounge of dissaiuable doctrine , & in stede of swete smellinge flowers doeth plante therein the odiouse wedes of idolatrie & hypocrisie . The which so plentifully springeth vp at this present , that or it be longe , it wil be thorow ripe for the sickle of the lordes indignation . Apoc. 14. For the tares of sathan with in these & . yeres sowen in the & thi mother , Mat. 13. hath brought forth more plenty of increse , than did the good seade of the gospel in 7. yeres before . O lamentable alteration . Who euer woulde haue supposed ( O Callais ) that thow being so perfitly planted in the plentiful knowlege of the Veritie , Callais in stede of grapes bringeth forth thornes . Math. 21. Esa. 5. & so sensiblie hedged about with the sincere vnderstandinge of the gospel , as a profitable vine to ylde plenty of good frute , that thow wouldest haue brought forth such thornes & breers as appereth in the at this present ? Who euer woulde haue thought that Callays containinge so many erneste gospellers in outward apparence , The doinges of idolaters & hypocrites . that there should haue bin sene in it , such gaddinge to the masse , such mūblīge in the prystes eare , such gapinge after a strange god , such gaddinge a procession , such hauntinge of papistrie such dissimulation in Idolatrie , such regestringe of names in the booke of the Beaste to the open renouncinge of Christ , as is & hath byne vsed in the of late , to the great dishonour of god , the greuous sorrowe of thy frindes , & to the no litel reioisinge of thyne enimies . But it standeth with equite that such as haue no pleasure to walke in the shininge light of the gospel , that thei do stumble & fal into the palpable darknes of errour & ignorantie . For how can it otherwise be chossen , whom Christ forsaketh , Sathan fourth uvith pocesseth . 1. Pet. 5. Mat. 12. but that if the light do leaue vs , darknes must nedes ouerwhelme vs : & if verite ons forsake vs , errour must nedes possesse vs : that is , if Christ do relīquishe vs , then must Sathan nedes ceason vpon vs . For he is that toring lion that seketh continually to deuoure . Who , if he ons finde the house of our hartes clene swept & empty of godlines , them retourneth he with 7. deuels worsse them himselfe , & so shal oure ende be worse than the begininge , the which thinge is al redy ℣ ified in a great manie , 1. Pet. 4. who beinge ons clenced , do with the sowe , wallawe themselfes in the stinkinge puddell of papistrie againe .

Wherefor ( my derely beloued ) I beseche the in the bowels of Iesus Christ ( whose wealth I wyshe for as myne awne ) that thow do not ressayue the grace of god in vaine , neither yet be ashamed of his gospel , where of in his mercie he hath made the a partaker , from the which thow semeste now to slyde a side by dissimulation , by plainge cole vnder candelstick ( as the prouerbe goeth ) by ronninge with the hare & holdige with the hounde , The great dissimulation of Callais , by goinge vnto god in thine harte & vnto the deuel in thy body , by sainge one thinge with thy mouthe & thi kinge the contrary with thy minde , much like vnto the Israelites in the tyme of Iesabels raigne , who couitinge to halt on both sydes , with their hartes to serue God , 3. Reg. 18. and with their bodis to serue Baal , accordinge to the Quenes procedinge . They straied from the narowe path of godes sauour , into the brode waie of his despleasure , Mat. 7. prouokinge him thereby to plage the lande with sterilite & barrynes so that he kepte raine & dewe from the earth for space of in . 3. reg. 17. yeres and vi . mounthes .

Compare that storie with thy tyme , & state of thy mother England , & thow shalt finde than disagreable in no thinge but only in this , that goddes plages are not yet so fully performed vpon the & hir , as fel vpon them , but do now firste of al begine to appere & most certainly wil followe , al though not in the same forme , yet to the like ende , if she & thow contineue & perseuere in the like iniquite as you haue begone . A comparison betwixte Israel and Englande . ʒ . reg. 18. ʒ . Reg. 21. For as in the time of Iezabels raigne the prophetes of the lorde were slaine in Israel , so are thei now in Englande : Then iuste Naboth loste hir viniarde by oppression , so doeth many rightous men now in Englande theire landes & pocession : The people of god then in Israel were forced to flee into strange countries , ʒ . Reg. 19 so are thei now in England , Other were imprisoned & most cruelly intreated , so are they now in England . ʒ . Reg. 18. Other some were faine to crepe into holes & caues , ronninge from poste to piller , liuinge in moste painful penurie , glad to haue bread & water , how many in England at this present are compelled to do the like , experience teacheth in al partes of the lande . The Rulers , the Maiestrates & multitude dissembled both with God & the Quene , euen so do thei now in England . The lorde then resarued so me of the nobilite in Israel , as Obadia & other , who showed themselfes ℣ y fauorable vnto his seruantes , so hath god likewise reserued some of the nobilite of thy mother England ( althōught thei be but few in nomber ) as wildes to preserue his people from the tyranny of Antichrist in his blouddy members ( as thow Callais canst sufficiently witnes the same ) . No thinge doubtige but that thei shal finde fauoure with Obadia in the sight of Elias & Iehu , 3. Reg. 18.4 . Reg. 9.10 . when as the lorde shal stire them vp to ouerthrowe the Auters of Baal , and to distroie his idolatrous Prestes , with theire Princesse-Iezabel .

As Israel & England agreeth in sinnes so are thei like to agree in ponishment . This farre agreeth England with Israel , and as thei agree in grauite of sinnes , so ( I fere me ) thei are like to agree in grauite of ponishment . For the lorde is the same aeternal , immutable God , that he was then , fauorable in mercie vnto the penitent & iuste in iudgment vnton the wicked .

The plages af Israel in the daies of Iezabell were these , derth , famine , 2. Reg. 17 18.20.22 . and mortalite of man and beaste , warre , battail , and inuasion of the enimie , to the great spoyl of the lande , and slaughter of the people , the kynge slaine , 4. Reg. 10. the Quene distroied , and al their posterite consumed from the earth .

Praier very nedefull for England . This was the Viale of the Lordes indignation in those daies powred forth vpon Israel for the sinnes of the same . Let vs praye that the like or rather greater do not happen vnto Englande , whose sinnes waied in the ballance of Goddes iustice , are no doubt found a great deale heuier .

And thow ( Callays ) let the state of Samaria in those dayes be an admonition to moue the to repentance : 4. Reg. 6 Let Samaria be a vuarninge to Callais . which for the sinnes before expressed , was not only besegede with the power of a most puisant prince , but also so extremely oppressed with famine , that the people therein were compelled , to eate theire owne dounge , & the filthe & dounge af theire beastes & byrdes : yea , the mothers were compelled to eate their owne children , such was the wooful wrath of god vpon them for their sinful dissimulation & declininge from god to Idolatrie , as witnesseth the holy scriptures . 4. Reg. 6 Let that example ( I saie ) O Callays moue the to throw downe & humble thy selfe vndre the mighty hande of god in confessinge thy sinnes , & bewailige thy weaknes , that so sone haste bin overblowen with so litel a blaste of tēpratiō : Callais is gone back from the gospell vnto papistry . That so sone haste go ne backe from the knowen truthe & pure religion of god , vnto that polluted puddel of papistry by dissimulation , where as thy duety had bin be sore many other ( considering thine ancient gospelick profession vniuersally knowen ) to haue stande stedfaste in the truthe , hauiuge for thy manifeste confirmation therein , the moste certaine worde of god , the testimonie of thine owne conscience , the exäple of a gret nomber of constant marters , & the continual admonition of many godly men , now flede into strange landes , to saue theire lifes for a praie vntil the determinate time , & in the meane ceason to be profitable vnto you at home .

Wherfor as thine vnfained frinde & lo ℣ ●euen such a one as for thy preseruation coulde be contented to taste much miserie ) do ernestly exhorte the to fle vnto repentance , The oneli remedi to preserue Calais from distrucnion , is repentance . the onely infallible remedie , able not onely to restore thy health , but also to preserue the from distruction wich is eminent ouer thy beade .

Nota. For what kingdome or countries , Citie or towne , man or woman was there e ℣ that beinge infected with the like sicknes of sinne , Gen. 7.8.19 . 4. reg . 17. Dan. 5. With Saxons . Danes . Britons , and nou with Spaniardes . did not perishe therein , if this resaiued remedie did not preuent the same . For want of this remedie , was not the firste worlde drowned ? Samaria distroyed ? Babelon in one night subuerted ? And thy mother England thrise with strangers infected , & now the fourth time like to be desolated ? Yf this remedie of repentance do not spedely preuent it ? On the other side where as this remedie hath bin in time resaiued , the danger beinge ne ℣ so great , yet hath it al waies deliuered from distruction . As the examples of lerusalem , Berulia , Niniue & many other do euidently declare , which onely by this meanes , as testifieth the scriptures , remoued the plages p̄sently purposed againste them . O that thow hadeste the like grace to fle vnto this remedie in this thine approchinge peril : which although thow ( blinded with the loue of thy selfe , carnal securite , Other p̄saiue that Callaies seeth not . & confidence in thine owne strenght ) doest not now presaiue , yet thy frindes , who with a more vigilant eye watche ouer thy wealth do euidently behold spedely to approche . Wherefor ( I saie ) in time rise vp from thy sinne . Cease from thine idolatrie . Throwe awaie the mantel of thine hypocrisie . Washe thy handes in innocencie , & be contented rather to suffer affliction with the sainctes of god , them with ease to ēioye the pleasure of sinne for a ceason , the ende where of wil be thy vtter subuersion . For truely thow that haste refused to drinke of the lordes cuppe of tribulation with his holions , thou shalt most certainely taste of the dregges of destruction with the wicked : where of thy mother England is like shortly to be a partaker . For there is no token that is the foregoer of destruction , All tokens which are the foregoers of destruction fulfilled in england but it is apparant in hir . For if the subuersion of godes pure religion then crectinge vp of idolatrie & superstition , the raginge raigne of traiterous tyrantes , the dayly decaye of the prudent & honorable , the tyrannous crualtie of the clargie , Esa. 3. the dissembling impietie of the laiety , the abondant shedinge of innocent bloude , the cruel imprisoninge , banishinge & persecutinge of the seruantes of God . If these signes ( I saie ) haue al waies bin the forgoers of rewyne & distruction , as the stories of the holy scriptures doeth euidently witnesse , then let not thine vnsaightful mother thinke to escape the same , in whom at this present al these tokens are euident . And especially the vniuersal shēdinge of the innocent bloud of the constant witnesses of Iesus Christ now flowinge through out euery Shire , Cyty and Towne cryinge for spedy vengance : The which with out al doubt is cominge , euen as it were with in a kenninge . when England is plaged let not Callais thine to escape free . And doest thow thincke ( O Callais ) thow that arte the doughter of so wycked a mother ( if thow be founde partaker of hir impiety , that thow shalte not taste of hir plages ? Yeas truely : And that paraduenture with the fyrste .

For commonly when as God purposeth to ponyshe the parent , he beginneth with the chylde . And therefor thy lott ys so much the nerer , for that thow doest not onely lye in the waye of the enemye as a butte against his arrowe , Callais is couited of mani . but also forthy strenght , beawty and commodite thow art desyred of many . And that thinge ( as sayeth the prouerbe ) with much a do is preserued , that is of diuers couited and desyred , Callais is in the custody of a woman . especiallye when as the custodie thereof is in the handes of a woman , who with great difficultye can restrayne any Iewel that she hath from him , whom she loueth , he crauinge the same .

Nota. Why the hinge loueth the Quene . And doest thow thynck that he wyll not craue , who loueth hir onely for hyr treasure and Iewels , and not for hir person ?

And supposeste show that he wyll not aske the ( the nexte Iewel vnto the beste , Callais the nexte ieuell vnto the beste . and lyinge so much for his commodyte ) that hath all redy attempted to haue all togyther ? Yeas be thow sure of it .