¶
An
Apologye
,
or
defence
of
our
dayes
,
against
the
vaine
murmurings
and
complaints
of
manie
,
wherein
is
plainlie
proued
,
that
our
daies
are
more
happie
and
blessed
,
than
the
daies
of
our
forefathers
.
WHereas
there
are
manie
things
in
my
opinion
,
(
right
worshipfull
)
in
this
our
age
out
of
counse
:
manie
things
complained
without
a
cause
:
manie
things
and
that
of
them
which
would
be
counted
wise
men
)
verie
iniuriouslie
,
and
vnaduisedly
giuen
foorth
,
&
commonlie
vttered
,
then
as
mee
seemeth
amongst
all
the
rest
,
that
complaint
is
verie
iniust
,
vneqaull
,
and
against
all
reason
:
That
these
our
dayes
are
worse
than
the
former
,
that
our
times
are
vnhappie
&
miserable
:
and
that
the
former
daies
,
the
dayes
of
our
fathers
were
happie
&
verie
blessed
,
verie
calme
,
and
prosperous
.
When
as
this
opinion
of
the
common
people
too
too
common
amongst
vs
.
Salomon
the
wisest
that
euer
was
,
And
not
onely
Salomon
,
but
Iesus
Christ
,
being
the
wisedom
of
God
the
father
,
teacheth
vs
the
same
in
his
Gospell
.
He
hath
said
:
manie
that
are
first
shall
be
the
last
,
and
the
last
shall
be
the
first
.
Our
heauenly
father
will
haue
his
noble
Kings
,
his
Mecenasses
,
and
gentlemen
his
Constantines
,
his
Theophilus
,
his
doctors
,
his
confessours
,
his
Martyres
:
not
onely
in
the
infancie
of
his
Church
,
but
also
in
her
olde
age
:
not
in
her
cradels
,
but
in
her
graye
haires
:
not
in
her
time
of
increasing
and
flourishing
,
&
shining
,
as
at
the
first
sending
downe
of
the
holie
Spirit
,
but
also
in
her
groning
&
decreasing
,
and
as
it
were
now
labouring
time
of
trauell
vnder
Antichrist
.
And
these
are
no
lesse
notable
,
no
lesse
famous
,
no
lesse
valiant
,
no
lesse
inflamed
with
the
zeale
of
Gods
house
than
the
former
.
And
these
at
the
last
day
shal
be
without
doubt
in
maiestie
,
euen
to
be
reckoned
vp
amongest
those
first
.
Because
his
mercie
is
for
euer
,
The
Holie
Ghost
is
compared
to
the
winde
by
our
Sauiour
:
It
loueth
the
coolenes
of
the
ayre
:
It
flyeth
from
the
scortching
heate
of
the
Sunne
:
Morning
and
euening
,
the
pleasant
and
wholesome
blastes
of
it
is
felt
and
perceiued
.
And
at
noone
time
for
the
most
parte
it
is
quiet
,
calme
,
and
not
discerned
.
What
?
that
same
coopling
together
that
followeth
,
of
miracles
,
of
wonders
of
the
Sunne
,
of
the
Earth
,
of
the
Moone
,
of
lightning
,
(
the
which
our
times
do
beholde
,
do
plainly
testifie
,
that
the
same
prophesie
going
before
,
doth
concerne
vs
,
that
that
same
streame
of
the
Holie
Ghost
doth
reach
vnto
vs
,
that
it
doth
water
also
our
Church
.
(
Hereof
thanks
be
to
God
for
this
his
vnspeakable
gyft
)
the
states
of
our
Realme
,
our
Noble
men
,
our
Counsellours
,
are
more
wise
:
as
Dauid
in
the
lawe
of
the
Lord
,
and
by
his
lawe
then
their
Elders
,
Seniors
,
Priests
:
yea
,
what
do
I
say
Priests
or
elders
,
then
their
doctours
,
yea
then
their
Bishops
in
time
of
Popish
religion
.
Our
children
are
able
to
speake
to
the
praise
&
glorie
of
God
,
farre
beyond
their
olde
men
.
And
when
as
their
Pharisies
,
their
Scribes
and
doctours
of
the
Lawe
,
are
in
deede
dombe
,
our
infants
and
sucklings
in
age
,
in
comparison
of
them
crye
Osanna
:
And
that
in
Greeke
,
Hebrewe
,
and
all
kinde
of
tongues
:
When
as
in
that
blinde
and
darke
kingdome
,
this
prouerbe
no
lesse
olde
then
true
was
commonly
vsed
:
It
is
Greeke
,
it
cannot
be
read
.
Timothie
the
young
man
,
Apollo
the
Iewe
,
Aquila
the
artificer
,
euen
nowe
in
the
Church
of
God
,
are
more
mightie
in
the
Scripture
,
can
expound
the
worde
of
God
more
perfectly
:
can
reprehend
sinne
more
boldly
:
can
comfort
the
afflicted
soule
more
forceablye
,
then
those
whome
they
called
Clergie
men
,
as
though
they
alone
had
beene
the
Lordes
:
then
the
Schoole-men
,
whome
they
so
termed
,
much
like
the
Scribes
amongest
the
Iewes
:
then
those
greye
haires
,
&
reuerend
fathers
,
of
their
Hermits
,
Abbots
,
Monkes
,
in
all
their
Cloisters
.
Such
Timothies
haue
we
had
verie
manie
.
Some
such
Iewes
:
S.
Paul
counselleth
Timothie
to
doe
)
shall
shewe
them selues
workemen
without
reproofe
,
rightly
deuiding
the
worde
of
trueth
,
against
that
great
daye
of
the
haruest
,
to
the
shame
and
confusion
of
their
so
manie
Priestes
,
Elders
&
fathers
.
Of
whome
,
if
I
helde
my
peace
,
their
workes
&
monuments
in
the
Church
of
God
would
testifie
the
same
.
Wherefore
this
prophesie
doth
belong
vnto
vs
:
those
holie
streames
flowe
vnto
vs
,
and
also
they
are
ours
.
Hereof
are
those
dreames
,
meditations
,
and
reuelations
by
night
of
the
lawe
of
the
Lord
to
his
faithfull
seruants
,
to
them
which
loue
it
,
to
them
which
chewe
,
&
as
it
were
eate
it
,
to
them
that
muse
in
it
daye
and
night
.
Therefore
this
is
an
vniust
complaint
.
That
selfe
same
thing
and
these
our
dayes
,
nature
her selfe
also
hath
as
it
were
shadowed
vnto
vs
,
and
liuely
expressed
in
the
Sunne
.
What
?
do
we
not
see
in
our
Sunne
before
his
rising
a
certaine
brightnesse
to
goe
before
by
certaine
degrees
through
our
whole
Hemispherie
:
When
Wyckliffe
and
Hus
preached
,
this
light
beganne
,
in
the
middest
of
most
thicke
Popish
darkenesse
.
When
Erasmus
and
Luther
preached
,
this
light
was
increased
,
as
in
the
dawning
,
or
in
the
daye
breake
.
When
Caluin
,
Bucer
,
and
Bullinger
preached
,
it
was
spread
farre
and
wyde
.
But
nowe
truely
,
all
darkenes
being
dispersed
,
it
hath
filled
all
the
worlde
,
it
hath
entred
into
euery
thinke
,
it
hath
lightned
all
the
ayre
.
And
it
encreaseth
euery
daye
,
and
is
more
brighter
and
clearer
.
This
is
a
moste
certaine
signe
,
(
as
also
in
that
materiall
Sunne
)
euen
nowe
of
Christes
drawing
neare
,
of
appearing
in
his
maiestie
,
and
standing
as
it
were
in
the
last
degree
.
And
as
S.
Iames
sayeth
,
standing
at
the
dore
:
yea
,
nowe
at
the
verye
thresholde
.
And
is
not
this
the
verie
true
Image
of
our
time
?
O
howe
happie
were
were
wee
,
if
wee
knewe
our
owne
good
things
,
but
wee
are
like
Israell
,
plainly
vnder
the
gouernement
of
Moses
,
both
for
Gods
blessings
,
and
for
our
owne
blindnesse
,
vnthankefulnes
,
and
murmurings
.
Pharaoes
Egypt
,
was
not
better
than
the
Wildernes
:
his
meates
not
better
than
Manna
:
His
Leekes
not
better
than
the
Lawe
of
the
Lorde
:
The
waters
of
Nilu●
,
then
that
,
which
flowed
out
of
the
Rocke
:
the
harbours
of
their
houses
,
than
the
ouershadowing
of
the
darke
cloude
:
the
Torches
and
lightes
of
the
Egyptians
,
than
the
Piller
of
fire
which
coulde
not
be
put
out
.
But
yet
,
the
blinde
,
vnthankefull
and
wicked
Israelites
,
doe
not
accompt
these
thinges
so
?
Howe
often
woulde
they
haue
gone
backe
to
Egypt
againe
.
Howe
often
did
they
wish
for
it
againe
?
Howe
often
in
their
mouthes
did
they
highly
commende
it
.
Wee
plainlye
are
in
the
same
case
?
What
good
thinges
they
had
in
the
shadowe
,
wee
haue
them
in
the
trueth
:
What
things
they
had
painted
vnto
them
,
as
it
were
,
wee
haue
the
thinges
them selues
,
liuely
giuen
vnto
vs
:
What
thinges
they
had
in
their
bodyes
,
wee
haue
them
in
our
soules
.
And
yet
wee
complaine
,
we
murmure
:
wee
are
not
thankefull
:
wee
wish
for
the
former
Egypt
againe
:
Wee
commende
thicke
darkenesse
:
Wee
would
haue
foure
and
twentie
Egges
for
a
pennye
:
Wee
haue
that
true
Mannah
,
the
breade
which
came
downe
from
Heauen
,
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
:
But
wee
had
rather
haue
the
fleshe
pottes
of
Egypt
,
their
Egges
,
and
Onyons
:
Oh
it
was
a
good
worlde
then
wee
saye
.
Wee
haue
the
armourie
of
Gods
worden
,
the
whole
armour
of
God
,
but
wee
woulde
rather
haue
Python
,
and
Raamses
,
of
Egypt
Pharaoes
armories
.
Wee
haue
the
Lorde
our
tower
,
our
Castell
,
our
defence
:
but
wee
woulde
rather
haue
the
tower
of
Babell
,
and
the
strong
castels
of
Babylon
.
These
are
nowe
ouerthrowen
amongste
vs
,
and
wee
liue
without
wall
,
without
Bulwarke
:
and
yet
(
the
Lorde
be
thanked
)
peace
is
established
amongest
vs
:
the
enimie
is
vanquished
:
Mars
is
vanished
.
The
Lorde
him selfe
(
as
hee
did
the
Arke
of
Noah
)
hath
made
fast
the
barres
of
our
gates
.
Noah
may
buylde
the
Arke
,
hee
may
enter
into
the
Arke
,
but
the
Lorde
alone
must
shut
it
vp
,
must
make
fast
the
doore
thereof
.
Wee
haue
Christian
sufficiencie
,
as
much
as
wee
stande
in
neede
of
,
of
all
thinges
,
of
Corne
,
of
Wyne
,
and
Oyle
:
although
not
that
greate
superfluitie
,
and
great
plentie
of
Egypt
,
or
of
Sodome
.
But
to
let
this
plentie
passe
,
they
had
taske
Masters
,
ouerseers
,
Bishops
,
which
compelled
them
to
make
Bricke
,
which
layde
great
burthens
vppon
them
:
Wee
haue
sheepeheardes
,
which
doe
not
compell
vs
,
but
exhort
vs
,
not
to
make
Tyles
,
to
buylde
and
mayntayne
the
Popes
Babilon
:
but
Pearles
of
the
Gospell
,
to
buyld
the
Church
of
Christ
,
which
do
not
burthen
our
consciences
as
they
did
,
but
vnburthen
them
and
settle
them
in
most
sure
peace
of
saluation
,
of
health
.
Without
all
doubt
,
all
the
workes
they
did
in
Poperie
,
they
were
but
bricke
,
so
painful
,
so
hard
,
so
costly
,
fit
for
the
fire
:
not
for
the
praise
of
God
,
because
they
were
not
commaunded
of
him
.
Who
will
praise
that
worke
of
his
seruants
which
he
commaundes
not
:
and
so
although
they
laboured
and
swet
much
in
those
dayes
,
they
did
but
make
bricke
and
wash
bricke
(
as
it
is
in
the
prouerb
)
that
is
,
they
lost
their
labour
:
I
feare
they
lost
their
reward
.
Wee
haue
not
Pharaoes
,
Princes
,
maiestrates
,
which
do
burthen
their
subiects
aboue
their
power
,
not
only
with
rents
,
but
with
labours
and
toylings
with
their
bodies
:
but
Moses
,
gentle
Magistrates
and
curteous
,
which
like
sheepe
by
the
hand
lead
the
people
of
God
,
and
for
the
neede
of
the
common
wealth
,
lay
tributes
and
taxes
vpon
them
,
as
they
are
able
to
beare
.
Which
do
not
laye
that
tribute
vpon
our
husbandmen
,
as
I
haue
hearde
by
custome
the
kings
of
the
Scottes
doe
,
that
are
bound
to
beare
armour
with
the
King
a
certaine
number
of
dayes
in
the
warres
,
of
their
owne
proper
costes
and
charges
at
his
pleasure
:
which
do
not
laye
that
tribute
of
victuals
of
the
French
men
vpon
their
subiects
,
which
without
a
pension
or
payment
cannot
eate
the
fatlings
which
they
haue
fedd
:
Which
do
not
enioy
that
Turkish
slauerie
,
where
none
,
no
not
their
Noble
men
can
giue
their
landes
to
their
children
without
their
Princes
pleasure
:
and
that
vnder
charge
of
Souldiours
,
euer
readie
to
serue
in
the
warres
at
an
houres
warning
.
What
should
I
reckon
vp
here
the
tributes
and
taxes
of
the
Romanes
.
Octauianus
tooke
the
eighth
part
of
al
free
men
,
of
al
their
goods
.
When
Cesar
was
slaine
,
euery
one
of
the
Senatours
were
commaunded
to
paye
for
euery
tyle
of
their
house
,
sixe
farthings
:
and
euery
one
of
the
citizens
,
the
foure
and
twentieth
part
of
all
their
goods
.
Our
subsidies
and
taxes
are
light
&
easie
,
and
to
be
borne
withall
in
comparison
of
these
ancient
payments
and
other
later
exactions
in
other
countries
.
We
haue
not
nowe
Toll
gatherers
which
sit
at
the
receipt
of
custome
,
who
as
in
times
past
,
amongst
the
Iewes
,
so
amongest
our
auncestours
gathered
and
scraped
together
our
siluer
,
our
gold
,
their
Peter
pence
,
as
they
called
them
,
the
first
fruits
of
our
Bishops
,
that
they
might
carrie
them
out
of
the
Realme
:
But
which
do
long
before
giue
warning
of
our
paiments
,
and
gather
them
by
small
portions
,
nor
do
not
transport
them
any
where
else
,
but
lay
them
vp
in
the
Princes
treasurie
.
I
would
to
God
we
did
not
complaine
without
cause
.
These
be
our
good
things
and
we
see
them
not
,
and
yet
men
do
complaine
and
find
fault
,
and
are
not
content
.
The
greatest
parte
of
men
were
neuer
so
rich
,
neuer
so
gentlemanlike
prepared
and
furnished
with
all
things
,
both
within
and
without
.
I
would
to
God
we
did
not
impouerish
our selues
by
vnlawful
buying
and
wearing
of
silkes
and
veluets
,
against
all
reason
and
lawes
,
onely
to
satisfie
our
owne
fond
pleasures
:
and
of
verie
many
persons
,
for
no
other
cause
but
to
follow
the
vaine
fashion
of
the
world
.
They
must
do
as
other
do
,
&
they
must
be
in
the
fashion
,
although
they
be
beggers
for
their
labours
,
and
greatly
offende
the
maiestie
of
God
,
who
commaunds
vs
most
straitely
obedience
to
our
Princes
,
and
willes
vs
not
to
be
carefull
for
our
apparel
,
and
to
be
content
with
couerings
,
or
happings
,
as
we
call
them
,
to
couer
our
nakednes
,
and
not
so
earnestly
to
seeke
after
euery
vaine
fashion
of
apparell
that
shal
be
deuised
.
This
maketh
vs
poore
:
But
many
do
lament
the
pulling
downe
of
Abbayes
,
they
say
it
was
neuer
merie
world
since
:
They
highly
commend
their
liberalitie
to
the
poore
:
their
curtesie
to
their
tenants
,
their
commoditie
to
the
common
wealth
:
their
planting
of
woodes
,
their
setting
of
trees
.
I
doe
not
here
excuse
our
cruell
landlordes
,
our
oppressors
of
their
tenaunts
,
our
pullers
downe
of
townes
,
of
whome
as
euery
age
hath
had
some
,
so
our
age
hath
too
manie
:
and
from
which
faultes
the
Abbayes
themselues
are
not
free
,
as
I
suppose
,
as
their
granges
doe
testifie
.
Such
buyers
and
sellers
,
our
Lincolne
shire
,
and
other
shires
adioyning
,
famous
gentlemen
,
worthie
of
eternall
memorie
,
had
in
that
harde
time
.
Then
it
was
woorth
God
haue
mercie
,
to
helpe
the
poore
.
Then
it
was
acceptable
to
the
Lorde
:
Then
it
was
thanke
worthie
,
when
all
thinges
were
deare
,
scarce
and
harde
to
be
gotten
.
Here
was
tryall
of
mercie
:
here
was
commendation
of
liberalitie
.
Here
the
poore
widdowes
myte
in
the
Gospell
:
and
the
little
barrell
of
Oyle
and
flower
of
the
widdowe
of
Sarepta
shined
and
came
againe
into
the
world
.
These
men
gaue
more
in
this
penurie
,
and
euen
of
their
owne
scarcitie
and
want
,
than
all
these
Monkes
of
their
aboundance
and
great
superfluitie
:
neither
of
that
yeare
onely
,
but
of
euerye
yeare
,
the
same
nowe
may
truely
be
pronounced
.
The
earth
nowe
waxeth
olde
and
barren
:
it
doeth
not
giue
his
increase
,
as
vnder
that
blacke
horse
in
the
sixth
Chapter
of
the
Reuelation
of
Saint
Iohn
,
When
all
things
were
plentifull
:
In
Englande
,
here
in
the
dayes
of
king
Henry
the
sixth
,
there
was
such
a
dearth
,
that
some
were
compelled
to
make
bread
of
Beanes
,
and
bracking
or
Fearne
rootes
,
which
cast
manye
their
liues
.
In
the
latter
ende
of
Queene
Marie
her
raigne
,
in
that
great
dearth
which
was
then
,
as
I
haue
heard
,
manye
of
the
poore
had
perished
for
hunger
,
if
the
funeralles
of
the
riche
had
not
reléeued
them
better
than
their
almes
or
giftes
.
And
as
I
haue
hearde
,
the
Acornes
that
they
did
eate
then
,
killed
manye
for
all
that
.
But
amongest
vs
,
this
I
can
truely
report
,
that
I
heard
saye
,
verie
many
were
not
ashamed
to
confesse
,
that
they
coulde
gett
more
by
begging
from
dore
to
dore
weekely
,
than
they
coulde
yearne
by
working
for
wages
continually
.
The
Lorde
doeth
so
open
the
heartes
of
his
secrete
ones
,
that
his
poore
shoulde
be
releeued
,
that
his
Gospell
shoulde
be
fruitefull
,
euen
nowe
also
,
as
in
the
dayes
of
the
Apostles
.
And
that
his
name
should
be
glorified
.
But
in
the
former
cheapenesse
of
all
thinges
,
in
their
great
plentie
,
and
in
not
so
great
number
of
pouertie
:
What
was
it
to
giue
their
bread
and
cheese
,
(
for
they
seldome
gaue
money
)
and
such
like
.
And
such
were
those
dayes
,
they
themselues
being
witnesses
.
But
to
returne
to
our
Monasteries
againe
.
It
is
pittie
saith
one
that
the
houses
were
pulled
downe
,
the
houses
might
haue
stande
,
the
abuses
might
haue
beene
taken
awaye
.
But
whosoeuer
speaketh
thus
,
they
speake
vnaduisedly
:
for
they
open
their
mouth
against
the
Lorde
.
The
pulling
downe
:
the
defacing
:
the
sacking
of
these
houses
was
the
Lords
doing
.
It
was
not
the
power
of
anye
Prince
,
of
any
mortall
man
.
These
men
were
famous
sinners
against
the
Lorde
(
as
were
the
men
of
Sodomah
)
and
their
sinnes
,
as
it
were
heaped
one
vppon
another
,
reached
euen
vp
to
Heauen
:
although
they
were
perchaunce
to
them selues
and
their
neighbours
bountifull
and
beneficiall
.
The
sinnes
of
Sodomah
raigned
amongest
them
:
Such
sinnes
Ezechiell
describeth
vnto
vs
,
(
that
is
to
saye
)
Pryde
,
Idlenesse
,
But
there
was
greater
sinnes
than
these
amongest
them
:
Idolatrie
the
first
sinne
in
the
tenth
commaundement
:
Blasphemie
of
the
name
of
God
,
the
next
sinne
also
,
by
their
vaine
&
rash
othes
,
by
things
of
no
value
,
as
by
the
Mouse
foote
,
and
such
like
(
which
they
counted
no
sinne
:
)
yea
,
&
the
thirde
sinne
also
was
amongst
them
,
the
breaking
and
prophaning
of
the
Lords
Sabaoth
:
whose
obseruation
and
keeping
,
is
chiefely
in
preaching
and
hearing
the
worde
of
God
.
As
our
Lorde
Iesus
himselfe
,
being
here
on
earth
taught
vs
to
keepe
it
.
Hee
preached
euery
Sabaoth
daye
,
Luke
4.
S.
Peter
sayeth
,
S.
Iohn
.
This
selling
of
saluation
,
of
Masses
,
of
pardons
,
shall
condemne
the
couetous
deceiuers
,
before
the
Lorde
.
If
they
had
giuen
these
freely
,
perchaunce
their
simplicitie
might
haue
made
a
place
of
pardon
for
them
,
but
now
their
couetousnes
,
must
needes
be
condemned
.
Should
God
haue
let
these
remaine
?
Nay
,
should
he
suffer
their
houses
to
stand
?
Their
crye
now
,
euen
as
of
Sodome
was
great
and
had
ascended
into
the
eares
of
the
Lord
of
hostes
.
They
were
sinners
against
him
,
though
they
seemed
simple
,
and
beneficiall
to
others
.
Although
,
what
liberalitie
I
pray
you
call
you
this
?
To
fill
the
bellie
and
to
kill
the
soule
.
Such
surely
was
their
hospitalitie
,
euen
as
Sathans
Apple
:
all
their
curtesies
,
as
Iudas
kisse
,
an
vnhappie
present
to
mankinde
:
a
cruell
curtesie
,
and
a
pestilent
liberalitie
.
But
yet
for
all
this
,
saith
one
:
some
of
the
houses
might
haue
stande
,
it
pittieth
many
to
see
their
ruines
:
he
might
say
the
same
of
Sodome
.
Sodome
was
a
pleasant
place
profitable
to
men
,
as
it
were
a
Paradise
of
God
.
But
the
Lord
for
their
sinnes
,
did
ouerthrowe
this
pleasant
Sodome
,
and
their
possessors
for
euer
.
And
the
same
hath
the
Lord
pronounced
by
his
Prophet
Ieremie
in
his
50
Chapter
,
of
our
Babylon
,
and
spirituall
Sodome
,
which
is
also
called
by
the
same
name
by
S.
Iohn
in
his
Reuelation
.
As
the
Lorde
hath
destroyed
Sodome
and
her
Cities
adioyning
,
so
shall
he
surely
destroy
our
Rome
and
spiritual
Sodome
.
Nowe
the
destruction
of
Sodome
was
terrible
,
wonderfull
&
suddaine
:
In
the
compasse
of
viii
.
myles
to
this
daye
,
as
witnesseth
Strabo
:
S.
Iohn
saith
,
and
shee
shal
be
as
a
Milstone
cast
into
hell
,
neuer
to
rise
vp
againe
.
Therefore
ceasse
to
maruell
at
her
desolation
,
or
to
lament
her
fall
,
but
with
speede
rather
flye
out
of
her
euerye
one
,
lest
you
be
partakers
of
her
plagues
.
But
the
Abbeys
were
good
to
their
tenants
,
they
were
good
land
lords
.
Well
,
suppose
they
were
so
:
It
is
no
curtesie
which
is
by
compulsion
.
It
is
no
beneuolence
,
which
is
violent
,
when
one
can
neither
will
nor
choose
.
They
were
in
these
dayes
compelled
almost
to
this
curtesie
:
for
by
continuall
warres
,
which
these
Popes
many
times
raysed
,
and
by
grieuous
plagues
which
the
Lorde
layd
vpon
them
for
the
contempt
of
his
word
,
men
were
so
consumed
,
and
so
fewe
left
aliue
,
so
fewe
honest
substanciall
men
,
and
good
husbands
remaining
,
which
would
paye
their
rentes
,
&
till
their
grounds
,
that
manye
houses
stoode
without
a
tenaunt
:
many
fermes
without
husbandmen
:
yea
many
lordships
without
any
to
dwell
in
them
.
The
landlords
in
those
dayes
were
glad
to
seek
their
tenants
:
yea
,
as
I
haue
heard
to
hyre
them
that
should
till
their
grounds
and
be
their
tenants
.
A
good
tenant
was
then
hard
to
be
found
.
Euery
man
then
kept
that
his
father
occupyed
,
and
desired
no
more
.
Then
there
was
such
plentie
of
all
things
,
and
so
fewe
men
,
that
they
were
scant
able
to
paye
verie
easie
rents
of
verie
good
fermes
.
This
wee
haue
heard
of
our
auncestours
,
in
so
much
that
for
this
cause
manie
Fermes
haue
lyne
vntilled
.
And
I
praye
you
then
,
what
curtesie
was
this
.
They
sold
then
as
deare
as
they
coulde
all
things
,
they
woulde
loose
nothing
of
their
price
.
They
sold
all
things
cheape
in
deede
,
but
there
was
good
cause
why
:
because
they
could
get
no
more
for
it
.
They
let
their
lands
for
easie
rents
:
but
such
,
as
often
times
they
were
glad
to
put
the
keye
vnder
the
dore
and
departe
,
not
being
able
to
paye
them
.
And
who
would
not
then
let
a
Ferme
for
a
coople
of
Capons
,
rather
then
haue
it
stand
without
a
tenant
.
Who
would
not
sell
24
Egges
a
pennie
,
then
keepe
them
till
they
be
rotten
.
Surely
such
was
the
beneuolence
of
those
days
:
rather
of
the
time
it selfe
,
than
of
the
men
:
of
necessitie
,
then
of
free
wil
,
among
the
best
sort
:
Although
I
do
not
deny
in
that
blinde
age
,
there
were
some
which
with
the
Pagans
&
heathen
Philosophers
,
in
those
morall
vertues
of
liberalitie
and
charitie
,
were
famous
.
But
because
they
did
that
without
faith
,
without
the
light
of
Gods
worde
in
the
darkenesse
,
they
did
not
please
God
no
more
then
did
those
Heathens
.
But
what
do
they
commende
their
liberalitie
to
their
tenaunt
.
Pharaoh
the
Egyptian
,
their
paterne
&
patron
in
this
point
farre
excelled
them
:
who
comming
by
his
lands
,
not
by
frée
gift
,
as
they
did
commonly
,
but
buying
them
with
his
corne
,
let
them
it
againe
for
the
fifth
parte
a
great
deale
easier
then
they
did
.
Surely
a
good
bountifull
landlords
.
For
so
Ioseph
his
steward
declared
his
pleasure
vnto
the
people
.
What
shall
I
repeat
or
rippe
vp
here
,
the
cutting
downe
of
woods
,
the
spoyling
of
vestments
&
coapes
,
the
breaking
of
Images
,
the
expulsion
of
Monkes
&
Nunnes
,
the
ransaking
of
those
rich
goodly
houses
,
which
things
many
complaine
of
,
grieue
very
many
to
remember
at
the
hearts
.
We
shal
find
in
the
books
of
the
Chronicles
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
farre
greater
spoyles
&
expulsions
,
&
breakings
&
hewing
downe
,
and
ransacking
of
those
good
kings
Ezechiah
&
Iosiah
then
these
were
.
Wherefore
these
things
now
should
not
séeme
strange
or
wonderful
vnto
vs
.
And
these
Kings
of
Ecclesiasticus
,
in
the
greater
number
of
other
Kings
which
builded
those
high
places
,
which
planted
those
groues
,
which
ordeined
these
Priests
:
these
Kings
I
saye
,
which
pulled
downe
their
buildings
,
&
cut
downe
their
plantings
,
and
expelled
their
Priests
,
are
counted
only
famous
not
infamous
,
onely
religions
not
impious
,
not
spoylers
but
reformers
of
Gods
house
.
Neither
doe
I
here
iustifie
or
allowe
the
wickednes
of
the
world
,
which
dayly
increaseth
:
the
charitie
of
many
,
which
is
waxed
colde
,
nay
plainly
frosen
.
Neither
do
I
commend
all
the
ground
which
we
the
Lordes
husbandmen
do
till
,
but
the
fourth
parte
onely
which
receiueth
the
seede
and
keepeth
it
.
We
must
needes
confesse
wee
haue
much
thornie
grounde
,
much
stonie
ground
,
manie
high
wayes
,
wherein
we
are
some
time
compelled
to
throwe
the
Lords
seede
.
Therefore
I
doe
not
allowe
here
or
commend
that
olde
beaten
waye
of
Papistrie
,
which
many
do
followe
when
they
come
to
the
Church
to
heare
the
word
of
God
thinking
thus
with
themselues
:
what
seede
soeuer
shal
be
sowen
in
their
hearts
,
they
will
not
receiue
it
.
They
will
beleeue
as
they
haue
beleeued
.
Neither
the
stonie
grounde
of
time
seruers
,
which
ground
their
religion
vpon
the
Prince
and
not
vpon
God
:
and
will
turne
which
way
the
Prince
turneth
.
Neither
the
thornie
ground
of
couetous
men
,
which
in
the
Church
receiue
the
worde
of
God
gladly
:
but
when
they
come
home
,
or
into
the
field
,
their
chestes
and
their
hedges
choake
it
.
All
these
groundes
I
allowe
not
.
And
these
are
too
too
common
in
euery
fielde
,
in
euery
towne
.
That
same
beaten
waye
,
moste
olde
men
followe
:
that
same
stonie
waye
,
hypocrites
treade
:
that
same
thornie
waye
,
couetous
misers
trace
.
And
these
being
put
altogether
,
they
will
make
a
great
shewe
.
But
there
shall
be
such
alwayes
.
Our
Sauiour
hath
tolde
vs
before
.
Therefore
the
faithfull
marueil
not
,
when
they
meete
withall
,
and
see
many
such
.
But
yet
for
al
this
,
their
barrainnesse
and
vnfruitfulnes
cannot
,
nor
ought
not
to
defraud
or
depriue
the
fourth
ground
,
the
good
grounde
,
the
Lordes
field
,
of
his
iust
praise
and
commendation
,
which
of
one
seede
yeeldes
vnto
the
Lord
,
some
thirtie
,
some
sixtie
,
some
an
hundred
folde
of
fruite
.
This
land
is
worthie
of
praise
,
and
such
lande
,
the
Lorde
be
thanked
,
we
haue
amongst
vs
.
I
may
iustly
pronounce
our
dayes
happie
,
and
our selues
vnhappie
,
of
whome
nowe
verie
many
of
vs
stumble
at
noone
daye
,
and
slyde
in
the
light
,
&
runne
headlong
into
the
pittes
of
sinne
in
the
Sunneshine
,
who
woulde
not
praise
the
clearenes
of
our
time
,
our
Sunneshine
,
our
great
light
and
knowledge
.
And
againe
,
who
would
not
wonder
at
the
foolishnes
and
sottishnes
of
manye
men
:
the
blindnes
of
their
eyes
,
the
stumbling
of
their
feete
,
their
falling
downe
(
euen
groueling
)
for
all
this
light
.
Who
would
beléeue
that
charitie
should
waxe
colde
in
such
daily
kindling
of
the
Lordes
fire
amongest
vs
:
that
couetousnes
should
once
appeare
amongest
vs
,
being
so
daily
and
diligently
wed
out
and
plucked
vp
by
the
rootes
:
that
vsurie
durst
once
shewe
her
face
,
being
arraigned
and
condemned
so
often
in
all
courtes
,
by
all
lawes
,
in
all
languages
both
in
Lattine
and
English
.
That
oppression
of
any
landlordes
to
their
tenants
should
be
once
named
,
thought
on
,
or
felt
amongest
vs
,
in
such
great
knowledge
of
brotherly
loue
.
These
are
the
blockishnes
of
men
.
These
are
the
blindnes
of
their
eyes
,
whose
mindes
(
as
the
Apostle
saith
)
the
Prince
of
this
world
hath
blinded
,
lest
the
glorious
light
of
the
Gospel
should
shine
vnto
them
.
This
is
no
iust
complaint
,
or
condemnation
of
the
dayes
,
then
the
which
daies
the
Lorde
gaue
to
the
worlde
neuer
any
more
cleare
,
more
blessed
,
more
laden
with
all
blessings
,
the
lanterne
of
his
worde
,
the
sunne
of
his
Gospell
,
so
many
cleare
and
innumerable
starres
of
his
ministers
,
shining
,
glistering
and
flourishing
amongest
vs
.
They
therefore
that
stumble
in
such
great
light
,
maye
condeme
themselues
,
not
the
times
:
the
men
,
not
the
dayes
:
their
wilfull
negligence
,
not
our
wonderfull
Sunshine
.
But
the
greatest
and
most
grieuous
and
dangerous
complaint
(
of
all
)
followeth
.
Manye
vrge
the
discentions
of
our
time
,
and
the
sectes
,
that
like
Tares
are
sprung
vp
with
the
Gospell
,
and
the
bitter
speaches
and
sharpe
contentions
of
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
amongst
themselues
.
They
remember
not
,
that
amongst
the
Parables
of
his
kingdome
,
our
Sauiour
also
intermingled
this
,
of
the
Tares
,
sowen
by
the
enuious
man
,
euen
in
the
midst
of
his
wheat
:
&
to
haue
stopped
the
mouthes
of
his
disciples
,
which
maruelled
at
this
,
and
were
greatly
troubled
at
this
matter
,
by
his
commaundement
and
authoritie
:
And
also
in
his
doctrine
to
haue
many
times
taught
this
principall
point
to
strengthen
their
faith
,
and
to
auoide
the
offences
of
the
wicked
chiefe
of
all
other
.
Do
ye
thinke
that
I
am
come
to
set
peace
vppon
the
earth
?
No
,
but
rather
diuision
:
and
this
diuision
is
the
ouerthrowe
of
Sathan
:
the
breache
of
his
peace
,
the
ouerthrowe
of
his
kingdome
:
For
Sathan
the
diuel
himselfe
hath
a
peace
in
his
kingdome
:
as
in
another
place
our
Sauiour
doth
teach
vs
,
or
else
his
kingdome
could
not
stand
:
and
the
world
loues
her
owne
.
This
peace
,
the
doctrine
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
breakes
,
and
quite
takes
away
.
The
boundes
of
Lawes
shal
be
broken
for
my
name
,
saith
our
Sauiour
,
nay
the
bonds
of
Nature
,
and
that
into
two
partes
,
nay
into
twentie
partes
:
from
henceforth
,
there
shall
be
fiue
in
one
house
deuyded
,
three
against
two
,
and
two
against
thrée
.
A
small
number
was
wont
to
be
the
mother
of
loue
,
and
a
greate
many
the
mother
of
sedition
and
quarels
:
but
here
,
neither
frwnes
of
number
,
nor
nighnes
of
kinred
shal
make
peace
:
for
the
father
shal
be
at
variance
against
the
sonne
,
and
the
sonne
against
his
father
.
And
the
mother
against
her
daughter
,
and
the
daughter
against
her
mother
:
the
daughter
in
lawe
against
her
mother
in
lawe
,
and
the
mother
in
lawe
against
her
daughter
in
lawe
.
And
euen
nowe
the
world
marueiles
,
slaunders
,
and
complayneth
at
these
discentions
of
sonnes
and
fathers
against
the
Gospell
and
name
of
Iesus
.
This
thing
in
my
opinion
that
Sathan
goeth
about
,
is
that
he
might
quite
abolish
and
take
away
credite
from
the
Gospell
.
Our
Sauiour
Iesus
hath
foretold
vs
the
same
thing
so
often
that
we
should
not
be
offended
thereat
.
The
Lorde
by
this
meanes
tryeth
some
,
whether
they
will
rather
sticke
to
their
olde
father
Zebebe
mending
his
nettes
,
or
with
Iames
and
Iohn
,
forsake
al
and
following
Iesus
Christ
calling
them
.
Whether
at
the
Lordes
commaundement
they
woulde
forsake
Sodome
with
Lot
and
his
daughters
,
or
for
their
owne
pleasure
with
his
wife
,
they
would
looke
backe
,
and
be
turned
into
a
piller
of
salt
.
Other
some
,
by
this
meanes
,
the
Lorde
quite
refuseth
and
casteth
of
,
who
being
well
brought
vp
of
their
parentes
,
and
in
true
religion
,
yet
they
had
rather
quite
cast
off
the
feare
of
God
and
obedience
to
their
parents
,
&
to
shake
hands
with
the
Prince
of
darkenesse
,
Gods
vtter
enimie
,
then
to
tread
the
trace
of
Gods
holy
commaundements
,
and
of
their
fathers
holesome
instructions
.
And
are
not
such
children
,
both
of
God
their
father
&
of
man
their
father
,
iustly
to
be
forsaken
.
Neither
the
agreement
&
concord
of
al
men
in
the
darkenesse
and
ignorance
of
the
Popes
religion
,
whereof
they
bragge
so
greatly
doeth
auaile
anye
thing
to
the
confirmation
and
trueth
of
that
blinde
and
superstitious
religion
.
For
in
the
night
season
,
if
wee
marke
wel
as
thinges
are
quiet
and
peaceable
.
Naye
,
the
quietnes
and
peace
of
the
night
is
farre
greater
then
the
quietnes
of
the
daye
:
But
who
woulde
then
therefore
commende
the
night
before
the
daye
.
Such
was
their
blinde
and
darke
peace
,
concorde
,
and
agréement
which
they
had
.
Againe
,
Sathan
himselfe
hath
a
certaine
kinde
of
vnitie
in
his
kingdome
,
as
our
Sauiour
witnesseth
in
the
Gospell
.
If
Sathan
should
rise
against
Sathan
,
and
be
deuided
,
saith
he
,
he
could
not
continue
but
should
haue
an
ende
.
Sathan
therefore
in
his
kingdome
hath
a
peace
,
and
surely
to
our
outwarde
senses
a
farre
greater
peace
then
the
Church
of
God
hath
,
which
outwardly
in
this
worlde
like
a
shippe
is
tossed
hither
and
thither
,
and
is
neuer
at
rest
.
But
he
lacketh
that
inwarde
peace
,
that
peace
of
conscience
which
the
Church
and
housholde
of
God
onely
enioyeth
.
Though
Sathan
&
his
members
do
make
a
faire
shewe
of
peace
and
quietnes
outwardly
:
yet
they
are
tormented
and
vexed
inwardly
.
So
that
outward
peace
,
is
no
argument
of
trueth
,
but
rather
that
other
inward
peace
.
For
that
craftie
serpent
créepeth
softly
,
and
goeth
stilye
,
and
bringeth
in
vnder
hande
like
a
craftie
iuggler
without
any
noyse
,
without
any
wordes
,
all
his
trishe
trashe
:
But
this
peace
ouerthrowes
the
workes
of
God
,
denounceth
warre
to
his
worde
:
this
creeping
stealeth
the
worde
of
God
from
the
heartes
,
naye
from
the
eares
,
from
the
eyes
,
and
knowledge
of
all
Christians
.
Hitherto
tendeth
all
his
stealing
steppes
to
this
end
,
his
quiet
times
.
Such
was
the
vnitie
,
or
securitie
,
or
drowsines
,
rather
of
the
former
times
.
And
here
by
the
waye
,
because
they
finde
fault
with
our
agreement
,
I
praye
you
note
the
consent
and
agreement
of
the
diuell
and
of
the
Pope
together
,
most
manifest
,
that
no
man
of
indifferent
iudgement
can
denye
.
The
diuell
(
sayeth
our
Sauiour
)
When
the
worde
is
sowen
in
the
heart
of
man
,
he
comes
priuily
and
stealeth
it
awaye
lest
it
shoulde
take
roote
there
.
The
Pope
,
he
stealeth
and
plainly
conueyeth
the
worde
out
of
the
Churche
,
so
that
it
shall
neither
come
into
the
eares
,
nor
into
the
heart
.
And
is
not
this
manifest
?
Doeth
not
the
Pope
forbid
the
worde
of
God
to
be
read
in
the
Church
,
but
in
Latine
,
in
a
tongue
vnknowen
to
the
hearers
.
So
that
it
were
as
good
not
redde
to
them
at
all
:
they
are
neuer
a
whit
the
better
for
the
reading
of
it
.
And
shall
wée
not
saye
then
?
that
the
Pope
and
diuell
in
stealing
Gods
worde
from
our
heartes
doe
agrée
.
Is
not
this
too
too
manifest
?
Such
is
their
peace
and
agréement
they
haue
,
quite
contrarye
to
Iesus
Christe
.
But
the
house
of
Iesus
Christe
is
buylt
vppon
an
hill
,
it
hath
manye
cold
blastes
,
and
sharpe
stormes
.
His
shippe
sayling
in
the
Sea
of
this
world
,
hath
manye
stormes
,
quicke
sands
and
rockes
.
That
same
Whirlewinde
whereof
Saint
Marke
speaketh
in
his
fourth
Chapter
,
which
from
out
of
the
earth
is
suddenly
carryed
vpwarde
to
Heauen
,
woulde
as
it
were
,
blowe
the
shippe
out
of
the
worlde
.
All
Gods
children
,
all
his
seruauntes
are
of
the
daye
,
and
of
the
light
,
they
sustaine
troubles
,
cares
,
they
are
vexed
they
are
pinched
.
They
carrie
their
crosse
with
their
Master
Iesus
Christ
.
They
are
neuer
as
long
as
they
continue
in
this
wildernesse
,
frée
from
the
pinchings
of
hunger
,
thirst
,
and
scarsitie
:
from
the
perils
of
enimies
,
both
at
home
,
as
of
Corah
,
Dathan
,
&
Abiram
:
and
abroad
,
as
Amalech
,
Balacke
and
such
like
.
They
are
stil
in
the
field
,
their
life
is
a
warfare
,
and
this
is
their
tryall
,
this
is
their
crowne
,
this
is
their
victory
.
This
is
the
wisedome
of
the
serpent
,
which
the
Gospel
commaundeth
,
who
stop
their
eares
to
all
the
voyces
of
the
charmers
,
charme
they
neuer
so
wisely
,
that
they
may
heare
their
Iesus
alone
,
which
beléeue
not
the
doctrines
of
these
false
Prophets
,
for
al
their
miracles
,
which
wil
nat
depart
from
the
word
of
the
Lord
:
Hereby
their
Egles
eyes
are
tryed
whether
they
can
beholde
Iesus
Christ
the
true
Sunne
without
twinckling
of
their
eyes
or
no
?
Onely
the
Eagles
can
do
so
:
The
eyes
of
other
birdes
cannot
endure
it
:
these
turne
their
eyes
aside
to
flyes
and
mottes
in
the
Sunne
,
to
fat
prayes
,
which
the
tempter
castes
in
their
way
.
The
Christian
Eagles
respect
onely
the
glorie
of
Iesus
Christe
.
Therefore
Dauid
prayed
:
O
Lorde
,
turne
away
mine
eyes
,
lest
they
behold
vanitie
,
and
quicken
mée
in
thy
way
.
These
vanities
,
these
flyes
,
these
motes
in
the
Sunne
are
left
in
the
ayre
,
to
trye
the
zeale
of
true
Christians
.
Saint
Iohn
commaundeth
to
all
his
children
is
had
.
From
hence
that
spirice
of
discretion
and
iudgement
,
What
?
this
varietie
of
iudgements
and
opinions
doth
onely
beautifie
the
Church
of
God
.
Hereof
was
the
great
glorie
and
beautie
of
Moyses
Tabernacle
,
of
the
diuersitie
of
oblations
,
of
the
variety
which
euery
one
offred
.
If
they
had
all
brought
things
of
one
kinde
,
it
had
not
béene
so
glorious
and
pleasant
to
the
eyes
.
Hereof
when
as
they
all
agréed
in
the
manner
of
their
offering
,
in
this
one
thing
,
that
they
offered
willingly
,
and
fréely
,
as
for
the
matter
,
not
onely
golde
and
siluer
,
but
also
brasse
,
not
onely
blew
and
purple
,
but
also
scarlet
,
not
onely
linnen
and
fine
silke
,
but
also
Goates
haire
,
were
accepted
and
receiued
.
All
these
being
aptly
ioyned
together
,
according
to
that
forme
which
Moises
sawe
in
the
Mount
,
did
giue
great
glorie
and
beautie
to
this
Tabernacle
.
Salomons
temple
also
contayned
in
it
diuerse
furnitures
of
nature
,
diuerse
functions
,
and
helpes
of
arte
.
And
hereof
was
the
glorie
of
it
contayned
,
And
yet
al
this
without
death
,
without
destruction
,
without
damnation
.
Therefore
in
vaine
crie
our
aduersaries
,
and
vrge
this
as
Hercules
dart
.
Luther
and
Caluine
,
do
dissent
concerning
the
Lordes
Supper
.
Therefore
if
Luther
bee
saued
,
Caluine
is
damned
.
Therefore
in
vaine
doe
many
whisper
this
into
the
eares
of
the
simple
people
,
they
striue
amongest
them selues
and
that
very
bitterly
,
of
certaine
rites
and
ceremonies
of
the
Church
,
of
abuses
of
Ecclesiasticall
matters
,
of
the
garment
of
this
Quéene
.
Therefore
their
religion
is
nought
,
and
no
credite
is
to
be
giuen
to
their
Sermons
,
therefore
there
is
no
trueth
amongest
them
.
For
say
they
,
there
is
but
one
trueth
,
and
that
simple
and
peaceable
.
In
déede
to
confesse
the
trueth
,
they
striue
of
the
vesture
of
the
Quéene
,
(
that
is
to
saye
)
of
Sacrifices
and
Ceremonies
,
but
not
of
the
life
of
faith
,
they
quarrell
amongest
them selues
in
déede
,
of
the
building
vppon
of
golde
and
siluer
and
precious
stones
,
but
not
of
the
foundation
of
Iesus
Christ
.
For
truely
besides
faith
in
Iesus
Christ
all
the
other
pointes
of
our
religion
are
but
the
garmentes
,
ornamentes
,
exercises
,
iewelles
,
badges
,
fruites
,
companions
,
waiting
maydes
of
this
our
mother
of
true
religion
.
Not
her
substance
,
not
her
life
,
not
her
saluation
.
And
therefore
first
of
all
as
concerning
faith
,
onely
sayeth
our
Prophet
Habakuck
.
The
iust
shall
liue
by
faith
,
and
the
same
saying
the
Apostle
Saint
Paule
repeateth
often
after
him
.
The
first
to
the
Romaines
the
seuentéenth
verse
:
and
the
third
Chapter
to
the
Galathians
,
and
the
tenth
to
the
Hebrewes
:
as
an
vndoubted
trueth
without
any
addition
of
workes
,
or
any
thing
else
.
And
our
Sauiour
Christ
him selfe
teacheth
vs
the
same
thing
.
Hée
that
beléeueth
in
me
,
though
he
were
dead
shall
liue
.
And
hee
that
beléeueth
not
shall
bée
damned
.
And
also
the
Apostle
Saint
Iohn
.
Hee
that
hath
the
sonne
hath
life
.
But
as
concerning
Sacramentes
,
the
Apostle
Paule
to
the
Galathians
sayth
:
as
manie
as
are
Baptised
haue
put
on
Iesus
Christ
.
And
of
good
workes
the
same
Apostle
sayeth
to
the
Collossians
,
Put
vpon
you
as
the
elect
of
GOD
,
bowelles
of
mercie
,
&c.
And
to
the
Hebrewes
of
the
same
he
sayth
:
But
wee
hope
better
of
you
,
and
thinges
accompanying
saluation
.
Therefore
workes
accompanie
saluation
,
they
are
not
saluation
it selfe
.
And
godlinesse
hee
calleth
the
beste
exercise
:
and
circumcision
,
a
seale
of
righteousnesse
:
These
names
doe
declare
the
nature
of
all
these
.
Then
truth
in
déede
is
but
one
,
but
as
long
as
shée
is
here
on
earth
,
shee
is
not
without
a
veale
,
without
a
mufler
.
If
truth
were
so
easie
to
be
mette
withall
,
then
all
labour
of
séeking
,
of
searching
,
of
studying
,
was
but
in
vaine
.
If
eyther
the
Church
it selfe
,
at
anie
time
could
embrace
trueth
in
her
perfect
age
,
absolute
in
all
respectes
,
then
there
should
bee
no
increase
of
knowledge
,
as
long
as
we
liue
here
in
this
worlde
.
The
which
growing
in
knowledge
,
that
it
should
be
in
vs
all
,
the
Apostles
Peter
and
Paule
,
doo
verie
earnestly
exhort
and
commande
.
If
the
millitant
Church
heere
on
earth
coulde
clyme
vp
to
the
highest
degrée
of
knowledge
,
then
in
vaine
were
that
perfection
in
knowledge
,
and
not
proper
to
the
triumphant
Church
in
heauen
.
But
as
yet
the
Scriptures
are
to
be
searched
of
vs
day
and
night
,
besides
the
light
which
the
fathers
haue
left
vs
,
They
are
written
for
our
further
learning
and
instruction
.
As
the
Church
of
the
Israelites
had
many
mansions
,
and
going
forwardes
,
euen
till
it
came
to
the
boundes
of
the
lande
of
Canaan
to
that
lande
of
the
Lordes
rest
,
so
no
doubt
the
Churche
of
God
shall
haue
as
long
as
it
is
in
this
wildernesse
,
vntill
it
come
to
the
verye
limitres
of
that
spirituall
lande
of
promise
:
I
meane
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
in
this
wildernesse
though
it
haue
some
abode
,
some
stoppes
,
some
stayes
,
as
yet
no
continuall
reste
,
no
continuall
stoppe
prefixed
,
no
not
of
knowledge
:
In
this
vaile
of
darkenesse
wee
haue
onely
shadowes
,
Images
,
darke
spéeches
,
parables
,
degrées
,
gresings
,
as
it
were
of
knowledge
of
thinges
.
But
on
the
toppe
of
a
hill
,
whether
wee
shall
ascende
there
is
a
perfection
of
all
thinges
,
the
absolute
knowledge
of
the
thinges
them selues
,
the
verie
naked
face
of
trueth
,
the
highest
degrée
,
the
verie
crowne
of
vnderstanding
and
knowlenge
her selfe
.
Why
therefore
do
we
maruaile
here
,
the
diuerse
searchings
of
men
after
the
diuerse
degrées
of
knowledge
and
vnderstanding
,
the
diuerse
leuelinges
and
roauings
of
many
,
although
at
the
marke
,
ye
sometimes
beside
the
marke
.
But
as
long
as
they
shoote
at
one
marke
,
that
is
to
say
Iesus
Christ
,
as
long
as
they
tread
his
way
of
truth
,
as
long
as
they
séeke
for
Iesus
Christ
,
and
preach
him
,
as
long
as
they
beare
no
weapons
against
him
,
and
the
saluation
which
he
purchased
with
his
owne
bloud
,
they
are
to
be
borne
withall
,
they
are
not
to
be
condemned
,
they
are
not
to
be
forbidden
,
they
are
to
be
admitted
as
souldiers
into
his
campe
:
but
besides
all
these
things
how
vnequally
they
weigh
all
things
here
,
and
how
smally
do
they
consider
in
all
artes
the
Lordes
diuerse
wayes
and
iudgements
:
Of
Phisitions
,
in
diseases
of
the
bodie
diuerse
medicines
are
prescribed
in
one
disease
.
Shall
wee
therefore
condemne
Phisicke
.
Also
of
lawyers
in
the
selfe
same
cause
there
are
diuerse
allegations
,
diuerse
proceedinges
,
sometimes
diuerse
sentences
:
shall
we
therefore
abrogate
lawes
,
shall
we
not
vse
the
helpes
and
counsailes
of
both
these
in
our
necessities
and
causes
.
This
varietie
is
mans
frailtie
:
from
whence
commeth
that
olde
Prouerbe
.
As
many
heads
,
as
many
deuises
:
as
many
men
,
so
many
mindes
.
Nay
in
my
opinion
this
varietie
is
a
certaine
print
or
footesteppe
of
the
Image
of
God
left
,
and
is
yet
remayning
in
the
minde
of
man
.
That
of
the
same
matter
,
of
the
same
cause
,
of
the
same
theame
,
two
excellent
wise
&
well
learned
men
shall
neuer
write
thinke
or
speake
the
same
things
.
But
diuerse
,
and
yet
truth
:
sondrie
,
and
yet
excellent
:
Of
such
sentences
in
the
same
causes
,
of
such
diuerse
handling
of
the
same
matter
,
verie
excellently
of
diuerse
men
,
wee
haue
many
examples
.
But
to
let
this
passe
in
this
thing
me
thinkes
the
great
wisdome
of
our
heauenly
Father
most
clearely
appeareth
,
who
as
in
the
faces
of
so
many
men
,
being
such
a
small
part
,
in
so
many
countries
,
thorough
so
many
ages
,
hath
put
a
beautifull
kinde
of
difference
,
so
that
of
countriemen
,
of
kinsmen
,
of
twinnes
:
there
is
no
two
,
one
like
another
in
euerie
respect
.
And
yet
all
their
countenances
very
comely
and
beautifull
:
euen
so
likewise
in
the
minde
of
man
,
he
hath
put
a
certaine
comely
and
deuine
difference
that
they
shall
thinke
and
speake
and
deuise
diuersely
,
and
yet
all
to
the
purpose
,
and
yet
cunningly
,
and
yet
wisely
.
Neither
this
thing
onely
clearely
appeareth
in
all
artes
,
and
in
the
workemanshippe
of
God
the
Father
:
but
also
in
the
diuine
inspiration
,
and
wonderfull
framing
of
the
holy
scriptures
,
by
the
holy
spirite
.
As
in
the
writinges
of
the
Prophets
and
Euangelistes
,
there
is
a
most
beautifull
harmonie
:
So
there
is
also
a
pleasant
varietie
,
and
a
wise
diuersitie
intermingled
.
The
fathers
also
had
among
themselues
this
varietie
of
opinions
and
diuerse
interpretations
of
places
of
scripture
,
as
wee
may
see
in
their
workes
:
yet
for
all
this
those
fathers
which
were
at
discention
amongest
themselues
were
not
by
and
by
Heretikes
and
damned
and
iudged
to
hell
fire
.
Our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
called
himselfe
a
vine
,
and
all
his
branches
.
And
the
Apostle
S.
Paule
calleth
him
an
Olife
,
and
vs
all
wilde
Olifes
,
which
should
be
grafted
in
him
.
Now
wee
see
in
the
vine
,
and
in
the
Olife
,
that
all
branches
do
not
growe
out
straight
,
nor
of
one
side
,
nor
are
all
of
like
height
:
but
some
are
crooked
,
some
are
straight
,
some
are
heigh
,
some
are
lowe
,
some
are
stretched
foorth
,
some
are
bowed
in
:
yet
all
are
fast
in
the
roote
,
all
are
fixed
in
the
bodie
,
all
are
partakers
of
the
sappe
,
and
this
diuersitie
of
the
bowghes
,
is
the
beautie
of
the
trée
.
So
truly
in
the
vine
Iesus
Christ
,
in
the
true
Olife
,
although
all
his
branches
be
not
plaine
,
although
all
his
bowes
be
not
straight
,
although
all
his
grafts
be
not
lowe
:
yet
as
long
as
they
remaine
in
the
vine
,
as
long
as
they
are
partakers
of
that
sappe
,
which
commeth
from
the
roote
,
and
as
long
as
the
wordes
of
Iesus
remaine
in
them
,
and
by
faith
they
are
grafted
in
him
:
yet
they
liue
all
,
both
crooked
and
straight
,
both
stretched
out
,
&
drawen
in
,
both
high
and
lowe
,
and
they
flourish
without
doubt
,
neither
do
they
wither
,
neither
as
they
which
hate
the
Gospell
would
gladly
haue
them
,
are
they
cast
out
into
the
fire
.
This
crookednesse
of
the
boughes
,
as
it
is
manifest
in
euery
mans
eies
and
apparant
,
so
they
are
not
ashamed
to
confesse
it
with
their
owne
mouthes
,
but
the
roote
is
as
certaine
,
and
the
grafting
in
as
sure
,
and
the
vnitie
or
ioyning
with
the
stocke
no
lesse
manifest
.
The
faith
of
the
Gospell
is
that
thing
by
the
which
alone
we
are
grafted
into
the
truth
.
As
the
Apostle
teacheth
vs
plainely
in
the
10.
of
the
Romaines
.
An
incredulitie
or
vnbeliefe
is
that
thing
,
by
the
which
the
Iewes
although
they
were
olde
men
and
fathers
,
and
kinne
to
Christ
Iesus
according
to
the
flesh
were
broken
off
.
Hereof
then
is
the
life
of
the
bowghes
,
wherefore
although
some
of
them
be
so
farre
stretched
out
a
sunder
,
that
they
cannot
bee
brought
together
,
although
other
some
do
growe
a
loft
,
and
will
bowe
to
none
,
being
wise
in
their
owne
eyes
,
although
other
some
be
crooked
,
being
made
crooked
of
the
craftie
serpent
,
and
being
turned
out
of
the
straight
way
,
of
the
lawe
of
the
Lorde
:
yet
as
long
as
they
haue
this
grafting
in
of
fayth
,
as
long
as
they
drawe
that
liuely
sappe
from
the
roote
,
as
long
as
the
wordes
of
Iesus
remaine
in
them
,
as
long
as
they
beléeue
them
,
loue
them
,
reade
them
,
muse
on
them
day
and
night
,
so
long
they
are
branches
,
so
long
the
children
of
Abraham
,
so
long
boughes
of
the
true
Olife
.
Let
our
aduersaries
take
héede
here
which
doe
offende
at
the
very
knotte
of
the
grafting
,
which
deuide
and
part
in
sunder
their
fayth
,
which
do
not
sucke
onely
the
sappe
of
Iesus
Christ
,
that
is
,
his
words
,
as
necessary
to
their
saluation
:
but
also
the
Popes
colde
water
,
and
the
vaine
doctrines
of
men
,
and
the
vncertaine
traditions
of
their
fathers
.
Let
them
take
héede
I
say
least
they
waxe
rotten
,
least
the
barke
of
the
stocke
do
not
couer
them
,
least
they
be
not
safe
and
sound
:
and
so
as
rotten
&
corrupt
branches
be
hewne
off
and
quite
throwne
away
,
of
the
heauenly
husbandman
God
the
Father
himselfe
:
for
not
to
beléeue
the
gospell
is
a
marke
of
the
reprobate
,
a
badge
of
those
that
shal
be
damned
,
a
certaine
signe
of
the
bowghes
broken
off
.
As
both
the
Apostles
Peter
and
Paule
,
may
teach
vs
.
If
iudgement
begin
of
the
house
of
God
saith
S.
Peter
,
Now
followeth
the
common
complaint
,
but
not
so
bitter
as
the
former
,
nor
so
properly
a
complaint
,
as
of
wéeping
&
bewailing
of
the
simple
sort
,
and
especially
of
women
.
Who
going
into
the
Churches
,
&
séeing
the
bare
walles
,
and
lacking
their
golden
Images
,
their
costly
coapes
,
their
pleasant
Orgaines
,
their
swéet
frankinsence
,
their
gilded
chalices
,
their
goodly
streamers
,
they
lament
in
themselues
,
&
fetch
many
déepe
sighes
,
&
bewayle
this
spoyling
and
laying
waste
of
the
Church
as
they
thinke
.
The
like
bewayling
of
the
people
of
the
Iewes
,
and
of
those
old
men
which
now
returning
from
Babylon
,
had
séene
the
glorie
of
the
first
temple
with
their
eyes
is
repeated
vnto
vs
,
in
the
2.
chap.
of
the
Prophet
Aggey
.
They
missed
Salomons
gold
,
his
marble
,
his
Cedars
his
c●ruings
,
they
accounted
the
house
which
Zorobabel
builded
as
nothing
to
it
.
But
what
did
the
Lord
teach
them
by
the
Prophet
,
what
glorie
did
he
promise
to
the
second
building
,
what
kinde
of
ornaments
did
he
prepare
for
it
.
It
followeth
in
the
Prophet
.
The
same
word
which
I
couenanted
with
your
fathers
,
when
I
brought
them
out
of
the
lande
of
Egypt
,
&
my
spirite
shall
stand
in
the
middest
of
you
,
feare
you
not
now
saith
the
Lord
of
hoasts
.
Yet
once
againe
(
seemeth
it
but
a
small
thing
vnto
you
?
And
are
not
our
churches
adorned
and
decked
?
are
not
they
verye
glorious
:
are
not
they
very
famous
.
Are
not
these
strange
things
and
wonderful
,
which
in
our
church
the
Lord
worketh
?
Doe
we
account
this
mouing
of
all
Nations
,
this
knowledge
of
Iesus
Christ
:
this
presence
of
his
holye
spirite
:
this
preaching
of
his
worde
:
this
greatest
peace
of
all
other
:
peace
of
conscience
to
be
matters
of
nothing
,
to
be
matters
of
no
weight
?
Many
there
be
that
make
many
other
complaintes
,
but
these
are
the
most
grieuous
and
most
common
.
Some
do
find
fault
at
our
euil
liues
.
They
doe
not
followe
saye
they
the
worde
of
God
which
they
professe
,
and
they
commend
to
the
skyes
the
holinesse
and
good
workes
of
our
forefathers
.
Some
other
doe
accuse
the
basenes
of
our
birthes
,
the
obscuritie
of
our
stocke
.
They
are
vpstartes
,
strangers
,
of
base
parentage
,
youthes
not
of
the
auncient
Nobilitie
.
Some
other
do
feare
and
blase
abroad
the
sturres
and
stormes
of
our
times
,
the
inuasions
of
our
enimies
.
See
,
say
they
〈◊〉
what
dangers
they
haue
brought
vs
in
:
howe
many
and
howe
mightie
enimies
they
haue
plucked
on
our
backs
.
Some
mislike
with
our
often
marriages
,
and
that
maketh
so
many
beggets
,
say
they
:
Some
other
do
condemne
especially
the
marriages
of
Ministers
,
and
they
cannot
abyde
that
they
shoulde
purchase
anye
lande
for
their
children
.
Others
which
woulde
seeme
more
deuout
stande
onely
on
this
point
.
They
condemne
all
our
forefathers
,
saye
they
,
and
therefore
they
will
neuer
be
on
our
opinion
.
So
that
there
is
almost
no
man
but
he
hath
something
to
complaine
of
,
some
thing
grieueth
him
.
To
which
all
,
he
that
woulde
fully
satisfie
,
should
neuer
make
an
ende
.
Yet
,
lost
by
our
scilence
they
shoulde
seeme
to
haue
gotten
the
victorie
.
I
wil
saye
some
thing
to
euery
one
of
these
.
And
first
of
all
,
these
which
talke
so
much
of
their
forefathers
,
doe
little
consider
with
Dauid
the
dayes
of
their
forefathers
in
déede
.
But
that
I
maye
aunswere
briefelye
to
this
great
Chaos
,
and
heape
of
quarrels
,
this
is
my
opinion
.
First
,
concerning
oure
liues
,
that
they
so
greatly
fynde
fault
withall
,
and
our
workes
.
Wée
haue
one
worke
almost
dayly
amongest
vs
in
manye
places
,
which
doeth
surmount
and
surpasse
all
their
workes
of
the
whole
yeare
,
naye
of
their
whole
liues
.
The
which
only
worke
God
the
Father
commaundeth
from
heauen
(
that
is
to
saye
)
the
hearing
of
the
worde
of
Iesus
Christ
.
God
the
Father
was
neuer
heard
to
speake
to
any
man
before
in
this
worlde
,
so
properly
in
his
owne
person
:
as
in
Matthew
3.17
.
and
in
the
17.
Chapter
,
and
fifth
verse
,
teaching
this
doctrine
.
Therefore
his
voyce
is
worthie
to
be
marked
diligently
.
And
he
commaundeth
nothing
but
this
:
Heare
him
.
And
our
Sauiour
Christ
hath
pronounced
of
his
ministers
to
the
end
of
the
worlde
:
lest
our
Recusants
shoulde
saye
,
they
refuse
not
to
heare
Iesus
Christ
:
)
Hée
that
heareth
you
,
heareth
mée
:
Hée
that
heareth
mée
,
heareth
him
that
sent
mée
.
And
I
am
with
you
to
the
end
of
the
worlde
.
This
worke
wée
haue
:
This
onely
wée
doe
:
This
is
our
glorie
.
But
they
had
one
sinne
in
those
dayes
,
which
surpesseth
all
the
sinnes
of
the
whole
worlde
,
which
like
that
leuen
of
the
Pharisies
,
corrupted
all
their
workes
,
so
manye
in
number
,
so
costly
,
so
stricte
,
and
so
seuere
:
and
that
was
,
Incredulitie
.
They
belieued
not
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
.
They
durst
not
ground
their
faith
,
and
venture
their
liues
vpon
it
.
The
Holie
Ghoste
,
when
hee
shall
come
into
the
worlde
,
(
sayeth
〈◊〉
Sauiour
Christe
)
shall
rebuke
the
worlde
of
sinne
.
Because
they
haue
not
beléeued
his
Ghospell
,
his
ioyfull
tydings
of
saluation
.
This
sinne
was
common
to
them
,
with
the
Pharisies
:
and
therefore
all
their
workes
were
vnsauourie
.
Naye
,
they
were
sinnes
before
the
Lorde
:
For
without
faith
,
it
is
vnpossible
to
please
God
.
And
what
so
euer
is
not
of
faith
is
sinne
.
And
as
conseruing
the
small
fruite
of
hearing
the
worde
of
God
,
which
they
finde
faulte
withall
,
because
it
is
not
fruitefull
in
all
,
or
in
the
moste
parte
.
Let
them
remember
,
our
Sauiour
Christe
himselfe
hath
tolde
them
:
that
not
all
his
seede
but
the
fourth
parte
onely
,
shoulde
bring
foorth
good
fruite
.
Let
them
remember
,
the
Apostle
Saint
Paule
,
rebuking
them
which
so
curiousely
prye
into
other
mennes
lyues
,
and
for
the
moste
parte
neglect
their
owne
.
Sathan
is
readye
to
pinche
the
héele
of
the
womans
séede
,
of
the
seruaunts
of
God
;
as
of
〈◊〉
Iob.
The
sinnes
of
all
the
other
Idolatrers
in
that
countrey
,
hée
not
so
much
as
touched
them
:
hée
hidde
them
,
hée
couered
them
:
hée
accused
the
electe
of
God
.
His
owne
children
hée
rockes
in
the
cradell
of
securitie
.
It
is
to
be
feared
,
lest
bée
so
concealed
heretofore
their
woorkes
of
darkenesse
.
And
they
which
nowe
finde
faulte
at
strawes
,
and
m●ates
,
in
our
eyes
,
at
that
great
daye
of
account
,
let
them
take
héede
,
lest
there
be
great
Beames
founde
in
their
owne
eyes
,
and
in
those
,
whome
they
so
highly
commende
.
Then
besydes
this
,
almost
all
their
woorkes
which
they
so
greatly
bragge
of
,
and
commende
to
the
ignorant
:
they
were
of
the
will
of
man
,
not
of
the
Lawe
of
God
:
They
were
deuised
of
them selues
,
not
commanded
of
their
master
.
They
were
voluntarily
done
,
not
inioyned
them
in
Gods
word
,
they
were
supplyes
of
Christes
●●rites
,
as
though
he
had
not
payde
our
raunsome
sufficiently
:
)
Not
testimonies
of
his
grace
,
signes
of
our
duetie
,
and
argumentes
of
our
thankefulnes
.
And
what
worshipping
of
God
is
this
I
praye
you
?
what
obedience
of
his
seruants
?
what
reward
of
his
grace
and
mercie
can
be
looked
for
at
his
hands
,
for
such
workes
?
All
their
workes
were
done
for
the
saluation
of
their
soules
.
This
they
haue
put
downe
in
their
Authentical
instruments
,
and
writings
,
to
all
posterities
:
not
for
the
loue
of
Iesus
,
which
marke
he
set
downe
to
vs
for
all
our
workes
.
If
any
loue
me
,
saith
he
(
his
perfect
Sauiour
and
redéemer
)
let
him
keepe
my
commandements
.
He
doth
not
saye
:
if
any
one
will
be
saued
,
let
him
kéepe
my
commaundements
.
Besides
this
,
their
workes
were
not
done
for
the
glory
of
God
,
the
which
he
maketh
the
chiefe
and
of
them
all
:
as
in
the
seuenth
of
Matthew
:
Let
your
light
so
shine
before
men
,
that
they
may
sée
your
good
workes
,
and
glorifie
your
father
which
is
in
heauen
.
These
two
ends
we
finde
principally
set
downe
in
the
Gospell
to
all
our
works
,
and
none
other
,
not
for
the
saluation
of
our
soules
.
Wherefore
,
As
conserning
the
basenesse
of
our
Parentages
,
and
newnesse
of
our
Nobilitie
,
which
they
obiect
:
this
hath
beene
an
auncient
complaint
of
wicked
and
desperate
men
,
against
the
elect
seruants
of
God
and
followers
of
vertue
,
alwayes
both
in
the
church
and
in
the
common
wealth
.
So
Catiline
amongest
the
Romanes
bragged
that
he
and
his
adherents
were
Senatours
and
auncient
Citizens
,
but
Cicers
was
an
vpstart
gentleman
:
one
that
come
but
yesterdaye
:
a
newe
founde
Citizen
.
So
the
Sodomites
taunted
Lot
drawing
them
to
vertue
:
Will
this
stranger
be
a
Iudge
amongest
vs
?
So
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
,
the
eldest
sonnes
of
Ruben
and
Leuie
,
the
chiefe
of
the
Ciuill
and
Ecclesiasticall
companye
,
rose
vp
against
Aaron
and
Moses
.
These
men
in
byrth
in
deede
,
were
the
chiefe
amongest
all
the
Israelites
.
So
Ismaell
mocked
Isaack
,
and
Caine
the
elder
brother
,
disdained
Abell
and
slewe
him
.
So
the
Athenians
saide
to
Saint
Paul
,
when
he
preached
Iesus
Christe
.
What
newe
doctrine
is
this
?
To
morrowe
wee
will
heare
thee
againe
of
this
matter
.
But
worship
,
honour
,
authoritie
,
nobilitie
,
as
Dauid
telleth
vs
,
commeth
neither
from
the
East
,
nor
from
the
West
,
nor
yet
from
the
South
.
(
Neither
the
Northerne
men
,
nor
Southerne
men
,
can
make
a
king
,
though
they
bee
stoute
,
valiant
and
expert
Souldiours
)
But
from
the
Lorde
.
And
he
is
tyed
to
no
mannes
kinred
,
to
no
mannes
stocke
.
Hee
exalteth
and
bringeth
downe
whome
please
him
,
and
whensoeuer
it
shall
please
him
.
The
hundred
and
thirteenth
Psalme
,
doeth
giue
vnto
vs
two
notable
argumentes
and
causes
to
praise
the
Lorde
,
in
all
landes
,
from
the
Sunne
rising
till
the
Sunne
setting
.
Praise
the
Lorde
yee
seruaunts
:
O
praise
the
name
of
the
Lorde
.
Blessed
he
the
name
of
the
Lorde
from
this
time
foorth
for
euermore
.
And
that
not
onely
amongest
vs
:
but
the
Lordes
name
is
praised
from
the
rysing
vp
of
the
Sunne
,
vnto
the
going
downe
of
the
same
.
And
what
is
the
cause
of
this
so
great
and
vniuersall
and
euerlasting
praise
?
because
the
Lorde
humbleth
himselfe
,
to
beholde
the
things
that
are
in
heauen
and
in
earth
.
He
taketh
the
simple
out
of
the
dust
,
and
lifteth
the
poore
out
of
the
myre
.
That
he
may
set
him
with
the
Princes
,
euen
with
the
Princes
of
the
people
.
He
maketh
the
barren
woman
to
keepe
house
and
to
be
a
ioyfull
mother
of
children
.
These
two
things
are
as
it
were
spurres
,
and
prouokements
,
to
pricke
men
forwarde
to
praise
the
Lorde
in
all
ages
,
amongst
all
Nations
.
Here
is
the
well
head
of
true
Nobilitie
,
euen
the
Lorde
God
himselfe
.
Euen
those
same
auncient
noble
men
,
which
bragge
so
much
of
the
antiquitie
of
their
Petigrees
,
they
were
once
in
the
dust
,
and
perchaunce
in
the
myre
.
Let
them
remember
their
firste
estate
,
and
from
whence
they
came
.
Let
them
acknowledge
their
creatour
and
lifter
vp
,
and
not
despise
others
,
their
equals
,
whome
the
same
God
hath
exalted
also
.
For
there
is
no
power
,
no
worshippe
,
nor
Nobilitie
but
of
the
Lorde
.
And
they
which
doe
resist
these
powers
,
resist
the
ordinance
of
God
.
And
they
which
raile
vppon
,
and
blaspheme
,
and
scoffe
at
those
which
be
in
authoritie
,
are
Heretikes
,
are
children
of
Sathan
,
as
Saint
Iude
doeth
tell
vs
.
The
Lorde
God
of
Hoastes
,
and
King
of
Kinges
,
and
Lorde
of
Lordes
,
hath
euer
dealt
thus
from
the
beginning
.
He
hath
euer
exalted
from
moste
base
and
simple
estate
.
The
Sophye
also
of
the
Persians
,
had
for
his
Father
,
a
learned
man
,
not
a
Noble
man
,
as
his
name
also
doeth
signifie
.
And
all
these
,
amongest
all
Nations
,
in
all
ages
,
til
our
times
;
haue
béene
the
greatest
Princes
and
famous
Monarches
that
euer
were
in
the
worlde
.
Wherefore
,
whosoeuer
doeth
carye
at
,
or
finde
fault
withall
the
base
parentage
of
anye
,
that
be
in
authoritie
:
they
doe
playnly
mislike
,
accuse
and
condemne
,
the
verie
hande
of
God
himselfe
.
For
it
is
not
our
Kings
,
but
that
King
of
Kinges
,
which
maketh
Noble
man
,
Iudges
and
Potentates
:
though
some
time
the
Lorde
vse
these
as
his
instrumentes
in
〈◊〉
them
.
But
they
obiect
the
stormes
and
sturres
of
oure
dayes
:
the
rage
of
the
Anabaptistes
:
the
discention
in
Fraunce
,
the
warres
in
Flaunders
,
our
inuasions
,
prepared
,
concluded
,
and
vowed
,
and
this
laste
yeare
attempted
.
They
dare
be
bolde
to
saye
,
that
all
these
plagues
were
layde
vppon
vs
,
for
the
reformation
of
Religion
.
But
here
also
(
which
is
the
chiefest
point
of
Wisedome
,
they
neither
looke
behinde
them
,
they
are
carryed
like
bruite
beastes
headlong
,
to
that
which
is
before
their
feete
.
They
doe
not
weye
the
olde
wayes
of
the
Lorde
,
which
grounde
much
of
antiquitie
:
Measuring
their
antiquitie
,
not
of
the
written
trueth
of
God
,
but
of
the
vayne
tryalles
and
reportes
of
men
.
But
such
antiquitie
is
counterfait
,
is
deceiuable
,
is
like
to
that
of
the
men
of
Gibea
:
Not
true
,
sincere
,
and
Christian
.
They
doe
not
remember
Moses
,
that
deliuered
the
people
out
of
the
handes
of
Pharaoh
,
but
not
without
great
perils
and
daungers
:
Pharaoh
at
his
verie
heeles
,
pursuing
him
with
a
great
armie
:
The
red
Sea
before
his
eyes
,
almoste
no
waye
,
lefte
of
deliuerance
,
of
escaping
:
and
yet
hee
the
Lordes
seruaunt
.
This
true
libertie
,
his
cause
good
.
They
doe
not
remember
,
Ezechias
purging
the
Temple
:
refourming
Religion
:
vanishing
superstition
:
yet
for
all
this
,
inuaded
of
Senacherib
:
His
Cities
manye
of
them
sacked
:
Ierusalem
besieged
:
yet
Ezechias
a
good
King
:
his
reformation
iust
:
his
religion
pure
,
and
vndefyled
before
God
.
They
doe
not
remember
Iehosaphat
,
which
sent
his
Princes
with
the
Priestes
,
hauing
the
booke
of
the
Lawe
of
God
with
them
,
through
all
his
Cities
,
to
teache
and
instruct
them
.
(
A
notable
parte
of
a
King
,
Neither
did
all
these
inuade
his
kingdome
onelye
,
but
they
gote
his
Hauen
townes
,
and
gote
his
lande
,
and
pitched
their
campes
at
Engaddi
,
a
Citie
on
the
Sea
coasts
,
before
his
knowledge
:
And
yet
Iosophat
was
a
good
King
:
a
godly
King
,
and
one
that
feared
God
.
What
shall
I
here
remember
Iosias
,
who
had
the
same
desire
and
earnest
endeuour
of
banishing
idolatrie
,
or
reforming
religion
,
and
of
setting
foorth
of
the
lawd
of
God
.
Who
was
also
in
the
same
case
,
in
the
same
peril
of
warre
:
Nay
who
lost
his
life
in
the
warre
:
and
yet
all
these
Kings
were
most
famous
amongest
the
kings
of
Israel
:
most
religious
,
best
liked
of
of
God
himselfe
.
And
yet
they
all
tasted
these
tumults
,
these
stormes
,
these
strange
chaunces
and
euents
in
their
adyes
.
Shal
we
therefore
saye
their
religion
was
nought
:
their
reformation
against
the
lawe
of
God
,
(
God
forbid
:
)
nay
these
tumults
and
troubles
,
and
hard
happes
(
as
they
terme
them
)
are
the
continuall
companions
of
true
religion
,
and
of
true
reformation
.
And
as
we
haue
borne
the
burthen
of
these
stormes
:
so
we
haue
tasted
the
pleasant
cup
of
saluation
&
deliuerance
:
A
cup
of
saluation
and
deliuerance
I
saye
,
hath
our
most
gratious
God
both
more
full
and
more
easie
,
and
more
pleasant
offered
vnto
vs
then
vnto
them
.
That
he
might
no
doubte
,
sturre
vp
our
thankfulnes
,
and
kindle
our
obedience
toward
him
:
For
,
who
is
there
I
pray
you
in
all
the
worlde
,
that
will
not
bee
bound
with
benefits
and
moued
with
good
turnes
,
and
euen
as
it
were
chayned
with
curtesies
?
Surely
he
is
sauage
and
fearce
,
and
euen
flintie
hearted
whome
these
will
not
moue
.
The
Lorde
did
not
suffer
the
enimies
to
come
into
our
hauens
,
but
being
now
in
great
possibilitie
to
haue
taken
them
,
he
describe
them
.
He
suffered
them
not
to
pursue
vs
at
the
verie
héeles
,
as
he
did
his
owne
Israelites
,
but
not
so
much
as
to
come
into
our
fight
,
not
to
besige
vs
,
as
he
did
good
Ezechias
?
but
he
pinched
them
in
their
owne
shippes
,
with
colde
,
famine
,
lacke
of
water
,
euen
as
though
they
them selues
had
beene
besieged
.
This
was
the
great
goodnes
of
God
to
vs
warde
.
This
was
our
deliuerance
,
more
mercifull
,
more
myraculous
,
then
was
that
of
Ezechias
:
then
was
that
of
Moses
:
then
was
that
of
Iehosaphat
.
And
that
which
was
of
all
other
most
wonderfull
,
without
the
losse
and
destruction
almost
of
anye
of
our
men
:
And
not
without
the
losse
and
captiuitie
of
many
:
yea
,
almost
of
the
best
of
our
enimies
.
So
the
Lorde
hath
made
wonderfull
his
goodnes
towardes
vs
,
aboue
the
ancient
dayes
of
those
holye
Saintes
and
seruaunts
of
God
.
And
yet
manye
here
will
not
acknowledge
the
Lordes
power
,
that
the
Lorde
fighteth
for
vs
:
that
the
Lorde
hath
put
to
fight
these
our
enimies
.
And
although
perchaunce
with
their
mouthes
they
doe
confesse
it
:
yet
with
Pharaoh
,
they
will
not
leaue
off
from
their
set
purpose
,
of
persecuting
the
people
of
God
,
and
of
pursuing
,
with
all
their
maine
and
might
,
the
true
Israell
.
So
great
is
the
hardnes
,
blindnes
,
and
obstinacie
of
their
hearts
.
But
to
let
these
olde
examples
passe
,
they
which
complaine
at
the
strange
raines
,
great
flouds
and
wonderfull
ouerflowings
of
waters
&
drownings
of
their
pastures
,
of
this
last
yeare
.
They
doe
not
remember
the
shippe
of
Christ
,
wherein
he
himselfe
was
,
how
it
was
tossed
in
the
seas
,
how
it
was
beaten
with
waues
,
how
it
was
hoised
with
the
whirlewinde
,
and
almost
drowned
.
Insomuch
that
the
Apostles
cried
out
,
Oh
maister
doest
thou
not
care
for
vs
,
we
perish
.
And
yet
in
the
middest
of
all
these
stormes
,
this
was
the
ship
of
Christ
,
this
was
his
Church
,
here
was
he
himselfe
and
his
beloued
,
here
his
Apostles
and
Disciples
were
present
:
Therefore
let
not
vs
now
in
the
Church
of
Christ
,
in
his
ship
,
where
he
is
present
onely
by
his
grace
,
and
not
in
person
,
as
hee
was
there
.
Meruaile
at
the
like
flouds
,
the
like
storms
,
the
like
tempests
,
the
like
drownings
,
not
of
our
grounds
,
but
euen
of
our selues
.
But
rather
with
these
stormes
let
vs
be
stirred
vp
,
with
his
Apostles
to
call
vppon
him
.
These
waues
try
our
faith
.
Let
vs
not
distrust
as
they
did
,
&
thinke
that
the
Lord
doth
not
care
for
vs
,
that
he
doth
not
regarde
vs
,
that
he
doth
not
know
our
néedes
,
yea
our
very
s●ed
furrowes
,
&
our
haruests
:
yea
truely
,
the
Lord
careth
for
vs
,
and
doth
know
that
these
things
are
necessarie
for
vs
,
&
at
his
good
pleasure
will
giue
them
vs
.
But
he
sends
these
straunge
&
stormy
&
vnseasonable
times
amongst
vs
,
to
shake
off
our
drowsines
,
and
our
sléepinesse
.
They
which
will
not
be
awaked
with
calling
&
with
words
,
we
are
wont
to
raise
vp
with
pinchings
:
with
prickings
,
and
with
blowes
.
So
the
Lord
dealeth
with
vs
.
We
which
are
deafe
at
the
preaching
of
his
worde
,
we
which
regard
not
that
,
we
which
wil
not
be
awaked
from
the
slumber
of
our
sins
,
by
the
voice
of
his
preachers
,
he
beates
vs
with
these
his
sharp
whips
of
war
&
plague
:
he
pincheth
vs
with
hunger
and
famine
:
he
euen
thundreth
from
heauen
vnto
vs
,
with
these
strange
tempests
&
weather
,
that
we
should
awake
,
that
we
should
flie
vnto
him
by
prayer
,
that
we
should
turn
vnto
him
by
repentance
,
that
wee
should
learne
to
trust
in
him
in
all
our
perils
.
This
is
the
end
,
this
is
the
mark
,
this
is
the
good
we
shal
learne
by
all
these
storms
,
as
truely
as
we
féele
them
,
so
I
would
to
God
we
would
rise
spéedely
from
our
former
securitie
&
sluggishnesse
,
to
prayers
,
repentance
,
&
trust
in
him
.
Then
as
in
times
past
,
euen
so
now
also
:
the
Lord
Iesus
wil
command
these
winds
and
tempests
,
that
they
should
be
still
,
and
they
would
forthwith
obey
his
word
,
and
we
should
haue
a
great
calme
,
and
his
Church
should
enioy
the
blessing
of
peace
.
As
concerning
marriage
which
many
complaine
is
too
common
in
these
dayes
,
we
lay
of
no
man
necessarily
the
law
,
or
rather
the
share
of
virginitie
,
or
the
yoke
of
marriage
:
they
which
cannot
liue
chast
may
marry
:
be
they
rich
,
be
they
poore
,
be
they
old
,
be
they
young
,
be
they
seruants
,
be
they
maisters
,
it
is
better
to
marry
in
this
world
,
then
to
burne
in
hell
fire
for
euer
.
The
Lord
hath
ordained
marriage
a
remedie
for
all
men
,
which
can
not
liue
chaste
,
as
well
to
seruants
as
maisters
,
to
poore
as
rich
.
But
the
enimies
of
the
Gospel
,
the
Papists
,
haue
ordained
the
stewes
as
a
remedie
for
poore
men
,
for
seruants
.
They
may
not
marry
,
for
feare
of
filling
the
world
full
of
beggers
&
ouercharging
them selues
in
relieuing
of
them
.
And
so
while
they
respect
their
owne
gaine
,
and
this
worldly
reason
,
they
send
them
headlong
to
the
diuel
.
For
the
harlots
house
is
the
gate
of
hell
,
as
Salomon
saith
,
and
the
stewes
are
the
diuels
schoolehouse
:
it
is
better
with
Tobias
being
married
to
leade
a
poore
life
in
this
worlde
,
then
with
Holofernes
hauing
his
Concubines
to
ruffle
and
flow
here
in
all
kinde
of
pleasures
and
superfluities
,
and
after
to
liue
in
hell
for
euer
.
And
euen
as
vniustly
they
doe
condemne
and
complaine
of
the
marriage
of
ministers
,
when
as
the
Apostle
hath
plainely
pronounced
,
marriage
is
honourable
amongst
all
men
,
and
the
bed
vndefiled
.
He
that
names
all
,
excepts
none
,
he
that
saith
it
is
honourable
,
saith
it
is
not
damnable
,
filthie
,
detestable
,
as
they
are
not
afraide
to
auouch
.
And
as
in
the
law
,
it
was
lawfull
for
all
to
marrie
,
euen
for
priestes
,
euen
so
no
doubt
,
in
the
Gospel
,
this
word
all
,
comprehendes
them
now
also
,
there
is
no
restraint
limited
to
them
.
he
that
can
comprehend
it
,
let
him
comprehend
it
,
saith
our
Sauiour
Christ
in
the
Gospel
to
his
Apostles
,
hee
doth
not
say
,
my
will
is
that
you
should
vowe
it
.
The
Gospel
doth
barre
no
man
from
that
swéete
comfort
and
necessarie
helpe
of
marriage
no
more
then
the
law
.
Let
euery
man
haue
his
wife
,
saith
the
Apostle
,
for
the
auoiding
of
fornication
,
euen
to
those
ministers
of
the
Church
of
Corinth
,
which
wrote
to
him
of
the
same
matter
,
he
doth
not
exclude
those
which
moued
this
question
vnto
him
,
hee
praysing
virginitie
dare
not
lay
the
same
as
a
snare
of
any
,
by
commanding
it
,
but
by
commending
it
as
a
principall
vertue
hée
perswades
it
to
all
men
.
And
is
not
there
vowe
a
plaine
snare
?
into
the
which
a
man
may
willingly
goe
in
,
but
he
can
not
willingly
get
out
againe
.
Therefore
the
Apostle
wisheth
all
men
to
be
like
vnto
him selfe
,
that
is
vnmarried
,
but
he
commandeth
it
to
no
man
,
not
to
ministers
and
pastors
of
the
Church
.
And
if
this
be
true
which
the
Apostle
saith
,
those
whom
God
hath
coupled
together
,
who
dare
seperate
a
sunder
.
Then
this
is
as
true
,
that
which
God
hath
permitted
and
made
frée
to
all
men
,
who
dare
restraine
or
forbid
.
The
Apostle
Paule
durst
not
doe
it
:
and
doe
we
thinke
the
Bishoppe
of
Rome
may
doe
it
?
no
truely
.
They
which
thinke
he
may
doe
it
,
sée
how
greatly
they
are
deceiued
.
And
with
this
restrainte
of
vowing
,
sée
into
what
a
horrible
pitte
of
sinne
and
wickednesse
hée
hath
cast
headlong
all
his
Clergie
.
Erasmus
reporteth
,
who
was
a
great
traueller
,
that
there
was
one
Bishoppe
in
Germanie
,
that
found
in
his
visitation
,
As
concerning
the
purchasing
and
buying
of
lands
of
ministers
for
their
children
,
what
an
vnnaturall
and
an
vnreasonable
complaint
is
this
?
But
they
say
we
condemne
our
forefathers
,
if
our
religion
be
true
,
then
all
our
fathers
be
damned
say
they
.
No
,
we
condemne
not
our
fathers
,
but
we
condemne
all
vnbelieuers
,
which
now
wil
not
belieue
the
word
of
God
.
Our
forefathers
,
if
they
liued
now
in
this
great
light
,
they
would
surely
haue
condemned
the
great
blindnesse
of
many
of
their
children
,
they
would
haue
condemned
their
obstinacies
,
in
the
refusing
this
great
goodnesse
of
the
Lord
so
mercifully
offered
them
,
they
would
haue
condemned
the
hardnesse
of
their
harts
,
in
not
being
moued
to
turne
to
the
Lord
from
their
former
superstition
and
ignorance
,
in
such
great
knowledge
,
in
such
great
light
,
in
so
many
of
the
Lords
wonders
shewed
amongst
vs
.
As
our
Sauior
Christ
taught
the
Iewes
,
they
should
haue
had
no
sinne
,
if
he
had
not
spoken
vnto
them
:
so
we
teach
of
our
forefathers
,
that
their
sins
was
not
so
grieuous
,
because
they
hard
not
the
word
of
the
Lord
.
But
now
our
sinne
is
in
the
highest
degrée
of
comparison
,
if
wee
obey
it
not
being
so
plainely
taught
vs
,
No
in
truth
,
if
they
marke
well
they
shall
finde
that
our
religion
,
doth
not
condemne
our
forefathers
,
but
that
if
euer
any
of
them
were
saued
,
we
shew
how
they
were
saued
,
But
marke
I
beséech
you
,
how
greatly
the
world
was
blinded
.
The
good
workes
of
others
which
was
commanded
of
God
in
his
law
,
can
profit
none
but
them selues
.
And
doe
we
thinke
that
their
workes
then
,
which
were
not
commanded
of
God
for
the
most
part
,
can
profit
any
?
When
as
the
Apostle
Paule
saith
plainely
,
we
must
all
appeare
before
the
iudgement
seat
of
Christ
:
This
staffe
our
Fathers
catching
euen
at
the
pitte
brinke
of
death
.
Wee
doe
not
doubt
but
they
were
saued
:
by
this
they
went
ouer
Iordaine
with
Iacob
safely
,
by
this
they
leaped
ouer
the
wall
of
their
sinnes
,
and
former
superstition
(
which
did
separate
them
from
God
)
with
Dauid
,
by
this
with
the
théefe
of
the
crosse
,
they
passed
from
death
to
life
.
All
their
former
sinnes
were
couered
,
and
they
were
euen
that
day
with
Iesus
Christ
in
Paradise
.
Thus
wee
hope
of
our
Fathers
,
and
this
was
their
saluation
.
Wherefore
let
vs
imbrace
the
Gospell
,
and
be
thankefull
to
God
for
the
same
.
Our
Fathers
,
nay
many
Kings
and
Princes
,
nay
the
auncient
Fathers
haue
not
séene
the
thinges
that
wee
haue
séene
,
this
great
light
shined
not
in
their
dayes
.
Let
vs
expresse
in
our
liues
and
conuersations
.
Let
vs
doe
all
the
thinges
it
commandeth
.
In
times
past
how
many
thinges
woulde
they
obserue
for
mens
pleasures
,
now
let
vs
bee
obedient
for
the
Lordes
sake
.
Let
vs
forsake
that
Romish
Babylon
,
with
her
Antichrist
,
and
all
his
trumperie
.
They
haue
not
one
title
,
nor
iot
for
testimony
of
thy
truth
,
in
the
word
of
God
.
But
as
you
see
,
all
their
doctrine
is
flatly
condemned
in
the
same
.
Let
vs
venture
our
liues
for
Iesus
Christ
&
his
Gospel
,
not
for
the
pope
and
his
Church
,
as
his
Iesuites
doe
.
We
haue
no
such
commandement
in
the
word
of
God
.
Let
not
the
wickednesse
of
the
worlde
,
or
of
some
carnall
gospellers
,
which
say
,
and
do
not
,
any
whit
dismaie
vs
,
or
make
vs
stumble
.
There
hath
béene
such
and
shal
be
such
alwaies
.
The
séede
is
good
,
but
the
ground
is
naught
.
Let
vs
be
of
the
small
flocke
of
Iesus
Christ
,
which
heare
his
word
and
kéepe
it
.
Let
vs
in
all
thinges
which
chaunce
vnto
vs
,
either
in
the
weather
,
or
in
our
wealth
and
goods
,
or
in
our
bodies
,
blesse
and
praise
the
Lord
with
blessed
Iob.
Let
vs
possesse
our
soules
with
patience
.
Let
vs
arme
our
soules
to
temptation
,
for
the
Lorde
will
trye
all
that
be
his
.
Wilt
thou
be
a
Paule
,
thou
shalt
haue
an
Angel
of
Sathan
to
buffet
thée
.
Wilt
thou
be
a
Dauid
,
thou
shalt
haue
Saule
to
persecute
thée
.
Wilt
thou
be
Peter
,
thou
shalt
haue
Sathan
to
sift
thée
.
And
to
be
short
,
as
many
as
will
liue
godly
in
Christ
Iesus
,
shall
suffer
persecution
.
Let
vs
now
waite
for
the
comming
of
the
bridegroome
.
The
Cockes
haue
crowne
a
great
while
,
the
day
dawneth
,
great
knowledge
and
light
is
in
the
world
:
surely
the
Sunne
is
not
farre
off
,
I
meane
Iesus
Christ
,
FINIS
.