The
Castell
of
Christians
and
Fortresse
of
the
faithfull
,
beseeged
,
and
deecnded
,
now
almost
sixe
thowsand
yeares
.
Written
by
Iohn
Wolton
,
one
of
the
Cathederall
Church
in
Exetor
.
woodcut architectural compartment with figures (St. Peter and St. Paul?) at sides, Christ triumphant at head (with motto: CONFIDITE EGO VICI MVNDVM. IO. XVI), and the Royal Arms at foot (not in McKerrow)
¶
The
contentes
or
table
of
this
booke
.
-
OF
the
temptacions
and
assaultes
of
Sathan
against
mankinde
vniuerfally
.
Chap.
1.
-
The
same
handled
more
particulerlye
.
Chap.
2.
-
Of
the
subtyll
pollycies
and
practyees
of
the
Diuell
agaynst
man
in
this
warrefare
.
Chap.
3.
-
What
Capytaynes
and
Souldiers
the
the
diuel
vseth
in
these
assaultes
and
warfare
agaynst
man
.
Chap.
4.
-
Of
mans
onelye
succour
and
refuge
in
these
assaultes
of
the
Diuell
,
Chap.
5.
-
Of
the
armye
of
our
heauenly
Chaptaine
in
these
warres
.
Chap.
6.
-
Of
the
Armour
of
Christes
souldiours
in
this
warfare
.
Cap.
7.
-
Of
the
Victorie
of
those
that
serue
vnder
the
banner
and
ancient
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Cap.
8.
¶
The
ende
of
the
Table
.
To
the
right
honorable
Frauncys
Walsyngham
,
Secretary
to
the
Queenes
most
excelent
Maiestie
,
and
one
of
her
highnes
priuy
Counsell
:
Iohn
Walton
witheth
the
fauour
of
God
,
continual
health
,
and
felicitie
.
THose
that
deeply
consider
The
continuall
warfare
of
christies
church
.
the
estate
of
Christes
Churche
,
and
atentiuely
obserue
the
course
of
the
same
doo
well
perceiue
,
how
aptly
and
truly
it
is
resembled
to
battayle
and
warfare
,
Luk.
11.
Eph
●6
Iob.
4.
whiles
it
wandereth
heere
vppon
earth
.
For
it
is
much
lyke
an
army
being
alwayes
in
the
feelde
:
pursued
by
the
enime
,
and
continually
●●●ed
with
assaultes
and
allarmes
.
The
Church
neuer
●●●yeth
〈◊〉
●●ace
,
nor
faithfull
leag●●s
:
and
if
sometime
there
are
any
outward
shewes
of
these
thinges
,
they
are
full
of
fraude
and
deceiue
.
For
the
capital
enimie
of
Christ
is
neuer
quiet
:
but
always
inuieth
his
glory
and
dignytie
,
layeth
snares
to
intrappe
the
godly
and
insatiably
thirsteth
after
their
bloud
.
And
although
he
seeme
sometime
to
remit
his
vehement
assaultes
,
yet
he
continueth
one
and
the
same
diuel
,
and
sendeth
foorth
still
supplies
against
the
Army
of
Christ
,
who
practise
new
sleightes
and
polycies
,
now
putting
on
the
vysor
of
faithful
friends
,
then
shewing
themselues
cruell
enimies
,
seekynge
all
meanes
to
suppresse
and
treade
downe
the
Church
of
Christ
which
thing
our
sauiour
testyfieth
in
that
reuealation
to
his
so
deerely
beloued
apostle
and
Disciple
on
this
wyse
.
And
when
the
Dragon
saw
that
he
was
cast
into
the
earth
,
he
persecuted
the
manchilde
.
And
the
Dragon
was
wroth
with
the
woman
,
and
went
and
made
warre
with
the
remnaunt
of
hir
seede
:
whiche
kept
the
commaund
ementes
of
God
,
and
haue
the
testimonie
of
Iesus
Christe
.
The
Prophet
Dauid
also
complayneth
thus
,
in
the
person
of
the
Church
.
Many
are
come
aboute
mee
,
fat
Bulles
of
Basan
,
close
mee
in
on
euery
side
.
They
gape
vppon
mee
with
their
mouthes
:
as
is
it
were
a
ramping
and
roring
Lyon
:
many
Dogges
are
come
about
mee
,
and
the
counsel
of
the
wicked
sayeth
seege
against
mee
.
And
Iob
,
the
patterne
of
patience
●e●●eth
vs
that
mans
lyfe
is
a
war
are
heere
vppon
earth
.
And
that
it
fareth
so
in
deede
with
the
churche
of
Christ
,
not
onely
those
that
are
studious
of
antiquytie
,
and
faithful
in
the
〈…〉
doo
right
well
know
,
but
also
this
our
miserable
and
wofull
age
,
with
many
lamentable
crampies
dooeth
a●●●dantly
testifie
the
same
vnto
vs
.
For
although
great
vexations
and
troubles
,
haue
alwayes
afflicted
the
Church
:
yet
both
experyence
sheweth
,
and
almighty
God
hath
with
many
●●stimo●●●
foretolde
,
that
this
●●ble
and
ba●●●
age
of
the
world
,
should
be
〈…〉
and
troublesom
,
then
the
golden
and
siluer
age
.
Already
passed
both
for
the
great
sin
and
iniquitle
of
men
,
in
the
la●●
dayes
:
&
especially
bicause
the
diuill
that
old
dragon
is
now
most
furius
knowing
the
heauy
and
horyble
day
of
doome
to
be
at
hand
:
the
remembraunce
whereof
maketh
him
tremble
and
quake
,
bicause
his
fowle
and
det●itable
fylthines
and
vncleanesse
shall
lye
open
to
the
eyes
of
all
angels
and
men
:
when
he
with
all
the
route
of
vnbeleeuers
,
shall
be
cast
downe
into
endlesse
torments
,
where
shall
bee
weeping
and
grinting
of
teeth
.
And
also
vnderstanding
,
as
the
Angel
sayeth
,
that
hee
hath
but
a
Reue.
12.
short
time
:
he
powreth
out
most
abundantiye
his
malyce
and
poyson
into
the
worlde
,
and
disturbeth
both
good
common
weales
,
and
godly
congregations
.
All
partes
of
the
worlde
run
vpon
weeles
,
bloudy
Warres
in
all
partes
of
the
world
.
warre
r●geth
euery
where
,
and
whyther
soeuer
a
man
turne
his
eyes
,
ether
towarde
East
of
west
,
North
of
South
,
al
things
wil
appeere
to
be
ful
of
daungers
.
In
the
East
the
Turke
enlargeth
hys
dominion
wastinge
the
Churche
not
onely
with
sworde
but
also
with
biasphemous
oppinions
.
In
the
North
east
the
Tartarians
and
Muscouittes
be●e
Gods
people
.
In
the
South
and
West
parts
of
Italy
,
Flaunders
,
Fraunce
and
Spayne
,
wee
see
no
durable
leagues
of
peace
:
but
I●una●ity
,
and
crueltie
practised
vpon
all
degrees
,
ages
,
and
sexes
,
shewing
any
harty
loue
and
iyncere
affection
to
the
Gospell
of
Christ
.
Amongst
these
heauy
confusions
of
nations
and
kingdomes
:
the
shyppe
Englande
the
hauen
of
Christes
ship
&
the
harbour
of
persecuted
men
for
the
Gospell
.
of
Christ
hauing
binne
long
tossed
with
boystious
stormes
and
contrary
blasses
:
●and
driuen
vppon
many
rocks
and
quicksandes
,
insomuch
that
it
seemed
to
be
in
peryll
of
drowning
,
hath
at
the
laste
recouered
a
calme
roade
,
and
quiet
hauen
in
thys
Ilande
,
where
the
Prophets
and
their
Children
haue
●●me
harbored
,
and
lodged
,
as
it
were
in
annother
Sarepta
and
we
our selues
haue
enioyed
blessed
peace
now
a
good
space
and
season
.
Which
thinges
when
woe
beholde
,
let
vs
not
What
good
men
should
do
in
the
consideration
of
these
things
so
muche
busye
our selues
inquyringe
the
causes
,
why
God
hath
so
sharply
punished
other
nations
and
mercyfully
spared
vs
:
but
rather
call
to
minde
the
speach
of
the
sonne
of
God
when
Pilats
crueltye
was
opened
vnto
hym
in
that
hee
had
murdered
certen
Galyleans
,
and
inforced
the
rest
to
drynke
the
bloud
of
their
Cosyns
in
their
sacryfyces
.
Although
the
matter
was
horyble
,
yet
our
Sauiour
lettynge
Pylate
passe
,
applyeth
Luk.
13
the
example
to
the
Andytory
sayinge
,
vnlesse
you
repent
you
shall
all
perish
.
Euen
so
the
cala●mities
and
deathes
of
our
neighbours
,
ought
to
admonish
vs
of
our
synnes
,
and
to
moue
vs
to
repentaunce
.
And
let
vs
bee
carefull
that
wee
abuse
not
this
peace
and
quyetnesse
beeinge
the
inestimable
benifyt
&
blessing
of
God
:
for
it
can
not
longe
continue
amongsts
vs
,
if
wee
spende
it
in
fylthy
concupiscences
,
and
beastly
pleasures
.
For
what
causes
peace
and
other
temporall
blessinges
are
giuen
to
common
Wealthes
.
GOD
giueth
pleasaunt
peace
,
fyrme
leages
,
and
carefull
Princes
at
certayne
times
and
seasons
.
For
what
cause
that
men
may
tumble
,
and
wallow
in
fylthye
pleasure
?
nothinge
lesse
.
But
rather
that
mariges
,
procration
,
and
education
of
Children
,
may
bee
as
it
were
a
frye
or
nurcerye
for
his
Churche
:
and
that
the
doctrine
of
GODS
essence
and
will
,
reuealed
by
his
sonne
may
bee
publyshed
farre
and
nigh
,
that
true
discipline
and
Christian
conuersation
may
bee
effectuallye
practised
and
executed
.
If
wee
abuse
then
,
this
diuine
benefyt
of
peace
,
contemninge
the
knowledge
of
God
and
neglecttnge
good
lyfe
commaunded
in
his
woorde
:
this
blessynge
can
not
bee
durable
with
vs
:
and
those
plagues
which
GOD
hath
now
a
longe
tyme
withdrawne
from
vs
wyll
bee
acquited
at
the
last
,
with
heauy
and
intollerable
sharpnesse
when
hee
beginneth
to
punish
.
But
as
our
blessynges
at
home
ought
not
to
breede
in
vs
senssesse
securitie
:
so
the
forraigue
plagues
and
almost
oppression
,
of
the
Churche
,
abroade
Consolations
amongst
these
worldly
calamyties
.
should
not
abashe
or
make
vs
shrinke
.
Let
vs
not
bee
mooued
with
the
might
and
multitude
of
enimies
,
whether
they
bee
Turkes
,
or
Papistes
:
neither
let
vs
bee
dismayed
which
the
weake
and
poore
estate
of
the
Churche
,
to
iudge
that
they
therefore
be
accepted
and
wee
contenmed
:
which
carnall
and
peruerse
speculation
mooueth
many
to
reuoulte
to
Turke
and
Pope
from
the
Gospell
,
bicause
they
often
times
beholde
the
Church
as
a
refuse
voyde
and
destitude
of
all
humane
helpe
.
In
such
cases
wee
ought
to
take
vnto
vs
in
faith
The
per●ce
armour
of
godly
men
.
and
inuocation
those
defenses
out
of
the
Armorye
of
the
bible
whiche
will
make
vs
inuinsible
,
against
the
weapons
,
and
assiultes
,
of
all
dyuelles
and
wicked
men
.
Those
munitions
are
Gods
prounises
whiche
wee
ought
deepely
and
stedfastly
to
imprint
in
out
mindes
:
and
they
shall
better
fortify
and
defende
vs
then
any
stonge
Bulwark
or
Cast'e
.
Of
the
which
sort
among
many
other
are
these
that
folow
.
Thus
saith
the
Lorde
I
will
beare
you
when
you
are
olde
,
I
haue
made
you
,
I
will
beare
you
,
Esa.
46.
I
will
carrie
you
,
and
agayne
.
Canne
a
mother
forget
hir
Childe
?
and
not
haue
pittie
vpon
the
sonne
of
hir
wombe
:
and
if
she
do
for
Esa.
49.
get
it
yet
will
I
not
forget
thee
Syoh
.
How
sweete
is
that
speach
of
the
Prophet
,
which
resembleth
the
sonne
of
GOD
to
an
Herdma●
,
feedinge
his
flock
,
gathering
his
Lambes
●egether
Esa.
40.
swith
his
armes
,
caryinge
them
in
his
bosome
and
kindly
in
treatinge
them
that
beare
younge
ones
:
Wherby
we
are
put
in
minde
in
our
dayly
prayer
,
that
we
are
the
sheepe
of
this
shepharde
:
and
therfore
ought
to
flye
vnto
him
for
succour
and
defence
in
all
distresses
.
And
no
lesse
pleas●unt
is
that
picture
of
GOD
caryinge
his
Churche
in
hys
wombe
and
bosome
,
proueysinge
to
beare
the
same
Esa.
44.
ct
46.
in
hir
olde
age
.
Men
vse
deepe
inquysitions
and
carefull
cogytations
,
where
the
Churche
shall
remayne
amonge
these
ruines
of
kingdomes
,
confusion
of
opinions
and
infynit
domesticall
calamyties
which
we
beeholde
with
great
,
dolor
and
griefe
.
The
Prophet
caseth
this
carefulnes
saying
that
the
Church
shal
remayne
,
in
the
bosome
and
wombe
of
God
:
that
is
to
say
,
that
he
wil
alwa●es
defend
those
places
that
harbour
&
intertaine
his
church
.
But
amongst
the
rest
,
it
is
chiefly
to
be
obserued
that
the
Church
of
Esa.
11.
God
is
compared
to
a
sucking
infant
puttyng
his
hand
in
a
serpents
nest
and
Cokatrices
denne
,
and
playing
with
them
.
For
as
the
litle
babe
sythinge
amonge
Serpences
&
Cokatrices
:
neither
vnderstandeth
his
daunger
,
neither
is
well
defensed
against
those
vencmous
vipers
:
so
the
Church
doth
not
throughly
seethe
crafty
conuenticles
,
and
lurkyng
dennes
of
hir
emiuties
,
and
is
assaulted
with
greater
forces
then
she
hath
defenses
visible
:
and
yet
she
is
myraculously
and
inuysibly
preserued
by
the
sonne
of
God
the
protector
and
defender
therof
.
Whensoeuer
therefore
wee
see
our
enimyes
readye
to
deuour
vs
,
and
our selues
destitute
of
all
humaine
helpe
:
then
wee
may
most
assurc
our selues
of
Gods
presence
.
If
wee
be
exiled
let
vs
not
think
that
we
are
therefore
abiectes
or
forsaken
of
God
,
or
that
wee
wander
alone
.
For
the
sonne
of
God
marcheth
before
with
an
infinite
company
of
chaste
●ngels
:
Christ
Iesus
is
the
Herbinger
,
Warre
shal
not
ouercome
Christes
Church
.
and
will
lotte
out
a
conuement
restinge
place
for
his
obedyent
people
.
Blooddy
war
rageth
presently
throughout
the
whole
worlde
,
and
the
crueltye
of
Tyrantes
increaseth
euery
where
,
wastinge
and
destroyinge
many
seruaunts
of
Christ
.
But
they
shall
not
vtterly
abollsh
and
vanquish
the
Church
albeit
they
haue
made
many
breaches
in
the
wals
,
and
seeme
now
ready
to
enter
:
for
euen
then
wyll
God
shew
his
presence
,
to
the
confusion
of
Rabsaces
and
his
2.
Reg.
19.
Esa.
37.
Esa.
31.
mighty
army
:
which
is
lyuelye
paynted
out
by
the
Prophet
in
this
wise
.
Thus
hath
the
Lorde
spoken
vnto
mee
.
Like
as
the
Lyon
and
Lyones
whelp
roreth
vpon
the
pray
that
he
hath
gotten
,
and
is
not
afraide
though
the
multitude
of
Shephardes
,
crye
out
vpon
him
neither
is
abashed
for
all
the
heape
of
them
:
so
shall
the
Lorde
of
hostes
come
downe
from
mount
Syon
and
defende
his
Hill.
Like
as
the
birdes
flutter
about
their
nestes
so
shall
the
lorde
of
hostes
,
saue
and
deliuer
Hierusalem
.
Therefore
O
yee
children
of
Israell
tourne
vnto
him
whom
you
haue
ostentimes
forsaken
.
Let
vs
fyxe
our
eyes
and
hartes
vpon
these
euydent
testymonies
of
Gods
mighty
presence
&
protection
of
his
Church
in
such
sort
that
the
gates
of
hell
:
that
is
to
say
the
fearce
assaultes
,
and
subtyll
vndermininges
of
diuels
,
and
men
shall
not
be
able
to
prenayle
against
it
.
The
Churche
indeede
is
a
lyttle
tower
or
Oyle
,
yf
you
compare
it
with
the
warrelyke
Castell
of
Sathan
:
but
by
meanes
of
hyr
Captayne
,
shee
sustayneth
and
beateth
off
the
beseege
and
assauites
of
all
hyr
aduersaries
.
Neyther
ought
wee
to
thinke
that
the
Churche
The
godlye
dye
with
honour
and
tirantes
with
dishonour
.
shall
at
the
last
be
destrcyed
bicause
many
of
hir
members
be
dyuersely
afflicted
,
and
cruelly
murdered
.
For
they
in
theyr
tormentes
and
passions
,
doo
tryumph
ouer
Tyrauntes
,
and
professe
bouldelye
theyr
Faith
and
Relygion
.
So
the
three
Children
in
the
fyrie
fu●nace
tryuinphed
ouer
Nabuchodonezor
,
and
the
scauen
,
Machabies
against
Antiochus
,
with
many
others
Dan.
3.
2.
Mac.
7
who
haue
left
a
sweete
memoryall
of
their
names
euen
in
this
worlde
:
whereas
●yrauntes
Ieaue
and
cary
with
them
perpetuall
shame
and
ignoniie
as
the
wiseman
sayth
.
The
memoriall
of
the
iust
shal
haue
a
good
report
,
but
the
name
of
the
Psa.
112.
prouer.
10
vngodly
shall
stincke
.
For
the
death
of
Gods
saincts
is
precious
in
his
sight
,
and
is
an
entre
into
euerlasting
felicitie
.
Sapi.
3.
And
as
the
sonne
of
GOD
in
the
fyrste
Easter
,
passed
through
Egipt
,
and
slew
al
their
fyrst
Exod
12.
borne
,
and
spared
the
Israelts
whose
dore
postes
were
sprinkled
with
the
blood
of
the
Lauthe
:
euen
so
hee
alwayes
passed
ouer
mankynde
,
subuerting
God
increseth
his
lyttle
flock
and
maketh
them
a
mightye
people
.
great
and
mightye
Princes
,
who
haue
afflicted
and
persecuted
his
Churche
:
but
sparynge
and
preseruinge
his
owne
flocke
myraculously
.
The
church
then
shal
alwaies
continue
,
vntil
the
comming
of
the
sonne
of
GOD
to
iudgement
.
And
albeit
the
face
and
countenaunce
of
the
same
bee
not
alwayes
one
,
and
the
lighte
thereof
sometime
more
,
sometime
lesse
,
much
lyke
the
Moone
in
hir
wayne
and
Eclyps
:
yet
as
she
after
hir
chaunge
increaseth
to
the
full
and
shineth
most
brightlye
:
August
.
in
psalm
.
10.
euen
so
of
seauentye
soules
that
descended
into
Egypt
they
anymented
in
shorte
spac●
to
six
hundred
thousande
,
besydes
women
and
children
:
and
beeinge
streytened
for
a
time
in
obscure
corners
of
Iuryc
,
shee
kindled
vnder
persecution
in
suche
sorte
,
that
in
the
dayes
of
Constantine
the
Great
,
shee
shined
throughout
all
the
world
:
Shee
was
beseeched
latly
by
●mperours
and
Princes
powers
in
litle
Magdcburge
and
Rochell
,
but
was
sette
at
ly
bertye
in
short
time
,
and
had
free
passage
almost
throughout
all
these
landes
.
Although
then
the
power
and
furor
of
tyrants
be
great
,
threten
destruction
to
christian
kingdoms
,
and
breath
out
cruelty
against
the
Sainctes
.
Yet
wee
ought
to
know
that
both
fatall
ruins
,
and
mutations
hange
ouer
their
heades
,
and
also
that
the
sonne
of
GOD
,
who
hath
intituled
hymselfe
,
the
Emperour
,
and
Captayne
of
hys
armye
,
wyll
bridle
their
headdy
and
varbarous
rage
,
and
giue
a
ioyfull
rest
and
gloryous
peace
to
his
Church
.
Yea
hee
wyll
also
defende
and
conserue
honest
Some
common
weales
that
cannot
bee
ouerthrowen
.
Gene.
7.
polycies
,
and
Common
weales
so
longe
as
they
suffer
Christes
shippe
to
ryde
quietlye
in
their
strandes
,
giue
harbour
vnto
his
guie
harbour
vnto
his
Churche
,
mayrtayne
,
Schooles
and
Uniuersities
being
the
fountayne
of
humanytie
and
Christianitie
.
Euen
as
the
sonne
of
God
in
the
vniuersall
floud
saued
the
Arke
and
in
the
same
Noah
and
his
family
,
who
were
Gueed●ne
and
keepers
of
the
diuine
promyses
,
concerning
Mcssias
Iesus
Christe
.
Whereof
The
commodyties
which
england
inicyeth
by
imbracinge
the
worde
of
God
.
litle
England
hath
had
good
proofe
,
who
amonge
the
raging
furors
of
Sathan
,
the
mortall
hatred
of
the
worlde
,
and
daungerous
conspiracies
as
well
of
domesticall
as
forren
enimies
retayninge
with
sure
handfalt
Christes
Gospell
,
and
intertaynig
his
Church
,
hath
binne
blessed
by
almightie
God
with
the
Halcyons
daies
in
their
polycie
and
common
wealth
,
that
they
might
learne
both
to
knowe
and
serue
h●n
in
this
lyfe
,
and
hereafter
to
prayse
him
throughout
all
eternyties
.
Of
this
argumente
I
haue
written
somewhat
largely
in
the
Treatesse
following
,
and
haue
applyed
the
same
to
the
estate
of
these
perilous
times
&
tragical
daies
,
which
I
humbly
present
vnto
you
honor
.
The
reading
wherof
may
happely
renew
in
your
minde
,
the
cruell
practises
and
dealinges
of
wicked
men
,
which
with
greate
dolour
and
perryl
,
you
were
constran●ed
to
be
holde
in
that
Massacre
:
where
amongst
an
innumerable
companye
,
that
penished
as
it
were
with
the
Machabies
:
yet
almighty
GOD
in
his
mercy
saued
many
euen
in
the
fyerie
furnace
and
denne
of
Lyons
:
and
vsed
your
honour
as
mother
Obadia
to
hide
and
preserue
1.
Reg.
18.
many
of
Christes
seruantes
,
from
the
ege
of
the
sworde
:
whereof
,
some
of
them
haue
giuen
open
testimonye
,
to
the
worlde
in
their
writinges
,
and
haue
made
gratefull
remembraunce
of
your
wysdome
,
honour
,
vertue
and
great
charges
,
plentifully
powred
vpon
Christes
members
in
their
myserye
,
for
the
whiche
you
cannot
bee
vnrewarded
at
that
great
daye
,
That
time
made
you
fytte
for
this
your
present
estate
:
and
the
often
remembraunce
of
the
same
wyll
not
suffer
you
to
bee
vnprouided
for
lyke
euents
for
those
that
feare
God
will
not
be
rechlesse
by
meanes
of
prosperytie
,
knowing
,
that
there
is
a
chaunge
of
al
things
,
and
nothing
vnder
the
Sunne
fyrme
and
stable
.
Morcouer
bicause
mans
wisdome
and
regyment
,
is
neither
happy
in
time
of
warre
nor
peace
:
without
the
direction
of
the
worde
of
God
,
this
matter
deriued
out
of
the
same
cannot
be
impertinent
to
your
calling
.
Lastly
if
your
honour
whom
God
hath
indued
with
excellent
wisdom
,
vertue
and
learninge
will
fauourably
accept
this
lyttle
woorke
,
it
shall
the
rather
escape
the
checks
of
the
malycious
,
and
procure
credit
of
the
honest
and
godly
,
The
father
of
al
mercy
giue
you
many
good
dayes
and
yeares
,
and
direct
you
with
the
spirite
of
wisdome
and
counsell
:
that
you
may
continew
long
a
comfort
and
ornament
vnto
the
Church
of
Christ
and
this
common
wealth
increase
you
presentlye
with
temporall
honours
,
and
in
the
ende
crowne
you
with
those
that
bee
eternall
.
From
Exetor
the
last
day
of
May
.
1●77
.
Your
honours
humble
Iohn
Wolton
.
❧
Of
the
temptations
,
and
assaultes
of
Sathan
,
against
mankinde
vniuersallie
.
Chap
1.
IT
is
truly
written
of
that
learned
and
Sirach
.
40
wyse
Hebrewe
Sirach
.
A
great
trauayle
is
created
for
all
men
,
and
an
heuie
yoke
,
vpon
all
the
sonnes
of
Adam
,
from
the
daye
that
they
goe
cut
of
theyr
Mothers
wombe
,
tyll
they
be
buried
in
the
earth
,
the
mother
of
all
things
:
Which
is
an
excellent
sentence
,
and
worthy
to
bee
obserued
,
of
all
such
as
professe
them selues
the
seruauntes
of
Christe
.
For
whereas
man
was
created
in
the
beginning
,
to
lyfe
and
immortalitie
,
and
indued
with
the
Image
of
God
:
whereby
he
diuerse
and
sundry
waies
,
resembled
his
creator
,
but
espetially
in
Righteousnesse
and
true
holynesse
:
carnall
Ephe
4.
men
haue
with
great
care
,
and
pensiuenesse
of
minde
,
marueyled
at
and
inquired
,
the
cause
of
that
horrible
ruine
,
and
destruction
of
Man
,
the
chiefe
and
principall
amongst
all
visible
creatures
.
Whose
noble
and
excellent
nature
,
dailye
fadeth
awaye
the
Uyolette
or
Rose
,
and
in
tracte
of
tyme
dyeth
and
corrupteth
,
much
more
lothsomelye
Autor
serm.
ad
fratres
in
eremo
.
and
lamentablye
,
then
an
Oxe
or
Asse
:
for
that
(
as
learned
men
haue
obserued
)
immediatlye
after
his
death
,
fylthye
Todes
wyll
bréede
of
his
guttes
,
and
venemous
Serpents
of
his
reynes
and
kydnes
.
Othersome
there
are
,
so
astonied
,
and
as
it
were
depriued
of
all
sence
,
and
féeling
:
that
they
neuer
thinke
howe
they
receyued
lyfe
,
nor
how
they
shall
at
the
laste
taste
of
death
.
And
if
peraduenture
by
meanes
of
greate
callamities
,
the
face
and
feare
of
death
nowe
&
then
oppresseth
them
:
yet
they
neuer
thinke
vppon
any
remedies
,
whereby
they
myght
bée
somewhat
eased
,
vnder
so
heauie
and
weightie
a
burden
.
The
wyse
man
therefore
,
in
this
his
sentence
satisfyeth
the
carefull
cogitation
of
the
one
,
and
healeth
the
senceles
Apoplexie
of
the
other
:
in
rendring
the
causes
and
occasions
of
mannes
myserie
and
callamitie
.
Which
whyles
wee
beholde
and
consider
,
let
vs
also
fyxe
our
eyes
vppon
the
Redeemer
and
delyuerer
of
mankinde
,
Iesus
Christe
:
and
in
regard
of
the
greate
imbecillity
,
and
tyckle
estate
of
mortall
mens
matters
,
bow
our
mindes
to
humility
,
modestie
and
feare
of
God
.
Wherevnto
this
graue
wryter
exhorteth
Iob.
14.
1.
Cor.
15.
all
menne
,
in
making
mention
of
olde
Adam
,
and
of
our
mother
,
from
whome
we
haue
our
origen
and
ofspring
.
And
although
none
almost
can
bée
ignoraunt
of
this
propagation
and
discente
:
yet
the
Wyse
man
calleth
them
to
the
consideration
of
that
,
whiche
conunonlye
they
forgette
,
or
lyttle
recorde
:
and
admonisheth
them
of
the
malediction
and
curse
pronounced
againste
Adam
and
Eue
in
Paradize
,
Gen.
3.
for
the
transgression
of
Gods
commaundemente
.
This
curse
is
the
course
of
all
our
myserie
.
For
as
Gregorie
sayeth
,
what
strength
can
hee
haue
that
is
borne
in
infirmitie
?
what
thing
,
can
come
of
fleshe
,
but
flesh
?
what
can
descende
of
a
miserable
father
and
mother
,
but
a
myserable
creature
.
Which
he
enlargeth
in
laying
downe
before
our
eyes
our
painefull
and
perillous
byrth
,
our
combersome
&
vnquiet
lyfe
,
our
ineuitable
,
and
terrible
death
.
All
which
thinges
wyll
appeare
,
and
more
euidently
shine
in
our
eyes
:
if
we
open
and
vnfold
these
thinges
somewhat
more
perticularly
.
Fyrst
if
we
consider
the
beginning
of
The
generasion
of
man
vncleane
.
our
byrth
,
whereby
man
is
prepared
to
this
lyfe
,
it
is
vncleane
,
and
almoste
lothsome
to
nature
her selfe
:
for
other
Beastes
doo
openly
engender
,
euen
nature
as
it
were
mouing
them
therevnto
.
The
conceauing
of
man
onely
beareth
shamefastnesse
,
desyring
rather
to
be
hydde
,
then
opened
:
because
of
the
staine
of
sinne
,
which
driueth
man
to
bashfulnesse
,
and
causeth
him
to
bee
ashamed
of
him selfe
.
Nature
bringeth
forth
brute
Beastes
,
but
sinne
after
a
sort
,
bringeth
forth
man
,
the
Prophete
wytnessing
the
same
.
Beholde
,
I
was
conceyued
in
iniquitie
,
and
in
sinne
Psal.
50.
my
mother
conceiued
me
.
What
should
I
speake
of
the
tyme
,
betwéene
his
conception
and
byrth
,
which
is
full
of
sorrowe
and
sicknesse
:
the
mother
being
encombred
with
weaknesse
of
stomack
,
headache
,
swymming
of
the
head
,
and
many
other
infirmities
:
yea
,
oftentymes
if
she
eyther
snéese
,
or
smell
the
snuffe
of
a
Candle
,
shee
trauayleth
before
her
tyme
.
If
besydes
these
,
you
marke
the
time
Mans
birth
.
of
delyueraunce
,
you
shal
hardly
iudge
,
whether
Nature
be
a
more
louing
mother
,
or
an
heauier
stepdame
to
man
.
For
Man
is
caste
forth
bare
and
naked
vpon
the
earth
,
senceles
,
and
is
compelled
to
kiuer
him selfe
,
and
hyde
his
priuie
partes
,
by
the
reliefe
of
others
:
so
that
if
we
wyl
signifie
any
notable
miserie
,
wee
neede
no
more
but
note
the
Byrth
of
man
into
this
worlde
.
Whervpon
the
Thratians
were
wont
to
wéepe
in
their
chyldebedde
,
and
the
Parentes
with
mourning
to
receyue
their
Chyldren
new
borne
into
the
worlde
:
but
at
their
death
,
to
bury
them
with
marueilous
reioysing
,
&
gladnesse
:
as
though
that
he
which
is
newe
borne
were
rather
to
be
lamented
,
then
he
that
deceaseth
,
and
departeth
the
myserie
of
the
worlde
.
Other
Beastes
entering
into
light
,
are
cladde
and
couered
,
and
by
the
verie
motion
of
nature
doo
séeke
after
foode
.
The
Lambe
as
soone
as
he
is
All
liuing
creatures
haue
their
dēfences
man
only
excepted
.
yeaned
,
is
able
to
followe
the
damme
:
the
Chicken
as
soone
as
it
is
out
of
the
shell
,
wyll
doo
the
like
:
and
euerie
one
in
their
kindes
haue
couerings
and
defences
to
reskew
them selues
from
daunger
.
The
Elephante
his
snowte
,
the
Bucke
his
hornes
,
the
Boore
his
tuske
,
the
Woolfe
his
téeth
,
the
Birdes
theyr
bylles
and
Tallants
,
and
to
euerie
creature
accordingly
.
But
naked
man
is
cast
into
naked
nature
,
crying
&
wayling
:
and
straight
waye
is
wrapped
in
swadlyng
cloathes
,
(
as
it
were
in
manacles
and
fetters
cast
vpon
his
handes
and
feete
)
beginning
his
lyfe
with
a
kinde
of
imprisonment
,
so
that
we
may
right
well
saye
with
Plinie
.
O
meere
madnesse
to
thinke
that
we
are
borne
Plinius
lib.
7
cap.
1.
et
.
cap.
50.
to
pride
,
vpon
such
simple
beginnings
,
how
long
is
it
before
a
man
can
speake
,
how
long
before
he
can
go
.
Nowe
when
man
is
brought
vp
,
many
Perils
and
daungers
thousand
lets
,
many
daungers
,
many
kindes
of
intrapmentes
:
declare
howe
whereunto
man
is
subiect
.
harde
it
is
for
him
to
passe
the
race
of
his
lyfe
,
and
to
come
to
his
fatall
ende
.
Surely
he
is
subiecte
to
all
kinde
of
perylles
and
daungers
,
in
his
minde
,
body
and
goodes
:
In
daunger
of
water
,
of
fyre
,
of
ruyne
of
houses
,
of
the
sworde
,
and
of
diuerse
kinde
of
maladies
:
wherby
he
is
cut
of
most
commonly
by
death
.
before
he
come
to
olde
age
.
Which
things
moued
a
certaine
Wise
man
to
saye
,
That
Citties
and
Tounes
,
were
nothing
else
but
places
of
humane
sorrowes
Solon
.
and
miseries
,
wherein
mourning
,
lamentation
,
and
troublesome
labours
of
mortall
men
are
inclosed
and
contayned
.
Whereof
Plinie
also
wryteth
after
this
manner
.
The
gyft
of
Nature
is
fyckle
&
vncertaine
,
yea
,
it
is
euyll
and
short
to
those
that
longest
enjoy
it
.
What
should
I
speake
of
one
halfe
of
mans
age
,
passing
away
in
sleepe
,
and
spent
in
darknes
.
For
we
may
not
accoumpt
the
time
of
infancy
any
part
of
lyfe
,
which
almost
wanteth
sence●
neither
yet
olde
age
,
which
is
ful
of
so
many
sorrowes
,
cares
,
thoughtes
,
and
feares
,
insomuch
that
olde
men
p●ay
for
nothing
so
often
as
for
death
:
a●
though
nature
could
geue
nothing
so
good
vnto
man
,
as
a
short
lyfe
.
For
in
olde
age
the
limmes
waxe
stiffe
,
the
sight
dimme
,
the
hearing
deaffe
,
and
the
teeth
fall
away
.
Againe
no
lyuing
creature
,
is
in
Man
is
mane
soe
and
enemy
.
daunger
of
moo
disseases
,
none
standeth
in
more
ha●arde
of
priuie
Amboushmentes
then
he
doth
,
and
that
by
man
.
Lyons
for
all
theyr
wyldnesse
,
yet
doc
not
one
encounter
another
,
the
Serpent
stingeth
no
Serpent
:
but
Man
is
a
Woolfe
to
Man
,
at
whose
hand
he
daily
receaueth
much
harme
.
Furthermore
,
none
is
couetous
but
hee
,
none
ambitious
,
none
vncontentable
in
desyre
of
thinges
,
but
he
onely
:
he
is
in
continuall
paine
wearyed
with
calamyties
,
of
which
euylles
although
thou
arte
perswaded
that
thou
hast
discomfetted
one
or
two
,
and
so
thinkest
thy selfe
in
safetie
:
Yet
thou
must
abyde
a
sore
conflict
,
with
Nature
her selfe
:
séeing
thou
arte
enforced
to
feare
euen
the
lyghtning
of
the
Element
,
the
stenche
of
the
earth
,
the
Scorpions
stroke
,
so
many
kindes
of
poyson
and
venime
:
which
although
they
neuer
chaunce
vnto
thée
,
yet
fleshly
flées
,
crablyce
,
and
many
other
lyke
vermins
,
shall
annoy
thée
,
and
declare
that
man
is
in
daunger
of
many
thousande
myseries
.
But
also
the
necessitie
of
death
,
is
Painefull
and
fearful
Death
.
not
to
be
so
much
counted
vpon
,
séeing
it
is
common
to
all
lyuing
creatures
:
for
whatsoeuer
is
horne
must
dye
,
and
returne
to
duste
,
whence
it
had
his
begynning
:
were
it
not
that
another
kind
of
death
had
fallen
to
man
,
which
came
through
sinne
,
whereby
we
haue
also
founde
another
begynning
of
a
myserable
lyse
.
For
there
is
no
other
lyuing
Euerlasting
death
.
thing
but
it
decayeth
vniuersallye
and
totally
,
man
alone
excepted
:
whose
onlye
body
perisheth
the
soule
,
which
is
seuered
from
it
continuing
euerlastinglie
:
so
that
the
good
be
receaued
into
a
blessed
life
,
whereas
the
badd●
be
thrust
downe
into
euerlasting
tormentes
of
hell
:
hauing
in
this
poynt
death
lyke
to
brute
Beastes
,
because
they
neyther
thinke
the
soule
immortall
,
neyther
beléeue
that
there
is
any
resurrection
,
or
any
hell
,
that
thereby
the
death
of
an
●xe
,
and
a
Man
séemeth
lyke
.
Heape
hyther
so
many
meanes
,
whereby
wée
Eccless
.
3.
eyther
hasten
our
owne
death
,
or
vpon
very
tryfling
occasions
,
léese
our
lyfe
:
séeing
moe
dye
by
surseyt
&
wine
,
then
by
the
sworde
.
Many
whyies
that
contrarye
to
their
nature
,
they
labour
by
helpe
of
cunning
and
arte
,
to
lengthen
their
yeares
,
and
onely
séeke
meanes
to
lyue
,
cast
them selues
away
by
vsing
too
much
Phisicke
.
Here
I
néede
not
to
touche
diuerse
Sodayne
deathes
.
kindes
of
soddaine
deaths
,
wherby
very
many
haue
miscaried
and
decayde
.
So
dyed
Anacrien
the
Poet
,
chooked
with
a
reysyn
kyrnell
.
So
dyed
Fabius
the
Senatour
of
an
heayre
,
which
he
did
drink
in
mylke
.
Cornelius
Gallus
,
which
somtime
had
bene
Praetor
:
and
Quintus
Heterius
a
knight
of
Rome
,
dyed
whyles
they
were
in
the
very
acte
of
generation
.
Sophocles
and
Dyonisius
the
tyraunt
of
Cycille
,
both
deceassed
for
ioye
,
when
they
heard
tydings
of
the
vpperhand
of
a
Tragedy
.
Of
which
sort
of
examples
I
could
rehearse
a
number
,
wherby
we
be
put
in
minde
of
our
mortality
,
&
that
ere
we
weene
,
we
dye
soddainly
.
Sure
we
are
to
dye
,
but
by
what
kinde
of
death
,
&
in
what
moment
we
know
not
.
We
must
watch
therefore
whyles
we
lyue
in
this
ciuile
lyfe
among
men
,
lest
the
soddaine
necessitie
of
death
,
finde
vs
vnprouided
,
&
not
awake
,
for
we
shal
be
so
much
the
lesse
,
be
able
to
geue
an
accom●pt
of
our
former
life
,
the
more
we
yéelde
to
wickednesse
,
and
dispise
the
obedience
of
Gods
commaundement
.
Finally
the
daungers
of
that
soule
,
(
neglected
●arnon
security
or
di●fydence
.
or
slightly
passed
ouer
by
carnall
men
)
are
principally
to
be
considered
:
such
are
the
errors
and
ignoraunces
of
the
minde
:
prophane
opinions
of
God
,
carnall
securitie
,
dystrust
,
euyll
concupiscence
,
tormentes
of
the
Conscience
,
and
horrible
terrors
of
death
:
wherewithall
Saule
,
Caine
,
Iudas
,
and
suche
like
,
being
vexed
and
afflicted
,
fell
into
damnable
dyspayre
,
and
murdred
them selues
.
These
myseries
of
man
myght
be
The
complayntes
of
Philosophers
touching
mans
stailnesse
.
séene
by
Reason
,
and
felto
by
dayly
experience
:
if
we
were
not
too
perciall
,
and
euen
wylfullye
blinde
in
our
owne
causes
.
Whereof
so
many
complaintes
are
,
almost
in
euerie
page
,
of
prophane
wryters
:
out
of
the
which
heape
,
a
Selueccerus
in
prolegon
ad
Genesin
.
learned
man
of
our
tyme
hath
made
thoyse
,
of
three
principall
sentences
.
The
first
is
out
of
Aristotle
,
who
asketh
1.
Aristo
.
this
question
,
what
is
man
?
He
is
an
example
of
weaknesse
,
a
spoyle
of
time
,
a
plaie
of
fortune
,
an
Image
of
inconstancie
,
a
ballaunce
of
enuie
and
callamitie
,
and
whatsoeuer
is
besides
,
is
but
fleame
and
Choler
.
The
seconde
saying
is
taken
out
of
Euripides
.
There
is
no
2.
Euripides
in
orest
.
et
Cicero
.
Tusc.
4
myserie
nor
wofull
mishappe
,
and
mischiefe
,
whereunto
mans
nature
is
not
subiecte
.
The
thirde
is
of
Pindarus
:
we
are
men
,
but
of
one
day
,
what
is
some
body
?
and
what
is
no
body
?
all
3.
Pindari
in
pithijs
.
od
.
8
men
are
no
better
then
a
dreame
of
a
shadowe
.
And
vnto
these
thrée
sentences
,
we
maye
reduce
all
other
complaintes
,
which
eyther
the
Cthincke
Poets
,
Historians
,
or
Philosophers
haue
vttered
of
the
fraylnesse
of
mans
lyfe
.
All
which
sentences
,
Ludouicut
Vines
endeuored
to
comprehende
briefly
after
this
manner
:
Mans
body
is
infirme
,
and
De
veritate
fidei
.
lib.
1.
cap.
16.
subiect
to
all
iniuries
,
euerie
member
hath
his
especiall
malladie
:
And
as
for
his
minde
it
is
exceeding
sicke
and
vnquiet
,
blinde
and
improuident
,
neither
doth
wyll
suffer
it selfe
to
be
lyghtned
,
being
much
lyke
the
taste
of
a
sick
man
,
desiring
those
thinges
that
be
hurtfull
,
and
lootheth
those
things
that
be
wholsome
,
vnruely
and
intractable
,
towarde
such
as
would
cure
him
:
all
his
affections
are
out
of
order
,
and
whole
man
is
a
seruaunt
of
those
thinges
which
are
needfull
for
him
,
wherof
he
was
sometime
Lord
and
maister
.
Thus
man
lyeth
in
this
sicknesse
,
as
it
were
in
his
death
bedde
,
vntill
he
giue
vp
the
goast
,
which
is
called
Death
:
wheras
mannes
byrth
might
more
aptly
be
tearmed
Death
,
as
Manilius
writeth
.
Nascentes
morimur
,
finisque
ab
origna
pendet
,
Such
a
continuall
death
is
laide
vppon
Adams
children
,
for
a
punishment
of
his
transgression
,
being
much
more
bytter
,
then
if
he
had
immediatly
dyed
.
Thus
we
sée
the
estate
of
this
our
sorrowfull
and
short
lyfe
,
some
part
wherof
(
a●
Seneca
wryteth
)
we
spende
in
doing
euil
,
a
greater
part
in
doing
nothing
,
Seneca
Epist.
1
ad
Lucil.
and
the
greatest
part
of
al
,
in
doing
those
thinges
that
appertayne
nothing
vnto
vs
.
These
thinges
moued
Theophrastus
to
vtter
his
lamentable
complaint
,
That
Nature
is
rather
a
stepdame
to
mankind
,
then
a
louing
mother
.
For
whereas
she
Theophracomplaint
of
Nature
.
Lucretius
.
lib.
5.
plinius
.
lib.
7
Salust
in
praesat
.
Belli
Ingu●th
Lactant.
de
opificio
.
cap.
3.
et
.
4.
Lud.
viues
de
veritate
.
Fidei
.
lib.
1.
cap.
12.
Seneca
de
breuitate
vitae
.
Cicero
.
Tusce
.
lib.
3.
hath
dealt
with
brute
Beastes
lyberally
.
and
louingly
,
geuing
vnto
many
of
them
a
long
lyfe
,
seruing
to
no
purpose
:
She
hath
lent
to
man
a
verie
short
time
,
vnto
whome
moe
yeares
had
bene
conuenient
,
to
the
ende
he
might
haue
commen
to
perfite
knowledge
in
wisdome
,
which
is
mannes
chiefe
felicitie
.
Besides
these
thinges
,
she
hath
expelled
him
,
into
this
worlde
,
poore
and
weake
,
not
able
to
do
any
thing
:
but
with
howling
and
crying
,
to
foreshew
his
miserable
estate
and
condition
.
Albeit
I
am
not
ignoraunt
that
Theophrastus
saying
hath
beene
reprehended
both
of
humaine
,
and
deuine
wryters
:
of
these
because
he
vsurped
the
woord
Nature
,
(
as
they
suppose
)
for
God
himselfe
,
&
so
charged
the
Creatour
,
with
the
faulte
of
she
Creature
.
And
it
can
not
be
denyed
,
but
that
both
Philosophers
,
and
Diuines
,
haue
Of
the
word
Nature
.
tearmed
God
by
the
name
of
Nature
.
For
so
speake
not
onely
Hippocrates
&
Seneca
,
but
also
Lactantius
:
although
else
where
hee
séemeth
to
mislyke
that
Seneca
de
benef.
lib.
4
cap.
7.
phrase
.
As
for
those
wordes
of
Saint
Augustine
:
Omnis
quippe
natura
vel
Deus
est
,
qui
nullum
habet
autorem
:
vel
deus
Gallenus
de
placitis
hippocr
.
et
plat
.
lib.
9
lactantius
.
lib.
2.
cap.
9
De
anima
et
eius
origine
.
lib.
2.
cap.
3
Mathous
Beroaldu●
Cron.
lib.
2.
cap.
6.
Caluniuc
.
lib.
1
institut
.
cap.
5.
non
est
qui
ipsum
habet
autorem
,
Are
not
to
this
purpose
:
for
the
worde
Nature
there
,
hath
a
farre
other
signification
.
And
the
great
Phylosopher
of
our
tyme
Mattheus
Beroaldus
,
amongst
many
significations
of
the
worde
,
alloweth
that
manner
of
spéeche
:
yet
the
wordes
of
his
Maister
Iohn
Caluine
,
please
me
much
better
,
writing
hereof
after
this
manner
.
I
graunt
that
we
may
godly
vse
this
phrase
(
Nature
is
God
)
so
it
proceede
of
a
sincere
minde
:
but
because
the
speache
is
harde
and
vnproper
,
for
that
Nature
is
an
order
appointed
by
God
:
It
seemeth
vnto
mee
very
daungerous
,
and
hurtfull
,
in
matters
of
so
great
moment
,
and
wherein
there
ought
to
be
a
singular
Religion
,
to
wrappe
and
confounde
the
eternall
God
,
with
the
inferiour
course
of
his
handy
workes
.
Of
the
same
mynde
was
Lactantius
,
Lactant
,
lib.
3.
cap.
28.
wryting
:
That
the
subuersion
of
true
Religion
,
brought
forth
the
name
of
Nature
.
For
they
being
eyther
ignoraunt
,
by
whome
the
worlde
was
made
:
eyther
desirous
to
perswade
that
nothing
was
made
by
God
:
sayd
,
that
Nature
was
the
mother
of
all
thinges
,
meaning
that
all
things
sprang
of
their
owne
accord
,
wherin
they
opened
their
great
vnskilfulnesse
.
For
if
prouidence
and
Gods
power
be
set
apart
,
Nature
is
plainly
nothing
.
And
if
they
call
God
Nature
:
what
peruersenesse
is
it
to
tearme
it
Nature
,
rather
then
God
,
Nature
verily
is
not
God
,
but
the
worke
of
God
.
But
in
my
opinion
,
Theophraste
who
had
that
name
geuen
him
,
partlye
for
his
diuine
sentences
of
God
,
and
his
what
Theophrast
meant
by
the
word
Nature
.
prouidence
,
and
partly
for
his
swéete
vaine
in
wryting
,
vsed
not
the
woorde
Nature
in
any
such
sence
:
but
rather
for
vitious
&
corrupte
qualities
,
which
haue
infected
this
diuine
workemanshippe
.
Hereof
that
common
saying
commeth
,
that
the
beginning
of
vertue
is
of
Nature
,
to
wyt
of
Perfect
Nature
:
and
that
vices
procéede
of
Nature
,
verily
of
corrupt
and
poysoned
Nature
.
And
if
any
man
thinke
that
I
thus
conūerre
Theophrastes
wordes
,
ledde
with
ioylfulnesse
to
discent
from
others
,
rather
then
with
a
desyre
to
séeke
oute
Truth
:
let
him
vnderstand
that
I
haue
not
sucked
this
out
of
my
owne
conceit
,
but
haue
receiued
the
same
of
that
learned
father
Saint
Augustine
:
who
alleadging
the
very
same
sentence
,
cyted
out
of
Theophraste
by
Cicera
,
pronounceth
thereof
after
this
manner
.
The
Augu
contra
.
Iusianum
lib.
4.
ca.
12.
repetit
.
ex
lib.
3.
Cic.
de
Repub.
same
Tullie
in
his
third
booke
of
a
common
wealth
,
writeth
that
man
is
brought
forth
into
this
lyfe
not
of
a
Mother
,
but
of
a
stepdam
,
in
body
both
naked
weake
and
infyrme
:
and
in
his
minde
perisiue
in
sorrowes
,
abiecte
in
feare
,
faint
in
labours
,
prone
to
lecherie
:
wherein
notwithstanding
,
there
is
couered
certaine
d●●●s●
sparkes
of
witte
,
and
vnderstanding
.
What
saye
you
to
these
things
?
he
:
saue
the
disease
,
but
he
was
ignoraunt
of
the
cause
,
Hitherto
Augustine
,
who
notwithstanding
myslyketh
this
complaint
,
if
it
be
applied
to
Nature
sincerre
and
incorrupt
.
But
to
the
ende
that
this
matter
may
The
sygnifycations
of
the
worde
Nature
.
bee
more
easily
discussed
,
you
shall
vnderstande
that
the
worde
Nature
,
as
we
reason
of
it
in
this
place
,
hath
two
significations
,
as
Saint
Augustine
in
sundry
places
hath
obserued
.
The
fyrst
Aug.
retrac
.
cap.
10.
estate
of
man
which
was
sincere
,
and
without
sinne
,
is
properly
called
mans
Nature
:
but
by
translation
we
vse
it
for
this
condition
of
man
,
wherein
●he
is
borne
,
and
liueth
.
And
in
another
place
:
That
was
the
meaning
of
the
Apostle
,
De
trinitat
.
lib.
13.
ca.
12
when
he
sayde
that
he
was
by
Nature
,
the
childe
of
wrath
,
as
other
men
:
meaning
as
it
is
corrupt
with
sinne
,
not
as
it
was
right
in
the
beginning
.
And
againe
:
That
whiche
was
a
punishment
to
the
In
Psal.
38.
first
man
,
is
turned
into
our
nature
,
As
the
Apostle
sayth
.
We
were
by
nature
Ephe.
2.
the
children
of
wrath
.
Séeing
then
we
sée
the
worde
Nature
,
vsed
not
onely
of
the
best
expositors
of
the
holye
Scriptures
,
but
in
the
worde
of
God
it selfe
,
for
the
corrupt
and
sinful
estate
of
mortall
man
:
why
shoulde
any
man
reprehende
Theophraste
,
iustly
lamenting
our
wofull
,
and
mysarable
condicion
.
Saluste
going
about
to
confute
.
Theophraste
,
Sulucte
reyrehenbeth
Theophraste
but
yeldeth
no
reason
.
ioyneth
not
yssue
in
any
peynt
:
but
digresseth
:
into
the
commandation
of
Mannes
nature
,
and
exhorteth
vs
to
the
due
consideration
thereof
:
which
is
verie
plausible
to
the
children
of
Adam
,
who
more
willingly
record
such
things
as
sound
to
their
prayse
and
glory
:
then
that
reueale
their
myserable
beggerie
,
and
ignominie
.
Surely
Saint
Augustin
De
natura
et
gratia
.
cap.
1.
accoumpteth
this
high
commendation
and
excelling
of
nature
,
to
bee
ioyned
with
great
perryl
&
daunger
,
and
affyrmeth
such
men
to
haue
a
zeale
,
but
not
according
to
knowledge
.
Who
being
Rom.
10.
ignoraunt
of
the
iustice
of
God
,
and
desirous
to
place
their
owue
,
are
not
subiect
to
the
iustice
of
God
.
And
a
lytle
after
he
wryteth
most
excellentlie
after
this
manner
.
The
first
nature
of
man
was
Ibidem
.
cap.
3.
created
without
any
sinne
.
But
this
nature
wherein
we
descende
from
Adam
,
hath
nowe
ne
.
de
of
a
Phisition
.
For
albeit
2.
Cor.
5.
Ephe.
2.
we
are
nowe
in
Christ
a
new
creature
,
yet
we
were
the
childr●●
of
wrath
euen
as
others
.
But
God
who
is
ritch
in
mercy
,
for
that
great
loue
wherewith
he
hath
loued
vs
,
when
we
were
dead
in
our
sinnes
,
he
hath
quickned
vs
in
Christ
,
by
whose
grace
we
are
saued
.
The
Ethnickes
doth
most
commonly
The
disorder
of
the
Ethnickes
propose
to
man
his
ende
,
that
he
might
thereby
vnderstande
hir
excellent
dignitie
.
But
to
what
ende
serue
those
Pompeus
words
:
That
we
shoulde
delyberate
and
enterprise
thinges
laudable
,
and
honest
,
and
that
we
shoulde
contend
after
vertues
.
Séeing
that
by
corruption
of
Nature
,
we
haue
neither
perfite
vnderstanding
nor
Power
to
followe
vertue
,
so
that
such
spéeches
of
the
excellencie
of
Mannes
nature
,
as
it
is
nowe
,
do
puffe
him
vp
with
a
vaine
conceyte
of
him selfe
,
and
as
it
were
in
a
maze
,
caryeth
him
headlong
into
destruction
.
We
ought
not
I
confesse
to
forget
that
first
Lege
Calu
Iustit
.
lib.
2.
cap.
1.
Nobilitie
,
which
God
gaue
vnto
our
father
Adam
,
and
the
remembraunce
of
the
same
must
néedes
bréede
in
vs
an
ardent
desire
of
Immortalitie
:
but
we
can
not
once
thinke
of
that
Dignitie
,
but
there
wyl
on
the
other
syde
appeare
a
heauie
spectacle
of
our
shame
and
miserable
ruine
,
whereof
we
our selues
by
Propagation
and
Imitation
are
guiltye
.
Wherby
we
shall
haue
better
cause
to
lyke
of
Theophrastes
complaint
,
then
vainly
to
extoll
this
our
most
ruinous
,
and
corrupt
Nature
.
Seneca
,
whome
Lactantius
accoumpteth
Seneca
his
iudgement
of
this
matter
Lact
lib
1.
cap
5.
et
lib.
2.
ca.
9.
the
most
wittie
and
subtyle
Philosopher
,
of
all
the
Stoikes
,
cyting
Theophrastes
sentence
,
doth
not
find
any
fault
with
it
:
but
rather
taketh
iust
occasion
thereby
,
to
exhorte
men
to
spende
that
lyttle
tyme
which
is
geuen
them
,
in
lyuing
well
and
honestly
:
Whose
words
,
because
they
are
full
of
excellent
,
and
diuine
lessons
,
and
ther
withall
appertain
to
my
purpose
:
I
thought
good
to
put
downe
,
as
I
finde
them
,
in
the
Aucthour
him selfe
,
which
are
after
this
mannes
.
Most
part
of
mortall
men
,
friende
Paulyne
,
do
complaine
of
the
crueltie
of
nature
,
Seneca
de
breuitate
vitae
.
because
she
hath
geuen
vs
so
short
a
race
,
and
course
,
Truely
our
time
is
not
so
short
of
it self
,
but
we
make
it
short●r
:
Our
lyfe
is
long
inough
,
if
we
spende
it
west
.
But
when
wee
passe
it
ouer
in
ryotte
and
neclygence
,
it
is
bestowed
in
no
good
thing
:
so
that
in
the
ende
of
our
lyfe
,
that
tyme
which
we
thought
not
to
go
,
is
euen
runne
away
.
Insomuch
,
that
we
haue
not
receyued
a
short
lyfe
,
but
we
cutte
it
shorter
,
neither
is
that
so
wating
vnto
vs
,
as
we
are
prodigal
of
it
.
Euen
as
ample
&
princely
ryches
,
when
they
come
to
a
prodigal
master
are
wasted
in
a
moment
:
But
if
a
meane
stocke
be
committed
to
a
thriftye
,
and
frugall
man
,
by
wise
vsing
it
increaseth
.
Why
continew
wee
then
our
plaint
against
nature
,
seeing
for
her
parte
she
hath
shewed
her selfe
benigne
and
lyberall
vnto
vs
?
our
lyfe
is
long
enough
,
if
we
coulde
vse
it
.
For
example
sake
:
One
is
possessed
Our
lyfe
is
long
enough
if
we
coulde
vse
it
well
.
with
greedie
couetousnes
,
another
geueth
him selfe
to
vaine
conclusions
.
This
man
delighteth
in
wine
,
that
man
passeth
tyme
in
sleepie
slouthfulnes
.
Heere
is
an
ambicious
man
,
that
gapeth
after
popular
fame
:
there
is
one
that
runneth
,
ouer
all
Seas
and
Landes
,
after
Marchaundize
:
and
finally
,
a
man
shall
see
such
,
as
exercise
them selues
in
no
trade
,
but
rubbe
out
the
tyme
:
so
that
Exigua
pars
est
qua
vitimus
.
we
may
well
saye
with
the
Poet.
That
parte
wherein
we
lyue
is
verie
lytle
.
All
our
race
,
is
not
a
lyfe
,
but
tyme
onelie
.
We
bestowe
and
employ
our
lyfe
exceeding
coumbersomely
and
diuerslye
:
but
when
we
come
to
the
losse
of
time
,
we
are
too
prodigall
,
and
therein
is
sparing
couetousnes
,
onely
commendable
.
Wherby
it
would
come
to
passe
,
that
albeit
our
lyfe
shoulde
come
to
a
thousand
yeares
:
yet
we
our selues
abbridge
it
,
and
consuming
tyme
doth
eate
it
cut
:
and
a
lytle
after
inclining
as
it
were
to
Theophrastes
opinion
,
hée
writeth
thus
.
If
we
consider
the
estate
and
condition
Man
hath
great
causes
to
lament
.
of
all
mortall
men
〈◊〉
we
maye
see
great
and
manifolde
occasions
of
mourning
and
lamentation
,
yea
,
we
shall
rather
want
teares
,
then
matter
of
mourning
.
As
for
all
these
worldly
goodes
which
delyght
vs
wich
deceytfull
pleasures
,
as
money
,
dignitie
,
power
,
&
many
other
such
,
wherwithall
the
blind
desire
of
man
is
more
taken
,
and
amazed
:
they
are
possessed
with
labor
,
sene
with
enuy
,
and
oppresse
now
and
then
,
rather
then
profit
their
masters
and
owners
:
they
are
vncertain
and
slippery
,
and
a
great
part
of
quietnes
is
lost
,
in
carefull
keeping
of
them
.
Verely
if
you
wyll
credit
me
,
and
weigh
more
deeply
with
me
the
mater
as
it
is
,
all
mans
life
is
meere
vexation
&
affliction
.
We
being
cast
out
then
,
into
this
deepe
and
vnquiet
Sea
,
flowing
and
ebbing
:
somtime
hoyst
vp
,
somtime
plunged
downe
:
neuer
continue
in
stabilitie
:
For
we
are
tossed
too
and
froo
,
we
depend
in
the
waues
,
wind
and
weather
:
sometime
runne
and
bruse
one
another
,
and
sometyme
make
shypwracke
of
all
.
So
that
in
this
tempestuous
,
and
stormie
Sea
,
there
is
no
sure
harborowe
,
nor
quiet
part
,
but
death
alone
.
Hytherto
Seneca
complayning
also
of
mannes
portus
nauigantium
mors
.
myserable
and
rufull
case
.
But
I
let
Theophraste
&
his
opinion
passe
at
this
tyme
,
and
returning
to
my
matter
,
wyl
consider
,
what
the
spirite
of
God
hath
vttered
,
and
pronounced
of
Mans
estate
and
condition
.
The
worde
of
God
therefore
,
being
What
the
worde
of
God
pronounceth
of
mans
estat
.
the
Lanterne
,
and
perfite
Lodesman
,
leading
vs
to
euerlasting
lyfe
,
is
most
plentifull
in
the
discription
of
Mannes
myserable
,
and
corrupt
nature
.
For
to
omytte
many
places
,
wherein
he
is
expressed
in
his
nature
and
kinde
:
As
all
Gen.
6.
et
.
18.
flesh
had
corrupted
his
way
vpon
earth
,
and
I
am
but
duste
and
ashes
:
I
come
to
that
Dialouge
and
communication
betwéene
the
vertuous
Patriarche
Iacob
,
and
good
Phorao
,
King
of
Egipt
,
that
fastorer
,
and
fauorer
of
Gods
people
:
Iacob
demaunded
by
the
Prince
of
his
Gen.
47.
yeares
,
and
age
,
aunswereth
thus
:
The
whole
tyme
of
my
Pylgrimage
,
is
an
hundred
and
thirty
yeares
:
fewe
and
euyl
haue
the
dayes
of
my
life
bene
,
and
I
haue
not
attained
vnto
the
yeares
of
the
lyfe
of
my
Fathers
,
in
the
dayes
of
their
Pylgrimages
.
Out
of
this
aunswer
,
issue
thuse
two
notable
lamentations
of
mans
fragility
,
vttred
by
the
two
chiefe
Prophets
,
Moises
,
and
Dauid
,
Most
worthie
Deu.
34.
Psa.
90.
to
bee
considered
and
learned
without
booke
of
all
Christians
.
But
to
returne
to
Jacobs
aunswere
:
First
I
thinke
it
worthy
the
consideration
,
that
hee
calleth
Mannes
lyfe
a
Pylgrimage
.
Most
true
it
is
,
that
we
haue
not
any
certain
Mans
lyfe
a
peregrination
.
or
continewall
habitation
here
vppon
earth
:
for
we
were
created
of
God
in
the
beginning
,
and
againe
restored
by
Christe
to
immortalitie
,
and
eternall
blessednesse
in
heauen
.
We
are
then
Hebr.
11.
Phili.
3
2.
Co.
5.
Pylgrimes
here
vppon
earth
,
neyther
haue
we
any
abyding
Cittie
,
but
looke
for
another
,
and
our
conuersation
,
or
common
wealth
is
in
Heauen
,
and
our
desyre
is
to
be
straungers
from
the
bodye
,
and
to
be
present
with
the
Lorde
.
Let
vs
then
earnestly
recorde
with
our selues
,
alwayes
that
our
lyfe
on
earth
,
is
a
perpetuall
exyle
,
and
Pylgrimage
,
to
the
true
and
heauenly
Countrey
,
and
the
laste
Harborowe
or
Inne
in
this
viage
is
Death
:
from
whence
we
shall
passe
immediatly
into
eternall
lyfe
.
Nowe
as
Trauellers
&
Pylgrimes
,
The
disposition
of
straungers
.
doo
not
delyte
to
tary
long
at
any
bayte
,
or
lodging
,
nor
staye
not
at
euery
Orcharde
or
Gardin
:
all
theyr
minde
being
set
vppon
their
Natiue
Countrey
,
and
proper
family
:
euen
so
we
running
the
race
of
this
lyfe
,
ought
not
to
haue
our
mindes
fixed
vpon
rytches
,
pleasure
and
honour
:
but
dayly
to
haue
our
eyes
,
fyred
vpon
the
Gole
or
marke
of
eternall
lyfe
,
whether
wee
ought
to
runne
and
contend
,
with
all
our
might
.
Moreouer
,
as
those
that
trauell
by
Sea
,
or
by
Lande
:
who
eyther
by
the
goodnesse
of
their
Horses
,
or
commodiousnesse
of
the
winde
,
coming
home
to
their
countrey
,
doo
thinke
their
fortune
better
,
than
those
that
wanted
lyke
oportunitie
:
Euen
so
ought
we
to
reioyce
of
the
departure
of
our
friends
,
in
their
florishing
tyme
,
arriuing
happily
into
the
hauen
of
rest
.
The
other
Epitheton
,
is
that
mans
Mans
dayes
are
euyll
.
dayes
are
euyll
:
for
the
yéeres
of
our
Infancie
are
spent
in
déepe
ignoraunce
:
Youthfull
dayes
vanishe
awaye
moore
quickly
then
the
Maie
flower
,
&
old
age
seapeth
on
our
backes
vnwares
,
which
we
are
admonished
to
feare
.
For
that
she
neuer
commeth
alone
.
Whervnto
the
Wise
man
consenteth
,
saying
:
All
mans
daies
are
sorowes
,
and
his
trauailes
griefe
:
Ecclesia
.
1.
2.
et
.
9.
his
hart
also
taketh
not
rest
in
the
night
,
which
also
is
vanitie
.
Experience
verily
teacheth
vs
,
that
no
kind
of
life
is
without
great
care
,
pensiuenesse
and
studie
.
The
Craftesman
is
busie
,
vnquiet
,
and
alwayes
toyling
in
the
exercise
of
his
Arte
:
The
Wise
man
is
commonly
seuere
and
sadde
,
and
a
straunger
to
all
pleasure
.
The
bookes
of
Ethnickes
,
are
full
of
complaintes
,
concerning
the
cares
,
and
labours
,
which
the
gouernours
of
the
common
wealths
,
sustaine
in
their
Regiment
:
and
there
is
some
controuersie
amongst
them
,
whether
the
wisedome
of
Themistocles
,
Demostenes
,
Cic.
de
niuent
.
lib.
1.
Cicero
,
Cato
,
and
such
lyke
,
haue
more
hurte
,
or
holpen
their
Natiue
countrey
.
But
certaine
it
is
,
that
in
many
Wisdome
abused
.
of
them
it
hath
bene
an
occasion
of
ruine
to
themselues
:
for
Solon
that
wyse
Lawier
,
dyed
in
banishment
:
so
dyd
those
famous
Captaines
,
Themistocles
amongste
the
Athenians
,
and
Scipio
amongste
the
Romaines
.
Achitophell
,
who
in
the
tyme
of
Dauid
was
accoumpted
a
verie
Wyse
man
,
when
he
perceyued
his
counsell
to
bée
,
contempned
,
hee
tooke
it
so
déepelye
to
harte
,
that
he
hanged
himselfe
.
Some
pleasaunt
companion
,
wyll
happelye
choppe
in
and
say
:
Let
vs
then
contemne
wisdome
,
and
follow
folly
.
Not
so
,
let
vs
rather
highly
estéeme
wisdome
,
as
a
singular
good
gifte
of
God
:
But
let
vs
not
repose
any
trust
and
confidence
in
it
:
for
whatsoeuer
appertayneth
to
perfite
quietnesse
,
and
true
felycitie
,
is
to
bee
had
at
Gods
hande
onelye
,
as
the
Prophete
teacheth
:
Let
not
the
wise
man
sayeth
he
,
glorie
in
his
wisedome
,
Ierem.
9
&c.
Therefore
if
any
man
wyll
vse
Wisedome
well
:
he
must
ioyne
it
vnto
God
,
and
then
it
shal
be
wholsome
and
take
good
successe
.
But
to
returne
to
myserable
man
againe
.
Mans
daugerous
condiciou
set
out
in
some
symylitudes
.
The
holye
scripture
stayeth
not
with
such
discriptions
,
as
not
hauing
there
withall
fully
comprysed
his
calamytie
:
but
vnto
his
fraylenesse
,
addeth
his
daylye
daungers
,
by
meanes
of
his
dreadfull
aduersaries
,
aswell
bodily
as
ghostlie
.
Be
sober
and
watche
(
sayeth
Saint
Peter
,
)
For
your
aduersarye
the
1.
Pete.
5.
deuyll
,
as
a
roaring
Lion
,
walketh
about
seeking
whome
he
may
deuoure
:
whome
resist
stedfast
in
the
faith
.
And
that
tryed
and
approued
olde
souldior
Iob.
Is
Iob.
7.
Sic
enim
vertit
Chaldeus
Paraphrastes
.
not
mannes
lyfe
a
warrefare
vppon
the
earth
.
(
or
as
the
,
Septuaginta
translate
it
)
a
schoole
of
temptations
.
Saint
Paule
also
trayning
vp
his
young
souldiours
the
Ephesians
in
this
warrefare
:
paynteth
out
most
liuely
the
assaulting
enemie
,
and
the
surest
waye
of
defence
,
after
this
manner
.
Brethren
be
strong
through
the
Lorde
,
and
in
the
power
Ephe.
6.
of
his
mighte
.
Put
on
the
whole
armour
of
God
,
that
ye
maye
be
able
to
stande
against
the
assaultes
of
the
deuill
.
For
we
wrestle
not
against
flesh
,
and
against
blood
:
but
against
principallities
,
against
powers
,
and
against
the
worldly
gouernours
,
the
prince
of
the
darknes
of
thir
worlde
,
against
spirituall
wickednes
,
which
are
in
the
high
places
.
For
this
cause
take
vnto
you
the
whole
armour
of
God
,
that
ye
may
be
able
to
resist
on
the
euyl
daye
,
and
hauing
finished
all
things
;
stande
fast
,
&c.
These
holy
men
,
in
such
symilytudes
,
endued
to
expresse
Mannes
miserie
heere
vpon
earth
.
The
feare
and
terror
of
a
battaile
is
set
out
by
the
Prophete
Nahum
in
this
sorte
.
O
blooddie
Cittie
the
noyse
of
a
whippe
,
and
the
noyse
of
Nah.
3.
the
mouing
,
of
the
wheeles
,
and
the
beating
of
the
Horses
,
and
the
leaping
of
the
Charrettes
.
The
horsemen
lyfteth
vp
both
the
brighte
sworde
,
and
the
glyttering
Speare
,
and
a
multytude
is
slaine
,
and
the
deadde
boddies
are
many
,
there
is
no
ende
of
the●r
Corpses
,
&c.
As
in
warrefare
al
things
are
sorrowfull
and
terrible
:
so
is
Mannes
life
,
subiect
to
a
thousand
peryls
,
by
meanes
of
his
mighty
&
malitious
enemy
Satan
,
who
being
Generall
&
chiefe
Captaine
,
hath
a
huge
hoast
,
and
many
Pety
captaines
,
of
such
puissaunce
:
that
euen
one
of
them
is
able
to
vanquishe
,
and
put
to
flight
all
mortall
menne
.
But
there
is
yet
some
difference
betwéene
the
Spyrituall
,
and
that
corporall
warrefare
.
For
in
those
worldly
conflictes
and
battaylles
,
albeit
there
be
many
fearefull
aduentures
,
and
present
death
,
be
verie
often
before
mennes
eyes
:
yet
the
souldior
is
dymissed
at
the
last
with
his
passeport
and
wages
,
&
returneth
to
his
owne
home
,
and
there
enioyeth
desired
rest
and
quietnesse
.
And
so
it
fareth
commonly
with
all
other
sorts
of
men
,
that
although
theyr
calling
be
full
of
trouble
and
calamitie
,
yet
it
contineweth
not
so
alwayes
with
them
,
for
ther
taste
of
swéete
and
sower
togeather
:
but
in
this
battayl
against
sathan
ther
is
no
peace
,
no
rest
,
no
quietnes
,
but
continual
Allarmers
,
&
daungerous
assaultes
,
geuen
vnto
man
,
so
long
as
he
lyueth
heere
vpon
earth
.
Now
sith
the
case
so
standeth
,
it
is
no
maruayle
that
so
many
reuolt
from
true
Christianitie
:
and
it
is
more
marueylous
,
that
we
al
doo
not
fall
,
&
perish
amongst
so
many
perylles
&
daungers
:
but
we
should
take
occasion
hereby
to
be
more
vigelaunt
&
carefull
,
more
déepely
to
consider
our selues
,
more
dylligent
to
meete
with
the
enemie
,
and
more
earnestly
to
call
vpon
God
,
Happy
therefore
are
wee
,
if
wee
fight
manfully
,
for
then
wee
shall
be
crowned
.
The
Ethnickes
were
wont
to
saye
:
Those
that
wyll
be
blessed
,
must
labour
:
for
reuerende
knowledge
lyeth
not
in
a
softe
bedde
.
On
the
other
side
,
those
bee
vnhappie
that
suffer
them selues
to
bee
ouercome
,
that
yeelde
them selues
captiues
,
and
preferre
the
myseries
of
this
world
,
before
the
ioyes
of
Heauen
,
that
resist
not
sinne
,
but
followe
pleasure
,
as
their
guide
and
soueraigne
:
and
so
defying
Heauen
,
make
a
couenaunt
with
death
and
hell
,
destroye
and
dampn●
them selues
.
Let
vs
learne
then
,
that
we
are
not
Man
is
borne
to
labour
.
Iob.
5
borne
to
ease
and
rest
,
but
to
labor
and
trauell
:
as
the
holy
man
Iob
sayth
.
Man
is
borne
to
labour
,
as
the
byrde
is
to
flye
:
That
we
ought
to
trande
in
the
fielde
armed
against
our
enemies
,
As
the
Apostle
exhorteth
:
That
we
shoulde
fight
1.
Tim.
1.
a
good
fight
,
keeping
our
faith
,
and
a
good
Conscience
.
Let
vs
learne
that
our
lyfe
is
short
,
instable
,
and
fléeting
,
Iob.
7.
Esa.
3
S.
Psa.
89.
being
an
●ccasion
to
the
wicked
of
eternall
destrūcison
:
so
that
it
had
bene
better
for
them
neuer
to
haue
bene
borne
,
then
to
come
to
that
wofull
ende
,
as
our
sauiour
Christ
speaketh
of
Iudas
.
Let
vs
learne
also
,
that
if
we
labour
&
fight
with
the
enemie
:
God
wyll
geue
vs
victorie
,
and
a
Crowne
of
eternall
glorie
:
and
though
in
this
conflicte
our
outwarde
man
perishe
,
yet
the
inwarde
2.
Tim.
4.
man
is
renued
daylye
,
for
our
lyght
affliction
,
2.
Tim.
4.
which
is
but
for
a
moment
,
causeth
vnto
vs
a
farre
most
excellent
,
2.
Cor.
4.
and
an
eternall
weight
of
glorie
,
whyle
wee
looke
not
on
the
thinges
which
are
séene
,
but
vpon
the
thinges
which
are
not
séene
:
for
the
things
which
are
séen
,
are
temporall
,
but
the
things
which
are
not
séene
,
are
eternall
.
The
wilful
obstinacy
of
the
world
.
But
O
good
Lorde
,
fewe
and
small
is
that
number
(
if
at
least
there
be
any
at
all
)
that
pondereth
howe
shorte
and
fleeting
Mans
lyfe
is
?
howe
full
of
myseries
?
how
many
and
mightie
enemies
he
hath
?
howe
sorrowfull
the
last
daye
,
shall
be
to
the
wicked
,
and
howe
ioyfull
to
the
blessed
.
The
promised
rewardes
in
the
lyfe
to
come
and
heauenly
kingdome
,
doo
not
styrre
vp
men
to
vertue
:
neyther
doeth
the
feare
of
endlesse
formentes
staye
them
from
vices
.
Such
an
amazed
sencelesnesse
,
hath
euen
possessed
almost
all
mennes
mindes
:
that
albeit
they
bee
compassed
and
besieged
with
infinite
daungers
,
and
enemies
,
and
haue
death
hanging
euery
moment
ouer
their
heads
:
yet
they
neuer
consider
,
the
greatnesse
of
their
daungers
,
nor
yet
thinke
of
any
remedy
,
whereby
this
their
heauie
burden
may
be
mitygated
and
cased
.
But
rather
●yke
the
wicked
Théefe
,
who
hanging
vpon
the
Luke
.
Crosse
,
mocked
Christe
:
euen
so
moste
part
of
men
in
this
frayle
lyfe
,
being
in
the
myddle
of
death
,
doo
with
wicked
securitie
scoffe
at
godlinesse
,
&
féeke
after
filthy
pleasure
,
as
though
all
things
were
well
,
and
they
them selues
out
of
all
Conne
shotte
.
They
very
much
resemble
those
that
are
taken
with
the
Phransye
,
who
neyther
vnderstande
the
gréeuouse
daunger
of
their
discease
,
neyther
regarde
the
holsome
counsayle
of
Phisicions
:
euen
so
blynde
and
carelesse
men
,
repute
sermons
and
communications
of
Gods
wrath
,
of
the
daye
of
doome
&
of
endles
torments
:
to
be
but
vaine
bugges
and
no
better
then
olde
wiues
fables
.
Hipocrates
doeth
accoumpte
it
an
yll
sygne
in
disceases
,
if
the
minde
be
sicke
:
and
those
soores
are
accoumpted
of
the
Chirurgian
moste
daungerous
,
that
can
féele
neyther
knife
nor
Coraziue
:
euen
so
that
misery
and
blyndnesse
is
the
greatest
:
when
mans
harte
is
harder
then
anye
flynt
and
so
without
all
sence
,
that
he
considereth
not
any
perryll
or
daunger
:
Let
vs
then
that
haue
any
feare
of
God
,
before
our
eyes
,
abandon
this
deathfull
dullnesse
,
farre
from
vs
:
let
vs
vnfould
and
in
partycularites
set
before
our
eyes
the
infinit
,
immensie
,
and
Desperate
daungers
,
wherevnto
our
lyfe
is
subiect
by
meanes
of
our
mighty
and
most
malycious
enemy
the
deuyll
and
his
Petycaptaynes
and
souldiers
:
and
afterwarde
let
vs
examyne
and
finde
out
if
we
can
some
heroyecall
and
noble
Prince
,
who
wyl
be
content
to
ioyn
vs
in
leage
and
confederacy
with
him
,
and
receaue
vs
into
his
Tutele
and
protection
.
Of
the
first
I
haue
sayd
somwhat
:
before
,
but
(
as
I
sayde
)
I
meane
to
handle
the
same
in
his
parts
more
specially
.
❧
Of
the
temptations
and
assaults
of
Sathan
against
man
kinde
,
handled
more
particularly
.
Chap.
2.
EXperience
plainlye
No
man
content
with
his
estate
.
prooueth
,
and
euery
mannes
conscience
wyll
wytnesse
vnto
him
,
that
this
lyfe
is
most
myserable
:
hauing
in
it
no
rest
,
quietnesse
,
nor
contentation
,
whyles
euerie
man
is
wearie
of
his
condition
,
and
wisheth
an
exchaunge
with
his
neyghbour
.
The
Prince
and
mightie
man
,
oppressed
with
endlesse
cares
,
and
subiect
to
many
daungerous
downefalles
:
wisheth
himselfe
a
poore
countrey
man
,
who
hath
commonly
a
quiet
minde
,
and
with
healthfull
exercise
of
his
boddy
,
getteth
his
lyuing
.
They
sée
oftentymes
the
highe
mountaine
stricken
with
lyghtnings
,
and
thunderboltes
,
and
the
long
Ashe
tumbled
downe
with
the
great
winde
:
but
the
lowe
valley
and
lyttle
bushe
,
to
remaine
vntouched
.
The
rytche
Marchaunt
in
many
perylles
vpon
the
Sea
,
by
meanes
of
Pyrates
,
of
rockes
,
flats
,
&
sandes
,
and
in
great
stormes
,
almoste
sonken
in
the
sourges
,
wisheth
himselfe
a
poore
Coteger
vpon
the
Lande
with
a
smokie
house
,
&
a
few
acres
of
grounde
:
and
the
poore
Husbandman
,
who
styll
toyleth
in
the
myre
,
to
foster
and
cherish
his
séely
familye
,
is
wearie
of
husbandrie
:
and
wisheth
for
a
house
in
the
Cittie
,
full
of
costly
wares
and
Marchaundise
.
The
honourable
Lawier
stricken
with
daungerous
sicknesse
,
accoumpteth
the
Physitions
profession
most
excellent
:
Againe
the
Phisition
alwayes
wrastling
with
disseases
,
and
as
it
were
with
death
it selfe
,
hauing
sighing
,
groning
,
and
gasping
as
a
common
Tune
,
whether
soeuer
he
is
inuited
accoumpteth
the
Lawiers
lyfe
more
happie
.
And
to
be
shorte
,
euerie
one
thinketh
anothers
condicion
better
then
his
owne
,
and
wisheth
an
exchaunge
with
his
neyghbour
.
But
this
vaine
opinion
is
discouered
by
an
earnest
consideration
,
and
collation
of
one
estate
with
another
:
whereof
one
wryteth
no
lesse
truely
,
then
finely
after
this
manner
.
I
knowe
right
well
,
that
if
all
men
Herodotus
.
woulde
laye
downe
puylikely
their
priuate
misfortuoes
,
to
the
ende
that
one
of
them
myghte
commute
with
another
:
after
a
lyttle
interuewe
,
of
perticular
estates
and
condicions
,
euerie
man
woulde
lappe
vp
his
griefe
,
and
recarie
it
to
his
house
.
There
are
many
and
great
perylles
in
euerie
vocation
,
be
it
neuer
so
Many
and
great
pe●ua
in
all
vocations
.
base
and
poore
,
neither
is
there
any
man
so
happie
that
doeth
net
often
wish
his
last
daye
at
hande
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
by
the
mouthes
of
Moyses
and
Dauid
,
sayeth
:
That
which
is
best
in
mannes
Deut.
34.
Psal.
90.
lyfe
,
is
sorrowe
and
labour
:
and
Christe
himselfe
affyrmeth
euerie
daye
,
in
euerie
kinde
of
lyfe
,
to
bring
his
Afflictions
.
Math.
And
to
the
ende
that
Mannes
myserie
and
calamitie
,
maye
more
euidently
shewe
forth
it selfe
:
let
vs
with
some
dyllygence
consider
,
the
thrée
vocations
or
functions
of
mans
lyfe
,
commonly
called
Oeconomicall
,
Cyuile
,
and
Ecclesiasticall
:
for
there
is
no
lyberall
man
,
but
hee
leadeth
his
lyfe
in
one
of
these
thrée
Condicions
.
Fyrst
a
mans
whole
familye
is
nowe
and
then
neclygent
,
stubberne
,
and
disobedient
,
which
vnquieteth
the
householder
:
and
therevnto
is
added
such
a
neclygent
carelesnesse
,
and
wylfull
wasting
of
the
maisters
goods
,
that
the
householder
commeth
oftentimes
thereby
vnto
extréeme
pouertie
.
The
Husbande
him selfe
is
oftentymes
Of
Oeconomie
,
or
house-keeping
.
geuen
to
prodigallitie
,
&
casting
away
care
of
his
Wyfe
and
chyldren
,
spendeth
all
the
daye
in
bybbing
and
iaueling
.
And
comming
home
very
late
with
a
dronken
head
,
and
an
emptye
purse
:
curseth
and
sweareth
,
and
driueth
his
Wyfe
&
Children
out
of
the
doores
:
and
the
next
morrowe
,
he
happely
returneth
to
his
olde
vomyt
,
and
kéepeth
this
course
vntyll
all
bee
consumed
.
The
Wyfe
séeing
her selfe
&
lytle
onss
contemned
and
vnprouided
for
,
begyuneth
to
séeke
out
her
gosseppes
,
and
passeth
the
time
merely
with
them
,
so
long
as
any
reliefe
commeth
:
and
at
the
last
dryuen
to
extremeties
,
shée
vyolateth
the
Mariage
bedde
,
and
prostituteth
her selfe
.
The
lyttle
Chyldren
then
begge
their
breade
at
euery
doore
?
sometyme
fall
to
picking
and
stealing
,
and
in
the
ende
come
to
the
gallowes
,
in
the
sight
of
their
Parents
.
It
happeneth
also
very
oftentymes
the
The
sorrowes
of
parents
.
good
Parentes
,
bringe
foorth
Chyldren
verye
vnlyke
vnto
them selues
,
as
wee
may
sée
in
Noah
and
Chame
:
Dauid
and
Absolon
,
Salomon
and
Rebohame
:
Nowe
what
a
deadly
darte
and
wounde
it
is
,
in
the
harte
of
the
good
and
godly
Parent
,
to
haue
a
Chyld
degenerate
,
&
one
that
wylfully
runneth
into
ruine
,
before
his
face
,
cannot
be
sufficiently
in
words
declared
.
Surely
after
the
sence
of
Gods
wrath
,
there
is
no
greater
sorrowe
,
then
that
which
Parentes
conceyue
of
the
dishonestie
and
destruction
of
theyr
Children
.
In
what
agonie
was
our
first
parent
Adam
,
when
the
murder
Gen.
4.
of
his
sonne
Abell
by
Caine
,
came
vnto
his
eares
?
And
the
Patriarche
Iacob
susteyned
deathfull
tormentes
,
Gen.
34.
when
hee
hearde
of
the
rauishment
of
his
Daughter
Dina
,
and
of
the
bloodshedde
done
vppon
Hamor
,
Sechonn
,
and
all
their
Cittie
against
the
leage
and
confederacie
made
betwéene
them
.
The
vexation
of
Dauid
can
not
be
expressed
in
the
incest
of
his
owne
chyldren
,
Amnon
2.
Sa.
13.
and
Tamar
,
and
in
the
murder
of
Amnon
by
Absolon
:
fynally
in
Absolons
vnnaturall
and
sauadge
rebellyon
,
and
most
tragicall
and
lamentable
destruction
.
Dauid
wéepeth
in
the
death
of
his
obstinate
chylde
,
he
resteth
not
in
any
place
,
but
running
vp
and
downe
,
repeateth
one
sentence
twise
,
or
thryse
,
saying
:
My
sonne
Absolon
,
my
sonne
Absolon
:
woulde
to
God
I
had
dyed
for
thee
,
Absolon
my
sonne
,
my
sonne
.
There
happen
many
horrible
chaunces
A
lamentable
story
.
in
Oeconomie
.
As
that
constant
and
true
reporte
of
a
murder
done
at
Vienna
in
Austria
:
where
dwelt
a
certayne
Baker
,
who
had
in
his
house
his
wyfe
,
his
lyttle
daughter
,
a
man
seruaunt
,
a
maide
seruaunt
,
and
a
boye
.
Nowe
this
man
seruaunt
séeing
his
master
to
haue
some
money
and
plate
:
was
tempted
by
the
deuyll
to
steale
the
same
.
He
desired
his
maisters
good
wyll
to
depart
:
who
was
also
vnwylling
to
retaine
an
vnwylling
seruaunt
,
and
geueth
him
his
good
wyll
to
goe
awaye
.
The
fellowe
within
short
space
after
in
a
darke
euening
,
returning
priuely
,
créepeth
into
his
maisters
house
:
and
knowing
all
corners
perfectlie
,
hydeth
him selfe
:
and
at
mydnight
hee
commeth
out
of
his
denne
,
and
murdreth
the
husbande
and
wife
,
boye
and
maide
,
as
they
were
fast
a
sléepe
in
their
beddes
:
and
afterwarde
commeth
to
a
Trouckle
bedde
,
where
the
Bakers
lytle
daughter
lay
waking
nigh
vnto
her
Parents
:
who
séeing
him
approche
vnto
her
with
his
blooddye
handes
,
sayde
thus
.
Ah
good
Barthelmew
sley
mee
not
,
and
I
wyll
geue
thee
all
my
babes
and
puppettes
:
But
the
Homecide
spared
her
not
:
Who
being
afterward
apprehended
&
put
vpon
the
whéele
.
In
all
his
tormentes
confessed
Georg.
Maiot
in
postill
.
that
nothing
dyd
so
much
afflycte
him
,
as
the
lytle
chyldes
lamentation
,
which
in
the
myddle
of
death
dyd
sounde
in
his
eares
most
grieuously
,
pricking
&
stynging
his
harte
and
conscience
.
Stories
are
plentifull
,
in
recyting
such
pittyfull
examples
:
but
amongst
al
Grafton
in
parte
.
6.
polid
.
lib.
1.
Ferrex
.
porrex
.
others
there
is
none
more
lamentable
then
that
of
Forrex
and
Porrex
sonnes
of
Gorbedug
,
wherof
mencion
is
made
in
our
owne
Chronicles
.
For
after
the
death
of
their
Father
,
the
yonger
slewe
the
elder
in
the
fielde
:
and
Videna
their
Videna
.
Mother
mourdered
her
sonne
that
suruiued
,
in
the
night
season
as
he
laye
in
his
bedde
,
and
with
the
helpe
,
of
her
women
most
cruelly
without
all
Motherly
pitty
cutte
his
carkes
in
péeces
:
and
lastly
Videna
(
as
sume
suppose
)
was
murdered
of
her
owne
people
.
Which
story
,
is
set
out
in
a
Tragedy
The
tragedye
Gorbedug
.
named
Gorbedug
,
excelently
penned
by
two
learned
Gentlemen
in
our
English
toung
:
would
to
God
the
Morrall
therof
most
méete
for
the
present
state
of
our
Countrey
,
were
wel
marked
and
considered
in
these
days
.
There
are
also
many
other
myseries
and
calamityes
which
make
this
domsticall
regement
or
housekeping
more
difficiall
as
the
dayly
and
incurable
disseaces
that
vexe
the
husbande
,
the
wife
,
their
chyldren
and
seruants
dissention
betwéene
them
:
breath
of
faith
and
pollution
of
the
mariage
bedde
,
which
is
not
the
leaste
crosse
in
Famelies
and
householdes
.
Wherevnto
may
be
added
daungers
,
by
meanes
of
fyre
and
water
,
an
vtter
waste
&
spoyle
of
corne
&
pasture
,
the
froward
and
ouerth
wart
nature
of
malitious
neighbours
,
and
wasting
seruaunts
,
with
other
infinite
such
sorrowes
,
which
euerie
daye
bringeth
vpon
vs
.
Nowe
if
we
cast
our
eyes
vpon
the
Petryls
and
miseris
in
ciuill
regement
.
ciuile
Magistrate
,
we
shal
sée
that
estate
euen
oppressed
with
infinite
troubles
&
vexations
.
For
what
are
Honours
and
Authorities
,
but
heauie
burdens
?
whervnto
when
many
are
aduaunced
,
they
haue
a
desperate
downefall
.
Whereby
Demostenes
was
moued
to
name
publique
Demostenes
.
Regiment
,
A
madde
Dogge
:
and
constantly
affirmed
,
That
if
there
were
two
wayes
offered
him
,
the
one
leading
to
great
honour
in
the
common
wealth
,
the
other
directlie
to
death
,
he
would
:
rather
chuse
the
waye
to
death
:
because
he
had
learned
by
long
experience
,
the
Cares
and
thoughtes
,
togeather
with
the
enuie
and
malice
,
which
men
in
aucthoritie
can
not
auoyde
,
to
be
intollerable
and
inuitable
.
And
Herodotus
sayth
:
Herodotus
.
A
kingdom
is
a
perillous
thing
,
and
yet
many
desire
it
:
there
hath
neuer
bene
yet
any
man
,
nor
shal
be
vnto
whom
heapes
of
euylles
are
not
conioyned
immediatly
after
his
byrth
:
Yee
the
greatest
estates
are
incombred
with
the
greatest
euyls
.
The
estate
of
the
Magistrate
more
cumbetsome
then
that
of
the
subiect
.
The
meane
subiect
enioyeth
more
quietnesse
&
hartes
ease
,
then
their
Lordes
,
and
sléepe
soundlye
in
their
pleasaunt
beddes
:
whyles
their
Lordes
:
passe
the
long
nightes
with
open
eyes
in
consuming
cares
and
thoughts
.
Which
moued
Xenophon
to
saye
.
Peace
is
an
especiall
Xenophon
in
Hierone
.
blessing
,
but
the
least
part
thereof
,
redoundeth
to
Kinges
:
and
warre
is
a
great
curse
,
whereof
Kings
are
the
greatest
partakers
.
And
to
the
ende
that
subiectes
maye
lyue
in
quiet
rest
,
the
good
Magistrate
susteineth
many
long
iourneyes
,
daungerous
conferences
,
and
chargeable
Ambassageons
.
Let
vs
therefore
loue
and
blesse
the
Magistrat
,
with
tongue
&
hart
,
vnto
whose
power
and
dignitie
there
are
ioyned
so
many
peryls
and
daungers
.
We
maye
adde
vnto
the
premisses
greater
inconueuiences
which
maye
,
and
offer
doo
aryse
by
emulation
&
enuie
,
amongst
men
in
great
aucthoritie
:
as
happened
betwéene
Darius
and
Cyrus
,
Sylla
and
Marius
,
Pompei
and
Caesar
.
It
commeth
to
passe
also
nowe
and
then
that
among
thyrtie
or
fortie
Colleges
in
administration
of
the
common
wealth
:
there
are
scarce
two
,
that
are
lynked
together
in
perfite
friendshyp
,
&
respect
the
publique
profit
.
And
sometyme
those
carie
the
chiefe
swinge
,
that
saye
and
do
all
things
after
their
owne
selfe
wyll
and
luste
,
not
admytting
any
mans
counsayle
:
and
if
any
of
a
good
meaning
dissent
from
them
,
they
either
banish
them
,
or
destroye
them
.
Alexander
the
great
when
he
was
dronke
,
murdred
Clitus
,
that
had
deserued
verie
well
of
the
whole
Empyre
,
because
hee
dealt
with
him
plainely
and
faithfully
.
Caligula
and
Domitianus
Nero
executed
many
noble
and
verteous
counsaylers
:
and
so
dyd
Caracalla
,
and
amongst
others
that
famous
&
vpright
Lawier
Rapinianus
,
because
he
woulde
not
excuse
Parricyde
.
Moreouer
,
we
maye
sée
oftentimes
,
Children
murder
their
parents
and
Parents
their
chyldren
for
dominion
.
that
which
is
more
lamentable
:
howe
many
Parentes
destroye
theyr
Chyldren
,
&
many
Children
their
Parentes
,
through
ambicious
desyre
of
a
Kingdome
:
and
for
the
same
cause
the
brother
to
sley
the
brother
.
Adonius
was
wont
to
saye
:
That
to
obtaine
a
kingdome
,
be
would
burne
his
owne
Cittie
,
his
father
and
mother
.
Whereof
Xenophon
wryteth
notably
after
,
this
manner
.
Xenophon
in
Hicrone
.
The
amitie
and
friendshippe
that
is
betweene
the
Parent
and
the
Childe
,
the
brother
and
brother
,
the
husbande
and
wife
is
most
:
constant
and
faithfull
.
And
if
we
wyll
consider
the
matter
dyllygently
,
we
shall
finde
the
same
fast
and
firme
,
betweene
priuate
persons
,
but
wauering
and
vnconstaunt
,
amongst
those
that
be
in
rule
and
aucthority
:
whyles
many
Princes
haue
murdred
their
naturall
sonnes
:
and
againe
,
many
haue
beene
murdred
of
their
sonnes
,
the
brother
to
haue
destroyed
the
brother
,
and
the
wife
her
husband
.
And
finally
many
haue
oppressed
theyr
fellowes
and
companions
vnto
whom
they
shewed
a
friendly
face
and
countenaunce
.
Histories
of
all
tymes
doo
testify
these
thinges
with
great
store
of
examples
:
Solymanne
the
twelfth
Turkish
Emperor
,
Examples
who
besieged
Vienna
,
An.
Do.
1529.
and
gaue
theyr
21.
terryble
assaultes
:
murdred
his
sonne
Mustapha
,
suspected
to
aspyre
vnto
the
Empyre
.
And
Selym
father
to
Solymanne
poisoned
his
father
and
so
obtained
the
Empire
.
An.
Do.
1512.
The
two
Brethren
Polynices
and
Etocles
slewe
one
another
,
in
that
warre
which
themselues
moued
for
dominion
and
rule
.
Antonius
Bassianus
Caracalla
,
murdred
his
Brother
Geta
,
hanging
about
his
mother
Iullo
her
necke
crying
.
Helpe
,
helpe
,
mother
for
I
dye
the
death
.
And
the
mother
was
not
onely
sprinkled
with
her
sonnes
blood
,
but
also
receaued
a
wounde
in
her
hande
.
Domitian
also
poysoned
his
brother
Titus
Vespasianus
,
that
notable
&
valiant
Captaine
.
Iulius
Caesar
perished
with
the
daggers
of
Cassius
and
Brutus
,
whome
hee
had
aduaunced
to
great
aucthoritie
,
and
accoumpted
his
faythfull
friends
.
Wherby
this
Epitaph
was
afterward
ingraued
on
his
Toumbe
.
Haue
I
therefore
Caesars
Epitaph
.
preserued
them
,
to
destroy
mee
?
And
Moses
the
sixt
Turkish
Emperour
slew
Orcanes
his
brothers
sonne
,
and
so
set
the
Crowne
vpon
his
owne
head
.
And
to
come
to
our
owne
Realme
,
Examples
of
our
own
countrey
.
letting
therein
passe
both
Bryttons
,
Daines
,
and
Saxons
:
we
maye
finde
therein
many
myserable
and
Tragical
examples
.
For
Wylliam
Rufus
the
seconde
King
of
Englande
after
the
Conquest
,
eyther
by
mallice
or
mysaduenture
,
was
slaine
in
the
new
Forest
,
as
he
was
hunting
,
by
Walter
Tyrrell
,
with
the
shotte
of
an
Arrowe
.
Robert
Duke
of
Normandie
,
eldest
sonne
to
Wylliam
Conqueror
,
depriued
of
his
inheritaunce
of
Englande
,
by
the
sayde
Wylliam
Rufus
his
seconde
Brother
,
and
after
by
Henrie
his
youngest
Brother
hauinge
both
his
eyes
put
out
,
myserablye
imprisonned
in
Cardlyffe
Castell
where
he
dyed
.
Lykewyse
the
most
lamentable
case
of
Wylliam
,
Rycharde
,
and
Marie
,
chyldren
of
the
sayde
Henrie
drowned
vpon
the
Sea
.
And
king
Richarde
the
first
,
slaine
at
a
quarell
in
his
chiefe
prosperitie
.
Also
king
Iohn
his
brother
,
as
some
saye
poysoned
:
besydes
these
the
cruell
murder
of
Edwarde
,
and
Richarde
,
the
sonnes
of
Edwarde
the
fourth
,
by
their
owne
Unckle
,
Richarde
Duke
of
Glocester
:
was
most
monstrous
and
vnnaturall
,
whereby
we
maye
sée
that
no
Nation
,
nor
kingdom
wanteth
r●wfull
and
tragicall
examples
.
Last
of
all
looke
vpon
the
Ecclesiasticall
regiment
,
and
state
of
the
Church
,
&
you
shal
finde
therin
also
so
many
great
The
ecclesiasticall
estate
incoumbred
with
flouds
of
troubles
.
and
gréeuous
inconueniences
betwéene
the
shepheard
&
the
shéepe
:
that
you
cannot
tell
which
waye
to
turne
you
.
And
fyrst
to
speake
of
the
Pastors
:
we
see
and
heare
of
many
;
that
ignorauntly
or
maliciously
corrupt
the
doctrine
of
the
essence
and
wyll
of
the
lyuing
God
,
of
sinne
,
of
the
lawe
,
of
grace
,
of
good
workes
,
Pastours
paruerting
Christs
flocke
.
of
repentaunce
,
of
inuocation
of
the
true
vse
of
Sacraments
,
of
Christian
lybertie
,
of
mariage
,
of
Magistrates
,
&c.
Such
Pastors
and
Shepheardes
,
haue
bene
alwayes
since
Cains
tyme
,
euen
to
this
our
age
.
Such
are
called
of
Christ
theeues
and
murderers
,
who
with
John.
10.
their
false
doctrine
,
do
not
onely
steale
the
hartes
of
the
hearers
,
and
drawe
them
from
the
lyuing
God
,
with
their
subtyle
practises
,
as
Absolon
dyd
the
2.
Sam.
15.
people
from
his
Father
:
but
they
murder
also
the
soules
of
their
hearers
,
and
throwe
them
into
euerlasting
destruction
.
That
monster
Arius
,
who
powred
out
his
bowelles
when
he
sate
at
the
stole
,
reuiueth
againe
in
Hungarie
,
and
Polonie
.
And
besides
many
theeues
of
the
soule
,
which
Italey
bréedeth
,
being
as
it
were
another
.
Africk
in
these
kinde
of
monsters
,
the
scholers
of
Martion
are
most
plentifull
who
with
the
Saduces
deny
the
immortalyty
of
the
soule
,
and
the
resurrection
of
the
flesh
.
In
Italye
,
Germany
,
Fraunce
,
Spayne
,
&
west
India
,
there
are
great
swarmes
and
droues
of
a
new
and
straunge
kind
of
cattell
vnknowen
to
our
forefathers
the
Mounkyshe
lesuites
:
or
rather
to
tearme
them
truly
the
Esauits
,
who
weery
of
the
honorable
name
of
Christians
tremble
not
to
commyt
blasphemy
,
and
spirituall
robbery
,
in
assuming
that
to
them
which
is
proper
to
Iesus
,
only
to
witte
,
to
be
a
Sauiour
.
In
this
our
countrey
the
Annabaptists
and
fellowshippe
of
loue
begunne
to
graffe
&
plant
:
but
Gods
name
be
praysed
therfore
by
the
dylligence
of
the
minysters
and
magistrates
:
they
were
suppressed
euen
in
the
greene
hear
be
,
and
not
suffered
to
take
anye
déepe
roote
.
Andif
there
be
any
fantours
eyther
of
Seruetus
or
of
Arius
as
they
are
not
of
our
countrey
,
so
they
doo
not
communicate
with
our
Church
.
,
there
are
founde
amongit
those
that
reioyce
in
the
name
of
a
Minister
,
who
with
Theons
tooth
,
byte
&
gnawe
their
mother
the
Church
most
cruelly
,
&
thinke
it
a
glorious
thing
to
be
notable
either
in
singular
deuises
,
Ministers
singuler
in
opinions
.
or
in
opposing
them selues
,
eyther
against
honest
personnes
,
or
in
carping
decent
and
comely
orders
.
There
are
othersome
,
who
in
their
sermons
seeke
to
satisfye
mennes
carnall
affection
,
eyther
for
glorie
or
lucre
,
and
depende
vppon
the
lyking
of
the
mutable
people
:
these
men
respecte
not
Christes
glory
,
but
their
owne
,
not
the
profite
of
the
Church
,
but
their
owne
priuate
gaine
:
and
speake
pleasaunt
things
in
the
pul
pitte
,
to
feede
them
at
whose
handes
they
looke
for
preferment
,
and
for
their
pleasures
,
inueigh
against
vertues
and
godly
men
:
whereby
they
doo
not
onely
deceyue
them selues
,
but
many
others
.
For
such
kinde
of
men
deceyue
,
and
are
deceyued
,
that
rest
vpon
the
fauour
of
the
vulgar
.
Demostenes
was
wont
to
complaine
of
such
kinde
of
Orators
:
Consider
I
pray
you
(
sayeth
he
)
how
the
whole
common
wealth
inclyneth
to
decay
and
ruine
,
by
meanes
of
certaine
Orators
,
Demostenes
.
who
frame
their
speach
to
the
pleasing
of
the
people
.
And
as
Herodotus
Herodotus
.
was
wont
to
saye
of
his
countreymen
:
That
they
were
contemners
of
auncient
good
thinges
,
and
altogether
newfangled
.
Againe
there
are
many
ambicious
Ambicious
and
proud
myniuets
.
and
arrogaunt
,
pufte
vp
in
their
owne
conceyte
,
contentions
:
of
whome
that
which
Agamemnon
vsed
of
the
prophet
Calcantes
maye
be
vttered
:
That
they
are
an
ambicious
sorte
of
Prophetes
,
in
whome
there
raigneth
as
it
were
,
a
newe fangled
nature
,
a
curious
head
,
who
reiect
sounde
and
true
phrases
,
and
bring
in
their
owne
.
These
men
blinded
with
selfloue
of
them selues
,
and
thinking
more
then
inough
of
their
owne
wisedome
&
learning
,
aduaunce
themselues
,
and
dispise
others
.
They
sigh
and
grone
and
beate
the
Pulpytte
,
and
boast
their
care
and
dylligence
,
in
watching
ouer
Christes
flocke
,
and
their
successe
in
wynning
of
the
people
.
And
yet
they
neither
haue
any
great
wytte
,
nor
learning
,
and
if
they
laye
aside
their
soleme
and
sage
pace
and
countenaunce
,
they
become
as
bare
as
a
mans
nayle
.
Othersome
againe
,
are
bytter
and
seuere
in
all
theyr
doinges
,
mindfull
of
offences
:
hauing
no
cromme
of
humanitie
,
and
compassion
:
which
Saint
Paule
requyreth
in
Teachers
,
by
whose
extreme
dealinges
,
many
are
driuen
from
Sermons
and
Sacraments
.
Besides
these
,
there
are
others
,
tymerous
Tymerous
and
fearful
pastours
.
and
fearefull
aboue
measure
,
domme
dogges
,
who
for
feare
of
mightie
men
,
holde
theyr
peace
,
and
wincke
at
many
heynous
offences
.
Of
whome
that
verse
of
Homere
,
spoken
by
Achilles
in
despyte
of
Agamemnon
maye
be
pronounced
.
O
good
man
laden
with
wine
,
hauing
the
eyes
of
a
Dogge
,
and
stomacke
of
a
Harte
.
In
the
which
verse
three
faultes
are
noated
.
The
first
is
belly
cheere
or
pleasure
.
The
seconde
is
impudencie
in
boasting
and
prouocations
.
The
thyrde
is
cowardlynesse
in
defending
and
resisting
.
There
are
others
that
are
impatient
of
labour
,
that
wyll
take
no
paines
at
all
for
the
profit
of
Christes
Churche
,
that
care
not
for
the
pasture
of
theyr
sheepe
,
so
that
theyr
owne
panches
be
stuffed
full
.
There
are
also
some
that
are
prophane
,
and
vniust
that
impayre
and
discredite
theyr
calling
and
profession
,
with
their
filthye
lyfe
and
condicions
:
and
make
theyr
Auditorie
,
thereby
doubte
of
theyr
doctrine
.
Finally
amongst
the
wicked
Pastors
,
those
are
not
the
least
,
that
knowe
lytle
or
nothing
them selues
,
and
lesse
regarding
the
commodities
that
issew
into
common
wealthes
and
families
:
do
contemne
Ignorount
pastours
.
ad
hatets
of
learning
scholes
and
Uniuersities
,
being
the
fountaines
of
all
nurture
&
ciuility
.
They
inueigh
and
speake
against
the
knowledge
of
tongues
,
&
artes
:
Wherby
the
honour
and
estimation
of
good
learning
decreaseth
,
and
rude
and
rusticall
Pastors
dayly
increase
.
The
number
of
such
Pastors
spoken
of
before
,
is
much
more
,
then
of
the
sincere
and
godly
sorte
,
who
according
to
Hippocrates
oath
,
doo
keepe
their
calling
chastly
and
holylie
:
Whereof
I
coulde
cyte
infinite
examples
,
for
dayly
experience
letteth
vs
see
of
the
woorser
race
,
moo
then
we
would
,
to
our
great
griefe
and
dyscomfort
.
I
myght
in
a
particuler
rehersall
of
sundry
heresies
,
she
we
that
ignoraunce
was
their
mother
and
nourse
.
But
I
Ignorance
the
mother
of
errour
.
onely
desire
the
Christian
reader
to
consider
the
o●easion
of
that
great
darknesse
which
obscured
the
Church
shortly
after
Constantinus
Magnus
tyme
:
to
haue
béene
,
the
Barbarus
mallyce
of
Goats
and
Vandals
,
who
in
their
conquests
destroyed
al
houses
of
learning
,
and
consumed
with
fyre
their
Lybraries
.
Which
things
doone
:
those
two
monsters
,
the
Turke
,
and
Pope
,
begonne
to
shoote
foorth
their
many
heads
of
heresies
.
And
as
ignoraunce
in
the
beginning
bredde
them
,
so
hath
it
fedde
them
,
from
tyme
to
tyme
.
In
so
much
that
a
man
of
greate
name
and
tredyt
amongst
the
Papists
pronounced
considently
in
a
moste
honorable
and
noble
assembly
that
Ignoraunce
is
the
mother
of
deuocion
,
whiche
position
is
a●coumpted
of
them
a
chéefe
grounde
and
principalle
of
their
religion
euen
vnto
this
daye
.
And
the
whole
rable
of
Anabaptists
,
whether
they
be
of
the
Famely
of
their
filthy
loue
,
or
of
their
deluding
spirit
(
for
they
also
are
sundred
into
diuerse
opinions
)
&
protedeth
of
ignorance
and
contempt
of
good
learning
.
And
as
vnlearned
Pastours
bréede
these
euylles
in
the
Church
,
so
are
they
the
occasion
of
manifolde
mischiefes
in
Ignorance
the
cause
of
much
mi●cheefe
in
the
common
welth
.
the
common
wealth
.
For
where
vnto
can
wee
impute
the
sundrie
rebellions
within
this
our
Region
and
countrey
,
in
our
owne
memorie
,
but
onely
to
the
blinde
and
malicious
ignoraunce
,
of
popish
Priestes
.
And
if
any
man
peruse
our
owne
Chronicles
,
he
shal
finde
,
that
in
the
dayes
of
king
Richard
the
second
:
that
dreadefull
rebellyon
in
Kent
and
Esser
,
where
one
hundred
thousande
men
at
the
least
were
gathered
togeather
,
was
chiefly
by
the
meanes
of
an
eloquent
,
but
an
ignoraunt
Priest
,
named
Iohn
Wall
,
in
the
which
commotion
:
diuerse
outragies
were
committed
by
that
rude
company
,
against
the
learned
Clergie
,
Nobilitie
,
and
Commonaltie
:
and
the
King
him selfe
was
constrained
to
tollerate
many
dispytefull
spéeches
,
of
those
two
villaines
,
Watte
Tyler
,
and
Iacke
Strawe
:
and
with
great
diffycultie
,
escaped
the
violent
hands
of
the
barbarous
multitude
.
And
if
any
man
lyst
to
haue
an
example
of
a
manpleaser
and
flattering
Prelate
:
let
him
reade
the
historie
of
Doctor
Shaa
,
who
to
serue
the
huntor
of
King
Richarde
the
thirde
:
abashed
not
in
his
The
shamefull
end
:
of
flattering
preachers
.
sermon
at
Paules
Crosse
,
in
the
presence
of
that
Tyraunt
,
to
commende
him
for
a
verie
noble
Prince
,
and
an
espetiall
paterne
of
knightly
Prowesse
:
and
on
the
other
syde
,
defaced
that
noble
king
Edwarde
the
fowrth
,
&
his
two
sonnes
,
with
shamefull
and
cursed
bastardie
:
Suche
menpleasers
and
seruers
of
the
tyme
,
are
hurtfull
,
both
to
the
common
wealth
,
and
church
of
God
:
but
yet
those
barborus
and
ignoraunt
enemyes
of
good
learning
,
are
much
more
daungerous
Doctor
.
〈◊〉
.
and
pernicious
:
For
the
former
sort
annoy
but
a
fewe
,
and
that
in
the
present
time
,
and
commonly
their
althy
〈◊〉
Pynke
.
flattery
espied
,
purchaseth
nothing
but
shame
and
hatered
in
the
worlde
:
〈◊〉
it
is
euidently
by
the
examples
of
Doctor
polidorus
.
lib.
25.
et
●raston
.
9.
in
vita
.
Edward
.
quinti.
Shaa
,
and
Frear
Pinke
:
For
this
man
in
his
flatteryng
sermon
,
lost
his
voyes
and
was
fayne
to
●ume
downe
,
in
the
myddle
of
his
matter
.
And
the
other
after
his
sermon
gatte
him
home
and
durst
neuer
after
looke
out
for
shame
,
but
kept
him
out
of
sight
us
an
Dwell
:
and
his
owne
Conscience
,
did
so
vere
him
that
within
fewe
dayes
after
,
hée
withered
and
consumed
away
.
But
the
ministers
that
are
both
vnlearned
them selues
,
&
detest
learning
,
are
commonly
the
onely
or
chéefe
occasion
of
beastly
barbarousnesse
:
Whereof
there
springeth
confussion
of
lawes
in
the
common
wealth
,
and
in
the
Churche
of
God
ignoraunce
of
true
relygion
,
with
●●armes
of
straunge
&
hereticall
opinions
:
which
are
hardly
in
many
yeares
after
quenched
and
extinguished
:
with
the
great
learning
and
labour
of
the
godly
Preacher
and
cyuile
●agistrate
.
Nows
let
vs
come
vnto
the
peruerse
Corrupt
and
carnal
hearers
of
the
gospell
.
hearers
,
and
learners
of
Gods
worde
,
from
whome
there
yssueth
many
myseries
,
and
calamities
into
the
Church
of
God
:
as
dayly
experience
,
and
the
Histories
of
all
tymes
doo
declare
.
But
it
is
to
be
obserued
that
hearers
are
of
two
fortes
,
to
wyt
,
the
man
of
might
,
and
the
meane
or
simple
man
.
These
greate
Corrupt
hearers
of
two
sorts
.
worldlinges
can
not
awaye
with
long
sermons
,
especially
such
as
reprehende
vice
and
manners
:
they
woulde
haue
pleasant
and
straunge
doctrine
delyuered
onely
:
but
if
their
faultes
bée
tould
them
,
and
they
exhorted
to
amend
their
lyues
,
they
fret
and
fume
against
the
Preacher
,
yea
and
agaynst
God
himselfe
.
And
if
power
doo
serue
them
to
their
wyll
,
they
eyther
banish
such
godlie
Preachers
,
or
imprison
them
,
or
kyl
them
.
Decius
the
Emperour
,
cruelly
murdered
those
godlye
Ministers
and
Bishoppes
of
Christes
church
:
Fabianus
of
Rome
,
Alexander
of
Ierusalem
,
and
Babilas
of
Antioche
.
Herode
kylled
Iohn
Baptiste
,
reprehending
his
adulterous
incest
out
of
Gods
worde
.
So
dealt
Nero
with
Saint
Paul
.
Apryes
with
Hieremy
.
Mannasses
with
Iesa
:
and
so
vpwarde
vnto
Caine
,
who
slewe
his
owne
brother
Abel
,
because
he
was
so
dearely
beloued
of
God
.
Amongst
this
route
there
are
many
The
faults
of
some
men
of
might
.
Churchrobbers
,
who
eyther
by
force
or
fraude
,
doo
hale
and
pull
vnto
them
the
goodes
of
the
Churche
,
vsing
some
colerable
shew
,
and
pretence
of
good
intent
and
meaning
.
Which
when
they
haue
once
seasoned
vpon
:
they
spende
and
waste
in
bellye
chéere
,
in
costly
apparell
,
in
sumptuous
building
:
and
in
all
ryotte
and
prodigallitie
mayntaine
,
faukenners
,
horsekéepers
,
and
doggedryuers
,
with
the
porcion
due
to
learned
Pastors
and
Preachers
:
and
content
them selues
with
simple
syr
Iohn
,
that
will
gladly
kéepe
their
gardens
for
meate
and
drinke
,
and
a
blewe
or
redde
cloake
.
These
men
are
not
carefull
for
the
instruction
of
theyr
people
:
But
tyrannically
,
doo
drawe
theyr
Tenaunts
chyldren
from
learning
,
&
honest
artes
,
vnto
the
which
they
are
commonly
wel
bent
and
inclyned
,
to
druggerie
,
and
slauerie
workes
.
For
such
men
had
rather
haue
roysters
then
Scholers
,
clownes
then
Counsellors
,
kéepers
of
brute
beasts
then
of
reasonable
men
.
These
peruerse
and
Godlesse
manners
of
wicked
worldlinges
are
imitated
,
and
practised
of
wealthie
men
,
in
many
Townes
Corporate
,
where
the
whole
fellowshippe
of
the
corporation
is
mayntained
with
Ecclesiasticall
lyuings
:
for
commonly
no
other
receytes
haue
they
.
And
if
happily
the
lyuing
be
woorth
yéerely
two
hundred
Marks
,
they
alotte
out
for
theyr
Preacher
twentie
pounde
,
for
their
Curate
tenne
pounde
,
and
for
theyr
Scolemaster
ten
pounde
.
The
residue
is
bestowed
by
the
discretion
of
maister
Stewarde
,
or
maister
Receyuer
vppon
theyr
Guylde
hawsse
,
theyr
counsell
chamber
,
Counter
,
and
in
theyr
Sergiaunts
wages
:
Of
the
which
great
disorders
,
I
writte
something
in
my
discourse
of
the
Conscience
,
&
procured
displeasure
of
those
men
,
whose
soores
I
endeuored
to
cure
&
heale
.
My
faulte
was
blame
worthy
for
that
I
launced
not
the
impostume
déepe
enough
:
But
if
God
graunt
mée
lyfe
and
health
,
I
shall
shortly
amende
that
error
,
in
my
seconde
parte
of
the
Christian
Manuell
.
Presentlye
my
purpose
is
onely
to
put
all
good
men
in
minde
of
the
great
myseries
and
calamities
,
that
arise
by
such
polling
and
pylling
of
Ecclesiasticall
lyuings
,
whereby
Borrowes
and
Corporations
are
enriched
,
&
the
poore
church
of
Christ
dayly
impouerished
.
Many
of
the
inferior
or
meaner
sorte
of
hearers
,
not
being
able
to
take
away
the
stypendes
,
and
lyuings
due
to
the
Mynisters
:
doo
yet
many
other
wayes
Peruerse
hearers
in
the
inferior
sorte
.
molest
and
vnquiet
their
Pastors
.
For
when
they
should
repayre
to
the
Tiple
vppon
the
Sabboth
dayes
to
heare
sermons
,
and
be
partakers
of
sacraments
:
they
walke
abroade
into
the
fieldes
,
or
into
some
other
place
to
prouide
for
temporall
and
worldly
thinges
:
or
else
doo
conteine
them selues
at
home
,
occupyed
in
ydle
sportes
and
pastimes
.
For
they
wyll
not
stycke
to
saye
,
that
they
can
sowe
,
and
plowe
their
grounde
,
know
their
reuell
daies
,
and
lyue
under
lawes
in
the
common
wealth
,
without
hearing
any
Preacher
.
And
if
for
good
order
and
confirmitie
sake
,
it
happen
they
come
to
the
Churche
,
and
make
vp
a
number
amongst
the
rest
,
and
heare
sermons
:
yet
they
applie
them
not
to
edification
,
they
amende
not
their
wicked
manners
,
accusations
,
reprehentions
,
institutions
and
consolations
.
Many
also
absent
them selues
,
a
yéere
Contempnets
of
sacramentes
and
cong●●gations
.
two
or
thrée
,
yea
,
sometimes
whole
ten
yeares
from
the
Lordes
supper
:
they
releeue
not
the
Ministerie
,
nor
helpe
the
poore
.
But
commonlie
if
graue
and
whyteheadde
Fathers
,
or
seelie
young
children
do
begge
but
a
morsel
of
bread
,
it
is
lamentable
to
heare
with
what
reprochefull
woordes
they
driue
them
awaye
from
their
doores
.
Some
there
be
amongst
a
great
number
,
who
loue
Mynisters
,
but
such
as
are
good
felowes
and
companions
:
espetially
they
are
delighted
with
those
that
impudentlie
inueigh
againste
men
in
aucthoritie
,
whome
the
inferiours
commonlie
hate
and
abhorre
.
And
the
Preaching
or
rather
rude
rayling
of
these
,
the
vulgar
embrace
,
and
receyue
as
Oracles
:
for
men
gladly
heare
such
things
as
tyckle
and
delight
their
appetite
and
affection
.
But
such
Preachers
as
are
neither
populer
in
speache
,
nor
delighted
with
roysting
company
,
and
iolly
cheare
,
albeit
they
deliuer
soundly
and
conuenientlie
the
Lawe
and
Gospell
,
vnto
their
flocke
:
yet
they
make
no
more
accompt
of
them
,
then
of
a
common
shephearde
:
and
amongst
their
Alepottes
,
they
vtter
all
scoffes
and
by
words
against
them
.
Thus
you
maye
beholde
what
a
Sea
A
more
particuler
considera●ion
of
mannes
miseries
.
of
many
mischiefes
,
doeth
inuade
,
and
as
it
were
,
ouerflow
these
three
estates
and
callings
in
humaine
societie
.
And
yet
if
you
wyll
againe
examine
more
perticularlie
,
euerie
singular
mans
miserie
and
daunger
:
this
yoake
wyll
seeme
more
intollerable
.
Wherof
there
and
many
testimonies
in
the
holy
scriptural
.
There
are
some
that
meeting
a
man
,
do
she
●●●
him
outwardlie
a
louingled
untenaunte
,
salute
him
,
yea
●
imbrace
him
but
in
such
lesture
was
〈◊〉
deceyued
,
2.
Sam.
20.
Luke
.
22.
and
inurbred
by
〈◊〉
and
Christ
our
Lorde
&
maister
,
was
trayterouslie
deliuered
by
Iudas
into
the
handes
of
his
enemies
.
Wee
are
desirous
sometime
to
walke
into
the
fieldes
with
our
friendes
:
but
godlie
●
hell
was
that
waye
also
circumuented
,
&
slains
of
his
〈◊〉
and
onelie
brother
C●ine
.
Some
〈◊〉
Gene.
4.
men
are
inuited
to
a
delicate
feath
;
and
by
that
color
Absolon
〈◊〉
and
2.
Sam.
3.
killed
his
brother
Ammon
.
What
should
I
speake
of
the
sayde
:
Amm●●●
;
who
fained
him selfe
sicke
,
and
euen
inforced
his
naturall
syster
Tha●●●
,
when
shee
taine
to
visite
him
.
If
a
man
settle
himself
2.
Sam.
13.
to
marie
,
he
may
happelie
finde
such
a
Father
in
law
as
Iacob
did
of
Laban
,
or
as
Dauid
of
Saul
:
and
such
a
Wife
as
Gen.
30.
1.
Sam.
18.
Potiphar
of
Egipt
,
or
as
blessed
Ioh
had
:
Againe
,
if
single
lyfe
lyke
a
man
better
;
he
maye
he
assaulted
as
was
Ioseph
and
〈◊〉
or
with
his
nyce
admiration
of
single
lyfe
:
wall●●●●
in
wandring
luste
,
and
at
last
breake
out
into
detesteble
actes
,
with
the
heretique
Martyonns
who
presinding
chastitie
abused
a
Dyacon
,
Imbr●●se
house
he
laye
〈…〉
p●●s
;
Epiphamus
.
and
●āue
awaye
with
hi●
hostesse
:
Nowe
●●a
man
bee
without
chyldren
,
what
comfort
hath
he
,
〈◊〉
must
haue
his
goodes
to
straungeres
if
hee
haue
thyldr●●●
,
heanaye●fe
are
the
veration
&
vnquiet
lyfe
of
Noah
,
Iacob
,
Holy
,
Dauid
.
And
to
be
shoote
,
whether
a
man
be
●itche
or
poore
;
publique
or
priuate
,
owe
or
young
,
master
or
man
,
and
〈◊〉
affaires
with
other
men
,
he
shall
finde
that
prouen
he
verie
true
.
One
man
〈…〉
to
another
.
But
happelie
some
man
wyll
sequester
him selfe
from
all
mennes
company
,
and
lyue
an
He●mite
or
Monkish
lyfe
,
what
then
?
euen
such
a
one
wanteth
not
infinite
perylles
.
For
if
he
inclosse
him selfe
within
his
house
,
one
pinne
loseth
,
and
the
maine
postes
flypping
out
of
their
ioynt
,
the
whole
buylding
falleth
vpon
his
head
.
Moreouer
,
a
spyder
falling
out
of
his
webbe
,
into
the
pottage
,
wherein
his
meate
boyleth
:
or
a
lyttle
vimolsome
water
,
or
finallie
,
one
leafe
of
an
hearbe
,
eyther
poysonous
of
it selfe
,
or
some
venemous
woorme
,
dod
oftentimes
bring
destruction
.
If
againe
,
it
lyketh
him
to
walke
abroade
,
euerie
lyttle
stone
,
&
euerie
Tr̄ee
threaten
him
death
:
in
daunger
euerie
where
of
falling
,
of
Snakes
,
of
Hornets
,
yea
of
lyttle
●ees
:
which
do
molest
him
:
and
lastlie
,
alwayes
sucking
the
winde
and
ayre
,
which
if
they
be
corrupte
,
do●
by
and
by
kyll
him
.
But
let
him
been
without
daunger
of
all
these
,
what
shall
wee
saye
of
that
lumpe
of
fleshe
,
whereof
his
body
consisteth
:
which
hauing
many
partes
,
hath
so
many
singular
disseases
,
accoumpted
of
the
Phisitions
to
be
three
hundred
.
The
eye
is
but
a
lyttle
portion
,
and
yet
the
Phisitions
name
twentie
and
fowre
sorts
of
Malladies
,
which
vexe
and
encomber
the
same
.
Consider
then
the
disseases
which
greater
partes
of
the
bodie
are
subiecte
vnto
.
We
may
not
forgette
in
the
meane
tyme
,
the
internall
vexations
of
the
minde
:
howe
often
and
commonly
without
cause
,
we
are
vnquieted
with
feare
,
pensiuenesse
,
and
such
lyke
peruerse
affections
,
which
doo
euen
weare
awaye
,
and
consume
vs
.
Howe
often
ddeth
our
owne
conscience
,
accuse
and
vnquiet
vs
:
(
as
I
haue
largelie
declared
in
the
Treatye
thereof
)
tormenting
vs
daye
and
nyght
.
And
finallie
,
the
subtyle
and
sinnefull
suggestions
of
the
deuyll
,
and
wicked
men
,
who
lyke
raging
furies
molest
vs
,
not
suffering
vs
to
pauseor
take
any
rest
.
❧
Of
the
subtyle
pollicies
and
practises
of
Sathan
a
gainst
man
.
Chap.
3.
THe
holie
ghost
in
many
places
of
the
scripture
,
painteth
out
in
collors
,
the
breeder
&
author
of
these
manifolde
myseries
and
calamities
:
with
many
Metaphores
,
and
similytudes
,
out
of
which
plentiful
storie
:
I
wyll
selecte
three
or
fowre
onlie
at
this
tyme
,
which
if
we
consider
dillygentlie
as
they
deserue
,
the
reste
wyll
offer
them selues
plainlie
,
&
pleasauntlie
vnto
vs
.
And
first
I
accoumpt
The
diuyll
resembled
to
a
strong
souldiour
.
it
worthy
to
be
obserued
,
that
this
Author
of
all
euyll
,
who
is
Sathan
the
deuyll
,
the
accuser
and
murderer
of
mankinde
from
the
beginning
:
is
named
by
our
sauiour
Iesus
Christe
,
A
strong
armed
Souldiour
,
who
neuer
vnarmeth
Luk.
11.
himselfe
,
neither
day
nor
night
:
patient
of
labour
,
aduenturous
,
cunning
in
feates
of
warre
,
most
couragious
in
charges
&
assaults
.
Yea
,
he
somtime
disguiseth
,
&
transformeth
himselfe
,
into
the
shape
of
a
friende
:
and
gestwise
ioyneth
himself
vnto
mens
feasts
and
banquets
,
and
especially
of
noble
men
&
preachers
,
amongste
whome
for
tryfling
matters
often
times
he
casteth
a
bone
,
and
as
the
prouerbe
is
,
An
apple
of
contencions
,
and
styreth
vp
mortal
warres
,
and
discention
in
Churches
,
Common
wealthes
,
and
Familyes
:
he
soweth
debate
,
betwéene
those
that
shoulde
liue
in
peace
&
vnitie
:
This
practise
he
vsed
,
to
breake
the
knotte
of
Christian
charitie
,
betweene
Paule
and
Barnabas
:
and
his
mallice
tooke
effecte
in
Tertullian
and
Aquila
,
for
the
one
through
the
vncurtesie
of
the
Priestes
at
Rome
:
fell
into
the
he
resie
of
Montane
:
the
other
being
earnestlie
,
and
often
requyred
by
the
Primatiue
Churche
,
to
geue
ouer
supersticious
obseruations
of
Astrologie
,
and
casting
of
figures
,
and
for
his
contempt
excommunicated
:
reueged
the
Christian
fayth
,
and
became
a
Iewish
Epiphanius
Proselyte
.
And
suche
enimitie
was
sowen
betweene
king
Saule
and
Dauid
.
after
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
Gyaunte
Golyathe
,
when
the
people
at
their
returne
home
,
gaue
out
songs
of
prayses
,
&
gratulation
,
saying
:
Saule
hath
slaio●
his
thousand
,
and
Dauid
his
tenne
thousande
,
and
he
sayd
.
They
haue
aseribed
1.
Reg.
18.
to
Dauid
tenne
thousand
,
and
time
but
a
thousand
:
and
what
can
he
more
haue
,
saue
the
kingdome
?
wherfore
Saule
had
an
eye
to
Dauid
,
from
that
day
for
war●
.
The
lyke
discention
arose
,
betweene
King
Richarde
the
fyrst
,
and
Leopolld
Archduke
of
Austria
,
in
their
expidition
to
warde
the
holie
lande
.
For
whe●●
one
of
the
Dukes
Knights
,
had
aduanced
The
dyuell
breaketh
friendshipe
betweene
saythfull
friendes
.
his
maisters
Banner
first
:
in
the
scaling
and
taking
,
and
that
strong
and
famous
Citie
Acon
,
in
Phaemicia
,
some
time
named
Ptolomais
:
King
Richarde
caused
it
to
be
throwne
downs
,
and
in
the
same
place
set
vp
,
his
owne
Auncient
.
Afterwarde
,
when
the
king
in
his
returne
,
was
driuen
by
tempestuous
weather
vppon
the
coastes
of
Austria
,
he
was
there
taken
prysoner
by
the
Duke
,
and
was
solde
to
the
Emperour
for
thrée
score
thousande
Markes
.
And
whollysse
maye
in
the
examples
of
our
owne
age
,
sée
the
ruine
almost
of
a
whole
state
,
by
meanes
of
smaller
occasions
.
For
I
haue
hearde
some
of
honour
,
wisedome
,
and
great
godlynesse
affirme
:
that
arrogaunt
and
proude
women
,
contending
onely
for
the
vpperhande
,
bredde
such
enuie
,
betwéene
their
noble
Husbandes
,
that
the
same
coulde
not
bee
appeased
without
the
price
of
their
owne
bloods
,
and
afterwarde
ensewed
the
death
of
a
vertuous
Prince
,
being
a
Phaenix
of
the
worlde
,
and
the
vtter
exyle
,
of
sincere
and
true
Religion
.
This
fearce
and
cruell
souldiar
besiegeth
The
deuyll
besiegeth
the
strongest
fortes
&
valiaunt
Captayns
.
the
strongest
fortes
and
castels
:
For
hee
dyd
not
shrinke
to
assault
that
fortresse
,
in
the
which
our
first
Parents
were
placed
in
the
beginning
:
and
tooke
the
same
not
so
much
by
sorte
as
fraud
:
which
thing
being
done
,
he
depryued
them
not
onely
of
that
blessed
place
,
but
of
all
their
goods
,
and
ledde
them
captiue
out
of
that
most
pleasant
Garden
into
the
wide
world
,
repleate
with
Gods
curse
and
malediction
:
what
should
we
say
of
that
boulde
and
presumptuous
aduenture
of
his
,
in
geuinge
three
desperate
charges
and
onsets
in
the
wyldernesse
vpon
his
most
mighty
Lord
and
creatour
euen
Iesus
Christ
,
the
sonne
of
God
our
sauiour
and
redéemer●
,
where
he
tempted
him
with
hunger
,
ambicion
and
manifest
Id●lalatry
.
If
he
feared
not
such
strong
Captaynes
so
carefull
and
vigyle●●
:
let
vs
vs
be
assured
that
he
wyll
not
spare
vs
,
so
weake
;
carelesse
,
and
neglygent
in
our
vocation
,
and
charge●
and
that
hée
wyll
not
awaye
,
vntyll
he
haue
eyther
by
open
might
,
or
priuy
vnde●uinyng
blowne
vs
vp
,
with
our
fore
and
castel
.
Xenophon
writeth
that
great
Babilon
,
was
taken
on
the
holy
daye
when
the
〈◊〉
sacking
of
Babilon
.
Cittizens
wallowed
in
surfetting
and
drunkennesse
:
and
euen
so
the
deuyll
dealeth
most
commonly
with
mankind
and
oppresseth
them
in
their
security
.
For
when
the
wicked
shall
saye
peace
and
quietnesse
,
Then
shall
a
sudden
destruction
1.
Thes.
5.
fall
vppon
them
.
And
if
he
happen
somtime
to
sustayn
The
deuyll
counterfeateth
a
retyre
.
a
repulse
and
to
counterfeyte
a
running
away
:
yet
he
eyther
returneth
in
short
space
more
fearcely
then
before
:
or
else
in
his
counterfeyte
flyght
,
layeth
subtell
snares
to
catch
&
intrap
his
purseuer
:
much
like
the
Parthians
,
who
●lucarchus
.
fayning
to
retyre
:
doo
euen
in
their
fleyght
,
most
annoy
their
enemy
with
their
arrowes
,
so
cunning
and
nymble
they
are
on
horsbacke
,
to
shoote
bacwarde
at
the
face
of
their
enemyes
:
Euen
so
this
crafty
deuell
dealeth
.
For
hauing
long
and
many
wayes
,
assayde
to
make
man
yéelde
vnto
him
,
with
the
delectatins
and
pleasures
of
the
flesh
:
and
not
able
to
preuayle
that
way
:
he
maketh
a
shewe
of
rasing
his
séege
,
and
running
awaye
:
but
euen
then
in
his
fayned
flyght
,
he
shooteth
backe
the
arrowes
●eruh
.
in
psal.
9.
of
Selfeloue
into
Mannes
breast
:
which
Saint
Barnarde
aptlie
nameth
the
Cockatrices
eye
:
with
the
verie
aspecte
Selectloue
a
Cockatrices
eye
.
and
sight
whereof
mans
corupt
nature
hath
bene
wounded
,
and
infected
from
the
beginning
.
For
no
soner
haue
wee
resisted
vices
,
but
straight
waye
wee
are
puffed
vppe
,
with
a
vaine
conceyte
,
and
opinion
of
our
owne
holynesse
,
and
with
the
proude
Pharisée
,
condempne
others
,
and
iustisse
our selues
.
What
a
fearefull
ennemie
is
this
then
that
so
subtilly
can
make
vertues
,
occasions
of
vices
:
so
that
one
of
the
Fathers
had
good
cause
to
say
.
That
Ambrosius
.
all
other
vices
haue
place
in
euyll
deedes
:
but
onlie
pride
hath
some
power
in
good
deedes
.
Moreouer
this
souldior
hauing
a
repulse
,
or
two
one
waye
,
approueth
anonother
,
The
Diuill
hath
infinit
polliced
.
and
if
the
boweor
byll
wyll
not
serue
:
then
fetcheth
he
out
his
other
artyllerie
,
whereof
he
hath
plentifull
and
great
store
:
and
for
a
shorte
space
withdraweth
himselfe
as
wearie
of
the
besiedge
:
But
loe
,
He
fetcheth
seuen
other
Luk.
11.
spyrites
worse
then
himselfe
(
and
they
making
a
breache
)
enter
in
there
:
and
the
ende
of
that
man
is
worse
then
the
beginning
.
That
is
to
say
,
if
auarice
be
ouerthe●tone
,
lecherie
aryseth
:
if
a
man
suppresse
that
,
ambicion
foloweth
,
if
ambicion
bee
troden
downe
,
anger
vexeth
,
pride
puffeth
vp
,
wine
allureth
.
So
that
the
deuyll
commeth
againe
with
many
fellowes
:
whome
mans
nature
of
it selfe
can
not
possiblye
withstande
and
resist
.
We
sée
no
tyme
then
left
for
vs
to
spend
in
ydlenesse
and
filthy
pleasure
:
which
thing
whyles
many
haue
wholly
embraced
,
and
followed
the
denyll
,
hath
soddainly
in
their
securitie
,
come
in
vpon
them
,
&
deuowred
them
,
as
daylye
experience
,
and
the
fearefull
example
of
Caine
,
Saule
,
and
Ludas
doo
declare
,
whereof
I
shall
speake
more
amply
in
their
proper
place
.
Secondly
the
holy
ghost
calleth
this
The
deuill
ce●empled
〈◊〉
hunter
.
Psal.
91.
lere.
6.
Ezech.
32.
Author
of
so
many
Euells
,
a
Hunter
:
who
hath
good
skyll
,
and
perfit
knowledge
in
all
tongues
:
and
hath
not
vsed
the
trade
of
huntyng
,
twenty
or
one
hundred
yeares
:
but
euen
from
the
begynning
of
the
worlde
,
and
his
age
is
not
in
the
declining
estate
,
but
yet
fresh
&
gréene
,
he
watcheth
for
his
game
both
daye
and
night
:
he
keepeth
good
dogges
,
and
bloodhoundes
,
that
wyll
exactly
followe
the
trace
and
foote
of
the
game
:
If
he
finde
out
any
great
game
,
he
followeth
such
at
an
ynche
,
euen
through
the
most
hard
and
diffycult
places
:
neyther
wyl
he
rest
,
before
hetyre
and
wery
them
and
so
he
eyther
kylleth
them
with
his
dogges
,
or
snareth
them
in
his
nettes
.
And
if
any
be
so
strong
that
they
breake
the
netts
he
pursueth
them
with
his
Crossobome
and
Giume
,
and
so
one
waye
or
other
maketh
an
ende
of
them
.
He
is
not
thought
to
be
a
good
huntseman
sayth
Plato
,
which
cannot
plato
in
Liside
.
dessemble
his
purpose
,
or
that
putteth
vp
the
game
before
all
thinges
be
ready
.
But
this
strong
Hunter
the
Deuyll
is
very
wary
in
his
doinges
,
and
compasseth
the
whole
woode
about
,
before
he
cast
of
his
hounds
:
Xenophon
in
his
Booke
of
hunting
,
sheweth
that
there
are
diuerse
wayes
and
meanes
to
catch
great
Beastes
:
whereof
one
in
my
opinion
is
especiallie
to
be
obserued
and
noted
.
Hunters
(
sayth
he
)
take
Lyons
,
Pauthers
,
Beares
,
and
other
great
beasts
,
with
baites
of
poyson
.
You
wyll
aske
howe
verelie
they
mingle
poyson
,
with
that
meate
.
wherewithall
they
knowe
the
Beast
is
delighted
:
and
they
laye
the
same
eyther
by
the
water
syde
,
or
else
in
some
suche
places
,
whether
they
knowe
the
Beastes
vse
to
frequent
and
haunt
.
And
sometyme
the
Hunter
setteth
wine
and
venerie
in
such
places
,
wherewithall
the
wylde
Boore
,
yea
and
the
Lyharde
,
who
with
her
swyftnesse
escapeth
the
chase
of
Dogges
,
is
moste
easilie
taken
.
The
lyke
traines
are
vsed
of
the
infernall
hunter
being
an
obsolute
craftesman
in
such
sleyghtes
.
●
For
with
these
practises
,
he
intangled
Examples
and
tooke
for
a
tyme
,
the
eyght
preacher
of
righteousnesse
Noha
,
with
that
good
father
other
wise
called
Loth
:
And
with
lyke
policie
he
snared
that
famous
Captaine
of
the
Thebans
,
Pausanias
.
who
as
it
is
thought
was
present
at
the
battayle
of
Thermopylis
:
where
a
small
bande
of
men
,
not
aboue
three
thoussand
Gretians
(
some
accoumpt
but
three
hundred
)
through
commoditie
of
the
places
,
withstoode
the
great
and
mightie
army
of
Xerxes
,
and
slewe
twentie
thousande
in
the
place
:
albeit
they
also
fell
with
the
rest
.
Neyther
doo
we
reade
of
the
lyke
conflyct
,
in
any
history
,
except
that
but
of
the
Heluetians
by
Basil
in
the
time
of
the
Counsayle
there
:
when
tyme
the
peucerus
lib.
5.
chro
.
Simlerus
de
repub
helue
uptum
.
Pope
Eugenius
perswaded
the
Doulphin
of
Fraunce
,
with
a
great
army
of
Gascones
and
Bryttons
to
dissolue
the
counsayle
by
forre
.
These
men
exercising
all
kinde
of
cruelty
in
that
expedition
were
incountered
by
one
thousande
and
sixe
hundred
Heluetians
,
who
slewe
twentie
thousand
of
theyr
aduersaries
,
and
albeit
they
also
perished
in
that
battayle
:
yet
the
residew
of
the
Dolphins
armie
fledde
:
and
the
Counsull
was
delyuered
from
feare
for
that
tyme
.
But
to
returne
to
my
matter
,
Pansanias
was
praiseworthie
in
many
of
his
doinges
:
and
especiallye
for
his
modestie
in
victorie
.
For
when
he
was
aduised
to
sette
the
noble
mennes
heads
of
Persia
slaine
in
battayle
,
vppon
long
Poles
:
because
the
Petsians
had
so
despitefullie
dealt
with
Loonido
the
king
of
the
Thebans
:
he
aunswered
that
he
woulde
not
vse
any
contumely
toward
deadde
men
:
and
besydes
that
,
hauing
taken
a
noble
and
ryght
bowtyfull
Ladie
prisoner
,
hee
sent
her
home
vntouched
vnto
her
owne
hushande
.
But
in
trate
of
tyme
,
he
became
eruell
and
prowde
:
and
wher
the
Gretians
wonne
Bizantius
,
he
violently
tooke
an
honaurable
Cattizens
Daughter
:
and
being
awaked
soddainlye
with
some
feare
out
of
his
vnquiet
dreame
,
he
murdred
the
séely
woman
,
soundly
sléeping
by
t
is
side
.
And
also
after
warde
moued
with
Ambicion
,
hee
attempted
a
secréete
league
with
the
Persians
.
wherein
it
was
concluded
the
he
shoulde
take
Xeixes
daughter
to
wyfe
:
that
being
●yded
by
the
Persians
,
hee
myght
obtayne
the
kingdome
of
Greece
,
and
vnite
the
same
to
the
Monarchie
of
the
Persians
.
Wherof
when
the
Senate
at
T●ebes
had
intellygence
,
they
called
him
home
from
Bizantium
:
and
when
as
in
the
first
examination
,
he
sawe
all
the
matter
dysclosed
,
he
brake
from
them
and
fledde
into
the
Temple
as
a
sanctuarie
.
Wher
he
also
confessed
his
faulte
:
and
was
adiudged
to
be
shutte
vp
,
there
to
perishe
with
famine
and
hunger
.
And
his
Mother
Al●ithea
,
brought
the
first
stone
to
wall
vp
the
gates
of
the
Temple
.
And
in
lyke
manner
,
this
Hunter
caught
Alexander
the
great
,
endewed
with
many
excellent
vertues
:
especially
valiaunt
in
the
fielde
,
and
mercyfull
in
victorie
.
For
he
being
inuincible
in
so
many
battayles
,
was
at
the
last
himself
vanquished
with
women
and
veine
:
euen
as
the
Prophete
Daniell
foretolde
,
that
the
Macedonian
King
shoulde
bee
lyke
a
Leoparde
;
whithe
is
not
commonly
taken
with
the
snares
and
arrowes
of
hunters
(
for
by
meanes
of
his
greate
swiftnesse
he
escapeth
them
all
)
but
only
with
wyne
and
venery
.
The
miserable
ende
of
such
worthy
wyghtes
,
is
so
much
more
pitt●full
,
because
it
sheweth
the
unbeeillitie
of
mannes
nature
:
and
that
not
onely
good
Fortune
(
as
they
call
it
)
is
vnstable
,
but
also
vertue
it selfe
,
not
to
be
dnrable
in
heroicall
natures
,
but
oftentymes
soddainly
,
and
in
the
myddle
of
their
course
forsaketh
them
.
Let
all
men
therefore
that
be
in
High
estate
tyckle
and
slippery
.
office
and
aucthoritie
,
beséeche
God
continually
to
direct
and
gouerne
their
enterprises
:
and
let
them
alwaies
thinke
,
that
soddaine
conuersions
,
and
mutations
maye
followe
,
according
to
that
saying
.
Great
estates
sall
in
a
moment
,
and
God
punisheth
mischiefe
and
wickednesse
.
Thirdlie
this
Author
of
so
many
euylles
,
and
mischiefes
,
euen
sathan
the
The
deuyl
resembled
to
a
fowlet
.
deuyll
,
is
named
by
a
metaphor
in
the
holy
scripture
,
a
Fowler
.
For
when
he
séeth
his
sleightes
in
hunting
,
not
to
preuayle
:
he
applyeth
him selfe
so
to
Psa.
124.
Iere.
5.
Amos.
3.
fowling
:
Which
although
it
be
a
laborious
,
and
an
ydle
practise
oftentymes
:
yet
this
fellowe
contempneth
all
diffycultie
,
and
approueth
the
matter
.
Hée
prepareth
him
a
fayre
floure
,
and
oftentimes
:
casteth
corne
there
,
that
the
birds
may
accustome
themselues
to
the
place
.
Hee
forceth
not
much
for
the
losse
of
some
labour
and
charges
.
For
according
to
the
saying
,
He
that
wyll
gayne
Plautus
.
haue
,
may
not
seeke
al
cost
to
saue
.
The
byrds
happely
flye
away
now
and
then
with
the
corne
,
but
if
they
once
be
taken
in
the
snare
,
they
acquyte
the
Fowlers
charges
.
He
vseth
diuerse
meanes
and
wayes
to
take
the
simple
byrdes
.
For
he
eyther
casteth
corne
vppon
his
floore
,
or
layeth
nettes
,
or
setteth
lymetwygges
,
or
else
geeth
a
byrdebattyng
.
Besides
these
,
he
somtime
setteth
same
birdes
in
cages
,
who
with
their
sweete
singing
,
allure
the
birdes
in
the
bushes
to
approche
nighe
vnto
them
:
whereby
they
are
easily
deceyued
and
taken
.
And
sometyme
the
Fowler
him selfe
vseth
an
instrument
,
and
whyslleth
swéetely
,
expressing
the
noyse
&
chirping
of
birds
,
wherewith
they
are
beguyled
and
intangled
in
the
lyme
twigges
.
In
all
these
feates
,
the
deuyll
is
verie
skylfull
,
but
his
chiefe
pollycie
in
fowling
;
is
to
take
birds
,
with
those
that
be
tame
and
sing
pleasauntly
.
With
the
swéete
singing
of
such
a
Examples
.
birde
,
mamed
Berseba
,
this
fowler
tooke
that
bewtyfull
birde
Dauid
,
endewed
with
wisedome
,
fortitude
,
and
many
other
2
Samuell
.
11.
excellent
vertues
:
whose
winges
were
so
fastened
in
his
lymetwigges
,
that
he
defyled
another
mannes
wyfe
,
and
procured
her
husbande
to
bee
murdered
.
By
that
birde
Pharaos
daughter
,
and
other
straunge
women
:
he
tooke
Salomon
the
wyse
,
euen
in
his
olde
age
,
who
was
so
entangled
and
wrapped
in
the
lymetwigges
,
that
vnto
filthy
pleasures
,
he
added
the
worshipping
of
Idolles
.
And
by
the
birde
Dalila
,
he
caught
an
Eagle
,
that
sometyme
dyd
1.
Reg.
11.
flye
verie
hyghe
,
and
had
often
broken
the
fowlers
netie
:
Sampson
I
meane
,
that
strong
and
couragious
wight
.
If
Iud.
16.
any
man
lust
to
see
the
lyke
dealings
of
the
deuyll
with
Kinges
and
Princes
of
our
owne
Countrey
:
let
him
peruse
the
Mirrour
of
Magistrates
,
which
wyll
yeelde
plentie
of
examples
in
that
behalfe
.
Since
the
Conquest
,
the
deuyll
hath
preuailed
mightily
against
the
mighty
Englyshe
examples
.
that
waye
:
and
amongst
the
rest
call
to
minde
that
bewtisull
birde
,
King
Edwarde
the
fowrth
,
taken
with
three
Concubines
:
who
were
lyuely
and
in
their
collours
set
out
by
the
King
him selfe
:
to
wyt
,
one
of
them
for
her
myrth
,
the
other
for
her
crafte
,
the
thirde
,
for
the
holyest
harlotte
,
within
his
Realm
,
as
one
whome
no
man
coulde
gette
out
of
the
Churche
to
any
place
,
sauing
to
his
bedde
.
Was
it
not
lamentable
,
that
the
King
was
so
cleare
eyed
to
sée
them
,
and
so
blinde
to
discerne
him selfe
,
for
if
they
were
his
whores
,
what
coulde
he
be
but
a
whoremonger
:
but
this
carnall
iest
,
was
turned
into
weeping
,
vppon
his
seelye
Children
,
who
tasted
of
the
whyp
sor
their
Fathers
wickednesse
.
Howe
much
more
laudablie
dyd
King
The
laudable
facte
of
King
Henry
the
fyfte
.
Henrie
the
fifte
behaue
him selfe
,
of
whome
it
is
written
:
that
as
soone
as
he
came
to
his
kingdome
:
he
called
his
Counsaylers
togeather
:
and
commaunded
the
Clergie
,
sincerelie
and
truely
to
preache
the
worde
of
God
,
and
to
liue
accordingly
.
The
laye
men
,
he
wylled
to
serue
God
,
and
obey
their
Prince
,
and
aboue
all
thinges
to
auoyde
the
breache
of
Matrimonie
;
:
the
vaine
vse
of
swearing
,
and
wylful
periurie
:
for
the
which
his
vertuous
inclination
,
God
gaue
him
a
happie
and
vyctorious
raigne
:
whose
blessings
ought
to
moue
al
English
men
in
dignitie
and
aucthoritie
to
followe
his
vertues
:
as
the
plagues
and
curses
,
which
fell
vpon
king
Edwards
dyscent
,
ought
to
diswade
them
,
from
expressing
his
vices
.
Fowrthlie
,
this
enemie
of
mankinde
The
Diuel
resembled
to
a
gleade
or
kyte
.
Sathan
the
deuyil
,
is
called
in
the
holie
scripture
a
Gleade
,
or
Kyte
,
who
hath
long
clawes
&
tallauntes
,
wherewithall
seasoning
vpon
his
praye
:
he
so
presseth
Leuit.
11.
Deut.
14.
and
peerceth
it
,
that
it
dyeth
in
a
moment
.
And
with
his
long
beake
,
and
crooked
byll
,
all
to
renteth
the
flesh
,
and
Jesa
.
34.
●hopping
the
same
vp
:
doeth
by
meanes
of
his
hote
stomacke
,
digest
by
and
by
euen
the
rawest
morsell
.
Aristotle
wryteth
,
Aristot
.
lib.
9.
cap
1.
de
natura
animalium
.
that
there
is
a
naturall
enimitie
betweene
the
Kite
and
Rauen
,
and
that
the
Kyte
is
both
stronger
and
swyfter
,
and
therefore
commonlie
spoyleth
the
Rauen
of
his
praye
:
Euen
so
this
infernall
kyte
,
fyghteth
oftentimes
,
with
blacke
Rauens
,
euen
cruell
Tiraunts
,
&
taketh
from
them
all
that
they
haue
.
So
he
spoyled
Pharao
,
Caligula
,
Nero
,
Sinnacherib
,
king
Richarde
the
thirde
,
of
all
their
force
and
power
,
wherein
they
hauinge
affiauhoe
,
dyd
commytte
many
things
most
vngodly
.
And
as
the
Kyte
houereth
too
and
fr●●
in
the
ayre
,
watching
gréedely
young
chickens
;
and
when
he
espyeth
any
peaking
farre
from
their
dame
:
he
straight
way
falleth
downe
,
ceasoneth
vpon
the
praye
and
caryeth
it
awaye
:
euen
so
the
Infernall
Gleade
flyeth
byther
and
thyther
in
the
ayre
where
he
is
a
Prince
,
as
the
Apostle
sayeth
and
is
lyke
an
Arrow
Ephe.
6.
Psa.
91.
flying
in
the
noone
day
as
the
Psalmist
noteth
:
and
with
his
bryght
eyes
beholdeth
men
walking
vpon
the
earth
:
and
if
he
espye
any
of
them
,
wander
and
erre
from
the
foundament
of
fayth
and
from
the
society
of
Christs
Churche
:
hée
falleth
sodenly
vppon
them
,
and
all
to
renteth
them
.
The
dyuills
practises
are
terrible
and
fearful
when
he
openly
assaulteth
mankinde
The
deuils
dealing
most
daungerous
when
he
pretendeth
friend
shippe
.
&
sheweth
himself
plainely
in
his
coolers
,
euen
as
he
is
,
that
is
to
saye
,
a
cruell
Théefe
and
murderer
:
but
his
1.
Cor.
11.
practyses
are
more
daungerous
,
when
hée
dealeth
couertly
,
and
as
the
Apostle
writeth
,
transformeth
himselfe
into
an
Angell
of
light
.
And
example
of
this
his
practise
is
extant
in
the
historie
of
the
Origen
,
of
the
world
.
When
hée
tooke
vppon
him
the
shape
of
the
Serpente
,
being
the
wysest
of
all
the
beastes
of
the
earth
,
and
comming
to
Eue
,
tooke
occasion
to
talke
of
God
,
and
faigned
himselfe
,
to
lament
his
vncurtuous
&
harde
dealing
with
Adam
and
Eue
,
in
enuying
them
perfite
felicitie
.
And
therewithall
promised
them
equalitie
with
God
,
if
they
woulde
obeye
and
followe
his
counsayle
.
And
so
he
deceiued
them
being
ouer
credulous
,
and
drewe
them
violently
with
all
their
posteritie
,
into
those
miseries
,
out
of
the
which
they
coulde
be
deliuered
by
no
meanes
,
but
onelie
with
the
price
of
Christes
moste
precious
blood
.
So
he
deceyued
Achab
,
when
he
became
a
lying
spyrite
,
in
the
mouth
of
Example
1.
Reg.
22.
his
Prophetes
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
promised
him
victorie
against
the
Syrians
.
And
after
the
same
manner
,
he
seduced
all
the
Paynims
,
vnder
the
color
of
wisedome
,
and
trueth
:
whereby
they
faygned
infinit
Gods
,
serued
Idolles
,
&
poluted
them selues
,
with
al
filthy
lust
.
Moreouer
,
in
tempting
of
Christe
,
he
Rom.
1.
Math.
4.
pretended
him self
carefull
for
his
glorie
and
health
,
and
couered
the
malice
with
sentences
of
scripture
.
And
perswading
Gregorie
the
first
,
to
offer
The
diuils
apperitans
for
Purgatory
.
prayers
and
sacrifices
for
the
deadde
,
he
shewed
him selfe
in
reuelations
,
and
apparitions
in
the
forme
of
those
that
were
sometime
his
familiar
friendes
.
Wée
our selues
attending
warely
,
shall
finde
his
lyke
practises
with
vs
:
he
kéepeth
styll
his
olde
woonte
.
For
if
at
any
time
he
solicite
vs
to
forsake
God
,
to
renege
our
faith
,
to
geue
our selues
to
superstitions
and
curious
artes
,
to
folow
filthy
&
vnlawful
pleasures
,
&
to
compt
all
kinde
of
mischiefe
:
he
doeth
not
shew
himselfe
openly
,
and
in
his
very
colors
:
for
then
his
hornes
and
nayles
(
as
they
saye
)
woulde
make
vs
lathe
and
deteste
him
.
But
he
counterfeyteth
the
forme
of
a
friende
,
faigneth
him selfe
carefull
for
our
wealth
:
shadoweth
false
doctrine
with
a
color
of
trueth
,
excuseth
our
denyall
of
God
through
necessity
:
and
fynally
extenuateth
,
yea
and
sometime
commendeth
,
abhomynation
and
witkednesse
,
with
the
cloke
of
profitte
and
common
example
,
of
worldinges
.
We
haue
good
cause
therfore
,
to
record
these
thinges
oftentimes
;
to
watch
and
pray
,
that
we
fall
not
into
temptation
.
Antigonus
the
king
was
wont
to
praye
,
that
God
woulde
defend
him
from
fayned
friendes
:
for
he
thought
himselfe
able
with
moane
pollicy
,
to
with
stande
Antigonus
prayet
against
false
friendes
.
his
open
enemyes
:
howe
muche
more
ought
Chrystians
to
praye
agaynst
the
temptations
of
the
deuyll
:
who
often
commeth
with
subtyll
suggestions
vnto
man
,
hauing
according
to
the
prouerbe
,
hony
in
his
mouth
,
but
●aull
and
poyson
in
his
harte
,
which
he
desireth
to
conuey
and
powre
into
vs
.
Fiftlie
and
finallie
,
this
enemie
of
The
deuyl
resembled
to
a
roring
Iyon
.
mankinde
,
is
resembled
to
a
roaring
Lyon
,
which
image
and
picture
is
most
terrible
.
For
the
strength
of
Lyens
and
gréedinesse
in
pursuing
their
praye
,
is
well
knowne
.
Euen
so
the
deuyll
inflamed
with
mallice
,
against
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
his
scruaunts
:
grinteth
his
teeth
against
vs
,
egerlie
coueting
to
swallowe
vppe
,
and
destroye
both
our
bodies
and
soules
.
Peraduenture
he
desisteth
from
open
assaultes
,
for
a
tyme
and
season
:
but
this
pollicie
he
vseth
,
that
the
Castell
may
be
kept
more
nerlygentlic
.
The
lyke
practise
is
vsed
of
prudent
Captaines
in
their
temporall
warres
:
who
when
they
see
their
aduersarie
vnprouided
,
they
then
set
vpon
him
,
and
easily
spoyle
him
:
as
we
our selues
knowe
by
Callys
,
which
taken
by
the
English
hardly
after
the
besiedge
of
thirteene
monethes
:
being
vnfurnished
of
●●en
,
was
easily
wonne
by
the
French
almost
within
thirtene
howres
:
such
an
especiall
commeditie
it
is
to
vse
occaūon
and
opportunity
.
Euen
so
fareth
our
ghostly
enemie
with
vs
,
in
suirituall
temptations
and
assaultes
:
for
then
doeth
hee
with
his
doubble
〈◊〉
and
great
engyns
of
warre
,
batter
our
Forte
and
Castell
,
when
it
is
weake
&
vnprouided
:
At
the
howre
of
death
carnall
man
is
weake
in
body
,
and
faint
in
minde
:
for
besides
the
paines
of
the
disease
,
and
the
face
of
death
,
which
of
all
terrible
thinges
,
is
most
terrible
:
the
weeping
and
wayling
of
wife
and
chyldren
;
the
care
of
our
wyll
and
Testament
,
and
the
setting
of
our
goodes
in
order
,
doeth
exceedingly
withdraw
our
mindes
front
the
contemplation
of
heauenly
heauenly
thinges
:
at
what
tyme
the
deuyll
goeueth
most
terrible
and
sharpe
assaultes
.
For
he
then
especially
,
setteth
before
our
eyes
,
&
calleth
to
our
remembraunce
,
our
works
,
our
wordes
,
&
our
thoughtes
euen
from
our
tender
yeares
.
And
whereas
before
tyme
he
couered
sinne
,
&
perswaded
vs
to
accoun●●
it
but
a
tryfle
:
he
nowe
appéereth
and
vnfoldeth
the
same
,
yea
and
amplyfieth
the
heynousnesse
of
the
offence
,
and
vseth
all
meanes
to
weaken
and
cutte
of
our
fayth
,
and
hope
of
forgeuenesse
.
And
to
the
●nde
he
might
carrie
vs
into
the
gulfe
of
dispayre
,
hee
putteth
vs
in
minde
of
the
iudgemente
seate
of
God
,
of
the
endlesse
tormentes
in
hell
,
of
Gods
seueritie
,
of
examples
of
his
wrath
and
indignation
.
Whereof
aryseth
to
seelye
man
in
that
afflycted
case
,
an
astonied
minde
,
an
vnquiet
conscience
,
an
vncertaine
hope
:
and
finally
,
(
without
Gods
especiall
grace
and
protection
)
a
shipwracke
of
faith
,
and
a
sinking
into
the
bottomlesse
;
pyt
of
hell
.
There
are
many
other
pictures
and
The
vse
of
this
d●●●tyne
.
Images
of
the
deuyll
,
in
the
holy
scripture
:
As
Math.
12.
Luk.
22.
Iob.
11.
et
.
3.
Ephe.
6.
All
which
tende
to
this
ende
,
that
we
laying
asyde
all
other
cogitations
:
shoulde
wholly
bende
our selues
to
resyste
,
so
mightie
and
malyeious
an
enimie
.
And
for
that
we
being
both
carefull
and
vigelaunt
,
are
weake
inough
of
our selues
,
to
encounter
him
:
much
more
vnable
shal
we
be
,
if
we
entrappe
our
mindes
in
vnnecessary
&
most
vaine
cogitations
of
the
world
.
Hereunto
we
may
&
ought
to
adde
,
that
this
our
aduersary
seeketh
not
our
goodes
&
bodies
only
:
but
he
;
greedely
gapeth
as
it
were
in
one
morsell
,
to
swallowe
vp
both
body
and
soule
.
The
strife
therefore
betweene
him
and
vs
,
is
about
a
matter
of
great
importaunce
,
euen
for
life
&
death
,
saluation
&
dampnation
:
wherefore
as
the
Apostle
sayth
,
it
standeth
us
vppon
,
Ephe.
6.
to
take
vnto
vs
the
whole
armour
of
God
:
that
we
may
be
able
to
resist
in
the
euyll
daye
,
and
stande
perfyt●
in
all
thinges
.
❧
The
fourth
Chapter
declaring
what
Captaiues
and
souldiours
,
the
Deuyll
vseth
in
this
warfare
against
mankinde
.
Chap.
4.
ALthoughe
the
The
huge
and
mighty
army
of
Sathan
.
Deuyll
bee
sufficient
ynough
of
him selfe
,
to
suslaine
this
warfare
:
yet
for
the
better
performance
of
the
matter
,
he
lynketh
vnto
him
such
companions
as
haue
reuolted
with
him
,
moste
trayterouslie
and
shamefullie
from
the
heauenly
captaine
Christe
.
Betweene
whome
albeit
nowe
and
then
there
fell
some
variaunce
,
as
betwéene
infernall
spirites
,
that
want
the
spirite
of
peace
and
concorde
:
yet
they
conioyne
,
and
knitte
them selues
togeather
most
stedfastlie
,
to
ouerthrowe
and
destroy
mankinde
.
We
reade
in
the
Gospell
,
howe
Luk.
8.
a
whole
Legion
of
deuylles
(
which
consisteth
of
5300.
)
conspyred
the
ruine
of
one
seelie
man
.
Yet
he
contenteth
not
him
se●fe
with
the
power
and
ayde
of
his
felowe
deuylles
:
but
leuyeth
an
armie
of
all
Nations
and
professions
,
which
acrueth
to
suche
greatnesse
,
that
the
whole
worlde
,
is
scarce
able
to
conteyne
the
same
.
It
is
writtan
of
Xerxes
,
that
hee
came
into
Greece
,
with
an
armie
of
ten
hundred
thousande
men
?
which
drunke
vp
the
lyttle
●yuers
where
they
camped
.
But
this
huge
and
mighte
armic
had
no
good
Captaine
.
For
Xerxes
was
Xerxes
.
bolde
and
couragious
,
in
prodoking
his
enemies
,
but
in
daungers
he
was
both
fearefull
and
pensiue
,
the
laste
in
the
fielde
,
and
first
in
slight
.
But
the
deuy●
hath
yet
a
greater
armie
,
whereof
himselfe
●being
alwayes
the
chiefe
,
seueraigne
,
he
is
first
and
last
in
the
fielde
.
He
hath
vnderneath
him
,
sundrie
great
and
mightie
captaines
:
who
haue
trayned
vp
an
innumcrable
company
,
of
pollitique
souldiours
,
made
expert
and
cunning
,
to
de●eyue
and
destroye
mankinde
.
The
druyll
hath
many
capitains
vnder
him
.
But
because
the
publique
,
and
common
aduersaries
of
●an
:
are
excellently
well
paynted
foorth
in
that
booke
,
intituled
the
Warrefaire
of
the
Christians
:
My
purpose
at
this
time
is
only
to
discrie
those
enemies
that
chiefly
oppose
themselues
against
the
church
of
Christ
,
and
bend
their
power
against
his
chosen
and
ele●●e
seruauntes
.
There
are
foure
sortes
of
men
,
esperially
The
principall
enemies
of
Christes
Churche
.
that
yssewe
out
of
the
campe
of
Sathan
,
into
the
Church
of
Christ
.
Against
whome
vnlesse
wee
bee
defenced
with
spirituall
Armour
:
we
stande
in
great
daunger
,
not
onely
in
thinges
appertayning
to
this
lyfe
,
but
also
in
our
soules
,
and
of
eternall
lyfe
and
saluation
.
Who
albe
it
they
doo
not
assault
the
Church
,
after
one
sort
,
yet
they
all
shoote
at
one
marke
:
euen
that
oppresse
the
same
,
themselues
might
beare
the
chiefe
●wai●
and
dominion
,
and
that
the
kingdome
of
Sathan
may
be
enlarged
farre
and
neere
.
These
graunde
and
Capitall
enemies
,
are
Tyrants
,
Sophisters
,
Hippocrites
,
and
Epicures
.
Tyrauntes
(
whese
mindes
are
puft
Tyrantes
.
vp
with
rytches
,
and
good
successe
in
the
worlde
,
)
doo
eyther
scornefullie
obiect
vnto
the
Churche
,
the
ignominie
of
the
Crosse
:
or
with
hostilytie
,
oppose
them
selues
against
it
,
delyghting
to
bathe
theyr
handes
in
the
blood
of
his
Saints
.
Sophisters
,
and
Sicophantes
,
with
Sophisters
vaine
ostentation
of
worldlie
learning
,
and
knowledge
,
doo
subtilly
laye-snares
and
ginnes
,
to
entrappe
the
seruauntes
of
Christe
,
and
studie
eyther
to
abolysh
,
or
too
depraue
his
Churche
:
whose
lyfe
is
the
written
worde
of
God
.
These
menne
by
deuyllish
sleyght
,
endeuour
with
vndermyning
,
to
subuerte
the
foundament
,
of
Christes
Church
:
sometyme
corrupting
this
article
of
the
faith
,
sometime
that
insomuch
that
the
more
pure
the
doctrine
is
:
the
more
&
mightyer
Sophisters
and
Sicophantes
,
the
deuyll
sendeth
out
to
trouble
,
and
molest
the
bryght
fountaynes
of
Israell
,
and
welles
of
lyfe
.
Hippocrites
put
vpon
them
,
the
face
,
or
rather
the
visor
of
friendes
.
These
Hippocrites
.
men
would
not
be
reputed
for
enemies
,
but
for
fauorours
of
the
Gospell
:
wherby
they
doo
more
hurte
,
to
simple
and
vnexperienced
persons
,
then
open
and
notorious
aduersaries
.
For
that
is
a
true
saying
:
It
is
a
safe
and
common
practise
,
to
deceyue
vnder
the
pretence
of
friendshippe
.
Hippochrites
sustayne
the
personage
of
a
fr●●nde
,
cloked
with
counte●fayte
holynes
and
so
rushing
in
to
the
they
folde
of
Christ
:
doo
lyke
rauening
wolues
,
scatter
and
all
to
ren●the
same
.
Epicures
are
of
diuerse
fortes
.
Albeit
then
all
followe
vayn●
Pleasure
:
as
if
it
were
mans
cheefe
blessednesse
and
felicitie
.
For
there
are
〈◊〉
of
them
,
that
are
notorious
Athests
,
and
irreligions
persons
,
whose
ioy
is
to
be
famous
mal
〈◊〉
and
making
no
neckonia●
at
all
of
the
speache
of
the
worlde
do
wallowe
and
tumble
in
al
kinde
of
wickednesse
.
There
are
othersome
,
that
impart
cruility
and
pietie
:
and
these
howe
it
the
chiefe
goodnesse
,
to
haue
a
〈◊〉
name
and
same
in
the
world
.
They
〈◊〉
seeing
to
abhorre
vngodlines
;
they
heare
Gods
worde
,
they
are
partakers
of
the
sacraments
,
and
maked
shewe
of
honesty
in
their
lyues
.
But
they
hyde
and
cover
vnder
that
mashe
,
three
heynous
offences
.
First
they
preserre
their
pleasures
before
the
wyll
of
God
,
secondlie
then
lyue
securelye
without
his
seal
,
thirdly
,
they
willinglie
,
and
with
pleasure
,
heere
prophane
and
godlesse
spéeches
of
Religion
,
which
do
wonderfully
vnquiet
weake
consciencēs
,
and
oftentimes
alienate
them
from
Christ
.
Such
blasphemous
persons
as
these
are
,
the
deuyll
traineth
vp
to
be
Captaines
,
and
leaders
of
his
armie
.
The
deuyll
appointeth
vnto
his
Armie
,
experte
Drators
,
and
Trumpeters
,
Imbassadours
Hattoldes
and
Troumpetors
in
the
Deuplls
armye
.
who
with
their
subtill
words
,
and
warlike
sounds
,
call
their
souldiours
together
,
and
incourage
them
to
fight
.
The
holye
Ghost
tearmeth
such
by
the
mouth
of
the
Prophet
:
Leopardes
,
Aspes
,
Cokatrices
and
Lions
Whelpes
:
by
the
names
of
these
beastes
he
vnderstandeth
the
poyson
,
that
wicked
and
:
supersticious
preachers
,
blowe
(
as
it
were
)
in
to
Captaines
and
Souldiours
.
These
Trumpeters
with
obsecrations
,
execrations
,
and
detestrations
doo
inflame
the
mindes
of
men
to
defende
false
doctrine
,
and
to
suppresse
true
religion
,
whereby
the
Church
of
Christ
,
is
oftentimes
excéedingly
assaulted
and
afflicted
:
Wee
haue
knowen
a
Cardynall
in
an
Card.
Poole
.
Dracion
published
by
himselfe
,
to
haue
moued
Charles
the
lifte
to
withdrawe
his
power
from
inuading
the
Turker
&
to
conuert
the
same
to
the
destruction
of
his
natiue
Countrey
.
Mounkes
and
Fryers
haue
with
full
pypes
now
these
many
yeares
,
blowne
bloodie
blasters
,
&
incensed
the
mindes
of
Princes
,
to
persecute
pietie
,
and
to
defende
Idolatry
.
One
so
raged
in
a
sermon
bifore
Charles
Gasparus
Church
.
the
fifte
,
and
many
of
the
Princes
of
Germanie
:
that
hee
shrunke
not
to
tell
them
,
that
they
could
neuer
please
God
perfectly
,
vntill
they
had
bathed
their
handes
vnto
the
elbowe
,
in
the
Lutheranes
bloude
.
Manie
schollers
comming
out
of
the
Protestants
Schooles
,
haue
blown
a
warlike
sound
,
and
wonderfully
troubled
the
church
of
God
.
Of
this
number
were
Staphilus
,
Harding
,
&
such
lyke
:
who
were
well
knowen
to
the
world
,
to
haue
bin
of
a
factious
and
contentious
nature
,
desirous
to
be
accoumpted
singuler
,
and
notable
aboue
others
in
gyfts
and
Iudgements
:
which
because
they
could
not
deserue
and
obteyn
amongst
the
learned
:
the
reuolted
from
Christianitie
,
and
ledde
with
ambious
mindes
,
apposed
themselues
against
the
〈◊〉
truth
And
nowe
a
dayes
the
Iesuites
.
lesuites
(
or
rather
Esuites
)
do
like
Aspes
,
〈◊〉
vppe
and
downe
:
Who
with
their
swéete
poyson
,
preuayle
much
against
at
those
,
that
〈◊〉
no
I
that
precious
and
perfith
〈◊〉
al
me
,
which
is
the
worde
of
Got
,
con●prehonded
in
the
writinges
of
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
.
The
deuyll
hath
also
verie
faithfull
&
trustie
The
Deuylls
Especialls
.
spyes
,
whome
he
sendeth
alwaies
before
his
armie
,
to
divure
commoditie
of
the
place
,
and
the
multitude
&
strengthe
of
his
aduersue●…●●●
These
especials
are
of
as
cleare
light
as
any
Eagle
,
or
Dragon
:
and
〈◊〉
cast
their
eyes
vppon
all
coastes
and
corners
,
and
examine
euery
phrase
,
and
fyllable
of
the
Protestants
:
and
if
they
●●n
by
wresting
things
into
a
wrong
sence
,
take
any
small
aduauntage
,
they
ly●●●
Sycophants
gnawe
and
byte
the
good
meaninges
of
godlie
men
,
and
with
great
v●●yueration
,
sclau●●der
and
backbite
the
sauie
.
All
these
sortes
of
Souldiours
,
with
many
others
,
are
bounde
vnto
the
deuyll
with
an
othe
,
faithfullye
to
serue
and
obiy
him
:
and
doo
in
deede
bende
all
their
power
,
and
strength
,
to
vanquithe
and
su●due
the
Church
of
Christ
:
and
to
settls
and
establish
,
the
kingdoms
of
Antichrist
.
❧
The
fift
Chapter
declaring-Mannes
onelie
succour
and
re
fuge
in
their
great
temptations
,
and
assaultes
of
Sathan
.
The.
5.
Chap.
MOst
part
of
men
What
remedies
carnall
and
ignoraunt
men
soeke
for
in
their
miseries
.
in
their
miseries
and
calamities
,
doo
flee
vnto
humaine
helpes
,
and
fence
them selues
,
with
the
power
&
fauor
of
earthly
friends
:
of
whome
if
they
be
forsaken
,
they
commonly
become
desperate
&
crye
out
with
the
Tyraunt
.
O
wretche
that
I
am
,
I
being
forsaken
of
my
frinds
,
do
perish
.
Others
rūme
to
the
deuill
,
and
aske
counsaile
of
him
by
Southsayers
,
&
Coniurers
:
who
to
confirme
me
men
in
Idolatrie
,
helpeth
some
in
such
euylles
,
whereof
him selfe
is
the
author
:
but
when
God
restraineth
this
power
of
his
that
hee
can
not
nowe
helpe
any
more
:
then
miserable
men
doo
frette
and
murmur
against
God
,
and
with
Saul
,
Iudas
,
and
Nero
,
laying
violent
handes
vppon
them selues
,
hasten
their
owne
ende
,
and
destruction
.
There
haue
haue
bene
some
,
that
in
Philosophical
consolations
of
no
force
.
their
miseries
haue
sought
consolations
out
of
Philosophie
and
monumentes
of
Heathen
writers
.
But
there
they
coulde
finde
no
reliefe
,
as
many
lamentable
examples
make
manifest
vnto
vs
.
Marcus
Cato
,
in
that
bitter
sorrow
of
his
,
which
hee
conceyued
by
meanes
of
Pompeis
ruine
and
ouerthrow
:
read
ouer
againe
and
againe
,
that
notable
booke
of
Plato
,
of
the
immortalitie
of
the
soule
,
to
mitigate
his
sorrowe
and
griefe
.
But
he
coulde
finde
no
rest
in
that
vexation
of
minde
:
for
ouercome
with
dolour
,
cast
hee
awaye
the
booke
and
murdred
him selfe
.
Philosophers
both
sawe
and
lamented
all
kinde
of
calamities
,
but
they
could
finde
no
salues
for
their
sores
,
nor
medicines
for
their
sicknesses
.
For
their
consolations
are
nothing
else
,
but
a
vaine
sounde
without
any
matter
:
and
bare
wordes
wanting
efficacie
in
the
mindes
of
miserable
and
afflicted
persons
.
The
worde
of
God
onelie
teacheth
the
The
word
of
God
is
the
cleere
fountaine
of
perfytte
consolation
.
reliefe
and
remedie
,
in
such
cases
,
and
deliudreth
vnto
man
munitions
and
defences
:
whereby
he
maye
eyther
stoutlie
contempne
,
or
patientlie
continue
,
in
verations
and
troubles
.
Trueth
is
the
best
buckler
and
shielde
.
Whiche
is
the
worde
of
God
,
contained
in
the
writinges
of
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
,
proceeding
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
true
God
:
whereby
the
holie
ghost
is
effectuall
in
pensiue
and
afflicted
mindes
:
who
are
preserued
and
comforted
,
beyonde
all
mans
iudgement
and
expectation
,
that
they
faint
not
in
tribulation
,
neyther
murdre
them selues
,
nor
yet
runne
into
eternall
ruine
&
destruction
.
This
word
&
truth
of
God
is
our
Target
,
for
so
it
is
●med
in
many
places
of
the
holy
scripture
.
The
worde
of
the
Lorde
(
saith
Salomon
)
is
pure
,
and
a
buckler
to
them
Pro.
30.
et
.
21.
Heb.
5.
that
beleeue
,
Pro.
30.
And
the
worde
of
the
Lorde
is
liueliy
,
and
more
effectuall
or
peercing
then
any
sworde
.
Heb.
5.
And
the
woorde
of
the
Lorde
,
is
named
a
candle
,
〈◊〉
to
men
ne
lyfe
and
●pyrite
.
Pro.
21.
Those
that
are
couered
and
defenced
with
this
sheelde
,
neede
not
to
feare
the
fyrie
dartes
of
the
worlde
and
deuyll
:
for
,
they
are
compassed
with
such
strange
munitions
,
that
no
cruell
enimie
is
able
to
peirce
the
same
.
This
worde
of
God
doeth
shew
vnto
vs
a
sure
and
certaine
refuge
:
and
counselleth
vs
to
flye
into
the
campe
of
the
almightie
Lorde
:
who
wyll
hyde
vs
vnder
his
wings
,
and
defende
vs
with
his
holy
Angellos
:
who
hath
promised
to
bee
our
captaine
and
defender
:
who
neuer
forsaketh
the
field
,
but
is
alwayes
in
the
forefront
of
the
battayle
,
and
is
neuer
taken
of
the
enimie
.
So
●riteth
Chrisostome
:
Our
Captaine
is
alwayes
readie
to
helpe
,
the
enimie
can
neuer
take
him
prisoner
,
he
hath
armour
of
proofe
,
for
all
his
souldiours
.
This
Captaine
doth
not
onlie
preserue
his
souldiours
in
the
fyelde
safe
&
sound
,
but
he
also
gaueth
them
victorie
,
aduanceth
them
to
great
honours
,
satisfyeth
them
with
a
long
lyfe
,
and
letteth
them
see
and
feele
his
ayde
and
helpe
.
There
are
many
examples
,
which
〈◊〉
Examples
.
approue
and
confirme
the
same
,
to
the
great
〈◊〉
,
and
comfort
of
the
godlie
.
Hee
was
in
the
fierie
furnace
with
the
three
yong
men
:
with
Laurence
vpon
the
Gridiron
:
with
Daniell
amongst
the
Lyons
:
with
Ieremie
in
Babilon
:
with
Ioseph
in
prison
,
with
the
Israelites
in
Egipte
,
and
in
the
Wyldernesse
with
Elisaeus
the
Prophete
,
when
Samaria
was
besieged
,
where
the
famine
was
so
great
,
that
an
Asses
head
was
solde
for
fowrescore
siluer
pence
,
and
the
fowrth
parte
of
a
Cabbe
of
Dooues
dunge
,
for
fiue
peeces
of
siluer
.
He
was
with
Dauid
2.
Reg.
6.
in
the
Pestilence
,
when
as
in
a
shorte
tracte
of
tyme
,
there
dyed
thrée
score
and
2.
Sam.
24
tenne
thousande
.
He
was
with
Ezechias
lying
sicke
in
his
bedde
of
the
pestilence
.
Esa.
38.
By
the
which
examples
,
&
many
other
of
that
sort
,
we
maye
most
firmely
conclude
:
that
this
heauenly
Captaine
,
is
alwayes
present
at
hande
with
his
seruauntes
,
&
is
there
sheelde
and
buckler
,
according
to
his
manifolde
promyses
,
by
most
earnest
assuerations
and
othes
,
in
his
holy
worde
assured
and
confirmed
vnto
vs
.
So
that
Christians
are
neuer
desolate
Christians
and
alone
in
their
fight
and
battell
,
but
neuer
alone
in
their
trouble
.
2.
Para.
15
haue
allwaies
their
Captaine
presently
assisting
them
,
according
to
that
saying
.
The
Lorde
is
with
you
whyles
you
bee
with
him
.
And
againe
feare
not
,
because
I
haue
redeemed
thee
,
and
called
thee
by
thy
name
,
thou
art
mine
owne
:
If
thou
Esay
.
43.
passe
through
water
,
I
wyll
be
with
thee
,
and
the
flooddes
shall
not
couer
thee
:
If
thou
walke
in
the
fire
,
thou
shalt
not
bee
burned
,
and
the
flame
shal
not
hurt
thee
,
for
I
am
the
Lorde
thy
God
,
thy
holye
one
O
Israell
.
Consider
(
good
Reader
)
dillygentlie
,
the
weyght
and
circumstaunce
of
this
texte
:
fyrst
marke
who
doeth
promise
,
euen
God
the
holy
one
of
Israell
.
Then
what
hee
doth
promise
,
verelye
protection
and
defence
,
in
all
daungers
.
Afterwarde
to
whome
this
promise
is
made
,
euen
to
all
faythfull
beleeuers
,
whome
hee
calleth
by
theyr
proper
name
,
which
is
a
signe
of
kindnesse
,
and
entyre
loue
towarde
them
.
Thus
you
see
howe
this
trueth
of
Gods
woorde
,
which
is
our
buckler
,
doeth
set
out
and
describe
in
the
writinges
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
,
the
infinite
power
,
goodnesse
,
&
mercy
of
our
heauenly
Captaine
,
toward
his
faythful
seraunts
and
souldiours
.
Philosophie
is
mute
and
dumme
,
in
The
defect
and
lamenes
of
philosophie
in
their
matters
.
these
matters
:
and
if
at
an
aduenture
,
it
happen
to
vtter
some
golden
sentence
of
Gods
mercy
,
&
loue
toward
mankind
,
yet
it
kéepe
not
holde
&
handfast
constantlie
:
but
in
the
ende
declineth
to
a
dubitation
or
an
vtter
deniall
of
the
same
.
Antilochus
wylled
menne
to
ascribe
al
thing
to
Gods
prouidence
:
Who
oftentimes
aduaunceth
poore
to
their
deserued
degree
of
dignitie
&
honor
:
and
throweth
down
the
high
and
mightie
.
These
&
such
lyke
sentences
of
Gods
prouidence
are
scattered
in
the
writings
of
Ethnicks
,
which
for
a
tyme
delight
mens
mindes
,
but
they
are
not
built
vpon
any
sure
foundation
.
For
they
neuer
knew
God
,
as
he
hath
reueled
him selfe
in
his
sonne
,
by
his
worde
:
they
doubte
in
their
prayers
,
whether
God
heareth
them
,
as
Euripides
in
the
person
of
Hecuba
,
cryeth
out
and
sayth
:
Euripides
in
Trodibus
.
O
you
Gods
,
I
call
vppon
impotent
and
slouthfull
helpers
.
But
the
worde
of
God
conteyned
in
The
constant
faith
of
Christians
in
their
trouble
the
olde
and
newe
testament
:
doth
effectuallie
and
truly
,
describe
vnto
vs
the
liuing
God
,
reueled
in
his
onely
sonne
Iesus
Christe
who
commaundeth
vs
to
call
vppon
the
heauenly
Father
in
his
name
with
boldnesse
and
trust
without
any
trembling
or
doubting
:
for
that
through
him
,
his
heauenly
Father
is
wel
pleased
with
vs
,
we
may
then
speak
thus
vnto
him
.
Thou
O
God
art
the
Creator
and
conseruor
of
heauen
and
earth
,
thou
art
also
the
Father
of
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christe
,
who
was
borne
,
suffered
,
dyed
,
and
rose
againe
for
the
iustification
of
mankinde
.
Thou
sendest
thy
holy
ghost
into
our
harts
,
who
kindleth
in
vs
by
the
sounde
of
thy
holye
worde
,
true
fayth
,
and
spirituall
motions
,
agreeable
to
thy
holy
wyll
:
thou
art
my
hope
and
strength
,
thou
doest
couer
mee
vnder
thy
winges
:
thou
doest
keepe
mee
with
thy
holy
Angelles
,
thou
dost
heare
mee
and
deliuer
mee
:
thou
art
with
mee
in
this
my
tribulation
,
out
of
the
which
in
thy
mercie
thou
wylt
delyuer
mee
,
yea
and
glorifie
mee
:
thou
wylt
aduaunce
mee
from
aduersitie
to
prosperitie
:
thou
wylt
satisfie
mee
with
long
lyfe
.
If
the
same
maye
tender
to
the
setting
foorth
of
thy
honour
and
glorie
,
and
to
the
profite
and
furtheraunce
of
thy
holy
Church
.
This
confidence
and
liberty
of
spéech
The
occasion
of
Christian
boldnesse
.
wee
maye
vse
with
our
Captaine
,
but
not
in
respect
of
our
owne
worthinesse
:
for
this
cheerefulnesse
,
and
courage
of
minde
,
wee
maye
conceaue
through
our
raunsome
once
satisfied
:
and
through
the
continuall
intercession
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
who
dyed
and
rose
againe
for
all
penitent
sinners
.
We
our selues
bring
nothing
,
for
fayth
is
also
the
gyfte
of
God
,
kyndeled
in
our
hartes
,
by
the
holie
ghoste
,
through
the
preaching
of
the
gospell
.
Let
vs
then
place
and
oppose
this
promise
of
GOD
,
togeather
with
the
death
and
intercession
,
of
his
sonne
Christe
,
through
fayth
,
and
true
repentaunce
against
all
doubting
,
and
vnworthinesse
of
our selues
:
and
let
vs
flee
awaye
,
and
appeale
from
God
being
angrie
with
vs
for
our
many
and
greeuous
offences
:
vnto
God
most
louing
and
mercifull
,
turned
and
reconcyled
vnto
vs
,
through
the
passion
,
resurrection
,
and
intercession
of
his
deare
and
onely
sonne
Iesus
.
Hereof
commeth
that
stoute
and
valyaunt
harte
of
Christians
:
that
they
feare
not
although
the
earth
gape
,
and
open
her
mouth
,
the
Element
doo
fall
vppon
them
,
and
the
waues
of
the
Sea
,
woulde
seeme
to
ouerflowe
them
,
according
as
Dauid
wytnesseth
.
The
sound
of
many
waters
,
Psa.
93.
and
of
the
waues
of
the
Sea
,
are
strong
and
mighty
:
but
the
Lord
aboue
is
stronger
,
and
mightier
.
Iulian
the
Reneger
,
was
for
a
time
of
great
power
and
strength
,
but
hee
Examples
.
being
vanquished
at
a
fielde
foughten
in
Persia
,
was
enforced
to
yéelde
the
honour
of
the
victorie
to
this
Captayne
,
and
with
a
lowde
voyce
sayde
:
Thou
hast
gotten
the
victorie
of
mee
,
O
thou
Galilaean
.
Apries
,
King
of
Egipt
,
who
put
the
Prophete
Ieremie
to
death
,
said
:
That
no
power
,
neyther
of
God
,
nor
man
,
was
able
to
take
his
kingdom
from
him
,
hee
had
so
firmelie
established
his
Scepter
and
Crowne
:
But
our
myghtie
Captaine
,
who
hath
power
,
ouer
all
kingdomes
of
the
worlde
,
spoyled
him
of
his
kingdome
,
and
strangled
him
by
the
handes
of
Amasis
his
Courtyer
.
Neoptolimus
his
worthy
Neoptelemus
the
player
of
Tragedies
,
being
demaunded
,
what
sentence
hee
had
obserued
as
most
notable
,
in
Aeschilus
,
obseruation
.
Sophocles
,
and
Euripides
:
aunswered
,
that
he
founde
in
them
nothing
woorthye
so
great
admiration
:
But
hee
rather
accoumpted
it
a
thinge
memorable
:
that
hee
sawe
with
his
owne
eyes
,
King
Phillippe
of
Macedon
,
at
the
mariage
of
his
daughter
Cleopatra
,
Iustine
.
lib.
6.
in
the
most
noble
assemble
of
the
world
,
honoured
as
a
great
God
:
and
the
next
day
after
,
ryding
in
the
Tylte
or
Theatre
miserably
murdred
and
contempned
.
And
Herodus
Agrippa
,
who
stopped
not
the
flattring
mouthes
,
of
such
as
named
him
a
God
,
but
fedde
and
delighted
him selfe
with
the
same
,
perished
immediatly
with
corrosion
of
his
Intralles
,
and
lowsie
sicknes
.
Surely
all
humaine
power
,
is
no
better
then
glasse
,
whiche
when
it
is
most
bright
and
cleare
,
is
then
the
soonest
broken
:
for
rashnesse
procureth
speedy
spoyle
,
&
God
alwaies
resisteth
the
prowde
.
Let
vs
not
then
feare
mans
power
,
which
when
it
is
at
the
highest
and
in
his
pride
:
then
is
God
able
,
yea
and
often
indeede
,
ouer
turneth
the
same
,
with
the
leaste
blast
of
winde
.
❧
The
sixt
Chapter
describeth
the
Armie
and
warlyke
power
of
our
heauenlie
Captaine
,
in
this
conflicte
and
battayle
.
The.
6.
Chap.
THIS
our
Heauenly
Our
God
,
is
the
Lord
God
of
Hostes
.
2.
Sam.
5.
Psalm.
59.
Esa.
6.
Captaine
hath
many
glorious
names
in
the
holye
Scripture
:
but
amongst
other
he
is
named
the
Lorde
of
Hostes
:
Which
tytle
albeit
,
it
be
common
to
the
thrée
personnes
in
Trinitie
:
yet
because
the
Sonne
of
God
was
sent
to
vanquishe
and
breake
the
power
of
the
deuyll
,
and
to
redeeme
mankinde
,
this
honourable
name
is
properlie
,
and
for
the
most
part
geuen
vnto
him
,
as
in
that
Psalme
.
Who
is
this
King
of
glorie
?
the
Lorde
God
of
Hostes
is
the
king
Psalm.
4.
of
glorie
.
In
the
which
place
without
all
doubte
Christe
the
King
of
glorie
,
was
signified
,
whereof
the
Arke
of
Couenaunt
was
a
testimonie
and
witnesse
.
And
the
Prophete
Esay
sayth
:
That
the
Eesa
.
59.
Lorde
God
of
hostes
dwelleth
in
Syon
,
which
sentence
is
to
bee
vnderstoode
of
our
sauiour
Christ
.
This
most
noble
The
Lord
strong
in
battaile
.
tytle
is
geuen
vnto
him
,
because
hee
is
the
cheefe
Emperour
and
Captaine
in
the
Cittie
of
God
,
againste
the
Cittie
of
the
Deuil
.
For
he
is
the
onely
head
,
of
all
celestiall
and
terrestriall
powers
,
the
moste
strong
and
mighty
defendor
,
and
is
therefore
named
in
the
Psalme
:
A
God
that
is
strong
and
mighty
in
battale
.
Psa.
24.
He
is
not
ydle
then
,
but
fighteth
valyantlie
,
hee
is
neuer
ouercome
,
but
but
alwayes
ouercommeth
,
he
neuer
flyeth
but
euer
tryumpheth
,
and
that
not
so
muche
for
his
owne
cause
,
as
for
the
Cittie
and
Church
of
God
:
and
therfore
the
Prophet
ascribeth
vnto
him
the
chéefe
souerainty
saying
:
Blessed
be
the
name
of
his
glorie
for
euer
,
and
let
the
Psal.
72.
whole
earth
be
filled
with
his
maiesty
.
Nowe
although
this
our
Captaine
Whereof
the
army
of
God
consisteth
.
be
Schaddai
,
that
is
to
say
omnisufficiente
,
and
strong
ynough
of
himselfe
,
and
needeth
not
the
helpe
of
any
creature
:
with
whome
(
as
the
Angell
saith
)
nothing
is
impossible
.
Yet
for
the
greater
comfort
Luk.
1.
of
his
Church
,
hee
vseth
the
industrie
of
his
souldiors
,
in
this
expidition
against
the
deuyll
:
and
leuieth
a
great
&
mightie
armie
,
partlie
consisting
of
pure
&
chaste
Angelles
,
who
are
named
in
the
holie
scripture
,
flaming
spirites
,
horses
and
charets
of
fire
:
who
pitch
their
campe
Psa.
104.
round
about
the
godlie
,
and
are
appointed
to
bee
ministring
spirites
,
sent
forth
to
minister
for
their
sakes
,
who
shal
be
Hebr.
1.
hcyres
of
saluation
.
Of
whome
the
number
is
almost
infynite
,
that
mans
infyrme
nature
is
not
able
to
comprehend
the
same
.
Here
vnto
he
adioyneth
a
great
company
of
vertuous
,
and
faithfull
men
and
women
,
picked
and
chosen
out
of
all
callings
&
vocations
.
Which
supplie
hee
vseth
not
to
strengthen
him selfe
,
as
though
he
were
eyther
weake
,
or
vnwarlyke
:
but
such
is
his
gratious
wyll
,
&
tender
kindnesse
toward
his
seruants
,
that
he
vouchsafeth
in
some
sort
,
to
communicate
and
impart
his
glorie
,
with
his
faythfull
seruytors
and
souldiors
.
And
fyrst
concerning
Angelles
,
they
are
all
seruing
spirites
,
For
their
sakes
who
shal
be
heyres
of
saluation
.
For
so
Hebr.
1.
long
as
this
worlde
shall
endure
.
Angelles
Of
the
seruice
of
Angells
.
serue
and
attende
in
the
Church
mylitaunt
:
which
notwithstanding
is
not
the
ende
of
theyr
nature
,
but
an
office
or
function
temporall
:
for
after
the
generall
Iudgement
,
when
the
Church
of
God
shall
obtaine
perfit
victorie
,
they
shall
triumphe
with
the
electe
euerlastinglie
.
Touching
theyr
number
,
the
Prophete
Daniell
speaketh
after
this
manner
.
Thousande
thousandes
ministred
Dan.
7.
vnto
him
,
and
ten
thousande
thousandes
stoode
before
him
.
Of
the
battayle
of
the
Lord
of
Hostes
and
his
Angelles
,
and
of
their
victorie
,
wee
maye
reade
more
in
the
Reuelation
.
Michael
and
his
Angels
fought
against
the
Dragon
,
Reuel.
12.
and
the
Dragon
fought
and
his
Angelles
:
but
they
preuailed
not
,
neither
was
their
place
founde
any
more
in
heauen
.
And
the
great
Dragon
that
olde
serpent
,
called
the
deuyll
and
sathan
,
was
caste
out
,
which
deceyueth
the
whole
worlde
:
hee
was
euen
cast
into
the
earth
,
and
his
angelles
were
caste
out
with
him
.
Then
I
heard
a
lowde
voice
,
saying
:
Now
is
saluation
in
heauen
,
and
strength
,
and
the
power
of
our
God
,
&
the
kingdom
of
his
Christ
:
for
the
the
accuser
of
our
brethren
is
cast
downe
,
which
accused
them
before
our
God
day
and
night
.
But
they
ouercame
him
by
the
blood
of
the
Lambe
,
and
the
worde
of
their
testimonie
.
This
Michaell
,
whome
the
holie
ghost
in
this
place
maketh
the
Captaine
of
the
battayle
,
is
the
sonne
of
God
,
euen
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christe
:
as
we
maye
both
by
the
Prophete
Daniell
,
and
by
the
etymologie
of
the
worde
,
easily
gather
.
For
Dan.
10.
Michaell
is
asmuche
to
saye
,
as
who
is
lyke
God
?
The
Angelles
therefore
folowing
the
ensigne
,
and
Auncient
of
Michaell
,
that
is
to
saye
,
of
the
Lorde
of
Hostes
,
are
celestiall
powers
and
spyrites
.
The
manner
and
order
,
of
their
seruice
,
is
noted
in
manie
places
of
Gods
The
manner
and
order
of
the
seruice
of
Angells
.
Psa.
9.
word
.
But
in
my
iudgement
,
are
most
effectually
collected
,
and
set
downe
in
one
place
by
the
Prophet
Dauid
.
First
he
sayth
,
That
they
garde
and
keepe
all
the
faythfull
,
That
is
,
that
they
kéepe
watche
and
warde
in
housholdes
,
commonwealths
,
and
Churche
:
who
as
they
neuer
sleepe
themselues
,
so
doo
they
awake
those
that
sléepe
when
daungers
are
immynent
and
at
hande
:
for
so
they
raysed
vppe
Peter
and
brought
him
out
of
prison
.
These
kéepers
and
watchmen
Act.
12.
neuer
departe
out
of
that
roume
wherin
God
hath
placed
them
vnlesse
is
be
by
his
especiall
commaundement
.
Some
of
them
therefore
,
are
alwaies
in
all
present
with
vs
:
when
we
pray
,
when
we
sing
Psalmes
,
when
we
either
héere
sermons
publickly
,
or
priuatly
réede
the
holy
scriptures
when
we
eate
,
drinke
and
fleepe
:
they
then
fight
for
vs
and
defende
vs
from
all
firie
dartes
:
which
the
worlde
and
deuill
,
with
greate
malice
,
caste
and
throwe
against
vs
.
Beholde
the
great
loue
of
our
Emprour
&
Captaine
Emanuell
towarde
his
Church
:
in
that
he
vouchsafeth
to
appoynt
some
of
his
heauenlie
souldiers
to
wayte
vppon
it
:
vnto
whome
he
geueth
a
singular
and
an
especiall
charge
,
that
they
kéepe
vs
warely
in
all
our
wayes
.
We
shall
Men
are
watched
with
Gods
owne
gard
the
better
perceyue
this
benefite
,
if
we
open
it
with
asimilitude
.
There
is
no
worldlie
man
,
but
hee
would
accoumpt
it
a
greate
signe
of
loue
,
and
an
argument
of
safetie
:
if
a
worldlye
Prince
should
appoint
him
a
sufficient
number
of
his
Garde
,
to
wayte
&
attende
vpon
him
daye
and
night
;
that
no
misfortune
might
betide
him
.
But
there
is
no
comparison
betweene
this
heauenlie
Prince
and
earthly
Princes
:
nor
betweene
their
garde
,
consisting
of
weake
men
,
and
this
of
strong
Angels
:
appointed
to
vs
by
our
Captaine
in
Baptisme
,
to
watch
and
wayte
vppon
vs
both
night
&
daye
,
in
water
and
fyre
,
by
sea
and
lande
:
in
all
our
lyfe
,
and
at
the
howre
of
death
.
Secondlie
,
the
Angels
beare
and
cary
godly
men
about
in
their
armes
.
Beholde
herein
the
rage
and
furie
of
the
deuyll
:
who
in
euery
place
layeth
shares
and
stumbling
blocks
,
for
mennes
féete
,
wherby
many
fall
,
and
hurt
themselues
,
euen
vppon
plaine
grounde
,
breaking
theyr
armes
and
thighes
,
yea
,
and
some
tymes
their
neckes
.
The
lyuing
Lorde
,
and
mercifull
God
,
therefore
minding
to
preuent
these
mischiefes
:
commaundeth
his
holie
Angelles
,
to
beare
vs
in
their
armes
,
and
to
carrie
vs
from
place
to
place
,
that
we
maye
doo
the
workes
of
our
voration
:
Beholde
I
saye
,
euen
as
the
Mother
,
with
an
especiall
delyght
and
pleasure
,
taketh
her
young
chylde
wrapped
in
swathlyng
clothes
,
and
lying
in
the
Cradle
:
and
beareth
it
in
her
armes
,
with
many
kysses
,
vntyll
the
Chylde
be
wearie
,
and
then
shee
layeth
it
downe
againe
in
the
Cradle
.
Euen
so
the
Angelles
euerie
morning
doo
lyft
vs
out
of
our
beddes
,
and
beare
vs
about
all
daye
long
in
their
armes
,
that
wee
maye
exercise
our selues
,
in
the
worke
of
our
vocation
:
and
in
the
euening
when
we
are
wearie
,
they
bring
vs
to
our
beddes
:
and
refresh
vs
with
many
long
dayes
,
and
yeares
,
and
in
the
ende
carrie
our
soules
in
their
armes
,
with
incredible
ioye
,
into
Abrahams
bosome
,
where
wee
shall
beholde
the
cheerefull
countenaunce
of
God
eternally
.
The
thyrd
kinde
of
seruice
of
Angels
,
expressed
in
that
Psalme
of
Dauid
,
Is
that
they
shall
put
and
submytte
euyll
beastes
,
and
venemous
serpentes
vnder
godly
mens
feete
without
any
harme
:
as
Lyons
,
Leopardes
,
Lyons
whelpes
,
Cokatrices
,
and
Dragons
:
that
is
to
saye
,
all
sortes
of
Tyrauntes
,
and
herytiques
:
vppon
whome
good
Fathers
in
ther
families
,
Schoolemaisters
in
their
Schholes
,
Ministers
in
their
Churches
,
and
Princes
in
theyr
Realmes
do
tread
&
subdue
.
So
Iohn
the
Euangelist
with
his
prayer
and
preaching
,
trode
vpon
Cerinthus
that
Leoparde
.
So
was
Arius
Examples
.
that
Cockatrice
stamped
downe
with
the
seete
of
Alexander
Bishoppe
of
Constantinople
.
So
Polycarpus
Iohn
the
Euangelists
scholler
&
Bishoppe
of
Smyrneus
trode
vpon
that
Dragon
Marcion
.
And
finallye
,
so
Constantine
sur●●●●●●
the
great
,
trode
vpon
,
and
with
warlike
sworde
suppressed
those
sauadge
&
cruell
Beastes
:
Maximiamis
.
Maxencius
and
Liciuius
his
Cosyn
,
when
they
begonne
with
fyre
and
sworde
,
to
persecute
and
afflict
the
Christians
.
There
serue
also
vnder
our
heauenly
The
seruice
of
men
in
this
war
faire
.
Captaine
in
this
armie
,
godly
and
●ertuous
men
of
euery
vocation
&
calling
.
And
amongst
this
number
,
Ministers
&
Preachers
stande
in
the
forefront
of
the
battayle
:
and
fight
against
the
Dragon
that
is
to
say
against
the
deuyll
and
his
adherentes
,
who
defende
blasphemie
,
Idolatrie
,
and
all
abhomination
〈◊〉
were
Moises
,
Elins
:
〈◊〉
togeather
with
all
the
Prophets
Apostles
〈◊〉
Pastors
,
in
the
Church
of
God
,
theology
of
all
tymes
and
ages
:
whose
armor
are
not
earnall
but
spirituall
,
as
the
Apostle
sayeth
.
For
the
w●apons
of
2.
Cor.
10.
our
warfare
are
not
carnall
,
but
mightie
through
God
to
cast
downe
holdes
.
Casting
downe
the
imaginations
,
and
euerye
high
thing
that
is
exalted
against
the
knowledge
of
God
,
and
bringteth
into
captiuitie
,
euerie
thought
to
the
obedience
of
Christ
.
That
is
to
saye
,
the
armor
of
godly
Teachers
,
and
Ministers
in
the
Churche
of
God
,
are
the
worde
of
God
,
the
holy
ghost
working
effectually
in
the
worde
,
and
earnest
prayer
and
inuocations
.
There
folowe
in
this
armie
godly
hearers
of
the
word
,
who
for
the
glorie
of
God
,
and
their
owne
saluation
,
fighte
againste
the
fleshe
,
sinne
,
world
,
and
deuil
:
whose
fight
and
armour
are
at
large
described
by
the
Apostle
.
My
brethren
be
strong
in
the
Lorde
and
in
the
power
Ephe.
6.
of
his
might
.
Put
on
the
whole
armor
of
God
,
that
ye
may
bee
able
to
stande
against
the
assaultes
of
the
deuill
.
For
we
wrastle
not
aganste
fleshe
.
and
against
blood
but
againste
principali●ies
against
powers
and
against
the
worldly
gouernours
,
the
princes
of
the
darkenes
,
of
this
worlde
,
againste
spirituall
wicloednes
which
are
in
highe
places
.
For
this
cause
take
vnto
you
the
whole
armor
of
God
that
you
may
be
able
to
resist
in
the
euill
day
and
hauing
finished
all
things
,
stand
faste
.
Or
if
thou
liste
to
haue
a
shorter
lesson
thus
he
sayeth
in
another
place
.
Fight
thou
a
good
:
hauing
faith
,
and
a
1.
Tim.
1.
good
conscience
,
whiche
some
haue
put
away
,
&
as
concerning
faith
haue
made
shipwracke
.
Women
and
feely
children
who
séeme
,
The
seruice
of
women
and
children
in
this
warface
.
and
are
indeede
moste
vnfitte
,
for
temporall
warres
:
fight
not
moste
faintly
in
this
spirituall
battell
:
but
with
their
chaste
and
deuoute
prayers
,
and
faithfulnesse
in
their
vocation
,
giue
the
deuil
,
and
his
complices
a
fowle
foyle
,
and
ouerthrow
.
There
are
many
,
examples
,
that
confirme
this
matter
,
and
amongst
others
that
which
happened
of
late
in
Germanie
,
both
pleasauntlie
and
comfortable
serueth
to
this
purpose
.
When
Virus
Winshemius
in
obi●u
Philip
.
Melancth.
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifte
,
and
the
Pope
of
Rome
,
by
Campegius
his
Legate
,
threatned
the
Protestauntes
with
fyre
and
sword
,
and
terrifie●
them
with
the
multitude
of
Princes
and
peoples
,
that
were
ready
to
subdue
them
.
The
learned
men
of
Saxonie
,
were
commanded
by
theyr
Prince
to
assemble
at
Torga
,
to
conferre
what
they
thought
conuenient
to
yeelde
vnto
the
Papistes
,
for
the
iniquitie
of
the
tyme
.
By
meanes
wherof
there
mette
many
learned
men
:
and
amongste
the
rest
,
thyther
came
Martin
Luther
,
and
Phillippe
Melancthon
.
These
men
came
togeather
euery
day
in
the
Superintendents
,
or
Preachers
house
of
the
sayde
Cittie
:
and
in
this
conference
,
peace
was
offered
by
the
papistes
,
but
with
such
harde
condicions
,
that
a
noble
man
sayde
,
the
same
were
paysed
in
goldsmythes
weyghts
:
so
vniust
and
cruell
they
were
,
for
it
was
apparent
,
and
that
they
sought
wayes
and
meanes
to
cyrcumuent
&
destroy
frawdulently
in
tyme
of
peace
:
those
meane
whome
they
could
hardly
touch
,
intyme
of
warre
.
This
lyttle
flocke
therefore
continued
theyr
conference
with
prayers
and
supplications
:
reposing
theyr
whole
confidence
in
the
lyuing
God
,
who
in
the
myddle
of
dystresse
prepareth
out
a
way
for
man
better
then
him selfe
can
deuise
or
thinke
.
On
a
certaine
daye
after
long
delyberation
.
Phillippe
Melancthon
euen
tyred
with
labor
,
and
heauy
with
cares
,
rose
vp
verye
sorrowfull
&
sadde
:
&
went
out
to
speake
with
a
straunger
,
who
at
the
gate
,
had
knocked
,
and
made
inquysition
for
him
:
Nowe
after
he
had
geuen
the
straunger
answere
,
and
sent
him
awaye
,
hee
hasteth
to
this
assemble
againe
:
and
in
his
returne
through
a
gallory
,
he
heareth
lyttle
Chyldren
pronounsing
theyr
Cathechisme
,
which
moued
him
to
put
open
the
Parlor
doore
,
euen
in
his
waye
,
to
talke
with
those
lyttle
Babes
,
whose
mouthes
he
hearde
so
sweetely
vtter
the
prayfe
of
God
:
For
amongst
his
recreations
and
pastimes
,
this
was
the
chiefe
:
with
pleasaunt
and
wyttie
questions
,
to
laugh
with
lyttle
Chyldren
:
and
towarde
them
he
woulde
shewe
howelles
of
compassion
,
and
the
entrye
affection
of
a
naturall
Parent
.
When
he
came
into
the
Parlor
,
he
found
Ioach.
Camerarnis
de
vita
et
obitu
P.
Melancth.
there
three
Women
with
theyr
lyttle
Chyldren
about
them
.
These
were
the
Preacher
and
the
two
Dyacons
wiues
of
that
place
:
who
were
dressing
and
féeding
their
yong
Babes
.
But
there
was
one
thing
,
wherewith
all
hee
was
then
especially
delyghted
:
he
sawe
one
of
the
Dyacons
wiues
geuing
her
young
Infaunt
sucke
,
and
therewithall
paring
parsneppes
for
her
Husbandes
dynner
,
and
thyrdly
hearing
another
of
her
children
recyting
the
Lordes
Prayer
,
the
ten
commaundementes
,
and
the
articles
of
the
Christian
fayth
.
Phillippe
stoode
styll
,
and
with
great
admyration
and
pleasure
,
lystened
vnto
(
as
he
was
woont
)
the
heauenly
sounde
of
those
swéete
Chyldren
,
mindefull
of
that
saying
:
Out
of
the
mouthes
of
Psalm.
8.
Babes
and
sucklings
,
hast
thou
ordained
thy
praise
,
that
thou
mightest
styll
the
enimie
,
and
the
auenger
:
and
therewithall
exclamed
,
O
three
workes
,
so
holie
and
acceptable
vnto
almightie
God
.
So
hee
lefte
them
,
and
returned
vnto
his
company
exceeding
merrye
and
cheerefull
.
Luther
espying
his
gladsome
countenaunce
,
sayd
thus
vnto
him
.
Phillippe
howe
commeth
it
to
passe
that
you
returne
so
ioyfull
,
that
went
out
but
euen
nowe
so
sorrowfull
?
he
answered
.
Let
vs
bee
of
good
comfort
:
for
I
haue
séene
those
that
wyll
fight
for
vs
,
and
defende
vs
:
Luther
asked
what
where
those
stoute
and
valyant
Captaines
and
souldiers
:
Phillippe
answered
,
the
chaste
wiues
and
vertuous
Chyldren
of
godly
men
,
whose
earnest
prayers
I
hearde
right
now
,
which
God
wyll
accept
with
vigilaunt
and
carefull
eares
.
For
the
lyuing
and
mercifull
father
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
hath
not
hytherto
dispised
them
:
neither
wyll
he
henceforth
,
as
we
trust
stoppe
his
eares
vnto
them
.
The
holie
scripture
in
many
places
maketh
mencion
of
suche
denoute
women
and
vertuous
Children
,
as
of
Myriam
the
Prophetesse
&
syster
of
Aaron
,
Exod.
15.
and
all
the
women
of
Israell
:
who
song
prayses
for
theyr
delyueraunce
out
of
the
lande
of
Egipte
:
And
in
lyke
maner
we
reade
of
certaine
good
women
,
that
serued
at
the
doore
of
the
Tabernacle
,
who
gaue
theyr
glasses
to
make
a
Lauer
of
brasse
for
the
Lorde
.
Such
women
were
Debora
,
and
Iaell
,
by
whome
Exod.
38.
the
Tyraunt
Sicera
was
ouerthrowne
.
And
of
lytle
Children
our
sauiour
saith
:
See
that
ye
despise
not
these
lytle
ones
:
for
I
saye
vnto
you
,
that
in
heauen
there
Iudg
4.
Math.
18.
Angelles
alwayes
,
behold
the
face
of
my
Father
who
is
in
heauen
.
And
of
other
Children
aduaunsing
and
extolling
his
name
before
the
Scribes
and
Pharisées
and
saying
Hosanna
the
sonne
of
Dauid
.
Math.
21
Which
voyte
being
disdayned
,
by
the
obstinate
Iewes
:
Our
sauiour
aunswered
for
them
.
Read
ye
neuer
.
By
the
Psal.
8.
mouth
of
babes
and
sucklings
,
thou
hast
made
perfite
thy
praise
.
Finally
we
may
right
well
accoumpt
All
the
workes
of
God
serue
in
this
warfaire
.
the
Sunne
,
Moone
,
&
Starres
,
the
Earth
,
Water
,
and
Fyre
,
together
with
all
the
workes
of
Gods
handes
,
Souldiers
in
this
Armie
and
warfare
:
which
doo
not
onely
serue
the
needefull
vse
of
man
to
his
greate
consolation
:
But
also
are
readie
at
euerie
becke
and
commandement
of
almightie
God
,
to
annoye
and
destroye
the
wycked
and
vngodlie
.
Those
thinges
therefore
that
I
haue
spoken
of
the
Lorde
GOD
of
Hostes
,
The
vse
of
this
doctrine
.
and
of
his
Armie
haue
two
vses
:
Fyrst
to
confyrme
and
encorage
the
myndes
of
the
godlye
,
in
this
warfare
.
Secondarilie
,
to
terrifie
,
caste
downe
and
confounde
the
rebellyous
and
vngodly
.
Wherefore
let
vs
ioyne
and
vnyte
our selues
in
faith
and
obedience
vnto
this
heauenlie
Captaine
Christe
,
and
vnto
his
chaste
and
pure
Angels
:
being
assured
that
all
those
who
serue
in
this
holye
warfare
with
fayth
and
a
good
conscience
:
shall
obtayne
an
euerlasting
crowne
,
which
our
Lorde
and
Sauiour
Iesus
hath
promised
.
For
as
the
victorie
is
moste
sure
and
certaine
,
through
the
blood
of
the
Lambe
,
and
the
worde
of
his
Testament
:
so
all
those
who
are
sprynckled
with
this
blood
,
(
which
thing
is
done
when
men
beleeue
in
Christ
.
according
to
his
worde
)
shall
without
all
doubte
recarie
a
glorious
and
tryumphaunt
victorie
.
¶
The
seuenth
Chapter
wherein
is
declared
what
Armour
the
Souldiours
of
Christ
,
vse
in
this
warfare
.
The.
7.
Chap.
I
Haue
read
,
that
The
discipline
of
this
warre
and
the
armour
.
the
fyrste
lesson
or
rule
,
which
a
young
souldiour
is
commaunded
to
obserue
:
is
to
prepare
his
shéelde
or
Targette
,
and
then
his
sworde
:
And
in
skirmishes
,
not
that
man
sustained
a
rebuke
,
that
let
his
sworde
fall
:
but
his
buckler
:
and
the
reason
is
that
menne
ought
to
haue
fyrste
and
chiefe
care
to
defende
themselues
,
and
then
,
to
strycke
and
ouerthrowe
their
aduersaries
.
So
that
in
temporall
warres
armour
is
of
two
sorts
:
the
one
to
defend
our selues
the
other
to
defend
the
enemie
.
Euen
so
in
this
Two
sorts
of
armour
.
spirituall
warrefare
the
worde
of
God
maketh
often
and
large
rehersal
,
of
two
sorte
of
armour
of
Artilarye
,
of
a
Christain
man
.
The
Prophet
Dauid
and
the
Apostle
Saint
Paule
séeme
most
dyligently
and
of
purpose
,
to
haue
handled
this
matter
:
out
of
whom
I
wyl
gather
so
much
as
shal
be
appertayning
vnto
this
matter
.
The
Apostle
therefore
accoumpteth
Ephe.
6.
1.
Tessa.
5.
fiue
wherwith
faythful
men
defend
themselues
,
verely
a
Girdle
,
a
brest
plate
,
Shooes
,
a
sheelde
,
and
an
Helmet
.
The
armour
appoynted
by
the
Apostle
.
The
gyrdle
was
vsed
in
warfare
not
onely
to
tye
and
girde
faste
the
garments
together
,
but
also
to
defende
the
lower
partes
of
mans
body
:
for
it
was
full
of
ringes
,
or
studs
of
brasse
.
This
girdle
he
calleth
the
Trueth
,
being
the
vnderstanding
of
true
doctrine
,
whiche
is
the
knowledge
of
the
liuing
God
,
and
of
our
iustification
in
Iesus
Christe
.
That
we
may
therefore
stande
faste
,
againste
the
assaultes
of
the
deuill
,
wée
must
gird
our selues
with
Truth
,
which
is
as
it
were
an
Armory
of
all
the
rest
:
The
girdle
of
truth
.
whereof
if
men
bee
destitute
,
therefoloweth
ignoraunce
of
God
,
and
dublications
of
his
prouidence
,
whereby
in
a
moment
they
fal
into
ruine
and
distruction
.
For
we
reade
of
Saule
,
that
when
he
had
loste
this
gyrdle
of
Trueth
:
hée
fell
into
fearefull
pauors
,
and
murdred
himselfe
,
and
therefore
Dauid
prayeth
Psa.
119.
earnestly
saying
,
Thy
worde
is
a
lanterne
to
my
feete
and
a
light
vnto
my
pathes
.
And
this
gyrdle
serueth
also
to
another
ende
verely
,
that
no
man
should
giue
ouer
much
vnto
his
owne
liberty
,
neither
yéelde
himself
to
the
sweete
intisements
of
Sathan
,
and
so
eyther
laye
snares
for
himselfe
,
or
cherishe
a
deadly
enimie
at
home
.
For
hereof
commeth
the
admonition
of
Christ
.
If
thy
righte
Math.
5.
eye
cause
thee
to
offende
plucke
it
out
,
and
caste
it
from
thee
:
for
better
it
is
for
thee
to
haue
one
of
thy
members
perish
,
then
that
thy
whole
bodie
shoulde
bee
east
into
hell
.
And
in
another
place
hee
sayeth
Let
your
loynes
begyrte
.
The
Luk.
12.
Loynes
in
the
bodie
,
are
the
couples
of
the
inferior
&
superior
members
:
and
therin
the
beginning
of
ryotusnesse
is
thought
to
be
.
To
gyrde
our
Loynes
therfore
is
to
brydle
lust
,
&
al
other
vyces
,
to
decline
Psa.
29
from
euyll
,
and
to
do
that
which
is
good
.
The
breast
plate
is
the
defence
of
the
breast
,
which
hee
tearmeth
the
Breast
The
brest
plate
of
Righteousnesse
.
plate
of
righteousnes
:
that
is
to
sa●e
,
reconciliation
with
God
,
and
th●
of
a
good
Conscience
:
for
both
these
are
so
coupled
together
,
the
one
cannot
be
without
the
other
,
as
the
Apostle
excellentlie
vniteth
them
:
Eight
a
good
fight
,
hauing
1.
Tim.
1.
faith
,
and
a
good
conscience
,
which
some
haue
put
awaye
,
and
as
concerning
faith
,
haue
made
shipwracke
.
And
again
our
reioysing
is
this
,
The
testimony
of
a
2.
Cor.
1.
good
Conscience
,
that
is
in
simplicity
,
and
godly
purenes
.
The
matter
goeth
verie
hardlie
with
vs
,
if
our
owne
conscience
fight
against
vs
,
&
hope
of
reconciliation
through
Christ
be
wanting
vnto
vs
.
For
then
aryseth
byting
&
vexation
of
mind
,
trembling
&
feare
:
wherof
ensueth
diffidence
&
distrust
,
&
finally
eternall
death
.
Wherof
Christ
our
sauiour
doth
admonish
vs
,
That
our
loynes
be
gyrte
about
,
and
our
lyghts
burning
,
and
that
the
same
Luk.
12.
shold
so
shine
before
men
,
that
they
may
see
our
good
workes
,
and
glorifie
our
father
Math.
5.
which
is
in
heauen
.
The
thyrde
kinde
of
defending
Armour
are
Shooes
,
which
signifie
our
profession
:
or
rather
they
dyrect
and
gouerne
The
shoes
of
Peace
.
our
profession
,
that
we
intermed●●
not
with
thinges
that
appertaine
nothing
vnto
vs
.
Neither
is
there
any
kinde
of
temptation
more
vsuall
&
dangerous
:
then
when
Sathan
our
capytall
enimye
,
draweth
vs
from
our
profession
to
things
impertynent
,
and
vnnecessarie
.
Which
peruerse
inclynation
is
almost
naturally
bredde
with
vs
:
wherof
the
verie
Panims
séemed
not
to
bee
ignoraunt
:
whyles
one
of
them
sayde
.
That
a
great
part
of
our
tyme
passeth
away
in
doing
nothing
,
a
greater
parte
in
Seneca
Epist.
1.
doing
euyl
,
&
the
greatest
part
in
doing
those
thinges
that
are
besides
our
calling
.
A
Christian
souldiour
may
not
therfore
breake
his
araye
and
order
,
but
doo
the
workes
of
his
office
&
calling
,
and
abide
in
that
roome
wherein
God
hath
placed
him
.
By
mans
féete
the
scripture
vnderstandeth
oftentymes
his
carnall
affections
&
desires
.
The
meaning
therefore
of
the
Apostle
is
,
that
we
should
well
defend
&
keepe
them
vnder
:
that
they
leade
vs
not
captiues
to
terrene
&
earthly
things
,
but
that
we
may
be
prepared
for
the
gospell
of
peace
,
which
proclaimeth
an
vniuersall
Rom.
5.
et
.
12.
peace
vnto
both
,
betweene
God
and
man
,
and
also
betwene
man
and
man
.
The
fowrth
kinde
of
Armour
,
is
the
The
shielde
of
faith
.
shéelde
,
which
is
fayth
,
and
hath
therefore
that
name
,
bicause
it
fyrmelie
apprehendeth
Gods
promises
in
Christ
,
&
beateth
backe
all
the
fierie
dartes
of
the
deuyll
.
For
as
the
worldlie
souldiour
holdeth
his
shéelde
,
before
his
bodie
,
so
the
spirituall
warrier
proposeth
Gods
goodnesse
and
mercie
:
and
concludeth
according
to
his
promise
,
that
God
careth
for
his
faithfull
seruantes
,
that
he
respecteth
them
,
and
wyll
defende
them
,
as
the
Prophete
sayth
.
The
Lorde
wyll
Psa.
5.
blesse
the
righteous
,
and
with
fauour
wyll
compas
him
as
with
a
sheelde
And
vpon
this
grounde
,
hee
comfortablie
concludeth
in
another
place
.
The
workes
of
his
handes
are
trueth
and
iudgement
,
and
al
Psa.
111.
his
commaundementes
are
faithfull
confirmed
for
euer
.
In
the
dayes
of
Ezechias
,
when
Hierusalem
was
besieged
,
the
minde
of
the
good
King
was
vexed
,
and
assaulted
with
many
fierie
dartes
of
the
deuyll
:
and
he
was
enforced
to
heare
the
blasphemies
of
Rabsaces
against
the
lyuing
God
.
But
hee
fledde
to
Gods
Esa.
36.
promises
vttered
vnto
him
by
the
holye
Prophets
:
and
so
opposed
a
vndoubting
faith
,
against
all
those
mightie
temptations
:
assuring
himselfe
the
God
knoweth
his
owne
shéepe
,
and
that
no
power
shal
Iohn
.
10.
Math.
1
be
able
to
wring
them
out
of
his
hande
:
and
that
hee
wyll
be
present
with
them
euen
vnto
the
ende
of
the
worlde
.
Wee
must
also
haue
an
Helmette
The
Helmet
of
saluation
.
to
defende
our selues
with
all
:
for
the
enimie
doth
especiallie
seeke
to
hytte
and
hurte
our
heade
,
and
therefore
we
must
put
on
a
Helmette
;
euen
the
helmette
of
Saluation
.
This
is
also
named
the
Hope
1.
Tes.
5.
of
Saluation
:
for
that
as
in
this
present
lyfe
,
wee
receyue
Gods
promises
,
and
applie
them
vnto
vs
by
faith
:
euen
so
is
hope
a
stedfast
wayting
of
delyueraunce
out
of
these
worldlie
myseries
.
In
this
hope
Saint
Paule
fought
a
good
fyght
.
2.
Tim.
4.
And
hope
of
eternall
lyfe
is
the
ground
of
all
consolations
,
and
therefore
it
is
aptlie
called
an
Helmette
.
Those
therefore
that
come
into
the
fielde
with
this
Armour
,
gette
the
victorie
:
and
such
as
are
without
this
,
eyther
fight
not
at
al
,
or
else
are
easily
and
soone
ouerthrowne
:
Hope
doeth
excéedinglie
comfort
vs
,
amongst
Hope
.
the
myseries
,
and
troubles
of
this
worlde
,
and
commaundeth
vs
to
be
of
good
corage
,
in
hope
of
the
glorie
in
the
lyfe
to
come
.
And
as
the
Apostle
sayeth
:
Suffereth
vs
not
to
be
ashamed
.
With
this
Helmette
Saint
Stephen
armed
Rom.
5.
his
heade
,
when
hee
was
stoned
.
And
with
the
same
were
all
holy
Martyrs
armed
,
who
susteyned
with
inuincible
Act.
7.
patience
,
the
sharpe
and
bitter
torments
,
of
cruell
Tyrauntes
,
hoping
for
the
euerlasting
Crowne
of
glory
,
which
God
hath
promised
to
all
such
as
perseuere
faithfull
vnto
the
ende
.
The
profite
of
this
doctrine
consisteth
The
vse
&
application
of
this
doctrine
.
in
a
spiritual
application
.
As
the
Sheeld
therefore
,
doeth
not
onely
defende
the
heade
,
but
also
other
partes
of
the
body
:
euen
so
true
fayth
,
doeth
not
onelye
strengthen
the
minde
,
but
confirmeth
all
other
Christian
vertues
.
For
fayth
is
ground
of
our
Religion
,
and
hath
his
place
also
throughout
the
whole
buylding
:
And
whatsoeuer
is
not
of
faith
is
sinne
.
It
is
the
instrument
whereby
faythfull
men
repell
all
the
fierie
dartes
of
the
deuyll
:
as
the
holie
Apostle
and
Euangelist
wryteth
.
This
is
your
victorie
.
1.
Iohn
.
5.
which
ouercommeth
the
worlde
,
euen
your
faith
.
So
that
whyles
fylthie
lustes
and
vaine
pleasures
do
inuade
vs
on
the
one
syde
:
and
carkes
and
cares
on
the
other
syde
,
or
else
when
the
spirite
of
error
bloweth
in
our
tyckle
eares
.
All
these
thinges
I
saye
,
wee
shall
easilie
auoyde
&
withstande
:
if
we
heare
Gods
worde
often
tymes
,
if
we
arme
vs
with
fayth
:
And
it
is
truelie
sayde
of
an
auncient
Clement
.
alex.
lib.
5.
Father
.
That
through
faith
in
the
daye
of
doome
,
wee
auoyde
many
sinnes
.
And
these
are
those
kindes
of
Armour
The
armour
of
defence
.
wherewithall
,
we
couer
and
defend
our selues
:
now
the
Apostle
specyfieth
,
those
wherewith
we
offende
our
enemyes
.
And
as
those
sortes
of
armour
spoken
of
alredie
,
are
not
of
iron
,
and
brasse
,
but
spirituall
,
as
Trueth
,
Iustice
,
Faith
,
and
Hope
,
is
euen
so
to
vanquishe
the
enemie
,
our
armour
is
not
carnall
but
spirituall
.
And
of
that
kinde
hée
nameth
The
sword
of
the
spirit
.
fyrste
the
sworde
of
the
spirite
,
because
the
holy
ghoste
is
working
through
the
worde
.
For
the
worde
of
God
is
effectuall
,
Heb.
4.
and
more
pearcing
then
any
two
egged
sworde
.
And
againe
the
Gospell
is
Rom.
1.
the
powre
of
saluation
to
euery
one
that
beleeueth
.
This
word
our
sauior
Christ
vsed
againste
the
Deuill
,
and
ouercome
Math.
4.
him
.
Let
vs
then
be
armed
after
the
example
of
Christe
,
not
onely
against
spirituall
temptations
,
but
also
againste
heretickes
as
Maniches
,
Arrians
and
Anabaptists
:
who
are
put
to
flight
by
the
worde
of
God
.
This
spirituall
sworde
must
be
sharpened
with
daylie
meditations
,
hearing
and
learning
of
Gods
worde
,
and
must
all
wayes
be
redie
and
in
our
hande
:
which
as
an
auncient
Father
saith
,
Deuideth
that
parte
of
the
soule
which
serueth
affections
,
and
mortyfieth
Basili
.
Mag.
the
lustes
of
concupisence
.
The
other
Armour
wherewith
wee
encounter
and
vanquish
the
enimie
,
is
Praier
.
dayly
and
ardent
Prayer
,
whereby
not
onelie
the
power
of
sathan
,
but
also
the
cruell
malice
of
tyrauntes
,
is
restrayned
and
brydled
.
This
must
therefore
be
added
as
the
perfection
of
the
rest
:
wherein
we
desyre
of
God
that
he
woulde
assyst
vs
in
this
conflyct
,
and
geue
vs
courage
and
victorie
:
according
to
his
owne
precept
and
promise
.
Call
vpon
me
in
the
day
of
thy
tribulation
,
I
wyll
heare
thee
,
and
thou
shalt
glorifie
me
.
And
againe
:
Psa.
50.
Hee
shall
call
vpon
me
,
and
I
wyll
heare
him
,
and
delyuer
him
,
and
wyll
shewe
Psal.
90.
vnto
him
my
saluation
.
So
Christ
in
that
his
agonie
,
a
lyttle
before
hee
suffered
his
Passion
,
wherein
hee
had
a
terribie
conflicte
with
sinne
,
and
Gods
indignation
,
prayeth
most
earnestlie
,
and
exhorteth
his
Apostles
to
watch
&
praie
.
Which
kinde
of
worshippe
and
seruice
,
is
so
acceptable
to
God
:
that
euen
when
Ioh.
18.
we
beginne
our
Prayer
,
it
is
by
and
by
hearde
.
For
so
sayth
the
Angell
:
From
the
beginning
of
thy
prayers
the
worde
Dan.
9.
went
out
,
and
I
am
come
to
shew
it
vnto
thee
.
And
,
It
shall
come
to
passe
that
before
Esa.
they
call
vpon
mee
,
I
wyll
heare
them
.
Upon
which
sentence
,
two
learned
men
commencing
,
haue
vttred
two
comfortable
sentences
.
The
one
sayth
thus
:
God
is
allwaies
more
desirous
to
Taulerus
.
Hieron
.
giue
then
man
to
receyue
the
other
.
God
giueth
allwaies
more
liberally
then
man
desireth
,
as
we
may
see
in
the
penitent
theefe
,
whose
prayer
was
that
Christe
Luke
.
would
remember
him
when
he
came
into
his
kingdome
,
and
receyueth
a
gratious
aunswere
,
that
he
shoulde
be
with
him
that
daye
in
Parradise
.
Let
man
therfore
be
ashamed
of
his
sluggishnes
:
seeing
God
wyll
giue
more
then
man
would
receyue
,
and
more
pittieth
his
miserie
,
then
himselfe
calleth
for
his
helpe
and
mercie
.
Hytherto
haue
you
hearde
howe
the
Apostle
Saint
Paule
an
experte
souldiour
,
or
rather
a
Captaine
vnder
Christe
,
woulde
haue
the
Christian
man
,
to
be
appointed
and
armed
,
in
this
spirituall
warfare
.
Nowe
let
vs
consider
also
,
howe
the
Howe
Dauid
would
haue
his
souldiour
furnished
.
other
Captaine
Dauid
trayneth
vp
his
you●
souldiour
:
and
after
what
sort
hee
p●tcheth
his
Campe
,
and
ordreth
his
batrayle
.
And
we
ought
to
be
the
more
attentiue
herein
:
for
that
of
his
owne
experience
he
founde
,
and
tryed
his
Armour
to
be
of
proofe
,
and
such
as
coulde
not
be
pierced
.
Besides
that
he
was
not
onlie
a
Prophete
,
but
also
a
Prince
,
and
King
,
inferior
to
none
in
temporall
battayles
:
For
his
Ancient
once
displayed
in
the
fielde
,
he
neuer
turned
his
backe
,
or
gaue
grounde
vnto
the
enimie
:
Hee
forsawe
daungers
,
had
a
present
minde
in
perylles
:
hee
was
fierce
in
fight
,
and
mercifull
in
victorie
.
And
in
all
these
thinges
it
was
his
chiefe
prayse
,
that
he
fought
Bella
domini
,
The
Lords
warres
.
But
as
hee
was
notable
that
waye
,
so
was
he
an
Artificer
(
and
as
they
say
)
his
Craftsemaister
,
in
spirituall
warfare
:
wherein
he
susteyned
so
many
temptations
and
assaultes
of
sathan
,
and
so
often
caryed
away
victorie
through
Gods
assistaunce
:
that
next
after
Iob
,
I
maye
place
him
the
seconde
Captaine
vnder
Christes
banner
.
And
albeit
there
maye
at
the
first
sight
,
séeme
to
be
some
diuersitie
betwéene
the
holy
Apostle
,
and
him
touching
their
Armour
and
weapons
:
Yet
wee
must
remember
the
occasion
thereof
,
to
bee
the
sundrie
sleyghtes
and
The
cause
of
some
dissimilitude
,
betweene
Paule
and
Dauids
Armour
.
craftie
pollicies
of
sathan
,
rather
then
the
dissenting
mindes
of
these
spirituall
warriours
.
For
the
deuyll
vseth
not
alwayes
one
kind
of
weapon
,
&
maner
of
warre
:
but
hath
his
dayly
deuises
to
inuade
the
faithful
:
he
must
therfore
be
encountred
lykewise
with
store
of
weapons
,
and
varietie
of
armour
,
if
we
meane
to
gette
the
victorie
.
In
olde
time
the
black
Byll
,
and
Bowe
,
bare
the
price
in
battayles
:
but
nowe
the
Gonne
and
Pyke
,
are
better
lyked
.
These
two
Captaines
therfore
are
no
more
blame
worthie
,
in
furnishing
Christes
seruitors
with
sufficiencie
of
Artyllarie
:
then
a
temporall
Prince
,
who
opening
his
Armorie
,
wylleth
his
souldiours
to
make
their
choyse
of
such
weapons
and
armour
,
as
maye
séeme
fyttest
and
commodious
for
theyr
strength
and
abilitie
.
And
if
there
bee
any
difference
in
theyr
preceptes
touching
this
matter
,
it
consisteth
chiefly
in
this
poynt
.
That
the
Apostle
kindlesh
mans
industrie
,
the
Prophete
calleth
to
our
remembraunces
Gods
prouidencie
,
the
Apostle
calleth
for
the
labour
&
work
of
man
,
the
Prophet
encourageth
the
same
in
the
power
of
God
,
the
Apostle
sheweth
how
the
Lorde
blesseth
the
trauailes
of
his
Children
in
mercy
,
the
Prophete
openeth
howe
God
tryumpheth
ouer
his
enimies
in
his
myghtye
maiestie
.
And
although
as
I
sayde
before
the
temptations
of
Sathan
the
veration
of
Gods
seruants
,
and
his
present
aide
,
are
dispersed
lyke
swéete
spice
throughout
all
the
Psalmes
:
yet
he
séemeth
of
purpose
,
to
haue
handled
this
matter
in
one
place
,
where
he
also
numbreth
two
kinds
of
Armour
the
one
defending
our selues
,
the
other
offending
the
enemie
.
Of
the
firste
sorte
are
those
whiche
the
Psal.
91.
Who
so
dwelleth
.
&c.
holye
ghoste
nameth
.
The
winges
of
God
,
the
worde
of
the
Lorde
,
and
the
knowledge
of
his
holye
name
.
For
thus
he
sayth
.
1.
He
will
couer
thee
with
his
winges
.
2.
His
trueth
shal
be
thy
The
armour
appointed
by
the
Prophet
Dauid
.
shield
and
buckler
.
3.
I
will
defende
him
because
he
hath
knowen
my
name
:
For
about
the
Cittie
of
God
,
where
sincere
doctrine
is
deliuered
,
with
fruit
receyued
,
and
sacramentes
rightlie
administred
:
Gods
Angels
pitch
their
campe
and
builde
such
high
walles
that
no
Tirant
is
able
to
scale
them
,
or
with
gunnes
to
batter
them
.
That
Cyttie
is
couered
and
shadowed
by
almighty
God
:
euen
as
an
henne
hideth
her
chickens
vnder
The
Lord
couereth
his
church
.
her
winges
according
to
that
saying
of
the
Prophēt
.
I
will
defende
this
Cittie
.
Almightie
God
therefore
draweth
the
Esa.
37.
Curtayne
&
casteth
a
cloke
as
it
were
ouer
that
Citie
,
that
no
stormes
,
tempest
nor
rayne
shall
fall
vpon
it
:
or
if
it
so
doo
,
it
shall
turne
to
the
profitte
and
benefit
of
the
godly
:
and
to
the
trouble
and
ruine
of
the
vngodlie
,
as
the
historie
of
M.
Aurelius
Antonius
,
surnamed
the
Philosopher
plainly
declareth
.
This
Examples
.
Emperour
had
warres
againste
the
Marcomanes
and
Quades
,
which
people
are
named
at
this
day
Morauians
,
&
Sylecians
:
&
in
his
armie
there
serued
a
Legion
of
Christians
,
who
were
of
the
Ile
of
Malta
,
where
Saint
Paule
preached
the
gospell
.
This
Legion
dyd
not
onely
serue
with
swoorde
,
but
fought
with
prayer
.
For
when
many
of
the
Horsemen
and
Horses
peryshed
for
wante
of
water
,
this
Legion
tooke
a
publique
fast
vpon
them
with
prayer
:
humblie
crauing
at
Gods
hande
rayne
,
and
a
happie
ende
of
the
warre
.
And
immediatlye
there
arose
a
myghtie
storme
and
tempest
:
whereby
God
gaue
both
great
store
of
raine
to
the
Romane
armie
:
and
cast
downe
lyghtening
and
thunderboltes
vpon
the
Morauians
and
Quades
.
The
Romane
armie
therfore
was
couered
vnder
Gods
wings
:
&
the
other
were
terryblie
ouerthrowne
and
destroied
.
The
other
sorte
of
Armour
whereby
the
violence
&
force
of
our
enimies
are
broken
and
beaten
backe
,
are
named
in
this
Psalme
.
1.
Desires
of
God
.
2.
And
The
desires
and
clamors
of
the
oppressed
.
the
clamours
or
cryes
of
the
oppressed
.
For
he
sayeth
:
Bicause
he
hath
loued
mee
,
or
desired
mee
,
therefore
wyll
I
delyuer
him
:
there
shall
no
euyll
come
vnto
thee
,
neither
shall
any
plague
come
neere
thy
tabernacle
.
These
Armours
proceede
from
a
pure
harte
,
and
true
faith
,
kindled
by
the
holy
ghost
,
through
the
sounde
of
his
worde
:
which
doo
euen
enforce
,
and
after
a
sorte
compell
,
our
heauenly
Captaine
,
to
succour
and
defende
vs
.
And
when
he
commeth
out
of
his
Chamber
:
hee
is
not
vnfurnished
of
Armour
and
Artyllarie
:
for
he
hath
famine
,
pestilence
,
thunderboltes
,
haylestones
,
vehement
blasts
of
winde
,
mundations
of
waters
,
the
sounde
of
Trumpettes
,
and
other
infinite
terrors
.
The
Lorde
dyd
helpe
Titus
Vespasianus
in
T.
Vespatian
.
the
besiege
of
Ierusalem
,
not
onely
with
the
sworde
:
but
with
famine
and
pestilence
:
insomuch
that
when
Titus
him selfe
had
taken
the
Cittie
,
and
sawe
the
Munition
,
Bulwarkes
,
and
Trenches
made
for
their
defence
in
the
Cittie
:
hee
eryed
out
with
great
admyration
,
saying
.
We
haue
foughten
,
God
assisting
vs
and
it
was
he
that
drewe
the
Iewes
from
their
holdes
and
defences
.
When
Antiochus
in
his
pride
sayde
Antiochus
that
he
would
make
Ierusalem
an
heap
of
graues
,
&
vtterlie
destroye
the
Iewes
that
beléeued
in
God
:
he
was
sodainlie
stricken
with
tormentes
,
and
wringing
of
intestines
:
insomuch
that
lyfe
increased
2.
Mac●
9.
in
his
bodie
,
which
by
little
and
little
rotted
awaye
,
and
annoyed
the
whole
armie
with
a
poysenous
odour
&
stincke
:
and
so
God
stryke
the
Philistians
,
with
Emrodes
and
a
flyxe
,
because
they
tooke
the
Arke
of
the
Lorbe
from
the
1.
Sam.
6
chyldren
of
Israell
.
The
Marcomanes
,
and
Quades
,
as
I
saide
before
,
were
destroyed
The
elemen●s
fight
in
Gods
cause
with
lyghtning
&
thunderbolts
.
And
so
the
Lorde
rayned
downe
greate
haylestones
from
heauen
,
vpon
the
fiue
kinges
of
the
Amorites
,
that
a
great
deale
moe
perished
that
way
:
then
with
Iosu
10.
the
swoorde
of
the
chyldren
of
Israell
:
Hereof
commeth
that
sentence
of
Sirache
:
Fire
,
hayle
,
famine
,
death
,
al
these
are
prepared
for
vengeaunce
.
And
in
another
Sirac
.
40.
place
.
They
fought
from
heauen
against
them
,
the
starres
fought
against
Sycera
.
Iud.
5.
So
Theodosius
the
Emperour
fighting
against
Eugenius
and
Arbogastus
,
was
Claudiamus
.
holpen
with
vehement
blasts
of
winde
,
which
blewe
mightily
against
the
Infidelles
.
The
windes
are
also
created
to
Sirac
.
40.
hurt
and
to
reuenge
.
Pharao
with
his
Exodus
.
Horsemen
and
Chariots
were
drowned
in
the
red
sea
.
By
the
hands
of
those
noble
women
,
Examples
.
Debora
,
Iael
,
and
Iudith
,
hee
slewe
those
cruell
Tyrants
,
Sycera
and
Holofernus
.
With
Kinges
,
and
bryddled
those
two
bloodie
men
,
Saule
and
Sennacherib
,
were
drawne
from
pursuing
,
and
besieging
good
Dauid
and
Ezechias
.
With
the
sounde
of
Trumpettes
,
and
lyghtes
of
Lampes
,
God
scattered
the
great
armie
Iud.
7.
of
the
Madeanites
:
So
that
the
saying
of
Sophocles
is
verie
true
.
When
God
The
Lord
somtime
suffereth
cowerdes
to
vanqishe
the
valliant
.
punisheth
,
the
cowarde
vanquisheth
the
hardie
souldiour
.
And
all
these
sortes
of
armor
wherwithal
the
wicked
men
are
put
to
flight
:
are
named
by
the
Prophet
Dauid
,
with
one
worde
,
The
hande
of
the
Lorde
.
For
the
Lorde
destroyeth
his
enimies
,
eyther
immediatlie
by
him
These
armour
are
generally
termed
the
hand
of
the
Lorde
.
selfe
:
or
immediatly
by
Angelles
&
men
.
So
the
Angell
of
the
Lorde
slewe
in
the
Assirian
Campe
,
one
hundred
,
fow●e
score
,
and
fiue
thousande
.
He
ouerthrew
Nero
by
goastes
and
fearefull
sightes
.
By
the
handes
of
the
Kinges
of
Persia
,
Esa.
37.
hee
tooke
Valerianus
the
Emperour
,
a
cruell
persecutour
of
his
Churche
,
and
caused
his
skinne
whyles
he
was
a
lyue
to
be
stripped
of
.
But
Dauid
being
a
man
but
of
a
meane
proporcion
,
he
kylled
Goliath
of
a
huge
and
monstrous
stature
.
All
those
therefore
that
wyll
gette
the
Prayer
and
sworde
are
to
be
conioyned
in
battell
.
victorie
in
battayle
,
must
fight
with
prayer
and
sworde
.
For
to
vse
the
sworde
without
prayer
,
what
other
thing
is
it
but
a
poynt
of
arogant
follie
?
Such
a
man
was
Aiax
,
who
at
his
going
into
warfare
,
was
admonished
godlie
by
his
Father
,
that
hee
shoulde
fyght
the
Gods
assysting
him
:
who
answered
.
O
father
the
Gods
helpe
cowards
and
dastardes
,
but
I
wyll
vanquish
my
enimies
with
my
owne
hande
,
without
the
aide
Examples
.
of
the
Gods
:
But
there
fell
vengeance
vpon
him
,
for
this
hautines
of
stomack
:
for
hee
was
strycken
with
a
frenesie
,
wherein
he
murdred
him selfe
.
The
example
therefore
of
Dauid
is
rather
to
be
folowed
,
who
encountring
Goliath
,
sayde
:
I
come
vnto
thee
in
the
name
of
the
lyuing
God
.
And
in
another
place
:
Psal.
144.
Blessed
be
the
Lord
my
God
,
who
teacheth
my
handes
to
battaile
,
and
my
fingers
to
fight
.
Wherein
he
giueth
vs
to
vnderstande
,
that
valiauntnesse
and
corage
in
warre
,
and
pollicie
therein
,
is
in
the
godlie
,
and
heauenlie
gyfte
.
Wee
learne
not
onelie
in
holie
scripture
,
but
in
prophane
wryters
:
that
good
euent
and
victorie
in
battayle
,
dependeth
vpon
the
pleasure
of
almightie
God
,
and
not
in
the
multytude
and
strength
of
souldiours
.
For
Demostenes
repeateth
verie
often
this
sentence
.
That
the
euent
of
Zenoph
.
in
paedia
Cyri.
warres
are
gouerned
from
aboue
.
And
Cyrus
was
wont
to
say
vnto
his
souldiours
.
You
know
that
victory
in
warre
is
gotten
,
neither
with
multitude
,
nor
with
strength
of
men
:
but
such
as
are
assisted
by
the
Gods
,
are
not
by
any
meanes
to
be
resisted
of
the
aduersarie
.
Againe
to
fight
with
prayer
without
Armour
not
to
be
refused
.
the
sworde
,
is
the
poynt
of
cowardes
,
and
rashbraynes
,
who
sitte
ydle
at
home
moumbling
praiers
onely
and
reicet
ordenarie
means
appointed
and
comaunded
by
God
.
Many
there
be
also
that
being
verie
foole
hardie
obiect
themselues
,
without
defence
into
perrills
:
againste
whome
that
saying
of
Saint
Augustine
August
.
is
to
be
remembred
.
All
thinges
ought
to
be
done
which
may
godly
,
by
wisdome
be
practised
to
auoide
perilles
:
yea
,
euen
when
God
is
most
assuredly
on
our
sides
.
And
againe
:
If
thou
doo
not
decline
August
.
daungers
,
as
much
as
lyeth
in
thy
power
:
thou
doest
rather
tempte
,
then
trust
in
Howe
men
temp
God
rather
then
trust
in
him
.
God
.
Let
these
things
I
saye
,
admonish
vs
to
auoyde
snares
and
perylles
,
with
good
counsayle
,
consonaunt
to
Gods
holy
wyll
:
and
let
vs
take
good
héede
that
we
aduenture
not
our selues
vnaduisedlye
,
to
thraldome
and
miserie
.
In
tyme
of
warre
therefore
let
vs
vnytte
and
lyuke
togeather
prayer
and
Eternall
meanes
and
instruments
are
by
no
meanes
to
be
contemned
.
swoorde
:
In
tyme
of
Pestilence
,
let
vs
call
on
God
,
and
vse
preseruatiues
and
curatiues
:
let
vs
not
without
vrgent
occasion
go
into
infected
places
:
He
that
loueth
daunger
,
shall
perish
therein
.
For
although
Gedeon
had
a
commaundement
of
God
:
to
pull
downe
the
Alter
of
Baall
,
and
to
cutte
downe
the
Groue
nigh
vnto
the
same
:
Yet
to
auoyde
daunger
Iud.
6
which
might
aryse
in
the
daye
tyme
vnto
him
,
being
but
one
:
hée
tooke
vnto
him
Examples
.
tenne
of
his
seruauntes
,
and
executed
that
commaundement
in
the
night
season
.
And
Daniell
dyd
not
breake
the
Dan.
6.
kinges
commaundement
mallapartlie
,
in
the
myddle
of
the
stréete
,
but
went
into
his
Chamber
and
prayed
.
Tobias
Tob.
1
,
buryed
the
dead
bodyes
,
not
in
the
daye
,
but
in
the
night
season
.
And
so
Ezechias
albeit
he
receyued
a
confortable
answere
of
his
recouerie
:
yet
notwithstanding
,
Esa.
28.
the
Prophete
Esai
commaundeth
him
to
laye
a
Figge
leafe
vnto
his
soore
.
Our
Lorde
and
sauiour
being
able
without
any
externall
meane
to
cure
all
Mark.
7.
disseases
and
defectes
:
Yet
hee
sighing
and
grooning
,
cast
by
his
eyes
towardes
heauen
,
and
touched
the
tongue
of
the
domme
.
And
in
that
great
storme
wherin
Saint
Paul
and
his
company
in
their
voyage
to
Rome
:
when
an
Angell
had
assured
him
of
his
life
,
and
all
those
that
were
with
him
:
yet
when
the
Marryners
were
about
to
flée
out
of
the
shippe
,
and
in
a
lyttle
boate
to
rowe
vnto
the
shoare
:
Saint
Paul
cryeth
out
and
sayth
,
Vnlesse
these
men
abyde
in
the
shippe
,
Act.
27.
you
can
not
be
safe
.
These
examples
ought
to
be
set
before
our
eyes
,
whereby
we
may
be
moued
in
case
of
necessitie
to
conioyne
prayer
with
lawfull
meanes
,
that
wee
maye
auoyde
and
withstande
perylles
and
daungers
.
Let
vs
then
gyrde
our
weapons
about
vs
,
but
let
vs
praye
to
almightie
.
God
to
dyrecte
our
handes
and
fingers
:
let
vs
also
flye
vnto
Psa.
144.
those
for
succour
,
that
can
with
theyr
worde
and
déede
vnder
God
reléeue
vs
:
as
many
pressed
with
persecution
vnder
Licinius
,
fledde
to
Constantine
for
helpe
.
Let
vs
in
the
tyme
of
plague
and
pestilence
,
call
vpon
the
sonne
of
God
,
the
true
and
perfyte
Phisition
:
and
therewithall
séeke
the
counsayle
of
the
learned
,
godlie
,
and
honest
Phisition
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
,
all
our
trust
and
confidence
ought
to
be
onely
setled
and
reposed
,
in
the
lyuing
God
.
❧
The
eyght
Chapter
declareth
,
that
those
onely
who
serue
in
this
warrefaire
,
vnder
Christs
banner
,
are
victors
,
and
conquerors
.
The
eyght
Chapter
.
THe
holy
ghoste
in
the
forenamed
Psalme
Isa.
91.
affyrmeth
that
those
men
only
may
fréely
and
safely
,
without
feare
or
shame
,
haue
accesse
,
vnto
this
heauenly
Capitayne
:
Who
dwell
in
the
secret
of
the
moste
high
,
and
abide
in
the
shadowe
of
the
almightye
:
That
is
to
saye
that
haue
a
roome
or
place
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
and
Church
of
Christe
.
Out
of
which
station
and
Who
those
be
that
obteyne
victory
.
place
no
man
may
without
perril
of
his
own
life
depart
,
or
haue
any
conference
with
the
enemy
.
But
he
must
harken
to
the
worde
and
commaundement
of
his
Capitayne
onely
,
hee
muste
knowe
his
name
he
must
perfytly
knowe
the
badges
and
tokens
giuen
out
by
his
Captaine
,
to
discrie
the
enimie
:
He
ought
to
haue
recourse
to
this
his
master
in
all
distresse
:
and
in
the
name
of
his
sonne
Christe
to
craue
remission
and
forgeuenesse
of
sinnes
,
to
haue
constant
faith
,
and
fyrme
hope
in
him
alone
,
which
suffereth
not
a
man
to
be
ashamed
neither
to
come
to
confusion
.
To
suche
a
man
The
Lord
defendeth
the
faithful
man
an
all
that
he
hath
.
and
to
no
other
sayth
the
holy
ghost
that
this
victory
and
conquest
apperteyneth
:
because
hee
is
shaddowed
vnder
Gods
winges
,
so
that
no
euill
can
come
nighe
him
neither
touch
his
house
,
his
famely
,
his
cattell
,
nor
his
ground
,
as
Moyses
to
mans
great
comforte
writeth
after
this
maner
.
And
the
haile
smote
throughout
the
Land
of
Egipt
al
that
was
in
the
feeld
,
Exod.
9.
both
man
and
beasts
:
also
the
haile
smote
all
the
herbes
of
feelde
,
and
brake
to
peeces
al
the
trees
of
the
feelde
.
Onely
in
the
Lande
of
Goshen
,
(
where
the
children
of
Israell
were
)
was
no
hayle
:
Where
vnto
consenteth
Dauid
saying
,
The
Lorde
saueth
both
man
and
beast
.
Psa.
36.
Surely
the
Children
of
Israell
and
al
that
is
theirs
:
that
is
to
say
the
true
and
liuely
members
of
Christ
,
with
all
their
goods
,
are
vnder
the
wings
of
the
Lord
,
A
spirituall
application
in
the
custody
and
Tutele
of
his
Angels
,
in
whose
hands
they
are
borne
:
whiles
they
walke
in
Gods
wayes
,
and
doo
the
workes
of
their
vocation
.
Which
addition
is
especially
to
bee
remembred
:
For
there
are
manie
in
the
shadowe
of
the
Churche
,
that
pollute
themselues
against
their
conscience
with
many
gréeuous
offences
and
busie
themselues
in
other
mens
matters
,
and
presumptuously
obiect
themselues
againste
great
daungers
,
tempting
almightie
God
.
But
these
men
kéepe
not
the
heauenly
We
may
not
busie
our selues
in
those
matters
which
apperteyne
not
vnto
vs
.
Examples
.
2.
Para.
16.
discipline
of
this
warrefare
,
albeit
outwardly
they
make
a
shewe
that
they
be
souldiers
vnder
this
Capitayne
.
King
Osias
contrary
to
his
vocation
went
into
the
Church
to
offer
sacrifice
,
he
was
not
couered
vnder
Gods
wings
,
but
striken
with
an
incurable
Leprosie
.
The
sonnes
of
Aaron
were
not
kept
by
the
Angels
,
but
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord
were
killed
,
for
laying
straunge
fyre
vpon
the
Aulter
,
Num.
16.
so
Chore
,
Dathan
and
Abiron
were
swalowed
vp
quicke
into
the
earth
.
Absolon
walking
in
his
owne
wayes
,
was
2.
Sa.
18.
myserablie
hanged
by
the
hayre
.
This
victorie
therefore
properlie
appertayneth
Euery
man
ought
to
keepe
his
place
in
this
battell
.
vnto
those
who
abide
vnder
Gods
winges
,
walke
in
his
wayes
,
doo
the
workes
of
their
vocation
in
true
repentaunce
and
fayth
,
are
content
with
their
estate
,
which
they
labour
to
adorne
and
bewtifie
and
auoyde
sinnes
of
presumption
&
against
the
conscience
.
Such
men
are
not
only
partakers
of
this
glorious
victorie
,
but
also
sée
oftentymes
the
fall
of
those
Tyrauntes
,
that
with
The
godly
often
times
beholde
the
〈◊〉
of
the
〈◊〉
.
sworde
and
fyre
persecuted
them
for
the
profession
of
the
gospell
:
So
Noha
sawe
the
wycked
men
in
the
firste
age
drowned
with
the
floode
:
who
had
long
mocked
and
laughed
him
to
scorne
.
Loth
sawe
the
fearfull
destruction
of
Sodome
.
The
children
of
Israel
with
their
owne
eyes
,
behelde
the
army
of
Pharao
,
drowned
in
the
red
sea
.
Dauid
saw
the
distruction
of
Saul
and
of
many
other
his
enimies
,
so
Mardocheus
behelde
Hamon
,
&
Iohn
the
Euangliste
Cernithus
the
hereticke
.
Many
godly
Christians
sawe
the
destruction
of
that
bloodye
Tyraunte
Maxentius
.
Didimus
Bishoppe
of
Alexandria
,
sawe
in
his
dreame
the
death
of
Iulian
the
Reneger
:
Alexander
Bisshop
of
Constantinople
,
with
many
other
faithfull
men
,
saw
howe
Arius
the
dampned
heretique
perished
terribly
,
but
worthily
.
And
examples
in
all
tymes
and
ages
plainly
verify
that
saying
of
Dauid
.
Doubltes
with
thy
eies
thou
shalt
behold
Psa.
91.
and
see
the
reward
of
the
wicked
.
This
is
verilye
no
small
comfort
that
the
holie
ghost
,
doeth
succour
and
releeue
,
all
such
as
are
oppressed
,
for
the
profession
of
the
gospell
.
And
that
we
who
are
oppressed
of
tyrauntes
,
shall
see
in
this
life
theyr
ruine
and
fall
:
or
if
that
come
not
alwayes
to
passe
in
this
worlde
:
yet
without
all
doubte
,
wee
shall
see
their
eternall
obiection
and
condempnation
,
which
farre
passeth
all
worldlye
paine
and
punishment
.
For
there
can
bee
no
conuenient
proportion
,
or
comparison
betweene
thinges
finite
,
and
infinite
,
temporall
and
eternall
.
But
heere
aryseth
a
question
,
and
a
An
obiection
,
howe
doth
God
presecue
his
chosen
:
seeing
we
see
them
dayly
murdered
.
great
scruple
,
in
mennes
mindes
,
howe
this
promise
of
the
holy
ghoste
can
bee
true
:
That
no
euyll
shall
come
nigh
the
godly
,
nor
his
familie
:
but
that
they
shal
be
shadowed
,
vnder
Gods
winges
,
and
kept
by
his
holy
Angels
.
For
both
many
examples
in
the
holye
scripture
and
dayly
experience
teacheth
:
that
the
most
excellent
lyghtes
,
and
members
of
Christes
church
,
are
first
and
most
commonlie
taken
away
with
sworde
,
fyre
,
pestilence
,
and
other
plagues
and
mischiefes
.
Abell
dwelling
vnder
the
shadowe
of
the
highest
,
beleeuing
in
Christ
and
walking
in
his
wayes
:
was
murdred
of
his
wicked
,
and
vnnaturall
brother
Caine
.
Ioseph
from
his
chyldhoode
,
Examples
.
fearing
the
Lorde
,
and
doing
the
worke
of
his
vocation
,
is
solde
by
his
brethren
into
Egipte
,
&
was
there
without
cause
imprisoned
.
Esaias
the
Prophet
in
whome
was
many
excellent
gyftes
,
wherewithall
he
gouerned
the
Church
,
was
cutte
in
two
peeces
by
the
tyraunt
Manasses
.
Apries
king
of
Egipt
,
caused
Ieremy
to
be
stoned
to
death
.
Herode
cutte
of
Iohn
Baptist
heade
:
then
whom
there
was
no
greater
amongst
the
sonnes
of
women
.
Nero
caused
Saint
Paule
to
be
crucified
.
And
the
cruell
tyrannie
of
Diocletian
,
Maximanus
,
and
Maximinus
,
murdred
in
one
moneth
,
seuenteene
thousand
Christians
,
bicause
they
would
not
offer
sacrifice
,
to
the
Idolles
of
the
Panims
.
Nowe
when
carnall
reason
considereth
these
,
&
such
lyke
examples
,
it
begynneth
to
doubte
of
Gods
prouidence
,
&
of
his
promises
touching
mans
protection
and
defence
:
wherof
I
speake
somewhat
,
in
my
Booke
intytuled
,
The
armour
of
proofe
:
But
because
it
is
verie
pertinent
to
this
tractation
,
I
wyll
handle
the
matter
more
perticularlie
,
&
largelie
in
this
place
.
If
(
say
they
)
God
doth
protect
and
defend
his
seruauntes
vnder
his
winges
,
and
keepeth
them
by
his
holy
Angelles
:
why
then
are
there
many
thousandes
,
of
those
that
serue
God
sincerely
,
and
call
vpon
him
earnestly
,
either
murdred
cruelly
,
or
spoiled
miserablie
,
or
drawne
into
heauie
bondage
,
where
they
serue
barbarous
&
godles
people
painefully
.
And
heare
I
haue
good
occasion
to
speak
generally
,
of
the
causes
of
persecutions
,
againste
the
Church
of
God
:
but
I
will
kéepe
my self
within
compas
,
&
deduce
my
Reader
to
the
consideration
of
those
things
,
which
are
most
needful
for
these
troublesom
times
.
Aunswere
to
the
obiection
.
I
wyl
first
speake
of
the
sartenty
of
Gods
promises
whiche
are
in
the
obiection
infyrmed
and
weakened
.
I
say
therefore
that
these
promises
of
God
made
to
his
Churche
are
not
therefore
frustrate
because
Howe
Gods
promises
are
to
be
vnderstoode
.
throughout
all
times
,
some
members
thereof
perrishe
.
For
the
body
of
the
Church
is
preserued
and
shall
continewe
vntyll
the
ende
of
the
worlde
allthough
some
bowghes
and
Braunches
be
cut
of
:
and
albeit
some
of
the
souldiers
of
this
armye
fall
with
sworde
,
(
as
oftentimes
it
commeth
to
passe
that
both
the
godly
and
vngodly
perish
together
)
yet
other
souldiers
by
and
by
succéede
in
their
places
who
fight
manfully
for
the
lawe
and
for
the
congregations
.
This
heauenly
capitaine
,
the
sonne
of
God
,
shall
alwayes
haue
a
strong
army
,
allthough
the
number
be
somtime
more
sumtime
lesse
.
No
infernall
power
shal
preuaile
against
this
whole
armie
wherin
if
peraduenture
there
bee
some
,
as
fearfull
as
hayres
,
or
hartes
:
yet
the
capitaine
hath
the
hart
of
a
Lion
,
and
is
therefore
called
the
Lion
of
the
tribe
of
Iuda
.
And
if
he
doo
not
saue
his
armie
,
by
those
meanes
which
humaine
reason
deuiseth
and
liketh
,
or
at
such
tyme
as
we
desire
,
or
by
those
noble
men
,
who
wee
suppose
to
be
wise
&
strong
ynough
for
such
a
matter
.
This
therefore
commeth
to
passe
that
men
may
vnderstand
,
euen
by
vse
&
experience
,
that
the
church
is
not
defended
by
mans
strength
,
but
by
the
liuing
God
,
according
to
that
sentence
.
Psal.
44.
Leaste
you
should
say
our
handes
haue
donne
it
.
Secondarely
we
ought
to
knowe
,
that
Gods
promises
of
temporall
●●nges
include
a
condition
.
vnto
Gods
promise
,
of
temporall
blessings
,
there
is
alwayes
annixed
a
condition
,
or
an
exception
,
of
temporall
affliction
:
which
is
a
companion
,
or
waytinḡ
seruant
vnto
the
milytant
Church
.
For
assuredly
,
there
are
thrée
thinges
,
that
are
linked
together
,
in
a
true
Christian
,
one
Faith
,
Confession
,
and
Persecution
.
He
that
will
follow
mée
,
let
him
take
vppe
his
crosse
,
that
is
,
let
him
perseuer
vnto
the
ende
,
in
fayth
hope
and
patience
.
The
world
and
deuill
do
hate
those
most
vehementlye
,
that
folowe
Christ
:
but
in
the
myddle
of
theyr
formentes
,
their
fayth
is
so
kindled
,
and
their
strength
and
patience
confirmed
,
by
the
holie
ghost
:
that
the
hotest
flames
of
fire
make
them
shrinke
no
more
,
then
if
they
were
beaten
with
a
f●ther
.
Many
of
vs
haue
séene
with
our
eyes
,
and
those
that
haue
not
séene
,
maye
reade
in
the
booke
of
Martyrs
:
of
the
constancie
and
patience
,
of
Christes
seruantes
,
in
the
flames
of
fyre
,
so
straunglye
,
and
aboue
all
humane
strength
,
that
they
wearied
and
appaled
the
cruell
tormentors
.
For
when
some
of
them
vntyed
,
stoode
styll
,
whyles
their
handes
burned
in
the
fyre
:
and
othersome
lynked
faste
in
the
chaine
,
and
the
fyre
feeding
and
consuming
theyr
bodies
,
casting
vppe
their
handes
,
and
eyes
towarde
Heauen
,
and
neuer
struglyng
:
what
doeth
it
shew
?
but
eyther
a
sencelesnesse
of
payne
,
or
an
heauenlie
gyfte
of
tollerancie
,
and
patience
.
Peruse
that
notable
storie
of
the
mother
and
her
seuen
Sonnes
,
suffering
Martyrdome
,
and
you
shall
see
that
Antiochus
was
2.
Mac
7.
ouercome
,
ashamed
and
wearyed
,
with
tormenting
:
whiles
the
seruaunts
of
GOD
,
ouercame
,
reioysed
,
and
endured
.
The
Hystorie
as
it
is
memorable
,
so
is
it
confyrmed
by
experience
in
this
our
age
,
whyles
many
weake
Women
,
with
more
then
manlye
stomackes
,
endured
wyllinglie
and
cheerefullie
greate
paynes
,
and
tormentes
,
wherein
that
speach
of
our
sauior
Christ
is
verifyed
:
My
power
is
made
perfecte
2.
Cor.
12.
through
weaknes
.
This
mightie
operation
,
of
the
holye
An
euident
proofe
of
the
certent
of
Christian
Religion
.
ghoste
in
the
deathes
,
and
sufferings
of
his
Saintes
:
is
one
of
the
vndoubted
testimonies
,
which
the
auncient
Fathers
haue
vsed
,
as
an
euident
demonstration
,
to
proue
the
certainty
of
Christian
Religion
:
in
that
the
holy
ghost
is
giuen
into
mennes
hartes
,
to
breede
,
and
kyndle
diuine
flames
of
consola●ion
,
which
can
not
bee
quenched
with
the
myghtye
flooddes
of
Persecution
,
whereof
the
Apostle
speaketh
:
You
haue
receyued
the
spirite
of
adoption
of
Rom.
8.
sonnes
,
whereby
we
call
Abba
Father
,
this
spyrite
giueth
testimony
vnto
our
spirite
,
that
wee
are
the
sonnes
of
God
.
These
things
we
finde
true
indéede
,
in
dolours
and
paines
,
when
we
heare
the
sounde
of
the
gospell
,
wherein
the
sonne
of
God
,
sheweth
vnto
vs
the
will
of
his
Father
,
confirmeth
our
assent
and
perswasion
,
and
also
powreth
the
holy
spirit
into
our
hartes
,
whereby
we
féele
and
cast
an
heauenly
ioye
,
rest
in
peace
,
flye
not
from
God
but
lyke
sonnes
call
vpon
him
in
our
distresse
.
Surely
this
stoutnessē
of
minde
,
in
men
,
wherby
they
triumphe
,
euen
in
death
,
is
an
euident
testimonie
,
that
they
are
the
children
of
God
.
Somtime
also
the
Lorde
sheweh
his
The
Lord
delyuereth
his
seruants
somtyme
myraculously
.
helping
hande
in
the
extréeme
néede
and
distresse
of
his
seruaunts
.
For
moste
myraculously
he
deliuered
the
three
children
in
the
fiery
fornace
,
Daniell
in
the
Lyons
denne
,
and
Peter
out
of
Prison
:
Wee
reade
also
of
a
Bisshoppe
in
the
Cittie
Nilopolis
,
named
was
one
Cheremon
:
Phil.
Melanct
.
in
valerian
.
Eusebius
.
lib
6.
cap.
34.
Sirca
annum
dium
.
260.
who
being
dryuen
into
eryle
,
and
banishment
,
with
a
great
company
of
the
Christians
:
was
not
able
with
his
Wyfe
to
goe
any
farther
,
by
reason
of
their
olde
age
:
and
therefore
in
the
sight
of
the
multytude
,
hee
and
his
wife
were
taken
vp
into
Heauen
.
So
that
the
honour
and
glorie
of
the
Churche
,
then
especiallie
appeareth
,
and
shyneth
eyther
when
men
with
inuinsible
courage
,
doo
without
murmuring
,
and
dispayre
,
tollerate
most
painful
forments
,
or
are
at
the
last
myraculouslie
delyuered
.
In
these
matters
therefore
we
must
Now
God
and
deuill
beholde
the
deathes
of
the
godly
but
diuerslye
.
open
,
not
the
eyes
of
Reason
,
but
of
Fayth
,
not
the
sence
of
the
fleshe
,
but
of
Gods
spyrite
is
to
bee
considered
.
I
graunt
that
it
is
a
ioyfull
spectacle
to
the
deuyll
,
to
beholde
A
bell
murdered
,
Iob
afflycted
,
Daniell
caste
vnto
the
Lyons
,
and
Stephen
stoned
.
But
I
saye
,
the
viewe
thereof
is
more
acceptable
to
God
:
Who
witnesseth
that
the
death
of
his
Sainctes
is
precious
in
his
syght
:
But
not
in
respect
of
the
payne
,
but
of
the
euent
.
Both
God
and
deuyll
beholde
the
tormentes
of
the
godlie
,
but
with
dyuerse
affectes
and
counsayles
.
For
God
permy●●eth
his
Saintes
to
be
afflycted
of
his
meere
goodnesse
,
but
the
deuyll
desyreth
it
in
malyce
:
God
to
crowne
them
,
the
deuyll
to
confounde
them
:
God
as
a
Father
,
the
deuyll
as
a
tyraunt
and
hangman
:
God
doeth
it
for
the
glorie
of
Saintes
,
the
deuyll
for
theyr
ignominie
.
Of
these
causes
Augusti
.
Saint
Augustine
wryteth
thus
.
Euery
wycked
person
hath
wyll
to
him
of
himselfe
,
but
power
by
Gods
dispen
〈◊〉
on
only
:
he
is
permitted
to
preuayle
against
some
〈◊〉
punish
them
,
against
others
to
proue
them
,
and
against
other
some
to
crowne
them
.
Straungers
were
permytted
to
punishe
the
Chyldren
of
Israell
,
bicause
they
had
offended
against
God
.
The
dyuell
was
permyfted
to
proue
and
trye
Iob
,
but
him selfe
was
confounded
.
Persecutours
afflicted
holy
Martyrs
,
but
to
their
crowne
and
victorie
.
The
holie
wytnesses
and
Martyrs
of
God
,
therefore
are
more
happie
in
their
tormentes
,
then
myghtye
Princes
in
their
pleasures
,
for
as
Saint
Augustin
beareth
witnesse
.
Men
of
this
worlde
are
happie
vnhappilye
:
But
Martyrs
are
vnhappy
happelie
:
they
were
vnhappie
temporallie
,
but
happie
eternally
.
This
euent
of
Martyrs
is
paynted
out
in
a
sweete
symilytude
by
the
Psalmist
.
They
that
sowe
in
teares
shall
reape
in
ioye
.
They
went
weeping
,
Psa.
126.
and
carryed
precious
feede
:
but
they
shall
returne
with
ioye
,
and
bring
then
sheaues
.
For
the
holie
Martyrs
cast
not
their
eyes
onelie
vpon
the
tyme
of
sowing
,
and
vpon
the
practise
of
sathan
,
who
seeketh
to
ouerflowe
the
Churche
,
with
streames
and
floodes
of
blood
:
but
vpon
the
ioyfull
tyme
of
Haruest
,
when
as
they
shal
be
confourmed
,
and
made
lyke
the
glorious
bodie
,
of
our
sauiour
Iesus
Christ
.
God
would
haue
vs
therefore
,
to
bée
constant
in
faith
and
hope
,
and
to
haue
all
our
confidence
reposed
in
the
omnipotencie
of
the
eternall
maiesty
:
who
is
able
in
euery
monument
,
to
remoueaway
his
crosse
from
vs
,
whiche
not
with
standing
he
doeth
not
commonly
,
vntyll
we
be
sufficiently
chastised
,
and
turned
vnto
him
by
true
repentaunce
.
For
as
the
tryer
of
mettayles
,
taketh
not
his
golde
,
out
of
the
furnace
,
before
it
be
perfectly
purified
and
clensed
:
euen
so
God
doeth
not
deliuer
vs
from
temptation
,
before
wee
bee
throughly
tryed
and
confirmed
:
Wherefore
let
vs
depende
vpon
almightie
God
,
who
can
and
wyll
delyuer
vs
if
not
corporally
,
yet
spiritually
,
if
not
our
body
yet
our
soule
.
For
it
was
the
same
God
that
deliuered
the
thrée
children
out
of
the
fierie
fornace
:
and
suffered
the
Machabeis
Dan.
3.
to
bée
consumed
with
fyre
.
They
singe
in
the
fyre
and
these
dye
,
and
yet
2.
Mach.
7.
hée
was
the
same
God
of
them
both
.
He
delyuered
them
to
confound
the
Idolles
of
Babilon
:
and
suffred
the
other
to
perish
in
their
bodies
,
that
the
paine
and
damnation
Aug.
in
.
Psal.
33.
of
their
persecutours
might
bée
the
greater
.
It
commeth
to
passe
also
sometyme
,
that
the
godly
and
vngodly
suffer
in
this
worlde
together
,
but
for
diuerse
respectes
and
endes
.
They
in
the
distruction
of
their
bodies
doo
in
a
momente
and
spéedely
lay
aside
the
vncleanenesse
of
their
fleshe
,
and
are
so
brought
to
euerlasting
peace
and
reste
:
but
the
other
doo
then
but
beginne
to
feele
fearfull
and
endles
torments
of
body
and
minde
.
And
that
saying
of
Dauid
hath
place
herein
.
In
the
hande
of
Psal.
75.
the
Lorde
,
there
is
a
cuppe
,
and
the
wine
is
redde
in
it
:
it
is
full
myxt
,
and
he
powreth
out
of
the
same
:
As
for
the
dregges
thereof
:
all
the
vngodlye
of
the
earth
,
shall
drynke
of
them
,
and
sucke
them
out
.
When
therfore
we
stande
in
some
perylles
,
lyke
braunches
to
be
cutte
of
the
body
of
the
trée
,
or
lyke
valiant
souldiers
,
to
fall
in
the
forefront
of
this
battell
:
let
vs
comforte
our selues
,
with
the
consideration
of
these
things
.
Let
vs
be
assured
,
that
God
can
deliuer
vs
if
he
wyll
:
but
if
he
wyll
not
it
is
for
great
and
weighty
causes
,
and
the
same
tending
Dan.
3.
Why
God
taketh
away
his
seruants
oftentimes
with
death
.
to
our
owne
best
profite
.
For
hée
eyther
closeth
our
eyes
with
good
King
Iosias
,
that
we
should
not
behold
the
wofull
estate
of
our
countrey
and
Church
which
shall
ensue
:
or
else
he
taketh
vs
awaye
,
in
our
best
tyme
,
least
malyce
and
wickednesse
should
alter
our
harts
,
and
in
the
meane
tyme
hee
maketh
vs
worthy
vesselles
,
to
testifie
his
honour
and
glorie
,
euen
before
most
cruell
tyrauntes
:
and
ryddeth
vs
shortlie
out
of
temporall
miserie
,
to
the
ende
we
maye
spéedelie
passe
into
endlesse
felicitie
.
And
if
we
geue
our
lyues
vnto
death
,
Death
not
so
terrible
to
the
mortifyed
man
for
these
thinges
,
as
the
matter
is
most
excellent
and
lawdable
:
so
is
it
not
so
terryble
and
fearefull
to
the
mortified
and
spirituall
man
,
as
fleshe
and
bloode
woulde
make
vs
beléeue
.
For
if
the
Heathen
souldiours
,
doo
abyde
a
long
and
sharpe
warfare
,
eyther
to
defende
their
owne
countrey
,
or
to
enlarge
their
dominions
:
shall
we
shrinke
to
passe
the
pykes
,
to
the
ende
wee
maye
keepe
our
Iust.
lib.
2.
faith
,
and
possesse
those
dominions
that
are
most
excellent
and
endlesse
.
Codrus
Codrus
.
king
of
Athens
,
vnderstoode
by
an
Oracle
,
that
if
hee
were
preserued
,
his
Countrey
shoulde
perishe
,
hee
therefore
purposely
procured
his
owne
death
:
and
shall
we
sticke
to
giue
our
lyues
for
our
heauenlie
Ierusalem
.
That
noble
Romane
Marcus
Curtius
,
cast
him selfe
headlong
into
a
bothomles
lake
,
for
his
1.
Curtius
.
Leuius
.
lib.
7.
Cittie
and
Countrey
:
and
shall
we
feare
imprisonment
,
and
daungers
temporall
,
that
we
maye
possesse
Pallaces
and
lyberties
eternall
.
Shall
Zopirus
the
Sopirus
.
Persian
,
cause
his
seruaunts
to
whippe
him
,
to
cutte
off
his
noose
,
his
eares
,
and
lyppes
,
and
that
so
comming
to
Babilon
,
Iust.
lib.
1.
he
myght
the
more
spéedily
obtaine
credite
of
them
,
to
haue
some
authoritie
,
whereby
hee
might
betraye
,
and
yéelde
the
Cittie
,
otherwyse
inuinsible
,
vnto
his
Maister
King
Cyrus
:
and
shall
Christyans
faynt
with
lyke
tormentes
,
to
purchase
not
for
others
,
but
to
rerayne
and
keepe
that
Cittie
alreadye
prouyded
for
them
by
Christe
.
Surelie
these
thinges
made
Iob
to
exclame
.
Albet
he
kyll
mee
,
yet
wyll
I
trust
Iob.
23.
in
him
.
And
the
Apostles
departed
from
the
counsayle
reioysing
,
that
they
were
counted
worthy
to
suffer
rebuke
for
the
name
of
Iesus
.
And
Saint
Paule
certyfied
Act.
5.
by
Agabus
the
Prophet
,
of
the
calamyties
and
miseries
which
he
should
suffer
at
Ierusalem
,
and
his
case
much
bewayled
by
the
Brethren
,
aunswered
:
What
doo
you
weeping
,
and
vexing
my
harte
?
for
I
am
not
onely
ready
to
Act.
21.
be
bounde
,
but
also
to
suffer
death
for
the
name
of
the
Lorde
Iesus
.
So
spake
Ignasius
in
●●ke
case
.
I
am
ready
to
abide
the
fire
,
beastes
,
sworde
,
and
crosse
:
so
that
I
may
see
Christ
my
sauiour
,
who
Ignatius
ad
Tarsences
.
dyed
for
me
.
And
againe
:
Let
all
paines
and
tormentes
most
exquisitly
deuised
,
by
the
diuell
himselfe
:
be
executed
vpon
me
alone
,
so
that
I
may
haue
the
fellowship
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Fynallie
,
the
blessed
and
happye
exchaunge
of
temporall
paine
,
into
euerlasting
The
happy
exchaunge
which
the
godly
make
.
ioye
,
which
the
godlie
shall
possesse
in
the
worlde
to
come
,
ought
to
make
them
,
abide
these
short
afflictions
manfully
,
whereof
wee
haue
an
euident
example
in
the
ritche
man
,
and
Lazarus
.
Abraham
sayde
to
the
ritche
man
,
Sonne
remember
that
thou
hast
Luk.
16.
receyued
weale
in
thy
life
,
and
Lazarus
woe
.
But
nowe
he
is
in
ioye
,
and
th●●
art
in
tormentes
.
Our
sauiour
Christ
also
sayeth
to
his
Apostles
.
You
shall
Iob.
16.
wepe
and
lament
,
but
the
world
shall
reioyce
.
You
shall
be
full
of
sorrow
but
your
sorrowe
shall
be
turned
into
love
.
When
a
woman
traueileth
,
shee
hath
paine
,
bicause
hir
howre
is
come
:
but
when
she
is
deliuered
,
she
remembreth
not
hir
paine
,
bicause
a
man
chylde
is
borne
into
the
worlde
.
And
you
now
shall
haue
sorrowe
:
but
I
wyll
see
you
againe
,
and
your
hart
shall
reioyce
,
and
your
ioye
shall
no
man
take
away
from
you
.
Although
there
are
no
greater
paynes
,
then
in
Chyldeb●…th
,
yet
after
delyueraunce
,
the
Mother
for
ioye
of
hir
Chylde
,
forgetteth
all
:
Euen
so
the
godlie
in
this
worlde
●…de
wonderfull
tormentes
,
but
after
they
haue
passed
this
lyfe
,
they
neuer
thinke
of
worldlie
sorrowes
:
by
meanes
of
that
vnspeakeable
ioye
of
Heauen
.
Which
as
yet
the
eye
hath
not
séene
,
the
eare
hath
not
hearde
,
neyther
hath
it
entered
into
the
harte
of
man
.
For
our
lyght
affliction
Esa.
65.
which
is
but
for
a
time
,
causeth
vnto
vs
a
farre
more
excellent
,
and
an
eternall
waight
of
glorie
.
Whereof
he
Apostle
2.
Cor.
4.
saint
Peter
wryteth
thus
:
We
are
regenerate
1.
Pet.
1.
to
an
inheritaunce
immortall
,
and
vndefiled
,
and
that
fadeth
not
away
,
reserued
in
heauen
for
you
.
The
man
of
God
nameth
the
celestiall
inheritance
The
reward
of
the
godly
moste
excellent
and
endles
.
immortall
,
bicause
it
neuer
fleeteth
nor
vanish
away
,
as
the
ioyes
of
this
world
doo
.
Whether
they
be
honour
or
ryches
,
or
power
,
or
friendshippe
,
all
these
perish
and
decaye
:
he
calleth
it
vndefiled
,
bicause
it
is
voyde
of
all
sorrowe
,
heauinesse
and
sinne
:
it
is
pure
,
sincere
,
and
permanent
,
he
sayth
also
,
that
it
fadeth
not
away
,
bicause
there
is
no
fulnesse
nor
wearinesse
of
it
.
These
ioyes
are
in
a
vision
expressed
more
largelye
in
the
Reuelation
.
And
after
these
.
I
beheld
and
loe
,
a
great
multitude
which
no
man
could
number
,
&c.
stoode
cloathed
,
with
long
white
robes
and
palmes
in
their
handes
.
These
are
they
which
come
out
of
great
tribulation
,
and
haue
Reuel.
7.
washed
their
long
robes
,
and
haue
made
their
long
robes
white
in
the
blood
of
the
Lambe
:
Therefore
are
they
in
the
presence
of
the
throne
of
God
,
and
serue
him
day
and
night
in
his
Temple
,
and
he
that
sitteth
on
the
throne
will
dwell
among
them
.
They
shall
hunger
no
more
,
nor
thirst
any
more
,
neither
shall
the
Sunne
light
on
them
,
nor
any
heate
.
For
the
Lambe
which
is
in
the
middle
of
the
throne
,
shall
gouerne
them
,
and
shall
leade
them
vnto
the
liuely
fountaines
of
water
,
and
God
shall
wipe
away
all
teares
from
their
eyes
.
These
thinges
enforced
saynt
Paul
to
saye
:
I
desire
to
be
loosed
,
and
Phil.
1.
to
be
with
Christ
,
and
Christ
is
vnto
me
both
in
life
,
and
death
,
an
aduantage
.
This
you
sée
for
what
causes
God
suffereth
some
perticuler
souldiers
in
this
spirituall
warrefare
to
fall
in
the
forefrunt
of
the
armie
:
and
yet
keepeth
his
mayne
battaile
without
disorder
or
discomfeture
:
and
there
withall
what
causes
ought
to
moue
&
aminate
these
witnesses
,
and
Martirs
to
perseuer
and
indure
most
valiantlie
.
Nowe
although
God
suffereth
some
of
his
seruants
,
to
perishe
and
fall
in
Gods
army
and
mayne
battayle
alwayes
contineweth
.
this
conflict
:
yet
his
promises
remayne
sure
and
inuiolable
towarde
the
whole
Church
,
which
abideth
much
lyke
vnto
the
body
of
the
trée
or
mayne
battel
,
firme
and
constante
,
although
some
branches
and
members
be
cutte
of
and
decay
.
And
yet
those
that
fall
and
perish
,
doo
procure
great
profit
,
and
commodity
to
them
that
suruiue
in
this
warrefare
,
and
battell
,
whereof
Theodorete
,
writeth
excelently
Theodo●rete
.
as
followeth
.
As
Moyses
sawe
in
times
paste
the
bushe
redde
with
fyre
,
and
yet
not
consumed
:
euen
so
the
crewell
,
torments
,
and
executions
of
Chrystians
,
by
Tirantes
did
not
consume
them
,
but
rather
:
as
wee
see
it
come
to
passe
,
when
men
cutte
downe
woode
,
moo
twigges
and
braunches
budde
and
spring
from
the
roote
,
then
were
the
boughes
that
were
lopped
downe
:
euen
so
when
many
were
murdered
for
the
profession
of
the
gospell
,
moo
came
vnto
the
Church
:
for
the
bloode
of
those
Saynctes
dyd
as
it
were
water
,
the
young
and
tender
plants
in
the
Church
of
God
.
It
is
truly
therefore
sayde
of
Saint
Ambrose
.
A
martyr
doth
not
suffer
for
himselfe
onely
but
for
other
.
He
suffereth
for
himselfe
to
obtayne
a
Crowne
,
to
others
for
theyr
example
:
for
himselfe
to
purchase
reste
,
for
others
to
procure
them
comforte
.
And
that
Christe
assisteth
,
and
deliuereth
his
Church
,
in
perrilles
and
daungers
,
Testimonies
of
scriptures
.
and
wyll
conserue
the
same
,
vntyll
the
ende
of
the
worlde
:
wee
are
not
onely
taught
by
many
promises
in
the
scripture
,
but
also
assured
and
confyrmed
by
examples
throughout
all
times
and
ages
.
Heare
ve
mee
(
sayth
God
,
by
the
mouth
of
his
Prophet
)
O
house
of
Iaeob
,
and
all
that
remaine
of
the
house
Esa.
46.
of
Israell
:
which
are
borne
of
mee
from
the
wombe
,
and
brought
vp
of
me
,
from
the
byrth
.
Therefore
vnto
olde
age
,
I
the
same
,
euen
I
will
beare
you
,
vntill
the
horie
haires
:
I
haue
made
you
,
I
will
also
beare
you
,
and
I
will
carie
you
,
and
I
will
deliuer
you
.
Christ
him selfe
doth
not
ouelie
promise
that
he
wyll
be
with
Math.
vs
vntill
the
ende
of
the
worlde
:
but
also
that
he
and
his
Father
wyll
come
and
dwell
with
vs
.
And
in
another
hee
speaketh
of
his
sheepe
most
comfortablie
.
Iob.
14
There
shall
none
be
able
to
pull
them
out
of
my
hande
.
In
the
which
Iob.
10.
wordes
hee
signifieth
,
that
hee
wyll
not
be
an
ydle
gaser
,
or
looker
vpon
vs
:
for
although
worlde
and
deuyll
bende
their
power
to
displace
the
Churche
,
and
to
dysturbe
Common
wealthes
:
that
confustons
and
Athisme
mighte
followe
:
Yet
the
some
of
God
holdeth
as
it
were
in
his
handes
that
little
flocke
whiche
calleth
vpon
him
:
hee
represseth
the
rage
of
Sathan
,
hee
putteth
him
to
flyght
,
and
wyll
at
the
last
inclose
him
in
the
huge
and
horrible
prison
of
hell
eternall
.
Examples
also
throughout
the
whole
scripture
doo
ratifie
as
it
were
,
and
Examples
.
confirme
with
perpetuall
testimonies
:
that
God
delyuereth
his
Churche
out
of
all
perilles
and
daungers
.
But
especially
,
that
memorable
Historie
of
the
people
of
Israell
,
rydde
from
thraldome
&
bondage
in
the
Lande
of
Egipt
,
lyuelie
painteth
out
the
same
:
and
is
of
all
other
Histories
,
from
the
beginning
of
the
worlde
,
vnto
the
ende
thereof
most
notable
,
the
misterie
of
our
redemption
alwayes
excepted
.
For
it
is
an
Image
and
liuelie
pycture
of
all
ages
,
full
of
The
deliueraunce
of
the
people
of
Israell
,
a
perpetuall
image
of
the
church
.
straunge
wonders
:
which
wytnesse
,
and
preache
vnto
all
posterities
,
that
God
exerciseth
his
Churche
with
many
calamities
,
and
in
the
ende
without
mannes
helpe
,
deliuereth
the
same
.
Howe
horrible
a
thing
is
it
in
this
company
of
Israelites
,
bearing
the
name
of
the
Church
of
God
,
and
tasting
sensiblie
his
myghtie
working
in
mercie
with
them
:
that
many
of
the
Princes
&
nobylitie
are
punished
,
and
the
whole
multitude
so
often
chastised
,
vntyll
all
those
were
almost
consumed
,
that
came
out
of
the
Lande
of
Egipt
.
Yet
some
small
remnaunt
of
the
people
,
were
preserued
,
that
reuerentlie
remembred
Gods
woonders
,
and
kepte
his
commaundementes
with
all
theyr
hartes
.
They
had
Manna
and
Quales
,
giuen
vnto
them
,
and
the
stonie
rocke
stryken
with
the
rodde
of
Moises
,
gaue
out
large
streames
of
water
.
The
whole
armie
was
couered
with
a
clowde
in
the
daye
tyme
,
and
was
guyded
with
a
pyller
of
fyre
in
the
night
season
:
in
these
battayles
God
shewed
manifest
signes
of
his
presence
.
And
to
conclude
,
the
glory
of
this
people
was
more
excellent
,
in
the
wyldernesse
:
then
at
any
tyme
after
in
the
fruitfull
Lande
of
Canaan
.
But
it
woulde
bee
too
tedious
a
matter
to
prosecute
all
syrcumstaunces
particularly
:
I
wyll
therfore
adde
one
onely
example
,
wherein
we
maye
cléerely
beholde
as
it
were
in
a
glasse
,
Gods
maruaylous
regement
,
and
reléefe
of
his
Churche
.
There
is
scarcelie
to
be
founde
,
any
A
reuelacion
exibited
to
Moyses
touching
the
estate
of
Christs
church
.
Exod.
33.
more
maruaylous
Reuelation
,
then
that
which
was
exhibited
to
Moises
.
Exod.
33.
Where
he
is
called
for
to
come
and
speake
with
God
:
and
it
is
sayde
in
that
place
.
That
God
communed
with
Moyses
face
to
face
,
as
one
friende
is
woont
to
talke
with
another
.
In
the
which
communication
,
Moyses
first
desyreth
of
God
,
that
hee
woulde
bee
a
gouernour
and
Captaine
ouer
that
people
,
vnto
whome
hee
had
giuen
his
worde
and
promise
.
For
dayly
experience
had
sufficientlie
taught
him
,
that
it
was
to
busie
&
harde
a
matter
for
him
to
guide
,
and
dyrect
so
wylfull
and
stubborne
a
multytude
:
whome
he
sawe
for
their
Idolatrous
inclynation
,
to
sustaine
from
The
carke
and
care
of
Moyses
.
tyme
to
tyme
,
greeuous
punishmentes
:
and
yet
immediatlie
,
to
inclyne
to
theyr
former
wickednesse
againe
.
He
sawe
the
intollerable
daungers
,
hanging
ouer
the
Churche
:
and
that
in
a
moment
pure
doctrine
,
and
sincere
seruing
of
God
,
was
depraued
with
mans
carnall
opinions
.
He
therefore
feared
least
in
that
company
,
the
ryght
reuerence
of
God
woulde
be
forgotten
:
and
that
the
Church
woulde
be
subuerted
,
especiallie
for
that
hee
had
hearde
,
Gods
terrible
threates
against
the
people
.
And
thus
musing
with
him selfe
of
Howe
Moyses
comforted
,
himselfe
.
the
remnaunts
of
this
Church
:
he
could
finde
nothing
wherwithall
he
might
be
stayed
and
comforted
:
but
those
promyses
onelie
giuen
to
the
people
of
Israell
concerning
Christe
the
Messias
and
sauiour
.
And
for
that
he
perceyued
well
that
no
Regyment
can
be
happie
without
God
,
Hee
sayde
:
Vnlesse
thou
O
Exod
33.
Lord
doo
go
before
vs
,
bring
vs
not
out
of
this
place
.
And
afterwarde
desiring
to
The
requestes
of
Moyses
and
Gods
aunswer
.
see
Gods
glorie
,
to
this
God
answereth
.
Thou
canst
not
see
my
face
,
for
there
shal
no
man
see
me
an
liue
:
but
behold
there
is
a
place
by
me
,
where
thou
shalt
stande
vpon
the
rocke
.
And
whyle
my
glory
passeth
by
,
I
wyll
put
thee
in
a
cleft
of
the
rocke
,
and
wyll
couer
thee
with
my
hand
whyles
I
passe
by
.
After
I
wyll
take
away
mine
hande
,
and
thou
shalt
see
my
back
parts
:
but
my
face
shall
not
be
seene
.
This
is
a
harde
,
and
obscure
history
,
The
spirituall
interpretacion
,
of
the
historie
.
which
although
I
cannot
open
&
handle
according
to
the
worthynesse
thereof
:
and
if
I
coulde
,
this
place
doeth
not
requyre
it
:
yet
I
wyll
briefely
touch
it
,
for
it
comprehendeth
most
graue
,
&
comfortable
consolation
,
concerning
the
church
of
Christ
,
which
this
scripture
testifieth
to
bee
couered
in
this
worlde
,
with
the
hand
of
God
,
and
that
it
shal
be
glorified
here
after
.
And
herein
I
folow
the
plaine
and
vsuall
exposition
,
which
is
.
That
Moises
beseecheth
God
to
open
and
reueale
vnto
him
the
ende
of
that
people
,
which
was
then
the
Church
of
GOD
.
Wherevnto
God
answereth
:
That
he
will
not
haue
his
face
seene●
,
which
is
that
he
will
not
haue
his
secreete
counsailes
knowne
,
before
the
ende
of
the
Church
consummate
and
perfitted
:
But
he
sheweth
his
backe
parts
:
Which
is
that
in
the
ende
,
we
shall
see
his
glorie
.
In
the
meane
season
,
the
people
lyeth
hydde
,
in
the
clefte
of
the
rocke
,
that
is
in
this
present
Church
,
which
is
often
tymes
pressed
with
persecution
.
But
it
standeth
vpon
the
Rocke
Christ
,
and
is
couered
with
the
hande
of
God
whiles
he
passed
,
that
is
,
vntyll
the
Churche
bee
consummate
and
finished
.
Wherein
God
signifieth
The
passage
of
God
.
that
hee
passeth
by
at
all
tymes
in
this
worlde
:
in
the
which
passage
he
gathereth
his
Church
,
wherein
both
him selfe
is
glorifyed
,
and
the
same
by
him
also
glorifyed
in
the
life
to
come
.
And
that
this
his
Church
,
is
gouerned
not
by
mans
counsaile
,
and
pollycie
,
but
by
the
voyce
and
sounde
of
his
woorde
giuen
from
Heauen
:
and
that
it
is
defended
not
with
the
strength
of
carnall
man
,
but
with
the
onelie
hande
of
the
lyuing
God
.
So
this
text
doth
propose
vnto
vs
,
a
A
picture
of
the
cleere
sight
and
knowledge
of
God
.
pleasaunt
pycture
,
of
Christes
Churche
:
besydes
the
consyderation
of
a
greate
poynt
of
doctrine
,
of
the
sight
and
perfite
knowledge
of
God
,
whereby
Gods
face
is
seene
.
As
our
sauiour
answered
Phillippe
,
desyring
to
haue
the
heauenlie
Father
shewed
vnto
him
:
Phillippe
,
he
that
seeth
me
,
seeth
the
Father
.
Euen
so
Moises
desiring
a
deeper
,
and
clearer
in
sight
of
almightie
GOD
,
is
deduced
to
the
worde
,
touching
Messias
,
reuealed
vnto
the
Churche
:
and
it
is
also
shewed
,
howe
GOD
woulde
be
knowne
,
vntyll
the
seconde
comming
of
Christe
,
when
it
is
sayde
:
Thou
canst
not
see
my
face
,
but
thou
shalt
stand
in
the
cleft
of
the
Rocke
:
That
is
,
thou
shalt
stande
vpon
Christe
and
his
gospell
,
vntyll
I
passe
,
and
so
thou
shalt
see
my
hynder
partes
.
For
the
Churche
doeth
not
perfitlie
see
God
in
this
lyfe
,
neyther
enioyeth
the
glorie
promysed
:
but
standeth
yet
vpon
the
Rock
Christ
,
by
fayth
,
and
being
in
the
cleft
of
the
Rocke
,
subiect
to
persecution
,
looketh
and
awayteth
for
glorie
,
whyles
God
passeth
,
euen
when
the
Church
is
consumate
and
finished
.
For
after
this
The
backe
partes
are
Gods
word
.
passage
,
there
is
eternall
glorie
,
wherein
wee
shall
beholde
God
perfitlie
,
and
as
hee
is
.
Whereas
nowe
we
onelie
see
his
backe
partes
.
But
I
omitte
the
deepe
mysteries
of
this
peece
of
scripture
.
I
onelie
propose
the
storie
to
bee
considered
of
my
godly
Reader
:
that
he
might
obserue
howe
this
sentence
serueth
all
times
,
of
the
Church
to
the
ende
he
may
reape
such
effectuall
consolations
,
that
hell
gates
shall
not
preuayle
against
him
.
We
ought
to
know
therfore
that
the
Church
shal
continue
alwayes
amongst
the
raginge
stormes
and
tempests
of
the
world
,
and
that
by
the
maruailous
,
and
mighty
protection
of
God
,
whyles
God
passeth
by
,
euen
vntyll
the
tyme
of
glorifycation
.
Surelie
the
Church
of
God
in
these
The
face
of
the
Church
in
these
dayes
.
latter
tymes
,
wandereth
as
it
were
in
the
wyldernesse
,
almost
without
any
certaine
seate
,
or
defence
:
sauing
it
hath
his
Halcions
dayes
,
presenteth
in
this
Ilande
.
In
the
meane
season
,
as
amongst
the
people
of
Israell
,
a
great
multitude
forsooke
God
,
and
so
fell
into
Gods
wrath
and
vengeaunce
:
euen
so
nowe
a
dayes
,
we
maye
beholde
Kings
and
Princes
,
and
a
great
multitude
to
contempne
the
gospell
,
and
so
to
procure
vnto
them selues
euerlasting
maladiction
and
destruction
.
On
the
other
syde
that
lyttle
flocke
,
which
professeth
the
gospell
,
to
bee
depriued
of
all
humaine
helpe
,
&
to
wraffle
daylye
with
miseries
and
callamities
.
But
let
vs
beholde
the
Image
,
proposed
in
the
hystories
of
the
Israelytes
:
and
assure
our selues
,
that
although
the
Church
,
seeme
nowe
to
bee
as
an
exyle
and
banished
person
vpon
earth
:
yet
that
it
is
couered
,
with
Gods
hande
,
and
with
a
heauenlie
pyller
of
fire
,
and
that
Christ
her
captaine
,
is
present
with
her
.
Who
wyll
as
the
Psalmist
sayth
:
Appeare
to
be
a
God
in
Sion
.
Psa.
84.
For
albeit
God
appeareth
&
sheweth
his
presence
throughout
the
rounde
worlde
Gods
speciall
presence
and
apperaunce
in
the
Church
.
by
his
prouidence
,
regiment
and
conseruation
of
all
things
:
yet
he
manifest
his
presence
in
the
Church
by
more
peculyar
and
speciall
meanes
:
Namelie
by
preseruing
and
maintayning
the
Ministerie
and
sacramentes
,
by
his
dwelling
in
the
Saintes
through
fayth
,
by
his
internall
consolation
in
the
holy
Martyrs
:
and
to
conclude
,
in
defending
his
congregation
myraculouslie
,
against
the
raging
furors
of
diuelles
&
worldlings
.
Whereof
Moises
speaketh
thus
.
They
haue
heard
that
thou
Lorde
,
art
amongst
Numb.
14.
this
people
,
and
that
thou
art
seene
face
to
face
.
And
Iosua
:
You
shall
knowe
that
the
Lorde
God
is
in
the
middle
of
Iosu.
3.
you
.
And
againe
:
That
all
the
inhabitaunts
of
the
earth
maye
know
that
God
1.
Reg.
17.
is
in
Israell
.
This
presence
and
protection
of
God
Two
vse
of
this
doctrine
.
ouer
his
Church
,
hath
two
endes
:
wherof
the
one
appertayneth
to
such
as
are
without
,
and
as
yet
prophane
persons
:
the
other
,
vnto
those
that
be
of
the
housholde
of
fayth
,
and
Cittie
of
God
.
And
as
touching
the
vngodlie
,
this
is
the
ende
of
Gods
presence
in
the
Church
:
that
they
either
conioyne
them
vnto
the
congregation
of
the
faithfull
,
through
Gods
presence
a
witnes
and
Iudge
against
the
vngodly
.
true
repentance
,
renouncing
a●●
impietie
and
wickednesse
:
or
else
being
obstinate
,
maye
haue
their
owne
consciences
,
as
wytnesses
of
their
iust
condempnation
.
For
it
shall
come
to
passe
,
according
to
that
sentence
of
the
Psalme
.
All
mine
enimies
shal
be
confounded
,
and
Psa.
6.
sore
vexed
,
they
shal
be
turned
backe
,
and
put
to
shame
sodainlie
.
And
againe
:
God
shall
destroy
thee
for
euer
,
he
shall
take
thee
,
and
plucke
thee
out
of
thy
tabernacle
,
and
roote
thee
out
of
the
lande
of
the
liuing
.
The
righteous
also
shall
see
it
,
and
shall
feare
,
and
shall
laugh
at
him
saying
:
Behold
the
man
that
tooke
not
God
for
his
strength
,
but
trusted
vnto
Psa.
52.
the
multitude
of
his
ritches
,
and
put
his
strength
in
his
malice
.
&c.
There
can
therefore
be
no
greater
plague
then
by
sinne
,
to
be
separated
from
God
,
to
bee
turned
from
the
fountaine
of
all
goodnesse
,
vnto
the
bothomlesse
lake
of
all
euyll
,
from
sweete
lyfe
,
to
bytter
death
,
from
true
blessednesse
,
to
euerlasting
miserie
.
On
the
other
side
as
touching
the
elect
A
confirmation
and
incouragement
of
the
godly
.
and
faythfull
,
this
is
the
effect
and
end
,
of
Gods
presence
in
his
Church
.
To
confyrme
them
in
fayth
,
to
moue
them
to
be
thankefull
towarde
him
,
vnder
whose
wings
they
are
couered
,
to
make
them
feare
God
,
in
whose
fighte
they
walke
:
that
they
should
also
in
tyme
of
trouble
cal
vpon
him
being
present
with
them
:
that
in
patience
they
should
looke
for
victorie
agaynst
worlde
and
diuell
.
Hereof
spryng
those
sayings
full
of
diuine
consolation
.
The
Lorde
is
with
vs
feare
not
.
And
another
:
And
nowe
O
Num.
14.
Lorde
our
God
,
saue
vs
out
of
the
hand
of
Sennacherib
:
that
all
kingdomes
of
Esa.
37.
the
earth
may
knowe
,
that
thou
only
art
God
.
Wherefore
let
vs
plucke
vp
our
hartes
vnto
vs
,
and
be
of
good
comfort
for
without
all
doubt
,
God
wyl
through
all
tymes
,
saue
&
preserue
that
Church
,
which
kéepeth
the
doctrine
,
that
hath
bene
delyuered
by
the
Prophetes
,
Apostles
,
and
by
Christ
himselfe
,
as
that
swéete
promise
in
the
Prophet
testifieth
:
This
is
my
couenaunt
which
I
wyl
make
Esa.
59.
with
them
sayth
the
Lorde
.
My
spirite
that
is
vpon
thee
,
and
my
words
which
I
haue
put
in
thy
mouth
,
shall
not
depart
out
of
thy
mouth
,
nor
out
of
the
mouth
of
thy
seede
,
nor
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
seede
of
thy
seede
,
saieth
the
Lord
,
euen
from
henceforth
for
euermore
.
Euen
so
wee
maye
assure
our selues
that
Christe
wyll
be
present
in
our
Church
:
sytting
at
the
ryght
hand
of
his
Father
,
and
rayning
in
the
myddle
of
his
enimies
.
But
wee
must
remember
,
that
it
is
our
partes
to
thinke
vpon
our
duetie
,
and
calling
,
to
retaine
stedfastly
,
the
confession
of
sincere
Doctrine
,
to
bewtifie
Gods
Churche
with
good
endeuoure
,
lyfe
and
manners
.
Then
wyll
hee
not
fayle
vs
,
to
pytche
his
Campe
round
about
this
Christian
Castell
,
and
faithfull
Fortresse
,
that
no
euyll
thing
shal
approch
nigh
vnto
it
:
he
wyl
be
the
maister
and
leader
of
his
Sheepe
,
that
it
shall
not
bee
drowned
with
the
floodes
of
persecutions
.
Hée
wyll
blesse
this
our
Countrey
,
that
it
shall
continew
another
Sarepta
,
and
bee
an
harbour
for
his
seruauntes
.
Hee
wyll
defende
our
gratious
,
and
godlye
Queene
,
with
the
custodie
of
his
holye
Angelles
:
hee
wyll
adorne
her
Nobilytie
,
with
prudent
counsayles
and
happie
euentes
.
He
wyll
represse
the
sedicious
enterprises
of
diuelles
,
and
wicked
men
:
whose
only
bent
and
chiefe
desire
is
,
all
to
rent
the
vnitie
and
concorde
of
his
Churche
,
and
to
dysturbe
peace
,
and
tranquilitie
in
Common
weales
.
He
wyll
styrre
vp
dayly
,
learned
and
faithful
Pastors
,
and
Ministers
that
shall
fight
against
Idolatrie
,
and
al
erronious
opinions
:
which
Lurke
and
Pope
mayntaine
,
with
sauage
immanitie
,
and
crueltie
,
against
the
honour
of
Christ
.
And
finally
,
he
wyll
abandon
and
remoue
from
vs
,
sedicious
warres
,
persecutions
,
famine
,
&
contagious
disseases
:
that
wee
hauing
restfull
&
quiet
mindes
,
may
wholy
giue
our selues
to
prayer
,
and
all
other
holye
exercises
,
yeelding
vnto
him
only
praise
and
thankes
for
the
myraculous
propagation
,
and
conseruation
of
his
Church
.
FINIS
.
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¶
Imprinted
at
London
,
by
I.
C.
for
Thomas
Sturrup
:
dwellinge
in
Paules
Churchyard
,
at
the
Signe
of
the
George
.
Anno
1577.