¶
A
Sermon
no
lesse
godly
then
necessarie
,
preached
in
the
Minster
at
Lincolne
by
the
reuerende
Father
,
Thomas
Cooper
,
Byshoppe
of
Lincolne
on
the
xxviii
.
day
of
August
,
1575.
Treating
on
the
xvi
.
Chapter
of
Matthewe
verse
.
26.
27.
as
followeth
.
QVid
prodest
homini
si
totum
Mundum
lucratus
fuerit
&
animae
suae
iacturam
&c.
The
last
day
(
dearely
beloued
)
you
hearde
how
swéetly
gently
and
louingly
our
sauiour
Christ
spake
vnto
vs
,
&
with
most
tender
and
kinde
heart
called
vs
to
follow
him
,
and
assured
vs
to
haue
care
If
you
love
me
(
sayde
he
)
keepe
my
commandements
:
assuring
vs
withall
of
his
singular
graces
and
benefites
of
his
holy
spirit
,
&
that
he
woulde
not
onely
teache
vs
,
and
be
our
guide
,
but
that
he
and
his
Father
woulde
come
and
dwell
in
vs
,
and
so
make
our
fraile
bodyes
,
as
it
were
,
the
Temple
of
the
blessed
Trynitie
,
And
not
only
that
he
would
make
his
dwelling
place
in
vs
,
but
also
abyde
with
vs
for
euer
,
that
we
might
by
him
enioye
eternal
life
.
These
swéete
allurements
should
not
onely
moue
the
hart
of
Christians
to
pietie
and
godlinesse
,
but
also
cause
vs
to
haue
an
earnest
&
carefull
consideration
of
our
soules
health
and
not
to
neglect
this
time
of
grace
whereinthe
long
suffring
of
God
doth
mercifully
call
vs
to
repentance
.
But
lamentable
it
is
,
and
it
woulde
make
any
true
Christian
heart
bléede
to
consider
,
that
the
most
part
of
vs
are
not
onely
so
carelesse
and
negligent
,
but
so
dul
of
hearing
,
and
so
heard
harted
,
as
we
take
no
héed
of
gentle
speche
,
we
be
not
mooued
with
swéete
allurements
,
yea
,
we
be
so
a
slepe
in
securitie
as
no
sounde
or
noyse
of
Gods
mercie
will
wake
vs
out
of
our
deadly
flomber
.
Wherefore
séeing
mercie
and
mildenesse
will
not
preuaile
with
our
carelesse
mindes
,
séeing
swéete
and
gentle
speeche
wil
not
waken
our
sléepie
and
sluggish
hearts
,
we
must
be
contented
this
daye
to
heare
him
make
terrible
proclamation
of
his
iustice
,
and
to
put
vs
in
minde
of
that
dreadfull
danger
,
that
we
shal
fal
into
,
vnlesse
we
spéedely
haue
regard
vnto
our
souls
.
What
doth
it
auaile
a
man
(
saith
he
)
if
he
win
the
whole
worlde
and
loose
his
owne
soule
,
for
it
shal
come
to
passe
that
the
sonne
of
man
&c.
The
somme
of
Christes
spéeche
is
this
.
The
sonne
of
man
assuredlie
shall
come
with
mightye
power
to
iudge
the
worlde
,
and
giue
to
euerie
man
according
to
his
deserts
:
therfore
it
behoueth
you
to
haue
care
of
your
soules
.
This
short
argument
comprehendeth
great
and
ample
matter
,
of
some
part
whereof
I
meane
at
this
time
by
Gods
sufferance
to
speak
,
and
first
of
the
Antecedent
,
and
then
of
the
conclusion
.
First
therefore
I
will
let
you
vnderstande
that
the
daye
of
iudgement
shall
be
,
and
that
spéedely
.
Secondly
how
and
after
what
sort
it
shal
be
.
And
then
wil
I
adde
the
conclusion
,
how
we
shoulde
haue
care
of
our
soules
and
prepare
our selues
for
the
comming
of
that
day
.
That
there
shal
be
a
iudgement
,
If
there
were
no
more
places
in
the
whole
scripture
,
this
one
might
be
sufficient
,
especially
if
we
consider
who
it
is
that
speaketh
it
,
that
is
,
Christ
our
Sauiour
,
It
shal
come
to
passe
(
saith
he
)
that
the
sonne
of
man
shal
come
in
the
glorie
of
the
Father
with
his
Angels
,
and
then
shal
he
giue
to
euerie
man
according
to
his
doings
.
But
beside
this
testimonie
the
holy
Ghost
in
sundry
places
of
the
Scripture
beareth
witnesse
to
the
same
.
Now
(
saith
S.
Paul
)
God
denounceth
to
al
men
in
al
places
that
And
againe
:
we
al
shall
appeare
before
the
iudgement
seate
of
Christ
that
euerie
man
And
to
the
Corinthians
:
we
must
But
what
should
I
stand
in
rekoning
vp
of
manie
testimonies
seing
the
holy
Scriptures
are
ful
of
them
?
And
therefore
the
Apostles
of
Christ
,
&
after
them
the
holy
Fathers
of
the
first
Church
haue
layd
it
downe
as
a
necessarie
article
of
Christian
faith
,
the
denying
or
doubting
wherof
must
nedes
subuert
al
Christian
religion
,
and
make
vs
the
most
miserable
of
al
men
.
Wherefore
Christians
that
haue
féeble
and
wauering
faith
,
in
these
miserable
and
daungerous
dayes
,
must
séeke
by
all
godly
meanes
to
strengthen
their
consciences
herein
,
Wherevnto
this
reason
following
must
be
of
great
waight
and
importance
with
al
them
that
haue
any
sense
of
God
.
The
Prophetes
of
God
many
hundred
yeres
before
Christ
came
in
flesh
,
denounced
vnto
the
worlde
,
that
the
true
Sauiour
Christe
Jesus
should
be
sent
to
worke
the
redemption
of
mankynde
,
and
descriueth
his
Conception
,
his
Natiuitie
,
the
place
and
maner
of
his
birth
,
his
state
and
condition
in
the
world
,
finally
his
death
,
his
resurrection
and
ascention
.
All
which
things
we
sée
haue
vnfallibly
come
to
passe
many
yeres
since
.
Therefore
those
things
,
that
they
haue
prophesied
of
the
last
day
,
and
of
his
comming
to
iudgement
,
must
also
proue
as
true
,
and
as
certeinly
in
due
time
come
to
passe
.
But
happily
many
be
so
farre
gon
in
heathenishe
infidelitie
,
that
they
beléeue
not
the
Scriptures
,
yea
they
will
scoffe
and
scorne
at
this
talke
,
and
thinke
it
is
no
better
than
a
bug
to
feare
babes
withall
.
Yea
and
these
happyly
shall
be
in
no
small
place
and
countenance
in
the
world
.
For
the
world
is
so
great
with
them
,
that
they
forget
God
altogether
.
Of
these
speaketh
S.
Peter
.
There
shall
come
(
sayth
he
)
in
Who
heareth
not
such
voyces
spread
commonly
among
the
ioliest
sort
of
men
in
this
worlde
,
or
if
many
doe
not
heare
them
,
who
is
it
,
that
by
the
obstinate
contempt
of
Gods
holy
worde
,
the
disdain
of
his
messengers
,
and
by
the
vnbrideled
loosenesse
of
mens
liues
,
may
not
iustly
gather
,
that
this
opinion
is
in
the
hearts
of
very
many
?
But
I
wil
answere
them
as
S.
Peter
in
effect
doth
immediately
folowing
,
that
is
,
that
heauen
and
earth
doth
so
long
remaine
,
because
they
are
preserued
by
the
worde
of
their
almightie
Creator
and
maker
,
who
as
by
his
worde
he
made
it
of
nothing
,
so
,
when
he
shall
appoint
the
time
,
it
shall
ende
and
perishe
,
for
the
same
worde
,
that
had
power
to
make
the
worlde
of
nothing
:
hath
also
like
power
,
when
it
shall
seeme
good
,
to
dissolue
it
.
For
profe
here
of
:
the
world
continued
from
the
first
creation
,
vntill
the
generall
deluge
of
Noah
,
being
appointed
by
the
determined
decree
of
Gods
holy
prouidence
that
it
should
so
do
,
and
when
the
same
almightie
worde
of
God
had
sayd
,
that
for
sinne
he
would
destroy
the
whole
worlde
with
water
,
it
was
without
stay
perfourmed
.
Therefore
séeing
the
same
prouidence
by
his
holy
spirit
hath
sayde
also
that
in
the
ende
it
shall
be
consumed
with
fire
,
the
same
worde
shall
as
assuredly
be
veryfied
.
For
For
the
foolish
hath
saide
in
his
heart
,
there
is
no
God
:
Then
will
I
,
will
them
to
beholde
the
whole
world
,
and
the
maruellous
workemanship
thereof
.
The
Sunne
,
the
Moone
,
the
starres
and
planets
,
with
the
wonderfull
mouing
and
course
of
the
same
,
the
earth
,
the
water
,
the
ayre
,
and
all
the
beautifull
furniture
thereof
,
beastes
,
trées
,
plantes
,
foules
,
fyshes
,
rayne
,
haile
,
thunder
,
lightning
,
with
the
residue
of
Gods
maruellous
workes
in
his
creatures
,
and
the
maner
of
growing
,
bréeding
,
and
encreasing
of
the
same
,
and
vndoubtedly
the
almightie
power
,
the
excéeding
wisedome
and
vnestimable
goodnesse
that
shall
appeare
in
these
things
,
must
néedes
conuince
them
in
their
owne
consciences
that
there
is
a
God
,
which
in
so
excéeding
and
goodly
maner
hath
framed
them
.
Yea
,
if
he
be
worthy
the
name
of
a
man
,
let
himselfe
consider
but
the
framing
of
a
litle
babe
in
his
mothers
wombe
,
from
séed
to
skynne
,
sinews
,
veynes
,
arteries
,
bones
,
flesh
,
lyfe
and
reasonable
soule
,
and
verie
reason
it selfe
will
tell
him
,
that
it
is
an
euerlasting
power
that
doeth
it
.
For
the
weighing
thereof
hath
conuinced
the
consciences
of
great
learned
Philosophers
,
that
haue
striued
to
persuade
them selues
the
contrary
.
Oh
wil
they
say
,
these
are
done
by
course
of
nature
.
Why
,
and
what
is
that
they
call
Nature
?
or
what
is
it
,
that
doeth
directe
that
course
?
is
it
any
thing
else
then
the
finger
of
God
working
in
his
creatures
?
Seneca
an
heathen
Philosopher
can
witnesse
so
much
.
Séeing
then
there
must
néedes
be
a
God
,
let
them
reason
thus
with
themselues
.
If
there
be
a
God
,
he
must
néedes
be
a
iust
God
,
and
the
office
of
iustice
is
to
rewarde
them
that
be
good
,
and
to
punish
them
that
be
euill
.
For
this
direction
the
same
God
by
nature
hath
imprinted
in
vs
.
But
in
this
lyfe
,
although
God
oftentimes
shewe
some
notable
examples
of
his
iustice
,
in
rewarding
the
good
,
and
punishing
the
euill
,
yet
most
commonly
the
wicked
doe
prosper
and
flourishe
,
as
Dauid
in
sundry
places
complayneth
,
and
contrarywise
the
faythfull
and
godly
are
afflicted
.
In
so
muche
that
S.
Paule
who
so
euer
will
liue
godly
in
Christ
Iesu
,
shall
be
sure
to
suffer
persecution
,
and
therfore
it
is
truely
said
,
Crux
comes
euangelij
,
the
crosse
is
the
vsuall
companion
of
the
Gospell
.
Yea
such
is
the
miserie
and
trouble
of
good
men
in
this
worlde
that
Saint
Paule
sayth
,
if
there
be
not
a
resurrection
of
according
to
their
doings
,
be
it
good
or
bad
.
This
reason
hath
persuaded
the
most
parte
of
the
heathen
Philosophers
,
that
the
soule
of
man
is
immortal
,
and
receiueth
after
this
life
eyther
reward
or
punishment
.
Yea
,
in
persuasion
hereof
,
some
with
their
owne
handes
haue
dispatched
them selues
out
of
this
life
,
as
it
is
writen
of
Cato
Vticensis
,
and
other
:
And
a
great
number
vpon
the
same
hope
of
a
better
life
after
this
,
haue
constantly
contemned
death
,
and
cherefully
receiued
the
same
.
Seing
then
heathen
persones
that
neuer
had
the
true
knowledge
of
God
,
by
the
very
leading
of
humane
reason
haue
growne
to
an
assured
persuasion
,
that
after
this
life
there
shuld
be
a
iudgement
for
the
rewarding
of
the
godly
,
and
punishing
of
the
wicked
:
What
a
dreadfull
infidelitie
is
it
in
Christians
to
séeme
any
thing
to
doubt
of
the
same
?
Séeing
therefore
it
is
by
Gods
holy
worde
,
and
by
reason
conuinced
that
there
shall
be
a
iudgement
after
this
life
,
it
remayneth
that
we
as
certeinly
vnderstand
,
that
it
shall
come
to
passe
very
shortly
.
And
for
proofe
hereof
let
vs
first
cal
to
minde
the
similitude
and
borowed
speeches
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
vseth
in
the
scriptures
,
to
declare
the
sodaine
comming
thereof
.
Christ
himselfe
and
S.
Paule
compareth
it
to
a
thief
that
commeth
sodainly
in
the
night
,
when
the
master
and
family
thinketh
of
no
danger
,
but
that
they
may
quietly
take
their
rest
.
If
the
(
saith
christ
)
at
what
houre
the
thiefe
would
haue
come
,
he
woulde
haue
watched
and
not
suffred
his
house
to
haue
ben
broken
vp
.
Watch
you
therefore
and
be
ready
,
for
the
sonne
of
man
wil
come
you
knowe
not
at
what
houre
.
S.
Paule
resembleth
the
comminge
of
the
last
day
not
onely
to
the
sodaine
assault
of
a
thiefe
in
the
night
,
but
to
the
throwes
of
a
woman
traueiling
with
chylde
.
For
this
he
saith
:
When
they
shal
say
vnto
you
peace
,
peace
and
all
is
well
,
then
sodainly
shall
destruction
come
vpon
them
as
the
panges
of
a
woman
in
trauaile
,
&
they
shall
not
scape
it
.
In
which
wordes
he
noteth
the
quietnes
&
secure
peace
of
confidence
&
good
estate
that
men
shal
haue
at
the
later
day
.
Christ
Matt.
24.
compareth
it
to
a
flashe
of
lightening
comming
from
the
East
vnto
the
West
,
then
which
,
you
know
nothing
can
be
more
sodaine
,
for
it
is
done
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
.
Therfore
,
Derely
beloued
,
you
must
be
assured
that
in
a
moment
,
yea
,
euen
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
,
when
you
be
in
most
securitie
,
the
last
day
shall
oppresse
you
.
And
therefore
no
man
is
hable
to
assigne
the
day
,
the
moneth
or
the
yere
,
as
some
presumtuously
haue
And
although
the
houre
,
day
or
yere
of
Christes
last
comming
be
to
vs
vnknowen
,
yet
hath
he
giuen
vs
certeine
tokens
whereby
we
may
assuredly
know
when
it
approcheth
or
draweth
nigh
.
For
thus
he
writeth
:
Learne
a
parable
of
the
figge
tree
when
his
branche
is
yet
tender
,
and
the
leaues
sprong
,
ye
know
that
sommer
is
nigh
.
So
likewise
when
ye
shall
see
these
thinges
come
to
passe
,
be
ye
sure
that
it
is
nere
euen
at
the
doores
.
And
truely
,
dearely
beloued
there
is
nothinge
mentioned
there
by
Christ
to
come
before
the
last
day
,
or
by
the
holy
Ghost
in
any
other
place
of
the
Scriptures
but
it
is
euidently
euen
to
the
eye
of
al
faithful
people
fulfilled
,
so
that
for
any
thing
that
we
know
to
the
contrarie
,
we
may
loke
for
it
euen
this
yere
,
euen
this
moneth
,
euen
this
day
,
euen
this
houre
,
and
I
beséeche
almightie
God
déepely
to
impresse
this
cogitation
into
our
hearts
,
that
we
may
saye
with
S.
Hierome
Whether
we
eate
or
whether
we
drinke
,
or
whatsoeuer
we
doe
,
we
may
seeme
to
heare
Surgite
mortui
venite
ad
iudicium
.
Aryse
ye
dead
and
come
to
iudgement
.
In
the
Gospel
Christ
first
noteth
these
signes
and
tokens
that
shall
appeare
before
the
later
day
,
in
the
sunne
,
the
moone
,
the
starres
and
planets
,
in
the
ayre
,
in
the
water
,
in
the
earth
,
in
the
Church
,
in
the
state
of
principalities
and
kingdomes
,
in
the
life
&
behauiour
of
men
,
which
if
I
shoulde
stande
to
rehearse
particularly
,
and
for
proofe
adde
the
testimonie
of
times
and
witnesse
of
histories
in
this
latter
age
,
an
whole
day
would
not
suffice
for
the
declaration
thereof
.
Haue
we
not
had
within
this
few
yeres
aboue
an
hundred
eclypses
of
the
Sunne
and
of
the
Moone
?
haue
we
not
sene
many
Cometes
and
other
strange
and
wonderous
fierie
impressions
in
the
ayre
?
haue
we
not
had
many
horrible
tempestes
of
winde
,
rayne
,
hayle
,
snowe
,
thunder
and
lightening
▪
to
the
great
hurt
of
man
and
beast
?
What
shal
I
say
of
the
greatdeluges
of
water
,
at
Naples
,
at
Rome
,
in
Germanie
,
in
Flaunders
,
in
England
?
snowe
hath
fallen
twentie
Cubites
déepe
,
the
Sea
about
Pontus
hath
bene
frosen
to
the
thickenesse
of
thirtie
cubites
,
Earthquakes
,
in
Italie
diuers
,
in
Gréece
,
in
Asia
,
in
Barbarie
,
in
Spaine
,
in
England
&
many
other
places
.
As
for
monsters
both
by
sea
and
by
land
,
of
men
&
of
beasts
,
a
marueilous
number
▪
●●●
mainie
of
which
are
recorded
and
put
in
writing
with
the
note
of
their
times
,
places
&
signes
,
and
of
these
maner
of
figures
before
spoken
sundrie
haue
lighted
here
with
vs
in
this
Realme
,
so
that
we
can
not
say
but
God
forewarneth
vs
by
the
as
deepely
as
he
hath
done
a●●e
Nation
.
But
these
things
are
passed
away
with
sleight
consideration
,
because
they
haue
causes
Incident
to
nature
whereby
they
may
be
thought
to
come
.
But
christians
ought
not
so
lightly
to
let
flippe
those
signes
and
forewarninges
which
our
mercifull
Lord
and
gracious
Sauiour
the
trueest
Prophet
that
euer
was
hath
giuen
vs
to
stirre
vp
our
faith
and
expectation
of
his
last
comming
,
that
our
maister
when
he
commeth
sodainely
may
not
finde
vs
as
lewde
seruants
sléeping
in
securitie
,
and
contempt
of
God
and
godlynesse
,
and
so
being
taken
be
cast
into
that
place
,
where
shal
be
weping
and
gnashing
of
téeth
,
for
euer
to
continue
in
the
portion
of
hypocrites
.
Who
is
ruler
of
that
nature
?
and
disposer
and
gouernour
of
those
seconde
causes
,
vnto
which
they
attribut
these
extraordinarie
euents
?
is
it
not
our
Lord
and
God
maker
of
heauen
and
earth
,
who
guydeth
al
things
that
be
done
,
not
onely
by
nature
,
but
suchs
also
as
séeme
to
vs
to
fall
by
chaunce
?
For
if
a
sparowe
fall
net
,
or
a
little
worme
of
the
earth
créepe
not
,
or
a
rude
Asse
wander
not
without
his
certeine
prouidence
,
much
more
ought
we
to
beleeue
that
so
strange
thinges
as
I
haue
spoken
of
before
,
are
not
disposed
by
any
other
power
to
fall
in
these
or
those
dayes
but
by
his
onely
,
to
veryfie
the
promises
,
threatnings
and
forewarnings
,
that
his
sonne
our
Sauiour
hath
giuen
vs
of
his
last
comming
to
iudgement
.
By
the
like
contempt
and
misinterpreting
of
those
signes
and
wonderous
tokens
that
God
sent
before
the
destruction
of
Hierusalem
,
the
stubbourne
Jewes
by
gods
iust
iudgment
,
hardened
their
heartes
,
and
foaded
foorth
themselues
with
vaine
hope
vntill
the
very
daye
that
the
wrath
of
God
in
most
dreadful
maner
did
light
vpon
them
,
with
the
vtter
destruction
of
their
citie
and
desolation
of
their
people
.
There
appeared
a
Comet
and
other
firie
impressions
,
but
they
assigned
the
causes
to
nature
as
we
doe
.
A
man
seuen
yeres
together
neuer
ceased
crying
,
Wo
be
to
Jerusalem
,
wo
be
to
Jerusalem
,
and
they
imputed
it
to
madnesse
.
The
great
brasen
gate
of
the
temple
which
twentie
men
might
scant
open
,
beeing
fast
barred
and
locked
,
without
handes
sundrie
times
rushed
open
,
and
they
saide
it
was
a
signe
of
Gods
fauour
and
of
great
prosperitie
to
come
vnto
them
,
but
in
the
end
,
as
I
haue
said
,
they
were
surprised
with
most
miserable
desolation
.
Christians
should
beware
by
their
folly
.
For
surely
I
thinke
that
the
ende
of
the
people
of
the
Jewes
,
and
the
destruction
of
their
citie
and
Temple
is
a
type
and
figure
of
the
last
day
,
and
of
those
things
that
shall
then
happen
in
the
Church
,
as
I
coulde
more
largely
declare
if
time
would
suffer
me
.
But
because
this
kinde
of
signes
is
so
neglected
with
mante
,
and
finde
such
shiftes
in
mans
reason
to
auoid
the
signification
of
them
,
for
the
assured
proofe
of
the
approching
of
the
last
daye
,
I
will
rest
onely
vpon
thrée
or
foure
places
of
the
worde
of
God
,
which
shall
bring
so
euident
testimonie
thereof
,
as
no
man
that
hath
anie
sense
of
a
true
christian
,
and
is
not
altogether
caried
away
with
the
loue
of
the
worlde
,
and
luftes
of
the
flesh
can
with
safe
conscidence
denie
it
.
The
first
is
Daniel
.
To
whom
when
it
pleased
God
in
a
vision
Chap.
9.
to
note
the
weakenesse
and
small
strength
thereof
in
the
ende
.
For
who
séeth
not
nowe
that
the
empire
is
almost
nothinge
,
and
consisteth
onely
of
a
fewe
free
Cityes
in
Germanye
?
For
all
the
residue
,
it
hath
left
vnto
the
worlde
,
as
all
men
may
sée
,
the
power
of
the
Turke
and
of
the
Pope
which
both
haue
rysen
,
and
continued
very
neare
about
one
time
.
For
Mahomet
in
Arabia
,
and
the
Pope
in
Rome
beganne
their
vsurpation
within
twelue
yeres
together
.
Nowe
immediately
in
the
ende
of
the
Romane
Empire
and
power
of
Antichrist
,
Daniell
describeth
the
comming
of
Christ
to
iudgment
.
And
I
beheld
(
sayth
Daniell
)
vntill
the
thrones
were
set
vp
,
and
the
ancient
of
dayes
did
sit
,
and
so
forth
,
in
suche
sort
as
you
shall
after
heare
in
the
description
of
the
laste
iudgement
.
Seing
therefore
experience
of
times
hathe
taught
vs
the
trueth
in
the
former
part
of
this
prophesie
,
touching
the
rysing
,
succession
,
and
decaye
of
other
kingdomes
,
we
must
néedes
beléeue
,
if
we
haue
any
Christian
fayth
in
vs
,
that
the
same
spirit
of
God
will
performe
the
like
trueth
in
the
residue
,
and
that
the
ende
of
the
worlde
,
and
the
last
iudgement
shall
folowe
vpon
the
decaye
of
the
Romane
Empire
,
and
by
the
comming
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
vtterly
destroy
and
pull
downe
the
power
of
Antichriste
.
The
seconde
testimonie
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
for
the
aproching
of
the
last
daye
,
in
S.
Paule
to
the
Thessal
.
Let
no
man
deceiue
you
,
sayth
he
,
by
what
doth
S.
Paul
meane
thinke
you
by
falling
away
?
vndoubtedly
a
great
and
wonderfull
reuolting
,
and
falling
from
the
fayth
of
Christ
.
Nowe
call
to
your
remembrance
that
within
a
meane
number
of
yeres
after
Christes
ascention
,
all
the
thrée
partes
of
the
worlde
submitted
them selues
to
the
fayth
of
Christ
,
as
the
hystories
do
euidently
declare
.
All
Asia
,
euen
to
the
vttermost
partes
of
the
Indians
.
All
Affrike
,
euen
to
the
extreame
borders
of
the
Aethiopes
.
All
Europe
without
exception
of
any
part
.
Adde
also
the
Iles
about
the
mayne
land
,
among
which
we
of
this
Realme
of
England
are
.
Conceiue
wel
in
your
mynde
this
general
profession
of
Christian
fayth
,
that
then
was
ouer
all
the
earth
,
and
then
viewe
and
consider
in
your
myndes
,
the
state
of
Christianitie
at
this
day
,
and
vndoubtedly
you
shal
perceiue
a
maruellous
reuolting
and
falling
from
the
fayth
of
Christe
,
to
haue
bene
nowe
a
good
many
yeres
.
The
furthermost
partes
of
Asia
eastward
,
fallen
againe
eyther
to
heathenishe
Idolatrie
,
or
to
such
superstition
as
doth
not
much
differ
from
it
.
All
the
residue
of
Asia
,
together
with
a
great
part
of
Affrike
,
adde
also
no
small
portion
of
Europe
vnder
the
Turke
,
reuolted
to
the
wicked
blasphemie
of
Mahomet
:
so
that
the
countries
of
the
world
that
nowe
professe
Christe
,
are
not
the
tenth
part
of
them
that
before
time
haue
bene
christian
.
Yea
and
among
them
that
professe
the
christian
religion
in
Europe
,
for
the
more
part
a
number
of
yeres
haue
bene
caried
away
with
the
superstition
and
idolatrie
of
the
Antichrist
of
Rome
.
In
so
much
that
if
Christe
doe
nowe
come
,
in
comparison
of
the
multitude
of
miscreants
,
he
shal
find
true
that
he
spake
in
the
Gospel
:
when
the
sonne
of
man
Seing
therfore
we
sée
now
the
general
apostacy
and
reuolting
from
the
fayth
nowe
in
our
time
fallen
out
,
the
want
whereof
principally
S.
Paul
accounteth
in
his
time
to
be
the
staye
of
Christes
comming
,
we
must
néedes
be
persuaded
that
it
can
not
be
farre
off
.
As
touching
the
latter
part
of
S.
Paules
wordes
to
the
Thessal
.
Of
the
reuealing
of
the
man
of
sinne
,
the
sonne
of
perdition
,
which
is
an
aduersarie
and
is
exalted
aboue
all
that
is
called
God
,
so
that
he
as
God
,
sitteth
in
the
Temple
of
God
,
shewing
him selfe
that
he
is
a
God
:
because
the
full
discourse
for
the
profe
of
the
comming
of
this
Antichriste
woulde
require
a
long
processe
,
and
more
then
this
time
woulde
beare
,
for
the
tryall
thereof
,
call
to
your
remembrance
this
briefe
note
.
That
since
the
declination
and
decay
of
the
Romane
Empire
,
for
the
space
of
certeine
hundred
yeres
,
you
haue
séene
euen
in
the
church
of
God
,
euen
in
Italy
,
euen
in
the
seate
royall
of
the
Empire
of
Rome
,
a
certeine
power
,
which
vnder
the
pretence
of
holynesse
,
hath
aduanced
it selfe
aboue
al
kings
and
princes
of
the
earth
,
that
hath
claymed
the
full
power
of
both
swordes
,
and
to
that
purpose
hath
shewed
it selfe
in
open
procession
,
the
one
day
in
his
pontificall
ornaments
,
and
the
next
in
armour
like
a
prince
:
that
hath
also
auaunted
,
that
he
hath
al
power
immediately
from
God
,
and
all
kings
of
the
earth
by
mediation
from
him
:
that
hath
put
the
same
in
practise
by
deposing
princes
,
&
altring
of
titles
at
his
pleasure
in
Arragon
,
in
Naples
,
in
Sicilie
in
England
,
in
Fraunce
,
in
the
Empire
it selfe
,
and
welnere
in
al
places
of
Christendome
:
that
hath
had
Emperours
,
Kings
,
and
Princes
to
holde
his
bridle
,
to
goe
at
his
stirrop
,
to
kysse
his
féete
,
to
stande
at
the
gates
of
his
citie
whole
dayes
together
bare-footed
,
and
coulde
not
haue
grace
to
come
to
his
presence
,
that
hath
driuen
the
noblest
Prince
in
the
earth
,
to
put
his
head
vnder
his
féete
,
and
he
in
the
meane
time
with
outrageous
blasphemie
,
caused
this
verse
of
the
Psalter
to
be
song
:
Super
aspidem
&
Basiliscum
ambulabis
,
conculcabis
Leonem
&
Draconem
.
As
if
he
should
haue
sayd
,
behold
here
is
that
proude
Antichrist
,
that
the
Scriptures
witnesseth
,
shoulde
treade
vnder
his
féete
the
most
noble
state
of
Emperours
,
&
in
the
fare
of
the
world
,
apply
vnto
him selfe
that
verse
which
the
Prophet
ment
of
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
sauiour
of
the
worlde
Christ
Jesu
.
Call
I
say
further
to
your
remembrance
,
that
you
haue
séene
this
power
shewe
him selfe
as
proudly
towarde
God
,
as
he
hath
done
to
princes
of
the
earth
,
that
he
hath
called
hym selfe
the
heade
of
the
vniuersall
church
,
Christes
Uicar
in
earth
,
that
he
hath
taken
vpon
him
for
money
and
bryberie
,
to
sell
remission
of
sinnes
,
to
dispence
with
most
horrible
vices
against
the
lawe
of
God
,
to
deliuer
from
hell
,
to
dismisse
out
of
purgatorie
,
to
commaunde
the
Angels
of
heauen
,
to
alter
the
ordinances
and
institutions
of
Christ
.
That
hath
suffred
his
parasites
to
proclaime
that
he
hath
a
diuine
power
in
him
,
aboue
the
nature
of
man
,
that
he
can
not
erre
,
that
he
is
another
God
in
earth
,
that
he
is
neyther
God
nor
man
,
but
a
monster
betwéen
both
.
These
properties
I
say
cal
to
your
consideration
,
and
compare
them
with
the
discriptions
of
Antichrist
,
made
by
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
,
and
then
dout
,
if
you
can
,
whether
the
man
of
sinne
,
the
sonne
of
perdition
,
be
come
into
the
world
or
no
,
and
consequently
,
whether
the
end
of
the
world
,
and
the
comming
of
the
last
dreadfull
iudgement
,
be
euen
at
hand
or
no.
The
thirde
testimonie
is
taken
out
of
the
words
of
Christ
,
Luke
.
17.
where
he
sayth
,
As
it
was
in
the
dayes
of
Noe
,
so
shall
it
be
also
in
the
daye
of
the
sonne
of
man
,
they
did
eate
and
drinke
,
they
married
wiues
and
were
married
,
euen
vnto
the
day
that
Noe
went
into
the
Arke
,
&c.
Likewise
also
as
it
was
in
the
dayes
of
Loth
,
they
did
eate
,
they
did
drinke
,
they
bought
,
they
solde
,
they
planted
,
they
builded
,
vntill
the
same
day
that
Loth
went
out
of
Sodome
,
and
sodeinly
it
rayned
fire
and
brimstone
from
heauen
and
destroyed
them
.
Euen
thus
shall
it
be
in
the
day
that
the
sonne
of
man
shal
be
reuealed
.
&c.
Why
you
will
say
vnto
me
it
is
no
offence
to
eate
,
to
drinke
,
to
marry
,
to
plante
,
to
buy
,
to
sell
,
to
builde
:
and
those
things
haue
bene
vsed
in
al
ages
.
True
it
is
that
you
say
,
neyther
doth
Christe
this
to
reproue
those
things
in
them selues
,
but
in
those
words
he
noteth
the
great
securitie
that
was
among
men
at
those
dayes
,
and
the
excessiue
delight
that
they
had
in
these
pleasures
&
ornamentes
of
the
world
,
reposing
suche
confidence
in
them
,
as
though
the
world
should
for
euer
haue
continued
,
and
as
if
there
had
béene
none
other
heauen
to
haue
rested
in
but
this
.
And
in
the
trust
hereof
dyd
they
neglect
the
preaching
,
warning
&
calling
to
repentance
vsed
by
Noe
and
Loth
,
euen
vntill
Gods
wrath
came
vpon
them
:
and
euen
in
like
maner
doth
Christ
signifie
that
it
should
be
in
the
ende
of
the
worlde
.
And
when
I
praye
you
was
there
,
since
the
worlde
was
first
made
,
so
great
securitie
in
sinne
,
such
contempt
of
godlinesse
,
such
confidence
in
worldlye
prosperite
,
suche
feasting
,
banquetting
,
and
daintie
feeding
,
such
gorgeousnesse
in
apparell
,
such
sumptuousnesse
in
building
,
suche
vnseasonable
marrying
,
such
planting
,
such
building
,
such
buying
and
purchasing
,
suche
raking
and
scraping
together
of
worldly
pelfe
,
as
if
men
did
determine
to
abyde
still
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
,
or
as
if
euerie
man
did
striue
to
passe
other
in
riot
&
sensualitie
,
&
when
they
haue
consumed
them selues
with
monstrous
excesse
in
all
pleasure
,
then
not
contented
with
that
they
haue
,
by
hooke
or
by
crooke
they
pull
from
other
,
euen
from
the
ministers
of
Christe
,
euen
from
the
church
of
God
,
euen
from
the
prechers
of
the
Gospell
,
and
poore
seruantes
of
God
,
which
euen
among
the
heathens
haue
alwayes
had
their
honourable
portion
left
vnto
them
.
Wherfore
howe
they
doe
estéeme
the
true
worship
of
God
in
these
days
,
men
do
shew
,
when
they
declare
suche
impietie
towardes
his
ministers
.
And
when
they
are
reproued
for
these
enormyties
,
it
is
so
farre
off
that
they
doe
repent
and
amende
,
that
they
scoffe
and
ieste
,
they
rayle
and
slander
,
they
taunte
and
reproue
,
as
if
they
were
at
defiance
with
God
and
his
messangers
,
or
as
if
they
had
made
a
couenant
with
death
and
with
hell
,
to
be
out
of
their
danger
.
But
when
they
say
peace
,
peace
,
all
is
sure
,
then
sodainly
,
as
Paule
sayth
,
shall
destruction
come
vpon
them
,
as
the
Deluge
did
vpon
the
sonnes
of
men
in
the
dayes
of
Noe
,
and
fire
from
heauen
vpon
Sodom
,
in
the
time
of
Loth.
For
euer
before
the
horrible
plagues
of
God
,
obstinate
securitie
,
and
contempt
of
Gods
calling
,
hath
gone
before
as
a
messanger
,
and
shewed
it self
in
the
lyfe
of
men
.
The
fourth
testimonie
of
the
spéedy
comming
of
the
last
daye
,
is
the
wordes
of
Sainte
Paule
.
2.
Tim.
3.
Knowe
you
this
(
sayth
he
)
that
in
the
latter
dayes
shall
be
perillous
times
,
for
men
shall
be
louers
of
them selues
,
couetous
,
boasters
,
proude
,
blasphemers
,
disobedient
to
parents
,
vnthankfull
,
vngodly
without
naturall
affection
,
truce
breakers
,
false
accusers
,
ryotous
,
fierce
,
despisers
of
them
that
are
good
,
traitors
,
headie
,
high
minded
,
louers
of
pleasures
,
more
then
louers
of
God
,
hauing
a
fourme
of
godlines
,
but
denying
the
power
thereof
.
Who
would
not
thinke
that
Saint
Paule
did
in
spirite
,
foresée
the
maners
of
this
time
,
and
these
dayes
into
which
we
are
falne
,
and
those
wicked
vices
,
wherwith
the
world
is
now
ouerwhelmed
.
What
state
of
men
is
there
in
which
most
of
these
vices
doe
not
shew
them selues
,
and
that
in
such
maner
,
as
neuer
in
any
age
the
like
?
what
slacke
and
corrupt
gouernment
in
Magistrates
?
what
stubbournesse
and
disobedience
in
subiectes
?
what
pryde
and
selfe
liking
in
the
riche
and
wealthy
?
what
spite
and
enuie
in
the
poore
and
beggerly
?
what
loosenesse
and
wantonnesse
in
youth
,
what
couetousnesse
and
waywardnesse
in
age
?
what
cockering
and
euill
ensample
of
life
in
parentes
?
what
dnnaturalnesse
and
vnkyndnesse
in
children
?
what
headynesse
and
fiercenesse
in
maisters
?
what
negligence
and
vntruth
in
seruantes
?
what
craft
,
subtiltie
,
and
deceyte
,
what
counterfayting
and
dissymuling
,
what
false
and
vniust
dealing
,
almost
in
all
men
?
Trueth
and
sinceritie
is
banyshed
,
cousoning
and
falshoode
is
estéemed
wisedome
,
and
christian
simplicitie
is
counted
péeuishe
follie
.
A
man
would
in
these
dayes
maruell
to
heare
of
that
playne
dealing
that
in
old
time
hath
bene
.
I
haue
hearde
that
the
gyuing
of
a
mans
hande
,
should
haue
assured
his
heart
,
and
tyed
his
fayth
and
trothe
,
but
nowe
all
the
bondes
that
mans
wit
can
deuise
,
will
scantly
hold
that
whiche
one
couenanteth
with
another
.
If
there
were
no
other
argument
,
but
the
ripenesse
that
sinne
and
wickednesse
is
nowe
growen
vnto
,
it
should
sufficiently
proue
that
the
glory
of
this
world
must
shortly
fall
&
decay
.
There
is
an
olde
saying
of
much
credite
among
the
ewes
,
and
is
called
dictum
domus
Eliae
,
the
saying
of
the
schole
of
Elias
,
and
is
attributed
to
the
sonne
of
the
widowe
,
which
Elias
raysed
from
death
to
lyfe
.
The
summe
of
it
is
,
that
the
worlde
should
remayne
sixe
thousande
yeres
,
that
is
,
two
thousand
before
the
law
,
two
thousand
vnder
the
lawe
,
and
two
thousand
vnder
Messiah
.
The
first
foure
thousande
we
sée
by
iust
computation
fulfilled
before
Christe
,
of
the
last
two
,
one
and
more
then
an
halfe
is
passed
,
nowe
if
we
call
to
our
remembrance
,
that
Christe
him selfe
hath
promised
that
for
his
electe
sake
,
because
of
the
excéeding
trouble
,
miserie
,
and
wickednesse
,
the
latter
dayes
should
be
shortned
,
we
shall
easily
gather
,
that
the
world
hath
not
many
yeres
to
continue
,
and
howe
fewe
we
knowe
not
,
for
howe
much
or
how
litle
he
will
abridge
them
,
we
are
vncerteine
.
Nowe
séeing
the
proofes
be
so
euident
,
that
the
last
day
can
not
be
farre
of
(
for
séeing
the
figge
trée
leaues
be
spreade
,
Sommer
must
néedes
be
at
hande
)
the
nexte
is
(
the
more
to
moue
our
dull
hearts
)
diligently
to
consider
,
howe
and
in
what
maner
it
shall
be
.
The
story
thereof
Christ
briefly
comprehendeth
,
Mat.
25.
When
the
sonne
of
man
(
sayth
he
)
shall
come
in
his
glory
,
and
all
the
holy
Angels
with
him
,
then
shall
he
sitte
on
the
throne
of
his
glory
,
and
before
him
shall
be
gathered
al
nations
,
and
he
shal
separate
them
one
from
another
,
as
the
shephearde
deuideth
his
sheepe
from
the
goates
,
and
he
shall
set
the
sheepe
on
the
right
hande
,
but
the
goates
on
the
left
,
&
so
forth
as
there
foloweth
.
Christes
first
comming
was
with
al
méekenesse
,
lowlines
&
simplicitie
,
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Prophet
,
Behold
thy
king
commeth
to
thee
meeke
,
and
sitteth
He
came
then
to
saue
sinners
,
and
therefore
he
shewed
him selfe
altogether
in
mercy
and
gentlenesse
,
but
his
latter
comming
shall
be
with
great
power
,
maiestie
and
glory
,
for
then
he
commeth
as
a
dreadfull
Judge
,
to
reward
in
iustice
the
vnrepentant
sinners
,
that
contemned
his
great
mercies
offered
at
his
firste
comming
.
But
let
vs
examine
the
maner
of
his
comming
somewhat
more
particularly
.
After
those
signes
and
tokens
,
that
goe
before
his
comming
(
whereof
I
haue
already
spoken
)
there
be
other
also
ioyned
with
the
verie
time
of
his
latter
appearing
.
The
sun
shall
be
darkened
,
the
moone
shall
lose
her
light
,
the
starres
shall
fall
from
heauen
,
and
the
powers
of
heauen
shall
be
moued
,
the
earth
shall
burne
,
the
firmament
shall
melt
away
,
and
the
last
trumpe
shall
blowe
,
and
the
voyce
of
the
Archangell
shal
be
heard
,
summoning
as
it
were
all
people
,
and
sounding
in
their
eares
,
Surgite
mortui
&
venite
ad
iudicium
,
arise
you
dead
and
come
to
iudgement
,
whiche
This
maner
of
Christ
his
comming
beside
his
owne
wordes
in
sundrie
places
of
the
Euangelistes
,
is
witnessed
2.
Thes.
1.
When
the
Lord
Iesus
Christe
shall
be
reuealed
from
heauen
with
the
Angels
of
his
power
in
flaming
fire
rendring
vengeance
vnto
them
that
knowe
not
God
,
and
that
obey
not
the
Gospel
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
The
very
place
whence
he
shall
be
reuealed
giueth
a
great
authoritie
and
maiestie
vnto
his
comming
to
iudgement
from
heauen
,
saith
S
Paule
,
that
is
,
from
the
seate
and
habitation
of
the
eternall
and
euerliuing
God
,
where
is
al
power
,
wisdome
and
iustice
.
From
thence
,
saith
he
in
another
place
,
doe
we
looke
for
our
sauiour
,
the
Lorde
Jesu
.
And
the
Angell
,
to
the
Disciples
at
the
ascention
Why
stand
you
,
saith
he
,
gasing
vp
into
heauen
,
this
same
Iesus
which
is
taken
from
you
into
heauen
shal
so
come
euen
as
you
haue
sene
him
goe
into
heauen
.
And
therefore
all
christians
in
their
beliefe
confesse
that
Christ
is
ascended
vp
into
heauen
,
from
whence
,
say
they
,
he
shall
come
to
iudge
the
quicke
and
the
dead
.
In
the
witnesse
of
the
Apostle
aboue
rehearsed
the
power
and
ende
of
his
comming
is
noted
,
with
the
Angels
of
his
power
,
saith
S.
Paule
,
and
to
this
end
,
That
he
may
be
reuenged
on
them
that
knowe
not
God
,
nor
haue
not
beleeued
his
Gospel
.
Which
thing
muste
néedes
be
most
terrible
to
the
wicked
,
as
it
is
in
the
same
place
more
precisely
noted
.
But
of
all
other
the
Prophet
Daniel
most
gloriously
discribeth
the
maner
of
his
comming
.
I
beheld
til
the
thrones
were
set
vp
,
and
the
Auncient
of
dayes
did
sit
,
whose
garment
was
white
as
snow
,
and
the
haires
of
his
heade
like
pure
wool
,
his
throne
was
like
firie
flame
,
and
his
wheles
as
burning
fire
.
There
issued
forth
before
him
a
firie
streame
,
a
thousand
thousande
ministred
vnto
him
,
and
ten
thousand
stoode
before
him
,
the
iudgment
was
set
and
the
bokes
were
opened
,
&c.
First
the
Prophet
sayth
the
Thrones
were
set
vp
,
whereby
it
may
appeare
there
be
moe
Thrones
then
one
,
&
that
this
Judge
shal
haue
a
great
number
of
assistances
to
be
as
witnesses
of
his
iustice
against
the
wicked
,
and
these
shal
be
the
number
of
his
saintes
,
as
it
is
witnessed
in
sundrie
places
of
the
Scriptures
Verely
verely
I
saye
vnto
you
,
saith
Christ
,
That
when
the
sonne
of
man
shal
sit
in
the
throne
of
his
maiestie
,
you
that
haue
followed
me
in
regeneration
shal
sit
also
vpon
twelue
seats
iudgig
the
twelue
tribes
of
Israel
.
This
iudge
is
noted
by
Daniel
to
be
An
olde
man
with
his
haire
as
white
as
wool
,
Therby
to
signifie
the
reuerence
,
wisdome
and
experience
that
is
in
him
,
&
that
And
the
Prophet
Esay
saith
,
The
Lorde
shall
comme
in
fire
,
and
his
The
assistance
of
an
infinite
number
of
saints
and
Angels
set
forth
vnto
vs
the
wonderfull
maiestie
and
power
of
the
sonne
of
God
in
iudgement
,
for
if
one
Angell
in
one
night
were
hable
to
destroye
185000
▪
of
the
host
of
Senacherib
,
of
what
vnestimable
power
is
he
,
which
hath
a
thousand
thousand
,
that
is
an
infinite
number
of
Angels
and
Archangels
,
of
powers
and
principalities
,
and
dominions
attending
on
him
at
his
commandement
to
execute
what
soeuer
iudgement
he
shal
appoint
them
?
The
Bookes
that
are
laid
open
doe
descriue
vnto
vs
the
detection
of
al
mens
faultes
,
and
the
opening
euen
of
their
secret
thoughts
and
déedes
.
For
the
iustice
of
God
hath
kept
,
as
it
were
,
a
perfite
register
of
al
things
euen
of
our
idle
thoghts
&
words
so
that
our
consciences
shall
be
at
that
day
straightly
burdened
and
charged
with
them
al.
Not
muche
differinge
from
these
wordes
of
the
Prophet
is
that
discription
of
Christes
comming
whiche
S.
John
vseth
in
his
Reuelation
.
And
I
In
this
discription
the
white
horse
issuing
out
of
heauen
is
the
pure
and
sincere
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
sent
from
God
in
these
latter
dayes
before
the
last
appearing
of
Christ
.
For
by
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
as
by
an
horse
or
chariot
Christ
is
caryed
.
He
that
sitteth
on
this
horse
is
Christ
himselfe
beeinge
faithful
in
all
his
promises
and
verie
trueth
it selfe
,
who
commeth
to
iudge
the
world
in
righteousnes
and
in
battell
by
force
of
trueth
to
ouercome
Antichrist
and
all
his
enemies
.
His
eyes
like
flaming
fire
,
declareth
his
wrath
and
vehement
displeasure
against
the
aduersaries
of
his
trueth
.
He
hath
many
crowns
vpon
his
head
,
to
declare
that
he
is
king
of
kings
,
and
Lord
of
Lordes
,
that
al
power
both
in
heauen
and
earth
is
giuen
to
him
and
that
it
is
in
his
power
with
the
crown
of
glorie
to
rewarde
all
his
faithfull
seruants
that
haue
constantly
fought
vnder
his
banner
against
the
deuil
&
Antichrist
.
His
garment
dieped
in
bloud
signifieth
that
the
conquest
of
his
enemies
consisteth
in
his
passion
&
sheading
of
his
most
precious
bloud
,
for
thereby
sinne
was
taken
away
,
and
the
power
of
Satan
ouerthrowen
.
The
armies
of
heauen
following
him
on
white
horses
and
apparelled
in
white
and
pure
reynes
:
Be
the
number
of
his
saints
and
faithfull
professours
of
his
Gospel
which
in
this
vale
of
miserie
haue
constantly
fought
against
the
enemies
of
his
trueth
.
The
sworde
that
issueth
out
of
his
mouth
is
the
woorde
of
God
,
and
principally
that
two
edged
sworde
of
his
sentence
at
the
latter
day
,
by
which
he
shal
pronounce
on
the
one
side
,
Goe
ye
blessed
of
my
father
&
inherit
the
kingdome
that
hath
bene
prepared
for
you
since
the
foundation
of
the
worlde
,
and
contrariewise
vnto
the
wicked
ones
on
the
left
hand
,
depart
from
me
ye
cursed
into
euerlasting
fire
which
is
prepared
for
the
deuil
and
his
Angels
.
By
this
discription
of
the
last
iudgement
left
vnto
vs
by
the
holy
Ghoste
in
the
scriptures
of
god
we
may
know
that
at
that
day
we
shal
not
haue
to
do
with
a
common
&
fraile
man
,
but
with
a
most
dreadful
Lord
&
terrible
Judge
,
that
knoweth
the
verie
secretes
of
mens
heartes
,
and
iudgeth
according
to
perfite
righteousnes
:
Whom
(
as
Augustine
saith
)
neither
fauoure
can
peruert
,
nor
mercie
bend
,
nor
money
corrupt
,
nor
satisfaction
and
repentance
at
that
day
can
aswage
.
Whose
beautie
and
brightnesse
is
such
,
as
darkeneth
euen
the
starres
of
heauen
,
whose
might
is
so
great
as
it
melteth
mountaines
and
the
whole
frame
of
the
worlde
before
him
,
whose
wisdome
is
so
perfect
that
by
it
the
wisell
of
the
worlde
are
intrapped
in
their
owne
craftinesse
,
whose
puritie
is
so
excellent
,
that
in
respect
of
it
all
things
are
vncleane
,
whose
iustice
is
so
exquisite
,
that
the
verie
Angels
are
not
able
to
abide
that
straight
measure
of
it
.
Before
this
God
I
say
,
before
this
Judge
shal
the
whole
worlde
at
that
day
appeare
,
and
yéelde
a
most
straight
accompt
of
all
things
that
euer
they
haue
done
,
spoken
,
or
thought
.
Oh
dearely
beloued
,
let
vs
followe
therefore
the
counsaile
of
that
good
.
father
Ephrem
the
Syrian
,
Preparemus
nos
sine
macula
inueniri
in
terribili
illo
Christi
examine
,
&c.
Let
vs
prepare
our selues
that
in
that
dreadfull
examination
of
Christe
,
we
may
be
found
without
spot
.
For
then
al
our
thoughts
wordes
and
déedes
,
shall
be
reproued
and
conuinced
of
corruption
,
yea
our
idle
talke
,
our
lose
and
vncomely
gestures
,
and
all
our
smallest
offences
shall
be
layde
to
our
charge
.
Yea
those
things
wherein
in
this
lyfe
we
did
put
our
greatest
pleasure
and
glory
,
shall
then
be
vnto
vs
our
greatest
griefe
and
torment
.
Let
vs
therefore
in
time
repent
,
and
before
hande
enter
into
a
straight
account
with
our selfe
,
for
as
the
same
father
addeth
,
omnia
dura
,
&
aspera
&
amara
occurrent
hijs
qui
poenitentiae
tempus
perdiderunt
.
All
thinges
shall
be
harde
,
grieuous
and
vnpleasant
to
them
that
léese
the
time
of
their
repentance
in
this
life
.
In
that
day
,
sayth
Bernarde
,
for
the
wicked
to
hide
them
it
shal
be
vnpossible
,
though
they
desire
the
mountaines
and
rockes
to
fall
vpon
them
,
and
to
appeare
before
the
Judge
,
it
shall
be
vntollerable
.
For
in
so
great
distresse
their
owne
consciences
shall
torment
them
,
and
the
secretes
of
their
heart
shall
vexe
them
,
while
their
owne
heartes
shall
force
them
to
be
their
owne
accusers
,
and
with
trembling
spirits
they
shal
stand
,
looking
for
that
moste
grieuous
and
dreadfull
sentence
,
Goe
you
cursed
into
euer
lasting
fire
.
If
there
be
any
so
obstinat
,
wicked
,
and
forlorne
in
sinne
,
as
he
trembleth
not
at
the
cogitation
of
these
things
:
Let
him
imagine
that
whiche
shall
be
most
certemly
true
,
that
he
heareth
that
hydeous
sounde
of
the
last
trumpe
and
voyce
of
the
Archangell
,
summoning
all
fleshe
to
the
iudgement
seate
of
God
,
that
he
séeth
the
heauens
melting
with
fire
,
and
the
whole
world
burning
about
him
,
that
aboue
him
he
seeth
the
sonne
of
God
,
comming
with
the
glorious
armie
of
his
Saintes
and
Angels
,
that
before
him
he
seeth
layde
open
the
booke
of
all
his
wicked
thoughtes
,
wordes
,
and
déedes
,
that
within
him
he
féeleth
the
worme
of
his
conscience
gnawing
with
perpetual
torment
,
that
beneath
him
he
séeth
hell
mouth
readie
to
swallowe
him
,
that
he
séeth
in
euery
quarter
the
Angels
of
God
gathering
together
his
electe
,
and
reiecting
him
as
a
wicked
reprobate
,
that
on
his
right
and
left
hand
he
beholdeth
cruel
fendes
watching
vpon
the
sentence
of
the
iudge
,
to
carie
him
to
that
place
where
shal
be
perpetual
flame
without
quenching
,
wéeping
and
gnashing
of
téeth
without
ending
,
darkenesse
without
light
,
griefe
without
ease
,
sorow
without
comfort
,
where
death
shall
be
wished
for
and
neuer
obteined
,
where
shall
be
nothing
but
lothsomnesse
,
horror
,
stench
,
and
that
of
all
other
shal
be
moste
grieuous
,
endlesse
sense
of
the
wrath
of
that
God
and
iudge
,
before
whom
he
standeth
.
This
maner
of
iudgement
is
,
as
you
sée
,
most
terrible
,
the
spéedie
aproching
thereof
is
verie
certeine
,
the
signes
and
tokens
can
not
deceiue
vs
,
they
are
vttered
by
the
Prophete
of
God
,
by
the
Apostles
of
Christe
,
by
Christe
our
Sauiour
,
by
the
spirite
of
God
,
by
trueth
it selfe
that
can
not
lye
,
we
therefore
may
be
well
assured
,
séeing
al
things
to
be
performed
,
that
the
yere
of
our
account
is
nigh
,
that
that
dreadfull
Judge
is
comming
,
that
the
day
of
Gods
wrath
is
at
hande
,
and
euen
in
our
neckes
we
know
not
how
soone
.
Therefore
I
most
heartily
pray
you
,
and
in
the
feare
of
God
and
loue
of
your selues
,
desire
you
spéedily
to
cast
away
the
care
of
the
worlde
,
the
loue
of
the
fleshe
,
the
delight
of
sensuall
pleasure
and
iolytie
,
whiche
holdeth
your
myndes
in
suche
wicked
and
detestable
securitie
.
Set
before
your
eies
the
image
of
his
comming
in
such
Maiestie
and
terror
,
thinke
you
heare
continually
the
voyce
of
the
Archangell
sounding
in
your
eares
.
If
feare
of
punishment
may
driue
you
to
it
,
he
is
a
seuere
Judge
:
If
assurance
of
reward
may
encourage
you
,
he
is
a
bountifull
Lord
:
If
hope
of
forgiuenesse
,
before
hand
asked
,
may
comfort
you
,
he
is
a
mercifull
Sauiour
.
Delay
not
therefore
,
nor
loose
not
this
time
of
repentance
.
Séeing
then
it
is
most
certein
there
shall
be
a
general
iudgement
,
and
that
the
time
thereof
must
néedes
be
verye
nighe
,
and
that
before
a
Judge
of
so
great
Maiestie
,
and
the
examination
and
account
so
straight
,
to
al
them
that
shall
neglect
the
time
of
their
repentance
:
It
behoueth
all
that
haue
any
sense
of
God
,
to
be
carefull
for
their
soules
,
and
to
prepare
them selues
for
the
comming
of
that
dreadfull
daye
.
Oure
preparance
consisteth
in
these
thrée
things
,
whereof
Christe
him selfe
warneth
vs
,
Mar.
13.
Cauete
,
Vigilate
,
●rate
.
Beware
,
watch
,
pray
.
The
first
is
a
caueat
or
a
thing
to
take
héede
of
,
for
feare
of
that
danger
that
may
come
thereby
.
And
what
it
is
Christ
had
shewen
a
litle
before
.
False
Christes
(
sayth
he
)
and
false
Prophetes
shall
ryse
,
and
shall
shewe
signes
and
wonders
to
deceiue
,
if
it
were
possible
,
euen
the
verie
elect
.
Sed
cauete
,
but
take
heede
,
beholde
,
I
haue
shewen
you
all
things
before
.
This
is
that
we
muste
beware
of
in
these
latter
dayes
.
Of
the
like
Christ
putteth
vs
in
mynd
,
when
he
sayth
in
another
place
:
Beware
of
false
Prophetes
which
come
There
can
no
more
mischief
and
danger
come
to
the
people
of
God
,
then
by
false
and
corrupt
doctrine
,
for
without
true
fayth
and
religion
,
no
holynesse
of
lyfe
,
séeme
it
to
the
worlde
neuer
so
glorious
,
can
be
acceptable
in
the
sight
of
God
.
Among
these
false
teachers
principally
we
haue
to
take
héede
of
the
Papist
,
and
of
those
shéepe
skinnes
wherewith
he
wrappeth
him selfe
,
least
we
be
deceiued
by
them
,
let
vs
lift
vp
his
goodly
apparell
,
and
we
shall
sée
vnderneath
,
the
panche
of
a
gréedie
woulfe
,
and
the
clawes
of
a
cruell
Lyon
.
Bée
not
abashed
then
nor
astonied
,
when
you
heare
the
goodly
names
of
the
Catholike
Church
,
the
greate
multitude
of
suche
as
be
of
their
opinion
,
the
long
continuance
of
many
yeres
.
For
if
these
had
ben
good
grounds
of
mens
consciences
,
they
might
well
haue
serued
for
the
Jewes
and
false
teachers
,
against
the
true
Prophets
of
God
in
olde
time
,
and
after
for
Annas
and
Cayphas
,
against
Christ
him selfe
and
his
Apostles
.
For
where
were
the
Prophetes
staine
?
where
was
Christe
put
to
death
?
where
were
the
Apostles
persecuted
and
kylled
?
was
it
not
in
Jerusalem
the
citie
of
God
?
was
it
not
among
the
Jewes
the
chosen
people
,
and
in
déede
,
the
churche
of
God
?
had
not
they
among
them
the
lawe
of
God
and
his
ordinances
?
did
not
they
crye
against
Jeremie
,
the
Temple
of
God
,
the
Temple
of
God
is
with
vs
,
we
haue
the
couenant
that
God
made
to
our
forefathers
,
euen
as
nowe
the
papistes
doe
alledge
that
the
Church
of
God
,
the
Church
of
God
is
with
them
,
they
can
not
erre
,
they
haue
the
promises
of
Christ
,
that
his
Spirit
should
neuer
fayle
them
.
The
false
Prophets
had
a
thousand
,
for
one
that
did
folow
the
true
Prophetes
.
Yea
,
Elias
thought
that
he
had
bene
left
alone
.
The
Scribes
and
Pharises
in
the
ende
had
a
great
number
,
and
in
déede
a
generall
consent
in
comparison
of
that
litle
number
and
sinall
flocke
that
folowed
Christe
and
his
Apostles
.
Therefore
take
héede
of
these
things
,
that
you
be
not
miscaried
by
them
,
they
are
but
lambe
skinnes
,
wherein
the
wolfe
of
Rome
hydeth
him selfe
to
deceiue
thée
.
Remember
that
all
which
say
they
haue
Abraham
to
their
father
,
are
not
by
and
by
the
true
séede
of
Abraham
.
Remember
that
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
sometime
sit
in
Moses
chayre
,
and
beare
the
countenance
of
the
lawe
of
God
.
Remember
that
Saint
Paul
telleth
thée
and
doth
giue
thée
warning
,
that
the
sonne
of
perdition
,
Antichrist
himself
shoulde
in
the
latter
dayes
sit
in
the
Temple
,
that
is
,
the
Churche
of
God
.
Remember
that
the
same
Paule
telleth
for
certeintie
,
that
in
the
latter
Consider
whether
the
Pope
hath
forbidden
Priests
to
marrie
,
and
denounced
it
a
grieuous
sinne
if
men
doe
eate
flesh
vpon
certeine
dayes
,
and
then
gather
whether
they
be
the
Churche
of
Christ
,
or
vnder
that
colour
in
déed
the
Synagogue
of
Antichrist
.
Oh
say
they
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospel
now
taught
is
a
new
doctrine
neuer
heard
of
in
the
Church
before
these
late
yeres
.
This
is
not
a
sheepe
skinne
(
good
people
)
but
it
is
a
venimous
tuske
of
a
poysonous
Bore
with
blasphemous
lying
,
striken
into
the
Gospell
of
Christe
thereby
to
wounde
it
,
and
make
it
hatefull
.
But
the
Gospel
that
we
teache
is
the
same
Gospel
that
was
first
from
the
beginning
by
the
Spirit
of
God
reueiled
to
the
Patriarkes
,
and
Prophets
,
and
after
spred
into
the
worlde
by
Christ
himselfe
and
his
Apostles
.
So
that
our
doctrine
is
as
auncient
as
the
Prophets
,
as
Christ
himselfe
,
as
his
Apostles
,
yea
,
as
the
worlde
is
auncient
.
For
it
procéeded
from
God
himselfe
at
the
beginning
,
when
he
spake
to
the
Serpent
and
sayd
,
That
the
seed
of
the
woman
should
breake
the
head
of
the
Serpent
,
That
is
,
that
the
true
Messiah
should
come
of
the
séede
of
the
woman
,
and
destroy
the
kingdome
of
siune
and
Satan
.
This
Gospell
was
renued
vnto
Abraham
,
and
confirmed
with
the
seale
of
circumcision
.
When
he
said
,
In
thy
seede
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
shal
be
blessed
,
&c.
This
Gospell
was
preached
by
Father
Jacob
,
in
his
death
bedde
saying
,
This
scepter
This
Gospel
preached
Moses
also
,
The
Lord
thy
God
(
saith
he
)
to
the
children
of
Israel
,
shall
rayse
vp
to
thee
a
Prophet
out
of
thine
own
This
Gospel
was
renued
by
God
himselfe
vnto
Dauid
most
euidently
,
and
afterward
by
al
the
Prophets
,
Esaie
,
Ieremie
,
Ezechiel
,
Daniel
,
and
al
the
residue
.
So
that
our
doctrine
and
the
Gospel
that
we
preache
(
as
I
haue
said
)
is
as
auncient
as
the
Apostles
,
as
the
Prophets
and
Patriarkes
,
as
the
worlde
it selfe
is
auncient
.
For
our
Gospell
is
none
other
but
this
,
that
we
haue
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
are
reconcyled
to
the
fauoure
of
God
onely
by
Christ
and
by
his
death
,
that
he
onely
is
the
mediatour
and
intercessour
betwene
God
and
vs
.
That
he
onely
is
propitiation
and
full
sacrifice
for
our
sinnes
,
that
by
him
onely
we
be
made
the
children
of
God
,
and
heires
of
eternal
lyfe
.
All
doctrines
agréeing
with
this
we
receiue
,
all
doctrines
repugnant
to
this
we
reiecte
&
say
with
S.
Ambrose
,
Quaecunque
Christus
non
docuit
iure
damnamus
:
Whatsoeuer
.
Christ
hath
not
taught
we
iustly
and
worthily
condemne
.
Therefore
doe
we
iustly
condemne
the
most
part
of
the
papistical
doctrine
as
newe
and
phantastical
,
because
it
doth
not
agrée
with
this
auncient
Gospell
of
Christ
vttered
from
the
beginning
by
God
himselfe
,
but
resteth
vpon
the
obseruation
of
mens
traditions
,
and
vnwriten
verities
,
deuised
within
the
space
of
a
fewe
hundred
yeres
vtterly
against
and
beside
the
worde
of
God
.
Satan
in
these
latter
dayes
to
worke
suspition
to
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospel
at
this
time
by
Gods
great
goodnesse
renewed
,
hath
raised
also
manie
other
peruerse
and
wicked
teachers
,
as
the
Arrians
denying
the
deitie
of
Christ
.
The
Anabaptistes
,
beside
manie
other
errours
improouinge
the
grace
and
strength
of
baptisme
in
infants
.
The
Libert
ines
dissoluing
all
true
confession
of
faith
and
practise
of
godly
life
.
The
familiars
of
loue
in
whome
Satan
turneth
himselfe
into
an
Angel
of
light
,
and
vnder
pretence
of
holy
life
bringeth
in
most
pernitious
errours
and
heresies
.
Therefore
,
I
saye
vnto
you
of
al
these
,
beware
,
and
take
héede
that
you
be
not
seduced
,
and
settle
your
consciences
vpon
that
sure
foundation
and
stronge
rocke
of
Christes
Gospell
whereof
before
I
haue
tolde
you
.
The
next
parte
of
our
preparance
Sobris
estote
&
vigilate
,
Be
sober
and
watche
,
and
S
Paule
,
watch
and
be
stronge
in
faith
,
&
to
the
Thes.
Let
vs
watch
and
be
sober
.
To
watch
is
to
be
carefull
and
diligent
,
vtterly
contrarie
to
that
securitie
and
carelesse
wretchednesse
wherewith
the
worlde
at
this
daye
is
ouerwhelmed
,
&
drowned
as
it
were
in
the
delights
and
lustes
of
worldly
pleasures
.
We
are
willed
therefore
to
cast
away
this
sinfull
securitie
,
and
to
haue
an
earnest
care
of
our selues
.
Well
saith
Decet
nos
esse
sobrios
&
vigiles
&c.
It
becommeth
vs
to
be
sober
and
watchful
and
to
haue
a
perpetual
and
continuall
care
of
our
soules
.
For
it
is
the
part
of
a
Christian
alway
to
stand
in
battaile
against
the
lustes
of
the
flesh
,
and
that
the
louers
&
preachers
of
our
Lord
and
master
should
alway
ring
in
our
eares
.
And
againe
,
Omnes
vos
vigilare
&
sobrios
esse
oportet
,
&c.
It
behoueth
you
al
to
watche
and
be
sober
and
neuer
to
sleepe
in
securitie
.
Because
there
is
no
set
time
when
our
enemie
wil
assault
vs
.
Therefore
let
vs
alway
be
watchful
,
let
vs
alwaye
be
carefull
of
our
saluation
and
so
we
shall
neuer
bee
taken
vpon
the
sodaine
,
Christ
our
Sauiour
teacheth
vs
Let
your
loynes
be
girded
about
you
and
your
lights
burning
in
your
handes
and
ye
your selues
be
like
vnto
men
that
waite
for
the
comminge
of
their
Lord
,
when
he
will
returne
from
the
wedding
,
that
when
he
shall
come
and
knocke
they
may
open
vnto
him
immediatly
.
Happy
are
those
seruants
whom
,
when
the
Lord
commeth
,
he
shal
find
waking
.
In
that
he
saith
we
must
haue
our
loynes
girded
,
he
speaketh
after
the
maner
of
the
East
coun●reyes
where
they
vse
long
garments
and
when
they
goe
any
iourney
,
they
girde
themselues
and
trusse
their
garments
about
them
that
they
may
iourney
more
hastely
and
readily
.
By
this
therefore
we
are
taught
that
in
this
worlde
and
vale
of
miserie
we
are
but
as
pilgrimes
and
wayfaring
men
,
and
as
Paule
saith
,
haue
no
citie
nor
place
long
to
abide
in
,
For
our
countrey
&
dwelling
place
is
in
heauen
,
whence
we
looke
for
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Christ
Jesu
.
We
be
citizens
of
Heauen
and
of
the
housholde
of
God
:
Where
we
belieue
assuredly
for
euer
to
dwel
.
We
must
therefore
cast
away
the
loue
,
the
care
,
and
the
remembrance
of
this
life
,
&
dayly
go
on
in
our
way
to
heauen
there
to
enioy
the
heritage
of
that
kingdome
where
Christ
our
Sauiour
after
his
resurrection
and
ascention
hath
taken
possession
to
our
behoufe
.
For
as
he
naturally
,
so
we
by
adoption
are
heires
of
Eternall
life
.
So
long
therefore
as
we
be
here
going
on
our
iourney
we
must
remember
S.
Paules
counsaile
,
that
is
,
That
the
time
of
this
life
is
short
,
and
therefore
Whereby
it
is
ment
that
we
must
vse
the
things
of
this
life
onely
of
necessitie
for
the
time
,
and
that
neither
aduersitie
or
wéeping
,
nor
prosperitie
and
laughing
nor
marriage
,
nor
the
pleasures
and
possessions
of
this
life
,
should
so
occupy
our
hearts
,
that
they
shoulde
make
vs
to
forget
our
countreye
and
kingdome
vnto
whiche
we
are
passinge
through
the
wildernesse
of
this
wicked
and
sinful
worlde
.
Our
Conuersation
,
as
Paule
saith
,
should
be
in
heauen
,
&
our
whole
or
principall
care
shoulde
be
vpon
heauenly
things
,
neither
must
the
immoderate
loue
of
this
world
cause
vs
ouer
gredely
to
loke
back
to
the
delights
&
pleasures
therof
,
as
Lots
wife
did
to
Sodom
,
least
as
she
was
turned
to
a
Salt
stone
without
sense
,
So
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
d●e
cast
vs
of
as
reprobates
and
turne
vs
into
stony
hearts
that
shal
haue
no
sense
of
God
and
godlinesse
,
let
vs
therefore
guide
our selues
and
go
on
constantly
in
our
purposed
iourney
.
But
we
must
haue
light
in
our
handes
,
that
is
,
we
must
haue
the
knowledg
of
Gods
holy
word
and
our
mindes
must
be
diligently
instructed
therewith
.
For
that
is
the
light
that
doth
teache
and
instruct
vs
and
in
deede
truely
directe
vs
which
way
we
shal
take
to
heauen
.
Thy
word
(
saith
Dauid
)
Is
a
Lanterne
vnto
my
feete
and
a
light
vnto
my
steppes
.
By
the
worde
of
God
onely
we
are
directed
the
true
way
.
If
we
be
guided
by
the
duskie
light
of
mans
reason
,
vndoutedly
we
shall
wander
out
of
the
way
,
and
take
some
bye
path
that
shal
lead
vs
to
eternall
perdition
.
This
light
of
Gods
worde
we
may
not
carie
in
our
mouthes
,
nor
set
on
our
heades
,
nor
hange
on
our
girdles
,
but
we
must
carie
it
in
our
hands
,
that
is
,
it
must
appeare
in
our
liues
and
shew
it selfe
in
our
workes
and
doings
according
Let
your
light
so
shine
before
men
that
they
may
see
your
good
workes
and
glorifie
your
father
that
is
in
heauen
.
And
surely
if
we
haue
the
right
vse
to
féede
the
lampe
it
will
vndoubtedly
burne
and
with
faire
light
shew
it selfe
,
that
is
if
through
Gods
good
spirit
working
in
vs
by
his
holy
worde
we
come
in
a
right
and
true
faith
in
the
promises
of
God
,
certeinly
it
will
shine
in
our
life
and
with
great
brightnesse
set
foorth
the
glorie
of
God
.
This
oile
because
the
holy
virgines
lacked
,
&
had
not
in
readinesse
,
when
the
Lorde
came
sodainely
in
the
night
,
the
doore
of
eternal
Our
last
preparation
is
to
pray
.
Uigilate
,
saith
Christ
,
&
orate
,
Watche
and
pray
least
you
enter
into
tentation
.
The
worlde
is
flattering
,
the
fleshe
is
fraile
,
the
deuil
readie
and
continually
As
a
roaring
lyon
going
about
&
seeking
whom
to
deuoure
.
Séeing
then
our
enemies
be
so
strong
and
we
so
weake
&
féeble
,
it
behoueth
vs
continually
to
cal
for
helpe
where
it
is
to
be
had
,
But
euerie
good
thing
,
and
euerie
gratious
gift
commeth
from
aboue
from
the
father
of
lightes
.
This
father
of
lights
is
the
eternal
God
the
father
of
our
Lorde
Jesus
Christ
,
of
this
father
therefore
we
must
by
most
earnest
and
continual
prayer
desire
assistance
and
the
strength
of
his
holy
spirit
to
helpe
vs
that
we
be
not
caried
away
from
the
carefull
cogitation
of
our
dueties
by
the
allurements
of
the
deuil
,
the
flesh
,
and
the
worlde
.
Woorthely
saith
that
good
father
and
Martyr
Ciprian
:
Incumb
amus
gemitibus
assiduis
,
&c.
Let
vs
be
earnest
with
continual
gronings
and
often
prayers
,
for
those
are
the
heauenly
armour
that
make
vs
to
stand
strongly
&
valiantly
to
continew
,
those
are
the
spiritual
weapons
that
do
defend
&
saue
vs
.
And
againe
,
Let
vs
aske
&
we
shal
receiue
,
and
if
there
shal
be
any
delay
or
tarying
,
Let
vs
therfore
continually
lifte
vp
the
handes
and
armes
of
our
harts
vnto
God
,
as
Moses
did
his
armes
in
the
battaile
betwéene
Israel
and
the
Amalachites
:
and
then
,
in
that
strong
battaile
that
is
within
vs
betwéene
the
spirit
and
the
fleshe
vndoubtedly
the
spirit
shall
vanquish
&
ouercome
,
but
if
we
faynt
and
holde
downe
our
handes
,
surely
our
enemies
wil
wa●
euery
day
stronger
then
other
,
and
so
at
the
last
giue
vs
the
ouerthrowe
.
Let
vs
not
fainte
therefore
but
praye
continually
vnto
God
,
in
the
name
of
Christ
Jesu
our
Lord.
Thus
if
we
doe
as
men
wel
prepared
,
we
shal
abyde
,
warily
,
watchefully
,
and
constantly
lookinge
for
the
last
comming
of
our
good
Lorde
and
Christ
to
iudgement
.
And
then
he
that
commeth
to
the
wicked
as
a
dreadful
and
terrible
iudge
,
shall
come
to
vs
as
a
bountifuf
Sauiour
and
redéemer
,
as
in
whose
merite
and
Passion
we
haue
alway
put
our
whole
trust
and
confidence
,
though
that
daye
be
to
the
wicked
so
terrible
as
before
I
haue
descriued
,
yet
it
shal
be
to
vs
the
daye
of
our
chiefest
ioye
and
comfort
,
and
therefore
our
Sauiour
Christ
willeth
vs
when
the
signe●
of
that
day
be●come
,
to
lift
vp
our
heades
because
our
redemption
For
then
we
shal
not
onely
be
deliuered
from
all
those
afflictions
,
troubles
&
dangers
which
in
the
continuance
of
this
fraile
world
we
haue
suffered
,
but
also
we
shall
be
by
him
adiudged
to
the
fruition
and
enioying
of
that
heritage
whiche
he
hath
purchased
for
vs
by
his
bloud
:
wherefore
the
greater
that
the
maiestie
of
his
comminge
is
,
the
greater
confirmation
shall
it
be
to
our
fayth
.
For
therin
we
shal
both
acknowledge
the
trueth
of
his
worde
,
who
long
before
hath
tolde
vs
it
shoulde
be
so
,
and
also
we
shall
euidently
sée
,
that
he
is
that
mightie
Lorde
and
God
,
that
,
according
to
his
promise
,
is
able
to
performe
all
that
he
hath
sayde
,
and
vtterly
to
vanquish
,
subdue
,
and
treade
vnder
foote
,
all
these
powers
,
whatsoeuer
that
are
enemies
to
his
electe
and
chosen
flocke
.
The
worlde
they
sée
destroyed
before
them
:
death
ended
and
consumed
,
sinne
confounded
,
Satan
and
all
his
powers
euen
at
the
last
cast
,
and
looking
presently
to
be
throwen
into
that
lake
of
fire
,
that
is
prepared
for
him
and
for
his
angels
.
When
we
haue
then
nothing
to
feare
,
howe
should
we
not
be
in
moste
perfite
ioy
.
All
those
things
bréed
comfort
to
the
godly
,
that
cause
terrour
to
other
.
Though
the
examination
&
account
be
verie
streight
,
though
Satan
shall
lay
before
vs
the
booke
of
our
own
consciences
to
accuse
vs
,
we
shal
easily
disburden
our selues
,
by
acknowledging
the
things
,
and
by
confessing
that
there
is
in
our selues
no
iustice
in
confidence
,
when
we
dare
that
day
stand
in
iudgement
,
and
that
oure
whole
trust
and
confidence
,
is
in
the
innocent
death
of
that
immaculate
Lambe
,
that
dyed
to
take
away
the
sinnes
of
the
whole
worlde
:
and
for
assurance
thereof
,
we
shall
shewe
acquittances
of
his
most
blessed
promises
,
and
vpon
them
with
the
hande
of
our
fayth
,
lay
sure
hold
.
For
he
hath
sayde
,
God
sent
not
his
sonne
into
the
worlde
to
iudge
the
world
,
but
that
the
worlde
shoulde
be
saued
by
him
.
He
that
beleeueth
in
him
is
not
iudged
.
And
agayne
.
So
God
loued
the
world
,
that
he
gaue
his
only
begotten
sonne
,
that
who
so
euer
doth
beleeue
on
him
,
should
not
perishe
,
but
haue
lyfe
euerlasting
.
And
agayne
,
He
that
heareth
my
worde
,
and
beleeueth
in
him
that
sent
me
,
hath
life
euerlasting
,
and
commeth
not
into
iudgement
.
but
passeth
from
death
to
life
.
And
if
Satan
shall
lay
any
false
thing
vnto
vs
,
or
charge
vs
with
the
weaknesse
of
our
fayth
:
to
oure
vnestimable
comfort
,
we
shall
sée
on
our
right
hande
as
it
were
the
fruites
of
our
faith
,
shewed
in
christian
charitie
,
which
the
iudge
him selfe
shall
not
onely
testifie
to
be
done
,
but
acknowledge
them
to
be
done
vnto
him selfe
,
by
saying
,
I
was
hungry
,
and
ye
gaue
me
to
eate
,
I
was
thirstie
,
and
ye
gaue
me
to
drinke
,
I
was
a
stranger
,
and
you
interteyned
me
,
&c.
So
often
as
you
did
one
of
these
things
to
the
smallest
of
your
brethren
,
I
acknowledge
it
to
be
done
vnto
my selfe
.
And
therefore
we
shall
ioyfully
looke
for
that
blessed
and
comfortable
sentence
:
Come
ye
blessed
of
my
father
,
and
enter
into
the
kingdom
that
is
prepared
for
you
,
before
the
beginning
of
the
worlde
,
there
shall
we
still
beholde
,
as
Basile
sayth
,
the
numbers
of
Angels
,
the
assembly
of
our
first
Fathers
,
the
seates
of
the
Apostles
,
the
thrones
of
the
Prophetes
,
the
scepters
of
the
Patriarkes
,
the
crownes
of
the
Martyrs
,
the
prayses
of
the
iust
.
Yea
,
there
shall
we
possesse
suche
ioyes
,
as
neyther
eye
hath
séene
,
nor
eare
hath
hearde
,
nor
tongue
can
tell
,
nor
penne
is
able
to
expresse
,
vnto
which
endlesse
ioyes
,
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Christe
bring
vs
,
to
whome
with
God
the
Father
and
the
holie
Ghost
be
al
honour
.
&c.
FINIS
.