Audiui
vocem
de
coelo
dicentem
.
&c.
I
hearde
a
voyce
from
Heauen
,
saying
:
write
.
&c.
HEre
S.
Iohn
seemeth
to
allude
to
the
maner
commonly
receyued
amongest
all
people
,
which
is
,
to
committe
to
wryting
such
knowledge
of
profytable
and
necessarie
matters
as
are
found
out
to
be
certayne
,
vndoubted
and
sure
,
and
so
to
transmit
the
same
to
the
posteritie
.
The
credit
and
authoritie
of
matters
founde
out
and
committed
to
wryting
,
depende
much
vpon
the
first
authours
,
as
the
authoritie
of
the
Lawes
of
the
Athenians
and
Lacedemonians
I
hearde
a
voyce
from
heauen
,
and
further
ioyneth
therto
,
euen
so
sayth
the
spirite
.
This
is
therefore
the
voyce
of
the
sonne
of
God
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
for
it
is
his
voyce
that
s.
Iohn
in
the
beginning
I
am
α
and
ω
,
the
first
and
the
last
,
that
thou
seest
wryte
in
a
booke
,
&
sende
to
the
seuen
churches
euen
so
sayth
the
spirite
.
Thus
we
haue
certaintie
and
assuraunce
,
that
the
wordes
which
are
here
mencioned
,
be
the
wordes
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
this
is
a
celestial
oracle
which
is
lawfull
for
no
man
to
doubt
of
.
Christ
from
heauen
doth
minister
the
wordes
.
S.
Iohn
the
Apostle
&
Euangelist
at
the
commaundement
of
Christ
doth
write
the
same
,
and
so
transmitteth
them
to
vs
and
to
the
posteritie
for
euer
.
If
Charters
or
letters
written
by
the
Chauncelours
or
Secretaries
of
Kinges
and
Princes
cary
with
them
great
credite
:
how
much
more
iustly
doth
this
celestiall
Charter
,
dictated
by
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
written
by
the
Disciple
beloued
of
Christ
Iohn
the
Apostle
and
Euangelist
,
deserue
credite
and
authoritie
.
In
the
tyme
of
Papistrie
and
blindnesse
,
men
reposed
great
affiaunce
and
trust
in
writinges
and
pardons
that
came
from
Rome
,
wherein
they
imagined
they
receiued
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
,
Apoena
,
&
à
culpa
,
and
therefore
vsed
at
the
tyme
of
death
to
take
order
that
all
such
pardons
shoulde
be
cast
into
the
graue
with
the
corps
.
Such
writings
be
commonlye
called
Bulles
of
Rome
,
they
well
deserued
so
to
be
called
,
for
Bulla
in
the
latintonge
signifieth
a
bubble
,
or
fome
that
riseth
on
the
water
wherin
is
no
substance
,
but
though
it
swell
and
make
a
shewe
of
some
thing
,
yet
in
deede
it
is
voyde
and
emptie
,
so
that
with
the
touche
of
a
straw
or
the
least
blast
of
wind
,
it
breaketh
,
vanisheth
away
,
and
is
become
nothing
.
Such
assuredly
were
all
these
deceytfull
pardons
,
which
if
tyme
dyd
serue
,
I
coulde
easily
by
authoritie
of
gods
worde
declare
and
prooue
.
But
now
blessed
is
our
tyme
,
if
we
can
consider
it
,
the
tyme
of
light
and
knowledge
of
the
Gospell
of
Christ
,
wherein
men
are
taught
to
repose
their
affiaunce
and
trust
,
not
in
the
Bulles
that
come
from
Rome
,
but
in
this
autenticall
Charter
that
came
from
Heauen
,
not
voyde
&
emptie
as
the
popish
Bulles
,
but
full
fraughted
and
replenished
wyth
euerlasting
treasures
and
eternall
consolacion
and
comfort
.
The
Romish
deceitfull
ware
could
not
begotten
without
money
,
but
this
heauenly
Iewell
is
offered
freely
without
recompence
or
payment
.
Come
saith
Esay
the
Prophet
in
the
.lv.
chap.
All
you
that
thirst
to
the
waters
,
&
you
that
haue
no
siluer
,
come
buye
,
and
eate
,
come
I
say
,
buy
wine
and
milke
without
siluer
and
without
money
:
thus
much
for
the
first
part
,
concerning
the
certayntie
and
assuraunce
of
the
doctrine
contayned
in
the
seconde
parte
,
which
is
this
:
Blessed
are
the
dead
which
dye
in
the
Lorde
.
Here
we
haue
three
matters
to
consider
of
:
first
,
what
is
blessednesse
?
or
what
is
it
to
be
blessed
?
the
seconde
,
what
admonition
we
may
gather
out
of
these
wordes
?
thirdly
,
who
dye
in
the
Lorde
?
for
the
first
.
The
whole
worlde
(
which
as
s.
Iohn
sayeth
,
lyeth
in
Nihil
intulimus
.
&c.
we
brought
nothing
into
the
world
,
neither
shal
we
cary
any
thing
out
.
We
find
also
dayly
performed
in
effect
before
our
eyes
,
in
the
weithy
and
great
riche
men
of
this
worlde
,
that
which
Christ
in
the
twelfth
of
Luke
reporteth
to
haue
beene
O
foole
this
night
shall
they
fetch
away
thy
soule
from
thee
,
and
then
whose
shall
those
things
be
that
thou
hast
prouided
.
The
children
of
Israel
in
the
wildernes
were
fed
with
Manna
,
they
were
commaunded
daily
to
gather
it
in
the
fielde
by
measure
,
euery
man
according
to
his
eating
,
and
whatsoeuer
was
reserued
till
morning
,
contrarie
to
the
eye
hath
not
seene
,
nor
the
eare
heard
,
neither
hath
ascended
into
the
heart
of
man
,
that
which
God
hath
prepared
for
them
that
loue
him
.
This
celestiall
ioy
the
children
of
God
do
taste
of
in
this
world
,
in
that
they
apprehend
by
faith
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
quietnesse
of
conscience
in
the
bloud
and
passion
of
Christ
.
Howbeit
this
celestiall
ioye
in
this
worlde
,
is
but
expert
in
part
till
the
soule
be
deliuered
out
of
the
reache
of
flesh
and
bloude
.
I
haue
determined
to
speake
of
diuers
matters
within
the
compasse
of
this
sermon
,
and
some
of
them
such
,
that
I
would
be
sory
for
lacke
of
time
to
be
dryuen
to
cut
them
of
,
and
therefore
of
this
matter
here
I
make
an
ende
.
I
will
now
returne
to
the
text
agayne
.
Blessed
are
the
dead
which
dye
in
the
Lord.
Out
of
these
wordes
we
may
iustly
reason
,
that
some
dye
but
not
in
the
Lorde
,
and
that
lyke
as
they
that
dye
in
the
Lord
,
are
blessed
,
as
inheritours
of
euerlasting
life
:
so
are
they
that
dye
not
in
the
Lordcursed
,
as
heires
of
euerlasting
damnation
.
Hereby
are
we
admonished
that
it
is
the
part
of
a
good
Christian
in
hys
lyfe
time
,
to
take
thought
and
care
,
&
to
prouyde
by
the
assistaunce
of
Gods
grace
,
that
he
may
dye
in
the
Lord
,
and
that
it
is
a
desperate
part
to
be
carelesse
in
what
state
the
houre
of
death
shal
take
a
man
in
.
The
maner
of
wise
men
in
this
worlde
,
when
they
haue
any
serious
and
earnest
affayres
to
performe
,
is
by
some
exercise
aforehaude
to
make
themselues
expert
and
readie
agaynst
the
tyme
they
come
to
earnest
dooings
,
as
S.
Paule
noted
.
Euery
man
that
prooueth
masteries
abstayneth
To
this
prouidence
,
premeditacion
and
care
,
Christ
our
sauiour
doth
mooue
,
and
stirre
vs
by
the
storye
of
the
wicked
stewarde
,
which
his
Lorde
called
to
a
reconing
And
therefore
s.
Paule
sayeth
,
Omnes
nos
manifestare
Come
you
blessed
of
my
father
,
possesse
the
king-dome
prepared
for
you
from
the
beginning
of
the
worlde
.
I
was
a
hungred
and
you
gaue
me
to
eate
,
I
was
a
thyrst
and
you
gaue
me
to
drincke
,
and
so
foorth
of
the
other
workes
of
charitie
there
mencioned
.
Or
else
being
set
on
the
left
hande
,
they
shall
here
,
Depart
from
me
you
cursed
to
euerlasting
fyre
which
is
prepared
for
the
Deuill
and
his
Aungels
.
I
was
a
hungred
and
you
gaue
me
no
meate
:
I
was
a
thirst
and
you
gaue
me
no
drinke
,
and
so
forth
of
the
reast
there
rehearsed
.
An other
kind
of
reconing
is
peculiare
&
proper
to
such
as
God
hath
called
to
be
Rulers
,
Gouernours
and
officers
in
the
common
wealth
,
as
Kinges
,
Princes
,
Magistrates
,
Byshops
,
Iudges
,
Iustices
,
and
such
lyke
officers
.
Here
is
a
place
offered
to
speake
of
the
distinct
and
seuerall
reconings
that
euery
of
these
and
the
lyke
in
their
degrees
shall
make
,
but
that
can
not
be
performed
in
such
tyme
as
is
meete
for
me
to
occupie
now
in
this
audience
.
I
will
onely
note
some
part
of
the
reconing
that
Rulers
,
Magistrates
,
Iustices
and
officers
shal
make
,
which
Salomon
in
the
sixt
chapter
of
the
booke
of
Wisedome
setteth
out
,
thus
much
in
effect
.
Here
we
may
see
what
wofull
case
they
be
in
that
neuer
thinke
of
any
reconing
to
be
made
howe
they
behaued
themselues
in
their
authoritie
.
And
what
shall
become
of
them
that
in
their
dooings
will
neuer
consider
what
the
will
of
God
is
?
but
contrarie
vnreasonably
walke
after
the
pleasures
and
riches
of
thys
worlde
,
applye
all
their
power
to
further
and
continue
the
kingdome
of
Antichrist
,
defende
papisterie
,
supersticion
and
Idolatrie
,
pilgrimages
to
Welles
and
blinde
Chappelles
,
procure
the
wardens
of
churches
in
tyme
of
visitacion
to
periurie
,
to
conceale
images
,
Rapina
pauperum
in
domibus
vestris
,
Patres
patrie
,
Fathers
of
the
countrey
,
they
became
spoylers
of
the
countrey
.
And
where
the
part
of
fathers
is
to
prouide
for
theyr
children
,
they
contrarywyse
agaynst
order
of
nature
,
forced
the
children
,
that
is
,
the
countrey
,
to
prouide
for
them
and
their
houses
.
How
thinke
you
what
is
it
to
committe
authoritie
to
such
men
?
is
it
any
better
then
to
committe
a
sworde
to
a
madde
mans
hand
.
Would
to
God
the
maners
and
conditions
of
all
Iustices
of
the
peace
,
&
Shyrifs
in
Wales
,
were
so
well
knowne
to
hir
Maiestie
and
hir
Highnes
Counsell
,
as
they
be
in
the
countrey
amongst
their
neighbours
,
that
both
good
and
badde
,
might
receyue
their
deserued
prayse
,
rewarde
and
commendacion
.
And
though
perhappes
they
may
escape
this
my
wishe
,
yet
shall
they
not
escape
the
iudgement
sent
of
God
,
but
shal
be
sure
there
to
make
their
accompt
in
maner
as
I
haue
declared
.
The
third
point
concerning
this
reconing
is
to
understande
what
officers
or
messengers
God
hath
ordayned
to
sommon
,
call
,
and
bring
men
to
a
reconing
.
We
finde
many
and
diuers
officers
appointed
of
God
for
that
purpose
,
the
preaching
of
Gods
lawe
is
one
,
Per
legem
enim
agnitio
peccati
,
by
the
law
,
is
the
knowledge
Ammon
.
Nathan
the
Prophet
dooing
this
message
,
telleth
the
king
a
pitious
story
of
a
riche
man
that
had
many
sheepe
of
hys
owne
,
&
yet
to
cheere
a
guest
that
was
come
to
him
,
fetched
away
a
poore
mans
sheepe
that
had
no
more
in
the
worlde
but
that
:
the
king
hearing
of
that
wicked
vnconscionable
dealing
,
giueth
sentence
of
death
against
that
riche
man
.
Nathan
replyeth
that
he
himselfe
was
that
riche
man
,
which
against
law
,
equitie
or
honestie
,
had
killed
Vrias
and
fetched
awaye
his
wife
.
Nowe
king
Dauid
by
thys
messenger
is
brought
before
the
iudgement
seate
of
God
,
and
hauing
nothing
to
aunswere
,
submitteth
himselfe
to
Gods
mercie
,
saying
,
peccaui
,
I
haue
sinned
.
This
message
though
it
seemed
bitter
at
the
beginning
,
yet
was
it
holsome
,
sweete
,
&
comfortable
in
the
end
.
For
by
this
meanes
king
Dauid
recouereth
the
fauor
of
God
&
forgiuenesse
of
his
sinne
.
Here
we
may
note
that
it
is
more
profitable
for
kings
,
princes
&
great
men
,
to
haue
one
Nathan
or
Michea
about
them
,
then
twenty
deceyuing
Zedechia
,
which
Achab
the
king
of
Israel
to
his
paine
liked
so
wel
of
.
The
law
of
nature
which
the
finger
of
God
hath
engraued
in
the
conscience
of
euery
man
,
is
an
other
messenger
ordayned
to
cite
men
to
appeare
before
the
tribunal
seate
of
God
,
to
render
an
accompt
when
Nathan
is
excluded
out
Conscientia
enim
mille
testium
instar
,
for
conscience
serueth
in
steede
of
a
thousande
witnesses
.
There
were
learned
of
the
heathen
,
that
noted
this
woonderfull
worke
of
God
.
And
therefore
one
sayeth
:
Prima
vltio
haec
est
,
quodse
iudice
nemo
nocens
absoluitur
.
Improba
quamuis
gratia
fallacis
praetoris
vicerit
vrnam
.
This
is
one
vengeaunce
to
beginne
withall
,
that
no
male
factour
can
escape
the
condemnation
of
his
owne
iudgement
,
although
vnlawfull
fauour
corrupt
the
sentence
of
the
false
Iudge
.
There
were
,
that
endeuoured
and
determined
wyth
themselues
to
expell
all
feare
of
God
setting
on
a
brasen
impudent
face
,
making
no
diuersitie
betwixt
beastly
crueltie
in
shedding
bloude
,
and
humane
compassion
,
pittie
or
mercye
,
betwixt
honestye
and
dishonestye
,
betwixt
goodnesse
commended
,
and
wickednesse
dispraysed
:
But
,
such
were
neuer
able
to
auoyde
the
pursute
and
checke
of
this
messenger
.
Caius
Caligula
the
fourth
Emperour
of
Rome
,
who
was
woont
to
wishe
that
all
Rome
had
but
one
necke
,
that
he
might
strike
of
their
heades
at
one
stroke
,
exceeded
in
contempt
of
God
,
humanitie
and
honestie
:
In
crueltie
a
fierce
vnreasonable
beast
,
and
swinish
in
all
filthy
volupteousnesse
:
And
yet
when
any
token
of
Goddes
power
,
or
wrath
dyd
appeare
,
if
it
were
but
a
thunder
,
no
man
more
desperately
quaked
,
nor
more
miserably
trembled
for
feare
of
the
deserued
vengeance
of
God
.
King
Richarde
the
thirde
,
after
he
had
caused
his
two
innocent
Nephewes
to
be
murthered
,
and
brought
himselfe
to
the
Regall
seate
,
neuer
enioyed
quietnesse
of
minde
all
the
dayes
of
his
lyfe
:
for
this
messenger
so
chased
him
,
that
sometimes
in
the
night
season
,
he
vsed
to
start
vppe
out
of
bedde
,
imagining
he
was
besette
with
enimies
.
They
that
doe
vse
to
reade
stories
,
sacred
or
prophane
,
finde
examples
ynough
of
the
actes
and
force
of
this
messenger
dooing
his
office
.
There
be
other
messengers
,
which
in
comparison
of
these
we
haue
spoken
of
,
may
be
called
extraordinarie
,
and
yet
sent
and
appointed
of
God
to
do
the
same
message
,
as
the
other
ordinarily
doe
.
Of
this
sort
are
tribulation
,
aduersitie
,
sickenesse
,
warre
,
famine
,
plague
,
signes
and
tokens
in
the
Sunne
,
and
the
Moone
,
straunge
sightes
in
the
Element
,
Earthquakes
,
and
such
lyke
prodigious
matters
.
The
losse
of
friendes
,
the
losse
of
a
good
Prince
,
gouernour
or
Magistrate
:
for
like
as
God
maketh
the
Ipocrite
to
raigne
for
the
sinnes
of
Noble
Earle
,
is
most
earnestly
,
and
effectually
cited
to
appere
before
the
Lord
,
&
to
fall
to
a
reconing
:
yet
do
I
beleeue
that
the
Queenes
Maiestie
hir
highnesse
Counsell
,
&
all
the
Nobilitie
of
the
realme
,
may
hereby
receyue
admonition
,
and
cause
of
further
circumspection
,
and
aduigilancie
.
For
such
valiaunt
and
couragious
Noble
men
are
the
bulwarks
and
walles
of
defence
of
the
whole
realme
.
They
say
the
realme
is
walled
about
bycause
it
is
enuironned
with
the
sea
:
but
I
holde
rather
with
their
iudgements
,
that
make
the
fidelitie
and
true
heartes
of
the
subiectes
,
and
especially
of
such
of
the
Nobilitie
that
haue
made
themselues
by
Gods
especial
grace
,
expert
to
gouerne
and
rule
vnder
hir
Maiestie
,
aswel
in
warre
as
peace
,
the
strong
towers
of
defence
,
both
of
hir
Maiestie
and
hir
highnesse
realme
:
this
Noble
Earle
was
one
of
these
number
:
For
I
beleeue
there
is
no
Prince
in
the
worlde
,
that
had
a
more
faythfull
Noble
subiect
,
then
hir
Maiestie
had
of
him
in
his
tyme
.
And
for
the
notable
valiantnesse
,
experience
,
and
vertues
that
were
in
him
,
I
am
perswaded
that
hir
Maiestie
,
if
he
had
liued
,
might
haue
vsed
his
seruice
to
be
a
terrour
to
all
enimies
,
forreine
or
domestical
.
And
now
that
I
may
speak
somewhat
,
of
his
great
Nobilitie
,
his
excellent
,
vertuous
,
&
worthie
qualities
:
First
I
thinke
I
may
say
this
much
in
a
generalitie
,
that
it
was
easie
for
a
man
of
any
iudgement
,
that
should
beholde
his
countenance
&
behauiour
,
to
finde
in
him
Nobilitie
,
Maiestie
,
and
Honour
,
planted
by
the
especiall
gift
of
God
,
euen
from
his
Mothers
wombe
.
When
I
consider
the
nature
of
Nobilitie
with
the
causes
efficient
,
and
Prudence
,
Fortitude
,
Iustice
,
and
Temperaunce
:
the
hill
whence
they
spring
,
is
the
feare
of
God
,
or
true
religion
.
Although
this
worthie
Earle
by
progenie
was
of
noble
bloude
,
whose
auncetours
were
of
great
Honour
,
which
of
it selfe
,
if
a
man
degenerate
not
to
farre
from
his
forefathers
,
deserueth
honourable
acceptation
in
this
worlde
:
yet
was
he
not
therewith
satisfied
as
it
may
appere
by
his
study
and
traueyle
in
his
life
time
:
for
he
seemed
to
be
of
that
iudgement
that
Alphonsus
king
of
Aragon
,
of
whome
we
reade
in
stories
was
of
.
When
a
certayne
man
tooke
in
hande
to
set
out
the
lande
and
praise
of
his
Nobilitie
,
he
stoode
much
in
recitall
,
Noble
Earle
lykewise
,
not
aunswered
to
hys
expectacion
,
in
that
he
was
a
Noble
man
by
bloude
,
and
inheritaunce
,
gaue
hymselfe
whollye
all
the
dayes
of
hys
lyfe
to
purchase
and
wynne
the
Nobilitie
,
that
springeth
immediately
from
the
very
originall
fountaines
of
the
same
,
as
partly
I
will
put
you
in
remembraunce
of
.
We
will
beginne
with
Prudence
,
which
may
be
thus
defined
.
Prudence
,
is
a
power
or
facultie
of
the
minde
giuen
This
Noble
Earle
was
of
great
wysedome
,
deepe
iudgement
,
graue
consideratyon
,
and
so
blessed
wyth
vnderstanding
,
experience
,
and
manifolde
vertues
,
and
giftes
of
God
,
that
he
was
right
woorthy
to
serue
hir
Maiesty
in
princely
and
weighty
affaires
,
both
in
warre
and
peace
.
He
was
of
such
prudent
and
excellent
discretion
,
that
he
had
a
speciall
grace
to
entertayne
all
states
of
men
,
superiour
,
equall
,
and
inferiour
,
with
such
comelynesse
and
decencie
,
that
for
ciuilitie
,
humanitie
,
maners
,
&
honourable
behauiour
,
he
was
a
paterne
,
&
an
example
for
Nobilitie
to
imitate
,
and
to
follow
.
In
his
youth
he
bestowed
not
the
tyme
in
vanitie
,
ydlenesse
or
voluptuousnesse
,
but
in
atchieuing
and
winning
of
such
sciences
,
properties
&
vertues
,
which
might
beautifie
,
and
increase
his
Nobilitie
,
and
preuayled
therin
so
effectually
,
that
he
became
excellent
in
all
kinde
of
knowledge
,
and
qualities
,
meete
,
commendable
,
or
necessarie
for
a
man
of
honour
,
concerning
diuine
matters
.
I
haue
in
my
tyme
conferred
with
his
Lordshippe
,
and
therefore
can
say
somewhat
therein
:
and
amongest
others
,
one
thing
is
notable
,
which
in
conference
I
receyued
at
hys
mouth
.
He
affirmed
thys
in
effect
that
there
was
nothing
in
the
worlde
,
that
coulde
blemish
and
abase
the
Heroicall
nature
of
Nobilitie
so
much
,
as
to
haue
the
eyes
of
vnderstanding
so
closed
and
shutte
vp
,
that
a
man
in
honour
,
shoulde
not
be
able
to
discerne
betwixt
true
religion
,
&
the
Hypocriticall
false
religion
:
betwixt
the
right
worshipping
of
God
,
and
Idolatry
:
betwixt
the
traditions
of
men
,
and
Gods
worde
,
but
remayne
subiect
to
lyes
,
and
supersticion
,
and
to
call
badde
good
,
and
good
badde
:
and
concluded
that
to
be
free
from
this
seruill
state
,
was
a
necessarie
pointe
of
true
Nobilitie
.
He
therfore
in
his
tyme
had
diligently
traueyled
in
the
Scriptures
,
and
so
furnished
himself
with
principles
of
christian
Religion
,
that
he
was
able
readilye
to
discerne
Sermons
,
and
disputacions
,
and
to
finde
out
who
had
veritie
on
their
syde
:
and
also
probably
to
speake
with
authoritie
of
scripture
in
matters
of
controuersie
.
His
vnderstanding
by
the
especiall
work
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
was
so
illuminate
that
he
claue
and
drew
to
true
Christian
religion
,
as
the
adamant
stone
cleaueth
and
draweth
to
steele
.
His
Lordship
therefore
furthered
and
fauoured
all
Preachers
of
Gods
worde
,
so
that
whosoeuer
wyll
iudge
of
the
successe
of
Christes
religion
by
humane
reason
,
must
confesse
that
the
Gospell
hath
lost
a
mightie
Protectour
,
and
an
earnest
defender
.
But
God
in
setting
out
of
his
worde
,
vseth
to
worke
besyde
the
expectacion
of
man
,
and
behinde
the
reache
of
reason
.
I
haue
yet
further
to
speake
of
his
Lordship
,
that
I
beleeue
there
be
very
fewe
Noble
men
in
Englande
,
more
ready
and
expert
in
Chronicles
,
Hystories
,
Genealogies
,
and
Petigrues
of
Noble
men
,
and
noble
houses
,
not
only
within
the
Realme
,
but
also
in
forreine
realmes
,
then
this
Noble
Earle
was
in
his
time
.
He
excelled
in
descrying
and
blasing
of
Armes
,
&
in
all
skill
pertayning
thereto
:
and
to
be
short
,
his
vnderstanding
and
capacitie
,
was
so
liuely
and
effectuall
,
that
it
reached
to
all
kinde
of
matters
,
that
a
perfect
Noble
man
shal
haue
to
deale
withall
in
this
worlde
.
Fortitude
,
is
an
other
fountayne
from
whence
Nobilitie
Cicero
in
tusculanis
quaestionibus
thus
defined
.
Est
affectio
animi
qua
grauia
patiendo
legibus
obtemperatur
.
It
is
an
affection
of
the
mynde
,
whereby
to
satisfy
the
lawes
:
a
man
is
content
to
suffer
hardnesse
,
he
meaneth
mans
lawes
,
and
not
Gods
law
.
It
seemeth
therfore
that
it
may
be
thus
more
euidently
and
fully
defined
.
Fortitude
is
an
affection
of
the
minde
,
whereby
a
man
is
made
hardie
,
and
couragious
to
suffer
difficulties
and
daungers
,
auoyding
on
the
one
side
rashnesse
,
and
expelling
on
the
other
syde
feare
,
to
performe
that
which
Gods
lawe
and
honestie
prescribeth
and
commaundeth
.
Although
by
thys
definition
we
finde
,
that
the
effect
of
fortitude
resteth
much
in
banishing
of
feare
of
bodily
hurtes
:
yet
doth
it
agree
very
well
with
the
feare
of
God
.
Ietro
therefore
counselling
Moses
to
choose
men
to
gouerne
vnder
hym
,
sayeth
,
Prospice
viros
fortes
,
timentis
Deum
.
Seeke
out
Noble
Earle
,
that
there
was
no
subiect
in
Englande
,
that
coulde
feare
or
corrupt
him
from
executing
of
iustice
.
He
was
to
the
prowde
and
arrogant
a
lyon
,
and
to
the
meeke
and
humble
a
lambe
,
neither
is
there
any
contrarietie
in
this
,
for
true
Nobilitie
discerneth
a
due
and
conuenient
time
and
place
to
vse
both
the
one
and
the
other
.
Iustice
,
is
the
thirde
Well
of
Nobilitie
.
It
is
a
constant
this
Earle
who
wil
,
&
I
beleeue
there
is
no
man
liuing
that
can
iustly
complayne
of
anye
oppression
or
wrong
done
by
him
.
I
once
in
my
tyme
hearde
him
not
a
little
offended
with
one
of
hys
men
that
was
complayned
vpon
:
saying
,
that
his
seruaunt
coulde
doe
him
no
greater
dishonour
,
then
by
pretence
of
his
authoritie
to
do
any
poore
man
wrong
.
Iobe
in
the
tyme
of
his
authoritie
&
wealth
,
was
commended
to
be
a
iust
,
and
a
righteous
man
.
And
in
the
explication
of
part
of
that
iustice
,
Iob
hath
these
words
:
good
Earle
.
He
was
the
comfortable
refuge
,
of
all
such
as
were
in
aduersitie
,
or
oppressed
by
power
.
Of
Tytus
Vespatianus
Emperour
of
Rome
,
we
reade
,
that
he
aunswered
one
of
hys
friendes
,
admonishing
him
to
holde
hys
handes
,
and
not
to
make
his
liberality
and
gentilnesse
common
to
all
men
:
saying
,
that
it
worthy
Earle
was
of
lyke
minde
,
for
he
was
so
full
of
humanitie
and
compassion
,
that
he
woulde
be
loth
to
let
any
distressed
part
from
him
,
without
some
comfort
and
ease
.
In
so
much
that
in
him
,
if
euer
in
any
man
this
Adage
.
Homo
homini
Deus
,
A
man
God
to
man
,
was
as
truely
performed
:
as
in
Tyrantes
the
contrary
Adage
,
that
is
,
Homo
homini
lupus
:
A
man
a
Woolfe
to
man
.
We
read
in
Chronicles
of
Emperours
,
Kings
and
Noble
men
,
which
for
their
bountifulnesse
,
gentilnesse
,
affabilitie
&
goodnesse
,
deserued
some
Honourable
addition
to
their
names
:
as
amongst
the
Emperours
Antoninus
pius
,
Antony
the
vertuous
:
amongest
the
Brittish
Kinges
,
Elidorus
pius
,
Elyder
the
godly
:
and
amongest
Noble
men
.
In
the
tyme
of
king
Richarde
the
seconde
,
Sir
Thomas
Montacute
the
good
Earle
of
Salesburie
:
and
in
the
tyme
of
king
Henry
the
sixt
,
Sir
Thomas
Beuchampe
the
good
Earle
of
Warwike
.
This
Noble
Earle
for
the
very
like
qualities
hath
truely
deserued
to
be
called
the
good
Earle
,
the
vertuous
Earle
,
and
the
valiaunt
Earle
of
Essex
.
Temperaunce
,
is
the
fountayne
of
Nobilitie
:
It
is
This
Noble
Earle
,
had
a
speciall
grace
,
and
an
excellent
gift
of
God
in
obseruation
of
this
vertue
,
whither
you
respect
dyet
,
or
the
suppression
of
all
vicious
affections
.
I
haue
diuers
times
noted
in
him
,
when
vnderstanding
was
brought
vnto
him
,
of
some
thrasonicall
contumelious
wordes
,
spoken
by
some
glorious
inferiour
aduersarie
agaynst
him
,
he
woulde
neuer
be
stirred
to
any
perturbation
of
minde
thereby
,
but
with
graue
wisedome
and
magnanimitie
contemne
it
and
smile
,
deriding
the
vanity
&
waywardnes
of
that
cankered
stomacke
,
that
vomited
such
soure
rotten
infection
:
for
he
dyd
effectually
consider
that
it
became
no
better
a
noble
heart
to
take
in
&
receyue
wranglings
,
brawlings
,
chasings
,
&
anger
:
then
it
is
tonuenient
to
dawbe
a
golden
piller
with
myre
&
clay
.
Salomon
was
of
that
minde
,
and
therfore
sayeth
:
Be
not
thou
hasty
to
be
angry
,
for
anger
resteth
in
the
bosom
of
fooles
.
I
A
good
man
of
the
good
treasure
of
his
hart
bringeth
forth
good
things
.
And
the
euill
man
of
the
euill
treasure
of
his
heart
bringeth
forth
euill
thinges
:
For
though
occasion
were
ministred
,
yet
shoulde
you
neuer
heare
him
vtter
any
opprobrious
wordes
,
no
not
agaynst
his
aduersarie
,
so
pure
and
immaculate
dyd
he
studie
to
preserue
the
Nobilitie
of
his
minde
.
There
be
some
that
count
themselues
worthie
honour
and
estimation
,
when
they
teare
God
in
peeces
with
chafing
and
horrible
othes
,
which
this
Noble
Earle
detested
and
abhorred
,
as
a
matter
not
onely
vndecent
,
but
also
repugnant
to
the
nature
of
true
Nobilitie
,
attributing
due
reuerence
to
the
name
of
the
Lorde
,
and
therby
proouing
the
fountaynes
of
his
Nobilitie
to
spring
out
of
the
hyll
of
the
feare
of
God
.
But
what
was
his
religion
?
what
fayth
God
had
blessed
him
with
?
what
godly
disposition
he
was
of
,
and
how
abundantly
God
had
enriched
hym
with
his
holy
spirite
?
his
confession
of
his
fayth
,
hys
speaches
,
nay
rather
his
sermons
in
his
sickenesse
afore
his
death
shall
testifie
for
euer
.
For
I
receyued
by
the
relation
of
such
as
are
woorthie
credite
,
and
were
present
about
him
,
although
not
all
,
yet
many
of
hys
learned
godly
sayings
at
that
tyme
.
Concerning
hys
saluation
,
hee
reposed
his
affiaunce
and
sure
trust
in
the
bloude
of
Iesus
Christ
.
He
forgaue
all
the
world
,
and
by
inuincible
fayth
apprehended
,
layde
holde
,
and
imbrased
remission
of
his
sinnes
,
in
the
merites
of
the
sacrifice
of
Christes
bodie
offered
vppon
the
crosse
for
the
sinnes
of
the
world
.
Trentals
,
Masses
,
Diriges
,
Pardons
,
and
such
other
papisticall
trifles
he
vtterly
contemned
,
as
wicked
and
blasphemous
agaynst
the
death
and
passion
of
Christ
.
He
fared
like
the
children
of
Israell
in
the
wildernesse
,
which
when
they
were
Noble
Earle
grieued
wyth
the
remembraunce
of
his
former
vnthankefull
lyfe
(
as
he
iudged
)
immediately
directed
the
eyes
of
hys
mynde
to
the
death
and
passion
of
Christ
,
and
forthwith
felt
such
health
of
soule
,
that
he
was
replenished
with
ioy
in
the
holy
Ghost
,
and
all
his
delite
was
in
meditacion
of
the
ioy
of
the
worlde
to
come
,
and
the
fruition
of
the
presence
of
God
for
euer
:
In
so
much
that
fyue
or
sixe
dayes
before
he
dyed
,
he
shewed
himselfe
more
lyke
an
Aungell
from
heauen
,
then
a
man
compassed
with
flesh
and
bloud
.
My
Lorde
the
Archbyshoppe
of
Dublin
,
(
as
I
was
enformed
)
could
mooue
him
in
no
question
or
article
pertayning
to
saluation
,
that
he
was
not
ready
in
,
and
learnedly
,
and
godly
resolued
:
yea
,
and
made
such
aunsweres
in
all
thinges
,
that
my
Lord
of
Dublin
had
them
in
great
admiration
,
and
affirmed
that
his
speaches
at
that
tyme
shoulde
serue
him
for
sermons
as
long
as
he
liued
.
How
truely
he
relinquished
the
vanitie
of
this
worlde
,
and
how
effectually
he
thyrsted
after
the
ioy
of
the
life
to
come
,
his
godly
admonitions
ministred
vnto
such
as
visited
him
,
and
his
heauenly
lessons
and
exhortacions
to
his
seruants
,
shall
testifie
for
euer
:
for
they
were
such
that
his
seruaunts
report
they
shall
neuer
forget
,
and
such
as
they
shall
be
the
better
for
whyles
they
lyue
.
Thus
haue
I
briefly
,
and
partly
declared
vnto
you
,
both
the
lyfe
and
death
of
this
worthy
Magistrate
,
to
the
ende
we
shoulde
consider
how
seriously
God
doth
call
vs
to
a
reconing
by
the
losse
of
such
a
good
Magistrate
.
Now
a
worde
or
two
to
shewe
who
be
they
that
dye
in
the
Lorde
,
and
then
an
ende
.
They
principally
are
sayd
to
dye
in
the
Lorde
,
which
suffer
death
vnder
the
beast
,
for
confession
of
Christes
religion
,
for
they
properly
dye
in
the
Lords
cause
.
Such
are
the
Martirs
,
aswell
of
the
primitiue
church
vnder
the
cruell
Emperours
,
as
the
martyrs
of
all
ages
sithence
vnder
Antichrist
of
Rome
.
They
also
dye
in
the
Lorde
,
which
though
they
dye
not
by
the
crueltie
of
the
beast
,
yet
they
dye
in
the
faith
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
are
therfore
blessed
.
Of
this
number
was
this
godly
Earle
as
I
haue
before
declared
.
Wherfore
I
will
conclude
and
direct
my
speach
for
two
or
three
wordes
to
this
good
Earle
.
O
noble
Earle
of
Essex
,
in
thy
tyme
the
Pearle
of
Nobilitie
:
the
myrrour
of
Vertue
and
woorthy
qualities
:
the
childe
of
Chyualrie
:
the
beautifull
flower
of
Englande
:
the
precious
Iewell
and
comfort
of
Wales
:
the
trustie
stay
of
Ireland
:
Thy
lyfe
was
most
Honourable
:
thy
worthinesse
incomparable
:
thy
death
precious
in
the
sight
of
God
,
for
thou
dyedst
in
the
Lord
a
right
inheritour
of
the
euerlasting
kingdome
of
heauen
.
Wherfore
by
authoritie
of
the
heauenly
oracle
that
S.
Iohn
was
commaunded
to
write
,
thou
art
to
be
pronounced
blessed
for
euer
.
Our
sinnes
hath
shortned
thy
lyfe
,
so
that
we
coulde
enioye
the
same
no
longer
.
Thou
hast
notwithstanding
bequeathed
thy
body
to
be
buryed
amongest
vs
here
in
Wales
.
Of
very
duetie
therefore
O
Noble
Earle
,
thy
Tombe
shall
be
with
vs
in
reuerence
,
estimation
&
honour
,
the
fame
and
name
of
thy
Nobilitie
,
valiauntnesse
,
vertue
and
woorthinesse
,
shal
neuer
be
forgotten
,
but
shall
lyue
and
be
kept
with
vs
in
memorie
from
generation
to
generation
whyle
the
world
standeth
.
Deare
beloued
audience
,
bycause
the
tyme
is
spent
,
here
wyll
I
abruptly
make
an
end
,
and
neither
deale
with
the
thyrde
part
of
my
first
diuision
,
nor
make
recapitulacion
of
any
matter
I
haue
spoken
of
.
Onely
let
vs
pray
that
God
of
hys
mercy
graunt
vs
grace
to
consider
his
holy
will
and
pleasure
,
declared
vnto
vs
by
so
many
messengers
,
and
especially
by
this
message
that
we
now
receyue
in
the
death
of
this
noble
Magistrate
.
And
that
we
may
learne
to
dye
in
the
Lorde
as
he
hath
done
,
and
that
togither
wyth
him
and
all
the
elect
of
God
,
we
may
participate
a
ioyfull
resurrection
in
the
world
to
come
,
through
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
:
to
whome
wyth
the
Father
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
be
laude
,
honour
,
&
prayse
for
euer
and
euer
.