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A16863
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The lamentacyon of a Christe[n] agai[n]st the citye of London for some certaine greate vyces vsed theri[n].
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Brinkelow, Henry, d. 1546.
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or write Christ aright he is incontynent in the net eyther of fellonie treason or hearesye or in all thre But at the grete daye of the Lorde at the rysynge of all fleshe ye generacion of Uipars shall se that those shalbe fouÌ„de faythfull bothe to the Kyng of the body onely and also to the Kynge of bothe bodye and soule And then ye shall be found in deade fellons Traytours ande Heretyques both Agaynst GOD and man ande soche wyll ye be so longe as ye possesse your inordynate RICHES that wycked MaÌ„mon GOD geue the KINGE an hert to take y t wicked Mammone froÌ„ you as he may rightfullye do wyth the Consent of the commones by acte of Parlament so that it maye be dysposed to GODES Glorye and y e commone welthe As to take hiÌ„ selfe a porcyoÌ„ for a knowledg of obeysaunce and for y e maiÌ„tainyng of hys estate The rest pollityquely to be put vnto a coÌ„mone welthe Fyrst dystrybuted among all y e townes in EngloÌ„d iÌ„ soÌ„mes accordiÌ„g to the quantyte nombre of y e occupyars where moste nead is And all the townes to be bouÌ„d to the KiÌ„g y t his grace may haue y e money at hys neade to serue hiÌ„ And also a politique way taken for prouysyon for y e pore in euerye towne w t some parte to y e mariages of yonge parsoÌ„s that lacke freÌ„des Wayes ther are ynough who so lusteth to studye for them Yet one thing wolde I wishe that all men wolde take you euen as ye are that is euen lyke as the Uipar aboue all other beastes wormes or serpentes is most fullest of poison for certayne qualities in him euen so ye aboue all the meÌ„bres of Antichrist be y e moste fullest of poison swiftest to shedde bloud y e greatest persecuters of Christes congregacion yea ye haue euer done most myschefe in shutting vp of Godes word froÌ„ y e people aboue al other knightes of y e romysh churche Well your wicked MammoÌ„ your in ordinate riches was not of our heauenlie fathers plantynge therfore it muste vp by the rotes with the riches of your other brethern of the Romyshe churches or church malygnaÌ„t which of late ware ryghtfully plucked vp If thou wilt reade y e storyes of the thre kynges a fore sayd thou wilt saie it is hyghe time to pull from theÌ„ y t wycked MaÌ„mon In y e same stories ye shall see what knavery hath euer bene practysed of y e Bysshoppes aboue all other Impes of Antychryst as well agaynst y e KiÌ„ges as Agaynst the preachers teachers writers of Christes gospell moste lyke vnto y e Uypar as afore is sayde Understonde also what the propertye of a Uipar is she destroieth her make or male in the concepcyoÌ„ the thiÌ„ge conceiued I meane the yonge in the lyttirynge or forth bringyng destroieth the damme So Bysshoppes who-KiÌ„gs mak Lordes of beggers be commoÌ„ly the fyrste that procure theÌ„ dyspleasure as appereth by y e storyes of these KiÌ„gs aforesayed Yea they haue put mo Kyngs to troble then euer came to light For why it must neades be trew y e Christ saieth of them The Chyldern of thys worlde be wiser in theyr generacion theÌ„ y e chylderne of lyght be in theyrs What thiÌ„k ye of the northe Surelye in my iudgement I wyll speake no farther but it was theyr owne inuencion aÌ„d the Bysshoppes ware the very orygynall grounde ande foundacyon of the same Insurectyon vproare and tumulte Well although Chryste dothe saie ye be so wyfe in youre generacion yet maketh not it against these wordes that your wysdome will proue folishnes .i. Cor. i. Whyche GOD graunte maye be shortlye that the pore selye lambes maye preache aÌ„d teache the gospell and that the rest which yet be without may espie your dysceyte aÌ„d fle from your dyrtye tradycyons ande followe theyr owne shepherd which so louinglie gane his life for them I knowe y e Papystes their flocke shal sclauÌ„derously report that I am agaynste the SacrameÌ„t which am dyrectlye w t it after Christes institucioÌ„ and full agaynste y e institucioÌ„ of the Rome Bysshoppes as ye shall perceiue yf ye marke pondre my seÌ„teÌ„ce aright Or els they will say I aÌ„ aÌ„ anabaptist which opinioÌ„s of theÌ„ y t are against the scriptur as they haue diuerse I vtterly abhorre which opynioÌ„s nead not her to be touched Your old craft is also to sclauÌ„der vs saynge we be causers of insurreccyoÌ„ iÌ„ which poynt eueÌ„ as I therin now shall shew my miÌ„d so haue all those done which laboured iÌ„ y e viÌ„eyard of whoÌ„ ye haue borned a great noÌ„bre I acknoweledge geue to vnderstoÌ„d to all y t shall either read this my worke or heare it red y t all kiÌ„ges rulers haue theyr aucthoritye powers of God aÌ„d they that resiste theÌ„ or those which of theÌ„ be sent resyst God Rom. xiii so seaketh his own daÌ„nacioÌ„ Yea although a Kyng be a tyraunt we may not resyste hym Yea ande althoughe a king shuld be so wicked to make actes or lawes eueÌ„ directly agaynst Gods lawes as dede kiÌ„ge Darius Daniel vi Ande also y e high prestes Pharisees forbiddiÌ„g Peter IohaÌ„ to preach christ Act. iiii Yet may we not w t fist swerd c. resist theÌ„ nor be aueÌ„ged of theÌ„ no more theÌ„ dede Daniel y e other children resist darius or IohaÌ„ and Peter y e prestes pharisees or Chryste pylate Mathe. xvi But gentle Reader marke y t eueÌ„ as we may not resist theÌ„ w t fist sweard or weapoÌ„ c. but to owr daÌ„pnacion euen like wise may we not obserue theyr wicked lawes nor conseÌ„t or agree vnto theÌ„ with hert or mouthe vnder paine of y t selfe same daÌ„pnacyon but rather suffre deth then eyther to resyste them bodely wyth strength of hande or consent agree vnto their wicked lawes and actes in hert or mouthe after the exaÌ„ple of Daniell CHRIST y e Apostles Prophetes Martyres et cetr And after the exaÌ„ple of the mother with her seueÌ„ soÌ„nes Mach vi Whych example is wrytten for our learniÌ„g with many suche like And marke thys that eueÌ„ as all subiectes be bounde to the higher powers and to be ruled by them in all thiÌ„gs as lawes decrees aÌ„d suche other grounded vppon scrypture and not to resiste in paine of daÌ„pnacioÌ„ So must the hygâ—er powers be ruled by the scrypture ande make no lawes contrarie to y e scrypture in payne of like daÌ„pnacyon vnto them For that is the onelye touchstone whych trieth all thynges and whych muste gouerne all thynges Thus I end my Lamentacion beseackyng God through his sonne Iesus Christ to drawe you from all your old Idolatrye fornycacyon aÌ„d aduoutrye from persecuting Christ in his saintes from your inordynate couetuousnes ande from youre euell suppressynge of the pore And geue you grace that nowe at the last ye maye repente ande beleue the gospell in embrasynge the same sekynge GODES glorye onelye and the commone welth as in tymes paste ye haue done youre owne and dylygentlie to prouide for the pore whiche aboue all other thynges shalbe demaunded of you at y e greate daie of the Lord as afore is sayde And thus doiÌ„g doubt not but y e plages whych ye haue ryght fullie deserued God of his bottomelesse mercie wil turne theÌ„ from you as he ded by y e Niniuites whych repeÌ„ted wheÌ„ they ware warned by Ionas y e Prophete Yf not loke for no lesse plages then IerusaleÌ„ other Cityes had for their inyquitie Awake therfore and repent ande turne to the Lorde yet in tyme and he will turne to you That graunt the Lorde of all Lordes and father of mercye Amen The grace of God through our Lorde Iesus Chryst be wyth you all