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A68350	A sermon preached ye fourth Su[n]daye in Lente before the Kynges Maiestie. and his honorable Counsell, by Thomas Leauer; Sermon preached the thyrd Sonday in Lent before the kynges Majestie, and his honorable Counsell	Lever, Thomas, 1521-1577.	1550 (1550)	STC 15548.5; ESTC S108287	23,504	89

A Sermon preached y e fourth Sūdaye in Lente before the Kynges Maiestie and his honorable Counsell by Thomas Leauer ☞ Anno Domini M. ccccc l. ⸫* ⁎ * In nomine Iesu Christi GOD be mercyfull vnto vs For the tyme is euen nowe comynge when as God muste needes eyther of hys mercy here in Englande worcke suche a wonderfull miracle vnto our conforte as farre passeth mans expectacion or els of his righteousnes take such vengeaunce of this land to thexample of all other landes as shal be to our vtter destruccion Ye know that immediatlie after the preachynge of Noe came the great stud that drouned y e worlde After the warnynge of Loth came fyre brimstone vpon the Sodomites and Gomorrians When Moises had declared gods threatnynges in Egipt kinge Pharao and hys people were plaged vpon the lād and drouned in the red sea Such plages came euer where gods worde truly preached is not beleued receaued and folowed But at is the preaching of Ionas the Niniuites repented wonderfully When the boke of the lawe was reade vnto Iosias the kynge he with all his people spedely repentynge found exceadyng mercy blessynge and grace as lykewyse all other shalbe sure to find which heare the word of God and kepe it For when Christ and his Apostles had preached the gospell vnto the Iewes those that beleued were delyuered frome the curse of the law vnto ▪ the blessing of grace out of worldly myserye to be inheritours of the heuenly kingdome and those that did not beleue were cast from God oppressed of men ouercome spoyled murthered and destroyed of theyr enemies Wherfore Englande whyche at this presente tyme by reason of the worde of god set fourth reade preached and communed dothe in euery place heare y e coūcel of Noe the warning of Loth the lawe of Moises the threatnyngs of y e prophetes and the grace of the gospel as it was declared and taught by Christ and his Apostles This Englande muste nedes either by beleuynge of these thinges obteine of god wonderful grace of amendmente ▪ or els by neglectinge them prouoke the vengeance of god as a dewe plage and punyshment Take heede therfore England for if thou by vnbelefe let and stop God from workynge of miracles to thy comforte then surely doest thou prouoke god to powre down vengeaunce vpon the to thy vtter distruccyon But if thou doo regarde receiue and beleue goddes worde he wyll worke wonderfull miracles to thy conforte wealthe and prosperitie Yea let euerye man of what estate or degree soeuer he be grope hys owne conscience for if he dooe not there fele that the worde of God dothe take place to moue him to repentaunce and amendment of lyfe then shall he be sure soone to haue experience that the vengeaunce of god by a shameful shorte ende of hys wretched lyfe wyl brynge hym vnto an euerlastinge dampnable deathe For all those that wyll not creepe vnder the merciful wings of god as the chikinnes of Chryst shal be caught and deuoured of puttocks haukes and kytes as a praye for the deuyll The wynges of god be stretched abrode here in Englande by the kynges gracious maiesty and his honourable counsell of mighty power wyth ready wyl to shadowe defende and saue all those that wyth reuerent loue come humbly creping vnder theyr ordynaūce rule gouernāce which is y e power y e wings the order of god The filthye gredy puttockes wylde haukes and rauenyng kytes be supersticious papistes carnall gospellers and sedicious rebelles whych as ye haue seene by late experience haue most cruelly caught spoyled and deuoured the lambes the chekynnes the chyldren of God ▪ redemed and boughte with Christes bloude Wherefore as Christ in his owne person dyd once lamente and bewayle Ierusalem so doeth he nowe many tymes in the persons of hys propheticall Preachers lament bewayl Englande saying O Englande howe ofte wold I haue gathered thy chyldren as a hen gathereth her chikens vnder her wynges and thou woldest not Euen wyth the same affeccion that the shepeherde cryeth seynge the wolfe leeryng towardes the shepe with the same affeccion that the hen clocketh and calleth spyeng the kyte houeryng ouer her chekyns wyth the same affeccion it behoueth the minister and preacher of god seeynge vntollerable vengeaunce hangynge ouer Englande to crye to cal and to geue warnyng vnto the people saying as it is writē in y e first of Esay If ye willingly wil heare obey ye shal eate the good confortable frutes of y e earth but if ye wil not prouoke me vnto anger the sword shal deuour you Quid os Domini lo cutum est For it is y e mouth of y e lord that hath spoken Now your reuerende maiesty most gracyous kyng and you honourable wyse godly counsellers you are the chiefe shepeherds you are the most reuerende fathers in Chryste hauynge the wynges of power and authorytye to shadow saue and kepe these lambs of god these chekens of Christe and these chyldrē of the heauenly father redemed wyth Chrystes bloude and cōmitted vnto your handes to be saued kepte and prouyded for God be praysed wyth thankeful obedience and louynge reuerence dewe to your gracious maiestye honourable counsell whiche haue surely wysely prouyded for dylygently kepte and charitably saued thys realme by driuing awaye the wyly foxe of papisticall superstycion and by castinge oute the vncleane spirit of ignoraūce to gods glorye your honor our comfort But alas most gracious King and godly gouernors for the tender mercyes of god in oure Sauiour Iesu Christ take good and diligent heed when ye be chasyng the wyly foxe of papisticall supersticion that the gredye wolfe of couetous ambicion doo not creepe in at your backes For surely he wyl do more harme in a weke then the foxe did in a yere Take hede y t the vncleane spirit of ignorāce returning with .vii. other worse then hym selfe find no place vnwarded wher he may crepe in again For if he returning w t his felowes enter in agayne then wyl he make the ende of thys generacion to be worse then the beginninge Then shall ▪ you leese the rewarde of your former dylygence and be damned for your later negligence Then shal the welspring of mercy which of long tyme hath watered this Realm with the grace of god be closed vp and the bludy flouds of vengeance gushing out frō the wrath indignacion of God ouer flow al togither Thē wil not god by workinge of miracles declare mercy but by takinge of vengaūce execute rightuousnes But God beyng as mercyfull yet as euer he was if you contynewe as faythful wise and dylygente as ye haue bene to handle the wolfe as you haue done the foxe to keepe out the deuyll as to cast out the deuyll then shall the people of this lāde feede in quyetnes w tout feare of euyl then shall you continuyng to thende be sure of an hunderdfold reward in thys lyfe and afterwardes