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A01624	The course of Christianitie: or, As touching the dayly reading and meditation of the holy Scriptures very requisite and necessary for all Christians of what estate or condition soeuer: tvvo bookes. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iohn Ludham vicar of Wethersfeld. 1579.; De sacrae Scripturae lectione as meditatione quotidiana. English	Hyperius, Andreas, 1511-1564.; Ludham, John, d. 1613.	1579 (1579)	STC 11755; ESTC S120317	159,740	250

page 163. line 9. omit out page 166. line 1. for excused reade exercised page 167. line 23. for come reade came page 172. line 25. for all bookes reade al the bookes page 215. line 9. for stammered reade staggered page 218. line 22 for all the people vvhen reade all the people vvepte vvhen c. page 223. line 25. for all them reade and all of them page 177. line 22. for conuently reade conueniently FINIS To the most noble and renoumed Prince Lewis Duke of Bauier Countie Palatine of the Rhine c. his most gracious Lord Andrew Hyperius sendeth greeting THis is a common guise and practise among Christian Kings and Princes most noble Prince that in publishing and proclayming their Edictes and other monumentes of writing in theyr Coynes which by their Mintmen they cause to be coyned and now and then also in their buildings vpon statues or images curiously carued in theyr paynted tables againe on their clothes of estate on their gorgeous hangings of Tapistrie on their purple robes on their Couerlets of Arras and suche like precious ornamentes when they put to their name and function they discretely adde something whereby they professe themselues to haue obteyned THROVGH THE GRACE OF GOD all the honoures and dignities that are befalne them which custome commonly and euerye where receyued can neuer sufficiently be praysed and extolled for it putteth them in minde of most graue and weightie matters and such as ought alwayes worthily to be before their eyes First it teacheth them to confesse and acknowledge that kingdomes and common weales are at GODS disposition that they are most wisely gouerned by his prouidence and that one whyle forsooth they flourishe for the Godlies sake and another while are subuerted bycause of the wicked as testifye Iob Chap. 34. and Salomon Prouerb 28.29 and finally that wonderfull alterations far beyond all mens expectation witnessing Daniell Chap. 2. are brought to passe in them Secondly they are giuen to vnderstand that it is their partes and duties to ascribe all their honoures power and happinesse whatsoeuer be●ideth them on earth only and alone to GOD and to render thanks vnto him continually for the same in as much as of Dauid a most diligēt ponderer of GODS iudgemēts they may all learne that it is GOD alone and none other that giueth happie successe and safetie vnto Kings Psalm 144. with whome his sonne Salomon in all poynts agreing pronounceth that he only by the benefite of GOD was installed in the soueraigne state of his kingly dignitie 2. Chronic. 1. And in the same place where the same Salomon craueth wisedome to be giuen him GOD hymselfe maketh answere That he would not only giue him wisedome whiche is a thing very necessary to a happye gouernemēt but also that he would franckly and bountifully adorne him with riches power glory and magnificence Moreouer it is méete and conueniente that they acknowledge GOD to be a most mightye Emperoure and Monarch in whose power and dominion it is to punish with horrible paines or euen vtterly to destroy and that iustly all those that refuse to submitte themselues and to do his commandements And for this cause it is that the said kingly Prophet Dauid sang Be wise nowe therefore yee Kings be learned ye Iudges of the earthe serue the Lord in feare reioyce in him with trembling Kisse the sonne least he be angrie and yee perishe in the way if his wrath be kindled but euē a little To be short so many Kings and Princes as doe aduisedly consider that they BY THE GRACE OF GOD haue obteyned the highest degrée of honour should for many causes endeuoure themselues with all their power and inforcement to become as like vnto GOD as is possible imitating so farre forthe as they may his goodnesse iustice clemencie in al points It is most truly said of a certaine wise man That a Prince is the image of GOD that gouerneth all things Though euen this also ought not a little to moue them that in the holy Scriptures they are not seldome times called GODS Exod. 22. Psalme 82. Now héere vpon further it followeth that all Kings and Princes especially so manye as doe beare the worlde in hand that they knowe CHRIST by whome grace and truth is broughte downe to vs from Heauen and that they embrace and kisse hym from their hearts that I may vse the worde of Psalmist ought diligently with all dutifulnesse to perfourme and set forwarde all those things that tend to the aduancement of the glory of our true euerlasting GOD on earth who alone is the most mightie King of all Kings Lord of all Lords Apoc. 19. For héere vnto doth the diuine crier inuite all that are in authoritie Psal. 29. saying Giue vnto the Lord yee sonnes of the mightie giue vnto the Lorde glory and strength And surely if Kings and Princes would by any meanes go about to amplifie GODS glory they cānot do it any better way than if they cause as many people as maye be to be brought to the knowledge and sincere worshipping of GOD the Father of hys son IESVS CHRIST For why GOD accompteth this to be hys greatest prayse and glory whiche also he challengeth to himselfe alone and will neuer yéelde it to anye other that all men shoulde haue the knowledge of hys power goodnesse righteousnesse that they shoulde receyue hys commaundementes worshippe and call vppon hym wyth their whole heart and finallie from hym looke for all good things and euen euerlasting saluation As touching which thing Moses Prince of al Prophets Deut. 10. saith And now ô Israel what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to feare the Lord thy God to walke in all his wayes and to loue him and to serue the Lorde thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule And Esay 43. God himselfe sayeth Euery one shall be called by my name for I haue created him for my glory Again in the same place This people haue I formed for my selfe they shall shewe foorth my prayse And Chap. 48. For mine owne sake for mine owne sake will I do it rather than my name shoulde be polluted neyther wyll I giue my glory to another By no small number of suche sentences GOD declareth that he then excelleth in sound perfite glory when as of good mē he is honoured praysed worshipped but to what end is it to make any lōger rehearsall Howbeit least anye man should doubte that the chiefe happinesse consisteth in the true knowledge seruice of GOD and that therby men atteine vnto that place where with the blessed Saincts they shall enioy euerlasting felicitie Let vs hearken vnto GOD himselfe Ieremy declaring in this sort Let not the wise man saith he glory in his wisdome nor the strong man glory in his strength neyther the rich man glory in his riches but let him that gloryeth glory in this that he vnderstandeth and knoweth me for I am the Lord which

as well of all olde as newe sprung vp heresies from amongest them and laste of al so to ioyne and knit them togyther in one consent of the truth of his holy word and Sacraments as may be moste of all to the aduancement of his glorious kingdome and to the vtter ouerthrowe of Sathans outrage and Tyranny To the furtherance wherof bicause I was perswaded that this Booke of the famous and worthy man Andrew Hyperius woulde not a little auaile I thought it not amisse for my good brethren and Countrimens cause to turne the same into oure common language and to publish it in as plaine a stile and phrase as I possibly coulde Whyche being attentiuely read and pervsed wil minister I am sure not onely sufficient matter for the godly and Christian Reader to work vpon but also sounde and substantiall reasons to the satisfaction of al indifferent mindes and to the confusion of all scorners and cauillers whatsoeuer And forsomuche as I am not ignorant what great and speciall blessings of hys Spirite the Lord in mercy hath vouchsafed to bestowe vppon youre Ladiship and vpon your progenie whereby you are moued againe by apparant testimonies to expresse the godly loue and zeale whiche you beare to his infallible truth and Gospell I determined with my selfe amongst many other noble and worthy personages to make my speciall choice of youre L. as a meete patronesse of thys present worke and of my trauel and paines taken therein Wherevnto I was prouoked so muche the rather by cause that as you youre selfe are an earnest traueller in the holy Scriptures as well by publike hearing as by priuate reading so your example wil not a little help both to the cōmending of this worke vnto posteritie also to the incouraging of many other of youre sexe and calling to the following of your steppes Albeit I must confesse one other cause there was of this my doing which I wil by no meanes conceale from your L. And that was the greate curtesie and friendly affabilitie which amongst many other vertues I noted in youre L. at what time you vsed commonly to resorte vnto oure parishe Churche to the exercise there But then especially appeared your curtesie most excellent in mine eie when you of your owne accorde to my great and singular rrioycing vouchedsafe to visite and adorne my poore house with your presēce and to take wel in worth that simple entertainement whiche then throughe Gods goodnesse I was able to giue you And euen then doubtlesse conceiued I this imagination with my selfe that how soeuer you should be forgetfull of your friendlinesse offered yet I for my part could neuer be vnmindefull of your curtesy receyued but woulde testifye the same by one meanes or other so soone as time and oportunitie shoulde serue Thus Madam haue you hearde the principall causes that moued mee to putte forth this Booke vnder the title of youre name whiche if I may perceiue your L. to take in good parte as I doubte not but you will then haue I reaped the onely guerdon of my desire In the meane season to ende withal I commende the whole successe therof vnto the Lorde beseeching him so to multiply his mercies vpon you and vpon your whole familie as that you may liue many yeares a ioyfull and happy mother in Israel and finally reape the ende of youre hope euen endlesse ioy and immortalitie with all the sanctified in Christe Iesu AMEN Written at VVethersfeld the ninth of Iune 1579. Your Ladiships most humble in the Lord IOHN LVDHAM To the Reader I If toyes and trifles nowe adayes so wel accepted bee O Of all and euery wight in worth that doe them reade or see H How much more thē ought godly works wel weyed for to bin N No doubt the Lord wil none excuse that carelesse be herein L Let whose can cōplaine and say I want good Bookes to view V Vndoubtedly this age of ours wil proue his plainte vntrew D Did euer any one as yet like store of bookes remember H Hath not the Lord vs greatly blest in these our days Cōsider A Amōgst the rest this booke is one which if thou rightly read M May further thee to godlinesse and stand thee in greate stead I. L. Gentle Reader before thou enter into the reading of this discourse I pray thee vse some paines in correcting with thy pen these faults that haue escaped the Print In the Preface page 3. line 11. reade of the Psalmist page 5. line 28. 29. reade they are they that page 7. line 2. reade holy Scriptures ibid. line 3. reade any nevve matter page 8. line 3. reade and it shall In the Treatise page 6. line to reade as the insight page 7. last line read to the contemplation page 8. line 8. for Clemens Alexandrnus reade Clemens Alexandrinus ibid. line 11. for vvas reade vvere page 10. line 24. for our reade one ibid. line 29. for Ieremie reade Ierome page 14. line 25. read and function page 19. line 8. reade vacation page 20. line 29. reade same page 21. line 28. reade that euerye man page 26. line 11. for vnhearde of reade vnheard of ibid. line 15. reade in a readinesse page 29. line 31. reade at Thessalonica page 36. line 1. reade numbred page 38.10 reade moe vvitnesses page 40. line 12. reade in their ovvne houses page 54. line 22. for vvhere reade vvhich page 56. lin 8. reade Paulinus page 58. lin 26. reade Hedibia page 64. after the laste vvorde bring in these lines folovving vz. as touchyng the palme of knovvledge of things spirituall For verily I am o●t at minde that then there vvas no familie c. page 65. line 19. reade admonished page 66. line 7. reade buying ibid. line 26. reade Ichoiacim page 70. line 2. reade meanely page 74. line 7. reade he oftentimes ibidem line 10. reade Acts. 18. of Aquila page 75. line 23. reade as this page 77. line 17. reade to set forvvarde page 78 line 6. reade of the vvholsome ibid. line 25. reade booke 10. page 79. line 14. reade desolate Mergine line 4. for ought reade might page 18. line 18. reade oughte not to page 84. line 14. reade vnited page 85 line 9. reade begin page 86. line 5. reade a Iudge page 88. line 25. reade all their page 96. line 24. leaue out the tvvo commas at amplifications and at threatnings page 97. line 34 reade deriued page 98. line 14. leaue out good page 108 line 2. omit of ibid. line 28. reade distinguished page 111. line 16 for if reade of page 114. line 22. reade he hid page 120. line 13. reade vvhiche being c. page 129 line 4. reade comprehend page 134. line 20 for reading reade namely readers of c. page 135. line 17. for here reade hearde ibid. line 26. reade veritie page 149. for Tullius reade Tullies page 159. line 21. reade invvrapped page 160. line 30. for come reade runne page 161 line 6. reade propounded line 14. reade forbrorne