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cause_n	aaron_n	child_n	moses_n	107	3	7.1462	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18700	An exhortation to all menne to take hede and beware of rebellion wherein are set forth the causes, that commonlye moue men to rebellion, and that no cause is there, that ought to moue any man there vnto. With a discourse of the miserable effectes, that ensue thereof, and of the wretched ende, that all rebelles comme to, moste necessary to be redde in this seditiouse [and] troublesome tyme, made by Iohn Christoferson. At the ende whereof are ioyned two godlye prayers, one for the Quenes highnes, verye conuenient to be sayd dayly of all her louing and faythfull subiectes, and an other for the good [and] quiete estate of the whole realme. Read the whole, and then iudge.	Christopherson, John, d. 1558.	1554 (1554)	STC 5207; ESTC S117507	113,228	472

they haue For he were a very foolishe marchaunt me thynke that when he passeth by the sea hath a fayre wind to driue him to the cōmon hauen where he shoulde arriue wold leaue his cōmon course and trustyng that by saylyng throughe a certeyne daungerous sea he shuld come to a cōtrye where he shoulde fynde muche riches and althoughe he were in maner assured that in that peryllous passage he shulde drowne his shyppe and hym selfe to yet wold he aduēture and so loose all the substaunce that wyth great trauayle he had gotten before Wherfore all they that by rebellion seke to be riche seke in dede to be poore Insomuche that suche haue no cause why they shoulde rebell but greate cause haue they why they shuld by all meanes auoyde rebelliō both for that they most greuously offende theyr lord God therby also that when soeuer it chaunseth they stand in daunger of loosyng all that they haue and theyr lyues to And as for ryches seynge it oftentimes hurteth manye y t haue it and that it is a greate care both safely to kepe it and godlye to bestowe it I meruayle that men eyther make so muche of it or wyll by vnlawfull meanes go aboute to get it For saynte Augustyne sayeth That yf we lacke worldly ryches let vs not by wycked wayes seke it here in this worlde and yf we haue it let vs by good dedes doyng lay it vp in heauen Whych thyng consydered let all riche men contente them selfes with that y ● they haue and care more for the well bestowynge of it then for the gettynge of more and alway beware that neyther by rebellion nor by no other vnlawfull meanes they seke for ryches But nowe let vs see what cause they haue to rebell that be sore oppressed with taxes and tributes with pollynge pilling with rentes raysed and with pastures enclosed such perhappes haue cause to complayne but no cause at all to make rebellion but put the cace that y ● prince be a noughty man and so sore infected w e the sinne of couetousnes that he passeth not howe he come by money so that he haue it so polleth the people with sore subsidies to satisfie hys vnsaciable auarice withal must men therfore being thus piteously pylled reuenge their owne quarell and rebell agaynste hym and goo aboute so to set thē selfes at libertie or rather putte their whole matter to god pray to hym earnestlye to be their succoure For it is wrytten of the children of Israell when they were in Aegypte and were w t intollerable laboure and trauayle very sore afflicted by Pharao king of that contry howe that thei went vnto hym complained of their grefe made humble requeste that they myght be more easely delt with but nothinge got they at his hande but a frowarde answere And albeit that they coulde haue no remedy yet wold they not rebell agaynst him but went to Moyses and Aarō made their cōplaynt to them said Oure lorde loke vpon vs. and iudge our cause by reason wherof Moyses sayd to god why lorde d●ste thou suffre thy people thus to be troubled Then sayde oure lorde god to hym agayne Tell the children of Israell that I wyll both leade them oute of the paynfull prison of the Aegyptiās wherin they be so sore afflicted and also deliuer them oute of their thaldome and bondage ▪ If men that be vnder an euill prince wolde earnestly weye this storye they might learne two profytable lessōs of it one to make their complaynt to y e prince and humbly desire him to relieue them and not by force to resist him and rashely to rebel agaynst him another to committe their matter to god and complayne to hym and truste suerly that he will at lengthe deliuer them from their trouble as he dydde the children of Israell Agayne y e chyldren of Israel when they were made slaues to Chusan Rasathaun the kyng of Mesopotamia and lyued vnder hym in sore seruitude the space of viij yeare they went not about to ryse agaynst hym and so to deliuer them selfes oute of bondage but called to GOD for helpe and succoure and he deliuered them by the helpe of Othoniel And after that likewise whē they were brought into bondage by Eglon the kyng of Moab and lyued vnder hym in great thraldome misery .xviij. whole yeares together they made no insurrection agaynste hym that by that meanes they myghte be deliuered but humblye suited to God for ayde who mercifully lokyng vpon them delyuered them by the handes of Aod the sonne of Gera. Wherfore yf it chaunce at any time that an euil Prince hath the gouernement of a realme let the people first make theyr humble petition to the prince and beseche hym to be fauourable to them and yf that wyl not auayle them to seke then to his counseyle and cōplayne vnto them desyryng them to gyue him good aduertisemēt and entreate hym to be good to hys subiectes for oftentymes good counseyle maye do muche in suche a cace And let them neuer contrary to gods wyll pleasure eyther iudge of their Princes cōditions because God is his iudge nor seditiously lyfte vy theyr swordes agaynste hym but folowynge the example of the chyldren of Israel let them wholy referre their cause to God make their humble petition to hym to be relieued and they shal vndoub●edlye at his handes haue remedye Furthermore it were wysedome too thinke yea we must neades beleue it to that Princes are appoynted by God for Salomon sayth in the person of wisdome which is God him selfe That by me kynges haue their rule And then to ponder wel with our selfes for what purpose God hath sent vs suche a wicked prince whether through our noughtye lyfe we haue deserued to haue such a noughtye ruler or y t God hathe suffred him to reygne ouer vs for a trial of oure patience If we haue deserued by our noughtye demeanour to haue suche one as it may well be that we haue for Iob sayth ▪ that god sendeth a noughty dissembling ruler for the synnes of the people then let vs do penaunce betyme and by feruent prayer aske God hartely of pardon desyre hym that whē he hath wel punished vs to be merciful vnto vs and deliuer vs from our misery alway earnestly beseche hym to giue y ● prince grace to amend for so shal we both helpe to saue him our selfes to Agayn if such one be suffred to rule ouer vs for a trial of oure patience thē leest we loose our patience the reward therof w t al let vs patiētly beare him by patient suffringe encrease our patience Furthermore yf be that we be by him so sore afflicted that we can not possibly beare suche a burden anye longer then muste we call to God for helpe and comfort ▪ At whych tyme wythout doubte he wyll saye thus For the misery that the neady