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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02469	A sight of the Portugall pearle, that is, the aunsvvere of D. Haddon maister of the requests vnto our soueraigne lady Elizabeth by the grace of God quene of England Fraunce and Irelande, defendour of the faith. &c. against the epistle of Hieronimus Osorius a Portugall, entitled Pearle for a Prince. Translated out of lattyn into englishe by Abraham Hartwell, student in the kynges colledge in Cambridge; Gualtheri Haddoni pro reformatione Anglicana epistola apologetica ad Hier.Osorium, Lusitanum. English	Haddon, Walter, 1516-1572.; Hartwell, Abraham, b. ca. 1542.	1565 (1565)	STC 12598; ESTC S112464	36,621	136

borne withall Who doeth not see when the religious rules whiche be conteyned in the Popes constytutions be taken awaye that all feare is putte to fiyght and lycencious lyuing doth reigne with out controlment As who wold say say they we shote at anye other marcke then to pull all feare out of mennes myndes For we be the ☞ patrones of perfect liberty and it is so farre of that we will suffer those whiche be our descyples to stande in awe of anye thinge that wee will quite sette them free from fearing of God For the whiche thinge verely our scollers are muche beholdinge to vs for it was to sore an hart breake day and nyght to feare god and by that meanes to pine awaye with consuminge carefulnes Therefore we haue commaunded all those that beleue in Christ to sette cocke on ☞ hoope and cry care away For we beare theym in hande that fayth is of such force that laying once hande of it though he be neuer so mischeuous a lyin of the Deuyll yet he may warrant himselfe the fauour of Christe and blesse euerlastinge I pray thee who euer was suche a people ☞ parasite so seruiceable to please the madnes of the common sorte that he durste be so bolde as to encourage men from fearing of god Such people pyke thanckes haue oftentymes reiected y e rule of princes haue disanulled lawes whiche abridged and restrayned the people of their wanton wyshes with promising them to lyue as they lyste None of them all dyd once open hys mouth ☞ or make any proffer to perswade the people These men from true religion haue fylched all feare whiche might kepe menne within the lystes and bowndes of their dutye Oure men whiche crake that they came out of god his bosome and knowe all his secretes do plye the box busely that they may seale christian ☞ men a quittance from all feare of god and so make them lyke blinde bayardes boldelye to leape into the myar of all myschiefe They seme to haue this drift in their heades hat they maye stoppe all the highe wayes of health and saluation that they which be shackled with any synne maye haue no safe passage or entraunce For if they haue shaken of all feare which of them will syghe for his synnes That faythe by perswasion of whiche anye man warranteth him selfe euerlastinge blysse setting apart sorowfulnes for hys synnes past leauyng of to doe good workes and hathe the loue of charitye cleane quenshed in him I say that faith is not worthy the name of fayth but rather to be called foolishe hardynes hedlonge hastines and proude presumptuousnes Moreouer all men may see that the profyte of wholsome repentaunce is taken away that the ardente loue of charitye is made key colde when menne take this for a sure staffe to leane on that their synnes be not forgeuen for theyr mournynge for their godly sorrowing for any holy working but rather that in so doing they heape newe synnes vpon their olde ☞ They take it to be a sinne to lament for their synne and they holde that no good worke can be done without synne What reason is it that I for the synne which I dyd not of myne owne accorde for I was constrained of necessity to do it shoulde suffer euerlasting paynes or what ryghte is there that I shoulde be rewarded with euerlastinge ioy for that fayth which I kepte onelye enforced and spurred forwarde of god without any wyll or diligence of my parte And that which is horrible and to be detested if we wyll leane to these ioly fellowes authority all the cause of ☞ iniquytye is to be laide to God his charge They haue also remoued out of the way for stumblinge all modestye and obedience by the whiche all Christyan men did stande in awe of the chiefe ruler of the Church it hath made all the lawes of the Church of none effect it hath wyped away the feare of god it hath chased away sadnes conceyued for synne it hath grated out the griefe whiche the gylty concyence dyd smyte into mennes myndes for their offences it hath made men slacke to do good workes The more any man doth applye hym selfe to ☞ this doctrine the wurser he waxeth the more he flowteth those whiche be plaine and ryght dealing men the more he is set on fyre with hatred against common peace and quietnesse and is puffed vp with moste fantastycall vanityes For he taketh that wysedome vpon hym whiche neuer man coulde yet obteyne And so standing in his owne conceite what so euer toy taketh him in the heade that he so ernestlye doth defende as if he shulde alleadge any worde cōming out of God his own mouth with so hedlong boldenes he disquieteth all thinges as in dede he should seeme to couet nothing more thē to see an hochepoche made of all the worlde They make all thinges in worse case then they founde them they banishe shamefastnesse and ☞ let carnality raunge lose abroade and takynge away the feare of God withoute punishmente they geue men leaue to liue so wickedly as they ☞ lyst ☞ So it commeth to passe that wilfulnes doth more vehemently burst out that lecherous lyfe doth more soone consume mennes ryches that boldenes doth more bragge and goeth aboute more heynous enterpryses For what shall I speake howe daungerous trtuaylinge it is by the high wayes for feare of robbing what shal I recken the disagreinges furyous fallinges out whiche raygne euery where what shall I sett out the conspiracies treasons murders enterprised agaynst Prynces ☞ The more this religion encreaseth the greter offences are committed and more vnshamefastly attempted euen of those which desyre to be called the disciples of such maysters ☞ These men leaning to their owne wytt and inuention take vppon them to be doctors and teachers ☞ These men with their naughty example and lycencious doctrine doe set mennes teeth more on edge to all kynde of vnhappynesse ☞ These men for the most part doe teache their scollers pryde crueltye scoldynge and cursed speakinge ☞ These men inioyning no penaunce or penaltye to theym whiche are ioden with synne doe harten and encourage theym to all vnshamefastnesse ☞ These menne do surrender their scollers fast bounde to bodely delyghtes to the entent they may wayte and geue attendaunce vppon their lecherous lustes These men for so muche as euery one accordyng ☞ to hys owne fyckle fancye dothe blab out and tell for trueth what so euer he doth dreame of and by meanes of that are dispersed into dyuerse innumerable sectes they breake peace they rayse vppe debaytes and procure bloodye battayles They put out all shamefastnes and religion ☞ and they enter no sooner into anye place butte straight way contempt of lawes buddeth out wantonnesse wilfulnes madnes crueltye and other myschiefes do corrupt good maners and rayse vprores and hurly burlyes amonge men haue they such brasen faces that they dare once open their mouth and speake of the Ghospell What other waye is