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A shorte treatise of politike pouuer and of the true obedience which subiectes owe to kynges and other ciuile gouernours, with an exhortacion to all true naturall Englishe men, compyled by. D. I.P. B. R. VV.
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Ponet, John, 1516?-1556.
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the teÌple a burning sweorde almost the space of a hole yeare In the time of cruel Nero ther was a Comete that continued sixe monethes After that folowed great sedicion and alteracion in thempire and the kingdome of the Iewes marke well was vtterly destroied Before the deathe of our countrey man Constantine the great who was the furst professour of the Gospell of Christ among all themperours and no doubt a special fauourour and promotour of it For he did not prohibite laie men to reade Goddes worde as som princes doo at this tyme but he caused examples of the Bible to be written at his owne charges and sent in to all countreyes ther was a great Comete and afterwarde folowed a wonderfull and cruel warre which who so deliteth in histories maie perceaue Before the dissension and deadly warres that was betwene the brethren of Lotarius themperour sonne of Lodouicus Piuâ⦠⪠for the diuision of thinheritaunce whereby suche slaughter grewe in Fraunce that the Frenchemen were neuer after hable to recouer perfitly their force ther were many Cometes sene About the yeare of Christ M. I. ther was an horrible Comete sene and than folowed wonderfull famines and pestilence In the yeare MLXI. before thinuasion of WilliaÌ Conquer our in to England and the conquest of the same and in which Heralde king of England with twentie thousaunt true Englishemen in the defense of their countrey against the tiranne were slaineââ¦ther was sene a wonderfull Comete which euery man thought as in dede it folowed to be muche mischief and thalteracion of the state as herafter ye shall heare A litle before the great warres in Normandie wherof ye haue hearde before ther was sene in Normandie a great Comet and two full mones at one time shyning thone in the easte thother in the west In the yeare MCCXXI whilest the warres were in Asia betwene the christen men and the vnchristen wher vnto king Henry the thrid sent a power of Englishemen vnder therle of Chestre for the maintenauÌce wherof the nobilitie furst grauÌ ted the king the wardeship of their children as Polidore writeth before the Christen men lost the citie of Damiata and a great ouerthrowe of them was in Egipt many wonders were sene in diuerse places and also in Englande a very great Comete a wonderfull great earthequake all the wynter horrible thonders which in Englande seldome in Somer be hearde suche great raines and tempestes of windes that it ouerthrewe many houses and the sea drowned mani places which euery man saied betokened the hurt that folowed on christen men In the yeare MCCXLI a little before wales was brought to the subiection of the king of Englande ther appeared in England a terrible Comete by the space of xxx daies In the yeare M. D. XXXI ther was an horrible Comete And what folowed of it The Turke occupied a great parte of Vngarie the kig of Denmarke Christierne inuading his couÌtrey with a great armie and so minding to recouer his kingdome was taken and his sonne And why should not ye of England tââ¦ike that these signes be only or at the least chiefly for you Compare your selues and your liues and doinges with the Iewes or the worst nacion if any can be worse aÌd see whether ye be not hable to matche them yea to ouermatche them and to droppe vie three for one In what nacion vnder the cope of heauen hathe God shewed greater tokens of his sauour and it so litle set by as in Englande What contempt of him his worde and ministers hathe beÌ ther What dissimulacion with God what hipocrisie What swearing and soreswearing What traiterye to their countreye What disobedience to the gouernours in good godly and necessary thinges What ready obedience to their rulers in wicked and euil thiges What vnnatural bitcherie vsed betwene the father and daughter brother and sister What abominable hooredome suffred vnpunished yea in many and the chiefest places the greatest hooremongers the impudentest ribauldes the peltingest bribers and the lewdest persones made Iustices of the peace and correctours of vice What railing and reuiling of the worthy pure preachers of Goddes gospell for only rebuking of vice What horrible murdres secret and open not only of priuate persones but also of the most honourable peeres and reuerende ministers of God What bochering and burning of true Englishe christianes yong and olde hole and lame seing and blynde man woman and childe without respecte of age sexe or astate What pillig and polling taking and snatching stealing and robbing not only among the meane sorte but among the greatest Wher is so great hatred and malice so litle loue and charitie as in Englande ⪠I should neuer make an ende if I should tell but that I haue my self sene and knoweÌ muche lesse if I should declare all that other credible persones of their owne knowlage report to be most certain and true But to retourne to the mater Loke well England loke well whether this Comete past and eclipses to come touche the Art thou not all ready plaged with famin Yes and with suche a famin as thou neuer before heardest of It is true ye had darthes in the time of kinges Henry and Edwarde but those were dearthes without nede only they were occasioned by the gredinesse and malice of naughtie men without scarcitie or lacke of thinges aÌd for lacke of diligeÌt ouerseing and good gouernement and not by the directe plage of God But these two yeares since kiÌg Edwardes deathe from the restitucion of your cursed popishe masse ye haue had scarcitie by the directe plage of God The earthe not brought furthe suche plaintie as it customably did before Wher before time the countrey fedde London London contrary wise was and is forced of her former prouision to fede the countreie Wher Dantisââ¦e aÌd other the northe east partes were the barnes and garners of corne for they had the prouision of corne for many yeares before hande aÌd nourished all the lowe partes of Germanie Denmarke Friselande holande Zelande Brabaunt Flanders Hispaine and many other now by reason of their bringing so muche to releue Englande onles a staie be made in time they them selues will perishe of famin Whan were euer thinges so deare in Englande as in this time of the popish masse aÌd other Idolatrie restored Who euer hearde or redde before that a pounde of beefe was at iiij d. A shepe xx s. A pouÌde of Candelles at iiij d. A pouÌde of Buttur at iiij d. ob A pouÌde of Chese at iiij d. two egges a penie a quarter of wheat lxiiij s. A quartre of malt at l. s. or aboue the people driuen of hongre to grinde accornes for bread meale and to drinke water in stede of ale And what Shall this famin awaie before his walkiÌg mate and felowe pestilence come No surely without your earnest spedy repentaunce and Goddes exceding miraculous mercie it is not possible for hitherto the one went neuer before but the other cam either arme in arme
I pray you geue him so muche more again I haue spokeÌ euil of suche a maÌ God forgeue it me I haue ben a hooremoÌgre a bawde God perdone me Dyuide this bagge among the poore carie this to the hospital pray for me for Goddes sake Good lord forgeue me I haue dissembled with thee I pretended to loue thy worde with my lippes but I thought it not with my hart but now I see thou knowest the secretest secretes aÌd wilt not leaue euil vnpunished Haue mercie on me and forgeue me good lord I beseche thee from the botome of my harte This was the dissimulacioÌ of the people for three or foure daies whiles thexecucion was but after whaÌ the rage was somwhat swaged than returne they to their vomite worse than euer they were Than that they had before caused to be restored and geuen in almose they seke to recouer by more euil fauoured Cheuisaunses But God is not blynde nother is his hande shortened he hathe begonne to mete with you and will paye you that he oweth you to thuttermost But whether thou requirest me vnfaynedly to knowe how to auoide the plage to come or doest disseÌble with me I hade rather thou shouldest be founde in fault than I not to doo that I before promised thee Goddes worde requireth and coÌ maundeth euery man to helpe his neighbour in worde and dede as muche as in him lieth I will therfore tell thee my best aduise and hartily pray God thou maiest earnestly folowe it All these plages that before thou hast hearde rehearced famyn pestilence sedicioÌ warres destructiones of countrayes captiuitie of people ⪠and alteraciones of states are the instrumentes of God sent aÌd powred on the people for their synnes that they should be sorie aÌd repeÌt theÌ of their former wicked life call to God for mercie aÌd leade a newe life in holynesse and righteousnesse al the dayes of their life Which if ye will earnestly doo no doubt but as God is mercifull so will he vse mercie towards you For God that neuer deceaued any but abhorreth all practices all deceit and all practicers the workers of deceipt promiseth it by the mouthe of his prophet Ezechiel If sayeth he the vngodly will turne awaye from all his sinnes that he hathe done and will kepe all my coÌmaundementes and doo the thing that is iust aÌd right doubtles he shal lyue aÌd not dye For al the sines that he did before shall not be thought vpoÌ any more but in his righteousnesse that he hathe done he shall lyue For I haue no pleasur in the deathe of a synner saieth God but that he should repent him of his wicked lyfe aÌd lyue c. It foloweth in the prophet thus ⪠wher fore repeÌt and returne froÌ your wickednesse aÌd your wickednesse shal not be your destructioÌ Caste froÌ you all your vngodlynesse make you a newe hart aÌd a new spirite wherfore will ye dye O you house of Israel that is all such as trust to be saued by christ seing I hare no pleasur in the deathe of him that dieth sayeth the lorde God Turne therfore and ye shall lyue This is not holy water of the court bare wordes of course as the princes of the worlde vse whiles they goo about to deceaue the poore people with their practices but he saieth no lesse than hewil doo he pro miseth no more than he will iustly and fully perfourme Scripture is full of exaÌples to proue it After thâ⦠deathe of Gedeon the children of Israel fell from the worshipping of the true God became Idolaters and worshipped Baalim and Astaroth and other Goddes as the Ethnikes did wherfore God plaged them wonderfully with inuasiones and ouerrunning of the Philistines by the space of xviij yeares they semed in wordes to doo penauÌce but god sawe they did but dissemble with him and therfore he wold not heare theÌ But after they hade done penaunce in dede that is destroyed the Idoles and cast them out of their countreye than God sent theÌ the noble captain Iepte who defended them and reuenged the malice of the philistines Likewise wher the children of Israel had in the tyme of Hely the priest receaued by the Philistines many slaughters of the people and had lost many cities and townes for the Idolatrie thei had committed yet whan by thadmonicion of Samuel they repented as ye heard before and turned to God God turned to them and was mercifull And whan the philistines had prepared a wonderfull great force against the children of Israel God sent sodaynly such a terrible thondre and lightenyng that they were dispersed and raÌââ¦e awaye The childreÌ of Israel êsecuted theÌ aÌd slewe theÌ aÌd recouered their cities aÌd all that they had lost WhaÌ the moabites aÌmonites aÌd Idumites thought to haue ouerruÌne Iuda in the tyme of king Iosaphat yet whan the king aÌd his people lamented to God and called for mercie God turned awaie his wrathe and poured ⪠it on their enemies and made them to fal out among them selues and so to kil one an other Whan Benadab the king of Siria besieged Samaria ther was so great a fami in the citie that womeÌ eââ¦e their owne children but whan king Ioram aÌd the people fel to re pentauÌce aÌd called to God for mercie they had in one daie pleiÌtie of al thinges For God sent such a terrour among the Sirianes with the noise of armour that they fled aÌd lefte all their vitaile bagge and baggage behinde them for those of Samaria Ye haue hearde before also how Olofernes and SeÌnacherib that inuaded Israel were with their hole armies destroied of God after the people repeÌted theÌ of their sinnes and called for mercie And so ye haue iÌnumerable exaÌples of the great mercie of God towarde al that repented truly and called for mercie As of the citie of Niniue whom albeit God had threatened vtterly to destroie theÌ yet whaÌ God sawe they were peniteÌt for their for mer wicked life ⪠aÌd called vnto hiÌ for mercie he withdrewe his plage aÌd held out his mercifull hande ouer theÌ eueÌ so ye good couÌtrey meÌ aÌn true englishe hartes if ye wil in time earnestly repeÌt you of your sinnes leaue your Idolatrie aÌd honour and worship God truly as ye were taught ⪠iÌ blessed kiÌg Edwardes time abhorre the fonde phaÌtasies and folishe tradiciones of meÌ âª aÌd cleaue to the sincere worde of God aÌd be desirous of the knowlage of it leaue your blasphemie and vaine swearing aÌd horrible for swearing aÌd periurie no loÌger hate your countreie but be true and faithfull to it aÌd by all godly meanes seke the wealthe and sauegarde of it if ye wil obey Goddes coÌmauÌdemeÌtes before your gouernours aÌd your gouernours in that is godly honest and iust and not ââ¦lles ââ¦f ye will leaue your bawdrie horedome aÌd bitcherye aÌd driue out of al places al hoores hooremoÌgers aÌd stuehouses ⪠aÌd all suche as fauour aÌd maiÌtene theÌ ââ¦f ye will absteine froÌ cruel murthering of the Saintes of God aÌd innoceÌtes aÌd rather your selues be coÌteÌt to suffre all martirdome thaÌ ye wil embrewe your fingres iÌ their blood or coÌsent to it if ye wil leaue oppressing of your neighbours your subtiltie crafte and deceat aÌd your selues leaue to loue gredinesse and inordinate desire of the trashe of this worlde if you leaue your inwarde hat reed grudge aÌd malice one to an other if the nobilitie will loue aÌd chearishe the coÌmonaltie aÌd the coÌmones honour aÌd loue the nobilitie if one wil shewe him self a brother and neighbour in dede to an other thaÌ no doubt if ye doo these shiÌges froÌ the botome of the har te that the mouthe aÌd harte agree together your saienges aÌd doinges be al one than shall ye êceaue that God wilbe easily intreated to turne ThaÌ maie ye boldly aske of God in Christes name aÌd your desires shal be hearde aÌd grauÌted But ye maie iÌ no wise dissemble with hiÌ as the Israelites did whaÌ they saied thei wold coÌmitte no more Idolatrie aÌd yet kept their Idoles as you pulled downe your ymages but yet kept them secretly in your chaÌbres nor yet as Iudas Iscarioth did who lamented his sinnes aÌd repeÌted but returned not to God nor yet as your selues did dissemble in the last sweat whiles Goddes whippe was in your neckes but ye must cleane doo awaie the olde maÌ and put on the newe ye must refuse aÌd cast awaie all euilles and doo that is good aÌd euer studie to do that shal please God aÌd in no wise loke as lottes wiââ¦e did backwarde but still goo forewarde And thaÌ if ye call to God for mercie putting your ful aÌd onely trust in him he wil heare you aÌd take froÌ you those plages that lie on you aÌd the other which most certainly if ye repeÌt not hang ouer you and wil come vpon you Than will he sende you his benedictioÌ for maledictioÌ pleiÌtie for famiÌ heal the for pestileÌce peace for warres quietnes for trouble for cruel tiraÌnie a godly aÌd iuste gouernemeÌt for sedicioÌ suche force aÌd power that you beiÌg a fewe shalbe hable to withstaÌde all the tirannes of the worlde and enemies of God aÌd our couÌtrey aÌd vtterly coÌfouÌde theÌ aÌd destroie theÌ Ye shall auoide the eternal paines of hel prepared for sinners and at leinght ye shalbe sure also to make a chauÌge froÌ your earthly couÌtrey to the heaueÌly Paradise froÌ variable EnglaÌd to the coÌstaunt Ierusalem froÌ the coÌpany of men to the feloweship of Angelles from mutable and frowning couÌtenauÌces of worldely powers to the vnchauÌgeable aÌd most coÌfortable sight of the kiÌg of all kinges our most merciful eternal heaueÌly father To whoÌ with the sonne aÌd the holy goost be all honour praise and glory now and euer Amen