deliuered froÌ„ distructioÌ„ As the exaÌ„ples of lerusaleÌ„ Berulia Niniue many other do euideÌ„tly declare which onely by this meanes as testifieth the scriptures remoued the plages pÌ„sently purposed againste theÌ„ O that thow hadeste the like grace to fle vnto this remedie in this thine approchinge peril which although thow blinded with the loue of thy selfe carnal securite Other pÌ„saiue that Callaies seeth not coÌ„fideÌ„ce in thine owne streÌ„ght doest not now presaiue yet thy friÌ„des who with a more vigilaÌ„t eye watche ouer thy wealth do euideÌ„tly behold spedely to approche Wherefor I saie in time rise vp froÌ„ thy sinne Cease froÌ„ thine idolatrie Throwe awaie the maÌ„tel of thine hypocrisie Washe thy haÌ„des in innocencie be contented rather to suffer afflictioÌ„ with the sainctes of god theÌ„ with ease to eÌ„ioye the pleasure of sinne for a ceason the ende where of wil be thy vtter subuersion For truely thow that haste refused to drike of the lordes cuppe of tribulatioÌ„ with his holions thou shalt most certainely taste of the dregges of destructioÌ„ with the wicked where of thy mother EnglaÌ„d is like shortly to be a partaker For there is no token that is the foregoer of destructioÌ„ All tokens vvhich are the foregoers of destructioÌ„ fulfilled in englaÌ„d but it is apparant in hir For if the subuersioÌ„ of godes pure religion theÌ„ crectinge vp of idolatrie superstitioÌ„ the raginge raigne of traiterous tyraÌ„tes the dayly decaye of the prudeÌ„t honorable the tyraÌ„nous crualtie of the clargie Esa 3. the dissembling impietie of the laiety the abondaÌ„t shedinge of innoceÌ„t bloude the cruel imprisoninge banishinge persecutinge of the seruantes of God If these signes I saie haue al waies bin the forgoers of rewyne distruction as the stories of the holy scriptures doeth euidently witnesse then let not thine vnsaightful mother thinke to escape the same in whom at this present al these tokens are euident And especially the vniuersal sheÌ„dinge of the innoceÌ„t bloud of the constant witnesses of Iesus Christ now flowinge through out euery Shire Cyty and Towne cryinge for spedy vengance The which with out al doubt is cominge euen as it were with in a kenninge vvhen EnglaÌ„d is plaged let not Callais thine to escape free And doest thow thincke O Callais thow that arte the doughter of so wycked a mother if thow be founde partaker of hir impiety that thow shalte not taste of hir plages Yeas truely And that paraduenture with the fyrste For commonly when as God purposeth to ponyshe the parent he beginneth with the chylde And therefor thy lott ys so much the nerer for that thow doest not onely lye in the waye of the enemye as a butte against his arrowe Callais is couited of mani but also forthy strenght beawty and commodite thow art desyred of many And that thinge as sayeth the prouerbe with much a do is preserued that is of diuers couited and desyred Callais is in the custody of a vvomaÌ„ especiallye when as the custodie thereof is in the handes of a woman who with great difficultye caÌ„ restrayne any Iewel that she hath from him whom she loueth he crauinge the same Nota. Vvhy the hinge loueth the Quene And doest thow thynck that he wyll not craue who loueth hir onely for hyr treasure and Iewels and not for hir person And supposeste show that he wyll not aske the the nexte Iewel vnto the beste Callais the nexte ieuell vnto the beste and lyinge so much for his commodyte that hath all redy attempted to haue all togyther Yeas be thow sure of it The braggiÌ„ge boste of the Spaniardes The Spaniardes caÌ„ boste make their auasite that if their kinge had the he would both brydel FraÌ„ce rule EnglaÌ„d at his pleasure And therefor he seketh but oportunite to optaine that which his harte so much desireth The french Kinge vvatcheth but for oportunite to recouer Callais On the other side the FreÌ„che kiÌ„ that which his ancesters of loÌ„ge time haue loste And wheÌ„ for that purpose was there euer better occasion ministred theÌ„ at this pÌ„sent For thy mother the staffe of thy defence England at this present scaâ—â—t able to helpe callais is now so debilitated weakened as wel in worthy Captaines valiaÌ„te Soldiours as in mony monitions victail that she is scant able to defende releue hir selfe much les then to succor the in thy necessite Thus art chow inuironed with enimies on euery syde Callais vanting frendes is inuironed vvith enimie without hauinge any assured frinde to leane vnto Wherefor I admonishe the to coÌ„sider thy pÌ„sent state before it be to late in to what eminent danger thy sinne hath brought the. But whether now wilt thow turne the for they preseruatioÌ„ psal 137. The streÌ„ght of Callais is to vveahe for hir defeÌ„ce if the lorde do not ê“ teete thesa me Vnto thine owne streÌ„ght Alas in veine For in vaine doeth the watchmaÌ„ watch the Cyte if the lorde do not kepe the same And how shal he kepe the thow that hast made no coÌ„scieÌ„ce to forsake him the wholsome water of life in digginge vp againe the filthy Cestoms of papistrie Idolatrie wilt thow turne the for helpe vnto thy worthy Gouernour prudeÌ„t couÌ„sailourst In vaine also callais is lilie to lose hir frindes For they shal be takeÌ„ awaie froÌ„ the. Wilt thow require aide of some of the no bilite that seme to fauour the. EueÌ„ thei paradueÌ„ture shal betraie the. For how should they loue the that passe not of thy mother but seke al possible meanes to alie nate hir froÌ„ hir lawful enhe ritors vnto forriners straÌ„gers Finally wilt thou seke for succour of thy ancient Soldiours worthy warriours of thy louinge coÌ„mons wealthy marchaÌ„tes That is also in vaine For with what hartes shal thei desende the theire towne the staffe of they re earthly coÌ„modites that haue showed theÌ„selfes so faint harted in staÌ„dinge to the â„£ ire of goddes worde the shoranker of their aeternal saluatioÌ„ As easely wil their suffer them selfes to be thretened psuaded to resigne the o â„£ as they haue al redy coÌ„ceaded without any apparaÌ„t daÌ„ger to relinquishe the pure religioÌ„ of god the fredome of the gospel to be come the bonde slaues of Antichriste the Pope For truely such as haue showed theÌ„selfes fait harted in the one cannot be valiant in the other excepte such as haue setled their soueraigne felicite on earthly thinges whose atteÌ„pptes coÌ„monly the lorde doeth not prosper For such as for the safegard of theire lifes do denie him yet for the preseruation of temporal thinges do hassarde the same thei do thereby plainely declare how litel thei regarde heaueÌ„ how much thei are addicte vnto the earth Who coÌ„monly such is the iuste iudgmeÌ„t of God in sekinge to saue their goodes do lose they re liffes in that they haue no thynge estemed the
¶ AN ADMONITION TO the Towne of Callays VVhē as I call to remēbrāce how many wayes God hath sought Englād straieth frō the gospel and Callays folloueth the same to induce the to repētāce O Callays thow towne of myne educatiō on the other syde thine indurate rebelliō hypocritical dissimulation in folowinge the footsteppes of thy mother Englād I cānot but with teares lamēt thyne emynēt destructiō Lam. 1. as the Prophet Ieremie bewayled the subuersiō of his Cyte Ierusalem God hath fought almeants to call Callays to repentance For what thīge hath god done in tymes paste to other coūntries townes to cal thē to repētance that he hath nor performed the lyke vnto the to thy murmuringe mother with a great deale more Mat. II. Hath he not as the prouerbe pronoūceth piped vnto the pleasāt sōges yet thow haste not reioyced Luc. 7. Hath he not also played vnto the morninge notes yet thow hast not lamēted O what a melodious harmonie was the swere sōge of his holy gospel in thine eares coupled with the sice re ministratiō of his holy Sacramētes that vnder the autorite of a moste ℣ tuouse innocēt kynge Hon Callais hath reioyced at the prechige of the gospel But how dideste thow reioice thereat For sothe in the libertie of the flesh e nor in the fredome of the spirite For vnder the title of that spiritual melodie the carnal mā reioiced in his carnalite the couitouse in his couitousnes the Extorsioner in his extorsiō The vviced make the gospel a clocke for theire vvichednes the ābitious in his ābitiō the drōkard in his drōkenes the Prowd in his Pryde the Adulterer in his Adulterie in makīge the same a cloke for their impietie Where as thei shoulde haue reioiced in a spiritual ioye laudīge the lorde that so louingly in the middes of darcknes ignorācie had visited thē with the light of his gospel But whē as God saue that this his benignite did no thinge moue thy mother nor yet the to reioice in the praise of his name God for in gratitude taketh a vvaie his gospel sendeth papistry in the amendmēt of thy life Then thought he it highe time to take from you the pipe of mirth cōsolatiō to sende the mornīge songe of sorrowe lamētatiō For in stede of his gospel he hath sent you papistrie in stede of his holy Sacramētes the blasphemus masse For a christian Kïge god giueth an Idolatrous Quene 3. Reg. 18. vnsa ℣ y sacrefice of the breddē god in stede of a moste christiā kinge a moste wicked idolatrous Quene A very Iezabel that is a frinde to Baal his pristes an vtter enemie to god his people Yea a nother Athalia that is an vtter distroier of hir owne kinerede 4. reg 11. kyngdome coūtrie a hater of hir owne subiectes a lo ℣ of strāgers an vnnatural stepdame both vnto the to thy mother Englāde This is the morninge songe that the lorde now singeth vnto the O thow vnkinde Callais But how doest thou morne there at Forsoth evē as before thou didest reioice For as before thou didest conuarte thy ioye frō a spiritual into a carnal reioicinge euē so now where as thow shouldest mourne in sprite in bewailinge thy sinnes ingratitude infidelite in repētinge tournīge vnto the lorde who seketh al meanes to reclaime the. Thow mournest in the flesh with the Gergesites rather for the losse of thy hogges Mat. 8. Mar. 5. Luc. 8. thine earthly cōmodites which Sathā in his tyrānous instrumēts hath his like to take a waie frō the thē for the departure of Christ his worde sacramētes Callais morneth for fere of temporall plages not for hir sines as did kinge Achab for the death of Naboth Luc. 19. Esa 5. Thow mournest rather for the tēporal plages which p̄sētly thow felest greater forscest to folowe thē for any desire thou hast of the kingdome of god the florishīge prosperite of the same which now is taken awaie for thine ingratitude for not knowinge the time of thy visitatiō And therefor moste iustly hath the lorde brokē downe the hedge of the Englishe churche and made it a praie to the Romishe bore his sweinishe papistical pigges which now vnmercifully wroteth vp the rootes brāches thereof in defilīge it with the stinkīge doūge of dissaiuable doctrine in stede of swete smellīge flowers doeth plāte therein the odiouse wedes of idolatrie hypocrisie The which so plētifully sprīgeth vp at this p̄sēt that or it be lōge it wil be thorow ripe for the sickle of the lordes indignatiō Apoc. 14. For the tares of sathā with ī these yeres sowē ī the thi mother Mat. 13. hath brought forth more plēty of increse thē did the good seade of the gospel in 7. yeres before O lamentable alteration Who euer woulde haue supposed O Callais that thow beīg so perfitly plāted in the plētiful knowlege of the ℣ itie Callais in stede of grapes bringeth forth thornes Math. 21. Esa 5. so sēsiblie hedged about with the sin cere vnderstādinge of the gospel as a profitable vine to ylde plēty of good frute that thow wouldest haue brought forth such thornes breers as appereth in the at this p̄sēt Who euer woulde haue thought that Callays cōtainīge so many erneste gospellers in outward apparēce The doinges of idolaters hypocrites that there should haue bī sene in it such gaddīge to the masse such mūblīge in the prystes eare such gapinge after a strāge god such gaddīge a processiō such haūtinge of papistrie such dissimulatiō in Idolatrie such regestringe of names in the booke of the Beaste to the opē renoūcinge of Christ as is hath byne vsed in the of late to the great dishonour of god the greuous sorrowe of thy frindes to the no litel reioisinge of thyne enimies But it stādeth with equite that such as haue no pleasure to walke in the shinīge light of the gospel that thei do stūble fal into the palpable darknes of errour ignorātie For how cā it otherwise be chossē vvhō Christ forsaketh Sathan fourth uvith pocesseth 1. Pet. 5. Mat. 12. but that if the light do leaue vs darknes must nedes ouerwhelme vs if verite on s forsake vs errour must nedes possesse vs that is if Christ do relīquishe vs then must Sathā nedes ceasō vpō vs. For he is that toring liō that seketh cōtinually to deuoure Who if he ons finde the house of our hartes clene swept ēpty of godlines thē retourneth he with 7. deuels worsse thē hīselfe so shal oure ēde be worse thē the beginīge the which thinge is al redy ℣ ified in a great manie 1. Pet. 4. who beinge ons clēced do with the sowe wallawe thēselfes in the stinkinge puddell of papistrie againe Wherefor
my derely beloued I beseche the in the bowels of Iesus Christ whose wealth I wyshe for as myne awne that thow do not ressayue the grace of god in vaine neither yet be ashamed of his gospel where of in his mercie he hath made the a partaker froÌ„ the which thow semeste now to slyde a side by dissimulatioÌ„ by plainge cole vnder caÌ„delstick as the prouerbe goeth by roÌ„ninge with the hare holdige with the houÌ„de The great dissimulatioÌ„ of Callais by goinge vnto god in thine harte vnto the deuel in thy body by sainge one thinge with thy mouthe thi kinge the coÌ„trary with thy miÌ„de much like vnto the Israelites in the tyme of Iesabels raigne who couitinge to halt oÌ„ both sydes with their hartes to serue God 3. Reg. 18. and with their bodis to serue Baal accordinge to the Quenes procedinge They straied from the narowe path of godes sauour iÌ„to the brode waie of his despleasure Mat. 7. prouokinge him thereby to plage the laÌ„de with sterilite barrynes so that he kepte raine dewe from the earth for space of in 3. reg 17. yeres and vi mounthes CoÌ„pare that storie with thy tyme state of thy mother EnglaÌ„d thow shalt finde theÌ„ disagreable in no thinge but oÌ„ly in this that goddes plages are not yet so fully performed vpoÌ„ the hir as fel vpoÌ„ theÌ„ but do now firste of al begine to appere most certaiÌ„ly wil followe al though not in the same forme yet to the like eÌ„de if she thow coÌ„tineue perseuere in the like iniquite as you haue begone A comparison betvvixte Israel and Englande Ê’ reg 18. Ê’ Reg. 21. For as in the time of Iezabels raigne the prophetes of the lorde were slaine in Israel so are thei now in EnglaÌ„de TheÌ„ iuste Naboth loste hir viniarde by oppressioÌ„ so doeth many rightous meÌ„ now in EnglaÌ„de theire laÌ„des pocessioÌ„ The people of god theÌ„ in Israel were forced to flee into straÌ„ge couÌ„tries Ê’ Reg. 19 so are thei now in EnglaÌ„d Other were imprisoned most cruelly intreated so are they now in EnglaÌ„d Ê’ Reg. 18. Other some were faine to crepe into holes caues roÌ„niÌ„ge froÌ„ poste to piller liuinge in moste painful penurie glad to haue bread water how many in EnglaÌ„d at this present are coÌ„pelled to do the like experieÌ„ce teaceth in al partes of the laÌ„de The Rulers the Maiestrates multitude disseÌ„bled both with God the Quene eueÌ„ so do thei now in EnglaÌ„d The lorde theÌ„ resarued so me of the nobilite in Israel as Obadia other who showed theÌ„selfes â„£ y fauorable vnto his seruaÌ„tes so hath god likewise reserued some of the nobilite of thy mother EnglaÌ„d althoÌ„ught thei be but few in noÌ„ber as wildes to preserue his people froÌ„ the tyranny of Antichrist in his blouddy meÌ„bers as thow Callais caÌ„st sufficieÌ„tly witnes the same No thinge doubtige but that thei shal finde fauoure with Obadia in the sight of Elias Iehu 3. Reg. 18.4 Reg. 9.10 wheÌ„ as the lorde shal stire theÌ„ vp to ouerthrowe the Auters of Baal and to distroie his idolatrous Prestes with theire Princesse-Iezabel As Israel England agreeth in sinnes so are thei like to agree in ponishment This farre agreeth EnglaÌ„d with Israel and as thei agree iÌ„ grauite of sinnes so I fere me thei are like to agree in grauite of ponishmeÌ„t For the lorde is the same aeternal immutable God that he was then fauorable in mercie vnto the peniteÌ„t iuste in iudgmeÌ„t vntoÌ„ the wicked The plages af Israel in the daies of Iezabell were these derth famine 2. Reg. 17 18.20.22 and mortalite of man and beaste warre battail and inuasion of the enimie to the great spoyl of the lande and slaughter of the people the kynge slaine 4. Reg. 10. the Quene distroied and al their posterite consumed from the earth Praier very nedefull for England This was the Viale of the Lordes indignation in those daies powred forth vpon Israel for the sinnes of the same Let vs praye that the like or rather greater do not happen vnto Englande whose sinnes waied in the ballance of Goddes iustice are no doubt fouÌ„d a great deale heuier And thow Callays let the state of Samaria in those dayes be an admonition to moue the to repentance 4. Reg. 6 Let Samaria be a vuarninge to Callais which for the sinnes before expressed was not oÌ„ly besegede with the power of a most puisant prince but also so extremely oppressed with famine that the people therein were coÌ„pelled to eate theire owne douÌ„ge the filthe douÌ„ge af theire beastes byrdes yea the mothers were coÌ„pelled to eate their owne childreÌ„ such was the wooful wrath of god vpoÌ„ theÌ„ for their sinful dissimulatioÌ„ declininge froÌ„ god to Idolatrie as witnesseth the holy scriptures 4. Reg. 6 Let that exaÌ„ple I saie O Callays moue the to throw downe huÌ„ble thy selfe vndre the mighty haÌ„de of god in coÌ„fessinge thy sinnes bewailige thy weaknes that so sone haste bin o â„£ bloweÌ„ with so litel a blaste of teÌ„pratioÌ„ Callais is gone back froÌ„ the gospell vnto papistry That so sone haste go ne backe froÌ„ the knoweÌ„ truthe pure religioÌ„ of god vnto that polluted puddel of papistry by dissimulatioÌ„ where as thy duety had bin be sore many other coÌ„sidering thine ancieÌ„t gospelick professioÌ„ vniuersally knoweÌ„ to haue staÌ„de stedfaste in the truthe hauiuge for thy manifeste coÌ„firmatioÌ„ therein the moste certaine worde of god the testimonie of thine owne coÌ„scieÌ„ce the exäple of a gret noÌ„ber of coÌ„staÌ„t marters the continual admonition of many godly meÌ„ now flede into straÌ„ge laÌ„des to saue theire life 's for a praie vntil the determinate time in the meane ceason to be profitable vnto you at home Wherfor as thine vnfained frinde lo â„£ â—eueÌ„ such a one as for thy preseruatioÌ„ coulde be coÌ„teÌ„ted to taste much miserie do ernestly exhorte the to fle vnto repeÌ„tance The oneli remedi to preserue Calais from distrucnion is repeÌ„tance the onely insallible remedie able not onely to restore thy health but also to preserue the froÌ„ distruction wich is emineÌ„t ouer thy beade Nota. For what kingdome or couÌ„trie Citie or towne maÌ„ or womaÌ„ was there e â„£ that beinge infected with the like sicknes of sinne Gen. 7.8.19 4. reg 17. Dan. 5. Vvith Saxons Danes BritoÌ„s and nou vvith Spaniardes did not perishe therein if this resaiued remedie did not pÌ„ueÌ„t the same For waÌ„t of this remedie was not the firste worlde drowned Samaria distroyed BabeloÌ„ in one night subuerted And thy mother EnglaÌ„d thrise with straÌ„gers infected now the fourth time like to be desolated Yf this remedie of repeÌ„taÌ„ce do not spedely pÌ„ueÌ„t it On the other side where as this remedie hath bin in time resaiued the daÌ„ger beinge ne â„£ so great yet hath it al waies
lyffe of the Soule in respecte of the earthly pleasures here But whether now O Callays wylt thow turne the in this thy ne extreme necessite Euen vnto the Lorde God thyne onely soueraigne remedie Who onely in ryme of nede is able to preserue and delyuer the and now onely able but also moste wyllynge so thow turne the vnto him For he hath promised by his prophetes that if we turne vnto him Zach. 1. ler. 3. Ioel. 2. Hou Callais ought to turne vnto the Lorde Esa 1. he wil turne vnto vs to showe mercye vpon vs. Wherefor O thow backslydinge Towne turne vnto the Lorde thy God with al thy harte from thy wicked waies forsake thy sinnes caste awaie thyne abhominations and then shalt thow lyue and the wrath of God shal be turned into mercye Turne vnto the lorde thy God I saie in repentance Mat. 3. in fayght in hattred of thy sinnes in confessinge of thyne offences and in the amendment of thy lyffe Turne vnto the Lorde thy God with the Cytes of Niniue and Betulia Ionas 3. Iudith 8. and then wil the Lorde beholde the with mercie and couer the vnder the whynges of his defence He wil be thy Buckler thy spere and shilde He wil be thy fortresse thy wal and bulwarke Al thyne enimies shall not preuaile agaynste the. They may besege the they may subtelly conspire to betraye the but all in vaine psal 31.91 For the Lorde wil be thy watchman Yea he himselfe wil ringe the Alarom Sound the trompet Stryke vp the drome auance thy Stādart agaynst thyne aduersaries in mouinge thyne harte into thyne owne defence and assiste the in the same as a thinge lawfull both by the lawes of God Nota the lawes of the Lande and instincte of nature For thow art not so farre sworne to obaie as by obedience to showe thy selfe a Traytresse to thyne owne country hovu farre Callais is subiecte to the Quene Neyther art thow so subiect to ths Quene as for hir sake to with drawe for euer thy subiection from the crowne of Englande and the ryghtful enhaeritours of the same Wherefore take hede and make the Lorde of hostes be tymes thy frynde and then thow nedeste not to passe who is thyne enemye god vvil be vvraie the attemptes of traitors For he wyl bewraye the dissemblinge deuyces of thy fayned fryndes but secret enemies as he did the trayterouse counsel of Achitophel against his seruant Dauid 2 Reg. 17 For it is he that turneth the deuyces of the vngodly into theyr owne destruction Wherefore gett the be tymes vnder his defence and thow shalt not nede to fere the power of al thy aduersaryes But if thow dispice this frindly admonition Callais is sie he but she feleth it not persuadinge thy selfe that thow art in a better case then in dede thow art as the most parte of wordly persons do euen in the extremite of death persuade vnto thēselfeslōge life Thow shalt surely perishe in thy sinnes Beleue not those flattringe Pharises that crie out in euery pulpet The plages of England vuil come ouer to Callais as did the svvetīgsiones peace peace plenty plentye when as famine distruction is at hande Which now beginneth to appere in thy mother Englāde wil shortly approche vnto the al thoughe thou canneste not foresee the meanes how nor the time whan For of this be thow sure that God doeth neuer leaue such impiete as is in the longe ūponished The waie to auoide it I haue shewed the if now through thy negligence thow perishe If callais nou perishe it is not for vant of vvarnīge thy bloude be vpō thyne owne head For I am free from the same Saie not but that thow art warned From Exile the .12 of April 1557. R. P. Wicked people bringeth a Citie into decaie but wysse mē set it vp againe Prouerb 29.