vppon all fléesh and your sons your daughters shal prophisie your old men shal dreame dreames and your young men shal sée visions yea in those dayes I wil poure out my spirit vppon seruantes and maydens I wil shewe wonders in heauen aboue and tokens in the earth be neath blood and fier and the vapour of smook the Son shalbe turnid into darknesse and the Moone into blood before that great and notable day of the Lord come And the tyme shall come that whosoeuer callith on the name of the Lord shalbe sauid And the Lorde sayd vnto Moyses speak vnto the children of Israel and say in any wise sée that you kepe my Sabboths for it is a Signe betwéen me and you in your generacions for to know that I the Lord am he that doth sanctifie you kéepe my Sabboths therfore for it is holy vnto me he that deâ—ileth it shalbe slayne for whosoeuer worketh therin the same soule shalbe rootid out from among his people Six dayes shall men work and in the seueÌ„th day is the Sabboth of the holy rest of the Lord whosoeuer doeth any work on the Sabboth day shall dye Wherefore let the children of Israel kéepe the Sabboth that they obserue it throughout their generacions that it bée an appoyntement for euer for it is a Signe betwéen me and the children of Israel for euer Such wonderous Signes hath the Lorde shewed from tyme to tyme to the end that euery Christian man should haue dew regard to this so holy a commauÌ„dement from Mount Sinai y e thundering voice was a signe of force which ought not to be brokeÌ„ not a rest for man only but also the whole familie and cattaile The obseruacion of the Sabboth had his originall beginning of that that is sayd written God blessed the seuenth day and sanctified it bicause that in it he rested from all his workes the Isralites gathered the vi day a double quantitie of Manna bicause that on the Sabboth they should rest to the intent that man should labour to get the true rest And on the Sabboth day ther wer offered two lambes vpon the other dayes but one except in solom feaâ—ts The man that was taken gathering of stickes vppon the Sabboth day was by gods commaundement stoned to death of Nehemias the Gentiles Iudas Machabeus Nichanor with others Concerning the obseruacion of the Sabboth for farther proofe réede the auctorities The Pharises said vnto the disciples of Christ that did pluck and eat the eares of corne ye do that which is not lawful to doo on the Sabboth day but the lord said vnto them haue ye not read what Dauid did c. Then foloweth the sonne of man is also Lord of the Sabboth day there are diuers insamples why it was lawfull for Christ to heale the diseased on the Sabboth day for that being perfect God and man he did not only heale the festerid or putrified bodies but also their sowles The Sabboth day for vs Christians is moste apte and conuenient to heare the word and law of God and the Prophets The which are red euery Sabboth day Likewise our sauiour Christ in fulfilling the law gaue vs this commaundement saying which of you hauing an Oxe or an Asse fallen into a pit and wil not pul him out on y e Sabboth day Num licet Sabbato sanare they to whoÌ„ Iesus spake which were y e Lawiers Pharises Answered nothing therfore as the sabboth ought to be kept holy from bodely workes so ought all men to eschue vicious thoughtes and craftie imaginacions And when any occasion of doing good by any maner of way ought to be shewed that then it be don with Christian endeuour and puritie of mind In which â—o doing the sabboth is both reuerently and holily obserued But the crabbed wayward natures of this time present haue so much presumed vpon this text and others that some hath and doth as blind baierâ—s not spared to labour and trauayle on the Sabboth day without any need or occasion at all aleaging notwithstanding that necessitie hath no law so that vnder the culler of necessitie they vse al daies a like Applying the text of the sacred scriptures not to the will and commaundement of god but after their owne carnall fancies for the which ther so great abusing of the reuerend Sabboth The Lord will show strang signes from heauen fier brimstone storme and tempest which shalbe the porcion for the wicked The Sonne and Moone shalbe darkenid and the starres shall withdraw their light the Lord shall rore out of Sion and crye out of Ierusalem that the heauens and the earth shall quake with all but the Lord shalbe a defence vnto his own people and a refuge for the children of Israel I haue rysen vp early I haue geuen you warning in season but you would not heare Behould therefore the words of the Lord that are at hand to plage vs as he hath plagid others and that euery obstinate shalbe scatterid as dong vppon the earth Pray therefore to God to blesse his preachers that the Gospell may flourrish as it ought or els we perish ¶ Prophecis by perticuler VVHen thou art in tribulacion and when all these things that be here spoken of are come to passe thou shalt retourne agayn to the Lord thy God and be obedient vnto his word THis is the word that was openid vnto Esaie the son of Amos vppon Iuda and Ierusalem it will be also in the last days that the hill where the house of the Lord is buldid shalbe the chéefe amoÌ„g hils and exaltid aboue all little hils and al nacions shall pray vnto him the multitude of people shall goe speaking thus one to an other let vs go to the hill of the Lord and to the house of the God of Iacob HHare the word of the Lord O ye children of Israel for the Lorde must punish them that dwell in the land And whyle ther is no truth ther is no mercy ther is no knowledge of God in the land but swearing lyeng manslaughter thefte athoultry haue gotten the vpper hand and one bloud gyltinesse foloweth an other Therfore shall the land â—e in a miserable case and all they that dwell therin shalbe rootid out IN the later days it wil come to passe that the hil of the Lords house shallbe set op hygher then any mountayns or hils yea the people shall prese vnto it and the multitude of the gentils shall hast them thither saying come let vs go vp to the hill of the Lord to the house of the God of Iacob that he may teach vs his ways and that we may walk in his pats for the Law shall come ont of Sion and the word of God from Ierusalem and shall geue sentence among the multitude of the heathen and reforme the people of far countris FOr mark the day cometh that shall bourn as an ouen and all the proud yea and all
life we are in death but then to whom ought euery one to flée not to fancy not to carnall friend but vnto God and seing that in the midest of life there is none other help but in the crosse of Christ crucified by the which we are dead vnto the world and lyuing vnto God how much are wée bound to thanke him for the same felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum then all thâ—se deuouring godes would soone be ouerthrowen for as much as the dyuell vseth in diuers and sundry of his ministers dayly to poscesse and torment the minds of men therby to with draw them from God how much are those bound to the al mighty which geueth them warning in such liberall sort as in these our dayes is most manifestly sene the ensamples are many of y â— which I wil resit one Zacheus in distributing of his goods and making of restitucioÌ„ was very large and liberall thus he sayd vnto our Lord behold Lorde the halfe of my goods I geue to the poore if I haue don any man wrong I restore foure fold a good exaÌ„ple for these present dayes to euery such person whose consience dayly accuseth them for wrong gotten goods froÌ„ the poore from the fatherlesse widow to restore to euery one his owne then would God his kingdom increace and Sathanâ—s diminish consider what a speciall grace is geuen to euery one that is torne in the tyme of Christian lawe which is the Gospell And seing the innumerable fancis of men in the which they haue seperatid them selues from 〈◊〉 now through the bright shiâ—ning Gospell of Christ all these detestable fancis are 〈…〉 that dareth take the name of a Christian and 〈…〉 folow that which in the eâ—â—erance of this 〈…〉 but to God some 〈…〉 â—hat at the tyme of his enterance he had neither 〈…〉 reason to performe theÌ„ may it be 〈◊〉 if he neuer heard the Gospell preachid thaught or réed if he aunswer no then apperith nâ—â—ligence if yea then indigent or conâ—â—ptions bâ—th are rewardid with death the one in that through negligence he did not the other in that to folow sensuall appetite he wold not therefore could not serue God Mamon which Mamon is the God of worldly delights as also Esculanus the God of mynes of gold siluer Pecunia of metals Fessoria of traualors and pilgrims to kepe them from wéerinesse Pelonia to dryue away enemies out of the lande Esculapius of sick men Spinensis to kepe corne froÌ„ thystels and such like Rubigo the vines Fortuna of fortunate successe with Silla Marius Muta Genoria Stimula Murcia with many others not worthy the rehearsall These people long tyme past were not more troubled in deuising gods for such their purposis as the most part in these dayes are by dayly practising how to begyle each other so that the craftiest marchaunt is counted the wisest man the common drunkerd the best felow the riotous Ruffian the best companion the filthy adoulterer the amorus louer The blasphemist swarer the truest dealer the most Ipocrit the perfectest Christian c the wicked in their generacions are wiser theÌ„ the childreÌ„ of lyght neuerthelesse they shall perish the wraught of the Lorde shall consume them for their delicate fare in the world they shal suffer hunger of soule for their oppression payne for their easy lyues most horrible ends come Lord Iesu for the dayly oppression of the faythfull is great and ease them from out of this misery when and at such tyme as thy Godly wisedome shall apoynt ¶ Significacions of the later day to bee at hand with approuid prophises auouching the same taken out of the holy scripture by auctorites as followeth Wâ— vnto thée O Ariel Ariel thou Citie that Dauid dwelt in goe on from yere to yere let the Lambs be sâ—ayne I wil lay séegâ— vnto Ariel so that ther shalbe heuyâ—es and sorow in it and it shallbe vnto me eueÌ„ as an aulter of slaughter I wil beséege thée round about and fight against thée through a bulwark and will reare vp diches against thee thou shalt be brought down shalt speake out of the ground and thy spéech shall goe lowe out of the dust thy voyce also shall come out of the ground like the voyce of a witch and thy talking shall whisper out of the dust more ouer the noyse of thy â—â—raing enemies shallbe like thinne dust and the multitude of tyrants shallbe as dry straw that cannot tarry euen sodenly and in hass shall ther blast go thou shalt be visited of the Lord of Bosts with thunder earthquaâ— and with a great noyse with storm tempest and with the flame of a consuming fier and the multitude of all nacions that fyght agaynst the Ariel shalbe as a dream euen so shall all they be that make warre against it and strong houldes to ouercome it and that lay any séege to it in conclusion it shalbe euen as when a hungry man dreameth that he eating and when he awaketh his soule is empty Or as when a thirsty man dreameth that he is drinking and when he waketh he is yet faynt and his soule hath appetit euen so shall the multitude of all nacions that feyght against Sion ponâ—er these things once in your mynds and wonder blinded are they themselues and y e blynd gyds to other that are dronk but not with wine they are vnstable but not through strong drink for the Lord hath couerid you with a â—umbering spirit and hath closid your eyes your Prophets also and your rulars that should sée theÌ„ hath he couerid And the vision of all the Prophets is become vnto you as the words of a book that is sealid vp which meÌ„ deliuer vnto one that is learnid saying read thou it and he sayeth I cannot for it is sealid And the book is geuen vnto him that is not learnid saying read thou it and he saieth I am not learned Therfore thus hath y e Lord sayd for so much as this people when they be in trouble doo honour me with their mouths and with their lips but ther hart is farre from me And the fear which they haue vnto me proceadeth of a commandiment that is taught of men therfore will I do maruayles amoÌ„g the people euen merueylous things I say and a wonder and when thy sonne asketh thée in tyme to come sayng what meaneth these witnesses ordinaÌ„cis and Lawes which the Lord our God hath commandid you Then thou shalt say vnto thy sonne we were Pharaos bondmeâ— in Egipt and the Lord brought vs out of Egipt with a mighty hand and the Lord showed signes and woÌ„ders for the deliuery of his people Israel therfore sayeth the Prophet Ioel Ye shall wel know that I am in the midest of Israel and that I am the Lord your God yea and that ther is none other and my people shall no more be brought to confusion after this wil I powre out my spirit
order is that wheÌ„ the young beginneth to flye and that he apply him selfe with carying first he learneth by the greater to gather war then to frame the work which being don theÌ„ to gathering the honey that those neat wrought selles may be filled and in such tyme as the season ferneth that or euer the frosts appere each Bee may haue sufficient to preserue him from the baraine Winter or colde so as a poore Bee the Waxe being gatherid from the substance of many flowers and by meanes of the sweete smelling blues huny is increasid wherwith to suffise each Bee in the extremitie of coulde the war to keepe safe from cold the honey to preserue life and to comfort such young as in the meane time is increased And as the wax is profitable in the dark to yeld by art his light to the greate comfort of the beholder so is the hunney for the inward partes of men being moderately taken to keepe the body from putrified humors by the Bee the wax and the hunney I considered the diligent painfull Christian the profet of actorites the gift of the holy ghost these three moued mee to this my sely labour far vnfit to come among the master Bees but for as much as the smaller or feebeler sort are defended by the great by the means of indeuer so hope I to bee because good will hath presumed in stead of learning to frame that which may doo good to the most and harme with the least Thus gentill Reader vse my labour with suche brotherly affection as by my work thou maist perceue my meaning In which so doing I commit thee vnto the tuicion by prayer of the almightie God for euer and euer AMEN By Stephan Batman Minister SOMNIVM WHen that Saturno Planiet he in midst of Libra spred and Hyems force began to hie with dolers in my bed A thousand woes gan me oppresse to sée y e world such as each creature in his kynd the one at other grutch Dismaid in mind to se such chauÌ„ce to happiÌ„ couÌ„tri theÌ„ Obliuion she that grace forgot alewâ—ring many men To folow fancis lore without remorse of payne and Gospels predication to holde as thing but vayne For to bewayle so ill a chaunce it dentyd so my mynde when vewid was myne own deserts gainst Christ my god so kinde Then to deuise some theame at large wherby the rest to warne swéete Charites hir selfe applyed to kéepe me ay from harme She gaue me charge my quiuering hand the Pen to held full fast with spéede to wryte what she me bad though long yet at the last Then setling so both hand and pen as pleasid hir to deuise whose words in order folowed so few wisemen will despise From Eanus he the god of Eyer the whole earth now dooth vew not sparing one but each degrée by what meanes to pursew If victory were shure to get then looke for present doome that restlesse rage of his so toyles iust friendship to consume These thrée to further thine intent so guyded shall by me who hiet Aglaia thankfulnesse to vertue doth agrée Then Thalia the most plentius to yeld each dayes increace Euphrosine that liberal dame which scarcite doth seace These thrée to gyde thy pen aright shall dayly thée attend against that huge Enceladus though Terra him defend By force of valiant Tonos he to Etnas fiery flame that Iupiter which rules on hie such furious rage to tame If Albion she except thée not I will the straight conuay to Ebosus Sardina eyle where thou shalt beare such sway As Gargites olde Gereons dogge although he seme to byte shall sterue for meat and pine away though it apere in sight In these my wordes conceue a showe such frindship so to frame as Ioue the iust may be obaid with lasting prayse to name Then Charites so doo me cal a frind to Troyan eyle who wisheth shure no smal renoume to such so happy soyle And why for that the welthy is or that of strength hath store no no but for because that Ioue the iust as yet doth fauour more Her state her peace and her renoume to try hir trusty loue which being found vngratefull then full soone will her remoue Poore Cynon he for landes defence the Troyans did forewarne was for his labour naught except till they had felt the harme But then to late so now foresée left Gallia a Calchas bréedes and so in steade of holsom hearbes may light on poysonid weedes The Panter he example geues when so disposid to spoyle by hyding of his head from beastes as though he ment no goile By sauor swéete they folowe still and he them both alure till place conuenient so him please their death he doth procure To read to write or to indite for cuntries thine defence seace not but do thy selfe imploy looke for no recompence But at the handes of Charites euen I reward will thée when vitall breath is spent and gon with Christ thy Lord to bée O Anglia thou of Chius learne thy god and prince to feare where none aâ—oultry there was found or one that would vpreare Him selfe agaynst his Prince or king each other sought to saue as lasting prayse reâ—ounes therof all vicis did depraue Sence tyme that Engist thee possest as fléeting hast thou béen as Chemmis the whole waighty payse most strange is to be séen Herodotus so doth expresse huge woodes and trées there bée with hills and dales in wondrus sorte as dayly such may see As into Egipt will resort this strange sâ—ight to peruse a land to swem there to be séene on this some hap may muse But what for this it séemes a toye if naught but so ye meane some better grayne I wish to séeke a brode in felds to gleane By figured show some thing is ment if so you please to mark if not by this then now giue eare to more effect doo hark When that Camillus did beseedge Hetruria coast and soyle and that the Trurians did perseue ere long to haue the foyle Among the auncient Falisi a skoolemaster there was which did deuise by treason so that he might bring to passe For to betray such Romans young which he had ther to gyde â—y trayned craft so gat them foorth till foes they had espyed And then by gyle surrendrid them into Camillus gard wher he for traytours fact so don receued a iust reward Which was all naked to be beate with those his scollers shure vnto the place from whence he came thus iustice did procure For this vntruth of traytour fell that such his countries spoyle a guerdâ—n had for vicious fact a iust reward for goyle He thought great riches to haue had the wicked thus pretend god graunt all those whose mindes are such euen so to make an end If flattering Parasite were not then none would shure be found wher now not one or two ther is thée dayly doo abound But who
that sées and yet is blynd a dimnid sight hath shure his woes with other eake also ther sorowes do procure If euery one which seeks by gayne the commons to oppresse by cullered licence for the time mought haue the like redresse Then such procurers would shure cease plenty would beare sway which if not séen vnto in time in stead of wealth decay Let this suffice in proose do write in hope that country thine will thee regard like faithful frend as vertues lawes assigne When hatrid and necligence expellith loue and diligence powre and auctoritie regardeth not minoritie Selfe loue with Ipochrisy are frindes vnto cruelty when all these gestes in some place raignes Ere long will fall some sodayne chainge OR euer the fundacioÌ„ of the world was layed the great Elohim Iehouah Adonai Gubernator Deus or omni â—otent God When Moyses demaunded saying who shal I say hath sent me was aunswered ego sum qui sum I am that I am hath sent thée euen that most triumphaÌ„t king of kings who before al worlds saw what should insew from time to time did pronosticate by diuers and fundry his seruaunts Some Patriarks Prophets and Apostels with sundry other people out of euery nation vnder heauen aforewarning to y e rest coÌ„moÌ„ or vulgar people som by proficy or prophisy some by reuelacion some by interpretacion some by dreams some by wonderfull Prodigius and most miraculus sightes to the end that ouer what dominion Realm or cuntrey so euer any of these appeared eyther by sight in act or show by word the people in any such dominioÌ„ what soeuer mought know by such for warning to eschew those dauÌ„gerâ— y â— else might insew Dame Charities being framed froÌ„ out of y e mightie Elohim so wrought as soone as she had auctorite which was not till man was framid in liuely substaÌ„ce And theÌ„ began she to show forth the substaunce of her fundacion which was is shalbe amoÌ„g the obedieÌ„t vnto the end And those here associate were Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosine thankfulnes plenteousnes and lyberalite whereby these being settelid in man shuld yelde forth some such fruit as it had recsued to the honoure prayse and immortall fame of such a moste mercifull and heauenly father Lord and king in as much therefore as in the tyme of our forefathers longe tyme passid ther fell vppon the earth suche fluds of waters wherby the whole world was ouerspred and that al flesh died by the rage of the same sauing Noah and his famely viii sowles And wherefore bicause they regarded not neither beleued the same to insew till they saw the extremite of the flud so spéedily to ouerwhelme them all hope then frustrate and past remedy The preparinge of the Arke made them not a frayed neither the enterance of the flud for so longe as any land mountayne or hill was to bée gotten vnto so longe hoped they of safety such vayne hope deceyued them wherefore they peryshed such was the incredulite at that tyme and much worse notwithstanding former insamples in these our present tymes from after the sayde Deluuium or flud no soner being retornid to their former or preordayned course And that the Sunne Moone and Stars appeard in their pulcritude and kynde then euen in the very presence of the late slayne carcasis such showed Obliuion in the brest of Noah that after a few grapes eaten became so infebelid in the heade that most disorderly laye to the great sorow of his two sonnes Sem and Iaphet although Cham being also one of their bretheren did most vnreuerently laughe at his fathers nakidnes for the which he was a curssud When Lot through wine forgat him selfe his offence was such as mouid a parpetual remembrance to be ware Zodoma Gomorra Adama Zeboim Zoar or euer they were destroyed they had warning their of by there forefathers that perished through the flud and also by the coÌ„ming of the messengers vnto Lot The children of Israel had warning also before they fel into captiuite for as long as Ioseph gydid or gouerned Egipt vnder Pharao so long they continuid in peace and tranquilitie But there rose vp a new king in Egipt which knew not Ioseph And he sayde vnto his folke behould the people of the children of Israel are great and myghtier then wée come and let vs play wiesly with them least they multiply And lest it happeÌ„ that if there chaunce any war they ioyne themselues vnto oure enemies and fyght agaynst vs. And so get them out of the lande so the children of Israell were by the Egyptians held in bondage without mercy Behould the skill of the Egiptians they being in doute of such great increase would not suffer the Israelites no more among theÌ„ c. And yet for all that reasid not to oppresse them in such sort as this second booke of Moyses makes relacion Be it knowen vnto thée thou now florishing Anglia whom God so gyde with continuance that sence thy first a ryuall by that noble Brutus thou hast sufferid many greuous attempes And also ben subuertid by forraigne powre if thou wilt know by whom reade Robertus de Auesbury Rogerus Houenden Forsard Harding Mathae Paris Mathaei VVestomasteriensis Policronicon Supplementi Chronicarum Polidory Virgilij cum alijs The first subuercion of this eyle was by the Britans called Gigantes as of Corineus which inhabited Cornewal and such lyke of whome came our originall by successiue liue from Brute But the second ouerthrowe was by Iulius Ceasar and his Romans who about fyue hundred yeares gouernid this lande but as touching the origynall from Brute Iulius Ceaser was the first that brought the Britans in subiection and after the ende of the sayd yeres the Romaines left both tribut and cuntry rather then to defend it agaynst the Scots Pysts The Britons were afterward conquerid by Hengist king of the Sarons vnto whom the Bretons vnaduisedly had before geueÌ„ to much entry which Sarons were afterward coÌ„querid by Svvane and other the Danes and these Danes with the Sarons Britans remayning were all conquerid by VVilliam bastard Duke of Normandy And since that time continued most victorius to the perpetuall fame of English men and long tyme may if gréedy desier be not the cause of her ouerthrow This being dewly considerid in these our present dayes would geue occasion to foresée a greate mischiefe which else ere tonge will inshew The cause is the people of foraine nations so fast do increase and the commodites of this our natiue soyle doth so fast decrease that it cannot be but that within short space Except the prudency of some foreseight al to be traÌ„sformid vpâ—down The gracis mouid me as in a dream this farforth to speak wher in is or ought both thankfulnes to God for such warning with thankefulnesse to God for so happy a prince called Elizabeth of the Debrues called Elischabeh as much to say as y e rest
of my God which when the ancient City Niniue was warned by Ionas the Lords Prophet they repentid so that they were pardonid of all their sinnes Ierico for resisting the Lord miraculusly ouerthrew as also Ierusalem the often ouerthrow of kingdoms Cities was for disobedience of the lawe contempt of the worde neâ—ligence in not looking to the same in time is so great an ensample before our eyes Caecus caecum ducit ambo in foueam cadunt which if selfe wil with laciuius lust do so blind that it cannot be espied theÌ„ Asina Balaam admonet if their remayn so much fear of gods vâ—ngans for oppressioÌ„ among such as prâ—fesse Christ and as yet deny the works therof as remayned in Balaams Asse who for fear of the Angell shronke vnder his maister theÌ„ I doubt not but euery such Christian which shall happen vppon this my trauayle shall finde no small commoditie and thereby so occasionid to pray vnto God for amendiment whereof that ere long all euill actions may be amendid which being don Vos estis sal terrae lux mundi then shall Angliae florish which God graunt to the ouerthrow of Antechrist to the setting home of those Strangers whose coÌ„ming is neither for the loue of the Gospell nor obedient of Lawes but such as haue coÌ„mittid murder hourdome thefte and obstinate Papists as diuers honest and godly persons of their owne natiue counteris haue testified not with rigour but by fauor not of pretendid force but by princly auctorite Ex fructu arbor cognoscitur So God graunt in time an effect Laâ—brymae Crocâ—dil caucto ¶ In these three principall vertues are contayned the liberalitie of a Christian thankfulnesse plentiousnes liberalitie FRom Ioue the iust I Aglaia am a grace of liuely hew which being placed in mortal wight such sight may nâ—t me vew As carnall man by shewes of loue in armes them imbrace no such am I of substance sure but aye a liuely grace Not séene nor felt so pure am I I let you vnderstand a thousand bodies I possesse in euery soyle and land With thousand thousands to the same as proofe ful wel doth showe in euery wight which séekes by right all euils to forgoe Aglaia she doth doceate when good of frindes they gayne with thankfulnes to yelde dewe prayse and to acquite with 〈◊〉 How to deuise by mindfulnesse to make dewe recompence gainst such as they offendid haue and that with diligence And those to whom we haue done ill is sure the persons thrée Father Sonne and holighost one perfit god we sée By whose great prudency and skill the world framid so with euery vitall thing ther in the Hart the Hynd and Ro The byrds which suore in ayery sky twixt cloud earth so gréene a liuely show to earthy wight most comely to be séene The creping worme the beasts likewise some sauage ferce tame not one of these that liues one earth but Adam gaue a name By means wherof they knowen are now their force their might strength so by maÌ„ in these our daies are brought to thral at length The hugy Whale with mighty fish in showles after their kind subdewed are by mans deuise thus natures are assinde The DragoÌ„s ferce y e Serpent stroÌ„g with tongue téeth doth sting by means of hearb y e grows one earth which vertue forth doth bring To cure such sore to seace the payne agayne to bring to ease those persons as infectie are I plenty do apease What had bin growing on the earth or wher had earth now bene if plenty had not so possest why nothing had bin séene Ere that the world framed was a nothing did remayne then naught at all of truth appeard this proueth very playne Till mighty Ioue by word so willed an earth straight to apéere that being done with splendent shine of ayre substance cléere With Sun and Moone with glitering stars the heauens to adorne diuisions then twixt day tide the Moone the night the morne Then Ver the spring appearid so by helpe of Titans grace whose gliding beams by moisterid heat grene herbs brought forth a pace Which being done dame Aestas shée to hasten the effect the dearling â—eare of Aglaia still no time did not neglect But laborid so till that she had her Messis louer trew among the Siluan shrudes him found the ripenid frutes to vew Therby to saue each growen increase ere Hyems did appere commaunding Autum to make haste as time doth so require That plenty grow may on the earth as god hath so decréed and why because that man on earth thereon may dayly féede To learne likewise of Copia shée wher aboundance is of store two féebler sort of brethren ours we do augment the more For as the winters force is such when Libbes his strength extends to ouerthrow that former grew and stiffenid trées then bends So will the lord our god in déede cut of such cankered wéeds as will and do refuse to help the poore with friendly déedes And as by force of sharpenid windes dame Glacie beareth sway yet heat of Sunne doth force to yeld and so consume a way So shall those gréedy grashops they that Egipt did possesse be forcte againe from thence to flye perhappes with out redresse If that they do not so relent as christian lawes requier with Pluto be in fernall hel sure paid shalbe their hyre Vlisses he hath sayled so long in vaine delight and lust that all his men transformid are to beastly shape vniust Some to Wolues which do deuoure and some to Vipers kind which doth consume each other so that small is left behind Some to swyne which dayly swelles one delicates so fine and like the master Dog doth byte when other fayne would dine To gredy dogs some likened are which kéepes the Neat froÌ„ hay and yet them selues reaps small increase as gredy guts beares sway Like foxes other some ther bée which through craft and goyle by vsery in watching steps their brother séekes to spoyle Deuising how by cautall such so lurking in their den to dispossesse the sely sort Foxes false no men Among the rest great Apes I saw which pleased Vlisses best with frisking gamboles twixt the roopes dayly so were prest Who Cimia hyght with voice did speak which when I did perceue I ceased not till that I had withdrawen him by leue To know why those transformid were and do continew still whose answer was by Ioue the iust his promise to fulfill Bereft from shape through vile delite as now you may behold like to that Babilonion king as scriptures do vnfold And we as Apes among the rest such flatering mates were when in roiall courts and noble place we ruled as did men By meanes of false Ipocrisy each other do deride like Gorgons transformed were and thus like Apes we bide Briarens he our gidon is by power we rule and raigne Discordia she in Plutos cell
doth threaten lasting payne To those which plentie had on earth and yet for scarcitie sought their furious rage with Chimera a lasting place hath bought And for as much as we do doubt of ioyes for to inshew we will conitinue as wée are lo this is certayn trew Not leauing now our wontid lore each one of vs in kinde proceading so as we began in this you know our mynde When goods we haue all men vs loue as kings among the rest if naught at all then Begger like in ragges must be adrest For Gospels predicacion preach still who that will wée sée therin none other grace we will not come their till For who that will the Scriptures feare shall euer bée in doubt when Skie doeth fall then Larks shall haue a place to sore about Thou Hidra fell deuoyd of grace reforne and that with spéed els lasting payn shalbe thy gayn the Lawe hath so decréed Thalia Plenteusnes PLentifull are the works of the Lord in wisdom hath he made theÌ„ all for with the Lorde ther is mercy and with him is plenteouse redemption for as by the plentifull gracis proceading from God the children of Israell wer delyuerid so shall euery such nacion likewise that seeketh by obedience obtayn the lyke haue due consideracion then of the plentifull gracis proceading froÌ„ God héere on earth to féede not only our corporall bodies with the fruits growing on the same for the tearm of our natural liues but also the vnspeakable vertues which doo as mighty riuers so plentifully ouerwhelme in manner the whole face of the earth that scharcely or not at all any one is able to say he neuer haue passid by or through them or being at one tyme or other mould so that not one of the séeds of mankind is able to excuse him selfe for the not knowing of so plentifull gracis proceding from so mercifull and heauenly father in what damnable state case or being are those meÌ„ who lasciuiously liuing in this vate of misery do séeke to escape from that which séeks to saue them and to imbrace that whiâ—h vtterly if continuance remayne in ill to consume and destroy theÌ„ Tantaleum poculum libernus the very heatheÌ„ Philosophers hath not ceasid to depict out dyuers and sundry warnings and all to that ende that vertues might be imbraced and vice subuertid ouerthrowen because that like as some festcrid vlcer being once rootyd in the flesh and toucheth the bone seaceth not by littel and litle till it haue by such infection masterid the whole body and brought it to subiection forcing it to geue place vnto death the first ende of corporall life Therefore as corrupt infections be the cause of the bodyly death so the wicked thoughts ingendering contempt of godlines hastens the soules distruction who would not therfore seyng so great daungers to inshew by meanes of disobedience séeke to please so excellent a Lorde and protector that so mercifully and so plentifully powrith forth before vs so many seueral gracis therby to plucâ— vs yea as it wer by force from so many euils which for sinne is left to possesse vs for as gold is tried in the fornace so that good men be tried in tyme of aduercite which aduercite is the dayly resisting of the flesh agaynst the spirit The awayting of our aduersary Leo rugens to none other end is but to destroy not the bodies of men only but also their soules And in getting inordinat goods through the desier therof maketh such most miserable Beggers from the knowledge of God And the vayne hope in this life maketh them think to be frée froÌ„ such sinne when in very déed they are most bond imppes of that infernall fuery Such is the sufferance of our iuste Judge when he seeth whervnto man is inclined in that his felicite is wholy set on those things which his fleshy eyes beholdeth regarding it more better assurance then the promised place to come what followeth but a flat distrust of gods promises to this ende therfore is Satan sufferid to be amoÌ„g the sonnes of men to styre vp strife to vere and molest them for which disobedience first of all the great Dragon that olde Serpent was cast out no more to be among the Juste for enuy wherof as a roring â—ioÌ„ he séeketh to deuour the whole race posterite of mankind notwithstanding his power recheth no further then the Lord permitteth as manifestly apperith by that pacient Iob whom the Lord of Ostes sufferid for a tyme to be molestid saying vnto Satan al that he hath be it in thy power only sée that thou spare his life the constancy of that iust moueth euery true Christian to hope that after dark and stormy tempest of tribulacions in this life for the hauen of feliciâ—e or triumphant glory not by due desert but by grace only in Christ and none but he a sufficient warning is this to those that haue â—yes to sée mouths to speak ears to heare hearts to conceue with a continuall wisshing for the coming of our only Lord and sauiour Christ Jesu But to those that haue eyes sée not ears and heare not because they loue not mouth to speake and doo not harts to conceaue and regard not in such the Gospell abides not Because God hath geuen them ouer to vnclennes through the lusts of their own herts to defile their own bodies among them selues which chaunged his truth for a lye and worshipped and seruid the things that bée made more then him that made them which is to be praysed for euer and euer Amen And as they regardid not to know God euen so God delyuerid them vp vnto a lewd mynd that they should do those things that were not comely being full of all vnrighteousnes fornicacion wickednesse couitousnes maliciousnes full of enuy murther debate dicept euil conditioned whisperers bakebiterâ— haters of God disdaynfull proud bosters bringers vp of euyll thinges disobedient to father and mother without vnderstanding couenant breakers vnlouing truce-breakers vnmercifull which men though they knew the righteusnesse of God consider not how that they which commit such things are worthy of death not only they that do y e same but also they which haue pleasure in them that do them What plentiousnes can be more then this wher such store of ensamples are to bring vs from vyce to vertue from being in bondage to perfect fréedom froÌ„ sorow to ioye from pouerty to riches from werines to ease from sicknes to health from corruptible thoughts to selestial mocions praysing and lawding God for his so plentious gracis worthy deseruing thanks to him which liueth for euer and euer The obstinate for all this will not be reclaymed and therefore voyde of all hope by this my warning without the greater grace mercy of God in Christ Jesus The very heathen are to be preferrid before such whose words remayne to the vtter ruen of all vnthankfull Christians When a resonable
such as do wickednes shalbe as straw and the day that is for to come shal bouâ—n them vp saieth the Lord of Hostes so that it shall not leaue them nether roote nor branch But vnto you that fear my name shall the Sonne of righteousnesse arise health shalbe vnder his wings IEsus went out and departid from the Temple And his Disciples came to him for to shew him the bulding of the Temple in Ierusalem and Iesus sayd vnto them sée ye not all these things Verely I say vnto you ther shall not be left here one stoue vppon an other that shal not be cast down And as he sat vppoÌ„ the mount Oliuet his Disciples came vnto him saying tell vs when these things shalbe and what signe shallbe of thy comming and of the ende of the world Iesus aunswerid sayd vnto them take head that no man deceyue you for many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceyue many and ye shal here of warres of the rumors of warres but sée that ye be not troublid for all these things must come to passe but the end is not yet For nacion shall rise against nacion and realm agaynst realm and ther shalbe Pestilence hunger and earthquaks in certeyn quarters all these are the beginning of sorows Then shall they put you to trouble and shall kill you and ye shalbe hated of all nacions for my names sake then shal many be offendid shall betraye one an other and shall hate one an other and many false Prophets shall aryse and shall diceyue many and because iniquite shall haue the vpper hand the loue of many shall abate but he that indureth vnto the ende the same shalbe safe MOreouer when ye sée the abhominacion of desolacion whereof is spoken by Daniel the Prophet Stand where it ought not let him that readeth vnderstand then let them that be in Iuery flée to the mountayns and let him that is on the house top not decend down into the house let him that is in the féeld not tourn back agayn vnto the things that he left behind him for to take his clothes with him wo shalbe to them that are with child and to them that geue luck in those dayes but pray that your flyght be not in the Winter for ther shalbe in those dayes such tribulacion as was not froÌ„ the beginning BUt before all these they shal lay their hands on you and persecute you deliuering you vp to the Sinagoges and into prisons bring you before Kings and Rulers for my name sake c. Yea ye shalbe betrayd of your fathers and mothers and of your brethren and kinesmen and friends and some of you shall they put to death and hated shall ye be of all men for my names sake yet ther shall not one heare of your heads perish by your paciens possesse your souls after these and other things ther shalbe signes in the Sonne and in the Moone and in the Starres and in the Earth the people shallbe in such perplexite that they shal not tell which way to tourne them selues the Sea and the waters shall rore and mens hearts shal fayle them for fear and for loking after those things which shall come on the earth for the powers of heauen shall moue and then shall they sée the sonne of man come in a cloud with power and great glory when these things beginne to come to passe then loke vp and lift vp your heads for your redempsion draweth neygh VErely verely I say vnto you hereafter shall ye sée heauen open And the Angels of God ascending and descending vnto the sonne of man These things haue I sayd vnto you because you should not be offendid They shall excoÌ„municate you yea the tyme shall come that whosoeuer killeth you wil think that he doeth God seruice and such things will they doo vnto you because they haue not knowen the father nether yet me but these things haue I told you that when that houre is come ye might remember them that I told you THe spirit speaketh euidently that in the later tymes some shall depart from the faith shal geue héede vnto the spirits of errour and diuelish doctrine of men which speak false through Ipochrisi c. THis vnderstand that in the last dayes shall come perelous times for meÌ„ shalbe louers of their owne selues couetous bostars proud cursed speakers disobedient to father and mother vnthankful vnholy vnkind trucebreakers stobberen false accusers riotous ferce dispisers of them which are good traytours heady hie minded gredy vppon volupteousnesse more then the louers of God hauing a similitude of godly lyuing but haue denyed the powre therof and such abhore THis first vnderstand that ther shal come in the laterdays mokers which will walk after their own lusts and say where is the promise of his coming for since the fathers died all things continue in the same estate wher in they were at the beginning for this they know not and that willengly how that the heauens a great while a goe were and the earth that was in the water aperid vp out of the water by the word of god by the which things the world that then was perished ouerflowid with y e water but the heauins verely the earth which are now are kéept by the same word in store reseruid vnto fier against the day of Iudgment perdicion of vngodly men BEhold the Lord shal come with thowsands of Saincts to geue iudgemeÌ„t against al men to rebuke al that are vngodly among theÌ„ of all their vngodly déeds which they haue vngodly committed of al their cruel speakings which vngodly sinners haue spokeÌ„ against him VNto him that louid vs and wasshid vs from sinnes in his own blood and made vs kings and prestes vnto god the father be glory and dominion for euer and euer Amen ¶ Ane aduised prophesie ¶ In Anno 1041. this picture was found in the temple of the Iacobines in Geneua against the wicked gouernement of papall dignite This picture was made by Iacobus Iaquiri de C ui tate Taurini 1041. Iudicabit iudices iudex generalis Hic mihi proderit dignitas papalis Siue sit Episcopus siue Cardinalis Reus coÌ„damnabitur nec dicetur quales Hic nibil proderit quinquam allegare Neque exciperere neque replicare Nec ad apostolicum sedem appellare Reus codamnabitur nec dicetur quare Cogitate miseri qui vel quales estis Quid in hoc iudicio dicere potestis Idem eâ—it dominus iudex actor testis The substance of the Latin hâ—rce THe mighty Ioue the iudge of all which fitteth in throne aboue Shall iudge each Papal dignite the rable whole remoue Such as the one the other is and Cardinals like wise For their deformid flattery the Lord wil them dispise And iudge of al both quick and dead wheÌ„ Popes shal boyle in bulles of lead AS from
the beginning from the first token or appered show vnto Noah the Rayne bow the fier from heauen the prophising by the Prophets the starre at Christ his birth the prophises sence the innumerable CoÌ„mets Hailes ThuÌ„derings Earthquakes strange deaths prodigius birthes as well of creatures as beastes famins hungers sedicions false religions sectes opinions fantasies with an innumerable inormities all these suffiseth not to be forewarninges to y â— most part of the world for the which cause as the end of these few insamples so shalbe the end of such insolent persons be SIbilla Albunea or Tiburtina one of the tenne Sibelles prophised of the ruen of Romae which came to passe in that tyme when Iulius Caesar came with sword to race the same the Ancient figures weare these R.R.R. F.F.F. which signified Regna Romae Ruet IN thrée thinges twise told showes Romes destruction Sword fyer and hunger concludes the subuersion THe raigne of y e Romans or this ruinate shalbe by sword fier and hunger the gods so decrée IN Anno. 315. Constantine the great contended against Maxencius for shewing shameful crueltie against the Christians about which tyme was great persecusion in the church there appeared in the aier a banner or â—isplaied ensigne wheron was figured y e figure of Christ on the crosse after which figure cusued great persecution CElestinus same time Pope of Romae prophised of Bonifacius the eight which came to passe accordingly he came to his Popeâ—â—m by crafte like a Foxe he raigned by force like a Lyon And for his crueltie was put to death like a dogge IN Anno. 1046. as histories relate Benedictus the ninth Pope after his buriall he was or the deuil in his likenesse séen in an horrible figure hauing the body of a Beare the tayle of an Asse clothed in his pontificall vesture And being asked why he was so deformed should answer bicause without lawe he gouerned and as a cruel tirant vsed oppression In this straunge figured apperance should séeme some aduised interpretacion the appering of the Pope in y e shape of a beare séemeth contempsious and wilful and as the Beare aboue all thinges loueth honey so the popes for the most part hateth not money And where as to such a monstrous body was ioyned the tayle of an Asse by the tayle may be signified the whole rable of papistical prelates which as concerning the true acknowledging of the Gospell are but Asses for y â— some knowes wil not others not knowing regards not the rich and costly garments or vesture may signify the golden copes and costly ornamentes where with suche beares are clothed in the church esteming more such glittering attier with y e tradicioÌ„ of men then a plaine or comely garment with the gospel of Christ. IN the yere of the foundacion of Romae 720. and in the 42. yeres of Marcus Aurelius the xx day of August about the going down of the Sunne in the realme of Cicil in the Citie of Palermo a pert of y e sea ther chaunsed a meruelous and terrible tempest no lesse miraculous then wonderfull A hideous Monster sitting in a caudron fastened to fower whéeles like a Chariot or Waggon drawen of two Lions two beares be hind casting out fier with horrible stinck which sight amased not a fewe the feare was so great through out the Citie that women with childe were with great daunger deliuered and diuers being fainte harted died through feare After this Monster had bin in the most partes of the Citie he came to the Palace or place wher the pirates were or robbers on the sea being inhabitantes of the sayd Palerna who had robbid certain of the Numidians a people so named of their substance staying at the gate which being shut did cut of one of the Lions eares and with the blood therof wrote as foâ—â—weth R. A S.P.I.P. which carectes signified Redite Aliena Si vultis Propria in pace Possidere render to others that which is theirs if you in quiet will possesse your own Although this figure with diuers others did terrefy the people in time past and their conuersions likewise from their euiles an ensample to vs of our amendment Notwithstanding such is time present that neyther the Prodigious births the miracuculus signes nor dreadful threatned plagues withdraweth the world from contempt for the which such careles liuers shalbe plaged with F.S.H.P.D.D. Fier Sword Hunger PestileÌ„se Death DamnacioÌ„ A Saxon Monument Multi enim sunt vocati pauci Vero electi Math. 22. Witodlice manega zint gelathode featha gecorene Manega ga zurete halega featha heothan Many be called but fewe doth spéede As many be warned yet fewe take héede More head then wit more haire than wull Makes England thriftles and yong heads dul When neckes be long no hoe in the filling And pleasures preferred in lands small tilling When diuers fashions in apparell are worne And beggers being more pore so nearely are shorne When one won backe is shewed diuers countreys lore A monster must needes be so tolde before When Glandene will be the whole world it selfe A Spaniarde Italian French Flemmishe and elfe All shewed in apparell when this is at prime Then some place be heedefull for sure it is time This picture folowing on the other side of the leafe was made by Namtab a Saxon in Anno 3751. against the abuse of that present time Times past hath beene as nowe to be seeene Ezechiel 4. As wise as Serpents Esay 3. As suttle as Deuels Timothe 3. As craftie as Foxes Amos. 2. As rauening as Wolues The long schull betokeneth Craftie imagination The pleasant countenaunce Flattery The long necke Excesse in eating and drinking The right arme being shorter then the left betokeneth small Deuotion The bagge of money Couetousnesse The left arme Wilfulnesse The sworde Crueltie The straunge disguising in apparell Pride ¶ The prayse and commendacion of holy men to the end that such works may procead as may grow to the like commendacion of those which be liuing with a remembrance of certain wicked ones which do prognosticat that hole number BEhould euery one of you that professe Christ without decimulacion the substance of verite leaue of your halting betwéen two opinions if God be the trew creator follow him if the proud Antechristian be a deliuerer then follow him if the tradicions of men be to be preferrid before the lawe and testimony of Iesu Christ theÌ„ mark y e ensaÌ„ples as they folow Enoch walked right and acceptable before the Lord therefore was he translatid for an ensample for a mendement of the generacion NOah was a stedfast a righteous maÌ„ in the tyme of wraught he became a reconsiling therfore was he left a remnant vnto the earth when the flud came and an euerlasting couenant was made with him that all flesh should perish no more with the water ABraham was a great father of many nacions in glory was ther
none like vnto him he kept the lawe of the hiest and came into a couenant with him he set the couenant in his flesh and when he was prâ—uid he was found faithful Likewise of Moyses Aaron Phinches Iosue Caleb Samuel Nathan Dauid Salamon Elyah Elyzeus Hezekiah Esaye Iosyah Ieremy Ezechyel Zorobabel Iesus Nehemyah Enoch Ioseph Simon the sonne of Onias with diuers other Prophets kings These in that they walkid according to the commandement of God haue left behind them a perpetual cause of prayse and commendacions and as these in godly life practised to please God so the wicked by contempte of the same haue left behind them a discomendacion of their wicked and most pestilent behauiour Abimelech the Sonne of Ieroboam flew thrée score and ten of his brethreÌ„ to the intent he might raygne alone and yet he ruled not long ther but sustayned great misfortune and made and euill ende NOtwithstanding that Ioab was a valiant man at armes yet in as much as he deceytfully flew two men al that euer he had done before was counted as nothing And so Salomon causid him to be slayne notwithstanding he heald the corner of the aultar IOas the king of Iuda commandid Zacharias the sonne of Ioiada the Preste to be stonid to death and yet his father restorid him the kingdom and slew Athalia PTholome the sonne of Abobus made the hie Prest and his two Sonnes a banquet And when they were mery and had drunk wel traiterusly he slew them It was showed Holofernes that the childreÌ„ of Israel preparid themselues to make resistaÌ„ce against him for the which he was exceding wrough and at the last in his drunkennesse he was slayne by Iudith THe cruelty of Antiochus of Nabuchodonosor of Pharao of Herod of Zambrye Achab Achitophel Benadab Aman Balthazar Alchimus Ananias and Saphira Herod Dioclesian Astiages Maxinilian Emperour of the Romans Cambices Tomiris Tullia Tarquine Nero Iulianus with an infinet numbers who Sathan hath not a litlte triumphed at their ouerthrow I omit to speak of the Sea of Rome who hath not sparid to put more to death by tyranicall deuices then before their originall was euer heared of sence the flud Milions of thowsands whose blood requirith no small reuenge THe very heatheÌ„ in their kind are to be preferrid before those and such like percecuting tyrants and in especiall the Philosophers haue left behind a worthy comendacioÌ„ of their wisdoms to the great discomendacion of such tiranny Papal as Anacharsis Anaxagoras Archelaus Alex Seuerus Augustus Caesar Chilon Cicero Crates Diogines Democritus Demostines Epimenides Hermes Homer Horace Isocrates Iustinus Licurgus Marcus Aurelius Pitagoras Pline Plato Solon Socrates Seneca Thales Xenophon with many others whose wise senteuris and faythfull sayings are to be found in our vulgar tong by such worthy members as diserue perpetuall fame for such their paynfull labours THe wise graue learnid and ancient Doctors of the Church did not in their time more paynfuâ—â—y studie to kepe the Church in purite of doctrine then the wicked generacions of papisticall inuencioÌ„ haue laborid to bring all to ruen and decay to this ende that such lawes as they deuised might take place and yet in despit of satanicall tyrany the Lord hath reseruid some since the tyme of Quintilianus Timotheus Victorius Dionisius Ignacius Policarpus Hyreneus Origen Cypranus Erasmus Hilarius Athanasius Gregorius Basilius Magnus Ambrosius Hilarius Cyrillus Hieroimus Auguistinus that haue valiently defendid the Gospell to their perpetuall fame and worthy comendacion not by writing only not by preaching and teaching of the sacarid word and Gospell but also with their blood haue seaâ—id the sayd testimony of truth the most part hereof if not by present death yet by inprisonment perceusioÌ„ with diuers strange maners of punishmeÌ„ts as Huldricus Huttenus Adamas Sibertus Albertus Brandeburgen Alexander Alexis Andreas Musculus Andreas Osiander Antonius Anglus Arturus Britanus Antonij Reuclim Bartholomeus Bernardi Bernardus Zieglerus Bullingerus Caluinus Hieronimus de Prage Carolus Molinaeus Cornelius Agrippa Conradus Gesnerus Gulielmus Tindalus Ioannes Frith Ioannes Fox Ioannes Hoperus Oecolampadius Ioannes Oldecastle Ioannes Bale Nicolaus Herford Nicolaus Ridley Robertus Stephanus Vuolfangus Musculus Erasmus Rotorodam Ioannes Iuel with a number more which would requier no small volume to be nominatid at large All and euery of these with the rest godly professors and martiers although their bodâ—ly presence be absent yet their works remayn to aperpetuall encouraging of those which be leuing The omnipotent God so graunt that this my small enterprise occasion some that are learnid to note at large this my short collectioÌ„ which being done wil deserue dwe commendacion for as the enemies of the Gospel of Christ Iesu haue made Books by the name of an vniuersall inquisition and therin haue named not only the names of the Christian sort but also their Books to the ende that their generacions may y e better know what they alow what they hate or dislike so were it as necesseray for these present dayes some such Books to be made wherin the true Christian may both sée and â—now which Books were to abolished as well for the maintenance of christian religion as the wicked ones haue for the glory of theirs which glory shalbe don away The God of peace and loue so blesse vs that in all our workes words and déedes it may be to his glory with the preseruacion of this our Déene and countrie with due obedience in the same that Satan may be suppressed Antichrist ouerthrowen that y e gospel may haue cléere passage through the whole world And that those which are blinde may thereby be made sée through the dimned cloudes of supersticion the cléers lighte of Euangelion the Gospell and those which are gon astray may once finde the way home And that those which are at home may depart in peace y e after this Pilgrimage here on earth we may rest with Abraham Isaack Iacob in the kingdom of heaueÌ„ Amen ¶ A commendacion of such as desier knowledge with a wished mind of the numbers increase Striue by truth thy fame to win take héed betimes ere thou begin Euermore be sure of this perhappes thou maist in time else mis. Hold by truth as ancker sure euels present will procure Nothing better saueth life then to eschue debate and strife Couit only God to please prouide in time so followe ease Enuy is not now alone restles rage doth cause to mone These notes doth proue by gods decrée where grace is not none saued we sée Then find your name by letters due so shall you know if this be true WIthout the true knowledge of God I doubt good rule to finde lies highly being magnified leues of when time assind Imagine then what flesh doth gayne a show by proofe of endlesse paine Master then corrupted lust requiring ayde of Ioue the