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

▪ at goddes hand to who wylleth vs that we offende not or hurte anye straunger And yf her grace marrye after her owne fantasye me thynke we shuld beare wyth her yf we loue her For yf she shuld constrayne anye of vs to marry one that he could not loue and lyke he would be litle contented with it Wherfore let vs content oure selfes with that that she doth in this behalfe and praye God harte lye that this her graces marriage may haue such successe as both God maye be pleased therewith and we receaue benefite thereby and her highnes take comfort therein We haue bene well pleased in time past y e her noble father shulde marrye straungers and haue ioyfully receaued them Wherfore we might me thynke be muche better contented with her graces marriage seynge that the noble Prince that she marrieth albeit he semeth to be a straunger yet because he cometh of the noble bloude of Englande as you haue learned before is in dede no straūger And agayne that oure Lord God onlye moueth her therto for her comfort as we truste and all ours to But I feare y e the matter y e we grudge at is not the marriage but her fayth religion in y e mayntenaunce where of she hath alwayes frō her tender age hither to constantly stand mindeth by gods assistence to cōtinue in the same to her lyues ende For it is not a fayth newly inuented and set forth of late dayes ▪ but begonne by Christ taught by his Apostles and their successours confirmed with the bloude of all holy martyrs established by y e consent of al good godly wryters and vniuersally receaued of the whole Catholike churche of Christ. Which earnestlye to sticke to ▪ she feareth not by whiche to be saued she doubteth not which cōstant lye to defend she ceaseth not And be we well assured y t she would not forsake it as her highnes hath oftentymes both in word and dede declared if she knewe certaynly y t she shulde loose the crowne of this realme therfore and her life to For whosoeuer they be that leseth any thing for gods cause and his true fayth they shall wyn a hundreth tymes more for it and be gladde of theyr losse for such great g●ynes And this wold her highnes neyther say nor do except she knew suerly the truth to be on her side ▪ and that god is pleased therwith Which he hathe well declared vnto her highnes in these two notable victories that of his goodnes he hath sent her of late If she had bene an aduersarye of his truth and of his holy worde as some folkes reporte her he wold neuer haue so ayded her so mightly alwayes agaynst the assaultes of her enemies defended her But thus much may her highnes say without boaste because it is not for her owne glorye whyche she nothing regardeth but onlye to declare goddes goodnes toward her y t she hath ▪ as becam the poore handmayde of God continuallye synce she was a childe from tyme to tyme embraced both our Sauiour Christes doctrine whyche is the dore vnto truthe and the catholike fayth of his church whyche is the staff● of saluation and so loued both twayne as she dyd lytle esteme worldly honor or lyfe eyther in comparison of them For whensoeuer she was eyther by gentle exhortation by fayre promyses yea or by threatenyng as sometyme she was moued to forsake the catholike fayth to leaue of the godly ordinaūces of the churche she neuer wolde relent but settynge all worldly thynges at noughte and carynge nothynge for the malice of men myn̄ded rathe● to dye for the defence of her fayth then to lyue in honoure wyth the forsakynge thereof And this hath her grace done not of her selfe onelye but by thassistence of Goddes grace who hath alwaies ayded her And mercifullye accepted her poore seruice herein and hath both fauored her therefore so will do styll and not forsake her as she feareth not and dayly she besecheth hym hartelye that he do not And not onlye her but al other that embrace the same fayth because it is y ● fayth of his blessed spouse the churche ▪ whose lippes be sweter to her husbande Christe then honye combes Whose tongue is as pleasaunte as milke and honye Therefore most dearly beloued countrye menne thys cause why we oughte speciallye to loue her grace ▪ because it is for our soules helth let it not be occasion to hate her For if we knewe surelye as she dothe ▪ what pleasure we shulde haue in it what profyt we shoulde take of it what daunger we shulde auoyde by it we wold most harteli thanke her highnesse who by goddes helpe had brought vs agayne to it But the mystes of the cloudy and cursed doctrine of Luther his adherentes haue so dimmed our sight that we can not se it some of vs there be more pitie is it that will not se it But I praye god we may shortly se it and returne vnto it and say with Dauid we will go into the howse of god which is the Catholike Churche Approche vnto it and GOD wyll approche vnto vs because he is within it And feare GOD and he wyll fauoure vs and be obediente to her grace oure lawful prince and gouernesse ▪ and then she wyll not fayle most tenderly to loue vs to labore and trauayle for our welth and commoditye And albeit that some of vs haue of late murmered agaynste her yet let the example of other that dyd so before and are plaged by goddes iust iudgemēt for their greuouse offēce be a warninge for vs to take hede And let vs obey her not for feare but for veri loue For in dede to punis●e vs is her great grefe because she wold that the leaste heere of oure heades shuld peryshe Therefore let vs not force her grace to that that her nature dothe abhorre Nor giue her occasion to saye as her noble progenitor king Henry the .v. sayde after y ● rebelliō made agaynst him by Richarde the Earle of Cambrige Henry the lorde Scrupe and Thomas Gray after this sort Consyder sayd he the rashe foly of these folkes they persecute me who night and day to thuttermost of my power enforce my selfe to profyt the common welth And to that ende I toyle and trauayle contynually and studye alwayes that I can to do good to al my subiectes and thinke my selfe borne for that purpose But I pray god that there be neuer one amonge you whose trayterouse harte I may worthely blame and say that he had rather haue me distroyed then his contrie to be in good state preserued and in honour encreased These wordes sayde Henry the .v. to his subiectes Which I truste verely hereafter we wil neuer gyue our ▪ gratiouse Queene occasion to say But contrariwise muche to commend vs to reioyce in our obedyence ▪ to take comforte in our peace and quiet behauyour Which shalbe acceptable to