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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07942	The temporysour (that is to saye: the obseruer of tyme, or he that chaungeth with the tyme.) Compyled in Latyn by the excellent clarke Wolfangus Musculus, and tra[n]slated into Frenche by M. Vallerain Pullain. And out of Frenche into Inglishe by R.P. 1555.	Musculus, Wolfgang, 1497-1563.; Poullain, Valérand, d. 1559 or 60.; Pownall, Robert, 1520-1571.; Curione, Celio Secondo, 1503-1569. Excellent admonicion and resolution, of the godlye and famous learned man Celius secundus Curio. aut	1555 (1555)	STC 18312; ESTC S104523	59,452	128

¶ The Temporysour that is to saye the obseruer of tyme or he that chaungeth with the tyme. Compyled in Latyn by the excellent Clarke Wolfangus Musculus and trāslated into Frenche by M. Vallerain Pullain And out of Frenche into Inglishe by R. P. 1555. iij. Regum xviij ☞ How long will ye hault on both sydes yf the Lord be God folowe him But if Baal be he then go after him ☞ ☞ IMPRINTED ☞ ☞ Anno Domini 1555. In the Moneth of Iulij ❀ Grace mercye and peace from God oure euerlastinge father in the bloude of Iesus Christ by the communication of his holy spyryte be multiplied vnto the O Ingland into the imbrafinge of the trew honour of God in his word and the forsakinge of al Idolatrye and Ypocresie IN calling to my remembraunce O Ingland thou coūtrye of my natiuitie thy miserable present state ouerwhelmed with iniquitie wherin veritie is exiled godlynes secluded vertue defaced fidelitie suppressed and trueth imprisoned And on the other syde Falshod retayned lyes imbrased impiete cherished vyce auaunced Infidelitie extolled and vntrueth set at lybertie wherein trew relygion is altered into supersticion the worde of God into mens traditions the holy Sacraments into blasphemous sacrifices and supersticious Ceremonies and the trew worshipping of god into execrable ydolatrie wherin thy faythful naturall natyf Kyng is chaunged into a supersticious vnnaturall forreyne Prince Thy worthye Maiestrates Nobilitie and Rulers into faynt harted tymerous persons ruled of other theyr inferiours Thy vygelant Bishoppes and faythfull Ministers into greuous wolues and bloudthurstye murtherers And thy infinite numbre of Gospellers and faythful Christians into dissembling ypocrites and hollow harted Papistes I cōsydered with my selfe what mighte be the vndoupted cause of this so miserable an alteration Psa c. vij for the certaynte whereof I repayred vnto the worde of God Num. 16 ij esd ix the onelye discloser of all trueth in doutfull matters wheras notably I found prou 28. Sinne to be the vndoupted cause of all these alterations Esa 3. 13. plagues and mutacions For Sinne was the cause of Adams expulsion out Ier. 5. 30 of Paradyse Ezec. 23. of the ouerflowinge drowning of the worlde Amo. ix of the consuming of Sodome Gomor with brunstone and fyre Dani. ix of the often captyuitie and slaughter of the people of god Iudi. 5. 8. sometyme by the Egiptians Gene. iij. sometyme by the Madianites Gene. vij Moabites Amorites Philistians Assyrians Ge. 13. 19 Caldians and Babilonians the finall subuersion of Ierusalem by the Romaynes Iudi. 3. 4 6. 11. 13. iiij Reg. xvij xxv Euen so is Sinne now the cause that God taketh awaye the light of his word from vs and geueth vs ouer to errour darkenes Sinne is the cause that he hath takē away our Mat. 24. vertuous Kinges and Princes Lu. 19. 21 and in stede of them hath geuen vs ypocrites to raygne ouer Amos. 8. vs. Ioh. xij Sinne is the cause that he hath taken away the hartes of our Nobilitie Iob. 18. xxxviij Counsayl Captaynes in makinge them fayntharted weakelinges Iob. 34. being contented to submit theyr neckes vnder the yocke of straungers Dani. iiij Sinne is the cause that God hath taken away from his people Esay iij. his trew Preachers Leui. 26. vertuous Ministers and faythfull Shepeherdes Deut. 28. in geuinge them ouer into the mouthes of most cruell wolues Iere. iiij rauening thefes fugitiue hyrelinges 1. Reg. 28 Sinne is the cause that God hath sent a dasinge into Esay lix the heartes of his people Iob. xij to beleue lyes not to credyte the truth but to grope after vanite Iere. vij thinking by playing the ypocrites Eze. xiij to kepe the thinge that they shall moste certaynely forgo Naū iij. ij Tess ij Finally to conclude Sinne is the vndoubted cause as testifieth the scriptures of al plages Amos. ix misfortunes Leui. 26. ruynes mutacions captiuities and destructions Deut. 28. And vnles thou repente in tyme O Inglād it wylbe the cause of thy finall desolation and vtter confusion For thou doest euen now norishe within thee those that shal consume thee Esai vij The Lord hath whisled for them out of a farre countrye and they are spedelye come euen those that shall ruynate thine honour adnichelat thyne auncient worthines and bring thy prayseworthy fame to ignominy and shame Oh Sinne how odible art thou in the sight of the most highest that bringest such confusion vpon them that hath so frendly imbrased thee O Ingland thou receyuedst an yl gest to herborowe whē thou waste contented that synne should lodge with thee whose loue and frēdship is the wrath and enmite of God whose payment and recompence is captiuitie destruction and desolation for now thy pryde shal be rewarded with pouertie Esay iij. thyne abundaunce with scarcitie thy gredye purchasinge with dispossessing Esay v. Thy sumptuouse buylding with rasing downe and thyne ambytion with desolation yea the gorgiousnes of thine apparell shal be tourned into ragges and sackcloth thyne abundant delicate fare into famyne and honger Esay iij. and the cherished beautye of thy Ladyes and dayntie Mistresses into wytherednes and sunne burninge Theyr fayre layde out yelowe lockes into baldnesse for the tyme approcheth that of force they muste forgo theyr trinkettes of pryde the which at the admonicion of Gods word they would not abandon as are theyr abyllements of gold tawdrye laces bongraces fardingals tablettes ringes with theyr garded and brodered raymente of sundrye fashions counterfeyting all nations and because theyr husbandes haue vaynly supported them in the same Theyr bloud shal be shed in the stretes sayth the Lord. Esaye iij. This shal be the reward of Sinne thy gest O Ingland besydes the greuous Idolatry wherin thou now lyuest to the vtter woundinge of thy conscientie agaynst thy knowledge by ypocrisye the onely meane to accellerat bring spedye damnation vpon thy head Exod. 32. iij. Re. 13. For this Sinne of ydolatry is so odious in Gods sight that at no tyme as testifieth the scriptures Num. 25 hath the Lord lefte the same vnpunished wherfore be thou most certaynly assured of his intollerable wrath and indignation that after the committing of so manye sinnes in stede of repentaunce doest ende in Idolatrye yea it is a playne argument that thou art forsakē of god and geuen ouer into reprobation Ier. xliiij for this is the sinne as witnesseth the Prophetes that comonly Ezec. vi goeth before captiuitie slaughter pestilence famyne desolation and vtter destruction Oh consyder Luke xv I pray thee O Ingland how farre thou art alreadye strayed from the shepefold of Christ by one lytle storme of tēptacion Oh how cleane art thou blowen awaye from the port of health by one blustring blast of a busie Bishop Oh how is the shippe of