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judgement_n of_o god_n to_o fall_v more_o grevous_o upon_o thou_o and_o to_o incense_v his_o indignation_n against_o the._n be_v thou_o ignorant_a of_o this_o sayinge_v of_o christ_n the_o servant_n know_v and_o not_o do_v shall_v be_v grevous_o punish_v &_o therefore_o first_o of_o all_o determine_v with_o thyself_o what_o thou_o wylte_n do_v when_o thou_o shall_v know_v what_o thing_n be_v command_v and_o what_o thing_n be_v inhybit_v ☞_o temporisour_n now_o can_v i_o promise_v any_o thing_n before_o hand_n what_o i_o will_v do_v sing_v it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o own_o power_n but_o come_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n leave_v that_o then_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o begin_v as_o i_o have_v desire_v thou_o to_o consydre_n and_o examyne_n this_o matter_n ☞_o eusebius_n i_o do_v not_o demand_v o_o temporisour_n what_o thing_n thou_o will_v do_v have_v know_v the_o truth_n but_o whereto_o thou_o be_v present_o incline_v i_o demand_v not_o of_o the_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o 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reasonable_a ireneus_fw-la i_o can_v deny_v it_o for_o who_o be_v so_o much_o a_o beast_n that_o do_v not_o well_o perceyve_v the_o great_a folly_n that_o rest_v in_o he_o that_o be_v sycke_n who_o continual_o call_v for_o the_o physician_n and_o when_o he_o have_v he_o will_v not_o follow_v his_o counsayl_n temporisour_n yet_o i_o can_v express_v what_o i_o have_v purpose_v to_o do_v so_o much_o be_o i_o perplex_v in_o my_o mind_n which_o be_v as_o yet_o incline_v hither_o and_o thither_o without_o any_o resolve_a determination_n god_n peradventure_o will_v settle_v my_o mind_n to_o some_o good_a end_n after_o that_o i_o be_o advertyse_v and_o resolve_v of_o the_o truth_n &_o therefore_o i_o pray_v the_o o_o eusebie_n proceade_v unto_o the_o matter_n eusebius_n the_o condition_n of_o man_n mind_n be_v very_o miserable_a when_o that_o only_o we_o know_v not_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v hereafter_o but_o that_o least_o be_v we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o we_o will_v present_o but_o go_v to_o my_o friend_n temporisour_n for_o asmuch_o as_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v declaration_n of_o thy_o will_n at_o least_o way_n declare_v unto_o we_o what_o it_o be_v that_o thou_o desyre_a withal_o thy_o hart_n thou_o shall_v find_v dyvers_a that_o do_v complain_v that_o they_o can_v feel_v in_o themselves_o not_o determine_v purpose_n &_o will_n and_o therefore_o do_v unfayned_o wish_v and_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v have_v such_o a_o purpose_a will_n as_o they_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o feel_v in_o their_o heart_n ☞_o temporisour_n i_o do_v most_o earnest_o desire_v a_o establish_v purpose_n and_o will_n but_o to_o affirm_v that_o i_o have_v thesame_a all_o ready_a in_o my_o heart_n i_o dare_v not_o ¶_o eusebius_n if_o thy_o desire_n be_v such_o that_o thou_o may_v once_o settle_v thy_o heart_n and_o mind_n thorowe_o in_o that_o thing_n wherein_o it_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o establish_v â—hou_fw-mi haste_v no_o cause_n to_o despair_v but_o rather_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n our_o father_n to_o establish_v in_o thy_o heart_n this_o purpose_n to_o will_v well_o and_o final_o to_o lead_v thou_o unto_o the_o true_a and_o perfect_a desire_n and_o study_n of_o godliness_n by_o well_o do_v ¶_o temporisour_n i_o will_v dyligent_o forow_v thy_o counsayl_n wherein_o i_o desire_v thou_o to_o help_v i_o with_o thy_o prayer_n but_o i_o pray_v thou_o now_o begin_v to_o answer_v my_o present_a question_n eusebius_n i_o will_v most_o glad_o satisfy_v thy_o request_n in_o both_o communication_n three_o manner_n of_o communication_n first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v three_o manner_n of_o communication_n in_o religion_n the_o one_o be_v necessary_a and_o of_o necessity_n the_o other_o be_v indifferent_a and_o lawful_a the_o thyrd_o be_v neither_o lawful_a nor_o
¶_o the_o temporysour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o observer_n of_o time_n or_o he_o that_o change_v with_o the_o tyme._n compile_v in_o latyn_n by_o the_o excellent_a clerk_n wolfangus_n musculus_fw-la and_o translate_v into_o french_a by_o m._n vallerain_n pullain_n and_o out_o of_o french_a into_o inglishe_a by_o r._n p._n 1555._o iij._o regum_fw-la xviij_o ☞_o how_o long_o will_v you_o halt_a on_o both_o side_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n be_v he_o then_o go_v after_o he_o ☞_o ☞_o imprint_v ☞_o ☞_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1555._o in_o the_o month_n of_o julij_fw-la â€_o grace_n mercy_n and_o peace_n from_o god_n our_o everlasting_a father_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o the_o communication_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n be_v multiply_v unto_o the_o o_o ingland_n into_o the_o imbrafinge_a of_o the_o true_a honour_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n and_o the_o forsake_v of_o all_o idolatrye_a and_o ypocresie_n in_o call_v to_o my_o remembrance_n o_o ingland_n thou_o country_n of_o my_o nativity_n thy_o miserable_a present_a state_n overwhelm_v with_o iniquity_n wherein_o verity_n be_v exile_v godliness_n seclude_v virtue_n deface_v fidelity_n suppress_v and_o truth_n imprison_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n falsehood_n retain_v lie_v embrace_v impiete_a cherish_v vice_n avaunce_v infidelity_n extol_v and_o untrueth_n set_v at_o liberty_n wherein_o true_a religion_n be_v alter_v into_o superstition_n the_o word_n of_o god_n into_o man_n tradition_n the_o holy_a sacrament_n into_o blasphemous_a sacrifice_n and_o superstitious_a ceremony_n and_o the_o true_a worship_v of_o god_n into_o execrable_a ydolatrie_n wherein_o thy_o faithful_a natural_a natyf_v king_n be_v change_v into_o a_o superstitious_a unnatural_a foreign_a prince_n thy_o worthy_a magistrate_n nobility_n and_o ruler_n into_o faint_a heart_a timorous_a person_n rule_v of_o other_o their_o inferior_n thy_o vygelant_a bishop_n and_o faithful_a minister_n into_o grevous_a wolf_n and_o bloudthurstye_a murderer_n and_o thy_o infinite_a number_a of_o gospeler_n and_o faithful_a christian_n into_o dissemble_a ypocrite_n and_o hollow_a heart_a papist_n i_o considere_v with_o myself_o what_o may_v be_v the_o undoupted_a cause_n of_o this_o so_o miserable_a a_o alteration_n seven_o psa_fw-la c._n seven_o for_o the_o certainty_n whereof_o i_o repair_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ix_o num._n 16_o ij_o esd_v ix_o the_o only_a discloser_n of_o all_o truth_n in_o doubtful_a matter_n whereas_o notable_o i_o find_v 28._o prou_z 28._o sin_n to_o be_v the_o undoupted_a cause_n of_o all_o these_o alteration_n 13._o esa_n 3._o 13._o plague_n and_o mutation_n for_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o adam_n expulsion_n out_o 30_o jer._n 5._o 30_o of_o paradyse_n 23._o ezec._n 23._o of_o the_o overflowinge_n &_o drown_v of_o the_o world_n ix_o amo._n ix_o of_o the_o consume_n of_o sodom_n &_o gomor_n with_o brimstone_n and_o fire_n ix_o dani._n ix_o of_o the_o often_o captyvitie_n and_o slaughter_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 8._o judi._n 5._o 8._o sometime_o by_o the_o egyptian_n iij._n gene._n iij._n sometime_o by_o the_o madianites_fw-la seven_o gene._n seven_o moabite_n amorites_n philistians_n assyrian_n 19_o ge._n 13._o 19_o caldians_n and_o babylonians_n &_o the_o final_a subversion_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o roman_n twenty-five_o judi._n 3._o 4_o 6._o 11._o 13._o iiij_o reg._n xvij_o twenty-five_o even_o so_o be_v sin_n now_o the_o cause_n that_o god_n take_v away_o the_o light_n of_o his_o word_n from_o we_o and_o geve_v we_o over_o to_o error_n &_o darkness_n sin_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o have_v take_v away_o our_o 24._o mat._n 24._o virtuous_a king_n and_o prince_n 21_o lu._n 19_o 21_o and_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o have_v give_v we_o ypocrite_n to_o reign_v over_o 8._o amos._n 8._o us._n xij_o joh._n xij_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o have_v take_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o nobility_n xxxviij_o job._n 18._o xxxviij_o counsayl_n &_o captain_n in_o make_v they_o fayntharted_a &_o weakelinge_n 34._o job._n 34._o be_v content_v to_o submit_v their_o neck_n under_o the_o yocke_n of_o stranger_n iiij_o dani._n iiij_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o god_n have_v take_v away_o from_o his_o people_n iij._n esay_n iij._n his_o true_a preacher_n 26._o levi._n 26._o virtuous_a minister_n and_o faithful_a shepeherde_n 28._o deut._n 28._o in_o gevinge_v they_o over_o into_o the_o mouth_n of_o most_o cruel_a wolf_n iiij_o jere._n iiij_o raven_a thefe_n &_o fugitive_a hireling_n 28_o 1._o reg._n 28_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o god_n have_v send_v a_o dasinge_a into_o lix_o esay_n lix_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n xij_o job._n xij_o to_o believe_v lie_n &_o not_o to_o credyte_n the_o truth_n but_o to_o grope_v after_o vanity_n seven_o jere._n seven_o think_v by_o play_v the_o ypocrite_n xiij_o eze._n xiij_o to_o keep_v the_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v most_o certain_o forgo_v ij_o naun_n iij._n ij_o tess_n ij_o final_o to_o conclude_v sin_n be_v the_o undoubted_a cause_n as_o testify_v the_o scripture_n of_o all_o plague_n ix_o amos._n ix_o misfortune_n 26._o levi._n 26._o ruin_n mutation_n captivity_n and_o destruction_n 28._o deut._n 28._o and_o unless_o thou_o repent_v in_o time_n o_o ingland_n it_o wylbe_n the_o cause_n of_o thy_o final_a desolation_n and_o utter_a confusion_n for_o thou_o do_v even_o now_o norishe_v within_o thou_o those_o that_o shall_v consume_v thou_o seven_o esai_n seven_o the_o lord_n have_v whisle_v for_o they_o out_o of_o a_o far_a country_n and_o they_o be_v spedelye_o come_v even_o those_o that_o shall_v ruynate_v thy_o honour_n adnichelat_n thy_o ancient_a worthiness_n and_o bring_v thy_o praiseworthy_a fame_n to_o ignominy_n and_o shame_n oh_o sin_n how_o odible_a be_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o most_o high_o that_o bring_v such_o confusion_n upon_o they_o that_o have_v so_o friendly_a embrace_v thou_o o_o ingland_n thou_o receyve_v a_o ill_a gest_n to_o herborowe_n when_o thou_o waste_v content_v that_o sin_n shall_v lodge_v with_o thou_o who_o love_n and_o friendship_n be_v the_o wrath_n and_o enmite_n of_o god_n who_o payment_n and_o recompense_n be_v captivity_n destruction_n and_o desolation_n for_o now_o thy_o pride_n shall_v be_v reward_v with_o poverty_n iij._n esay_n iij._n thy_o abundance_n with_o scarcity_n thy_o gredye_n purchasinge_v with_o dispossess_v v._o esay_n v._o thy_o sumptuous_a building_n with_o rase_v down_o and_o thy_o ambytion_n with_o desolation_n yea_o the_o gorgiousnes_n of_o thy_o apparel_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o rag_n and_o sackcloth_n thy_o abundant_a delicate_a fare_n into_o famine_n and_o hunger_n iij._n esay_n iij._n and_o the_o cherish_a beauty_n of_o thy_o lady_n and_o dainty_a mistress_n into_o wytherednes_n and_o sun_n burn_v their_o fair_a lay_v out_o yelowe_n lock_n into_o baldness_n for_o the_o time_n approach_v that_o of_o force_n they_o must_v forgo_v their_o trinkette_n of_o pride_n the_o which_o at_o the_o admonition_fw-la of_o god_n word_n they_o will_v not_o abandon_v as_o be_v their_o abyllement_n of_o gold_n tawdrye_a lace_n bongrace_n farthingale_n tablette_n ring_n with_o their_o guard_a and_o broidered_a raiment_n of_o sundry_a fashion_n counterfeit_n all_o nation_n and_o because_o their_o husband_n have_v vayn_o support_v they_o in_o the_o same_o their_o blood_n shall_v be_v shed_v in_o the_o stretes_n say_v the_o lord_n esaye_n iij._n this_o shall_v be_v the_o reward_n of_o sin_n thy_o gest_n o_o ingland_n besides_o the_o grevous_a idolatry_n wherein_o thou_o now_o lyvest_n to_o the_o utter_a wound_a of_o thy_o conscientie_n against_o thy_o knowledge_n by_o ypocrisye_n the_o only_a mean_a to_o accellerat_v &_o bring_v spedye_a damnation_n upon_o thy_o head_n 13._o exod._n 32._o iij._n re._n 13._o for_o this_o sin_n of_o ydolatry_n be_v so_o odious_a in_o god_n sight_n that_o at_o no_o time_n as_o testify_v 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