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A10693	An inuectiue againste vices, taken for vertue. Gathered out of the scriptures, by the vnprofitable seruaunt of Iesus Christe, Richard Rice; Invective againste vices, taken for vertue.	Rice, Richard, fl. 1548-1579.; Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.	1575 (1575)	STC 20973; ESTC S119799	30,305	85

the truth for ye knowe where the woordes bee conteined not in my imagination but in the sacred Scripture If ye bee offended therewith remēber that God and his woorde are all one Nowe conclude the sequele your selues for ye know my minde If thou be a temporall or seculare iudge remember well that then there is no tyme reserued for thee to demaunde howe ye shall passe awaie the tyme in suche trifles of folie but rather daie and night ponder and weighe what is lawful and right In your iudgemente bee equall and righteous and diligently searche out the truthe If ye haue executed the law vnrightously the which of it selfe is verie iuste and true learne now to doe right applie your selues to equitie deliuer the oppressed helpe the fatherlesse to his right lette the widdowes complainte come before you Remember that ye oughte to bee learned ye that exercise the lawes vpon the yearth least ye perishe from the right waie So that by suche knowledge ye maie discerne neither to fauour the poore neither to honoure the mightie but to pronounce the iudgement of the lorde and to iudge your neighbours in righteousnesse Nowe weigh these thynges a right and exercise theim accordyng vnto youre office as ye shall giue accompte for it at the laste daie when ye your selues shall bee iudged as ye haue iudged other And ioyne a christian mannes life thereto that is to serue GOD in holinesse and righteousnesse al the daies of your life And then marke in what corner of a pure conscience thou shalte demaunde how thou shalte occupie the daies and nightes to passe awaie the tyme If thou bée of the inferiour sort and of the vulgare companie thou haste thy duetie shewed thee before Sauyng this one thyng remaineth that ye muste consider in as muche as ye are subiectes ye must liue in all submission and lowlines and in true obedience toward your rulers gouernours as Paul plainely recordeth to the Romaines Let euery soule submitte hym self vnto the aucthorite of the higher powers Here GOD excepteth no manne no not hym that weareth three Crownes at once nor none of his rable be he spiritual or temporall if he be comprehended vnder the name of a subiect as all men be sauyng the Rulers only For that Paule here calleth euerie liuyng soule mē that are expert in the Hebrewe tongue dooe call it euery liuyng man Now of the triple crowned gentleman that Antechrist of Rome be a liuing man as I thinke he is without there bee an alteration made in nature as there hath before this time béen in his predecessour he muste by the rule of Paule put of his crownes and laye them at the temporall rulers feete And fall to repentance that by his vsurped power he hath suffered so many of his superiours to kneele and to kisse his filthie feete And therfore in this behalfe I compte hym as I doe all other of his order beside verie subiectes euen equall with them that are of the lowest sorte of the temporalitie yea equal with them that ought to washe mens feete And therefore as manye as bee subiectes muste liue in all lowlines and iust obedience vnto their rulers and gouernours yea although they be infidels And to this doeth Peter well agree saiyng submit your selues vnto all maner of ordinaunce of man for the lordes sake c. So long as they ordeine nothyng contrarie to the expresse woorde of God. If they dooe yet resist them not with power of violēce but with the word and pacience but be thou stedfaste in the promise and suffer for conscience sake For he that resisteth shall receiue to hym selfe dampnation for as much as he resisteth the ordinaunce of God. I would therfore that our spirituall father should take heede in tyme and put his Sworde into the Scabarde againe For without the greate mercie of God they are all damned with the deuill of hell Now therfore I exhort you by the mercifulnes of GOD and by that affection that ye haue to bee buried with Christe in baptisme And in that ye desire to be holy as he is holy in al maner of conuersation auoyde the wicked deedes of the fleshe And if ye be risen againe with Christe seeke those thinges which are aboue where he sitteth on the right hande of god Set your affections on heauenly thynges and not on earthly thynges And backebite not this poore and simple inuectiue against these swarmes of vices if ye do marke where ye reprehende it and conferre the Scriptures withall for in a maner without Gods word is nothing spoken Then if the scripture be true as I truste ye will graunt no lesse beware ye resiste not the trueth against your conscience but rather fortefie it to youre power and strength to the glory of God and to the subuersion of vices And thus I commit you to the worde of his grace God saue the Queene and her most honorable Counsell with the whole Commons AMEN ●●th xxiiii ●●esi iiii ●●a viiii ●ma xii i. Corinth v ii Timo. iiii Gene. 1. Leuiti 11. Gene. 2 ▪ ●●e 4. Iohn xiii i. Peter ii i. Peter ii Luke ●● ●●m xii * Cor. ii Col. iii. ●●th ● ●●m ii ● Peter ii ●●e iiii Math. ● i. Timo. ii Roma i. i. Peter i. ●em xxxii ●ath xiii ●●nesis xli ●phe v. Colos iii. Ephe. iii. ●ath v. vi.vii i. Peter ii Coloss iii. i. Corin. v. ●cle●● xxx ●ouerb xxix Kinges iii. Eccle. xxv Romanes xi● Prouer. xxvi● ●ath xxv ●ath xxiiii ●●n vi ●●me v. ●●l iii. Galat. ● Leuit. xxvi Deut. xxvi●● ●●●t xvii ●suc i. i. Peter iiii Col. iii. Psalme xii ●ath xv ●ath xii Cor. v. Gala. v. Cor. v. ●●●n viii 〈◊〉 xvi 〈◊〉 xix i. Iohn iiii Iohn i. Psalme i. Gene. iiii ●um xxv ●●hn vi ●ath xxvi ●om viii Math. vii Gala. v. i. Peter iiii ●er ii ●●e iiii Math. vii ▪ ●●ke xvii ●●e ● ●ctes iiii ●ath .i ●●hn i. Roma xiii ●●ouerb xxvi Luke vi Iohn iiii ●●ke xix ●●●d xx Gala. iiii Esaie i. Exodus viii Leuiticus xix Leuiticus xi Actes vi ●●ro xxxiii ●●ic xli Regum 16. Regum 2. Prouerb xvi Math. vii Math. v. Deut. i. Roma xiii Hebre. xiii Sene. iii. Hebrewes x. Math. x. Math. xxiiii i. Cor. iii. Gene. 1. i. Peter i. ●●ke xiii ●●th xii Luke xix Math. vii ●●ke xxii Math. xxv ●●ke xii Thes v. i. Cor. v. Iames. v. i. Peter v. ●ebrewes xi ●uke i. ● Peter i. ●ala v. Psalme xviii Rom. xiii Ephe. ii Hebrewes x ●atth viii ●●c i. Math. vii i. Timo. v. Galat. v. Psalme xvii Psalme cxx● Genesis i. Psalm xxxi Peter i. Timo. i. ●●lm cxviii Regum 3. Prouer. i. Ecclesi xv Hebre. xiii Roma xiii iiii Regum Timo. ii Peter iiii ●on xxi Ihon. x. x ▪ i. Corin. ix Esaic liii Ephe. vi 〈◊〉 xxxiiii ●●●ter v. ●●i iii. Ezech. iii. Luke xvi ●●n i. ●che ii ●eremi v. ●●e i. ●●●m ii ●●●ter v. ●i iii. iticus xix Luke vi Luke i. Roma xiii ●n xiii ●n xiii Daniel iii. Ierem. xxx● Math. v. Roma xiii Math. xxvi Roma vi s. Peter i. Gala. v. Colloss iii. ¶ These bookes are to bée solde at the signe of the blacke Boye at the little Northe doore of Poules H K

awaie the tyme the howers the daies and the nightes And why is this vice so slowely defaced Because that in the myndes of the Starres the Moone shineth verie darckly and thei are bothe giltie of one offence so that if the heades would redresse these vices the members would aunswere O Hypocrite caste out the beame that is in thyne eye firste that thou maiest perfectly see to pull out the moate that is in thy brothers eye For what doe we but that wee see it firste spryng from you Well you wote what I meane amende it therfore in time least you chaunce to gette an afterclappe I meane the sworde Pestilence or dearth sente from GOD for the correction of the same Will not the whoremonger also muse with hym selfe how he maie bestowe the tyme to obteine his fleshelie and filthie purpose of an harlot Will not the thiefe likewise and Scailers and Euesdroppers of mens houses perpend and waie within themselues where they maie bestowe the tyme to obteine their preie put man woman and child in sore feare and dread and many tymes in ieopardie of their lyues And now at the last commeth forth these sober men with their honest felowships sometyme from their couches before they haue giuen GOD thankes for their rest and as soone as they haue saied good morrowe to their neighbour do demaunde of hym what they maie dooe to passe awaie the tyme till they goe to dinner And some to make the matter sure smite vp the bargaine ouer night to bee in a readinesse against the next morning Some at their vnthankefull breakefast or dinner shall couenaunt to prayse God all the daye vnto night for his aboundant benefites with blaphemies periuries and abhominable othes in their honest pastimes Call you this your neighbourlie meetynges assembles honest neighbourhoode and familiare fellowshippe to passe awaie the tyme Consider I praie you what a wicked rable ye haue annexed vnto you For in that demaunde wyll théeues whoremongers murtherers dronkardes railers scoffers vilanes slaues Iesters and scorners bee partakers with you And thinke you that this is not a blessed company to be matched withal in these shamefull and detestable vices of the fleshe Might not a man if nede were aske you also this question whether all thinges be so surely staied so circumspectlie ordered so warely prouided for and in suche pure state that there maie so great leasure bee had to suche vanities of pastime to the daungerous losse of tyme so precious a Iewell Is all thinke you so rightly handeled both towards god our neighbour that eche of these thynges set a part ye maie fréely apply your mindes to dalliyng with wanton sportes and gamenyng Is the true worship of God so mainteined in all places that there lacketh nothyng to bee redressed therein And will you yet aske mée how ye should bee occupied and passe the tyme awaie if suche vanities were laied aside Is the worde of the most high God purely sincerely and truelie preached in all Congregations and euery Churche rid of a papiste and a true preacher in his roome Is true praier that should incense vs with ardent affection to our heauenly fathers will allowed for his anointed Christes sake exercised aright in all places Is blasphemie so well abated that there nedeth no reformation for it Is hipocrisie and the straunge worshippyng of the true God with the obscuryng of daies times and monethes And the holdyng in of the people with such trifles as he can not abyde cleane taken awaie from the christen congregation Are Burroughes Villages Townes Corporations and Cities indued with sober graue and prudent officers and councellers abhorring auarice coueteousnes seking the publike and common commoditie handlyng the lawe in the true feare of god without respecte of persons Are lawes so indifferently vsed withouth fauouryng of the poore and honouryng of the mightie in righteous iudgemēt without rewards giftes and bribes that no man hath cause to complaine Is the pouertie so honestly prouided for both in meate drynke and cloth and houses founded for the sicke sore blind domme and lame with honest pencions parteining to the same and the deacons appointed for the purpose beyng men notable in word and wisedome and of honest report and ful of the holy ghost meete for such a nedefull busines and necessarie office Doe the Curates so tenderly fauour the flocke of the lorde without hauocke makyng of the same preaching to them the pure and sincere trueth and veritie without fainyng Fables tales or lyes Conuertyng the hearers both with woordes and life seekyng the health of his poore afflicted comfortyng them that be in heauines and care byndyng vp the wounded heartes preaching deliueraunce to them that be captiue declaryng the acceptable yere of the Lorde and the feareful daie of vengeaūce of our God Are there suche honest and godlie scholes and places of vertuous and godly exercise in corporations borrowes townes and faire Cities for the bryngyng vp and honest nurteryng of children and their tutours and scholemaisters tryed by men of grauetie and pure literature in what kynde of doctrine they exercise them either with suche learnyng as shal afterwarde make for the glory of our heauenly father and the edification of the cōgregation of Christes flocke or in suche wicked doctrine as shall pertaine to the subuersion both of themselues and of the communaltie for in them is the expectation as well of vertue as of vice in all realmes and is the due inquisition of the same made in all quarters Is there also diligente searche in all places for false waightes and measures that menne in buiyng and sellyng susteine neither damage nor losse Is there suche loue amongest neighbours that euery manne would no worse to his neighbour then to his owne hearte And if it do happen or chaunce that any persone breake loue so that strife variaunce discorde debate and hatred do rise and growe betwene neighbour and neighbour are the curates for the which thyng they receiued that same appellation or the eyes of the parishe otherwise called in our phrase of speache the heades of the parishe readie as their duetie is to reconciliate and to bring this putrified wound to a concorde If these thinges with many other be in such case that in none of them there needeth reformation there maie the more libertie bee geuen to your honest recreatiō and sober pastimes But if they be not dooen take heede how ye meddle with the other honest recreations and pastimes For remember that ye are thei that must beare the greate charge and burden of the people Vnto whom for conscience sake the people must be in subiection Forasmuche as ye haue the ouersight of them and ought so diligētly to studie and waite for them as if you should giue accoumpte as you shall in deede for the soules of the subiectes Therfore beware that ye may make that greate accoumpte with ioye

For as the common biworde is suche a father suche a sonne suche a maister suche a seruaunt and as the heade of the housholde is so are the members And Dauid also calleth the familie blessed that feare the Lorde For in the verteous nourteryng of the children consisteth the quietnesse of all Realmes and namely in suche as are made vnto the similitude of their Lorde GOD. Therefore in season let theim taste of the sweete woorde of God and sauour of the kyngdome of heauen that thei in the same holie woorde comforte bothe you and theim selues And as I saied vnto you if ye liste to knowe how to passe awaie the tyme busie your myndes in the Sacred Bible and taste howe pleasaunte the Lorde is And when ye haue saciate your myndes therein fall to praier and supplication and desire thy almightie Father who fulfilled the whole somme of his woorde in his sonne Christ That for his reuerence and worthines he will illuminate the eyes of thy fleshly harte that thou maiest obtaine the perfecte sence of the same Then marke what vocation thou art of If thou art the chief ruler of the people and the principal emong the members and the heade of the congregation I exhort thee for conscience sake lette neuer this question enter into youre stomacke to demaunde what shall wee doe to passe awaie the tyme in trifles of follie But rather ponder these three thynges what knowledge is there in our Realme if that bée wantyng fall to dreamyng with Salomon that wise ruler and God shall appeare and giue you your requeste therefore inquire for knowledge and ye shall haue it aboundantly and the thynges also that ye require not shall bee giuen vnto you Wherefore looke diligently what knowledge raigneth in your Realme Then marke what feare of God there is in you to delate the true woorde of GOD and what an harte you haue to maintaine the same For the feare of God is the beginnyng of wisedome And therfore ye that be the gouernours of the people feare GOD and ye shall ratefie the thynges that be good Thirdly mittigate youre hartes and subdue your myndes hauyng no respecte vnto the sublimitie and superioritie of your state in comparison to your subiectes but rather in subiection to your Lorde god And marke well that you are ministers yea ministers I saie to hym vnto whom you shall make a straight accompte And here remember that in as muche as ye are the ministers of God God hath giuen you a sworde in your hande to deface malefactours and to preserue the innocent Therefore occupie it to Goddes glorie And to the subuersion of the bloudie kingdome of Antichrist after the example of kyng Ihon. And all wee your true louyng subiectes will hartely maintaine you with our praiers to GOD who alwaies preserue you And here reste and quiete youre selues to the glorie of God for in these three thynges are many thynges to bewailed If thou be a Spirituall iudge of Christes flocke or a superintendent of his congregation Is it meete to demaunde how thou shalt passe awaie the tyme if suche vaine pastymes are laied a side No no there should be no suche vndiscrete woordes or language and specially emong suche persones For youre communication is a sore incitation to the common sorte of the people For of your woordes dooe thei wholie depende The more pitie if it pleased God without thei were as the wordes of God. You reioyce very muche to haue taken your power and aucthoritie of Peter and learne ye these lessons of hym then am I deceiued For I am sure he made no suche answere vnto Christe when he demaunded of him whether he did loue hym or no. He aunswered hym yea lorde thou knowest that I loue thée If ye compte Peter to be your predecessour then folowe the insample of hym and loue Christe What must ye dooe then if ye loue Muste ye applie youre selues to Dicyng Cardyng Huntyng and Haukyng No that is not the waie to folowe Peter What then Fede my sheepe saieth Christe to Peter Now then if ye loue Christe with Peter ye must with Peter feede feede not Palfreyes Geldynges Horses and a kenell of Dogges but my sheepe saieth Christ In deede Christe often tymes by a certaine metapher and phraise of speakyng doeth mutuate and borowe the vnreasonable for the reasonable as it appeareth in the xxj and also in the tenth of saincte Ihon where he saieth a good Shepherde will giue his life for his Sheepe Yet all the worlde in a maner will testifie that he died neither for Sheepe nor Oxen. But for the Christian Congregation he died So when he commaunded Peter and you in Peter if ye be his true successors with pasce pasce fede fede that ye should feede that Congregation the whiche he died for that his beloued spouse the holie Catholike Churche of the whiche he is the heade But I praie GOD ye feede them not as the Prophet Ezechiel in his xxxiiij Chapiter specifieth saiyng Wo bee vnto the Shepheardes of Israel that feede them selues should not the Shepeheardes feede their flockes Ye haue eaten vp the fatte ye haue clothed your selues with the wolle The beste fedde haue ye slaine but the flocke haue ye not nourished The weake haue ye not holden vp The sicke haue ye not healed the broken haue ye not bounde together The outcastes haue ye not brought againe The lost haue ye not soughte but churlishely and moste cruelly haue ye ruled them These thinges are right contrary and cleane beside the commaundement that Peter receiued of our sauiour Christ For he commaunded hym to feede the flocke and not to eate awaie the fat from their beardes and feede theim selues and in the meane while lette the flocke starue for lacke of foode This is not to feede of loue but of compulsion Not for Christes sake but for the beallies sake Marke nowe Ezechielles Prophecie with a single eye and fulfill the thynges that he with the residue of the Prophets appoincteth you and ye shall finde more necessary thinges pertainyng to your office then to caste holie water and deale holie breade or to bidde fastyng or holie daies on the Sōdaie For if you looke well on your duetie and ransacke euery corner thereof none otherwise then ye shall at the comptyng daie giue an aunswere therefore Ye shall if ye haue any conscience or any dreade of god before your eyes haue small affection to demaunde how ye shal passe awaie the tyme if these vanities were laied aside But in no wise howe soeuer ye doe what so euer is written or spoken vnto you take little héede to your selues But yet I saie beware againste the tyme and haue youre aunswere in a readinesse when it shall bee saied vnto you giue accompte of thy Bailiwike for thou maiest no longer bee Bailife Therefore bée not offended although I write