come to vs with it innumerable ryches there thorow Sap. vii Therfore are they blessed y t heare it and to do therafter Luc. xi This daye is it good to beleue the worde of god for he y t beleueth and is baptysed shalbe saued Mar. xvi yee god geueth them power to be his chyldren y t beleue in his name Ioh. i. wherfore he that commeth vnto god must beleue for without faythe it is not possible to please god Hebr. xi This daye is it good to kepe the worde and commaundementes of God for he y t loueth me sayeth Christ wyll kepe my worde my father wyll loue hym and we wylcome vnto hym and wyll make oure dwellyng with hym Ioh. xiiii He that hath my commaundementes sayeth he and kepeth them y e same is he that loueth me and he that loueth me shalbe loued of my father Therfore I say it is good this daye for euery one of vs to kepe gods commaundementes that is to haue no Gods but one Exod. xx To sanctifie and halowe the name of god that is to call onely vpon it in all nede necessite c. To halowe the Sabboth day namely to rest from our owne workes as god dyd froÌ„ his Heb. iiii to the intent that he may worke in vs and we to fulfyll his wyll by hearynge his worde by stedfast fayth and prayer c. To honour father and mother Mar. xv that is to be obedient vnto theÌ„ Ephe. vi To helpe them in theyr nede to cherysh them to comforte them in aduersite c. for that is acceptable and well pleasynge vnto the Lorde Collos iii. To kyll nobodye that is to hate no man mat v. â—o beare no malyce in oure myndes to geue no euell wordes but euen to loue our enemies Mat v. and to do good for euell â–ª To breake no lawfull wedlocke that is to commytte no whoredome aduowtrye nor vnclennes but ether to lyue chaiste or els to marye i. Cor. vii To steale nothynge that is to vse no false marchaundyse neither in barganing weyght nor measure i. Tess iiii Leu. xix Deute xxv Ezech xlv but truely to labour in some good occupacion for the susteynyng of the poore Eph iiii To beare no false witnes that is to hurt no mansname nor fame to lye of no man Ephe. iiii but ether to saye y t truth orels to kepe sylence To couet no mans house wyfe seruaÌ„t good nor any thynge that is his that is not once to lust after our neghbours euell Rom. vii and xiii but hartelye to loue hym eueÌ„ as our selues Leuit. xix and to do vnto hym after the maner as we wolde he dyd vnto vs. Mat. vii Cob iiii These coÌ„mauÌ„dementes I say is it good for vs to kepe not onely this daye but as longe as we lyue to the honourynge of the blessed name of god in vs to the increace of his kyngdome and to the fulfyllyng of his godly wyll This daye is it good in fayth and stedfast beleue to worke partyte good workes that by loue for loue is the fulfyllyng of y e law Rom. xiii hydeth the multitude of synnes i. Pet. iiii loue hath many noble condicyons loue is pacient curteous loue enuieth not i. Cor. xiii loue doth not frowardely loue is not puffet vp loue dealeth not dishonestly seketh not her owne is not prouoked vnto anger thynketh no euell reioyseth not of iniquite but reioyseth in the trueth beareth all thynges beleueth all thynges hopeth all thynges suffereth all thynges who so euer now hath the sprete of God and hath truly receaued the lyght of his worde wyll vse these workes these frutes of the sprete gal v. and this armoure of lyghte This is the new commaundemeÌ„t that oure master hathe geuen vs for by this shall euery man knowe y e we are his disciples yf we loue one another Io. xiii not in worde and tonge onely but in dede and verite i. Ioha â–ª iii. not to suffre theÌ„ to want and we haue not to let them peryshe and we maye helpe them but louyngly with a good hert to distiribute vnto y e necessites of y e saites Ro. xii to fede y e hoÌ„gry to minister drinke to y e thyrsty Esa lviii Eze xviii To lodge the harbourlesse to vyset the sycke ii Tim. i. to burye the deed Tobi. i. and shortly to do vnto eueryman euen as we wold be intreated out selues This daye is it good one of vs to tell another his faute and that louynglye after a brotherlye correctyon without any desyre of ven geaunce for it is written Thou shalt not aueÌ„ge thy selfe nor bear euell wyll agaynst the chyldren of thy people Leui. xix Thou shalte not hate thy brother in thyn hert but shalt tell thy neghboure his faute that thou bear not synne for his sake And as y t wyse maÌ„ sayth Tell thy frende his faute lest he be ignoraunt and say I haue not done it Or yf he haue done it that he do it nomore Ecel xix Reproue thy neghboure that he maye kept his tonge and yf he haue spoken any thynge amysse that he say it no more For y t doctrine of Christe and the Apostles is that yf any man be ouertaken of a faute they y t are spiritual oughte to enfourme hym with a meke sprete considerynge them selues that it is theyr owne nature also to be teÌ„pted Galla. vi yf thy brother trespace agaynst the sayeth oure mayster Christ go thy way tell hym his faute betwene the hym alone yf he hear y e thou hast woÌ„ne thy brother But yf he hear y e not theÌ„ take yet with the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre wytnesses euery matter may be stablished yf he heare not them then tel it vnto the congregacyon yf he hear not the congregacion then holde hym as an heythen and publycan mat xviii Now yf any that is in y t noÌ„bre of the breathren in Christ wyl be taken for a ChristeÌ„ man in dede be an whoremonger or couetous or a worshipper of ymages ether a rayler or a dronkarde or an extorcyoner the doctryne of Paule is playne that we shulde not eat nor kepe company with soch This day is it good to beware of false prophetes of mens owne ymaginacyons and dreames lest we receaue lyes in stede of y e truth lest we receaue the poyson of Anti christes lawes in stede of y e blessed worde of God lest we shote at a wronge marke and be disceaued by soch as walke in humblenes of theyr owne chosynge and in spiritualy of Angels Coll. ii But let vs beware of false prophetes whiche come vnto vs in shepes clothynge and are ranynge wolues within math vii who so euer ther fore coÌ„meth vnto vs bryngeth not y t doctrine of Christ let vs nether receaue hym into y e house nor salute hym lest we be partakers of his euell dedes
For by false prechers doth y e Lord our god proue vs to were whether we loue hym with all our herte and with al our soule Deu. xiii wherfore it shalbe good for vs not onely this daye but as longe as we lyue to walke after the Lorde our god to fear hym to kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes his statutes his lawes his coÌ„stitucyoÌ„s to herkeÌ„ vnto his voyce to serue hym to cleue vnto hym This day is it good for euery subiecte to be obedient and to submitte hym selfe to the auctorite of the hyer power i. Pe. ii Sa. vi for there is no power but of god The powers y t be are ordined of god so y t who so euer resysteth y t power resisteth y t ordinaÌ„ce of god And they y t resiste shal receaue to theÌ„ selues dampnacyon For rulers are not to be feared for good workes but for euell yf thou wylt be with out feare of the power do wel then and thou shalt haue prayse of the same for he is the mynister of god for thy wealth But yf thou do euell then feare for he beareth not the swerde for noughte For he is the offycer of god a taker of vengeauÌ„ce to punyshe hym that doth euell wherfore we muste nedes obeye euery one of vs not onely for punyshement but also because of conscience we are warned also by saynte Paule in an other place to submytte oure selues vnto prynces and to the hyer auctorite and to obeye the offycers Tit. iii. Submytte youre selues sayeth saynte Peter vnto all maner ordinaunce of men for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe heade or vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of hym for the punyshemeÌ„t of euel doers but for the prayse of them that do wel i. Pet. ii As for such as wyl nedes disobeye let them remembre that the kynge beareth not the swerde for nought Ro. xiii that as Sa lomoÌ„ sayeth The kynges displeasure is a messanger of death Prouerb xvi This daye is it good for kynges prynces and temporall iudges to execute theyr offyce as out of the power that god ministreth vnto them i. Pet. iiii for in verye dede the power is gyuen them of the Lorde and the strength from the hyest Sap. vi Therfore seing they are the offycers of his kyngdome as the wyse man sayth they ought not to be neglygent but to execute true iugement to kepe the lawe of ryghteousnes to walke after his wyll to loue the lyghte of wysedome to expell soythsayers charmers expounders of tokens Idols and all abhominacyoÌ„s out of theyrlonde iiii Reg. xxxii to set vp the wordes of the lawe of god to put downe the houses of Idols trye to se that the lawe and worde of god be taught among y e people ii Para. xvii to spare nether cost nor laboure for the mayntenauÌ„ce and defence of y e same to seke the peace wealth prosperite of their comons to iudge euery man ryghteously without any wrestynge of the lawe Deut. xvii to knowe no maÌ„s person in iudgement to take no gystes Leui. xxiii but euer to haue the lawe of God by them to reade therin al y e dayes of theyr lyues that they may lerne to fear the Lorde theyr god to kepe al the wordes of his lawe and to do ther after Deut. xvii that they lyft not vp theyr hertes aboue theyr brethren and so turne asyde from the commauÌ„dement ether to y t ryght hande or to the lefte but that they may proloÌ„ge theyr dayes in theyr office This day is it good for seruauÌ„tes to obey theyr bodely masters with feare and tremblyng in syn glenes of theyr herte euen as vnto Christ not with seruyce only in the eye syghte as meÌ„ pleasers but as seruauntes of Christ doynge y e wyll of god froÌ„ y t herte with good wyll thynkyng y e they serue euen the Lorde and not men Ephe. vi Ye seruauÌ„tes sayeth saynt Paule in another place be obedient vnto youre bodelye maysters in all thynges not with seruyce of the eye as pleasers of men but in synglenes of the herte fearyng God what so euer ye do do it hertely euen as vnto the Lorde and not vnto men And be sure that of the Lorde ye shall receaue the reward of the inheritauÌ„ce for ye serue the Lorde Christ Coll. iii. And vnto Tit. ii Exhorte seruauntes to be obediente vnto theyr maysters to please in all thinges not answeryng agayne nether to be pykers but to shewe al good faythfulnes that in all thynges they maye do worshipe vnto y e doctrine of God our Sauiour Tit. ii wherfore yeseruauntes sayeth laynt Peter o beye youre masters with al feare not only yf they be good and curteous but also yf they be forward i. Pet. ii And therfore was saynt Paule so earnest to se this ordynanÌ„ce of God kept namely that as many seruauntes as are vnder the yocke shulde count theyr masters worthy of all honour that the name of god and his doctrine be not euell spoken of And y e they which haue beleuynge maysters shulde not dispyse them because they are brethreÌ„ but rather do seruice for so moch as they are bele uynge and beloued partakers of the benefite i Timo. vi This daye is it good for soche men as haue seruauÌ„tes to put awaye all threatenynges and churlyshe wordes Eph. vi doynge vnto theyr seruauntes that which is iust and equall and knowe y e they them selues also haue a master in heauen Col. iii. Therfore accordynge to the councell of the wyse man where as thy seruaunt worketh truly intreate hym not euel nether the hyrelyng that is fayth full vnto the. Eccle. vii loue a discrete seruauÌ„t as thyn owne soule defraude hym not of his lybertye nether leaue hym a poore man How be it yf he be not obedient bynde his fete but do not to moch vnto hym in any wyse without discrecyon do nothynge Ecclesi xxxiii Therfore shuld euell seruaâ—tes be correcte seynge they wyll not be the better for wordes Pro. xxix for though they vnderstonde them yet wyl they not regarde the Do thou then the councell of the wyse man tame thy euell seruaunt with boÌ„des and correccyon Eccl xxxiii Yf thou set hym to laboure thou shalt fynde rest but yf thou let hym goydle he shall seke lybertie For as Salomon sayeth he y e delycatly bringeth vp his seruauÌ„t from a chylde shal make hym his mayster at length Prouerb xxix Sende hym to laboure therfore y t he go not ydle for ydlenes bryngeth moche euell Set hym to worke for y t belongeth vnto hym becoÌ„meth hym well Eccl. xxxiii This daye is it good for wemeÌ„ to be obedient to submytte themselues vnto theyr husbaÌ„des as vnto the Lorde For the husbande is the wyues heade euen as Christe also is the heade of the congregagatyon and he is the sauioure of his body Eph. v. Therfore as the
congregacyon is in subieccyon to Christ so lykewyse let the wyues be in subieccyoÌ„ to theyr husbaÌ„des in al thynges as it is comly in the Lorde Col. iii. y t euen they whiche beleue not the worde maye with out the worde be woÌ„ne by y t coÌ„uersacyon of the wyues whan they se theyr good lyuynge i. Pe. iii. And let not theyr outwarde apparel be with broyded heer hauynge on of golde or in putting on of gorgious aray but let the in warde maÌ„ of the herte be vncorrupte with a meke and a quyet sprete which before god is moch set by For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy wemen whiche trusted in god tyer themselues and wer obedieÌ„t vnto theyr husbaÌ„des Euen as Sara obeyed Abraham called hym lorde Gen. xviii This daye it is good for men to loue their wiues eueÌ„ as Christ loued the coÌ„gregation and gaue hym selfe for it to sanctifie it and clensed it in the fountayne of water by y e worde to make it to hymselfe a glorious congregation hauynge no spotte nor wrincle nor any soche thyng but that it should be holy and without blame Eph. v. So ought meÌ„ also to loue their wyues eueÌ„ as theyr owne bodies He y e loueth his wyfe loueth hym selfe For no maÌ„ euer yet hated his owne fleshe but noryssheth cherysheth it euen as the Lorde doth also the congregacyon Therfore ought euery man to do so that he loue his wyfe euen as hymselfe not to be bytter vnto them Coll. iii. but to dwell with them accordyng vnto knowlege geuyng honoure vnto the wyfe as vnto the weaker vessell and as vnto them y â— are heyres with them of y e grace of lyfe that theyr prayers be not let i. Pe. iii. This daye is it good for chyldren to honoure theyr fathers and mothers and to obeye them in all thynges for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde Ephe. vi Coll. iii. yee the Lord wyll haue the father honoured of the chyldren loke what a mother commauÌ„deth her chyldreÌ„ to do he wyll haue it kept Eccl. iii. who so honoureth his father his synnes shalbe forgeuen hym and he that honoureth his mother is like one that gathereth treasure together who so honoureth his father shall haue ioye of his owne chyldreÌ„ and whan he maketh his prayer he shalbe herde He that honoureth his father shal haue a longe lyfe and he that is obedient for y e Lordes sake his mother shall haue ioye of hym He y t feareth the Lord honoureth his father and mother and doth them seruice euen as it were vnto the Lorde hymselfe Honoure thy father therfore in dede in worde in all pacyence that thou mayste haue his blessinge for the blessynge of the father buyldeth vp the houses of the chyldren but the mothers curse roteth out the fouÌ„dacyons Reioyse not thou whan thy father is reproued for it is no honoure vnto the but a shame For the worshipe of a maÌ„s father is his owne worshippe and wher the father is without honoure it is y e dishonesty of y e sone My soÌ„ne make moche of thy father in his age and greue hym not as longe as he lyueth And yf his vnderstoÌ„dynge fayle haue pacyence with hym and despyse hym not in his strength For y â— good dede y t thou shewest vnto thy father shall not be forgotten and whan thou thy selfe wantest it shalbe rewarded the. c. He y t forsaketh his father shal come to shame and he that defyeth his mother is cursed of god wherfore my soÌ„ne do thou thy deutye with louynge mekenesse and so shalt thou be loued aboue other men This day is it good for fathers and soch men as haue chyldren to brynge them vp in the norture informacyon of the Lorde Ephe. vi and not to be cruel vnto them lest they be of a desperate mynde Collo iii. But diligently to teach them the commaundementes of God for as the wyse man sayeth who loueth his chylde holdeth hym styl in norture and vnder correcyon Pro. xiii that he may haue ioye of hym afterwarde Eccl. xxx and y t he grope not after his neghbours dores He that teacheth his sonne shall haue ioye in hym and nede not be a shamed of hym amonge his acquayntaunce c. An vntamed horse wyll be harde a wanton chylde wyll be wylfull Therfor who so euer thou be that hast a chylde geue hym not lybertye in his youth Bowe downe his necke whyle he is yonge hit hym vpoÌ„ his sydes whyle he is a child lest he be to stubborne and geue nomore force of the and so shalte thou haue heuynes of soule Teach thy chylde and be diligent therin lest it be to thy shame with holde not correccion froÌ„ the chyld for yf thou beatest hym with the rodde he shal not dye therof Pro. xxiii Thou smytest hym with the rod but thou delyuerest his soule from hell This daye is it good for euery one y e is a bishope or spiritual shepherde to be blameles the husbaÌ„d of one wyfe sober discrete i. Tim iii. As the stewarde of God Tit. i. not wylfull not angry not geuen vnto moche wyne no fyghter not gredy of fylthy lucre but manerly harberous apte to teache gentle abhorryng stryfe abhorryng couetousnes such one as loueth goodnes and is ryghteous holy temperate one that ruleth his owne house honestly hauynge obedient chyldren with al honesty such one as cleueth vnto the true worde of doctrine that he may be able to exhorte with holsome lernynge and to improue them y t say agaynste it For aboue all thynges it is good for a byshope or spirituall shepeherde to shewe hymselfe an example of good workes with vncorrupt doctryne with honesty with the wholsome worde whiche cannot be rebuked that soch as with stande may be ashamed hauyng nothynge in them to disprayse Of soch thynges also as belonge to y e doctrine of Christ wolde y e apostle haue theÌ„ to speake earnestly that they whiche are beleuers in God myght be diligeÌ„t to excell in good workes for these thynges at good and profitable vnto men For a conclucyon who so euer thou art or of what estate so euer thou be take hede y t there be not in the an euell herte of vnbeleue to departe froÌ„ the lyuynge god Hebr. iii. but exhorte thy selfe dayly with his worde whyle it is called To daye lest thou waxe harde herted thorow the disceatfulnes of synne ¶ Printed at LondoÌ„ by Rychard Kele dwellyng at the longe shoppe in the Poultry vnder saynt Myldreds church cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Christe be gospell he worlde The god is called Mars 〈…〉 the â—ospell Sturdy idle fâ—lows shalâ— not eate we ought to laboure with oure handes and to cast our take vpon the Lorde the gospell wyl resorm the spiritualtye the gospell wyll suffre the spiritualtye no more to vse their whoredome 〈…〉 shall 〈…〉 thâ—s are man is houâ—e â—â— syn is mâ—in them â—â— wyll not a know of it â—o man â—◠〈…〉 â—e warie of 〈…〉 The gospel 〈…〉 yf thou bâ— thankfull vnto god obedient vâ—to thy priâ—â—â— thou shalt haue a prosperous yere â—here shalbe 〈…〉 not the gospell â—he broken â—all wyll â—owne al good thiÌ„ges come in gods word the righte sabboth The condiâ—ous of 〈◊〉 True belenecs do good workes The workes of Câ—â—â—sten men they that haue the sperite of gods knowlege ought to eâ—form their brethren Bewarre of false dotrine God proueth vs by false preachers ye subiecte tes obeye four pryâ—ces he kynge the chef â—â— vnder â—d ye prynces execute youâ— office The study to good rynet Ye seruauÌ„tes obeye your Lordes Mastres no bedient â—â—uaunt caâ—seth the â—orâ—e of 〈◊〉 to haue good reâ—â—â—â— ye lordes Masters d youre seruauntes â—â— eucl let not â—ouâ—e seruauntes goâ—dle ye we men obeye youre husbandes wemeÌ„ shal not be to gorgiously arayed ye men loue your wiues ye childreâ— honor youâ— fathers motherâ— ye fathers brynge vp youre chyldren in the fear of god ye spiritu a shepherds fede your lockes byshopes eutyâ—
vpon the. Ioh. xii for he that walketh in darknes woteth not whether he goethe But beleue thou stedfastlye on the lyght while thou hast it that thou mayest be the chylde of lyghte and escape the horrible darknes of the wicked sapi xvii ¶ The seuenth Chapter concernynge the estate of the spiritualte IF our spiritualtye sate not oute of Moyses seate Mathewe xxiii and taughte not theyr owne lawes and constitutions yf they taughte vs the truethe althoughe they were but sayers and not doers them selues Mat xxiii yf they transgressed not the commaundemeÌ„t of god because of theyr owne tradicyons math xv yf they layed not to heuy burtheÌ„s vpon mens shulders mat xxiii Yf they loued not the hyest seates and shute not vp the kyngdome of heauen before men yf they deuoured not wedowes houses vnder the coloure of longe prayers and were not full of robberye and vnclennesse ypocrisie wyckednes within yf these corrupcyons I saye were not in them yee yf all the abhominacyons of the world besyde were not in a maner as a shadowe in conparysoÌ„ to theirs it wer not to be mistrusted but that they shulde haue a ryght prosperous yeare but seynge they speake euell of the waye of trueth thorow couetousnes with fained wordes make marchauÌ„dyse of vs ii Pet. ii Seynge they folowe the waye of Balaam and walke styll in theyr erroures Seynge they speke false thorow ypocrisi forbid dynge all prestes to marye and comaundynge to abstayne from the meates which god created to be receaued with thankes geuynge i. Tim. iiii seynge they haue not fed the flock of Christ but theÌ„ selues are churles to the people Ezech xxxiiii seynge the most parte of theÌ„ entre not in at y e dore into y e shepefolde but come in some other way to steale to kyll and destroye Io. x. Seyng they tel but lyes to man tayne theyr preachynges withal and blaspheme the name of God vnto the people for an handfull of barleye or a pece of bread Ezecht xiii Seyng I say that theyr wal is buylded but with vntempered morter it muste nedes fall for the Lorde hym selfe wyll vpon them requyre his shepe out of theyr handes Eze. xxxiiii yee the shepe them selues shall folowe them no more but flye from them seyng they are but straungers and hyred seruauÌ„tes for in so moch as Christe goeth now before his shepe they wyll folow him and harken no more to the voyce of straungers Iohn x. This is now the yeare of aduersite that y e spiritualtie is lyke to haue for in so moche as they haue not Gods worde on their syde they shall be fayne to stoppe their mouthes Mich. iii. And all plantes y t the father in heauen hath not planted shalbe pluct vp by the rotes Math. xv For all this when I consydre y e gracyous influence of the sonne I fynde by the instruccyon of Mars that though all the constel lacions be against the spiritualtye yf they wyll obeye the ordinaunce of God and submytte them selues to his worde there shall none peryshe but the chyldren of perdicion Ioh. xvii As for all soche as stryue agaynst the fâ—râ—ame wyll nedes of malyce resiste the power and persecute the people of God let them bewarre that they be not drowned with theyr Pharao for God hath herde the complaynte of his poore oppressed lente them a Moses to be theyr gyde to brynge them out of Egypte and not onely to defende them but all other also as manye as wyll conuerte vnto his word and be refourmed by his auctorite and power in his anoynted kynges Seyng then that god hathe called so manye of the spirytualtye all readye and doth dayly cal mo to y e knowlege of his word I can not dispayre but y e he wyll also be gracyous to many mo of them for thoughe the rebellyons are lyke to haue an euell yeare I dout not but ther be many among them which shortly whaÌ„ the hyer powers shall requyre them wyll be refourmed to the great worshipe of the worde of God To whom for the coÌ„uersion of some all ready be thankes honour and glorye now and euer more AMEN â–ª THere endeth this true faythfull PronosticacoÌ„ vpoÌ„ the yere M CCCCC xlviii gathered out of the scriptures of God ¶ A spirituall Almanacke wherin euery ChristeÌ„ man and womaÌ„ may se what they ought daylye to do or leaue vndone Not after the doctrine of the Papistes not after the lernynge of Ptolomy or other Heythen Astronomers but out of the very true wholso me doctrine of God our almyghty heuenly father shewed vn to vs in his worde by his prophetes Apostles but specyally by his deare sonne Iesus Christ And is to be kept not onely this newe yeare but contynually vnto the daye of the LORDES coÌ„mynge agayne FOR so muche as Almyghtye GOD hath charged by Moses Dente vi and. xi that we alwayes shulde haue his commaundementes in oure syght and mynde as a sygne token in oure handes and to teache our chyldren his godlye wyll and commaundement Ephe. vi to coÌ„men talke therof at nyght whan we go to bed and in the morninge whan we ryse to wryte the same vpoÌ„ the walies and postes of oure houses to the intent that we shuld nat forget his worde his wyll and coÌ„maundement and lest we shuld folowe our owne ymaginations Therfore good christen man and woman who so euer thou be I thought it frutefull to putte the in remembraunce of thy dewtye And this coulde I not do better than by these godly textes of holye scripture which I haue broughte here together speciallye to the honoure laude and praise of god exhortynge the that art necligente forgetfull in kepinge his lawes to take better holde and go forwarde in his wayes and turne not asyde nether to the ryghte hande nor to the lefte but be ware of such as teache the ought saue the doctryne of god And y t thou mayst be sure what thou doest I praye Iesu Christ our onely mediatour obtayne for the his holy spirite and geue y e a good holsome newe yere with the true knowlege of his godly wyl and increace of his faythe Amen To daye yf ye wyll heare the voyce of God hardeÌ„ not your hertes Hebre. iii. Euery day it is good to beleue to lerne and to do what god hath commaunded And so lykewyse is it good to leaue vndone that god hath forbydden This daye is it good to lerne gods worde for it is the vncorruptible sede wherof we are borne anew in god i. Pet. i. It is the fode of the soule wherby maÌ„lyueth Deut. viii math iiii not only by bred The worde of god is quycke myghty in operacyon sharper then any two edged swerde entreth thorow euen vnto the deuydynge asoÌ„der of y e soule y e sprete of the ioyntes the mary Hebr. iiii c. It is good in dede to lerne gods worde for all good thinges