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For which cause we render, as becometh us, all possible and immortal thanks too Jesus Christ our Lord, and mighty Conqueror, who by the unspeakable power of his Godhead, hath so mercifully confounded those unschevous Ministers of your malice and M•ssac•e: who by his everlasting wisdom doth daily root ou•, and scatter too naught the bloody bruyngs of your beastly conspiracy: who b• his unsearchable Counsel doth •rushe you on all sides environed about with such Straits, that ye can not now once hiss so much against his Church, but that it shall redound to your greater damage and shameful downfall.

For which cause wee render, as becommeth vs, all •ossible and immortall thankes too Iesu Christe our Lorde, and mightie Conquerour, who by the v•speakeable power of his Godhead, hath so mercifully confounded those unscheuous Ministers of your malice and M•ssac•e: who by his euerlasting wisedome dooth dayly roote ou•, and scatter too naught the blooddy bruyngs of your beastly conspiracie: who b• his vnsearchable Counsell dooth •rushe you on al sides enuironed aboute with suche S•reightes, that yee can not nowe once hysse so muche agaynst his Churche, but that it shall redounde to your greater damage and shameful downefall.

Which being of it self now so evidently apparent in the eyes of all men, more bright then the Sunshine in midday, if as yet ye feel it not sensibly, •er•es you are stark blind: But if you see it in deed, what monstrous and forlorn shamelessness is this, too be so insatiable brushe as not to be contented too broach such Plagues not only against men without any their deserts, unless you proclaim also open war against your God, against his word, and against his trueth? And wat think you too gain thereby at the last? ween you that having enared and brought under your yke all other Princes of the world by your Frauds, Deceits, Lies, Manes and Threatenings: that you should with policy