Gods parley with princes with an appeal from them to him. The sum of…Gods parley vvith princes with an appeale from them to him. The summe of…

It is with many an one in this case, ^*as with the Sea-man at sea, that surprised with a tempest, casteth about for some harbour, and espying a bay with high hills on either side, putteth in there hoping to find succour and relief, but striketh unawares on some rock or shelf that lay out of sight, and so is cast away irrecoverably in the harbour, whereas in the tempest it may be he might have done well enough; or as with a Passenger in a storm, that for shelter against the weather steppeth out of the way, betaketh him to a fair oak, standeth under the boughs of it with his back close to the body of it, and findeth good relief by it for some space of time, till at length cometh a sudden gust of wind that driveth down some main arm of it, which falling upon the poor Passenger, either maimeth or mischiefeth him that resorted to it for succour. So falleth it out with not a few: meeting in the world with many troubles and with manifold vexations, th•y step aside out of their own way, yea and sometime too out of Gods way, to get under ⟨p. 45⟩the wing of some great one, and gain it may be, some aide and shelter thereby for a season: but after a while, that great one himself coming down head-long and falling from his former height of favour or honour, they are also called in question, and so fall by that means together with him, that might otherwise have stood long enough for their main estate untouched, if they had not betaken themselves to him.

It is with many an one in this case, ^*as with the Sea-man at sea, that surprised with a tempest, casteth about for some harbour, and espying a bay with high hills on either side, putteth in there hoping to finde succour and reliefe, but striketh vnawares on some rocke or shelfe that lay out of sight, and so is cast away irrecouerably in the harbour, whereas in the tempest it may be he might haue done well enough; or as with a Passenger in a storme, that for shelter against the weather steppeth out of the way, betaketh him to a faire oke, standeth vnder the boughes of it with his backe close to the body of it, and findeth good reliefe by it for some space of time, till at length commeth a sodaine gust of wind that driueth downe some maine arme of it, which falling vpon the poore Passenger, either maimeth or mischeifeth him that resorted to it for succour. So falleth it out with not a few: meeting in the world with many troubles and with manifold vexations, thy step aside out of their owne way, yea and sometime too out of Gods way, to get vnder