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…

That which may serve, briefly to admonish, as all others, so those especially that be in place of authority and judicature, to take heed how they contemn or wrong their poor brethren in regard of their poverty and penury, and mean estate in the world; or how in favour of any great one, that oppresseth or opposeth them, they either deny or delay to do them right. Since the poor are part of Gods portion as well as the richest, as the greatest, and may have as good part in God as they.

That which may serue, briefly to admonish, as all others, so those especially that be in place of authority and iudicature, to take heed how they contemne or wrong their poore brethren in regard of their pouerty and penurie, and meane estate in the world; or how in fauour of any great one, that oppresseth or opposeth them, they either deny or delay to doe them right. Since the poore are part of Gods portion as well as the richest, as the greatest, and may haue as good part in God as they.

Say of the poor man therefore that appeareth before thee, as Job sometime of his servant: ^hI may not contemn him, be he never so mean: ⁱThe same God that made me, made him too: yea, the same Christ that redeemed me, redeemed him too: ^kHe is made of the same mould that I my self am: he •eareth the same image of God that I my self do. And, He that either ^loppresseth or ^mreproacheth the poor, he wrongeth ⟨p. 85⟩his Maker: he that oppresseth or reproacheth him, he wrongeth his Redeemer.