It is the duty of every good pastor and curate, diligently to search and know what virtue is most mete to be commended, & what vice most to be reprehended in y• church that he serveth. ⟨image 3⟩I will leave therefore the unknown evils unto me, to the shepherd of every parish, requiring him to mark the since of the people after-and by the estimation of gods word, & thereby too ponder the condition of his people, lest that he cause them and do the same him self, swallow a Camel, and be choked with a flee: leap over a block, and stumble at a straw. Before all things, see that the people know their commandments, and the works thereof, appertaining unto god in the first table, that they honour no wrong nor false god, nor yet the true god, a wrong way: but as he hath commanded him self, in the old Testament, and the new. And also that they avoid all such since, faults, and disobedience, ⟨image 4⟩as be contrary to the commandments of God, in the second table. And for a help unto you, and also to the people in this behalf, I have set forth here the. xiii. Chapter of S. Paul to the Romans, which entreateth of all the second table, and duty of a christian man, how he should use him self with, and towards all sorts of people. Most heartily praying you, and also in gods name, and the kings majesties name command you, that as many as serveth any cure within this diocese, y• can not for lack of learning or exercise, teach nor preach him self too the people the like doctrine, that they do every Saturday and Sunday, read unto the people this. xiij. Chapter, as I have ⟨image 4⟩here set it forth, that the people may learn to know, love, and fear the better the kings Majesty, and other such magistrates as be by him appointed over the people. And all such as God hath given grace of preaching unto, in their sermons, shall oftentimes inculcate and persuade this argument and rule of obedience unto the people. And the cause why, I have written in this Chapter, more then an other, and think it very expedient to be now taught unto the people, is the great and dangerous offences and since of the richer sort of people, and also of the poor, both •n this shire, and other the kin•es Majesties, in this realm. And certain I am, that both of them shall dye eternally, if ⟨image 5⟩they amend not.
It is the duety of euerye good pastoure and curate, dilygently to searche and knowe what vertue is most mete to be commended, & what vyce most to be reprehended in y• church yt he serueth. ⟨image 3⟩I wyl leaue therefore the vnknowen euils vnto me, to the shepeherd of euery parish, requiryng hym to marke the synnes of the people after-and by the estimation of gods word, & therby too pondre the condytyon of his people, lest that he cause thē and do the same hym selfe, swalowe a Camel, and be choked wt a flee: leape ouer a blocke, and stomble at a strawe. Before all things, se that the people know theyr commaundementes, and the workes thereof, appertayning vnto god in the fyrst table, that they honour no wrong nor false god, nor yet the true god, a wrong waye: but as he hath cō maunded hym selfe, in the olde Testamente, and the newe. And alsoo that they auoyde all suche synnes, faultes, and dysobedyence, ⟨image 4⟩as be contrary to the commaundementes of God, in the second table. And for a help vnto you, and also to the people in this behalfe, I haue set furth here the. xiii. Chapyter of S. Paule to the Romaynes, whyche intreateth of all the seconde table, and dewtye of a chrystian manne, howe he should vse hym selfe with, and towardes al sortes of people. Most hartily praiing you, and also in gods name, and the kinges maiesties name commaunde you, that as many as serueth any cure wtin this diocese, y• can not for lacke of learning or excercise, teche nor preache hym selfe too the people the lyke doctryne, that they doo euerye Saterdaye and Sonnedaye, reade vntoo the people thys. xiij. Chapyter, as I haue ⟨image 4⟩here set it furth, that the people may learne to knowe, loue, and fear the better the kinges Maiestie, and other suche magistrates as be by hym appoynted ouer the people. And all suche as God hath yeuen grace of preachynge vnto, in theyr sermons, shall oftentymes inculcate and perswade thys argumente and rule of obedience vnto the people. And the cause why, I haue written in this Chapiter, more then an other, and thinke it very expedyent to be now taught vntoo the people, is the greate and daungerous offences and synnes of the rycher sort of people, and alsoo of the poore, both •n thys shiere, and other the kin•es Maiestyes, in this realme. And certayne I am, that bothe of theym shall dye eternallye, yf ⟨image 5⟩
