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With like reverence also did he in all places where he was occasioned to preach, handle the word of God. Albeit his gifts of reading, and understanding, & memory were great, yet it appeareth he did seldom, or never deliver any exposition upon any piece of scripture, before any Congregation in the meanest parish of the country, but upon diligent study, and whereof he drew his notes. In this his care, Gods providence wrought mercifully for his Church, that so there might be some way to deliver in common unto all, the fruits of those godly travails, which he gave forth to some one especial part of the Church. Hereby it is, that these his Sermons preached before her Majesty, and at Pauls cross, come now to the reading of all such, before whom they were once spoken: to seek that of them in true practise of Christian religion, for which they were in their times uttered. Why I make choice of these, among so many, so excellent his sermons pronounced in those places, if any be curious to ask, let him advisedly consider the state of Gods Church amongst us in these days, and bestow his pains to read these, which are offered to his Christian judgement, and then make to himself a charitable answer. And if at such several times as that reverend father, in the fear of God, moved his petitions before the ⟨image 4⟩conscience either of her highness, or of your honours, or of any others, the good children and servants of God, he were so well acquitted, that he was thought to speak uprightly in true zeal, for the advancement of Gods glory, and like a wise builder of the house of God: no doubt, in this rehearsal of them altogether, they shall work that wholesome effect, if through the assistance of Gods holy spirit, they be considered now with as great diligence, as he was then heard with good attention.

With like reuerence also did he in all places where he was occasioned to preach, handle the word of God. Albeit his giftes of reading, and vnderstanding, & memorie were great, yet it appeareth he did seldome, or neuer deliuer any exposition vpon any peece of scripture, before any Congregation in the meanest parish of the countrie, but vpon diligent studie, and whereof he drewe his notes. In this his care, Gods prouidence wrought mercifully for his Church, that so there might be some way to deliuer in common vnto all, the fruites of those godly trauailes, which he gaue forth to some one especiall part of the Church. Hereby it is, that these his Sermons preached before her Maiestie, and at Paules crosse, come nowe to the reading of all such, before whome they were once spoken: to seeke that of them in true practise of Christian religion, for which they were in their times vttered. Why I make choyce of these, among so many, so excellent his sermons pronounced in those places, if any be curious to aske, let him aduisedly consider the state of Gods Church amongst vs in these dayes, and bestowe his paynes to reade these, which are offered to his Christian iudgement, and then make to himselfe a charitable answere. And if at such seuerall times as that reuerende father, in the feare of God, moued his petitions before the