Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

After the Temple was builded, or was in building and rearing, Esdras the Prophet read the Law of GOD, and sacrificed Oxen, sheep, and Lambs. and the people wept in consider action that they and their fathers had so unkindly offended God, and deserved so extremely to be punished at his hand. So the good king Josiah, after he had found the book of the Law, and saw how highly both he and his fathers had offended God, he fell a weeping: (for the consideration of Gods great benefits, and our own unworthiness, causeth us to mourn at the sight of our own unkindness.) Then they turned […] GOD, repented themselves of their wickedness, and left such vanities as they had walked in before. So Christ our Saviour, when he began to preach the Gospel, and to spread abroad the unspeakable treasure of our salvation, called us first to repentance, and said, Poenitentiam agite, appropinquavit enim regnum coelorum. ⟨image 59⟩Repent ye, for the kingdom of God is at hand. Zachaeus when he had received Christ to his table, repented him of his extortion, and made restitution. Then Jesus said unto him. This day is salvation come unto this house, forasmuch ¹as he is also become the son of Abraham. So the Christian men in the beginning repented themselves, and changed their whole life, & therefore were called Saints: as S. Paul useth in many places to name them, Vocatis Sanctis, to those which are called Saints. And, sanctis qui sunt Corinthi, To the Saints which are at Corinth. Pliny being a heathen, and set by the Emperor to enquire of Christian men, made report in his Epistle to Traianus, that they were a sect which would not offer up to Idols, which could not be compelled to blaspheme Christ, but were wont at certain times appointed to meet together and sing hymns to one Christ their God, that they were of one mind, & agreed among themselves, and did abstain from theft, murder, and adultery, and did keep their faith, and defra••ed no man.

After the Temple was builded, or was in building and rearing, Esdras the Prophete read the Lawe of GOD, and sacrificed Oxen, sheepe, and Lambes. and the people wepte in consider action that they and their fathers had so vnkindly offended God, and deserued so extreamely to be punished at his hande. So the good king Iosias, after he had founde the booke of the Lawe, and sawe howe highly both he and his fathers had offended God, hee fell a weeping: (for the consideration of Gods greate benefites, and our owne vnwoorthinesse, canseth vs to mourne at the sight of our owne vnkindenesse.) Then they turned GOD, repented themselues of their wickednesse, and left suche vanities as they had walked in before. So Christ our Sauiour, when he began to preache the Gospell, and to spreade abroade the vnspeakeable treasure of our saluation, called vs first to repentance, and said, Poenitentiam agite, appropinquauit enim regnum coelorum.