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

In our days, upon whom the end of the ⟨image 71⟩world is come, when we did lately see those times, where of our saviour foretold so long s• thence, that desolation should be in the holy place, and such confusion, ignorance, and blindness, that men should stumble at noon days, that truth should be a stranger upon earth, that men should forsake wholesome doctrine, and give ear unto fables, that the mystery of iniquity should work, and the very elect (if it were possible) be deceived, what trial was made of true & godly zeal: How notably did it show it self against the rage and fury of the wicked: What should I speak hereof: The examples are fresh, you can not forget them you heard of them so late, it is so late since you did behold them. What moved so many, so learned, so virtuous, to yield their backs to the scourge, their necks to the tormentors, their bodies to the fire, to forsake their goods, their friends, their parents, their wives and children, but the zeal of Gods house: Neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor things present, nor things to come was able to separate them from the love of God. They continued steadfast unto the end: the zeal of Gods house did eat them up.

In our dayes, vppon whom the ende of the ⟨image 71⟩worlde is come, when wee did lately see those times, wher of our sauiour foretolde so longe s• theuce, that desolatiō should be in the holy place, and such confusion, ignorance, and blindenes, that men shoulde stomble at noone dayes, that truth should be a stranger vpon earth, that men should forsake wholsome doctrine, and giue eare vnto fables, that the mysterie of iniquitie should work, and the very elect (if it were possible) bee deceiued, what trial was made of true & godlye zeale: How notably did it shew it selfe agaynst the rage and furie of the wicked: What should I speake hereof: The exāples are fresh, you can not forget them you hearde of them so late, it is so late since you did beholde them. What moued so many, so learned, so vertuous, to yeelde their backes to the scourge, their neckes to the tormentours, their bodies to the fire, to forsake their goodes, their friends, their parentes, their wiues and childrē, but the zeale of Gods house: Neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor thinges present, nor things to come was able to separate them from the loue of God. They continued stedfast vnto the ende: the zeale of Gods house dyd eate them vp.