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

For this cause you live still in your sins, in adultery, in covetousness, and in pride, without any feeling of conscience, without any fear of God. Your daughters, your heirs, to whom ⟨image 77⟩you shall leave your lands, are stolen away from you, Robberies and theft are so common, as if it were not only lawful, but also commendable: as if sin were no sin, and he I fire but a fable.

For this cause you liue still in your sinnes, in adulterie, in couetousues, and in pride, without any feeling of conscience, without any feare of God. Your daughters, your heires, to whom ⟨image 77⟩you shall leaue your landes, are stollen awaye from you, Robberies and theft are so common, as if it were not onely lawful, but also commendable: as if sinne were no sinne, and he I fire but a fable.

Thus we provoke God to anger. Many walk, of whom we cannot think but with weeping: they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: the name of God is blasphemed through them. Many are so ignorant, they know not what the Scriptures are, they know not that there are any Scriptures. They call them heretical, and new doctrine. Many will believe neither side, whatsoever they allege. Bring they trueth, bring they falsehood: teach they Christ, teach they Antichrist: they will believe neither, they have so hardened their hearts. Be the Preacher rough or gentle, learned or unlearned, let him use authority of the scriptures, of the doctors, of the councils, of Decrees or Decretals, of Gods Law, of mans law, nothing will move them, nothing will please them, because the ministry of God, and there by God himself, is despised.

Thus wee prouoke God to anger. Manye walke, of whom wee cannot thinke but with weeping: they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ: the name of God is blasphemed through them. Many are so ignoraunt, they knowe not what the Scriptures are, they knowe not that there are any Scriptures. They call them hereticall, and newe doctrine. Many will beleeue neyther side, whatsoeuer they alleadge. Bring they trueth, bring they falshoode: teache they Christ, teach they Antichrist: they will beleeue neither, they haue so hardened their heartes. Be the Preacher rough or gentle, learned or vnlearned, let him vse authority of the scriptures, of the doctours, of the councels, of Decrees or Decretalles, of Gods Lawe, of mans law, nothing wil moue them, nothing wil please them, because the ministery of God, and there by God himselfe, is despised.