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

And all these things are come to pass, at such ⟨image 106⟩time as to any mans reason it might seem impossible: when all the world, the people, priests, & princes were overwhelmed with ignorance: when the word of God was put out of sight: when he that took upon him the general rule of altogether, was crept into the holy place, & had possessed the conscience of man, as if he had been God, and had set himself above the scriptures of God, & gave out decrees, that whatsoever he should do, no man should find fault with him: when all schools, priests, bishops, & kings of the world were sworn to him, that whatsoever he took in hand, they should uphold it: when he had chosen kings sons & brothers to be his Cardinals: when his Legates & espies were in every kings council: when nothing could be attempted any where, but he by & by must have knowledge of it: when whosoever had but muttered against his doings, must straight ways have been excommunicate, & put to most cruel death, as Gods enemy: when no man could have thought there had been any hope, that ever these days should have been seen that God of his mercy hath given us to see: when all things were void of all hope, and full of desperation:

And al these things are come to passe, at such ⟨image 106⟩time as to any mans reason it might seeme impossible: when al the world, the people, priests, & princes were ouerwhelmed with ignorāce: whē the word of God was put out of sight: when he that tooke vpon him the generall rule of altogether, was crept into ye holy place, & had possessed the cōscience of man, as if he had bene God, and had set himselfe aboue the scriptures of God, & gaue out decrees, that whatsoeuer he should do, no man shoulde finde fault with him: when all schooles, priests, bishops, & kings of the worlde were sworne to hym, that whatsoeuer he tooke in hand, they should vphold it: when he had chosen kings sonnes & brothers to be his Cardinales: when his Legats & espies were in euery kings councel: when nothing could be attempted any where, but he by & by must haue knowledge of it: whē whosoeuer had but muttered against his doinges, must straight waies haue bene excōmunicate, & put to most cruel death, as Gods enemie: when no man could haue thought there had bene any hope, that euer these dayes should haue bene seene that God of his mercy hath giuen vs to see: when al things were voide of al hope, and full of desperation: