An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

But in this part men are for the most part over careful. For this cause many build their houses with blood, and seek possessions by iniquity: they join house to house, and field to field, and will dwell alone upon the earth: they oppress the poor and needy, and do wrong to the widow, and the fatherless: they make money their God, and spoil one ⟨p. 62⟩an other: and all to provide for their children. This is the cover and cloak for all their mischief, they may not leave their children unprovided. Unhappy are the fathers, which in this sort care for their children, by the ruin & spoil of the needy and innocent, and so break the commandment of God: because their portion shall be with the wicked in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone. And unhappy are their children, because they are partakers of their fathers wickedness, and therefore shall also be partakers of punishment with them. The Prophet David saith, I have seen ¹the wicked strong, and spreading himself like a green Bay tree. Yet he passed away, and lo, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be found. His root was deep, his stock strong, his branches broad, he spread over and shadowed the whole country, yet he passed away. He departed, his sons died, his house soon decayed, and his name was in little time quite forgotten.

But in this part men are for the most part ouer careful. For this cause many build their houses with bloud, and séeke possessions by iniquitie: they ioyne house to house, and fielde to fielde, and wil dwel alone vpon the earth: they oppresse the poore and néedie, and doe wrong to the widowe, and the fatherlesse: they make money their God, and spoyle one ⟨p. 62⟩an other: and al to prouide for their children. This is the couer and cloake for al their misthiefe, they may not leaue their children vnprouided. Unhappie are the fathers, which in this sort care for their children, by the ruine & spoyle of the néedy and innocent, and so breake the commandement of God: because their portion shal be with the wicked in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone. And vnhappie are their children, because they are partakers of their fathers wickednesse, and therefore shal also be partakers of punishment with them. The Prophet Dauid sayth, I haue seene