A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…

I trust thou wilt take good instructions out of these two Treatises to thy duty and zeal to them both: and be thankful to God for that learned Father, who hath left a light unto thee, both in ex-example, and by these and other his works. whose steppes if thou shalt follow, thou shalt live godly, and die with comfort, as a good servant of thy merciful GOD and Father. The benefits of his great travails taken in time of his life, are thine. And unto the end, he ceased not to continue in the faith which he before professed. For (as I, one of many yet living, can testify) in the day and night before his departure out of this world, he expounded the Lords prayer, and gave short notes upon the 71. Psalm, to such as were by him. He thought good to say somewhat at that time, of his Books written by him, and set forth in Print; and also of his Preaching. In both which services done by him to the glory of God, and thy comfort: he made protestation of his good conscience, which even then, as he declared, witnessed and should witness with him before God, that he dealt simply, and plainly: having God only before his eyes, and seeking the defence of the Gospel of Christ, and that the truth thereof might be opened and maintained. And farther gave thanks to God that made him his servant in so great a work; and then visited him by this messenger of death, whiles he was doing the message of God, in visiting his Diocese: that then he called him to rest from his labours, when his weak body was spent ⟨image 4⟩and worn out in setting forth the glory of God, for which he many times prayed, it would pleas• God to let him be offered in sacrifice.

I trust thou wilte take good instructions out of these twoo Treatises to thy duty and zeale to them both: and be thankful to God for that learned Father, who hath lefte a light vnto thee, both in ex-example, and by these and other his workes. whose steppes if thou shalt follow, thou shalt liue godly, and die with comforte, as a good seruaunt of thy mercifull GOD and Father. The benefites of his great trauailes taken in time of his life, are thine. And vnto the ende, he ceassed not to continue in the faith whiche he before professed. For (as I, one of many yet liuing, can testifie) in the daye and night before his departure out of this worlde, hee expounded the Lordes prayer, and gaue short notes vpon the 71. Psalme, to such as were by him. He thought good to say somwhat at that time, of his Bookes written by him, and set forth in Print; and also of his Preaching. In both which seruices done by him to the glory of God, and thy comfort: he made protestation of his good conscience, whiche euen then, as he declared, witnessed and shoulde witnesse with him before God, that he dealt simply, and plainely: hauing God only before his eies, and seeking the defence of the Ghospel of Christ, and that the truth thereof might bee opened and maintayned. And farther gaue thankes to God that made him his seruaunt in so greate a worke; and then visited him by this messenger of death, whiles he was doing the message of God, in visiting his Dioecese: that then hee called him to reste from his labours, when his weake body was spent