Where as many have written many profitable admonitions to you twain, (O England and Scotland, both making one Island most happy, if you could know your own happiness) some against the regiment of women, wherewith ye are both plagued, some against unlawful obedience, and the admitting of strangers to be your kings, some declaring the vile nature of the Spaniards, whom thou, o England, to thy destruction maintainest, some the pride of the Frenchmen, whom thou, o Scotland, to thy ruin receivest: and many hundreds with pen, with tongue, with word, with writing, with jeopardy and loss of lands, goods, and lives, have admonished you both twain of that cankered poison of papistry, that ye foster and pamper to your own perdition, and utter destruction of souls and bodies, of your selves and yours for now and ever. I thought it my duty (seeing your destruction to mans judgement ⟨p. 60⟩to draw so near) how much or little so ever they have prevailed, yet once again to admonish you both, to give testimony to that trueth, which my brethren have written, and specially to stir your hearts to repentance, or at the least to offer my self a witness against you: for the justice of God and his righteous judgements, which doubtless (if your hearts be hardened) against you both are at hand to be uttered. Thus by our writings, whom it pleaseth God to stir up of your nations, all men, that now live, and that shall come after us, shall have cause also to praise the mercy of God, that so oft admonisheth before he do strike, and to consider his just punishment, when he shall pour forth his vengeance. Give ear therefore betimes, O Britain (for of that name both rejoiceth) whiles the Lord calleth, exhorteth, and admonisheth, that is the acceptable time, when he will be found. If ye refuse the time offered, ye can not have it afterward though with tears (as did Esau) ye do seem to seek it. Yet once again in God's behalf I do offer you the very means, which if God of his mercies grant you grace to follow, I doubt nothing but that of all your enemies speedily ye shall be delivered. Ye rejoice at this word, I am sure, if ye have any hope of the performance.
VVhere as many haue writtē many profitable admonitiōs to you twaine, (O England and Scotlād, both makinge one Iland most happie, if you could know your own happines) somme against the regimēt of womē, wherewith ye are bothe plaged, somme against vnlauful obediēce, and the admitting of strangers to be your kinges, somme declaring the vile nature of the Spaniards, whome thou, o Englād, to thy destructiō mainteinest, somme the pryde of the Frenchmen, whome thou, o Scotland, to thy ruine receauest: and many hundrethes with penne, with tonge, with worde, with writing, with ieopardie and losse of landes, goods, and lyues, haue admonished you bothe twaine of that cākred poyson of papistrie, that ye foster and pamper to your own perdition, and vtter destruction of soules and bodies, of your selues ād yours for now and euer. I thoght it my duetie (seing your destructiō to mans iudgemēt ⟨p. 60⟩to draw so neare) how much or litle so euer they haue preuailed, yet once againe to admonishe you both, to giue testimonie to that trueth, which my brethren haue writtē, ād specially to stirre your hearts to repentance, or at the least to offre my selfe a witnesse against you: for the iustice of God and his righteous iudgementes, which doubtles (if your hearts be hardned) against you both are at hand to be vttered. Thus by our writīgs, whome it pleaseth God to styrre vp of your nations, all men, that now liue, and that shall comme after vs, shall haue cause also to praise the mercie of God, that so oft admonisheth before he do stryke, and to cōsider his iust punyshment, when he shall pourefurth his vengeance. Giue eare therefore betymes, O Britanie (for of that name both reioyseth) whiles the Lord calleth, exhorteth, ād admonisheth, that is the acceptable tyme, when he will be founde. Yf ye refuse the tyme offred, ye can not haue it afterward thogh with teares (as did Esau) ye do seme to seke it. Yet once againe in goddes behalfe I do offre you the verie meanes, which if God of his mercies graunte you grace to folow, I doubt nothing but that of al your ennemies spedely ye shallbe deliuered. Ye reioyce at this word, I am sure, if ye haue ani hope of the perfourmāce.
