For take a way preaching, & take a way salvation. I told you of Scala cely and I made it a preaching matter, not a massing matter. Christ is the preacher of all preachers, the patron and the exemplar, that all preachers ought to follow. For it was he by whom the father of heaven sayde, Hic est filius meus dilectus, ipsum audite, Thys is my ⟨image 81⟩well beloved son, hear him, Even he when he was here on the earth, as wisely,1 as learnedly as circumspectly as he preached yet his seed fell in three parts so that the fourth part only was fruitful. And if he had no better luck that was preacher of all preachers, what shall we look for? Yet was there no lack in him, but in the ground: And so now there is no fault in preaching, the lack is in the people that have stony hearts, and thorny hearts. I beseech God to amend them. And as for these folk that spake against me I never look to have their good word as long as I live. Yet will I spake of their wickedness, as long as I shall be permitted to spake As long as I live, I will be an ⟨image 82⟩enemy to it. No preachers can pass it over with silence. It is the original root of all mischief. As for me I owe them no other ill will, but I pray God amend them,2 when it pleaseth him. Now to the parable, What did the wicked Judge in the end of the tale? The love of god moved him not, the law of god was this, and it is writ in the first of Deuteronomy, Audite eos. Hear them. These two words will be heavy words to wicked judges another day. But some of them peradventure will say. I will hear them, but I will hear such as will give bribes, and these that will do me good turns. Nay ye, be hedged out of that liberty. He sayth: Ita paruum ut magnum. The small ⟨image 82⟩as well as the great. Ye must do justum, deal Justly? minister justice, and that to all men,3 and you must do it just. In time convenient, without any delays, or driving of with expedition.
For take a waye preachinge, & take a way saluaciō. I tould you of Scala cely and I made it a preachynge matter, not a massyng matter. Christ is the preacher of al prachers, the patrone and the exemplar, that all preachers oughte to folowe. For it was he by whome the father of heauen sayde, Hic est filius meus dilectus, ipsum audite, Thys is my ⟨image 81⟩welbeloued sonne, heare hym, Euē he whē he was here on the earth, as wysely,1 as learnedlye as circumspectli as he preached yet hys sede fell in thre partes so that the fourth parte onelye was fruiteful. And if he had no better lucke that was preacher of all preachers, what shall we loke for? Yet was ther no lacke in hym, but in the ground: And so nowe ther is no fault in preaching, the lacke is in the people that haue stoni hertes, and thorny hartes. I beseche God to amēd thē. And as for these folke that spake agaynst me I neuer loke to haue theyr good worde as longe as I lyue. Yet wyl I spake of their wickednes, as lōg as I shalbe permitted to spake As longe as I liue, I wilbe an ⟨image 82⟩enemye to it. No preachers can passe it ouer wyth sylence. It is the originall roote of all myschiefe. As for me I owe them no other yll wyl, but I praye God amende theym,2 when it pleaseth him. Now to the parable, What dyd the wycked Iudge in the ēde of the tale? The loue of god moued him not, the lawe of god was thys, and it is writ in the fyrste of Deuteronomye, Audite eos. Heare them. These two wordes wylbe heauy wordes to wicked iudges another daye. But some of them peraduenture wyl say. I wil heare them, but I wil heare suche as wil geue brybes, and these that wyl do me good tournes. Nayeye, be hedged out of that libertie. He sayth: Ita paruum vt magnum. The smalle ⟨image 82⟩as well as the greate. Ye muste do iustum, deale Iustelye? mynister iustyce, and that to al mē,3 and you muste do it iuste. In tyme conueniente, wythoute anye delayes, or dryuyng of with expedycyon.
- 1Though Christ preached, yet his seed fell into three partsThough Christe preachyd, yet hys sede fel into thre partes
- 2He returneth to the Parable.
- 3Justice must be ministered without delays.Iustice muste be ministered wtout delays.
