Et alijs civitatibus oportet me evange lizare regnum dei, nā in hoc missus sum. I must preach the kingdom of GOD to other cities also, I must show them my fathers will: for I came for that purpose. I was sent to preach the word of God.1 Our Saviour Christ said, how he must not tarry in one place, for he was sent to the world to preach every ⟨image 154⟩where. Is it not a marvellous thing, that our unpreaching prelates can read this place, & yet preach no more then they do. I marvel, that they can go quietly to bed, and see how he allureth them with his example, to be diligent in their, office.2 Here is a godly lesson also how our Saviour Christ fled from glory. If these ambitious parsons, that climb to honour by by walks inordinately, would consider this example of Jesus christ, they should come to more honour than they do: for when they seek honour by such by walks, they come to confusion honour followeth them that flee from it. Our saviour Christ,3 gat him away early in the morning, and went unto the wilderness. ⟨image 155⟩I would they would folow• this example of Christ, and not seek honour by such by walks as they do. But wha• did the people? when he had hid him self,4 they smelled him out in the Wilderness, and came unto him by flocks, and followed him a great number. But where reed you that a great number of scribes and Pharisees, and Bishops followed him. There is a doctor that writeth of this place his name is Doctor Gorrham, Nicolas Gorrham, I knew him to be a school Doctor a great while a go. but I never knew him to be an interpreter of scripture till now of late▪ he sayeth thus, major devocio in laicis Vetulis quam in clericis &c. There ⟨image 155⟩⟨image 156⟩⟨image 156⟩is more devotion sayeth he, in lay folk, and old Wives, These simple folk▪ the vulgar people, than in the clerks, they be better affected to the word of God, then those, that be of the clergy, I marvel not at the sentence, but I marvel to find such a sentence in such a doctor. If I should say so much, it would be said to me, that it is an evil bird that defiles his own nest, and Nemo leditur nisi a •epso. There is no man hurt, but of his own self. There was verified the saying of our Savour Christ Which he spake in an other place. Ubicun•ue fuerit cada•••, ibi eō gregabuntur a•nile. Wheresoever a dead carrion, thither will the eagles gather.
Et alijs ciuitatibus oportet me euāge lizare regnum dei, nā in hoc missus sum. I must preache the kyngdome of GOD to other cyties also, I must shewe thē my fathers wil: for I came for that purpose. I was sente to preache the worde of God.1 Our Sauyour Chryst sayed, howe he must not tarye in one place, for he was sent to the worlde to preache euerye ⟨image 154⟩where. Is it not a maruaylous thyng, that oure vnpreachyng prelates can reade thys place, & yet preache no more then they do. I meruayle, that they can go quyetly to bed, and se howe he allureth thē with hys example, to be diligente in theyr, office.2 Here is a godly lesson also howe oure Sayuoure Christe fled from glory. Yf these ambyciouse parsons, that climbe to honour by by walkes inordinatly, would cōsider thys example of Iesus christ, they shold come to more honour thē they do: for when thei seke honour by suche by walkes, they come to confusiō honour foloweth thē that fle frō it. Our sauiour Christ,3 gat hym awaye earlye in the mornynge, and went vnto the wyldernes. ⟨image 155⟩I woulde they woulde folow• thys example of Christe, and noc seke honoure by suche by walkes as they do. But wha• dyd the people? when he had hyd hym selfe,4 they smelled hym out in the Wylldernes, and came vnto hym by flockes, and folowed him a greate nombre. But where reede you that a greate nomber of scrybes and Pharyses, and Byshoppes folowed him. There is a doctoure that wryteth of thys place hys name is Doctoure Gorrham, Nycolas Gorrham, I knewe hym to be a schoole Docture agreate while a go. but I neuer knewe hym to be an interpreter of scripture tyl nowe of late▪ he sayeth thus, maior deuocio in laicis Vetulis quam in clericis &c. There ⟨image 155⟩⟨image 156⟩⟨image 156⟩is more deuocyon sayeth he, in laye folke, and olde Wyues, These symple folke the vulgar people, thē in the clarkes, they be better affected to the worde of God, then those, that be of the clergye, I maruayle not at the sentence, but I maruayle to fynd such a sentence in suche a doctor. Yf I shoulde saye so muche, it woulde be sayed to me, that it is an euyll byrde that defiles hys owne neste, and Nemo leditur nisi a epso. Ther is no man hurte, but of hys owne selfe. There was veryfyed the sayinge of oure Sauoure Christe Whyche he spake in an other place. Vbicunue fuerit cada, ibi eō gregabuntur anile. Wheresoeuer a deade carionis, thither will ye egles gather.
- 1An example of Christ for our unpreaching prelates.An example of Chryst for oure vnpreachinge prelates.
- 2A godly lesson how our Saviour Christ fled from glory.A godly lessō how our Sauyour Chryst fled from glory.
- 3Honour followeth them ye flee from it.Honour foloweth them ye fle from it.
- 4The comen people smelled Christ out in the wilderness & followed him thither but so did not the Scribes ye Pharisees nor the Bishops.The comen people smelled Christ out in the wildernes & folowed hym thyther but so did not the Scrybes ye Pharises nor the Byshoppes.
