The flesh resisteth the work of the holy Ghost in our hearts, and lets it, lets it.1 We have to pray ever to God O prayer, prayer, that it might be used in this Realm as it ought to be of all men, and specially of Magistrates, of Counsellors, of great Rulers, to pray, to pray, that it would please God to put Godly policies in their hearts. Call for assistance. I have heard say, when that good queen that is gone had ordained in her ⟨image 204⟩house, daily prayer both before none,2 and after none, the admiral gets him out of the way, like a mole digging in the earth, He shall be Lots wife to me as long as I live. He was a covetous man an horrible covetous man, I would there were no mo in England. He was an ambitious man. I would there were no mo in England. He was a seditious man, a contemner of commune prayer, I would there were no mo in England, he is gone, I would he had left none behind him, Remember you my lords, that you pray in your houses to the better mortification of your flesh. Remember god must be honoured,3 I will you to pray that God will continue his spirit in you. I do not ⟨image 204⟩put you in comfort, that if ye have once the spirit, ye cannot lose it,4 There be new spirits start up now of late, that say after we have received the spirit, we cannot sin. I will make but one argument. Saint Paul had brought the Galatians to the profession of the faith, & left them in that state, they had received the spirit once but they sinned again, as he testified of them him self. He sayeth: •urrebatis been. Ye were once in a right state, and again. Recepistis spiritū ex operibus legis, an ex justicia fidei? Once they had the spirit by faith, but false Prophets came (when he was gone from them) & they plucked them clean away from all that Paul had plan ted them in, & then said Paul unto ⟨image 205⟩them: O stulti Galathe quis vos fascinavit? if this be true, we may lose the sprite, yea we have once possessed. It is a fond thing, I will not tarry in it. But now to the passion again. Christ had ben with his father, & felt no help, he had been with his friends, & had no comfort, he had prayed twice, and was not herd, what did he now?5 did he give prayer over?
The fleshe resysteth the worcke of the holy Gost in oure hertes, and lettes it, lettes it.1 We haue to praye euer to God O prayer, praier, that it myght be vsed in thys Realme as it oughte to be of all menne, and specyallye of Magystrates, of Counsaylers, of greate Rulers, to praye, to praye, that it woulde please God to putte Godly policies in their hertes. Call for asystaunce. I haue heard say, whē that good quene that is gon had ordeined in her ⟨image 204⟩house, dayly prayer both before none,2 and after none, the admyral gettes hym out of the waye, lyke a moule diggynge in the earth, He shalbe Lottes wyfe to me as long as I lyue. He was a couetous man an horrible couetous manne, I woulde there were no mo in Englād. He was an ambicious man. I woulde there were no mo in Englande. He was a sedicious man, a contemnar of commune prayer, I would there were no mo in Englād, he is gone, I wolde he had lefte none behind him, Remēber you my lordes, that you pray in your houses to the better mortification of your fleshe. Remember god must be honored,3 I wyl you to praye that God wyl continew his spirit in you. I do not ⟨image 204⟩put you in comfort, that yf ye haue once the spirite, ye cannot lose it,4 Ther be new spirits start vp now of late, that saye after we haue receyued the spyryt, we cannot synne. I wyll make but one argument. Saynct Paule had broughte the Galathyans to the professyon of the fayth, & lefte theym in that state, they had receiued the spirit once but they synned agayne, as he testifyed of theym hym selfe. He saieth: •urrebatis bene. Ye were once in a ryght state, and agayne. Recepistis spiritū ex operibus legis, an ex iusticia fidei? Once they had the spirit by faith, but false Prophetes came (when he was gone frō thē) & they plucked them cleane away frō al that Paul had plā ted thē in, & thē said Paul vnto ⟨image 205⟩thē: O stulti Galathe quis vos fascinauit? yf this be true, we may lose ye spryte, ye we haue once possessed. It is a fond thyng, I wyll not tarry in it. But now to the passyon again. Christ had ben with hys father, & felt no healpe, he had bene wt hys frendes, & had no cōfort, he had prayed twyse, and was not herd, what dyd he now?
- 1How ye flesh resistis. m.C. wisheth prayer to be used.How ye fleshe resistis. m.C. wisheth prayer to be vsed.
- 2The admiral was a contempner of comm•• prayerThe admiral was a contempner of cōm•• praier
- 3He willeth thē to pray.He wylleth thē to praye.
- 4New spirits lately start up.New spirites lately start vp.
- 5Christ continued in prayerChryst contynued in praier
