no, he goeth again to his father, & sayeth the same again, father if it be possible away with this cup, here is an example for us although we be not herd at the first time, shall we give over our prayer? nay we must to it again, we must be importune upon god, we must be instant in prayer. He prayed thrice & was not herd, let us sinners pray three ⟨image 205⟩store times, folks are very dull now adays in prayer, to come to sermons, to resort to common prayer. You housekeepers,1 and especially great men give example of prayer in your houses. Well did his father look upon him this second time? no, he went to his friends again thinking to find some comfort there, but he finds them a sleep again more deeper a sleep than ever they were. Their eyes were heavy with sleep There was no comfort at all, they wist not what to say to him. A wonderful thing, how he was tossed from post to pillar, one while to his father, & was destitute at his hand, another while to his friends, & found no comfort at them, his father gave him looking on, & suffered him to bite upon ⟨image 206⟩the bridle a while. Almighty God beheld this battle that he might enjoy that honour and glory, that in his name all knees should bow, Celestium, Terrestrium, et infernorū, in heaven, earth, and hell.2 This that the father would not here his own Son, was an other punishment due to our sin. When we cry unto him, he will not here us. The Prophet Jeremiah sayeth: Clamabunt ad me, et ego nō exaudiā eos. These be Jeremiah's words, here he threateneth to punish sin, with not hearing their prayers, The Prophet saith: They have not had the fear of God before their eyes, nor have not regarded discipline and correction. I never saw surely so little discipline as is now a days ⟨image 206⟩⟨image 207⟩⟨image 207⟩Men will be masters, they will be masters, and no Disciples. Alas where is this discipline now in England.3 The people regard no discipline, they be without all order. Where they should give place, they will not stir on inch, yea, where magistrates should determine matters, they will break into the place before they come, and at their coming not move a whit for them. Is this discipline? Is this good order? If a man say any thing unto them, they regard it not. They that be called to answer will not answer directly, but scoff the matter out. Men the more they know, the worse they be,4 it is truly said.
no, he goeth agayne to hys father, & sayeth thesame agayne, father if it be possyble awaye wt this cup, here is an example for vs although we be not herd at the first time, shal we geue ouer our praier? nay we must to it agayne, we must be importune vpon god, we must be instant in prayer. He prayed thryse & was not herd, let vs sīners pray thre ⟨image 205⟩store tymes, folkes are very dul now adaies in praier, to come to sermōs, to resorte to cōmō praier. You houskepers,1 and especially great men geue example of prayer in your houses. Well dyd hys father looke vpon him thys secōd tyme? no, he went to hys frendes agayne thynkyng to finde some cōfort ther, but he findes thē a slepe again more deper a slepe thē euer they were. Their eyes were heauy wt slepe Ther was no cōfort at all, they wyst not what to say to hym. A wonderfull thing, how he was tost frō post to piller, one whyle to hys father, & was destytute at hys hand, another whyle to hys frendes, & founde no cōfort at thē, hys father gaue him lokīg on, & suffred him to bite vpō ⟨image 206⟩the brydle a whyle. Almyghtye God behelde thys battayle that he myghte enioye that honoure and glory, that in hys name all knees shuld bow, Celestium, Terrestrium, et infernorū, in heauē, earth, and hel.2 Thys that the father wolde not here hys owne sonne, was an other punyshemente due to our synne. Whē we crye vnto hym, he wyll not here vs. The Prophet Ieremy sayeth: Clamabūt ad me, et ego nō exaudiā eos. These be Ieremyes wordes, here he threateneth to punyshe sin, with not hearing their prayyers, The Prophet saith: They haue not had the feare of God before theyr eyes, nor haue not regarded disciplyne and correction. I neuer sawe surely so lyttel discipline as is nowe a daies ⟨image 206⟩⟨image 207⟩⟨image 207⟩Men wilbe maysters, they wyll be maysters, and no Disciples. Alas where is thys disciplyne nowe in England.3 The people regarde no disciplyne, they be without all order. Where they should geue place, they will not stur on inch, yea, wher magistrates should determyne matteres, they wyll breake into the place before they come, and at theyr commynge not moue a whytte for them. Is this discipline? Is thys good order? Yf a man say anye thynge vnto them, they regarde it not. They that be called to aunswere wyll not aunswere dirertlye, but skoffe the matter out. Men the more they knowe, the worsse they be,
- 1Housekepers & great men must give example of prayer.Housekepers & great men must geue example of prayer.
- 2God punishes sin in not hearing of our prayersGod punyshes syn in not hearynge of our praiers
- 3People are without order or honesty.People are wythout ordre or honesti.
- 4The more we know the worse we be.The more we know the worsse we be.
