First of all as touching my first sermon, I will run it over cursory. 1ripping a little the matter. I brought in an history of the Bible, exciting my audience to beware of by walkings, to walk ordinately, plainly, the kings high way, and a gre to that, which standeth with the order of a Realm. I showed you how we were under the blessing of God, for our king is Nobilis, I showed you we have a noble King. True ⟨image 43⟩in heritor to the crown with out doubt. I showed furthermore of his godly education. He hath such school Masters as can not be gotten in all the Realm again. Wherefore we may be sure that God blessed this realm,2 all though he cursed the realm, whose ruler is a child, under whom the officers be climbing, and gleaning, flouring, scratching, and scraping, and voluptuously set on banqueting and for the maintenance of their voluptuousness, go by walks. And although he be young he hath as good, and as sage a counsel, as ever was in England,3 which we may well know by their godly proceedings, and setting forth of the word of God: Therefore let us not ⟨image 43⟩be worse? then the stiff necked Jews. In king Josiah time, (who being young did alter,4 change and correct wonderfully the religion) it was never heard in Jewry that the people repined or said, The King is a child. This gear will not last long. It is but one or two mens doings. It will not but for a time. The king knoweth it not. Woe worth that ever such men were borne. Take heed lest for our rebellion God take his blessing a way from us. I entered into the place of the kings pastime. I told you how he must pass his time in reading the book of God (for that is the kings pastime by God's appointment) in the which book he shall learn to fear god,5
Fyrst of all as touchinge my fyrst sermon, I wyll runne it ouer cursorie. 1ryppynge alittle the matter. I brought in an hystorye of the Byble, excytynge my audience to beware of by walkynges, to walke ordinatlye, playnly, the kynges hygh way, and a gre to that, which stādeth wyth the order of a Realme. I shewed you how we were vnder the blessing of God, for our kynge is Nobilis, I shewed you we haue a noble Kynge. True ⟨image 43⟩in heritoure to the crowne wyth out doubte. I shewed furthermore of his godly educacion. He hath suche schole Maiesters as can not be gotten in all the Realme againe. Wherfore we may be suer that God blessed this realme,2 all thoughe he curssed the realme, whose ruler is a chylde, vnder whō the officres be clymbynge, and gleyynge, flurynge, scratchyng, and scrapynge, and volupteously set on banketyng and for the maynetenaunce of theyr volupteousnes, go by walkes. And althoughe he be yong he hath as good, and as sage acounsayle, as euer was in England,3 which we may well knowe by their godly procedinges, and settynge fourthe of the worde of God: Therefore lette vs not ⟨image 43⟩be worse? then the styffe necked Iewes. In kynge Iosias time, (who beynge yonge dyd alter,4 chaunge and correcte wonderfully the religion) it was neuer heard in Iewry that the people repyned or sayed, The Kyng is a child. This geare wyl not last lōge. It is but one or two mens doynges. It wyll not but for a tyme. The kynge knoweth it not. Wo worth that euer suche men were borne. Take hede lest for our rebellion God take hys blessyng a waye from vs. I entred into the place of the kynges pastyme. I tolde you howe he muste passe hys tyme in readynge the boke of God (for that is the kings pastime by goddes appoyntemente) in the whyche boke he shal lerne to feare god,5
- 1The Epiloge, or rehearsal of the first sermon.The Epiloge, or rehersal of the fyrste sermon.
- 2The Kings School masters are praised worthily.The Kynges Scole masteres are praysed worthely.
- 3The Counsel of England have their condyng and worthy praiseThe Counsayle of England haue their cōdyng and worthye prayse
- 4The people did not repine against King Josyas in his minorite.The people dyd not repyne agaynst Kynge Iosyas in hys minorite.
- 5What is a Prince like pastme.What is a Prynce lyke pastme.
