Again thou art a miserable, wretched and vile sinner, begotten, conceived & borne in sin, full of all filthiness, wicked in all thy thoughts, words and deeds, deserving at every hour by thine abominable living to be caste into hell fire, were not I called away from taking vengeance by my great mercy, and long suffering what art ⟨image 16⟩thou than O man, which being so so vile, wretched, sinful & stinking darest presume to take my name, which am king above all kings, & Lord above all Lords, into thy polluted mouth, seeing it is a name, that excelleth all other,1 seeing also that unto it every knee that is in heaven earth, or hell bow and give reverence unto it, again seeing that the dignity, greatness, & virtue there of can by no means be comprehended? Use not therefore my name unreverently, but magnify, laud, praise, honour and worship it hoth day and night. Fly unto it as unto a strong Bulwark, and holy anchor in all thine adversity. Seek for remedy, aid, and succour of a•l thy diseases at the goodness of that. If thou dost otherwise, know that I am the living God, into whose hands it is a dreadful thing to fall. ⟨p. xv⟩For I will visit the with most grievous afflictions.2 I will punish the with many intolerable diseases upon thy body in this world. I will smite thee, thy wise, thy children, thy cattle. All that ever thou hast, will I bring to nought. Of all men living will I make the most vile & wretched. What so ever thou goest about, shall not prosper, but come to an evil end. So that in this world my vengeance, that is to say, corporal plagues shall fall upon thee, & after this present life,3 shalt thou with out fail be caste into utter darkness,4 where weeping and gnashing of teeth shall be, where the fire shall never be quenched, where thy torments shall never have end, where the worm that gnaweth thy conscience, shall never dye.
Agayne thou arte a miserable, wretched and vyle synner, begotten, conceaued & borne in synne, ful of al fylthynesse, wycked in al thy thoughtes, wordes and dedes, deseruyng at euery houre by thyne abhominable lyuyng to be caste into hell fyre, were not I called awaye from takynge vengeaunce by my greate mercy, and long suffryng what art ⟨image 16⟩thou than O man, whiche beyng so so vile, wretched, synfull & stynkyng dareste presume to take my name, whiche am kyng aboue all kynges, & Lord aboue all Lordes, into thy polluted mouth, seing it is a name, that excellethe all other,1 seynge also that vnto it euery knee that is in heauen earthe, or hell bowe and gyue reuereuerence vnto it, agen seyng that the dignite, greatnes, & vertue ther of can by no meanes be comprehended? Vse not therfore my name vnreuerently, but magnify, laud, prayse, honoure and worshyp it hoth day and nyghte. Flye vnto it as vnto a strong Bulwarke, and holy anchore in all thyne aduersite. Seake for remedy, ayde, and succoure of a•l thy diseases at the goodnes of that. If thou doste otherwyse, knowe that I am the lyuyng God, into whose handes it is a dreadfull thyng to faull. ⟨p. xv⟩For I wyl visite the with moost greuous affliccions.2 I wyll ponysh the with many intollerable diseases vpon thy bodye in this worlde. I wyll smyte the, thy wyse, thy chyldren, thy cattell. All that euer thou hast, wyll I bryng to nought. Of al men lyuyng wyl I make the moost vyle & wretched. What so euer thou goest about, shal not prosper, but come to an euel end. So that in this worlde my vengeaunce, that is to saye, corporall plages shall faull vpon the, & after this present lyfe,3 shalte thou wt oute fayle be caste into vtter darkenes,4 where wepyng and gnasshynge of tethe shall be, where the fyre shall neuer be quenched, where thy tormē tes shall neuer haue ende, where the worme that gnaweth thy consciēce, shall neuer dye.
- 1Phil. ii.
- 2Hebr. xHebre. x
- 3Math. xiii
- 4Esa. lxvi
