The jewel of joyThe iewel of ioye

Men are they of corrupt minds and lewd as concerning the faith, but they shall prevail no longer. For their foolishness shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs was. Where things be so ordered, that the truth can bear no place, nor the professors thereof be thankfully received, but rather blasphemed persecuted, imprisoned, and ungentillye handled: what should men do, but shake of the dust of their feet, for a witness against them at the day of judgment & depart into some other place where they may do good, as Christ & the Apostles ¹did, & quietly to abide the pleasure of god, as the prophet saith. ⟨image 7⟩It is good to look for the saving ²health of the Lord with silence After this sort did I appoint my self, and leaving mine own native country, I travailed into such strange places, as were unknown to me, and I to them And yet I thank the Lord my God, which never leaveth his servants succourless, I although an unprofitable servant in that exile and banishment wan ted no good thing. Let the voluptuous worldlings take though for the belly, and be careful for this present life. I have learned in that my journey to cast my care upon the Lord my God which abundantly feedeth so many as trust in him, and depend on his liberality and goodness. For one house, I found. xx. and for one friend, an hundred. ³I could wish nothing for the ⟨image 7⟩provision of this my life, but I ⁴had it plenteously, God so afore seeing for me his unprofitable and wretched servant.

Men are they of corrupt mindes and leude as cō cerning the faieth, but they shall preuaile no lenger. For theyr foleishnes shall be manifeste vnto all men, as theyrs was. Where thynges be so ordered, that the truth can beare no place, nor the professours therof be thākfully receyued, but rather blasphemed persecuted, enprysoned, and vngentillye handeled: what should men do, but shake of the dust of theyr fete, for a wytnes agaynst thé at ye dai of iudgmēt & depart into some other place wher they may do good, as Christ & ye Apostles