Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

The third question, how hast thou lived? Thou that punishest other for sin, must not sin thy self, else thou condemnest thy self in doing the thing thou damnest in others, and when any standeth before him in Judgement, he must take heed before what Judge he must stand himself: but it is to be feared, that it fareth with some, as with the two false Priests that would have put Susanna to death, because sh•e would not consent to their Lechery, and of the most worthy to be hanged, damn the less worthy. Socrates being demanded why he laughed, said, Because I see great Thieves lead a little Thieves to hanging: who is the greater Thief, he that taketh House and Land from one, and his Heirs, or he that stealeth a Sheep.

The third question, how hast thou liued? Thou that punishest other for sinne, must not sinne thy selfe, else thou condemnest thy selfe in doing the thing thou damnest in others, and when any standeth before him in Iudgement, hee must take héede before what Iudge hee must stand himselfe: but it is to be feared, that it fareth with some, as with the two false Priests that would haue put Susanna to death, because sh•e would not consent to their Lechery, and of the most worthy to bee hanged, damne the lesse worthy. Socrates being demaunded why hee laughed, saide, Because I sée great Théeues lead a little Theese to hanging: who is the greater Theefe, he that taketh House and Land from one, and his Heires, or he that stealeth a Sheepe.

The third Bailiff, is every Christian that shall reckon to God for the goods he hath had of him; First, how have you entered here to your goods, if by extortion, stealth, usury, or deceit; woe shall it be to you at this dreadful day, as S. Augustine saith, if he shall be in hell that hath not given of his goods well gotten, what shall become of him that stealeth others goods: desire of honour, and fear of poverty be the causes that ma•e men live by the rape of other mens goods; the vengeance of this covetousness is described by the pot in the sixth of Zechariah, wherein sat a woman named Impiety, into which the Angel threw a weight of Lead: and two women like Spirits with wings, carried it betwixt Heaven and Earth, unto the Land of Shinar; as a pot with a wide mouth, so Covetousness gapeth for riches and honour, and as liquor in a pot profiteth not the pot, but them that draw it out, so worldly goods profit not the Getters, but others that comes after, as Owls see better by night then by day, so the covetous are blind in heavenly matters, and quick-eyed in earthly matters. The Lead is obstinacy, the Woman is called Impiety, because Piety is lost by Avarice: the Pot is covered with Lead, which stoppeth in Impiety, to show that Covetousness hardeneth the heart, that Impiety cannot go out by repentance, the two Women that bare the Pot, are Pride and Lust of the Flesh: which in Scripture are called the two Daughters of the Water, each crying, bring, bring. The first Wing is Pride of Spiritual gifts: The second Wing Pride of Temporal gifts: The Wings of the second Woman, be Gluttony and Sloth. Doctor Gregory speaking of Gluttony, when the belly is filled, the pricks of Lechery are stirred. And of Sloth Doctor Augustine saith, Lot was a good man whilst he was in business in Sodom, when he was idle in drunkenness he lay with his Daughters. Saint Augustine saith, ravening Fishes when they are full be satisfied, but only covetous men cannot be satisfied, he is not afraid of GOD, nor ashamed of Men, he spareth not Father nor Mother, Brother or Friend, oppresseth the Widow and motherless Children, he maketh free men bond, he bringeth forth false Witness, and occupieth dead mens goods. What madness is this, to lose life and grace, to win damnation, and to loose Heaven to win God: