But the godly that hear this word & tremble at it, that believe in him, & obey his voice, that love him best and express their love also to other, these shall lack no good thing, they shall flourish as the Palm tree, ⟨image 6⟩and as the Cedars of Libanus shall they be multiplied. Their inheritance is with the most highest, and their righteousness is before him. He will give them an everlasting glory, and fill their souls with brightness, their bones will he deliver, and they shall be as a fruitful Garden, and as a fountain of waters that shall never be dry. They shall praise him, because they shall rejoice in him, & their seed shall be the seed of peace. If they fall, it shall be to their good: For the Lord upholdeth them, and they shall not be confounded for ever. Oh that we had faithful hearts, that we might truly rejoice in his promises, then should we not fear. But if our sins might make us sad, that of taste and feeling of heart we might truly be cast down in his sight, then should we return to him, that hath smitten us, & call upon him that he might heal us. If we believed in him, we should fear him, and our sins should be detestable unto us. To this end (my gracious Lady) hath God called us ⟨image 6⟩now a long time by his word, by signs from heaven, by monstrous and unnatural births, by terrible and fearful Earthquakes, that we might leave of this double dealing in his sight, that we might serve him unfeignedly, not in a ceremony, as the manner of the world is, that we might acknowledge his power, government and Sceptre, to be ruled by him, and to couch down under his hand. We have had wonderful fiery impressions, unnatural swelling and fading of waters, strange and unknown Stars, Comets and bloody clouds, with a late terrible Earthquake: such a one and so general, as neither in the remembrance of our selves, nor of our forefathers, the like hath been read of: but alack what warning have we taken by these things? Either we attribute them to mere nature, and so lessen the warnings of God, or else we quickly forget them, as though they concerned not us. By the fine devises of detestable Epicures, and Godless persons, we make ⟨image 7⟩them fall upon other lands, as though the sins of our land were exempt from his judgements.
But the godly that heare this word & tremble at it, that beleeue in him, & obay his voyce, that loue him best and expresse their loue also to other, these shall lacke no good thing, they shall flourishe as the Palme tree, ⟨image 6⟩and as the Ceders of Libanus shall they be multiplied. Their inheritance is with the most highest, and their righteousnes is before him. Hee will giue them an euerlasting glory, and fill their soules with brightnesse, their bones will he deliuer, and they shall bee as a fruitefull Gardeine, and as a fountaine of waters that shal neuer be dry. They shall prayse him, because they shall reioyce in him, & their seed shalbe the seede of peace. If they fall, it shalbe to their good: For the Lorde vpholdeth them, and they shal not be confounded for euer. Oh that we had faithfull heartes, that we might truely reioyce in his promises, then should we not feare. But if our sinnes might make vs sadde, that of taste and feeling of hearte we might truely be cast downe in his sight, then should we returne to him, that hath smitten vs, & call vpon him that he might heale vs. If we beleeued in him, we shoulde feare him, and our sinnes shoulde bee detestable vnto vs. To this ende (my gracious Ladye) hath God called vs ⟨image 6⟩nowe a long tyme by his worde, by signes from heauen, by monstruous and vnnaturall byrthes, by terrible and fearefull Earthquakes, that wee might leaue of this double dealyng in his sight, that we might serue him vnfaignedly, not in a ceremony, as the maner of the world is, that we might acknowledge his power, gouernmēt and Scepter, to be ruled by him, and to couche downe vnder his hande. We haue had wonderful fiery impressions, vnnaturall swelling and fading of waters, straunge and vnknowen Starres, Comets and bloody cloudes, with a late terrible Earthquake: such a one and so general, as neither in the remembraunce of our selues, nor of our forefathers, the lyke hath beene reade of: but alacke what warning haue we taken by these thinges? Eyther we attribute them to meere nature, and so lessen the warninges of God, or els wee quickly forget them, as though they concerned not vs. By the fine deuises of detestable Epicures, and Godlesse persons, we make ⟨image 7⟩them fal vpon other lands, as though the sinnes of our lande were exempt from his iudgementes.
