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this Realm is not so much beholding to any sort of men (but those that feed the soul) as those which feed the body, that is, those that labour the earth: yet you see how they live, like drudges, as though they were your servants to provide food for you, and after to bring it to your doors: as the beasts serve them, so they serve you: as though you were an other kind of men. I can not think upon their misery, but my thought tells me, that it is a great part of our unthankfulness, that we never consider what an easy life and living God hath given unto us in respect of them If the Apostles rule were kept, they which do not work should not eat: but now, they which do not work, eat most: and the husbandmen ⟨image 5⟩which work, eat not but are like Bees, which prepare food for other & pinch them selves. Let us consider this, for they had not one law and wean other: but the same curse which was denounced upon Adam, was denounced upon all his Children that every man should get his living in the sweat of his brows. Although I know there be divers works and divers gifts and divers callings to work in, yet always provided: they which do not work should not eat, for in the sweat of thy brows, that is, in labour and travel, thou King and thou judge and thou prelate, & thou landlord, and thou gentleman, shalt get thy living as Adam thy father did, or else thou doest avoid the curse and a greater curse shall follow: that is, they which will not sweat in earth, shall sweat in hell.

this Realme is not so much beholding to any sorte of men (but those that feed the soule) as those which feed the body, that is, thos that labour the earth: yet you see how they liue, like drudges, as though they were your seruants to prouide food for you, and after to bring it to your dores: as the beastes serue them, so they serue you: as though you were an other kind of men. I can not think vpon their miserie, but my thought tells me, that it is a greate parte of our vnthankfulnes, that we neuer consider what an easie life and liuing God hath giuen vnto vs in respect of them If the Apostles rule were kept, they which doo not worke should not eate: but now, they which do not worke, eate most: and the husbandmen ⟨image 5⟩which worke, eate not but are like Bees, which prepare foode for other & pinch them selues. Let vs consider this, for they had not one law and wean other: but the same cursse which was denounced vppon Adam, was denounced vppon all his Children that euery man should get his liuinge in the sweate of his browes. Although I knowe there be diuers workes and diuers giftes and diuers callings to worke in, yet alwaies prouided: they which do not worke should not eate, for in the sweat of thy browes, that is, in labour and trauell, thou King and thou iudge and thou prelate, & thou landlord, and thou gentleman, shalt get thy liuing as Adam thy father did, or else thou doest auoide the cursse and a greater cursse shall follow: that is, they which will not sweate in earth, shall sweat in hell.