A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…

To the Reader.

Here thou hast the Sermons which have bin often desired, because of the matter fit for this City. One saith, that he would never speak to Usurers, and Bribemongers, but when they be upon their death beds: for he which liveth by sin, resolveth to sin, that he may live. But when he goeth to hanging, Judas will ¹say, I have sinned. If I speak not to Usurers upon their death-bed, yet I speak to Usurers which shall lye upon their death-bed. Three things do give me hope. One is, that all harts are in the hands of God, to call them at what hour ²he list, and therefore Saul may become an Apostle. The next is, that the third crow doth waken moe then the former, ⟨image 133⟩and therefore after the crowing of other, this crow may happily be heard. The last is, that there is no sin, but some men have bin reclaimed from it, and so may Usurers from their sin.

HEere thou hast the Sermons which haue bin often desired, because of the matter fit for this Citie. One sayth, that he would neuer speake to Vsurers, and Bribemongers, but when they be vpon their death beds: for he which liueth by sin, resolueth to sin, that he may liue. But when he goeth to hanging, Iudas will ¹say, I haue sinned. If I speake not to Vsurers vppon their death-bed, yet I speake to Vsurers which shall lye vppon their death-bed. Three things do giue me hope. One is, that all harts are in the hands of God, to call them at what houre ²