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Hath he not made thee Lord and ruler over all his creatures, even over the huge Elephants, the Whale, the strong Lyon, and Unicorn, and horse of war? over the savage Tigers, Bears & Wolves? over the mighty Eagle, Griffin, Vulture, Ostrich, and Hawk? Art thou not clad and defended, fed and enriched, cheered and renowned by these his creatures, and that all the parts of thy body, and senses of thy mind, might be partakers of his goodness, and with his sweetness refreshed, comforted and delighted in great measure? yea, above all this, hath he not breathed into thy body an immortal soul, that thou mightest remain with him in glory for ever? Did he not at the first frame thee like unto himself, that he might therefore love thee as his son? Did he not cast into thy spirit the beams of his wisdom, that thou through thy understanding mightest behold him and his glory, and stirred up sparks of goodness in thy heart, that thou mightest by thy affection embrace him and his bounty, and be made perfectly blessed by his infinite happiness, who when Adam thy ungrateful father, by distrusting him that had faithfully promised, was throughly able to fulfil his will, and resolutely determined, exceedingly to advance him, having given him this whole world in testimony thereof, by discontenting his mind with the excellent estate he was placed in of unspeakable love, unless he might be as good as God himself, proudly desiring to make dust the fellow of him who was from everlasting, infinitely full of wisdom, power, grace and majesty, and had done all this at the persuasion of the most traitorous rebel of his right gracious king, and spiteful enemy of his most bountiful master, even then when this most villainous conspiring with Gods notorious adversary, had deserved ⟨image 50⟩immortal hatred against him, and all that pertained unto him: yea thee as yet unborn, but contained in him, whose whole mass by his impious disobedience, became by just judgement a temple of cursed estate for ever, and for ever: thou also thy self bringing forth fruit of contempt of his law, who is most holy, merciful and mighty:

Hath he not made thee Lord and ruler ouer al his creatures, euen ouer the huge Elephants, the Whale, the strong Lyon, and Vnicorne, and horse of warre? ouer the sauage Tigers, Beares & Wolues? ouer the mighty Eagle, Griffin, Vultur, Ostrich, and Hawke? Art thou not clad and defended, fed and inriched, cheared and renowned by these his creatures, and that all the partes of thy body, and sences of thy minde, might bee partakers of his goodnesse, and with his sweetnes refreshed, comforted and delighted in great measure? yea, aboue all this, hath hee not breathed into thy body an immortall soule, that thou mightest remaine with him in glorie for euer? Did hee not at the first frame thee like vnto himselfe, that he might therefore loue thee as his sonne? Did he not cast into thy spirit the beames of his wisedome, that thou through thy vnderstanding mightest beholde him and his glorie, and stirred vp sparkes of goodnesse in thy heart, that thou mightest by thy affection imbrace him and his bountie, and bee made perfectly blessed by his infinite happinesse, who when Adam thy vngratefull father, by distrusting him that had faithfully promised, was throughlie able to fulfill his will, and resolutely determined, exceedingly to aduance him, hauing giuen him this whole worlde in testimony thereof, by discontenting his minde with the excellent estate hee was placed in of vnspeakeable loue, vnlesse hee might bee as good as God himselfe, proudlie desiring to make dust the fellowe of him who was from euerlasting, infinitly full of wisedome, power, grace and maiestie, and had done al this at the perswasion of the most traiterous rebell of his right gratious king, and spitefull enemie of his most bountifull master, euen then when this most villanous conspiring with Gods notorious aduersarie, had deserued