¶ If all Bishops and Preachers respecting God, & the cause only have wished and persuaded not to use this apparel, as Joab not to number the people, and yet respecting the Princes commandment contrary to their formal wishing and persuading should yield in deeds as Joab did. Then were to be feared such sequel of plagues on the people with great grief to the Prince, now hear as was then there: and as the Ishmaelites destroying many of the Amorites according to God's commandment, yet leaving some relics of the same by their own negligence, or affection, or policy, were continually corrupted, polluted, & plagued with the Amorites, so is it to be feared in England, that the abolishing of much Papistry according to God's will revealed by his word, and by reserving of some relics of the same by human negligence, affection, and policy, should cause this realm continually to be polluted, corrupted, and plagued with Papistry: thes things well considered move many good preachers to be constant, zealous, and sincere, as in will and doctrine, so in conversation and manners, reproving and refusing all ⟨image 14⟩things proper & belonging to Papistry: especially to the Idolatrous blasphemous and traitorous priesthood, most pestilent enemy to all Christian authority, and princely dignity, and therefore many good preachers the rather disposed for the preservation of the Prince & the people, losing living, life to confirm their doctrine preached, then keeping livings with flattery, with danger of the Prince, & the people to build & bring again, that which by faithful preaching hath been destroyed, reproved & refused, so can no such preachers be put to silence, their deeds declaring & confirming their doctrine: nor such be thought to be left destitute of those preachers, by whose doctrine & manners also the church is taught as to know and embrace true doctrine, & sincere rites & manners, & so shall Godly & faithful doctrine confirmed with like deeds, by God's grace give no offence, butt unfeigned thankfulness to a godly Prince restoring & receiving true doctrine with sincere rites and manners to God's glory, to the Princes honour, & the people edification through Christ our Lord. Amen.
¶ If all Byshoppes and Preachers resspectinge God, & the cause only haue wyshed and persuaded not to vse this apparell, as Ioab not to nombre the people, and yet respectinge the Prynces commandemente contrarye to theyr formall wyshinge and persuadynge shuld yelde in dedes as Ioab did. Then weare to be feared suche sequell of plagues on the people with great greife to the Prynce, nowe heare as was then there: and as the Ismalites destroinge manye of the Ammorytes accordinge to Godes commandementt, yet leauing some relyques of the same by theyre owne neglygence, or affection, or pollycie, weare continually corrupted, polluted, & plagued with the Ammorytes, so is it to be feared in Ingland, that the abolyshinge of muche Papystrye accordinge to Godes will reueled by his worde, and by reseruinge of some reliques of the same by humayn negligence, affectione, and pollycie, shold cause this realme contynually to be polluted, corrupted, and plagued with Papistrie: thes thinges well cōsydered moue many good preachars to be constantt, zealous, and syncere, as in will and doctrine, so in conuersacion and manners, reprouyng and refusinge all ⟨image 14⟩thinges propre & belonginge to Papistrie: especiallie to the Idolatrous blashphemous and traiterous presthoode, moste pestilent enemye to all Christyane auctoritye, and princelie dignitie, and therfor manye good preachers the rather dysposed for ye preseruacion of the Prynce & the people, losinge lyuinge, lyfe to confyrme theyre doctryne preached, then keapinge liuinges with flattery, with danger of the Prynce, & the people to buyld & bringe agayn, that which by faythfull preachinge hathe bene destroyed, reprouid & refusyd, so cā no such preachers be put to sylence, theyr dedes declaringe & confyrminge theyr doctryne: nor suche be thought to be left destytute of those preachers, by whose doctryne & manners also the church is taught as to knowe and embrace true doctryne, & syncere rites & manners, & so shall Godly & faythfull doctryne cōfyrmed with lyke dedes, by Godes grace gyue no offence, butt vnfayned thankfulnes to a godly Prynce restoringe & receauing true doctryne with syncere rites and manners to Godes glory, to the Prynces honor, & the people edyfycation thorowgh Christ our Lord. Amen.
