But all this whole declaration tendeth chiefly to this end:1 partly that such as have not yet learned to know the Romish Bishops, and therefore do reverence and honour them still, may learn to know them even by their abominable sayings and doings, bearing in mind this faithful forewarning of the Lords, Ye shall know them by their fruits: and therefore should also so judge of them, as their sayings and doings teach folk to judge of them: wherewithal be interlaced by the way here and there, some judgements of certain godly and wise men in former ages, concerning the Bishops of Rome: and partly that all Realms and all common weals (which will not wittingly and willingly perish) (and specially thou noble Realm of England,) should hereafter not only make no account of the Popes Bulls tyrannously deposing kings, wrongfully transposing kingdoms, and wickedly assoiling subjects of their dew faithfulness and obedience: but also cast them away and tread them under foot as they be worthy. ⟨image 91⟩Ye have heard how great calamities the Popes have oftentimes wrought to kingdoms and nations by such manner of Bulls. And he is a wise man that can learn to beware by other mens harms. Therefore if ye be wise and love to live at ease, keep your promise that ye have made, and obey the Princes whom God hath set over you: maintain peace, and eschew wars as well inward or Civill, as outward or foreign. And that God may vouchsafe to perform these things unto you, pray ye faithfully and diligently unto him, persevere ye steadfast in true godliness and in the Gospel of the Son of God, and cast ye away all the Popish toys, superstitions, and Idols all together. The Prince of peace vouchsafe to grant you these things, who at his coming into this world, brought tidings of peace to the world, and at his going out of the world left his peace to those that be his, even our Lord Jesus Christ grant you them, to whom be glory for evermore world without end. Amen.
But all this whole declaration tendeth chiefly to this end:1 partly that such as haue not yet learned to know the Romish Bishops, and therefore do reuerence and honour them still, may learne to know them euen by their abhominable sayinges and doynges, bearing in minde this faithfull forewarnyng of the Lordes, Ye shall know them by their frutes: and therfore should also so iudge of them, as their sayinges and doynges teach folke to iudge of them: wherwithall be interlaced by the way here and there, some iudgements of certein godly and wise men in former ages, concernyng the Bishops of Rome: and partly that all Realmes and all common weales (which will not wittingly and willingly perishe) (and specially thou noble Realme of England,) should hereafter not onely make no account of the Popes Bulles tyrannously deposing kinges, wrongfully transposing kingdomes, and wickedly assoyling subiectes of their dew faithfulnesse and obedience: but also cast them away and tread them vnder foote as they be worthy. ⟨image 91⟩Ye haue heard how great calamities the Popes haue oftentymes wrought to kyngdomes and nations by such maner of Bulles. And he is a wise man that can learne to beware by other mens harmes. Therfore if ye be wise and loue to liue at ease, kéepe your promise that ye haue made, and obey the Princes whom God hath set ouer you: maynteyne peace, and eschew warres as well inward or Ciuill, as outward or foreine. And that God may voutsafe to performe these thyngs vnto you, pray ye faithfully and diligētly vnto him, perseuer ye stedfast in true godlynesse and in the Gospell of the sonne of God, and cast ye away all the Popish toyes, superstitions, and Idols all together. The Prince of peace voutsafe to graunt you these thynges, who at hys commyng into this worlde, brought tydinges of peace to the world, and at his goyng out of the world left his peace to those that be his, euen our Lord Iesus Christ graunt you them, to whom be glorie for euermore world without end. Amen.
- 1The conclusion of the whole discourse.The conclusiō of the whole discourse.
