In so much that the earthly princes, whom, with their abominable dissimulation, they had gotten on their seed, blinding and poisoning them most subtly & craftily, with the golden cup ⟨image 5⟩of the purpled whore of Babylon, thought, that they did a great sacrifice unto god, when, with all the tyranny that could be, for these bellies sake, murdered, and persecuted them, whom god had chosen and sent, to show unto them, the way of truth & salvation. But blessed be that bounteous lord, which hath not suffered the princes, whom by his divine providence, he hath made & ordained, to be supreme governors of his church, immediately under him (though by y• tyrannical power of those false prophets, & antichrists, they ware put, by that superiority a great while) to err and be deceived any longer, but did most merciful open their eyes to look upon that comfortable sun of righteousness, and light of the ⟨image 6⟩truth, y• they might, in these thick darknesses of this wretched world, be guides unto his people, to bring them out of the egypt of ignorance, and so lead them through y• perilous deserts, into y• land of promiscion. For the which things, we are all greatly bound, to give daily, and hourly, immortal thanks unto god, and specially that, of his bounteous, & mere goodness he hath given unto us such of noble & courageous prince which now in his tender years, is so diligently brought up, in all godliness & virtuous learning, that he hereafter, as a noble Solomon, shall with all prudence and godly wisdom, not only shed the blood of them that did shed the innocent blood, but also, build up, mightily, the ⟨image 6⟩temple of the living god. Which thing, as dauyd in y• old law, so now our most victorious prince. Henry the eight, the father of this, our sovereign lord king Edward the sixth, would had done, if god had not disposed otherwise, with him. But thanks be to god, that he hath so well, prepared all things, before his death, and that he hath with y• tow edged sword of the spirit, cutted a way already, the bushes, thorns and brambles, that should had letted the building of the temple, making the ground even, by abating the pride of these false a posteles, and putting away, by little and little the rubbish, of ungodly traditions and vain ceremonies.
In so muche that the yearthly prynces, whome, with theyr abhomynabyll dysscimulation, they had gotten on theyr sede, blyndynge and poyseynynge them most subtillye & craftely, with the golden cuppe ⟨image 5⟩of ye purplyd hore of Babylone, thought, that they dyd a greate sacryfyce vnto god, whan, with all the tirannye that coulde be, for these belys sake, murthered, and persequuted them, whome god had chosē and sent, to shewe vnto them, the waye of truthe & saluation. But blessed be that bontuous lorde, which hath not suffered the prynces, whome by hys diuine prouidence, he hath made & ordoned, to be supreme gouernors of hys church, immedyatly vnder hym (though by y• tyrannicall power of those false prophetes, & antichristes, they ware put, by that superyorytye a greate whyle) to erre and bee deceued any lōger, but dyd most mercyfull opē their eyes to loke vpon that comfortable sonne of ryghtuosnes, and lyght of the ⟨image 6⟩truthe, y• they myghte, in these thyk darkenessys of thys wretched worlde, be gydes vnto hys people, to bryng them out of the egypte of ignorannycye, and so leade them through y• parylous desertes, into y• land of promiscion. For the which thynges, we are all greatly bounde, to gyue dayly, and hourley, immortall thāckes vnto god, and specially that, of hys bountuous, & mere goodnes he hath gyuen vnto vs such of noble & coragious prince which now in his tender years, is so delegentli brought vp, ī all godlynes & vertuous learning, that he hereafter, as a nobyll Salomon, shall wt all prudence and godly wysdome, not onely shed the blode of them that dyd shede the innocent bloode, but also, buylde vp, myghtely, the ⟨image 6⟩temple of the liuing god. Which thyng, as dauyd in y• olde lawe, so nowe oure moste vyctoryus prynce. Henrye the eyghte, the father of this, oure sofuerayne lorde kyng Edwarde the syxte, wolde had done, if god had not dysposed otherwyse, with hym. But thanckes be to god, that he hath so well, prepared all thynges, before hys death, and that he hath wt y• tow edgged sworde of the spiritee, cutted a waye alredy, the bushes, thornes and brembles, that shuld had letted the buyldyng of the temple, makyng the ground euen, by abbatynge the pryde of these false a posteles, and puttyng awaye, by litell and litell the rubbyshe, of vngodly traditions and vayne ceremonis.
