Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Thy native sons in thine own bowels bred, Like faithful Shepherds have done worthily, And thee with store of heavenly Manna fed, Forcing the Wolves to leave their cruelty, To slink aside, and hide themselves in holes, In caves and dens, like purr-blind Backs and Moles.

Thy natiue sonnes in thine owne bowels bred, Like faithfull Shepheards haue done worthilie, And thee with store of heauenlie Manna fed, Forcing the Wolues to leaue their crueltie, To slinke aside, and hide themselues in holes, In caues and dens, like pur-blind Backs and Moles.

Tyndall, Frith, Philpot, father Latimer, The Gospel preached by word, by life, by death: Ivel, Fox, Reynolds, Fulk and Whitaker To second them have spent their vital breath In hot pursuit of that great Romish Bore, Who spoiled quite this English vine before.

Tyndall, Frith, Philpot, father Latimer, The Gospell preacht by word, by life, by death: Iuel, Fox, Reynolds, Fulk and Whitaker To second them haue spent their vitall breath In hot pursuit of that great Romish Bore, Who spoiled quite this English vine before.

I spare to speak of Deerings silver voice, Of Greenhams zeal, of Perkins labours sound, Of hundreds moe of Zion-builders choice, The like whereof can scarce elsewhere be found: Such ground-work they of Gods Truth here have placed As never shall by Hells whole force beraZ't.

I spare to speake of Deerings siluer voice, Of Greenhams zeale, of Perkins labours sound, Of hundreds moe of Zion-builders choice, The like whereof can scarce elsewhere be found: Such ground-worke they of Gods Truth here haue plac'd As neuer shall by Hels whole force beraZ't.