Four godly sermons against the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teaching…Foure godlye sermons agaynst the pollution of idolatries comforting men in persecutions, and teachyng…

Now let us consider which of us hath the desire and judgment that david then had. Will they think you (who set their hole felicity in those goods which they now enjoy) prefer this liberty to call upon the name of God purely, to hear ⟨image 60⟩his word, to use his sacraments, before their accustomed commodities and pleasures? Nay verily, they are all together so brought a sleep with the feeding of their paunch and fat belly, & dream so much of their delights and pleasures, that they care for nothing but to pamper their carkes and to live delicately. And to speak the matter at a word such is the Judgement and desire of the hole world, that it had rather to have a trough farced and filled with meat, like a filthy swine all given to the belly, & more they set by it then by the holy temple of God. So soon as any talk or rumour is raised of those wars, and tumults which are begun all ready and are like mo to follow more grievous, every man doth fear the spoil of his goods and other discommodities troubles and dangers which do ensue the wars. But to lose the preaching of the doctrine of salvation to want the pure administration of the sacraments and other helps and exercises of religion wherewith, we are joined unto God no man maketh mention, neither doth so great an evil and perilous Danger, any whit move, us. ⟨image 61⟩Neither do we see them that are utterly destitute and deprived of these so many and so great treasures and comforts greatly care for them: Onles there rents and revenues be able, to keep them through out the hole year and maintain them in that state of life, pomp & vanity whereunto there ambition moveth them: if the ways and means of keeping their trade and increasing their substance do fail, if they lose their honour and estimation amongst men.

Now let vs considre whiche of vs hathe the desyre and iudgment that dauid thē had. Wyl they think you (who set their hole felicitie in those goodes which they now enioie) prefere this libertie to call vpon the name of God purely, to heare ⟨image 60⟩his worde, to vse his sacramentes, before their accustomed commodities and pleasures? Nay verely, they are all together so broght a sleape with the feading of their panshe and fatte bely, & dreame so muche of their delites and pleasures, that they care for nothing but to panpre their carkes and to lyue delicately. And to speake the matter at a word such is the Iudgement and desyre of the hole worlde, yt it had rather to haue a troghe farced and fylled with meate, lyke a fylthy swyne all gyuen to the bely, & more they set by it then by the holy temple of God. So soone as any talke or rumor is raysed of those warres, and tumultes which are begonne al ready and are like mo to folow more greauous, euery man dothe feare the spoyle of hys goodes and other descomomodities trobles and dangers which do enseue ye warres. But to lose ye preaching of ye doctrine of saluatiō to want ye pure administratiō of ye sacraments and other helpes and exerccises of religiō wherwith, we are ioyned vnto God no man maketh mencion, neyther dothe so greate an euell and perylous Danger, any whytte moue, vs.