THE Reading over of these present Sermons, will sufficiently declare what commodity and profit they may bring with them: As in very deed the Author of them right well showeth throughout all his works, in what sort the Lord GOD hath heretofore been served, and also how ordinarily he is served by him. And therefore for a full recommendation aswell of the Author, as also of the work it self, I intend through GOD his assistance too set forth none other thing, then the same fruit and profit, which they have already gotten, that have read them, and that fruit which they may make report of, that shall hereafter read them. For this may very well be thought that nothing in the whole world maketh a man more blessed, then the lively and continual meditation of the holy law and good will of our heavenly father. Now then this is the Psalm, which is framed, and wholly serveth too this end and purpose, daily to exercise our selves here in, and although that he so oftentimes repeateth these words, Law, Ordinances, Statutes, Edict, Commandments, Decrees, and other such like: yet are they no vain repetitions: but used to this intent and purpose, too let us throughly understand, how marvellous perverse and froward our nature is causing these so necessary things, too too easily to melt (like wax against the Sun, as we say) clean away from us, and also to make us too be touched at the quick, that we might feel how fervently we ought too sigh and groan, after the law and ordinance of God, how zealously too desire to put the same in execution, and also how greatly too be grieved ⟨image 4⟩with beholding the most proud and villainous contempt of the ungodly treading the same under their feet.
THE Reading ouer of these present Sermons, will sufficiently declare what commoditie and profite they may bring with them: As in very deede the Author of them right welsheweth throughout all his woorkes, in what sorte the Lorde GOD hath heeretofore beene serued, and also how ordinarily hee is serued by him. And therefore for a full recommendation aswell of the Author, as also of the woorke it selfe, I intende through GOD his assistaunce too sette foorth none other thing, then the same fruite and profite, which they haue already gotten, that haue read them, and that fruite which they may make reporte of, that shall hereafter reade them. For this may very well be thought that nothing in the whole worlde maketh a man more blessed, then the liuely and continuall meditation of the holy lawe and good will of our heauenly father. Nowe then this is the Psalme, which is framed, and wholly serueth too this ende and purpose, dayly to exercise our selues heere in, and although that hee so oftentimes repeateth these woordes, Lawe, Ordinaunces, Statutes, Edict, Commaundements, Decrees, and other such like: yet are they no vaine repetitions: but vsed to this intent and purpose, too let vs throughly vnderstand, howe meruelous peruerse and frowarde our nature is causing these so necessary thinges, too too easily to melte (like waxe against the Sunne, as wee say) cleane away from vs, and also to make vs too bee touched at the quicke, that we might feele howe feruently we ought too sigh and grone, after the lawe and ordinaunce of God, how zealously too desire to put the same in execution, and also how greatly too be greeued ⟨image 4⟩with beholding the moste proude and villanous contempt of the vngodly treading the same vnder their feete.
