An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

The godly and virtuous beginnings, most noble Prince, of your father the kings majesty, Henry the eight of a blessed memory, shall by your highness godly be ended, in him that can and will do all things for Christ his dear sons sake. And a thousand times the rather ⟨image 6⟩shall your majesty restore again the true ministry of the church, in case ye remove & take away all y• monuments, tokens, & leavings of papistry. For as long as any of them remain, there remaineth also occasion of relapse unto the abolished superstition of Antichrist. Seeing I see in the writings of the Prophets, God to require the observation of his law only, concerning religion: and threateneth all Princes, priests, and prophets with his displeasure that neglect or contaminate it with their own cogitations: I can do no less, how soever the world shall take my doings: but exhort and pray the magistrates to bring the church to her first perfection. For if I should study to please man herein, I were not the servant of God. And I am afraid lest the disease that infected the Pharisees, infecteth also many now a days, that minister in the church, unto whom Christ spake. John .v. Howe can ye believe, that seek glory one of other, and the glory of God ye contemn. God give grace ⟨image 7⟩I may not saye. Hinc ille lacrime.

The godly and vertuouse begynnynges, moste noble Prince, of your father the kynges maiestie, Henry the eyght of a blessed memorie, shall by your hyghnes godlye be ended, in hym that can and wyl do al thinges for Christ his deare sōnes sake. And a thousande tymes the rather ⟨image 6⟩shal your maiestie restore agayn the true ministerie of ye church, incase ye remoue & take away all y• monumē tes, tokens, & leauinges of papistry. For as longe as anye of them remayne, there remayneth also occasion of relapse vnto the abolyshed supersticion of Antichriste. Seynge I see in the writynges of the Prophets, God to require the obseruacion of his lawe onely, concerninge religion: and threatneth all Prynces, priestes, and prophets wt his displeasure that neglecte or contaminate it with their own cogitacions: I can do no lesse, howe soeuer the worlde shall take my doynges: but exhorte and pray the magistrates to brynge the churche to her fyrst perfeccion. For if I shulde studye to please man herein, I were not the seruaunt of God. And I am afrayd leste the dissease that infected the Pharises, infecteth also many now a dayes, that minister in the church, vnto whom Chryst spake. Ihon .v. Howe can ye beleue, that seeke glorye one of other, and the glory of God ye contemne. God geue grace