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Let therefore from henceforth the Bishop and person that is deprived of their vocations for their misbehaviour, & false or negligent preaching in them, say: the Lord hath cast me down. So let the Noble men and the lawyers say when their Ravine, covetousness, fraud and deceit crieth vengeance before God till they be displaced: the Lord hath caste me down. And the same let the traitorous subject, the thief, the murderer, and ⟨image 97⟩idle man say: the Lord brought me to the gallows: The Lord would I should trouble the common wealth no longer.

Let therefore from henceforth the Bishop and person that is depryued of theire vocatyons for theyr misbehaueour, & false or neglygente preachynge in them, saye: the Lord hath cast me doune. So lette the Noble menne and the lawers say whēn theire Rauyne, couetuousnes, fraude and deceyte cryeth vengeaunce before God tyll they be dysplaced: the Lorde hath caste me downe. And the same lette the trayterousse subiecte, the thyeffe, the murderer, and ⟨image 97⟩idle mā say: the Lord brought me to the galowes: The Lord wolde I shulde trouble the cō mon wealth no longer.

And I do here appeal & burden every subjects conscience of this realm of England. First those that have the doings, receivinges, occupyinges, and custody, oversight, rule, and office of the kings majesties goods or lands. Then their conscience to whom the king and his council hath commended the teaching and instruction of his people in the knowledge and fear both of God and man: finally I appeal all the consciences of the subjects of this realm which me riteth some for deceit, falsehood, and deceiving of the king, ⟨p. lxxxix⟩loss both of body and goods some for preaching erroneous, seditious, and false doctrine, or for neglecting the preaching of the true doctrine, deserve most cruel punishment. Some for false judgement merit the loss of their lives. The rest for rebellion, sedition, and treason, deserve the sword and the gallows, whether in suffering the pain appointed for such transgression they can from their hearts say: this suffer I worthily, & will the vengeance of God, because I have sinned against him, & the law of my commonwealth. No no y Lord knoweth: every man extenuateth, yea excuseth all things done against God & his order. But I will same the (y