There is no man that hath any respect or care at all of his heal the, that would not gladly his faith, knowledge, and faults should be approved and well taken of God. For he knoweth all labours & pains to be in vain, and lost, that are not commended by him. Yet in this behalf men grievously offend and goo out of the way, when the thing that god most esteemeth, is of our parts most neglected, and the thing ⟨image 108⟩that god hateth and is displeased withal, we most diligently do and exercise our selves in. Men be brought to this ignorance and contempt of god, and his word, that they judge every thing done of a good in tenciō, and well meaning, should please the Lord. From whence sprung this infinite, dangerous, and superstitious number of sacrifices, and other servings of god. But what thing after the tight judgement of the scripture chiefly pleaseth God? Obedience: that is to say, when every man in his state & his vocation doth the thing he is commanded to do. As it is written .i. Sa. xiii. I desire obedience & not sacrifice. Let no man therefore think he can do any ⟨p. c⟩thing acceptable unto the lord if he neglect the works necessary appointed unto his vocation. Here may princes take heed they go not about with liberality to make other men good for them, learned for them, virtuous for them, wise for them, and they them selves neglect study, prayer, pains, & labour, but to know and do all things them selves that is required to a princely office, by the express word of God. Study, wisdom, knowledge, and exercise is required in the prince him self. Let the bishops and priests beware they goo not about to please God with Mass, Dirige, Pardons, Rites, and ceremonies invented by men. ⟨image 109⟩But let them do the works of their vocation, gravely study, diligently and truly preach the word of God, Christianly minister the sacraments, & severely use discipline and correction of indurate mens faults. So let the counsellor see what equity bindeth him to do, the honour of god, the obedience unto his prince, and the love of his country, and so judge and counsel for the glory of God, and wealth of the realm, and not for his own affection or profit: and think that the person, bishop or priest is able to sing or say the remission or pardon for the neglecting of his duty, but he must do the works thereof him self.
THere is no man that hath anye respecte or care at al of his heal the, that would not gladly hys faythe, knowledge, and faults should be aproued and wel taken of God. For he knoweth all labours & paines to be in vaine, and lost, that are not cōmēded by hym. Yet in thys behalf mē greuosly offende and goo oute of the way, when the thyng that god most estemeth, is of our parts most neglected, and the thyng ⟨image 108⟩that god hateth and is displeased wythal, we most diligently do and exercise oure selues in. Men be broughte to thys ignorauncie and contēpt of god, and hys word, that they iudge euery thing done of a good in tenciō, and wel meaning, shuld please the Lord. From whence spronge this infinite, daungerous, and supersticious nombre of sacrifices, and other seruings of god. But what thing after the tyght iudgemente of the scripture chieflye pleaseth God? Obediēce: that is to say, when euerye man in hys state & hys vocacion doth the thing he is cōmaūded to do. As it is writtē .i. Sa. xiii. I desire obediēce & not sacrifice. Let nomā therfore thynke he can do anye ⟨p. c⟩thing acceptable vnto the lord if he neglect the workes necessary appoynted vnto hys vocacion. Here may prynces take hede they go not aboute wyth liberalitie to make other men good for them, learned for thē, vertuous for thē, wyse for thē, and they them selues neglecte study, praier, paines, & labour, but to know and do al things thē selues that is requyred to a princely office, by the expres word of God. Study, wysedō, knowledge, and exercise is requyred in the prince hym selfe. Let the bishoppes and prestes beware they goo not about to please God wyth Masse, Dirige, Pardons, Rytes, and ceremonyes inuented by men. ⟨image 109⟩But let them do the workes of their vocacion, grauely study, dilygently and trulye preache the worde of God, Christianely minister the sacramentes, & seuerely vse discipline and correccion of indurate mens fautes. So let the counceloure see what equitie byndeth hym to do, the honour of god, the obedyence vnto hys prynce, and the loue of hys country, and so iudge and councel for the glorye of God, and wealth of the realme, and not for hys owne affeccion or profit: and thynke that the persō, byshop or priest is able to sing or sai the remission or pardon for the neglectyng of his duety, but he must do the works therof him selfe.
