The third doctrine of this first part declared forasmuch as it behoveth every man, to avoid idleness in his vocation, It might be demanded what should a man do to satisfy his vocation. It is told Jonah in this place. Preach sayeth the text. He sayeth not: take the regiment and governance of the commune wealth, but preach. Of these words we learn that every man is bound to do the works of the vocation he beareth the name of: and not to meddle with other mens labours. It is not the office of the Bishop to play the king and Lord, nor the kings part to play the Bishop. For the kings office is enough for a king, and the Bishops office ⟨image 114⟩enough for a Bishop, let them do the best they can, and study each of them in their office. But let the king take heed he be able to judge whether the Bishop do true service to God in his vocation by the word of God, and let the Bishop do the same, take heed whether the king or council would command him to do any thing contrary to the works of his vocation, which is to preach gods word: in case he do, with knowledge and soberness to admonish him, and to bring him to a better mind. If thou be a judge, remember thy name, and do the works of right judgement. If a justice, do according to thy name: if a merchant, bye ⟨p. cvi⟩and sell truly: if any other subject, do according to the name thou bearest, as our subjects of England of late did never awhyt. For master person, & an old wife taught them to forget the duties of true and godly subjects, and would have made them all kings, but the Lord cast them in to the sea. This duty of each man is handsomely set forth by terteyne pictures in the town house at Basil in this verse. In supplex ora, tu regna, tuque labora There be three images, the one of the Pope, the other of the Emperor, the third of a plough man, and the verse teacheth all three their duties. ⟨image 115⟩He biddeth the Pope pray, the Emperor to reign, and the ploughman to labour. Let therefore all Bishops & priests know their office is to preach & pray. This I say, God to record, of no hatred but of love, for I am afraid of gods threatenings & vengeance toward them, if they amend not. For God sayeth he will require the blood of the people at the Bishops hand. Eze. iii.xxxiii. And Paul sayeth: woe be unto me if I preach not .i. Cor. ix.
The thyrd doctryne of this fyrst part declared for asmuche as it behoueth euery man, to auoyde idlenes in his vocation, It myght be demaunded what shuld a man do to satysfye hys vocation. It is tolde Ionas in thys place. Preache sayeth the text. He saieth not: take ye regimente and gouernaunce of the cōmune wealth, but preach. Of these wordes we learn that euerye man is bounde to do the workes of the vocation he beareth the name of: and not to medle with other mens laboures. It is not the offyce of the Byshoppe to playe the kinge and Lorde, nor the kinges parte to playe the Byshoppe. For the kynges offyce is inoughe for a kynge, and the Bishoppes office ⟨image 114⟩inoughe for a Byshop, let them do the best they can, and studye eche of them in their office. But let the kynge take hede he be able to iudge whether the Byshop do true seruice to God in his vocacion bi the worde of God, and let the Byshop do the same, take hede whether the kynge or councell wolde commaunde hym to do anye thynge contrarye to the workes of his vocacion, which is to preache gods worde: incase he do, wyth knowledge and sobernes to admonyshe hym, and to brynge hym to a better mynde. If yu be a iudge, remember thi name, and do the workes of ryght iudgemente. If a iustice, do accordinge to thy name: if a marchaunt, bye ⟨p. cvi⟩and sell truelye: if anye other subiecte, doo accordinge to the name thou bearest, as oure subiectes of Englande of late dyd neuer awhyt. For master person, & an olde wyfe taughte them to forget the dueties of true and godly subiectes, and wolde haue made them all kinges, but the Lorde cast them in to the sea. Thys duety of eche man is handsomly set forth by terteyne pictures in the towne house at Basyll in thys verse. In supplex ora, tu regna, tuque labora There be thre images, the one of the Pope, the other of the Emperoure, the thyrde of a plough manne, and the verse teacheth all thre their dueties. ⟨image 115⟩He biddeth the Pope pray, the Emperoure to raygne, and the plougheman to laboure. Let therfore al Byshops & priestes knowe their office is to preach & pray. This I saye, God to recorde, of no hatred but of loue, for I am afraied of gods threteninges & vēgeaunce toward them, if they amende not. For God sayeth he wyl requyre the bloude of the people at the Byshoppes hande. Eze. iii.xxxiii. And Paule sayeth: wo be vnto me if I preach not .i. Cor. ix.
