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

I will require their loss (sayeth God to the preacher) at ⟨p. xv⟩thy hand. Let no man therefore be offended if the crier speak against the faults of all degrees without exception: seeing he is commanded so to do upon the pain eternal of his soul, and Paul saith: woe be unto me, if I preach not. i. Cor. ix. Let all men take heed to do the thing that appertaineth to their office, least they depart from the face of the Lord, as kings do, if they make any laws contrary to the law of God and the law of nature, or suffer their subjects to be taught in any doctrine for the salvation of their souls, beside and contrary to the express word of god.

I wyll requyre theyr losse (sayeth God to the preacher) at ⟨p. xv⟩thy hand. Let nomā therfore be offended if the cryer speake agaynst the faultes of al degres wythout excepcion: seing he is commaunded so to do vpō the paine eternal of his soule, and Paule sayth: wo be vnto me, if I preache not. i. Cor. ix. Let all men take heede to do the thing that apparteyneth to theyr offyce, least they depart from the face of the Lord, as kyngs do, if they make any laws contrary to the lawe of God and the lawe of nature, or suffer theyr subiectes to be tawght in anye doctryne for the saluacion of theyr soules, beside and contrary to the expresse word of god.

The justice departeth from the face of God, when that he for favour, preposterous petty, or for ⟨image 26⟩bribes judgeth not justly. The gentle men when beside charity seek themselves with the hurt of their neighbours. The commons of every realm departeth from the favour of god when seditiously, & inobediently they make tumults, and sedition, lifting up weapon against their king and rulers, which leadeth to eternal damnation.