Theo. I will tell thee mine opinion.1 I do consider thus with my self, how it should be possible, that one man should be faithful to an other, when as man, is so traitorous, so unfaithful, and altogether so unthankful, towards God his Creator who is both his Father, and sovereign liege Lord and Prince. For, how can he obey a mortal man, who is a Rebel, to the immortal GOD,2 who hath both our life and death in his hand,3 and is the same God, by whom we are, live, and dye. And therefore, is not this a most horrible thing, that man, who is but a worm of the earth, and no man in deed, in respect, and scarce able to crawl upon the ground, should be so unthankful and rebellious? For, were it not for the hope of eternal life, we might ⟨image 136⟩right well say, that he were the most miserable of all the creatures in the world. And yet he dareth him self alone, boldly resist all order of nature, and refuse to do his duty, whereunto all the rest of the creatures are most obedient. He boldly dareth lift up him self, against the Author, and Governor of all things, who made him of the slime of the earth, and in a moment is able again to dissolve him. I cannot enough marvel, when as I consider of this great pride and arrogancy of man, how he alone dareth resist his God, whom, all the rest of his creatures, the heavens, the earth, the sea, the stars and planets, all the elements, beasts, Angels, and Devils obey.
Theo. I will tell thee mine opinion.1 I doe consider thus with my selfe, howe it should be possible, that one man shoulde be faythfull to an other, when as man, is so trayterous, so vnfaythfull, and altogether so vnthankful, towardes God his Creator who is both his Father, and souereine lieg Lorde and Prince. For, howe can hee obey a mortall man, who is a Rebell, to the immortall GOD,2 who hath both our lyfe and death in his hand,3 and is the same God, by whome we are, liue, and dye. And therfore, is not this a most horryble thing, that man, who is but a worme of the earth, and no man in deede, in respecte, and scarse able to crawle vpon the ground, should be so vnthankfull and rebellious? For, were it not for the hope of eternall lyfe, wee might ⟨image 136⟩right well say, that he were the most myserable of all the creatures in the world. And yet he dareth him selfe alone, boldly resiste al order of nature, and refuse to doe his duetie, wherunto al the rest of the creaturs are most obedient. He boldly dareth lift vp him selfe, against the Authour, and Gouernour of all things, who made him of the slyme of the earth, and in a moment is able again to dissolue him. I cannot inough meruayle, when as I consider of this great pryde and arrogancy of man, how he alone dareth resiste his God, whome, all the rest of his creatures, the heauens, the earth, the sea, the starres and planets, al the elements, beasts, Angels, and Deuils obey.
- 1Mans unthankfulness towards God.Mans vnthankfulnes towards God.
- 2Isaiah. 40. 4.
- 3Acts. 17.
