it coming unto us not alone, but accompanied with so long a peace, with so great a wealth, so plentiful abundance of all things, as this Land hath never or seldom used, other Lands about us have long looked after: maketh our guilt a great deal more, because that in thy so great a largess towards us, we have been ⟨p. 66⟩so ungracious towards thee again. Here therefore is an other Stair, whereby our sin climeth higher: For that we, in the commodities of this life, surmounting our ancestors of the same profession of the Gospel, in King Henry and King Edwards time; are, for the fruits that such a liberality asketh at our hands, a great deal worse then they: and going beyond (other lands in these outward blessings, are out-run of them, even in the very outward testimonies and tokens of our obedience towards thee. And besides this huge heap, and (as it were) reek, of our general & common sins, we have to confess (at the bar of thy judgement ⟨p. 67⟩seat) the particular sins that we have kocked up in our several estates. For our governors, O Lord, for the most part, being more mindful of the fulfilling of their affections, then either of thy glory, or of their good estate, which are committed unto them, have not held so steady a hand as they ought to have done, either for the stablishing of the Laws, by which (under thee) they should have ruled us; and we by them, should have bin governed of thee; or for the thorough execution of so many, and so far forth as they have been well established. Our Judges and other Ministers of Justice likewise, have either ignorantly, or corruptly ⟨p. 68⟩declined from righteous judgement: or giving sentence for the trueth, they have done it (divers of them) with no conscience of thy true fear, or love of trueth; but for respect, either of vain glory, or of persons. The Ministers, which should have been Lights unto all estates, have for the most part, no light in themselves: and their estate, in whose good constitution and sound health, the rest should have recovered their health, is of all other, the most sick unto death. For if the whole number be surveyed, scarce the hundred will be found, to be in the lot of a faithful Ministry. For ah alas, how many are there, which occupying the ⟨p. 69⟩place of Ambassadors, ei:
it comming vnto vs not alone, but accompanied with so long a peace, with so great a wealth, so plentyful aboundance of al things, as this Land hath neuer or seldome vsed, other Landes about vs haue long looked after: maketh our guilt a great deale more, because that in thy so great a largis towards vs, we haue been ⟨p. 66⟩so vngratious towards thee againe. Here therefore is an other Stayer, whereby our sinne clymeth higher: For that wee, in the commodities of this life, surmounting our auncestours of the same profession of the Gospell, in King Henrie and King Edwardes time; are, for the fruites that such a liberalitie asketh at our hands, a great deale worse then they: and going beyond (other landes in these outward blessinges, are out-run of them, euen in the very outwarde testimonies and tokens of our obedience towardes thee. And besides this huge heape, and (as it were) reeke, of our generall & common sinnes, we haue to confesse (at the barre of thy iudgement ⟨p. 67⟩seate) the particular sinnes that we haue kocked vp in our seuerall estates. For our gouernours, O Lord, for the most part, beeing more mindfull of the fulfilling of their affections, then either of thy glory, or of their good estate, which are committed vnto them, haue not helde so steadie a hande as they ought to haue done, either for the stablishing of the Lawes, by which (vnder thee) they should haue ruled vs; and we by them, should haue bin gouerned of thee; or for the thorough execution of so many, and so farre foorth as they haue been wel established. Our Iudges and other Ministers of Iustice likewise, haue either ignorantly, or corruptly ⟨p. 68⟩declyned from righteous iudgement: or giuing sentence for the trueth, they haue done it (diuers of thē) with no conscience of thy true feare, or loue of trueth; but for respect, either of vaine glorie, or of persons. The Ministers, which should haue been Lightes vnto all estates, haue for the most part, no light in themselues: and their estate, in whose good constitution and sound health, the rest should haue recouered their health, is of all other, the most sicke vnto death. For if the whole number be surueyed, scarce the hundred wil be found, to be in the lot of a faythfull Ministerie. For ah alas, how many are there, which occupying the ⟨p. 69⟩place of Ambassadours, ei:
