¶ A brief sum of the whole Bible.  
a Christian Instruction for all Parson's young and old, to the which is annexed the ordinary for all degrees.  
Translated out of Doutche into Inglysh by Antony Scoloker.  Romano. xv. 
What things soever are written, are written for our learning.   

The contents of this book.  

first.  
THe prologue to the reader.  
A brief sum of the bible.  
Three things necessary for a man to know.  
The ten commandments of GOD goodly expounded.  
The prayer of the Lord, or the pater noster expounded.  
Instruction of baptism.  
Instruction of Christ's supper.  
Instruction for all estates or degrees, and first how the spiritual Prelates ought to use themselves amongst the comen people.  
How the comen people ought too behave themselves towards the prelate's.  
How the wordly prelate's as Emperor, kings, princes, lords justicers and officers ought too behave them selves in ruling or governing of their subjects.  
How subjects ought to behave them selves towards the superior powers.  
How parents, as father and mother ought to behave themselves in r●linge & bringing up of their children.  
How children ought to obey their parents or elders.  
How the Lord and lady, master and masters ought to behave themselves towards their servants.  
How servants shall behave them selves towards their lords or ladies, masters or mastresses.  
How married men ought to behave themselves towards their wives.  
How women ought to live with their husbands.  
Of the state of matrimony in general  
Of the state of virginity.  
Of the state of widows.  
Exhortation to the rich of this world.  
Exhortation to the poor.  
Exhortation to the hanoycraftes man.  
Exhortation to religious or devout parsons.  
Exhortation to the merchant.  
Exhortation to the husbandman.  
Exhortation to soldiers or men of war.  
Exhortation to tolners or custumers.  
Exhortation to uzurers.  
Exhortation to whoremongers and fornicators.  
Exhortation to drunkards.  
Exhortation to all sinners generally.  
Exhortation to all men in general.  
Instruction how men ought to occupy and exercise themselves in their daily prayers: first, in the morning when they rise.  
At night when they go to bed.  
When men go to their work.  
When men are bound towards any.  
journey.  
When men come home again or at their journeys end.  
A prayer for Emperor or Kings.  
For all teachers of God's word.  
For them that ligh sick.  
For all women bound with the lords hands.  
For all men in general.  
For the City or town wherein a man dwelleth.  
For all fruits of the earth.  
Grace before meat.  
Grace after meat.  
Conclusion.    

The prologue to the reade●.  
FOr asmuch as all he althe welfare & prosperity of man consists in the perfect knowledge of god & of himself, 
Hieronymus.  which knowledge every man may abundantly find in the most holy & sacred scriptures, as in a right clear mirror, and most perfect glass/ in the which all men ought to delight & exercise themselves both day and night, to the amendment of their lives, 
Psalm. i.  & to the edifying of their neighbours, children, household or family.  
And considering also that there are many in these latter days (god amend it) which say that they are good Christians/ & in deed are nothing less. 
Apocal. two  I have therefore taken upon me after my simple understanding & learning/ with the living God thorough his most holy spirit mought vouchsafe to augment strengthen & increase in meat all times) to set fourth & bring to light a very compendious instruction, to the preferment augmenting & setting fourth of the laud, praise, glory and knowledge of God, & also to the edification, profit, utility and amendment of all men: & especially to the youth, which are of a reasonable age & discretion. Which (as by daily experience may be seen, through the negligence of their wicked & ungodly parents) do so miserably and piteously run astray, in all manner of disorder, wantonness, disobedience, asciviousnes, and in all kind of ungodly living. I say ungodly parents: 
Chrysost.▪ super ●a theum homeli. 49.  For if they feared God in very deed, as faithful Christians ought to do, they would undoubtedly give their underlings children, 
Aug. ad patres. Pro. xxii  subjects, household, or family, an other example, instruction and chastisement (every one in his degree) for to lead a Godly and christian life: walking in the love & fear of God. But alas, many parents (which is greatly to be lamented) know not themselves (so far is this miserable & wretched world run astray, & clean out of course) wherein their true christianity consisteth, or whereupon it is grounded Neither know they any thing at all what it is to be a Christian. How is it then possible that they should instructet, each, and give good example unto other, when they themselves do not know the most wholesome doctrine, 
Mat. xii.  works and will of their master & true guide jesus Christ? 
john. i.  thinking themselves to be very perfect Christians, when they once have received baptism, & do not consider nor know what jesus said unto Nicodemus. 
john. 4● and vii  Except (saith he) a man be borne of water and of the spirit he can not come into the kingdom of God by these words might such Parsons learn to understand that we may not only put or seek our trust in this that we be only baptized in water, 
Tit. two.  as though we should thereby become very Christians, without having any respect unto any other thing beside. 
Roma. vi Col. two. iii  But we must alter and change our own wicked and sinful conversation with a penitent and sorrowful heart for our offences, amending our life and walking in the fear and love of God, according to the spirit of astedfast fayht, bringing fourth the fruits of charity, 
Ephe. iiii  towards our neighbours with all lowliness & meekness according to the voice of our good and true shepherd jesus Christ, in all long sufferance breaking our fleshly lusts & desires. Oh but how far are the most part of us, from this fruitful virtuous & most holy christianity? 
Mat. xiii  yea I dare well say, if men may judge, the tree by the fruits (as christ saith men may) that there is a great multitude which beer the name after christ, christians, which notwithstanding, do far exceed the jews, Turks, Sarazens Heathen and Paynims in all kind of abominable wickedness and ungodly living.  
For the Saracens, Turks & jews, are a great deal more careful & use much more diligence in observing of the Law of their idol & seducer Mahumeth then we are in the observing of our christian law. The jews do teach their children, as soon as they can speak, to rehearse & declare the law of Moses even by root or without the book. But we wretched caitiffs are (truly to our great rebuke & shame) such negligent slothful and most wretched people, that we have our christian religion in no reputation or estimation, yea, we set in a manner nothing at all by it. Which holy & most christian religion, nevertheless God the heavenly father through his only beloved son jesus christ full of grace and verity hath declared published & commanded unto all men, none excepted, which thing also we christians do promise swear & advow in our baptism to observe and keep all the days of our life. Now might men ask what have we sworn? & whereunto have we made our vow & promise in baptism to the intent wemight keep the same, and live as christians ought to live? I answer, read, search, & revise this little book, diligently praying to God for his grace to illuminate thine understanding, and I hope thou shalt be the better all the days of thy life.   

a brief sum of the whole Bible.  

Of God.  
first the holy writings of the bible teach us that there is one God almighty, 
Deut. vi. i Tim. two. Gen. xvii Exod. xv. Gene. i Psal. c. iii and ten Exod. iii. jere. ix. Roma. ix. i. Lozin. xii.  that hath neither beginning nor ending which of his own goodness did create all things, of whom all things proceed, & without whom there is nothing, which is righteous and merciful, and which worketh all things in all after his will, of whom it may not be demanded wherefore he doth this or that.   

The creation of man.  
Then that this very God did create Adam the first man after his own Image & similitude, 
Esay. xiv and. liv. jere. x. & xviii.  and did ordain and appoint him lord of all the creatures in the earth.   

Sin.  
Which Adam by the envy of the devil, 
Sapi. two. Roma. v.  disobeying the commandment of his maker, did first sin & brought sin into this world, such & so great that we which be sprung of him after the flesh, are subdued unto sin, death, & damnation, brought under the yoke and tyranny of the devil. 
Ephe. two.    

christ was promised.  
And further that christ jesus was promised of God the father, 
Genes. iii xii. xvii. & xxviii.  to be a saviour to this Adam Abraham, Isaac, jacob, David & the other fathers, which should deliver them from their sins & tyranny of the devil, that with a quick & living faythwolde believe this promise and trust of this jesus Christ, hoping too have this deliverance of and by him. And truly this promise is very oft rehearsed in the books of the old testament, yea, & the old Testament is this promise, as it is called the new, which teacheth that this promise is fulfilled.   

The law.  
And that in the mean season while the fathers looked for salvation and deliverance promised, because man's nature is such that he not only can not, 
Exod. xx. and. nineteen.  but also will not confess himself to be a sinner, and specially such a Sinner that hath need of the saving health promised, 
Rom. v.  the Law was given wherethrough men might know sin & that they are sinners, when they see that they do none of the things that the law biddeth or commandeth them, with so glad and willing a mind as God requireth but rather against their wills, without affection, & as though they were constrained with the fear of that hell which the law threateneth saying, cursed be he that maintaineth not all the words of this law to keep them. And that this law was given to the intent that sin & the malice of men's hearts being thereby the better known, men should the more fervently thirst after the coming of christ, 
Deut. 27 Gal. three i. corin. i.  which should redeem them from their sins. As it was figured unto the jews, by many ceremonies, hosts & sacrifices, which were ordained of GOD not to the intent to take away sins, 
Heb. xii.  but to show and declare that he should be put away by faith in 
joan. i.  the salvation promised thorough Christ, and which now be put away by the coming of that Christ, which is the very host of the father, that taketh away all sin.   

The coming of Christ. 
Luke. two.   
Last of all by the books of the new testament, 
Gal. iiii. Ephe. i. Roma. v. T●um. ●. Ephe. two. Roma. v. joan. i.  we are taught that Christ which was promised and shadowed in the old Testament, is sent of the father, at such time as he had determined with himself, at such time (I say) as all wickedness flourished. And that he was sent not for any man's good works (for they all were sinners) but to the intent that he would truly show the abundant riches of his grace, 
Esay. iiii i. john. two two. peter. i. Hebr. two.  which he had promised.   

The lamb of God.  
In the new testament therefore it is most declared, that jesus Christ the true Lamb and host, is come to the ●arent to reconcile us to the father, paying on the cross the punishment due unto our sins, and to deliver us from the bondage of the deliell (unto whom we served through sin) and to make us the sons of God, sith he hath given us the true peace and tranquillity of conscience, 
Rom. v. john. three and. vi.  that we no longer do fear the pains of hell, which fear is put away by the faith, confidence and assurance, that the father giveth us drawing us unto his son. For that faith is the gift of God, whereby we believe that Christ is come into this world to save sinners, which is of so great pith, that they which have it, desire to perform all the duties of love to all men, after the example of christ.   

The holyghoost.  
For faith once received, 
i. corin. i and. v.  God giveth his holy ghost, wherewith he tokeneth and marketh all that believe, 
Ephesi. i.  which is the pledge and earnest, that we shall surely possess everlasting life, and that giveth witness unto our spirit, 
Rom. viii and. v.  & grafteth this faith in us, that we be the sons of God, pouring therewith that love in our hearts which Paul describeth & setteth out to the corinthians. 
i, cor. xiii.  By that faith and confidence in christ, 
Galo. v.  which by love is mighty in operation, and that showed itself thorough the works of love, stirring men thereto, but that isaiah we are justified, that is, by that faith, Christ'S father (which is become ours also thorough that christ our brother) 
H●br. ●●  counteth us for righteous & for his sons, 
Citn. two.  imputing not our sins unto us thorough his grace.   

Good works.  
To conclude, he came to the intent the we being cleansed from our wicked & abominable sin and sanctified unto God the father that is hallowed unto the use of the father to exercise good works, & forsaking the works of the flesh, should feelye serve in righteousness and holiness all our life long, 
Luke. i. Ephe. two.  thorough good works which God hath ordained to the intent that we should walk in them, declaring ourselves thereby to be surely casted unto this grace, which works who so ever hath not, declareth that he hath not faith in Christ.   

Christ our master:  
Unto whom we must come, 
Mat. xxi. and xxiii john. 18. Ephe. v. i. Pet. two. Hebr. iiii. i Tim. two. Hebr. xii. i. john. two Roma. vi jon. xiiii Heb. iiii.  and follow him with a cheerful heart, that he may instruct and teach us, for he is our master meek & humble of heart he is our example of whom we must learn the rule of good living, further he is our priest, high bishop & only mediator which now sitteth on the right hand of GOD the father, he is our advocate, & prayeth eue● for us, which will undoubtedly obtain what soever we desire enther of him or of his father in his name, 
i Tim. i. Mat. xi.  If we believe that he will do it, for so hath he promised. Let us therefore not doubt although we sometime sin, with a confidence to come unto him, and with a living and undoubting faith that we shall obtain mercy. For therefore came he to th'intent to save sinners, neither requireth he any thing more of us, 
i. Tess. two.  then to come unto him without fear.  
This is that Christ jesus, which after he hath killed the name of sin with the breath of his mouth, shall sit in his Majesty & judge all men giving unto every one the works of his body according to that he hath done, 
two. Cor. v. i. cor. v. Mat. xxv  whether it be good or bad, & that shall say unto them that shallbe on his rigthand. Come ye blessed children of my father inherit ye the Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world, 
i. cor. v.  And unto them that shallbe on his life hand, depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil & his angels. 
two. Pet. i.  Then shall the end come, and he shall deliver up the kingdom to God the father.  
To the intent that we should know this, by the goodness of God, working by his holy spirit: are the holy writings of the bible given us, 
jon. xvii and xx.  Tha● we should know (I say) and believe that there is ou● God, & jesus Christ whom he hath sent & that in believing we should have everlasting life thorough his name. 
i. cor. iii.  another foundation than this can no man have, & saint Paul desireth that he beholden a cursed that preacheth any other faith and salvation than only by jesus christ, 
Gal. iii.  yea although it were an angel of heaven. For of him, & thorough him, 
Roma. ●●  and for him are all things to whom, with the father & the holy ghost, be honour and glory forevermore. Amen.  
Three things are needful & expedient for a man to know to his salvation, after that he is once come to lawful or reasonable age and understanding.   

first.  
A Man must know what he ought to do, and what he ought to leave, to the intent that he may know which is good and do the same, and that he also may know which is evil, and leave the same. And this do the ten commandments of God teach him, called the law given by Moses.   

Secondly.  
When a man doth once feel that he of his own strength, and power, is not able to do or to leave these things without the help of God (for the flesh as it is written to the Romans, can not fulfil the Law) that he may know where & by whom he may obtain help, comfort, remedy and grace, for too fulfil the law. For she must be all fulfilled so that there may not be one jote or title unfulfilled. And this theacheth him the holy christian belief or Crede. And finally, when a man perceiveth his belief or faith (in which all dependeth and consisteth, to be feeble and weak, that then he may know where & by whom he may take his refuge to be helped and strenghtened therein.  
And this teacheth him the prayer of our lord jesus Christ.   

Concerning the before named first article, 
Exod. nineteen  sayncte  
Paul to the Romans in the iii chap. saith on this wise, 
Roma. iii  By the law (saith he) cometh but the knowledge of sin. Therefore because that no man should boast and baunte himself of his virtue and holiness, but rather with all humility low lines and meekness, knowledge and confess with the publican, how wretched sinful and miserably he is. I do therefore particularly declare & set before all menseyes, the ten commandments of our Lord God almighty given unto Moses in two Tables made of stone, 
Antiqui. liori. r. ●ha. 6.  whereof the every table (as josephus describeth) particularly containeth five commandments, In or by the which two tables (as it were in a clear mirror or glass) every man may most easily see, feel and perceive the whole estate of his heart.  
THe first commandment of the first table, 
jere. v.  teacheth fear, love, faith, hope, & sure confidence & trust in God above all things, and foundeth thus.  
I am the Lord thy God which have brought the out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage, 
Exo. xx. a and liii e  thou shalt have none other Gods in my sight.  
That is.  
Thou shalt only pray in spirit, & verity unto god the creator ruler, & preserver of all things. Thou shalt love the same Lord God with all thy heart, 
Mark. xii Deut. vi. and thirty. v  with all thy soul, with all thy mind, with all thy strength. Thou shalt put thy trust, faith, hope & confidence in him only. Thou shalt love him above allthings, Thou shalt fear him & serve him only with all thy heart, with all thy mind etc. Now where as I do hear say, serve him only, ye may not understand but the servants are bound to serve their masters, & subjects heir superior powers and such like, with all due reverence   

Against this commandment do.  
Al they which put their trust comfort refuge, confidence and most special succour and hope more in any creatures (how holy soever they be) them in God the father almighty, through his only and dearly beloved son jesus christ our lord.  
The second commandment teacheth an in ward beholding of the invisible things of God (that is his everlasting power & God head) by the meditation, beholding and considering of the visible things, 
Reg. v. Rom. i.  made and created by the infinite power of God, and soundeth thus.  
Thou shalt make that no graven image nor any similitude, 
Exo. xx. ● levit. xvi  neither of it that is above in heaven, nor of it that is beneath upon the earth, nor of it that is in the water under the earth, worship them not, nor serve them not, for I the lord thy God am a jealous God visiting the sin of the fathers upon the children unto the third & fourth generation of them that hate me, And do mercy upon many thousands, that love me & keep my commandments.  
That is.  
The lord God forbiddeth not the making of Images or similitudes so far fourth as they beno● abused. But he doth forbid the Idolatry, superstition and false religion which these foolish, brainless, frantic and mad people have used & yet in many places (God amend it) do use in running and gadding with them by the streets bearing them on their shoulders, roaring & crying like mad people, & like Turk's heathen & in fidels (which know not GOD in deed) in setting them in their churches, houses and else where, in lighting of candelstapers & kneeling and crouching before them in gilding and arraying of them which velvet, silk, etc. suffering in the mean season our even Christian to perish for cold & for lack of succour. 
jon. v.  Sayn●t john also reprenhendeth them saying, Babes keep yourselves from Images or similitudes.  
Likewise the Prophet Esay sayeth. 
Ezay. 4 ●  GOD (saith he) is jealous, he will give his Power to none other, neither his honour to the Gods.   

Against this commandment do.  
All they of whom the Prophet jeremy writeth in diverse places, 
jeremy. i and iii  they (isaiah) which forsake and leave God and run hear and there to Images and similitudes made of stone, wood gold & silver, for to obtain comfort help, 
Sapi. 1 ●  & remedy Neither are they ashamed to speak with him that his without soul, and to call for health unto him that hath no might, & call for life unto the dead.   

THe third commandment teacheth to extol, 
Le●it. nineteen eccl. xxiii psal. 11. r Hester. 1 r Dan. 2. r Deut. v. Le●it. 24  laud praise and with all reverence to magnify the most blessed name of God, and soundeth thus.  Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. For the lord wall not hold him unguilty that taketh his name in vain. 
That is.  
Thou shalt in no wise swear nor curse, 
Leu. nineteen. b Math. v. jacob. v. Psalm. lxxiiii. cxiiii. ●xv  but thy saying shallbe yea, yea, and no, no. Fear and tremble when thou namest the same. And be not ashamed to confess the same name before men, but laud, praise, bless & call upon the same most holy name. If thou art in danger or in any need take your refuge to the same name of the almighty God, as to a most sure anchor.  
Against this commandment do all they which for a light matter, 
eccl. xxiii levi. xxiiii i. corin. vi  do name the same most holy name of God, Curse, swear and blaspheme by the same, in sickness or adversity. And they also, which use the same name to sorcery or witchcraft. And they which attribute, reckon or account all honour unto themselves,  
Furthermore all they that take God to witness in a false matter. And they which do not steadfastly trust and believe to be true all that which God hath spoken & taught. Or thy which either do hear or see the same most holy name despised and dishonoured, 
Hebr. vi.  & do not withstand the same to the utter must of their power. But to swear in a just cause to god's honour, and to the profit of thy neighbour, being thereto required by the justice or officer, is not forbidden here.   

THe fourth Commandment teacheth to have a quiet heart in God, 
Mat. xii. i. cor. x. Roma. x. ezay. lvii exod. xx. b &. xxiii.b.  ceasing from all bodily labour, & soundeth thus.  Remember the Sabbath day that thou sanctify it. Syxe days shalt thou labour and do ol thy work, But the seventh day is the Sabath of the lord thy god. 
That is.  
Seize from all bodily labour and travail, and from sin. and do good resting in God hearing his word, & seek righteousness before thine eyes all the days of thy life, suffering him to work thy health and salvation through jesus Christ, and rest in him.  
Syxe days mayest thou labour and do all that thou haste to do But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the lord thy God, in it thou shalt do no manner of work, neither thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter nor thy servant, neither thy cattle, neither yet the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day. Wherefore the lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it.  
christ said, 
Mat. xii● and xii Ezay. lvi.  it is lifull to do good on the Sabbath day. Therefore the son of man is lord even of the Sabbath day The lord saith by his prophet, keep equity and do right. etc.  
Blessed is the man that doth this, and the man's child which keepeth the same.  
He that taketh heed that he unhalowe not the Sabbath (that is) if thou keep thy self that thou do not evil for to unhallow the Sabbath, but to fulfil my covenant (saith the lord (than shalt thou be called too the pleasant holy and glorious Sabbath of the lord. Where thou shalt be in honour, so that thou do not after thine own Imagination, neither seek thine own will, nor speak thine own words, 
Hebr. xiii.  Let us fear therefore (saith Saint Paul) least any man forsaking the promise of entering this rest, should seem at any time to have been disappointed. For to us is declared the Gospel, as well as to them. But it profited not them that they heard the word.  
Because they that heard it, coupled it not with faith, For we which have believed, do enter into this rest etc. That is to say, into eternal life, which christ the lord of the Sabbath hath obtained for us.  
Against this commandment do all they which upon the sunday, yea at all times when they can or may, do not hear gods word, for to be taught and instructed by the same. And they which only trust upon their own wisdom. They which attribute their good works (in case they have any) to themselves, and not to God. Also they which spend and consume their time, upon Sundays and other days in slothfulness, in drinking drunk in vain talk in dicing carding, gaming, fight, dancing & such like wickedness abusing the day and time, As by experience daily may be seen, at fayrs, assemblies, banquets and feasts, 
Esay. v.  where as men have great delight in haps, rebecks, fiddels, tabrets, flutes pipes & much drinking, but the poor are little remembered or regarded. And spend and waste thus their time in all disorder & ungodly living, where as they ought on such days most of all to hear God's word, to distribute their alms to the poor, to visit the sick, to praise and thank god and so confess and bewail their sins which they all the week before have committed.   

THe first commandment teacheth to be subject & obedient unto our elders, 
Deut. xxi: give. ix. Eccle. iii.  as fathers & mothers and superior powers with all humility and lowliness, 
i Tit. iii.  always in the fear of god, and soundeth thus.  Honour thy father and thy mother, 
Mat. xv.  that thy days may be long, in the land which the lord thy God hath given the. 
That is.  
Honour thy father & thy mother 
Eccle. seven  from the whole heart, & forget not the sorrowful travail that thy mother had with thee, remember that thou wast borne thorough them, & how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? 
Ephe. v. Mat xu Mar. vii  saint Paul saith, honour thy father and thy mother. this is the first commandment that hath any promise, that thou mayst be in good estate, and live long upon the earth. By this commandment Christ teacheth us not only to have our f●ther, and mother in reverence, and to obey them, but also to minister unto their necessity. The children of wisdom are, 
Eccle. iii.  a congregation of the righteous. and their exercise is obedience and love.  
Hear me your father (o my dear children) and do thereafter, that ye may be safe. For the lord will have the father honoured of the children, and look what a mother commandeth her children to do, he will have it kept. Who so honoureth his father, shall have joy of his own children, And when he maketh his prayer he shallbe heard. He that honoureth his father, shall have a long life, and he that is obedient for the lords sake, his mother shall have joy of him.  
He that feareth the lord, honoureth his father and mother, & doth than service as it were to the lord himself Honour thy father, in deed, in word, and in all patience, that thou mayest have his blessing. For the blessing of the father buildeth the houses of the children, but the Mother's curse roteth out the foundations, He that forsaketh his father, shall come to shame, and he that defieth his mother, is cursed of god. My son perform thy works with loving meekness, so shalt thou be loved above other, men, & shalt find favour in the sight of God. Honour the elders that have cure of souls, as pastors Curates, Priests, schoolmasters, declarers & preachers of God's word, yea thou shalt honour them with double honour, that is, we ought not only to be obedient unto their doctrine and learning, but we are a so bound to find them bodily food, sustenance and all other necessaries.  
The scripture saith, 
Deut. 25 r Mat. x. a  thou shalt not mosel the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn, And the labourer is worthy of his reward.  
submit yourselves also unto the higher powers as Emperor, 
i. cor. ix. b  kings princes and rulers, 
Hebr. xiii. Rom. xiii a. and b.  and give such tribute, tolle, custom and honour as is due to them, And in like case to thy lord or lady, master or masters, always with the fear of God.  
Against this commandment do. 
Eccle. iii  All they which are ashamed of their elders in their poverty & need, or they which anger them vex them, curse them murmur, grudde, or are rebels against them. Furthermore they which slander and blame the ministers of God's word.  
Item all they which make any tumult, 
i Pei. three levit. nineteen Eccl. viii i Tim. va two. Reg. iii Gene. iiii Rom. xii.  dissension or debate against the superiors, yea although they were wicked.  
They which will not obey their Master & Masters. They which will not rise up before a grey head, nor give reverence unto the aged.  
The sixth commandment teacheth peace, unity and quietness every man whether it be friend or foo, and soundeth thus.  Thou shalt do no murder. 
That is.  
Thou shalt bear no rancour envy or malice in thy heart, 
i Pet. two.  thou shalt not chide fight, scorn nor mock with any man.  
Thou shalt not bakbite neither desire to be avenged. Will & wish them good that do evil. Bless them that curse you. 
Matth. v  Be not hynderfull to any man in word, thought, or deed, that you may be perfect children of your father which is in heaven. For he maketh the Sun too rise both on the evil & on the good. & sendeth his rain on the just, & on the vn●●●●▪ H● that loveth not his brother, abideth in death Whosoever hateth his brother, is a murderer. etc.  
Against this commandment do all they which a venge one evil with an other. 
i. Pet. iii  Which are wroth, & angry with their neighbours, Which threaten provoke, mock, deride or despise their Christian brother. Which upbraid their neighbours, casting them their faults in their tethe. Which forgive not their Enemies, and pray not for them. Which chide, brawl, fight and such like. And he that doth all these before named things, doth not only against this commandment, but also all they which do not let, hinder, 
Lactantius de vero cultu. libr vi. capi. x●  correct & to their power, punish these beforenamed evils. This commandment is not transgressed by rulers & justicers in that they use the sword 
Rom. xiii  of justice righfully in punishing of the wicked and in defending of the good.  
The seventh commandment teacheth shamefastness, 
Esap. i Math. v. Pro. xxii.  honesty and Chastity, both in words deeds and thoughts, and soundeth thus.  Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
That is.  
Keep your five senses from wantonness, 
Ephe. iiii. Tii. i iii.  and from the works of all manner of uncleanness. A void & eschewal excess of dainty meats and drinks eschew also, 
Ezech. xvi  all idleness & the occasions which may provoke too wantonness and uncleanness. christ saith, 
Math. v.  ye have heard how it was said to them of old time.  
Thou shalt not commit adultery, But I say unto you, that: whosoever looketh on a wife, lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And saint Paul saith, 
i. corin. vi  know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I now take the members of Christ and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. Do ye not know that he that coupleth himself with an harlot is become on body? for they (saith he) shallbe two in one flesh But he that is joined unto the lord, is one spirit. Fly fornication, Every sin that a man doth, is without the body, but he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body. Either know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holighoost? which dwelleth in you, whom ye have of God. And how that ye are not your own, for you are dearly bought. Therefore glorify god in your bodies and spirits which are gods. Let wedlock he had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled, for whorekeepers and adulterers God will judge. 
Hebr. xiii.   
Against this commandment do all they which beside lawful matrimony have any carnal copulation, or commit any unclennces' with unlike creatures against nature, & against the law of God. Such as stir, move or provoke other parsons to lechery and unclennes, with songs, ballets Riddles, uncomely language, bawdy words, 
Amos. vi.  gesture, countenance, feeling and groping. They which do not a void or eschew all gluttony, dron kennes, outrage, idleness and afleshly desires, for such vices provoke to all kind of unchaste lyvying. And under this commandment is aprehended ravishing of women, whorehunting, bawdy places, stews, dishonest houses in a town or City, 
Roma. i.  which are dens of thieves and robbers, to the destruction of men's googes, bodies, and souls. And they which commit these enormities, and wickednesses are not only guilty herein, 
joshua. seven Gen. xxxi  but also all they which suffer them, and do not perturb, let or hinder them to their power.  
The eight commandment teacheth liberality, 
i Cor. ix. Pro. xvi.  mildness & through a broken spirit not too esteem riches, and soundeth thus  Thou shalt not steal. 
That is.  
Be hindefull to no man, but further, help, counsel, 
Math. v.  part and distribute gladly of all that which thou hast received more of God than other men, whether it be in woordly goods and temporal substances, or in spiritual gifts, as learning, wisdom and good counsel, yea give to him that asketh, 
Math. x. Math. vi.  and from him that would borrow, turn not thy face.  
Christ saith, steal not. Defraud or beguile no man. If any man will sue the at the Law, & take thy coat from thee, let him have thy cloak also. Paul also saith, now is there utterly a fault among you, 
i Cori. vi  because ye go to law one with an other. Why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather suffer ye not your selves to be rob? 
●phe. two two  yea even yourselves do wrong and rob, & that the brethren.  
Let him that did steal, steal no more, but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give to him that needeth.  
Against this commandment do all usurers, and they that defraud, deceive and beguile their neighbour, whether it be privily or apertly. And they which do pill and poll other men of their goods, by false learning process, weight, measure, coin, ware or merchandise. Also they which keep a way or withhold the labour of their even Christian, 
levit. nineteen  or deny the debt which is due. 
i joan. two  They which do see their neighbour in need, and will not help or succour him to their power. They that do not defend the loss of their neighbour to their power. And in this commandment is comprehended all strife, debate and variance for filthy lucre's sake. Finally, all that which in any wise may appertain to avarice or covetousness.   

THe ninth commandment teaheth always & every whereto be righteous, 
Dan. xiii Psal. v●i. lxxii. lxxiii. x●vi. Hebr. xii. Pro. xxv.  just true, & upright in words without all doubleness of heart, and soundeth thus.  Thou shalt hear no false witness against thy neighbour. 
That is.  
A voyde all lies, and speak always the truth without resp●●t of money, goods, dif●es, rewards, meed, dread, favour, friendship or hatred, always with steadfastness. Also f●aring no man, not regarding the loss of body or goods. 
i. Pet iii.  judge always rightfully without exce●●ion of parsons. 
Mar. ●●iii  Refraining thy ●ong●● from evil talk, and thy lips that they speak no guile eschewing evil, & doing good. For of every idle morde that thou hast spoken, 
Ephe. iiii  must thou give account at the day of judgement. Let no filthy communication proceed out of thy mouth, but that is good to edify with al. Let all bitterness, fierceness, wrath, roaring & cursed speakying be put away from you. Let no filthiness, foolish talking nor testing (which are not comlye) be once named among you, 
Ephesi. v.  but rather gevying of thanks.  
Against this commandment do all they which hide, cover, 
Math. x.  cloak or do not declare the truth. Or they which falsely do interpret or expound Gods most blessed word, turning, wrasting, & writhing the same, to their in saciable gredenes, avarice, 
Sapi. i.  & covetousness, & not to the honour of god, nor to the edifying, & learning of their neighbour.  
They who falsely do lie in the law, 
Eccle. v.  before the justice or elsewhere. They that speak with two tongues. They that boast themselves in their evil, & other in their wickedness. They that bear fire in the one hand and water in the other hand, 
Eccle. two.  being double of heart, or wavering with all winds, as traitors are wont to do.   

THe tenth commandment teacheth to despise all transitory things, and not to covet or desire the thing which is thy neighbours, & soundeth thus.  Thou shalt not desire thy neighbours house, nor his wife nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his Ox, nor his Ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbours. 
That is.  
Let your conversation be without covetousness. 
Luke. xii. H●●r. xiii.  and be content with that ye have already, and covet not that thing which an other doth possess but having food and raiment (not further regarding transitory things) ●eke, 
Tim. vi.  desire and wish for the things which continue, 
Collo. iii.  and endure for evermore. What soever you would the men should do to you even so do to them. 
Mat. seven.  To love a man's neighbour as himself is a greater thing than all  offynges & sacrifices. 
Mark. xii  Be not overcome with lust, for the care of this world, 
i Tim. vi  & the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word. Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath. For we brought nothing into the world, & it is a plain case, that we shall carry nothing out. When we have food & raiment let us therewith be content. They that will be rich fall into temptation and snares, and into many noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition, and destruction.  
For covetousness is the root of all evil, which whylesome lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows.  
Against this commandment do all they which through an insatiable covetous heart, not only do steal and rob by force, violence or otherwise, but also they which with an inward desire would do the same in case it were possible to them, or that they could bring it to pass. For our saviour christ saith himself in the Gospel, 
Math. v.  that not only he which hath to do with an other man's wife, is an adulterer, But also he who looketh on an other man's wife (iustinge after her) hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Thus than is this last commandment of coveting and desiring the full sum and conclusion of all the other beforenamed commandments. 
Ecele l.   God saith, duty vi 
These words which I command the this day, shallbe in thine heart, & thou shalt whrit them on thy children, and thou shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thy house, & as thou walkest by the way, & when thou liest down, & when thou risest up, & thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, & they shal●e papers of remembrance, between thine eyes, 
Deut. xii.  & thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.  
Take heed, and here all these words which I command the that it may go well with thee, and with thy children, after the for ever, 
Deut. vi.  See thou do that which is right in the sight of thy lord, that thou mayst prosper, ye shall not do after all the things that seem good in thine own eyes, 〈◊〉 what soever I command you, 
Deu. . seven.  that do, and put nought thereto nor take aught therefrom. Cursed be he that maintaineth not all the words of this law to do them.   

THese beforenamed ten commandments did the Lord God, 
i. ●eg. seven ●ake. x●  give unto Moses his servant (as we have before declared) in two tables made of stone. 
〈…〉. xii  Whereof in the first is comprehended or contained, the first, chiefest and most principal commandment, 
Deu. iiii.  of the which christ speaketh, saying, Thou shalt love the lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul and which all thy mind. This chief commandment and sum of the first table, comprehendeth in it, five other special commandments, in the which we may know and learn, what we ought to do, and to leave, in that which concerneth or toucheth God our heavenly father.  
And in the second table is comprised the second command dement, like unto the first, that is to say, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.  
That is.  
What soever thou wouldst that other men should do to thee, 
Mat. seven.  do even the same unto them. This commandment comprehendeth also in it, five other commandments, in the which we may learn to know what we ought to do, and to leave, in that that concerneth or toucheth our ●uen Christian or neighbour. So that in these two commandments are comprehended the whole law and prophets. 
Rom. xiii  And every man may lightly perceive, that therein, although the words are few) are very plainly and perfectly declared, all kind of good works and commandments, which in any wise might be commanded or given to any man, both, for to lead a virtuous and Godly life towards God, and also how to use and behave ourselves with our neighbour, both to live, & to die. And who soever shall do his uttermost di●●● 〈◊〉 ●o the observation, and 〈…〉 the same, he shall not 〈…〉 hour in the which he might say, what good works might I do, which might be grateful, pleasant & acceptable unto God? Neither let no man marvel although he find not here commanded that we should do any thing to our own behoof, but that weshulde do it to the behoof of other, that is, first to God and after that to our neighbour. So that although (in manner of speaking) a man were blind yet notwithstanding may he easily hear, sea & feel that the fulfilling of the law, doth consist in love & charity. I mean not love, and charity towards ourselves, but towards other. Whereby it may justly be said, He liveth best, that liveth to other. Again, he liveth worst, the liveth to himself. And therefore may easily be spied how few there he which live well & virtuously. 
Rom. xiii Psal. xiii liii. Roma. iii  To the which the prophet David and S. Paul justly say, There is not one that liveth as he ought to live, no not one, according as the before named ten commandments do require.   

Here might a man ask.  
What remedy then? Is there no man that liveth as he ought to do? And it is written in the law, Cursed be every man, which continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law, 
●●al. three dew. xxvii  to do them. Who then can be saved? shall we all be dampened? Hear the saying of. 
Roma. xii and iii  S. Paul, God (saith he) hath comprehended all men under sin and that by & through the law which giveth us the knowledge of our sins, to the intent that he should have mercy on all men, And that through faith in jesus Christ our redeemer. By, 
Act. xiii.  in and through whom, all that the carnal men were not able in the fulfilling of the law, is now all fulfilled & wholly finished for us, through his precious death. Vanquisshinge, hell, sin, devil and everlasting death.   

Concerning the second article before rehearsed. S. Paul to the Balathians in the third chapter saith. The righteous liveth by faith.  
Then of necessity a man must believe if he will be found righteous before God. 
Rom. x.  And for as much as the same faith or belief must come through the hearing of that which men ought to believe, give ear, learn and understand in the instruction following, called Simbolon Apostorum, all that a Christian is chiefly bound to believe. Which is divided into three parts, even like by the same is acknowledged three parsons, 
i John. v. Gen. t.  in one individiule God head or deity.  
THe first part of the christian faith or believe, maketh mention of the first parson of the holy tri●ite, God the heavenly father, and soundeth thus  I believe in God the father almighty maker of Heaven and earth. 
Malac. 2. jer. xxxii  
That is.  
I know, 
Exo. xd. Hebr. x●l.  think, and believe in my heart, that my God is in heaven about, and in the earth beneath, and that there is none other God, and all things he thorough him and in him He is the maker and creator of all creatoures what soever is in heaven, 
Ephe. i.  & on earth. The lord is my strength, and glory, and is become to me a father and a saviour. almighty is his name. Lord who is like unto the among the mighty that art so great in thy holiness, 
Hebr. i.  fearful and laudable, that showest wonders and reignest for ever, and above: Lord God full of compassion and mercy, 
Exo. thirty. iiii.  which art not lightly angry, but abundant in mercy and truth, and keepest mercy in store for thousands, 
Ephesi. i.  and forgives wickedness, trespass & sin He hath elect or chosen us too beehies children through jesus christ. And therefore we shall him only worship, and besides him none other God Also we shall fear him as an almighty God, 
Deut. vi. Psal. two. xxxiiii. Mat. xii.  And as a merciful father shall we love him, with all our heart with all our soul with all our power and minds. And upon him must stand all ou● hope. 
jere. seven. jacob. i.  For he is the father of light of the which all mankind liveth.  
Where is there such a God as thou art (o lord) that pardonest wickedness and forgive of fences, and castest all our sins into the bottom of the sea?   

Thus good lord.  
I do utterly renounce & forsake the fiend of hell, all I dolatry interior, and exterior all witchcraft, mishelefe & all false doctrine which is not God's word. I utterly depart, fall and flee from all creatures, which are in heaven above, or in earth beneath, yea, and myself also as of myself. And do cleave unto the only invisible and almighty which is without beginning, & with out ending, which hath made all that is made, & which ruleth all after his godly will and providence.   

THe second part of the believe is, 
Math. i Esay. seven.  of the second parson of the holy trinity, God the son, GOD & man jesus Christ our saviour, and soundeth thus.  I believe in jesus Christ the only son of God the father, our lord which was conceived by the holy ghost, born of the virgin mary. 
That is.  
I believe & knowledge with my heart, and confess with my mouth, that the same jesus christ which the jews put to death, the very word, and seed which was promised to our forefathers Abraham, Isaac & jacob is the very son of the living God, God & man, without whom, 
john. 14.  no man cometh to God the father, neither can be saved by any thing that heart can think, or mouth can speak, save only in and through the same jensus Christ, lord and saviour of all christian men. The which to my behoof, & necessity, was conceived of the holy ghost, above all men's understanding, and that without the work of man, and without all fleshly power, to the intent that he of his own mere mercy (for it so pleased him) should cleanse, purify and make spiritual both my conception & the conception of all men, with conception is happened in sin. I believe that he is borne to mine use & behoof of the pure & undefiled virgin marry, a son of God being God from the beginning a son of man, now become man, to the intent that he shall make us the children of God. Of a virgin, to the intent the he should purify & cleanse us of our spots and sins.  Suffered under ponce pilate was crucified, dead buried. 
Luk. xxiiii Mat. 28.  Descended into hell. 
That is.  
I believe that he suffered the most shameful death & torments of the cross, & that for my transgression, iniquity and sins, destroying thereby all the torments of everlasting damnation which I have deserved. He suffered death, 
Ezay. liii Apoca. v. Ephe. iiii. Roma. i Act. v. two. cor. xxv Hcbr. x. Psal. eiii. two. cor. xv.  whereby he vanquished and overcame everlasting death and damnation, to the intent that we, through his death should obtain immortality. He was buried, and descended into hell, to the intent that we (through baptism) should be buried with him in death, & now walk in a new spiritual life.  The third day he rose again from death. He ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of god the father almighty 
That is.  
I believe that he upon the third day (as a vanquisher of hell, devil and death) rose again for our rigtuousnes giving us an example by the same bies resurrection, that we also shall rise from death at the day of doom. He ascended into heaven, leading away captivity captive, 
Ephe. iiii  to the intent that he should be a true advocate & a faithful medial our, between God his heavenly father and us wretched sinners. He sitteth at the right hand of GOD equal with his father, 
Philip two.  ruling and having power over all things, both in heaven & earth. In whose name all knees must bow both in heaven. hell and earth.  From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead▪ 
That is.  
I believe that the self same jesus christ at the day of doom or judgement (which day is only known to him) like as he ascended into heaven, shall come again to judge the quick and the dead The quick, that are all faithful Christians, & the dead, that are all wicked, unfaithful & dampened people. And shall say to the faithful, 
Mat. 25. and twenty c. Psal. vi. b mat. vi. b luk. xi. i. c ezay. xx. f Mat. xvi i. Cor. v.  Come hither ye blessed of my father, inheret the kingdom which is prepared for you from the beginning of the world but (alas) to the dampened shall he say. Depart from ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the Devil & his angels.  
The third part of the belief or faith, is of God the holy ghost the third parson of the blessed trinity, sanctifying all things and soundeth thus.  I believe in the holy ghost, The holy catholic church. The communion of saynetes. The forgiveness of sins. 
That is.  
I believe that no man can at tayne or come unto God the father, than only by the work and mean of the holy-ghost, who with God the father, through jesus Christ, is working & giving life to all thing, without who me nothing is living nor holy Furthermore I believe that here upon the earth is a Christian catholic church or congregation of the faithful, which is nothing else then a communion of the congregation or assembling together of faithful christians spiritually in one GOD, in one faith & in one baptism. Of the which congregation or assembly christ is the head who congregation also is governed and daily increased through the holy ghost, through or by the administration of the holy sacraments & mysteries distributed & given to every one by the hands of the priests administrators and preachers of God's word. Furthermore, I also believe that no man can be saved unless he become a felowmembre of this congregation, and the neither jew, Turk nor heretic can or may be saved, unless he first be reconciled & made at one, in & with the same holy assembly or congregation. 
Mat. ●vi.  In the which, & no where else, is for gevenes of sins, for she hath received the power of God to bind & to lose This is the only spouse of our lord iesuschrist, which is not adorned with glittering shining costly, or transitory things of this world, neither having dominion nor bearing rule in richesses, kyndoms, gold, or precious stones, but is abject, despised, persecuted, oppressed, & troubled, yea, in a manner wholly covered, hid and disfigured with blood through martyrdom of the reprobate and unfaitful, whose surest sign or token to know hereby is the declaring & professing of the gospel, both in word and deed.  The resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. 
ezech. thirty john. v.  
That is.  
I believe also that there shallbe a general resurrection or rising again of all men, which ever have been or ever shall be. So that this corruptibile and transitory flesh & body, after that it shallbe dead, rotten & turned into earth, shallbe restored unto life, which life both of the soul and body, I believe steadfastly, shall never end.  
To the blessed in everlasting joy. 
Ephe. two.  And to the dampened in everlasting sorrow. He that sinserely confesseth this (saith. S. Ignacius) and believeth it, he is happy.   

Concerning the third part and article before rehearsed, 
Luk. xxii. ma. xvi. b Luk. xi. b.  christ in the gospel teacheth us saying Pray, that ye fall not into temptation.  
Having respect unto the word of him which can not lie let us pray to GOD with the father of the possed youngman, saying, Lord strengten & increase our faith, for without the we can do nothing, so wretched, so corrupt and so frail is our nature, yea (through her own love so blinded, that that of her own self, she can not will nor obey the commandment of God, so far is our mind and inclination run astray from the pristine or former innocency, in the transgressing of the commandments of God, by our first father Adam. So that in case we should be compelled to strive against our enemies the devil, the world and our own flesh (which standeth us in hand to do so long as we are clad with this mortal body) with our own strength, without the assistance and help of God, we should by and by even at the first assault, and sound of the trumpet, cast both our weapon and shield from us, and wholly despairing, leave our courage, fall and yield, 
Mat. ix.  and suffer ourselves to be overcome in such wise that they should easily bear rule & have dominion over us. But the grace of God working in us a perfect faith and hope with the deeds of charity is able enough to work all thing in us, which other wise we should not be able to fulfil. Now to the intent we lose not this faith or belief, and that the same decrease or diminish not in us, but rather may increase, augment and wax fruitful, there is nothing better, 
Luk. xi.  more profitable or necessary, then to pray to God without ceasing. For our lord jesus christ saith himself, Seek & ye shall find, knock and it shallbe opened unto you, pray, & it shallbe given unto you But he that will pray to God, 
Marc. ix.  with an earnest heart, must be thus disposed. First a man must know his own infirmity, and weakness, and confess to have need of help. For (as we read) the sick hath only need of the Physician, and him will he gladly help, like as the blessed virgin marry herself witnesseth in her song, 
Luke. li.  saying he hath filled the hungry with all goodness, & hath sent the rich away empty and void. What availeth it that thou prayest, when thou dost not know, & feel that thou hast need? Is it not to scorn, & mock with God? hypocrisy and feigned prayer? Thou wilt ask, how and in what manner shall we pray to God for to obtain those things which are necessary for us? Hear therefore, lest perchance thou pray for those things which are not lawful and meet, in the stead of them which are most necessary, & profitable for the. For thereby it oft chanceth that God doth not hear us as. S. james saith be we ask a miss. And as Paul saith to the Romans, we ourselves know not what is most necessary for us to ask. 
jacob. iiii   
And therefore the most highest doctor & master jesus Christ (who best knoweth what is profitable & necessary for our health & salvation) hath described and taught us a most sure rule how we should & ought to pray, setting GOD his heavenly Father as a sure Mark before our eyes, to whom we should life up our hearts, & inwardde thoughts, to him (I say) above in the highest, we that labour & are laden with sin, here in this vale of fears. And he saith, when thou wilt pray, thou shalt pray thus  Our father which art in heaven, 
psal. cxiii  hallowed be thy name. 
Now is to be noted, as before sufficiently is declared, that it is impossible to make an earnest, hearty and perfect prayer, except a man, first and before all things, confess his own fault and disease. And therefore I have set a brief lamentation and confession before every petition of the lords prayer, to the intent that the sinful conscience might thereby be stirred & kindled to make the more fervent, & earnest prayer unto God, desiring his help. And after that, the content, and declaration of the same right goodly expounded and opened to the honour of God, and utility and edification of all men.   

First upon that point. Our father which art in heaven.  
Confession.  
O merciful everlasting god, most loving father, of whom all fatherly mercy favour, and goodness cometh, & proceedeth, both in heaven, & earth. I poor miserable and wretched creature, knowledge, & confess before thy fatherly mercy, that I, like the riotous son, have despised & not regarded all the same thy fatherly love and trust, & have & showed myself dysobediente towards thee, and have not given ear to thy most blessed word, and loving exhortations, but have followed the voice of strangers, and have cleaved more to the doctrine of men, then to thy commandments.  
O bounteous loving God, father of us all, who manifoldly showest thy benefits, & dost distribute and give thy gifts as well to the wicked, as to the good yea, sometime more corporally to the wicked then to the good. I knowledge and confess before thee, that I have not loved other men as my brethren; nor reverenced them, as thy children but in pride have exalted myself above my brother, despising, hating and envying him, as the unfaithful servant did his fellow brethren in the Gospel. And furthermore I confess (most m●ke & loving father (that I have first sought help and counsel by the creatures here beneath upon earth and not by the who art above in the heavens everlasting and almighty, 
Mat. 24  and only canst & wilt help, as a good father of us all, I have most of all set my thoughts yea (alas the while) my whole heart, mind, trust and all my desire upon earthly temporal and transitory things, and have not lifted the same up unto the which art in heaven, like as I ought to have done, for the which I cry the mercy.   

Prayer and confession.  
O loving father, thou hast of thine entire goodness created us upon earth, and for nothing hast thou delivered us from ever lasting death, which we were guilty and had deserved. O good father we are not worthy to be thy children, for we have sinned against thy righteousness. 
Psal. xv.  Nevertheless by the commandment of thine only son, we do boldly say, our father. O thou faithful father, what shall we give the again, or wherewith shall we recompense the for thy great love & goodness which thou, through thy mercy & singular goodness, hast given us power to be thy children & to become heirs of thy kingdom with thy dear son jesus Christ? Thou art truly our faithful, and trusty father, for thou bearest us like a most ge●le and kind father his child in his arms, & thou leadest us with thy rightaude, that we (although we sometime through weakness do stumble) are not all together bruised, 
Psal. xv.  and destroyed of our enemies, 
zacha. two.  Thou dost preserve and keep us like the apple of thine eyes, and he that toucheth us (o father) toucheth the. O mild & liberal father, how richly hast thou endued thy children, 
Psal. xxi.  with the wholesome meat of thy Godly word, for now do the poor sit down, they eat and are filled, & praise the lord with all them which after the motion of the holyghoost, seek the with all their heart. Thou hast given that living water, where with we may quentche and expeliche dry thirst without ceasing. O father how lovingly and kyndelye dost thou call us, through the mouth of the prophet Ezay, saying, 
Elay. lv.  All they that are thirsty, come to the waters, and ye that have no money make haste, come but that ye may have to eat. Come buy wine, & milk without money or money worth. Wherefore do ye lay o●t your money for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour for the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness. incline your ears, 
Act. xiii. d i●. Re. v●● ez●ch. thirty ●iii.  and come unto me take heed, & your soul shall live. For I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies promised to David. Therefore most kind father, 
l. Reg. iiii  we confess, and reverence the like children do their father here upon the hearth. Thou dwellest in the heavens with thy Angels, who are not troubled with the flesh but (alas) we dwell upon this earth, in this misery in all trouble, adversity and temptation We ought also to be heavenly separed from all worldly and earthly spots or wrinkles & a pure holy temple of thy holy Majesty. 
Apo. xxi.  Like thou hast promised. They shallbe my people, & I willbe their God, & I will dwell with them to the end of the world.  
O most wise father, thou knowest our weakness and infirmity, how that in this heavy burden of the flesh, no man is pure, no man is unguilty (by or through his own strength) before thy face. 
esay. lxiiii  All our rightuousnesses are as the clotes stained with the flower of a woman, we fall everichone as the leaf, for our sins carry us away like the wind. 
Tre●o●. ●  To bring forth any thing of ourselves, whereby we might become righteous, we are not able. All our fathers (which now are gone) have sinned & are fallen from thee, & are become unprofitable, neither was there one that did good, But thou lord hast made us righteous, & cleansed us, so that we are heavenvly, and a kingdom wherein thou sittest. And under thy feet, haste thou the earth to a footstool, so that we do altogether lie under thy might and power, with flesh & blood not seeking our own lust & desire, but thy will, not the things that are here in this world, but in heaven, 
eccle. xliii  where thy son jesus christ sitteth on the righthand. The heavens & firmament in their continual course are obedient unto thee, and serveth us also continually, giving us light & clearness into the world to the ease of all men, as well the wicked as the good, by the which thy great pity, mercy and goodness is expressed & declared unto all the world most gentle father, grant that we may so diligently serve thy majesty, and all men for thy take, both wicked and good righteous & unrighteous. 
psal. xviii  And boldly declare, & pronounce without ceasing, (like as the heavens do) thy Godly honour before all men, so that thereby thy mighty name may be praised & magnified for evermore. 
Lactanti.  For we are created and made, through thy goodness, to thy honour to know ledge, confess and serve the.  Hallowed be thy name.  

For all estates.  
Confession.  
O heavenly father lord God, whose name is hallowed above all other names everlastingly, & also called on over me in baptism. I confess before thee, that I (alas the while) have not magnified & worshipped the same name as I ought to do. But have arrogantly and presumptuously attributed all honour unto myself and have exalted and boasted myself in my works and deeds, & other thy gifts. Furthermore I have also made thy name a cloak to mine Idolatry, tyranny, wiliness, knavery, also through hypocrisy swearing cursing murmuring and vain talking, greatly abusing and dishonouring the same, wherefore I cry the mercy   

Prayer and confession.  
Thy name (〈◊〉 father) be hallowed & magnified for evermore, for unto the appertaineth all laud & everlasting praise, but unto us, all shame and confusion, for all that we are, that are we by and through thy mercy, and all what we receive, we receive at thy mild and liberal hands. So that no man needeth to boast as though he had it of himself. But thou openest thy hand and fillest all creatures with thy blessings. O most gentle father, let us fall from ourselves, wholly abjecting and despairing of our own flesh, strength, so that we neither trust to ourselves nor yet to our good works, 
psal. cxxii  but the we may fix or set our eyes upon thee, like the servant fixeth or setteth his eyes upon his master till time the thou have mercy on us. For if it were not for thy mercy, were as Sodoma & Gomo●ra. Ther●●e, thy name be fauctified & blessed from the rising of the son unto the going down of the same. 
Roma. ix.  Grant (o father) the our soul without ceasing and all our strength without loathsomeness or tediousness, may laud & praise the in woor de & deed. And although we did all those things which thou commandest us shape in us such a heart that we yet may say that we are unprofitable servants. 
Luk. xvii.  For if we have any thing that good is, it cometh from thy grace. O father, take from us all pride and the love of ourselves to the intent that we esteem ourselves no more than we ought to do, & that we exalt not ourselves above other, But that we (thinking, & knowing the thou hast given us power & strength according to thy good will and pleasure) with all humility and lowliness, may walk after thy. Godly cou●aunt and will. That we may say with that princely prophet David. 
Psalm. c. xiii.  Not unto us (o lord) not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise, for thou art only lord both of heaven and earth.  Thy kingdom come.  

Confession. 
Psalm. l●xvi.   
O lord God, I complain, lament and be wail my misery unto thee, that I have been captive (●h wretch that I am) in that strange land of babylon, in the land of death, giving my members to the servitude of sin, to strive against thy holy kingdom And although I have forsaken the devil & all his works in baptism, yet all the notwithstanding, I am become (woe unto me) unfaithful, forsworn and have fled from thee, and run to thine enemies, Have mercy on me.   

Prayer and confession.  
Come (o lord) and make thy dwelling with us, and let us be atone with thee, so that we may remain or contine win thee, and thou in us. Lo●●ng father, make our tree (which is barren and nought) moist, to the intent that with fervent love, it may, bring forth ripe pleasant and savoury fruit. O most kyude father, grant that we duly, & justly may sanctifre and make holy thy, sabbath day, which thou with all diligence hast commanded us.  
Suffer all fleshly lusts and wicked desires to cease in us. And like as every creature, both in heaven and earth, doth obey thee, and suffer themselves to be ruled & governed of thee. But so (mo●t gentle father (draw and pluck out of our hearts all such things as seemeth good in our sight, to the intent that thou mayest rule us, not after our but after thine own will. For we know that the ways of man are not his, and that it lieth not in man to stir or lead his ways whether he lysteth. 
Pro. xvi.  Thus good lord) grant that we patiently & whithe a quiet heart, may suffer thy hand when it toucheth us, & suffer us gladly & cheerfully to bear all such things as it shall please the to lay upon us, whether it be good fortune or evil, adversity, sickness, shame, stripes, yea, & death also. And su●fer our own nature so to rest, to be quiet and cease, that she covet, seek and desire not (through superfluity, and desire of vengeance) to break or transgress the holy sabbath day.  Thy will be done in earth it is in heaven. 
john. xii. Luk. xxii.   

Prayer and coufession.  
O my lord God, to the I make my moan & complaint that I have followed mine own will, to thy dishonour & to my shame, & have resisted thy most Godly will, for the which I am very sorry.   

Prayer and confession.  
Therefore (o most best father) be not mine but thy will fulfilled. Thy will is done and fulfilled in heaven amongst the Angels, which without all difficult do according to thy will, & tremble & quake at thy becking. The Sun and Moon keep their course, and never transgress the same. Even so ought it to be with us also, but we wre●ched sinners are to frail, and in our nature we find nothing that is after thy Godly will, but against the and thy most holy Laws, thus doth our poisoned old Adam kick and strive, according to his old kind I grant in deed, that in the in ward man we do find a delight & pleasure in thy law, but in our fleshly menbres is an other law that is, the law of the heart. And therefore that we would, we do not, but that thing that we would not, 
Rom. seven.  we do. Therefore (O most loving and gentle Father) give us thy Law inwardly in us, and write the same in our hearts to the intent that we may fear and love thee, and walk in thy commandments. give us a new heart, sending thy spirit inwardly in us, that he may kindle us so myth thy love, that we may love the with all our heart with all our strength, above all things, and that we may love our neighbour for thy sake in thankfulness, for the unspeakable riches which thou hast haboundauntlye poured upon us, even as ourselves. For he that hath love, fulfilleth the law, & he that loveth not resteth or sticketh in the death. We ought of duty to be people according to thy heart, doing all things according to thy will, 
Rom. xiii  but where is there one such among us? And who can give us a heart to fear thee, and to keep thy commandments at all times, so that it may happen or chance well unto us & our children? O lord thou only art he. Thus (good lord) cleanse our hearts, and the hearts of our seed, that we with all our strength, and with all our soul, may love the and live. Make us whole, them are we whole, Make us blessed, then are we blessed: For thou art our laud & praise. Oh, how oft is our will contrary unto thy will, and against thy laws? she had many times rather or liver that there were no Law, 
Psalm. L.  nor no God, nor no truth. Oh, how is our heart and understanding darkened, so and in such wise that we can not see ourselves? therefore) o lord) have mercy on us according to thy great mercy, & shape or create in us a new heart, and pour thy perfect spirit in us, so that no more we, but rather thou live in us, & work all our works according unto thy Godly will, to the intent that thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven, in the 〈…〉 so that the 〈…〉 & rage against thy 〈…〉 either let it be subject 〈◊〉 the evil lusts, but let it be one spirit with thy spirit, And let it have a pleasure & displeasure, in that thing that thou art pleased and displeased with  give us this day our daily bread. 
Luk. ix. Deut. viii   

Confession.  
I can not deny but must needs knowledge and confess, that I (alas the while, good father) abhorring the living bread of my soul, have filled and fed my soul, with the draff and chaff of strange & worldly doctrine, like a swine, wherewith I am become feeble, impotent and withered, for the which I am sorry, & with all my heart cry the mercy.   

Prayer and confession.  
Thus loving father and ●●uer of all consolation▪ ●●ou that feedest all flesh. give 〈…〉 bread, 
psa. cxxxv  I mean that 〈◊〉, b● that which the soul of man is made alive give us that same at all times, to the intent that we wanting the same, perish not for hunger. give us faithful and learned Preachers, that may justly & duly feed our souls, setting & bearing before us thine only son jesus Christ, leaving all fables, 
Treno. two.  dreams, vain and false doctrine, to the intent that we thy sheep, be not slain upon thy holy mount in thy holy tabernacle. O loving father, open our ears of understanding, to the intent that we may understand, conceive, trust & steadfastly believe in thy holy word, & there by borne a new in a better life than we have led hitherto, may with jesus Crystals thy children, be received of the in thy Godly love and favour. Lord of thy clemencimekenes and mercy give us understanding that we may prove the spirits whether they be of the or of some other, 
i joan. 4  for the wicked and malignant spirit can sometime alter & change himself into an angel of light. 
two. Cor. xi.  O lord draw us through thy mercy unto thy son jesus Christ, that we may justly and perfectly receive him in our hearts, 
john. vi.  for he is the living bread, which descended from heaven. give us also (most gentle father) our bodily foade, after thy Godly will Rayne, Sunshine and meet wether for the fruits of thy fields endue season, to th'intent that we taking sufficiently of the same, may laud, praise and magnify the. O most worthy father, let us not be sorrowful and careful for those things that we should eat and drink, or where with we should be clad Let us cast all our care upon the for thou carest for us, & thou knowest before we ask of thee, what is necessary for us, 
Mat. vi.  yea, many times thou givest it unto us before we ask it. Give us not to great abundance of riches, lest we be thereby occasioned to exalt ourselves against thee, and against our neighbours, or that we forget not thy great goodness and mercy, neither give us so great poverty & need the we be constrained to beg bread, or to steal, or provoked too swear, & blaspheme, thy holy name through unpatient suffering.  
But give us our daily sustenance, nevertheless according to thy Godly wil We of duty most diligently labour & work, but unto thee, as he that giveth the increase, we shall cast all our care, we are all in thy hand, & there is none that can resist thy Godly will Thou (good father) givest unto us, 
job. ix.  and hast power to take again from us, if thou givest, than dost thou according unto thy mercy, if thou takest, than dost thou according unto thy righteousness.  forgive us our trespasses as we frogyve them that trespass against us. 
Eccle. 28 Math. 18 Marc. xi.   

Confession.  
O heavenly father, I have been hardnecked, stiff-necked and stubborn against those which have offended me, & have not willingly remitted or forgiven them their trespasses, but I have much more accounted and esteemed the offence which they have done against me, then that which I have done against thy Godly majesty. I have set the sin of my neighbour before, & mine behind, 
Luke. vi.  & have much sooner spied a mote in my brother's eye, than a block in mine own eye. By reason whereof, I have not harteli or duly (as I ought to have done) desired that thou wouldest forgive me my sins, the which (alas wretch that I am) are ineffabile and innumerable. Wherefore I cry the mercy.   

Prayer and confession.  
meek and gentle father, we are exceeding greatly in thy debt & have not, nor know not wherewith to pay the. We know nothing better, than that we fall prostrate before thy feet, and cast up our eyes towards thee, and cry the● 〈…〉 merciful and 〈…〉 his full of thy mercy 〈…〉 that no man is holy nor saved by his own works only, 
Psal. xxii  except thou have mercy on him & forgive him his sins. Happy are they whose sins are forgiven & covered. Happy is that man whose sins are not imputed or reckoned unto him. 
psal. xxxi  O merciful father if we go not about to make our selves ungilte, faultless or inculpable, them shalt thou forgive us all our sins. And if we through or by confession, do knowledge or discover our sins, then shalt thou thyself cover them, & cloak or hide our shame. In our spirit (o heavenly father) is a great deceit, the which without the brightness of thy Godly light, we can neither see nor know.  
We love ourselves, we seek that is ours, we fear ad●●r 〈◊〉, we love not that, we se●●e not 〈…〉 is thine yea not so much as 〈◊〉 corporal or bodily things.  
Therefore we do see our damnation wherein we are, and there is none that can redeem or deliver us, except we call & cry unto the out of the depth.  
O father forgive us our trespasses, through thy great merci like as a loving father forgiveth his child for thou hast promised it unto us saying, 
Ezech. 18.  if the ungodly will turn away from all his sins that he hath done and keep all my commandments & do the thing that is equal & right doubtless he shall live & not die for I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner (saith the Lord) but rather that he convert & live. 
two. Pet. iii  
jere. iii.  Again thou hast committed fornication with many lovers, yet turn again to me & I will receive the.  
O most kind father, think upon thy promises, have mercy on us, & forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that have trespassed against us. O most loving father, we confess & grant that it lieth not in our power to forgive our enemies, 
Luk. vi.  yea, & to love them as thou commandest, so is our nature poisoned & infected that it is impossible for us to do it. The love of ourselves, which is that root of all Sin, seeketh always that which is hers & not that which is thine, or that which is to thy honour, or that which is profitable to our neighbour. Thus (good father) plant in us the true brotherly love, the we (as thou hast done & taught us) may with all our heart love them, forgive them & pray for them. Verily I do know (most loving father) that if we forgive not our neighbour thou shalt never forgive us our sins.  
Furthermore I know that no sacrifice or prayer is acceptable or pleasant unto thee, as long as we reconcile not our selves with our brother. Therefore give us grace that we may forgive our deutoures, then shalt thou also forgive us our offences, for thou art kind and full of mercy And thou art come down from heaven here upon this earth for sinners that repent and amend their life.  And let us not be led into temptation. 
Psal. xii. zacha. 14. i. Pet v.  But deliver us from evil. Amen.  

Confession.  
O my lord God my heavenvly father, I have oft & many times (alas the while) giving place unto temptation. Like an unfaithful depute or lieutenant who (through slothfulness and negligence, towards his lord) yieldeth and giveth over his castle or bulwark unto the enemies, Neither have I bene only satisfied with this miserable wretchedness or fragility and sin, but have had pleasure and delight therein, in such manner that I have willingly stirred, moved and given myself over and defiled myself like aswine in the muddy and filthy puddle and mire. And have not endeavoured myself to that which is everlasting, and good. forgive (o father) & help the feeble and weak,   

Prayer and confession.  
O most bounteous father, thou which art a kind and loving helper of all them that fear thee, and call on the in need, trouble and persecution. Behold & consider that our life is a strife and continual warfare here in this world. Our enemies cease not, the devil goeth about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. The glorious & flatteting world in like case, laugheth upon us on every side. And our own flesh, and ghostly or inward enemy ceaseth never to spur and strive against the spirit and that so vehemently, that of very necessity we are compelled to call upon the for help aid and comfort, as to a faith full father, who will not suffer us to be tempted above our power but shall faithful ye help us at our right side, 
i Cor. iiii.  to the intent we should not be overcome of our enemies. O comforter and father of all consolation comfort us in all our adversity, for thou art a father of all consolation & thou shalt strength ●●●s and make us alive eue● in the midst of persecution. O lord we desire not 06 to be delivered from the cross nor yet that thou take us from the world before that our hour come which thou hast appointed.  
But deliver and make us free from evil and suffer us not to perish between our enemies, For if thou didst not help us, our soul should immediately dwell in hell, and that fearful Image of death should without ceasing torment trouble and vex us in everlasting darkness in the snates of hell. O thou special helper of all weak and troubled creatures, if thou (according unto thy judgement) suffer us to fall (for there is no man which hath not sinned) yet life us up again. And like as a mother lyftteth up her child that is fallen, even deliver us from all th●●● things which might or 〈…〉 be hinderfull unto us. O mo●●● true father, thou keepest thy covenant and promise at all times and evermore, We trust in the that like as thou ones haste delivered us from all evil, through thy Son jesus Christ, thou shalt preserve & save us through the effusion and shedding of his holy and precious blood, with the which he hath sprinkled and cleansed us of all our sin upon the crossr.   

Conclusion of the lords prayer or pater noster.  
This prayer we send unto the o almighty, everlasting God, heavenly Father, steadfastly trusting in thy bottomless mercy, and holy promises. For thine only son our 〈…〉 jesus Christ, 〈…〉 ●●●aunded 〈…〉 ●●●●●ge, Ask, 
Luke. xi.  & it shallbe ●●●e unto you, knock, and it shallbe opened unto you. And what soever thou askest believe, and it shall happen unto the What soever thou askest my father in my name (saith Christ) he shall give it the. Therefore (o holy father) we come unto thee, 
john. 14.  in the name of thine only son, not doubting but that thou wilt hear us, But, o lord, give us our petition and request, not according as it shall seine good in our sight, or according to our will, But when thou shalt think it time, and as thou wilt, and by such means & ways as shallbe most agreeable to thy Godly wil   

A brief instruction of baptism.  
THere are th●e which be●●● record in heaven, 
john. v.  the ●●ther, the W●●●●e & th● 〈◊〉 ghost, & these three are due 〈◊〉 Our lord jesus Christ said unto his disciples, 
Mat. xvi  Go ye your way into all the world, and preach the Gospel unto all creatures. Who so believeth and is baptized, shallbe saved, but who so believeth not, shallbe dampened. When we then are baptized, we receive a sure witness, that all we which believe in christ, are washed and cleansed in the precious blood of that lamb, jesus Christ our saviour which was put to death. And the dipping in the water signifieth unto us, that we are mortified of sin, of our own will and of all fleshly desire, and after this manner are we buried with christ in the font. And that we are lifted again out of the fo●●e 〈…〉 that 〈…〉, that is 〈…〉 ●y●ne which might dr●●ge us to death, in a new spiritual life. And also that after this temporal death, we shall rise again into everlasting life. And upon this we receive our name, & thus are our names written in the roll of the christian knights of christ, under the standard of the holy cross, as long as we live.   

Prayer.  
O most blessed foregoer and guide of the Christian people jesus christ who, submitting and humbling thyself vouchsavedst to be baptized of john in the jordane, & werest not only baptized in water, but also in blood and in the holyghoost, vouchsafe even so to incline, bow and dispose our outward life, with our inward my●●● 〈◊〉 joinctes and desires in the 〈…〉 righteousness, so that we ●●yng now mortified and dead of the old Adam through thy holy witness of baptism, by the work, & operation of the holy ghost, may always have our holy covenant in remembrance, & before our eyes, that vow or covenant (I say) which we have taken upon us in baptism, to the intent that we may, as faithful campions, striving against the world, the devil and the flesh, vanquish and overcome them with all other who might be noisome or hinderfull unto us. Amen.   

A brief Instruction of Christ's supper, in the which he giveth us his flesh, and blood.  
saint Paul saith to the Corinthians. 
g. corin. xi. Mat. xxv  That who I delivered unto you received I of the lord. 
Mat. xiii Luke. xxi.   
For the lord● jesus the same night in the which he was betrayed, took bread and gave thanks, and broke it, and said, Take ye, and eat ye, this is my body, which is broken for you. This do in the remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup when supper was done, and said. This cup is the new testament in my blood, this do (as oft as you drink it) in the remembrance of me. For as oft as ye shall eat of this bread and drink of this cup, ye shall show the lords death until he come.  
Wherefore who soever shall eat of this bread, & drink of this cup of the lord unworthily, shallbe guilty of the body, and blood of the lord. 
●. corin. xi  But let a man examen himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup. For he that eateth & drinketh unworthily eateth, & drinketh his own damnation, because he maketh no difference of the lords body. This hath the son of God first instituted unto us, to the intent we should do the same thing after him, even unto the end of the world, and that we outwardly should keep, hold and exercise ourselves in this supper of thanksgiving, having always in remembrance his inexplicable love and benefit sshewed towards us, & left us in a Testament to a corroboration or strengthening of our believe or faith.   

Prayer.  
O most blessed and holy bloudeshearder for all sinful creatures jesus 〈…〉 so our 〈…〉 senses or understanding, so and in such wise (I say) that we altogether through one perfect knowledge, in one faith and in one spirit, may so use this mystery and holy sacrament in the christian communion and receive the same in such wise, even as thou hast instituted it, to the intent that we may come wortely to thy communion, and that we may there so eat and drink, and being assembled in fervent charity and brotherly love, may declare thy bitter death to each other, & have the same always in our remembrances, not doubting but steadfastly believing and continuing thereby unto death, that thy holy Body and most precious blood hath be●e offered ●●es for all ●●pon ●he 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 ●●●fect att●●● 〈…〉 forgiveness of all ou●●yn●es.  
Furthermore give us grace (o lord) that we and all men may rightly and justly know to what end and wherefore thou didst institute and ordain this new Testament to the intent that we through the same power, with a perfect believe in the same, may steadfastly continue against our enemies. Amen.   
Finis.   

The ordinary 〈…〉 Christians to ●ende a virtuous, and Godly life hear in this vale of misery.  
Translated out of Doutch into English by Anthony Scoloker.  i Cor. seven. 
Let every one abide in the calling wherein he is called.   

To the christian Reader.  
P●●●● 〈…〉, that 〈…〉 ●h● 〈…〉 of our great grand m●●●er Eve, 
● Tim. two.  who after that she was deceived, & subdued unto the transgression brought forth death upon all her posterity) declareth that to heal so gread a wound and to appear beautifully in the eyes of the mighty lord, whose dear son jesus christ said. Father those that thou hast given unto me, I will that where I am they be also with me, 
john. 17.  that they may see my glory. After the first rudiment of a Christian (the which is faith) iii. waiting virgins, aught to be attendant and serviceable unto him, that in this vale of misery intendeth too lead a perfect life, love holiness and discretion. Under the which discretion, as it may be gathered by th● property of the Greek term in that place, 
sophrosin.  are comprised chastity, teperaunce, modesty and decent shamefastness, because all these virtues are always coherent & joined together. And holiness like as she requireth to fly from all vice, so doth she require the exercise of all virtuous corks, 〈…〉 ●hat proce●●● 〈…〉 thorough love. 〈…〉 may be sanctifi●● 〈…〉 ●ys father. I have 〈…〉 them that name. And will ●●●●are it that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them. Wherefore that by love, the duty of all men from the lowest to the highest may be known from the one to the other, Read over this little book, 
john. xv.  that (walking ●n the dangerous paths of this exile) thou mayest know how to to be trained unto the mansion place prepared unto the righteous that never shall have end.  

first.  
How the spiritual Prelates ought to use themselves towards the comen people.  
Behold, I send you forth as sheep, among wolves.  
Go ye your way, & teach all nations & baptize them in the name of the father, & of the son & of the holy ghost. 
mat. r 7. c  And teach them to keep all things, what soever I have commanded you. 
Col. i a.   
Ye have not cho●●● 〈◊〉 ●ut have chosen you, 
john. xv. Mat. ●0 b  & ordained you that ye go & bring forth fruit. And ye shall bear me witness, not only at jerusalem, 
john. xv. Act. i. a. and ii d.  but also throughout the land of jury, & Samaria, & to the vttermust coasts of the earth. 
joan. xxc  receive the holy ghost. Whose sins soever ye remit they are remitted & whose sins soever ye retain, 
Mat. x. mat. 18. b  they are retained. Verily I say unto you, what soever ye shall bind upon earth, shallbe bound also in heaven, and what soever ye louse upon earth, shallbe also loused in heaven Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, 
●ct. xx. d.  among the which the Holyghost hath set you to be bishops to feed the congregation of God, which he h●●● 〈…〉 ●●owne 〈…〉 cam●● 〈…〉 is gone 〈…〉 all heavens, 
Ephe. iiii.  to f●●●●a●, 
i Cor. xii.  hath set some to be apostles, some to be prophets some to be Evangelists some to be shepherds and teachers wherbithe saints might be coupled together thorough comen service, to the edifying of the body of Christ. 
i Tim. iii levit. xxi Ezech. 44 Titu. iii.  A bishop must be blameless. The husband of one wife, sober discrete, mannerly harberous, apt to teach, not given to much wine, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre, but ge●●le abhorring strife abhorring covetousness, & one that ruleth his own house honestly, having obedient children with all honesty. For if he cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the congregation of God?  
The servant of the lord ought not to strive, 
i Tim. i Gal. vi. a  but to be gentle unto every man apt to teach, are 〈…〉 can forbear the 〈…〉 with meekness inform 〈◊〉 resist, if God at any time will give them repentance for to know the truth, and to turn again from the snare of the devil, which are held i prison of him at his will.  
Preach the word, 
2. Tim. 4.  beferuent, be it in season or out of season, iprove, rebuke exhort with allong suffering & doctrine. For the time will come when they shall not suffer wholesome doctrine, but after their own lusts, shall they (whose ears itch) get them, an heap of teachers & shall turn their ears from the truth and shallbe given unto fables. But watch thou i all things, suffer adversity, do the works of a preacher of the gospel, fulfil thine office unto the vttermust. Se the thou know the numbered of thicatell, 
Pro. 27. c  & look well to thy flocks. 
john. 10 Titu. i b.  A Bishop must cleave fast unto the true word of doctrine, the he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning & to iprove them that sai against it. 
i Pet. v. Acto. v. c. Act. xx. d.  The elders which are among you I exhort, which am also an Elder and a witness of the affliction in Christ, & partaker of the glory that shallbe opened. Feed Christ's flock which is among you & take the oversight of them not as though ye were compelled thereto but willingly, not for the desire of filthy lucre, 
Titu. two. a  but of good mid, not as though ye were lords over the parishens but the ye be an example to the flock Who soever will be great among you let him be your minister, & whosoever will be chief, 
Mat. xx. d.  let him be your servant. Even like as the son of man came, not to be served, but to do service & to give his life to a redemption for many  
Go and preach the Gospel, 
Mat. x.  saying. The kingdom of heaven is at hand, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out the devils, Freely ye have received, freely give again. 
Matth. xx ii●i. mat. xxv.  Who is now a faithful servant, who me his Lord hath made ruler over his boushold, that he may give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his lord (when he cometh) shall find, so doing. verily I say unto you, he shall set him over all his goods. But & if the evil servant shall say i his heart, 
Apoe. xvi.  Tush it will be long or my lord come & begin to smite his fellows yea and to eat and drink with the drunken, the same servants Lord shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, & in an hour the he is not ware of, & shall heawe him in pieces & give him his reward with hypocrites, where shallbe wailing & gnashing of teeth. I have made the a watch man unto the house of Israel, 
Ezech. 33.  that where as y● hearest any thing out of my mouth, thou mayest warn them in my behalf See that ye do thus in the fear of the lord, 
i. para. 19  and faithfully in a perfect heart, in all causes that come unto you from your brethren (which dwell in their Cities) between blood and blood, between law & commandment, between statutes & ordinances, ye shall inform them the they sine not against the lord, & so the wrath to come upon you and your brethren. 
Luke. x.  Possess neither gold nor silver. For the labourer is worthy of his reward. Go not from house to house, And into what soever city you entre, and they receive you eat such things as are set before you.   

How the comen people ought to use and behave themselves to wards the spiritual prelaces.  
Let every man this wise esteem us, 
two Cor. iiii. i Cor. vi. Devi. 39 jere. 34.  even for the ministers of christ, & stewards of the secrets of god. Now is there no more required of the stewards, then that they be found faithful. 
Eccle. 4.   
Humble thy soul under the elder, and bow down thy head to a man of worship. 
Ecc. seven. d Deut. xii. Num. viii b. and c.  Fear the lord with all thy soul & honour his ministers, love thy maker with all thy strength, & forsake not his servants. 
●. Tim. uc  Fear the lord with all thy soul, & honour his priests. The Elders the rule well, are worthy of double honour, most special ye they which labour i the word & in teaching. 
Deut. xxv  For the scripture saith▪ Th●● shalt not mosel the mou●● of the ox that treadeth out ●e corn. 
i. Thes. v.  And the labourer is worthy of his reward We beseek you brethren, that ye know them which labour among you, & have the oversight of you in the Lord and give you exhortation, 
Heb. xiii.  that ye have them the more in love, for their words sake and be at peace with them. Remember them which have the oversight of you, 
i Cor. ix.  which have declared unto you the word of God. The end of whose conversation see that you look upon & follow their faith. Obey them, & submit yourselves unto them, for they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts therefore. Who goeth a warfare at any time upon his own wages? Who planteth a vineyard & eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth a flock, & eateth not of the milk of the flock? 
Rom. xv d Galla. vi  If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your bodily things? but if other Bee partakes of this power on you wherefore are not we rather? Know ye not that they which labour in the temple, have their living of the temple? 
Mat. x. a.  And they the wait at the altar, enjoy the altar Even thus also hath the lord ordained that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel. Ezechias commanded the people that dwelled at jerusalem, 
●. Para. zi. a.  that they should give portions of their goods unto the priests, the they might the more steadfastly endure in the law of the lord.  
If a matter be to hard for the in judgement between blood, and blood, 
Dent. 18.  between plea, and plea between stroke & stroke. Thou shalt rise & go to the priests the Levites & to the judge which shallbe at that 〈…〉 are of them & they shall 〈…〉 how to judge & thou shalt do thereafter, as they say unto thee. And if any man deal presumptuously, so that he hearkeneth not unto the priest (which standeth to do service unto the lord thy God) or to the judge, the same shall die.   

How the worldly and superior powers, as Emperors, Kings, Princes, judges, & rulers ought to live with their subjects.  
Hear, (o ye kings) & understand. 
Sap. vi. a  O learn ye that be judges of the ends of the earth give ear, ye that rule the multitudes, 
Rom. xiii  & delight in much people. For the power is given you of the lord, & the strength from the highest, which shall try your works & search out your Imaginations, how that ye, being officers of his kingdom, have not executed true judgement have not kept the law of righteousness nor walked after the w●ll of God.  
A king shall not have many horses, 
Deut. xvii  neither shall he have many wives, neither shall he gather him silver & gold to much. He shall not life up his heart above his brethren & shall not turn a side from the commandments of God, neither to the right-hand nor to the lift hand. 
Pro. xx. d  Mercy, and faithfulness preserve the King, and with loving kindness his seat is holden up. 
pr●n. xxix  The fear of the king that faithfully judgeth the poor, shall continue sure for evermore. Like as a roaring lion, and an hungry bear, even so is an ungodly prince over the poor people. Where the prince is without understanding there is great oppression and wrong But if he be such one as hateth covetousness, 
Mich. two. a  he shall long reign Hear, 
Den. xvii Iere. v. a. Psal. 131  o 〈…〉 of the house of jacob, 〈…〉 of the house of Israel, shu●● li●● y● know what were 〈…〉 & right but ye hate the good, & love the evil, ye pluck of men's skins, 
jere. 23 a and. 21. d zacha. seven. b. &. viii. c  & the flesh from their bones. Keep equity & righteousness, deliver the oppressed from the power of the viol it, do not grieve nor oppress the stranger the fatherless nor the widow, 
Psal. two. a ezay. 37. c  & shed no innocent blood in this place.  
Be wise now therefore (o ye kings) be warned ye that are judges of the earth. Serve the lord with fear & rejoice before him with reverence. 
Sap. i. a 3. Reg. 3. a  Kiss the son lest the lord be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. O set your affection upon wisdom. ye that be judges of the earth. 
Eccle. seven job. ix. a. and c.  Make no labour too be made a judge, except it so were the thou couldst mightelt put down wickedness. Take heed ye 〈◊〉 what ye do, 
Luke. nineteen.  for ye execute 〈◊〉 the ●●●gement of men, 
two. par. nineteen  but of the lord. And he is with you in judgement. Therefore let the fear of the lord be with you, & beware & do it, for with the lord our God there is no unrighteousness nor respect of parsons, nor accepting of gifts. 
Eccl. 4. b.  In judgement be merciful unto the fatherless as a father, & be in stead of an husband unto their mother. 
Pro. ix. a  With true judgement the king setteth up the land, but if he be a man that taketh gifts, he turneth it upside down. 
Dell. xvii  Be no accepter of persons, neither be desirous of gifts, for they make wise men blind & change the words of the righteous. He the hath respect of persons, in judgement, 
Pro. two.  doth not well, & why? He will do wrong, yea, even for a piece of bread. A wise judge will order his people with discretion, & where a man of, understanding beareth rule there ●●e●h it well, As the rudge of the people is himself, 
Pro. xxix  even so are his officers, & look what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are they the dwell therein. The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom to wrest the ways of judgement. 
Pro. xxvii Apoc xxiii  Thou shalt not wrest the right of the poor in his cause, keep the far from false matters, 
Deu. xvii Exo. xxiii Susan. 8. Ecc. xx. ●  The innocent & righteous shalt thou not slay, Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind even them that are sharp of sight, & wrest the righteous causes. 
levit. ●4 Ezay, vi c Pro. iii. a Deut. 17. Ezech. 1●  Cursed is he that wresteth the right of the widow, Woe unto them that are cunning men to sup out wine, and expert to set up drunkenness, These give sentence with the ungodly for rewards, but condemn the just cause of the righteous.  
Woe be unto you (o ye judges) that make unrighteous laws, 
Mat. r3. Ezay. 28.  & devise things Wh●●●e be to hard for to keep, where thorough the poor are oppressed on every side, & the innocentes of my people, are therwych rob of judgement the widows may be your prey, 
Eccle. 32. Deu. xvii.  & that ye may rob the fatherless If thou be made a ruler, pride not thyself there in, but be thou as one of the people.  
Let him that ruleth be diligent. 
Rom. xii.    

How subjects shall behave themselves towards their superiors, and temporal rulers.  
The rulers of the people shalt thou not blaspheme. 
Exod. 2r Act. 23. a. pro. 24. a and. xx.  Fear the lord and the king, and keep no company with the slanderous, for their destruction shall come suddenly.   

Pray for kings and rulers.  
Warn the people that they 
i Tim. two.  submit the se●●es unto princes, & to the higher ●●ctorite, 
Titu. 3. a. Rom. 5. a 1. pet. 2. a i. pet. two. b  & to obey the officers. Submit yourselves unto all manner ordinance of men for the lords sake, whether it be unto the king as unto the chief head, 
Titu. 3. a.  or unto rulers as unto they that are sent of him for the punishment of evil doers, but for the praise of them that do well.  
Let every soul submit himself to the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power but of God. 
Rom. xiii  The powers that be are ordained of God, so that who soever resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. 
Sapi. vi. 1. pet. a. b  And they that resist, shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not to be feared for good works, but for evil. And the ruler bearet not the sword for nought. 
Rom. xiii  For he is the minister of god a taker of vengeance too punish him that doth evil. Wherefore ye must needs obey not only for punishment, but also because of conscience. For this cause must ye give tribute also. For they are gods mymisters, which mayntein the same defence, Give to every man therefore his duty, 
Rom. xiii Mat. 7.  Tribute too whom tribute belongeth, custom to whom custom is due, fear, to whom fear belongeth, 
Mat. 22 c Mat. 7. d Rom. xiii  Honour to whom honour pertaineth.  
Give unto the Emperor that which is the emperors. And give unto God that which is Gods.   

How parents as father and mother ought to rule and bring up their Children in the fear of the lord.  
If thou have sons, bring them up in nurture & learning, 
Ecc. seven. c and. 1●. a  and hold them in awe from their youth up. If thou have daughters, keep their body & show not thyself cheerful toward them. Marry thy daughter, & 〈◊〉 shalt thou perform a we 〈◊〉 matter, but give her to a man of understanding. Who so loveth his child holdeth him still under correction the he may have joy of him afterward. 
Eccle. 30  He that teacheth his son, shall have joy of him, & needeth not too be ashamed among his acquaintance. 
Pro xiii. c Deut. vi a  woe so informeth & teacheth his son grieveth the enemy, & before friends ye may have joy of him. If thou die yet art thou as though thou were not dead, for thou hast left one behind the the is like unto thee. An untamed horse will be hard, & a wanton child will be wilful. If thou bring up thy child delicately, he shall make the afraid, & if thou play with him, he shall bring the to heaviness. Laugh not with him, lest thou weep with him also, & least thy teeth be set on edge at the last.  
If thy daughter be wanton keep her straightly, lest she cause thine enemies laugh the to scorn and the whole city to give the an evil report, and so thou befayne to hear thy shame of every man. Thou shalt not hold thy daughter to whoredom, the the land fall not to whoredom, & ware full of wickedites. If thy daughter be not shametast, hold her strayghtlis lest she abuse herself thorough over much liberty. Beware of all the dishonesty of her eyes  
There shallbe no whore among the daughters of Israel, 
Deut. 23 Num. 25 Mich. i b Eccl. 22  neither whorekeper among the sons of Israel. A misnurtered son is the dishonour of the father, A foolish daughter shallbe little regarded. And she that cometh to dishonest, bringeth her father in heaviness.  
A daughter the is past shame dishonoureth 〈…〉 father and her husband, 〈…〉 rate not your children, 〈…〉 of a desperate mind He the spareth the rod hateth his son, 
Collo. iii.  but who so loveth him, holdeth him every nurture, 
Pro. 13. c Psal. 23. Heb. xii. b Psal. 33 Ephe. i a  ye fathers provoke not your children unto wrath, but bring them up in the nurture, and information of the lord. withhold not correction from thy child for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die thereof. 
Pro. 33 and xiii c Eccle. 33.  Thou smitest him with the rod, but thou deliverest his soul from hell Let the elder man be sober, honest, discrete, sound in the faith, in love, in patience. 
Litu. two. c  Let the old women show themselves as it becometh holiness, that they be no false accusers, not given to much wine, that they teach honest things, that they inform the young women to be, sober minded, to love their husbands, to ●●ue their children, to be ●●crete, chaste housewifely, good, obedient unto their husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of. 
Gen. iii  Let the youngmen like wise be sober.   

How youth shall obey their elders, honouring them in the fear of the lord.  
Ye children obey your elders in the lord, 
Ephe vi. a Collo. iii Exodi. xx  for that is right. Honour thy father & thy mother, the is the first commandment the hath any promise, that thou mayst prosper and live long upon earth. 
Titu. two. a i. Pet. two Ecc. seven. c and. iii. a.  Let the youngmen be soberminded  
Ye younger submit yourselves unto the elder.  
Honour thy father from thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrowful travail that thy mother had with the.  
Remember that thou wast borne thoro●● 〈◊〉, & how caused thou reco●●●●● them the things that they have 〈◊〉 for thee: 
Lob. iii a  Hold thy mother in honour all the days of thylife, For thou oughtest to remember what, 
Lob. iiii.  & how great parreles the suffered for the in her womb. My son care and be wise so shall thine heart prosper in the way. Let not thine heart be jealous to follow sinners but keep the still in the fear of the lord all the day long. 
Pro. xxiiii  Keep no company with wine bibbers and riottours eateres of flesh for such as be drunkards and riottoursshal come to poverty, 
Pro. xxii.  and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat. give ear unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.  
The lord will have the father honoured of the children, 
Eccle. ●  & look what a mother commandeth her children to do, he will have it kept. Who so honoureth his father, 
Exod. r 0 Deut. v. c  his sins shallbe forgiven him, & he that honoureth his mother, gathereth treasure together. Who so honoureth his father, shall have joy of his own children, & when he maketh his prayer, he shallbe heard. He that feareth the lord, honoureth his father and mother, and doth than service, as it were unto the lord himself, Honour thy father in deed, 
Gene.. two. ● and. 4 9 Deut. z 4.  in word & in all Patience, that thou mayest have his blessing for the blessing of the father buildeth up the house of the children, but the mother's curse, roteth out the foundations. My son make much of thy father in his age, & grieve him not as long as he liveth. And if his understanding fail, have patience with him▪ & despise him 〈…〉 ●●●●th, He y● 〈…〉 come to shame, & 〈…〉 his mother, is cursed of God. 
Pro. nineteen d  He that hurteth his father, or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful, and an unworthy son. 
levit. xxi  Thou shalt rise up before a grey heed, & shalt give reverence unto the aged.   

How the master and masters ought to use themselves towards their servants.  
He that dilicatelye bringeth up his servant from a child, 
Pro. xxix  shall make him his master at length. Where as thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, 
Eccle. 7 c  nor the hireling that is faithful unto the. Love a discrete servant as thine own soul. The fodder, the whip & the burden belongeth unto the ass, meat, correction, and work unto the servant. If thou let thy servant labour, thou shalt find rest, but if thou let him go I dell, he shall seek ●●bertie. The yoke, & the whip bow down the neck, but tame thou the evil servant with bands & correction. Set him to work, for that belongeth unto him, and becometh him well If he be not obedient, bind his feet, but do not to much unto him in anywise, & without discretion do nothing If thou have a faithful servant, let him be unto the as thine own soul, for in blood hast thou gotten him, if yn entreatest him evil, 
Collo. iii.  & keepest him hard, he will run a way from thee, ye masters, do unto your servants that which is just & equal, & know that ye also have a master in heaven. ye masters, 
Ephe vi. a Eccle. zz. Collo. iii c  put away your threatenings, & know that their God, is your God also, neither is there any respect of persons with him 〈…〉 lion in thy●● own house, destroying thy household fo●●es, 
Tobi. iii. Deut. 24  & oppressing them that are under the. Who soever worketh any thing for thee, immediately give him his hire, & look that thy hired servants wages remain not by the over night. 
levit. nineteen Tob. xiiii Eccl. 2. z. b Eccl. z 4 c Eccle. 5. c  The workman's labour shall not bide with the unto the morning, He the defraudeth the labourer of his hire, is a bloudsheader.   

How servants ought too be have themselves in the service of their masters or lords. Dames or mastresses.  
Let as many servants, as are under the yoke, count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God & his doctrine be not evil spoken of. See that they which have believing masters, despise them not, for they are brethren, but rather do them service, for so much as they are believing & beloved, & partakers of the benefit, 
Col. iii. c. Ephe. vi. T●tu. two. b i. Pet. two a  ye servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things not with eye service as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. What soever ye do, do it heartily even as unto the lord & not unto men. And be sure, that of the lord, ye shall receive the reward of the in heritance, for ye serve the lord Christ ye servants be obedient unto your masters, 
Titu. two. a Ephe. i. a. Col. iii. a.  & please them in all things, not answering them again, neither, be ye pikers, but show all good saythfulnes, that in all things ye may do worship unto the doctrine of God our saviour. ye servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good & courteous but also though they be froward For that is grace, if a man for conscience tow 〈◊〉 God endure gre●● 〈…〉. For what praise is it if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye take it patiently. But if when ye do well ye suffer wrong, and take it patiently that is grace with God.   

The duty of married men towards their wives.  
Depart not from a discrete and good woman that is fallen unto the for thy portion in the fear of the lord. 
Eccle. seven  The gift of her honesty is above gold. If thou have a wife after thine own mind, 
Eccl. ix. b  forsake her not & commit not thyself to the hateful. Use thyself to live joyful ye with thy wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life (which is but vain) that God hath given the under the sun all the days of thy vanity, 
Mat. vi. Pro. v. c.  for that is the portion in this life of all thy labour & travail the thou taken▪ under the sun, ye husbands love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, 
Ephe. v. c Bal. two. c. Titu. z. c. i. Pet. z. a  & gave himself for it to sanctify it & cleansed it in the fonteyne of water by the word, to make it unto himself a glorious rgregation, having no spot nor wrinkle nor any ●uch thing but that it should be holy & without blame. So ought men also to love their wives, even as their own bodies He that loveth his wife, 
Mat. v. d  loveth himself. Who so ever putteth away his wife (except it be for fornication) causeth her too break matrimony. 
i Pet. iii a i Pet. iiii  And who so ever marrieth her that is divorced, breaketh wedlock, ye men dwell with your wives according unto knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, & as unto them that are heirs with you of the grace of life, that your prayers be not let. If any man make a vow unto the lord or swear an oath, 
Num. thirty Deu. xxiii  so that he bind his soul, he shall not break his word, but do all that is proceeded out of his mouth.   

The duty of married women to wards their husbands.  
Let the women submit themselves unto their husbands, 
Ephe. v. c Collo iii c i. pet. iii. a  as unto the lord. For the husband is the wives head, even as Christ also is the head of the rgregation & he is the saviour of his body. Therefore as the congregation is in subjection to Christ, 
Cor. ix. a  likewise let the wives be in subjection to their husbands in all things. ye women be subject unto your husbands, that even they which believe not the word, 
i Pet. three i. Cor. xi a  may without the word be won by your converfation when they behold your rue●saciō in fear. Whose apparel shall not be outward with broidered hear, 
Ephe. v. Collo. iii c two. Tim. two  and hanging on of gold, or in putting on of gorgeous array but let the inward man of the heart be incorrupt with a meek, and a quiet spirit which before God is much set by For after this manner in the old time did the holy women which trusted in God, tire themselves, and were obedient unto their husbands, even as Sara obeyed Abraham & called him lord. 
Gen. xviii  Let the women array themselves in comely apparel withshamefastnes, and discrete behaviour, not with broydred hear or gold or Pearls or costly array, 
i Tim. two.  but with such as it becometh women that profess Godliness thorough good works. 
i Cor. xiiii Ephe. v.  Let your wives keep silence with all subjection. Suffer not a woman to teach nor to have authority over the man, but for to be in silence. For Adam was first form, 
Gen. iii.  & then Eue. Adam also was not deceived, but the woman was deceived, & hath brought in the transgression. notwithstanding thorough bearing of children she shallbe saved, if she cotinue in faith, & in love & in sanctifying with discretion. Let your wives keep silence in the congregation, for it shall not be permitted unto them to speak, but to be under obedience as the law saith, But if they will learn any thing let them axe their husbands at home. 
Num. thirty  For it becometh not women to speak in the congregation, A man shallbe lord and ruler in his house and the woman shallbe subject too her husband. If a married woman make a vow, and if she have let go our of her lips a bond over her soul, & her husband hear it, & holdeth his peace thereat the same day that he heareth it, then her vow, & band wherewith she hath bound herself over her soul, shall stand in effect But if her husband forbidden her the same day the he heareth it, then is the vow louse the she hath upon her, & the band also that she hath let go out of her lips over her soul.   

Of the state of matrimony in general.  
In the beginning God created man & woman, 
Mat. i. a Gene.. two. d  for this cause shall a man leave father, and mother, and cleave to his wife. And they two shallbe one flesh, now are they not twain, but one flesh. Let no man therefore put a sunder that which God, hath coupled together. 
● Cor. seven.  To awoyde whoredom, let every man have his own wife, 〈◊〉 let every woman have her 〈…〉, let the man give unto the wife due benevolence like wise also the wife unto the man. The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband, and likewise the man hath not power over his own body, but the wife. Withdraw not yourselves one from an other, 
job. vi. d and. seven. a joel. two. c.  except it be with the consent of both for a time that ye may give yourselves unto fasting and prayer, and then come together again, lest fathom t●pt you for your incontinency. 
Hebr. xiii.  Let wedlock be had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled.  
For whorekeepers & adulterers God will judge. The lord favoureth man, and wife that agree well together.  
Happy is the man that hath a virtuous wife, 
Eccle. ●ii and ci. d. Eccle. xx vi. d.  for the numbered of his years shallbe double. A woman shall not separate herself from her husband, but if she separate herself, that she remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. 
1. Cor. seven.  A woman that is in subjection to the man, is bound unto the law while the man liveth but if the man die, 
Rom. seven.  them is she loused from the law that concerneth the man. If she be with an other man, while her man liveth, she shallbe called a wedlock breaker But if the man be dead, 
Mat. v. d  them is she free from the law, so that she is no wedlockbreaker if she be with an other man.   

Of the state of virgins.  
I say to them that are unmarried & to widows (saith. 
Cor. 7. a  S. Paul) It is good for them that they abide also as Ido. 
Tim. v. b  But if they can not abstain, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn. As concerning virgins I have no commandment of the lord, 
1. cor. vii●  nevertheless I say my good meaning as I have obtained mercy of the lord to be faithful. I suppose it is good for the present necessity, for it is good for a man so to be. 
Num. thirty  Art thou bound unto a wife, seek not to be loused Art the loused from a wife, seek not a wife If a damsel make a vow unto the lord while she is in her father's house, and unmarried, & her vow or band the she maketh over her soul cometh to her father's ears, and he hold his peace thereto, than all her vows, and hands that she hath bound herself withal over her soul, shall stand in effect.   

Of the state of widows. 
i Tim.   
She that is a right widow and desolate, putteth her trust 〈◊〉 God, 
Luk. iii. f. two. Cor. i.  & continueth in prayer, & supplication night & day. But she that liveth in pleasures, is dead even yet alive. A widow must be without blame. 
Gala. vi.  But if there be any that provideth not for his own, & specially for them of his household, the same hath denied the faith, 
1. Pet. two.  and is worse than an infidel. Let no widow be chosen under threescore year old, & such one as was the wife of one man, & well reported of in good works if she have brought up children well, 
1. Tim. v.  if she have been harberowes, if she have washed the saictes feet, 
two. Pet. iiii  if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given to all manner of good works. But the younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ they will marry hau●●g 〈◊〉 ●npuacion, because 〈…〉 broken the first faith 〈◊〉 this they are idle, & learn to run about from house to house. Not only are they idle, but also trifling & busy bodies, speaking things which are not comely. 
Num. thirty  The vow of a widow, & of her the is divorced, all that she bindeth herself withal over her soul, shall stand in effect upon her.   

Exhortation to the rich of this world.  
If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 
Psal. li  It becometh not a covetous man and a niggard to be rich, & what should a niggard do with gold? He that with all his carefulness heapeth together unrighteously, gathereth for other folks, 
Eccl. 23  and an other man shall make good there with his goods. He 〈◊〉 wicked unto himself, how should he be good unto other men? How can such one have any pleasure of his goods? there is nothing worse, than when one disfavoureth himself, & this is a reward of his wickedness. If he do any good he doth it not knowing thereof & against his will, & at the last he declareth his ungraciousness. 
Pro. r 7. Eccle. iii.  A niggard hath a wicked eye, he turneth away his face and despiseth his own soul. A covetous man hath never enough in the portion of wickedness, until the time that he wither away, and have lost his own soul. 
Ecc. 24. b Eccle. iiii To. iiii. b Luke. xvi.  A wicked eye spareth bread, & there is scarceness upon his table. My son do good to thyself of that thou hast, and give the lord his due offerings. Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability 〈…〉 out 〈…〉 aught 〈…〉 self, 
●ob. i. ●●. Tim. vi  & not 〈…〉 Charge them which are 〈◊〉 in this world that they be not ●●●●d, nor trust in the uncertain riches but in that living God (which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy them) that they do good, 
Mat. vi d  that they be rich in good works, that they give, & distribute with good will, gathering up treasure for themselves, a good foundation against that time to come, 
To. iiii. b  that they may lay hand on eternally fe. give alms of thy goods, & turn never thy face from the poor, for alms delivereth from death, & suffereth not the soul to come in darkness. A great comfort is alms before the high God, unto all them the do it. Let never pride have rule in thy mind, nor in thy word for in pride began all destruction, Happy is the rich that is found without fa●●e, 
Gene.. iii.  and 〈◊〉 turneth not from the right ●ay for gold, 
Eccle. iiii  neither putteth hy● trust in mon●i or treasure. Go to know ye rich men, weep & howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you, 
Tim. vi  your riches are corrupt your garments are moth-eaten, your gold and your silver are cankered & the rust of them shallbe a witness against you, & shall eat your flesh as it were fire, ye have heaped treasure together in your last days. 
levit. x. c Deut. 24 Too. iiii. c  Behold the higher of the labourers which have reaped your own fields (which hire is of you kept back by fraud) crieth, & the cries of them which have reaped, are eatred into the ears of the lord Sabbath. 
Luke. xv c  ye have lived in pleasure on the earth & in wantonness, ye have condemned and have killed the Just, 
Eccle. x. b  & he hath not resisted you. There is nothing worse than a covetous man. What pridest thou then, O thou ashes: there is not a more wicked thing than to love money. And why? such one hath his soul to sell, yet is he but a filthy dung while he liveth. Although the physician show his help never so long, yet in conclusion it goeth after this manner, to day a king, to morrow dead. For when a man dieth, he is the hire of beasts, serpents & worms. Woe he unto the proud well thy in Zion too such as think themselves so sure upon the mount of samaria. 
Amos. vi. Luke. vi  Which hold themselves for the best of the world, and rule that house of Israel even as they list, behold ●s the border of the land of the Philstines wider than yours?  
ye are taken out for the evil day, ye that sit in the stole of: wilfulness, ye that lyghe upon beds of ivory and use your wantonness upon your couches, 
job. xxi. Ezay. v b. Reg. v d  ye that eat the best lambs of the flock & the fattest calves of the drove, ye that sing to the lute, & in playing of instruments compare yourselves unto David, ye that drink wine out of gobbletes, and anoint yourselves with the best oil, 
Prover xi Psal. 40  but no man is sorry for Joseph's hurt. Who so trusteth in his riches, shall perish Blessed is he that considereth the poor, for the lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. 
Ma. ix. c Luke. xi. d Eccle. 36  See that ye gather you not treasure upon earth where rust & moths corrupt, & where thieves break through & steal, But gather you treasure together in heaven where neither rust nor moths corrupt, 
Pro xxiiii  and where thieves neither break up nor yet steal. 
Luk. xii. c  For where your treasure is there is your heart also, ye cannot serve God, and mammon. Make you friends with the unrighteous mammon, 
Luk. xv. a  that when ye shall have need, they may receive you into the everlasting tabernacles. All they that will be rich fall into temptation and snares and into many foolish and noisome lusts, 
Tim. vi b Pro. 33  which drown men in destruction & damnation. For covetousness is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith and tangled themselves with many sorrows.   

Exhortation to the poor, sick and impotent Parsons.  
Blessed are the poor in spirit, 
Mat. v. a Luke. vi. Pro. xv  for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. All the days of the poor are miserable, but a quiet heart is a continual feast. Better is a little with the fear of the lord, them great treasure, 
Psal. 36. Pro. nineteen.  Better is the poor that truth Godly, them the blasphemer that is but a fool. A poor man leading a godly life, is better than the rich that goeth in fro ward ways. 
Pro. 27 a  A small thing that the righteous hath is better than great riches of the ungodly The lord knoweth the days of the Godly, 
Psal. thirty Prou. 15 b Eccl. 28 c i. Tim. vi  and there in heritance shall endure for evermore. The lord is a defence for the poor, a defence in the time of trouble. For the lord forgetteth not the complaint of the poor. The lord shall deliver thou poor from the mighty, and the wretched and miserable poor silly people, which have no help. The lord will not forget the poor, the patient abiding of such as be in trouble shall not perish for ever. 
Psal. xx●.  He shallbe favourable to the simple and poor, he shall preserve the souls of such as be in adversity. He shall deliver their soul? from extortion & wrong, & dear shall their blood be in his sight. The prayer of the poor goeth out of the mouth, & cometh unto the ears, 
Eccle. xxi Exod. v. b  and his vengeance (or defence) shall command that hastily. A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better than one that is gorgeous, and wanteth bread.  
Thou art the poor man's help (o lord) a strength for the nedefall in his necessity. 
Pro. xxii. Eccl. x c d  Thou art a defence unto him against evil wether, 
Ezay. xxv  and a shadow against the heat.  
The poor shall not always be out of remembrance, the patient abiding of such as be in trouble, shall not perish for ever. 
Psal. 71 a  The lord shall keep that sim●le flock by their right, defend the children of the poor and punish the wrongeous doers. 
Ezay. xii  The poor silly people covet water, & they can get none, & their tongue is waxed dry for thrust, I the lord shall hear them I the God of Israel will not for sake them. 
jacob. i a  Hath not God chosen the poor of this world which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? 
Eccl. xi.  The poor that wanteth strength & hath great poverty, the eye of God looketh upon him to good, setteth him up from his low estate & lifteth up his head   

Exhortation to the artificer or handicrafts man.  
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread, 
Gene.. iii.  till thou be turned again unto earth whence that art taken. Man is borne to labour, 
job. v. a.  like as the bird for to fly. An idle hand maketh poor, 
Pro. x. a:  but a quick labouring had maketh rich. Who so gathereth in Summer, is wise, 
Eccl. zi. c Rom. xii.  but he that is slougish in harvest bringeth himself to confusion. In all thy works be deligent and quick, so shall there no sickness hap unto the. 
Eccle. x. d  Be not proud to do thy work, & despair not in the time of adversity. 
Pro. xvi. i  Who so is slothful and slack in his? about, is the Brother of him that is a wayster. Slothfulness bringeth sleep, 
Pro. nineteen  & an idle soul shall suffer hunger. The devices of one that is diligent bring plenteousenes, 
Pro. xxi a  but he that is unadvised cometh unto poverty. 
two. Tess. iii  He that laboureth not shall not eat. A man shall go forth to his work, and till his land unto the evening. 
psal 103  Thou shalt eat the labours of thine own hands, 
psal. 127  so shall it go well with the and thou shalt be blessed. Thy wife shallbe as a fruitful vi●e upon the walls of thy house. Thy children like the olive branches round about thy table. To thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the lord. 
Eccl. v. b. job. x. b  A labouring man sleepeth sweetly, whether it be little or much that he eateth, but the abundance of the rich, will not suffer him to sleep Take not over great travail and labour to be rich. 
Pro. xxiiii jere. xvii Eccle. nineteen  A labouring man that is given unto drunkenness, shall not be rich. delight not thou in sleep, 
Pro. xv.  lest thou come unto poverty, but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough. All that a man eateth and drinketh yea, 
Eccl. 3● b  what soever a man enjoyeth of all his labour, the same is a gift of God.   

Exhortation to Religious or denout parsons.  

jacob f. c This is a pure religion ordained of god other religious as f coats girdles, boats et c. are famed Ipoctisy. Eccle. two.  Pure devotion and undefiled before God the father is this To visit the friendless, & widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world. If any man among you seam devout and refrain not his tongue, but deceive his own heart, this man's devotion is in vain. The fear of the lord is the right good, service that preserveth, and justifieth the heart, and giveth mirth and gladness.   

Exhortation to the merchant.  
It is enough, it is enough saith the bier, but when he hath it, 
Pro. xx  he doth praise it. A false balance is an abomination unto the lord, 
Pro. xi. a.  deal not wrongfully with thy neighbour, 
levit. nineteen  with meteyard, weight or measure, When thou sellest aught unto thy neighbour, 
Deut. 23. levit. xi  or biest any thing of him deceive nor oppress him not. Thou shalt not have in thy bag two manner of weights, a great and a small. Neither shalt thou have in thy house divers measures, a great and a small/ the thy life may be long in the land/ which the lord thy God shall give thee: for woe so ever doth so, is an abomination unto the Lord thy God, God knoweth both the deceiver, & him that is deceived. 
job. xii    

Exhortation to the husbaudman.  
Who so tilleth his ground shallbe filled with bread. 
Pro. xii  Who so hoardeth up his corn, shallbe cursed among the people/ but blessing shall light upon his head that selleth it. 
Prone. xi  When thou hast reaped down thine harvest/ and hast forgotten a sheaf in the field thou shalt not turn again to 
Deut. 24 levit. nineteen  fech it/ but it shallbe for the stranger, the fatherless & the widow/ that the lord thy▪ God may bless the in all the works of thy hands. In like case when thou hast plucked thine olive trees and vineyard, 
levit. nineteen Deut. 24  When thou reapest thy land thou shalt not reap down the vttermust borders of it round a bout, nor gather it all clean up. Even so likewise thou shalt not pluck thy vineyard clean also/ nor gather up the grapes that are fallen down/ but shalt leave them for the poor and strangers for I am the lord your God.   

Exhortation to soldiers or meu of war.  
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies/ and seist horses & charets of the people more than thou: 
Deu. x. a  be not afraid of them. Now/ when ye are come nigh unto the battle, the priest shall step forth & speak to the people, and say unto them. 
Deu. xii. c Num. 14 1. Mat. 4 Deut. xxv  Hear (o ye people) ye go this day into the battle against your enemies, let not your hait faint. Fear not, be not afraid of them, for the lord your God goeth with you, 
Num. xxi  to fight for you, against your enemies, that he may save you. When thou cometh nigh unto a city too fight against it, thou shalt offer them peace. But if they will not deal peaceably with thee, 
Deut. x. c  & will war with the then befege it. When thou must ligh a long season before a city against that which thou makest war to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees nor heawe them down with the axe for thou mayest eat of the fruit, for it is but wood upon the field and no man, & cannot come & be bull work against the. But the trees that thou knowest that men eat not of, those shalt thou destroy, and rote out, and make bull work thereof against the city that warreth with the till thou have overcome it. Let him that is a fear de & faint, turn home again. 
Mat. iii b i. jeg. 14.  It is a small matter for many to be overcome with few, yea, there is no difference too the God that is in heaven-to deliver by a great multitude or by small company, for the victory of the battle standeth not in the multitude of the host but the strength cometh from heaven, ye Soldiers do no man wrong, 
Luk. iii. b  and be content with your wages.   

Exhortation to custumers toluers, and publicans.  
ye custumers and tolners, require no more of the people than is appointed you.   

Exhortation to lombards & uzurers.  
If thy brother ware poor and fall in decay beside thee, 
levit. 25 Exo. xxv Deut. 24 Ezech. 18  thou sha●● receive him as a stranger ●●gest, that he may live by thee, and thou shalt take no usury of him, nor more than thou hast given, but shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live beside the. For thou shalt not lend him thy money upon usury, nor deliver him thy meat upon advantage. Let no man take usury of his brother. 
Deut. 24 Ero. xxii Levi. xxv  Thou shalt occupy no usury unto thy brother, neither with money nor with food nor with any manner of thing the usury may be used withal, that the lord thy God may bless the in all that thou takest in hand. When one of thy brethren is waxed poor in any city within the land which the lord thy GOD shall give thee, 
Deu. xv a ●. john. 7  thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor withdraw thine hand from thy poor brother, but shall open thine hand unto him & send him according as he hath need. Beware that there be not a point of belial in thine heart, thou 〈◊〉 think not the he shall not give it the again. For if thou lookest not friendly upon thy brother, 
Rom. x. b  & givest him nothing them shall he cry over the unto the lord, & it shallbe counted sin unto thee. But thou shalt give him For because of it shall the load thy God bless the in all thy works, & in all that thou puttest thy hand unto. The land shall never be without poor, therefore & maund I the & say, that thou open thine have de unto thy Brother, which is needy and poor in thy land. If thou lend a poor body (saith god) thou shalt not lie down to sleep with his pledge, 
Deu. xiiii  shalt deliver him his pledge again gain when the Sun goeth down that he may sleep i his own raiment & Bless the so shall the same be reckoned unto righteousness before the lord thy God. 
Psal. xiiii  Lord (saith david) who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: Who shall res● upon thy holy hill. Do that sweareth unto his neighbour and disappointeth him not. He that geneth not his money upon, usury, & taketh no reward, against, the innocent. 
Ezech. 18  If a man do Godly, & do the thing that is equal, and right, be grieveth no body, he giveth his debtor his pledge again, he parteth his meat with the hungry, he clotheth the naked, he dareth nothing upon, usury, he withdraweth his hand from doing among, he handleth faith fulli betwixt man & man. 
Mat. two▪ Psal. xiii  This is a righteous man, he shall surely live, saith the lord God. Thou hast received gifts too shed blood. Thou hast taken usury, 
Ezech 2 2  & increase Thou haste oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, & forgotten me, saith the lord God. He that hath pity upon the poor dareth unto the lord, 
Pro. nineteen.  and look what he layeth out, it shallbe paid him again.   

Exhortation to Whoremongers, and fornicators.  
The lips of an harlot are a dropping honey comb, 
Pro. v. b. prover. 7  and her throat is softer than oil. But at the last she is as bitter as wormewode, & as sharp as a two edged sword. Her feet go down unto death, and her steps pierce thorough unto hell. She regardeth not the path of life so unsteadfast are her ways that the cast not know them. Hear me therefore (O my son) and depart not from the words of my mouth. keep thy way far from her, & come not nigh the doors of her house. That thou morn not at the last (when thou hast spent thy body & goods) and then say. Alas, why hated I nurture? Why did my heart despise correction? Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers and hearkened not unto them that informed me? 
Pro. v. c. job. 31. a  My son, why wilt thou have pleasure i an harlot, & embrace the bosom of an other woman? For every man's ways are open in the sight of the lord & he pondreth all their goings. 
pro. thirty. c  The mouth of an harlot is a deep pit wherein he falleth that the lord is angry with all A foolish reckless womanful of words, & such one as hath no knowledge sitteth in the doors of her house upon a stool above in the city, 
Pro. ix. b.  to call such as go by, and walk straight in their ways. Who so is ignorant (saith she) let him comhither, and to the un wise she saith, stolen waters are sweet, & the bread that is privily eaten, hath a good taste. But they consider not that death is there, & that her gests go down to hell. He that loveth harlots, 
Pro. xxix  spendeth a way all that he hath. Turn away thy face from a beautiful woman, & look not upon the fairness of other. Many a man hath perished thorough the beaut ye of women, for thorough it the desire is kindled as it were a fire. A whore is a deep grave and a harlot is a narrdow pit. 
Eccl. ix. x Mar. v. c   
She lurketh like a these, & those that be not aware, she bringeth unto her. Let us not commit whoredom as some of them did, and fell in one day, three and twenty thousand.  
The will of God in that ye should abstain from whoredom, 
two. Tess 4 Ephe. iiii. Tob. vi. d Roma. i c  that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in holiness and honour, and not in the lust of concupiscence as the heathen which know not God. 
Ephe. iii Mat. xiid  Let no filthy communication proceed out of thy mouth, but that which is good too edify withal. And grieve not the spirit of God, wherewith you are sealed unto the day of redemption. flee whoredom, 
i Cor. 6. c  All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that committeth whoredom sinneth against his own body. Know ye not that your body is the Temple of the holy ghost? whom ye have of God, & are not your own. 
Gall. v. c i. Cor. vib  adulterers whoremongers, fornicators, & unclean parsons, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Should I then (saith the lord) for all this have mercy upon thee? 
jere. v  thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no Gods. And albeit they were bound too me in marriage, yet they fell to adultery, & haunted harlots houses. In the desire of uncleanly lust, 
Ezech 2 2 Iere. ix a  they are hecome like the stoned horse, every man neigheth at his neighbours wife. Should I not correct this, saith the lord? And should I not be avenged of every people that is like unto this   

Exhortation to drunkards.  
Woe be unto them that rise up early, to use them in drunkenness, 
job. xxi b  & yet at night are more superfluous in wine. In whose company are haps & lutes tabrets & pipes. But they regard not the works of the lord, & consider not the operation of his hands.  
Woe be unto them that are cunning men to sup out wine, 
Pro. iii. a  and expert to set up drokennes. Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? where are wounds without cause? 
Pro. xxiii  Where be read eyes? Is it not among those that be ever at the wine, & seek only where the best is, & occupy themselves to drink out goblets, glasses, & cups? Look not thou upon the wine how read it is, & what colour is in the glass. It goeth down softly, but at the last it biteth like a serpent, & stingeth like an Adder. And when a man is drunk, 
Luke. xi. c Rom. xiii  he casteth his eyes unto strange women, & doth muse upon froward things. Take heed unto yourselves that your hearts be not overladen with excess of eating & with drunkenness. 
two. Esdraii  Wine is marvelous strong, and over cometh them that drink it/ it deceiveth the mind/ and bringeth both the poor man & the king to dotage & vanity. 
Pro. xx  Thus doth it with the bondman/ & with the free/ with the poor & rich. It taketh away their understanding/ and maketh them careless & merry, so that none of them remembreth any heaviness, debt/ or duty. It causeth also a man to think that the thing which he doth is honest & good, & remembreth not in what authority he is/ & that he ought not to do such things. More over when men are drinking, they forget all friendship, all brotherly faithfulness & love. But as soon as they are drunken they draw out the sword & will fight. And when they are laid down from their wine/ & so risen up again, they can not tell what they did.  
Wine is a voluptuous thing & 
Pro. xx. a  drunkenness causeth sedition, 
Ephe. v. b  who so delighteth therein, shall never be wise. 
Prove. xi Ephe. v.  Be not the a wine bybbet for wine hath destroyed many a man. O how well content is a wise man with a little wine? The fire proveth the hard iron, even so doth wine prove the hearts of the proud, when their be drunken. Wine soberly drunken, quikeneth the life of man. If the drinkest it measurably, thou shalt be temperate. Wine was made from the beginnyng to make men glad (& not for drunkenness) wine measurably drunken, is a rejoicing for the soul & body. But if it be drunken with exeos, it maketh bitterness & sorrow unto the mind. Drunkenness tilleth the mind of the foolish, with shame, & ruin, diminisheth the strength, and maketh wounds. Be not drunken, for therein is excess.   

exhortation unto all sinners generally  
The same soul that sinneth shall die. The child shall not bear the father's offence, neither shall the father bear the child's offence. But the righteousness of the righteous shallbe upon himself and the wickedness of the wicked shallbe upon himself also. But if the ungodly will turn away from all his sins that he hath done & keep my commandments, & do the thing that is equal and right, doubtless he shall live & not die. And I will think no more upon all his sins that he did before. For I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner (saith the Lord God) but rather that he convert and live.   

A general exhortation unto all men.  
Thou shalt reprehend thy brother when he sinneth, lest his offence come over all men.  
Be ye all of one mind, one suffer with an other, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. Recompense not evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke, but contrary wise, bless, & know that ye are called thereto, even that ye should be heirs of the blessing. For who so listeth to live, 
Gene.. xii. Mat. xv  & would fain see good days let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. Let him eschew evil and do good. Let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the lord are over the rightuons, and his ears are open unto their prays. But the face of the lord beholdeth them that do evil.   
Finis.   

A right Goodly rule how all faithful Christians ought too occuppye; and exercise themselves in their daily prayers.  
Luke. xxii. Math. vi.  
Christ teacheth us in his Gospel, saying Pray that ye fall not into temptation.  
How a man shall behave himself in the morning when he riseth.  
When thou risest in the morning, look that thou with all humbleness of mind kneel down & lifting up thy heart thy hands, and thine eyes unto heaven unto God the father almighty, pray on this manyer.  

The prayer for the morning.  
O Almighty and most gentse God, we thank the for the sweet sleep & comfortable rest the thou hast given us this night. And for as much as the hast commanded by thy hol● word, that no man should be idle, but always occupied, in v●ret●ous exercises every man according to his calling. We most humbly beseech the that thine eyes may attend upon us daily doinsh us, in for now ●●●out us, cher she, comfort and govern all our council, ●●u dies, & labours. In such wise that we may so spend this day according to thy inmost blessed will without hurting of oureneyghbour, that we may diligently and warily ese●ue and avoid all things that si●ilde displease thee, set them always before our eyes, live in thy fear, & ever work that, that ma● befound acceptable before thy divine majesty unto the praise of thy most holy name, through jesus Christ our sorde. So be it.   

another prayer for the Morning.  
seeing that thou (O heavily father) art that one & alone almighty god, which art in every place, beholdest the counsels, deusses & works, yea the verxe thoughts of all men, & givest to every one according to their deeds. We beseech the that (for as much as thou hast most gracioussye preserved us this night) we may not spod this day after our own mind & pleasure (which is always, evil and ●●●cked) but earnestly look upon, and dylygen●ly follow thy fatherly will, thine everlasting council, thy healthful word, & pleasure which is always good perfect and holy, and fulfil the same with good heart, that thy divine name may always be sanctified, both now & ever for us miserable sinners, through thy dearly beloved son jesus Christ, our lord and saviour So beyt.  
After that thou hast prayed on this manner (seeing that we be all sinners) it shall be expedient (if thou hast convenient leisure thereunto) to confess thyself on this manner unto God the father.   

The confession of our sinners unto God the father.  
O almighty God, and heavenly father, maker of heaven & earth, I confess myself unto the even from the very heart, that I am a miserable wretched and abominable sinner. And have wickedly trangressed all thy holy commandments, & the divine precepts of thy Godly will. The sins (alas which I have committed in my flesh against thee) are so great and so exceedingly increased, that they are no less innumerable than the sands of the sea, And they thrustme down even as an intolerable burden. In these wicked sins (oh lord God) have I hitherto walked according to the will of the prince of the world, whiles I did that was pleasant too the Flesh and evil lusts, through vain thoughts, the blindness of my heart, the outward presence of Godliness, & feigned faith. This came too pass (Ah wretch that I am) because that I did never earnestly strive against the suggestions of Satan, nor the concupiscences or desires of the world, nor yet the lusts of my flesh. But filthily obeyed them a thousand times more, than the admonitions of thy holy spirit. O lord my God. It came to pass also, that I did set nought by thy Godly counsel despised thy holy name and feared thy vengeance and heavy displeasure nothing at al. But what soever I have in this behalf offended thy most Godly majesty, it sore repenteth me, and the fault grieveth me even unto the very heart. And if it were not (o most me cifull father) that thou hadst laid up mercy in the bowels, blood and wounds of jesus Christ thy son and our lord, for so many as unfeignedly repent and truly believe, be their sins never so great & many I should see none other way but throw myself down headlong through disperation, into the bottomless pit of hell. But for as much as thou hast set thy welbe loved son jesus Christ to be our mediator and mercy stock. And hast promised grace mercy & forgiveness of sins to as many as ask it in his name, through faith in his blood. Therefore in this time of grace & mercy, I miserable sinner come now unto thee, & desire the milord God that the will grant me, thorough the our lord jesus Christ, a right, & true faith. And for his sake forgive me all mi sins & make me to walk daily more & more in a new heart & in the fruits of the holy ghost, that I may utterly despise all the ungodly lusts of this world, & that I may be found continent, pure of living, temperate, good righteous, honest, diligent in all goodness, meek merciful modest, humble and ready to forgive such as offend me, even from the very heart. And so live all the days of my life according to thy divine will and true fear. That I may die to the world to all sin, & to myself. And with a good confidence and merry heart, look for the coming of the lord and my saviour jesus Christ. To whom with the and the holy ghost be all honour and glory for ever, and ever. So be it.  
Thou mayest (if thou wilt) after thy confession say the lords prayer, called the Pater noster. And so commending thyself unto God, fall to some honest and virtuous exercise according unto thy calling, but what soever thou dost, do it with pureness of heart, & with singleness of eye yea so do it, as though God were present, and looked upon thee, as undoubtedly he doth.   

The prayer too be said when thou goest to bed.  
O God the almighty lord, by whose order and will, the night & darkness do now approach, where in we shall give ourselves to quiet and sleep. We most instantly desire thee, that thou graciously receive us into thy tuition and keeping, that the prince of darkness do not hurt us with his terrors and feres. And although we must sleep because of our feebleness, yet let our heart and mind watcha unto the. God thou before us and show us the way as a pillar of fire, that we may follow the as well in rest, as in business and occupations of this life. And grant that we be not found in thy sight, children of night and darkness, but of day & light through jesus Christ our lord. So be it.   

another prayer.  
THis our mortal body, which through sin daily decayeth & diminisheth, must at the last altogether perish & become earth, whereof it is come, & made, and then shall our vanity, which we through our own ignorance have made unto ourselves, take an end. But most merciful creator & maker of all things vouchsafe so to break, divide and dissolve me thy poor creature, who am gathered, knit and made of thee, & grant that I may alwates have in mind thin dissolution, and of whom I am knit together, having an eye to what place I must go, to the intent that Inot being prepared, be not brought without nupcial or bridal garment, before thy judgement seat. For like as when the day is one's past, we give our selves to rest, even so must we, this life being ended, rest in the death. Nothing is more like unto life then the day, & nothing more like unto death than the night. And nothing so like the grave or sepulchre as the couch bed or bed stead. Thus good keeper, and defender from all evil, grant us now lying in impotency & feebleness of ourselves, that through thee, we may be preserved this night from all the assaults of the devil of hell. Amen.   

When thou goest to thy labour at work.  
Prayer.  
O Most kind, and gentle heavenly father, thou knowest, and hast also taught us, how great the weakness of man is, so that no man (without thy Godly help) can do nothing. Thus vouchsafe to sand us thy holy spirit, the he may strengthen, stir, and move our understanding and reason in all things that we this day outwardly shall go about and take in hand, or of that we inwardly shall think or have in mind, too the intent that it may all be done too thy glory, & to the profit of our neighbour. So be it.   

When a man is bound toward any journey.  
THis ourlyfe most merciful lord, is nothing else but a pilgrimage, and through fare, for we have here no abiding or dwelling place. We are come from thee, and we must return again unto thee, But amongst or between all the traps, assaults, pits and snares, which the devil hath laid out and spread abroad, for us, blinded in sin, vouchsafe thou, o Lord jesus Christ, to lead us with thy right and, for thou art a true, trusty, and sure friend. Open our eyes, to th'intent that we miss not the way which thou thyself art, but lead us through and by thy self unto thy father to th'intent that all we may be made one with the and him, even like as thou art one with him. O most merciful lord like as thou dost send thy holy Angels to be defenders of as many as serve and please the with a simple innocent and pure heart, by the which they be led like young children are led of them which are elder, & stronger than they. And like as thou didst vouchsafe too send thine Angel Baphaell, to be a guide unto the Son of that reverent man Tobi, vouchsafe even so (O Lord) to send us the same Angel, although we are not so worthy as the same Tobi was, that he may encourage, & lead us through that way which is not pleasant unto us but unto the. So be it.   

When a man cometh home or is at his sourness end.  
thanksgiving and prayer.  
I Thank thee, o heavenly father, for thy great grace, & mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in going forth and in returning or coming again through thy holy blessing which thou givest unto all them that keep thy holy word, and do there after. Grant us o gracious god here where we have no abiding or dwelling place, a sure and quiet conscience through thy son jesus Christ who is our only rest So be it.   

For Kings, Princes and Rulars.  
Praper.  
O Lord of lords jesus christ thou art an example and glass mirror of them which govern and bear rule of reaimes, countries and cities, whom they ought to follow, for thou art the best & the wisest, and therefore canst thou not err nor do any other thing but well. Vouchsafe with the light of thy clearness & with the fire of thy love to kindle the hearts of all such as thou through thy Godly providence hast instituted, and ordained to be rulers over the people, to the intent that they through the as through or by a foregoing light may see and perceive what is best to be done, and fulfil the same and that they taking the always for a sure mark of their eye, do not that thing which only seemeth good in their sight, but that which may be too thy honour, to our profit & to their health and salvation, to th'intent also that they may justly, and duly minister, and execute their office giving unto them of the so that we with them and they with us may lead a peaceable, virtuous and quiet life. So beit,   

For all teachers and preachers of the most holy word of God.  
Prayer.  
O Merciful priest chief Bishop and true good heard JESUS christ, vouchsafe through thy holy spirit to strengthen all preachers, and teachers which thou hast called, and sent to be labourers in thy holy harvest, for to break, and distribute the bread of thy holy word, to th'intent that they may boldly, & earnestly set their souls in the defence of thy holy word, and for their sheep against all the threatenings, and false prophets, which go about to seduce, and bring us out of the right way, for their belliessake, through their false doctrine, To the intent that they may so teach, and declare us thy holy laws and Gospe I that we may be taught and edified, and that also thy Godly honour may daily more, and more be magnified thereby. Amen.   

For all them which lie in the ext●e me pangs of death, or otherwise.  
O Pitiful phisicyan & healer both of soul and body Christ jesus. Vouchsafe too cast thine e yes upon thy poor sinful creature. N. who lieth here captive, & bound with sickness turning his weakness too thy glory & to his health. And vouch safe good lord, to send him patient sufferance that he may stead fastly continue to the end, and that he may with a true and perfect faith fight manfully against all temptations of the devil, when he may no longer cotinue. So be it.   

For all women bound with the lords bands.  
Prayer.  
Good truharted lord jesus Christ, like as thou didst comfort & deliver thy disciples, & all elect & chosen men and women, in all their need, martyrdom, and pains which they suffered of the tyrants wrongfully, and didst also cure & heal them of their wounds, pains and smart, thore we hope of the crown of everlasting life. Even so vouchsafe (thou which art a helper of all them that call on the in trouble and need) to deliver this poor, weak vessel which is here bound with a fruit after thine own similitude and likeness (not withstanding that she hath deserved in transgressing of thy holy commandment to bring forth her children in paying, and woe) that she may be made a glad and joyful mother through that new creature with good speed, that the child may have name and christendom, and that the mother may be purified to thy honour, and to her health So be it.   

For all parsons generally.  
Prayer.  
O Worthy bridegroom of all christian soul's JESUS christ, who hast a lynguler respect to thy congregation which thou also promisedst that thou wouldest never forsake her▪ Rejoice augment and increase the same, through a spiritual conversion of many new creatures, of them which as yet do not perfectly know thee, too th'intent that all we together, through one God, one sautour, one faith, one baptism, one spirit, one judgement, and mind, may be made children of 〈◊〉 heavenly 〈…〉 whereof 〈…〉 a co●●●● 〈…〉 the one 〈…〉 jesus christ 〈…〉, & a●●ictoure of peace love and goodness, mollify and soften our hearts and all our powers that we (wishing all goodness the one to the other) we specially that bear the name of Christians to the intent that all men may thereby be drawn unto thee, and see that we are thy disciples and followers.   

For the City or town where in thou dwellest.  
Prayer.  
Except thou (o merciful lord God, almighte) keep the City, the watch men wake but in vain that keep it Therefore o lord God, send thy holy spirit in the hearts, of them which rule our city or town to the intent that we with them, and they with us, may live in thy Godly fear, so that it may go well with us. And suffer us not good lord, to put out trust any more in worldly power as money, horse, weapon, artillery gonnes or strong walls, but much rather in the which art a defender of all them that put their whole affiance and trust in the   

For all fruits of the earth.  
Prayer.  
O Good father and giver of all goodness god almighty we poor silly worms of the earth, labour and take pains, dig and delve, till & blow, plant & sow, & can do no more But thou only mayest & wilt geue the increase in due time. Therefore most best, yea, only good father and God vouchsafe (through thy divine providence) to preserve and keep all the fruits of the earth, & suffer the same to grow and increase too a perfect grouthe, although we are not worthy of it, out for thy name's sake, too the intent we may use them to our necessity, & sustenance with thanksgiving and always to thy glory. So be it.   

A general confession.  
O Lord God almighty, father of mercy and God of all comfort, 
Rom. iii. Gene. vi. and iii  we thy poor creatures resort unto the knowledging and confessing ourselves before thy glorious majesty, that we all are grievous sinners & can of ourselves do nothing but sin. For all our imaginations, intentes and thoughts are inclined, and disposed unto evil from out youth up. 
Osee. xiii two. Cor. two. Phili. two. Gene. iii. Ephe. two. Psal. lii. john. xv. Eza. lxi. two jere. xii.  Our damnation cometh of ourselves, we ourselves are not able to think a good thought It is thou only that dost work in us both the will and the deed. We are but earth and naturally the children of wrath. We of our selves are but vain, yea lighter than vanity itself. We can do nothing without the there is not one of us whole, we are all unclean and all our righteousness is but as a filthy cloth. We have no more power to do good of ourselves, than a man of Ind hath power to change his skinny, or the leopard her spots. Now according to this evil, and corrupt inclination of our nature, so have we lived in thought word and ●●de. 
dani●l. ix  We have sy●●ed we have ●●●●ded, we have gone back from thy laid & have not hearkened unto thy word. We have not loved the o lord our god, us all our heart with all our soul, withal our strength and with all our power. We have been sore transgressors of thy cominaundementes, we have not put our whole trust and confidence only in the. We have in our troubles & need not sought for help only in the. We have not called only upon thy name, but with false confidence with vain superstition, and vn●aufull oaths have we blasphemed thy name. We have prayed and made intercession unto stocks, and stones and made thy creatures our advocates and mediators, contrary to thy word We have reposed our trust and affiance in our own deeds and in such works as have been devised by men's fantasies▪ besides the scripture. We have wandered on vain pilgrimages offering up money, candles and tapers too images and relics, with such like superstition. We have been slothful in our business We have not been fervent and diligent in doing of our duty, specially on such days as be appointed for the preaching of thy word, we have not plied ourselves wholly to learn it, nor occupied our time in prayer and giving of thanks unto the. And as touching the love that we ought too have unto all men, and women for thy sake, we have not been earnest in at all times We have not loved our neighbour as our selves. We have not done as we would be done unto. We have been ungentle, unpatient, uncourteous, froward, angry & displeased, we have rejoiced, in our neighbour's hurt, & been sorry of his welfare, We have been led with false doctrine & ●●●ours from the way of thy truth. We have sinned which our fathers we have done amiss. We have dealt wickedly. Therefore our most dear father which art in heaven, for as much as we have blasphemed thee, and not sought always the glory of thy name, grant now the from hence forth thy name may be sanctified, and hallowed in us, Grant now that thy kingdom may come, and that in stead of sin & error, thou only mayest reign in us, grant now that our will may be conformable unto thine, and that in all adversity we may be heartily well content too suffer thy will to be done in us. Grant now, that we be never destitute of our daily food, but that we may all way be nourished with thy word in our souls, and have such a competent living in this life, as is necessary for our bodies Grant now, that we may even from our heart roots forgive one an other all manner of trespass, as thou for jesus Christ'S sake thy son hast mercifully forgiven us. Grant now that where as the world the devil & our own flesh doth daily tempt and provoke us to sin, we may thorough that strength be able to resist all their temptation. Grant now that thorough thy help and grace, we may be delyvereo from all evil, from all danger and apparel of soul and body, from all sin, hell and damnation, from all pride, and envy, from all wrath and slothfulness, from covetous unmeasurable and filthy living. Grant now, that from hence forth we may be content with such fatherly provision as thou hast made for us alredi. Grant now that we may be temperate in eating, and drinking. And of so honest and cleanly conversation, that we give no man occasion of evil. Grant now that in stead of our old feigned works we may be occupied with such fruits of thy holy spirit as thy word maketh mention of. Grant now, that according to thy wholesome monition of thy blessed apostle Peter, and of all the scripture beside, 
Peter.  we may be faithful, true and obedient unto the king our sovereign lord, and supreme head immediately under christ. And not only unto all such officers as be sent of him but also unto all such wholesome laws, and injunctions as by his authority be made for the tranquillity & wealth of us his subjects. Grant now that we all may increase in the knowledge of thee, that our youth may be brought up in virtue, that children may obey their fathers, and mothers, the servants may be true to their masters, that land lords may be gentle to their tenants, that husbands may be loving to their wives, & wives likewise to their husbands, that men may keep their household in the fear and knowledge of the that idle people may be set to labour, and that all such as be poor in deed, may be well and lovingly provided for. Grant that for the love of thee, we may feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, cloth the ●●ked, give con●●●● to 〈◊〉 that ●ee 〈…〉 the● that 〈◊〉 pri●●g & 〈◊〉 such as 〈…〉 〈◊〉 now 〈◊〉 ●●ther that whatsoever thou forbiddest, we may forbear it, & what soever thou ●o●●●●endest, 〈◊〉 we may every one in his call you perform the same, and so continue in thy service till our ly●es end, that all our thoughts, words and deeds may redound unto the glory of thee, now and evermore. Amen.  
Thanks be given to God, obedience unto our prince, and love to our neighbours.   

The oration of job in his most grievous adversity and loss of goods.  
N●ked came I out of mi m●chees womb, and naked shall I turn again. The lord gave, and the lord hath taken away, is it hath pleased the lord so is it done, now blessed be the name of the lord.   

Prayer in prosperity.  
I give the thanks, o God almighte which not only hast endued me with the gifts of nature, as reason power and strength, but also hast plentifully given me the substance of this world I knowledge o lord that these are thy gifts, and confess with holy Sainer james that there is no perfect nor good gift but it cometh from thee (o father of light) which givest freely and castest no man in the teeth. I knowledge with the prophet Agge, that gold is thine and silver is thine, and to whom it pleaseth the thou givest it, to the godly, that they may be thy disposets and distributours thereof, and to the ungodly, to heap up their damnation withal. Wherefore my most merciful God, I humbly beseek and desire the to frame in me with thy holy spirit a faithful heart, and ready hand to distribute these thy good gifts according too thy will, and pleasure, that I treasure not up here, where thieves may rob and moths corrupt, but to treasure in thy heavenly kingdom, where neither thief may steal, nor moth defile, too mine own comfort (whom of thy mercy thou hast promised to reward therefore) too the good example of the humble and meek of thy congregation and to the glory of thy name. To whom with thy son an● holy ghost, be all honour and praise world without end.  
Amen.   

The manner or saying grace after the doctrine of holy scripture.  
Grace afore meat.  
THe eyes of all look unto the O lord, and thou givest them their food in due season, Thou openest thine hand & fillest every living creature with thy blessing.  O our father which art in. etc.  

Grace afore meat.  
I know (saith the Apostle) and am full certified in the lord jesus, 
Rom. 1 r ●  that there is nothing unclean of itself, but unto him that judgeth it to be unclean, to him it is unclean. But if thy brother be grieved over thy meat, than walkest thou not now after charit●, 〈◊〉 not ●●th thy meat him, ●or 〈…〉 ●●ed  O our father w●●ch art in. etc.  

Grace afore meat.  
Let not our treasure therefore be evil spoken of. 
Rom. 14  For the kingdom of God is not meat, and drink, but righteousness & peace and joy in the holy ghost.  O our father which art in. etc.  

Grace afore meat.  
Meat doth not further us unto God. If we eat, 
i Cor. 8.  we shall not therefore be the better, If we eat not, we shall not therefore be the worse. But take heed that this your liberty be not an occasion of falling to the weak.   

Grace afore meat.  
Meat hath God created to be received with thanks, 
i Tim.  of which believe and know the truth. For even cr●●●●re of God is good and no●●●ng to be refused that is re●●a●ed w●th thanks giving, for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.  Our father which art in. etc. 
Receive your meat without grudging, Take heed ye never abuse the same▪ give thanks to God for every thing, And alwai praise his holy name Who so doth not, is sore to blame No evil en ensample se that ye give  
Thus doth God's word teach you to live.  
What soever ye do in word or deed do all in the name of our lord jesus christ giving thanks unto God the father by him.   

Grace after meat.  
T●● 〈…〉 us 〈…〉 opening 〈…〉 for filling 〈…〉 full blessing 〈…〉 the, for thy son●● 〈…〉 not only t●● 〈…〉 from abusing o● 〈…〉 ●●so to lend us thy 〈◊〉 ●hat we may ever dee t●●● 〈◊〉 unto the therefore. Amen.   

Grace after meat.  
Thanks be unto thee, O lord God almighty (most bear father of heaven) for certifying us ●y thy blessed word, that all kind of meats are clean, & we beseech the lend us thy grace, that we may always thankfully receive the same, not only without superstition or scrupulosity of conscience, but also without grieving 〈…〉 our brethren, And s● to w●●● in 〈◊〉 w●y of Godly lo●● and 〈…〉 w●th our me●te 〈…〉 him, for wh●● 〈…〉 jesus Christ died a● 〈◊〉 as ●or us.   

Grace after meat.  
thanks be unto thee, O God almighty (most de●re father of heaven (for opening unto us thy blessed word, which is our treasure, our pearl, yea, & our riches more precious than either gold or precious stone. And we beseech that though corporal meat & drink be no part of thy kingdom, yet order thou us also in receiving the same, that we never give occasion of slandering thy word or offending the weak. Amen.   

Grace after meat.  
thanks be unto that O lord God almighty (most dear father of heaven) for laying up our salvation only in thy self, & not in any kind of meat. And we beseech the guide us so in the ●se thereof that we may follow such 〈…〉 make for peace, & 〈…〉 edify one an other 〈…〉 togeve unto the weak 〈◊〉 occasion of falling from thy word.   

Grace after meat.  
thanks be unto the O lord god almight ye most dear father of heaven for ordaining thy creatures to be meat food & sustenance unto out bodies, & hast sanctified them by thy blessed word etc. We beseech the make us so to to increase in steadfastness of thy Faith, in perfect knowledge of thy truth, & in continuance of fervent prayer unto thee, that to us also they may be sanctified & holy & the we may ever both thankfully receive them, & virtuously use them, to the good ensample of other. Amen.  
Blessed is he that exerciseth 
Eccl. 50 d  himself in these things. And who so taketh such too heart, shallbe wise. If he do these things, he shallbe strong in all. For the light of 〈◊〉 ●ord leadeth him. 
john. 14.  If ye know there things, Blessed are ye if ye do them. 
Luk. 11. e jocob. 4. john. 2.  The servant that knoweth his lords will, & doth it not, shallbe beaten with many stripes But he that fulfilleth the word of God, abideth for ever. These things are written to the intent the we should believe, 
john xx d  that jesus Christ is the son of God & the we thorough him might have life everlasting, Which the chiefest goodness vouchsafe to give unto all them that shall either hear or read this present little book.  
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