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&quot; in that obedience and subjection as was meet. Neither 

 &quot; knew they how to keep them from such abuses as were 

 &quot; in common in the world ; so as ignorance and disorder 

 &quot; was upon them and theirs for want of teaching. But that 

 &quot; of late it pleased the Lord to visit them with the means 

 66 of their salvation, the ordinary ministry of the word ; and 

 &quot; through the godly endeavour of their very good patroness 

 &quot; the Lady Bacon, [widow of Sir Nic. Bacon, late Lord 

 &quot; Keeper,] at her especial and almost only charge, they en- 

 &quot; joyed Mr. Dyke, a preacher authorized : who, according 

 &quot; to his function, had been painful and profitable ; and both 

 &quot; in life and doctrine had carried himself peaceably and 

 &quot; dutifully among them ; so as no man could justly find 

 &quot; fault with him ; except, of malice, some who were evil 

 &quot; disposed persons, and could not abide to hear their faults 

 &quot; reproved, did for that cause set themselves against him, 

 &quot; by slanders and such like practices labouring in all 

 &quot; places to their utmost to discredit him, and to hinder the 

 &quot; course of his ministry : yet none of them all, in the least 

 &quot; shew of evil, were able to touch him. That through his 

 &quot; preaching many had been brought from their ignorance 

 &quot; and evil ways to a better life ; to be frequent hearers of 

 &quot; God s word ; willing to every service of the Prince ; ready 

 &quot; to distribute to the poor : and their servants were in 

 &quot; better order and government than in times past.&quot; 

 Dyke s an- Then giving his Lordship to understand, &quot; that this their 

 ditors solicit u p reac her was suspended by the Bishop of London; and 



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Treasurer. &quot; so they were now as sheep without a shepherd ; exposed 

 &quot; and laid open to manifold dangers, even to return to their 

 &quot; former ignorance and cursed vanities. That they were no 

 &quot; better than their fathers, who in the absence of their good 

 &quot; guides corrupted themselves, and were soon turned out 

 &quot; of the way which God prescribed them. That the Lord 

 &quot; had spoken it, and therefore it must needs be inviolably 

 &quot; true, Where there is no vision, the people perish. And 

 &quot; that they having had some experience of his [the Lord 

 &quot; Burghley s] honourable care heretofore in the like case, 

 &quot; (for with all thankfulness they acknowledged, that through 



