William Roye's Dialogue between a Christian Father and his stubborn Son. 4:25 



redde ag-ajne please bothe the reder, and the hearer also, By 

 the meanes wherof [fol. 4".] the lordes and ruelers of the 

 reahne, shall perceave and fynde, those to be bothe meke and 

 mylde, and to the temporall power obe dient, whoni before as 

 fearce lyons they feared. God no doute hathe his electe 

 among-e oure people also. For the worde of God can not be 

 ydle, whose frute is greate, and a sure perswasion of the 

 kyndnes of God towardes hit, havynge in it sylfe aboundant 

 charite, wherewith above all wother thynges, the commen well 

 is knytt togedder. For asnioche therefore as of all soche 

 thynges the right enformacion commeth by commeninge, this 

 treatous is made in maner of a dyaloge bitween twayne, 

 whiche speake together. That is to saye a good Christen man 

 and his sonne, whom he goeth aboute to enforme in the^ 

 knowdedge ' of Christ. Werfore he that entendeth to socke 

 here out eni swetnes , lirst must conceave in hymsilfe the 

 flammes of a Christen herte, whiche of their owne natura 

 lighten aud inflam there - neghbour. That when by redynge he 

 is made ryche, he shall also be gladde and able to healpe and 

 sucker wother. Howe can a man warme a nother, when he him 

 silfe is frosen for colde? Ye knowe I suppose that one blynde 

 shuld not leade the wother, least they faule bothe into the pytt, 

 [fol. 4''.] But seynge that we can do nothynge of oure selves I 

 beseche you all;, der bretheren, to praye vnto the lorde for rae, 

 that I maye have both mynde and strenghte wother soche 

 bokes to translate, and the whole olde testament, wherby ye 

 of englonde, maye also knowe and heare the voyce of youre 

 true shepherde, walke in his waye, folowe the thrueth ', and 

 fynally obteyne everlastynge lyfe. Amen. 



Written in the cite of Argentyn the last daye of 



August the yere of oure lorde a thou- 



sande fyve honderd, 



and «even and 



twen- 



ty. 



') the. knowUdge. 2) their. 3) truth. 



