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oniitteth it vndone (where as in his [fol. 14".] conscience he 

 knoweth soche vayne and vnprofitable thyng-es to serve for 

 no goode porpose, but puffed vp in his owne witt soffereth 

 theym to remayne, as a stomblynge blocke, and occasion of evill, 

 vnto the weake) abuseth g;retly his fredom. and maye with 

 oute fayle wayte for the sharpe scourge, and cruell iudgement 

 of god. Son. To whom is this power or authorite committed? 

 Eo. xiij. Fa. To oiire temporall lordes, ruelers, and superiours, 

 with their debities and assigneis. For they by goodis ^ worde 

 and ordenaunce have receved the swearde temporall, therwith 

 to chasten, put downe, and disanull, all that agaynst god and 

 his wholy worde is. And to have no regarde vnto the iniquite 

 and vngodlines, of the mayntayners of soche abhominable 

 seduccions above rehearced, with their sacrifices, masses, dedde 

 mennes songes. etcet. (for beynge Baals prestes, thei have no 

 Phil. iij. god savynge their belly only) but fervently to confounde 

 and disanull, whatsoever maye be occasion to the weake 

 conscience of a Christen manne, to swarve from the hope, 

 truste, and confidence, of the precious bloudde of his swete 

 saveoure Jesus Christ. As did goode Josias the kynge. Whiche 

 i. re. xxiij. tokc outc of the wayc (though as [fol 14''.] yett the 

 people were nott fully converted to the lorde) al ydols, and 

 abhominacious made, and brought vp withoute the worde of 

 god. which only was of power to clense mennes hertes from 

 ydolatry, and to endcM^e theym with the perfett knowledge 

 and true love of his godly maieste. and so doynge fullfelled ^ 

 the due office belongynge, vnto a true prynce or rueler. Or eis 

 shulde Hosea the last kynge of Israhel have bene fautlesse. 

 which before god was accounted and iudged for an evill doar, 

 because he destroyed not the golden caulves, and did nott heawe 

 downe the hye places, wherin men worshipped theym, notwith- 

 stondynge that he gave liberte and soffered the people to go 

 vp vnto Jerusalem, and there to accomplisshe their homage 

 and sacrifice, due to the lorde, after the lawe and prophettes. 

 Insomoche that he was overcome by the kynge of the Assirians, 

 and at the last miserabely punnisshed by the lorde, which toke 

 a vengraunce •' «»f the grett negligence committed agaynst hym. 



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