WOMEN.

Veritas temporis filia,

M. D. LVIII.




THE KINGDOME APPERTEINETH TO OVR GOD.

[Sidenote a: the Negligence of watchemen.]
[Sidenote b: The diligence of the olde prophetes of God.]
[Sidenote c: I. Reg. 12.]
[Sidenote d: Ezech. 16.]
[Sidenote e: Ierem. 29.]
[Sidenote f: Ezech. 7,8,9.]

Wonder it is, that amongest so many pregnant wittes as the Ile of greate
Brittanny hath produced, so many godlie and zelous preachers as England
did somtime norishe, and amongest so many learned and men of graue
iudgement, as this day by Iesabel are exiled, none is found so stowte of
courage, so faithfull to God, nor louing to their natiue countrie, that
they dare admonishe the inhabitantes of that Ile how abominable before
God, is the Empire or Rule of a wicked woman, yea of a traiteresse and
bastard. And what may a people or nation left destitute of a lawfull head,
do by the authoritie of Goddes worde in electing and appointing common
rulers and magistrates. That Ile (alas) for the contempt and horrible
abuse of Goddes mercies offred, and for the shamefull reuolting to Satan
frome Christ Iesus, and frome his Gospell ones professed, doth iustlie