[Sidenote k: Thre chef reasons, that do stay man from speaking the
truthe.]
[Sidenote l: 1. Cor. 9.]
[Sidenote m: Mat. 26. Act. 18, 21.]
[Sidenote n: Psalm. 2. Act. 4.]
[Sidenote o: It is necessarie for everie man to open the impietie,
whiche he knoweth to hurt his commonwelth.]
[Sidenote p: No man can repent except he knowe his synne.]

The same prophetes for comfort of the afflicted and chosen saintes of God,
who did lie hyd amongest the reprobate of that age[g] (as commonlie doth
the corne amongest the chaffe) did prophecie and before speake the changes
of kingdomes, the punishmentes of tyrannes, and the vengeance[h] whiche
God wold execute vpon the oppressors of his people. The same did Daniel
and the rest of the prophetes euerie one in their season. By whose
examples and by the plaine precept, which is geuen to Ezechiel, commanding
him that he shall say to the wicked: Thou shalt die the death. We in this
our miserable age are bounde to admonishe[i] the world and the tyrannes
thereof, of their sodeine destruction, to assure them, and to crie vnto
them, whether they list to heare or not. That the blood of the saintes,
which by them is shed, continuallie crieth and craueth[j] vengeance in
the presence of the Lorde of hostes. And further it is our dutie to open
the truthe reueled vnto vs, vnto the ignorant and blind world, vnlest that
to our owne condemnation we list to wrap vp and and hyde the talent
committed to our charge. I am assured that God hath reueled to some in
this our age, that it is more then a monstre in nature, that a woman shall
reigne and haue empire aboue man. And yet with vs all, there is suche
silence, as if God therewith were nothing offended. The naturall man,
ennemy to God shall fynd, I knowe, many causes why no suche doctrine oght
to be published in these our dangerous dayes. First, for that it may seme