dominion apointed to him ouer woman, doth not onlie to his own shame,
stoupe vnder the obedience of women, but also in despit of God and of his
apointed ordre, reioyseth, and mainteineth that monstruouse authoritie, as
a thing lauful and iust, The insolent ioy[79], the bonefiers, and
banketing which were in london and els where in England, when that cursed
Iesabell was proclaimed qwene, did witnesse to my hart, that men were
becomen more then enraged. For els howe coulde they so haue reioysed at
their owne confusion and certein destruction? For what man was there of so
base iudgement (supposing that he had any light of God) who did not see
the erecting of that monstre, to be the ouerthrowe of true religion, and
the assured destruction of England, and of the auncient liberties therof?
And yet neuer the lesse, all men so triumphed, as if God had deliuered
them frome all calamitie.

[Sidenote 80: Rom. I.]
[Sidenote 81: what robbed God OF HIS HONOR in England in the time of
the Gospell.]
[Sidenote 82: Goddes benefites shewed to England.]
[Sidenote 83: Discipline refused in England.]
[Sidenote 84: The nobilitie and the hole realme of England, caste
themselues willingly in to the pit.]
[Sidenote 85: Confession.]
[Sidenote 86: NOTE]

But iust and rightuouse, terrible and fearfull are thy iudgements, o
Lorde! For as some times thou diddest so punishe men for
vnthankfulnes[80], that man ashamed not to commit villanie withe man; and
that because, that knowinge the to be God, they glorified the not as God,
euen so haste thou moste iustlie nowe punished the proude rebellion and
horrible ingratitude of the realmes of England and Scotland. For when thou