cities, whiche all were burned with fier, so that onelie of that hole
tribe remained six hundredth men, who fled to the wildernes, where they
remained foure monethes, and so were saued. The same God, who did execute
this greuous punishment[157], euen by the handes of those, whom he suffred
twise to be ouercomen in batel, doth this day retein his power and
justice. Cursed Iesabel of England, with the pestilent and detestable
generation of papistes, make no litle bragge and boast, that they haue
triumphed not only against Wyet, but also against all such as haue
entreprised any thing against them or their procedinges. But let her and
them consider, that yet they haue not preuailed against god, his throne is
more high, then that the length of their hornes be able to reache. And let
them further consider, that in the beginning of their bloodie reigne, the
haruest of their iniquitie was not comen to full maturitie and ripenes.
No, it was so grene, so secret I meane, so couered, and so hid with
hypocrisie, that some men (euen the seruantes of God) thoght it not
impossible, but that wolues might be changed in to lambes, and also that
the vipere might remoue her natural venom. But God, who doth reuele in his
time apointed the secretes of hartes, and that will haue his iudgementes
iustified euen by the verie wicked, hath now geuen open testimonie of her
and their beastlie crueltie. For man and woman, learned and vnlearned,
nobles and men of baser sorte, aged fathers and tendre damiselles, and
finailie the bones of the dead, aswell women as men haue tasted of their
tyrannie, so that now not onlie the blood of father Latimer, of the milde
man of God the bishop of Cantorburie, of learned and discrete Ridley, of
innocent ladie Iane dudley, and many godly and worthie preachers, that can
not be forgotten, such as fier hath consumed, and the sworde of tyrannie
moste vniustlie hath shed, doth call for vengeance in the eares of the
Lord God of hostes: but also the sobbes and teares of the poore oppressed,
the groninges of the angeles, the watch men of the Lord, yea and euerie
earthlie creature abused by their tyrannie do continuallie crie and call