for the hastie execution of the same. I feare not to say, that the day of
vengeance, whiche shall apprehend that horrible monstre Iesabal of
England, and suche as maintein her monstruous crueltie, is alredie
apointed in the counsel of the Eternall; and I verelie beleue that it is
so nigh, that she shall not reigne so long in tyrannie, as hitherto she
hath done, when God shall declare him selfe to be her ennemie, when he
shall poure furth contempt vpon her, according to her crueltie, and shal
kindle the hartes of such, as somtimes did fauor her with deadly hatred
against her, that they may execute his iudgementes. And therfore let such
as assist her, take hede what they do. For assuredlie her empire and
reigne is a wall without foundation[158]: I meane the same of the
authoritie of all women. It hath bene vnderpropped this blind time that is
past, with the foolishnes of people; and with the wicked lawes of ignorant
and tyrannous princes. But the fier of Goddes worde is alredie laide to
those rotten proppes (I include the Popes lawe with the rest) and
presentlie they burn, albeit we espie not the flame: when they are
consumed, (as shortlie they will be, for stuble and drie timbre can not
long indure the fier) that rotten wall, the vsurped and vniust empire of
women, shall fall by it self in despit of all man, to the destruction of
so manie, as shall labor to vphold it. And therfore let all man be
aduertised, for the trumpet hath ones blowen.

Praise God ye that feare him.





The following postscript occurs at p. 78 of JOHN KNOX'S _Appellation
&c._, which is dated "From Geneua. The 14 of Iuly, 1558."