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A mirrour of loue, which such light doth giue, that all men may learne, how to loue and liue. Compiled and set furth by Myles Hogarde seruaunt to the quenes highnesse
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Huggarde, Miles.
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with Cayn affeÌ„de And of his line I take them to depende But those which are knit in one by charitie Of the line of Christ I take al such to be Thou knowest qd I we are but gentiles borne That is true qd she mary then qd I Out of Gods fauour al vs thou hast worne For Gentiles did liue in Idolatry And Gods people they hated vtterly Belike then al we descended from Cayne I like not that sequele by god I tel the playne Thou harpest so qd she on ignoraunce stringes That in wisdoms melodie thou felest no tast Yet thou wouldest appeare to know many thinges As many haue done which learning defaste Yet for high preachers in pulpittes were plaste But thine ignoraunce in a worde or twayne I intende here to set before the playne The Iewes thou knowest were gods only elect And he their god by promise to them made Which for their desertes he after reiecte And Paul that to proue profoundly doth wade Where as he doth the Romains persuade Not to be proude lest from God they fal Sith they were planted braunches vnnatural And Christ is called the head corner stone Which Iewes and Gentiles together did knit In building his church he made them both one Without any respect to them had in it He made them his children that is to wit By adoption though of Abrahams sede After the flesh they were not in dede But by fayth in Christ God indifferently Is father to al which do him professe Then are ye al brethren by this conclude I That loue ech to other ye ought to expresse Without respect of persons sith Gods goodnesse As his owne children doth accept you all Fro the band of loue ye ought not to fall In this qd I thou hast sayd very well Forth in thy purpose I pray the procede Mary before qd she as I did the tell Sith no respect of persons is with god in dede But that by fayth in Christ al men he doth lede Into such vnitie of brotherhode That before him is none acception of bloude Yet kinges and princes qd I I haue heard say Shal be in much higher reputation Before our lorde God at the latter daye Then those whiche had no suche gubernation That saying qd she is ment on this facion To those that most is geuen most wil god requier Who would then qd I goueraunce desier Yes qd she that doth with vertue wel agre For those that God doth to aucthoritie call So godly in that their liuing maye be That higher glory in heauen haue they shall But and if that from godlinesse they fall Deper damnation shall they haue in hell Then shal the begger that in like offense fell But now shortly to touche the loue that a king Ought to his subiectes euer to haue Chiefely he must before eche other thing Se that gods honour he do not depraue For therby him selfe and his he shal saue Contrary where God is not honoured right Thonour of that king shal faile in Gods sight The loue of a prince ought such loue to be Towardes his subiectes that aboue al thing None euyl example in him they should se Lest to like offense he do his people bring Therfore as Tully doth say in writing A ruler offends more in gods presence By euil example then by his offense Also the wise man Salomon doth say The state of a king in his people doth stande Wherby he doth wyl that a kyng alway Must them maintaine for defense of his lande Which if common wealth be not truly skande His subiectes decay then what doth ensue Right â—onâ— his enemies may him subdue Common welth hath been qd I skand in dede But I se common wealth litle amende I pray the if corne be ouergrowen with wede What would it helpe that many wordes to spende In talking therof if no man extende His helping hand the same wedes out to roote The talking therof thou seest would litle boote Trueth qd she I know wel thine entent But I trust that god wyl so worke by his grace That if the people would hold them content And obediently gods lawe imbrace Such a commoÌ„ welth god in this realme wil place That the king quene in studies wil not cease Tholde yeomanry of England againe to encrease That is the thing qd I that al men do craue For in them the welth of the realme doth rest Sence couetousnes did them depraue As we haue sene here ouer much exprest What welth we had to speake in ernest We haue bene so longe wrapt in misery That to discerne wealth we can not scarsely Lo man beholde thine owne madnesse qd she In what misery thou knowest thou hast bene Yet when god sent a noble queene to thee To ridde the out of that misery clene Shortly such madnes in the was sene Thou neither regardest thy bodely welth Nor yet before God thine owne soule helth Which hereafter in place conuenient Manifestly to the I wyll declare With that qd I I am wel content But me thinke thou hast left this matter bare Thou tellest not what would ridde me out of care Touching the lacke of common welth thus gone No for wise men qd she I let that alone But touching the loue shewde here by your quene Hath bene expressed to you in suche sort That the like in England hath not bene sene As to your cronicles yf you resort Tel me if they any such loue report That a king hath forgeueÌ„ that was his own right As her grace hath done which now ye set light No more of that qd I wherfore qd she Trowest thou qd I that I wyl report this Then for a flatterer taken I shoulde be Which is a vice that I hate moste ywis Therfore in vayne by the that spoken is Yf thou wilt not qd she another shall I passe not qd I so I medle not withal If thou dost not qd she it wyl be confest Of al such as be louing subiectes true For by reporting trueth I haue not transgrest Sith I speake it thunkindnesse to subdue Of al those which rayseth false rumours new Using vayne wordes not mete to be spoken Whereby they show al benefites forgotten But yet the chiefe loue by your quene declarde To you her subiectes as ye knowe it al WheÌ„ you wer quite out of Christes church debarde By your wicked errours most scismatical God which your iust quene to the crowne did cal By her meane to the church doth you restore Yet scarsly ye do geue god thankes therfore This loue of your quene example may be What loue al kinges to their subiectes should show Thou flatterest so qd I that beleue me If I in writing should this abrode blow Such a fame therof towardes me would grow That I should haue a great cause to be proude Therfore by me it shal not be auoude If not qd she yet thou canst not denie But that it is most true that I