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A sermon preached at the Court at Greenewich the XXIIII. of May, 1591. By Geruase Babington Doctor of Diuinitie
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Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610.
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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o court_n at_o greenwich_n the_o xxiiii_o of_o may_v 1591._o by_o gervase_n babington_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n anchora_fw-la spei_fw-la imprint_v at_o london_n by_o richard_n field_n for_o thomas_n chard_n 1591._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a my_o singular_a good_a lord_n the_o lord_n of_o her_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n what_o it_o please_v god_n right_a honourable_a to_o enable_v i_o to_o speak_v of_o late_a before_o your_o lordship_n in_o her_o majesty_n court_n at_o greenwich_n i_o have_v as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v remember_v lay_v down_o here_o now_o in_o writing_n to_o the_o end_n that_o what_o then_o both_o please_v and_o profit_v some_o may_v in_o the_o blessing_n of_o like_a mercy_n do_v the_o same_o again_o and_o what_o mislike_v any_o may_v be_v further_o consider_v whether_o it_o so_o deserve_v in_o deed_n or_o be_v but_o only_o they_o mistake_v which_o little_a labour_n i_o be_o bold_a to_o present_v unto_o your_o honour_n who_o with_o most_o holy_a and_o religious_a attention_n hear_v the_o same_o that_o under_o the_o like_a favour_n of_o your_o honourable_a countenance_n be_v find_v without_o cause_n of_o just_a dislike_n it_o may_v both_o pass_v to_o the_o view_n of_o other_o also_o that_o hear_v it_o not_o and_o remain_v a_o poor_a testimony_n of_o my_o dutiful_a heart_n and_o true_a affection_n towards_o your_o lordship_n ever_o to_o my_o death_n your_o honour_n most_o humble_a bind_a gervase_n babington_n the_o second_o of_o the_o king_n the_o five_o chapter_n 13_o but_o this_o servant_n come_v and_o speak_v unto_o he_o &_o say_v father_n if_o the_o prophet_n have_v command_v thou_o a_o great_a thing_n will_v thou_o not_o have_v do_v it_o how_o much_o rather_o then_o when_o he_o say_v to_o thou_o wash_v &_o be_v clean_a 14_o then_o go_v he_o down_o and_o wash_v himself_o seven_o time_n in_o jordan_z according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o his_o flesh_n come_v again_o 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assyrian_a a_o story_n so_o well_o know_v unto_o we_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o make_v any_o long_a rehearsal_n of_o it_o in_o few_o word_n for_o order_n sake_n thus_o much_o naman_n be_v a_o mighty_a man_n and_o very_o honourable_a in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o even_o with_o the_o king_n himself_o very_o high_o esteem_v the_o reason_n be_v allege_v in_o the_o story_n namely_o conâ—usion_n because_o by_o his_o hand_n the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v the_o kingdom_n from_o great_a danger_n thereby_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o this_o world_n a_o more_o just_a cause_n of_o honourable_a regard_n and_o most_o high_a account_n to_o be_v have_v and_o make_v of_o a_o man_n not_o only_o with_o people_n but_o even_o with_o prince_n then_o faithful_a love_n and_o fruteful_a service_n to_o king_n and_o country_n as_o the_o contrary_n be_v most_o worthy_a also_o of_o all_o hatred_n leprosy_n shame_n and_o confusion_n 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in_o steed_n of_o many_o more_o shall_v great_o move_v we_o where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v thus_o â—c_z my_o son_n fear_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v seditious_a for_o their_o destruction_n shall_v arise_v sudden_o and_o who_o know_v the_o ruin_n of_o they_o both_o that_o be_v seditious_a say_v the_o english_a but_o that_o be_v changer_n or_o varier_n say_v the_o hebrew_n gnim_fw-la shonim_n and_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v what_o varier_n and_o chaunger_n be_v mean_v tremellius_n and_o junius_n say_v thus_o cum_fw-la varijs_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la variantibus_fw-la &_o perfringentibus_fw-la leges_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o suorum_fw-la principum_fw-la denique_fw-la deficientibus_fw-la vita_fw-la sva_fw-la immorigera_fw-mi à _fw-la reverentia_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la with_o varier_n that_o be_v varier_n and_o breaker_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o their_o own_o prince_n law_n and_o final_o by_o their_o 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his_o newness_n worthy_a be_v the_o place_n advise_v read_v and_o religious_a mark_v if_o we_o regard_v any_o man_n judgement_n but_o our_o own_o innovation_n other_o have_v join_v with_o this_o judgement_n of_o austin_n fit_o &_o full_o if_o need_n be_v to_o show_v many_o tutissime_fw-la agunt_fw-la qui_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la moribus_fw-la legibusue_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la deteriores_fw-la sint_fw-la 6._o minimum_fw-la variantes_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la administrant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d they_o deal_v most_o safe_o that_o vary_v as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v from_o present_a law_n and_o manner_n in_o use_n 〈◊〉_d govern_v the_o common_a wealth_n thereby_o although_o they_o be_v somewhat_o worse_o 〈◊〉_d positas_fw-la semel_fw-la leges_fw-la constant_a seruate_v 〈◊〉_d nec_fw-la ullam_fw-la earum_fw-la mutate_v nam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la statu_fw-la eademue_fw-la manent_fw-la etsi_fw-la deteriora_fw-la sint_fw-la tamen_fw-la utiliora_fw-la sunt_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la innovationem_fw-la vel_fw-la meliora_fw-la inducuntur_fw-la law_n once_o establish_v keep_v constant_o 52._o neither_o change_v any_o of_o they_o for_o thing_n which_o remain_v in_o their_o state_n and_o the_o same_o although_o they_o be_v worse_o yet_o be_v more_o profitable_a to_o the_o common_a wealth_n than_o those_o which_o by_o innovation_n be_v bring_v in_o better_a â—pist_v non_fw-la convalescit_fw-la planta_fw-la quae_fw-la saepius_fw-la transfertur_fw-la the_o plant_n that_o be_v often_o remove_v do_v not_o prosper_v â—â—stitut_o sperne_fw-la circa_fw-la te_fw-la novatores_fw-la qui_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquid_fw-la videantur_fw-la afferre_fw-la svi_fw-la etiam_fw-la recta_fw-la commutant_fw-la despise_v about_o thou_o innovator_n who_o that_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o bring_v something_o of_o their_o own_o change_v even_o right_a thing_n many_o such_o thing_n out_o of_o wise_a man_n writing_n may_v be_v allege_v by_o which_o all_o as_o by_o these_o now_o name_v my_o 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