wonderfull wrath of God that was poured vpon them, O their great and obstinate blindnes whiche caused them most greuously too be scourged:  Their plage was no lesse then too bee vtterly spoyled of their enemies, Their plage was no lesse then to eate one an other:  Yea, their plage was no lesse then to eate their owne sonnes and doughters.  This calamitie and sorow (most noble prynce) happened them because they dyd not regarde the lawes of God, but tourned too their olde abhominable Ydolatrie, and lightelye estemed gods holy woord.  Wherfore euen now whosoeuer is an enemie ||B.i.|| to the holy Bible, that is, neither studiyng it himselfe, nor willyng that other men shulde knowe it, he can in no wyse be a right christian man:  although he fast, pray, doo almes, & all the good workes vnder heauen.  And he that hath suche a mynde, is ye most cursed and cruel enemie too god, a playne sower of sedition, and a deuelishe disquieter of all godly men.  For truly those that reade the gospel of Christ, and labour diligetly therin:  doo fynde wonderfull rest & quietnes, from all woofull miserie, perturbatio, and vanities of this world.  And surely none but ypocrites or els deuilles would go about too stoppe or allure men from suche a treasure and godly study.  And it were conuenient, that all they whiche wyll remayne styll necligent, styffe, & blind:  shuld set before their faces the feare of paynes infernall, and if thei haue any grace at all, their spirites ought to be moued:  too note the great plages that haue happened the slouthful in gods woord, & those that haue been stubburne ageynst the settyng || out of it.  There bee a thousand recordes and examples in the holy Bible agaynst such as be farre wyde from knowledge, and lye now walteryng styl in ignoraunce and will not looke vpon the bible.  It woulde seme, they hope for a thyng, but their hope is in vaine:  For saint Paule plainely writeth the hope of suche ypocrites shall coo[m] too nought.  And too conclude (most honorable Prince) seeyng wee haue suche knowledge opened vnto vs, as neuer had englishe me, and are clearly deliuered from the snares and deceiptes of al false and wicked doctrine, if we shuld not now thakefully receaue the gospell, and shewe our selues naturally enclyned to set it forwarde, yea, and pray daye and night vnto God, for the preseruatio and health of the kynges highnes, your graces deare, and most entierly beloued father, we were neither true subiectes nor ryght christen men.  Forsoth, through the absolute wisedome, and the most godly and politike prudencie of his grace, the swete sounde of gods woorde is gone ||B.ii.|| thorough out all this realme, the holye Bible and blessed testament of oure sauiour Christ are coo[m]ne to lighte, and thousandes haue faithfully receiued those pleasaunt, ioyfull, and most comfortable promises of God.  Surely this thyng before all other, is acceptable too god.  This thyng especially swageth ye ire of god.  This thyng in all holi scriptures god most chiefly