TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, HIS VERY SINGVLAR GOOD LORD AND Maifler, HENRIE Earle of Pembroke, Lord Harbert of Car - diffe, Marmion, and S. Qintine, and of the moft Honorable Order of the Garter, Knight, G. B. wifhet h increafe of all mercie and comfort inCHRI ST IESVS foreírer. H E Lord knowetb, who fearcheth my heart and reins (Right Honorable,and my very fngulargoodLord)that being placed in the G niuerftie with fo great content, both for profit, pleafure, and the exercife of my Mint - fiery in fuchplace,asit pleafid Godmoltmercifulyato.. ble/fe et in, to my great comfort, had little defireto make change of that eflate, fo accompanied bath with there and many other 'peeled commodities, till it plea. fed him that ;bath his times and opportunities for admen, to direll me to your Lordfh, in fach fort as he did, and there fir /1 of your felt?, andafterward of my Ho. good Lady to makeme heare fo tare f ul,fb Chri ltian,andfo zealous a rc{ard both ofyour felues,and your whole retinue to be direI/ed in the ccurfe that be- came the profe /ors of the Gofpell, &the enioyers ofthefe happy dries vide,ïa fa- mous and renowned a gouernment, of fo worthy, Wed, andgracinse a Prin. eefe. vwd then I muff needs coif-age,/ felt a forcing r folnison alter shay! a while flriuen with the lofle ofthefe forenamed benefts,with thefarfeparatiö of my felfe from al my friends,& with the difcomforts incident now and then euen to the bell ferssices. So was it(my goodLord)your zeale and affetlion toyour God, that then farfl perfwadedme. And truty, the felfe fame thing it was, that euer after retained me, more viable than manie, but as willing as suer was any to the vttermofl both of power and life to do your L. fornico. Thevery felfe fame thing it is alfo out of all queflion, that f {loll ewer, abone any worldlyOommodity that may be offered them,procure vneo your L. both in one place and other,thofe that loue vertue and vpright dealing. For very well with them/clues will they euer imagine (as indeed st fbaseld be) that where the Lord is feared and honored as he ought to be, there faithfull feruice will both be regarded, and conuenient- ly rewarded, there men f ball be indeed according to proofe, and not according to prattles,there heat of affe/tians f hall not flirre to fuddaine and vndeferued difpleafure, but con /iience to giue entrymanhis due trial), (hallfinde out the innocency of the true dealer. vind what fbonld Ifay? There they will afore themfelues, euery man f hall bee vied with conuenient encouragement, credit, and comfort, if his dealings do deferue the fame, belide many moe very fpeciall vertues of a mailler fearing God. Wherefore, if I f bould wifh veto your Lo. in a thoufand termes many feueralland ftngular blel.ingr, and afterward include them all in one:truly it mull be this, that you may euer know the God of your fa- therer ferue him with a perfeli hart and a willing mind:Know him Ifay,by lear- ning what he willsth, and ferne him by daily pralliling, as he inableth of that will. For thus to the Lord you f ball become obedient; to your Prince faithfull, for your Country careful), to your feruanis, that break both body and bruines in your afaires, and beat the brunt of many an vnknowne toyle and hazard, com 4 3 fortablt
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