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The Emperor is in the western land and can be dispatched with ease. We want a leader, and our Princess chooseth thee. Take her and be Emperor of Britain.
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints; Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
I told you before that there is a twofold faith, and now I will tell you that there are two sorts of good works; and a man may be shrewdly guessed at with reference to his faith, even by the works that he chooseth to be conversant in. There are works that cost nothing, and works that are chargeable. And observe it, the unsound faith will choose to itself the most easy works it can find.
Now, the Holy Ghost chooseth as it should seem in this place, to present us with that goodness that is in God's heart towards us, rather under the term of mercy; for that, as I said before, it so presenteth us with our misery, and his pity and compassion; and because it best pleaseth us when we apprehend God in Christ as one that has the love of compassion and pity for us.
"Who chooseth me doth gain that which he much desires." The second was of silver, richly chased. On its lid were many words and letters of foreign languages, encircling this inscription "Who chooseth me doth find more than he hopes." The third, plainly carved of ivory, was inscribed "Who chooseth me doth gain his dreamed-of bliss."
Their children he chooseth where he will in their youth, and taketh them from their parents, conveying them whither he will, where their friends never see them after, and abuseth them as he will.
Then did the prisoners consult between themselves, whether it were best to take his counsel or no; and thus they began to discourse. Brother, said Christian, what shall we do? The life that we now live is miserable. For my part, I know not whether it is best to live thus, or to die out of hand. My soul chooseth strangling rather than life, and the grave is more easy for me than this dungeon.
"Yea," said Myles, "it passeth wonder. I know not why he should so single me out for such an honor. It is strangely marvellous." "Nay," said Gascoyne, "there is no marvel in it, and I know right well why he chooseth thee. It is because he sees, as we all see, that thou art the stoutest and the best-skilled in arms, and most easy of carriage of any man in all this place." Myles laughed.
"Stay, she shall make her choice now, as a royal personage should; for you know, Nell, a queen ever chooseth her partner, whether it be for the throne or for the brawl. How gay you, fair one? Shall it be either of our young cousins, Joe or Will Robinson of Raydale; or our cousin who still thinketh himself young, Squire Nicholas of Downham."
"Yea, for spoiling his mutton." "And what man chooseth to dine on spoiled mutton?" "Or scorching his porridge?" "Scorched porridge maketh not a sweet temper for a man." "Or speaking back with a sharp tongue?" "Shouldst not a woman's tongue be meek in the presence of her husband?"
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