shal be saued 1. Pet. 1. If we beléeue we shall receiue the end of our faith euen the saluation of our soules Rom. 10 If thou beléeue in thine heart thou shalt be safe for to beléeue iustifieth to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe Father What doth the Scripture say of our iustification Iustification because some teach that we are iustified by our workes Sonne A man is not iustified by the deades of the Lawe but by the faith of Christ Iesu Iustified bâ— faith and not by the lawe and wée haue beleued on Iesus Christ that we might be iustified by the faith of Christ and not by the déedes of the Law because that by the déedes of the Law no flesh shal be iustified The scripture concludeth al vnder sinne Gall. 3. that the promise by the faith of Iesus Christ should be giuen to all that beléeue The Law was our scholemaister vnto Christ that we shold be iustified by faith Eod. but after that faith is come God onelâ— iustifieth ye are no longer vnder the scholmaister It is God onelie that iustifieth the circumcision that is of faith Rom. 3. Circumcâ—sion 〈◊〉 circumcision iustiâ—ed by faiâ— the vncircumcision through faith Father Who are thus iustified by God onely Sonne â—om 3. Both Iewes and gentiles circumcision and vncircumcision are iusttyfied by the faith of Iesus Christ â—â—d He is compted iust and the iustifier of him that beléeue on Iesus Christ Father â—orgiuenes Then tell me who doth forgiue vs our sinnes Sonne â—ark 2 Nemo potest demittere peccata nisi solus deus there is none that can forgiue sinnes but God onelie â—od When Iesus sawe their faith he said vnto the sicke of the palsie sonne thy sins are forgiuen thée the sonne of man hath power to forgiue sinnes on earth â—phe 4. Be curteous one to an other mercifull forgiueing one an other euen as God for Christs sake hath forgiuen you â—ollo 2 The law â—he diuell â—orld and â—esh conquered by Christs death When we were dead through sinne and through vncircumcision of our flesh hath he quickened with him and hath forgiuen vs all our trespasses and hath put out the hand writing that was against vs hath fastned it to his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power in his owne person Father But to whome doth the Lord forgiue sinnes Sonne To the faithfull Mark 2 for when Iesus sawe their faith he saide thy sinnes are forgiuen thée Brethren Acts 13. Sinnes are forgiuen to the faithfull through this man is preached forgiuenesse of sinnes vnto you and that to all that beléeue Father What enemies hath the Lord conquered by his death in his owne person for our sakes and what further profite hath he brought vs. Sonne The Law the Diuell the world the flesh sinne death hell and al other things the wrath of God the father hath he pacified and reconciled vs agayne vnto him and we that were a farre off hath he brought nigh hath purchased the kingdome of heauen for vs and opened the same made vs fellow heyres thereof with him selfe Father Proue that vnto mée briefely Sonne Heb. 2. Dyed for all It was appointed that Iesus Christ should tast of death for all men and that by the grace of God the father Heb. 2 1. Diuel coÌ„quered Through death he hath expelled him that had lordship ouer death that is to say the Diuell and that he might deliuer vs. Col. 2. 2. Lawe Fastned to the crossa He hath put out the hande writing that was against vs and hath fastned it to his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power in his owne person Esay 22. None can open nor shut but he Esay 42. The key of the house of Dauid will I lay vpon his shoulder so that he shall open and no man shut he shall shut no man open I will giue him for a couenant vnto the people and a light to the Gentiles to open the eies of the blinde to let out the prisoners out of their bonds them that sytte in darkenesse out of the dungeon house Math. 18. The sonne of man came to saue that which was lost Math. 3 This is my deare sonne in whome I am well pleased A light to lighten the Gentiles Luke 3. A light and to be the glorie of the people Israell And there went out vertue from him Luke 6 Heale all A Phisiti and healed them all that touched him Iohn saith Io. 3. Life Io. he that beléeueth on the sonne hath euerlasting life I am the way the truth and the life VVay truth and life no man commeth to the father but by mée I haue finished the worke which thou gauest mée to doe consumatum est Io. 17. For this cause was I borne Io. 18. and for this cause came I into the world that I might beare witnesse vnto the truth Be it knowen vnto you men and brethren Acts. 13 that through this man is preached vnto you forgiuenesse of sinnes Beleuere iustified and that by him all that beléeue are iustified from all thinges from which ye coulde not be deliuered by the law of Moyses When we were enimies Rom. 5. we were reconciled vnto God by his bloud much more seeing that wée are reconciled we shall be preserued by his life and we shal be saued from wrath What the lawe coulde not doe in asmuch Rom. 8. as it was weake because of the flesh An offeriÌ„g â—r sinne that performed God and sent his sonne in the similitude of sinnefull flesh and sinne damned sinne in the flesh that the righteousnesse of the lawe might bée fulfilled in vs which walke not after the flesh but after the spirit â—ulfillers â—f the law Rom. 16 Rom. 14 Christ fulfilleth the lawe for all that beléeue to iustifie them The Lord Iesus died and rose againe that he might be Lord both of quicke and dead â— Cor. 15 Death is swallowed vp in victorie death where is thy sting hell where is thy victorie the sting of death is sinne and the strength of sinne is the lawe Death and â—ell ouerâ—me but thankes be vnto God that hath giuen vs victorie through Iesus Christ our Lord. â—say 25 Death â—seas 25. Death hath the Lord destroyed for euer O death I will be thy death O hell I will be thy stinge â—al 4 â—onne and â—eire of â—od Thou art not now a seruant but a sonne if thou be a sonne thou art an heire of God through Christ â—phe 2. Remember that in times past ye were without Christ being aliants from the common wealth of Israell and strangers from the testament of promise hauing no hope being without God in this world but now by the meanes of Iesu Christ ye which were sometime farre off Peace made are made nigh by the bloud of Christ he is
of the Trée of knowledge shee sayde that the Lorde had forbid them and threatned death vnto them if that they eate thereof but he saide the Lord knoweth that yée shall be as Gods and not dye if you eate VVomen are proude So the woman desiring to bée a Goddesse tooke and eate and gaue to her husbande who did eate also and they saw then that they were naked destitute of all felicitie happinesse grace and vertue Wherewith the Lorde had endued them and were most lothsome filthie and stinckeyng in the Nosthrells of the Lorde and the Lorde God calling them to an accompt bolted out the matter howe Adam had eaten moued by Eua. And Eua had eaten by the enticement of the Serpent and the Lord saide to the woman in multiplying I will multiply thy sorrowe and thy conceauing in sorrowe shalt thou bring foorth thy children VViues subiect to their husbands and thy lust shall pertaine to thy husbande and he shall haue rule ouer thée And vnto Adam he sayde because thou hast harkened vnto the voice of the woman and hast eaten of the trée concerning the which I sayde vnto thée thou shalt not eate of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life Thorne also and Thistle shall it cause to growe vnto thée and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde and in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eate breade till thou be turned again to the ground for out of it wast thou taken in as much as thou art but dust into dust shalt thou be turned agayne And the Lord saide to the Serpent Gen. 3. because thou hast done this thou art cursed aboue all cattell and aboue euerie beast of the field vpon thy bellie shalt thou goe and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life I will also put enmitie betwéene thée and the woman betwéene thy séede and her séede the same shall treade downe thy head Christ promised and thou shalt treade on his héele And the Lord clothed Adam and Eua with leathering garments droue them out of Paradise to dresse the groūd out of the which they were taken And he set the Cherubins and the glistering flame of a shaking sworde to kéepe the way of the trée of life Father Let me nowe heare howe they liued and their posteritie and whether they for the most part serued God or no Sonne Adam Sinne increased◠hauing shortly after a Sonne named Cane and after him Abell Cane and Abell going to the fielde together Cane rose vp against his brother Abell and slew him Murder and after dispayred of the mercie of God and saide my sinne and iniquitie is more then it may be forgiuen And God saw that the malice of man was great in earth Dispaire and all the imaginations of his heart was onely euill and that continually The imaginations of mans heart Gen. 6. was euill euen from his youth The earth was fiilled with crueltie and corrupted before God for all flesh had corrupted his owne way vpon earth So that the Lord destroyed all the worlde with the floud Noas floud Gen. 9. Drunckennesse Mocking Gen. 13 except eight persons Noa being drunke was vncouered in his tent and his sonne Ham mocked him being newlie deliuered from drowning The men of Sodom were wicked and excéeding sinners before the Lord. Gen. 18. The crye of Sodom is great saith God and their sinnes are excéeding grieuous Gen. 19. Lot being drunken with wine laye with his two daughters being newly deliuered from destruction of fire and Brimstone Gen. 38. Eer Iudas eldest son being wicked in the sight of the Lord and the Lord slew him Gen. 38 Onan another of Iudas sonnes being wicked did the Lord slay And thus the people still wrought wickednesse in the sight of God and sundrye times the Lord therefore destroyed them with fier pestilence swoorde noysome beastes and such like death Father Exod. 20 The Lord punished the people for their vncleanenesse and sinne as I perceaue but now tell me Ten com when the law was giuen by God which reuealed sinners Law written which is called the lawe written or ten commaundements Sonne The God of heauen and earth gaue thē to Moyses to be taught vnto his people in mount Sinay written vpon two tables of stone Father How many commaundements were written in the first table Sonne Fower Deu 5. euen with the finger of God wherein is contained our obedience vnto our God and in the second table sixe commaundements wherein we may learne a perfect and absolute dutie to our neighbour Father I haue often red those precepts I thinke there be none ignoraunt thereof therefore thou shalt not néede to repeat them but can any man be saued by obseruing and kéeping of them Sonne The Lord shall aunswere you Leuitic 18 who saith ye shall kéepe my ordinaunces and iudgements which if a man doe he shall liue in them I am the Lord. Math. 19. One came to Christ and saide vnto him good Maister what shall I doe that I may attaine eternall lyfe Christ aunswered if thou wilt enter into life kéepe the commaundements Math. 22 A Lawier saide vnto Christ Maister what shall I doe to obtayne eternall life Christ saide how readest thou And the Lawier answered thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart with all thy soule with all thy strength and with all thy minde and thou halt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe And Christ Iesus aunswered Hoc fac et viues This doe and thou shalt liue Gal. 2. And concluding with Saint Paull the man that doth the things contayned in the lawe and fulfilleth them shall liue by them Father Well let mée now sée howe well wée obserue these and whether any are saued thereby or not Sonne Deut. 11 I shall aunswere you therevnto but first fée what the Lord addeth Beholde saith the Lord I set before you a blessing and curse a blessing if you obey the commaundement of the Lord thy God And a curse if thou wilt not obey the commaundement of the Lord thy God Cursed is he that continueth not in all the words of the law to doe them Deut. 27. Father I feare then we all incurre the curse of God Goe to now doe we kéepe this law Sonne I will shew you by what meanes we may violate and breake the lawe And then if we examine our selues we shall perceaue as it were in a glasse our corruption and disobedience We may breake the lawe of our God by thought woorde and worke The imaginations of mans heart is euill euen from his youth Thought Gen. 8. The Lorde smote Pharao and his house because of Saray Abrahams wife Gen. 12. he lusting after her Math. 5 I say vnto you saith Christ that whosoeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her he hath committed adulery
our peace which hath made of both one and hath broken downe the wall that was a stop betwéene vs and hath also put away through his flesh the cause of hatred euen the lawe of commaundements contained in the lawe written All thing crucified with châ— for to make of twaine one newe man in him selfe to make peace and to reconcile both vnto God in one body through the crosse and slue hatred thereby came and preached peace to you that were farre off and to them which were nigh All one now both Iewes anâ— Ientiles for by him we haue both one entrance vnto God the Father It pleased the father that in him should all fulnesse dwell Collo 1. Blood of the crossâ— and by him to reconcile all things to himselfe and to set at peace by him through the bloud of the crosse both thinges in heauen and thinges in earth This we know that the father sent the sonne to be the sauiour of the worle 1. Io. 4 And concluding to speake further of the benefites we receaue by the death and passion of Christ Iesu Acts. 3. because no tongue is able to expresse the same for there is no other name vnder heauen by whome we must be saued but onelie in the name of Iesus Christ Father If we be purged saued redéemed deliuered iustified made the children of God and fellow heyres with Iesus Christ by his death and passion tell me to what ende was the law ordayned Sonne â—all 3 It was added because of transgression till the séede came to whome the promise was made â—om 7 To reueale sinne for I knowe not saith saint Paull sinne but by the lawe I had not knowen what lust had meant except the Lord had saide vnto me thou shalt not lust â—ll 3. The Law was our scholemaster vnto Christ that we should be iustified by faith but after that faith is come we are no longer vnder the scholemaster â—b 7. The lawe brought nothing to perfection but was an introduction to a better hope by the which we drawe nigh vnto God Father Then the law saueth none Sonne No for none fulfilleth it Gall. 3 therefore bringeth a curse vpon the transgressours for it is written cursed is euerie one that continueth not in all thinges which are written in the booke of the lawe to fulfill them Father How are we then deliuered from this curse séeing that none fulfill the lawe Sonne Christ Iesus hath deliuered vs from the curse of the law Gall. 3. in asmuch as he was accursed for vs for it is written Leuiti 18 cursed is euerie one that is hanged on trée that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Iesus Christ that wée might receaue the promise of the spirite through faith Father What sayest thou to the ceremoniall law wherein were sacrifices oblations Ceremoniall law burnt offerings sinne offerings heaue offerings peace offerings sprinckling water and many such like ordinaunces of God Sonne Heb. 9. In the olde Testament were ordinances and seruings of God and worldlie holinesse Heb. 10. The law hauing but a shadow of good thinges to come and not the verie fashion of things themselues can neuer by those sacrifices that they offer yéere by yéere continually make the commers therevnto perfect Father Was the law therefore abolished Sonne Heb. 10 Yea for it did but prefigure the sacrifice death passion and other thinges fulfilled by Christ Iesu for the Lord saide sacrifice and offering and burnt sacrifice and sinne offerings thou wouldest not haue neither hast thou allowed them which are yet offered by the lawe then saide he To do gods will is the best sacrifice loe I am héere to doe thy will oh God he taketh away the first to establish the latter Father Was Christ but once offered and was that offering perfect how chaunceth it that Priestes in some places affirme that in their masses they offer Christ stil vnto the Father for the sinnes of the quicke and deade Sonne It is not in mans power to offer Christ Heb. 9. for Christ Iesus fréed himselfe once not euerie day Christ was once offred saith S. Paull to take away sinnes and not to offer himselfe often as the hye Priestes doth for theÌ„ must he oft haue suffered since the world beganne Christ néedeth not daylie first for his owne sinnes and then for the sinnes of the people to offer vp sacrifice Heb. 7. for that did he once when he offred vp himselfe and therefore perfect for euermore Christ loued vs and gaue himselfe for vs an offring and a sacrifice of a swéete sauour vnto God Father Can not then our annoynted Priests offer Christ in their masses euery daie Ephe. 5. Sonne No father for sée what Saint Paull saith we haue an hye Priest in heauen that sitteth on the right hand of God and is a minister of holie thinges and of the true Tabernacle which God pight not man Heb. 10. this man after he hath offered one sacryfice for sinnes is set downe on the right hand of God for Vnica oblatione profectos imperpet effecit eos qui sanctificantur with one offering he hath made perfect for euer those that are sanctified Heb. 1 So that father now after that he hath purged our sinnes with this sacryfice he is set downe on the right hand of the maiestie on hye no more to be offered Father Is he set on the right hand of his father no more to be offered what profit haue we by him being there Sonne Heb. 13 Sacrifice of praise He doth alwaies offer to God his father the sacryfice of praise that is the fruite of those lipes wherewith wée confesse his name Heb. 9. Christ entred into verie heauen for to appeare in the sight of God for vs. Io. 2. If anie man sinne we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ the righteous Aduocate to purchase mercie for vs. and he it is that obtaineth grace for our sinnes and not for our sinnes onelie but for the sinnes of the whole world He sitteth on the right hand of God and maketh intercession for the saints according to the pleasure of God Rom. 8. He is saith saint Paull at the right hand of his father to make intercession for vs. I sawe an Angell saith S. Iohn Reuel 8 that stoode before the Alter offering the praiers of Saints vppon the golden Alter which was before the seat and the smoke of the odours which came of the praiers of all saintes ascended vp before God out of the Angells hand This Angell father is Iesus Christ that praieth for vs and presenteth the God of heauen with our praiers whereby they are accepted and for whose sake our peticions graunted Father Thou saist that Christ Iesus sitteth at the right hand of his father to pray for vs to offer vp our praiers and sacrificeâ— of thanks giueing to him to be our
stumbled which carried the Arke of God the Arke like to fall as he thought None ioyned with god to help he offered to vpholde or stay the Arke No good entent pleaseth God that is contrary to his will and God smote him that he dyed sodainelie Therefore whosoeuer thinketh the Lord so weake that he must haue the blessed Virgin Marie the Saincts Apostles or Angels to take holde with him let that man or woman doubt for feare the Lord smite them as he did Vsa sodenly for let men know that God is almightie Father Thou prouedst before that all are sinners but I haue brought thée from that matter yet I would gladly know further touching sinne what those are wherein all for the most part haue offended Sonne Idolatrie Idolatry for that most displeaseth God whome all people kindreds and toungs ought to worship Exod. 22. He that offereth vnto any Gods but to the Lord let him be rooted out Exod. 32 The people made a Calfe and woorshipped it they sate downe to eate and drinke and rose vp to play but the Lorde slue thrée thousande for the same Leuiti 19 Ye shall not saith the Lord turne to Idolls nor make you Gods of metall Iacob commaunded all his housholdes to put away the straung Gods that were among them Gen. 35 and be cleane and so they did Leuitic 17 Let none offer their offeringes vnto Diuells after whome they haue gone a-whoring Leuit. 26 Ye shall make you no grauen Image neyther reare you vp any stone neyther any Idole to worship it for I am the Lord. Deu. 4. You saw no Image saith the Lorde when I spake vnto you out of the fier then take héede that you make no manner of Image to worshippe neither of manne beast foule c. For if thou doe I call Heauen and Earth to recorde ouer you this daye you shall perishe shortelie out of this lande Ye shall ouerthrow their Alters Deu. 7. A kings dutie breake downe their pillers cut down their groues and burne their grauen Images with fier The people vsed to burne their sonnes and daughters with fier before their gods Deu. 12. If there be any within your gates Deut. 17. Idolaters stoned man or woman that haue or worshippe straunge Gods the Sunne the Moone or any of the host of heauen they shal be stoned to death Th people serued Baall and offereth Iudg. 2 and the Lords wrath was hot The Arke of God was set before Dagon the Philistines God 1. king 4. but Dagon was cast downe and leggs and armes broken Ieroboam made two Calues of Golde 3. kings 12 Bethell Gods house made a place fo◠Idoll Psalm 9◠and made the people worshippe and sayde these are Gods that brought you out of Egypt and set one of them at Bethell Confounded bée all they that woorshippe Carued Images and that delight in vayne Gods woorshippe him all ye Gods Let them bée ashamed earely that hope in Idolls Esay 42. and say to fashioned Images you are our Gods Ezech. 8. There were all manner of Images of wormes and beastes all Idolls and abhominacions of the house of Israell paynted euerie one rounde about the wall there stoode before the Images 70. Lords to offer incence secretly and saide tush the Lord séeth vs not Abacuc 2. Woe be vnto him saith the Lord that saith to a péece of wood arise and to a dombe stone stand vp Wisd 14 So father I will conclude with the Lords words Cursed is the Image and he that made it Father Pryde Goe to speake of other vices what sayest thou of pride Sonne Eccle. 10 Initium omnis peccati superbia quia tenebit eam ad implebitur maledictis Proude people cursed Eccle. 32 Pride is the beginning of all sin he that is proud is filled with cursing If thou be made a ruler pryde not thy selfe therein but be thou as one of the people Pro. 26. The Lord abhorreth all such as bée of a proude heart his hande is agaynst their hande and they shall not escape as innocents After pride commeth destruction Pro. 18. and honour after lowlines Thou Capernaum which art exalted vp to heauen Mark 11 shalt be brought downe to hell Euerie one sayth Christ that exalteth himselfe shall be brought low Luke 18. And hée that humbleth himselfe shall be exalted Father What is not couetousnesse a sinne Couetousnesse Sonne A sinne yes an horrible offence Tim. 6. for Saint Paull sayth that the couetousnesse of monie is the roote of all euill Wo be vnto him that heapeth vp other mens goods Abacuc 2 Couetous and their goods burned with an hot fier wo vnto him that gathereth euill gotten goods into his house that he may set his nest on hie to escape the power of misfortune but the Lord of hosts shall bring this to passe that the laborers of the people shal be burnt with a fire and the thinge wherevpon they haue weried themselues shal be burnt Like as hell and destruction are neuer full Pro. 27 euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfied Esay 5. Wo be vnto them that ioyne one house vnto an other and one land to an other that the poore can get no more ground Ecclesi 14. A couetous eye hath neuer enough in the porcions of vngodlinesse vntill the time that he wither away and haue lost his owne soule Mark 10 It is easier for a Camell to goe through the eye of a néedle then for the rich to enter into the kingdome of heauen Mark 8. And thus concluding what will it gaine a man if he win all the worlde and léese his owne soule Or what shall a man giue to redeme his soule againe withall Father Lechery Tell me something of Lecherie Sonne Iob. 31. This sinne of lecherie saith Iob is a wickednesse and sinne that is worthie to be punished yea a fire that vtterlie would consume and root out all a mans substance Leuit. 20 A man that breaketh wedlocke with an other mans wife let both the aduouterer and the aduoutris be slaine Leuiti 19 Thou shalt not make thy daughter cōmon that thou wouldest cause her to be an whore least the land fall to whordom and be full of wickednesse Ther shal be no whore among the daughters of Israell Deu. 23 nor no whore kéeper of the sonnes of Israell There were slaine of the Tribe of Biniamin xxv thousands Iudg. 20. and all their Citties burned for adulterie In the desire of vncleanlie lust Ieremi 5 they are become like the stoned horse euery man néeth at his neighbours wife The children of the aduouterers shall come to naught Wisd 4 and the séede of the vnrighteous bed shal be rooted out An whores house is the way to hell Pro. 7. and bring men downe into the chambers of death An whore is
first vnfaithfull to the lawe of the highest Eccle. 23 secondlie she hath forsaken her owne husband thereby shée hath gotten her children by another man and played the whore but a shamefull repoorte shall shée leaue behinde her and her Children shall take no déepe roote Whosoeuer séeth a woman and lusteth after her Math. 5 hath committed adulterie with her alredie in his heart ◠Cor. 6. And I will conclude with saint Paull flée fornication euerie sinne that a man doth is without the body but he that is a fornicatour sinneth against his owne bodie Father VVrath What sonne is wrath compted a sinne Sonne Ecclesi 7 Yea Father a detestable sinne bée not sayeth the wise man hastelie angrie in thy minde for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles Eccle. 28 Be ware of anger and thou shalt make thy sinnes fewer for an angrie man kindleth varyance Eccle. 30 Zeall and anger shorten thy daies of life and carefulnesse and sorow bringeth age before the time Iames. 1 The wrath of man worketh that which is vnrighteous before God whosoeuer saith Christ is angrie with his brother vnaduisedlie shal be in danger of iudgement Math. 5. Father What is saide of enuie Sonne Father Wisd 1. wisdom entereth not into afroward and enuious soule nor dwelleth in the body subdued vnto sinne I will not haue to do with consuming enuie Wisd 6. for such a man shall not be pertaker of wisdome Let all bitternesse and fearcenesse Ephe. 4 and wrath and roaring and cursed speaking be put from you with all maliciousnesse Father Tell me somthing of gluttonie and drunkennesse Gluttony Sonne Excesse of meates bringeth sicknes Eccle. 37. and gluttony commeth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate through surfet haue manie one perished but he that dieteth himselfe temperatlie prolongeth his life Take héede to your selues Luke 21 least at anie time your hearts be ouercōmed with surfeting and drunckennesse He that hath pleasure in bankets shall be a poore man Pro. 21. and he that delighteth in wine and delycates shall not be ritch Esay 5. Wo be vnto them saith the Lord that follow drunkennesse and so continue vntil night Luke 16 For abusing Gods graces There was a certaine rich man clothed in purple and fine white and fared deliciouslie euery daie but when he dyed was tormented in hell Gal. 6. These are some of the déedes of the flesh drunkennesse and gluttonie they that commit such thinges shall not be inheretours of the kingdome of Christ and of God Father What saist thou of slouth and Idlenesse Sonne Pro. 6. The wise man saith goe to the Emit thou slougerd consider her waies and learne to be wise Luke 13. Behold saith Christ these thrée yéeres haue I sought fruit of the fig trée and finde none cut it vp why doth it trouble the ground Math. 25 The Lorde saide vnto the seruant that had one talent thou euill and slouthfull seruant thy tallent shall be taken from thée thou cast into vtter darknesse wher is wéeping and gnasshing of téeth Father What saith the scripture of swearing Swering that is almost in euerie mans mouth a common thing Sonne Let not saith the wise man thy mouth be accustomed with swearing Eccle. 23. for in it there be manie falls if he swere in vaine he shal be filled with wickednesse and the plague shall neuer goe from his house I saie vnto you saith Christ Math. 5 swere not at all neither by heauen for it is Gods seate neither by the earth for it is his foote stoole neither by Ierusalem for it is the Cittie of the great king neither by the head because thou canst not make one haire white or blacke but your communication shal be yea yea nay nay Iames. 5 and whatsoeuer is more commeth of euill Thou shalt not take the name of God in vaine Exod. 20 for the Lorde will not hold him guiltles that taketh his name in vaine The prophet saw a flying booke of xx zachary 5 cubits long tenne cubits broade this is the curse that goeth ouer the earth for all theues shal be iudged after this booke and al swerers shal be iudged after this booke it shall come into the house of the théefe and into the house of him that fastie sweareth by my name saith the Lorde and shall remaine in his house and consume it with the timber and stones Father Then it is not lawfull to sweare for anie cause Sonne Ieremi 4. No father except for the testifiyng of the truth in doubtfull causes being moued therevnto by a iudge and then they must sweare in iustice iudgement and righteousnesse Father It would be to longe to recite perticulerly euery sinne committed in the world therefore shew me the most vsuall sinnes in generall wordes Sonne Ieremi 22 In the world they despise Father and Mother in it they haue oppressed the straunger the fatherlesse widowe they haue despysed the Lords sanctuarie and vnhallowed the Sabothes murders are therein many deale shamefully with their neighbours wife guifts are receaued therin to shed bloud and vsurie haue béene committed Father Is not vsurie lawfull Vsury Sonne Lawfull No horrible Deu. 23 thou shalt not saith the Lord hurt thy brother by vsury of monie or Corne or by vsurie of anie thing that he may be hurt with all If thou lende monie to anie of my people that is poore by thée Exod. 22 thou shalt not be as a tyrant vnto him neyther shalt thou oppresse him with vsurie Thou shalt take no vsurie of thy brother nor vantage Leuiti 25. Blessed is that man that hath not laide out his monie for vsurie Psal 15. nor receaued rewards against the innocent so on the contrarie part cursed is he that lendeth out to vsurie Father Thou saiest that the Lords sabaoth is vnhallowed Saboth is it a day to be hallowed and sanctified Sonne Gen. 2. Yea Father for the seuenth day the Lord ended his worke which he had made and rested from all his worke and GOD blessed the seuenth day and sanctified it because he hadde rested from all his worke which he ordayned to make Exod. 16 No Manna fell on the Sabaoth daye for it is an holie rest vnto the Lord. Exod. 23. The seuenth day thou shalt rest thine Oxe thine Asse thy sonne thy maide and the straunger and so to be refreshed Numer 16 Let him that gathereth stickes on the Sabaoth day be stoned without the host Father Hath the Sabaoth béene sometime vnhallowed Sonne Esdras 4 Yea for Esdras sawe some treading wine presses on the Sabaoth and bringing Asses loden with grapes figges and bringing all manner of burthens vnto Ierusalem vpon the Sabaoth day and I rebuked them saide he earnestly the same day that they soulde their victualls and soulde fish and I reproued them and the rulers for breaking the Sabaoth