a multytude as we haue rounde aboute vs and so lytell refresshynge and offerynge to them whiche peryssheth dayly vnder oure â—…oses great pyte to se the whiche causeth me to tremble to remeÌ„bre the horryble rebuke that they shall haue of god the whiche waste theyr substaunce and goodes in Ior neys in rydynge and goynge ferre nere and in superfluous rayment and meates and drynkes with many other cerymonyall and wylfull charges I wolde to god suche people had the grace to remembre the trewe we example that cryste spoke Luc the. xvi chapitre of diues â—…pulo howe lytell he regarded the pore Lazer and so great nede as he had of his coÌ„forte shortly after marke that poynt thus I coude wryte a longe processe here in tochyng the abusyons of the ignoraunt people in this mater wherin I pray Thesu gyue to all suche as be yet igno raunt his grace that they may werke theyr good werkes to the wyll pleasure of god Neuerthelesse I do thynke and alowe pyl grymages and oblacyons very expedyent in the syght of god profytable to the soule so that it be done accordynge to the lawâ—… and wyll or pleasur of god And other wy se it is frustrat voyde be you sure wherof you shal neuer haue thankes nor fauour of god for your wylfull wastynge and 〈◊〉 wyll not do that whiche ye be coÌ„maunded to do Wherfore I holde it most profytable and expedyent for euery faythfull crysten man to serche his conscyence here in and ra ther to do the wyl and pleasure of god here then his owne mynde and pleasuâ—… wherof ye shall receyue so great inestymable gyftes and rewardes agayne in the glory eter nall where as god reyneth with his gloryous aungellys and sayntes whiche neuer sease in gyuynge honour glory without en de to the whiche he bryng vs al at his plea sure and wyll Amen â—…nusquisque proprium mercedeÌ„ auÌ„t 〈◊〉 secundum suum laborem Co. 3. ¶ A good rule for a man to brynge vp youth The. viii Chapytre SAynt austynexortynge all people hauynge seruauntes chyldren or su che other lyke i theyr gouernaunce or domynyon from the hyest to the so west for to exercyse theym in knowlege of the loue of god and of the Ioyes celestyall which god hath pre payred of his mere mercy for his chosen and saythfull chyldren And to vse theym in redynge of holy scryptures and contemplatyue maters And noâ—… in vayne fables and bawdy tales and other folysshe 〈◊〉 of vysyousnesse And also to induce them to haue knowlege of the moste ferefull and strayt Iustyce of god and of the moste hor ryble paynes of hell prepayred for all them whiche dyspyse the trewth folowe theyr owne lustes and pleasures Ex ore infantum 〈◊〉 laudem dauit salme viii ¶ Charyte causeth or moueth vs to the loue of god through fayth The. ix Chapâ—… IN this perfyte loue I shal loue fyrste god the father almyghtye that made me of no wght And our lord Ihesu criste that redemyd me the holy ghost that alway inspyreth me thus this holy trynyte I shal alway honour and serue with al my herte mynde and strength with dylygent drede and truste in hym onely ¶ Hocest vt vnum Deum in trinitate et trinitas in vnitate veneremur I Shall loue my selfe to god warde I shall endeuer my selfe to abstayne from all synne as nere as I may specyally from synnes deedly whiche be dampnable ¶ I shall not be proude nor enuyous nor wrothfull to no creature ¶ I shall not be no gloton nor lecherous nor slowthfull in no wyse ¶ I shall not be couetous nor desyryng su perfluyte of worldly goodes ¶ And all eueyll company I shal esche we and flee as nere as I can ¶ I shall applye me vnto vertuous operacyons werkys and in coÌ„nynge as nere as god shall gyue me grace to my power ¶ I shall apply my selfe to prayer specy ally on the holy dayes ¶ Also I shall lyue alway temperat and sober of my mouth and worde ¶ I shall fast the dayes coÌ„maunded in cry stes churche ¶ I shall withstande my carnall mynde â–ª from foule and vnclene thoughtes ¶ I shall kepe my mouth from swerynge lyenge and fowle spekynge of fylthy wor des and vnhonest ¶ I shall vse my handes from stelyng â—…y bynge or pykynge ¶ And thynges stolen away I shall resto re agayne ¶ And thyngâ—… founde I shal yelde agayn to the owner as nere as I may ¶ Hoc facet â—…as ¶ The loue towarde thy neyghbour ¶ I shall loue my neyghbour that is euery man towarde god as myn owne selfe And I shal helpe hym in all his necessytes spyrytually and bodely as I wolde be hol pen myne owneselfe specyally my father mother that brought me in to this worlde and norysshed me Diliges proximuÌ„ tuuÌ„ sicut teipsum ¶ And when I do fall in peryll of synne I shall not contyne we therin but with a fresshe purpose ryse agayne by penaunce pure confessyon in no wyse dyspayre ¶ Nolo mortem peccatoris ¶ Also as often as I shall receyue my soâ—… Mirabile misterium in forme of â—…amentall brede I shall with all my dylygence dyspose my selfe to pure â—…nnes and deuocyon and in full purpose no more to synne Io. 6. Ego sum panis vinus qui de celo deâ—…ndt siquis manducauerit ex hoc pane viuit ineternum ¶ In syckenesse ¶ When I shall dye I shall with herte mynde desyre to haue the sactameÌ„tes of the churche mynystred to me by the mynysters of the same and to be confessyd and with a clene and pure conscyence to receyue my sauyoure Thesu cryste Qui manduâ—…at mâ—…uÌ„ carnem bibit mâ—… saÌ„guineÌ„ 〈◊〉 me manet et ege in illo Io. 6. ¶ In. deth ¶ In the exstremyte of deth I shall gladly call for to be â—…nealed so armed in god I shall gladly with perfyte sayth departe from this lyfe trustynge in his mercy to obtayne lyfe eternall Paulâ—… stimulus mortis peccatuÌ„ est cor 15. ¶ An ordre of Crysten lyuynge FEre god with loue And loue god with fere Desyre alway to be with hym Serue hym dayly with some prayer ¶ Brydle the affeccyons of thy mynde Subdue thy sensuall appâ—… 〈◊〉 Thruste downe all prowde affeccyons Coldly refrayne thy wrath Byleue and truste surely in cryste Iâ—…su ¶ Worshyp hym and hiâ—… mother mary Call often for the grace of the holy ghost Loue alway peas and equyte Thynke often of deth Drede or fere the Iugement of god ¶ Alway truste suerly in goddes mercy Be alway well occupyed Beware of losse of tyme Forget trespaces done to the Forgyue them gladly Chastyse thy carnall body Be sober of thy mouthe In meates and drynkes Be sober of thy talkynge Use no fowle language Loue clennesse with chastyte Use alway honest company Also beware of ryot Dyspende mesurably Be trewe in thy worde and
lyke vnto his ymage and symylytu de And dyd set them in a place of celestyal pleasure and gyuynge them lybertye ouer all thynges that was therin Except of the fruyte and tre of lyfe which had the vertue of knowlege of good and euyll ¶ Chargynge them in no wyse to taste nor cate therof And yf they dyd they shuld dye â–ª but they taryed not there but a lytell whyle not passynge thre houreâ—… after the myndâ—… of some Doctours for Lucyfer whiche 〈◊〉 hauynge yet great indygnacyon power ouer mankynde conceyued in his mynde agaynst Adam and his successyon a secrete malyce â—…tendynge to bâ—…nge â—…hem out of the fauoure of god thoâ—…ugh â—…kyng oâ—…â—…is coÌ„maundemâ—…nt And so he dyd in dede â—…or fyrste he caused Eue to taste and â—…ate oâ—… the tree of lyfe whiche was forboâ—… 〈◊〉 and she caused Adam to eate of the same foâ—… the whiche cause god sent Cherubyn his aungell to theym with the swerde of sorowe trybulacyon and banysshed them thâ—…yr successyon out of yâ— solacyous place oâ—… plea surâ—… in to this myserable 〈◊〉 â—…to labour and get theyr lyuynge in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his bo dy in lyke wyse all his successyon And Eue also in great pâ—…ynes and tâ—…auayl and dystresse to brynge forâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of man for her oâ—…ence The whiche penauâ—…ce shal not fayle mankynde whyle this woâ—…ld en dureth And when they were exyled out of Paradyse they were vyâ—…ns knowynge no carnall affeccions And. xxx yere after they had ysshewe of a sone named Cayn And. xxx yere after they had â–ª ysshew of a nother sone named Abell whom Cayn slewe for his Iust sacrefyse to god wherfo te god toke vengeaunce of hym and all his pâ—…ogenye And the hondred and. xxx yere 〈◊〉 Adam aâ—…ge he had ysshewe oâ—… another sone named Seth of whose lynage many yeres after succeded Abraham in whom was wrought the orygynall pryncypall 〈◊〉 of fayth afore al oâ—…her creatures of the whiche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cryste as scriptur maketh mencyon Also this Abraham by fayth stedfastly gaue credâ—…ns to the worde of god when he coÌ„mmaunded hym to go out of his owne couÌ„â—… whiche was in dayes Iorney 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 of Canaan and he gâ—…ue sure faytâ—… and truste in the promyses of god the which were fulfylled to hym in dâ—…de Also by fayth Sara his wyfe beyng paste aâ—…ge by course and by nature she had ysshewe of a sone named Isaac Also by faythe Abraham at the coÌ„maundement of god wolde haue offred to god his oonlye sone ysaac in sacryfyce wherin his faythe was reputed to hym for ryght wysnesse was Iustyfyed by that faythe as Paule wytnesseth of hym of many more in the. xi chapytre to the Hebreos where he maketh mencyon of fayth more at large suffy cyeâ—…t for any Lrysten man And also in moste parte of all his epystles for them that do grounde them in the trewe fayth of cryst out of the whiche procedeth all vertue and grace as paule ascrybeth in the sayd chapy tre That without faith it is in possyble to please god for no pson may come to god but he muste haue stedfaste truste and sure fayth in hym onely And after Abraham 5099. yeres and more the moste parte of the people of the worlde lyued in wretchednes and synne and in the dysplasour of god and neuer were able of our selues to haue rysen agayne But it pleased the father of heuen of his infynyt goodnes mere mercy and pyte to sende out of heuen in to this wretched worlde his onely sone the seconde persone in trynyte our sauyour Thesu cryst suffred hym to be borne of the moste pure and clene vyâ—…gyn Mary And toke vpon hym to be a mortall man for pure loue that he hadde vnto mankynde And lyued heré vpon erthe xxxiii yere more both god man in moâ—…he trouble and vexacyon and payne and alway without spot of synne and fulfylled the lawe in all thyngâ—… for vs and made satysfaccyon for vs and our offences And in coÌ„clucyon suffred his moste precyous and tender body to be taken in the nyght of the scrybes and pharysees which in contynent with great tygoure put his moste precyous body to great paynes tormentes so pyteously that from the crowne of his hedde vnto the sole of his feet there was no place hole but â—…ent brused And wyllyngly he offred his moste precyous bo dy on the crosse vnto the deth for vs whtche at that tyme was the moste shamphullest deth that myght be deuysed ¶ O what kyndnes was shewed in hym and is dayly so lytell in vs for the whiche cause we be all â—…ly bounde to loue hym and serue hym with all our hertes with all our myndes and powre to put all our hole truste and confydence pryncypassy in hym onely and not to truste in our owne merytes and werkys onely supposynge therby to obtayne the glory of heuen The whiche truste or fayth had the Pelagy enâ—… agaynst whom largely seynt Austyn dothe wryte whiche were Heretykes and helde that opynyon God forbyd that any crysten man shulde haue that mynde or truste the â—…n ¶ Nowe albeit that no man hauynge here tyme nor space in this worlde may be saued without good werkyâ—… yet be not our good werkys the chefe cause of our saluacyon Yet neuerthelesse must we nedes do good werkys yf we loue god the whiche loue compelleth a man to do good werkye onely for the 〈◊〉 all graces gyft 〈◊〉 whiche we receyue of hym from hym daylye by the whiche oure spâ—…te or soule â—…eth and stâ—…eth vs to do good werkys 〈◊〉 our coÌ„sâ—…yence as in example what man a â—…rue that is 〈◊〉 and receyueth of his lorde or 〈◊〉 great â—…ee and rewarde that wyll not busy or indeuer hym selfe to werke or do though it be to his payne any thynge lawfull to his owne profyte his soueraygnes pleasure in lyke maâ—…er oure good werkâ—… done for the loue the honour of god in fulfyllynge his comauâ—… bryngeth vs vnto eternall lyfe for cryste sayth yf thou wylâ—… entre in to lyfe obserue and do my coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tâ—… Mat. 19. Iaco. 2. And seynt Iames in a pystle saytâ—…e that fayth without good werkys is but deed voyde in the syght of god Yet I may not presumptuously thynke therby my self â–ª precellynge other and therby supposyng to oâ—… tayne an excellenter place or Ioyeth heuen so trustyng we be deceyued as Theophâ—…lact wryteth vpon the â–ª xviii chapytre of Luc. sayenge there is noo man can do any good werkys 〈◊〉 iâ—… proâ—…eth fyâ—…ste from the grace of god 〈◊〉 so then yf thâ—… 〈◊〉 come onely from hym why shall we tâ—…en glory in our werkys then saythe 〈◊〉 the seâ—…onde pystle the. x. chapytre to the â—…o 〈◊〉 Oâ—… 〈◊〉 in dâ—…o glorietur He that wyl glory or magnyfy let hâ—… glory in god and magnyfye hym onely as we haue aparable in the gospell of Luc. 〈◊〉 chapytre of
that lyue as them that be deed the whiche at that present tyme shall retorne vnto lyfe Also I do byleue in the holye ghost as very god procedynge from the father and the sone whiche santefyeth all thynges and without whom no thyâ—… ge is santefyed And I byleue the hoâ—… 〈◊〉 che whiche is the coÌ„munyon and congreâ—… cyon of all faythfull people in cryste 〈◊〉 is the heed orygynall of all sayntes 〈◊〉 I byleue the holy churche whiche is 〈◊〉 ned by the holy ghost whiche churche 〈◊〉 receyued the â—…ayes and auctoryte of cryste of byndynge and lowsyng of synnes and I byleue that in this churche is remyssyon of synnes by the redempcyon of crystes blo de Io. 6. Whiche redempcyon by crysâ—… gy uen to vs as a redemout a Iustyfyer and santefyer Also I byleue that all bodyes with the soules shall ryse agayne Ro. 3. Whose bodyes are coÌ„sumed by any manet awayes whose soules and bodyes she l be confermed togyther at the generall Iudge mente 1. â—…or 15. And after this lyfe by the chartour of our redeÌ„pcyon whiche cryst ga ue to vs frely that we shall 〈◊〉 the glo ry eternall where he rayneth in glory thre persones and one god to whom be gyuen prayse honour and glory worlde without ende Amen ¶ Howe that scrypture is very vtyle and profytable to rede with ryghtouse vsynge the same The. vi Chapytre I â—…olde euery yonge man in voyde ty mes wolde exercyse theyr pastyme in redynge of holy scryptures for I fyâ—… de no thynge more better to stablysshe oute conscyence Also therin shall You fynde pre cyous preseruacyoÌ„s agaynst all vyces fo them that dylygently wyll apply it in ver tue As when ye be tangled or snared wiâ—…h voluptuous pleasures rede the fyrst pystle to the CoryntheaÌ„s vi chapytre to auyode delectacyons of thy flesshely bodye for noo synne deedly that a man doth defyleth his owne bodye but onely fornycacyon and Paule sayth to the Thessolanyons this is the wyll of god whiche is your sanctificacyon that you refrayne from all concupyssence or lecherous affeccyons these places and dyuerse other in scrypture doth prouoke a man to refrayne all carnall affeccioÌ„s and doth coole and swage the cruell hete of man whâ—…ch naturally can not be auoyded but onely by arace Also scrypture doth not onely monysshe vs but also noryssheth vâ—… through the vertue of the holy ghost to obâ—… serue all thyngâ—… that we rede or here therin Also yf thy nature be so stronge that thoâ—… can not auoyde the dauÌ„ger therof then maâ—… ste thou mary a wyfe 1. Co. 7. Paule sayâ—… better it is to mary then to bren or to deffylâ—… thy body whiche is the temple of god Pau le exorteth the Ephesians 1. Ephe. 4. to vse no â—…ylthy or vnhonest wordes to come out of your mouthes but suche as be fruytâ—… in edefyenge eche other Also be ware of a lecherous â—…ye whiche is the preuyest enemy that the body hath agaynst the soule for the â—…uaÌ„gelyst sayth Mat. 5. who so cuâ—… 〈◊〉 deth a woman or mayde in wâ—…ll or desâ—…re of concupyssence carnally strayght with that wyll or desyre synneth deâ—…dly in the â—…ghte of god Also that no hore monger or coÌ„mon haunter of bordellys or fornycator can not inheryte the kyngdom of god for that is a clene place full of vertue and clen nesse Paule saythe to the Corynthyans â–ª 1 â–ª Co. xi yf ye be deâ—…lyned to dronkennesse de lytynge as a gloton in bely Ioy remembre Luc. th â–ª xxi chapytre savenge suffre not your bodyes to be ouer laden with drynke or metes for there is no gloton or dronkarde can not enheryte the kyngdom of heuen Wherfore let all youthe exercyse theyr tyme in scryptures of vertuous lernynge there shall you fynde all remedye and comforte agaynst all instvgacions and oppressyons of your soule and body ¶ Quetite et inuenietis mat ¶ Of the blynde Iudgementes of people concernynge the secrets celestyall in the merytes of sayntes And howe a cry sten man shall vowe vse hym in vowes and pylgrymages and oblacyons The. vii Chapytre WHere as I do dayly here and se great dynysyons and opy nyons the one contrary to a nother amonge crysten people whiche haue or shuld ha ue one fayth one god and one especyal me dyatour vnto god 1. Thi. 2. For vs whiche is cryste Thesu our redemptor as paule ascrybeth to the Corynthyans 2. epystle et Ephe. 4. Notwithstandynge we haue many folysshe fantasyes now adayes in Iud gementes oâ—…â—…e secrete mysteryes of god in reasonynge dyssputynge whiche engendreth sysines and folysshe blynde opynyoÌ„s amoÌ„ge crysten people some wyll say why or howe is this man fallen in decay sycâ—… nesse or myschaunce beynge a good man And why is suche one auaunced in welthâ—… dygnyte prosperyte beynge an oppressor of pore people a vysyous ê‘son in lyuynge hereupon shal be sayd dyuers oppynyoÌ„s passyng maÌ„nes reason whiche pertayneth onely to the Iudgementes of god and not of man for cryste sayth here to Nostâ—…e iudicare et non iudicabimini Also some wyll reason on the merytes lyâ—…ynge of saynâ—… whiche of them was holyeâ—… then the other or hyer in fauour with god oft tymes suche questâ—…ons engendreth stryfes and sysmes with dyuersâ—…ties of opynyons and so procedeth therof enuye pryde and vayne glory when one preferryth this saynt another that saynt and one this pylgrymage or ymage and another â—…at pylgrymage ymage suerly these sensuall opynyons rather dâ—…spleaseth saynts then pleaseth them For the lorde omnypotent sayth I am not the lorde god of dâ—…bate or stryfe but of vnyte and pâ—…as whiche standeth in trewe mekenesse and not in exaltynge or magnyfyeng this or that some be more styred to thrâ—… saynt or pylgrymage then to that othâ—…r 〈◊〉 and that with great mynde and affâ—…yon Trewely suche mynde or affâ—…yon is more worldly carnall then celestyall or spyrytuall or godly sayth not god am not I he that hath made all sayntes yes trewly And more ouer he sayth I haue gyuen theÌ„ grace and I haue gyuen them glory I am onely sâ—…ete to all theyr merytâ—… I preuented them with the swetnesse of my blessynges I know myne elect and chosen people afore the worlde was created I haue chosen them from the worlde they haue not chosen me I called theÌ„ by my grace And I drewe them by my mercy I led them throughe all temptacyons I sent them inwarde comfortes I gaue them perseueraunce I crowned theyr pacyence I know the fyr ste man and the last I loue them all with suche loue as can not be estemyâ—… on erthe And thus sayth oure lorde am I to all my sayntâ—… in all thyngâ—… to be praysed honoured and in all and euery of them whom I haue gloryously magnyfyed and predestynated without any meryte in them goynge byfore me Therfore he that disprayseth the left of my sayntes dothe no honour to the greatest for I haue made both
the lesse and the more And he that dyspyseth any of my sayntes he disprayseth me and also other of my sayntes in the kyngdom of heuen for they be all one and faste vnyed and knyt togyther in one sure bond of perfyte charite they loue me moche more then them selâ—… or theyr owne merytes for they bâ—… rapt aboue theyr owne loue holye abyde in my loue in the which they rest by eternall frâ—…y syon Wherfore let euery man cease of theyr carnall myndes affâ—…ccyonat opynyons bestly whiche can not loue but prynat ioye to serche the state of my 〈◊〉 in heuen for ye Iudge after your folysshe blynde sentence and not after the pleasure of the eternall trewth of god Thus in moche people is great Ignorancy and specyally in them that haue so lytell lyght of ghostly vnderstandynge that they can not loue no person with a clene herte we may not ymagyn ce lestyall thyngâ—… as we do terestyall for they be so faâ—…e in dyfference vnlyke that no herte nor iye nor tonge can esteme or iudge as Paule testyfye to the Loryntheans the. ii chapytre They be very well contented with the Ioye that they are in so men coâ—… de refrayne them selues from suche vayne argumentes Also many there be that wyll reason who is hyest in heuen suche know not whether they be worthy them selues to be nombred with the lest that shal come thy ther for it is a great thynge to be one of the lest in heuen where al be noble or excellent For all that shall come thyther shall be called the sones of god and so shall they be in dede as saynt Paule wytnesseth to the Ro mayns the. 8. chapytâ—…e QuicuÌ„que enim spâ—… deâ—… aguntur hâ—… sunt filâ—… dei All those that werke in the spyryte of god they are suerly the chyldren of god do ye nat coÌ„syder what the mother of the sones of zebedei desyred of cryste that the one myght syt on the right haÌ„ de and the other on the left hande when he shulde come to his kyngdom what answer gaue he Mat. xx chapytre Non est meum dare vobis sed quibus paratum est a patre meo It is not to me to grauÌ„t you but for those which my fathâ—…r hath prepayred it for wherfore let all crysten people leue all suche mystycall reasons coÌ„cernynge to the one ly hye dyuyne power of god whiche neuer erthly creature hath had nor shall haue kno weleg of wherfore this suffyseth to a good crysten man ¶ And so to procede also to se and here the great dyuersyâ—…es of myndes opynyons one coÌ„trary to the other greuyth my conscyence very fore RemeÌ„brâ—…ge the very trewe sayenges of cryste And here in dâ—…dynge his omnipotent power where as the Euangelyst sayth Mat. 〈◊〉 chapt Om ne regnum in se 〈◊〉 desolabitur Whiche of câ—…aryte moueth and compelleth me some thynge to my pore vnderstandynge for the insâ—…ruccyon of the symple ygnorant whiche gladly wolde do that whiche were pleasure to the wyll of goâ—… and profâ—…te to theyr soules in auoydynge the abusyons of all suche thyngâ—… wherfore as conâ—…rnynge Pylgrymagâ—… I thynke it very expedyent and helpfull as concerâ—…ynge the mocyon intent therof music nedes be good and acceptable to god yf it be done accordynge to his wyll and pleasure And agayne yf we mynde or do it for any affeccyon for oure owne solace and pleasure In so doynge it auayleth lytell and in it apperynge more ypocrysy then perfeccion Then when ye are moued to any Pylgrymage by poweâ—… dyuyne or by aduersyte coÌ„strayned by hopâ—… as by seâ—… or on lande or fyre or any other peryll And then when ye vowe or make any ê“myse or pylgrymage gyue your hole honour vnto god fyrste with herte myn de And then vowe or promyse no more in that extremyte then thou wylt ê‘fytly performe when the tyme coÌ„meth And then do it with dysâ—…cyon sobernesse auoydyng all vayne glory and in your pylgrymage call vnto your remembraunce what god of his mercy dyd for you at the vow or pro myse makynge and with faythful mynde do it in the way of penaunce repentaun ce of your mysdedes synnes and in wyllynge no more to offende god to your pow er and wyll and when ye come where you haue vowed Then in no wyse suppose or thynke that the same Karued ymage or payn trd pycture wrought with maÌ„nes hande hath any lyfelynesse or grace or comfort no more than hath any ymage of the same sort in your parysshe churche or els where and yf you haue any other truste or confydenâ—… in them you do playne ydolatry afore god Also be the place neuer so holy and the pyc ture or ymage appere neuer so gloryous or curyous in syght be you well ware of any truste or confydence in them for in so doynge you dyshonoure god as apperyth exodi 32. chapitre And to the Corynthyans x. chapytee ascrybeth partly how we shal do in this cause and in the. 〈◊〉 coÌ„maundement we fynde wryten Thou shalte not make the no grauen or karued ymage nor to any symylytude that is in heuen aboue nor on the erth nor vnder the erthe nor in the water that is byneth And sâ—… thou bowe not thy self to them ne serue them for I thy god am a Ialous god c. exodi xx chapytre And dauit the ê“phete sheweth them what they are in the 80. psalme and the. 96. psal me and the. 113. psalme and in the. 134. psal me rede and ye shall fynde what they be wherfore god forbyd that any crâ—…sten man shulde haue any suche lyke confydence in them â–ª Reserue that poynt onely to god with out any scrypulosyte of conscyence with wyll dede And in so doynge you do fulfyll your pylgrymage purely and trewely bothe to god and to the presentacyon of the ymage whiche gloryfyeth in the wyll of god in heuen as we do or shulde do here in erthe santâ—…fy his name and glorye in hym But we ofte tymes do our owne folysshe cerymonyall wylles or pleasures whiche are but fantasâ—…es and vayne glory wherof we shal neuer haue thankes For though they appere neuer so gloryous to the people And also as concernynge your oblacyons be it golde syluer wax or lyghtes I suppose it coÌ„meth of your owne fre wyll deuocyon to oâ—…fer what ye lyst without any 〈◊〉 on and I do consyder it to be well done so you hurte not your self nor your coÌ„ scyence therin pondâ—… here in your conscyence howe the wyll of god is santefyed in vs when he chargeth vs to do the werkâ—… of mercy to the pore nedâ—… whiche is the blessyd ymage of god and that ye gyue or offre to the lest of them ye do it to cryste hym self sayth the euangelyst Mat. 25. what a more blessydder ymage is there in this worl de then the lyuely ymage of cryste which was bought with so precyous a pryse such