his lyuer as a birde hasteth to the snare not knowing that he is in danger Pro. 19 3. He that feedeth Harlottes wasteth his substance Ecclu 9 2 3 4 5 6. Geue not thy life vnto a woman least she ouercome thy strength and so thou be confounded Meete not an Harlot least thou fall into her snares Vse not the company of a woman that is a singger and a dauncer neither heare her least thou be taken by her craftines Gaze not on a Mayde that thou fall not by that that is precious in her Cast not thy minde vpon Harlots in any maner of thing least thou destroy both thy selfe and thine heritage The lyppes of a strange woman drop as an hony combe and her mouth is more soft then oyle Pro. 5 3 4 5 6. But the ende of her is bitter as wormewood and sharpe as a two edged sworde Her feete goe downe to death and her steppes take holde on hell She weigheth not the way of lyfe her pathes are moueable thou canst not know them An adulterous woman Pro. 30 20. she eateth and wypeth her mouth and sayth I haue not committed iniquitie Thou shalt not commit adulterie Exod. 20.14 In the middest of thee Eze. 22 9 10 11. they haue committed abhomination In thee haue they discouered their fathers shame In thee haue they vexed her that was polluted in her flowers And euery one hath committed abhomination with his neighbours wyfe and euery one hath wickedly defiled his daughter in law and in thee hath euery man forced his owne sister euen his fathers daughter How should I spare thee for this Ier. 5 7 8. Thy chidren haue forsaken mee and sworne by them that are no Gods though I fedde them to the full yet they committed adulterie and assembled them selues by companies in the harlottes houses They rose vp in the morning like fed Horses for euery man neyed after his neighbours wyfe The man that committeth adulterie with another Leui. 20 10. mans wife because he hath committed adulterie with his neighbours wife the adulterer and the adulteresse shall die the death Leui. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. And the man that lyeth with his Fathers wyfe because he hath vncouered his fathers shame they shall both die their blood shal be vpon them Also the man that lyeth with his daughter in Law they both shall die the death they haue wrought abhomination their blood shal be vpon them The man also that lyeth with the Male as one lyeth with a woman they haue both committed abhomination they shall die the death their blood shal be vpon them Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother committeth wickednesse they shall burne him and them with fire that there be no wickednesse among you Deut. 23 17 18. There shal be no whore of the daughters of Israel neither shall there be a whore keeper of the sonnes of Israel Leui. 19 29. Thou shalt not make thy daughter common to cause her to be a whore least the land also fall to whoredome and the land fall of wickednes Eccle. 23 17.18 All bread is sweete to a whore-monger he will not leaue off tyll he perish A man that breaketh wedlocke and thinketh thus in his hart VVho seeth mee I am compassed about with darknesse the walles couer mee no bodie seeth mee VVhom neede I to feare the most high will not remember my sinnes The same man shal be punished in the streetes of the Citie Eccle. 23 21 22 23 24 25 26. and shal be chased like a young Horse foale and when he thinketh not vpon it he shal be taken Thus shall he be put to shame of euery man because he would not vnderstande the feare of the Lord. Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of olde time Thou shalt not commit adulterie Math. 5 27 28. But I say vnto you that who soeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adulterie with her alreadie in his hart EXHORTATION TVrne away thine eye from a beautifull woman Eccle. 9 8. and looke not vpon others beautie for many haue perished by the beautie of women for through it loue is kindled as a fire Heare ye mee now therefore O children Pro. 5 7 8 9 10 11 12. and depart not from the wordes of my mouth Keepe thy way farre from her and come not neare the doore of her house Least thou geue thine honour vnto others and thy yeeres to the cruell Least the stranger should be filled with thy strength and thy labours be in the house of a stranger And thou mourne at thine ende when thou hast consumed thy flesh and thy body And say How haue I hated instruction and mine hart despised correction Let vs not commit fornication as some of them did 1. Cor. 10 8. and fell in one day three and twentie thousande 1. Cor. 6 15.16 18 19 20 Know ye not that your bodyes are the members of Christ Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them the members of an Harlot God forbid Doe you not know that he which coupleth himselfe with an Harlot is one body for two sayth he shal be one flesh Flie fornication for euery sinne that a man doth is without the body But he that committeth fornication sinneth against his owne body Know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy Ghost which is in you whom ye haue of God and ye are not your owne For ye are bought for a price therefore glorifie God in your body and in your spirit for they are Gods Pro. 6 24 25 Keepe thee from the wicked woman and from the flatterie of the tongue of a strange woman Desire not her beautie in thine hart neither let her take thee with her eye-lids 1. Cor. 6 9. Know ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God Neither fornicators nor adulterers nor wantons nor buggerers Ephe. 5 5 3. This ye know that no whoremongers neither vncleane persons hath any inheritaunce in the kingdome of Christ and of God But fornication and all vncleannesse let it not be once named amongst you as it becommeth Sainctes OF DRVNKARDS and Gluttons IT is not for Kinges to drinke wine Pro. 31 4 5 6 7. nor for Princes strong drinke Least he drinke and forget the decree and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction Geue ye strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish wine vnto them that haue griefe of hart Let him drinke that he may forget his pouertie and remember his miserie no more To whom is woe to whom is sorow Pro. 23 29.30 31 32. to whom is strife to whom is murmuring to whom are woundes without cause and to whom is the rednesse of the eyes Euen to them that tary long at the wine to them that goe and seeke mixt wine Looke not thou vpon the
from Idolatrie Iohn 13 13. Ye call mee Maister and Lord and ye say well for so am I. 1. Iohn 4 12. No man hath seene God at any time If we loue one another God dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. Iohn 1 18. No man hath seene God at any time the onely begotten Sonne which is in the bosome of the Father he hath declared him 1. Cor. 12 3. I declare vnto you that no man speaking by the spirit of God calleth Iesus execrable Also no man can say that Iesus is the Lorde but by the holy Ghost The houre commeth now is Iohn 4 23 24. when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and trueth for the Father requireth euen such to worship him God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and trueth And that euery tongue should confesse Phil. 2 11. that Iesus Christ is the Lord vnto the glory of God the Father These shall fight with the Lambe Reue. 17 14. and the Lambe shall ouercome them for he is Lord of Lordes and King of Kinges and they that are on his side called and chosen and faythfull And he hath vpon his garment and vpon his thigh Reue. 19 16. a name written The King of Kinges and Lord of Lordes I thanke him which hath made mee strong that is 1. Tim. 1 12 Christ Iesus our Lord for he counted me faythfull and put me in his seruice Who onely hath immortalitie 1. Tim. 6 16 and dwelleth in the light that none can attayne vnto whom neuer man saw neither can see vnto whom be honour and power euerlasting Amen OF ANTICHRIST and false Christes WHO is a lyar 1. Iohn 2 22. but he that denieth that Iesus is Christ the same is the Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Sonne And euery spirit which confesseth not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh 1. Iohn 4 3. is not of God but is the spirit of Antichrist of whom ye haue heard how that he should come and now already he is in the world 1. Iohn 4 5. They are of the world therefore speake they of the world and the world heareth them 2. Iohn 7. Many deceyuers are entred into the worlde which confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh He that is such one is a deceyuer and an Antichrist Math. 24 5 Many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceiue many 2. Thes 2.9 Euen him whose comming is by the working of Satan with all power and signes and lying wonders Mat. 24 24. Mar. 13 22. There shall arise false Christes and false Prophetes and shall shew great signes and wonders so that if it were possible they should deceiue the very elect 1. Iohn 2 18 19. Babes it is the last time and as ye haue heard that Antichrist shall come euen now are there many Antichristes whereby we know that it is the last time They went out from vs but they were not of vs For yf they had been of vs they would haue continued with vs. But this commeth to passe that it might appeare that they are not all of vs. EXHORTATION Mat. 24 23. Mar. 13 21. Mat. 24 25. IF any shall say vnto you Loe here is Christ or there beleeue it not Beholde I haue tolde you before Wherefore if they shall say vnto you Beholde Mat. 24 26. he is in the desart goe not foorth beholde he is in the secret places beleeue it not Then they shall say to you Beholde heere Luk 17 23. or beholde there But go not thither neither folow them Take heede that ye be not deceiued Luk. 21 8. for many will come in may name saying I am Christ and the time draweth neare folow ye not them therefore And Iesus answered and sayd vnto them Math. 24 4. Mark 13 5. Take heede that no man deceiue you Let no man deceiue you with vayne wordes Ephes 5 6. For such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience Let no man deceiue you by any meanes 2. Thes 2 3. for that day shall not come except there come a departing first and that that man of Sinne be disclosed euen the sonne of perdition OF FALSE PROPHETS false Doctrine and Teachers SOnne of man Eze. 13 2 3. prophecie against the Prophets of Israel that prophecie and say thou vnto them that prophecie out of their owne hartes Heare the worde of the Lord. Thus sayth the Lord God Woe vnto the foolysh Prophets that folow their owne spirite and haue seene nothing And if the Prophet be deceiued when he hath spoken a thing Eze. 14 9. I the Lord haue deceiued that Prophet and I will stretch out mine hand vpon him and will destroy him from the middes of my people Israel Eze. 22 25. There is a conspiracie of her Prophetes in the middes thereof like a roaring Lion rauening the pray they haue deuoured soules they haue taken the riches and precious thinges they haue made her many widowes in the mids thereof Ier. 23 9 11 21. Mine hart breaketh within me because of the Prophets all my bones shake I am like a drunken man and like a man whom wine hath ouercome for the presence of the Lord for his holy words For both the Prophet and the Priest doe wickedly and their wickednesse haue I founde in mine House sayth the Lord. I haue not sent these Prophetes sayth the Lord yet they runne I haue not spoken to them and yet they prophesied Ier. 14 14. The Prophetes prophesie lyes in my name I haue not sent them neither did I commande them neither spake I vnto them But they prophesie vnto you a false vision and diuination and vanitie and deceitfulnesse of their owne hart Ier. 27 15. and 29 9. I haue not sent them sayth the Lord yet they prophesie a lye in my name that I might cast you out and that ye might perish both you and the Prophets that prophesie vnto you 1. Tim. 2 1. This know also that in the last dayes shall come perilous times 2. Pet. 2 1. There were false Prophetes also among the people euen as there shal be false Teachers among you which priuily shall bring in damnable heresies euen denying the Lord that hath bought them and bring vpon themselues swift damnation And many shall folow their damnable wayes 2. Pet. 2 2. by whom the way of trueth shal be euyll spoken of There are certayne men crept in Iude. 4 18. which were before of olde ordeyned to this condemnation vngodly men they are which turne the grace of our God into wantonnesse and denie God the onely Lord and our Lord Iesus Christ This first vnderstande 2. Pet. 3 3. that there shall come in the last dayes mockers which will walke after their lustes The Prophet that shall
presume to speake a worde in my name Deut. 18 20 22. which I haue not commaunded him to speake or that speaketh in the name of other Gods euen the same Prophet shall die When a Prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord yf the thing folow not nor come to passe that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken but the Prophet hath spoken it presumptuously thou shalt not therefore be afrayde of him The Priestes sayd not VVhere is the Lorde Ier. 2 8. And they that should minister the Law knew me not The Pastours also offended against me and the Prophetes prophesied in Baal and went after thinges that did not profit I know this Act. 20 29. that after my departing shall greeuous Wolues enter in among you not sparing the flocke 1. Timo. 4 1. Now the spirite speaketh euidently that in the later times some shall depart from the Fayth and shall geue heede vnto Spirites of errour and doctrines of Deuils Galla. 1 6 7. I marueile that ye are so soone remoued away vnto another Gospel from him that had called you in the grace of Christ Which is not another Gospell saue that there be some which trouble you and intende to peruert the Gospel of Christ 2. Cor. 11 13 14. For such false Apostles are deceitfull workers and transforme them selues into the Apostles of Christ And no marueile for Satan him selfe is transformed into an Angel of light EXHORTATION Rom. 16 17 NOw I beseech you brethren marke them diligently which cause diuision and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye haue learned and auoyde them 1. Cor. 3 10 11. According to the grace of God giuen to mee as a skilfull maister builder I haue layde the foundation and another buyldeth thereon But let euery man take heede how he buyldeth vpon it For other foundation can no man lay then that which is layde which is Iesus Christ 2. Iohn 10. If there come any vnto you and bring not this doctrine receiue him not to house neither bid him God speede But though that we or an Angel from heauen Galla 1.8 preach vnto you otherwise then that ye haue receiued let him be accursed That we hencefoorth be no more children Ephe. 4 14. wauering and caryed about with euery winde of doctrine by the deceit of men and with craftines whereby they lay in wayte to deceiue Beware of Dogges beware of euill workers Phil. 3 2. beware of the concision Let no man at his pleasure beare rule ouer you by humblenes of minde and worshypping of Angels Collo 2 18. aduancing himselfe in those thinges which he neuer saw rashly puft vp with his fleshly minde Beware of false Prophets Math. 7 15. which come to you in Sheepes clothing but inwardly they are rauening Wolues Be not caryed about with diuers strange doctrines Heb. 14.9 for it is a good thing that the hart be stablished with grace and not with meates which haue not profited them that haue been occupied therein OF WORLDLY WISDOME BEHOLDE Esa 26 14. I will againe doe a marueylous worke in this people euen a marueylous worke and a wonder for the wisedome of their wise men shall perish and the vnderstanding of their prudent men shall be hid The knowledge of wickednes is not wisedome Eccle. 19 22 neither is there prudence whereas the counsaile of sinners is but it is euen execrable malice and the foole is voyde of wisedome Wisd 1 4. Wisedome can not enter into a wicked hart nor dwell in the body that is subiect vnto sinne Eccle. 1 13 14 16 17 18 I haue geuen mine hart to search and finde out Wisedome by all thinges that are done vnder the heauen this sore trauell hath God geuen to the sonnes of men to humble them thereby I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the Sunne and beholde all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit I thought in mine hart and sayd Beholde I am become great and excell in wisedome all them that haue been before mee in Ierusalem and myne hart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge And I gaue mine hart to know wisedome and knowledge madnes and foolishnes I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe and he that encreaseth knowledge encreaseth sorow Eccle. 38 25. How can he get wisedome that holdeth the plough and he that hath pleasure in the goad and in driuing Oxen and is occupied in their labours and talketh but of the breede of Bullockes 1. Cor. 1 26. Brethren you see your callyng how that not many wyse men after the flesh nor many mightie nor many noble are called Rom. 8 7. The wisedome of the flesh is enimitie agaynst God for it is not subiect to the law of God neyther in deede can be Rom. 1 22. When they professed themselues to be wyse they became fooles This wisedome discendeth not from aboue Iam. 3 15. but is earthly sensuall and diuelysh For it is written 1. Cor. 1 19 20. I will destroy the wisedome of the wyse and I will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent Where is the wyse Where is the Scribe Where is the disputer of this worlde hath not God made the wisedome of this world foolishnes EXHORTATION HE taketh the Wise in their craftines Iob. 5 13. and the counsayle of the wicked is made foolish He onely that applyeth his minde to the law of the most high Eccl. 39 1 9. and is occupied in the meditation thereof seeketh out the wisedome of all the ancient and exerciseth him selfe in the prophecies Many shall commende his vnderstanding and his memorie shall neuer be put out nor depart away But his name shall continue from generation to generation He that hath small vnderstanding and feareth God Eccle. 19 23 is better then one that hath much wisedome and transgresseth the Law of the most high The wisedome of a Learned man commeth by vsing well his vacant time Eccle. 38 24. and he that ceaseth from his owne matters and labour may come by wisedome The preaching of the Crosse is to them that peryshe foolyshnesse But vnto vs which are saued 1. Cor. 1 18. it is the power of God 1. Cor 1 21 27 28. For seeing the worlde by wisedome knew not God in the wisedome of God it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weake things of the world to confound the mighty things And vile thinges of the worlde and thinges that are despised hath God chosen and thinges which are not to bring to nought thinges that are 1. Cor. 2 6 7 8. And we speake wisedome among them that are perfect not the wisedome of this worlde neither of the princes of this