what to beleue more of it for because that then diuerse men might make diuerse interpretacions as thei haue doone in tymes past And few of them agree one with another yet euery man coloured his opiniō with the holy scriptures And he that had most sophistical conueiaunce temporall power to maintain his opinion with all was best beleued So that our marked men hauyng the vpper hand supprest the truth alway by terible imprisonmente and death For they made the fyer to defend them agaynst al those people which professed the true religion of the gospel of Christ Wherefore whosoeuer beleueth any part of their doctrine to be good godly in any thīg which is contrary to that that is written within the holy scriptures after the playne literall sence thereof is clearely destitute of al true belefe For no man hath aucthoritie to alter the literall sence of the holy scriptures contrary to y e other manifest scriptures written For that was the inuention of the deuyll and executed by our marked men other such his ministers wherby they deluded all people For of the holy scriptures there is but oue true sence whiche is directly plainly expressed in the letter thereof beyng compared together so that ther is no part of it repugnant one agaynst another But because that naturall men can not do that which the scripture cōman̄deth in the letter therfore they beleue not that the literal sence is always true For thei eonsider uot that there is a new creacion by God aboue nature and y t euery man whiche in Christ is a new creature ii Corin. v. Chapiter d. shapen and fourmed in righeteousnesse and trew holynesse to the Ephesians the .iiii. Chapiter c. And that thereby they doo that which the letter of the holye Scripture cōmaundeth For they vnderstande not that Article of their faythe that the true catholyke people in Christ do the wyll of God by the power of the holy gost Ihō iiii c. And that onely by that lawe of the spirite of lyfe Christ hath delyuered vs from the lawe of syn death Roma viii a. Neither they perceyue not the deuision betwene the spirite the flesh because y e spirit of Christ is not in theim For it is not possible for any mā to discerne the operaciō of that which he knoweth not of Wherfore that was the most principallest parte of our markte mēs doctrine to make the people to beleue that there was no such spirite geuen vnto man wherby he should remaine righteous alway in Christ the Epistle of Ihon. iiii a. Whiche is the most deuelysh error that maye be because it breedeth a a doubte in all them that be infected there with whether the Holy Scripture be true or not beyng written by men hauyng but the very selfe same Spirite of Christ that all other reasonable people hath whiche shall be euer lastingly saued in christ Act. ii f. the first Corin. xii b. Notwithstandyng in outward ministracion the Apostles had power to doo that whiche other membres of the same misticall body of Christ can not doo as in doyng of miracles other thynges Lyke as in a corporal bodye euery membre hathe not one office neither one membre can doo the offece of an other neuertheles euery liuely mēbre of a corporall bodye hath lyfe felyng in them And euen so lywyse euery membre of the misticall body of Christ hath one spirite one intelligence of the worde of God and one purpose of herte in all godlynesse the fyrst to the Corinthiās the xii chapiter d. Ephesians the .iiii. a. c. Ezechiell xi d aud xxxvi f. So that aduisedly willyngly they dooe nothyng agaynst the wyll of god the Epistle of Ihon the .iii. chapiter v. Therfore the holy Scriptures in the trewe literall sence is sufficiente for their outwarde instruction in all godly doctrine For within the letter of the New Testamēt there is sufficient instruction concernyng the true Religion of the gospell among all them which beleue it to be true in the literall sence And who so euer dothe not so beleue it beleueth nor knoweth nothynge that is good Luke xvi g. i. Tim. vi a. but may goloke for vnwritten veryties among these vnnedefull ministers oure Marked Preesthod For what lesse deuelish presūption is it to thinke the holy scripture vnsufficient or vnperfect in the literal sence for all godly instruction but euen a playne deniall of Christ For Christ is included in the worde and the word in Christ Ihon the fyrst chap. a. Wherefore to thynke the worde insufficient is to thynke Christ is insufficient also the holy gost to be vnperfect which wrought alwayes in them that wrote it by whō also it hath ben alwaies preserned shal be to y e worldes ende Ihō xv c. Act. i. a. Ro. x. d. Which scripture doth also manifestly plainly declare vnto vs that the Apostles lefte nothynge vnwritten whiche was proffitable to oure faythe but haue declared the whole coūsell of God beyng nedefull for vs to know act xx d. e. g. neuertheles lyke as wee haue promyses of mercy in Christ so haue we war nyng by Christ Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi that many should come in his name saiyng I am Christ shoulde disceiue many cet Wherfore note this that Christ ment not that many shoulde name them selues Christ as it wer by their proper names but this worde Christ hath this significacion to be anoynted of GOD or to haue a godly power For Iesus was anoynted of god and had also the godlye power in hym Wherfore he is called Ihesus Christ an only sauyour anoynted of God for the iustificacion of all his elect people from syn Mat. i. So that all those men which hath taken vpon them any parte of his office in remission of synne saiyng they haue power geuē them so to do hath in so saiyng said thei were christes theim selues because they take that vpō them which was appoynted by GOD onely for Christ to doo Neuerthelesse by the regeneracion of the spirite of Christ all the electe people of God haue power to knowe to declare whose synnes GOD hath forgeuen in Christ also whose synnes he dothe retayne to iudgement For the Spirite of Christ is the onely key of the Kyngdome of Heauen whiche was promysed to the faythe of saynt Peters confession Mat. xvi c. For fayth is the gyfte of God maketh vs righteous And the gyfte of the holy ghost which is the Spirite of Christ maketh vs perfecte bothe in knowledge and power to dooe the wyll of God in spirite But faythe of it selfe hathe neither perfecte knowledge of the holy Scriptures neither power to doo that whiche the Scripture cōmaundeth for that cōmeth onely by the gyfte of the holye ghost after fayth sometime immediatly as we reade Act. x. g And of the good theife Luke xxiii d. and some tyme longe after For there were dyuerse congregacions in the Apostles tyme whiche were
is the disposicion of man for the fyrst man Adam bare a wicked hert traÌ„sgressed and was ouercome and so be al they that ar borne of hym The iiii of Esdxas the .iii. chap. c. for the imaginacions of mans hert is euyll euen froÌ„ his youth Gene. viii d. And is but earth earthly i. Corin. xv f. Endued with wyt and reason Genes i. And subiect to affection lust Gene. iii. And no man hath attayned to the whole knowledge of his owne synne Psal xix d. For in the flesh of man remayneth no good thyng Roma vii d. Wherfore those thiÌ„ges which men haue in hygh estimacion be abhominable in y e sight of god Luke xvi d. For the naturall man perceiueth not the thinges whiche belong to the spirite of God i. Corin. ii chap. d. Wherfore it is vndoubtedly to be beleued that all people remaynyng in the olde Adam beyng of naturall discressyon whiche be not yet regenerate of God with the spirite of Christ are thus farfurth vntyl this tyme. the subiectes of the deuyll abiectes from God Roma viii b What wisdome or learning soeuer thei haue or what outward lyfe soeuer thei lyue knoweth nothyng of the thynges of god i. Corin. ii c the .iiii. booke of Eâ—dras the .iiii. b. Neuerthelesse reason and learning by the workes froÌ„ the creasion declareth and confesseth God so that they are without excuse that so know God and glorifye hym not as God Romayns the first c. Howbeit no man by any gyft of nature may glorifye God or do any thyng which is godlye for it is God which worketh al goodnesse in vs bothe the wyll and also the deede the Philippians the seconde c. Wherfore the onely trewe perfect remedy is for all reasonable people to seeke of God in prayer the regenacioÌ„ promysed in Christ Esaie liiii d Ihon vi c. Mat. vii chap. b. and Luke the .xi. b. Wherby they shal haue both the true vnderstaÌ„ding of his word also power in spirite to lyue alway accordyng to the trewe professyon of the Ghospell for otherwyse no maÌ„ may be acceptable with God and a partaker of euerlastyng lyfe with Christ Math. xiii c. and Luke viii b. For neither reason nor learniÌ„g can declare the true religion in Christ wherwith onely God is pleased and pacified by Christ wherfore wo be vnto them that are wyse in their owne syght thynke themselues to haue vnderstanding Esay v. e. And precheth or setteth furth anye doctryne of the holye Scriptures without the spirite of god Esai xxx a. And cursed be y e maÌ„ that putteth his trust in man that taketh flesh for his arme he whose hert departeth from the Lorde he shal be lyke the heath that groweth in the wildernes and as for the good thyng that is for to come he shall not see it Ieremy xvii b. But shall be as ignoraunt of the comyng of the glorye of the Gospell as the most parte of the Scribes and Phariseis were of Christ for God hath wrapped all nacions in vnbeliefe that he might only haue mercye on all his electe Romaines the .xi. Chapiter e. for in the tyme of the Law the hygh learned Scribes Pharyseis beyng ignoraunt of God for their vnthankefulnesse sake thought to establysh their owne righteousnesse by the law Romaines the .x. chapiter a. Lyke as our marked men now beyng destitute of the spirit of Christ thynketh to minister the gospel by their outward learnyng for other knowledge thei haue not but doo therin now lyke as the Scrybes and Phariseys dyd which knew not that the lawe was spirituall and that it required more perfectioÌ„ then mai be obserued of any erthly man namely in that that it coÌ„maundeth that we shoulde not lust Exodus xx chap. c. Deut. v. b For who soeuer lusteth or desyreth in herte any thyng whiche is his neyghbours is condemned by the law Math. v. c. For they knewe not that the lawe was geuen to vtter synne and to shew the imperfection of our flesh and that therby no flesh shall be iustified in the syght of God Rom. iii. c. Wherfore they were ignoraunt also of the promyse made to them in the law for there was neuer no promise of euerlastyng lyfe made vnto man therin but only that those Isralites which dyd the thiÌ„ges of the lawe should lyue therin Gal. iii. b. Receiuyng the benedictions promysed in the lawe Exo xxiii d. Deau vii b. where Moyses sayde vnto them if ye hearken vnto these lawes obserue do them the Lorde thy God wyll loue thee blesse thee and multiply thee and he wyll also blesse the fruit of thy woÌ„be the fruit of thy land thy corne thy wyne thyne oyle the encrease of thy oxeÌ„ the flockê of thy sheepe ce These such other lyke were the benedictioÌ„s promysed of GOD to theym which lyued in the law so that the receiuyng of these benedictioÌ„s declared what righteousnesse was in theim concernyng the law neuertheles the doinge of the thynges of the iawe dyd not helpe them to euerlastynge lyfe for that was geuen before to Abraham his seede by promis Gen. xii a. the .xviii. c. xxii d. so that all people after that tyme which were partakers of euerlastyng lyfe dranke of the same spirituall rocke of faithe which Abraham did i. Cor. x. a. both in the tyme of the law and also before the lawe for the inheritaunce of euerlastynge lyfe commeth to all people onely by grace through fayth Ephe. ii b for the law was but only added because of transgressioÌ„ tyll the seed came to whom the promise was made whiche is Chryste Gal. iii. c. So that what so euer the law saithe it saithe to them whiche are vnder the lawe Ro. iii. c. for the lawe was a scolemaister till the tyme of chryste but syns that tyme all people whiche be regenerate in chryst are no lenger vnder the lawe galath iii. d. for the lawe is not gyuen to no personne whiche is made righteous in chryste by a true faith hauyng the power in spirite by the gyfte of the holy ghost to loue al the elect people of god accordynge to the commaundement of chryst Ioh. xiii d. for the hole commaundemeÌ„ts of the lawe are included in the perfection of loue out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of a faythe vnfayned from the which thinges because the whole multytude of our markt men haue erred thei are turned to bayne iangelynge about the law would be techers therof yet vnderstand not what they speake neither wherof they affirme i. Tim. i. chap. b. But be euen suche lyke teachers as we reade of Act. x b. that troubled the coÌ„gregacioÌ„ in the Apostles tyme which wold haue had sircumsicion the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes of Moses law kepte which neuer no man els in his flesh was able to kepe but onely Christ wherfore the Apostles by one assent wrate a coÌ„trary coÌ„mauÌ„dement that we shoulde beleue
doctrine of chryst is also a gyfte of the holy ghost onely to theym whiche be of the electe people of God for worldly people can not hate all worldly affections and lustes wherfore the vniuersall hatred thereof is also an other good fruite whiche no euyll tree can beare howbeit by this fruit the electe be not perfectly knowen but only to them selues neuerthelesse by doyng of the contrary as by louyng and delyting in worldly affections lustes the people of the world ar plainly knowen to be the subiectes of the deuil for who so euer loueth the world or the thinges of the worlde the loue of god is not in him the first epistle of Ihō the seconde chap. c. And as for the bearyng of the crosse of Christ before mencioned whiche is to haue alwai a spiritual pacience in all aduersyties tribulacions and persecucions to reioyce only in them Gala vi c Beyng therbi assured in a stedfast hope the secoud of Tim ii chapter b Roma v. a Knowyng also vndoubtedly the occasyō why god sendeth such aduersyties tribulacons and persecusyons to all his electe people is lykewyse a principall gyft of the holygost and also the spirituall conforte and ioye which the elect people of God haue therin vnto that tyme the gospell be fully glorified is cleane contrarye to the natural disposiciō of al worldli people wherfore it is lykewyse an other good fruyte whiche no yll tree can beare And where Christ sayth Luke xiii d. That who so euer receyueth notte the kyngdome of God as a chylde shall not enter therin sayeth also Mat. xviii a. Excepte we turne become as chyldren we shal not entre into the kingdom of heauē This doth manifestly declare vnto vs that all people which shal be saued in Christ receyue euerlastyng lyfe shall receiue it only by grace geuē of God in the mercifull promyse made in Christ without any assystance ther vnto of any of our owne workes Ephe. ii b. For euery one that entereth into the true rest of the Saboth of God ceasseth frō doing of their owne woorkes Ebrues iiii b. And submitteth them selfes as elect chyldren wholly to be taught lead in their conuersacion only by the spirite of Christ vnto whom they geue the honor of al godly enstructions so that thei do not after their owne ymaginacion neither seke their owne wyll nor seke their owne wordes Esay the .lviii. d Which the Scripture sayeth Apoc. xiiii a In suche a songe as no earthly persones could learne synce the tyme of Christ but onely the nombre appoynted of whome there bee some reserued by the mercifull goodnesse of God to declare the trewe euerlastynge gospell of Christ to the glorye therof through out the vniuersal world Apo. xiiii b. wherfore it is also a principal gyft of the Holy goste whiche no worldly person hath neither knoweth of Thō xiiii b. And an other good fruit which no yll tree can bere so y t by these fruites before mencioned and not otherwyse by any other outward appearaūce both the people of God also the people of the deuyll be perfectly knowen to all theim that knoweth the trewe doctrine of the spirite of Christ Howbeit the worldly people which worship the beast his ymage yet vnto this tyme thynkethe to know to deserne what sortes men be of by other outward hipocritish workes wherfor they condempne the people of God in their iudgementes as the scribes pharise is dyd Christ Tho ix c Because thei seme not to theym to be so holye in their outwarde appearaunce as the worldly hipocrites do Howbeit the best meane way to knowe who be the true ministers of the gospell and who be the disceyuers of the people if they bee straungers vnto vs so that we can not know them by their spiritual fruites before mēcioned then the surest way is to serche diligently whether they preach the gospel in lyke maner as the Apostles of Christ dyd and as Christ cōmaunded al his electe ministers to do that is only by the instruction of the holy gost not otherwyse Luke xxiiii e. For that that the excellency of the power of the ministraciō of the gospell myght be Goddes not ours ii Corin. iiii chap. b. So that all the elect ministers of Christ geue the glorye and praise of the ministraciō of the gospell wholly to the spirite of Christ which is geuen to euery one of the electe people of God which shall be saued in Christ Act. ii f. the fyrst Corin. xii b. Wherfore whosoeuer preacheth the Gospel after any other maner then onely by thinstruction of the spirite of Christ is a disceiner whom the spirite calleth Ihon. x. a. A theife and a murtherer for that that he taketh vpō him to entre into the sheepe folde of GOD whiche is his woorde conteyned in the holye Scriptures by another meane and waye then by the most holy Spirite of Christ which is the only dore wherby all the electe people of GOD entre into the trewe knowledge of the holye scriptures so that all our marked men which preach without his spirite are spiritually both theues murtherers for they are theues because they take from Christ that which is his that is the ministracion of the woorde of God whiche ought onely to be ministred by the power of the spirite of Christ for otherwyse as by outward learnynge or anye other meane or waye no man can minister it purely and truly the first to the Corinthians the seconde chapiter b. c. Accordynge to the Commaundement of Christe Wherefore oure Markte men are also Murtherers because they dooe as moche as in theim lyeth spirituallye to murther all those soules to whome they haue so preached For likewyse as we haue but one Christ so is there but one trewe doctrine of Christ and but one spirituall conuersacion for all people to keepe whiche be regenerate in Christ Ephe. iiii a. Phil. iii. c. For all our marked men which inclyn not vnto y e good wordes of our Lorde Ihesus Christ to the doctrine whiche accordeth to godlynesse are pufte vp with the delusion of the deuyll and knoweth nothyng that is good but wasteth their braines about questions argumentes stryfe of wordes with many vayne disputacions after their corrnpte myndes beyng clerely destitute of all true knowlege i. Tim. vi a. Neuerthelesse all true ministers of the gospell of Christ seketh with most diligence to haue all people to come to Christ that is to beleue all the promyses made in Christ and to seke of God by Christ all thinges that he hath promised Whereof the mooste principall thing is to be regenerate of god with the moste holye spirite of Christ without the which spirite no man can entre the kingdome of God Ihon. iii. a. That is no man can know the thyng that is godly nether wherwith GOD is pleased i. Corin. ii c. Wherfore it is most nedefull expedient for all people hauing the
hertes to abhorre dispyse her Neuerthelesse they haue geuen her kyngdome and power vnto the Beast vntyll that tyme the wordes of god be fulfilled Apo. the .xvii. d That is nowe in the dayes of the voyce of the seueÌ„th Angell whiche begynneth to blowe in which tyme the mistery of God shal be openly publysshed as he preached by hys seruantes the Prophetes Apo. x. chap. b. That is that the elect people of God shall onely with the spirite of Christ the worde of God written clearely confute and confound the abhominable cauteilous delusion of all markte men ii Thes ii chap. b. Whose power ascended oute of the bothomlesse pytte and shall nowe be distroyed with all the glori therof for the whole beast shall be taken and confounded and come to nought Esaye the xxviii a. and the Apocalipses the .xix. Chap. d. So that they shall be hated and abhorred of all flesh Esaie the .lxvi. g. For the tyme is come that God wyll vtterly distroye theim because they haue distroyed the godlye people of the earth the Apoca. the .xi. chap. d. Wherfore they shal be cast into the great wyne fat of the wrathe of almightye god Apo. xiiii d. For their cauteilous delusion shall preuayle no longer but shall be vttered to all men the seconde of Tim. the seconde Chapter v. For the lyght of Israell shal be the fier and his Sanctuary shall be the Flame and it shall kyndle and burne vp his thornes bryers in one day Esaie x. d. That is that the spirite of Christ which is the onely true lyght of all the electe people of GOD shall so lyghten and kyndle knowledge in his electe high powers ministers that with the holy scriptures written whiche is their onely sanctuary thei shal clerely confute and confounde all imaginacions of Marked men which is signified by the bryers and thornes because thei be the most noious vn pfitable trees that groweth lyke as Marked men be the most falsest and deuelish people that lyueth And where it is said that they shal be burned in one daye that signifieth that they shall be vtterly confouÌ„ded now at this present tyme in the appearaunce of the second comyng of Christ accordyng to the saiyng of s Paule ii Thess ii chap. b. And also agreyng to the other scriptures before meÌ„cioned in that he half so that iniquitee shal be taken a way out of the earth and righteousnesse shall reigne amonge the people the .iiii. of Esdras xvi e Psal xlvi b. lxxvi a. For God sayth by the Prophet Esai ii chap. a. and Micheas iiii a. In the later dayes it wyll come to passe that the hyl of the Lordes house shall be set vp hygher then any mouÌ„taynes or hylles yea the people shall preasse vnto it and the multidude of the Gentyles shall hast theim thyther saiyng Come let vs go vp to the hyll of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob that he may teach vs his ways and that we may walke in his pathes This shall the Heathenysh markte men see and be a shamed Micheas vii c. For the earth shal be full of the knoweledge of the Lordes honor Abucuc ii c. And all the Ilandes of the people shall worship him euery man in his place Sophony the .ii. c. And God wyll make his people to haue a good name and a good reporte amonge all people of the earthe Sophony iiii d Therfore thus sayth the Lorde of hostes let your handes be stroÌ„g you that now here these woordes by the mouthe of the Prophetes and be lyuynge in the earth in those dayes zachari viii v. For the power only of the spirite of Christ shall reigne ouer al the earth so that ther shal be none other sauyour named vpon the earth but only Christ Wherfore men shall go about the whole earth as vpon a fielde zachary the .xiiii. chapiter c. And as for all rule power and myght that is vnder heauen it shall bee geuen to the holye people of the moste hyghest whose kyngdome is enerlastynge yea all powers shall serue and obey hym Danyell the .vii. Chapiter g. For God wyll make his people glorious for euer and euer and ioyfull thoroughoute all posterities Esaie lx c. Thus shall the hand of the lorde be knowen amongest his electe people and his indignacion among hys enemyes Esaie lxvi e. For all maner of people which by grace haue gotten the victorye of the beast of his image and of his marke of nombre of his name shal syng the song of Moses the seruaunt of God and shall also syng the song of Christ saiyng Great and merueilous are thy workes lord God almigty iust trew ar thy wayes thou king of sayntes who shall not feare the o lord glorify thy name Apo xv a. For al thendes of the world shal remembre themselues be turned vnto the lorde al nacioÌ„s shal worship before hi Psal xx f. Wherfore be glad ye righteous and reioyce in the lorde be ioyfull all ye that be of a true hert Psalme xxxii c. For the Temple of God shal be open and the Arke of his Testament seene therin Apo. xi d. That is that the people shall conuerte to the Gospell haue cleare conscieÌ„ce to god hauyng his worde for a wytnesse which is the Arke of Christes Testament For vnto theim whiche haue the Lorde before theire eyes strength shal be increased Esay xl g. Wherefore God sayth also by the Prophet Esay to all Markte men the .xli. f. Stand at your cause and bring furthe your strongest grounde shew openly what scriptures ye haue in the true literall sence to deferde your doctrine and coÌ„uersacion with all For your subtyl argumentes maye take no longer place because the scripture sayeth the fyrste of Timothie the .vi. chap. d. your study therin is a false science and nought and so be al you that vse it in any thynge concernynge the doctryne of the holye Scriptures Wherefore nowe shewe your selues as coÌ„firmable to the plaine truthe of the holye Scriptures written when ye shall fortune to comen thereof as the deuyll your fyrst prouincial dyd when he was confuted by christ mat iiii v. For in so muche as he beyng the aucthor of that profession of your incorporacion dignitee and power confessed the truthe of Christ of his Apostles Mat. viii d. Luke viii d. Actes xvi d. after that he was ones confuted with the scriptures written Be not you no longer more comberous and obstinate agaynst the truthe therof now then the deuil was at that tyme and alleged other thynges to be ment in the holy scriptures then is expressed in the true literall sence therof For if ye do all men wyl know shortly that you ar worse more worthy of condempnacion then the deuyll is for belyke he had not so muche falshed orels he was not so folyshe when he tempted Christ by the scriptures to allege other meanynges therin then was expresse in the letter therof neither he defended not his owne imaginacioÌ„s agaynst the holy scriptures written as all you markte men haue done a longe tyme. Wherefore nowe froÌ„ hencefurth suffer the people of God wholly to pourge oute your olde rotteÌ„leuen for other wise we can not be new dowe in Christ for a lytle of your leuen sowreth a great peece of dowe i. Corin. v. b. For your salte hathe lost his saltnes wherfore there may nothing be seasoned therewith for it is neither good for the lande nor yet for the donghyll Luke xiiii g. That is that all you markte men which haue taught and affirmed doctrine agaynst the power of the spirite of Christ whiche all the electe people of God dothe receyue shal not be forgeuen neither in this lyfe nor in the lyfe to come Mat. xii d. Mark iii. d Luke xii cha b. Which is ment by youre salte that hathe loste his saltenesse And where the Scriptures sayeth that it is neither good for the lande nor for the donghyll By the lande is signified doctrine for the people and by the donghyll is signified temporall worldly businesse so that your doctrine counsell is not good nor meete to be receiued amoÌ„g the people neyther in the doctrine of the gospell for their instructioÌ„ neither yet in temporall matters For Christ sayth Mat. v. b. It is good for nothynge but to be cast out and trodden downe of men For who so euer fauoreth any of you which blasphemeth the spirit of christ is a partaker of your yll ii Epist of Ihon. c. Wherfore God coÌ„maundeth all his electe people to departe out of your company to seperate them selues clearely from you and not to touche any of youre vnclennesse Esaie lii c. ii Cor. vi c. the first Timo. vi b. Apo. xviii b. For your shame shall be discouered and your preuye abhominable delusioÌ„ shal be sene For God wyll aduenge hym on you and wyll shew no mercy to you as he doth to other people Esaie xlvii a. For you are the people whom god hath appointed to his wrath within the IlaÌ„des of this part of the world wherby the name of the Lorde myghte be feared Esaie lix b. Wherfore we ought to haue no more in nombre of you to remayne as ministers of the gospeil but euen so many as Elias suffered of Baals Prophetes to liue when he had confounded them by offeryng of Sacrifice the thyrd of the Kynges xviii g Howe be it it is to be thought that Baals Prophetes had not so much sophisticall conueiance to make theire excuse at that tyme as you Markte men haue now orels subtyll excuses were les regarded at that tyme then they be nowe for your abhominacion crafty delusion dothe farre excede and is much more then hath ben found in any maner of people synce the begynnyng of the worlde The particulers partly wherof by Gods assistence shal be more playnly expressed in another booke here after this Finis The worde of the Lorde remayneth for euer ☞ ✚ ☜ God saue the Kyng my Lord Protector the Nobilitie and all those which vnfainedly loueth the gospel The grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ be with vs all Amen Imprintyd at London by Humfrey Powell dwellyng Aboue Holburne Londuit Cum priuilogio ad imprimendum solum AN. Do. 1548. Man Lawe 〈◊〉 Knowsege Pelicion Ioyfull tyme. Nâ—tâ— Abâ—osucion