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
Pet. 5.8 for your aduersarie the Deuill as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may deuoure We wrestle not agaynst flesh and blood Ephes 6.12 but agaynst principalities agaynst powers and agaynst the worldly gouernours the princes of the darknes of this world agaynst spirituall wickednesses which are in the high places In time past ye walked Ephes 2.2 3. according to the course of this worlde and after the Prince that ruleth in the ayre euen the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience Among whom wee also had our conuersation in time past in the lust of our flesh in fulfilling the will of the flesh and of the minde and were by nature the children of wrath aswell as others In whom the God of this worlde hath blinded the mindes that is of the Infidels 2. Cor. 4.4 that the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ which is the image of God should not shine vpon them Iohn 12 31. Now is the iudgement of this worlde Now shall the Prince of this worlde be cast out Collo 2 15. And hath spoyled the Principalities and powers and hath made a shew of them openly and hath triumphed ouer them in the same Crosse Luk. 22 31. And the Lord sayd Symon Symon Beholde Satan hath desired to winow you as wheate Reue. 12.10 I heard a loude voyce saying Now is saluation in heauen and strength and the kingdome of our God and the power of his Christ For the accuser of his brethren is cast downe which accused them before our God day and nyght 1. Iohn 2 16. All that is in the worlde as the lustes of the flesh the lustes of the eyes and the pride of lyfe is not of the Father but is of the worlde Eccle. 1 1. Vanitie of vanities sayth the Preacher Vanitie of vanities all is vanitie EXHORTATION 1. Iohn 2 15 17. LOue not the worlde neither the thinges that are in the worlde If any man loue the worlde the loue of the Father is not in him The worlde passeth away and the lustes thereof but he that fulfilleth the will of God abideth for euer 1. Corin. 7 31 And they that vse this worlde as though they vsed it not for the fasshion of this worlde goeth away Iam. 4 4. Yee adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the amitie of the worlde is the enimitie of God Whosoeuer therefore wil be a friende of the worlde maketh him selfe the enemie of God If ye were of the worlde the worlde would loue his owne Iohn 15 19. But because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore the worlde hateth you They are not of the worlde as I am not of the worlde Iohn 17 16. I pray not for the worlde Iohn 17 9. but for them which thou hast giuen mee for they are thine And fashion not your selues like vnto this worlde Rom. 12 2. but be ye changed by the renewing of your minde that ye may proue what is the good will of God and acceptable and perfect OF SINNE AND SINNERS BY one man Sinne entred into the worlde Rom. 5 12 13. and death by Sinne and so death went ouer all men forasmuch as all men haue sinned For vnto the time of the Law was Sinne in the worde but Sinne is not imputed while there is no Law By the workes of the Law shall no flesh be iustified in his sight Rom. 3 20. For by the Law commeth the knowledge of Sinne. What shall we say then Is the Law Sinne Rom. 7 7 12 13. God forbid Nay I knew not Sinne but by the Law for I had not knowen lust except the Law had sayd Thou shalt not lust Wherefore the Law is holy and the Commandement is holy and iust and good Was then that which is good made death in me God forbid But sinne that it might appeare sinne wrought death in me by that which is good that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement Rom. 5 23. But I see an other law in my members rebelling against the law of my minde and leading me captiue vnto the law of sinne which is in my members 1. Iohn 3 8. He that committeth sinne is of the Deuill for the Deuill sinneth from the beginning for this purpose appeared the Sonne of God that he might loose the workes of the Deuill Iohn 8 34. Verely verely I say vnto you that whosoeuer committeth sinne is the seruant of sinne Wisd 10 13. Because of the foolish deuices of their wickednes wherewith they were deceaued and worshypped Serpents that had not the vse of reason and vile beastes thou sendedst a multitude of vnreasonable beastes vpon them for a vengeance that they might know that wherewith a man sinneth by the same also shall he be punished Rom. 6 20. 2. Pet. 2.19 When ye were the seruantes of sinne ye were freed from righteousnes 1. Kin. 8 46. 2. Chro. 6 36 If they sinne agaynst thee for there is no man that sinneth not and thou be angry with them and deliuer them to the enemies so that they carry them away prisoners vnto the land of the enemies eyther farre or neare Eccle. 25 26. Gen. 3 6. Of the woman came the beginning of sinne and through her we die all 2. Esd 15 24 Woe be to them that sinne and keepe not my commandementes sayth the Lord. Pro. 14 21. The sinner dispiseth his neighbour but he that hath mercie on the poore is blessed Who can say I haue made mine hart cleane Pro. 20 9. I am cleane from sinne Surely there is no man iust in the earth Eccle. 7 22. that doth good and sinneth not The way of sinners is made playne with stones Eccle. 21 10. but at the ende thereof is hell darknes and paynes If we say that we haue no sinne 1. Ioh. 1 8 10 we deceaue our selues and trueth is not in vs. If we say we haue not sinned we make him a lyar and his worde is not in vs. But the Scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne Galla. 3 22. that the Promise by the Fayth of Iesus Christ should be geuen to them that beleeue EXHORTATION HE sayd vnto them The whole neede not a Phisition Math. 9 12 13. but they that are sicke But goe ye and learne what this is I will haue mercie and not Sacrifice For I am not come to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance The Lord is slow to anger and of great mercie Nom. 14 18 Psal 103 3. and forgiuing iniquitie and sinne but not making the wicked innocent and visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the children in the thirde and fourth generation Say vnto them As I liue saith the Lord Ezec. 33 11. I desire not the death of the wicked but that the wicked turne from his way and liue Turne
thou lende money to my people that is to the poore with thee thou shalt not be as a Vsurer vnto him ye shall not oppresse him with Vsurie If thou take thy neighbours rayment to pledge thou shalt restore it vnto him before the Sunne going downe Thou shalt take no Vsurie of thy brother Leui. 25 36 37. nor vantage but thou shalt feare thy God that thy brother may lyue with thee Thou shalt not giue him thy money to Vsurie nor lende him thy victuals for increase He that increaseth his riches by Vsurie and interest Pro. 28 8. gathereth them for him that wil be mercifull vnto the poore The poore and the vsurer meete togeather Pro. 29 13. and the Lord lyghteneth both their eyes Lord who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle Psal 15 1 5. who shall rest in thine holy mountaine He that geueth not his money vnto Vsurie nor taketh reward against the innocent In thee haue they taken gyftes to shed blood Eze. 22 12. Thou hast taken Vsurie and the increase and thou hast defrawded thy neighbours by extortion and hast forgotten mee sayth the Lord. He that hath not oppressed any Eze. 18 7 8. but hath restored the pledge He that hath spoyled none by violence but hath geuen his bread to the hungrie and hath couered the naked with a garment and hath not geuen forth vpō vsurie neither hath taken any increase but hath withdrawen his hand from iniquitie hath executed true iudgment betweene man and man He shall surely lyue sayth the Lord. EXHORTATION Deu. 15 7 8. IF one of thy brethren be poore thou shalt not harden thine hart nor shut thine hand from thy poore brother But thou shalt open thine hand vnto him and shalt lende him sufficient for his neede which he hath Math. 5 42 Giue to him that asketh and from him that woulde borrow of thee turne not away Luk. 6 34 35. And if ye lende to them of whom ye hope to receiue what thanke shall ye haue for euen the sinners lende to sinners to receiue the like Wherefore Loue ye your enimies and doe good and lende looking for nothing againe and your reward shal be great and ye shal be the children of the most High for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde and to the euyll OF FALSE WEIGHTES and Measures Deut. 25 13 14. THOV shalt not haue in thy bagge two maner of Weightes a great and a small Neither thou shalt haue in thine house diuers Measures a great and a small Pro. 11 1. False Balances are an abhomination vnto the Lord but a perfect Weight pleaseth him Pro. 20 10. Diuers Weightes and diuers Measures both these are euen abhomination vnto the Lord. Hose 12 7. He is Canaan the Balances of deceit are in his hand he loueth to oppresse With him is strength and wisedome Iob. 12 16. he that is deceiued and he that deceiueth is his Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement in line Leuit. 19 35. in weight or in measure EXHORTATION A True Weight and Balance are of the Lord Pro. 16 11. all the Weightes of the bagge are his worke Leuit. 19 36 Ye shall haue iust Balances true Weightes a true Ephah and a true Hin I am the Lord your God which haue brought you out of the land of Egypt Thou shalt haue a right and a iust Weight Deut. 25 15 16. a perfect and a iust Measure shalt thou haue that thy dayes may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee For all that doe such thinges and all that doe vnrighteously are abhomination vnto the Lord thy God OF SWEARING THOV shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine Exo. 20 7. Deut. 5 11. for the Lord will not hold him giltles that taketh his name in vaine Also ye shall not sweare by my name falsely Leui 19 12. neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God I am the Lord. Let none of you imagine euyll in your hartes against his neighbour and loue no false oth Zecha 8 17. for all these are the thinges that I hate sayth the Lord. Psal 15 4. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned but he honoureth them that feareth the Lord. He that sweareth to his owne hinderaunce and changeth not Ier. 5 2. Though they say The Lord liueth yet doe they sweare falsely Eccle. 23 11. A man that vseth much Swearing shal be filled with wickednes and the plague shal neuer go from his house when he shall offende his fault shal be vpon him and yf he knowledge not his sinne he maketh a double offence and yf he sweare in vayne he shall not be innocent but his house shall be full of plagues EXHORTATION Ecclu 23 13 VSE not thy mouth to ignorant rashnesse or inordinate Swearing for therein is the occasion of sinne Math. 5 33 34 35 36 37 Ye haue heard that it is sayd to them of olde time Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord. But I say vnto you Sweare not at all neither by heauen for it is the throne of God Nor yet by the earth for it is his footestoole neither by Ierusalem for it is the citie of the great King Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head because thou canst not make one haire white or blacke But let your communication be Yea yea Nay nay For whatsoeuer is more then these commeth of euyll But before all thinges my brethren Sweare not Iam. 5 12. neither by heauen nor by earth nor by any other othe but let your yea be yea and your nay nay least ye fall into condemnation Accustome not thy mouth to Swearing Ecclu 23 9. for in it there are many faultes neither take vp for a custome the naming of the holy one for thou shalt not be vnpunished for such thinges OF LYING YE are of your father the Deuill Iohn 8 44. and the lustes of your father ye will doe He hath been a murtherer from the beginning and abode not in the trueth because there is no trueth in him When he speaketh a lie then speaketh he of his owne for he is a lyar and the father thereof They haue sharpened their tongues lyke a Serpent Adders poyson is vnder their lippes Psal 140 3. Take from me the way of Lying Psal 119 29 and graunt me graciously thy law A faythfull witnesse will not lye Pro. 14 5. but a false recorde will speake lyes A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished Pro. 19 5. and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape Now therefore beholde 1. kin 22 23. the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy Prophets and the Lord hath appoynted euyll against thee The Lord shall haue no pleasure in their young men Esa 9 17. neither will he haue compassion of the fatherles and their widowes