A01272:78
An other book against Rastel named the subsidy or bulwark to his first book,…An other boke against Rastel named the subsedye or bulwark to his fyrst boke,…
An other book against Rastel named the subsidy or bulwark to his first book, made by John Frith preso[n]ner in the TowerAn other boke against Rastel named the subsedye or bulwark to his fyrst boke, made by Ihon Frithe preso[n]ner in the Tower
London? : S.n., 1537?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This little flock it is that are so purged (and not Rastels multitude) and for this is there neither hell nor purgatory ordained / even as for this heap that continue still in sin is ordained no heaven. And that there is no hell ordained for these faithful followers of Christ / I will prove even by this word of Paul why •he Ra••ell rehearsed before. Roma. 8.1 That there is no damnation to them that be in christ Jesu•yf they live not after the flesh. Here Rastell hath smite the ball quite under the cord and hath alleged that / that shall condemn him. For if there be no damnation / but because you are somewhat slow in perceiving the matter I shall reduce it in to a sillogismus on this manner:2 there is no damnation unto them that be in christ Jesus if they •yue not after the flesh / but after the spirit,3 every hell is damnation Ergo their is no hell to them that be in Christ Jesus / if they live not after the flesh but after the spirit. This is in the first figure made by celarent / not by any profit that I think that the poor commons can take by such babbling but only to satisfy your mind and pleasure. Notwithstanding one thing I must put you in remembrance / that you have falsely translated the text for the text hath not that conditional all thought I was con tented ⟨image 20⟩to take it at your hands to see what you could prove / but the text saith thus theirs is no damnation to them that are in christ Jesus / which walk after the flesh but after the spirit: where paul doth certify you that they which are in christ Jesus / walk not after the flesh but after the spirit / so that you may gather by paul that if they walk not after the spirit they are not in christ Jesus / that is to say:4 they are non of christs / although Rastell will call them christen men / therefore dear brethren look that no man deceive him self / for christ is not the minister of sins. If we be delivered from sin through christ / then must we walk in a new conversation of our life / or else we are still in darkness.