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The sixth let or impediment where with men excuse them selves from the obedience of the law of god / is the pretence of ignorance / the which they think shall excuse them. Thus they say: the scripture hath so many mysteries in it self / and is to hard for our capacity. Some time the letter / sometime the spirit / and sometime both must be under stand. farther they say the doctors brawl / and chide between them selves / and how should the unlearned understand it aright. Who can tell saith an other whether this be the true law or not. if it were the true law of god / then should it contain all verities / and have no need of mans laws. Now the greatest part of such as hath the name of Christianity / say that God's laws saveth no man / instructeth no man aright / no it is not wholesome for man / except it be helped / and aided by the law of the bishops. thus the world o with to the bishops decrees that have called the authority of the holy testament / that containeth all truth (who is ⟨p. CCXXX⟩sufficiency / and verity is sealed with the precious blood of Christ) into doubt / and not into doubt only / but clean abrogated it / and preferred there own laws. Confer there preachings / and ministration of the Sacraments with the Holy word / and law of God / and see. Other say I have no wit to under stand the word of God / and if I had yet have I no leisure to learn it. Against this objection Moses answereth / and saith this law is sufficient / is simple / and plain / ease to be understand / a perfect doctrine / and required of all men. Thus he proveth it. Preceptum istud quod ego praecipio tibi hodie non est mirabiliter supra te, nec procul positum,