For these, lo, be the orient colours, and Precious savours of Christian Religion: these things doth God look upon, and accepteth them thankfully: these must come in place to be honoured, & must put quite away the Institutions of Christ, & of his Apostles. And, like as in times paste, when wicked King Jeroboam had taken from the people the right serving of God, & had brought them to worship the Golden Calves, lest perchance they might afterward change their mind, and slip away, getting them again to Jerusalem to the Temple of God there, he exhorted them with a long tale, to be steadfast, saying thus unto them: O Israel, these Calves be thy Goddes. In this sort commanded your God you should worship him. For it should be wearisome, and troublous for you, to take upon you a journey so far of, & yearly to go up to Jerusalem, there to serve and honour your God: Even after the very same sort, when these men had once made the Law of God of none effect, through their own Traditions, fearing that the people should afterward open their eyes, & fall an other way, and should somewhence else seek a surer mean of their Salvation, Jesus, how often have they cried out, This is the same worshipping, that pleaseth God, and which he straitly requireth of us, and wherewith he will be turned from his wrath: that by these things is conserved the Unity of the Church: that by these all sins be cleansed, and consciences quieted: and that, who so departeth from these, hath left unto him self no hope of Everlasting Salvation. For it were wearisome, and troublous (say they) for the people to resort to Christ, to the Apostles, and to the Ancient Fathers, and to observe continually, what their will and commandment should be. This, ye may see, is to withdraw the people of God from the Weak Elements of the world, from the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees, and from the Traditions of men. It were reason, no doubt, that Christs Commandments, and the Apostles were removed, that these their devises might come in place. O just cause, I promise you, why that Ancient, and so long allowed Doctrine should be now abolished, and a new Form of Religion be brought into the Church of God.
For these, lo, be the oriente colours, and Pretious sauours of Christian Religion: these thinges dooth God looke vpon, and accepteth thē thankefully: these must cōme in place to be honoured, & must put quite awaie the Institutions of Christe, & of his Apostles. And, like as in times paste, when wicked Kinge Ieroboam had taken from the people the right seruing of God, & had brought thē to woorship ye Golden Calues, leste perchaunce thei might afterward change theire minde, and slippe awaie, geatinge them againe to Ierusalem to the Temple of God there, hee exhorted them with a longe tale, to be stedfast, saieinge thus vnto them: O Israel, these Calues be thy Goddes. In this sorte commaunded your God you shoulde woorship him. For it shoulde be wearisome, and troublous for you, to take vpon you a iourney so farre of, & yeerely to goe vp to Ierusalem, there to serue and honoure your God: Euen after the very same sorte, when these menne had once made the Lawe of God of none effecte, through theire owne Traditions, fearinge that the people shoulde afterwarde open theire eies, & fal an other waie, and shoulde sommewhence els seeke a surer meane of theire Saluation, Iesu, howe often haue they cried out, This is the same woorshippinge, that pleaseth God, and whiche hee straitely requireth of vs, and wherewith he wil be turned from his wrathe: that by these thinges is conserued the Vnitie of the Churche: that by these al sinnes be cleansed, and consciences quieted: and that, who so departeth from these, hath leafte vnto him selfe no hope of Euerlastinge Saluation. For it were wearisome, and troublous (saie they) for the people to resorte to Christe, to the Apostles, and to the Anciente Fathers, and to obserue continually, what theire wil and commaundement should be. This, ye maie see, is to withdrawe the people of God from the Weake Elementes of the worlde, from the leauen of the Scribes and Phariseis, and from the Traditions of menne. It were reason, no doubte, that Christes Commaundementes, and the Apostles were remoued, that these theire diuises might comme in place. O iuste cause, I promise you, why that Anciente, and so longe allowed Doctrine shoulde be nowe abolished, and a newe Forme of Religion be brought into the Churche of God.
