That godliness is placed, not in outward show and titles, but in soundness of life, and innocency of manners. That it is an ill thing with mouth and tongue only to worship GOD, and to give our mind and soul to (worship) the Devil, and to disagree from Idolaters, not in life and manners, but in words and profession (only.) And because they had departed from the most ancient Ordinances and laws of their forefathers, and that they being but a few had stirred all kind of men against them, he warneth them that they yet would in all kind of duties practise charity among themselves, one toward another, lest they should be divided at any time by any dissension of minds or studies. That this is only the token of Jesus Christ, whereby the bondslaves of the Devil may be known from the Children of GOD. That so it shall come to pass shortly, that ⟨image 5⟩all the whole world shall embrace the Gospel and the heavenly doctrine, and that the enemies and the haters of the cross of Christ, whom godliness could not mone, may through shame be overcome, and return to themselves. And the Bishops he warneth that in those most hard times, they see to their office with all diligence and care, and that they look about them diligently that the Congregation take no harm. And that it is not a sporting matter, but a very great burden that they have taken upon them. And therefore if they preach at any time to the people, that they speak as the words of God, and that they so behave themselves, that others which hear them, may think that they hear not men, but the messengers and interpreters of the word of GOD. This is the portion of scripture that I judged most fit for this time and place. For because therefore that partly we are entered into the holy ministry, & partly, as I hope, we have already directed the course of our studies to that point, we shall be taught in this place, how this heavenly office is to ⟨image 5⟩be garnished, that our labour may in time to come be very profitable to the church of God, and the holy Gospel be most largely spread abroad. But that this may be done the more orderly, and lest I should wander or go out of course in my speaking, I think it good to touch these three points in few words: First, That a Preacher should speak: secondly, What he should speak: Thirdly, How he should speak:
That godlinesse is placed, not in outwarde shewe and titles, but in soundnesse of life, and innocencie of manners. That it is an ill thing with mouth and tongue onelye to worshippe GOD, and to gyue oure mynde and soule to (worshippe) the Deuill, and to disagree from Idolators, not in life and manners, but in wordes and profession (onely.) And because they hadde departed from the moste aunciente Ordinaunces and lawes of their forefathers, and that they being but a few had stirred all kinde of menne agaynste them, hee warneth them that they yet woulde in all kynde of duetyes practyse charitie among themselues, one towarde another, leaste they shoulde bee deuyded at any tyme by any dissention of myndes or studyes. That this is onelye the token of Iesus Christe, whereby the bondestaues of the Deuill maye bee knowne from the Children of GOD. That so it shall come to passe shortelye, that ⟨image 5⟩all the whole worlde shall imbrace the Gospell and the heauenly doctrine, and that the enemies and the haters of the crosse of Christ, whome godlines coulde not mone, may through shame be ouercome, and returne to themselues. And the Bishops hee warneth that in those moste harde times, they see to their office with all diligence and care, and that they looke about them diligently that ye Congregation take no harme. And that it is not a sporting matter, but a very greate burthen that they haue taken vpō them. And therfore if they preache at any time to the people, that they speake as the wordes of God, and that they so behaue themselues, that others which heare thē, may thinke that they heare not men, but the messengers and interpreters of the word of GOD. This is the portion of scripture that I iudged most fit for this time and place. For because therefore that partely we are entred into the holy ministerie, & partly, as I hope, we haue alreadie directed the course of our studies to that point, we shall be taughte in this place, how this heauenly office is to ⟨image 5⟩be garnished, that our labor may in time to come be very profitable to the churche of God, and the holy Gospell bee moste largely spread abroade. But that this may be done the more orderlye, and leaste I should wander or go out of course in my speaking, I thinke it good to touche these three poyntes in few words: First, That a Preacher should speake: secondlye, What he shoulde speake: Thirdly, How he should speake:
