But because it is not enough to speak, let us now consider that which in the second place I have promised, namely, what is to be spoken. For some otherwhile speak, who had been better have held their peace, othersome while they make a noise and cry out with great contention, speak to no purpose. Wherefore regard must be had, that we neither speak unfruitfully ne yet hurtfully. For all things are not to be huddled out in a sermon before the multitude. We must take care what the Religious silence of the people, what the reverence of the place, what the greatness of our office do require. The truth must be spoken, not lies: the Scriptures, not fables: the precepts of the highest God, and not the dreams of men: For religion is to be ordered not by our judgement, but by the word of GOD. Wherein if we shall hearken to Moses, or to the Prophets, or the Apostles, or Christ, or the Father himself, we shall not much go out of the way. For Moses, whatsoever was to be said or done in so great a wilderness, when he led the ⟨image 10⟩people being banished and wandering, by a savage and desert region, always asked counsel at the Lord, he never brought them any thing of his own head. The Prophets always say, the word of the Lord, the vision of the Lord, the voice of the Lord: this saith the Lord, hear the Lord. I, saith Paul, have received my Gospel not of man, neither by man: & again, I know nothing but Jesus Christ, & the same crucified. And again, If an Angel from heaven shall teach another gospel then that which you have learned, let him be cursed, christ saith, all things which I have heard of my father, I have delivered unto you: &, preach you, saith he, not whatsoever shall come in your head, but the Gospel to all creatures: &, when as the Pharisees & Sadducees had moved the questions of divorcement, & the resurrection of the dead unto life, he never had recourse unto the Rabbins, but always to the word of the Lord. God the father crying from Heaven, This, saith he, is my dearly beloved Son: He sayeth not, Hear your Fathers, your Grandfathers, or your great Grandfathers, but he sayeth, Hear him, even him. For our heavenly Father would ⟨image 11⟩have his son & his word to be taught, and to be beat into mens heads in all places.
But because it is not ynough to speak, let vs now consider that which in the seconde place I haue promised, namelye, what is to bee spoken. For some otherwhile speake, who had bene better haue helde their peace, othersome while they make a noyse and crie out with greate contention, speake to no purpose. Wherfore regard must be had, that we neyther speake vnfruitefullye ne yet hurtfullye. For all thinges are not to be hudled out in a sermon before the multitude. Wee muste take care what the Religious silence of the people, what the reuerence of the place, what the greatnesse of our office doe require. The truth muste bee spoken, not lies: the Scriptures, not fables: the preceptes of the highest God, and not the dreames of men: For religion is to be ordred not by our iudgement, but by the worde of GOD. Wherein if we shall hearken to Moses, or to the Prophets, or the Apostles, or Christe, or the Father himselfe, wee shall not much goe oute of the waye. For Moses, whatsoeuer was to be sayde or done in so great a wildernesse, when he ledde the ⟨image 10⟩people being banished and wandering, by a sauage and desert region, alwais asked counsaile at ye Lord, he neuer brought thē any thing of his own head. The Prophets always say, the word of ye Lord, the vision of ye Lord, the voice of ye Lord: this saith the Lord, heare the Lord. I, sayth Paule, haue receaued my Gospell not of man, neyther by man: & agayne, I know nothing but Iesus Christ, & the same crucified. And again, If an Angell frō heauē shall teach another gospell then yt which you haue lerned, let him be cursed, christ sayth, al thinges which I haue heard of my father, I haue deliuered vnto you: &, preach you, sayth he, not whatsoeuer shal come in your head, but ye Gospel to al creatures: &, whē as ye Pharises & Saduces had moued the questions of diuorcement, & the resurrection of the dead vnto life, he neuer had recourse vnto the Rabins, but alwaies to the word of the Lord. God the father crying from Heauen, This, saith he, is my dearelye beloued Sonne: He sayeth not, Heare your Fathers, your Graundfathers, or your great Graundfathers, but he sayeth, Heare him, euen him. For our heauenly Father woulde ⟨image 11⟩haue his sonne & his word to be taughte, and to bee beate into mens heades in all places.
