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And this did they only thorough pride. But alas, saith Saint Paul, Is Christ divided? both Paul and Apollo preach one and the same Christ unto you, they teach you all one Gospel, is Christ then divided amongst you? So likewise some of them, which professed Christs Gospel (because ⟨image 104⟩all meats & drinks were indifferent unto them,¹ because they could with safe conscience indifferently eat of all meats and drink of all kinds of drink) were proud, and thought themselves more perfect than other men. On the other side, such as had a conscience therein, such as could not for conscience sake indifferently use all kinds of meats and drinks, were likewise proud, and thought themselves more holy than other men.

And this did they onely thorough pride. But alas, saith Saint Paule, Is Christ diuided? both Paule and Apollo preach one and the same Christ vnto you, they teach you all one Gospell, is Christ then diuided amongst you? So likewise some of them, which professed Christs Gospell (because ⟨image 104⟩all meats & drinks were indifferent vnto them,¹ because they could with safe conscience indifferently eat of all meats and drinke of al kinds of drink) were proud, and thought themselues more perfit than other men. On the other side, such as had a conscience therin, such as could not for conscience sake indifferently vse all kinds of meats and drinkes, were likewise proud, and thought themselues more holy than other men.

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And thus pride, even amongst such as professed Christ and his Gospel, brake the love and unity which should have been amongst them that lived under the Gospel. Pride it was that caused the Jews to hate the Gentiles, and the Gentiles to despise the Jews. Pride it was that caused Lucifer so much to exalt himself, and make himself equal with God. Pride it was that caused Corah, Dathan, and Abiram, to conspire against Moses and Aaron. Pride it was that caused such as could indifferently eat all meats, to