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Saint Paul goeth forth and saith; It is but a small thing that I should be judged of you. Saint Paul notwithstanding he was an elect vessel of God, to bear abroad the glory of his name, notwithstanding he was the greatest of the Apostles, and a faithful dispenser of Gods secrets; yet some men said that he was unlearned, some said he was no Minister of Christs, some said that there were many other Preachers better than he. And this ⟨image 18⟩was spoken of him even by the Christians, and such as professed Gods name. And thus a great number of the people judged that S. Paul was not the servant of God, was not the Minister of Christ, was not a Steward of Gods secrets. But S. Paul appealed from them, he appealed from their judgements, and said; It is but a small matter for me to be judged of you, or of mans day &c. Here may we see what a bold courage, what a stout stomach was in S. Paul, when he durst thus openly, and as it were, to their faces, appeal from the peoples judgement, and so bring them before the dreadful majesty of the eternal God. This was a great courage of his, this was a sign that he little or nothing feared the force of the people. But this he did, because he well knew that what ever befell him in this world, what ever punishment he suffered in this life, he could not miscarry before God, he could not do other than well in the life to come. And therefore likewise in another place he boldly said ⟨image 19⟩unto the people, I am pure from the blood of all men, I have kept back nothing that was profitable, I have hid nothing from you, but have showed you all the counsel of God. And so, where, at this day some men there are which say that this Doctrine which is now preached unto you, shall again have a change, that this Religion shall be taken away and once again altered, that it can not long stand & continue: to such we boldly answer here as S. Paul to the Corinthians did, that it is but a small matter for us to be judged of you, that we much force not what you judge and deem of us. For we have kept nothing back from you, we have disclosed unto you all the counsel of God. But if such change doth happen, if any alteration of our Religion doth chance, as possible enough it is so to come to pass, yet is it not (good brethren) a thing to be rejoiced at, it is not a thing whereat we should triumph and be glad.

Saint Paul goeth forth and saith; It is but a small thing that I should be iudged of you. Saint Paul notwithstanding he was an elect vessel of God, to beare abroad the glorie of his name, notwithstanding hee was the greatest of the Apostles, and a faithfull dispenser of Gods secrets; yet some men said that hée was vnlearned, some said hee was no Minister of Christs, some said that there were many other Preachers better than hee. And this