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And this that is well spoken of honesty of life, this that is well applied to honest conversation, may well be spoken and applied to Religion. For it behooveth a man so to worship God, that he have no shame, no confusion therefore. But alas, from the beginning, even ⟨image 43⟩from the first creation of man, there have bin good, there have bin bad: some there hath bin, that forsaking the living God, have worshipped their own devises: some in steed of God, have worshipped stocks and stones: some have sacrificed to the Sun and Moon,¹ and made them their Gods: and this hath been from the beginning.² And therefore Jeremiah writeth, that the people in his time said, Ibimus & sacrificabimus Lunae Reginae caeli: We will do sacrifice & offer oblations unto the Queen of heaven: for so (said they) our Fathers did, and did prosper in their doings. ³Some said unto the Stone, Pater noster es, and to a Stock, Deus noster es, exuerge adivva nos.

And this that is well spoken of honestie of life, this that is well applyed to honest conuersation, may wel be spoken and applied to Religion. For it behooueth a man so to worship God, that hee haue no shame, no confusion therefore. But alas, from the beginning, euen ⟨image 43⟩from the first creation of man, there haue bin good, there haue bin bad: some there hath bin, that forsaking the liuing God, haue worshiped their own deuises: some in stéed of God, haue worshipped stocks and stones: some haue sacrificed to the Sun and Moone,¹ and made them their Gods: and this hath béene from the beginning.² And therefore Ieremie writeth, that the people in his time said, Ibimus & sacrificabimus Lunae Reginae caeli: We wil do sacrifice & offer oblations vnto the Queen of heauen: for so (said they) our Fathers did, and did prosper in their doings.