Wherefore to conclude, behold, your only remedy remaineth to repent your time of ignorance, of stubbornness, of cruelty, of idolatry, wherein ye have so long continued. And now with all diligence ⟨image 77⟩to seek for knowledge of the word of God, and openly to profess the Gospel, which is the power of God, whereof ye ought not to be ashamed. Cease at the last from your old stubbornness, whereby ye have deserved vengeance, and labour in the vineyard with all meekness, that ye may receive mercy and grace: cease from your cruelty against Christs members, and learn to suffer for Christs sake, if ye will be true Christians: banish all idolatry and popish superstition from amongest you, else can ye have no part in Christs kingdom, no more then Christ can be partaker with Antichrist. Pray to the Lord of hosts and armies to give you the courage, strength, and means. The Lords arm is not shortened now, no more then of old. Be strong therefore in the Lord for the defence of the trueth, though all the world rise against it. Now when the battle is fierce against the living God for dead idols, (even for the vile wafercake, the most vain idol, that ever was) against the Gospel of Christ for the inventions of Antichrist, against Christs members for Popish ceremonies, can any of you, that will be counted gods children, still halt of both hands? If that cake baked in iron tongues, not able to abide a blast of wind, be the eternal God, ⟨p. 76⟩follow it: but if he only be God, that hath created the heavens, abhor such vile idols, that have no force to save them selves: if Christs Gospel and doctrine be sufficient to salvation, and by receiving of it ye are called Christians, away with all Antichrists inventions brought into your Romish churches: if you hope to have any part with Christ, cherish his members and maintain them against their enemies the papists, and the bishop of Rome the very Antichrist. What strength, what force, what power, what counsel so ever ye have of God, bend all to this end and purpose, as ye will make answer to your heavenly king for the talent received. If you have no regard of those principal points, which only, or chiefly should be before your eyes, go to with your foreign marriages, join France to Scotland, and Spain to England, if it be possible, yet shall ye all be confounded.
Wherefore to conclude, behold, your onlie remedie remaineth to repent your tyme of ignorāce, of stubburnnes, of crueltie, of idolatrie, wherein ye haue so long continued. And now with all diligence ⟨image 77⟩to seke for knolledge of the worde of God, and opēly to professe the Ghospell, which is the power of God, whereof ye oght not to be ashamed. Cease at the last from your olde stubburnnes, wherbie ye haue deserued vengeance, and labour in the vineyarde with all mekenes, that ye may receaue mercie and grace: cease from your crueltie against Christes membres, and learne to suffer for Christes sake, if ye will be true Christians: banishe all idolatrie and popishe superstition from amongest you, els can ye haue no parte in Christes kingdome, no more then Christ can be partaker with Antichrist. Pray to the Lorde of hostes and armies to giue you the courrage, strengthe, and meanes. The Lords arme is not shortened now, no more then of olde. Be stronge therefore in the Lord for the defence of the trueth, thogh all the worlde ryse agaīst itt. Now when the battaile is fierce against the liuinge God for dead idols, (euen for the vile wafercake, the most vaine idol, that euer was) against the Ghospel of Christe for the inuentions of Antichrist, against Christes mēbres for Popishe ceremonies, can any of you, that wilbe compted gods children, styll halt of bothe handes? If that cake baked in yron tonges, not able to abyde a blast of winde, be the aeternal God, ⟨p. 76⟩folow it: but if he only be God, that hath created the heauens, abhorre suche vile idols, that haue no force to saue thē selues: if Christes Ghospel and doctrine be sufficient to saluation, and by receauing of it ye are called Christians, away with all Antichristes inuentions broght into your Romish churches: if you hope to haue any parte with Christ, cherishe his mēbres and maintaine thē against theire ennemies the papistes, ād the bishoppe of Rome the verie Antichriste. What strengthe, what force, what power, what coūsil so euer ye haue of God, bende all to this ende and purpose, as ye wyll make answere to your heauēly kīg for the talent receaued. If you haue no regarde of those prīcipal pointes, which only, or chiefly should be before your eyes, go to with your forraine mariages, ioyne Frāce to Scotlād, and Spayne to England, if it be possible, yet shall ye all be confounded.
