But he spake the other in the plural number, because he was not able to convey the boat, and cast out the nets to. One man could not do it. This would the wherry man say, and that with better reason, then to make such a mystery of it,1 as no man can spy but they. And the cause why he spake to all, was to show that he will have all Christen men to work for their living. It is he that sends food both for the body, and soul, but he will not send it, without labour. He will have all Christen people to labour for it, he will use our labour as a mean whereby he sendeth our food. This was a wondrous miracle of our Saviour Christ. and ⟨image 174⟩did it not only to allure them to his discipleship, but also for our commodity. It was a seal, a seal, to seal his doctrine with all. Now ye know that such as be keepers of seals,2 as my Lord Chancellor and such other, what so ever they be, they do not all ways seal, they have a sealing time (For I have heard poor men complain, that they have been put of from time to time of sealing,3 till all their money were spent, and as they have times to seal in, so our Saviour Christ had his time of sealing. When he was here in earth, with his Apostles, and in the time of the primitive church, Christs doctrine was, sufficiently sealed ⟨image 175⟩already with seals of his own making, what should our seals do? What need we to seal his seal? it is a confirmed doctrine already. O luther, when he came into the world first,4 and disputed against the decretals, the Clementines, Alexandrines, Extravagantines, what a do had he. But ye will say peradventure he was deceived in some things, I will not take upon me to defend him in all points. I will not stand to it,5 that all that he wrote was true, I think he would not so him self. For there is no man, but he may err. He came to further and further knowledge, (but surely he was a goodly instrument) Well I say when he preached first they called upon him to do miracles, ⟨image 175⟩they were wrought before, And so we need to do no miracles. In deed when the popish prelates preached first,6 they had need of miracles, & the devil wrought some in the preaching of purgatory. But what kind of miracles these were, all England doeth know, but it will not know. A wonderful thing, that the people will continue in their blindness and ignorance still.
But he spake the other in the plural nomber, because he was not able to conuaye the bote, and cast out the nettes to. One man coulde not do it. Thys woulde the whirry man saye, and that wyth better reason, then to make suche a misterie of it,1 as no man can spye but they. And the cause why he spake to all, was to shewe that he wyll haue all Christē men to worcke for theyr lyuynge. It is he that sendes foode both for the body, and soule, but he wyll not sende it, wythout laboure. He wyll haue all Christen people to laboure for it, he wyll vse oure laboure as a meane whereby he sendeth oure foode. Thys was a wounderous myracle of oure Sauioure Christe. and ⟨image 174⟩dyd it not onely to allure them to hys discipleshippe, but also for our commoditye. It was a seale, a seale, to seale hys doctrine wyth all. Nowe ye knowe that suche as be kepars of seales,2 as my Lorde Chauncelour and suche other, what so euer they be, they do not all wayes seale, they haue a sealynge tyme (For I haue herde poore men complayne, that they haue bene put of from tyme to time of sealynge,3 tyll all theyr monye were spent, and as thei haue times to seale in, so our Sauioure Christ had his time of sealinge. When he was here in earth, wyth hys Apostlees, and in the tyme of the primitiue churche, Christes doctrine was, sufficientelye sealed ⟨image 175⟩alredy wyth seales of hys owne makynge, what shoulde oure seales do? What nede we to seale his seale? it is a confirmed doctrine alredy. O luther, when he came into the worlde fyrst,4 and disputed agaynst the decretales, the Clementines, Alexandrines, Extrauagantines, what a do had he. But ye wyll saye paraduenture he was deceyued in some thynges, I wyl not take vpon me to defend him in al pontes. I wyll not stand to it,5 yt al that he wrot was true, I thinke he woulde not so hym selfe. For there is no man, but he maye erie. He came to further and further knowledge, (but suerly he was a goodly instrumēt) Wel I say when he preached fyrste they called vpō hym to do myracles, ⟨image 175⟩they were wrought before, And so we nede to do no miracles. In dede when ye popish prelates preached fyrst,
- 1Christ sends not food and living without labour.Christ sends not food and lyuyng without laboure.
- 2Kepars of seals hath their sealing times.Kepars of seales hathe theyr sealyng tymes.
- 3When christs doctrine was sufficintelye sealedWhen chrystes doctryne was sufficintelye sealed
- 4Luter had somewhat to do in his time.Luter hadde sumwhat to do in hys tyme.
- 5They called upon Luther to do miracles.They called vpon Luther to do myracles.
- 6What kind of miracles the papysh had.What kinde of miracles the papysh had.
