Thus see we, that we must both be the true servants of God, and also the sons of the handmaid of god, Christs church, if we will en ⟨image 75⟩joy the benefits, that ly bent out in Christ. And verily it is not with out a cause required of us, not only that we should be the faithful servants of god, but also the sons of his handmaid For many in times past, nether want there at this day, have boasted valiantly that they were the servants of God, yea & would seem of a fervent zeal to dye for the glory of god, yet in as much as they were not the sons also of gods handmaid, they were not the servants of god in deed, but dissemblers & Hypocrites. Of this sort were all the old Heretics, Schismatics, & false Christians in times past, which sowed dissensi on in Christs church, and divided them selves from the holy catholic church, which is the fellowship of saints, by teaching strange doctrine, & maintaining erroneous opinions contrary to the doctrine of ⟨image 76⟩the holy scripture, & the teaching of the true godly fathers. Of this sort also at this time are the An• baptists, Sacramentaries & other Fanatical & frenetic Spirits which have vain visions invented 1of their own brains, sow cockle among the good wheat, in the Lords field, bring in strange sects invent new opinions, make dissension in Christs church, allure men from the old & true christen faith, corrupt the scriptures, teach doctrine contrary to the vain of god des word, trouble the common weal of Christendom. &c. All these in as much as they have divided & cut of them selves from the church of Christ, which is the hand maid of god, pertain not unto god, nether have they any part of gods mercy though they boast & crake never so much, that they be the servants of god, yea though they give their ⟨image 76⟩bodies to be plucked asunder with 2wild horses for the glory of god For with out the church of Christ, there is no health nor salvation, but altogether death & damnation. But I would 3have men wise in knowing this church of Christ, unless they err & maintain an whore in stead of a spouse, an unchaste harlot for a true wife, a filthy strumpet for a faithful yokefellow, a disobedient Synagogue for a christen congregation.
Thus se we, that we must both be the true seruauntes of God, and also the sonnes of the handmayd of god, Christes chyrche, yf we wyl en ⟨image 75⟩ioye the benefites, that ly bent out in Christ. And verely it is not with out a cause required of vs, not only that we shoulde be the faythful seruauntes of god, but also the sonnes of his handemayd For many in tymes past, nether want ther at this daye, haue bosted valeauntly that they were the seruauntes of God, yea & woulde seme of a feruent zele to dye for the glory of god, yet in as muche as they were not the sonnes also of gods handmayde, they were not the seruauntes of god in dede, but dissemblers & Hypocrites. Of this sorte were all the olde Heretikes, Scismatikes, & false Christiās in tymes past, which sowed dissensi on in Christes chyrche, and deuided them selues from the holy catholike chyrche, whiche is the fellowshyp of sayntes, by teachyng straunge doctrine, & mayntenynge erroneous opinions cōtrary to the doctrine of ⟨image 76⟩the holy scripture, & the teachynge of the true godly fathers. Of this sorte also at this tyme are the An• baptistes, Sacramētaries & other Phanaticall & frentyke Spirites which haue vayne visions inuēted 1of theyr owne braynes, sowe cockel among the good wheat, in the Lordes felde, brynge in straunge sectes inuente newe opinions, make dissē cion in Christes churche, allure mē from the olde & true christen fayth, corrupte the scriptures, teache doctrine contrary to the vayne of god des word, trouble the cōmon weale of Christendome. &c. All these in as much as they haue deuided & cutte of them selues from the chyrche of Christ, which is the hand mayde of god, pertayne not vnto god, nether haue they any parte of gods mercy though they boste & crake neuer so much, that they be the seruauntes of god, yea though they gyue theyr ⟨image 76⟩bodies to be plucked asunder wyth 2wild horses for ye glory of god For wt out the chyrche of Christ, ther is no health nor saluaciō, but altogyther death & damnacion. But I woulde 3haue men wyse in knowynge thys chyrche of Christe, vnlesse they erre & mayntayne an whore in steade of a spouse, an vnchast harlotte for a true wyfe, a fylthy strompette for a faythfull yokefellow, a disobedient Synagoge for a christen congregacion.
- 1Math. xiii Mar. iiii. Tit. iii. Heb. xiii.
- 2Mark.
- 3An ad•oni cion for the true & fals church.An ad•oni cion for the true & fals chyrch.
