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By this means have they these many hundred years not only seduced the simple and unlearned people, butte also falsely usurped the name of the Church, calling them selves the mother holy church, being so rather in name than in very deed. If they were faith full, & did continue in the doctrine of the holy Scripture so were they

By this meanes haue they theise many hundred yeares not only seduced the simple and vnlerned peo ple, butte also falselye vsurpedde the name of the Chyrche, callynge them selues the mother holye chur che, beynge so rather in name thā in very dede. If they were faith full, & dyd continewe in ye doctrine of the holy Scripture so were they

members of this church of Christ, if contrariwise, than pertained they not unto this holy catholic church, but were corrupt & rotten members, h•ynge nothing less than partakers of this health and salvation, that is in this most pure & undefiled church.

members of this chyrche of Christ, yf contrarywyse, than pertayned they not vnto this holy catholyke chyrche, but were corrupt & rotten members, h•ynge nothyng lesse thē pertakers of this helth and saluacion, that is in this moost pure & vndefyled chyrche.

This church of Christ, whom David calleth here, the handmaid of the LORD, is the universal ¹congregation of the faithful, which with a sure & undoubted faith believe in Christ, acknowledge him to be their head, confess him to be the Son of the living God, grant unfeignedly that he came in the flesh, hear the voice of their Sheppard cleave only to his word, fly the voices of strangers, stick unto him us to their alone treasure, & look for all good things at his hand only.