Of this false and lying seed was ⟨image 36⟩1Cain, which s•ewe his brother Ab• 2with innumerable mo of the old Testament, even so many as attempted any thing at all contrary to God des most holy will, as banishing God's word, shedding innocent blood, killing the true Prophets of God, setting up strange worshippings of new Idols, proclaiming other gods, than the one and alone God of Israel. &c. In the new Testament also there ware many 3liars, as Bishops, head priests, priests, masters of the Temple, Lawyers Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees with an innumerable company of Jews, which all resisted Christ, condemned his preaching, obscured the glory of his miracles, hindered y• honour of God, belied the verity of God's word, slandered the gospel, blasphemed Christ & his Apostles, never ceasing until they had brought both him and his unto their final ⟨image 36⟩destruction as they thought. After 4them did there arise a great swarm of pestilent liars, as Heretics, Schismatics, & false Christians. Of this number was Ebion, Marcion, and Cherinthus, which denied Christ to be God from everlasting against whom S. John did write his Gospel: Catarus & Novatus, which affirmed, that they which did fall after Baptism ought not to be received again, neither can they obtain remission of their sins: Eutiches, which denied Christ to be both God & man: Montanus Marcion, & Manicheus which condemned both marriages & meats, as things unpure: Arrius, Pelagius, Artemō, Sabellius, Paulus Samosetanus, with other innumerable, which did sow much division in the church of Christ, & brought in many pestilent & detestable heresy. All these ware liars, because ⟨image 37⟩they were without the spirit of god, and invented sects & opinions of their own brains without y• authority of God's word, so easy a thing is it for men to err, to deceive & to be deceived, when they lean not to the holy scriptures, but to their own judgements and fantasies.
Of this salse and lying seed was ⟨image 36⟩1Cain, which s•ewe his brother Ab• 2with innumerable mo of ye olde Te stament, euen so many as attēpted ony thynge at all contrary to God des moost holy wyll, as banyshyng Goddes worde, sheddyng innocent bloud, kyllynge the true Prophettes of God, setting vp straung wor shyppynges of newe Idols, proclamynge other gods, thā the one and alone God of Israel. &c. In the new Testament also ther ware many li 3ars, as Bishoppes, head prestes, pre stes, masters of the Tēple, Lawers Scribes, Pharises, Saduces with an innumerable cōpany of Iewes, which all resisted Christ, condēned his preachynge, obscured the glory of his miracles, hyndred y• honoure of God, belied the verite of Goddes worde, slaundered the gospell, blasphemed Christe & his Apostles, neuer ceasyng vntyl they had broght both hym and his vnto theyr finall ⟨image 36⟩destruccion as they thought. After 4thē dyd ther aryse a great swarme of pestilente lyars, as Heretykes, Schismatykes, & false Christians. Of this nomber was Ebion, Marcion, and Cherinthus, which denyed Christ to be God frō euerlastyng agenst whome S. Iohn̄ dyd write his Gospell: Catarus & Nouatus, whiche affirmed, that they whiche dyd fall after Baptisme ought not to be receaued agayne, neither can they obtayne remission of theyr sinnes: Eutiches, which denied Christ to be both God & man: Montanus Marcion, & Manicheus which condemned bothe mariages & meates, as thynges vnpure: Arrius, Pelagius, Artemō, Sabellius, Paulus Samosetanus, with other īnumerable, which dyd sowe much diuisiō in the chyrche of Christ, & brought in many pestilent & detestable heresis. All theyse ware lyars, bycause ⟨image 37⟩they were wtout the spirite of god, and inuented sectes & opinions of theyr owne braynes without y• authorite of Goddes worde, so easye a thynge is it for men to erre, to deceaue & to be deceaued, whan they leane not to ye holy scriptures, but to theyr owne iudgemētes and fantasies.
- 1Gen. iiii.
- 2Liars of the old Testament.Lyars of ye old Te•tament.
- 3Liars of y• new Test.Lyars of y• new Test.
- 4Liars after the apostles time.Lyars after the apostles tyme.
