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Phile. O monsters as though it were one thing to be faithful, and another to be christen. Difference is there none between them & us, but this only, that they believed in Christ to come, and we believe that Christ is come, & hath fulfilled the prophecies of the holy men ghostly inspired. All, saith S. Paul (he speaketh of the fathers of the old Testament) did eat all one spiritual meat,¹ that is to say with us, & all did drink the very same drink of the spiritual rock, which accompanied them, & Christ was y• rock. It is a good consequence therefore, that it is all one church both of them that believed than in Christ & of them, which are now, which ⟨image 62⟩church is gathered together in one & the very same spirit, so that they be a like faithful & christen, having one faith, one profession, one religion, one God, one Lord, one saviour, & one hope. But I will come to the new Testament. Was not Nicodemus, Joseph, & the noble man which was Chamberlain & of great authority wtCā dace yt queen of the land of the Morians, which was baptized of Philip, & received into Christs flock, christen & faithful men? Yet were they magistrates. Was not Cornelius which called Peter unto him, & was baptized of him, a christen man? Yet did he use public offices. Was not Sergius Paulus, Erastus, with divers other christen men? And yet officers in the commonwealth?

Phile. O monstures as though it were one thynge to be faythfull, and another to be christē. Difference is there none betwene them & vs, but this only, that they beleued in Christe to come, and we beleue that Christe is come, & hathe fulfylled the prophecies of the holy mē ghostly enspired. All, sayth S. Paule (he speketh of the fathers of the olde Testament) dyd eate al one spirituall meate,¹ that is to saye wt vs, & all dyd dryncke the very same drinke of the spiritual rocke, which accompanied them, & Christ was y• rocke. It is a good cōsequence therfore, that it is all one chyrche bothe of them that beleued than in Christ & of them, whiche are nowe, whiche ⟨image 62⟩