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For as Faith, Hope Charity, Peace, Mercy, Patience, long suffering, humility, sobriety justice, spiritual liberty, obedience toward the high powers, and all goodness reigneth, where the LORDS word beareth rule, so in like man ner, where it is expulsed, banished & exiled, Incredulity, hatred, envy covetousness, vengeance, contention, Gluttony, drunkenness, rapacity, immoderate ⟨image 4⟩lusts, unclean affects, carnal liberty, disobedience insurrection, arrogancy, pride, ambition, crudelite, manslaughter, theft, false witness, hypocrisy, ignorance, blindness, sects, Heresy, and all that is contrary to the commandment and will of God, beareth dominion, and hath preeminence, as Solomon sayeth,¹ Where knowledge is not, there is no goodness for y• soul. Again, when the preaching of Gods word •ayleth,² the people perish & run clean out of order. Therefore it is written by the Prophet,³ make hast to the law & witness. If they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light, that is to say, the true knowledge of God.⁴ Rebuked not Christ the Sadducees, because they were ignorant in the holy Scriptures, affirming that they were deceived for lack of the knowledge of them? Ye are ⟨image 4⟩deceived, saith he, because ye know not the scriptures. Therefore in the gospel of John,⁵ he exhorteth all men to search the scriptures, saying, search ye the scriptures, for they are they ye bear witness of me. And the Psalmograph calleth them blessed,⁶ which search the testimonies of the LORD & meditate in his law both both day & night The word of God must needs be an excellent & precious treasure, seeing it is the power of GOD unto salvation for so many as believe,