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Therefore shall they receive y• greater ⟨image 6⟩damnation, as Christ witnesseth sayeng•, this is the condemnation that light came into the world, & men loved darkness rather then light. For their works were evil.¹ Every one that doth evil, hate the the light, neither cometh he to the light, unless his works should be reproved. O how blessed are they, to whom it is given to walk in this light. Again, how miserable, wretched & unhappy are they, y• spear their eyes at the coming of this comfortable light, & will not only not walk in it them selves, but also labour to the uttermost of their power to obscure & quench it, that it may appear & shine to none at all. These are those people,² which, as the Prophet saith, provoke God to anger. These are the lying and unfaithful children. These are the children that will not hear the law of the LORD. ⟨image 7⟩These are they, which say to them that see, see not, & to them that look, look not for us those things that are right. Speak unto us pleasant things, preach unto us tales of Robyn hood, take away from us the right way, go out of the path, and away with that holy one of Israel from our face. These are they, which hate him,³ that reproveth them openly, and abhor him that telleth the trueth plainly. These are they, which call evil good,⁴ & good evil, darkness light, & light darkness. bitter sweet, & sweet bitter. These are they which are wise in their own eyes, and stand well in their own conceit. But against all such as contemn the holy scriptures & cast away the law of their LORD God, willing neither to enter them selves, nor yet suffering other, christ intonateth and thundereth on this manner,⁵ woe be to you lawyers, for ye