1 That faith is a mans good meaning and his good serving of God.
2 That God is served by the rehearsing of the ten Commandments, the Lords prayer, and the Creed.
3 That ye have believed in Christ ever since you could remember.
4 That it is pity he should live which doth any whit doubt of his salvation.
5 That none can tell whether he shall be saved or no certainly: […] that all men must be of a good belief.
6 That howsoever a man live, yet if he call upon God on his death-bed, and say, Lord have mercy upon me, and so go away like a lamb, he is certainly saved.
7 That, if any be strangely visited, he is either taken with a Planet, or bewitched.
8 That a man may lawfully swear when he speaks nothing but the truth: and swears by nothing but that which is good, as by his faith or troth.
9 That a Preacher is a good man no longer then he is in the pulpit. They think all like themselves.
10 That a man may repent when he will, because the Scripture saith, At what time soever a sinner doth repent him of his sin, &c.
11 That it is an easier thing to please God then to please our neighbour.
12 That ye can keep the commandments, as well as God will give you leave.
13 That it is the safest to do in Religion as most do.
14 That merry ballads and books, as Scogin, Bevis of Southampton, &c. are good to drive away time, and to remove heart-qualms.
15 That ye can serve God with all your hearts, & that ye would be sorry else.
16 That a man need not hear so many sermons except he could follow them better.
17 That a man which cometh at no sermons, may as well believe, as he which hears all the sermons in the world.
18 That ye know all the Preacher can tell you. For he can say nothing, but that every man is a sinner, that we must love our neighbours as our selves, that every man must be saved by Christ: and all this ye can tell as well as he.
19 That it was a good world when the old Religion was, because all things were cheap.
20 That drinking and boozing in the alehouse or tavern is good fellowship, and shows a good kind nature, and maintains neighbourhood.
21 That a man may swear by the Mass, because it is nothing now: and ⟨image 547⟩byr Lady, because she is gone out of the country.
22 That every man must be for himself, and God for us all.
23 That a man may make of his own whatsoever he can.
1 That faith is a mans good meaning and his good seruing of God.
2 That God is serued by the rehearsing of the ten Commandements, the Lords prayer, and the Creede.
3 That ye haue beleeued in Christ euer since you could remember.
4 That it is pitie he should liue which doth any whit doubt of his saluation.
5 That none can tell whether he shall be saued or no certainely: 〈…〉 that all men must be of a good beleefe.
6 That howsoeuer a man liue, yet if he call vpon God on his death-bed, and say, Lord haue mercie vpon me, and so goe away like a lambe, he is certainely saued.
7 That, if any be strangely visited, he is either taken with a Planet, or bewitched.
8 That a man may lawfully sweare when he speakes nothing but the truth: and sweares by nothing but that which is good, as by his faith or troth.
9 That a Preacher is a good man no longer then he is in the pulpit. They thinke all like themselues.
10 That a man may repent when he will, because the Scripture saith, At what time soeuer a sinner doth repent him of his sinne, &c.
11 That it is an easier thing to please God then to please our neighbour.
12 That ye can keepe the commandements, as well as God will giue you leaue.
13 That it is the safest to doe in Religion as most doe.
14 That merrie ballads and books, as Scogin, Bevis of Southampton, &c. are good to driue away time, and to remooue heart-quames.
15 That ye can serue God with all your hearts, & that ye would be sory els.
16 That a man neede not heare so many sermons except he could followe them better.
17 That a man which commeth at no sermons, may as well beleeue, as he which heares all the sermons in the world.
18 That ye know all the Preacher can tell you. For he can say nothing, but that euery man is a sinner, that we must loue our neighbours as our selues, that euery man must be saued by Christ: and all this ye can tell as well as he.
19 That it was a good world when the olde Religion was, because all things were cheape.
20 That drinking and bezeling in the alehouse or tauerne is good felowship, and shewes a good kind nature, and maintaines neighbourhoode.
21 That a man may sweare by the Masse, because it is nothing now: and ⟨image 547⟩byr Ladie, because shee is gone out of the countrie.
22 That euery man must be for himselfe, and God for vs all.
23 That a man may make of his owne whatsoeuer he can.
