[The Pentateuch]

Note thereto how god is found true at the last, and how when all is past remedy and brought into desperation, he then fulfilleth his promises, and that by an abject and a castaway, a despised and a refused person: yea and by away impossible to believe.

Note therto how god is founde true at the last, and how when all is past remedye ād brought into desperacion, he then fulfilleth his promises, and that by an abiecte and a castawaye, a despised and a refused person: ye and by awaye impossible to beleue.

The cause of all captivity of God's people is this. The world ever hateth them for their faith and trust which they have in god: but in vain until they fall from the faith of the promises and love of the law and ordinances of god, and put their trust in holy deeds of their own finding and live all together at their own lust and pleasure without regard of god or respect of their neighbour. Then god forsaketh us and sendeth us in to captivity for our dishonouring of his name and despising of our neighbour. But the world persecuteth us for our faith in christ only (as the pope now doeth) and not for our wicked living For in his kingdom thou mayest quietly and with licence and under a protection do what so ever abomination thy heart lusteth: but god persecuteth us because we abuse his holy testament, and because that when we know the truth we follow it not.

The cause of all captiuite of goddes people is this. The worlde ever hateth them for their fayth and trust which they haue in god: but ī vayne vntill they falle frō the fayth of the promyses ād love of the lawe ād ordinaunces of god, and put their trust in holy deades of their awne findinge and live all to gether at their awne lust and pleasure without regard of god or respecte of their neygboure. Then god forsaketh vs and sendeth vs in to captiuite for oure dishonouringe of his name and despisinge of oure neghboure. But the world persecuteth vs for oure faith in christ only (as the pope now doeth) ād not for oure weked livinge For in his kīgdome thou maist quietly ād with licēce ād vnder a protectiō doo whath so euer abhominatiō thi herte lusteth: but god persecuteth us because we abuse his holye testamēt, ād because that whē we knowe the truth we folowe it not.