[The Pentateuch]

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.

Note also the mighty hand of the Lord how he playeth with his adversaries and provoketh them and stirreth them up a little and a little, and delivereth not his people in an hour: that both the patience of his elect and also the worldly wit and wily policy of the wicked wherewith they fight against god, might appear.

Note also the mightye hand of the Lorde how he playeth with his aduersaries ād provoketh thē ād sturreth thē vpp a litle ād a litle, ād deliuereth not his people in an houre: that both the paciēce of his electe ād also the worldly witte ād wilye policye of the weked wherwith they fight agaynst god, might appeare.