[The Pentateuch]

Of the ceremonies, sacrifices and tabernacle with all his glory and pomp understand, that they were not permitted only, but also commanded of God to lead the people in the shadows of Moses and night of the old testament, until the light of christ and day of the new testament were come: As children are led in the phantasies of youth, until the discretion of man's age become upon them. And all was done to keep them from idolatry. The tabernacle was ordained to the intent they might have a place appointed them to do their sacrifices openly in the sight of the people and namely of the priests which waited thereon: that it might be seen that they did all thing according to gods word, and not after the Idolatry of their own ⟨image 94⟩imagination. And the costliness of the tabernacle and the beauty also pertained thereunto, that they should see nothing so beautiful among the heathen, but that they should see more beautiful and wonderful at home: because they should not be moved to follow them. And in like manner the divers fashions of the sacrifices and ceremonies was to occupy their minds that they should have no lust to follow the heathen: and the multitude of them was, that they should have so much to do in keeping them that they should have no leisure to imagine other of their own: ye and that gods word might be by in all that they did, that they might have their faith and trust in God, which he can not have, that ether followeth his own inventions, or traditions of mens making with out Gods word.

Of the ceremonies, sacrifices and tabernacle with all his glorye ād pompe vnderstōde, that they were not permitted only, but also commaunded of God to lead the people in the shadowes of Moses ād night of the old testamēt, vntyll the light of christ ād daye of the new testamēt were come: As children are ledde in the phantasies of youth, vntyll the discretiō of māsage become vppon them. And all was done to kepe them from idolatrye. The tabernacle was ordened to the entent they might haue a place appoynted them to do their sacrifices openly in the syght of the people ād namelye of the preastes which wayted therō: that it might be sene that they dyd all thīge acordīg to gods word, and not after the Idolatrie of their awne ⟨image 94⟩imaginacion. And the costlinesse of the tabernacle ād the bewtye also pertayned therevnto, that they shuld se nothinge so bewtifull amonge the hethē, but that they shuld se more bewtifull ād wonderfull at home: because they shuld not be moued to folowe them. And in like maner the diuers facions of the sacrifices and ceremonies was to occupye their mindes that they shuld haue no lust to folow the hethē: ād the multitude of them was, that they shuld haue so moch to do in kepinge thē that thei shuld haue no leysure to ymagine other of their awne: yee and that gods word might be by in all that they dyd, that they might haue their fayth and trust in God, which he can not haue, that ether foloweth his awne invencyons, or tradicyons of mēnes makynge wyth out Gods word.