Such was the wilful ignorance of the Idolatrous Jews, who said to Jeremiah: The word, that thou haste spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not hear it of thee, but we will do what soever thing goeth out of our own mouth, we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven, we will pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, both we and our Fathers, our Kings, and our Princes: for then had ⟨image 4⟩we plenty of victuals, and were well and felt no evil: so, they that now adays will not hear the Preacher of God his word, that will do what they list, that will offer to their Lady of heaven, that will sense to their worm eaten Images, that will do as their forefathers, their Kings and Princes have done, boasting, that then they had plenty of all things, that then it was a merry world, that then they felt no evil, do wilfully, as it were, hoodwink themselves from seeing the truth: No marvel if Jehoiakim run headlong into his destruction, when he would not vouchsafe so much as to give Jehudie the hearing, while he red the book of the Lord, written by Baruch, but cut it with a penknife, hurled it into the fire, and burnt it to Ashes. Ahab was content at the length to hear what Michah would say, but esteeming his words as leasings, and believing his flattering false Prophets hasted to his miserable end. And as Michah then said, that a spirit went out, & was a false spirit in the mouths ⟨image 4⟩of all his Prophets, so in this our age, not one but many spirits are broken lose, and be false Spirits both in the mouths, tongues & hearts of our Romish coal Prophets. For how many lies coin they? how many slanderous 1reports forge they to deface the Gospel and the true professors thereof? Do they not lay to our charge (as yt Jews did to Christ) that our doctrine is new learning? that we are Anabaptists, Pelagians, Libertines, detestable Heretics? that we contemn fasting, neglect praying, do no Alms deeds, dispraise good works? that we deny God his power, believe not his words, defy Christ his Image, and are enemies to his Cross? that we falsify the Scriptures, refuse the Doctors, deface the Councils, set at naught Traditions? that we honour not the Saints, esteem not the Mother of Christ, nor his blessed Martyrs? that we care not for the dead?
Suche was the wilfull ignorāce of the Idolatrous Iewes, who sayed to Ieremie: The woorde, that thou haste spoken to vs in the name of the Lorde, we will not heare it of thée, but we will doo what soeuer thinge goeth out of our owne mouth, we will burne incense to the Quéene of Heauen, we wil powre out drinke offerings vnto her, as we haue done, bothe we and our Fathers, our Kinges, and our Princes: for then had ⟨image 4⟩we plentie of vitayles, and were well and felte no euill: so, they that now adaies will not heare the Preacher of God his woorde, that wil doo what thei liste, that will offer to theyr Ladie of heauen, that will sence to their wormeaten Images, that will doo as their forefathers, their Kinges and Princes haue done, bosting, that then they had plentie of all thinges, that then it was a merie worlde, that then they felte no euill, doo wilfully, as it were, hydewinke themselues frō seing the truth: No maruell if Iehoiakim runne hedlonge into his destruction, when he woulde not vouchsafe so muche as to giue Iehudie the hearyng, while he red the booke of the Lorde, written by Baruch, but cut it with a penknife, hurled it into the fier, and brente it to Ashes. Ahab was content at the length to heare what Michah woulde saye, but estemyng his woordes as lesinges, and beleuing his flattering false Prophets hasted to his miserable ende. And as Michah then saide, that a spirite went out, & was a false spirit in the mouthes ⟨image 4⟩of al his Prophetes, so in this our age, not one but many spirites are broken lose, and be false Spirites bothe in the mouthes, tounges & hartes of our Romishe cole Prophetes. For how many lies coyne they? howe many slaunderous 1reportes forge they to deface the Gospell and the true professours therof? Doo thei not laye to our charge (as yt Iewes did to Christ) that our doctrine is newe learnynge? that we are Anabaptistes, Pelagians, Libertines, detestable Heretikes? that we contemne fastinge, neglect prayinge, doo no Almes déedes, dispraise good woorkes? that we denie God his powre, beleue not his woordes, defie Christe his Image, and are enemies to his Crosse? that we falcifie the Scriptures, refuse ye Doctors, deface the Councels, sette at naught Traditions? that we honour not the Sainctes, estéeme not the Mother of Christe, nor his blessed Martirs? that we care not for the dead?
- 1Slanderous reports.Sclaunderous reportes.
