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Seek the word of God in all things / & with out the word of God do nothing / though it appear never so glorious. What so ever is done with out the word of God / that count idolatry. The kingdom of heaven is with in us. Luc. xvij. Wonder therefore at no monstrous shape nor at any outward thing with out the word. For the world was never drawn from God / but with an outward show & glorious appearance and shining of hypocrisy & of feigned & visored fasting / praying / watching / singing / offering sacrificing / hallowing of superstitious ceremonies and monstrous disguising.

Seke ye worde of God in all thīges / & with out ye worde of God do nothinge / though it appere never so gloriouse. What so ever is done with out ye worde of God / yt coūt ydolatrie. The kīgdome of hevē is with in vs. Luc. xvij. Wōder therfore at no monstrous shapp ner at any outwarde thīge with out ye worde. For the world was nerver drawn frō God / but with an outwarde showe & glorious apperaūce ād shininge of ypocrysie & of fained & visured fastinge / prainge / watchinge / singing / offeringe sacryfycinge / halowīge of supersticious ceremonies and monstrouse dysgysinge.

Take this for an ensample. John baptist which had testimony of Christ & of y• Gospel / that there never rose a greater among women's children / with his fasting / watching / praying / raiment & strait living deceived the jews & brought them in doubt / whether John were very Christ or not & yet no scripture or miracle testifying it / so greatly the blind nature of man looketh on y• outward shining of works / & regardeth not the inward word which speaketh to the heart. when they sent to John axige him whether he ware Christ / he denied it. when they axed him what he was & what he said of him self. he answered not / I am he y• ⟨image 51⟩watcheth / prayeth / drinketh no wine nor strong drink / eateth neither fish nor flesh / but live with wild honey and grasshoppers and weare a cote of camels hear & a girdle of a stī ne: but said I am a voice of a crier. My voice only pertaineth to you. those outward things which ye wonder at / pertain to my self only unto y taming of my body. To you am I a voice only & y which I preach. My preaching (if it be received in to a penitent or repenting heart) shall teach you how to live & please god / according as god shall shed out his grace on every man. John preached repentance / saying prepare y lords way & make his paths straight The lords way is repentance & not hypocrisy of mans imagination & invention. It is not possible y y lord Christ should come to a man / except he know him self & his sin & truly repent. Make his paths straight: y paths are y law / if thou understand it a right as god hath given it. Christ sayeth in .xvij. of Mat. Elijah shall first come / y is shall come before Christ & restore all things meaning of Jo. bap. Jo. ba. did restore y law & the scripture unto y right sense and understanding / which the pharisees partly had darkened & made of none effect / through there own traditions