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Sell that ye have and give alms. And make you bags which wax not old / & treasure which faileth not / in heaven Lu. xij. This & such like are not spoken that we should work as hirelings in respect of reward / & as though we should obtain heaven with merit. For he saith a little afore / fear not little flock for it is your fathers pleasure to give you a kingdom. The kingdom cometh then of the good will of Almighty God through Christ. And such things are spoken partly to put us in remembrance of our duty to be kind again. As is that saying lat your light so shine before men that they see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven. As who should say / if God hath given you so great gifts see ye be not unthankful / but bestow them unto his praise. Some things are spoken to move us ⟨p. xxxiii⟩to put our trust in God / as are thes. Behold y• lilies of the field. Behold the brides of y• heir. If your children ask you bred will ye proffer them a stone? and many such like. Some are spoken to put us in remembrance to be sober / to watch and pray / & to prepare our selves against temptations / & that we should understand & know / how that tentations & occasion of evil come then most / when they are lest looked for: lest we should be careless and sure of ourselves / negligent / & unprepared. Some things are spoken / that we should fear the won derfull and incomprehensible judgements of God lest we should presume. Some to comfort us that we despair not. And for like causes are all the ensamples of the old testament. In conclusion the scripture speaketh many things as the world speaketh. But they may not be worldly understand / but ghostly & spiritually / ye the sprite of God only understandeth them / and where he is not there is not the understanding of the scripture. But unfruitful disputing & brawling about words.

Selle that ye have ād gyve almes. And make you bagges which wax not old / & treasure which faileth not / in heven Lu. xij. This & soch lyke are not spokē that we shuld work as hyrelinges in respecte of rewarde / & as though we shuld obtayne heven with merite. For he sayth a litle afore / feare not litle flocke for it ys your fathers playsure to gyve you a kingdome. The kingdome cometh then of the good wyll of Almyghty God thorove Christ. And soch thinges are spoken partlie to put vs in remēbrance of our dutye to be kinde agayne. As is that sayēge lat your lyght so shine before mē that they se your good workes and gloryefye your father which is in heven. As who shuld seye / if God hath gevē you so great gyftes se ye be not vnthankfull / but bestowe thē vnto hys prayse. Some thinges ar spoken to move vs