The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

Some things are spoken to move us to put our trust in God, as are thes. Behold the brides of the air. 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, and to prepare our selves against temptations, and that we should understand and know, how that tentations and occasion of evil come then most, when they are lest looked for: lest we should be careless and sure of our selves, negligent, and unprepared. Some things are spoken, that we should fear the wonderful and incompre hē •ible judgments 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 things¹ as the world speaketh. But they may not be worldly understand, but ghostly and spiritually, yea the spirit of God only understandeth them, and where he is not there is not the understanding of the scripture. But unfruitful disputing and brawling about words.

Some thinges are spoken to moue vs to put our trust in God, as are thes. Beholde the bryddes of the ayre. If youre childerne aske you bred will ye profer thē a stoon? and many souch lyke. Some are spoken to put vs in remembraunce to be sober, to whatche and praye, and to prepare our selfes against temptacions, and that we shoulde vnderstande and know, howe that tentacions and occasion of euil come then most, when they are lest loked for: lest we shoulde be carelesse and sure of oure selues, necligent, and vnprepared. Some thinges ar spoken, that we shoulde feare the wonderfull and incōpre hē •ible iudgmētes of God lest we should presume. Some to confort vs yt we despayre not. And for lyke causes are all the ensamples of the olde testament▪ In conclusiō ye scripture speaketh mani thinges¹ as the worlde speaketh. But they maye not be worldly vnderstande, but goostlye and spirituallie, yea the spirite of God only vnderstandeth them, and where he is not ther is not the vnderstandinge of the scripture. But vnfrutefull disputynge and braulinge about wordes.