The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

Moreover every man and woman that know Christ and his doctrine, have the keys and power to bind and loose: in an order yet and in their measure, as time place and occasion giveth and privately. May not a wife, if her husband sin against God and her, and take another woman / tell him his taut between him and her secretly, and in good manner humbly, and bind his conscience with the law of god? And if he repent may she not for give him and loose him as well as the Pope? Yea, and better to, as long as the sin is secret, in as much as he sin the specially against hy• ▪ and not against the pope.

Moreouer euerye man and woman that knowe Chryst and hys doctrine, haue the keyes and power to bynde and loose: in an ordre yet and in their measure, as tyme place and occasion geueth and pryuatelye. Maye not a wyfe, yf hyr husband synne agaynste God and hyr, and take a nother woman / tell hym hys taute betwene hym and hyr secretelye, and in good maner humblye, and bynd hys concyence with the law of god? And yf he repente may she not for geue hym ād loose hym as well as the Pope? Yea, and better to, as longe as the synne is secret, in as muche as he synne the specially against hy• ▪ and not against the pope.

And so may the son do to the father / and a servant to the master / and every man to his neighbour, as thou seest in y• said .xviij. chapter of Matthew. How be it to bind and loose in the conscience by ⟨image 39⟩open preaching pertaineth unto the officers that are appointed thereto. And to bind and loose open Sinners, and them that will not repent till they be complained on unto the congregation, pertaineth unto the congregation.

And so maye the sōne do to the father / and a seruaunte to the master / and euerye man to hys neyghboure, as thou seyst in y sayde .xviij. chaptre of Mathew. How be it to bynde and loose in the concience by