The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

Even so our scribes and pharisees / now that their hypocrisy is disclosed, and their falsehood so brought to light that it can no longer be hid, get them unto the elders of the people, the lords, gentlemen / and temporal officers, and to all that love this world as they do, & unto who soever is great with the king, and unto the kings grace him self, and after the same ensample and with the same persuasions, cast them into like fear of losing of their worldly dominions, and roar unto them / saying, ye be negligent and care nothing at all, but have a good spor•e that the heretics rail on us. But give them space a while till they be grown unto a multitude, and then ye shall see them preach as fast against you, and move the people against you, and do there best to thrust you •••me also, and shall c•y havoc and make ⟨image 4⟩all common. O generation of serpents how well declare ye that ye be the right sons of the father of all lies? for they which ye call heretics, preach nothing, save that which our saviour Jesus Christ preached and his Apostles, adding nought th•e to, nor plucking ought therefrom / as the scripture commandeth, and teach all men repentance to God and his holy law, and faith unto our saviour Jesus Christ, and the Promises of Mercy made in him / and obedience unto all that GOD commandeth to obey. Nether teach we so much as to resist your most cruel tyranny with bodily violence, save with God's word only: intending nothing but to drive you out of the temple of Christ, the hearts / consciences & souls of men (wherein with your false head ye sit) and to restore again Jesus our saviour unto his possession and inheritance bought with his blood, when ce ye have Driven him with your Manifold wiles and subtleties.

Euen so our scribes ād phariseys / nowe that their hipocrisye is disclosed, and theyr falshed so brought to lyght that it can no lē ger be hyd, get them vnto the elders of the people, the lordes, gentylmen / and tēporall officers, and to all that loue this world as they do, & vnto who soeuer is greate wyth the king, ād vnto the kinges grace him selfe, and after the same ensample and with ye same persuasions, cast thē into lyke feare of losing of their worldely dominions, ād rore vnto them / sayeng, ye be neglygent and care nothing at all, but haue a good spore that the heretikes rayle on vs. But geue them space a whyle tyl they be growē vnto a multitude, and then ye shall se them preach as fast against you, and moue the peple aginst you, ād do there best to thrust you me also, and shall cy havocke and make