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Of the means that the ministers ought to use, if they may have no discipline in the Church, nor yet administer the Sacraments in the same without profaning of them.

Of the means that the ministers ought to vse, if they may haue no discipline in the Church, nor yet administer the Sacraments in the same vvithout prophaning of them.

P. They can never have sufficient excuse, what soever they do allege, if they do wittingly pollute and profane the holy things.

P. They can neuer haue sufficient excuse, what soeuer they doe alledge, if they doe wittingly pollute and prophane the holy things.

M. It must then come to pass that they forbear utterly the administration of the Sacraments, or else that they divide the sheep and the lambs from dogs, swine & wolves.

M. It must thē come to passe that they forbeare vtterly the administration of the Sacraments, or els that thei diuide the shéepe and the lambes from dogges, swine & wolues.

P. The one or the other must be done. For they may not lawfully account for the true Church and the true members of the same, those which will not range themselves under the discipline of Jesus Christ to give glory to God by the same as is requisite: but should be accounted as mutines and rebels against God & his word, as themselves do manifestly declare.

P. The one or the other must be done. For they may not lawfully accompt for the true Churche and the true mēbers of the same, those which will not range thēselues vnder the discipline of Iesus Christ to giue glory to God by the same as is requisite: but should be accompted as mutines and rebelles against God & his woorde, as themselues doe manifestly declare.

Of the difference that must be put between the ignorant, and which they are of them that ought to be holden for dogs and swine.

Of the difference that must be put betvveene the ignorant, and vvhich they are of them that ought to be holden for dogges and svvine.

M. Seeing thou hast said that the Sacraments belong but to such as are already sufficiently instructed in the Christian doctrine, doest thou then think that the others which are not as yet sufficiently instructed, ought to be admitted to the communion of them, & those which have not yielded reason of their Faith, nor yet are able to do it?

M. SEyng thou hast sayde that the Sacramentes belong but to suche as are already sufficiently instructed in the Christian doctrine, doest thou thē thinke that the others whiche are not as yet sufficiently instructed, ought to be admitted to the communion of them, & those which haue not yéelded reason of their Fayth, nor yet are able to doe it?

P. Thou mayst well understand by that which we have already said, whether such men be capable or no, and whether they ought to be admitted thereunto, if they be not capable.

P. Thou mayst well vnderstand by that which wée haue already sayde, whether such men be capable or no, and whether they ought to be admitted therevnto, if they be not capable.

M. They must then be excommunicated.

P. If it be requisite to suspend them and to put them from the admission, until such time as they be more capable, it followeth not therefore that they must be excommunicated except it come to pass that they declare themselves openly to be dogs and swine.

P. Yf it be requisite to suspend them and to put them from the admission, vntill such time as they be more capable, it foloweth not therefore that they muste be excommunicated except it come to passe that they declare thēselues openly to be dogges and swine.

M. Thou doest not account then for dogs and ⟨p. 379⟩swine all such as are not yet sufficiently instructed in the Christian doctrine as is meet.

M. Thou doest not accompt then for dogges and ⟨p. 379⟩swine all such as are not yet sufficiently instructed in the Christian doctrine as is meete.

P. If there be but simple ignorance, & good will to learn, I hold them rather for sheep than for dogs and swine, albeit that they may not as yet be received so far forth in the sheepfold as the others which are already sufficiently instructed: yet may they not be utterly shut out, but may be at the least admitted to the communion of the doctrine and prayers. For Jesus Christ hath many sheep scattered here and there which are not as yet all gathered into the fold, but he bringeth them thither in time.

P. Yf there be but simple ignorance, & good will to learne, I holde them rather for shéepe than for dogges and swine, albeit that they may not as yet be receiued so farre forth in the shéepefold as the others which are already sufficiētly instructed: yet may they not be vtterly shutte out, but may be at the least admitted to the communion of the doctrine and prayers. For Iesus Christe hath many sheepe scattered here and there which are not as yet all gathered into the folde, but he bringeth them thither in time.

M. Which are they then whom thou accountest for dogs and swine.

M. Whiche are they then whome thou accomptest for dogges and swyne.

P. In respect of the doctrine, I account such all those which are not only ignorant of the same, but that which worse is, they will be ignorant of purpose, & they scoff at it, reject it, and blaspheme it, yea and oftentimes do persecute it, and them also which teach it unto them.

P. In respecte of the doctrine, I accompt such all those whiche are not onely ignorant of the same, but that whiche worse is, they will be ignorant of purpose, & they scoffe at it, reiect it, and blaspheme it, yea and oftentimes doe persecute it, and them also whiche teache it vnto them.