An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation…An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion…

As all these, to the judgement of reason, were than counted heretics, run agates, unlearned fools, fishers, publicans &c. so now unhappy and overcome indeed, if Gods word and faith did not show the contrary. But what speak I of those? Look upon Jesus Christ, to whom we ¹mu•t be like […] here, if we will be like him else where.

As al these, to the iudgement of reason, were than counted heretikes, runne agates, vnlearned fooles, fyshers, publicans &c. so now vnhappy and ouercome indede, if Gods worde and fayth dyd not shewe the contrary. But what speake I of those? Loke vpon Iesus Chryst, to whom we ¹mu•t be lyke 〈…〉 here, yf we wyl be lyke hym els where.

1. 1Roma. 8.

How say you, was not he taken for a most fool, a seditious person, a new fellow, an heretic & one overcome of every body, even forsaken both of God and men? But the end told them, and telleth us another tale. For now is he in majesty and glory joyful. When he was led to Pilate or ⟨p. 26⟩Herod, or when he was in prison in Caiaphas house, did not there reason think, that he was overcome? When he was beaten, buffeted, scourged, crowned with thorn, hanged upon the cross, and utterly left of all his disciples, taunted of the high priests and holy fathers, cursed of the commons, railed on of the Magistrates, and laughed to scorn of the lewd heathen: would not a man then have thought, that he had been out of the way, and his disciples, to follow him and believe him. Think you, y• whiles he lay in his grave, men did not point with their fingers, wh they saw any that had loved, or believed in him and his doctrine, saying: where is their master and teacher now? What is he gone? For sooth if they had