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…

Now, dearly beloved, the wicked world rejoiceth: the papists ⟨p. 28⟩are puffed up against poor christ and his people, after their old kind: now cry they: where are these new found preachers? Are they not in the tower, Mar shalsye, in the fleet, in the kings bench, in new gate &c. and beyond the seas? Who would have thought that our old bishops, doctors & deans were fools, as they would have made us believe, and in deed have persuaded sone already, which are not of the wisest, specially if they come not home again to the holy church? These and such like words they have to cast in our teeth, as triumphers and conquerors. But dearly beloved, short is their joy: they beguile them selves: this is but a lightning before their death. As god, after he had given the wicked Jews a time to repent, ⟨p. 29⟩visited them by Despasian and ¹Titus, most horribly to their utter subversion, delivering first of all, his people from among them: even so (my dear brethren) will he do with this age.

Now, dearly beloued, the wicked world reioyceth: the papists ⟨p. 28⟩are puft vp agaynst poore christ and his people, after their olde kynde: now crye they: where are these newe founde preachers? Are they not in the tower, Mar shalsye, in the flete, in ye kynges benche, in newe gate &c. and beyonde the seas? Who wold haue thought that our old bishoppes, doctors & deanes wer fooles, as they wold haue made vs beleue, and in dede haue perswaded sōe already, whych are not of ye wysesre, speciallye if they come not home againe to the holy church? These and such lyke words they haue to cast in our teeth, as tryumphers and conquerours. But dearly beloued, shorte is theyr ioye: they begyle thē selues: this is but a lyghtning beefore theyr death. As god, after he had geuē ye wicked Iewes a tyme to repēt, ⟨p. 29⟩visited them by Despasian and ¹Titus, most horribly to their vtter subuersion, delyueryng firste of all, hys people from amonge them: euen so (my deare brethre) wyl he doe wyth thys age.