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Where as certain men say: if whoredom ¹be so great a sin before God, & bring so much vice and mischief with it, why do some high rulers and prelates of the world them maintain open stews: To that I answer: Many things are suffered, that ought not so to be, and yet for suffering thereof are the sufferers never the bet ter. But let those prelates & regents of the world make answer unto God for their own act. God hath commanded thee and us all: Thou shalt not commit whoredom. Let every Christen man follow him, what so ever other folks suffer or do. The holy Apostle Paul saith: Let neither whoredom nor any uncleanness be once named among you, as it becometh Saints. ⟨p. xxviii⟩Ephe. v. Chap. Now if among Christen folk as an holy people that is cleansed through the blood of Christ there may no whoredom be named, much less no doubt ought vicious stews to be set up and openly maintained, for a plain shame is it and a manifest confusion. Let them therefore that maintain such shameful houses, look well to themselves, how and what answer they will give unto God for this their act.

Where as certayne men saye: if whoredome ¹be so great a synne before God, & bryng so much vice and mischiefe wyth it, why do some hyghe rulers and prelates of the world thē mayntayne open stewes: To that I answere: Many thynges are suffered, that ought not so to be, and yet for suffryng therof are the suffrers neuer the bet ter. But let those prelates & regētes of the world make aunswere vnto God for theyr owne acte. God hathe commaunded the and vs all: Thou shalte not commit whoredome. Let euery Christen man followe him, what so euer other folkes suffer or do. The holy Apostie Paul sayth: Let neyther whoredome nor any vnclennesse be once named among you, as it becommeth Sayntes. ⟨p. xxviii⟩Ephe. v. Chap. Now yf amonge Christen folke as an holy people that is clensed thorowe the bloud of Christ there may no whordome be na med, much lesse no doubte ought vycious stewes to be set vp and openly mainteyned, for a playne shame is it and a manifest confusion. Let them therfore that maynteyne such shamefull houses, looke well to themselues, how and what answere they will geue vnto God for this their acte.