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Of these things who cannot gather, that faith and love is become cold upon ⟨image 12⟩earth, and that extreme wickedness boileth in the harts of men? Furthermore, we see that the world at this day, being in such horrible dangers, is most abundantly stuffed and replenished with such as despise God, and make a mock of all trueth▪ the most religious (that is to say) they, unto whom this name is given, and who have their living & gains by Religion, make Religion it self a very game. Unto us it is a good persuasion (said that most holy one) which maketh us Lords over the whole world. And I am a shamed, to rehearse those things that are spoken by learned and religious fathers in this kind of matter. The Epicures being a company of Swine, do laugh and pleasantly make a jest at the love of virtues, and at the calamities, which the faithful do patiently sustain for Religions sake, at the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection of the body, also at the rewards of the godly and punishments of the wicked, and at those things whatsoever, which are spoken concerning spiritual and heavenly matters. More over, we see that the people of all sorts one with another are deeply drowned in a careless security: and ⟨image 13⟩that therefore reigneth among them a monstrous love of surfeiting and drunkenness.

Of these things who cannot gather, that faith and loue is become colde vpon ⟨image 12⟩earth, and that extreme wickednes boyleth in the harts of men? Furthermore, we see that the world at this day, beeing in such horrible daūgers, is moste abundantly stuffed and replenished with such as despise God, and make a mock of all trueth▪ the moste religious (that is to say) they, vnto whom this name is giuen, and who haue their liuing & gaines by Religion, make Religion it self a very game. Vnto vs it is a good perswasiō (said that moste holy one) which maketh vs Lords ouer the whole world. And I am a shamed, to rehearse those things that are spoken by learned and religious fathers in this kinde of matter. The Epicures béeing a company of Swine, doo laugh and plesantly make a iest at the looue of vertues, and at the calamities, which the faithful doo patiently sustain for Religions sake, at the immortalitie of the soule, and the resurrection of the body, also at ye rewardꝭ of the godly and punishments of the wicked, and at those things whatsoeuer, which are spoken conserning spirituall and heauenly matters. More ouer, we sée that the people of all sorts one with another are déeply drowned in a carelesse securitie: and