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For they abuse these words of our Lord Jesus Christ in the sixteenth Chapter of S. Matthew: Thou art Peter, and upon this Stone will I build my Church.¹ Now seeing that Jesus Christ sayeth, that Peter shall be builded upon himself (that is too say, upon Jesus Christ:) he meaneth not too resign his office either too him or too any other body: but thereby it appeareth, that among the Papists there hath not bin any reverence of the holy scripture, nor any desire too be taught, but that all was one too them, so they might set up a tyranny too oppress the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and too make clean riddance of it, if it were possible, and that they have made no conscience of manifest blasphemy, insomuch that even little children ought too have spit in their faces, considering the gross beastliness that is, and hath bin among them. And herein also it is too be seen, how the devil hath reigned in full darkness, that Gods word was buried, yea and utterly defaced, and the wretched world quite and clean bereft of it for a time, notwithstanding that it was their ordinary food. So then, let us abhor all those blasphemies, assuring our selves that we cannot be grounded in but our Lord Jesus Christ, and that when we be once faithfully instructed in him, we need not too borrow elsewhere, because he hath brought us whatsoever is requisite for our salvation. ⟨image 126⟩And it is not meet that we should do him so great dishonour, as too seek any supply one where or other: but that we should hold our selves all wholly unto him. That therefore is the meaning of the things that S. Paul speaketh here.

For they abuse these woordes of our Lord Iesus Christ in the sixteenth Chapter of S. Mathew: Thou art Peter, and vpon this Stone will I buyld my Church.¹ Now seeyng that Iesus Christ sayeth, that Peter shall bee buylded vppon himselfe (that is too say, vppon Iesus Christ:) he meaneth not too resigne his offyce eyther too him or too any other body: but therby it appeereth, that among the Papists there hath not bin any reuerence of the holy scripture, nor any desyre too bee taught, but that all was one too them, so they myght set vp a tyrannye too oppresse the kingdome of our Lord Iesus Christ, and too make cleane riddance of it, if it were possible, and that they haue made no conscience of manifest blasphemie, insomuch that euen little children ought too haue spit in their faces, considering the grosse beastlinesse that is, and hath bin among them. And herein also it is too bee seene, howe the diuell hath raigned in full darkenesse, that Gods woord was buryed, yea and vtterly defaced, and the wretched world quite and cleane beeft of it for a tyme, notwithstanding that it was their ordinary foode. So then, let vs abhorre all those blasphemies, assuring our selues that wee cannot bee grounded in but our Lord Iesus Christ, and that when wee bee once faythfully instructed in him, wee neede not too borrow elsewhere, bycause he hath brought vs whatsouer is requisite for our saluation.