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Notwithstanding, when we shall have bin zealous in the praising ⟨image 291⟩of God, a•d he can well be our judge and witness, that we lay open our harts before him: then must we also do •ur duty towards our neighbours, that every man may be encouraged and tolled forward by our example. And here we see first of all, how little account is made of God now adays. For all the countenance that men make of singing his praises, is but a howling and yelling. It is one of the grossest abuses in papistry, that they think that God ought too hold him self well apaid, when they have barked at their parchment, as they say. But in so doing the holy scripture is unhallowed, torn in pieces, yea and utterly falsified. Howsoever the case stand, there is neither advisedness, wit, nor understanding in their doings: for it is enough with them that the throat hath yelled it out aloud. Yea and even among us too, it is certain that such as pretend to set forth Gods praises, do commonly seek nothing but too glorify themselves by it, and keep back the principal in making countenance too pay God some piece of their arrearages. Again, let us consider how cold and s•ender this exercise of talking one too another in songs, hymns, and praises of God, is among us. For hardly can one word be wrong out of us that may edify. Lewd talk can by no means be banished from us: all the world shall hear us sing unchaste and ribaldly songs: and such things cannot be plucked out of mens minds. But then ought this matter too be raised out of the holy scripture. Howsoever the case stand, if men pardon themselves, they shall answer for it before God, according too the sentence that Saint Paul pronounceth here by the authority of God, and by the power of his holy spirit.

Notwithstanding, when wee shall haue bin zelous in the praysing ⟨image 291⟩of God, a•d he can well bee our iudge and witnesse, that wee lay open our harts before him: then must wee also doo •ur dewtie towards our neyghbours, that euery man may be incoraged and tolled foreward by our example. And heere wee see first of all, how little account is made of God now adayes. For all the countenance that men make of singing his prayses, is but a howling and yelling. It is one of the grossest abuses in papistrie, that they think that God ought too hold him self well apayd, when they haue barked at their parchment, as they say. But in so dooing the holy scripture is vnhalowed, torne in peeces, yea and vtterly falsifyed. Howsoeuer the cace stand, there is nother aduyzednesse, wit, nor vnderstanding in their dooings: for it is ynough with them that the throte hath yelled it out aloud. Yea and euen among vs too, it is certein that such as pretend to set foorth Gods prayses, doo commonly seeke nothing but too glorifye themselues by it, and keepe backe the principall in making countenance too pay God some peece of their arreerages. Agein, let vs consider how cold and sender this exercyze of talking one too another in songs, hymnes, and prayses of God, is among vs. For hardly can one woord bee wroong out of vs that may edify. Leaud talk can by no meanes bee banished frō vs: all the world shall heare vs sing vnchaste and ribauldly songs: and such things cannot be plucked out of mens mynds. But then ought this matter too bee rayzed out of the holy scripture. Howsoeuer the cace stand, if men pardon themselues, they shall answer for it before God, according too the sentence that Saint Paule pronounceth heere by the authorie of God, and by the power of his holy spirit.