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So then it is not without cause that he protesteth here that the Statutes of God served him for Psalms and for songs, yea in stead of his Pilgrimages, that is to say, in a strange Country in the middest of Infidels, when he was as it were banished from the Church, that he could not be in the Temple to make confession of his faith, yet was he not for all this wickedly addicted. Now here, they which are travellers, are admonished of their duty. For albeit they see a great many of enormities committed in the world, nevertheless they are steadfastly purposed to hold themselves in the fear of God, and to walk in a pure and sound conscience, albeit they are mingled amongst the infidels. As behold even the very Christians which are in the Papacy, although they are there prisoners, having no doctrine preached unto them, without liberty to serve God publicly, and to make confession of their faith as they would: yet do they not exceed and outrage with the rest in these villainies which reign amongest them: but confirm themselves the best they can to the word of God, take all their delight and pleasure therein, and make the law of God their song, which maketh them to withdraw themselves from all the vanities and corruptions which they commit, so that they keep them selves within this compass.

So then it is not without cause that he protesteth heere that the Statutes of God serued him for Psalmes and for songes, yea in steade of his Pilgrimages, that is to say, in a strange Countrie in the middest of Infidels, when he was as it were banished from the Church, that he could not bee in the Temple to make confession of his faith, yet was he not for all this wickedly addicted. Nowe heere, they which are trauellers, are admonished of their duetie. For albeit they see a greate many of enormities committed in the worlde, neuerthelesse they are stedfastly purposed to holde themselues in the feare of God, and to walke in a pure and soūd conscience, albeit they are mingled emongst the infidels. As behold euen the very Christians which are in the Papacy, although they are there prisoners, hauing no doctrine preached vnto thē, without libertie to serue God publikely, and to make confession of their faith as they would: yet doe they not exceed and outrage with the rest in these villanyes which reigne amongest them: but confirme themselues the best they can to the worde of God, take all their delight and pleasure therein, and make the lawe of God their song, which maketh them to withdrawe themselues from all the vanities and corruptions which they commit, so that they keepe them selues within this compasse.