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A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors…A short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours…
A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors of the common sect of Anabaptists. Compiled by master John CalvinA short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours of the common secte of Anabaptistes. Compiled by mayster Iohn Caluine
London: printed by John Daye, 1549London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1549
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The conclusion is, that our words should ⟨image 44⟩be yea, yea, nay, nay: and that what so ever is more then that cometh of the evil. These words are easy to understand, were it not that these hogs do overthrow them with their groynes, in such wise that they make them all confused.
The conclusion is, that our wordes shold ⟨image 44⟩be yea, yea, naye, naye: and that what so euer is more then that cometh of the euyll. These wordes are easye to vnderstand, were it not that these hogges do ouerthrow them wyth theyr groynes, in suche wyse that they make them all confused.
For they say, that this is as much, as if he had said, that our purposes should be, yea and nay, & that it is evil done to admore them that Now the Lord Jesus putteth each of these words twice, to signify that we ought to be firm and constant in our purposes.
For they say, yt this is as much, as if he had sayed, that our purposes shoulde be, yea and naye, & that it is euil done to admore thē that Nowe the Lord Iesus putteth eche of these wordes twyse, to signifie that we oughte to be fyrme and constaunte in oure purposes.
As though he would say, do not change, to retract every time your words: and that there be no leasing or hypocrisy in your purposes. But let your yea be yea, and your nay nay. And in deed I James, being in will to give the same doctrine, speaketh even so, word for word. Let your yea (sayeth he) be yea, and your nay, nay, by which he signifieth, that all faithful men ought to have a certain truth in their words. Which loyalty and trueth, if it were among us, all oaths should be superfluous. For this simplicity of words, should suffice to affirm and deny without swearing. It must needs be therefore that the trueth reigneth not, where oaths be frequented. Therefore it is not without a cause, that our saviour saith that this thing doeth proceed of evil. And to say troth, the cause which induceth us to swear, is for that the whole world is so full of lying, cautels, feignings, and falsehoods, that scant is there any that dare trust his own brother.