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…

Let us see if death may drive us out of the kingdom of God, wherein we had our abiding before, through hope It is true that this mortal body is to us as a prison, to thrust down our soul so low, as captive to earthly things.

Let vs se if death maye dryue vs out of the kyngedome of God, wherein we had oure abydyng before, thorowe hope It is true that thys mortall bodye is to vs as a pryson, to thruste downe oure soule so lowe, as captiue to earthly thynges.

☞ Therefore is it mete that when she is gone forth of such a servitude into liberty, that she be more disposed to contemplate God more familiarly. And when she is lightened of such a burden, that she be more cheerful to lift her self up unto God. It is therefore to great a beastliness to lay them down soft, as do the Anabaptists, to make them sleep unto the day of the resurrection. Howbeit their error is yet better convinced, by that the scripture doeth declare touching our regeneration.

☞ Therefore is it mete that when she is gone forth of suche a seruitude into libertye, that she be more disposed to contēplate God more familiarly. And when she is lyghtened of suche a burthen, that she be more chereful to lifte hyr selfe vp vnto God. It is therfore to greate a beastelynes to laye theym downe softe, as do the Anabaptistes, to make them slepe vnto the day of the resurrection. Howbeit theyr erroure is yet better conuinced, by that the scripture doeth declare touchynge our regeneration.

For when it pleaseth God to call us into the participation of his grace: he saith that he maketh us new creatures. How is that? In that by the virtue of his word and of his spirit, he mortifieth the corruption of our nature, making us to be borne again to live in his kingdom. Let us now heart what is the operation of the one and the other in us. Saint Paul going about to