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…

and not to participate with them in their sacrifices, and other protestations of their faith. That this solution is false, it is easy to show.¹ It is not for nought that saint Paul sayeth, that he was subject unto the law (I mean always Jesus Christ) to win from the servitude of the same, all those which were subject unto it. Now meaneth he expressly the ceremonial law. Therefore when he came unto the Temple, and chiefly on the solemn feasts: though he came thither to have the better occasion to advance the Gospel, and to correct the naughty vices of the preachers: that notwithstanding, he showed him self an observer of the law, in doing those things which were commanded, as to come ⟨image 20⟩unto the temple to worship, and to do sacrifice. This thing he confirmeth by his own mouth, speaking to the Samaritan. For, speaking in the person of all the Jews, he sayeth thus. We know what we worship. You know not what you worship. For salvation is from the Jews. Truly he exempteth not him self from the worshipping of God, which standeth also in the offering up of sacrifices▪ but putteth him self among the rest of the commons. The reason which he addeth, giveth yet a more ample confirmation of this thing. That is, that salvation is from the Jews. For by these words he understandeth none other thing: but that God did accept the service which was done unto him at Jerusalem, only for his covenant of salvation which he promised unto that people. We see then, that a man receiving the sacraments ordained by god with the wicked, doeth not defile him self by their company, so be it that on his behalf, his conscience be clean and pure.

and not to participate with them in theyr sacrifices, and other protestations of theyr faieth. That thys solution is false, it is easy to shew.¹ It is not for nought that saint Paule sayeth, that he was subiect vnto the lawe (I meane alwais Iesus Christ) to win from the seruitud of ye same, al those which were subiect vnto it. Now meaneth he expresly the ceremonial lawe. Therfore when he came vnto the Temple, and chyeflye on the solemne feastes: thoughe he came thyther to haue the better occasion to aduaunce the Gospel, and to correct the naughti vices of the preachers: that notwythstandynge, he shewed him selfe an obseruer of the lawe, in doing those thinges whyche were commaunded, as to come