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…

What need have we to dispute of this thing? seeing that the same Apostle, in an other place, treating how every man to dispose him self to receive duly the holy supper, doeth not command that every man should examine the faults of his neighbour. But he sayeth thus. Let every man prove him self, & then let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup. For he that cometh thither unworthily, he shall receive his condemnation. In these words there be .ii. Articles to be noted

What neade haue we to dispute of thys thynge? seynge that the same Apostle, in an other place, treatynge howe euerye manne to dispose hym selfe to receyue dulye the holy supper, doeth not commaunde that euerye mā shoulde examine the faultes of hys neighbour. But he saieth thus. Let euery mā proue him self, & thē let him eate of this breade and drīke of this cup. For he yt cometh thither vnworthely, he shal receyue his condēnaciō. In these wordes ther be .ii. Articles to be noted

The first is, that to eat unworthily the Lords bread, is not to communicate with such as be unworthy: but it is, in not well preparing him self, in examining whether he have faith and repentance. The second is, that when we should receive the supper, we ought not to begin the examination of other: but every man ought to prove him self. And in deed, if we do consider the thing aright, they which have so good leisure to inquire of other men, most commonly forget to think of there own matter. There is a man yet a live, the which being infected with this error, that he feared to receive the supper with us, because of some mens imperfections: did therefore deprive him self of the communion of the church. Al this while he had two servants in his house, of a very wicked & slanderous life. I being advertised there of, declared this thing unto him, as far forth as he would here me at that time, saying that he ought to endeavour him self to purge his own house of the which he had charge, if he thought to be defiled with the faults of them which were not committed unto his governance. After this, he perceived his folly, and toke this as a chastisement sent of God, to mock his presumption. And so he reconciled him self as well unto me, as unto the church, knowledgynge that the principal is, to think of our selves, and of our household: and after that, to have respect unto other, not that we should withdraw our selves from