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…

The third Article is of the receiving of the supper, in which they can not deny but that we do agree with them: as we do preach it daily. That is, that none be so hardy to approach to this holy table, which is not verily of the body of Jesus Christ, worshipping one God with all faithful men, and serving him in good lawful vocation. But were they come to make declaration ⟨image 26⟩in their fourth Article▪ how a mann• ought to separate him self from all pollutions of the world to join him self to God: there they begin to deprave altogether. Though yet in the beginning they have a merely good purpose, as in condemning the popish superstitions, & forbidding all christen men to participate with them. Yet in the tail lieth all the venom, as the proverb sayeth. For finally they conclude that all use of the temporal sword is devilish Now is this true, that particularly the use of the sword ought to be permitted unto no man, to resist evil. But the weapons of christen men be prayers and meekness, to possess their lives in patience, and to overcome the evil in well doing according to the doctrine of the Gospel.

The thyrde Article is of the receyuynge of the supper, in whyche they can not denye but that we do agree wyth theym: as we do preache it daylye. That is, that none be so hardy to approch to thys holy table, whiche is not verely of the bodye of Iesus Christe, worshyppynge one God with all fayethfull men, and seruynge hym in good lawfull vocatiō. But were they come to make declaration ⟨image 26⟩in theyr fourthe Article▪ howe a mann• ought to seperate hym selfe from al pollutions of the world to ioyne hym selfe to God: there they begynne to depraue altogythers. Though yet in the begynnynge they haue a merely good purpose, as in condemninge the popyshe superstions, & forbyddynge all christenmen to perticipate wyth them. Yet in the tayle lyeth al the venim, as the prouerbe sayeth. For finally they conclude that all vse of the temporall sworde is deuillyshe Nowe is thys true, that perticulerlye the vse of the swerde ought to be permitted vnto no man, to resiste euyll. But the weapons of christen men be prayers and mekenes, to possesse their lyues in patience, and to ouercome the euyll in well doynge acccordynge to the doctrine of the Gospel.