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…

They that have so thought, toke occasion out of the fifth of saint Matthew where it appeareth at the first brunt, that the Lord ⟨image 29⟩Jesus doeth ad some thing unto the law, which before was not commanded unto the people. But when we do mark diligently what the law of Moses doeth contain and do lay the one to the other & make comparison: we perceive that the intention of our saviour Jesus, was not to make any addition: but only to restore the law to his true understanding, which was depraved by the false glosses of the Rabbins. Let us therefore hold fast this resolution, that as touching the true spiritual Justice, that is to say, that the faithful man should walk in a good conscience, and should be perfect before God, as well in his vocation as in all his works, their is a whole and plain declaration in the law of Moses: unto which we must simply cleave, if we will walk in the right way. Therefore whosoever addeth to it, or taketh from it, goeth without the limits. So this argument is sure and infallible. We serve the self same God, that the ancient fathers did. We have one and the self rule that they had, to show us how we ought to be have our selves, for to walk rightly before god. Therefore it followeth, that that vocation which was than holy and lawful, cannot be reproved among the Christians. For as much as the vocation is the principal part of human life and that it importeth most before God. Her upon followeth it, that we ought not to exclude from us the estate of civil justice, neither yet to chase it out of the Christen church: seeing ⟨image 30⟩that the Lord hath ordained and approved it, as good to the people of Israel: and hath in that office ordained his must excellent servants, and also his prophets.

They that haue so thought, toke occasion out of the fyfte of sainct Mathewe wher it apereth at the fyrste brunte, that the Lorde ⟨image 29⟩Iesus doeth ad some thynge vnto the lawe, whyche before was not commaunded vnto the people. But whan we do marcke diligētly what the lawe of Moyses doeth containe and do laye the one to the other & make cōparison: we perceyue that the intention of oure sauioure Iesus, was not to make any addition: but onely to restore the lawe to his true vnderstandynge, whiche was depraued by the false gloses of the Rabions. Let vs therfore holde faste thys resolution, that as touchynge the true spirituall Iustice, that is to saye, that the fayethfull man shoulde walke in a good consience, and shoulde be perfecte before God, as well in hys vocation as in al hys workes, their is a whole and playne declaracion in the law of Moyses: vnto which we muste simplye cleaue, if we wyll walke in the ryght waye. Therefore whosoeuer addeth to it, or taketh from it, goeth wythout the limittes. So this argumente is suere and infallible. We serue the selfe same God, that the auncient fathers dyd. We haue one and the selfe rule that they had, to shewe vs how we ought to be haue our selues, for to walke ryghtlye before god. Therefore it foloweth, that yt vocacion whyche was than holy and lawefull, cannot be reproued amonge the Christians. For as muche as the vocacion is the pryncipall parte of humainie lyfe and yt it importeth most before God. Her vpon foloweth it, that we ought not to exclude from vs the estate of ciuele iuistce, neyther yet to chase it out of the Christen churche: seynge