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 Devil constraineth these frenzy men to make this addition, that the Magistrates in serving God, are shut out from the company of Christen men? Which thing is not done to the hangman for dogs, by their own confession.

What Deuyll constrayneth these frensye menne to make thys addition, that the maMagistrates in seruynge God, are shutte oute frome the companye of Christen men? Whyche thing is not done to the hangeman for dogges, by theyr owne cōfession.

I will allege one place more and then an end. Saint Paul perceiving in his time, that the most part of the princes were mortal enemies of the Gospel, & that this thing might stomach the faithful, and cause them to bear no good affection towards them, doth command Timothy, that solemn prayers should be made for them in the church: adding for a reason, that God would that all should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the trueth. He meaneth not that God will bring to salvation, and by consequence, to the knowledge of his gospel, all men of the earth, from the first unto the last: but he meaneth all estates: because it might appear that this estate of princes, of which he spake, was as it were reject & cursed, forasmuch as all did persecute the gospel. Which thing if it had been true, it had been superfluous & folly to pray for them. Let us now gather out of these words of the Apostle, that, which may plainly be gathered and seduced.

I wyll aledge one place more and then an ende. Saynt Paule perceyuing in his tyme, that the most parte of the princes were mortall enemies of the Gospell, & that this thing myght stomake the faythfull, and cause them to beare no good affection towardes theym, doth cōmaund Timothe, that solēne praiers shoulde be made for theim in the churche: addynge for a reason, that God would that all should be saued, and come to the knowledge of the trueth. He meaneth not that God wyll brynge to saluation, and by consequence, to the knowledge of his gospell, all men of the earth, frō the fyrst vnto the laste: but he meaneth al estates: bicause it might appeare that this estate of princes, of which he spak, was as it were reiecte & curssed, for asmuch as all dyd persecute the gospel. Whiche thing if it had bene true, it had bene superfluous & foly to pray for them. Lette vs now gather out of these wordes of the Apostle, that, which may playnely be gathered and seduced.