A second admonition to the parliament

To these subscribing / and sub[…]ing again / and the third subscribing / are re[…]red / for these / Preachers and others are endi[…] are fined / are priso•ned / are excommunicated / are banished / and have worse things threatened them: and the Bible / that must have no further s••pe / then by these it is assigned. Is this to profess God his word? is this are formation? He that could not abide strange fire in the old law / but burnt *^s them that used it / what will he do to us in the new law / that erect a new and strange course / or word / to rule his church by? What did the Pope but so? he did suffer God his word to have a course as far as it pleased him / so that he might have the whole authority above it. so did the Popish church: but we say the * word is above² the church / then surely it is above the English church / and above all these books afore rehearsed. If it be so / why are not they over ruled […] / and not it by them? Here falleth forth to be answered a shift of descant to turn and wind this […]er. Forsooth these are not repugnant / saith […] to the word of God / no nor yet say we / are […] consonant / no more is chaff like to quench […] no nor yet can it abide the fire. But gold can. ••uen so are these unable to quench the light of […] gospel / no *^t nor yet can they▪ abide the court o• the gospel / but true religion abideth the trial of the word of God. As well reasoned / it were to say / ⟨image 9⟩lay hay or stubble on the fire / for it will not quench the fire / and therefore it will not be consumed by the fire / as to say receive this reformation / for it is not repugnant / therefore it will abide the trial of the word / but the scripture abideth no such distinction of contrary / and divers / for he that is not with me / take he the Jews part / the Turks / the Papists / or the hypocritical English protestants part / * ^v