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Of the end which here again you urge / we have spoken both before in this letter / and in the epistles prefixed to the book it self. Add hereunto / that if the Prelates and other adversaries of the truth be not by these and the like writings amended / they shall yet doubtless be made the more unexcuseable. The visard also by which they have deceived you (as it seemeth) and almost all others / was to be pulled of. But this could not be done for the knowledge of all (as was mee•) otherwise then by public writing. To omit others / we appeal unto your conscience (learned S.) whether you did think the estate of that Church and of those Prelates to be such in any measure touching their Antichristian constitution / liturgy / ministry / Hierarchy (which your self acknowledge to be that other beast / in Rev. 13, 11.18.) as now for certain you hear and see it in that book as it were painted out before your eyes. But of these things enough is said in the book it self Surely these and the like their unfruitful works of darkness / were to be reproved / not dissembled / not allowed:¹ especially seeing they are so stiffly by them retained / defended / urged: and that under a pretence of the Gospel / with which they have no more agreement then darkness hath with light / Belial with Christ. Neither is this to take up burdens of Accusations, but to take away the visard of Antichristian apostasy / and to witness the truth of Jesus Christ against Antichrist. which duty our Lord and Saviour Christ requireth of you / of us / of all the godly: the Lord (we say) who in these latter times hath begun to discover that lawless man of sin / and will at length consume him with the spirit of his mouth / by the word of the testimony of his servants. So far of is it / that they should be accounted busy bodies, which perform this duty to Christ: or that we herein have don you any injury. So far of also is it / that we should think what you speak of your self, the same to be answered us by the rest of the brethren that are any where else in Churches, in Universities. Not to speak of others / we know that Mr. Beza that worthy servant of God hath in causes not much unlike answered otherwise. But of this matter more hereafter.

Of the end which here againe you vrge / we have spoken both before in this letter / and in the epistles prefixed to the book it self. Adde herevnto / that if the Prelats and other adversaryes of the truth be not by these and the lyke wrytinges amended / they shall yet doubtlesse be made the more vnexcuseable. The visard also by which they have deceyved you (as it seemeth) and almost all others / was to be pulled of. But this could not be donne for the knowledg of all (as was mee) otherwise then by publyck wryting. To omytt others / we appeale vnto your conscience (learned S.) whether you did think the estate of that Church and of those Prelats to be such in any measure touching their Antichristian constitution / leitourgy / ministery / Hierarchy (which your self acknowledg to be that other beast / in