An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

Those of the Ecclesiastical Policy take away this honour and praise from God two ways. One by neglecting the true doctrine, the other by defending of false doctrine. ⟨image 186⟩By negligence offend such as know God and his ministry by the holy word of god, yet for private respects, ether for lucre, or for fear of them selves, suffer many tokens, monuments and ceremonies of superstition: as is the diversity of meats for religions sake, (yet I approve the commandment of the Magistrates, that for a Civil Policy, cause certain days appointed to eat fish in) images, forbidding of marriage in the lent, the use of such vestments or apparel as obscure the ministry of Christs church, and representeth the form and fashion of the Aaronical ministry of the old law, abrogated, and ended in Christ: either else seldom, or ⟨p. clxxvii⟩never teach the people, neither procure them to be taught. Al those I exhort to restitution, or else doubtless their theft will bring them to damnation. Let them preach truly the word of God, and minister his Sacraments, after the institution of Christ, and then their harm done in time past, shall not be thought upon.

Those of the Ecclesiastical Policye take awaye thys honoure and prayse from God two waies. One by neglecting the true doctrine, the other by defe•dynge of false doctryne. ⟨image 186⟩By negligence offend such as know God and hys ministerie bi the holi word of god, yet for priuate respectes, ether for lucre, or for feare of them selues, suffer many tokens, monumē tes and ceremonyes of supersticion: as is the dyuersitie of meates for religions sake, (yet I aproue the commaundemēt of the Magistrates, that for a Ciuile Policie, cause certayne dayes apoynted to eat fish in) ymages, forbyddyng of mariage in the lent, the vse of suche vestimentes or apparel as obscure the mynysterie of Christes churche, and representeth the forme and fasshyon of the Aaronicall ministerie of the old law, abrogated, and ended in Christ: eyther els seldom, or ⟨p. clxxvii⟩neuer teach the people, neither procure them to be taught. Al those I exhort to restituciō, or els doubtles theyr thefte wyll bryng them to damnaciō. Let them preach truly the woorde of God, and minister his Sacramentes, after the instituciō of Christ, and thē theyr harme done in time past, shall not be thought vpon.