How oft have ye assisted to Baptism? how oft have ye been partakers of the Lords table prepared, ⟨p. 16⟩used & ministered in all simplicity, not as man had devised, nether as the kings proceedings did a• low, but as Christ Jesus did institute, and as it is evident, tha• Saint Paul did practise. The•• two sacraments▪ seals of Christ Evangel, ye commonly used, baptism for your children, and the table of the Lord to your own• comfort, and for the open confession of your religion. And so oft I say dear brethren did y• witness before men, & swear b• fore God, that ye would dye […] Christ Jesus, to the end that y• might live by him: that ye would refuse the doctrine of men, and the participation of all Idolatry▪ and would constantly stand, and stick fast to that religion, which then ye professed, and approved But ô alas what miserable ru• ne hath this sudden and sho•• storm made of that building• ⟨p. 17⟩[…] was beg on amongst you? The winds have blown and the floods are come, and the walls are fallen in one heap (God grant that the foundation abide) the fire is come, but in you alas is nether found gold, silver, nor precious stone, but all is burnt, and all is consumed, so that if I shall judge the fruit of my pore labours amongst you by mine own judgment reason or apprehension, I should judge my self, and my labours accursed of God, for that that I see no better success. O consider dear brethren, what grief it is, that in such a multitude none shall be found faithful,1 none constant, none bold in the cause of the Lord Jesus, whom so boldly before they had professed.
How oft haue ye assisted to Ba•tisme? how oft haue ye bene par•akers of ye Lords table prepared, ⟨p. 16⟩vsed & ministred in all simplicitie, not as mā had deuised, nethe• as the kinges procedinges dyd a• lowe, but as Christ Iesus dyd institute, and as it is euident, tha• Sainct Paule dyd practise. The•• two sacramētes▪ seales of Christe Euangil, ye commonly vsed, baptisme for your children, and the table of the Lorde to your own• comforte, and for the open confession of your religion. And so oft I say deare brethern dyd y• witnesse before mē, & sweare b• fore God, that ye woulde dye 〈…〉 Christ Iesus, to the end that y• might lyue by him: that ye would refus• the doctrine of men, and the participation of all Idolatry▪ and woulde constantly stand, and stickfast to that religion, which then ye p•ofessed, and approued But ô alasse what miserable ru• ne hathe this suddayne and sho•• storme made of that building• ⟨p. 17⟩〈…〉 was beg on amongst you? The windes haue blowne and the flodes are come, and the walles are fallen in one heape (God graunt that the fundatiō abyde) the fyer is come, but in you alasse is nether founde golde, siluer, nor precious stone, but all is brent, and all is consumed, so that if I shal iudge the frute of my pore lobors amongst you by myne owne iudgment reason or apprehension, I shulde iudge my selfe, and my labors accursed of God, for that that I se no better successe. O consider deare brethren, what grief it is, that in suche a multitude none shalbe found faithful,1 none constant, none bolde in the cawse of the Lorde Iesus, whome so boldlye before they had professed.
- 1In the time of persecution and trial not one was found faithful and constant.In the tyme of persecution and tryal not one was foūd faithful and constant.
