God sayeth in the .li. chapter of Isaiah: I aim he that in all things giveth you consolation. What art thou than that fearest a mortal man, the child of man, which goeth away as doth the floor? and forgettest the LORD that made thee? In the book of wisdom the xvi. chapter it is thus written: It is thou O LORD that haste the power of life and death, thou leadest unto deaths door, and bringest up again. This is he in whom only ye ought to hope, & to have confidence, him only shall ye fear, to him only must ye sigh & sob: for there is but one only that is most highest creator of all things, most puissant and mighty, that is greatly to be feared and dreaded, as Jesus Sirach exhorteth us to do, in the first chapter of Ecclesiasticus, saying: There is one, even the Highest, the maker of all things, the Almighty, the king of power (of whom men ought to stand greatly in awe,) which sitteth upon his throne, being a God of dominion, and so forth. Thank therefore & praise him only, fear and dread him, and than shall not ye be deceived. For if ye trust in men, or any creature, calling upon them, than verily shall ye be deceived, unhappy & accursed as testify both Jeremiah in the .xvii. chap. ⟨image 78⟩and David in the .C.xiii. Psalm saying: Cursed be the man, that putteth his trust in man. Let therefore them that fear the LORD, put their trust in him: for he is their succour and defence, and think, ye be assured, this kind of worship to be nought but a device and imagination of men only, the which are idle and vain as sayeth Jeremiah in the .x. chapter. And Christ also sayeth Mathe. xv. that he is worshipped in vain, while they teach such doctrines as are nothing but the commandments of men. Though they approach near unto me with the Pater noster, callynge me father, LORD and God: yet do they run to other fathers, gods and saviours in this vale of tears. Draw therefore back good brethren and sisters your straying steppes & wend them in the ways of the LORD, yielding you rather to him and his word: for ye have more assurance to be heard when ye call to him, if ye so do, than ye have of following mans voice. David sayeth Psalm. xlix. in the person of God: Call upon me in the time of trouble, so will I hear thee, that thou shalt thank me.
God sayeth in the .li. chapter of Esay: I ame he that in al thynges geueth you consolatiō. What arte thou than that feareste a mortall man, the chylde of man, which goeth awaye as doth the flore? and forgettest the LORD that made the? In the boke of wysedome the xvi. chapter it is thus written: It is thou O LORDE that haste the power of lyfe and death, thou leadeste vnto deathes dore, and bryngest vp agayne. This is he in whome only ye ought to hope, & to haue confidence, hym only shall ye feare, to hym only muste ye sygh & sobbe: for ther is but one only that is mooste hyghest creatoure of all thynges, moost puyssaūt and myghty, that is greatly to be feared and dradde, as Iesus Sirak exhorteth vs to do, in the fyrst chapter of Ecclesiasticus, sayenge: Ther is one, euen the Hyghest, the maker of all thynges, the Almyghty, the kynge of power (of whome men ought to stande greatly in awe,) whiche sytteth vpon hys trone, beynge a God of dominion, and so forth. Thanke therfore & prayse hym only, feare and drede hym, and thā shall not ye be deceaued. For yf ye trust in men, or ony creature, callynge vpon them, than veryly shal ye be deceaued, vnhappy & accursed as testifye both Ieremy in the .xvii. chap. ⟨image 78⟩and Dauid in the .C.xiii. Psalme sayenge: Cursed be the man, that putteth hys trust in man. Let therfore thē that feare the LORD, put theyr truste in hym: for he is theyr succoure and defence, and thynke, yee be assured, thys kynde of worshyp to be nought but a deuyce and imaginacion of men only, the which are ydle and vayne as sayeth Ieremy in the .x. chapter. And Christe also sayeth Mathe. xv. that he is worshypped in vayne, whyle they teach suche doctrines as are nothynge but the commaundementes of men. Though they approche neare vnto me with the Pater noster, callynge me father, LORDE and God: yet do they runne to other fathers, gods and saueoures in thys vale of teares. Drawe therfore backegood brethren and systers your strayenge steppes & wende them in the wayes of the LORDE, yeldyng you rather to hym and hys worde: for ye haue more assuraunce to be herde when ye call to hym, yf ye so do, than ye haue of followynge mans voyce. Dauid sayeth Psalm. xlix. in the persone of God: Call vpon me in the tyme of trouble, so wyll I heare the, that thou shalt thanke me.
