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And as soon as the signification of the ceremonies was lost, and the priests preached Christ no longer then the common people began to wax mad & out of their minds upon the ceremonies. And that trust and confidence which the ceremonies preached, to be ¹given unto Gods word and Christs blood, that same they turned unto the ²ceremony it self, as though a man were so mad to forget that the bush at the tavern door did signify wine to be sold within, but would believe that y• bush it self would quench his thirst. And so they became servants unto y• ceremonies, ascribing their justifying and salvation unto them, supposing that it was nothing else to be a christen man, then to serve ceremonies, & him most christen that most served them, & contrary wise him that was not Popish and ceremonial, no christen man at all. For I pray you, for what cause worship we our spirituality so highly, or wherefore think we their prayers better then the poor lay mens, then for their disguisings and ceremonies? yea and what other virtue see we in y• holiest of them, then to wait upon dumb superstitious ceremonies?

And assoone as the signification of the ceremonies was lost, and the priestes preached Christ no longer then the common people began to wax mad & out of their mindes vpon the ceremonies. And that trust and confidence which the ceremonies preached, to be ¹geuen vnto Gods worde and Christes bloud, that same they turned vnto the ²ceremonie it selfe, as though a man were so mad to forget that the bushe at the tauerne dore did signisse wine to be solde within, but would beleue that y• bushe it selfe would quench his thirste. And so they became seruauntes vnto y• ceremonies, ascribing their iustifying and saluation vnto them, supposyng that it was nothing else to be a christē man, then to serue ceremonies, & him most christen that most serued them, & contrary wise him that was not Popishe and ceremoniall, no christē man at all. For I pray you, for what cause worship we our spiritualtie so highly, or wherefore thinke we their prayers better then the poore laye mens, then for their disguisings and ceremonies? yea and what other vertue see we in y holiest of them, then to waite vppon dumme superstitious ceremonies?