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Then called he all his masters debtors, and said unto the first, how much owest thou unto my master? And he said, an hundred tonnes of oil, and he said to him: take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to an other, what owest thou? And he said, an hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him. Take thy bill, and write four score. And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this world, are in their kind, wiser then the children of light. And I say also unto you, make you friends of the wicked Mammon, that when ye shall have need, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. Luke. xvi. Chapter.

Then called he all his masters detters, and sayd vnto the first, how much owest thou vnto my master? And he sayd, an hūdred tonnes of oyle, and hee sayd to hym: take thy bill, and sit downe quickely, and write fiftie. Then sayd he to an other, what owest thou? And he sayd, an hundred quarters of wheate. He sayd to hym. Take thy bill, and write foure score. And the Lord commended the vniust steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this world, are in their kynde, wiser then the children of light. And I say also vnto you, make you frendes of the wicked Mammon, that when ye shall haue neede, they may receaue you into euerlastyng habitations. Luke. xvi. Chapter.

For as much as with this, & divers such other texts, many have enforced to draw the people from the true faith, & from putting their trust in the truth of Gods promises, and in the merits and deserving of his Christ our Lord, and have also brought it to pass (for many false Prophets shall arise and deceive many, and much wickedness must also be, saith Christ Math. xxiiij. ¹And Paul saith. ij. Timo. iij. Evil men and deceivers shall prevail in evil, ²while they deceive, and are deceived them selves) and have taught them to put their trust in their own merits, and brought them in belief, that they shall be justified in the sight of God, by the goodness of their own works, & have corrupt the pure word of God, to confirm their Aristotle with all. For though that the Philosophers, & worldly wise men were enemies above all enemies to the Gospel of God, and though the worldly wisdom can not comprehend the wisdom of God, as thou mayst see. i. Corint. j. and. ij. And though worldly righteousness can not