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If Saint Paul also had not preached against circumcision, that it justified not: and that vows, offerings, and ceremonies justified not: and that righteousness and forgiveness of sins came not by any deserving of our deeds, but by faith or believing the promises of God, and by the deserving & merits of Christ only, he might have lived unto this hour. Likewise if we preached not against pride, covetousness, lechery, extortion, usury, simony, and against the evil living both of the spirituality as well of the temporality, and against inclosings of parks, raising of rent and fines, and of the carrying out of wool out of the realm, we might endure long enough. But touch the scab of hypocrisy or popeholynes, and go about to utter their false doctrine wherewith they reign as Gods in the hart and consciences of men, and rob them not of lands, goods, and authority only, but also of the testament of God, and salvation that is in Christ: then helpeth thee neither Gods word, nor yet if thou didst miracles, but that thou art not an heretic only, and hast the devil within thee, but also a breaker of the kings peace, and a traitor. But let us return unto our lying signs again.

If Saint Paule also had not preached against circumcision, that it iustified not: and that vowes, offeringes, and ceremonies iustified not: and that righteousnes and forgeuenes of sinnes came not by any deseruing of our deedes, but by faith or beleuing ye promises of God, and by the deseruing & merites of Christ onely, he might haue liued vnto this houre. Likewise if we preached not against pride, couetousnes, lechery, extorcion, vsury, symony, and against the euill lyuing both of the spiritualtie as well of the temporalitie, and against inclosings of parkes, reising of rent and fines, and of the carying out of wolle out of the realme, we might endure long enough. But toutch the scabbe of hipocrisie or popeholynes, and goe about to vtter their false doctrine wherewith they reigne as Gods in the hart and consciences of men, and robbe them not of landes, goodes, and authoritie onely, but also of the testament of God, and saluation that is in Christ: then helpeth thee neither Gods worde, nor yet if thou diddist miracles, but that thou art not an heretike onely, and hast the deuill within thee, but also a breaker of the kinges peace, and a traytor. But let vs returne vnto our lying sygnes agayne.