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Theo▪ And what causeth the doctrine of the Gospel to be heresy to them? None other thing, but that they fear if it should be received & practised as it ought to be amongest Christians, they should be driven out of their sties and stalls, wherein they are fed as fat as Millers Swine: for they had rather be swine to Satan and Antichrist to be fatly fed in their Sties as they are, then to be sheep of the flock of Jesus Christ, or labouring Oxen in the harvest of the Lord. Those likewise which are of alliance to them, either by parentage, consanguinity, or affinity, ⟨image 89⟩or by any other mean, and specially those which serve them, and live of their deceit, set more by these fat Swine, then by Jesus Christ the true shepherds of their souls. For these Swine fatten the porridge with their fat, or at the least unfattē them not, but unfatten enough of others, to fatten their parents, affines, friends, and other maintainers of their Mother holy Church, which Mother have fed them so fat. Wherefore, it is no marvel though they be loth to leave her, or to be weaned from such breasts. There is an other sort, which though they receive no profit of such swine, yea, and know the troth of the Gospel: nevertheless, they had rather be rid of Jesus Christ, and drive him out of their Country, then they would drive out such swine, because they fear least such change should trouble them, and least they should have some hinderance touching their bodies or temporal goods. To be short: we see daily if there be any talk of the kingdom of Christ, the like that happened to Herod and those of Jerusalem, when Jesus Christ was borne.

Theo▪ And what causeth the doctrine of the Gospell to bee heresie to them? None other thyng, but that thei feare if it should bee receiued & practised as it ought to be amongest Christians, thei should be driuen out of their stoyes and stalles, wherein thei are fed as fat as Millers Swine: for thei had rather be swine to Sathan and Antichrist to be fatly fed in their Stoyes as thei are, then to be sheepe of the flock of Iesus Christ, or labouryng Oxen in the haruest of the Lord. Those likewise whiche are of alliaunce to them, either by parentage, consanguinitie, or affinity, ⟨image 89⟩or by any other meane, and specially those whiche serue them, and liue of their deceite, set more by these fatt Swine, then by Iesus Christ the true sheapheards of their soules. For these Swine fatten the porredge with their fatt, or at the least vnfattē them not, but vnfatten inough of others, to fatten their parentes, affines, freendes, and other maintainers of their Mother holy Churche, whiche Mother haue fed them so fat. Wherefore, it is no maruaile though thei be lothe to leaue her, or to be weaned frō suche breasts. There is an other sorte, whiche though thei receiue no profite of suche swine, yea, and knowe the trothe of the Gospell: neuerthelesse, thei had rather be ridd of Iesus Christ, and driue him out of their Countrey, then thei would driue out suche swine, because thei feare least such chaunge should trouble them, and least thei should haue some hinderance touching their bodies or temporall goods. To be shorte: we see daiely if there bee any talke of the kyngdome of Christe, the like that happened to Herode and those of Ierusalem, when Iesus Christ was borne.