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¹And now let us see, wherefore he accounteth antichrist the pope with his members amongst the heathen. They that are borne of god, hear the word of god, & glorify it: they that be not as yet borne of God, but remain gentiles, not only hear not gods word, but also blaspheme the same. So these men will not hear gods word, & seek with all their endeavour, how to fear men away from the scriptures, which are Gods word. They say that they be obscure, doubtful, uncertain, & unperfect. Those that believe & cleave to the same they call heretics: & the doctrine taken out of the same, heresy. Again they that have not Christ their head, & as branches grow not to the vine, have no communion with Christ, & be gentiles. But such is the pope & his adherents, persecuting Christ still, & all those that affirm Christ to be the only head of the church, Christ alone to be our righteousness & life, that all the faithful are made fully complete by Christ. He that thus believeth, they pronounce him an heretic. Moreover the gentiles worship Idols, call upon creatures, suppose God to be honoured with corruptible things as gold, silver, & precious things, dedicated to the Temple, and set up to beautify the same. But what other thing do they in the church at this day? Thou seest plainly heathen Temples when thou seest their churches. The life also of the gentiles is shameful and filthy: they are given to voluptuousness, full of surfeiting, addict to filthy lust, they stink in whoredom, and exceed in gorgeous apparel and pampering of the body. See what things the Apostle writeth of the life and conversation of the heathen in the .4. and .5. chap. to the Ephesians. And in the .1. chapt. to the Romans. And in the .1. to the Corinth. the .5. and .6. chapter. Now what the life of the Pope is and of his spirituality, the thing it self to openly testifieth, that even for this cause only they might and ought to be accounted amongst the excommunicated, the Apostle him self pronouncing the sentence of excommunication, in the place which we have now cited, the .1. to the Corinth. the .5. We may put hereunto their Epicurism. For if they set by any religion, if they have any fear of God in them, why do they sell all things in the church, ⟨p. 309⟩forgiveness of sins, heaven, Christ, the oblation of Christ, matrimony, ministry, briefly all things?

¹And now let vs see, wherfore he accompteth antichrist the pope with his membres emōges the heythen. They that are borne of god, heare the word of god, & glorifie it: they that be not as yet borne of God, but remaine gētiles, not only heare not gods word, but also blaspheme ye same. So these men wil not heare gods worde, & seke with all their indeuour, how to feare men awaye frō the scriptures, which are Gods word. They saie that they be obscure, doubtful, vncertaine, & vnperfet. Those that beleue & cleaue to the same thei cal heretikes: & the doctrine takē out of the same, heresie. Agayne they that haue not Christ their head, & as braunches growe not to the vine, haue no cōmunion with Christ, & be gentiles. But such is the pope & his adherentes, persecuting Christ stil, & al those that affirme Christ to be the only head of the churche, Christ alone to be our rightuousnes & life, yt al the faithful are made fully cōplete by Christ. He that thus beleueth, they pronoūce him an heretike. Moreouer the gentiles worshippe Idolles, call vpon creatures, suppose God to be honoured with corruptible thinges as gold, siluer, & preciouse things, dedicated to the Temple, and set vp to beaultifie the same. But what other thinge doe they in the churche at this daye? Thou seest playnely heathen Temples when thou seest their churches. The life also of the gentiles is shamefull and filthie: they are geuen to voluptuousenes, ful of surfetting, addicte to filthie luste, they stinke in whoredome, and excede in gorgeouse apparel and pamperyng of the body. See what thinges the Apostle writeth of the life and conuersation of the heythen in the .4. and .5. chap. to the Ephesians. And in the .1. chapt. to the Romaines. And in the .1. to the Corinth. the .5. and .6. chapter. Nowe what the life of the Pope is and of his spiritualtie, the thing it selfe to openly testifieth, that euen for this cause only they might and ought to be accompted emongs the excōmunicated, the Apostle him self pronouncyng the sentence of excōmunication, in the place whiche we haue nowe cited, the .1. to the Corinth. the .5. We maye put herunto their Epicureisme. For if thei set by any religiō, if they haue any feare of God in them, whie do they selle all thinges in the church,