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l68 XVI. WILLIAM TFNDALE,of the;;^ as thou sittest in thine house / and as thou walkestby the waye / & when thou Hest doune / & whe;z thou risestvppe / & bynde the;?/ for a token to thine ha;/de / & let thew .^obe a remez?2brau;2ce betwene thine eyes / & write thew on//le postes & gates of thine house.' This was cowmaur'^dedgenerally vnto all me?/, how cometh it that Gods wordeperteneth lesse vnto vs thaw vnto the;;z ? Yee, how comethit that oure Moyseses forbydde vs and cowmauwde vs the 3;contrar}^ / & threate vs yf we doo / & will not that we oncespeake of Gods worde ? How can we whette gods worde(that is, put it in practyse / vse, and exercise) apon ourechilderne & housholde / whe;z we are violently kepte fromit &. know it not ? How can we (as Peter comma;/deth) geve 40a reason of oure hope, when we wote not what it is thatGod hath promysed or what to hopcf* Moyses also cowmawdethin Me said chapter : yf the sonne aske what thetestimonies lawes and observauwces of the lordeNo ner syr lohnmeane, thatMe father teach him. Yf oure childerne aske 4;his goostiy chu- Avhat oure cerimonies (which are mo then thedeme.leweses ware) meane, No father ca;; tell hisSonne. And in the .xj. chapter, he repeteth all agayne, forfeare of forgettynge.They will saye happly / ' //le scripture requireth a pure comynde & a quiete m}nde. And therfore /ke laye-ma«,because he is altogether co;7zbred with wordly busynes / ca;znot vnd^rstowde thew.' Yf /hat be the cause / then it isa playne case / that oure prelates vnderstowde not the scripturesthem-selves. For no laye-ma/z is so tangled with 55wordly busynes as they are. The greate thiz/ges of Meworlde are ministred by them. Nether do Me laye Peopleany greate thinge / but at their assignemente.*Yf the scripture were in the mother towge,' they willsaye / ' then wolde the laye people vndersto«de it every ma« Go

IXV T. THE OBEDIENCE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN. 169after his awne wayes.' Wher-fore serveth the curate / butto teach the??/ the righte way ? Wher-fore werethc/holydayes made / but that the people shuldeHolidayes.come and lerne? Are ye not abhomynable scolemasters /65 in that ye take so greate wages / yf ye wyll not oure scoiema.-teach ? If ye wolde teach, how coulde ye do it so SjesbufteTcuwell and with so great profitt / as when the laye "°*"people have the scripture before them in their mother to??ge ?For then shulde they se by the order of the texte / whether70 thou iugledest or not. And then wolde they beleve it / becauseit is the scripture of God / though thy lyvinge benever so abhominable.Where now, because youre' •'Why thelyvinge and youre preachinge are so contrary /and becaiise they grope out in every sermone75 youre open and manyfest lyes / & smell yourepreachers ar-whe^ they sayevnsaciable covetousnes, they beleve you not / whe?/ youpreach trouth. But alas / the curates them-selves Thecm-ates(for the most parte) wote no moare what the ^'t^Tibyiinewe or olde testamente meaneth / then do the "'^^"^'^•80 turkes. Nether know they of any moare then that theyreade at masse / mate?2S and evensonge, which yet theyvnderstonde not. Nether care they but even to mumblevp so moch every daye (as the pye & popyngay speakethe[y] wote not what) to fyll their belyes with all. Yf they85 will not lat the laye ma?? have the worde of God in hismother tonge / yet let the prestes have it/The presteswhich, for a greate parte of the???, doo vnder- vnderstondeno laten.sto??de no latine at all : but synge & saye andpatter all daye / with the lyppes only / that which the herte90 vnderstondeth not.Christ commaundeth to sherch the scriptures, lohn .v.Though that miracles bare recorde vnto his doc-trme / yet desyred he no fayth to be geven ethersi,erch tiie^^'"'pt"''"-

IXV T. THE OBEDIENCE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN. 169after his awne wayes.' Wher-fore serveth <strong>the</strong> curate / but<strong>to</strong> teach <strong>the</strong>??/ <strong>the</strong> righte way ? Wher-fore werethc/holydayes made / but that <strong>the</strong> people shuldeHolidayes.come and lerne? Are ye not abhomynable scolemasters /65 in that ye take so greate wages / yf ye wyll not oure scoiema.-teach ? If ye wolde teach, how coulde ye do it so SjesbufteTcuwell and with so great pr<strong>of</strong>itt / as when <strong>the</strong> laye "°*"people have <strong>the</strong> scripture before <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong>ir mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>to</strong>??ge ?For <strong>the</strong>n shulde <strong>the</strong>y se by <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> texte / whe<strong>the</strong>r70 thou iugledest or not. And <strong>the</strong>n wolde <strong>the</strong>y beleve it / becauseit is <strong>the</strong> scripture <strong>of</strong> God / though thy lyvinge benever so abhominable.Where now, because youre' •'Why <strong>the</strong>lyvinge and youre preachinge are so contrary /and becaiise <strong>the</strong>y grope out in every sermone75 youre open and manyfest lyes / & smell yourepreachers ar-whe^ <strong>the</strong>y sayevnsaciable cove<strong>to</strong>usnes, <strong>the</strong>y beleve you not / whe?/ youpreach trouth. But alas / <strong>the</strong> curates <strong>the</strong>m-selves Thecm-ates(for <strong>the</strong> most parte) wote no moare what <strong>the</strong> ^'t^Tibyiinewe or olde testamente meaneth / <strong>the</strong>n do <strong>the</strong> "'^^"^'^•80 turkes. Ne<strong>the</strong>r know <strong>the</strong>y <strong>of</strong> any moare <strong>the</strong>n that <strong>the</strong>yreade at masse / mate?2S and evensonge, which yet <strong>the</strong>yvnders<strong>to</strong>nde not. Ne<strong>the</strong>r care <strong>the</strong>y but even <strong>to</strong> mumblevp so moch every daye (as <strong>the</strong> pye & popyngay speake<strong>the</strong>[y] wote not what) <strong>to</strong> fyll <strong>the</strong>ir belyes with all. Yf <strong>the</strong>y85 will not lat <strong>the</strong> laye ma?? have <strong>the</strong> worde <strong>of</strong> God in hismo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>to</strong>nge / yet let <strong>the</strong> prestes have it/The presteswhich, for a greate parte <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>???, doo vnder- vnders<strong>to</strong>ndeno laten.s<strong>to</strong>??de no latine at all : but synge & saye andpatter all daye / with <strong>the</strong> lyppes only / that which <strong>the</strong> herte90 vnders<strong>to</strong>ndeth not.Christ commaundeth <strong>to</strong> sherch <strong>the</strong> scriptures, lohn .v.Though that miracles bare recorde vn<strong>to</strong> his doc-trme / yet desyred he no fayth <strong>to</strong> be geven e<strong>the</strong>rsi,erch tiie^^'"'pt"''"-

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