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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XVT. THE OBEDIENCE OF A CHRISTIAN MAN. 1 75not <strong>of</strong> ma«s wil, and how that vertues are <strong>the</strong> frutes and <strong>the</strong>gifte <strong>of</strong> gods sprite, and that Christe blesseth vs in tribulacions/ persecucion, & adversite ? How / I saye / coudest260 thou vnders<strong>to</strong>wde <strong>the</strong> scripture without Philo- Phiiosophi.sophy / in as moch as Paul / in <strong>the</strong> seconde <strong>to</strong>p^"'-<strong>the</strong> Collosie^s, warned <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> beware lestany man shuldespoyle <strong>the</strong>m (that is <strong>to</strong> say / robbe <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir fayth inChriste) thorowe Philosophy and disceytfull vanytes / and265 thorow <strong>the</strong> tradicions <strong>of</strong> men & ordinaunces, after <strong>the</strong>worlde, and not after Christe ?'By this meanes <strong>the</strong>n / thou wilt that no man teach a-no<strong>the</strong>r / but that every man take <strong>the</strong> scripture & lerne byhym-selfe.' Naye, verely / so saye I not. Never- when no ma..70 Me-lesse / seinge that ye will not teach / yf any *eTyre, godman thyrste for <strong>the</strong> trueth / & reade <strong>the</strong> scriptureby hym-selfe, desyringe God <strong>to</strong>'^'" *''^''''-open Me dore <strong>of</strong> knowlegevn-<strong>to</strong> him / God for his true<strong>the</strong>s sake will & must teach hym.How be it, my meani;^ge is, //lat as a master teacheth his1275 prewtyse <strong>to</strong> knowe all //le poyntes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mete-yarde / firsthow many enches / how many fote & <strong>the</strong> halfe ^ yarde / f/iequarter & <strong>the</strong> naile / & <strong>the</strong>;^ teacheth hwi <strong>to</strong> mete o<strong>the</strong>rthinges <strong>the</strong>rby : even so will I that ye teach <strong>the</strong> The order <strong>of</strong>people Gods lawe / & what obedience God re-'^^•='''"&^-280 quyreth <strong>of</strong> vs, vn<strong>to</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r and mo<strong>the</strong>r / master / lorde /ki;zge & all superiours / and with what frendly love he commaundethone <strong>to</strong> love a-no<strong>the</strong>r. And teach <strong>the</strong>?;^ <strong>to</strong> knowthatnaturall vename & byrth-poyson which moveth <strong>the</strong> veryhertes <strong>of</strong> vs <strong>to</strong> rebelle agenste <strong>the</strong> ordinaunces and will <strong>of</strong>285 God / and prove that no man is righteous in <strong>the</strong> sight <strong>of</strong>God / but that we are all damned by <strong>the</strong> lawe. And <strong>the</strong>n(when thou hast meked <strong>the</strong>m and feared <strong>the</strong>m with <strong>the</strong> lawe)* Printed ' halse.'

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