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Iudge therfore reader whether the pope with his be the church
/ whether their auctorite be aboue the scripture: whether
all they teach with out scripture be equalle with the
scripture: whether they haue erred / and not onlye whether they
can. And agenst the mist of their sophistrye take the ensamples
that are past in the olde testament and autentike storyes and
the present practise which thou seist
before thyne yies. Iudge whether it be possible that
any good shuld come out of their domme ceremonies and
sacramentes in to thy soule. Iudge their penaunce / pilgrimages
/ pardons / purgatorye / prayinge to postes / domme blessinges /
domme absolucyons / their domme pateringe and howlinge / their
domme straunge holye gestures
with all their domme disgysinges / their
satisfaccions and iustefyinges . And because thou findest them
false in so manye thinges / trust them in nothinge but iudge them
in al thinges. Marke at the last the practise of our fleshlye
spiritualtye and their wayes by which
they haue walked aboue .viij. hundred yeares / how
they stablish their lyes / first with falsifiynge the scripture
/ then thorow corruptinge with their riches wher of they haue
infinite treasure in store: and last of all with the swerde.
Haue they not compelled the emperoures of the erth and the
greate lordes and hie officers to be obedient vnto them / to
dispute for them and to be their tormentoures / and the
samsumims them selves do but imagen mischefe and inspire them.
Marke whether it were ever truer then now / the scribes /
pharises / Pilate / Herode / Caiphas & Anna / are gathered
. to gether agenst god & Christ. But yet I trust
in vayne / and that he that brake the
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