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uayle that / if it were possible / the electe shuld be
brought out of the true waye. And these false
annoynted / by the same rule of Paul and in that christ
saith also that they shal come in his name must be in the
church of christ and of them that shall call them selves
Christen / and shall shew their wonders before the electe
and be a sore temptacion vn to them / to bringe them out of the waye. And the electe which are few in comparison of them
that be called and come faynedly / shall amonge that greate
multitude be kepte by the mightie hande of god agenst all
naturall possibilite. So that the church and very electe
shall neuer be soch a multitude to gether by them selues
with out persecucion and temptacion of their faith / as the
greate multitude vnder the pope is which persecute and
sofre not. And these which the pope calleth heretikes shew no miracles
/ by ther awne confession / nether ought they / in as
moch as they bringe no new lerninge ner ought saue the
scripture which is all redy receaued and confirmed with
miracles. Christ also promiseth
vs nought in this world saue persecucion for
oure faith. And the stories of the olde testament are also
by Paulus .1. Cor. x. oure ensamples. And there / though
god at a tyme called with miracles a greate multitude / yet
the very chosen that receaued the faith in their
hertes / to put their trust in God alone and
which endureth in temptacions
were but fewe and euer oppressed of ther false
brethern and persecuted vn to the deeth and dreuen vn to
corners.
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