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churche, whether they be goode or ev[i]le vntill the tyme of 

 harvest come. After the same manner they are parte takers of 

 devils which eate of thyng-es ofFered vnto ydols, and j. cor. i. 

 yett eate they no devils. Therfore dere sonne se thou strengthe 

 thy faythe with a continuall remembraunce of Christis passion. 

 And stryve with no manne dispiitynge of eny soche matters. 

 For the congregacion of Chi-isten men are not wont j. co. xj. 

 to vse soche vayne disputacions. But vnto theym, whome thou 

 seest diligently enquyre for the knoweledge, of the trueth, geve 

 a swete and lovely answer of thy belefe. And loke j. Pet. üj. 

 that thou diligently evermore laboure to seke Christ, wheare 

 as he sitteth on the ryght honde of godde his father. ma. xxvj. 

 That is in a spretuall, and in an incomprehensi- Luc. ixij. 

 [fol. 20".] ble beynge and power of god the father. Which 

 through his sprete continually is in vs, workinge in oure hert 

 hate agaynst evill, and desyre and love towardes goodenes. 

 Sonne. Gode geve me grace so forto do. and accordynge to 

 thy doctryne , I will vse bothe sacrementes and also their 

 sacrementall tokens. For nowe am I well assuered, that there 

 is non exteriall thynge of eny effeete where as the sprete 

 inwardly worketh nott in the hert. I require the furthermore, 

 what thynkest thou, when thou remembrest that Christ shall 

 come to geve iudgement? Fath. Truly that at that daye angels, 

 mcn and devles, muste apere before the trone of the maieste 

 of the sonne of God JE8VS Christ, vnto whom is reserved 

 all power and iudgement wherwith in that howre he shall (in 

 the twjTicklynge of an eye) condempne bothe bodyes Mat. xxvüj. 

 and also soulles of theym whiche here in this lyfe Luc. xxj. 

 have not had a trewe belefe, and frutes there vnto agreable, 

 to fyre everlastynge, and contrary wyse admitt the joan. v. 

 children of belefe to ioye eternall. Wherfor in the meane whyle 

 I ought to praye withoute ceasynge vnto my lorde Christ, 

 that it maye please his bounteous goodnes to admitt mat. xxv. 



me vnto the nombre of his chosen, [fol. 26''.] and to present me 

 vnto his father, perfect and withouten spott, praye for me, 

 and to renewe me in tlie sprete accordynge to the Ephe. üj. 

 newe manne which after a godly wyse is shapen, in riglitousnes 

 and trewe holines. For with oute his ayde, I lose Ma. ixv. 

 bothe oyle and laboure. and for this cause I crye vnto god 



