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j. Jo. inj. another to synne, or to do a^aynst fayth and charite, 

 mat. vj. so moche the more he must consyder that he is 

 Titum. iij. acoursed of god , and the diligentlyer ought he to 

 j. Cor. V. exchewe and flye his Company. Excepte that for the 

 Ephe. vj. amendment of hym which hath offended, his Company 

 j. Tes. iij. were nedfull, and no manne therby ofFended. But be 

 ij. Ti. iij. cause every man of the cong-reg'acion hath not the gyft 

 to iudge spretes, I holde hym for an hethen, and acoursed, 

 which hereth not the admonicion of the churche. and that 

 withdraweth not hyme silfe from all soche, lest he geve vnto 

 Tit. iij. his owne frailnes an occasion [fol. SO*".] to faule. For of 

 god are acoursed and excommunicate, all covetous people, 

 j. Co. V. whormongers, dronkardes, and all soche as name theym 

 selves Christen, and by the reason of their mischevous livynge 

 cause the name of god, and his glorious gospell evill to be 

 spoken of. and for tliis cause ought I to seperate n)y silfe 

 from theym. lett wother in the meane whyle iudge theym 

 acordynge to merci. flye , or soffre theym. For he withouten 

 j. Jo. iij. fayle which denyeth that Christ is come in the flessh, 

 or eis he (what ever he be) that through the workes of derckenes 

 is a stomblynge blocke to the whole Company, openly (of whose 

 amendment yf their ' be no hoape) before theym all ought to 

 be excommunicate, that is to saye expulsed out of the con- 

 gregacion. wherin we ought to take goode hede, that we do it 

 of pure love withouten malice and that we pubblisshe not oure 

 brothers vnknowne defaultes to his defamacion vndiscretly. 

 lest we begynne a newe tyranny, pharisaicall hipocrysy, or 

 discorde vnder the coloure of excommunicacion. for then shulde 

 it prepare a redy waye to destroye bothe the gospell and also 

 all Christen liberte. Wherfore Paul almost every wheare teacho^th 

 Rom xvj. vs to flye falce doctrynes, and bryngers vp of newe 

 j. Ti. iiij. sectcs folo- [fol. 31".] winge Christ his master, which 

 in the xviij. c. of. S. Mathew, enformeth the members of his 

 churche after what maner they shulde behave theym selves 

 Avith soch<\ concludynge, that yf there be amonge theym eny 

 that will not heare the rigiit admonicion of the congregacion, 

 he which knoweth it, ought to take hym as au hethen, and as 



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