William Koye's Üialogue hetween a chiisti;iu Father aiul liis ütubbora Son. 4bo 



gospell of. S. Jlion, und [fol. rjS''. | iu Paulis pistle j. Cor. x, xi. xij. 

 tu the Corinthians. wliicli trom tlie beyyiuiynge to the ende 

 sownde nothyni>'e but fayth aud thankes gevyng'e to the lorde, and 

 love to oure brethreu. Aud thertore ought we nonc wother wyse 

 to vnderstonde theyui. Wliertoro with thcym tliat despyse tliib 

 Christis remembrauuce, and perscver in the worckes of darck- 

 ues (as are, dronckardes, Avhoremougers, aud soche wother, 

 ileserybed in the tyft chapter of the fyrst pistle to the Cor- 

 riuthians, and in the fyft of tlie Ephesians) loke thowe in 

 no wyse kepe eonipauy. and that thou breake not the lordis 

 bred with theyui. But at all times se thou fervently in Christis 

 name desyre of god thy father to grownde the iu the trewe 

 love and perfett belefe. and to graunt the, the trewe vnder- 

 stondyuge of bis godly worde and will. For the kyugdoni of 

 god stoudeth uether in outwarde thynges, nor in ti'ansitory 

 wordes but only in the power of god. Though thou never so 

 gretly beleve, excepte it live iu thy hert, it is before god of 

 none effeete. Further to procede in our fyrst purpose, An holy 

 eompauy of sayutes. Son. What is that to saye. Fa. Here 

 with I kuowledge as mauy as are parte takers with vs of this 

 exteriall baptem, aud Christis super (yf they with pu- [fol. 39".] 

 re faythe and charite deelare theyni selves as niembers of 

 Christis bodyj to be saintes, and amonge tlieyui selves to have 

 all thynges eommeu. Son. What are they which are not of 

 this commenalte ? Fa. As niany as come not theriuto Joan x. 

 throwe Christ, as are all Jewes, hethen, heretykes, and open 

 synners, which ymagen auother luauer of belefe and livinge 

 after their owne fautasy. Wliom Ave diligently ought to flye as 

 authours, and bryngers vppe of sectes, and inventours of newe 

 learnynges, aud gevers more occasion vnto stryfe, then to mayu- 

 tayne peace aud vnite. Wherfore we ought more to enibrace 

 thynges grownded iu scripture, aud aproved by the Company 

 of sainctes, then presouiteously to geve credence, or to approve 

 eny strawnge, or newe fangled learnyug. And for this purpose 

 shulde none of Christis cougregacion be agreved to bestowe the 

 geftes geven vnto theyni für the welth aud pi-ofit ol iheir even 

 Christen. For loke as one meinber of the body is j c« xij. 

 ayde and healpe vnto the whoale, even so ought eache one of 

 vs to bo vnto eure brethreu. It shulde also be no more 



