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discomfort, nor tedious vnto vs to se oure weake members (that 

 is to say vnstable brethren) then the excelleut, endewed with 

 [fol. 39".] the nobeler i?yftes, Ibr the welthe of the hole body. but 

 Rom. ij. with compassiou rather soffer with theym, and liealpe 

 to beare their burthena. and not (lift vp in oure owne mynde) 

 preferre oure selves, und iudge wother. but remember that we all 

 Rom. xij. are one in Christ Jesu. And that we live not for oure 

 j. Co. xij. selves, but for the welth and comforte of oure brethren, 

 Eph. iiij. by that meanes to wynne many vnto Christ. Marcke this 

 poynt well deare chylde. For henee spryngeth^ that all prayer, 

 and goode worcke, of hole christendom, commeth to the ayde, 

 socoure^ and comforte of eache one of Christis members. And 

 therfore do they ag-aynst the hole Company of saynctes, which 

 seil their goode workes, make fraternites, and founde channtreis 

 or perpetuiteis, for theym selves, or their frendes. Sonne. Why 

 sayest thowe I beleve the remission of synnes? Fa. These 

 wordes declare that we whiche are pertaynynge vnto this holy 

 Company, through belefe obtayne remission of those synnes 

 which we dayly committ through fraylnes of oure flesshe. 

 So. Wherfore serveth then tlie Popes perdons? Fa. For 

 payne procured and deserved for synne. Which god requyreth 

 of vs after he hath forgeven oure synnes. So. Why, doth god 

 reserve eny soche pay- [fol. 40'.] ne vnto hym? Fa. Oure newe 

 Heb. xij. goddes saye so. Butyet it is contraiy. God chastenneth 

 ma. xriij.i his with many tribulacions, and divers manners of 

 affliccions, to make theym knowe theym selves. and so to 

 exercyse theym selves in meknes. Which thynges nether lye 

 in mannes will nor power, other to admit, or eis to eschewe. 

 Wherfore the Popes pardons and remissions, stonde to non 

 effecte savynge only to brynge menne into a waverynge belefe, 

 and vaine hope. and so to clense mens purses, and to dryncke 

 up their sower swett and labours. Son. What is then master 

 parsons momblynge, when he waggeth his honde over oure 

 heddes, makinge vs beleve to be clensed from oure synnes, 

 through his murmuracion, which he calleth absolucion? Fa. No- 

 thinge but a crafte to picke mens purses with all. For as longe 

 as the Pops foundlinges, grownde theim selves, and cause 



• Mut. xoiij. (?) 



