ing sacrifice /
and not the sacrifice it self / and yet neuertheles doth go vnto
ther gods seruice / which do stoutly asseuere that they do offer
vp Christ in substaunce for the synnes of the lyuing and the
deade: doth he not by going to and communicatinge with this
seruice / denye that which by speaking and professing he hadd
confessed? Theis truly are wayes of denyinge / which they do not
fully vnderstonde which are almost persuaded / that Religion is
but a playe / and as it were a slipper fitte for euery foote.
Theis men do knowe how to rule all religions vnder a certayn
colour of holy concord / but indeede for earthly commoditie /
that among whom soeuer they do lyue like vnto a Cameleon they do
take vnto themselues their coloure and ceremonies / being mutch
more changeable than Protheus / of whom it is but folly to
beleaue / that they do passe for ony religion at all. But let vs
passe ouer theise vnstable changelinges / and establishe our
mynds / that they be not lewse nor waueringe / but being knytte
vpp and confirmed in the lorde / they maye haue sum suretie and
stablenes of the sure and stable worde of Godde / which we may
both in mowthe and deedes confes / and in which we may finally
reste. That maruailus and heauenly and therwith thonderinge
prophet Helias /

[[3. Reg. 18.]]

howe longe (saithe he) halte ye betwene two opinions. If the
lorde be Godde folowe hym: but if Baal be he / then go after
hym. Euen so truly our lorde hymself doth saye in the gospell /
that no man can serue two masters. Let vs therfor forsake all
other Godds and religions / and cleaue only to our Godde / which
is the father of our lorde Iesus Christ / and let vs sticke
faste in the only Christen religion / which is delyuered vnto vs
in the holy scriptures. For it is euerlasting and most certayne.

[[It sufficith not to confes Christe amonge the brethern.
Mat. 10.]]

But if it be sufficient to confes Christe and his gospell amonge
our felows and brethern in religion / wherto I praye you will
theis our men refer thos wordes which do go before this place of
confession in the gospell? Behold I send you forthe as shepe
amonge wolues. &c. They shall delyuer yow vp to the cowncelles
and shall scourge yow for me. &c. But when they delyuer yow vpp
take ye no thought how or what ye shall answer: for it shalbe
gyuen yow / euen in that same houre / whal ye shall speake. &c.
Feare ye not them which kyll the bodye / but are not able to ky