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j.  Jo.  iüj.  another  to  synne,  or  to  do  ag'aynst  faytli  and  eliarite,
mat.  yj.  so  moche  the  more  lie  must  consyder  that  lie  is
Titum.  iij.  acoursed  of  god,  and  the  diligentlyer  ought  he  to
j.  Cor.  y.  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  he
y.  Ti.  iij.  cause  every  man  of  the  congregacion  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.  30 b .]  to  faule.  For  of
god  are  acoursed  and  excommunicate,  all  covetous  people,
j.  Co.  y.  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  this  cause  ought  I  to  seperate  my  silfe
from  theym.  lett  wother  in  the  meane  whyle  iudge  theym
acordynge  to  merci.  flye,  or  soffre  theym.  For  he  withouten
j.  Jo.  üj.  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  wliose
amendment  yf  their  1  be  no  hoape)  before  theym  all  ought  to
be  excommunicate,  that  is  to  saye  expulsed  out  of  the  congregacion. ­
  wherin  we  ought  to  take  goode  hede,  that  we  do  it
of  pure  love  withouten  malice  and  that  we  pubblisshe  not  pure
brothers  vnknowne  defaultes  to  his  defamacion  vndiscretly.
lest  we  begynne  a  newe  tyranny,  pharisaicall  liipocrysy,  or
discorde  vnder  the  coloure  of  excommunicacion.  for  tlien  shulde
it  prepare  a  redy  waye  to  destroye  bothe  the  gospell  and  also
all  Christen  liberte.  Wherfore  Paul  almost  every  wheare  teacheth
Rom  xyj.  vs  to  flye  falce  doctrynes,  and  bryngers  vp  of  newe
j.  Ti.  iüj.  sectes  folo-  [fol.  31“.]  winge  Christ  his  master,  which
in  the  xviij.  c.  of.  S.  Mathew,  enformeth  the  members  of  his
churche  after  what  inaner  tliey  shulde  beliave  theym  selves
with  soche.  concludynge,  that  yf  tliere  be  amonge  theym  eny
that  will  not  heare  the  right  admonicion  of  the  congregacion,
he  which  knoweth  it,  ought  to  take  hym  as  an  hethen,  and  as

1  there.