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Rh words of benediction, and specially by promise of knowledge, light and libertie of the Ghospel, to seduce the simple and the sinful.

16. Fruits.) These are the fruits which Heretikes are knowen by, division from the whole Church, division among themselves, taking to themselves new names and new maisters, inconstancie in doctrine, disobedience both to others and namely to spiritual officers, love and liking of themselves, pride and intolerable vanting of their owne knowledge above al the holy Doctours, corruption, falsification and quite denying of the parts of Scriptures that specially make agaynst them, and these be common to al Heretikes lightly. Othersome are more peculiar to these of our time, as Incestuous mariages of vowed persons, Spoile of Churches, Sacrilege and profanation of al holy things, and many other special points of doctrine, directly tending to the corruption of good life in al states.

21. Lord, Lord.) These men have faith, otherwise they could not invocate, Lord, Lord Ro. 10. But here we see that to beleeve is not enough, and that not only infidelitie is sinne, as Luther teacheth. Yea Catholikes also that worke true miracles in the name of our Lord, and by never so great faith, yet without the workes of justice shal not be saved. 1. Cor. 13. Againe, consider here who they are that have so often in their mouth, The Lord, the Lord, and how litle it shal availe them, that set so litle by good workes, and contemne Christian justice.

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N when he was come downe from the mountaine, great multitudes folowed him: And * behold a Leper came and adored him saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane. And stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying. I wil. Be thou made cleane. And forthwith, his leprosie was made cleane. And saith to him: See thou tel no body: but go, * shew thy self to the ″ Priest, and offer the ″ guift which Moyses commanded for a testimonie to them.

And * when he was entred into Capharnaum, there came to him a Centurion, beseeching him, and saying: Lord my boy lieth at home sick of the palsey, and is sore tormented. And saith to him: I wil come, and cure him. And the Centurion making answer, said: Lord, ″ I am not worthie that thou shouldest enter under my roofe: but only say the word, & my boy shal be healed. For I also am a man subject to authoritie, having under me souldiars; and I say to this, goe, and he goeth, and to an other, come, and he cometh; and to my servant, doe this, and he doth it. And hearing this, marveled: and sayd to them that folowed him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. And I say to you, that manie shal come from the East and West, and shal sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, & Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven: but the children of the Kingdom shal be cast out into the exteriour darkenesse: there shal be weeping Rh