Io. Whitgifte.
The 24. Article. Page. 5. Sect 3.
To be short the people had them in great admiration, bycause of* 1.1 their hypocrisie, and streightnesse of life, and such as were of conten∣tious natures ioyned with them, and commended their doings.
So farre foorth as we may (for the infirmities wherewith we are inclosed) we indeuoure to adorne the doctrine of the Gospell, which we professe, we seeke not the admiration of men (if God do giue, that we haue honest reporte, we thinke we ought to mainteine that, to the glory of God, and aduancement of the Gospell. What is our straightnesse of life any other, than is required in all Christians? we bring in I am sure no monachisme or anchorisme, we eate and drinke as other men, we liue as other men, we are apparelled as other men, we lie as other men, we vse those ho∣nest recreations that other men do, and we thinke there is no good thing or commoditie of life in the world, but that in sobrietie we may be partakers of, so farre as our degree and calling will suf∣fer vs, and as God maketh vs able to haue it. For the hypocrisie that you so often charge vs with, the day shall trie it. If any man ioyne with vs, with mind to contend, it is against our will, not∣withstanding * 1.2 we know none; and what great stirrers and contenders they be which fauour thys cause, let all men iudge.