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And were therefore ready to say with Nicodemus, How can this be? Christ had said, Give ye them to eat, to try them only, as St Iohn hath it. And, upon triall, he found them full of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as appears by their* 1.1 answer. But the comfort is, he hath promised to try his people indeed, but not as silver; Iest they should not bear any 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 a* 1.2 triall, as having more drosse in them then good oar. And, where he findes any the least grain of true grace, he cherisheth, and inhan∣ceth it, by a further partaking of his holinesse. The Disciples here* 1.3 were as yet very carnall, and spake as men: They were ready to limit the Holy one, and to say with those of old, Can he prepare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 table in the wildernesse? They measured him by their modell, and looked as Naaman did, upon Iordan with Syrian eyes. This was their fault, and must be our warning; that when we think of God, we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out Hagar, and set up Sarah, silence our reason, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 our 〈◊〉〈◊〉; which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and quelleth distrustfull fear, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 against sense in things invisible, and against reason in things incredible.
Tyrabosco was hardly dri∣ven* 1.4 when from these five 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and two fishes he con∣cluded seven Sacramen̄ts. Two, belike, of Gods making, and five of the bakers. So Cenalis Bishop of Auranches, would prove the Church of Rome the true Church, because it had bells by which their Aslemblies be ordinarily called together: But the Church of the Lutherans was reported to be congregated by claps of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 buzes and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 makes a long Antithesis, by* 1.5 the which he would make good, that bells are the makers of the true Church. As that bells doe sound, the other crack: bells open hea∣ven, the other hell, &c.