These are ensaumples to vs that we should not lust after euil thinges, as they lusted. And that ye should not be worshippers of images, as were some of them according, as it is written. The people sate doune to eare and drinke, and rose vp to play. Neither let vs be defyled with fornicacion, as some of them were defyled with fornicacion, and fell in one day three and twen∣tie thousand. Neyther let vs tempte Christe, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed of serpentes. Neither murmure ye, as some of them murmured & were destroied of the destro••••••.
But as theyr departure thence in a shadowe representeth oure baptisme, so is theyr punishment to vs an exaumple, that vpon boldenes of our baptisme we leade ••ot a lyfe vnsemely for suche as are baptized: and that we neyther wan∣••o••ly through desyre of hurtful fleshe, returne agayn in mynde into Egipte, as they did to theyr great destruccyō, lothing māna▪ nor foolishely or through intē∣peraunce fall agayne to idolatrie, or asmuch as seme to fall thereto, as they dyd whiche despysing the true god, worshipped a calfe, that was cast in a moulde euē as y• cursed painims did. For in the boke of Exodus thus is it wrtten: whē they had offered theyr sacrifices, the people sate downe to eate and drinke, and when they were ful, they rose vp to play. And euen anon after by the vengeaūce of god there were of them slayne three and twentie thousande. And it is also an example, that we be not with wicked harlottes defiled, as some of them were defyled, with the hoores of the Moabites. But by the displeasure of god ther∣with enkiendled, there were in one day destroyed foure and twentye thousande men. Nor let vs distrusting Christe, through impacience tempte hym, as some of them did, with wicked grudging prouoking his displeasure, al which were with fyrye serpentes destroyed: nor grudge agaynste Christ and hys ministers as some of them murmured agaynste god and Moses, makyng a conspiracie, whereof Chore was chiefe capitayne and begynner, what tyme besyde suche as were swalowed quicke into the earth, there were destroyed fourtene thow∣sande.