Necessarie.
[proposition 1] IT is not for the children of God, to purpose with themselues to leade this life without troubles.
[proposition 2] Since the holie scripture expresseth not what crime Ioseph accused his brethren of, we must not rashlie affirme it.
[proposition 3] In a common weale well ordered the accusa∣tions of euill men must be repressed.
[proposition 4] Since brotherlie correction and accusation is odious to the world and to the flesh, therefore it must with the greater diligence be reteined in the church.
[proposition 5] They which be indued with the spirit of prophe∣sie, vnderstand not mysteries at their owne pleasure, but according as it shall please God to reueale vnto them, and therefore it is séene that otherwhile in their owne affaires they haue béen ignorant of manie things.
[proposition 6] When the holie scripture maketh mention of the lower places, it signifieth the state of them that be dead as touching both the parts of man.
[proposition 7] They which speake of Lymbus, and other dwel∣ling places belowe, while they describe manie, they bring much vncerteintie.
[proposition 8] While there is mention made in the holie scripture of manie shamfull falles of the fathers, this dooth not hurt the godlie, but dooth manie waies profit them.
1 First thereby we woonder at the faithful∣nesse of God, which for those sinnes did not take from them his promise.
* 1.1 2 Secondlie we sée, that although they were saints, yet that they were subiect to sinne.
3 Moreouer we are admonished, that we our selues beware of those things which we con∣demne in others.
4 Againe, there is authoritie gotten to the scripture of God, which so faithfullie bewraieth their faults, whom it affirmeth praise-worthie.
5 Lastlie, we haue God in admiration, who out of euill hath brought good things.
[proposition 9] Before the lawe certeine ceremonies were in vse, which afterward were confirmed by the lawe.
[proposition 10] Iudas gaue an ill commandement to Tha∣mar, namelie that she should tarrie till Sclah were growne vp, whereas delaie of matrimo∣nie should be inioined to none.
[proposition 11] Albeit that the falles of the fathers which are set foorth vnto vs in the scriptures, doo allegori∣callie conteine certeine mysteries, yet must they not for this cause be either commended or followed.
[proposition 12] An honest woman must not so change hir ha∣bit, that she séeme to be an harlot.
[proposition 13] Albeit perhaps Thamar thought (as some of the Hebrue interpretors affirme) that she might haue hir father in lawe to be hir husband, yet is not hir dissimulation therefore to be excused, wherein she made hir selfe an harlot.
[proposition 14] It is not lawfull for a christian magistrate to suffer anie brothell-houses within his domi∣nion.