This collation betwene Christ and vs is not generallye true. For we graunt, that we ought to conforme our selues vnto Christ. But in euery part the collatiō is not to be admitted. For Christ did many things, which it is not necessarie for to do.
It was thre daies or Christ did rise, because he would declare the veri∣tie of his death. And he ascended not before 40 dayes, that his resurre∣ctiō might appeare more certaine: in the which time he did eate & drink with his disciples, and did offer himself to be touched of them for the cō∣firmatiō of their faith. But when it behoueth vs not so to do, nor any ne∣cessitie doth so exacte of vs, there is no impediment, but that oure soules may ascend into heauen, immediatly after their separation frō the bodye.
It is true, that the dtsciple ought not to be aboue the master: but shall we therfore gather, that what soeuer Christ suffred, we ought to suffer the same? He was called Belzebub: doth it folow therfore that we shuld be so called? He was offred vpō ye crosse, and did hang betwen ij. theefes, is it therfore requisite that we should do the like? No, it foloweth not.