u, that have professed my name, and say you
be christian men, which do rebel against my purpose and mind. I go about
to make my fold: you go about to break the same, and kill my flock." "How
darest thou," saith Christ, "presume to come unto my altar, unto my
church, or into my presence, to make oblation unto me, that takest on
thee to spoil my lambs? I go about like a good shepherd to gather them
together; and thou dost the contrary, evermore ready to divide and lose
them. Who made thee so bold to meddle with my silly beasts, which I
bought so dearly with my precious blood? I warn thee out of my sight,
come not in my presence: I refuse thee and all thy works, except thou go
and bring home again my lambs which thou hast lost. Wherefore, if thou
thyself intend to be one of mine, lay even down by and by thine oblation,
and come no further toward mine altar; but go and seek them without any
questions, as it becometh a true and faithful servant."

A true and faithful servant, whensoever his master commandeth him to do
any thing, he maketh no stops nor questions, but goeth forth with a good
mind: and it is not unlike he, continuing in such a good mind and will,
shall well overcome all dangers and stops, whatsoever betide him in his
journey, and bring to pass effectually his master's will and pleasure? On
the contrary, a slothful servant, when his master commandeth him to do
any thing, by and by he will ask questions, "Where?" "When?" "Which
way?" and so forth; and so be putteth every thing in doubt, that although
both his errand and way be never so plain, yet by his untoward and
slothful behaviour his master's commandment is either undone quite, or
else so done that it shall stand to no good purpose. Go now forth with
the good servant, and ask no such questions, and put no doubts. Be not
ashamed to do thy Master's and Lord's will and commandment. Go, as I
said, unto thy neighbour that is offended by thee, and reconcile him (as
is afore said) whom thou hast lost by thy unkind words, by thy scorns,
mocks, and other disdainous words and behaviours; and be not nice to ask
of him the cause why he is displeased with thee: require of him
charitably to remit; and cease not till you both depart, one from the
other, true brethren in Christ.

Do not, like the slothful servant, thy master's message with cautels and
doubts: come not to thy neighbour whom thou hast offended, and give him a
pennyworth of ale, or a banquet, and s