Thus out of these few to omitt many moe , wee see how all heretiques like serpentes , in imitation of that old serpent the Deuill , who came with scripture euen to our Sauiour himselfe , do lurks vnder the tree of knowledge ( I mean the scripture ) that so they may more cunningly conueigh their deadly poyson ; and surely though these examples of auncient tymes were sufficient to teach euery man humility , seeing as a prudent man doth well obserue , he that will need be his owne Scholler hath commonly a fooll , to his master ; yet wantes there not neither sufficient occasion euen in our tymes to be carefull in this so waighty a businesse : for how shall I thinke the protestantes in these dayes to agree vpon the true sense of scripture , when they cannot a gree about the translation it selfe , which must be the grownd where vpon they worke : by which dissention also they shew themselues to haue descended in doctrine from these old heretiques in the primitiue church . For doth the protestant beleeue the scriptures not to be receaued so fully and wholy as the Catholicke , or ( as it pleaseth him ) papist doth but rather certayne chapters and bookes , which seeme to him ( or rather indeed , to this braine sicke phansie ) not so a greable to the purity of the ghospell , to be cutt of and excluded the number of holy writt ? the same did the Carpocratians . Seuerians and Manichees who condemned all the old testament as a thing fayned from an euill beginning a●d yet certainlie not without scripture , as you may set in the example of Marcion first produced . In lyke manner Cerdon denyed all the Euangelistes except S. Luke ; Cerinthus all except S. Mathew ; the Seuerians also tooke away the Actes of the Apostles , and with the Ebionites all the epistles of S. Paul ; the Alogians likewise esteemed the Apocalypse of S. Iohn for an inuention of Cerinthas . Now that you are one with these ( at least in this point of mayming scripture ) is manifest , for do not the most excellent of your whole clergy , and first publishers of your ghospell , Zuinglius , Oecolampadius , Illiricus , and the Magdeburgenses exclude many of the Apostles epistles from all communione of holy scripture , vnder pretence of examining it by the rule of the deuyne worde ? Certainly they can by no meanes dissemble it , in the epistles of S. Iohn , Iude , Iames , and S. Paul to the Hebrewes , which in this my compendium , were to longe to proue at large ; but to come yet more nere you . Do not also your later Doctoures in this especially imitate these their predecessours ? yes most exactly , as heere is sufficiently confirmed . In the fourth disputation had with F. Campian the Iesuit in the tower of London , your Doctoures did expresly censure these bookes ( by the authority only of fower or siue ) to be Apocriphall , to witt , the booke of wisdome , Syrach , Iudith , Toby , the 4. bookes of Esdras , Baruch , Ecclesiasticus , Hester , and the Machabees , in the new testament ; the ghospell of S. Luke , S. Paul , to the Hebrewes , the second epistle of S. Peter , the twoe last epistles of S. Iohn , S. Iames , and the Apocalypse , Luther also calls the epistle of S. Iames a strawen epistle , and of no truth , and not worthy the spirit of an Apostle . All which compared together your Doctours in this opinion of paring scripture , cannot but drinke of the same cuppe with those old condemned heretiques .

But after ; seeing their folly , and that they could by no means defend , what thus rashly they had enterprized , by often mutation and change they came to that text which you now haue ; but yet euen to this day , with what dubitation this is done and correction ( or rather to speake truth corruption ) their often impressions doe manifestly testifie , and I thinke you are not ignorant , how many seuerall translations there haue beene within these few yeeres , I can remember thee since my first acquaintance with London ; which mutabilitie plainly argueth they are those fond builders of whome our Sauiour maketh mention are shaken with euery blast , because they build not vpon the rocke which is the church , The piller and firmament of truth . 1. Tim. 3.15 . But vpon the shallow sandes of their owne vnsetled braines : and this I speake not of my selfe , but by the testimony of themselues , which you may see more conuenient and at large hereafter , yet it shall not be discomodious if in the meane tyme wee examine one of their chiefest linguists in England ; M. Broughton therfore in his epistle to the Lordes of the councell desireth them to procure speedily a new translation , because that ( saith he ) which is now in England is full of errours . And in his aduertisment of corruptions to the protestante Bishops saith : That there publicke translation of scriptures into English is such as it peruerteth the text of the old testament in eight hundred forty eight places , and that it causeth millions of millions to reiect the new testament , and to runne to eternall flames ; will not then euery man , that hath but any feeling of his soule looke about him , seeing as I said before . Euen our enemyes are iudges on my side ; neither can it be excused by saying they are but smale differences , seeing M. Broughton heere saith that it Causeth Millions of Millions to runne to eternall flames .

Wherefore good Bro: as you loue your owne souls healthe , and would avoyde these eternall flames , passe not ouer these slightly , or with me ( as I once did ) reiect the farther search this , because it doth so manifestly detect your horrible abuses , which may seeme incredible ; but if you will examine any one of them you shall find it as euident & much more at large : this concerns eternity , this concerns your soule , yea this doth admonish you of the eternall glory or perpetuall misery both of body and soule in hell flames without redemption ; wherfor once more I beseech you , as you tender your eternall weale or woe , and haue some feeling of Gods fearfull iudgments , Matth. 25.41 as this dreadfull sentence from our Sauiour : get you away from me you cursed into fier euerlasting , which was prepared for the Deuill and his Angels . Neyther may you thinke ( as some in England , I speake what I haue knowne ) that a man may be saued by any religion for to such our Sauiour will say : Matth. 7.11 . not euery one that saith to me Lord , Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heauen : but he that doth the will of my father which is in heauen .

Deere Bro: if this be true as it cannot be false , proceeding from truth it self , then I pray with all attention and diligent study seriously examine this laboure , for S. Paul doth likewyse tell you , that there is one Lord one faith one Baptisme , one God and father of all ; Ephes. 4.5 . wherfore vpon due examination being conuinced in conscience , let not a s●●wne of this world , or any momentary affliction , yea though an other Nero , Domitian , or Dioclesian should tyrannice in this your persecution , cause you to smother your pretious soule in hells blacke flames ( from whence no ransome may euer free you , or penance ease your torment ) by denying his faith and church , who hath layd his life , and most pretious blood for your redemption from this eternall woe , und misery : no I say , in despite of all such cruelty be resolued and with a resolute currage say with S. Paul , None of all these do I feare ; Act. 20 . 2● . neither do I make my life more pretious then my selfe so that I may finish the course & ministerie which I haue receaued of our Lord Iesus to testifie the ghospell of the grace of God : yea especially , I say , Matth. 12.10 take courage when as our Sauiour saith he which is not with me , is against me , and he which gathereth not with me scattereth . And in an other place he bides vs enter by the streight porte : because the broad gate , Matth. 7.13.14 . & spatious way leadeth to perdition , & many there are which enter through it , how narrow is this Porte , and way streight which leadeth to life , and few there are that finde it ?

2. Tim. 4. Wherefore do but inuocate S. Paul with a sincere hart , that he would obtayne for you grace to confesse and dy in this one faith , and you shal be heyre to the king of heauen , and haue a crowne of glorie with the same S , Paul , which I hope you will , and with euery magnanimous Christian avert that dismall sentence of our Sauiour where ●e saith : Matth. 10. ●2 Euery one therfore that shall confesse me before men I also will confesse him before my father which is in heaue● , but he that shall deny me before men , I also will deny him before my father which is in heauen . And what other thing is it ( I pray you ) thus to be denied , then vndoubtedly adiudged to hell ; there to remaine with weeping and gnashing of teeth for all eternity .

But to our purpose thus longe interrupted leauing these rather to your pious consideration to enlarge at your pleasure , then other wyse longer to insist vpon them ; If therfore you aske me what translation then is best , I answere the old , commonly called S. Hieromes ; if you say he was a papist ; listen I pray not withstanding what Beza your chiefe translatour of scripture , See Beza vpon the first of S. Luke , and first verse de ●at . interpretat . lib. 1. pag. 74. saith of him : the old interpreter ( saith he ) seemeth to haue interpreted the holy bookes with maruelous sincerity and religion : And Doctor Humfrey our countrey man , speaketh thus of him : the old interpreter seemeth sufficientlie bent to follow the proprietie of wordes , & he doth it indeed to carefully which notwithstanding I suppose him to haue done not out of ignorance , but of religion and conscience . So that you see if there were any fault in our old interpreter , it was because he was to scrupulous ond carefull , to full of conscience and religion in following the exact signification of the greeke , which is a verie good fault , if it must needes be called a fault , and also commended and iustified els where by Doctor Humfrey himselfe in these wordes : Ibid. pag. 179 In prophane writinges a man may rainge more freely , and depart from the wordes , in Canonicall scripture no such licence is tollerable for it is not lawfull for man to alter the tongue of God ? and by way of exposition to make this more perspicuous , I oppose Caluin to our old interpreter , and obserue I pray what censure a protestant also giueth of Caluin : Caluin in his harmonie ( saith Charles Moliuers in his translation of the new testament parte 11. fol. 110. ) Maketh the text of the ghospell to leap vp and downe as the truth it selfe declareth . He vseth violence to the letter of the ghospell , and in many places clean transposeth it , and besides this he addeth to the text ; The lyke censure I find giuen of Luther , not by a Papist , but a Protestant , tom. 2. ●d Luther . lib. de Sacram. fol. 412. 413. and one of the chiefest in his tyme , to witt , Zuinglius who after detection of many corruptions , Thus concludeth . See how thy case standeth ( Luther ) that in the eyes of all men , thou art seene to be a manifest and common corruptour of scripture , which thing thou canst neuer deny before any creature , how much are wee a shamed of thee , who hither to haue esteemed thee beyond all measure , and now trie thee to be such a false fellow ? To conclude therfore this point of translation , attend what Beza saith : in praeface new , test . anno 1556. how vnworthily ( saith he ) and with out cause doth ●rasmus blame the old interpreter , as dissenting from the greeke ; neither ought you thinke that therfore I commend Bezas translation , because I bring him in commending yours ; for wherein he swarned from vs in Doctrine , he swarued also in translation , though with out grownd ; and therfore he is also reprehended by his fellow protestantes , as namely Castalio saying ; in defens . translat . pag. 170. to note all errours ( saith he ) of Beza in traslating the new testament , the worke would require to great a volume . So that how shall a man build his faith vpon these men , who in the very grownd worke it selfe agree no better then the confusion of tongues in the Tower of Babell , which that you may with more facility & ease apprehend , I haue written more in particuler hereafter .

But heere perchance you may further moue a question , what my intent and scope may be in writting all this , and making such collection , of places ; I answere , only that you may haue some sight and knowledge of the Catholique faith , wherby you shall the better iudge of me and see your owne estate , without which faith there is no saluation by our Sauiours owne wordes . Matth. 12. ●0 Hee that is not with me is against me , and he that gathereth not with me scattereth . And as S. Paul saith : Rom. 10.14 . How shall they beleeue in him whome they haue not heard ? which I suppose you as yet neuer truly vnderstood , wherfore if this be true , I pray grant me this reasonable request , that you will at least read my endeuours , Phil. 3.8 . and say with S. Paul ; I esteeme all thinges to be detriment for the passing knowledge of Iesus Christ , for whome I haue made all thinges as detriment , and esteeme as dounge that I may gaine Christ . And surely no maruaile seeing the mouth of Christ hath vttered : Matt. 16.26 . what doth it profit a man , if he gaine the whole world , and sustaine the dommage of his owne soule ; in this being that ( one thing ) which he insinuates wher he saith . Martha , Martha , Luc. 10.41 . thou art troubled about very many thinges , but one thing is necessarie . So that seeing this one thinge is so necessary , wher vpon all other thinges depend , happy yea thrice happy is that man that doth attayne vnto it , but by reason the breuity of a Brotherly letter will not permit so large a discourse , let your discreet and religious iudgment , I beseech , be the comment vpon so smale a text , and what in wordes is wanting suppose in effect to be most aboundant .

But of that common humour of setting light by thease thinges , and reiecting whatsoeuer is not answereable to your affection , do raigne in you , and wilfull passion ouersway reason , a common deceipt euer in such cases practysed by the Diuell to lead poore soul●s cap●tue to eternall perdition , if ( I say ) this venim haue so seased vpon you , and infected your senses , that you haue no feeling or care of that , to witt , your soules health , the verie remembrance whereof made the son of God our Deere Sauiour sweat drops of blood , Luc 22 42. desiring his father if it were possible that chalice might passe from him . Yf , ( I say ) you are thus possessed with a resolution to forsake and reiect all good aduise , what is left forme , but only with the Prophet Hieremie , to lament your miserable case ? But what ? is it true ? was your redemption so great an agonie to our Sauiour , that the only remembrance thereof made him sweat blood , and will you esteeme it a thing of so smale moment , as rather to content your selfe with that estate , I say , with that religion , which you receaued from an Apostata Monke Martin Luther not yet a hundred yeeres since , then to seeke the true knowledge of God , and his seruice , in the Catholicke church , which our Sauiour promised should neuer erre , Matt. 16.187 and that the gates of Hell should not preuaile against her ? yea which wil be to your greater damnation , your owne Doctors and Ministers graunt , the true Apostolicke Doctrine to haue beene taught in the Roman Church with all sinceretie the first six hundred yeeres , and can it be that the corruption of only one hundred , by a dissolute Apostata Monke may violat our Sauiours credit with six hundred yeeres practyse ? I cannot think it , at least in you for what can there be more wicked and deuoyd of human reason then God to be solicitous for mans euills , and he himself nothing regard them ? if other wyse , and that I am herein deceaued , Matt. 26.21 . Oh horride and dreadfull sentence , it where good for him if that man had not beene borne . yea verily Hell it self will roare , and craue his right saying : why doe I not deuoure and excruciate this wretch in our eternall flames , longe since there due ? My good Bro: if I seeme more earnest then is meet , excuse me , I pray you , it proceeds from no ill affection , but that tender brotherly loue , and zeal which I beare to wardes both your bodie and soule . not he which desireth ( with Baal ) to die the death of the righteous , or shall crie Lord , Num 23.10 . Matt. 7.21 . Lord , shall enter into the kingdome of heauen , but he which doth the will of his father which is in heauen , and liueth the life of the righteous .

Yf you thinke my manner of writing strange and from my accustomed style suppose my condition to be altered , and that with holy Iob I humbly thanke God for all his afflictions and crosses layd vpon me , as peculier blessinges and pledges of his further loue , whereby he hath taught me in some sort to know my self , and that miserable state of blind ignorance , in which I haue hitherto liued in : Now therefore vnderstand that hauing chaunged master , I haue also chaunged liuorie , no more a protestant but now a Catholicke , no more a vassale or bondslaue to Sathan and his ministers , but now a seruant and follower of our Sauiour Iesus Christ , and his Apostles , whome I earnestly beseech in my dayly prayers , that God wil be no lesse mercifull vnto you , then he hath beene compassonate on me , that he will heere also teach you your haruist , that in the world to come , wee may ioyfully reape eternall blisse together but S. Austin saith : he which made thee without thee will not iustifie or saue thee without the wherefore once more I pray you , with true zeal and harty deuotion bestow your labour vpon this my trauell , and I doubt nothing of Gods grace , heere is the life you must make your incorruptible treasure , in the next is nothing heard but immutable eternity , where all thinges passe according to this life well or ill if well , happy man that euer hee was borne ; if ill , woe and not temporall but eternall misery , yea according to that of our Sauiour ; it were good for him if that man had not bene borne , because there is no place ( for such as departe not this life in state of grace ) of sorrow to amendment wherfore in vayne shall you then lament , woe wretch that I am , what shall I doe whither shall I goe ? I that haue lost so great opportunity of reconciling my self vnto God ? I that haue contemned , reiected , and despised all good admonitions to eternall blisse ? finally I that haue lett slipp so larg a benefitt as to do penaunce and satisfaction for my sinne whither shall I now fly ? who will receaue me ? the guilt of my owne conscience is as thornes to my hart , my owne members accuse me , and incessantly call for reuenge . These me thinkes well examined should moue any hart if not obdurate to a most serious examination of his estate .

But what do I trouble you with all these ? you are not the principall obiect of this my study . No it is you Deere Mother , who is the speciall cause of all this endeuour , and for whose eternall future happines ( to requit in some part your motherly care , and trouble for vs in our infancy ) all our thoughts and vitall spirits doe labour with dayly and earnest prayer that God will at lenght haue mercy vpon you , and that you may be not only a common mother of nature , 2. Machab. cap. 7 . 2● . but rather such a Mother of Martyres as wee read of in holy scripture , if you should be hold me your sonne vnder the hand of some Antiochus , ready either to suffer death , or violate the lawes of our forefathers , you would with a true Christian Motherly courage stepp forth and say : I beseech thee my sonne that thou looke to heauen and earth &c. and vnderstand , that God of nothing made them and mankind , so shall it come to passe that thou wilt not feare this torment &c. take that death that in that mercy I may receaue thee againe : for then should you find me an answereable son to that of hers , and heare me say ( by the grace of God ) with him : My brethren ( I mean all Cotholicke martyrs ) hauing now susteined short payne are become vnder the testament of eternall life and I as also my brethren , v. 36.37 . doe yeeld my life and my body for the law of our forefathers : inuocating God to be propitious to our nation ( England ) quickly .

In that I rather choose to come thus mediatly vnto you , impute it not I pray you , to any forgetfullnes of dutie or want of filial affection , but only the tender respect I haue of that daungerous estate in which you dayly sleepe , yea rather dye then lyue , which when I duly consider and looke into , I confesse I am in a manifold mynde , and as perplext as he that encountreth diuers wayes and knowes not which to take . My dutie to your person and desire of your saluation , bides me be bold and perswades that I cannot performe a better office ( yea an office by the law of nature bound vnto ) then to aduertise you of so eminent a daunger , but on the other side I feare least my dutie be thought ambition , to instruct her from whom I had my first being ; and because , truth breedeth hatred ; I feare I may force : an vnwelcome dutie in place of a filial office , and so may incurre the same displeasure which S Paul did by his playne dealing saying : Gal 4.16 . I am become your enimie telling you the truth : and be esteemed a foe in that office wherin I meant to shew my self most dutifull : but at length rather resolued , that I should do best as good Surgeans and Phisitians do ; force a bitter pill , or smarting salue then suffer a patient to perish . Moreouer I presume that your true zeal ( though wrong imployed ) wisdome , and discreet iudgment will more esteeme the gentle reproofe of one wishing you all happines , then the smothe flaterie of a foule deceauer , and that you will not interpret that in an ill sense , which is meant with all sinceritie and true affection : wherefore the same that I craued of my brother , in these few words I humbly intreat of you , that you will not despise , t●is my dutie , as a matter of smal or little moment , which I haue already sufficiently proued to be other wyse ? but that with all attention and patience you will receaue it , and so to your future glorie and eternall comfort make the best vse of it : Apoc 2.2 . Therefore as with S. Iohn I may say : I know thy workes and labour and thy patience ▪ v 4. so lyke wise . But I haue against thee a few thinges , thou hast left thy first Charitie ( which once our auncestors had in the Catholicke church ) be myndfull therefore from whence you are fallen ( to witt ; from that church our Sauiour promised should neuer fall ) and doe penaunce and the first workes ; Matt. 16.18 . that is , the workes first practys d and preached by the Apostles , not lately inuented by Apostataes : haue regard also I pray you to the whole chapter following and compare it with the arrogancie ( which also you shall find hereafter written ) of these our moderne heretiques , Luther , Caluin and Zuinglius , and you shall find them to be the verie persons , to whome it may most sitly be applyed , and consequently to your Church of England , for these ( as you all with one consent acknowledge ) arre the men that first illuminated our land with the light and true knowledge of the word of God , which light notwitstanding ( as is most apparent ) brought with it a foule spirit of dissension , for who knoweth or seeth not how you are diuided amongst your selues .

Deere Mother being by heresie cutt off from the Church , what hope can you haue of saluation ? if I should alleadge the terrible threatninges of auncient fathers against such as are out of the Church ( notwithstanding you least account of their authoritie ) I feare , that endeuouring only to beat into you a feare of damnation , I should driue you to vtter despaire . And certenly although God and his Church be alwayes ready to receaue you to mercy , yet if you resolue to dye out of the Church , liue you neuer so well morally , you haue iust cause to expect no part in the Church triumphant , 〈◊〉 1● 17. who dye no member of the Church militant : for what saith our Sauiour : if hee will not heere the Church , let him be to thee as the heathen and publican . And in an other place speaking of those which will not heare nor receaue the Apostles ( and in them the Catholicke Church ) he saith . 〈◊〉 ●p . 〈…〉 . Amen I say vnto you it shal be more tolerable for the land of the Sodomites and the Gomor●heans in the day of iudgment , then for that Cittie : Also you may heare S. Cyprian what the primitiue Church taught in his tyme concerning those that were not of it . They cannot liue with God , lih . de vnitate Ecclesiae . that will not liue in vnitie and concord with his Church , and although they burne in flames and being deliuered to the fier , or cast to wild beastes , doe lay downe their life for Christ , there shal be no crowne of glorie for any such , but the punishment of his infidelitie . such a man may suffer death but crowned he cannot be . And agayne : What ? those that are assembled to gether out of the church of Christ when they shal be so assembled , doe they thinke Christ is with him ? such althouh they dye for the confession of the nam of Christ , that deadly spoot & grieuous fault of discourd neither is it washed a way by his blood nor purged by suffering , a Martyr he cannot be which is not in the Church neither shall hee come vnto the kingdome , who hath foresaken her who shall raigne . tom. 7. de gestis cum fine ric● . hither to S. Cyprian . S. Austine tells you that you may haue honour , seruantes , you may sing Alleluya , answer Amen , you may haue the ghospell , you may beleeue , and preach in the name of the Father , the son and the holy ghost , you may haue althinges with out the Catholicke church except saluation . but alas what ( all ) is that which comprehendeth not that which is as in all . And againe in an other place he saith : lib 4. de Symb ad Catechu . tom. 9. cap. 12. neither shall he haue God for his father , that will not haue the church for his mother neither shall it profitt him that he hath belieued , or that he hath done such aboundance of good workes without the end of the chiefest good . S. Hierome also saith : Epist. ad Dam. & 24. q. 1. cap. quoniam . who soeuer shall eat the lambe with out this howse , he is profane , if any man be not in the Arke of Noe , he shall perish in the deluge , much more concerning this poynt might be said , lib. 4. instit . c. 2. q 4. but to conclude with Caluin himself who saith ; that out of the bosome of the church no remission of sinnes is to be hoped for nor any saluation yea S. Austine saith : Serm 181. de tempore . he is no Christian , that is not in the church of Christ . Wherefore good Mother you that haue liued all your tyme in heresie , and consequently offending God , I humbly beseech you , for your owne eternall good , and your Childrens saluation , examine well what I haue taken paynes in , and as I assure you out of S. Paul , Phil. 3.8 . you shall not think your labour ill bestowed .

After all , being inconscience conuinced let not the feare of the losse of your princes fauour , depriuation of liuinges , or temporalé commodities hazard eternity and spirituall saluation , but in the midest of so many sectes and heresies , maugre the Diuell and his ministers , Ibidem . in despite of tyme one swaying authoritie say with S. Paul , I esteeme them all as dung that I may gaine Christ . Also the same Apostle will be iudged by your selfe whether it be better to obey God then man . Moreouer the king of heauen himself doth promise you , Matt. 19.29 . that if you leese , howse or brethren , or Sisters , or father or mother , or wife or Children or lands for his names sake , you shall receaue an hundred fould , and shall possesse life euerlasting : Also that in this life you may not suspect his fatherlie care and prouidence to be wanting vnto you in such temporall necessaries as you shall need he bidds you not to be carefull what you shall either eat or drinke , Matt. 6.25 . or what rayment you shall put on , but first seeke the kingdome of God and these thinges shal be cast vpon you : All which promises S. Paul hath experienced saying : 2. Cor. 48. In all thinges wee suffer tribulation , but are not in distresse : wee want , but are not destitute ; wee suffer persecution but are not forsaken : wee are cast down , but wee perish not : King Dauid saith also that he neuer knew the righteous forsaken nor their seed seeke their bread wherfor hauing so good warrant of comfort and reward in this seruice , Psalm. 36. v. 25. as from the Lord of Lords himself our Deere Sauiour , who to requit you as S. Paul saith will adopt you heire of his inheritance ; resolue then at length to feare God more then man , Hell , then temporall losse separation from Gods Church , then leauing of landes , liuinges , Countrey , yea life it self , for as S. Austine saith : Tract. 27. in Ioan. their is nothing that a Christian man ought so to feare , as to be separated from the body of Christ , which is the Church , as it is one Catholique Church for if he be separated from the body of Christ , he is no member of him , but who soeuer hath not the spirit of Christ , he is not of Christ . pardon me good mother in this my so longe and tedious a discourse , I know your feruent zeal and feare of God ( but what ? misled ) required none at all , the nature of an epistle , a much shorter : But the daunger in which you liue , and the desiere I haue of your saluation , with the rest of your whole family in the same state of perdition , could not , as I thought be satisfied with a briefer .