For euery tree is knowen by his fruite: for of thornes do not me gather fygges, nor of busshes, gather they grapes.
Can the fygge tree, my brethren, beare oliue beries? either a vine beare figges? So can no fountayne geue both salt water and freshe also.
Either make the tree good, and his fruite good: or els make the tree euyll, and his fruite euyll. For the tree, is knowen by his fruite.
These are spottes in your feastes of charitie, whe they feast with you, without al feare feedyng the selues: cloudes they are without water, caryed about of windes, corrupt trees, and without fruite, twise dead, and plucked vp by the rootes:
Ye shall knowe them by theyr fruites, Do men gather grapes of thornes? or fygges of thystles?
Wherfore, by theyr fruites, ye shall knowe them.