Good morrow good fellow

ye are welcom master Ioan

I thanke you with all my hert , Where is your master ?

He is in the gallery , O tary a lytle I wyll go and call hym , master master your shomaker is here .

Bene veneritis magister Hans .

Deo gratias .

What bringe you there / do you brynge my slyppers ?

Yea forsoth Syr , I thoughte you had bene in the Church .

No mary . I was yonder behynde in the gallery and there haue I mumbled .

What saye you master Parson ? haue ye mumbled ?

Yea I haue sayd my diuine seru●ce ●● besydes ●●at I haue nowe and then fedd● my nyghtyngale .

Syr Iohan I praye you tell me what nyghtingale is it , syngeth he yet ?

No forsoth , it draweth to nygh wynter .

I knowe a shomaker who hath a nightyngale that beginneth now fyrst to synge .

Yea , the deuell of hell take that shomaker with all hys nyghtyngales , he hath so rayled on oure mooste holyest Father the pope the moost hyghest Father and reuerend lorde . yea , he hath so cryed and called hym abroade , euen as though he had bene the moost vylest and vngrationst wretche or knaue of the whole world .

What softe and fayre Sir I praie the , he hath partely declared your maner of lyuinge , and your diuine seruice to the common people , and nowe I perceaue you do nothing but rayle on him , but what shall I saie ? is your behauiour and lyuinge according to christes Gospell / or is it apesplaye ?

What the deuell of hell haue these dulheaded shomakers to do with oure behaueour and lyuyng ?

It is wryten . When thou seest thyne Exod. 2● . Ennemies asse fallen vnder hys Burden / thou shalt not go by but helpe him vp . How muche more is a christen Man bounde to helpe hys neyghbour / who he seeth lyinge in an heauy conscience ?

That horeson assched ought not to haue meaned spyrituall and relygious men / for they knowe well ynoughe before hand what synne is .

But Ezechyell speaketh yf thou seest Ezechi . ●● thy brother synne , reprehend hym , or els I wyll require hys bloude , at thy handes Therfore a Christen man ought to reprehend hys brother , be he anoynted or no.

Arte thou a Gospeller ?

Yea forsothe Syr.

To iudge and reprehend , is to be vnderstande two maner of wayes , we take not vppon vs to iudge that thynge which only aperteineth to god . As Paule sayth No man shall Iudge the seruaunt of an other man , Roma. 14. but ought , to reprehend and exhorte hym . As the prophet Esaye saythe Call without Ceasynge , and exalte youre Esay . 58. voice lyke a trompett to declare my people theyr offenses . et cetera .

Ther is also written . Thou shalte not make the chefest of the people ashamed . Exod. 22.

Who is the chefeste , amonge the people / is it not the Emperour , kynges / prynces , Dukes / Earles , with theyr knygtes esquires and worldly power ?

Nay , nay . The pope is Christes vicare , and next vnder hym , Cardynals , Bysshops with all the spiritualte / as it is written . Solite de maioritate et obediencia . These spirytuall men represent the sunne and the worldly powers represent only the moone . Wherout doth folowe that the pope must nedes be of greater power then the Emperour , who is faine to kysse hys fete .

Is the pope such a puyssaunt lorde ? truly Iohan. 18. then is he not Christes vicare . For Christ sayth , my kyngdome is not of thys worlde . And Iohn . 6. Christ ( when he sawe Iohan. 6. that men wolde make hym kyng ) went Luke . 2● . hys wayes . Christ also sayd vnto hys dysciples . Worldely prynces haue dominion and beare Rule , and the Myghtyr of the earthe are called Lordes / but let it not be so amonge you . For who of you wyll be the greatest shal be the leaste , and the chefest as a Seruaunt , and therfore the pope and ye spyrytuall men are but mynysters vnto the Christians ( in case ye be of God ) and therfore menne may● re●●ehende you well Inoughe .

The pope with hys , is nor bounde to obeye the commaundement of God . As it is written in the spirituall lawe . C. Solite de maioritate et obediencia out of the whych we do conclude that the pope is no sinnes but the most holyest and in all thyng inreprehensible .

It is wrytten , who so ever sayth that he is wythout synne , is a lyer , oute of the Iohan. 1. whiche followeth that the Pope muste nedes be a sinner or a lier ( if he be not both ) and not the most holyest / but is greatly to be reprehended .

What I say / although the pope wer● so wycked , that he dyd bryng a great multytude of people into hell , yet may no man reprehende him . For it is wrytten in oure lawes dyst . xi . Sipapa . Howe doth that distinct . 40 please the ?

It is written in the gospell of Math. Math. 18. if thy brother do synne reprehend him betwene hym and the / and if he heare the ▪ then hast thou wonne him . Doth the pope vse such Godly acres ?

Doest thou call this to reprehende after a brotherly sorte , to cry and call it out so openly ?

It is further written in the same text , in case thy brother heare the not / then take one or two wyth you / and if he heare you not then , then tell it to the congregacion , and let him go lyke a heathen and infidell , euen as thou art sir domine ▪

I praye the what preuayleth it that thou doest call vs thus a broad lyke greshoppers , consyderyng we passe nothyng for it . For we holde vs by our decrees ?

Therfore sayth Chryst , in case men do not heare you , then shake the dust from your fete for a wytnes that the Kyngdome of God hath bene nygh vnto them . For theyr Iudgement shall be greater at the day of dome , then to Sodoma and Gomorra . In what case shalt thou be then ; seing thou wylt not be reprehended ?

I wolde graunte it to be so / in case they were learned men , but it becommeth not the laye people to reprehend the spiritualte

An asse reprehended Balaain the prophet . Wherfore then is it not lawfull . For a lay man to reprehende a spirituall man ?

I shomaker ought to meddle with greasing of his lether and clouting of his showes , and not with holy scripture .

Howe can ye proue that by scripture / that a Christen man may not rede , wryte and search in the scriptures ? For Chryste sayth , search the Scriptures for she beareth witnes of me . And the psalmograph sayth also . Blessed is the man that studyeth nyght and daye in the lawes of the lord , And Peter sayth also Prepare your 1. Petri. 3. selues to answere euery man / the grounde requyreth the hope whiche is in you , and in lyke maner Paule teacheth the Ephesians to fyght agaynst the assaultes of the deuell , with the swerde of Gods woorde . Ephesi. 6. Oh lord howe were it possyble for vs to resyst , if we knewe nothing of the scripture ?

Euen lyke a heape of gise in the water .

Mocke at your pleasure . The Iewes knowe theyr lawe by roote or wythoute the boke , shal not we that are Christians know the gospell of Iesus Chryst ? whiche is the power of God to as manye as shal be saued / as Paule sayth . 1. Corin. 1.

Yea , thou shalt know it as Christ hath tolde . The scribes and pharizees haue set them vppon Moses seat . What so euer they Math. 22. teach you , ●oke you do the same which signifieth the dayly preachinges / doth not this suffise the laye people ?

Ther is also written in the same chap. They laye heauy and vnbearable burdens vppon mennes neckes , and such sygnifye the tradicions and commaundementes of men wherby ye dryue and oppresse vs laye people , bryngyng vs in heauy consciens / wherfore shulde we then folowe you ?

How canst thou proue that by scripture ?

Chryst sayth in the be fore named chapter . Wo be vnto you ye hipocrites and pharizees , that shut vp the kyngdome of heauen for the people / thou wylte not entre into it thy selfe , nor yet suffre any other to enter .

Yea that was spoken to the priestes of the Iewes , and not to our priests .

Mary . Syr ye haue fyrst taken the name of pharizees vppon you Which sytte vppon moses seate etc. Although it be spoken of the Priestes of the Iewes ( as the ●●ueth is ) euen so it also spoken of you . For your workes beare witnes / thou eatest the widdowes houses / as the text further doth declare , in good fayth six domine you haue taken your selfe by the nose .

Fye on the. Howe do these horeson lutherians reioyce and laughe in their fyst , when they can fynde some sayings out of the scripture / they trouble and vexe one therwith , without ceasyng .

Syr I pray the be not discontented fo● in good fayth I speake of a good zeale .

I am not angry , but I am bounde to tell it the , it becommeth not the laye People to meddle with the scripture .

Chryst sayth . Beware of false prophetes Math. 7. and Paule to the Philippi . iij. take hede . Philipi . 3. If we myght not be suffered to rede the scriptures , how shulde we then know these thynges .

The same apperteyneth to the papistry as Paule sayth to Timoth. 1. ye shall correct the seducers with all extremitie .

Let them care for that .

No syr not so / we wyll not esteme it so lyght / it they wyll not , then muste we take hede that we folow not them / for no man shall beare an others burden .

Saye what ye lyst , it apperteyneth not to the laye people to meddel with the scripture as Paule saythe . 1. Cor. 7. Let euery 1. Cor. ● . man walke accordynge to the lordes callyng . Howe sayest thou nowe ? thou woldest haue scripture , and now I haue scriptured the I trow .

Yea paule speaketh that of the outward conuersacion and lyuinge , of boundemen and Fremen / as in the same Chapter it is clearley specifyed . But here doth he forbid no man to searche the worde of God .

Doest thou not here ? ye mi●ste fyrste be called throughe the holy oyntment / and after that / be chosen of the higher powers other wyse is it not laufull for any man to meddell with the scrypture .

●ush . It is but folyshnes to reason with such pratlers .

It is euen so with you , as it was with Luke . 9. the discyples / whiche were offended that othermen castoute deuelles in Chrystes name , as wel as they . But Christ sayd for bydde them not . For who soeuer is not a gaynste you is with you . And if ye were true Chrystyans / ye shulde euen reioyce that the lay people do vnderstand & know the worde of God .

What grefe is it to you ?

Because we haue forsaken the deuell in our baptym , therfore are we thus dilygent to fyght with Gods worde agaynst him & his kingdom , yea and to auenture and Ieoparde both body and goods .

It were better for ye lay people to study howe to get the lyuing of your wyues and chyldren ,

Satisfye and content your selfe therwith / and bake neuer a whitte .

We must labour , as it was commaunded Gene. 3. & Iob. 5. to Adam . The men are borne to labour lyke the byrdes to flye .

Where shuld you and other laye people haue learned it ? some of them knowe neyther A nor B.

Chryst sayth . They shal all be taught of God .

But there nedeth also learning , wherfore are the vniuersities els ordeyned ?

In what vniuersitie ( I pray the ) dyd Ioan studye ? Who wrote so profoundly In the beginning was the worde and the worde was God . & ●ete . For he was bu● a fyssher as it is wrytten .

What man / he was illuminate wyth the holy gost .

It is wrytten . And it shall happen in the later daies , sayth God , I wyl power out my spyrite vppon all fleshe . What meane ye ? thynke ye that thys is not spoken of vs ? Actes . 2.

No , it is spoken of the Apostles , as peter witnesseth . Therfor hold thy peace and speake no more of the spyrite .

Chryste sayth who so beleueth on me● out of his bodye shall flowe streames of Iohan. 7. lyuing water . Whych is expoūned by the Euangelist , that he speaketh the same of the holygost whych all they shuld receyue that beleue in him .

What I saye my thynke that thou smellest after Mantuanus that heretyke / wyth thy holy ghost .

Paule speaketh . Do ye not knowe ● . Cor. 3. that ye are the temple of God ; and that the spyryte of God dwelleth in you ? And to the Gallath . 4. Seynge ye are nowe become chyldren , God hathe sente his spirite in to Gallat. ● . your hartes , who calleth . Abba , that is , be loued father . He maketh vs ryghtuous accordyng to his mercy , through the bath of renouacion / and the renewyng of the holy ghost / whiche he hath powred haboundauntly Timo● . 4. in vs . And to the Romaynes in the. 5. chapter . As the spirite nowe dwelleth Roman . ● . in you , who hath raysed Iesus Christe from death .

I fynde no holy spirite in me , you nor I are not noble inough therto .

Wherfore are ye then called spiritual seyng you haue not the spyrite of God ? ye ought with good right to be called spyry●elease .

They be other maner of people then eyther you or I am whiche haue the spiryte of God .

Ye ought not to haue respect vnto them . For God is no accepter of parsons . It is Actes . 10. also written . The spirite of God shal rest Esay . 66. ●pon a broken or weake harte .

Paull speaketh openly . Who soeuer y● . hath not the spyrite of Chryst , perteyneth Rom. an 8. not to hym .

Oh / trulye it is a very poore and myserable spirit / which ye Lutherians haue , I thinke he is as blacke as a cole . I praye the tell me what make ye wyth your holy ghost ? I beleue verely that he slepeth both nyght and daye by you , for men can not so much as ones spye hym .

Christ sayth , Geue not that whych is Math. 7. holy to dogges , neyther cast ye your pearles before swyne , leaste they treade them vnder theyr fete .

What , are ye not ashamed to speake such ▪ Rude and Vncommelye woordes before me ?

I pray the sir domine be not displeased for it is the saying of holy scripture .

yea , yea , yea , ye Lutherians speake much , of Goddes woorde , and it waxeth the ●enger the worse / I can not spye any amendement in none of you all .

Christ say the Luk. 19. The kyngdome of God commeth not outwardly ▪ or wyth Luke . 19. lokyng vp / that men myght poynt it wyth fyngers , to sale here in thys or in that place is it / but it is inwardly in you . that is , it standeth not in outwarde workes .

Men may perceaue that by your deuine seruyce . Ye praye not , nether go ye to the Churche nor to the dayly seruice , nor in a maner to nothynge at all that good is Is then suche kyngdom Gods kyngdom , amongest you Lutherians ? I beleue it is the great deuell of helles kyngdome .

Christ speaketh , The tyme shall come / Math. ● . and is euen nowe , that men shall praye no more vpon this mountain nor at Ierusalem , but shall praye only in spyryte and veryte Thys casteth downe and condem●neth your daylye seruice with also your numbred prayers . For Chryste wholy and all abhorreth youre nombred prayers wyth youre outward mumblyng . Where as he saythe Math. xv . Thys people worshyp Math. 1● . ●e wyth theyr lyppes , but theyr harte is ●a●re from me ▪

yea , he meaneth , to praye without ceasynge in the spyrite , but Chryst dispyseth your prayer : saying , ye shall not make many wordes .

Gentle frende what is that for a prayer , Math. 6. to praye in spirite and veritie ? teache me that same I praye the , then shall I nede no more to say my mattens nor myne other seruice .

Reade that lytle boke of Marten Luther , intituled of the Christen lybertye which he dedicated to Pope Leo , and there shall ye fynde it brefely declared .

I wolde rather that Luther wyth al hys bokes were burnt , I neuer in all my lyfe dyd reade none of them , nor yet wyll as I am aduysed .

What , why doest thou iudge then ?

Mary because he worshippeth not the saintes .

Yea , we must haue intercessours to god

Iohn sayth , If any man haue synned we haue a mediatour by God / whiche is 1. Iohn . ● Iesus Chryst , who is ryghtuous , who is also the peacemaker for oure sinnes .

Yea thou speakest fayre wordes good fellowe , but nede compelleth a man to begge yf thy legge were broken / woldest thou not go to saint Wolfgange ? or if thou haddest the tothache woldest thou not pray to saint Aposonia ?

No trulye . Chryst sayth , come vnto me al Math. 11. ye that labour and are laden , and I wyll ease you . Where then wyll we seke better helpe , ye haue made Idoles of the saintes and so ye haue seduced and brought vs from Chryst .

Yea , I haue hearde wel Inough of you Lutherians that ye do neuer fast / doth Luthers holy ghost teache you that ?

We are not commaunded of God to fast , but God hath lefte it free . Chryst saith when thou wylt faste , annoint thy head Math. 6. and wasshe thy Face , he sayth not , thowe shalt or tho● must faste , lyke our Romysh stepfather doth .

Yea , but ye neuer do fast .

I beleue that he handycraftes menne do faste better ( yea although they eate . 4. tymes in a daye ) then all the pryestes and shauelyngs of the realme . It is manyfeste Inough . I nede not to speake any more therof .

Holde thy peace then , and let me speake , as concernyng fastinge that is the least faute , but ye Lutherians eate fletshe on the fryday , that the deuell of hell mought blysse you .

It is not forbydden of God to eate flesh , and therfore is it not sinne / so farre fourth as the weake people are not therby offended . Math. 15. Chryst saith . That which goeth into the Mouthe , defyleth not the Manne / but that which commeth oute of the mouth defyleth the Manne / as whooredome , murther , aduoutye , theft , false wytnesse bearing , bacbyting . &c. And Paule : 1 Corinthi . What soeuer is sold in the market 1. Corinth . that eate .

yea , saye what ye lyst , but good olde customes whych haue bene kept and obserued aboue foure hondreth yeres / are not to be despysed .

Chryst sayth Iohn in . 14. I am the Iohan. 14. waye , verytie / and the euerlastynge Lyfe / but he saith not I am the custom . Their fore must we sticke and cleaue to the verytie whyche is Gods worde , and euen god hym selfe , which endureth for euer more / But custome commeth of men , whyche are Math. 25. all lyers / as the. 115. psal. saieth , which Psalm. 115 sayinge dothe whole and all ouerthrowe your customes .

Syr I pray the tell me , the Lutherians do neuer shryue nor confesse them , whych is the greatest heresie of all .

Nether is that commanded of God , nor yet pronounced , nether in the olde nor ●n the newe Testament .

Dyd not Chryst saye Go and shewe thy Math , 22. selfe vnto the priestes .

Doest thou call shewing shryuing , that is a wonders straunge Englysshe , ye must declare it better vnto me by scripture . If the same shryuing in the eare were such a great bonde and holy thyng , it shuld truely be clerer declared in the scripture .

What I say / wyll ye do nothyng els but that whyche is commaunded yow of GOD in the scripture ? that is a pitious case .

I can not fulfyll the same , as it is declared Actes . 15. / what nede I to lay any more burthen vpon me ?

Such thynges haue the holy fathers ordeyned in their councels .

Who gaue them Auctoritie ?

Chryst sayth I haue yet many thyngs to say vnto you , but ye can not beare it awey Iohan. 16. now : Howe sayst thou ? Are not than the councels instituted of God ?

But Chryst speaketh before that , I shall send the comforter ( which is the spyrite of trueth which procedeth of the father ) and Iohan. 15. he shall declare you all thynges whiche I haue tolde you . Marke , he sayth not , he shall teache you new thinges , whych I haue not tolde you , but the same thynges which I haue tolde you , euen the same shall he declare vnto you : And sayth further hereafter / he shal leade you in all treuth

Thus holdest thou nothynge of the councels I perceaue well Inough .

yes verelye of that counsell whych the Apostles kepte at Ierusalem .

Haue the apostles also kept a counsell ?

yea if you haue a byble .

yea I haue one , O Katherin / brynge he ther that same great old boke Katherin the parsons handmayd

Syr is that same it ?

What no / that same is the decrees , loke ye make it not soule . what elses .

Syr is thys it ?

Seke in the Actes of the Apostles in Actes . 13. the. 15. chapter .

Seke your self / I am not much vsed Now he telleth truth . in the same boke I knowe other thynges which are proffytabler vnto me , than that .

There it is / beholde Syr.

Katherin , rede Actum 15. nay let alone , I wyll rede it my self , and I wyll know what the same olde fellowes haue made .

Yea , Rede , and ye shall fynde that men may not say the burdens of the olde Testament vppon the Christians , therfore are we not bounde to heare you in the olde , muche lesse in the new testament .

But Christ sayth . Whosoeuer heareth Luke . 10. you , heareth me , and he that despyseth you , despyseth me , is that same not cleare Inough ?

Are the councelles then also the learnyng of men ?

If a man shulde say the trueth , the councelles haue done great dammage in Chryhendome by two maner of wayes .

What hurt or dammage ? declare them I pray the hartelye .

Fyrst the commaundementes which are innumerable and vnmeasurable as you your self knowe / and that which is worst of all haue bene by excommunycacyons confyrmed , and aboue that moost part are not grounded in the scrypture , and such your commaundements men haue highly estemed and therwith greatly charged mens conscyences / and haue bene reputed lyke the commaundmentes of God / yea , set before them wherby the commaundementes of God haue bene set backe and made vnknowen to the people . Such people hath Paul declared with their commaundementes .

That in the latter tymes shulde departe 1. Timo. 4 from the fayth , and gyue hede vnto spirites of errour / and deuelyshe doctryne of them which speake false thorow ypocrysy & haue their consciences marked with an hote yron , forbyddyng to marry , and commaundyng to absteyne from meates which God hathe created to be receyued wyth thankes geuyng of them which beleue and know the truth .

How is that come to passe , with what commaundementes I pray the ?

To eate flesh on the fryday , hath bene taken for a greater synne , then to kepe a whore or two .

I vnderstande you very well , what dammages are there more ?

Secondarely they haue brought forth many straunge Gods seruises / and called them good workes , which is nothyng elles ( if a man shulde saye so the ) but verye apesplay and outward folysshnes / Wherof God neuer spake one worde / wherby both we and they / haue neglected , and not regarded the good woorkes whych God hath commaunded vs .

what are then the ryght true workes of a chrysten man ?

Chryst sayth . All what thou woldest the Math. 7. men shuld do to the , do euen the same vnto them / and that is the fulfilling of the whole lawe and prophetes . And he doth teache Math. 15. vs to fede the hungry / to geue drinke to the thyrstye / to harbarrowe the harbarroules to clothe the naked , to visite the sycke , and to comforte the prisonner .

Are that only the workes of a Christen man , and the wholl some of a Chrysten lyfe ?

Yea / a true and faythfull chrysten man Iohan. 3. which is borne a newe out of the water and the Spyrite ( as it is written Iohan. iij. chapter ) serueth God onely in spyrite and Veritie , and serueth also his Neighbour , wyth the woorkes of charitie / that is the whole summe of a Christen lyfe / but these papistes meane that such a Chrysten lyfe is nothing at all , because the same workes haue not such an outwarde shyne as their workes do .

Thynke ye then that our syngyng and Readyng is of no worth ?

Chryste shall require nothyng elles of Math. 15. vs at the day of iudgement / then the workes Gene. 3. & of mercy / then shal ye priestes and monkes Iob. 5. stande lyke foles which haue left their eares at the pylory .

Thou hast hy● it wonders well / gette you to the furnace and warme you a lyttell , Luke . 10. doth Luther teache you suche thynges ?

No.

What holdest thou of Luther ? I pray the tell me .

I hold him for a Chrysten Doctour and I thynk there hath not been a better sens the Apostles tyme .

What proffyt hath he done in the christen fayth ?

Nedeth no worke therto ?

Paule sayth ▪ ad Rom. 5. we hold it therfore , Roma. 5. that man is onelye made right wes through fayth , without the workes , & to the Romaynes in the last chapter . The Rom. vlt. tyghtuous shall lyue by fayth .

Iames sayth in his . 2. chap. Fayth with out Iacob . 2 ●ood workes is dead .

If Luther be so ryghtuous and so good a doctour as you name him to be , how cha●tet● it then that so fewe greate lords do cleaue and styck vnto his doctryne : Saue onely a heape of rude and vnlearned people ?

Pylate , Herode , Cayphas nor Annas , ●leued not to Chryst nor yet the pharizees , but the common people . Therfore Christ reioyced in spirite , and sayd . Father I thanke you , that ye haue hydden these Luke . 10. thynges from the wyse of the world , & haue opened it to the lytle flocke .

Your dulheaded and folyshe preachers are cause of that / whych without any scripture , crye and call , he is an heretyke / he is an heretike . But Chryste hath declared Math. 4. to the litell flocke . Go thoroughe the narrowe gate , for the gate is wyde and the way is broade whyche leadeth to dampnation , and ther are many which walke in it , And ther are many called and fewe electe . Math. 22.

Men do vse to speake suche wordes in tauernes , vpon the market , and elles wher lyke fooles , whych ought not to be spoken in suche places .

Christ sayeth / what I saye to you in secret , that shall ye preache vppon the house Math. 10 : toppes .

If I shulde saye trueth . I holde Luther for the greateste heretyke , that euer was sence Arrius Tyme , and thou arte hys folower , and ther is no good in you , nether commeth theyr any good from you / vnderstandeste thou that ? The same tytell do I gyue both to Luther and to the●

Veryly you haue hitte the prycke / fo● theyr is no man good but God only . Fo● oure nature is whole and all corrupte ●● Math. 14. vs , as it is wrytten . Genes. 8. The hart● of man is inclyned to euell / euen from hy● Gene. 8. youthe / whych dayly muste be mortifyed wyth the crosse , leaste it myght hinder th● spirite . For nature ceaseth not to seke that thynge wherunto it is inclined , all though the spyryte be made ryghtuous through● fayth . For it is wrytten Prouer. 24.

The ryghtuous falleth seuen tymes ●● the daye . Therfore do we daily praye . Forgiue Prou. 24. vs our trespaces Math. 6. and paule to the Rom. 7. The good which I wolde Math. 6. I do not / and the euell whiche I hate , I Rom. 7. do , and after that speaketh he . O miserable man / who shall delyuer me from the body of death ? Therwyth declareth he that w● are synners euen vnto death . But syr Do ruine / yf thou arte wyth out Synne , caste the fyrst stone vppon vs .

Ye are all vnproffitable people , ye can prate very well / I truste ye shal shortly be Iohan. 8. knocked vppon your boanes , for I perceaue there is none other remedye .

Hath not Christ Luce. 22. ordeyned two swerdes , one spirituall and an other temporall .

Chryst did forbydde Peter . Math. 26 and sayd he that striketh with the swerd● Math. 26. shall perysh with the swerde .

It helpeth not by other meanes , therfore must it be holpen / wyth a quicke punishment , for heresy hath in a maner taken the vpperhande , therfore it is hygh tyme to stryke in the flocke .

Oh , do not so , but rather follow the consell of Gamaliel / Actum in the 5. chapter . If the ddctryne be of God , ye can not for Actes . 5. bydde nor defend it , and if it be of menne , then shall it fall without any swerde / to the intent ye he not taken as one that wyll fyght agaynst God .

Ther shall come nothyng elles therof for this shal be the ende .

Some shall then holde their peace , whych nowe do call and roare a lowde .

He that confesseth me before the world him wyll I knowledge and confesse before my heauenly father .

Ye shall be handeled and serued lyke as heretikes ought to be serued .

Chryst sayth feare not them whych may Math. 10. destroy the body only , but feare him which may destroy both body and soule . O lorde God , howe good is it to dye for thy names sake ?

It were euen your iust rewarde / an heretyke ( after the third admonicion and warning ) ought to be put to death .

But yow ought fyrste to proue or defyne vs to be heretikes , wyth the holy scripture .

That may we full easely ●o .

Then shall God require our bloude at youre hands / because you haue suffered vs , and the pore shepe of Chryst to haue bene thus long seduced and ledde out-of the right way . And that you haue not resysted and disputed with so many preachers of this learning .

It shal shortly come to passe , we haue taken our aduise and counsell vppon the matter .

Yea , is that true indede ? I perceaue ye do fulfyll the sayeng of Mat. And the Phariz●es went and helde a councel how Math. 22. they might trippe him in his wordes , and dyd send officers vnto him / with the offycers of Herode .