THe
holy
Prophet
Dauid
(
good
christen
audience
)
saith
right
truly
:
Omnis
homo
mendax
.
That
is
to
wytt
:
Euery
man
is
a
Lyer
of
his
owne
corrupted
nature
:
The
which
thing
how
trew
it
is
,
th
eldest
&
best
Writers
in
the
Christen
Church
,
doo
euidently
declare
,
because
they
all
haue
erred
in
their
bookes
Wherfore
the
great
Clerke
saynt
Austen
,
in
an
Epistle
writen
to
Marcella
writeth
of
himself
:
Vos
qui
me
multum
diligitis
,
si
talem
me
asseritis
,
vtnunquam
in
scriptis
errasse
me
dic●tis
,
frustra
laboratis
,
nec
bonam
causam
suscepistis
;
facile
meipso
iudice
superamini
,
quoniam
non
placet
mihi
cum
a
chariss●●is
meis
talis
existimor
,
qualis
non
sum
.
That
is
to
say
:
Yee
that
loue
me
muche
,
if
ye
said
that
I
am
such
that
ye
affirme
that
I
neuer
erred
in
my
writyngs
or
Bokes
,
ye
labor
in
vayne
,
ye
haue
not
taken
in
hand
a
good
cause
:
ye
are
easely
ouercome
,
I
my selfe
being
Iudge
:
For
it
pleaseth
not
me
whan
I
am
estemed
suche
a
man
of
my
moast
deare
frendes
as
I
am
not
.
Here
we
se
that
this
blessed
father
saynt
Austen
was
not
ashamed
to
confesse
his
error
in
writing
:
which
thing
he
dyd
not
by
woordes
only
,
but
also
in
a
certayne
Booke
wherin
he
wrote
very
many
things
in
which
he
confesseth
that
he
was
deceyued
.
This
Booke
is
called
in
Latyn
,
Liber
Retractationum
:
And
in
Englysh
,
a
Booke
of
Retractations
or
Reuocations
,
of
such
thinges
whiche
he
wrote
amysse
&
erred
in
.
Shall
I
now
be
ashamed
to
acknoledge
my self
to
haue
ben
deceyued
in
my
Booke
of
Traditions
?
Am
I
worthy
to
be
resembled
or
compared
to
this
noble
aunciente
Doctor
of
Christes
church
?
Wyl
ye
not
beleue
S.
Austen
in
other
poyntes
of
our
Religion
because
he
erred
,
&
also
confessed
his
error
in
dyuerse
and
sundry
thynges
of
his
bokes
?
To
be
short
,
who
of
all
the
Writers
of
bokes
erred
not
?
S
,
Ambros
,
S
,
Hierome
,
Chrisostome
,
Hilary
,
Ciprian
,
Origen
,
Tertulian
,
and
all
the
other
Doctors
of
the
church
were
deceyued
in
some
poyntes
of
their
Bookes
,
as
learned
men
do
well
know
.
Why
therfore
may
nott
.
I
erre
,
or
why
shulde
I
be
ashamed
too
confesse
myne
Error
and
too
reuoke
it
?
Ought
not
euery
good
man
and
woman
too
be
esory
for
my
fall
in
this
my
Booke
,
and
too
reioyce
with
me
acknowledging
the
trewth
in
this
matier
of
mans
Traditions
,
Preceptes
,
Ordinaunces
,
Rites
,
Ceremonies
?
Who
seeth
not
that
I
haue
a
iust
cause
to
excuse
my
wekenesse
and
fault
and
aske
of
you
mercy
?
which
I
trust
I
haue
outayned
of
the
Kynges
gracious
highnesse
,
and
his
moost
honorable
Counsell
:
by
whose
goodnesse
and
elemency
I
am
here
admytted
and
suffered
too
shew
myne
Errors
and
Faultes
in
my
booke
of
Traditions
,
which
I
made
of
late
entituled
thus
:
A
brief
Treatise
,
setting
furth
diuerse
truthes
,
necessary
both
too
be
beleued
of
Christen
people
and
kepte
also
,
which
ar
not
expressed
in
the
Scripture
,
but
lefte
to
the
Churche
by
the
Apostles
Traditions
,
made
and
set
furth
by
Richard
Smyth
,
Doctor
of
Diuinite
and
Reder
of
it
in
Oxforde
.
Which
Booke
I
do
Reproue
&
Reuoke
in
dyuers
Faultes
in
it
,
of
the
which
I
wyll
a
non
recite
certayne
perticulerly
,
and
then
I
shall
geue
vnto
you
a
trew
and
Generall
Doctrine
of
all
those
thynges
of
which
I
doo
entrete
in
that
my
Boke
,
that
therby
you
may
well
perceyue
&
see
,
after
what
sorte
thei
ought
too
be
taken
of
Christen
people
that
no
man
erre
therin
*
FYRST
,
Wheras
I
sp●kyng
in
my
booke
of
Traditions
,
of
the
autorite
of
Bysshoppes
in
makyng
lawes
and
ordenances
,
whyche
the
people
ought
to
obey
,
I
dyd
say
&
teache
in
this
wyse
:
That
men
ought
to
obey
the
Bysshoppes
commaundement
in
all
thynges
leaful
,
vpon
payne
of
euerlastyng
damnacyon
.
And
that
these
wordes
of
Mathew
:
Doo
as
they
byd
you
,
but
not
as
they
doo
,
be
vnderstand
not
only
of
thinges
conteined
in
Scripture
,
but
also
of
the
Churches
ordenaunces
besydes
Scripture
made
by
the
Ministers
of
the
Churche
,
although
the
said
Ministers
do
abuse
their
auctorite
for
their
owne
benefite
and
profite
.
And
further
,
where
I
taught
that
it
is
more
conuenient
that
the
people
obey
their
Bisshops
commaundementes
&
Decrees
although
it
be
but
in
a
thinge
indifferent
of
it selfe
and
not
commaunded
by
God
,
then
that
seruauntes
shuld
obey
their
maisters
,
or
children
their
fathers
and
mothers
.
And
finally
,
where
I
sayd
concernyng
the
same
matter
:
That
as
subiectes
be
bounde
to
obey
and
fulfyll
their
Princes
Lawes
,
which
ar
not
conteyned
in
Gods
Lawes
beyng
not
agaynst
it
,
euen
so
be
Christen
people
bounde
too
obey
&
doo
that
which
their
Bisshops
byddeth
them
doo
.
All
these
sayinges
I
doo
now
Reuoke
,
Disanull
and
Condempne
as
erronious
and
false
.
And
do
professe
and
acknowledge
fyrst
that
the
auctorite
aswell
of
the
Bysshop
of
Rome
,
whose
auctorite
is
iustly
and
lawfully
abolyshed
in
this
Realme
as
of
other
Bisshops
&
other
called
the
ministers
of
the
church
,
consisteth
in
the
dispensacion
and
ministration
of
Gods
woorde
,
&
not
in
makyng
Lawes
,
Ordinaunces
and
Decrees
ouer
the
people
besyde
Gods
word
without
the
consent
and
auctoritie
of
the
Prince
and
people
.
¶
Secondly
,
I
say
&
affirme
that
no
Bysshop
nor
none
of
the
Clergy
assembled
togither
haue
auctoritie
to
make
any
Lawes
or
Decrees
besydes
Gods
Law
ouer
the
people
without
the
consent
of
the
Princes
and
the
people
:
and
if
they
do
make
anye
suche
,
no
man
is
bounde
to
obey
theym
.
¶
Thirdly
,
I
say
that
in
those
countryes
,
where
by
the
auctorite
of
the
Prince
they
haue
made
any
suche
Lawes
,
th
auctorite
of
those
Lawes
doth
not
appende
and
hang
of
the
Bisshops
and
the
Clergy
,
but
of
the
princes
&
cheif
heds
in
euery
country
¶
Fourthly
,
I
say
&
affirme
that
within
this
Realme
of
England
&
other
the
kinges
Dominions
,
there
is
no
〈…〉
Constitution
〈…〉
and
auaileable
〈…〉
,
but
only
by
the
kynges
ma●●styes
au●●ority
or
of
his
〈…〉
.
And
where
in
my
foresaid
booke
of
Traditions
,
I
sayd
that
Tenthes
of
Benefices
be
〈◊〉
only
to
theym
that
do
preche
and
teche
the
Scripture
,
and
also
that
he
that
serueth
not
the
Aulter
nor
precheth
not
the
Gospell
can
nott
iustly
lyue
by
the
Tenthes
,
but
is
in
conscience
bound
to
restore
the
profites
and
frutes
taken
therby
:
Which
my
sayenges
as
it
lieth
in
woordes
&
sentences
is
s●●itious
and
sclaunderous
to
the
Kynges
maiesties
procedinges
and
the
Lawes
and
Ordres
of
this
Realme
,
which
haue
graunted
Tenthes
and
Tythes
to
many
Ley
persones
:
Therfore
this
my
sayeng
as
it
may
be
taken
,
&
iustly
by
the
wordes
〈…〉
they
be
put
,
〈…〉
to
defende
nor
〈…〉
:
but
I
requyre
that
I
may
〈◊〉
theym
and
declare
theim
gently
,
that
I
ment
not
in
these
my
sayinges
of
any
.
Lay
men
,
to
the
derogation
of
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
of
this
Realme
:
but
I
ment
only
of
Curates
and
Preestes
which
receyuing
their
Tythes
,
do
not
their
dutyes
accordingly
,
And
where
also
in
my
sayd
booke
of
Traditions
,
and
lykewyse
in
my
boke
of
the
Sacrifice
of
the
Masse
,
I
followyng
Pamascene
and
other
Auncient
Authors
,
wrote
,
that
the
Disciples
of
Christ
dyd
make
certayne
Canons
,
which
saint
Clement
dyd
gether
togither
and
put
in
writyng
,
and
that
these
same
Canons
must
be
taken
for
the
Appostles
doctrine
and
techyng
,
and
their
woordes
without
doubt
to
be
beleued
&
kepte
as
that
which
is
conteyned
expressely
in
scripture
.
Now
hauynge
red
many
thynges
,
whiche
at
that
tyme
I
had
not
diligently
marked
&
wayed
:
I
doo
thinke
,
affirme
,
and
confesse
that
doctrine
to
be
not
trew
,
but
a
vayne
,
vnlawfull
,
vniust
,
and
vnportable
burdein
to
Christen
consciences
:
And
that
those
Canons
pretended
to
be
of
th
appostles
making
and
gatherd
of
saint
Clement
,
not
to
be
made
of
th
appostles
:
or
if
they
were
,
not
to
be
made
otherwise
than
but
for
an
order
in
the
Church
for
that
tyme
,
not
euer
for
to
endure
wherof
many
at
this
tyme
in
no
wyse
be
too
be
obserued
:
And
those
which
do
remayne
,
not
to
be
of
that
force
as
Gods
lawe
to
charge
mens
consciences
otherwise
,
then
as
mans
Ordinaunces
and
Policie
whiche
may
be
taken
away
by
Superior
powers
aswel
&
with
so
lytle
scruple
of
conscience
as
other
of
them
which
many
yeres
a
go
were
taken
away
,
&
to
sum
clene
contrary
lawes
made
In
the
said
boke
of
Traditions
also
I
sayd
&
affirmed
,
that
Christ
and
his
Appostles
taught
and
lefte
to
the
church
many
thingꝭ
without
writyng
which
we
must
both
beleue
stedfastly
&
also
fulfyll
obediently
vnder
payne
of
dampnation
euer
to
endure
.
Amongest
the
which
I
rehersed
by
name
a
greate
nomber
to
be
obeyed
,
kepte
&
folowed
:
as
the
obseruation
of
Lent
from
flesh
or
wyne
,
the
kepyng
of
the
Sacrament
in
the
Pyx
,
the
receyuing
of
it
at
the
preestes
handes
,
the
hallowyng
of
the
water
in
the
Font
,
the
thrise
dippyng
of
the
Chylde
in
the
water
at
the
Christenyng
,
the
puttyng
,
on
of
the
Chrisome
,
the
Consecration
of
the
Oyle
,
&
Anoyntyng
of
the
christened
chylde
,
the
hallowyng
of
the
Aulters
,
the
prayeng
towardes
the
Tast
,
the
Sensyng
of
the
aultare
,
the
Wasshyng
of
the
handes
,
&
sayeng
Confiteor
,
and
li●ting
vp
of
the
Sacrament
at
the
Masse
,
the
makyng
or
Holy
Water
,
That
the
.xii
Appostles
(
euery
man
a
peece
for
his
portion
)
made
the
Crede
,
&
many
mo
besydes
these
.
And
after
lyke
sorte
I
spake
of
Canons
,
Decrees
,
and
Ordinaunces
of
bysshops
and
generall
counsels
.
Now
I
do
confesse
the
saide
doctrine
as
concernyng
th
obseruyng
of
the
sayd
Traditions
vnder
that
payne
,
to
be
false
and
Tirannicall
,
an
vniust
,
vnlawfull
,
and
vntrew
burdein
of
mens
consciences
,
not
fit
to
be
taught
,
preched
,
or
defended
,
Lykewyse
of
the
beleuynge
of
thinges
where
I
dyd
say
,
that
there
are
dyuerse
thynges
not
expressed
in
the
scripture
which
we
are
bounde
to
beleue
egally
with
those
thynges
which
arr
written
in
Scripture
,
in
the
nomber
o●
which
I
dyd
confusely
&
indiscretely
for
an
example
bring
some
of
the
afore
rehersed
and
other
many
.
As
concernyng
many
things
in
my
booke
put
,
and
the
more
nomber
there
by
me
reconed
and
named
,
I
affirme
and
say
to
be
false
,
and
in
no
wyse
trew
,
but
very
daungerous
and
vniust
,
onerous
to
the
consciences
of
christen
men
:
and
too
be
trew
only
in
those
Doctrines
which
necessaryly
may
be
gathered
,
&
consequently
doo
folow
too
the
wordes
and
sentences
in
Scripture
,
so
that
in
effect
they
may
be
iustly
counted
to
be
in
scripture
,
though
the
very
fourme
of
woordes
be
not
there
:
Of
the
which
in
my
Booke
is
very
few
,
yet
some
I
dyd
reherse
:
as
Baptismus
puerorum
,
Descensus
Christi
ad
inseros
,
Virginitas
Marie
,
Trinitas
personarum
,
Processio
Spiritus
sancti
,
and
a
few
other
.
And
bicause
I
wold
declare
the
trew
acception
,
dignitie
and
auctoritie
of
scripture
too
be
distincte
,
diuerse
,
&
of
higher
,
surer
,
more
stable
and
firme
order
and
credence
,
then
the
other
vnwritten
Tradicions
&
Assertions
,
wandring
in
th
obseruation
of
many
yeres
,
&
the
churches
canons
and
Decrees
,
ordinaunces
and
traditions
left
by
succession
.
Here
I
do
declare
,
set
furth
,
confesse
,
affirme
,
and
asserte
my
trew
&
stedfast
opinion
,
belefe
and
fayth
in
these
thynges
propounded
&
vttred
vnto
me
as
concernyng
scripture
written
,
and
other
Traditions
vnwritten
and
not
declared
in
the
said
holy
Scripture
.
The
scripture
of
th
olde
and
new
Testament
written
by
th
inspiratiō
of
the
Holy
ghost
concernyng
our
belefe
,
is
too
be
beleued
,
accepted
&
taken
as
an
vndoubted
truthe
,
not
to
be
altered
,
refourmed
or
chaunged
by
any
man
,
nor
to
be
minished
nor
abrogate
by
any
custome
,
but
vnder
perell
of
dampnation
to
be
beleued
,
and
vnder
the
same
daunger
to
be
followed
,
hauyng
auctoritie
geuen
vnto
it
by
almightie
god
,
taught
&
enspired
by
the
holy
ghost
dependyng
of
no
mans
auctoritie
,
nor
violable
or
defesible
by
any
power
,
otherwise
then
vnder
the
perell
&
daunger
of
eternall
damnation
.
Suche
thynges
as
in
the
Actes
Suche
thynges
as
sometyme
be
Traditions
pretended
to
be
made
There
be
many
thinges
ascribed
Traditions
of
〈…〉
●●●ther
〈…〉
with
whom
〈…〉
haue
dispensed
〈◊〉
all
,
〈…〉
free
from
them
,
〈◊〉
vse
his
said
lybertie
with
〈…〉
synne
or
scruple
of
〈…〉
,
either
to
the
kynges
maiestie
which
gaue
lybertie
,
or
to
him
whiche
hath
obteyned
the
〈…〉
●●●pensacion
.
None
otherwyse
than
in
any
other
acte
,
statute
or
proclamation
made
by
humane
polycie
,
the
kynges
maiestye
and
the
hygh
powers
may
.
Whan
contrary
wyse
that
that
is
Goddes
law
and
commaunded
by
scripture
alwaies
to
be
obserued
,
no
man
can
dispence
with
if
,
nor
gyue
any
man
libertie
to
breake
it
,
vnder
daunger
of
synne
&
corruption
of
conscience
.
This
is
my
full
,
firme
,
and
stable
bele●e
as
touchynge
the
scripture
written
,
&
Traditions
vnwritten
,
&
what
thyng
soeuer
I
or
any
other
heretofore
haue
preached
,
taught
,
written
or
endyted
to
the
contrary
of
these
my
assertions
&
belefe
now
declared
vnto
you
:
or
if
any
man
hereafter
(
which
God
forbyd
)
shuld
preach
,
teach
or
set
furth
any
thing
which
is
not
consonaunt
&
agreyng
to
these
aforesayd
articles
and
assercions
,
beleue
good
hearers
,
and
know
you
iurely
,
that
it
is
a
false
,
vntrew
&
deuellysh
doctrine
and
vngodlye
vsurpation
vpon
the
holly
Scripture
,
contrary
too
the
trew
,
pure
,
and
Catholicall
doctrine
of
Christes
churche
.
In
the
which
●aythe
and
beleef
conteyned
in
the
sayd
.
vi
.
Assertions
,
I
doo
entende
good
hearers
with
the
grace
of
almighty
God
to
lyue
by
Christ
,
and
all
my
hope
is
also
too
dye
therin
if
need
shal
be
.
And
whensoeuer
God
shall
call
me
therunto
(
his
grace
assistyng
)
I
shal
be
redy
.
AND
now
concernyng
another
booke
whiche
I
made
of
the
Sacrifice
of
the
Masse
,
where
the
moast
chief
and
principall
article
of
our
fayth
,
and
moast
directly
perteynyng
too
the
redemption
of
our
synnes
and
to
our
saluation
is
:
That
our
sauyor
Christ
Iesu
by
his
moast
precious
death
and
effusion
of
his
moast
precious
blood
vpon
the
crosse
dyd
redeme
man
kynde
,
taking
away
our
synnes
,
pacifying
the
indignation
of
his
father
,
and
cancellyng
th
obligation
that
was
agaynst
vs
:
In
which
Sacrifice
makyng
vnto
his
father
,
our
sayde
Sauyoure
Ihesus
Christ
as
saynt
Paule
sayth
playnly
to
the
Hebrewes
,
was
not
a
preest
after
the
order
of
Aaron
,
forasmuch
as
he
was
of
another
Trybe
:
and
also
,
that
preesthod
was
impertite
and
vnprofitable
bringyng
nothyng
too
perfection
:
But
our
Sauyour
Christ
made
his
sacrifice
vpon
the
Crosse
parfectly
,
absolutely
,
and
with
the
most
hyghest
perfection
that
could
be
,
somuch
,
that
after
that
one
oblation
and
sacrifice
for
syn
made
by
hym
but
once
only
,
nother
he
nor
any
other
creature
shuld
at
any
tyme
after
,
make
any
mo
oblacions
for
the
same
.
And
for
as
that
saynt
Paule
sayth
,
he
was
called
an
eternall
preest
of
the
order
of
Melchysedech
,
and
not
of
Aaron
.
This
fayth
ought
euery
man
and
woman
vndoubtedly
to
beleue
and
openly
to
professe
vpon
payne
of
euerlastyng
dampnation
,
and
also
too
dye
in
this
professyon
if
case
shall
so
requyre
:
The
which
moast
holsome
&
moast
necessary
doctrine
of
our
fayth
I
not
dilygently
consideryng
,
as
many
tymes
too
right
great
clerkes
&
lerned
men
in
much
writynge
in
lyke
mattiers
it
hath
chaunced
to
say
too
far
.
The
infirmite
and
weakenesse
of
men
beyng
suche
,
that
seldome
in
many
words
error
hath
escaped
.
So
in
my
boke
of
the
Sacrifice
of
the
masse
,
I
dyd
incircumspectly
&
rashly
write
and
set
furth
too
the
people
,
that
Christ
was
not
a
preest
after
the
order
of
Melchisedech
,
whan
he
offred
him selfe
vpon
the
Crosse
too
his
father
for
our
synnes
,
but
was
a
preest
after
the
order
of
Aaron
.
And
that
when
Christ
dyd
offer
his
owne
body
too
his
father
after
th
order
of
Melchisedech
〈◊〉
his
〈◊〉
,
it
may
not
be
vnderstand
of
the
sacrifice
of
the
crosse
,
but
of
the
sacrifice
that
Christ
made
at
his
Maundy
in
forme
of
bread
and
wyne
.
To
the
which
in
dede
saynt
Paules
doctrine
is
contrary
,
both
in
other
places
,
and
in
th
epistle
ad
Hebreos
very
manifestlye
,
agaynst
whom
(
who
without
doubt
had
the
very
spirite
of
God
)
Neither
it
becommeth
,
nor
I
wyl
not
willingly
teach
or
defend
any
thinge
.
Wherfore
you
shall
impute
that
,
good
Audience
,
too
the
frailtye
of
mans
nature
,
and
too
my
negligent
marking
,
hauing
at
th●●
tyme
rather
a
respecte
too
a
fantasy
that
then
I
had
in
my
mynde
,
than
too
the
trew
and
infallible
doctrine
of
scripture
.
And
moreouer
in
the
same
my
booke
,
I
sayd
not
only
that
the
Sacrifice
of
the
masse
is
the
selfe
same
substaunce
of
christe
,
but
also
the
selfe
same
oblacion
or
offeryng
of
our
sauyoure
Christes
very
flesh
and
blood
which
him self
once
offrid
to
his
father
on
the
crosse
to
appease
his
wrath
.
And
that
the
preestes
do
continually
and
daily
in
the
masse
offre
not
onely
the
selfe
same
body
of
Christ
,
but
also
to
the
same
effecte
,
that
Christ
dyd
offre
himselfe
to
his
father
at
his
Maundy
.
Of
the
which
wordes
and
doctrine
,
if
they
be
not
very
warely
&
circumspectly
reade
,
and
more
fauorably
taken
then
the
wordes
as
they
lye
,
may
well
bere
,
it
might
be
gatherd
,
that
preestes
herein
be
egall
with
Christ
.
Preestes
of
th
order
of
Melchisedech
,
appeasing
the
wrath
&
indignation
of
the
father
of
heauen
,
crucifying
or
offeryng
Christ
to
the
same
effecte
that
Christ
in
his
owne
persone
dyd
vpon
the
crosse
,
which
is
a
blasphemy
intolerable
to
be
herd
of
christen
eares
.
For
Christ
as
saynt
Paule
sayth
,
was
but
once
offered
,
once
gaue
vp
himselfe
for
the
redemption
of
our
synnes
on
good
friday
on
the
crosse
,
nor
neuer
before
nor
after
was
offered
for
vs
,
but
in
a
sacrament
and
as
a
commemoration
of
the
same
.
And
so
of
the
Maundy
or
Supper
of
our
Lorde
,
Christ
himself
sayth
Hec
quotiescumque
feceritis
,
in
meam
commemorationem
sacietis
.
Ones
he
dyed
for
our
synnes
,
and
once
agayne
he
rose
for
our
iustification
.
He
dyeth
no
more
,
&
his
sacrifice
was
so
good
so
ful
,
so
pleasant
,
so
precious
to
god
,
that
there
needed
no
more
oblations
to
appease
god
,
nor
only
for
the
synnes
past
,
but
also
for
all
the
synnes
to
the
day
of
Doome
.
There
neede
no
more
sacrifices
,
no
more
offerers
,
but
as
hauyng
a
respect
and
a
remembraunce
of
that
most
holy
,
most
perfyte
,
and
most
entier
Lambe
,
then
&
for
euer
offred
vp
for
vs
.
But
these
before
sayd
I
can
not
deny
but
spoken
of
me
and
written
,
And
as
I
do
not
now
lyke
theym
,
so
at
th
example
of
saint
Austen
and
other
good
doctors
,
I
am
not
ashamed
to
retracte
theym
,
call
theim
agayne
,
&
condempne
theim
.
For
when
I
folowed
myne
own
inuention
not
directed
by
Scripture
,
I
began
as
the
nature
of
man
is
to
wander
,
and
at
the
last
went
cleane
contrary
too
Gods
woord
.
Wherfore
,
I
hertely
exhort
euery
man
as
touchyng
matiers
of
faith
to
founde
the
same
vpon
Gods
certeyn
,
trew
,
and
infallyble
woorde
:
lest
by
doyng
the
contrary
,
they
fall
into
superstition
,
idolatry
,
&
other
manyfold
errers
as
I
my self
sometyme
,
and
many
other
(
although
I
doo
not
come
hyther
too
accuse
any
man
)
yet
I
perceyue
of
〈◊〉
tyme
haue
doone
.
Wherfore
,
these
my
two
bookes
,
the
one
of
the
Sacrifice
of
the
masse
,
and
thother
of
the
Traditions
vnwritten
,
in
those
poyntes
before
rehersed
,
&
all
other
wherin
they
be
not
full
cōsonent
to
scripture
,
I
forsake
&
renounce
〈…〉
erroneous
,
and
agaynst
the
trew
woord
of
God
.
Requiring
the
good
christen
reder
whosoeuer
shall
rede
theym
,
to
geue
no
further
〈◊〉
vnto
theym
then
I
wold
my
false
:
That
is
,
not
to
take
as
vndoubted
truth
all
that
is
therin
written
;
but
as
written
of
a
man
〈…〉
falleth
:
to
be
so
〈…〉
be
consonaunt
to
scripture
,
〈◊〉
they
be
not
agaynst
scripture
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
humane
persuasion
,
which
may
either
be
so
〈◊〉
not
〈◊〉
,
〈…〉
sone
shall
〈…〉
consonaunt
to
scripture
〈…〉
〈…〉
that
I
muche
〈◊〉
&
〈…〉
that
I
wrote
them
in
th●se
pointes
,
And
I
desyre
euery
man
that
hath
any
of
the
sayd
bokes
●s
〈◊〉
of
theym
,
and
to
gyue
no
〈◊〉
to
th●…m
in
all
such
thinges
in
them
written
,
as
be
not
consonant
to
the
scripture
,
as
they
auoyde
occasion
〈◊〉
,
and
tendre
the
truthe
〈…〉
and
his
glory
〈…〉
Amen
.
〈…〉
vnderstand●
〈…〉
with
〈…〉
of
my
doc●●●●…
which
I
preached
here
in
〈…〉
●eportinge
〈…〉
that
th●se
.iiii.
thin●…
to
〈…〉
:
y●
〈…〉
the
●●rites
of
christ
:
〈…〉
persone
and
the
worthines
of
the
worke
The
truth
is
they
dyd
mistake
me
,
applieng
those
wordes
to
our
iustification
,
whiche
I
spake
of
the
workes
of
a
man
that
is
alredy
iustified
.
But
to
th
intente
that
no
man
hereafter
shal
wauer
or
doute
of
my
faith
and
conscience
,
in
the
matter
of
iustification
:
This
is
my
certaine
&
true
doctrine
therein
,
wherein
I
am
fully
resolued
and
persuaded
,
whiche
I
haue
euer
taughte
syns
I
haue
ben
a
teacher
of
the
scripture
,
purposing
(
god
willing
)
euer
to
remaine
in
the
same
.
This
I
saye
and
affirme
good
audience
,
that
this
saienge
;
that
we
be
iustified
by
onely
fayth
in
Christ
,
is
no
newe
inuented
saieng
or
proposition
,
but
many
tymes
vsed
of
the
best
and
moste
auncient
doctours
:
as
Origen
,
saint
Basyl
,
saint
Chrysostome
,
Ambrose
,
S.
Barnarde
,
and
diuers
other
m●●and
is
a
sure
and
vndoubtfull
truthe
spoken
of
them
in
this
meaninge
and
sence
,
to
seclude
and
put
awaye
the
merites
of
al
mens
dedes
,
how
good
so
euer
they
semed
to
be
,
and
onelye
to
ascribe
the
glorye
and
merite
of
our
iustification
to
Christ
and
to
his
holy
bloud
and
passion
,
by
which
we
are
sanctified
,
redemed
&
made
good
So
that
it
was
of
them
vsed
to
abate
our
pryde
,
and
to
take
away
our
glory
,
that
we
shuld
truely
acknowledge
in
vs
the
benefite
of
god
,
the
weaknes
,
imbecillitie
,
and
insufficiencie
of
our selues
,
not
that
a
Christian
man
may
contemne
or
dispise
good
workes
,
or
that
we
shulde
thinke
a
christen
mans
lyfe
to
be
an
ydle
&
a
sluggishe
lyfe
,
destitute
of
the
feare
of
god
,
hope
,
repentaunce
,
charitie
,
prayer
,
fastyng
,
almes
dedes
,
and
all
good
workes
,
and
obedience
to
the
commaundementes
of
god
.
But
that
we
shulde
acknowledge
,
that
when
we
haue
done
al
that
euer
we
can
do
,
that
we
are
but
vnprofitable
seruauntes
,
&
haue
deserued
no
thankes
for
oure
workes
or
merites
,
but
by
the
mere
grace
and
goodnes
of
god
through
the
merites
only
of
his
dereste
beloued
sonne
Christ
Iesus
.
Which
doctrine
that
onely
fayth
in
Christ
doth
thus
iustifie
,
is
true
,
catholyke
,
and
a
necessarye
doctrine
to
be
taught
to
christen
men
in
this
maner
:
The
whiche
doctrine
the
moste
parte
of
all
which
I
haue
redde
of
the
auncient
doctors
do
confesse
and
teache
.
And
therfore
it
may
after
this
sort
iustly
and
truly
be
set
forth
publyshed
and
taught
also
among
vs
christen
men
,
although
this
sayeng
hath
ben
euyl
taken
and
depraued
of
some
as
false
and
erronious
.
And
if
a
man
in
dede
shulde
thynke
thus
,
that
beleuinge
well
(
yf
a
man
myght
do
so
)
and
doynge
euyll
or
doinge
nothinge
at
all
accordinge
to
his
belefe
and
profession
hauynge
tyme
and
space
therto
,
yet
he
shold
be
saued
,
he
surely
thinketh
folyshly
and
madly
and
so
as
neuer
lerned
man
wrote
or
thoughte
that
was
a
christen
man
and
in
his
right
wyttes
.
For
scripture
is
playne
:
He
that
loueth
God
kepeth
his
commandementes
:
And
they
that
be
Christes
shepe
,
heare
his
voice
:
and
do
therafter
.
wherfore
they
that
take
prechers
teachinge
that
we
be
iustified
by
onlye
faith
as
though
they
wold
haue
them
do
no
good
workes
,
they
take
them
wrongfully
,
folyshly
,
&
contrary
to
their
true
meaninge
,
and
vnderstande
them
not
:
whose
meaninge
is
(
as
I
suppose
)
to
shew
the
wekenes
of
man
,
and
the
goodnes
of
god
:
the
infirmite
of
vs
,
the
benefyt
of
christ
:
the
imperfectnes
of
our
workes
,
tha
boundaunt
grace
of
our
sauiour
:
tha
batynge
of
our
pride
,
the
glory
of
the
crosse
of
Christ
:
mans
weakenes
and
gods
power
.
And
in
veray
deede
all
our
workes
fastynge
,
praiers
,
almes
deades
,
paines
,
tormentes
,
pouertie
,
abstinence
,
and
all
kynde
of
suffring
,
which
a
man
is
able
to
do
or
abyde
,
is
not
able
to
deserue
or
to
get
remission
of
sinne
,
For
it
is
only
the
mere
mercy
and
great
liberalite
of
almightye
god
,
thorowe
onely
deathe
of
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
that
frely
pardoneth
our
offences
,
and
maketh
vs
acceptable
to
him
.
In
whom
we
beleuynge
faythfully
,
and
puttynge
al
oure
confidence
and
truste
in
him
,
and
fully
and
firmely
cleauynge
to
him
,
can
not
be
deceaued
,
but
on
his
backe
and
with
him
we
shal
be
caried
into
the
house
of
his
father
in
heauen