A
notable
discourse
,
plainly
and
truely
discussing
,
who
be
the
right
ministers
of
the
Catholique
Churche
.
¶
The
firste
Chapter
CAluin
your
Patriarch
doth
laie
to
our
charge
a
great
and
an
outragious
boldnes
,
saying
(
according
to
his
opinion
)
that
we
haue
introduced
or
taken
in
hande
the
ministerie
of
Iesus
Christe
,
without
being
called
to
it
by
him
that
did
institute
Aaron
in
the
saide
estate
.
And
because
that
he
himselfe
can
better
then
I
expresse
his
complaint
or
accusation
,
I
thinke
it
best
to
set
foorth
his
owne
writinges
,
which
,
according
to
his
disciples
opinions
,
are
of
great
force
and
vertue
.
Seing
that
the
Papistes
heare
S.
Paule
saye
,
that
no
person
ought
to
take
vpon
him
,
or
vsurpe
the
name
and
the
honoure
of
Priesthoode
,
but
he
that
is
called
to
it
as
Aaron
was
.
And
that
Iesus
Christe
tooke
it
not
vpon
him selfe
,
but
did
obeye
the
vocation
of
his
father
,
either
they
ought
to
shewe
,
that
God
is
the
Author
and
institutour
of
their
priesthood
,
or
els
they
must
confesse
,
that
they
are
not
called
of
God
,
seing
that
of
their
owne
boldenes
they
haue
taken
it
in
hande
.
These
are
Caluins
wordes
,
by
the
which
the
reader
maye
gather
,
that
Caluin
doeth
enioyne
vs
to
render
him
an
accoumpt
of
oure
vocation
.
And
although
that
it
be
so
,
that
by
the
Ciuill
lawe
one
ought
to
trye
the
righte
of
the
possession
,
¶
The
.2
.
Chapter
.
SAint
Paule
foloweth
this
discourse
in
the
fourth
Chapiter
vnto
the
Ephesians
,
where
as
he
doeth
declare
vnto
vs
the
fruit
that
doth
procede
of
this
succession
of
Pastors
,
and
of
the
perseuerance
of
the
reasonable
sheepe
in
one
kinde
of
spirituall
doctrine
,
called
the
vnitie
of
fayth
.
For
he
sayeth
,
that
God
established
this
order
to
that
ende
,
that
we
shoulde
not
be
like
light
children
,
caried
away
with
euerye
blast
of
false
doctrine
,
through
the
subtilitie
of
men
,
&
their
craftie
wordes
,
full
of
deceipte
.
In
these
wordes
you
doo
see
,
howe
the
Apostle
doeth
declare
vnto
vs
the
counsaile
and
the
intention
of
the
holye
Ghoste
:
I
meane
,
that
we
should
be
constant
in
our
fayth
,
the
which
is
grounded
vpon
the
worde
of
God
,
&
interpreted
and
declared
vnto
vs
by
the
Doctours
and
Pastors
,
that
successiuely
haue
continued
in
one
kinde
of
faith
and
Catholike
religion
,
from
the
firste
time
that
it
was
preached
,
without
turning
with
euery
winde
,
but
rather
that
we
ought
to
stande
firme
and
stable
.
Here
is
to
be
noted
,
that
when
the
Apostle
doth
tell
,
how
he
hath
lefte
vs
pastors
and
doctors
,
to
warne
vs
of
the
subtilitie
of
false
teachers
,
he
doth
vse
a
certain
greeke
worde
very
apte
for
this
purpose
,
the
which
hath
in
Englishe
the
signification
,
of
the
playing
or
cogging
at
dise
.
And
euen
as
he
that
hath
no
great
skill
,
if
he
playe
with
suche
a
one
,
he
will
soone
loose
his
money
,
because
the
other
can
cast
what
he
wil
:
Euen
so
,
if
a
simple
man
,
being
vnlearned
,
doo
chaunce
to
talke
with
such
a
one
as
can
cog
,
or
(
to
speake
plainely
)
falsly
interprete
the
Scriptures
,
he
may
soone
be
deceaued
:
as
we
see
it
dayly
happen
to
many
,
that
playe
awaye
and
put
in
hazarde
the
rest
of
al
their
spirituall
inheritaunce
,
I
meane
,
the
faith
,
which
hath
beene
lefte
to
them
by
their
fathers
,
from
age
to
age
,
since
Christes
time
.
Thus
haue
the
Arrians
,
the
Nestorians
,
and
diuers
other
heretikes
deceiued
many
a
man
,
as
I
will
shewe
more
at
large
hereafter
.
The
.3
.
Chapter
.
THe
place
that
I
haue
quoted
of
the
Apostle
doth
shew
,
howe
dangerous
a
thinge
it
is
to
fall
into
the
handes
of
such
Coggers
of
the
scriptures
,
and
likewise
howe
certaine
a
thinge
it
is
,
to
folowe
the
interpretation
of
the
auncient
Doctours
,
standing
to
that
,
that
euer
the
Catholike
Churche
hath
taught
,
and
not
to
turne
at
euery
blast
.
Vpon
this
matter
one
Vincentius
Lyrinensis
,
who
florished
aboue
a
thousande
yeres
agone
,
This
is
the
learned
opinion
of
this
auncient
father
Vincentius
Lyrinensis
.
¶
The
.4
.
Chapter
.
WHose
discourse
doeth
make
me
remember
the
Complaynt
that
the
Soule
doeth
make
vnto
her
Spouse
IESVS
CHRISTE
,
being
both
represented
,
¶
The
.5
.
Chapter
.
THe
like
vnto
this
is
confirmed
by
Vincentius
Lyrinensis
(
of
whom
we
haue
spoken
before
)
for
he
saith
in
the
booke
aboue
named
that
that
person
ought
to
be
estemed
a
true
Catholike
,
that
hath
nothing
in
greater
commendation
then
the
true
religion
of
the
Catholike
faith
:
yea
,
although
it
were
the
wisest
man
in
the
world
,
and
the
greatest
Philosopher
,
&
the
fairest
speaker
that
euer
was
,
if
he
came
to
speake
against
the
olde
doctrine
that
hath
bene
taught
vs
of
our
forefathers
,
time
out
of
mind
,
we
ought
(
saith
he
)
to
disdaine
that
learned
Clarke
with
all
his
philosophie
&
cunning
,
and
to
hold
our selues
to
the
auncient
opinion
of
the
Churche
,
the
which
hath
continued
vntill
this
present
day
.
And
if
that
nowe
one
should
bring
a
newe
doctrine
,
that
was
not
hearde
of
before
,
contrary
vnto
that
,
that
hath
euer
ben
taught
in
the
Churche
,
say
,
that
it
doth
not
apperteine
vnto
the
state
of
the
Catholike
faith
,
&
that
it
is
no
religion
,
but
a
temptation
.
And
therfore
,
if
we
wil
be
saued
,
we
ought
to
liue
and
dye
in
that
faith
that
hath
continued
by
succession
of
Pastours
,
euen
from
Christes
time
vnto
these
dayes
.
S.
Irenaeus
a
very
famous
writer
,
in
his
fourth
booke
against
heresies
,
the.
65.
Chapter
,
who
was
within
a
fewe
yeres
of
the
Apostles
,
Archbishop
of
Lions
,
writeth
the
veri
like
,
saying
that
the
true
faith
and
the
true
knowledge
of
God
,
is
the
doctrine
of
the
Apostles
,
and
the
auncient
estate
of
the
Church
throughout
the
world
,
according
to
the
succession
of
those
Bishops
,
vnto
whom
only
the
Apostles
committed
the
custodye
of
the
Churche
throughout
the
worlde
,
the
which
(
sayeth
he
)
is
come
to
vs
.
This
sayde
Irenaeus
doeth
write
in
his
thyrde
booke
,
and
seconde
Chapiter
,
that
he
and
his
felowes
did
withstande
the
Valentinians
and
the
Marcionistes
,
which
were
great
heretikes
,
by
the
traditions
of
the
Apostles
,
that
is
to
saye
,
the
doctrine
not
written
,
but
receued
from
age
to
age
of
the
Apostles
,
and
so
continued
till
their
time
.
He
saith
likewise
:
vnto
the
Traditions
which
are
of
the
Apostles
,
and
that
by
succession
of
pastors
haue
bene
vsed
in
the
Churche
,
we
do
persuade
&
prouoke
those
that
speake
against
Traditions
.
He
writes
as
much
more
in
the
thirde
Chapter
of
the
saide
booke
:
Forasmuch
(
sayth
he
)
as
it
were
to
tedious
to
set
forth
in
one
booke
the
Successours
of
all
the
Churches
,
and
to
tell
them
one
by
one
,
we
doo
ouerthrowe
those
,
that
for
vayne
glorie
doo
seeke
to
gather
disciples
together
,
teaching
them
contrary
to
that
that
doth
apperteyn
vnto
the
Traditions
of
the
Apostles
,
the
which
we
doo
shewe
to
them
by
the
saide
Traditions
,
and
by
the
faith
that
hath
bene
taught
and
is
come
to
vs
by
succession
of
the
Bishops
of
the
great
and
auncient
Church
of
Rome
,
the
which
was
founded
by
the
two
glorious
Martyrs
and
Apostles
,
S.
Peter
and
S.
Paule
.
These
are
his
wordes
in
his
thirde
booke
aduersus
haereses
,
the
fyfth
Chapter
.
And
at
the
beginning
of
the
saide
Chapter
he
saith
thus
:
All
those
that
will
vnderstand
the
truth
,
may
presently
regard
the
traditions
of
the
Apostles
,
which
are
manifest
throughout
the
world
,
and
we
cannot
coumpt
the
number
of
those
that
haue
bene
instituted
and
ordeyned
Bishops
in
the
Churche
,
&
their
Successoures
till
our
dayes
,
which
haue
neither
knowen
nor
taughte
anye
thing
like
vnto
the
fables
and
tales
that
these
doo
preache
vnto
vs
.
&c.
Not
without
cause
wee
may
nowe
a
dayes
say
the
like
of
the
Lutherans
,
Caluinistes
,
&
other
sectes
of
our
time
.
After
this
he
doeth
set
forth
all
the
Popes
of
Rome
,
from
S.
Peter
vnto
Eleutherius
,
which
was
Pope
in
his
time
.
And
he
did
affirme
,
that
that
number
did
suffise
to
proue
,
that
the
doctrine
of
Marcian
and
Valentinian
was
false
and
very
hurtfull
,
because
that
it
was
vnknowen
,
or
at
the
least
not
receaued
or
approued
by
the
Churche
,
being
vnder
the
gouernaunce
of
any
of
those
Popes
.
Then
with
greater
reason
ought
prescription
to
take
place
against
a
new
doctrine
,
which
hath
beene
vnknowen
this
1500.
yeres
,
or
at
the
least
,
if
any
bodie
sought
to
publishe
it
,
he
was
condemned
as
a
false
pernitious
heretike
¶
The
.6
.
Chapter
.
S.
Augustine
in
his
Epistle
.
365.
about
the
like
matter
,
doeth
set
forth
all
the
Popes
by
order
,
which
haue
bene
from
S.
Peters
time
vntil
Anastasius
,
which
was
pope
in
his
time
,
and
by
his
continuall
succession
he
doeth
proue
,
that
the
doctrine
of
the
Donatists
is
heretical
,
because
that
none
of
those
popes
which
he
did
recite
,
nor
no
part
of
the
Churche
did
receaue
it
.
I
pray
you
,
maye
not
we
saye
the
like
by
the
Caluinistes
and
other
heretikes
.
The
saide
S.
Augustine
in
the
Epistle
that
he
doth
call
Epistola
fundamenti
.
Cap.
4.
doeth
write
the
reasons
that
did
keepe
him
vnder
the
obedience
of
the
Catholike
Romane
Church
.
And
amonge
other
,
he
doeth
alleage
the
common
consent
of
all
nations
,
and
the
continuall
succession
of
Bishops
.
And
in
his
booke
which
he
made
against
the
aduersarie
of
the
olde
and
newe
lawe
,
he
doeth
name
the
succession
of
the
bishops
,
as
most
certain
to
answer
to
that
that
we
sayd
before
of
S.
Paul
:
¶
The
.7
.
Chapter
.
YOu
doo
studie
as
muche
as
you
canne
,
to
reiect
our
succession
,
and
not
without
cause
,
knowing
that
this
onely
doeth
suffise
to
ouerthrowe
all
the
heresies
of
those
new
reformed
Gospellers
.
Caluin
,
as
the
moste
apparant
,
doth
seeke
to
proue
that
our
reason
is
of
no
force
,
because
that
the
Greekes
haue
had
euer
succession
of
Pastours
,
and
yet
we
doo
not
holde
them
as
Catholikes
.
But
if
the
Reader
doo
well
note
that
,
that
we
haue
alreadie
sayde
,
he
shall
finde
the
aunswere
vnto
this
obiection
,
I
meane
,
because
that
the
Greekes
haue
not
had
succession
and
continuaunce
of
doctrine
,
called
vnitie
of
fayth
by
the
Apostles
,
the
which
ought
euer
to
be
ioyned
to
the
continuaunce
of
the
Pastors
,
to
shew
the
true
recognisaunce
of
the
Catholike
religion
.
There
is
none
that
doo
study
&
reade
of
those
matters
,
but
that
doo
know
the
vnconstant
faith
of
the
Greekes
,
as
touching
the
proceeding
of
the
holye
ghoste
:
the
which
errour
they
had
abiured
at
the
last
Councell
of
Florence
,
and
yet
notwithstanding
they
did
turne
to
it
againe
,
besides
diuers
other
light
thinges
,
to
speake
moderatelye
,
which
are
not
approued
by
their
auncient
fathers
,
S.
Iohn
Chrisostome
,
S.
Cirill
,
S.
Basil
,
and
Athanasius
,
nor
yet
by
our
aduersaries
at
this
present
time
.
The
which
errours
I
haue
no
neede
to
set
foorth
in
this
booke
:
for
my
intent
is
but
to
speake
of
that
,
that
prickes
vs
at
hande
,
because
of
ill
neighborhood
.
Some
doo
alleage
vnto
vs
the
negligence
of
our
pastors
,
and
their
ill
liues
,
for
the
which
cause
they
say
,
that
the
mentioned
succession
cannot
take
place
.
But
this
argument
is
of
no
force
:
For
althogh
that
the
carelesse
liues
of
some
Bisshops
and
ecclesiasticall
persons
haue
bene
so
great
and
so
hurtfull
vnto
the
blud
of
our
Sauior
Christ
(
I
mean
,
to
the
soules
bought
with
it
)
yet
notwithstanding
that
,
the
Churche
hath
not
lost
the
succession
&
continuaunce
of
one
doctrine
,
as
touching
the
administration
of
the
Sacramentes
by
those
that
were
deputed
by
the
Bisshops
.
If
one
should
see
a
Prelate
doing
nothing
,
and
his
lieftenant
doing
all
,
which
of
those
two
woulde
you
take
to
be
Bishop
?
they
haue
both
deuided
their
charges
:
the
one
receueth
the
profite
,
the
other
takes
all
the
payne
.
If
they
be
both
content
,
what
losse
doo
you
feele
?
he
that
hath
anye
interest
,
let
him
valewe
the
damage
.
And
although
that
the
negligence
of
the
Bishop
be
not
excusable
before
God
with
the
diligence
of
the
deputie
,
nor
his
conscience
cleere
,
yet
this
ought
to
suffise
,
that
though
his
faultes
be
through
negligence
,
or
through
euil
liuing
,
yet
that
ought
not
to
perturbe
the
assurance
of
our
doctrin
,
the
which
wee
haue
taught
vs
by
the
word
of
God
,
interpreted
by
the
true
doctours
,
that
haue
bene
before
vs
,
agreing
in
vnitie
of
faith
,
as
I
haue
alredie
said
:
For
neither
the
naughtines
of
Achas
,
Num.
1.
nor
of
Ioram
,
nor
of
diuers
other
great
sinners
,
which
are
inrolled
in
the
booke
of
the
generation
of
Iesus
Christe
,
were
not
able
to
withstande
the
fulfilling
of
the
promise
of
God
made
to
Abraham
,
that
is
to
sai
,
that
he
would
be
borne
of
this
line
:
Euen
so
,
the
ill
liues
and
conuersation
of
diuers
wicked
Popes
,
that
haue
folowed
after
Saint
Peter
,
haue
neuer
beene
able
to
moue
Christe
to
breake
his
promise
,
that
is
to
saye
,
that
the
fayth
of
his
Churche
shoulde
neuer
fayle
,
Math.
16.
and
that
the
gates
of
hell
,
(
that
is
to
saye
)
of
infidelitie
,
which
are
the
portes
of
damnation
,
should
neuer
preuaile
against
it
.
Esa.
58.
Our
aduersaries
therefore
,
that
take
suche
great
paines
to
set
forth
in
golden
legends
the
liues
of
the
wicked
popes
that
haue
beene
since
S.
Peters
time
,
thinking
thereby
to
ouerthrowe
the
succession
of
the
Catholike
ecclesiasticall
fayth
,
doo
no
lesse
offende
God
,
then
if
they
should
go
about
to
proue
the
promise
of
God
made
to
the
Patriarches
to
be
vaine
,
because
of
the
euill
liues
of
their
successours
.
Therefore
those
that
doo
reproche
vnto
vs
now
,
that
the
popes
of
our
dayes
are
not
altogether
so
holy
as
S.
Peter
,
we
do
confesse
it
.
But
they
cannot
deny
,
or
they
wil
confesse
vnto
vs
,
that
the
aboue
named
euil
kings
,
Achaz
,
Ioram
,
Manasses
,
Amon
,
Iechonias
,
and
others
did
leade
no
suche
holy
liues
,
as
Abraham
,
Isaac
,
Iacob
,
or
Dauid
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
those
euill
kinges
haue
beene
set
forth
in
the
generation
of
our
Sauiour
,
as
the
Fathers
of
the
iust
Iesus
Christe
.
Let
them
iudge
them
that
haue
any
wit
,
whether
this
be
a
great
foly
or
no
,
to
see
howe
these
craftie
Coggers
of
the
Scriptures
should
make
many
simple
persons
refuse
to
be
the
Popes
spiritual
children
,
because
they
were
sinners
,
seeking
thereby
to
ouerthrowe
all
the
auncient
customes
of
the
Churche
.
¶
The
.8
.
Chapter
.
VPon
Moyses
Chayre
there
sitteth
(
sayeth
oure
Sauiour
Christe
)
who
?
not
the
godliest
menne
of
the
worlde
,
but
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
:
Doo
that
they
saye
,
but
not
that
that
they
doo
.
But
if
our
newe
Gospellers
had
beene
in
those
dayes
,
they
woulde
haue
tolde
Christe
,
that
his
commaundement
was
not
to
be
obserued
,
because
the
liues
of
Anna
and
Cayphas
were
not
correspondent
vnto
those
of
Moyses
and
Aaron
:
for
the
firste
came
to
the
vocation
of
priesthood
,
being
called
of
God
:
but
the
last
attained
to
it
by
the
vocation
of
their
purses
,
and
yet
notwithstanding
,
rather
then
our
Sauiour
wold
breake
this
harmonie
of
the
misticall
body
of
the
Churche
,
he
was
not
onlye
content
to
permit
,
that
Caiphas
should
execute
his
office
(
although
he
was
vnworthye
,
as
one
that
came
to
it
by
Simony
)
but
rather
he
did
confirme
his
Pontificate
with
the
gifte
of
the
spirite
of
prophecying
,
with
the
which
he
was
as
fullye
inspired
as
euer
was
Dauid
,
Esay
,
or
any
of
the
rest
,
&
al
to
teache
vs
that
,
that
I
haue
alreadie
said
:
I
meane
,
that
the
Ecclesiastical
order
,
&
the
administration
of
the
Sacramentes
,
doo
not
consist
in
the
good
or
euill
liues
of
the
Pastors
,
but
only
of
God
and
of
his
worde
,
interpreted
by
them
.
As
touching
that
that
appertaineth
to
our
health
,
God
hath
no
regarde
to
the
life
of
the
magistrate
temporall
or
ecclesiastical
:
for
he
can
aswell
serue
him
with
an
euill
person
to
doo
good
to
the
common
wealth
,
as
of
a
good
,
as
the
godlye
prophecies
of
the
wicked
Balaam
doo
wel
witnes
.
Num.
24.
And
here
is
to
be
noted
,
that
when
we
talke
of
the
succession
of
Bishops
,
and
of
the
doctrine
continuing
in
the
Churche
,
we
doo
not
meane
onely
to
talke
of
the
Popes
,
but
of
all
the
Bishops
and
other
hauing
Ecclesiasticall
charges
,
not
onely
at
Rome
,
but
through
all
other
places
,
where
the
true
preaching
,
and
right
administration
of
the
Sacraments
be
vsed
.
And
therefore
you
doo
pretende
in
vaine
,
to
proue
,
that
the
aboue
mentioned
succession
hath
beene
interrupted
by
the
dissention
of
Popes
and
Antipopes
,
and
by
the
Ciuill
warres
that
haue
beene
at
Rome
in
times
past
.
For
althoughe
that
the
Sea
of
Rome
was
vacant
for
a
time
,
the
Chaires
of
the
Bishops
in
Fraunce
,
Spaine
,
Englande
,
and
ouer
all
Christendome
were
not
vacant
,
they
did
not
for
their
debates
let
to
administer
the
precious
body
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Sacramentes
,
to
preache
and
teache
the
people
,
doing
manye
other
godlye
deedes
.
And
to
be
briefe
,
the
Ciuil
dissention
at
Rome
did
not
cause
the
rest
of
the
people
throughout
Christendome
to
breake
the
vnitie
of
their
fayth
,
which
they
helde
before
their
discordes
.
The
ambition
of
the
popes
of
Rome
was
in
nothing
preiudiciall
vnto
those
that
helde
the
integritie
of
their
fayth
,
nor
through
the
reason
of
their
yl
gouernance
our
sauiour
Christ
did
not
lose
his
rightful
inheritaunce
.
¶
The
.9
.
Chapter
.
NOwe
seing
that
we
haue
yelded
you
a
full
accompt
of
our
vocation
to
the
ministery
:
if
we
may
be
so
bold
,
I
thinke
it
is
no
great
presumption
to
demaunde
the
like
of
yours
.
For
euen
as
Caluin
hath
heretofore
called
vpon
vs
to
haue
vs
proue
,
that
wee
are
the
children
of
God
,
or
otherwise
he
woulde
absolutelye
affirme
,
that
God
can
not
be
called
the
authour
of
our
vocation
to
the
ministery
.
We
say
likewise
,
that
if
you
doo
not
shewe
the
like
of
yours
,
you
shall
geue
vs
leaue
(
although
it
be
against
youre
willes
)
to
saye
that
yours
commeth
not
from
God
,
but
from
the
procurement
of
his
aduersarye
.
Tertulian
,
who
,
as
you
knowe
,
aboue
1200.
yeres
agone
,
speaking
against
suche
as
you
are
,
in
his
booke
de
praescript
.
haeret
.
doth
write
these
words
.
Edant
origines
Ecclesiarum
suarum
,
euoluent
ordinem
Episcoporum
suorum
per
successiones
ab
initio
decurrentem
.
Hoc
enim
modo
Ecclesiae
Apostolicae
cursus
suos
deferunt
,
sicut
Romanorum
Clementem
Episcopum
à
Petro
ordinatum
:
id
proinde
,
vtique
et
coeteri
,
exhibeant
,
quos
ab
Apostolis
in
Episcopalibus
constitutos
,
Apostolico
semine
radices
habeant
.
You
see
well
by
these
wordes
,
howe
that
Tertulian
doeth
continue
with
the
succession
of
the
Pastours
,
the
which
he
doeth
affirme
to
be
necessarye
,
saying
:
that
you
,
and
such
as
you
are
,
ought
not
to
be
receiued
to
the
ministerie
of
the
Church
,
nor
to
teach
the
people
,
contrary
to
the
ecclesiasticall
order
,
except
that
you
shewe
the
antiquitie
of
your
table
.
And
it
is
necessary
(
saith
he
)
that
you
recken
your
Pastors
and
Bishops
by
order
,
and
howe
they
haue
succeeded
one
after
another
:
for
this
is
the
waye
that
the
Churches
doo
maintaine
their
right
.
The
saide
Tertulian
doth
ground
his
similitude
vppon
the
custome
of
the
Ciuill
gouernaunce
.
For
when
that
those
yare
princes
or
Lordes
doo
suruaye
their
landes
,
the
subiectes
are
bounde
to
shewe
,
what
bandes
they
holde
of
them
,
setting
it
all
forth
by
accompt
,
shewing
by
what
tenure
they
holde
their
copie
,
and
whether
it
be
demeanes
or
freeholde
,
comming
by
inheritance
or
bought
:
they
ought
likewise
to
name
him
that
had
it
before
,
and
by
their
owne
title
to
ouerthrowe
all
other
persons
that
maye
make
claime
vnto
it
.
According
to
this
paterne
and
order
we
haue
geuen
you
accompt
of
our
inheritance
,
although
we
were
not
bounde
to
it
,
setting
before
your
eyes
the
similitude
of
Salomon
,
by
whom
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christe
is
represented
.
That
same
Salomon
doeth
geue
the
sheepe
that
runnes
astray
counsaile
,
to
set
his
Tabernacle
by
the
Tabernacle
of
the
Sheperdes
,
and
to
folow
their
flocke
,
vntil
he
come
to
the
place
where
Christe
was
nailed
on
the
Crosse
at
noone
dayes
.
The
whiche
counsell
,
as
the
moste
certaine
(
according
to
Tertulian
his
opinion
)
we
doo
folowe
,
thinking
it
sufficient
,
to
keepe
vs
firmely
in
the
right
and
auncient
Catholike
fayth
.
For
we
that
are
the
sheepe
of
Christe
,
doo
folow
,
as
touching
our
religion
,
the
steppes
that
our
fathers
led
before
vs
,
and
,
as
it
were
,
going
vp
vppon
the
ladder
of
Iacob
.
Gen.
28.
we
mount
by
degree
and
degree
,
I
meane
,
from
yeere
to
yeere
,
and
from
age
to
age
,
vntill
that
we
come
to
S.
Saturim
,
S.
Denice
,
S.
Marcial
,
and
S.
Gratian
,
which
were
those
that
did
firste
teache
the
Catholike
faith
in
Tholose
,
in
Paris
,
and
to
those
of
Guyenna
and
Lorayne
,
and
so
consequently
to
all
the
rest
of
the
Saintes
,
that
firste
did
teache
the
Catholike
fayth
through
all
Christendome
,
whom
we
doo
call
in
iudgement
before
God
,
to
defend
that
fayth
which
they
haue
geuen
vs
,
from
hande
to
hande
,
they
may
call
vppon
the
Apostles
which
sent
them
,
and
the
Apostles
may
direct
themselues
to
Christe
,
who
by
the
mouth
of
his
moste
louing
Apostle
doth
commaunde
vs
to
continue
in
that
that
was
taught
vs
at
the
beginning
.
1.
Ioan.
2.
And
so
we
shall
continue
and
rest
with
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
and
the
holy
Ghost
.
And
if
any
body
doth
come
to
teache
vs
anye
other
doctrine
,
then
that
which
hath
bene
taught
vs
at
the
beginning
:
I
doo
not
saye
,
written
in
booke
,
but
printed
in
our
hearts
,
that
he
be
holden
as
an
Anathema
,
¶
The
.10
.
Chapter
.
NOwe
to
turne
vnto
the
taking
of
your
accompts
,
may
it
please
you
to
shewe
vs
,
howe
you
haue
folowed
the
steppes
of
the
flocke
of
Christ
,
according
to
the
counsell
that
we
gaue
to
his
reasonable
sheepe
,
as
we
haue
sayde
before
,
Who
hath
taught
you
the
way
that
you
doo
folowe
?
what
doctours
were
your
first
tutors
?
who
hath
taught
you
,
that
the
precious
body
of
our
Sauiour
is
not
really
in
the
Sacrament
of
the
Aultare
?
who
hath
taught
the
doctrine
(
or
,
if
it
be
not
grief
vnto
you
,
heresy
)
which
you
wold
haue
vs
to
receiue
as
a
Gospel
?
I
know
before
hand
,
that
you
wil
alleage
me
Iesus
Christe
,
and
his
holy
Apostles
,
whose
steppes
you
doo
professe
to
folow
,
preching
euery
wher
,
that
there
is
no
difference
betweene
your
Church
(
or
to
say
truth
,
Sinagog
)
&
the
church
of
the
Apostles
.
But
I
pray
,
Let
me
vnderstand
by
what
means
you
canne
ioyne
your selues
vnto
the
Churche
of
the
Apostles
,
seing
that
you
condemne
and
cut
off
all
the
Christians
that
haue
beene
and
are
betweene
you
and
them
.
For
to
verifye
this
,
I
will
alleage
no
other
but
your
owne
workes
:
for
Caluin
in
his
Institutions
at
the
Treatise
of
the
Supper
of
the
Lord
,
speaking
of
the
oblation
of
the
body
of
our
Sauiour
Christe
,
as
it
was
offered
in
olde
time
,
he
doeth
write
punctually
these
wordes
:
Caluinus
,
in
sua
institutione
tradita
de
Coena
Domini
.
I
finde
(
sayth
he
)
that
those
of
olde
time
haue
chaunged
this
fashion
,
otherwise
then
the
Institution
of
our
Sauiour
did
require
,
seing
that
their
supper
did
represent
a
certaine
spectacle
of
a
straunge
Inuention
,
or
at
the
least
,
of
a
newe
maner
.
There
is
nothing
more
sure
vnto
the
faythfull
,
then
for
them
to
holde
them selues
vnto
the
pure
ordinance
of
the
Lorde
,
by
whom
it
was
called
a
supper
,
to
the
ende
,
that
onely
his
authoritie
may
be
our
rule
.
Yet
it
is
true
,
that
when
I
consider
their
good
meaning
,
and
that
their
intent
was
,
neuer
to
derogate
from
the
onely
sacrifice
of
Christe
,
I
dare
not
condemne
them
of
folye
,
and
yet
I
thinke
,
that
one
cannot
excuse
them
,
that
they
haue
not
somewhat
fayled
in
the
exteriour
forme
:
for
they
haue
folowed
more
the
Cerimonies
of
the
Iewes
,
then
the
order
of
Iesus
Christe
did
permit
.
And
this
is
the
point
,
in
which
they
ought
to
be
resisted
:
for
they
haue
conformed
to
muche
vnto
the
olde
Testament
,
not
contenting
themselues
with
the
simple
institution
of
Christe
,
they
haue
to
muche
inclined
themselues
vnto
the
shadowed
Ceremonies
of
the
Iewes
lawe
.
These
are
Caluins
words
.
The
Reader
may
by
them
see
well
,
howe
this
noble
Reformer
of
the
Gospell
doeth
correct
al
ages
and
Churches
,
be
they
of
Martyrs
,
Confessors
,
Doctours
,
Interpreters
,
Preachers
,
or
anye
others
,
from
the
Apostles
time
vnto
our
age
,
yet
doth
he
not
deny
,
but
that
hauing
some
regard
of
their
simple
ignorance
,
he
is
content
to
be
so
good
to
them
,
as
for
this
time
not
to
condemne
their
error
or
impietie
,
because
that
which
they
did
was
with
a
good
intent
:
but
yet
fearing
,
that
the
bearing
them
to
muche
fauour
woulde
trouble
his
conscience
,
he
geueth
sentence
against
them
,
saying
,
that
they
ought
to
be
resisted
,
because
they
were
not
content
with
the
onely
institution
of
Christe
,
but
rather
,
that
in
this
case
they
haue
folowed
the
shadows
of
the
Iewes
.
Nowe
,
for
my
part
,
I
thinke
Caluin
and
his
felowes
so
scrupulous
,
that
they
would
not
ioyn
themselues
vnto
persons
that
are
spotted
with
Iewish
Ceremonies
.
And
because
that
all
maner
of
people
,
howe
wise
soeuer
they
were
,
from
the
Apostles
time
vntil
our
dayes
,
haue
fallen
into
this
error
,
he
doth
counsel
my
masters
his
deformed
folowers
(
according
to
his
sentence
)
to
folowe
none
of
them
at
all
,
but
only
the
pure
worde
of
the
Lord
,
preached
by
Iesus
Christe
,
and
by
his
aboue
mentioned
Apostles
.
¶
The
.11
.
Chapter
.
YOu
doo
knowe
very
well
,
that
S.
Paule
doth
compare
many
times
the
misticall
body
of
the
Churche
vnto
a
natural
body
,
seing
that
Iesus
Christ
is
the
head
,
vnto
whom
the
body
is
ioined
by
ioints
,
bones
,
&
sinews
.
If
one
should
then
demaund
of
you
,
howe
the
feete
are
ioined
to
the
head
,
you
wil
answere
me
,
by
the
legs
,
which
are
next
vnto
the
feete
.
And
if
I
aske
you
,
how
the
legs
are
ioined
to
the
hed
,
you
wil
answere
,
by
the
ioints
and
by
the
reins
of
the
back
,
&
so
consequently
from
member
to
member
.
Spectatum
admissi
risum
teneatis
amici
:
)
Would
you
not
thinke
,
that
he
was
a
simple
painter
,
or
els
a
great
Iester
?
Euen
so
doo
you
deserue
,
that
one
should
laugh
at
youre
ministerie
:
For
you
will
ioyne
youre
Churche
(
if
it
may
be
so
called
)
vnto
the
Churche
of
the
Apostles
,
without
setting
forth
any
members
betweene
them
.
You
take
but
scant
measure
,
when
you
will
cut
of
al
the
Bishops
,
Pastors
and
doctors
that
haue
bene
from
the
Apostles
time
til
our
dayes
,
they
being
the
members
that
folowe
the
head
of
the
Churche
.
This
maye
well
be
called
a
newe
Religion
,
or
to
say
the
truth
,
it
is
a
meere
presumption
,
to
flye
without
winges
,
or
to
clymbe
without
a
ladder
.
And
I
say
to
you
againe
,
that
this
is
not
the
waye
to
folowe
the
Counsell
of
the
great
Shepherde
that
I
mentioned
before
,
who
doth
say
to
vs
,
that
if
we
will
not
misse
the
way
of
the
Catholikes
,
we
ought
to
folow
the
flocke
of
those
shepe
that
haue
gone
before
vs
,
that
is
to
saye
,
that
we
should
recken
by
succession
the
Pastors
that
haue
succeeded
in
continuance
of
one
kind
of
doctrine
,
the
which
,
as
we
haue
shewed
,
the
Catholike
Churche
doth
,
and
hath
euer
done
.
¶
The
.12
.
Chapter
.
AS
touching
the
rest
,
you
haue
accustomed
in
your
ministerie
,
to
vse
the
imposition
,
or
laying
on
of
hands
,
and
you
saye
,
that
it
is
an
auncient
and
honest
Ceremonie
,
S.
Peter
and
S.
Iohn
did
lay
their
handes
vpon
the
Christian
people
of
Samaria
,
&
S.
Paule
vpon
the
Ephesians
,
and
likewise
the
Apostles
vpon
the
seuen
Deacons
,
&
vpon
S.
Paule
and
Barnabas
.
Ar.
8.
ca.
50.
)
of
faith
doth
commaund
the
like
to
be
vsed
in
his
Churche
.
It
doth
appere
(
saith
he
)
that
the
Apostles
haue
vsed
no
other
Ceremonie
in
the
vocation
to
the
ministery
but
this
imposition
of
handes
.
Now
I
thinke
,
that
thei
tooke
this
custom
of
the
Iewes
,
who
did
present
vnto
god
by
the
imposition
of
hands
that
,
that
they
wold
blesse
&
consecrate
.
After
this
sort
Iacob
(
Gen.
48.
)
when
he
would
blesse
Ephraim
and
Manasses
,
he
laide
his
handes
vpon
their
heades
.
Our
Sauiour
did
the
like
vppon
the
litle
children
,
when
he
did
praye
.
Math.
19.
And
as
I
thinke
,
it
was
all
to
one
ende
ordeined
in
the
lawe
:
and
therefore
,
the
Apostles
,
by
the
imposition
of
handes
,
did
signifye
,
that
they
did
offer
vnto
God
him
,
that
they
did
receaue
into
the
ministerie
,
althoughe
they
did
vse
it
likewise
with
those
,
vnto
whom
they
did
distribute
the
visible
giftes
of
the
holy
Ghost
.
How
so
euer
it
be
,
they
haue
vsed
this
solemnitie
as
many
times
,
as
they
did
ordeyne
any
body
to
the
ministerie
of
the
Churche
,
as
we
see
by
example
,
aswell
touching
the
Pastours
and
doctours
,
as
the
Deacons
.
Now
,
although
there
be
no
special
commaundement
,
as
touching
the
imposition
of
handes
:
yet
notwithstanding
,
seeing
that
we
reade
,
that
the
Apostles
did
vse
it
continuallye
,
that
which
they
did
vse
so
diligently
ought
to
be
vnto
vs
as
a
precept
.
And
surely
,
it
is
a
profitable
thing
,
to
set
forth
to
the
people
the
dignitie
of
the
Ministerie
by
suche
a
Ceremonie
,
and
to
make
him
know
,
that
is
thus
ordeyned
minister
,
that
he
apperteyneth
no
more
to
himselfe
,
but
that
he
is
dedicated
to
the
Seruice
of
God
and
of
his
Churche
.
&c.
Thus
,
seing
that
Caluin
doth
confesse
the
imposition
of
handes
to
be
so
necessary
for
the
ministerie
of
the
Churche
,
and
that
it
is
approued
,
aswell
by
the
lawe
of
nature
,
as
by
the
lawe
of
Moyses
or
of
the
Gospell
,
Answere
vs
then
,
who
was
he
,
that
laide
his
handes
vpon
Caluin
,
to
safe
conduct
the
charge
of
his
conscience
?
You
will
aunswere
me
,
Zuinglius
,
or
Oecolampadius
,
or
the
others
of
his
time
.
And
if
by
chaunce
one
would
be
so
curious
,
as
to
pursue
this
demaund
,
mounting
a
litle
higher
:
I
meane
,
to
know
of
whom
these
abouenamed
haue
receued
their
blessing
and
imposition
of
handes
,
I
thinke
you
will
not
name
the
Apostles
,
if
you
will
not
haue
euery
man
to
laughe
at
your
follye
:
for
there
is
none
so
simple
,
but
doeth
knowe
,
that
they
died
aboue
.
1500.
yeres
agone
.
And
seing
that
your
patriarch
hath
made
vs
so
goodly
an
oration
,
as
touching
this
imposition
of
handes
,
affirming
it
to
be
necessarye
,
both
by
the
lawe
of
Nature
,
the
lawe
of
Moyses
,
and
the
lawe
of
Grace
howe
doeth
it
come
to
passe
,
that
Zuinglius
hath
not
vsed
it
,
to
confirme
his
ministerie
.
¶
The
.13
.
Chapter
.
If
that
the
good
doctour
S.
Ciprian
had
bene
in
these
our
dayes
,
Seing
that
the
saide
S.
Ciprian
doth
holde
&
affirme
,
that
Nouatus
oughte
to
be
accompted
as
no
Bishop
,
because
he
succeded
no
bodie
,
but
rather
that
he
did
make
himselfe
a
Bishop
,
without
anye
imposition
of
handes
.
Then
to
what
purpose
,
I
praye
you
,
are
ye
of
the
opinion
,
that
Caluin
and
Zuinglius
are
such
faithful
ministers
,
considering
that
they
are
as
far
from
prouing
that
confirmation
of
their
ministerie
,
as
euer
was
Nouatus
.
You
wil
answer
me
,
that
you
haue
no
nede
of
the
imposition
of
hands
of
the
Papists
,
superstitious
Idolaters
&
Infidels
.
But
this
maketh
your
cause
neuer
the
better
:
for
if
you
are
so
scrupulous
by
nature
,
that
it
goeth
against
your
consciences
to
come
to
kneele
to
our
Bisshops
,
you
shuld
(
I
say
in
times
past
)
haue
required
your
ancient
ministers
to
haue
geuen
you
a
warrant
for
the
confirmation
of
your
estate
,
when
one
doth
demaund
of
you
,
since
when
your
religion
begon
,
you
are
not
content
,
to
claime
the
beginning
from
the
Apostles
,
but
rather
,
stepping
hardly
forwarde
,
ye
are
not
content
to
staye
at
Dauid
or
Abraham
,
but
you
must
needes
fetche
it
from
Abell
,
yea
,
from
Adam
.
And
if
one
should
spurre
you
forwarde
,
you
would
go
,
I
knowe
not
whether
.
Then
seing
that
your
Churche
is
so
auncient
,
and
that
it
hath
indured
till
our
dayes
(
if
we
wil
beleeue
you
)
it
is
not
like
to
be
true
,
that
it
hath
beene
destitute
altogether
of
ministers
:
for
although
it
be
so
that
God
did
greatly
afflicte
the
Israelites
with
the
captiuitie
of
Babilon
,
yet
did
he
neuer
leue
them
without
comfort
of
good
doctours
,
suche
as
Daniel
,
Ezechias
,
Abdias
,
and
many
others
:
Euen
so
you
,
that
thinke
in
your
owne
heades
,
to
be
the
people
of
God
,
I
cannot
thinke
(
if
it
be
so
)
he
would
so
haue
geuen
you
ouer
,
as
to
want
ministers
to
comfort
you
in
your
afflictions
,
and
to
ordeyne
your
ministerie
,
by
the
imposition
of
handes
,
What
stayes
you
,
that
you
doo
not
go
to
them
,
seing
that
you
haue
nothing
to
do
with
oures
?
And
if
you
say
,
that
you
haue
done
so
,
doo
vs
so
muche
plesure
,
as
to
let
vs
heare
their
names
,
and
in
what
time
they
did
florishe
,
or
otherwise
you
may
pardon
vs
,
if
we
geue
no
credite
to
your
fayned
imaginations
.
¶
The
.14
.
Chapter
.
CAluin
doth
alleage
to
vs
,
that
the
Apostles
doo
saye
,
that
is
,
that
no
body
ought
to
take
vpon
him
the
honour
of
the
high
priesthood
,
except
he
be
called
to
it
as
Aaron
was
,
meaning
by
that
to
conclude
,
that
of
our
owne
authoritie
wee
haue
vsurped
the
dignitie
of
priesthood
.
We
haue
aunswered
him
at
large
of
our
vocation
by
the
succession
of
Pastors
ioyned
with
the
imposition
of
handes
.
I
doe
demaunde
of
him
,
or
of
his
,
if
they
can
make
any
true
answer
to
the
like
obiection
.
You
do
lay
to
our
charge
the
yl
liues
of
our
Popes
&
Bishops
,
and
the
naughtines
that
you
pretend
to
find
in
our
Preachers
:
but
al
those
inuectiues
serue
to
no
other
purpose
,
but
to
shewe
howe
you
keepe
a
learned
schoole
of
rayling
,
the
which
preheminence
we
do
yelde
to
you
without
any
debate
or
processe
,
for
ye
may
attribute
that
vnto
your selues
as
your
owne
by
right
,
in
steede
of
the
imposition
of
hands
,
which
ye
want
.
But
in
one
thing
to
my
iudgement
you
are
greatly
ouerseene
,
and
that
is
this
:
Why
doe
ye
not
fyll
bothe
sides
of
your
Booke
,
in
the
one
you
sette
foorth
at
large
without
omitting
anye
poynte
of
their
yll
dooinges
,
all
the
naughtie
lyues
of
oure
Pastours
and
Byshoppes
:
but
the
other
sydes
of
the
leaues
are
emptie
,
you
shoulde
haue
written
on
them
the
holye
lyues
of
your
Ministers
succeeding
one
after
an
other
this
thousande
and
fiue
hundred
yeeres
.
When
the
Popes
Bonifacius
and
Gregorius
didde
gouerne
yll
their
Seates
at
Rome
,
whiche
were
the
good
and
holy
Ministers
that
dyd
their
duety
at
Geneua
?
When
our
Doctours
dyd
preache
agaynst
god
in
times
paste
,
in
what
part
or
vnder
what
signe
were
your
Ministers
lodged
,
that
dyd
then
preache
the
pure
woorde
of
the
Lorde
:
yf
they
dydde
hyde
them selues
,
they
dydde
not
followe
the
pure
worde
of
the
Lorde
,
the
whiche
you
say
is
necessarie
too
knowe
the
true
and
faythfull
beleeuers
.
For
Christe
doth
say
,
Matthewe
.
10.
That
hee
that
shall
denye
him
before
men
,
him
will
he
denie
before
his
father
in
heauen
.
And
S
Paul
doth
say
:
Rom.
10.
That
with
the
heart
one
doth
beleue
to
Iustice
,
and
with
the
mouth
one
must
confesse
to
saluation
.
But
to
say
the
truth
,
your
religion
was
not
then
founde
out
,
and
the
Grandfathers
&
great
Grandfathers
of
Caluin
had
neuer
dreampt
of
the
heresyes
that
now
their
reformed
childe
hath
set
so
newly
abroche
.
And
therefore
thinke
it
not
straunge
,
if
that
those
people
that
are
not
light
headed
,
send
you
to
preache
in
newe
found
landes
,
as
one
that
hath
here
at
home
geuen
manifestly
iudgement
against
himself
,
confessing
,
as
we
haue
alleaged
aboue
,
that
the
Churche
of
God
hath
vsed
the
imposition
of
handes
,
yours
hath
not
done
so
:
&
therfore
it
doth
folowe
,
that
it
is
not
of
God
,
and
that
,
that
doth
folow
consequently
,
is
,
that
it
is
of
the
deuill
.
For
we
knowe
,
that
you
alowe
no
Purgatorie
,
I
meane
,
no
meane
betweene
them
both
.
¶
The
.15
.
Chapter
.
YOu
will
saye
to
me
,
that
this
argument
ought
to
take
place
in
an
ordinarie
Commission
,
but
yours
is
extraordinarie
,
as
that
was
of
the
Prophetes
of
the
olde
Testament
,
whom
God
did
sende
to
correct
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
:
and
that
euen
so
God
hath
inspired
you
and
others
of
your
sect
to
the
like
effect
,
that
is
to
saye
,
to
correct
the
superstitious
liues
and
doctrine
of
the
Papistes
Idolaters
:
and
by
this
,
as
farre
,
as
I
can
see
,
ye
are
Commissaries
of
God
in
his
behalfe
:
and
ye
may
say
wel
with
S.
Paule
(
although
ye
haue
not
bene
rauished
vnto
the
third
heauen
)
that
ye
are
not
sent
by
man
or
of
man
,
He
that
is
of
God
,
doth
obey
the
worde
of
God
:
but
you
doo
not
obey
the
worde
of
God
,
therefore
ye
are
not
of
God
.
I
knowe
that
you
wil
denye
the
Minor
,
and
therefore
it
doeth
appertaine
to
vs
to
proue
it
.
Christe
doeth
saye
:
Giue
vnto
Coesar
that
,
that
apperteyneth
to
Coesar
:
and
to
God
that
,
that
apperteyneth
to
God
.
That
is
to
saye
,
to
speake
familiarlye
,
Geue
Geneua
vnto
his
Lorde
,
and
the
Bishopricke
vnto
his
Bishop
.
Nowe
,
you
doo
not
obeye
this
commaundement
,
and
therefore
,
as
one
that
doeth
not
apperteyne
vnto
God
,
you
haue
prouided
your selfe
a
newe
master
.
And
because
we
woulde
not
haue
some
to
thinke
,
that
we
that
are
not
of
the
countrey
doo
beare
false
witnes
against
you
,
or
,
that
we
doo
it
without
hauing
anye
interest
vnto
the
matter
:
I
am
sure
,
that
all
the
world
doeth
knowe
,
that
ye
haue
set
all
Fraunce
in
as
ill
an
estate
,
as
ye
haue
done
the
dukedome
of
Sauoye
:
In
that
that
appertayneth
to
the
Church
,
is
there
any
Bishoprick
or
dioces
left
,
where
ye
haue
not
sought
with
all
youre
power
to
preache
youre
holye
doctrine
?
where
haue
ye
forgotten
,
that
,
that
Saint
Paule
doeth
saye
,
whiche
is
:
Howe
shall
they
preache
,
if
they
are
not
sent
?
What
righte
haue
you
,
to
come
to
reape
other
mennes
corne
?
Doo
not
you
remember
that
,
that
Tertulian
doeth
write
against
youre
elders
that
did
persecute
the
Catholike
Churche
,
against
whom
he
sayeth
in
his
booke
de
praescriptione
haereticorum
:
What
are
ye
,
and
from
whence
doo
ye
come
?
By
what
right
,
O
Marcian
,
doest
thou
cut
downe
my
wood
?
why
doest
thou
,
O
Apelles
,
remoue
my
landes
?
And
a
litle
after
he
sayeth
:
The
place
is
mine
,
I
haue
bene
thus
long
time
in
possession
,
and
before
thee
I
haue
good
title
and
euidence
,
to
mainteine
my
right
,
of
those
,
to
whom
it
did
appertayne
,
which
lefte
it
me
by
inheritaunce
from
the
Apostles
.
etc.
Our
Churche
of
Fraunce
,
which
is
one
of
the
principall
members
of
all
the
Catholike
Churche
,
might
with
good
cause
say
vnto
you
the
like
.
And
I
praye
,
what
would
you
answere
?
you
cannot
denye
,
but
that
aboue
a
thousand
yeres
before
ye
were
borne
,
that
the
fayth
in
which
ye
were
baptized
,
and
the
which
you
haue
falselye
denied
,
was
planted
,
I
doo
not
saye
,
in
this
onelye
kingdome
of
Fraunce
,
but
ouer
all
Christendome
.
If
you
pretende
anye
right
to
the
contrary
,
shewe
the
reason
of
your
possession
by
the
euidence
of
the
auncient
doctours
,
and
after
come
to
demaund
it
,
as
I
haue
saide
before
:
I
meane
,
that
you
should
yeld
the
ecclesiasticall
gouernment
,
which
you
haue
vsurped
in
manye
places
with
to
great
libertie
of
conscience
,
&
licence
to
doo
euill
,
which
is
the
very
death
of
the
soule
,
as
Saint
Augustine
doth
say
.
Epist.
166.
And
after
that
ye
haue
restored
Fraunce
to
his
olde
estate
,
then
there
wil
be
more
apparaunce
of
the
matter
,
that
ye
are
sent
to
preache
the
true
worde
of
God
,
then
there
is
now
.
But
in
this
estate
that
ye
are
,
although
that
God
had
geuen
you
commission
(
the
which
he
neuer
thought
)
he
would
haue
called
it
backe
,
because
of
your
noble
actes
.
Theodosius
and
Arcades
,
whiche
in
old
time
were
Emperours
of
Rome
,
(
L.
si
quis
in
tantam
.
cod
.
vnde
vi
.
)
did
establish
or
make
an
Edict
,
that
if
the
true
owner
or
lorde
of
a
thing
should
vse
any
force
,
or
to
seeke
by
the
waye
of
violence
(
without
staying
for
the
sentence
of
the
Iudge
)
to
get
possession
of
his
owne
from
another
man
,
yea
,
although
the
other
had
no
right
to
it
,
he
shoulde
not
onely
lose
the
possession
,
but
likewise
the
propertie
:
but
if
it
were
founde
,
that
he
that
did
enter
by
force
,
had
no
right
to
the
Mannur
,
he
should
not
onely
be
depriued
of
it
,
but
moreouer
he
shoulde
be
condemned
to
geue
as
much
more
of
his
owne
vnto
him
,
against
whom
he
had
vsed
the
force
,
as
the
thinge
was
valued
at
,
that
he
sought
to
vsurpe
.
If
one
shoulde
call
you
,
my
masters
the
newe
refourmed
Gospellers
,
to
such
a
reckening
,
ye
might
well
packe
vp
your
pipes
,
and
transporte
your
fidelye
into
another
countrey
,
for
you
shoulde
haue
no
other
remedie
,
but
to
runne
awaye
with
the
goodes
,
and
preache
pouertie
.
¶
The
.16
.
Chapter
.
FOr
your
defence
you
alleage
no
other
reason
but
youre
good
zeale
,
and
your
ardent
Apostolical
affection
,
the
which
hath
moued
you
to
sowe
this
seede
of
sedition
.
You
saye
,
that
the
fielde
is
great
,
and
there
are
fewe
good
reapers
,
but
if
you
marke
that
,
that
doth
folowe
afterwarde
,
and
to
take
the
counsaile
of
the
wise
:
Christe
doeth
not
commaunde
therefore
,
that
euerye
one
shoulde
take
his
sickle
,
and
goe
,
and
cut
downe
other
mennes
corne
.
But
he
sayeth
:
Praye
the
master
of
the
worke
,
to
the
ende
,
that
he
sende
more
woorkemenne
to
his
vine
.
He
doeth
teache
vs
,
that
if
we
see
anye
estate
out
of
order
,
we
shoulde
praye
to
God
to
redresse
it
:
And
in
the
meane
time
we
ought
to
correct
and
amend
our
own
liues
:
for
if
euery
man
were
for
him selfe
,
God
would
be
for
vs
all
.
Yet
,
notwithstanding
this
,
it
is
not
reasonable
,
that
vnder
the
colour
of
a
good
zeale
,
a
seruant
shoulde
take
in
hand
an
acte
of
so
great
importance
,
without
expresse
commaundement
of
his
master
,
as
it
is
saide
.
But
now
that
we
are
come
to
talke
of
your
good
zeale
(
if
it
please
you
)
let
vs
knowe
,
if
those
ardent
flames
of
charitie
haue
so
inflamed
you
,
that
you
haue
ouerthrowen
the
Chaires
of
the
negligent
Pastors
and
Bishops
,
and
in
their
roomes
ye
haue
collocated
your
ministers
in
euery
place
,
where
ye
could
beare
any
swaye
,
as
it
doeth
appere
in
many
townes
and
Cities
in
this
Realme
.
I
doo
not
doubt
,
but
that
you
will
doo
the
best
that
ye
can
to
doo
the
like
with
the
rest
,
I
mean
,
aswell
Temporall
as
Spiritual
.
For
euen
as
God
(
of
whom
ye
speake
so
often
)
doeth
make
no
exception
of
persons
,
euen
so
you
,
that
call
your selues
his
Lieuetenants
wil
make
no
difference
betwene
the
euyl
estates
&
the
good
.
Euery
one
doth
know
that
the
administration
of
iustice
is
very
honourable
before
God
,
and
that
there
be
many
in
this
vocation
that
would
not
for
any
thing
do
any
wrong
vnto
the
widowe
&
fatherlesse
childe
,
and
yet
we
see
and
knowe
by
experience
,
that
ther
are
many
others
that
without
any
conscience
,
doe
take
brybes
and
offer
wrong
,
both
to
the
fatherles
and
to
the
widowe
,
the
whiche
crimes
are
no
lesse
in
that
estate
,
then
the
careles
liuing
of
the
Bishops
and
Pastors
.
So
that
I
thinke
by
this
,
that
he
that
hath
geuen
you
charge
and
power
to
turne
the
Byshops
out
of
their
seates
,
the
Curates
out
of
their
benefices
,
and
the
Monkes
&
Abbots
out
of
their
Abbeys
,
because
of
their
euil
liuings
:
would
likewise
extende
your
commission
,
to
put
downe
Lordes
,
Knightes
,
Iudges
and
Gentlemen
,
because
of
the
corrupt
liues
of
many
of
them
.
And
to
make
an
ende
of
the
reformation
,
your
holy
Ghoste
,
and
those
zealous
flames
of
the
spirite
,
woulde
moue
you
to
goe
a
litle
higher
:
for
there
is
nothing
done
,
but
the
spirite
may
amend
it
.
Against
the
great
trees
,
striue
the
great
windes
,
and
against
great
dignities
great
abuses
.
It
is
not
vnknowen
to
all
men
,
that
ther
are
good
and
godly
Catholike
princes
and
kinges
,
whiche
are
surely
to
the
people
the
great
giftes
of
God
:
but
likewise
one
cannot
denye
,
but
that
there
hath
beene
and
are
diuers
ill
princes
that
do
gouerne
their
people
carelesly
and
without
Iustice
.
And
if
by
chaunce
your
Gospell
shuld
fal
into
some
kingdom
,
wher
the
prince
were
not
so
sage
nor
so
wise
as
you
would
haue
him
:
in
your
conscience
,
what
wold
you
do
to
him
?
I
think
,
that
that
very
zeal
(
if
you
could
)
that
hath
moued
you
,
vnder
the
coulor
of
a
refor
-
Gospell
,
to
trouble
so
muche
our
state
,
woulde
likewise
commaunde
you
,
to
dispossesse
those
kinges
that
do
abuse
their
owne
kingdoms
,
euen
aswel
as
to
depriue
those
Bishoppes
that
doo
abuse
their
bishoprickes
.
But
,
O
Lorde
,
what
a
Gospell
is
this
,
if
it
be
permitted
,
that
the
people
shall
call
their
princes
to
accompt
,
or
,
that
they
may
correct
their
superiours
vnder
the
color
of
a
reformed
gospel
,
what
seditions
,
troubles
&
warres
shal
we
see
ouer
al
Christendome
?
we
shal
see
fulfilled
,
to
our
great
harme
,
the
prophecie
of
Esay
,
who
saieth
:
The
people
shall
seeke
to
rayse
one
against
another
,
and
euerye
one
against
his
neibour
,
the
yong
man
shal
disdain
the
old
,
and
the
ignoble
the
noble
.
etc.
But
what
coulor
soeuer
ye
cloke
your
new
gospel
withal
,
ye
run
far
wide
from
him
that
doth
commaund
vs
to
obeye
all
creatures
for
the
loue
of
God
.
All
power
doth
come
of
God
,
sayth
the
Apostle
,
and
he
that
resisteth
that
power
,
doth
resiste
the
ordinance
of
God
,
and
they
that
doo
with
say
it
,
acquire
for
them selues
damnation
for
euer
.
He
doth
make
no
distinction
of
persons
,
whether
it
be
a
Magistrate
Ecclesiastical
or
temporal
,
whether
it
be
a
king
or
a
Pope
,
a
Bishop
or
a
Lorde
,
he
doth
talke
generally
of
al
powers
that
are
established
by
God
,
to
make
vs
liue
in
peace
&
tranquilitie
.
God
had
not
chosen
of
his
good
wil
Caesar
the
Emperour
of
Rome
to
be
king
of
Ierusalem
,
as
he
did
choose
Saul
,
Dauid
,
Salomon
and
the
rest
,
for
of
his
owne
ambition
and
vnsaciable
cupiditie
,
he
had
vsurped
the
kingdome
apperteyning
to
the
house
of
Dauid
:
yet
our
Sauiour
did
commaund
that
they
should
pay
him
tribute
.
Math.
22.
The
whiche
commaundement
he
him selfe
did
fulfyl
to
teache
others
obedience
.
God
did
like
wise
permit
that
the
wicked
king
Nabuchodonozor
shuld
destroy
the
kingdome
of
Hierusalem
,
to
punishe
the
wickednes
of
those
that
dwelt
in
it
.
And
although
he
had
inuaded
the
kingdome
of
Iuda
,
to
the
which
he
had
no
title
nor
right
,
yet
doth
god
protest
that
he
gaue
it
him
,
and
he
wylleth
and
doth
commaund
that
they
should
obey
him
,
euen
as
yf
he
were
the
best
prince
of
the
world
.
Beholde
(
sayth
God
by
the
Prophet
Ieremie
,
Cap.
27.
)
you
shal
tel
your
Lordes
that
I
make
the
earth
,
the
men
,
and
the
beastes
that
walke
on
the
face
of
the
earth
,
through
my
great
strength
and
mightie
arme
,
and
I
haue
geuen
it
to
whom
it
pleaseth
me
:
And
so
nowe
I
haue
geuen
al
these
Lands
and
countreys
to
Nabuchodonozor
my
seruant
king
of
Babylon
.
Besides
this
,
I
haue
geuen
him
the
beastes
and
the
feelds
to
serue
him
,
his
sonne
,
and
his
sons
son
,
vntill
the
time
of
his
earth
come
:
also
of
him
many
people
and
great
kinges
shal
com
,
and
shal
ordein
,
that
the
kingdome
,
or
the
people
that
shall
not
serue
Nabuchodonozor
kinge
of
Babilon
,
I
will
visite
that
people
(
saith
the
lord
)
with
the
sworde
,
pestilence
,
and
hunger
,
vntill
that
I
consume
them
in
his
handes
.
etc.
But
if
you
my
masters
the
newe
reformers
of
the
Gospell
had
ben
in
those
dayes
,
what
would
haue
bridled
your
burning
zeale
?
Coulde
ye
not
with
a
litle
better
cause
report
of
Nabuchodonozor
that
,
that
ye
report
of
the
Pope
:
for
who
is
that
Nabuchodonozor
,
that
wee
shoulde
submit
our selues
vnto
him
?
He
is
not
a
king
,
he
is
not
a
Tiraunt
,
he
is
not
an
Emperoure
,
but
a
Robber
,
a
Cutthrote
,
more
cruell
then
any
kinde
of
wilde
beaste
.
Is
it
not
by
him
,
that
the
Prophetes
haue
represented
the
spoyler
of
nations
?
for
God
,
when
he
woulde
cause
Esaye
to
talke
of
the
fall
of
Lucifer
,
I
haue
created
al
things
,
and
I
giue
them
to
whom
it
pleaseth
me
.
Or
as
he
saith
in
Iob
,
It
is
I
that
cause
Hypocrites
to
reigne
,
to
punish
the
sinnes
of
the
people
.
Or
as
he
sayth
in
the.
4.
of
Daniel
,
I
haue
the
preheminence
ouer
the
kingdomes
of
men
,
and
I
geue
them
to
whom
it
pleaseth
me
.
And
he
that
speaketh
agaynst
him
that
is
put
in
authoritie
,
although
he
be
as
euyl
as
Nabuchodonozor
,
he
shal
perishe
thorough
the
sworde
,
famine
,
or
pestilence
,
or
that
that
is
worse
,
through
eternall
death
.
These
are
the
very
wordes
that
god
spake
by
the
Prophet
,
Come
vnto
me
,
and
learne
in
my
schole
,
for
I
am
humble
and
mylde
of
hart
,
I
haue
obeyed
Pylate
,
and
Annas
,
and
Cayphas
,
I
haue
suffered
the
sentence
of
death
,
and
haue
bene
nayled
betweene
two
theeues
,
and
I
toke
it
paciently
for
your
sakes
.
Learne
of
me
to
be
my
disciples
in
the
schoole
of
humilitie
,
and
you
shal
find
rest
in
your
spirites
.
The
which
true
rest
in
deede
is
for
euery
man
to
examine
diligently
his
owne
conscience
,
and
to
commit
to
God
the
consciences
of
his
Superiours
.
¶
The
.17
.
Chapter
.
ANy
man
may
easilye
perceaue
by
this
discourse
,
that
you
haue
no
great
reason
,
in
saying
that
that
you
say
,
&
much
lesse
to
doo
that
that
you
preache
,
I
meane
,
to
beginne
the
reformation
of
the
Church
by
the
way
of
force
,
the
which
is
a
thing
contrarye
to
all
lawes
diuine
and
humane
,
Pope
Antichriste
,
&
worse
then
Pharao
,
is
the
head
and
master
.
Thus
ye
vse
to
expound
and
morali●●te
the
figures
of
the
olde
Testament
,
in
fauoure
of
the
Catholike
Churche
:
yet
is
it
so
,
that
when
God
spake
vnto
you
about
so
zealous
a
thing
as
this
,
ye
forgat
one
thing
that
doeth
hinder
greatlye
youre
Commission
.
You
should
haue
shewed
god
,
that
the
Commission
which
he
gaue
you
,
was
like
to
breede
no
lesse
mischief
amongst
the
Papistes
,
then
Moyses
did
among
that
Egiptians
.
For
I
am
sure
(
if
any
to
try
you
,
wold
take
your
othe
)
that
you
woulde
sweare
,
that
the
Pope
is
as
yll
as
Pharao
,
and
we
as
harde
hearted
as
the
Egyptians
.
Therefore
,
why
did
ye
not
demaund
of
him
a
Rodde
to
conuert
into
a
Serpent
,
and
to
passe
drye
foote
ouer
the
redde
Sea
?
Whye
did
ye
not
require
at
his
hande
,
that
it
mighte
please
him
to
authorize
his
worde
preached
by
youre
ministers
with
Signes
,
miracles
and
tokens
,
as
he
did
,
when
he
sente
youre
felowes
the
Apostles
,
seeinge
that
you
are
Prophetes
,
howe
commeth
it
to
passe
,
that
you
haue
not
foreseene
,
that
we
would
not
beleue
you
:
for
who
is
he
(
although
he
were
a
deuil
)
that
could
not
say
as
muche
.
But
we
haue
one
disauowe
which
God
hath
geuen
to
manye
,
which
doo
report
that
they
doo
come
from
him
,
whiche
doth
greatly
ouerthrowe
the
authoritie
of
your
commission
.
He
doth
say
in
the
.14
.
of
Hieremie
,
The
Prophets
preache
falsely
in
my
name
,
I
haue
not
sent
them
,
I
haue
not
commaunded
them
,
nor
I
haue
not
spoken
vnto
them
:
but
they
prophecie
vnto
you
false
visions
and
naughtie
diuinations
,
to
deceaue
your
heartes
.
And
likewise
in
the
.27
.
Chapiter
,
I
haue
not
sent
them
(
saith
the
Lord
God
)
and
they
prophecie
in
my
name
falselye
,
to
th
intent
I
should
forsake
you
,
and
that
aswell
you
as
your
prophetes
should
perishe
.
Item
in
the
.29
.
Let
not
your
Prophetes
seduce
you
,
that
are
amongest
you
,
nor
your
Southsayers
,
and
doo
not
marke
the
dreames
that
ye
dreame
,
for
they
doo
prophecie
falselye
vnto
you
in
my
name
,
seing
that
I
haue
not
sent
them
,
saith
the
Lorde
.
etc.
So
that
,
although
it
wer
true
,
that
God
hath
sent
you
(
as
it
is
false
)
we
might
with
a
iust
cause
pretend
an
excuse
of
ignorance
,
and
to
saye
with
great
assuraunce
that
,
O
Lorde
God
(
sayde
he
)
would
you
kill
a
poore
simple
nation
?
Shall
it
be
sayde
,
that
we
beleue
all
those
that
fayne
to
come
in
youre
name
?
haue
not
you
commaunded
vs
by
the
Apostle
,
That
we
shoulde
not
beleue
euery
spirite
:
and
that
the
Angel
of
darknes
doth
transfourme
himselfe
into
an
Angell
of
light
?
Haue
not
you
commaunded
to
be
written
,
that
we
should
beware
which
way
we
take
,
&
that
suche
a
waye
doth
seeme
good
,
the
whiche
notwithstanding
doeth
leade
vnto
damnation
and
perdition
.
If
any
,
saying
,
that
he
is
our
princes
seruant
,
should
come
to
demaunde
a
summe
of
mony
in
his
masters
name
and
that
he
had
neither
his
hand
nor
his
seale
to
warrant
his
demaunde
,
would
not
we
sende
him
awaye
like
a
false
merchant
,
fering
that
he
wold
deceaue
vs
?
then
with
greater
reason
ought
we
to
feare
the
committing
of
our
faith
,
and
the
hope
of
our
saluation
into
their
hands
,
whom
we
know
not
,
nor
that
cannot
shewe
any
miracles
,
to
confirme
their
preaching
,
as
the
Apostles
did
.
Qui
confirmabant
sermonem
,
sequentibus
signis
.
That
is
,
which
did
confyrme
their
preaching
with
Signes
or
miracles
folowing
:
why
do
not
they
sai
,
as
he
said
,
whose
successors
they
professe
to
be
,
the
signs
of
my
commission
&
Apostleship
haue
bene
accomplished
among
you
with
signes
and
miracles
.
2.
Cor.
12.
¶
The
.18
.
Chapter
.
YOu
do
aunswere
vs
,
as
that
Iewes
were
answered
by
Christe
,
when
they
did
demaund
him
to
shew
some
Miracles
:
The
generation
adulterous
and
peruerse
doeth
demaunde
signes
,
but
no
signe
shal
be
geuen
them
.
etc.
But
this
comparison
can
not
be
applyed
vnto
vs
,
for
we
are
not
so
hard
of
beliefe
as
the
Iewes
,
nor
you
such
faithful
messengers
of
God
,
as
Christ
was
,
of
whom
the
Iewes
did
demaunde
some
signes
of
obstinate
hatred
,
after
thei
had
sene
so
many
lame
healed
,
so
many
blinde
receiue
their
sight
,
so
many
deafe
heare
,
&
so
many
dispossest
that
had
spirites
:
but
as
for
you
,
we
haue
sene
your
commission
not
to
haue
extended
so
far
,
as
to
restore
a
flie
to
life
againe
,
or
to
heale
a
lame
goose
,
although
that
greater
matters
are
required
to
confirme
so
straunge
and
so
new
a
reformed
Gospel
.
These
wordes
doo
make
you
mad
,
crying
out
and
preching
in
euery
place
,
that
your
Churche
ought
not
to
be
called
newe
,
but
rather
,
that
it
is
olde
and
Apostolicall
,
and
that
your
doctrine
is
the
verye
same
that
S.
Peter
and
S.
Paule
did
preache
.
And
to
drawe
the
simple
people
to
beleue
that
,
that
you
saye
,
you
doo
declare
your
faith
,
saying
that
you
doo
beleue
,
&
doo
preach
,
that
there
is
one
God
in
Trinitie
of
persons
,
and
the
second
,
which
is
our
Sauiour
became
manne
from
the
wombe
of
the
virgin
,
and
that
he
suffered
and
did
rise
againe
,
and
to
be
briefe
,
you
shewe
,
that
you
haue
profited
in
your
religion
,
for
you
haue
bene
but
fortie
yeeres
(
which
is
the
time
since
it
began
)
in
learning
the
great
Creede
,
&
the
Pater
noster
,
the
whiche
you
coulde
not
learne
in
a
thousande
and
fyue
hundred
of
ours
.
But
in
all
this
you
say
nothing
to
the
purpose
:
for
we
doo
not
demaunde
of
you
,
whether
you
can
well
your
Cathechisme
,
the
which
you
hauing
learned
of
vs
,
you
teache
to
others
.
And
as
Sampson
saide
:
Iud.
15.
If
you
had
not
labored
with
my
Cowe
,
ye
would
neuer
haue
hit
my
Riddle
.
That
is
to
sai
,
That
if
that
our
Churche
had
not
nursed
or
taught
you
,
which
are
her
rebellious
children
,
you
woulde
haue
knowen
nothing
:
for
it
is
of
our
Churche
,
that
you
haue
learned
the
principles
of
your
faith
.
She
is
the
Cowe
that
hath
nourished
Caluin
in
a
Chanonrie
of
Noyon
,
&
Theodore
de
Bexa
in
the
Priorie
of
Louinnam
harde
by
Paris
:
and
consequentlye
all
the
other
ministers
,
which
haue
learned
all
that
they
knowe
,
at
the
Conuent
of
S.
Fraunces
,
S.
Dominick
,
S.
Augustine
,
and
of
S.
Bennet
,
where
ye
were
nourished
spirituallye
,
as
touching
your
doctrine
:
and
temporally
,
as
touching
the
mainteyning
of
your
studie
,
at
the
charge
of
that
Church
,
against
the
which
ye
doo
nowe
so
striue
,
as
the
Camels
,
whiche
sometime
rewarde
their
masters
for
their
good
keeping
with
yerking
&
biting
:
so
that
coulor
it
howe
you
list
,
ye
cannot
denye
,
but
that
ye
set
forth
newe
deuises
.
For
althogh
it
is
so
,
that
your
heresyes
(
which
to
please
the
eares
of
the
vnlearned
,
ye
call
the
refourmed
Gospel
and
pure
worde
of
God
)
haue
bene
in
times
past
,
yet
they
were
buried
in
the
very
depth
of
hell
,
and
you
haue
raised
them
againe
,
cloked
with
newe
coulors
.
But
although
it
were
so
,
that
your
doctrine
were
not
new
,
but
very
olde
,
yet
ought
not
you
to
be
more
priuiledged
than
Moyses
and
the
Prophetes
,
whose
simple
and
playne
wordes
the
world
would
not
beleue
,
although
they
preached
no
new
doctrine
,
no
more
then
you
say
that
you
doo
.
Moyses
did
shewe
manye
miracles
in
Egipt
,
Iesus
Christ
,
but
thei
did
seeke
to
blot
out
of
the
mindes
of
the
simple
people
,
the
foolishe
opinion
that
they
had
in
the
multitude
of
gods
,
&
to
teach
them
,
that
there
was
but
one
god
,
who
had
created
the
heauen
&
earth
,
who
sendeth
rayne
in
time
of
neede
,
and
all
thinges
els
that
are
required
for
the
sustenance
of
in
.
This
is
the
doctrin
that
S.
Paule
did
preach
,
as
we
reade
in
the
Actes
.
Abraham
,
Isaac
and
Iacob
,
vnto
whom
the
promise
of
the
Incarnation
of
Christe
was
made
.
Of
this
doth
Abimilech
the
king
of
Gerar
bear
witnes
,
who
did
excuse
himselfe
before
god
,
for
the
wife
of
Abraham
:
he
could
neuer
haue
knowen
,
howe
to
talke
thus
with
God
,
if
he
had
not
knowen
him
.
Besydes
this
,
he
made
Abraham
to
sweare
by
the
inuocation
of
the
saide
God
,
Diogenes
Laertius
in
the
liues
of
the
Philosophers
,
doth
write
,
that
the
Emperoure
Adrian
did
demaunde
of
a
philosopher
called
Secundus
,
what
God
was
.
He
aunswered
:
God
is
an
immortall
spirite
,
incomprehensible
,
conteyning
all
the
worlde
,
a
light
,
and
a
soueraine
goodnes
.
True
it
is
,
that
this
Secundus
was
bolder
to
speake
of
God
,
then
another
Philosopher
called
Simenides
,
of
whom
Tullie
doth
write
in
his
fyrst
booke
De
natura
deorum
,
vnto
whom
,
when
the
tyrant
Hyero
did
demaund
of
him
,
what
God
was
,
and
that
he
had
geuen
him
diuers
dayes
of
respit
to
answer
him
,
at
the
last
he
saide
,
that
he
did
acknowledge
in
him
an
infinite
of
all
thinges
.
Cicero
himself
in
the
fyrst
question
of
his
Tusculanes
,
doth
gouerne
&
geue
the
being
to
all
things
.
And
in
diuers
places
of
that
worke
he
doth
wel
expresse
,
that
he
knew
well
,
that
there
was
one
God
,
&
that
the
gods
that
the
Gentiles
did
worship
,
wer
but
mortal
men
,
And
in
the
saide
booke
he
saieth
,
that
we
know
God
by
his
workes
,
in
the
which
he
doth
not
much
differ
from
Dauid
,
saying
:
That
the
heuens
declare
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
firmament
doth
anounce
his
works
.
And
in
the
40.
chapter
of
Esay
,
when
god
did
talke
with
the
Gentiles
,
he
did
cal
his
works
to
bere
witnes
of
his
greatnes
.
Lift
vp
your
eyes
(
saith
he
)
and
beholde
who
hath
made
this
.
S.
Paul
doth
absolutely
condemne
them
,
saying
,
the
thei
can
procure
no
excuse
of
ignorance
,
for
the
inuisible
things
(
such
as
is
the
diuinitie
of
God
)
may
be
knowe
by
the
visible
thinges
.
And
therfore
they
are
vnexcusable
,
hauing
hidden
the
truth
of
God
to
vniustice
:
for
after
that
they
haue
knowen
him
,
they
haue
not
geuen
him
that
thankes
and
honour
,
that
they
should
haue
done
,
but
they
haue
beene
deceaued
through
their
owne
subtilitie
,
&
making
a
profession
of
knowledge
,
they
haue
beene
founde
foolishe
and
ignoraunt
.
S.
Augustine
.
8.
lib.
de
Ciu.
dei
.
ca.
24.
doeth
recken
Mercurius
,
called
Hermes
Trimegistus
,
among
these
,
forasmuche
as
he
did
continue
in
his
owne
erroure
,
although
he
knewe
by
that
(
that
one
may
see
in
his
owne
writinges
)
that
his
auncetours
did
erre
greatly
in
the
making
and
worshipping
of
so
many
Gods.
¶
The
.20
.
Chapter
.
LActantius
Firmianus
in
his
booke
of
his
diuine
Institutions
.
Cap.
5.
writing
against
the
Gentiles
,
doeth
proue
,
that
there
is
but
one
God
,
and
he
doeth
alleage
as
witnesses
all
the
olde
learned
Philosophers
,
suche
as
Thales
,
Milesius
,
Pithagoras
,
Anaxagoras
,
Cleanthus
,
Anaximeus
,
Crysippus
,
Heno
,
Plato
,
Aristotel
,
Seneca
,
&
others
.
Octauius
likewise
,
a
christian
Orator
,
disputing
against
Caecilius
,
as
then
a
Gentile
,
doeth
alleage
likewise
,
to
confounde
these
olde
Philosophers
,
and
he
doeth
adde
more
,
Xenophon
,
Spensippus
,
Demaritus
,
Strato
,
S.
Paule
likewise
,
preaching
to
the
Athenians
,
doth
protest
,
that
he
doth
teach
them
no
newe
thing
,
but
rather
him
whom
they
did
worship
,
and
did
not
knowe
.
By
the
which
it
is
plainelye
to
be
seene
,
that
the
Apostles
did
not
announce
vnto
the
people
any
newe
lawe
,
for
it
was
verye
olde
,
and
notwithstanding
,
they
did
confirme
it
with
miracles
.
And
if
you
saye
,
that
although
those
learned
Philosophers
had
a
knowledge
of
God
,
as
it
doeth
appere
by
their
workes
:
yet
there
is
founde
in
them
no
mention
of
Iesus
Christe
,
and
therfore
,
that
it
was
necessary
to
approue
that
doctrine
with
signes
and
miracles
.
But
contrarywise
,
that
you
in
your
newe
refourmed
Gospell
,
doo
preache
the
olde
Apostolicall
lawe
,
I
doo
aunswere
you
to
this
,
that
the
.9
.
Sybilles
did
speake
of
his
comming
and
byrth
,
euen
as
playnly
as
any
of
the
Prophetes
:
and
amongst
other
Sybilla
Erithrea
did
as
fully
prophesie
of
the
comming
of
our
Sauiour
to
iudge
the
quicke
and
the
dead
,
as
any
other
prophet
,
as
S.
Augustine
doth
testifie
.
Li.
1.
de
ciui
.
dei
.
cap.
23.
Likewise
of
his
death
and
passion
,
and
of
the
myracles
he
should
doo
before
his
death
.
The
Oracles
of
the
false
goddes
haue
likewise
declared
vnto
the
Gentiles
the
comming
of
Christe
,
as
Lactantius
Firmianus
doth
write
,
lib.
4.
cap.
15.
in
his
booke
of
the
deuine
institutions
.
Nicephorus
in
like
maner
dothe
write
howe
Augustus
Caesar
sacrifising
to
the
God
Apollo
,
Pythius
in
his
temple
coulde
get
no
other
but
a
very
breefe
aunswere
,
then
Caesar
dyd
demaund
why
he
coulde
not
make
him
then
as
fullye
aunswere
as
he
did
at
other
tymes
,
Apollo
was
constrayned
to
saye
the
trueth
,
the
whyche
was
,
that
a
young
Hebrewe
childe
borne
of
late
did
commaunded
him
to
retire
him selfe
into
his
hell
,
vnto
whom
he
was
forced
to
yeelde
obediently
,
forasmuche
as
he
was
god
,
and
gouernour
of
the
other
goddes
,
and
therefore
that
he
did
counsel
the
sayde
Caesar
quietly
to
retyre
himselfe
,
and
to
make
no
more
adoe
:
the
verses
are
these
,
Me
puer
Hebraeus
diuos
deos
ipse
gubernans
Cedere
sede
iubet
,
tristemque
redire
suborcum
,
Aris
ergo
dehinc
tacitus
abscedito
nostris
.
¶
The
.21
.
Chapter
.
THus
you
see
that
Iesus
christ
was
anounced
among
the
gentiles
before
the
comming
of
the
Apostles
,
who
notwithstanding
this
dyd
not
let
to
set
forth
the
doctrine
that
they
wer
sent
to
preache
,
with
many
notable
miracles
,
although
they
did
not
reach
but
that
doctrine
that
was
verye
ancient
:
And
although
that
their
doctrine
was
newe
and
vnknowen
to
the
Gentiles
,
yet
you
cannot
alleage
,
that
it
was
so
vnto
the
Iewes
:
for
they
being
studied
&
learned
in
Moyses
lawe
,
they
hearde
nothing
of
the
Apostles
,
but
had
bene
prophecied
by
the
Prophetes
.
Doeth
not
S.
Paule
say
at
the
beginning
of
his
Epistle
to
the
Romanes
,
that
he
was
seperated
to
preache
the
Gospel
,
the
which
God
promised
by
the
holye
Scriptures
.
S.
Peter
talking
with
the
Iewes
,
Iesus
Christe
,
of
whom
Moyses
had
prophecied
longe
before
,
saying
thus
.
God
shall
rayse
a
Prophete
among
your
brethren
,
you
shall
obey
him
as
you
doo
me
,
and
he
that
doth
refuse
it
,
shal
be
put
to
death
.
S.
Peter
saith
afterwarde
:
All
the
prophetes
that
haue
beene
from
Samuell
vnto
this
time
,
doo
announce
vnto
you
these
dayes
,
that
is
to
saye
,
the
doctrine
that
we
doo
preache
.
That
that
the
Apostles
did
preach
vnto
the
Iewes
,
that
is
to
wit
,
the
remission
of
their
sinnes
,
by
the
death
and
passion
of
Christe
,
it
was
no
newe
thing
:
for
as
S.
Peter
sayde
vnto
Cornelius
,
Esay
.
cap.
55.
vnto
the
people
,
aboue
.800
.
yeres
,
saying
that
he
had
layed
vpon
his
sonne
all
oure
iniquities
,
as
it
doeth
appere
in
his
booke
,
in
the
which
he
doth
shew
him selfe
more
an
Euangelist
then
a
Prophete
:
for
there
he
doth
write
the
torments
of
our
Sauiour
,
euen
as
if
he
had
bene
present
at
his
passion
.
Dauid
likewise
doth
talk
of
the
like
,
where
he
doeth
mention
,
the
extreme
affliction
of
our
Redeemer
,
and
of
the
gal
,
the
Isope
,
and
the
Vinager
.
Daniel
did
not
onely
discrye
the
death
of
our
Sauiour
,
but
therewithall
,
the
verye
time
that
he
shoulde
come
.
And
to
be
briefe
,
all
the
Prophetes
haue
announced
vnto
the
Iewes
that
,
that
the
Apostles
did
preache
vnto
them
.
Nowe
,
if
we
desire
to
knowe
why
this
olde
doctrine
preached
,
aswell
to
the
gentiles
as
to
the
Iewes
by
the
Apostles
,
was
confirmed
with
many
miracles
,
which
they
did
in
the
name
of
God
,
who
sent
them
,
the
cause
is
this
:
the
deuill
had
so
obscured
and
hidden
the
truth
ouer
all
nations
,
that
superstitious
Idolatrye
had
taken
place
in
steede
of
the
true
seruice
of
God
,
so
that
the
poore
Painims
did
not
put
their
trust
in
one
God
,
but
in
a
multitude
of
goddes
.
And
in
like
maner
,
the
true
religion
geuen
by
god
to
the
Israelites
,
had
ben
troubled
,
and
almoste
cleane
abolished
by
the
traditions
of
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
,
in
the
which
they
did
truste
,
for
the
iustification
and
remission
of
theyr
synnes
.
The
like
doo
you
reporte
of
vs
,
and
of
your
great
curtesye
yee
are
content
to
matche
vs
with
the
superstitious
Iewes
,
and
Idolatrous
Paynims
,
plating
your selues
in
the
degree
of
the
pure
Gospellers
,
and
the
true
children
of
God
,
taking
vppon
you
the
Succession
of
the
Apostles
,
and
calling
youre
Congregation
,
the
true
Catholike
and
Apostolicall
Churche
.
This
soundes
notablye
well
,
but
seeing
that
youre
cause
is
absolutelye
to
refourme
the
Churche
,
as
they
didde
,
preaching
the
auncient
doctrine
of
God
,
as
they
did
,
and
dealing
with
superstitious
Idolaters
,
that
cleaue
more
to
the
traditions
of
menne
,
then
vnto
the
pure
worde
of
god
,
as
the
Iewes
.
Seing
then
,
that
our
case
is
reported
vnto
the
similitude
of
the
Iewes
,
and
yours
to
the
Apostles
&
Prophetes
,
howe
comes
it
to
passe
,
that
you
doo
not
as
they
did
,
seeing
that
you
are
sent
from
one
master
?
Why
doo
ye
not
make
your
commission
appere
by
signes
and
miracles
,
seeing
that
God
hath
euer
done
the
like
heretofore
,
when
he
hath
sent
the
like
Commission
to
yours
?
¶
The
.22
.
Chapter
.
YOu
doo
coniure
vs
by
the
name
of
the
liuing
God
,
to
receaue
youre
Gospell
and
pure
word
of
God
,
or
els
you
doo
threaten
vs
,
that
you
will
shake
off
the
dust
of
your
feet
in
testimonie
against
vs
,
because
that
wee
will
not
beleue
your
wordes
.
But
in
this
matter
ye
doo
alleage
a
wronge
text
:
for
we
were
very
simple
,
if
we
shoulde
forsake
or
remoue
the
foundation
of
our
Churche
,
vppon
suche
an
occasion
as
I
will
shewe
by
this
discourse
that
doeth
folowe
,
I
am
sure
that
you
are
not
ignorant
,
howe
that
Luther
,
after
he
began
to
preache
,
his
Gospell
was
not
founde
barren
:
for
immediatlye
after
his
beginning
,
he
did
ingender
another
Gospeller
,
that
is
to
wyt
,
Andrew
Coralstadius
,
and
from
thence
was
produced
another
,
called
Zuinglius
,
&
of
Zuinglius
,
Oecolampadius
.
Then
,
Thomas
Muncerus
,
considering
,
that
he
had
no
lesse
the
gifte
of
the
spirite
then
the
rest
,
he
began
to
forge
a
newe
Gospell
of
the
Anabaptists
,
with
the
which
he
thought
to
gratifye
the
Towne
of
Milhouse
,
who
had
receaued
alreadie
the
Gospell
of
Luther
.
But
the
Senate
of
that
Towne
,
being
weried
alreadye
with
to
many
straunge
Gospels
,
they
aduertised
Luther
your
fyrste
Apostle
of
it
.
And
he
wrote
to
them
againe
,
that
Thomas
Muncerus
ought
not
to
be
receaued
,
if
he
could
not
proue
his
vocation
by
some
miracle
.
And
if
you
demaunde
where
I
haue
founde
this
,
I
saye
to
you
,
not
in
the
workes
of
some
lying
Papist
,
but
in
the
Commentaryes
of
youre
deere
Historiographer
master
Sleydon
,
Robert
Preuost
,
who
dwelleth
in
a
segnorie
of
Berne
.
According
to
his
translation
,
the
wordes
are
these
.
Luther
was
of
opinion
,
that
the
Senate
of
Milhouse
should
do
very
well
and
wisely
,
to
demaunde
of
Muncer
,
who
had
geuen
him
commission
to
teache
,
and
who
had
called
him
vnto
it
.
If
he
say
,
that
it
is
God
,
let
them
demaunde
of
him
,
to
shewe
some
signe
or
miracle
to
proue
his
vocation
:
and
yf
he
could
not
do
it
,
that
they
should
banishe
him
:
for
it
is
common
to
God
,
to
declare
his
will
by
some
miracle
,
at
any
time
when
he
will
haue
the
common
custome
and
order
chaunged
.
These
are
the
wordes
of
Luther
.
We
ought
to
yeelde
that
that
is
right
to
euery
body
,
and
not
depriue
any
man
of
the
praise
that
he
doth
deserue
.
And
so
I
say
,
all
the
Catholike
Churche
is
bound
to
geue
prayse
and
thankes
to
Luther
,
for
the
memorable
good
&
wise
counsel
that
he
hath
geuen
,
for
he
hath
taught
vs
,
how
we
shal
expel
&
ouerthrow
,
not
only
the
heresies
that
he
did
preache
vnto
vs
,
but
likewise
yours
,
&
those
of
all
the
rest
.
For
if
it
be
so
,
that
euery
time
that
god
will
chaunge
the
ordinarie
custome
(
suche
as
ours
)
to
an
extraordinarye
(
suche
as
yours
)
there
ought
miracles
to
be
shewed
by
those
that
come
extraordinarily
.
By
this
good
&
godly
aduise
,
we
knowe
,
that
Martin
Luther
,
nor
none
of
you
all
,
which
doo
come
extraordinarily
,
as
he
did
,
do
come
from
God
,
but
rather
from
the
prince
of
darknes
.
Caluin
doth
confirme
this
opinion
of
Luther
,
as
touching
the
vocation
of
the
ministerie
:
for
vpon
the
thirde
Chapter
of
S.
Luke
,
in
his
harmonie
,
he
doeth
say
thus
,
None
ought
to
attribute
vnto
himselfe
by
authoritie
any
office
,
forasmuch
as
it
is
great
temeritie
:
such
persons
did
nothing
of
them selues
except
it
were
,
being
called
to
it
by
God
.
Of
this
we
gather
,
we
ought
to
enterprise
nothing
of
our selues
:
for
if
that
the
great
Prophets
haue
attended
to
be
called
of
God
,
what
are
those
,
that
in
these
dayes
take
it
vpon
them
of
them selues
,
we
ought
to
answere
,
that
they
are
presumptuous
felowes
.
&c.
like
vnto
Caluin
and
his
felowes
.
¶
The
.23
.
Chapter
.
ALthough
that
by
the
testimonie
of
your
owne
doctoures
ye
are
condemned
,
yet
you
doo
still
mainteyne
your
yll
cause
,
saying
,
that
ye
ought
to
be
receaued
to
preache
the
Gospell
extraordinarily
,
that
is
to
saye
,
without
the
commission
of
the
Pastors
&
Bishops
,
being
those
that
are
sent
vs
by
the
permission
and
ordinaunce
of
God
.
And
you
say
,
to
mainteine
your
Commission
extraordinarie
,
that
you
haue
the
holye
Scriptures
,
which
you
doo
alleage
,
the
which
alone
ought
in
this
behalfe
to
be
of
more
credite
,
then
all
the
miracles
that
euer
the
Apostles
did
.
For
it
maye
so
chaunce
,
that
by
subtill
deuises
and
impostures
of
the
deuill
,
miracles
maye
be
falselye
counterfaited
,
but
not
the
Scripture
which
is
the
touchstone
of
the
truth
,
as
it
shal
be
seene
by
experience
,
when
the
childe
of
perdition
,
otherwise
called
Antichriste
shall
come
.
For
he
,
to
confyrme
his
saying
,
shall
shewe
such
great
Signes
and
Miracles
,
that
the
verye
electe
shoulde
be
seduced
,
if
it
were
possible
.
Nowe
to
aunswere
vnto
this
,
which
is
a
notable
waye
to
deceaue
the
simple
and
vnlearned
,
I
say
,
that
if
the
alleaging
of
Scriptures
shoulde
maynteyne
you
,
and
fauoure
your
cause
so
muche
as
you
doo
saye
,
our
syde
were
driuen
to
harde
shiftes
:
for
then
we
might
bee
blamed
before
the
seate
of
God
,
not
onely
for
not
receyuing
your
Gospell
,
but
likewise
,
for
refusinge
the
Gospell
of
diuers
heretikes
that
haue
beene
manye
hundred
yeeres
before
you
were
borne
:
which
did
all
alleage
the
Scriptures
,
as
it
doeth
appere
by
the
three
passages
written
vnto
the
Hebrewes
aboue
mentioned
.
If
man
(
sayde
the
good
Helye
)
doeth
sinne
agaynst
man
,
he
maye
agree
with
him
agayne
:
but
yf
he
come
to
offende
God
,
who
shall
he
be
that
shall
praye
for
his
sinne
?
Did
not
the
Arrians
alleage
Scriptures
,
to
maynteyne
,
that
Christe
was
not
God
and
manne
?
Yes
surelye
,
as
manye
places
or
more
then
the
Catholikes
.
Saint
Augustine
doth
write
in
his
booke
De
haeresibus
,
ad
Quoduultdeum
,
That
there
was
in
his
tyme
a
certayne
secte
of
heretikes
that
taughte
,
that
for
a
man
to
be
saued
,
he
ought
to
be
gelded
.
And
they
did
alleage
the
nynetenth
Chapiter
of
Saint
Mathewe
,
where
CHRISTE
doeth
prayse
the
Ennuches
,
whiche
haue
gelded
theym selues
for
the
Kingedome
of
heauen
.
And
if
a
man
were
disposed
to
forge
another
heresye
like
this
,
he
might
soone
finde
scripture
to
mainteyne
it
,
being
yll
interpreted
:
for
he
doth
commaund
,
that
we
shoulde
pull
out
our
eyes
,
and
to
cut
off
our
handes
and
feete
euerye
time
,
that
through
them
we
are
scandalizated
:
for
(
saith
he
)
it
were
better
for
one
to
enter
blinde
or
lame
into
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
then
to
be
condemned
,
hauing
all
our
members
:
so
that
,
taking
these
words
as
they
are
plainly
written
,
we
ought
to
cut
the
members
from
our
body
.
Besydes
this
,
he
that
would
forge
an
heresie
somwhat
more
pleasaunt
and
easye
,
one
might
soone
doo
it
:
the
which
is
,
that
for
to
go
to
Paradise
,
we
haue
no
neede
of
hose
,
shoes
or
money
,
because
that
our
Sauiour
did
so
commaund
it
to
his
Apostles
.
S.
Iohn
in
his
fyrst
Epistle
,
We
knowe
,
that
he
that
is
borne
of
God
,
doeth
not
sin
,
for
the
generation
of
God
doeth
preserue
him
,
and
the
yll
spirite
shall
not
touche
him
.
And
in
the
same
Epistle
he
sayeth
:
S.
Augustine
doth
write
in
his
.89
.
epist.
ad
Hilarium
,
that
the
Pelagians
and
Maniches
,
amonge
other
heresyes
that
they
did
mainteyne
,
they
sayde
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
riche
men
to
enter
into
Paradise
,
vntill
they
had
solde
all
their
goodes
,
and
geuen
them
to
the
poore
,
and
that
all
things
ought
to
be
common
.
The
which
doctrine
is
easily
to
be
mainteyned
by
the
Scripture
yll
vnderstoode
:
¶
The
.24
.
Chapter
.
YF
that
the
sonne
doo
hate
the
father
,
or
the
father
the
son
:
or
if
the
wife
doo
hate
the
husband
,
or
the
husband
the
wife
,
they
may
take
the
word
of
God
,
yll
vnderstoode
,
to
defende
their
cause
:
for
he
doth
commaunde
vs
,
that
we
shall
hate
those
that
are
neerest
vnto
vs
,
as
vnder
the
payne
of
not
entring
into
Paradise
,
if
we
doo
contrarye
.
But
this
ought
to
be
vnderstoode
,
that
we
ought
not
to
preferre
the
loue
of
any
creature
,
howe
neere
soeuer
they
be
to
vs
,
before
the
loue
of
God
.
In
like
maner
,
he
that
will
saye
,
that
we
shoulde
not
eate
of
the
blud
of
those
beasts
that
ar
smothered
,
he
may
soone
alleage
the
Scripture
for
it
,
which
doeth
saye
,
That
at
the
Councell
that
the
Apostles
helde
at
Ierusalem
,
being
present
the
holye
Ghoste
,
this
ordinance
was
made
,
as
we
reade
in
the
.15
.
Chapter
of
the
Actes
.
And
if
that
one
should
take
in
hande
to
bring
all
the
places
of
scripture
,
that
the
heretikes
haue
alleaged
to
mainteyne
their
opinions
,
I
dare
boldly
saye
,
that
he
shall
fynde
it
an
endlesse
piece
of
worke
.
For
amonge
so
great
a
number
of
false
prophetes
,
there
hath
bene
very
fewe
,
or
almoste
none
,
but
they
haue
sought
to
mainteyne
their
opinions
by
Scripture
,
drawing
the
places
,
as
it
were
by
violence
,
to
a
depraued
and
a
corrupte
sense
,
being
this
the
maner
of
interpreting
of
the
Scriptures
,
called
at
this
day
the
pure
worde
of
God
,
by
those
that
haue
professed
to
be
as
long
as
they
liue
,
enemies
to
the
trueth
.
The
learned
and
auncient
Doctour
Epiphanius
,
in
his
fyrst
booke
against
heresyes
,
doeth
alleage
,
as
touchinge
this
matter
,
a
verye
familier
example
,
saying
,
that
if
some
good
Caruer
had
made
the
Image
of
a
king
,
adorned
with
manye
Iewelles
and
precious
stones
,
and
that
another
should
come
afterward
,
and
should
take
the
same
Iewels
&
precious
stones
,
and
make
with
them
the
Image
of
a
Foxe
or
a
Dogge
,
and
that
he
should
saye
:
Beholde
,
here
is
the
Image
of
a
king
,
woulde
not
euery
body
laugh
him
to
scorne
,
and
say
,
that
he
did
it
in
mockerie
,
or
els
,
that
he
were
mad
?
Yes
surely
:
for
although
they
be
the
same
Iewelles
,
and
that
very
stuffe
,
wherewith
was
made
the
Image
of
the
kinge
,
yet
,
because
that
this
other
workeman
hath
taken
them
awaye
,
and
fashioned
them
after
another
sorte
,
it
ought
no
more
to
be
called
the
Image
of
a
king
,
but
the
picture
of
a
foxe
or
a
dogge
.
Euen
thus
is
it
with
the
holye
Scriptures
,
whiche
were
lefte
vs
by
the
Apostles
and
Prophetes
,
for
to
paint
in
riche
coulours
the
Image
of
the
great
kinge
of
glorye
:
but
seeinge
that
you
take
those
precious
stones
from
the
Image
of
this
kinge
,
and
doo
appropriate
them
vnto
the
Image
of
a
foxe
,
making
them
serue
to
cloake
youre
heresyes
withall
,
it
ought
no
more
to
be
called
the
worde
of
God
,
nor
the
holye
Scripture
,
but
the
woorde
of
menne
,
and
false
doctrine
.
And
therefore
,
yf
you
will
haue
it
to
beare
the
fyrste
name
,
you
must
set
it
in
the
fyrst
estate
,
that
is
to
saye
,
that
it
ought
to
be
interpreted
by
him
,
that
did
firste
indite
it
.
It
is
not
by
the
will
of
man
,
sayth
S.
Peter
.
Epist.
2.
Ca.
1.
That
the
prophecie
was
brought
,
but
by
the
inspiration
of
the
holy
Ghoste
,
that
holye
persons
haue
spoken
.
&c.
I
knowe
well
,
that
you
attribute
the
intelligence
of
the
Scripture
vnto
your
Sinagog
:
But
howe
shall
we
beleue
,
that
the
holy
Ghoste
doth
dwell
more
in
you
,
then
in
all
the
vniuersall
Churche
,
which
hath
continued
from
the
passion
of
Christ
,
vntil
this
time
?
I
pray
,
doo
so
much
as
aunswere
me
,
if
you
my
masters
be
the
lodging
of
the
holye
Ghoste
,
where
did
he
make
his
residence
before
ye
were
borne
?
I
know
already
your
aunswere
,
the
which
is
,
In
the
heartes
of
the
faithfull
.
And
where
were
those
faythfull
?
Marye
,
where
the
holy
Ghoste
was
.
Answer
thus
still
,
and
ye
shal
be
sure
,
that
ye
shall
not
be
ouertaken
:
for
it
is
as
good
as
to
playe
Handie
dandie
,
and
so
ye
shall
accomplishe
the
olde
Prouerbe
,
the
which
sayeth
:
It
is
as
farre
from
Douer
to
Caleys
,
as
from
Caleys
to
Douer
.
But
to
the
ende
that
all
the
worlde
may
see
the
great
hazarde
of
eternall
damnation
that
those
runne
into
,
that
are
so
ready
to
beleue
euery
body
,
thinking
that
they
are
assured
of
their
health
,
forasmuche
as
those
that
seduce
them
,
say
beholde
,
there
is
the
Scripture
,
it
is
the
pure
worde
of
God
and
the
verye
Gospell
,
I
will
set
forth
some
heresyes
,
that
haue
bene
in
times
past
condemned
by
the
Catholike
Churche
:
the
which
notwithstanding
haue
bene
aswell
,
yea
,
and
more
largelye
confyrmed
by
Scripture
,
then
you
can
confyrme
anye
of
yours
.
¶
The
.25
.
Chapter
.
THe
Catholike
Church
continually
hath
faythfully
holden
,
and
doeth
hold
,
that
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
is
true
God
and
man
,
hauing
taken
naturall
fleshe
in
the
wombe
of
the
virgin
Marye
,
whollye
like
vnto
ours
,
as
touching
the
corporal
essence
,
that
is
to
saye
,
excepted
onelye
sinne
,
the
which
bodye
he
did
fourme
of
the
verye
fleshe
and
substaunce
of
his
mother
,
by
the
operation
of
the
holye
Ghoste
,
who
hath
wrought
so
notable
and
excellent
a
woorke
,
that
two
contrary
or
diuers
natures
are
miraculouslye
ioyned
and
vnited
in
one
person
,
without
confusion
or
conuersion
of
the
one
substaunce
into
the
other
,
but
by
coniunction
and
vnion
of
them
both
,
called
by
the
diuines
,
Hypostatique
.
This
doctrine
hath
euer
beene
receaued
and
holden
by
the
Churche
in
equall
degree
of
trueth
and
reuerence
,
with
the
rest
of
the
poyntes
of
religion
,
which
nowe
you
seeke
to
abolishe
.
And
notwithstanding
this
,
diuers
Ministers
and
Preachers
deriued
from
the
sacred
consistoryes
of
Valentinus
,
Photinus
,
Manes
,
Theodorus
,
Nestorius
,
Apollinaris
,
Eutichus
,
Macharius
,
Eutiocheus
,
besydes
a
great
number
of
other
famous
heretikes
that
I
cannot
here
name
,
haue
sought
to
teache
the
contrarye
,
saying
,
that
they
were
sent
from
him
that
sent
the
Apostles
,
to
refourme
the
Churche
,
not
by
the
Traditions
of
men
,
which
you
call
Papisticall
,
but
by
the
pure
worde
of
God
.
For
euen
like
you
,
my
masters
,
did
Valentinus
and
his
felowes
begin
the
refourmed
Churche
,
taking
vpon
them
the
correction
of
all
the
Magistrates
and
Fathers
in
times
past
,
saying
that
they
did
abuse
the
people
,
because
that
they
taught
,
that
Iesus
Christe
had
taken
fleshe
and
bloud
of
the
Virgin
Marye
,
saying
,
that
this
was
a
great
errour
:
the
whiche
ought
to
be
refourmed
,
and
that
the
people
shoulde
beleeue
,
that
he
brought
his
bodye
from
heauen
,
and
that
he
caused
it
to
passe
through
the
wombe
of
the
virgin
Marye
,
as
the
water
doth
through
the
chanell
.
This
Gospell
was
very
straunge
,
yet
the
saide
Valentinus
did
not
want
Scripture
,
as
you
haue
to
confyrme
it
,
interpreting
it
,
euen
as
you
do
interprete
here
in
Fraunce
.
He
did
alleage
for
his
text
the
thirde
of
Iohn
,
where
Christe
doth
saye
:
No
person
is
ascended
to
heauen
,
but
he
that
did
descende
from
heauen
.
And
therefore
did
he
mainteine
,
that
seing
Christ
is
in
heauen
,
and
descended
from
heauen
,
that
he
tooke
no
fleshe
of
the
virgin
Marye
.
Nestorius
another
notable
heretike
,
did
linke
his
Gospel
to
Apollinaris
opinion
in
this
case
,
seperating
the
manhood
from
God
,
and
saying
that
the
sonne
of
man
ought
not
to
be
called
GOD
:
for
seeing
(
saide
Apollinaris
)
that
this
man
is
descended
from
heauen
,
it
doth
folowe
,
that
he
tooke
no
fleshe
of
the
virgin
:
and
besydes
this
,
S.
Paule
sayth
:
the
fyrst
manne
is
of
earth
earthlye
,
the
seconde
is
of
heauen
heauenly
.
The
which
passage
or
place
is
as
fyt
to
serue
Valentinus
opinion
,
as
al
the
places
that
you
,
and
all
those
that
holde
your
opinion
can
alleage
.
¶
The
.22
.
Chapter
.
ANother
Minister
likewise
called
Apollinaris
folowed
after
these
,
sent
by
the
said
master
,
and
yet
according
to
his
saying
,
he
did
preache
the
pure
word
of
God
,
affirming
that
the
Churche
ought
to
be
reformed
,
which
had
beleued
,
that
the
two
natures
were
conteined
in
Iesus
Christe
,
&
that
the
true
religion
was
,
to
beleeue
,
as
it
is
written
in
the
first
of
Iohn
,
that
the
word
was
in
deede
becom
flesh
,
or
conuerted
into
fleshe
:
And
to
confyrme
this
,
he
did
alleage
the
said
place
,
wher
S.
Iohn
doth
say
:
And
the
worde
was
made
flesh
:
&
when
the
Catholikes
did
reply
against
him
,
saying
that
that
verbe
or
word
tooke
fleshe
,
and
not
as
touching
the
conuersion
of
one
substance
into
another
:
he
did
fortifie
his
Gospell
with
another
text
,
where
S.
Iohn
doth
write
of
the
mariage
at
Canaa
,
where
the
water
was
chaunged
into
wine
,
that
is
to
saye
,
as
touching
the
verye
substaunce
of
the
water
,
which
was
turned
into
wine
:
Euen
so
sayth
he
,
that
it
became
at
the
very
Incarnation
of
Christe
,
alleaging
that
that
we
haue
sayde
,
And
the
word
was
made
fleshe
.
Arrius
,
whiche
was
the
moste
famous
heretike
that
euer
hath
beene
,
did
pretende
to
verifye
an
other
Gospell
:
and
his
was
,
that
our
Sauiour
Christe
had
not
taken
at
his
Incarnation
,
a
perfecte
soule
,
as
other
men
haue
,
but
that
he
had
only
a
body
,
and
that
his
diuinitie
did
supplye
the
absence
of
his
soule
.
Of
this
opinion
was
Apollinaris
,
Theodorus
,
Mossnestenus
:
and
Nestorius
came
after
,
and
they
did
blame
the
Catholike
Churche
,
because
it
did
teache
the
sayde
vnion
,
called
,
as
I
haue
sayde
,
Hipostaticque
,
that
is
to
saye
,
of
the
two
natures
in
one
person
.
And
they
did
alleage
for
their
argument
a
very
subtill
reason
,
the
which
was
,
that
God
did
inhabite
within
the
body
of
our
sauiour
,
as
he
did
within
a
Temple
,
that
is
to
say
,
by
grace
,
and
not
by
being
vnited
together
.
And
therefore
,
euen
as
it
were
a
great
follye
,
to
say
that
God
is
a
Temple
,
that
so
it
is
to
saye
,
that
God
is
a
manne
.
This
Gospell
did
seeme
verye
newe
,
yet
did
not
they
want
Scripture
to
mainteyne
it
,
and
that
more
plainer
,
then
euer
I
coulde
see
anye
place
,
to
mainteyne
your
heresyes
.
Christe
did
saye
vnto
the
Iewes
:
Vndoe
this
Temple
,
and
in
three
dayes
I
will
builde
it
againe
.
He
meant
it
by
the
Temple
of
his
bodye
,
saith
S.
Iohn
.
Then
the
bodye
of
Iesus
Christe
is
the
Temple
of
god
,
&
god
is
not
his
temple
.
See
whether
this
be
not
a
notable
argument
to
deceaue
the
simple
man
that
is
not
vsed
to
reade
howe
the
doctours
expounde
these
hard
places
.
And
moreouer
they
did
alleage
S.
Paule
in
the
fyrst
to
the
Colossians
,
where
he
doth
saye
,
that
the
plenitude
or
fulnes
of
diuinitie
doth
dwell
in
Iesus
Christe
corporally
,
they
doo
alleage
this
place
greatly
to
their
purpose
,
to
proue
,
that
God
is
a
Temple
,
that
is
to
saye
,
by
grace
,
and
not
being
vnited
.
For
the
thirde
place
they
take
the.
8.
of
Iohn
,
where
Christe
doth
saye
:
He
that
hath
sent
me
,
is
with
me
,
and
he
hath
not
left
me
alone
.
And
therefore
Theodorus
&
his
felowes
did
conclude
,
that
there
was
no
more
vnion
betweene
the
diuinitie
and
humanitie
of
our
Sauiour
,
then
there
is
betweene
God
and
vs
.
S.
Paul
doth
speake
,
where
he
sayeth
:
He
that
is
ioyned
to
God
,
is
made
one
spirite
with
him
.
¶
The
.27
.
Chapter
IT
doeth
suffise
,
that
one
maye
see
by
these
felowes
,
howe
soone
one
that
is
yll
disposed
may
alleage
scripture
in
corrupt
sense
,
to
mainteyne
suche
heresyes
as
these
,
the
whiche
I
will
not
stay
to
confute
:
for
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
they
doo
not
reigne
nowe
,
for
they
haue
perished
and
their
auauthours
,
as
you
shall
and
your
folowers
,
if
ye
doo
not
repent
in
time
.
And
besydes
this
,
our
doctours
haue
fullye
aunswered
by
textes
of
Scriptures
these
olde
heresyes
,
as
you
may
see
in
al
the
auncient
ecclesiasticall
writers
,
and
confuted
them
,
not
onelye
with
pithye
reasons
,
but
with
the
true
worde
of
God
,
and
the
authoritie
of
diuers
generall
Councels
.
And
if
I
haue
noted
here
some
part
,
both
of
their
authours
,
and
of
them
,
to
shew
,
how
they
did
seeke
to
confyrme
their
damnable
opinions
,
I
doo
it
,
only
to
warne
the
simple
people
,
that
they
shoulde
not
so
soone
geue
eare
to
false
Pastors
,
which
haue
nothing
in
their
mouthes
but
the
holye
Scripture
,
and
the
pure
worde
of
God
,
couering
the
cuppes
of
their
poyson
with
the
golde
and
pretious
stones
which
they
haue
taken
from
the
Image
of
the
eternall
kinge
,
to
painte
those
subtill
Foxes
that
will
leade
them
all
to
damnation
.
And
therefore
in
the
name
of
God
I
doo
desyre
those
that
are
not
much
vsed
to
reade
the
Scriptures
,
nor
to
heare
how
the
Churche
and
the
Doctours
doo
expounde
the
harde
places
,
to
beware
,
howe
they
reade
them
,
for
feare
of
falling
into
errour
,
taking
onely
the
letter
,
which
manye
times
hath
a
contrarye
sense
to
that
that
is
outwardlye
written
.
For
if
so
manye
men
of
great
learning
and
excellent
vnderstanding
haue
found
such
great
rocks
in
this
rough
sea
,
which
haue
manye
times
ouerthrowen
their
ships
:
howe
daungerous
then
must
it
needes
be
vnto
those
that
will
take
it
in
hande
so
doubtfull
a
nauigation
,
hauing
litle
skill
or
none
at
all
.
But
as
for
you
my
masters
of
the
contrarye
syde
,
you
canne
sayle
with
all
tides
and
al
winds
geuing
the
gouernance
of
the
ship
or
the
guiding
of
the
sterne
,
without
consideration
to
all
kinde
of
people
.
We
haue
at
this
daye
in
Fraunce
(
I
will
not
say
in
Englande
)
many
that
haue
the
holy
spirite
,
Interpreters
of
the
Scriptures
:
And
forsooth
,
what
are
they
?
Mary
Pedlers
,
Cobblers
,
Tanners
,
Bankrouts
,
Runnegates
,
and
suche
others
:
which
hauing
no
other
liuing
,
sue
to
my
Lorde
Bishop
,
and
he
makes
them
ministers
,
being
not
one
of
them
,
but
hath
the
holy
spirite
:
for
assoone
as
they
can
saye
,
the
Lorde
,
and
rayle
vpon
the
Pope
,
the
Bishops
,
and
al
the
learned
men
that
haue
bene
in
times
past
,
Oh
,
these
are
great
doctors
,
no
place
of
Scripture
to
them
is
harde
,
all
the
auncient
doctours
were
men
,
and
the
generall
Councels
did
erre
.
I
knowe
,
that
you
doo
mainteine
your
opinion
with
the
saying
of
Christe
,
¶
The
.28
.
Chapter
.
I
Praye
Syrs
,
since
you
are
so
absolute
,
aunswere
me
to
this
obiection
:
Is
it
good
to
beleeue
all
maner
of
people
,
that
doo
alleage
the
Scriptures
,
or
no
?
If
ye
saye
,
yea
,
why
doo
not
you
beleue
the
abouenamed
Valentinus
,
Apollinaris
,
Hebion
,
Cherintus
and
Nestorius
,
with
diuers
others
that
haue
sought
to
mainteyne
their
errours
with
the
newe
and
olde
Testament
.
If
you
saye
no
,
but
that
we
ought
rather
to
folowe
the
counsell
of
S.
Iohn
in
his
fyrste
Epistle
,
cap.
4.
The
which
is
,
not
to
beleue
euery
spirite
,
but
that
we
ought
to
proue
,
whether
it
be
of
God
or
no
:
What
proufe
will
you
shewe
vs
of
yours
?
Shewe
the
priuiledge
that
you
haue
,
by
the
which
God
doth
enioyne
vs
to
beleue
your
Gospell
,
rather
then
the
Gospell
of
the
Pelagians
,
Nouatians
,
Nestorians
,
and
other
suche
false
Apostles
,
considering
that
they
haue
alleaged
the
Scriptures
aswell
as
you
.
If
you
saye
,
that
they
were
heretikes
,
abusers
of
the
people
,
and
rauishing
wolues
cloathed
in
lambes
Skins
,
and
false
Interpreters
of
the
Scriptures
,
all
this
is
certaine
:
But
what
though
the
like
reporte
goeth
of
you
?
Ye
saye
,
that
ye
are
sent
from
God
,
to
refourme
the
Churche
,
They
saye
as
muche
.
They
preached
,
that
the
Pope
was
Antichriste
,
shewinge
themselues
verye
eloquent
in
detracting
and
rayling
against
the
Catholike
Romane
Churche
,
you
doo
the
like
.
At
euery
worde
they
did
alleage
the
Scriptures
in
their
Sermons
,
to
confyrme
their
doctrine
,
as
you
do
for
yours
.
That
that
they
preached
,
was
called
by
them
the
Gospell
,
and
the
pure
worde
of
the
Lord
:
these
are
the
very
tearmes
that
you
vse
amonge
your
holye
prophetes
:
they
haue
beene
condemned
as
heretikes
by
the
generall
Councels
,
you
are
so
likewise
.
They
did
appeal
vnto
the
pure
word
of
God
,
you
doo
the
like
:
Yet
are
they
proued
to
be
false
cogging
knaues
,
and
so
shall
you
.
Then
seing
there
is
so
great
an
vniformitie
betweene
you
,
vppon
what
grounde
shall
we
confyrme
that
reason
that
shoulde
condemne
theym
as
heretikes
,
and
allowe
you
for
Catholikes
.
S.
Augustine
in
his
Epistle
.161
.
did
put
vnto
a
Donatist
called
Honoratus
this
probleme
:
We
desire
thee
,
not
to
think
it
much
to
aunswere
vs
to
this
:
what
cause
doest
thou
knowe
,
or
what
thing
hath
there
bene
done
,
that
hath
made
Christ
lose
his
inheritance
,
spred
ouer
all
the
worlde
,
to
come
to
be
contayned
only
in
Affrick
,
&
there
only
to
remayne
?
We
put
the
like
question
to
Caluin
,
Beza
,
Virett
,
and
the
rest
,
that
it
may
please
them
to
tell
vs
,
if
that
by
chaunce
they
haue
ben
aduertised
,
through
what
occasion
our
Sauiour
Christ
hath
lost
his
inheritaunce
,
that
is
to
saye
,
the
Churche
spread
ouer
all
the
worlde
,
to
remaine
nowe
in
the
latter
dayes
,
with
a
company
of
rude
Swizers
,
or
in
two
or
three
corners
besydes
,
and
not
among
the
rest
,
(
for
there
is
a
great
number
of
good
Catholikes
)
what
badge
can
ye
shewe
,
or
what
signe
to
make
vs
know
,
that
you
are
the
successors
of
the
Apostles
of
Christe
?
If
that
the
Scriptures
that
you
alleage
,
ought
to
be
a
sufficient
proufe
,
we
are
content
to
accepte
it
,
if
you
will
be
content
to
graunt
the
like
vnto
the
abouenamed
heretikes
,
whiche
haue
fortifyed
their
campe
with
as
manye
places
more
,
then
you
doo
alleage
.
Nowe
if
that
(
notwithstanding
the
Scriptures
by
them
alleaged
)
you
doo
condemne
them
as
heretikes
,
because
that
they
did
interprete
them
contrary
to
that
that
the
Churche
doth
teache
(
and
to
say
truth
,
you
can
imagine
no
other
excuse
)
to
what
purpose
doo
you
take
vpon
you
the
names
of
Catholikes
,
seeing
that
you
commit
the
like
offence
?
The
diuersities
of
those
old
heresyes
grounded
vppon
the
Scriptures
yll
interpreted
,
doo
teache
vs
,
that
we
shoulde
not
permit
the
noyse
of
youre
reformed
Gospell
that
soundeth
so
shrill
,
to
make
vs
reele
from
our
auncient
fayth
,
and
without
going
so
farre
to
seek
that
that
we
haue
so
neere
at
hande
.
Let
vs
talke
of
the
present
time
,
howe
many
contrarye
sectes
doth
there
reigne
?
howe
many
heades
of
heresyes
?
Some
are
Lutherans
,
some
Anabaptists
,
some
Puritans
,
some
Protestants
,
some
Precisians
,
and
all
these
do
fortifye
their
campes
with
Scriptures
,
to
fight
one
against
another
.
The
Zuinglians
and
the
Caluinists
on
the
other
syde
doo
write
,
that
all
these
doo
erre
,
and
they
proue
it
by
Scripture
.
The
Anabaptists
laughe
at
all
the
rest
.
The
Prophetes
Celestes
,
which
is
another
secte
,
doo
no
lesse
,
grounding
theym selues
vppon
their
reuelations
,
because
that
Dauid
sayeth
:
Heare
what
the
Lorde
doeth
speake
in
me
.
The
Deists
or
Trinitaries
,
which
are
come
last
of
all
,
crye
out
and
saye
,
that
all
they
are
heretikes
,
and
they
proue
it
by
the
olde
and
newe
Testament
.
I
praye
nowe
tell
me
,
which
of
al
these
shall
I
receaue
,
seeing
that
they
doo
all
alleage
the
holye
Scriptures
?
If
we
receaue
some
and
not
all
,
those
that
are
refused
will
saye
,
that
we
offer
them
wronge
:
for
they
haue
their
shoppes
stored
with
as
good
stuffe
of
the
Scriptures
,
and
as
wel
alleaged
as
all
the
rest
.
If
we
receaue
them
all
,
it
will
be
a
renewing
of
the
olde
confusion
of
Babilon
,
through
the
neglecting
of
so
manye
Gospels
.
If
you
saye
,
that
we
oughte
to
folowe
those
that
conforme
them selues
moste
vnto
the
pure
worde
of
God
,
that
will
come
to
one
ende
:
for
if
I
doo
demaunde
of
you
,
how
we
shall
know
whiche
do
conforme
theym selues
moste
vnto
the
truthe
,
you
aunswere
me
,
that
it
must
be
done
by
the
grace
of
the
holye
Ghoste
,
sent
by
the
Lorde
,
yf
with
a
true
hearte
he
is
inuocated
of
the
faythfull
.
Seeing
you
knowe
so
well
the
way
how
to
agree
together
,
howe
comes
it
to
passe
,
that
you
haue
not
vsed
it
this
fortie
or
fiftie
yeres
,
which
are
the
precinctes
of
the
time
,
since
your
auncient
Churche
beganne
:
seeing
that
you
haue
assembled
so
manye
times
together
,
why
haue
ye
not
prayed
vnto
the
Lorde
,
to
sende
the
spirite
of
truth
to
make
peace
amongst
his
Apostles
?
I
thinke
that
you
are
not
so
vnshamfaste
,
that
you
will
denye
the
quarels
and
debates
that
haue
risen
amonge
you
:
I
doo
not
saye
,
in
light
wordes
,
but
in
great
battailes
,
in
rayling
processes
,
in
horrible
excommunications
,
sent
from
the
Churches
of
the
Lutherans
vnto
the
Caluinists
,
and
from
the
Caluinists
vnto
the
Lutherans
,
as
I
haue
set
foorth
at
large
in
the
booke
that
I
made
of
the
Sacrament
:
and
therefore
ye
are
greatlye
ouerseene
,
that
ye
haue
not
inuocated
the
spirite
of
the
Lorde
,
as
Caluin
hath
taught
you
in
his
Cathechisme
,
to
the
ende
that
you
may
come
to
some
accorde
.
¶
The
.29
.
Chapter
.
NOwe
to
turne
againe
to
our
former
purpose
,
if
it
were
so
,
that
of
our
owne
free
deliberation
we
were
minded
to
forsake
our
Catholike
religion
,
the
iniurious
disputations
that
you
vse
amonge
your selues
,
were
sufficient
,
to
make
vs
to
suspende
oure
iudgement
,
without
leaning
to
anye
of
both
parties
,
vntill
that
we
coulde
see
you
more
resolute
in
youre
opinions
,
being
the
hardest
matter
,
the
knowing
in
what
countrey
the
residence
shoulde
be
kepte
for
that
matter
.
You
haue
geuen
absolute
sentence
,
saying
,
that
the
Catholike
Churche
hath
erred
,
euen
from
the
Apostles
time
vnto
this
present
,
in
praying
to
God
for
the
soules
of
those
that
are
deade
,
constituted
in
a
thirde
place
called
Purgatorye
.
You
shoulde
,
me
thinke
,
at
the
least
allowe
a
thirde
place
,
although
it
be
not
that
,
to
receaue
the
soules
of
those
,
whose
consciences
you
haue
so
troubled
,
that
they
knowe
nowe
,
neither
what
is
their
faith
,
nor
of
what
religion
they
should
be
:
for
when
they
reade
Luthers
workes
they
are
Lutherans
,
when
they
meete
with
Caluins
workes
they
are
Caluinists
,
and
at
the
last
they
do
not
know
,
which
side
in
deede
is
the
truest
,
being
both
false
:
and
therfore
I
think
it
were
good
,
that
a
sequestration
were
made
,
that
neyther
God
nor
the
Deuill
might
haue
parte
of
their
soules
,
till
there
were
a
farther
inquirye
made
of
suche
a
number
of
sects
,
and
that
some
good
and
honest
arbitratour
might
geue
iudgement
as
concerning
which
partie
hath
moste
right
.
And
in
the
meane
while
I
beseeche
God
,
to
open
so
the
eyes
of
the
people
,
that
they
maye
see
both
youre
errours
and
their
owne
,
and
that
through
the
aboundaunce
of
their
sinnes
he
permit
them
not
to
fall
into
an
Heathenisme
,
vnto
the
which
you
doo
seeke
to
drawe
them
with
so
manye
contrary
Gospels
.
¶
The
.30
.
Chapter
.
IT
doth
appere
well
by
that
that
I
haue
saide
,
howe
the
assuraunce
of
your
vocation
to
the
ministerie
is
but
founded
vpon
sande
,
forasmuche
as
you
doo
seeke
particulerly
a
contrary
meaning
euery
one
to
his
owne
perticuler
sense
,
being
not
this
the
waye
that
an
extraordinarye
minister
sent
from
God
,
shoulde
vse
to
confyrme
his
doctrine
:
for
this
hath
beene
the
custome
of
all
olde
heretikes
,
as
I
haue
alreadye
sayde
.
There
is
a
verye
great
difference
betweene
setting
foorth
the
Scripture
to
refourme
ones
religion
,
&
to
reforme
ones
conditions
:
for
when
there
is
any
question
of
the
refourming
of
ones
maners
,
there
is
no
neede
to
regarde
,
whether
the
doctrine
be
newe
or
olde
:
for
(
as
the
Apostle
sayth
)
let
euery
man
take
it
to
his
owne
sense
:
but
when
it
is
to
be
talked
of
,
as
touching
ones
fayth
,
the
Catholike
ought
greatlye
to
beware
of
singuler
interpretations
,
and
to
holde
them
as
very
suspitious
.
He
ought
to
folowe
the
sentence
that
is
holden
and
taught
by
the
auncient
Catholike
Churche
,
without
making
any
accompt
of
all
these
new
deuises
:
for
euen
as
,
when
one
will
repaire
an
olde
house
,
he
dares
commit
it
to
anye
Mason
,
although
his
cunning
be
but
small
:
but
if
the
foundation
must
be
touched
,
he
will
seeke
the
best
masters
he
can
fynde
:
Euen
so
,
when
one
will
correct
me
for
my
euill
life
or
conditions
,
although
that
it
be
so
,
that
he
that
seeks
to
reforme
me
be
not
of
the
wisest
of
the
worlde
,
and
that
he
alleage
to
me
some
place
or
figure
of
the
Sceipture
,
not
altogether
to
the
purpose
,
yet
all
this
ought
to
turne
to
me
to
one
effect
:
for
I
know
his
meaning
,
although
he
cannot
well
expresse
it
,
the
which
is
to
haue
me
chaunge
my
naughtie
life
,
and
to
leaue
my
yll
conditions
.
But
when
he
shall
come
to
touche
my
fayth
,
and
to
perswade
me
from
that
that
all
my
auncetours
did
euer
holde
,
from
that
that
the
Catholike
Churche
deriued
from
the
Apostles
hath
holden
and
doth
holde
,
and
from
that
that
both
the
Scripture
,
and
the
generall
Councels
,
and
all
the
auncient
doctours
teache
and
affyrme
:
In
the
repayre
of
this
foundation
I
ought
to
trust
none
but
euen
the
verye
best
,
I
meane
not
one
or
two
,
but
all
these
that
I
haue
named
.
And
now
,
if
you
say
,
that
they
maye
all
erre
,
I
praye
,
remember
the
olde
prouerbe
that
saith
:
He
is
a
foole
that
thinkes
that
he
onely
is
wise
,
and
all
the
other
fooles
,
and
that
it
is
more
agreable
to
reason
,
that
one
onely
should
erre
,
then
one
great
multitude
:
for
as
thei
say
commonly
,
two
eyes
see
more
then
one
,
and
fowre
more
then
two
.
¶
The
.31
.
Chapter
OVr
Sauiour
Christe
did
approue
his
vocation
after
another
sort
than
you
doo
yours
.
Searche
(
saith
he
)
the
Scriptures
,
Daniell
,
Moyses
&
Aaron
with
al
the
rest
of
the
prophets
in
their
sacrifices
haue
very
perfectly
painted
the
comming
and
passion
of
our
Sauiour
.
Moyses
left
written
in
the
prophecie
of
Iacob
,
that
the
Messias
should
come
,
when
the
Royall
scepter
and
the
administration
of
it
should
be
taken
from
the
line
of
Iuda
.
Daniell
was
not
content
to
saye
as
the
rest
,
that
he
should
come
,
but
he
did
assign
the
very
time
,
that
is
to
say
,
by
the
seuentie
two
weeks
,
counting
from
the
fourth
yere
of
the
reigne
of
Zedechias
,
vntill
the
time
that
our
Sauiour
was
nayled
vpon
the
Crosse
,
the
which
time
was
iust
fyue
hundred
yeres
.
Then
,
seeing
that
Christe
came
at
the
verye
prescribed
time
,
he
might
well
haue
sayde
vnto
the
Iewes
,
that
the
scriptures
did
beare
witnes
of
him
.
But
yet
to
say
the
truth
,
if
he
had
done
no
other
but
this
,
he
had
not
fully
approued
his
vocation
,
to
condemne
their
incredulitie
.
For
they
might
haue
said
vnto
him
:
We
know
well
,
that
by
the
saying
of
the
olde
prophetes
the
Messias
should
come
of
the
line
of
Iacob
,
about
this
time
,
forasmuche
as
the
Scepter
of
this
kingdome
is
taken
from
the
line
of
Iuda
,
to
be
deliuered
vnto
Herode
:
But
what
though
,
is
this
a
good
consequence
:
the
Messias
ought
to
come
about
this
time
,
therefore
it
is
I
?
No
no
,
shewe
vs
your
Commission
,
let
vs
see
some
Signes
,
howe
we
shall
knowe
it
:
for
if
wee
shoulde
receaue
you
as
our
king
,
it
may
be
,
that
some
other
woulde
come
and
craue
the
like
,
saying
that
wee
were
abused
.
Our
Sauiour
Christe
sore
fearing
this
obiection
,
tooke
another
witnes
with
him
besydes
the
scripture
,
I
meane
his
Miracles
.
The
workes
that
I
doo
(
sayth
Christe
)
in
the
name
of
my
father
,
S.
Iohn
Baptist
sent
his
Disciples
to
our
Sauiour
,
¶
The
.32
.
Chapter
.
YOu
doo
alleage
the
inuincible
patience
of
your
holye
Martyrs
in
times
past
,
for
at
this
present
,
if
it
plesed
God
that
you
did
martyrizate
no
more
soules
with
your
false
preching
,
then
there
are
bodyes
that
suffer
for
your
doctrine
,
your
sect
were
nothing
so
daungerous
as
it
is
.
You
glorye
in
your
Martyrs
of
times
past
,
which
haue
sealed
with
their
owne
bloud
the
doctrine
of
that
holye
Citie
Geneua
.
But
in
this
ye
are
much
deceaued
,
for
S.
Iohn
Chrisostome
in
his
fyrste
oration
against
the
Iewes
doth
say
,
That
the
payne
doeth
not
make
the
Martyr
,
but
the
cause
:
for
otherwise
the
theeues
and
murderers
might
clayme
the
like
title
,
although
they
suffer
for
another
cause
:
for
we
honour
and
loue
the
Martys
(
saith
he
)
not
for
the
tormentes
that
they
doo
suffer
,
but
for
that
it
is
for
Christe
,
and
that
they
suffer
for
Iustice
.
And
S.
Augustine
in
his
fyrste
booke
contra
Epistolam
Parmeniani
,
Capit.
septimo
,
writing
agaynst
some
of
your
felowes
that
presumed
to
be
Martyrs
,
he
doth
say
,
that
euery
one
is
not
a
Martyr
that
is
punished
by
the
Emperour
,
or
by
the
king
for
matters
of
religion
,
otherwise
(
saith
he
)
the
deuils
might
attribute
vnto
themselues
the
glorye
of
martyrdome
,
because
they
suffered
persecution
at
the
christian
Emperours
handes
,
when
thoroughout
the
worlde
,
their
Idolles
were
pulled
downe
,
and
they
caste
out
,
and
those
that
did
offer
sacrifice
vnto
them
greuouslye
punished
:
then
(
saith
he
)
the
Iustice
is
not
certaine
through
the
passion
,
or
for
hauing
suffered
death
:
but
the
death
and
passion
is
glorious
,
when
it
is
for
the
sustayning
of
the
true
fayth
.
And
therefore
(
sayeth
he
)
our
Sauiour
,
because
he
would
not
haue
the
simple
deceaued
vnder
this
coulour
of
truth
,
he
did
not
onely
saye
:
Blessed
are
those
that
suffer
(
but
he
added
)
for
Iustice
.
But
this
can
in
no
wise
be
attributed
vnvnto
those
heretikes
that
suffer
,
to
seperate
the
vnion
and
concorde
of
the
Catholike
Churche
.
And
in
his
booke
de
vnitate
Ecclesiae
,
contra
Epistolam
Petiliani
,
he
doth
write
,
that
the
Donatists
,
which
were
a
sect
of
heretikes
that
reigned
in
his
time
,
to
confyrme
their
doctrine
,
they
did
not
attende
,
that
others
should
put
them
to
death
,
but
they
did
cast
them selues
downe
from
high
places
:
Others
did
burne
them selues
in
the
fyre
,
to
be
honored
after
their
death
as
Martyrs
:
and
that
is
more
,
they
did
threaten
men
,
if
they
woulde
not
kill
them
.
S.
Ciprian
in
like
maner
doth
write
in
the
fyrste
booke
of
his
Epistles
,
in
the
fyrste
Epistle
,
that
though
an
heretike
suffer
death
for
Christe
,
that
doeth
not
confyrme
him
as
a
Martyr
,
but
that
his
death
is
the
verye
punishment
of
his
error
,
and
that
he
cannot
go
to
heauen
,
which
is
the
mansion
of
the
humble
:
for
seing
that
he
doth
seperate
himselfe
from
the
house
of
peace
,
which
is
the
Churche
(
ye
know
well
of
what
Churche
he
doth
speake
)
that
he
cannot
be
receaued
into
heauen
.
&c
All
those
that
haue
written
the
historyes
of
the
Bohemians
,
doo
saye
,
that
in
the
time
of
one
Zischa
a
martiall
minister
of
the
heresye
of
the
Heborites
or
Hussites
,
there
were
a
certaine
sect
of
heretikes
called
Adamites
,
like
vnto
the
olde
heresye
of
the
Nicholaites
:
for
they
did
say
,
as
these
doo
,
that
mens
wiues
should
be
common
,
and
they
went
al
naked
,
euery
one
taking
the
woman
he
liked
best
,
whom
he
did
carye
vnto
their
minister
,
and
before
him
he
did
saye
,
The
holy
Ghoste
doth
inspire
me
to
lye
with
this
person
:
then
the
saide
reuerent
father
did
geue
him
his
blessing
,
saying
:
Increase
and
multiplye
,
&
so
they
went
awaye
.
This
abouenamed
Zischa
,
althoughe
he
had
done
a
number
of
wicked
deedes
,
yet
he
determined
to
abolish
and
take
away
this
sect
,
and
so
he
caused
two
women
to
be
burnt
for
this
abhomination
,
the
which
two
(
notwithstanding
the
torment
of
the
fyre
)
did
sing
&
geue
thankes
to
God
,
for
that
it
had
pleased
him
to
permit
them
do
dy
for
so
holy
and
so
iust
a
quarell
.
Did
not
Michaell
Seruet
,
who
was
once
master
Caluins
derling
,
rather
desyre
to
suffer
at
Geneua
,
then
he
wold
confesse
,
that
Christe
was
God
?
and
yet
,
notwithstanding
his
great
patience
,
(
or
to
say
the
truth
,
deuillishe
obstinacie
)
cannot
be
sufficient
to
make
him
a
Martyr
,
nor
to
perswade
you
,
to
beleeue
his
doctrine
.
There
is
a
certaine
minister
of
the
Lutherans
called
Ioachim
Westphall
,
who
in
a
woorke
of
his
doth
mocke
at
Caluin
,
who
did
vaunt
,
that
within
these
fyue
yeres
aboue
an
hundred
had
suffred
death
,
to
sustayne
the
Gospell
of
Geneua
:
&
he
doth
aunswer
him
at
large
,
prouing
that
the
sect
&
doctrin
of
the
said
place
ought
not
to
be
approued
for
the
multitude
of
false
martyres
,
for
the
Anabaptists
whom
he
doth
iustly
condemne
,
haue
had
of
their
sect
a
great
many
more
,
for
in
lesse
then
three
yeres
there
hath
suffred
a
great
number
more
than
euer
there
did
suffer
of
Caluinistes
in
fyueteene
.
And
to
conclude
this
matter
,
the
sayde
Westfal
.
doth
say
,
that
the
diuel
hath
his
Martyrs
(
euen
as
wel
as
god
)
with
whom
like
a
good
Sergeant
he
doth
marche
,
geuing
the
vauntward
vnto
the
martyrs
of
the
Caluenistes
that
haue
suffered
at
Geneua
.
So
that
if
one
demaund
of
the
Lutherans
,
whyther
goe
those
that
dye
in
the
religion
of
Caluin
,
of
Beza
,
or
of
the
Anabaptistes
?
they
saye
,
To
the
Diuel
.
And
if
one
demaund
of
the
Caluenists
in
like
maner
,
Whither
go
the
Anabaptists
and
the
Lutherans
?
they
say
in
likewise
,
To
the
diuel
.
And
who
would
put
the
like
question
to
the
Anabaptists
,
I
am
assured
they
would
say
as
the
others
,
To
the
Diuel
.
For
my
part
I
beleeue
you
,
I
assure
you
,
all
three
,
And
seeing
that
ye
agree
so
wel
,
that
one
serue
for
an
others
harbenger
,
we
were
very
fooles
if
we
should
stay
your
passage
,
but
let
you
go
al
to
the
diuel
for
companie
,
for
I
thinke
if
you
were
al
gone
,
our
debates
would
cease
,
and
hel
would
be
so
ful
,
that
the
diuel
would
long
for
no
more
.
¶
The
.33
.
Chapter
.
THere
is
a
certayne
minister
of
the
Lutherans
called
Heshusius
,
the
which
within
these
three
yeres
hath
made
a
booke
agaynst
Caluine
,
Peter
Boquin
,
Theodore
de
Beza
,
and
Guliel
mus
Elcimalcius
:
&
he
sayth
amongst
other
things
,
that
Carolstadius
,
Zuen
feldius
,
Caluine
,
and
Beza
doo
shewe
wel
the
vncertayntie
of
their
fayth
by
the
diuersities
of
opinions
that
there
is
amongst
them
,
the
which
fault
(
saith
he
)
doth
proceede
of
this
,
that
they
haue
forsaken
the
true
sense
of
the
scripture
to
folowe
the
opinions
of
their
owne
heades
.
And
in
that
very
booke
the
sayde
Author
doth
giue
the
lye
to
Caluin
,
because
that
in
that
he
wrote
agaynst
the
abouenamed
Westphal
,
he
sayth
that
Martin
Luther
and
his
adherentes
did
acknowledge
him
as
their
brother
,
the
which
thing
he
mainteynes
to
be
false
.
Thus
seeing
ye
agree
together
like
dogges
and
cattes
,
and
that
al
these
sects
haue
confirmed
their
false
doctrine
with
the
shedding
of
their
owne
blood
,
it
is
best
to
conclude
,
as
we
haue
said
before
,
That
it
is
not
the
payne
nor
the
torment
that
doth
make
the
righteous
martyr
,
except
we
should
say
,
that
diuers
contrary
messaungers
are
sent
from
one
master
,
the
which
is
notoriously
false
,
for
that
good
king
from
whom
the
truth
doth
come
in
deede
,
hath
so
good
a
memorie
,
that
he
doth
neuer
send
contrary
messangers
,
but
rather
his
faythful
seruauntes
doo
al
with
one
voyce
and
one
accorde
honour
him
,
as
the
father
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christe
.
¶
The
.34
.
Chapter
.
SOme
of
your
godly
sect
(
to
verifie
that
the
vocation
of
your
ministery
doth
come
of
God
)
doo
set
before
our
eyes
the
holynes
of
those
newe
Christians
,
that
is
to
say
,
how
they
neuer
sweare
,
but
yea
for
yea
,
and
no
for
no
,
that
they
do
no
wrong
to
no
man
,
that
they
do
neither
rob
nor
steale
,
but
that
they
are
content
with
that
that
god
hath
sent
them
,
&
that
they
ar
very
charitable
to
the
poore
:
then
seeing
that
our
Sauior
doth
say
,
that
one
shal
know
the
tree
by
the
fruit
,
we
ought
to
confes
(
sai
they
)
that
the
tree
being
good
,
the
fruit
is
good
that
is
to
say
,
their
religion
is
good
,
seing
that
by
the
grace
of
god
it
doth
produce
such
swete
&
pleasant
fruit
.
I
answer
you
first
to
this
,
that
our
sauior
doth
not
geue
general
rules
,
but
that
that
most
commonly
doth
happen
,
as
when
he
sayth
,
S.
Susan
,
had
not
they
God
and
his
lawes
in
their
mouthes
,
and
the
diuel
in
their
hartes
?
¶
The
.35
.
Chapter
.
IF
that
the
sence
of
this
Prouerbe
be
harde
for
you
to
disgest
,
I
am
content
to
stay
vntill
your
stomacke
be
somewhat
better
,
assuring
myself
that
you
can
interprete
it
no
waye
vnto
your
aduauntage
.
There
is
nothing
more
certaine
then
the
good
tree
to
beare
good
fruite
,
if
one
doth
not
make
him
change
his
owne
nature
,
but
if
one
doo
graffe
vpon
it
some
Crabstocke
or
some
other
kynde
of
wilde
fruite
,
the
tree
can
beare
no
other
but
Crabbes
or
wyldinges
:
Euen
so
we
Chrystian
persons
,
who
are
the
trees
of
God
planted
by
the
pleasaunt
fountayne
of
his
grace
,
and
purged
with
the
holy
water
of
Baptisme
to
beare
fruite
at
our
season
,
so
that
we
take
euer
to
prospet
withall
,
the
dewe
of
his
grace
that
planted
vs
,
I
meane
,
the
fayth
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christe
,
so
long
we
beare
good
fruite
,
as
it
is
sayd
before
,
alleaging
the
3.
of
S.
Iohn
,
yll
vnderstoode
by
Iouinian
,
He
that
is
borne
of
God
doth
not
sinne
,
for
the
generation
of
God
doth
preserue
him
,
&
the
enimy
of
our
health
shal
not
touche
him
.
And
in
the
sayde
Chapter
he
sayth
agayne
,
All
men
,
or
euery
man
that
is
borne
of
God
doth
not
sinne
,
for
the
seede
of
God
is
in
him
,
and
he
can
not
sinne
,
because
he
is
borne
of
God
.
By
this
it
is
not
ment
that
Baptisme
(
the
which
he
doth
cal
the
beeing
borne
of
God
)
doth
take
away
from
man
the
power
or
libertie
to
do
euyl
,
for
if
he
wyl
degenerat
from
the
grace
that
he
hath
receaued
by
the
Sacrament
of
regeneration
,
&
that
in
steede
of
growing
graft
vpon
the
stocke
of
the
loue
of
God
,
which
is
the
true
life
that
he
will
fructifie
towards
his
death
and
destruction
,
in
this
case
he
is
no
more
the
sonne
of
God
,
for
as
Christe
sayth
,
S.
Iohns
wordes
straunge
,
in
that
he
sayth
,
That
he
that
is
borne
of
God
doth
not
sin
,
for
it
is
as
much
to
say
,
as
that
one
can
not
serue
two
masters
,
and
that
he
that
serueth
god
can
not
serue
the
diuel
.
¶
The
.36
.
Chapter
.
NOwe
seing
that
you
haue
visited
our
gardein
,
If
a
man
may
be
so
bolde
,
I
pray
lend
vs
the
keyes
,
that
we
maye
in
like
maner
visite
yours
,
&
that
we
may
see
the
fruits
of
your
religion
.
Reade
all
the
histories
written
from
the
Passion
of
Christe
to
our
dayes
,
and
you
shall
fynd
,
that
all
those
sects
that
haue
left
our
Romane
Churche
,
haue
done
more
mischiese
in
one
yere
,
being
seperated
from
the
said
Church
,
then
they
did
in
an
hundred
yeres
before
.
But
because
our
meaning
is
not
to
recite
all
the
acts
of
your
predecessors
,
enemies
to
the
Catholike
church
,
it
shall
suffise
to
make
a
short
discourse
of
those
that
haue
bene
of
late
dayes
,
I
meane
the
Bohemians
or
Hussites
,
whose
folowers
you
doo
affyrm
your selues
to
be
:
for
in
your
godly
booke
of
Martyrs
,
you
haue
placed
Iohn
Hus
as
the
fyrste
Martyr
of
your
auncient
Church
(
who
was
burnt
for
an
heretike
about
a.
120.
yeeres
agone
)
euen
as
wee
accoumpt
S.
Steuen
to
be
the
fyrst
Martyr
of
our
Churche
.
Nowe
,
to
knowe
,
whether
ye
be
of
the
opinion
of
the
Hussites
or
no
,
that
I
leaue
for
some
other
time
,
and
for
this
present
I
am
content
to
condescende
to
that
that
you
haue
written
,
I
mean
,
that
Iohn
Hus
did
preache
your
Gospell
,
and
made
a
number
of
such
faithfull
persons
as
you
are
,
and
that
he
suffered
death
to
sustaine
your
religion
.
Then
let
vs
see
,
what
good
fruite
this
did
produce
vnto
vs
:
Those
that
haue
written
the
stories
of
Boheme
,
and
amonge
others
Eneas
Siluius
,
do
testifye
,
that
in
the
yere
of
our
Lorde
God
.
1418.
there
was
a
certaine
monke
that
became
an
Hussite
in
the
Citie
of
Prage
,
which
is
the
Metropolitane
of
that
Kingdome
,
the
which
accompanied
with
a
number
of
companions
as
zealous
as
himself
,
they
did
execute
so
horrible
a
crueltie
,
that
eleuen
of
the
principall
Magistrates
were
driuen
to
flee
from
the
Citie
,
to
saue
their
lyues
,
and
seuen
more
(
for
in
all
they
were
.
18.
)
beinge
taken
by
them
,
they
did
cast
them
out
at
the
windowes
of
their
owne
houses
,
&
did
kill
them
with
their
speares
as
they
fell
.
This
was
done
,
Sigismondus
being
then
Emperoure
,
in
the
time
of
Martine
the
fyrste
Pope
of
Rome
of
that
name
,
&
Vneslaus
being
then
king
of
Boheme
.
The
next
yere
after
the
death
of
this
sayde
Vneslaus
,
they
did
spoyle
al
the
monasteries
,
Abbeyes
and
Churches
of
the
sayde
kingdome
.
And
among
others
,
one
Iohn
Zischa
,
who
was
their
captaine
in
the
Citie
of
Prage
,
he
made
them
all
passe
through
the
edge
of
the
swerde
,
without
sparing
man
,
woman
or
childe
.
And
the
like
was
done
in
another
Towne
of
the
saide
kingdom
called
Messim
,
the
yere
.
1423.
It
wer
to
tedious
to
write
all
their
cruelties
,
they
did
not
care
,
whether
those
of
their
company
wer
of
their
sect
or
no
,
for
some
were
Idumeans
,
some
Palestines
,
some
Moabites
,
and
some
other
Amelecites
:
euen
as
of
your
bountifull
goodnes
ye
call
all
those
that
will
not
be
of
your
sect
,
Papists
,
Infidels
,
Hipocrites
and
Idolaters
:
and
therfore
we
may
iustly
say
,
that
you
are
their
right
heyres
apparant
,
although
ye
haue
gone
somewhat
before
them
,
&
(
as
our
Sauiour
saide
)
accomplished
the
measures
of
your
fathers
by
the
heroicall
actes
that
you
haue
done
in
this
(
almoste
desolate
)
kingdome
of
Fraunce
,
there
needeth
no
other
witnes
to
proue
it
,
but
the
testimonie
of
your
owne
eyes
&
eares
,
which
haue
heard
and
seene
more
almoste
than
any
man
can
write
.
Therefore
I
beseeche
you
,
not
to
reproche
anye
more
the
abuses
of
our
ecclesiasticall
ministers
:
for
although
it
be
so
,
that
they
haue
neede
of
some
reformation
,
yet
I
doo
thinke
it
is
necessarye
to
choose
some
better
stayed
persons
then
you
are
,
for
you
haue
done
more
harme
in
fyue
yeres
,
then
ours
haue
done
in
a.
1500.
S.
Augustine
in
the
fyrste
booke
of
the
Citie
of
God
,
doeth
magnifye
in
the
Christians
behalfe
the
diuine
fauoure
of
God
:
for
he
doth
write
,
that
when
the
Gothes
did
destroye
&
spoyle
the
Citie
of
Rome
,
the
Romanes
(
althogh
they
were
not
Christian
)
did
retyre
them selues
for
their
sauegard
into
the
Churches
and
Temples
of
the
Martyrs
.
And
the
Gothes
being
but
a
barbarous
nation
,
had
that
respect
to
God
,
that
they
neuer
durst
nor
wolde
enter
into
those
holy
places
to
doo
them
any
displeasure
.
You
which
make
so
great
profession
of
the
Gospell
,
haue
shewed
your selues
a
great
deal
more
cruell
then
those
barbarous
people
:
for
they
did
pardon
all
those
that
went
to
the
Temples
,
and
you
haue
in
manye
places
spoyled
the
Churches
,
and
murdered
all
those
that
ye
founde
in
them
,
so
that
one
might
wel
say
to
you
that
that
Optatus
Myleuitanus
in
his
book
con.
Parm.
Donatist
.
the
which
was
,
that
the
Donatists
ought
to
be
content
(
&
you
likewise
)
to
haue
wounded
the
members
of
the
Church
,
and
to
haue
deuided
the
people
of
God
,
at
the
least
you
should
haue
spared
the
aultares
and
the
temples
,
&
not
to
make
warre
against
the
stones
.
¶
The
.37
.
Chapter
.
YOu
make
vs
but
a
verye
slender
aunswer
,
saying
,
that
we
wer
the
first
,
&
that
you
doo
no
other
but
that
that
we
haue
taught
you
.
If
wee
should
say
the
contrary
,
I
know
who
should
say
the
truth
:
but
to
auoide
all
quarels
,
the
best
is
(
folowing
the
councell
of
our
Sauior
)
to
geue
you
more
then
you
demaund
.
Let
vs
put
the
case
,
that
we
should
confesse
to
be
the
first
,
doth
it
folowe
therfore
,
that
your
matter
is
good
?
I
pray
do
but
consider
the
verdict
that
you
both
geue
of
your selues
&
of
vs
.
We
are
(
according
to
your
sacred
gospel
&
Apostolical
iudgement
)
no
other
but
poor
&
simple
Infidels
,
&
superstitious
Idolaters
:
but
contrariwise
,
you
are
Apostles
,
Prophetes
,
Euangelists
,
the
true
children
of
God
.
Seing
then
,
that
god
hath
shewed
you
so
much
fauoure
,
and
poured
vppon
you
the
bountifull
giftes
of
his
grace
,
howe
haue
ye
sought
so
cruellye
to
reuenge
your selues
against
his
expresse
commaundement
.
Is
this
the
waye
of
reformation
,
to
shewe
your selues
as
yll
as
we
or
worse
?
seinge
that
the
matter
falleth
out
so
plainly
,
I
pray
you
be
not
so
obstinate
,
geue
place
vnto
the
best
to
reforme
the
rest
,
for
to
be
worse
then
you
I
think
none
can
be
founde
.
You
my
masters
,
that
can
make
such
tedious
sermons
,
and
rayle
at
large
against
our
Popes
and
Bishops
,
whye
doo
you
passe
ouer
so
lightly
the
faultes
of
your
ministers
?
you
set
out
gloriously
the
titles
of
Apostles
,
Prophets
,
Euangelists
,
&
extraordinarie
messengers
of
God
for
your selues
:
as
good
Godfathers
ye
now
christen
our
popes
&
bishops
,
calling
them
rauening
and
greedie
deuouring
wolues
.
In
this
ye
do
greatlye
abuse
the
intellection
of
the
scriptures
:
for
if
you
marke
well
that
that
our
Sauiour
doth
saye
,
¶
The
.38
.
Chapter
.
ALl
our
auncient
doctours
,
aswell
of
the
Greeke
,
as
of
the
Latine
Churche
since
the
Apostles
time
,
and
the
Christians
of
all
the
foure
quarters
of
the
world
,
which
wer
in
those
dayes
,
haue
made
their
promises
and
vowes
vnto
God
,
euen
as
we
doo
now
,
&
at
their
baptisme
they
did
vse
euen
those
very
Ceremonies
that
we
do
,
with
the
self
same
exorcismes
,
adiurations
and
annoyntings
,
that
we
doo
vse
in
our
Catholike
Churche
,
which
you
call
Papisticall
:
&
to
proue
this
true
,
we
wil
bring
the
said
auncient
doctours
as
witnesses
,
if
it
please
you
to
read
the
places
that
we
wil
quote
.
Tertulian
(
who
liued
verye
neere
the
Apostles
time
)
doeth
make
mention
in
his
booke
that
he
intituled
,
De
resurrectione
carnis
,
of
the
annoynting
vsed
at
the
Baptisme
,
and
of
the
renouncing
the
deuil
and
all
his
pompe
.
In
his
booke
De
corona
militis
,
he
doth
speake
of
the
thirde
dipping
vnder
the
water
,
in
the
name
of
the
father
,
the
sonne
,
and
the
holye
Ghoste
.
S.
Ciprian
the
Martyr
,
who
was
aboue
.
1300.
yeres
agone
,
doth
write
in
the
second
volume
of
his
Epistles
,
Epist.
12.
how
they
did
vse
in
his
time
to
geue
the
holye
Chrisme
vnto
the
children
that
were
baptised
.
Origen
in
his
twelfth
Homilie
,
and
in
diuers
other
places
of
his
works
doth
make
mention
of
the
renouncing
of
the
deuill
at
ones
baptisme
,
and
of
the
making
of
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
vppon
childrens
faces
when
they
were
christened
.
S.
Iohn
Chrisostome
in
his
.
12.
Homilie
,
vpon
the
fyrste
Epistle
to
the
Corinthians
.
Cap.
4.
And
in
his
fyrste
Homilie
vppon
the
fyrste
Chapter
to
the
Ephesians
,
he
doth
make
mention
of
the
sayde
renunciation
made
from
the
deuill
and
all
his
workes
.
Reade
I
pray
,
if
it
be
your
pleasure
,
S.
Aug.
in
Psal.
31.
Aug.
li.
15.
contra
Iulia.
Pelag.
li.
1.
Cap.
2.
Item
de
nuptiis
et
concupiscentia
.
Lib.
1.
Cap.
20.
In
Ioannem
,
tract
33.
In
Canonicam
Ioannis
,
tract.
3.
et
Tractat.
6.
Et
de
ecclesi
.
dogmat
.
Cap.
31.
De
Simbolo
,
lib.
1.
Cap.
7.
et
lib.
2.
Cap.
11.
Et
libro
de
his
qui
initiantur
sacris
.
Cap.
1.
Basilius
de
Spiritu
Sancto
,
Cap.
15.
et
.
75.
Arnobius
in
Ps.
27.
All
these
Doctoures
,
which
were
aboue
a
thousande
yeeres
agone
,
if
you
reade
in
them
the
places
that
heere
I
haue
quoted
,
you
shall
fynde
,
that
they
did
vse
at
the
Baptisme
of
their
children
those
verye
Cerimonyes
that
we
doo
nowe
vse
,
and
that
you
doo
so
mislike
.
And
as
for
Confession
,
before
the
receauing
of
the
Sacrament
,
our
Sauiour
Christe
doeth
teache
vs
,
that
the
Ecclesiasticall
Ministers
haue
authoritie
to
bynde
and
forgeue
sinnes
.
S.
Ciprian
in
his
fyfth
Sermon
De
lapsis
,
in
Leuit.
Hom.
2.
S.
Augustine
lib.
2.
de
visitatione
infirmorum
Cap.
4.
S.
Ciril
.
libro
.
12.
in
Ioannem
,
Cap.
56.
S.
Hierom
in
Ecclesi
.
Cap.
10.
All
these
Doctours
,
according
to
the
Scriptures
,
in
these
places
doo
confyrme
auriculer
confession
.
And
as
for
praying
vnto
the
Saintes
in
Paradise
to
helpe
vs
with
their
prayers
,
reade
Origen
,
in
his
thirde
Homilie
vpon
the
Canticles
,
and
in
his
second
booke
vppon
Iob
,
and
in
his
eyght
booke
in
Ecclesi
.
Reade
Chrisostome
,
in
his
eyght
Homilie
vppon
the
Epistle
to
the
Ephesians
,
the
fourth
Chapter
,
and
S.
Augustine
,
in
his
twentie
booke
against
Faustinus
,
the
one
and
twentie
Chapter
,
and
Saint
Hierom
against
Vigilantius
.
All
these
make
mention
of
the
praying
vnto
the
Saintes
.
And
for
praying
for
the
deade
,
Reade
Tertulian
in
his
booke
De
Monogonia
,
and
in
his
booke
De
Corona
militis
,
and
Saint
Ciprian
ad
plebem
Furnensem
,
and
in
the
fyrst
booke
of
his
Epistles
:
and
Origen
in
Hieremiam
.
Hom.
12.
Item
in
Epist.
ad
Ro.
lib.
8.
cap.
11.
Reade
Chrisostome
,
in
his
third
Homilie
vpon
the
Epistle
of
S.
Paule
to
the
Philippians
,
and
S.
Aug.
li.
2.
de
gen.
against
the
Maniches
,
Cap.
20.
and
in
the
Incheridion
ad
Laurent
.
Cap.
110.
Item
,
libro
de
cura
pro
mortuis
agenda
.
All
these
Doctours
,
whose
workes
haue
continued
these
.
1200.
yeeres
,
doo
teache
vs
all
these
thinges
that
nowe
we
doo
obserue
,
the
which
they
left
in
writing
by
the
ordinaunce
of
God
,
to
confute
suche
heretikes
as
you
are
.
¶
The
.39
.
Chapter
.
ANd
if
I
did
not
thinke
,
that
it
would
be
to
tedious
for
the
Reader
,
I
woulde
set
forth
the
rest
of
our
Catholike
doctrine
,
&
the
confyrmation
of
it
by
the
testimonie
of
suche
a
number
,
of
not
onely
Doctours
,
but
therewith
al
holy
Confessors
&
Martyrs
,
which
haue
suffered
for
our
religion
,
and
that
haue
taught
vs
,
both
by
worde
of
mouth
,
and
by
writing
,
all
that
we
doo
vse
at
this
daye
,
teaching
vs
to
liue
and
dye
in
it
and
for
it
.
I
would
haue
you
answere
me
vnto
this
:
Doo
you
thinke
,
that
they
be
in
heauen
or
in
hell
?
I
know
wel
,
that
meere
scrupulositie
of
conscience
will
make
you
not
expresse
plainelye
that
,
that
your
works
doo
teache
,
and
that
you
will
remit
this
question
to
the
iudgement
of
God
.
But
this
is
not
to
the
purpose
,
for
I
do
not
demaund
of
you
any
absolute
aunswere
,
as
if
you
had
bene
in
heuen
or
hell
to
see
it
:
but
this
,
to
vtter
in
your
conscience
,
what
you
thinke
of
those
that
haue
holden
,
mainteyned
and
confessed
our
fayth
(
whom
you
call
Infidels
and
superstitious
Papistes
)
are
they
condemned
?
If
you
say
,
yea
,
Then
wherefore
was
the
bloud
of
Christe
shed
on
the
Crosse
?
it
had
bene
better
that
he
had
neuer
suffred
,
if
this
were
true
.
If
you
saye
,
that
God
woulde
be
mercifull
to
them
,
because
their
error
proceeded
of
ignoraunce
,
and
so
,
that
he
will
haue
pitie
of
vs
,
because
of
ours
.
But
I
knowe
,
that
you
will
say
,
that
we
are
nowe
vnexcusable
,
because
that
wee
do
refuse
the
truth
that
you
do
preach
.
By
the
selfe
same
reason
our
auncesters
can
alleage
before
God
no
good
excuse
,
forasmuch
as
they
do
make
no
accompt
of
the
receauing
of
such
ministers
as
you
are
,
and
that
haue
preched
the
like
Gospell
that
you
doo
announce
vnto
vs
.
S.
Hierome
and
al
the
Christians
of
his
time
are
then
condemned
,
because
they
woulde
not
receaue
the
Gospell
of
Vigilantius
,
who
did
euen
as
you
doo
preache
,
that
we
shoulde
not
allowe
the
exposition
of
the
doctours
,
nor
honour
the
relicques
of
Martyrs
.
S.
Augustine
is
likewise
condemned
,
because
he
wrote
&
preached
against
the
Arrians
,
who
taught
as
you
do
,
that
it
is
an
offence
to
pray
for
the
dead
.
And
to
be
briefe
,
if
that
which
you
doo
preach
ought
to
be
called
the
Gospel
and
true
word
of
God
,
since
the
Apostles
time
ther
hath
bene
neuer
a
Christian
Doctour
in
the
Church
:
for
they
haue
all
taught
the
contrarye
to
your
forged
Gospell
,
as
euery
man
may
see
,
that
will
take
the
payne
,
but
to
looke
in
their
workes
,
or
to
reade
those
places
that
are
quoted
by
me
and
diuers
others
that
haue
confuted
your
heresies
manye
a
hundred
yeere
agone
by
their
authorities
.
Let
them
then
that
haue
any
eyes
,
beholde
the
hazarde
that
ye
runne
into
,
and
so
manye
others
throughout
the
worlde
,
which
folowe
your
opinion
.
If
one
shoulde
come
to
accuse
another
of
falsehoode
,
and
that
before
he
be
assured
of
this
matter
,
wherewith
he
did
seeke
to
attaynt
the
defendaunt
,
woulde
not
one
thinke
his
matter
verye
great
,
or
his
knowledge
very
small
,
to
run
headlong
into
the
daunger
of
that
crime
,
which
,
if
he
could
not
proue
,
he
shoulde
be
condemned
for
himselfe
.
What
then
shall
become
of
you
,
O
most
simple
sheepe
,
which
seeke
with
fayned
arguments
to
condemne
,
not
one
or
two
,
but
all
the
Christians
and
Catholikes
that
haue
bene
in
this
worlde
since
the
Passion
of
Christ
,
the
which
haue
refused
and
reproued
your
doctrine
as
hereticall
,
&
haue
taught
vs
this
that
wee
holde
at
this
day
?
But
now
to
aunswer
vnto
that
that
was
mentioned
a
litle
before
,
and
that
which
a
number
of
your
flocke
haue
told
me
,
when
I
haue
conferred
with
them
,
which
is
,
that
the
errour
of
our
predecessours
was
not
imputed
vnto
them
,
forasmuch
as
these
good
simple
people
went
to
worke
after
the
grossest
sort
,
thinking
to
doo
well
,
and
that
as
then
they
did
not
vnderstande
well
the
truth
,
which
is
nowe
brought
to
light
through
your
Gospell
.
I
saye
,
that
in
this
ye
are
deceaued
more
then
halfe
the
value
of
your
religion
:
for
before
some
of
them
dyed
,
they
had
forgotten
more
then
euer
you
haue
learned
,
for
all
that
,
that
you
know
you
haue
learned
it
of
their
bookes
(
or
stollen
it
,
to
say
the
truth
)
interpreting
both
their
workes
and
the
Scriptures
contrary
to
the
truth
of
their
meaning
.
And
although
it
were
so
that
they
had
al
erred
,
your
colored
excuse
of
simplicitie
could
auaile
them
nothing
,
for
the
worde
of
God
would
accuse
them
.
Martin
Luther
,
Caluin
and
his
felowes
.
¶
The
.40
.
Chapter
.
YF
that
by
a
good
and
a
right
title
your
disciples
call
them selues
the
children
of
god
,
this
makes
me
beleue
that
the
saying
of
our
Sauiour
is
fulfilled
in
them
,
Luther
,
Zuinglius
,
Oecolampadius
,
and
three
or
fowre
other
such
pelting
merchantes
,
which
haue
newly
set
vp
shoppes
at
Wittemberge
,
Geneua
and
Losane
,
which
one
of
these
dayes
we
shall
see
bankruptes
,
as
their
predecessours
haue
bene
before
them
,
the
which
after
that
they
had
deceaued
the
poore
simple
Catholikes
,
and
gayned
some
of
their
soules
for
the
deuill
,
they
haue
at
the
laste
solde
all
theyr
their
honestie
and
credite
,
so
that
at
this
daye
,
except
that
it
be
those
that
reade
the
auncient
historyes
,
no
bodye
els
doth
remember
,
that
euer
they
liued
in
the
world
.
You
are
come
now
last
of
al
to
make
vp
their
merchaundise
,
but
your
credite
can
hardlye
be
good
before
God
:
for
you
shall
haue
against
you
all
the
auncient
Catholike
Churche
,
which
hath
continued
visible
since
the
comming
of
Christe
vnto
this
daye
,
all
the
doctours
of
all
the
vniuersities
,
all
the
Empires
,
Kingdomes
and
priuate
state
throughout
all
the
worlde
,
which
haue
receaued
&
honoured
this
doctrine
,
that
you
call
Papistical
.
And
if
you
saye
,
that
you
will
not
trust
men
,
but
the
very
word
of
the
Lord
,
we
agree
to
the
like
,
that
we
ought
all
to
beleue
the
Scripture
,
but
we
vary
about
the
interpretation
,
for
you
interprete
it
after
one
sort
,
and
we
after
another
:
you
expounde
it
after
a
new
sort
,
and
the
Catholike
Churche
doth
folowe
the
olde
exposition
of
the
auncient
Doctours
and
traditions
which
you
haue
forsaken
:
or
to
saye
the
truth
,
your
Ministers
haue
led
the
sheepe
astraye
from
the
olde
flocke
,
at
the
departing
from
the
which
they
haue
bene
all
scatered
abroade
,
some
folowing
Luther
,
some
Caluine
,
some
the
Anabaptists
,
and
so
forth
,
for
the
which
the
Popes
and
kinges
and
others
that
haue
had
the
gouernment
of
the
Churche
,
shal
answere
at
the
last
day
of
iudgement
,
for
as
much
as
while
they
slept
,
you
haue
come
and
sowed
weedes
among
the
good
corne
.
Then
seeing
you
are
the
sheepe
that
rome
astray
,
what
excuse
can
they
make
before
God
,
that
wilfully
folowe
your
steppes
?
We
confesse
,
that
we
are
the
poore
sheepe
of
God
that
haue
continued
with
oure
olde
flocke
stedfast
and
whole
,
as
touching
our
religion
,
but
verye
weake
&
sickly
as
touching
our
maners
:
that
is
to
say
,
full
of
sinnes
and
vices
,
attending
some
sage
phisitions
to
heale
vs
,
and
good
pastors
to
keepe
vs
,
casting
out
the
chaffe
from
the
corne
,
I
mean
,
cutting
off
those
abuses
that
are
offensiue
not
to
suche
scrupulous
consciences
as
you
haue
,
but
vnto
him
that
doth
threaten
them
for
the
carelesse
liues
of
their
sheepe
,
and
so
to
continue
in
that
auncient
fayth
that
by
succession
of
pastors
we
haue
receued
from
the
Apostles
.
¶
The
.41
.
Chapter
.
I
Knowe
well
,
that
you
wil
take
this
confession
of
mine
to
your
aduantage
,
saying
that
for
feare
of
being
infected
with
our
superstitious
diseases
,
you
haue
seperated
your selues
from
the
common
flocke
:
but
if
you
do
consider
my
firste
wordes
,
they
haue
barred
you
al
maner
of
wayes
to
reply
iustly
:
for
I
haue
already
said
,
that
althogh
we
be
sickly
and
weake
sheepe
,
as
touching
our
doings
or
maners
,
yet
,
in
regarde
of
our
fayth
(
thankes
be
to
God
)
we
are
safe
and
sounde
,
keeping
still
that
integritie
of
religion
that
by
succession
of
pastors
we
haue
receaued
from
the
Apostles
,
without
adding
or
diminishing
any
thing
to
the
grounde
of
our
catholike
beliefe
:
for
as
for
ceremonies
the
Church
hath
vsed
them
euer
as
touching
that
time
&
the
place
,
to
the
honor
of
god
,
&
edification
of
our
neighbor
:
and
therfore
,
if
you
did
seperate
your selues
from
our
kind
of
liuing
,
to
leade
a
holy
solitarye
life
,
as
the
holy
Heremites
and
saintes
haue
done
in
times
past
,
forsaking
the
conuersation
of
the
common
people
,
to
liue
in
contemplation
,
without
seperating
them selues
from
the
communion
of
the
Churche
,
in
the
which
they
haue
bene
baptised
,
and
had
receaued
their
faith
,
your
doings
had
ben
as
much
worthi
of
praise
in
that
respect
,
as
nowe
they
are
damnable
,
considering
howe
you
forsake
the
common
tabernacle
,
within
the
which
both
you
and
we
haue
receaued
the
Sacraments
of
regeneration
,
and
our
spirituall
foode
altogether
.
And
to
the
ende
that
no
bodye
runne
astray
from
the
right
path
that
he
should
folowe
,
the
good
Christian
ought
to
fixe
in
his
minde
this
resolution
,
I
mean
,
to
serue
God
,
and
to
liue
in
the
Catholike
fayth
,
commonlye
or
priuately
:
for
when
there
is
any
question
put
,
as
touching
the
life
,
the
common
way
,
¶
The
.42
.
Chapter
.
NOw
to
turne
to
the
partition
that
we
haue
vpon
the.
34.
and.
37.
of
Ezechiell
,
and
vppon
the
tenth
of
Iohn
,
it
is
playne
,
that
we
are
the
flockes
of
weake
and
sickly
sheepe
:
and
your
disciples
are
the
sheepe
that
runne
this
way
and
that
way
astraye
:
those
that
are
our
yll
prelats
take
vpon
them
the
title
of
Mercenarij
pastoris
,
but
vnto
your
Ministers
the
titles
of
deuouring
wolues
,
may
be
applyed
without
any
scrupulositie
of
conscience
:
for
you
watche
to
none
other
intent
,
but
to
make
the
sheepe
runne
out
of
the
fold
,
and
to
deuour
them
,
because
that
our
pastors
haue
not
taken
care
to
keepe
them
.
And
although
they
bee
not
excusable
,
aswell
for
their
silence
,
as
for
their
naughtie
liues
,
I
see
not
your
Patriarchs
and
zealous
Ministers
amende
muche
them selues
,
the
faultes
that
they
finde
in
vs
:
for
besydes
the
true
and
certayne
experience
that
we
haue
had
by
the
tryall
that
we
haue
seene
to
our
coste
in
this
Realme
within
these
fyue
or
six
yeres
,
I
haue
read
full
manye
a
golden
Legend
of
your
sacred
martyrs
and
holy
Bishops
,
which
do
not
altogether
redound
to
the
honor
of
your
pretended
reformed
Church
.
And
among
others
Theodore
de
Beza
Caluins
successor
in
the
Pontificate
seate
of
the
holy
Citie
of
Geneua
,
of
whom
suche
thinges
are
preached
abrode
,
that
if
the
one
halfe
of
them
be
true
,
he
is
scant
so
good
a
man
as
S.
Iohn
Baptist
.
And
because
I
woulde
not
haue
you
to
mislike
them
for
their
religion
,
I
will
not
alleage
,
to
verifye
this
,
anye
Catholike
authour
,
but
some
of
Luthers
Successours
your
fyrste
founder
,
who
taught
you
to
write
so
learnedlye
(
I
woulde
saye
raylinglye
)
againste
the
Churche
of
Rome
.
Saint
Iohn
Baptist
,
for
he
can
talke
of
nothinge
but
of
his
holye
life
.
This
same
very
Minister
in
the
booke
where
he
writeth
these
thinges
,
he
doeth
laye
to
Bezas
charge
that
he
tooke
with
him
to
Geneua
another
mans
wife
,
without
the
knowledge
of
her
husbande
,
whose
name
was
Candida
.
Thus
seeing
by
the
verye
testimonie
of
those
that
are
our
enemies
,
&
that
are
your
brethren
,
as
touching
the
seeking
to
ouerthrowe
the
Catholike
Churche
.
The
principall
pillers
of
your
Church
are
bawdes
,
theeues
and
adulterers
,
ruffins
:
why
doo
ye
not
firste
begin
to
reforme
your selues
,
to
this
intent
,
that
when
we
see
,
that
you
haue
taken
the
blocke
out
of
your
own
eyes
,
we
may
be
the
better
content
,
that
you
should
spye
the
mote
in
ours
.
Remember
that
our
Sauiour
sayth
in
the
Gospel
,
that
the
phisition
ought
to
cure
himselfe
.
¶
The
.43
.
Chapter
.
YOu
that
can
saye
so
well
,
that
one
ought
to
liue
according
to
the
scripture
,
and
that
you
will
by
it
refourme
vs
,
why
do
ye
not
beginne
with
your
selues
,
to
geue
vs
the
better
example
.
From
whence
come
so
many
kinde
of
vsuries
and
excessiue
interests
as
you
doo
vse
?
You
call
our
Churche
abhominable
and
adulterous
.
He
that
is
among
you
without
sinne
,
let
him
cast
the
fyrste
stone
.
You
doo
abhorre
oure
Idols
(
as
you
terme
them
,
talking
of
our
Images
)
howe
commeth
it
to
passe
then
,
that
some
of
youres
should
come
so
neere
vs
that
are
Idolaters
,
as
to
rob
our
Churches
,
and
to
carye
away
the
Images
and
reliques
,
and
to
go
and
sell
them
in
other
places
?
But
nowe
to
make
an
ende
of
this
discourse
,
although
it
were
so
,
that
your
woorkes
were
the
best
of
the
worlde
,
yea
,
whollye
without
spot
or
sinne
(
as
some
of
you
doo
affyrme
)
yet
were
not
they
sufficient
to
moue
vs
to
chaunge
our
religion
,
nor
to
forsake
that
that
our
forefathers
haue
taught
vs
:
for
although
it
be
so
,
that
our
Sauiour
Christe
was
as
iust
and
as
innocent
as
any
can
be
,
hath
beene
,
or
euer
shal
be
,
yet
neyther
his
holy
life
,
nor
the
Scriptures
that
he
did
alleage
,
to
proue
his
comming
by
the
authoritie
of
the
Prophetes
,
nor
the
testimonie
of
S.
Iohn
Baptist
:
all
these
thinges
together
wer
not
sufficient
to
perswade
the
Iewes
to
forsake
their
old
lawes
,
and
to
receaue
the
Gospell
,
without
the
testimonie
of
the
great
miracles
that
he
did
in
their
presence
.
He
doeth
confesse
this
plainely
,
where
he
sayth
:
If
I
had
not
done
in
their
presence
the
workes
and
miracles
that
neuer
any
had
done
,
they
should
haue
no
sin
.
This
sentence
is
moste
notable
and
woorthy
to
be
grauen
in
the
heartes
of
all
Catholikes
,
to
assure
their
consciences
which
are
troubled
with
such
diuersitie
of
opinions
.
For
although
it
were
so
,
that
you
my
masters
were
the
honestest
men
of
the
worlde
,
sent
from
God
to
teache
and
preache
a
true
doctrine
,
yet
shoulde
we
be
excusable
before
God
for
not
receauing
of
your
commission
,
euen
as
the
Iewes
had
bene
for
not
receuing
of
our
Sauiour
Christe
,
if
he
had
not
done
so
manye
miracles
.
For
we
knowe
no
cause
,
why
you
shoulde
be
more
priuileged
then
Christe
.
And
seing
that
you
haue
shewed
nothing
to
verifye
it
this
waye
,
and
that
the
Scriptures
make
no
mention
of
your
vocation
,
nor
you
shewe
no
miracles
,
and
that
your
liues
are
at
the
least
as
yll
as
ours
:
what
moues
you
to
be
so
bolde
and
so
vnshamefaced
,
as
to
threaten
vs
with
eternall
damnation
,
if
we
receaue
not
your
hereticall
doctrine
,
the
which
is
so
full
of
discordes
and
diuisions
,
that
one
maye
easilye
gather
by
this
,
from
whence
it
came
,
and
whither
it
doeth
leade
one
,
although
yee
haue
nothing
in
your
mouthes
,
but
the
Gospell
&
the
worde
of
the
Lorde
?
and
as
S.
Augustine
sayde
vnto
your
semblables
.
Sola
personat
apud
vos
veritatis
pollicitatio
.
I
say
no
more
at
this
time
,
but
that
I
beseeche
God
to
drawe
you
as
nere
to
vs
as
you
are
farre
from
vs
,
and
to
inspire
youre
mindes
to
turne
to
the
flock
of
Christ
,
the
which
,
both
to
your
owne
harme
and
ours
you
haue
forsaken
.
FINIS
.
¶
An
offer
made
by
a
Catholike
to
a
learned
Protestant
,
wherein
shall
appere
the
difference
betwixte
the
open
knowen
Churche
of
the
Catholikes
,
from
the
hidde
and
vnknowen
congregation
of
the
Protestants
.
FIrste
,
seeing
it
cannot
be
denyed
,
that
our
Sauiour
Christe
before
his
departure
and
Ascension
,
did
commit
the
charge
and
gouernment
of
his
Churche
,
the
testimonie
of
his
word
,
the
truth
of
his
Gospell
,
the
ministration
of
his
Sacramentes
,
to
his
Apostles
and
Disciples
,
&
that
not
only
for
them selues
,
but
to
their
successors
Bishops
and
priests
,
Euntes
,
docete
omnes
gentes
.
Goe
ye
and
teache
all
people
and
nations
of
the
worlde
,
baptising
them
in
the
name
of
the
father
,
and
of
the
sonne
,
and
of
the
holy
ghoste
,
teaching
them
to
obserue
and
keepe
all
thinges
which
I
haue
commaunded
you
.
Further
Thapostle
S
Paule
being
at
Miletum
,
in
executing
of
his
charge
and
gouernment
,
gaue
this
admonition
to
the
bishops
and
priestes
there
assembled
before
him
,
Attendite
vobis
,
et
vniuerso
gregi
.
Take
hede
vnto
your selues
,
and
vnto
the
whole
flocke
of
Christe
,
in
the
which
the
holy
ghoste
hath
ordeyned
you
bishops
.
Regere
ecclesiam
dei
,
to
gouerne
the
church
of
God
.
And
in
the
thirtenth
Chapiter
of
his
Epistle
to
the
Hebrews
he
doth
commaunde
al
other
sortes
of
men
,
without
exception
of
Emperours
,
kinges
,
Queenes
,
&
princes
,
to
obey
their
bisshops
and
priestes
,
saying
:
Obedite
Praepositis
vestris
,
Seconde
,
Christe
his
Catholike
Churche
being
on
this
wise
planted
by
Th
apostles
&
disciples
of
Christe
,
by
Bishops
and
priests
the
successors
of
them
,
had
at
all
times
a
special
care
and
regarde
,
not
onelye
of
preaching
Gods
worde
,
but
also
of
the
preseruation
of
the
same
worde
and
Gospel
by
writing
,
of
the
sacred
Bible
,
and
holy
Scriptures
,
and
did
discerne
&
iudge
them
from
all
other
writinges
prophane
or
authentique
of
all
sortes
.
What
Churche
hath
had
from
time
to
time
the
custody
of
the
sacred
scriptures
,
and
moste
safely
hath
preserued
them
for
the
necessary
foode
of
Gods
people
,
and
from
the
corruption
of
the
aduersaries
,
aswel
Iewes
and
Gentiles
,
as
schismatikes
and
heretikes
of
all
sortes
,
but
onely
the
common
knowen
Catholike
Church
of
Christ
?
When
therefore
the
learned
Protestantes
shal
be
able
to
bring
proufe
to
the
contrarye
,
that
their
priuate
conuenticles
and
congregations
were
the
firste
bringers
forth
of
this
sacred
Bible
and
the
worde
of
God
written
,
the
chiefe
preseruers
and
defenders
of
the
same
in
all
times
and
ages
,
from
all
Iewes
,
Gentiles
,
heretikes
and
schismatikes
,
Then
I
will
,
as
I
saide
before
,
reuolte
and
recant
.
Thirde
,
shew
me
good
reason
why
ye
protestants
doo
beleeue
our
catholike
churche
enfourming
and
telling
you
this
to
be
the
word
of
God
written
,
the
true
Bible
and
sacred
Scriptures
,
and
doo
refuse
to
credite
her
in
the
true
sense
and
vnderstanding
of
the
same
Scripture
,
she
being
vndoubtedly
led
with
the
spirite
of
god
in
them
both
:
For
if
the
Catholike
Churche
had
the
true
spirite
of
God
in
discerning
and
iudging
the
true
Scriptures
of
God
,
from
the
rest
not
Scriptures
,
why
shoulde
not
we
beleeue
that
same
catholike
churche
gouerned
and
led
by
the
same
spirite
,
in
geuing
the
true
sense
,
meaning
and
vnderstanding
of
the
scriptures
.
When
ye
shal
be
able
to
render
a
sufficient
reason
of
the
one
,
and
not
of
the
other
,
I
shall
then
yeelde
and
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Fourth
,
Let
the
protestantes
make
sufficient
proufe
by
auncient
writers
of
the
ecclesiasticall
historyes
,
what
church
it
is
,
that
all
these
fyftene
hundred
yeeres
past
hath
continued
thoroughout
fyrme
and
stedfast
,
whiles
all
other
conuenticles
and
congregations
,
aswell
of
the
Atrians
,
as
of
the
Nestorians
,
Maniches
,
Nouatians
,
Vigilians
,
Iouinians
,
and
the
rest
of
heretikes
of
all
sortes
,
haue
decayed
,
bene
conuinced
and
ouerthrowen
;
&
that
by
any
other
church
,
then
by
the
common
knowen
catholike
Churche
of
Christe
,
And
I
shal
then
yeeld
and
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Fyfte
,
If
it
may
sufficiently
be
proued
,
that
any
other
Churche
then
the
common
knowen
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
hath
instituted
and
ordeyned
all
goodly
ceremonies
,
&
solemne
obseruations
in
the
same
dayly
practised
and
vsed
,
as
the
festiuall
dayes
of
Christmas
,
Candlemas
,
Easter
,
Whitsontide
,
the
feasts
of
th
apostles
and
holy
Euangelists
,
of
S.
Michaell
th
archangell
,
and
of
all
halowes
&
blessed
Saintes
,
the
obseruation
of
the
holye
fast
of
Lent
,
and
Imber
dayes
,
the
faste
of
th
apostles
,
and
of
all
the
aforesaide
festiual
Eues
,
beside
the
weekely
fast
of
Frydayes
&
Saturdayes
,
&
the
rest
yet
obserued
and
allowed
on
both
sydes
,
to
the
honour
and
glorye
of
God
,
Then
I
will
recante
,
and
not
before
.
Sixth
,
let
the
protestantes
shewe
what
Church
from
Christe
his
time
hitherto
,
and
for
the
whole
space
of
these
fiftene
hundred
yeres
past
,
hath
exercised
discipline
and
due
correction
vpon
offenders
in
all
degrees
,
and
for
that
purpose
hath
not
onely
prouided
and
made
,
but
continuallye
executed
lawes
,
canons
and
decrees
ecclesiasticall
,
by
suspension
,
excommunication
,
degradation
,
and
such
other
like
.
Let
than
proue
this
discipline
to
haue
proceeded
of
the
Protestants
congregations
,
or
to
haue
continued
from
time
to
time
,
in
anye
other
Churche
,
then
in
the
common
knowen
Catholike
Churche
of
Christe
,
And
I
will
then
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Seuenth
,
let
me
know
of
the
Protestants
,
what
Church
hath
brought
forth
for
the
space
of
these
fyftene
hundred
yeres
past
,
as
children
begotten
of
her
owne
wombe
,
so
manye
thousandes
of
blessed
Martyrs
,
of
stoute
and
bolde
confessors
,
of
pure
and
innocent
virgins
,
and
of
other
holye
Saintes
of
al
sortes
,
and
so
acknowledged
of
eyther
partie
.
And
if
it
shall
in
fine
fall
out
,
that
anye
one
of
them
was
of
the
Protestants
congregation
,
faith
or
belief
,
whiles
they
liued
here
,
and
not
of
the
common
knowen
faith
and
religion
of
the
Catholike
Church
of
Christe
,
or
that
they
were
approued
and
canonized
for
Saintes
,
when
they
were
deade
,
by
the
protestantes
congregation
,
and
not
only
by
the
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
I
shal
then
submit
and
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Eight
,
Wheras
the
Apostle
Saint
Paule
testifieth
,
that
Christ
gaue
vnto
his
Churche
,
some
Apostles
,
some
Prophetes
,
some
Euangelistes
,
some
pastors
and
doctours
,
ad
consummationem
sanctorum
in
opus
ministerij
:
and
so
to
continue
to
the
edifying
of
his
body
the
catholike
Churche
vntill
his
comming
agayne
.
Nowe
if
the
Protestants
shal
be
able
to
proue
by
ecclesiasticall
historyes
of
all
ages
,
the
continuance
and
vse
of
the
said
functions
and
degrees
in
their
congregations
,
and
that
by
some
orderly
succession
and
playne
accompt
made
from
Christ
his
time
hitherto
,
thei
haue
neuer
lacked
the
sayde
appoynted
officers
,
or
that
any
other
church
than
the
common
knowen
catholike
church
of
Christe
,
hath
had
at
all
times
the
continuance
of
the
same
,
I
shall
then
recant
and
relent
,
and
not
before
.
Ninth
,
whereas
the
protestants
by
the
drift
of
reason
and
argument
are
forced
of
the
Catholikes
,
to
acknowledge
and
confesse
their
churche
and
congregations
to
haue
lyen
hydden
&
vnknowen
for
the
space
of
one
whole
thousand
yeres
together
,
without
all
the
foresayde
functions
and
ministrations
of
Apostles
,
prophets
,
Euangelists
,
pastors
&
doctors
of
their
gospel
,
fayth
and
religion
,
at
the
least
wise
to
be
openly
perceyued
and
knowen
:
If
therefore
they
shal
be
able
for
the
space
of
that
whole
time
to
proue
by
auncient
writers
of
ecclesiastical
historyes
,
any
other
worde
,
Gospell
or
doctrine
to
be
vniuersally
and
openly
taught
,
any
other
Sacramentes
to
be
ministred
,
anye
other
discipline
or
correction
to
be
practised
,
anye
other
Iudgementes
,
Decrees
,
Canons
,
or
lawes
to
be
exeuted
,
then
those
which
were
dayly
practised
in
the
common
knowen
Catholike
Churche
of
Christe
,
I
will
then
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Tenth
,
forasmuche
as
the
Protestantes
doo
affyrme
their
congregations
,
faith
and
religion
,
to
haue
bene
practised
in
the
primatiue
Churche
of
Christe
,
some
of
them
for
the
space
of
the
firste
three
hundreth
yeeres
,
as
Iohn
Caluine
:
some
for
the
space
of
foure
or
fyue
hundred
yeres
,
as
Martine
Luther
and
his
complices
:
some
for
the
whole
space
of
the
fyrste
sixe
hundreth
yeeres
,
as
master
Iewell
,
and
the
authours
of
the
Apologie
of
the
Churche
of
Ingland
,
and
therin
not
agreeing
among
them selues
(
as
the
maner
of
heretikes
is
)
I
requyre
some
better
stayed
and
certayne
tale
of
them
,
where
and
when
this
sodeyn
change
from
the
Protestants
religion
to
the
Papists
should
be
made
,
as
in
what
yere
of
our
Lorde
,
vnder
what
Pope
and
Emperour
?
by
what
persons
of
name
it
was
so
wrought
and
brought
to
passe
,
and
vpon
what
occasion
,
&
what
Apostles
,
Prophetes
,
Euangelistes
,
Pastors
and
doctours
of
their
congregations
did
gaynesay
or
withstande
the
same
?
And
who
doth
make
anye
mention
of
this
sodeyne
and
meruailous
change
of
the
Protestantes
religion
to
Papistrie
?
what
one
eccesiastical
writer
,
or
auncient
father
of
the
whole
world
?
And
when
they
shal
be
able
reasonablye
to
aunswere
,
and
to
satisfye
these
my
demaundes
,
then
I
will
recant
&
yeelde
to
them
,
and
not
before
.
Eleuenth
,
Let
the
learned
Protestant
shewe
me
what
order
of
seruice
or
common
prayer
,
what
order
of
ministration
of
Sacramentes
their
Churche
had
,
before
papistrie
(
as
they
call
it
)
preuayled
in
the
worlde
.
Let
im
shewe
me
one
booke
,
or
copie
of
any
Communion
,
or
what
els
you
liste
,
that
was
in
Englishe
,
or
in
anye
vulgare
or
common
tonge
,
beside
the
Hebrewe
,
Greeke
and
Latine
,
or
that
lacked
prayer
for
the
soules
departed
,
or
inuocation
to
Saintes
,
or
sacrifice
for
the
sinnes
both
of
the
quicke
&
the
deade
,
or
that
charged
a
number
to
receaue
with
the
prieste
,
or
that
he
could
not
els
consecrate
or
say
Masse
receauing
alone
,
or
that
the
people
should
take
the
sacrament
for
breade
and
wine
,
and
not
for
the
reall
bodye
and
bloud
of
Christe
,
or
that
they
should
geue
no
honour
to
it
,
or
not
reserue
the
same
for
the
comfort
of
the
sicke
and
diseased
people
,
or
that
denied
extreme
vnction
,
with
the
rest
of
the
Sacramentes
,
to
be
behoufull
or
necessary
for
them
:
Let
the
learned
protestant
bring
foorth
and
shewe
suche
a
Communion
booke
,
or
anye
leafe
,
lyne
,
or
worde
of
any
suche
doctrine
,
or
any
churche
or
congregation
,
that
euer
had
any
authenticall
seruice
or
ministration
of
the
Sacraments
,
other
then
that
which
is
yet
daylye
&
openly
practised
in
the
common
knowen
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
And
I
shall
then
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Twelfth
:
I
demaunde
of
the
learned
protestant
to
knowe
cause
&
reason
,
why
their
congregations
do
admit
and
receaue
all
Bishops
,
priests
,
deacons
,
and
other
officers
spirituall
,
ordered
by
our
catholike
Churche
,
as
men
lawfull
and
sufficient
to
preache
the
worde
of
God
,
to
minister
the
sacramentes
,
and
to
exercise
al
spiritual
Iurisdiction
in
no
lesse
wise
,
but
rather
more
,
then
if
they
had
bene
ordered
in
their
owne
priuate
congregations
:
whereas
the
catholike
churche
of
Christ
doth
not
acknowledge
any
man
of
their
ordering
&
calling
to
be
any
whit
the
more
fit
for
any
spirituall
function
in
Christ
his
church
,
then
other
common
lay
men
.
When
therfore
the
learned
Protestant
shal
be
able
to
shewe
good
cause
and
reason
,
whye
our
Catholike
Churche
,
hauing
by
their
owne
consent
and
approuing
lawfull
priestes
,
Bishops
and
spiritual
ministers
,
not
to
be
also
the
lawful
,
true
and
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
I
will
then
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Thirtene
,
I
require
of
the
learned
protestant
to
expresse
what
furniture
,
furtherance
or
commoditie
to
the
honor
and
seruice
of
God
,
did
christianitie
,
or
any
part
of
Christendome
receaue
by
his
Churche
or
congregations
?
what
temple
or
churche
did
you
build
at
any
time
for
your
assemblies
,
and
seruice
of
god
?
what
Bishopriks
for
the
better
gouernment
of
the
church
did
you
founde
or
procure
?
what
vniuersities
,
schooles
or
colleges
did
you
at
any
time
erect
for
the
maintenaunce
of
christian
doctrine
,
fayth
and
religion
?
When
the
learned
Protestant
shal
be
able
to
proue
by
ecclesiasticall
histories
,
and
olde
auncient
writers
,
these
thinges
to
be
the
monumentes
of
their
conuenticles
and
priuate
congregations
,
of
their
fayth
and
religion
,
and
not
of
the
common
knowen
fayth
,
religion
,
and
catholike
Churche
of
Christe
,
Then
I
shal
in
like
maner
yeelde
and
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Fourthtene
,
Let
the
learned
Protestant
name
anye
one
felowship
or
companye
of
beleeuers
in
the
whole
christian
worlde
,
that
in
all
Articles
of
faith
and
religion
be
in
one
vnitie
,
in
one
meaning
and
beliefe
,
and
contented
also
to
captiue
&
submit
their
seuerall
meaninges
to
the
iudgementes
of
their
prelates
and
spirituall
gouernours
,
and
of
one
chiefe
head
and
pastor
among
them
,
in
all
ecclesiasticall
thinges
and
causes
:
Let
(
I
saye
)
the
learned
protestant
name
any
one
company
thus
agreing
among
them selues
,
and
thus
humblye
affected
in
Christian
fayth
and
religion
,
sauing
onely
the
holye
and
blessed
felowship
of
the
common
knowen
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
And
I
will
then
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Fyftene
,
Againe
I
doo
demaunde
of
the
learned
protestant
,
whether
the
Lutherans
,
Zuinglians
,
Illirians
,
Caluinists
,
Confessionists
,
Swenkfeldians
,
Anabaptists
and
suche
like
,
be
al
of
one
church
and
congregation
or
no
?
And
if
he
be
able
to
proue
these
sectes
,
being
of
such
diuersitie
in
fayth
and
religion
,
to
make
one
church
,
and
that
euery
one
of
them
may
geue
saluation
to
their
felowes
,
being
so
disagreable
one
with
another
in
high
misteryes
and
poyntes
of
fayth
and
religion
,
or
that
I
ought
to
beleeue
all
those
,
rather
then
the
one
true
catholike
churche
of
Christe
:
or
yet
anye
of
these
,
more
one
then
another
,
all
of
them
making
such
a
bolde
chalenge
of
the
truth
of
Gods
worde
and
Gospell
.
When
the
learned
protestant
shall
be
able
by
good
reason
,
or
drifte
of
argument
to
satisfye
these
my
requestes
,
Then
I
shall
yeelde
and
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Sixtene
,
when
the
protestant
shall
be
able
to
proue
,
that
those
persons
which
in
their
departure
made
from
the
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
haue
more
desyre
to
beare
the
name
of
Sectaryes
,
as
of
Lutherans
,
Suinglians
,
Illyrians
,
Caluinists
,
Swenkfeldians
,
and
Anabaptistes
,
then
the
name
of
Christians
or
Catholikes
,
are
the
true
members
of
Christe
his
Churche
,
and
not
heretikes
and
schismatikes
,
nor
yet
folowers
therein
of
their
forefathers
,
the
Arrians
,
whiche
toke
their
names
of
Arrius
,
the
Maniches
of
Manes
,
the
Nestorians
,
of
Nestorius
:
the
Nouatians
,
the
Vigilians
,
the
Iouinians
,
Pelagians
,
Eutichians
,
and
others
,
Then
I
shall
yeeld
&
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Seuenthtene
,
I
demaunde
of
the
learned
protestant
,
whether
if
the
whole
space
of
that
thousand
yeres
of
blindnes
,
wherein
their
Churche
laye
hid
and
vnknowen
,
suppressed
by
papistrie
,
superstition
and
Idolatrye
,
as
they
terme
it
,
whether
they
whiche
were
then
baptized
,
and
openly
professed
Christ
,
wer
saued
or
not
?
If
the
Protestant
doo
aunswere
,
yea
,
consequently
it
foloweth
,
that
they
were
saued
without
the
Church
of
Christe
,
liuing
in
all
ignorance
,
superstition
&
Idolatry
,
as
they
say
.
If
he
aunswer
no
,
and
that
there
was
no
saluation
out
of
their
hid
&
vnknowen
Church
,
then
all
men
of
all
degrees
,
yong
and
olde
,
for
the
whole
space
of
the
foresayde
thousand
yeeres
(
by
the
Protestants
iudgement
)
perished
without
all
hope
of
Gods
mercye
,
and
were
damned
,
When
therefore
the
learned
Protestant
shall
be
able
to
proue
by
good
reason
and
argument
,
eyther
that
ther
is
a
way
to
saluation
without
the
Churche
of
Christe
,
or
that
all
people
professing
Christe
,
perished
for
so
many
hundreth
yeeres
together
,
Then
I
will
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Eightene
,
Let
the
learned
Protestant
make
prouf
vnto
me
,
how
their
hid
,
vnknowen
and
secrete
churche
,
not
hauing
in
it
the
doctrine
of
Christ
his
Gospell
openlye
taught
,
no
ministration
of
Sacramentes
,
no
spirite
of
prophecying
,
no
discipline
of
rod
or
correction
,
no
ordering
of
Bisshops
,
priestes
,
and
ecclesiasticall
ministers
,
nor
yet
anye
other
spirituall
function
executed
in
the
same
,
for
the
space
of
one
thousand
yeres
together
,
Let
him
proue
their
hid
&
vnknowen
Churche
;
with
the
lacke
of
all
these
thinges
,
to
be
the
true
spouse
and
Catholike
church
of
Christe
,
And
I
will
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Ninthtene
,
Againe
,
on
the
other
side
,
let
the
learned
protestant
proue
,
that
it
is
not
the
true
Churche
of
Christe
,
that
hath
in
the
face
of
the
world
,
for
the
space
of
fiftene
hundred
yeres
past
,
exercised
preaching
,
the
conuersion
of
nations
to
the
obedience
of
the
Gospell
,
that
hath
alwayes
had
the
administration
of
Sacraments
,
the
hearing
of
matters
in
controuersie
,
the
orderlye
succession
of
Bishops
,
the
vniformitie
of
solemne
Ceremonies
,
and
the
vnitie
of
fayth
,
that
hath
in
her selfe
all
holye
functions
of
the
spirite
,
as
working
of
miracles
,
remission
of
synnes
,
the
true
sense
and
interpretation
of
Gods
word
,
that
is
beautifyed
with
diuersitie
of
states
commended
by
Christe
,
as
with
martyrs
,
with
confessors
,
holye
virgins
,
&
such
other
.
Let
the
protestant
proue
vnto
me
,
that
this
is
not
the
true
churche
,
and
that
we
are
not
bound
to
obey
&
beleue
this
church
,
&
none
other
,
in
all
controuersies
&
doubtes
vprising
eyther
by
the
difficultie
of
scripture
,
or
by
vain
contention
&
pride
of
heretikes
,
and
I
wil
yeld
&
recant
,
&
not
before
.
Twentie
,
Moreouer
,
let
the
learned
protestant
proue
,
that
the
true
and
catholike
churche
of
Christe
may
at
any
time
be
voyde
of
Gods
spirite
(
which
he
hath
promised
to
be
with
his
churche
for
euer
)
saying
:
One
&
twentie
,
If
vnitie
in
faith
,
austeritie
of
life
,
sharpe
discipline
,
great
penance
,
muche
fasting
,
large
almes
,
godly
deuotion
,
obedience
to
higher
powers
,
grauitie
,
and
true
charitie
be
not
more
euidentlye
exercised
and
vsed
in
our
common
knowen
catholike
church
,
then
in
the
protestants
congregation
:
And
contrarywise
,
if
discord
in
religion
,
licentiousnes
in
liuing
,
contempt
of
discipline
,
reiecting
of
penaunce
,
lothsomnes
of
fasting
,
lacke
of
zeale
and
deuotion
,
disobedience
to
Magistrates
,
Sacrilege
,
Apostacie
,
breaking
of
vowes
,
vnlawfull
lustes
,
wantonnes
in
all
life
and
maners
,
doo
not
agree
better
,
and
more
cleere
to
the
protestantes
,
then
to
the
catholikes
,
being
the
playne
signes
and
fruits
of
a
false
churche
,
Then
wil
I
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Two
and
twenty
,
Let
the
learned
protestant
proue
vnto
me
,
that
their
churche
&
congregation
might
rightlye
be
called
catholike
,
which
for
the
space
of
a
thousande
yeres
together
was
so
particuler
,
that
no
man
could
name
any
certaine
place
where
their
churche
was
,
or
that
it
might
be
called
holye
,
which
had
for
so
longe
time
and
space
neyther
the
doctrine
of
Christes
Gospell
taught
in
it
,
neyther
Baptisme
,
nor
anye
other
Sacrament
of
Christe
vsed
to
sanctifye
them
withal
,
or
that
it
could
be
called
one
church
,
which
,
assoone
as
it
grew
vp
,
and
shewed
it selfe
to
the
worlde
,
was
deuided
into
so
many
&
sundry
sects
,
of
Lutherans
,
Zuinglians
,
Illiricans
,
Caluinists
,
Swenfeldians
,
Anabaptists
,
and
such
other
:
or
that
it
might
be
called
Apostolike
,
whiche
coulde
neuer
make
an
accompt
by
orderly
succession
and
discent
from
any
one
of
Christe
his
Apostles
,
or
any
other
Apostolike
man
,
or
that
their
secrete
,
hid
and
vnknowen
congregation
was
euer
of
that
maiestie
or
authoriti
,
that
it
had
at
any
one
time
or
season
,
the
true
obedience
of
all
christian
nations
,
or
that
it
was
euer
able
to
assemble
and
gather
vniuersall
and
generall
Councels
of
all
nations
&
christian
people
,
or
to
exercise
any
discipline
or
correction
vppon
offenders
throughout
all
kingdomes
and
regions
professing
Christe
:
or
that
these
titles
folowing
properly
applyed
by
the
Scriptures
and
doctors
to
the
true
churche
of
Christe
,
could
euer
be
chalenged
by
any
right
to
their
hid
&
vnknowen
congregation
,
I
mean
,
these
titles
,
namelye
Corpus
Christi
,
The
body
of
Christe
,
Sponsa
Christi
,
The
spouse
of
Christe
,
Amica
Christi
,
The
louer
of
Christ
:
Vnice
dilecta
Christo
,
Dearely
beloued
of
Christ
:
Columba
speciosa
,
The
beautifull
doue
:
Domus
dei
,
The
house
of
God
:
Columna
veritatis
,
The
piller
of
truth
:
Ciuitas
dei
The
Citie
of
God
:
Ciuitas
super
montem
posita
,
A
Citie
set
vppon
an
hill
:
Fons
signatus
,
A
spring
or
fountayne
surely
signed
and
sealed
:
Sponsa
Agni
The
spouse
of
the
Lambe
:
Mulier
amicta
sole
,
A
woman
clothed
with
the
Sun
:
Habitatio
fratrum
inuicem
,
a
dwelling
of
brethren
all
together
,
Mons
dei
,
The
hill
of
God
,
Sacra
Anchora
,
The
holye
Anchore
:
Vinea
Domini
,
Our
Lordes
vineyarde
:
Terra
viuentium
,
The
lande
of
the
liuing
:
Ecclesia
magna
,
The
great
and
mightie
Churche
:
Archa
Noe
,
Noes
Arche
:
Vna
,
Sancta
,
Catholica
,
et
Apostolica
Ecclesia
,
One
,
holye
,
Catholike
,
and
Apostolike
Churche
:
Domus
pacis
,
The
house
of
peace
:
Domus
refugij
,
The
house
of
refuge
:
Domus
veritatis
,
The
house
of
truth
:
Societas
Sanctorum
,
The
felowship
of
holy
Saints
:
Nutrix
Christianorum
,
The
Norishe
of
the
Christians
:
Vxor
de
latere
Christi
,
The
Spouse
out
of
Christe
his
syde
,
sicut
Eua
de
latere
Adam
,
like
as
Eue
was
out
of
the
syde
of
Adam
.
Let
the
learned
Protestant
make
proufe
,
that
these
moste
excellent
propertyes
and
peculier
Denominations
and
Callinges
maye
possiblye
agree
to
their
hid
and
vnknowen
congregations
and
priuate
societies
,
or
to
any
other
knowen
societie
of
the
whole
worlde
,
but
onely
to
the
holy
societie
,
moste
blessed
companye
and
felowship
of
the
common
knowen
catholike
Church
of
Christ
,
And
I
will
then
relent
,
yeelde
,
and
recant
,
and
not
before
.
Last
of
all
,
First
signe
and
token
appropriated
to
Antichristes
,
false
Prophetes
,
heretikes
and
schismatikes
,
in
the
scripture
,
is
,
their
departure
from
the
common
knowen
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
wherein
they
were
baptised
,
and
first
receaued
christian
faith
and
religion
,
of
the
which
sygne
and
token
speaketh
Th
apostle
S.
Iohn
,
saying
:
Second
sure
marke
,
sygne
and
token
of
false
prophetes
,
heretikes
and
schismatikes
is
,
that
they
being
thus
departed
from
the
Catholike
church
,
doo
of
themselues
,
and
of
their
owne
authoritie
,
without
warrant
,
beinge
not
sent
,
set
vp
a
newe
Gospell
,
a
new
fayth
and
religion
,
by
preaching
of
a
newe
doctrine
,
to
assemble
and
set
vp
a
newe
churche
and
congregation
.
Of
this
signe
and
token
,
and
great
presumption
speaketh
th
apostle
S.
Paule
:
Quomodo
enim
praedicabunt
nisi
mittantur
?
How
shall
men
preach
except
they
be
sent
?
And
in
his
Epistle
to
the
Hebrewes
he
sayeth
:
Thirde
signe
&
token
of
false
Prophetes
,
heretikes
and
Schismatiks
,
is
,
that
they
being
first
departed
from
the
catholike
churche
,
and
secondarily
not
called
,
doo
forthwith
al
of
them selues
preache
and
teach
contentiouslye
and
seditiously
against
the
doctrine
before
time
taught
of
the
common
knowen
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
as
against
the
Sacraments
of
Christe
his
Churche
,
by
a
flat
denyall
of
manye
of
them
,
against
the
reall
presence
of
Christe
his
bodye
in
the
holy
Eucharist
,
against
the
blessed
sacrifice
of
the
Masse
propitiatorye
both
for
the
liue
&
the
deade
,
against
penaunce
,
and
worthy
fruites
therof
,
by
fasting
,
watche
,
prayer
,
and
all
straightnes
of
life
,
against
vowes
,
inuocation
of
Saintes
,
prayer
for
soules
departed
,
and
finally
agaynst
the
churche
it selfe
,
flatlye
denying
,
that
Christe
hath
here
vpon
the
earth
any
Spouse
or
visible
churche
here
to
be
heard
speake
,
perceaued
or
seene
.
The
Apostle
S.
Paule
in
admonition
geuing
vnto
vs
,
to
beware
of
this
sygne
and
token
,
Fourth
signe
and
token
of
false
prophetes
,
heretikes
and
schismatikes
,
is
,
Schisma
in
ecclesiam
introducere
,
To
bring
into
the
churche
of
Christe
by
their
doctrine
,
schisme
,
diuision
and
seperation
of
one
member
from
another
,
and
of
the
whole
misticall
body
from
the
true
heade
Iesus
Christe
.
For
whereas
the
health
and
saluation
of
Christe
his
flocke
&
people
doth
moste
chiefely
consist
in
peace
,
concorde
,
and
vnitie
,
they
therfore
which
by
schisme
doo
deuide
and
disperse
his
flock
,
and
of
one
societie
and
felowship
before
,
do
make
many
and
diuers
,
they
innot
sparing
nor
preseruing
in
vnitie
the
flock
of
Christe
,
are
become
raue●●ng
wolues
.
Th
apostle
S.
Paule
knowing
the
great
daunger
and
hurt
vprising
of
schisme
,
doth
moste
humblye
beseeche
vs
with
all
diligent
circumspection
to
auoyde
the
same
,
saying
:
Obsecro
vos
fratres
per
nomen
domini
nostri
Iesu
Christi
,
Fyfte
signe
and
token
of
false
prophetes
,
heretikes
and
schismatikes
is
,
disobedience
:
Et
non
obedire
,
sed
resistere
eis
qui
praesunt
in
ecclesia
dei
:
And
not
to
obey
,
but
resist
those
which
doo
beare
rule
,
and
gouerne
in
the
church
of
God
:
of
the
which
sort
of
men
the
Apostle
S.
Paule
geueth
vs
warning
saying
:
Quemadmodum
Iamnes
et
Mambres
restiterunt
Moysi
,
ita
et
hi
resistunt
veritati
,
Sixte
signe
and
token
of
false
prophets
,
heretikes
,
and
schismatikes
is
,
the
ficklenes
,
&
weak
slippernes
of
errors
&
heresies
:
Quòd
quaelibet
haeresis
prae
catholicae
fidei
peepetua
firmitate
facile
transit
ac
perit
.
For
that
euerye
heresye
,
in
comparison
of
the
stabilitie
and
perpetual
continuance
and
firmnes
of
the
catholike
fayth
,
doth
soone
perish
and
passe
away
.
Thapostle
S
Peter
in
speaking
of
these
false
prophetes
,
sayeth
:
Magistri
mendaces
superducent
sibi
celerem
perditionem
,
et
perditio
eorum
non
dormitat
:
These
lying
masters
doo
bring
vppon
them selues
a
quick
and
speedie
ouerthrow
,
and
their
destruction
shall
not
be
slacked
nor
slowed
.
The
truth
of
this
testimonie
is
to
be
tryed
by
all
sectaries
and
sortes
of
heretikes
that
euer
haue
bene
,
as
of
the
Nicolaites
,
Arrians
,
Donatists
,
Maniches
,
Pelagians
,
Iouinists
,
Nestorians
,
Nouatians
,
Sabellians
,
and
the
rest
of
heretikes
,
whose
errors
and
heresyes
being
neuer
so
stoutly
vpholden
by
Emperors
,
kinges
and
princes
,
yet
by
generall
councels
,
and
censures
of
Christe
his
catholike
churche
,
they
had
in
fyne
their
iust
condemnation
and
ouerthrowe
.
What
shoulde
I
here
make
mention
of
the
Lutherans
and
protestants
of
our
time
?
When
the
Lutherans
here
in
this
Realme
haue
taken
their
iust
ouerthrowe
already
,
for
the
great
desyre
the
protestants
had
to
preferre
the
doctrine
of
the
Oecolampadians
,
Suinglians
and
Caluinists
.
The
Suinglians
and
Caluinists
with
the
rest
sectaryes
of
all
sortes
are
nowe
here
in
this
Realme
at
the
very
neere
and
like
poynte
,
they
being
nowe
readye
to
yeelde
vp
the
ghoste
,
and
to
tylte
vp
their
heeles
for
the
great
desyre
the
common
and
baser
sorte
of
the
people
haue
to
be
Precisians
and
Puritans
.
And
they
being
winked
at
of
the
Magistrats
,
there
be
no
small
number
of
all
degrees
and
sortes
of
men
that
doo
further
and
fauour
them
in
this
their
attempt
,
to
the
great
increase
of
them
.
It
cannot
therefore
be
denyed
,
but
that
all
sectaryes
and
heresyes
are
on
this
wise
mouing
,
sitting
,
and
euer
passing
from
one
secte
to
another
,
without
any
long
time
of
continuance
or
stay
in
any
one
of
them
,
vntill
they
come
ad
profundum
malorum
,
and
to
a
most
playne
and
open
apostacie
,
to
be
miscreants
,
Turkishe
,
and
of
Mahomets
religion
,
not
caring
or
setting
by
God
,
nor
the
deuill
,
neither
for
heauen
nor
hell
.
Nowe
heresyes
being
thus
ficle
and
mouing
,
the
finall
ende
of
them
thus
lamentable
and
horrible
in
the
sight
of
God
,
Let
any
learned
protestant
liuing
answere
directlye
and
playnelye
without
all
cauill
,
coloure
,
or
fraude
of
wordes
,
without
all
vnprofitable
and
impertinent
digressions
,
not
onely
to
this
,
but
to
al
the
foresaide
signes
tokens
,
and
demaundes
,
And
I
shall
for
company
&
good
felowship
with
them
,
leaue
the
common
knowen
churche
,
and
the
playne
way
of
saluation
,
beaten
by
our
forefathers
for
the
space
of
these
fyftene
hundred
yeres
past
,
and
nowe
wander
with
them
in
their
vncertaine
bypathes
,
through
vnknowen
desertes
,
rough
woods
,
brambles
and
bryers
,
to
seeke
in
the
end
we
cannot
tell
what
.
And
here
to
conclude
,
and
of
my
part
to
minister
vnto
you
some
occasion
in
the
relinquishing
of
these
priuate
churches
and
congregations
of
sectaries
,
to
returne
to
the
vnitie
and
attonement
of
the
common
knowen
catholike
churche
of
Christe
,
where
stabilitie
and
constancie
of
fayth
and
religion
is
onely
to
be
founde
,
I
shall
here
lay
before
you
the
worthy
example
of
the
blessed
martyr
Sebastian
,
by
him
brought
of
a
loafe
of
breade
to
Genserichus
then
king
of
the
Vandales
,
a
furious
and
a
barbarous
nation
,
whiche
breaking
into
Affrike
,
they
founde
there
many
valiant
captayns
placed
by
the
Emperour
Theodosius
the
second
,
for
the
defence
and
sauegarde
of
the
countrey
:
amonge
the
rest
was
this
Sebastian
,
by
dignitie
an
earle
,
and
a
couragious
and
valiant
captayne
,
who
with
the
rest
yeelding
to
the
force
of
Gensericus
,
was
,
as
Victor
de
persecutione
Vandalorum
writeth
,
for
his
great
wisedome
and
valiantnes
not
so
muche
beloued
as
feared
of
the
king
Genserichus
,
who
being
an
Arrian
,
intended
by
colour
of
religion
to
work
his
death
.
For
Genserichus
knowing
Sebastian
to
be
a
seuere
and
a
perfit
christian
man
,
conuented
him
before
the
Arrian
Bishops
,
and
vnder
the
pretence
that
amitie
and
frendshippe
might
be
the
surer
,
and
continue
the
longer
betwixte
them
,
Genserichus
moued
him
to
become
an
Arrian
,
and
to
professe
the
same
maner
of
beleefe
and
religion
,
as
he
and
his
people
were
of
.
For
answere
this
holy
martyr
Sebastian
requested
Genserichus
the
king
to
commaunde
a
fyne
wheten
loafe
to
be
brought
vnto
him
,
and
taking
it
in
his
hande
(
and
here
to
omit
many
of
his
wordes
and
notable
sayinges
)
he
requested
the
king
Genserichus
,
to
commaund
the
loafe
of
breade
to
be
broken
in
peeces
,
to
be
ground
,
brought
to
flower
,
and
boulted
afreshe
,
to
be
seasoned
with
water
and
salte
,
and
baked
agayne
,
if
then
it
should
in
the
end
proue
better
bread
then
it
was
before
he
would
not
faile
to
accomplishe
the
king
Genserichus
his
will
&
pleasure
:
but
if
it
were
not
possible
by
breaking
of
the
loafe
,
and
baking
of
it
againe
,
to
better
it
,
but
to
make
woorse
breade
then
before
,
he
wold
not
,
nor
could
not
consent
therevnto
:
And
in
fine
suffered
death
,
in
the
defence
of
the
christian
fayth
&
religion
by
him
alreadye
professed
and
receaued
,
rather
then
he
would
condiscend
to
the
impayring
,
infringing
or
breaking
of
any
part
therof
.
And
so
Genserichus
caused
this
blessed
man
Sebastian
to
dye
a
holye
Martyr
.
Thus
much
I
haue
brieflye
deducted
out
of
the
history
of
Victor
,
to
that
intent
,
that
so
apte
and
familiar
an
example
of
so
holy
&
blessed
a
martyr
,
might
in
these
perplexities
and
doubtes
in
these
ofte
changes
&
mutations
of
religion
,
confort
the
weaklings
of
Christ
his
church
,
and
bring
them
to
some
more
better
stay
,
when
by
this
example
of
Sebastians
loaf
,
certain
&
sure
we
may
be
,
that
the
loafe
of
the
vnitie
of
Christe
his
Churche
,
the
loafe
of
his
Gospell
,
fayth
and
religion
,
being
by
schisme
and
heresye
neuer
so
ofte
broken
,
neuer
so
finely
grynded
,
boulted
,
searced
and
syfted
,
kneaded
,
&
baked
agayne
and
agayne
,
they
shall
neuer
be
able
to
better
it
,
or
to
bring
it
to
that
perfection
which
it
had
before
.
And
therfore
all
their
attemptes
to
the
contrarye
are
moste
vayne
,
the
only
remembraunce
of
this
Sebastians
loafe
should
suffise
to
confyrme
the
faythfull
,
to
stay
the
wauering
and
weaklinges
,
and
to
plucke
the
deceaued
backe
agayne
,
and
to
cause
them
in
leauing
of
this
their
fickle
waueringnes
of
this
their
proceedinges
(
as
they
terme
it
)
from
one
secte
to
another
,
from
one
congregation
to
another
,
and
from
their
scatering
abrode
with
Antichriste
,
to
stay
them selues
,
and
to
gather
them selues
with
our
Sauiour
Christ
into
the
vnitie
of
his
common
knowen
catholike
churche
,
where
they
shal
be
sure
to
●ynd
vnitie
of
religion
,
vniformitie
in
all
ceremonies
and
obseruances
of
the
same
,
with
th
attonement
of
christian
fayth
throughout
in
all
Sacramentes
and
articles
of
our
Creede
,
to
the
pacifying
of
many
contentions
and
strifes
among
vs
,
to
the
quietation
of
mens
consciences
,
causing
vs
all
professours
of
Christe
,
as
brethren
here
to
liue
together
in
quietnes
,
peace
and
vnitie
,
to
the
more
better
assuraunce
of
the
publique
estate
of
this
Realme
,
and
to
the
great
glorye
and
honour
of
almightie
God
,
to
whom
be
all
prayse
,
honour
and
glorye
worlde
without
ende
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.