To
my
most
dearely
beloued
in
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
,
the
only
Redéemer
and
aduocate
of
men
towards
the
heauenly
Father
,
my
brother
Ministers
and
Pastors
in
the
church
of
Antwerp
,
namyng
them selues
of
the
Churche
of
Auspurge
,
Grace
and
peace
from
God
and
his
Sonne
IESV
CHRIST
,
to
the
ende
,
that
by
the
bond
of
his
holy
spirite
,
we
may
al
be
knit
in
the
vnitie
and
Confession
of
the
Gospel
of
Christ
.
AT
my
firste
comming
to
this
town
of
Antwerpe
(
ryght
honorable
in
Christ
)
and
that
at
the
request
of
certeine
the
Faithfull
there
,
I
found
cause
of
singular
comforte
in
the
view
of
the
wonderfull
woork
raised
vp
by
the
Lorde
,
by
meane
of
his
seruants
,
and
that
in
so
shorte
tyme
,
as
sauing
to
suche
as
haue
assisted
it
,
it
maye
séeme
no
lesse
impossible
than
incredible
.
For
if
we
wonder
in
certeine
Trées
and
Fruits
,
who
sometimes
yeld
encrease
aboue
custome
,
or
against
the
common
course
of
Nature
,
as
though
the
Lorde
were
of
purpose
to
releue
and
restore
some
countrey
afflicted
with
hunger
:
what
may
we
say
of
these
spirituall
plantes
whiche
the
Father
of
mercy
so
sodeinly
and
ageynst
al
hope
of
man
,
hath
set
and
planted
in
these
Low
countreys
,
&
specially
in
this
citie
of
Antwerpe
?
Truly
we
are
bound
to
acknowledge
it
as
a
worke
of
strange
maruell
of
our
God
,
and
to
say
with
the
prophet
,
this
incredible
encrease
hath
bin
made
by
the
Lord
,
whom
we
find
worthy
of
admiration
in
our
eyes
:
it
is
the
right
hand
of
God
which
hath
reueled
his
vertue
:
it
is
the
right
hand
of
God
that
hath
exalted
vs
:
it
is
the
right
hand
of
God
that
hath
manifested
his
power
,
we
shall
not
die
at
al
,
but
we
shal
liue
to
declare
the
doings
of
the
Lord
:
wherin
as
I
entred
more
déeply
into
the
view
&
consideration
of
these
things
,
so
I
thought
it
also
an
office
and
duetie
in
mée
to
crie
with
the
sayde
Prophet
:
Confirme
Lord
,
and
aduaunce
the
woorke
thou
haste
begon
in
vs
:
buyld
vp
ageyne
the
walles
of
thy
holy
temple
:
restore
the
ruines
of
thy
Heauenly
Ierusalem
,
to
the
end
that
the
Kings
and
Princes
of
the
earth
may
come
to
doo
thée
homage
,
and
offer
presentes
:
gather
together
agein
O
God
,
the
dispersed
of
Israel
.
2
This
was
the
cause
wherin
I
reioyced
for
certeyn
dayes
with
glad
continuance
,
till
vpon
further
viewe
of
the
matters
of
estate
within
the
citie
,
I
found
occasion
to
conuert
my
contentment
intoo
conceites
of
sorowe
,
as
séeing
on
euery
syde
with
what
diligence
Sathan
laboured
to
hinder
the
aduauncement
of
this
church
,
not
only
by
means
of
open
enemies
,
but
also
by
the
indiscretion
&
want
of
regard
in
such
as
name
themselues
maister
Masons
in
the
house
of
God
:
for
such
as
feared
God
and
wished
a
publication
of
his
glory
,
cried
out
&
exclamed
that
the
chair
of
truth
was
becom
the
chaire
of
dissention
,
seruing
no
more
as
a
pulpit
to
preach
Iesus
Christ
,
the
appeasor
of
troubled
consciences
,
to
pronounce
an
vnitie
,
a
brotherly
charity
,
nor
the
mortification
of
the
old
Adam
,
with
the
wicked
motions
of
concupiscence
,
but
rather
it
was
vsed
as
a
place
of
inuectiues
,
&
iniuries
,
with
wordes
of
malice
3
Now
(
brethren
)
if
such
or
such
lyke
matter
of
reproche
should
be
pronounced
in
the
Pulpit
of
certein
Moonks
or
monstrous
Friers
,
the
very
organs
of
the
Romaine
Antechrist
,
sent
of
their
suppostes
to
trouble
the
church
of
Christ
,
to
darken
his
glory
,
and
resist
the
aduancement
of
his
kingdome
,
we
woulde
endure
them
with
pacience
,
as
knowyng
well
inough
that
such
sort
of
Prophetes
be
the
disciples
of
Balaam
,
who
sell
theyr
tongs
to
curse
the
people
of
God
,
yea
somtimes
agaynst
the
sense
of
their
propre
conscience
:
wée
assure
our selues
that
the
mouth
of
suche
hypocrites
cannot
bring
foorth
other
than
woordes
of
infection
and
full
of
tast
of
all
euill
:
for
they
as
they
are
painted
sepulchres
,
so
canne
they
not
vomit
vp
other
4
But
touchyng
you
(
deare
and
honourable
brethren
)
one
woorde
procéeding
from
your
mouth
pierceth
the
heart
,
and
giueth
vs
cause
of
singular
sorrow
,
with
feare
least
the
same
stirre
vp
slaunder
to
the
flocke
of
Iesus
Christe
:
And
wo
be
to
hym
that
shall
bée
the
cause
of
suche
slaunder
ageynst
one
of
the
least
,
it
were
better
that
such
a
one
had
fastned
to
his
necke
a
great
Mylnstone
and
cast
into
the
bottom
of
the
sea
,
than
to
be
suffered
to
offende
and
put
dissention
in
the
church
,
which
the
Lord
begins
to
norish
in
this
towne
,
and
who
now
being
in
hir
cradle
,
is
in
more
necessitie
to
be
fed
with
the
true
woord
of
god
,
releued
in
hir
afflictions
,
and
comforted
in
hir
persecutions
,
than
to
be
disquieted
with
subtil
and
curious
questions
,
diuisions
and
debates
vpon
the
matter
of
our
confession
:
wherin
as
we
both
féele
and
sée
the
wonderful
benefits
which
the
Lord
hath
layde
both
vpon
you
and
vs
,
hauing
drawne
vs
out
of
the
miserable
quagmier
and
marish
of
superstition
and
idolatrie
amongest
the
Papists
,
so
let
vs
wish
(
that
as
true
Ministers
of
God
)
we
may
employ
our
selues
with
one
accord
to
set
foorth
the
glorie
5
Alas
miserable
and
wretched
that
we
are
,
what
condemnation
,
what
iudgement
do
we
heape
vpon
our
heads
when
we
preach
to
the
Souldiers
to
lay
away
their
armes
and
forbeare
to
offend
common
wealths
,
and
wée
,
euen
we
our
selues
,
doo
carie
in
our
Inkhorns
weapons
most
sharpe
,
with
arrowes
of
poyson
to
thunder
vpon
such
as
doo
not
offer
themselues
wholly
to
our
aduise
and
opinions
,
and
refuse
to
hazarde
theyr
Faythe
in
the
interpretations
whiche
wee
make
of
Gods
woorde
?
6
Thys
arrogante
ouerwéenyng
is
7
Of
thys
myserable
cause
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
this
Churche
béeing
at
this
day
deliuered
from
the
insupportable
inquisition
and
tyranny
of
the
Papistes
,
and
that
by
the
grace
of
GOD
,
and
goodnesse
of
oure
Kyng
and
Soueraigne
Magistrate
,
wée
haue
notwithstanding
amongest
oure selues
supreme
inquisitors
,
who
with
an
arrogancie
aboue
the
Pharisies
call
the
other
doggs
,
and
worldlings
,
not
considering
belike
,
(
such
is
their
arrogancie
)
that
this
word
worldlyng
,
or
of
the
worlde
,
carryeth
wyth
it
an
vnreuerent
spyte
to
the
body
of
Christe
,
according
to
that
he
hymself
doth
say
,
that
the
world
is
his
enimie
,
and
that
he
wil
not
pray
for
it
:
Al
which
condemnation
is
founded
vpon
that
that
the
worldlings
(
as
they
call
them
)
will
not
accommodate
themselues
to
the
administration
of
the
Sacraments
in
their
fashion
,
nor
florish
in
imaginations
and
questions
of
subtiltie
,
but
are
contented
in
the
simplicitie
of
the
woorde
of
God
,
with
direction
of
the
holy
Spirite
to
instruct
their
consciences
.
8
Other
there
be
who
of
their
confessions
,
Catechismes
,
Commentaries
,
and
traditions
,
make
as
it
were
a
fifth
gospel
,
giuing
no
lesse
authoritie
to
their
particular
interpretations
,
than
if
they
were
of
the
Articles
of
Faith
,
not
refusyng
to
call
all
them
heretikes
,
who
poynte
by
poynt
doo
not
folow
their
imaginations
,
whiche
although
were
good
and
substanciall
to
edifie
,
yet
are
they
none
other
than
the
breath
of
men
,
and
therefore
vnwoorthy
of
comparison
with
the
eternall
woord
.
9
These
things
(
Brethren
)
with
the
consideration
of
them
mouyng
no
small
sorow
in
my
mind
,
foreseing
(
as
it
were
)
the
breach
whiche
Sathan
myght
make
in
the
house
and
troupe
of
God
by
such
a
mean
,
procured
me
to
attempt
familiarly
one
of
your
brethren
and
companions
in
the
woork
of
God
,
who
as
he
séemed
of
some
superintendence
and
authoritie
amongst
you
,
so
I
imparted
with
him
the
10
His
answer
hereuntoo
argued
his
sufficient
forwardnesse
,
complaining
albeit
ageynst
others
,
and
saying
that
the
best
meane
for
accorde
,
were
to
bryng
in
disputation
,
and
to
handle
chiefly
the
question
vpon
the
Lordes
Supper
,
vpon
the
diuers
and
sundry
construction
whereof
,
sprong
bothe
the
disorder
and
dissention
:
I
sayd
there
was
slender
hope
of
present
accorde
this
way
,
if
bothe
the
one
and
other
would
not
disclaime
their
stout
and
straunge
order
in
proponing
their
opinions
and
interpretations
:
For
(
sayde
I
)
if
they
obserue
no
more
modestie
in
their
woordes
than
they
haue
vsed
temperance
in
their
bookes
and
wrytyngs
,
neyther
can
the
cause
bée
determined
,
nor
the
erroure
reduced
,
for
whiche
respecte
I
account
it
not
out
of
purpose
to
take
a
Confession
of
Fayth
,
and
imparte
with
the
people
those
Articles
wherein
wée
all
agrée
,
leauing
the
reste
that
maye
bring
likelyhood
of
dissention
or
slaunder
to
the
Church
.
11
Herein
hée
séemed
to
aprpoue
my
aduise
,
with
persuasion
that
to
take
the
Confession
of
Auspurge
were
most
necessarye
to
enforce
thys
accorde
,
subsignyng
suche
Articles
,
as
with
good
conscience
wée
myghte
receyue
,
and
interprete
the
other
accordyng
to
oure
vnderstanding
,
which
wée
haue
already
doone
,
with
meaning
to
bring
them
to
light
to
the
edification
of
the
Church
,
to
the
ende
euery
one
may
sée
that
the
controuersy
is
not
so
greate
as
is
giuen
oute
to
the
people
,
who
being
bothe
troubled
and
amazed
with
suche
diuersities
,
knoweth
not
what
pathe
to
treade
,
hearyng
some
preache
that
Christe
is
here
,
and
other
saye
hée
is
not
there
,
but
here
:
The
Churche
of
Chryste
is
not
suche
one
,
but
oures
is
the
right
Churche
:
wée
are
of
Paule
,
and
they
bée
of
Cephas
,
and
others
of
Apollo
.
Alas
are
wee
baptised
eyther
in
the
name
of
Paule
,
Iohn
,
or
Martine
?
Is
not
onely
Iesus
Chryst
our
Redéemer
?
Is
it
not
in
hys
name
that
wée
are
baptized
and
broughte
into
the
Churche
?
Is
not
hee
the
souerayne
Doctoure
,
graduated
not
at
Paris
,
but
in
Paradyse
,
whome
our
Heauenly
Father
hath
ordeyned
for
our
chief
schoolemaster
with
expresse
commaundement
,
to
heare
him
?
Why
then
doo
wée
seeke
so
many
maysters
and
forgers
of
Doctrine
?
To
conclude
,
I
desired
the
sayde
Minister
to
absteyne
from
iniurious
inuectiues
and
words
of
quarel
in
bookes
,
with
exhortation
to
his
companions
to
modestie
and
séemely
temperance
in
their
prechyngs
:
also
to
persuade
the
people
to
faith
,
mortification
and
brotherly
charitie
:
whiche
albeit
,
they
haue
not
obserued
,
but
rather
in
the
contrary
haue
vsed
words
of
slaunder
in
the
very
Pulpit
,
teaching
by
that
mean
their
audience
to
imitate
their
disorders
:
And
which
woorse
is
,
you
other
my
brethren
,
euen
of
late
haue
caused
to
be
imprinted
certein
Libels
,
wherin
you
haue
reuersed
the
names
of
persons
▪
and
by
conuersion
and
change
of
letters
haue
most
iniuriously
handled
a
certeyn
minister
of
the
Gospel
,
calling
him
a
brand
of
hell
,
or
such
lyke
name
of
reproch
,
a
subtiltie
farre
vnworthy
your
vocation
.
12
If
these
matters
growe
to
continuance
,
it
is
not
to
be
douted
(
good
brethren
)
that
the
iudgement
of
God
wil
not
thunder
vpon
our
heads
,
when
(
beléeue
mée
)
the
liuing
God
will
know
how
&
where
to
finde
vs
,
though
we
be
vnder
the
protection
of
greate
Princes
,
for
the
Lorde
will
not
leaue
vnpunished
suche
insolencis
and
mistakings
of
his
deare
Church
,
the
whiche
as
hée
hath
boughte
with
his
bloud
and
deliuered
from
the
tirannie
of
Antechrist
,
so
now
such
people
would
eftsoones
suppeditate
and
persecute
hir
,
vnder
colour
of
pietie
and
instruction
of
certein
persons
,
whom
the
Lord
hath
stirred
vp
to
minister
and
serue
in
his
temple
.
And
to
speake
more
cléerely
in
this
matter
,
knowe
yée
(
good
brethren
)
that
touchyng
Martine
Luther
,
Phillip
Melancthon
,
13
Besides
that
,
it
hapneth
many
tymes
,
that
the
seruants
of
God
do
obserue
a
certein
special
wisdom
,
as
not
willing
to
reueale
all
they
do
vnderstande
,
fearyng
theyr
audience
not
to
bée
as
yet
capable
of
suche
Doctryne
,
the
same
happenyng
Martine
Luther
was
ignoraunte
in
many
thynges
at
hys
begynning
to
preache
,
which
the
Lorde
reuealed
vnto
hym
after
,
affyrmynge
in
the
woordes
of
his
owne
mouth
,
that
GOD
hadde
sent
hym
,
not
so
muche
to
edifie
and
reestablyshe
the
Churche
of
Christe
,
as
to
ruinate
and
batter
the
kingdom
of
Antechrist
,
wherin
he
found
dayly
such
chaunge
of
abuses
vnworthy
to
be
supported
in
the
christian
Religion
,
that
in
the
ende
hée
protested
that
the
Masse
deserued
to
be
abolished
,
whiche
Melancthon
in
the
ende
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
mainteyned
contrarily
,
professing
the
Masse
to
be
yet
reteyned
in
their
Churches
.
All
this
notwithstanding
,
you
(
my
brethren
)
of
this
time
,
will
not
as
farre
as
I
fynde
,
agrée
that
the
Masse
is
yet
reteyned
in
youre
churches
,
no
not
in
the
sort
that
the
confession
of
Auspurge
propoundeth
it
:
The
words
of
Melancthon
be
these
:
Falsò
accusantur
ecclesiae
nostrae
,
quòd
Missam
aboleant
:
Retinetur
enim
Missa
apud
nos
,
&
summa
Reuerentia
celebratur
,
seruantur
et
vsitatae
Ceremoniae
ferè
omnes
,
praeterquam
quod
latinis
cancionibus
admiscentur
alicubi
Germanicae
,
quae
additae
sunt
ad
docendum
populum
,
that
is
to
say
:
Our
churches
be
falsly
accused
in
that
they
abolishe
the
Masse
,
for
the
Masse
is
reteined
with
vs
,
and
is
celebrated
with
greate
reuerence
,
with
an
vse
and
obseruation
of
almost
al
14
Sée
(
brethren
)
how
you
wold
now
aduow
so
goodly
a
reformation
of
Masse
,
being
assured
that
such
institution
is
the
true
heape
of
vanities
inuented
by
men
,
and
tending
to
the
prophanation
and
abolition
of
the
holy
Supper
of
the
Lord
:
but
if
others
in
the
very
time
of
Luther
and
Melancthon
,
haue
bin
moued
wyth
the
spirite
of
God
,
and
with
a
zeale
of
S.
Paule
haue
resisted
such
simulation
(
wel
affected
notwithstanding
to
the
glorie
of
God
)
proueth
it
therfore
in
vs
any
dutie
of
obseruation
of
suche
Ceremonies
,
hauing
regard
only
to
the
authoritie
of
Peter
?
God
defend
.
No
,
let
Peter
remaine
still
as
Peter
,
and
Martine
as
Martine
,
that
is
to
say
,
as
a
man
that
may
fayle
,
and
let
the
spirite
of
God
be
encreased
by
the
organs
&
instruments
which
he
shall
stirre
vp
to
manifest
the
truth
of
his
gospel
,
whether
he
be
Paul
or
Zwinglius
,
or
Oecolampadius
,
or
any
other
of
lesse
authoritie
than
they
.
And
for
oure
partes
,
such
organs
&
instruments
of
God
,
let
vs
receiue
,
honour
,
and
haue
in
singular
commendation
,
without
persuasion
or
beléef
that
they
be
innocent
,
or
that
they
can
not
erre
,
or
that
they
bée
not
ignoraunt
of
some
things
.
Let
vs
beléeue
,
that
from
day
to
day
our
Lorde
wyll
stirre
vp
such
lyke
organs
and
instruments
to
aduance
hys
glorie
,
and
to
augment
the
lyghte
of
his
holy
Truth
,
if
our
owne
vnthankfulnesse
bee
not
a
barre
to
suche
liberalitie
begon
by
our
GOD
.
15
Besydes
(
brethren
)
I
consider
the
lamentable
tyme
,
wherein
those
holy
men
dydde
liue
,
as
béeing
employed
rather
to
purge
and
clense
the
fylthynesse
of
Papistrie
,
than
to
studie
or
consyder
of
the
introduction
of
the
pure
Truthe
:
they
were
rather
vsed
in
the
resistaunce
of
the
furie
of
Antechriste
and
his
suppostes
,
to
flée
from
one
coast
to
an
other
,
to
make
Apologies
and
defences
,
to
aunswer
the
falsehodes
that
were
layde
vpon
them
by
dyuers
,
and
to
dispute
wyth
the
monstrous
Moonkes
of
their
Purgatorie
and
Rogations
,
than
that
they
had
leysure
and
quiet
libertie
to
searche
by
meditation
the
truth
of
the
christian
doctrine
manyfested
in
the
diuine
word
.
By
which
occasion
it
came
to
passe
,
that
their
writings
were
stuffed
with
so
many
opprobrious
and
spiteful
woords
vnworthy
of
the
true
seruaunts
of
God
,
and
perfect
pronouncers
of
the
gospel
of
peace
,
which
notwithstanding
as
we
support
such
infirmities
,
as
hauing
regard
to
so
wicked
a
time
:
So
now
that
God
hath
sent
vs
so
many
beames
of
his
light
,
let
vs
leaue
to
liue
&
remaine
so
blind
as
in
times
past
.
16
My
meaning
(
deare
brethren
)
in
al
this
discourse
,
hath
not
bin
to
other
purpose
than
to
declare
the
smal
occasion
we
haue
aswel
one
as
another
,
to
make
gods
or
(
to
say
more
truly
)
idols
of
our
doctors
,
&
by
their
occasions
to
entertein
vs
in
parcialities
,
dissentions
&
debates
vpon
the
matter
of
our
doctrine
,
to
the
great
slaunder
of
the
poore
&
weake
consciences
&
notable
resistance
of
the
propagation
of
the
church
:
wherin
if
the
Corinthians
haue
bin
rebuked
bycause
they
made
Partialities
to
maintein
the
renoume
of
S.
Paule
,
the
chosen
vessell
of
GOD
,
Apostle
of
Iesus
Chryste
,
Doctoure
of
the
Gentiles
,
and
to
speake
in
one
woorde
,
a
man
indued
with
most
singular
and
excellent
giftes
,
howe
may
God
laye
it
ageynst
vs
,
who
contende
,
quarel
,
make
continual
warre
,
and
(
as
a
man
wold
say
)
deuoure
one
an
other
as
Dogges
and
Cats
,
breaking
alwayes
the
bonde
of
charitie
,
whiche
Iesus
Christ
hath
left
of
suche
estimation
?
17
When
the
Lord
would
marke
his
disciples
and
children
of
his
father
,
he
willed
them
not
to
followe
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
nor
the
Catechisme
of
Martin
or
of
Iohn
,
but
he
sayth
:
In
this
men
shal
The
marke
of
the
christians
.
Iohn
.
13.
know
you
are
my
disciples
,
if
ye
loue
one
other
:
Alas
moste
blinde
and
myserable
that
wée
are
,
whilest
wée
dispute
of
the
true
or
false
interpretation
of
the
words
of
the
Sacrament
of
vnitie
,
wée
breake
the
very
vnitie
it selfe
:
in
contendyng
whether
the
wicked
,
infidell
,
and
vnworthy
receyue
as
well
the
body
of
Chryste
in
the
Supper
,
as
the
children
of
GOD
,
wée
disfurnishe
oure selues
of
the
very
Christ
,
and
make
our selues
of
the
number
of
them
that
receyue
him
not
at
all
:
in
serching
whether
Christ
come
in
flesh
,
in
Spirite
,
or
in
Sacramente
,
we
do
depriue
our selues
of
the
true
communion
of
Christ
:
for
he
that
hateth
his
brother
,
Chryste
dwelleth
not
in
him
:
in
siftyng
curiously
whether
the
body
of
Christ
bee
giuen
to
vs
in
the
bread
,
vnder
the
bread
,
or
with
the
bread
,
we
cut
oure selues
off
from
the
true
body
of
Christe
,
and
make
vs
members
of
Sathan
,
the
father
of
dissentions
,
quarelles
,
contentions
and
debates
.
18
And
for
my
opinion
vpon
the
matter
of
the
holie
Supper
,
I
will
saye
in
few
woordes
(
good
brethren
)
what
I
vnderstande
,
leauing
to
euery
one
his
libertie
to
folow
that
which
God
shall
teache
him
.
Wée
know
right
well
,
that
the
meaning
of
our
redeemer
Iesus
comming
into
this
worlde
,
was
to
manyfest
to
men
the
good
will
of
his
heauenly
Father
towardes
them
:
and
how
his
Diuine
maiestie
had
prouided
to
remedie
the
faulte
,
transgression
and
disobedience
of
the
first
20
Vsyng
this
similitude
the
Lorde
sayeth
in
the
sixth
of
Saint
Iohn
,
that
he
hym selfe
is
the
breade
of
lyfe
,
and
gyuing
lyfe
,
which
is
descended
from
Heauen
,
and
that
who
eateth
of
this
breade
shall
liue
eternally
:
That
is
to
say
,
hee
shall
escape
the
Cursse
gotten
by
eatyng
of
the
Fruite
defended
.
Hée
sayeth
also
that
hys
flesh
is
the
true
meate
,
and
hys
bloud
the
true
drinke
:
And
hée
that
eateth
his
fleshe
and
drynketh
his
bloud
,
dwelleth
in
Chryste
,
and
Chryste
in
hym
,
who
is
oure
seconde
and
Heauenly
The
trew
vnderstanding
of
the
words
of
Chryst
.
Iohn
.
6.
Adam
,
within
whose
bodie
it
is
necessarie
wée
bée
incorporated
,
or
that
hée
incorporate
hym selfe
in
vs
,
to
the
ende
that
wée
maye
be
able
to
appeare
before
GOD
,
couered
with
the
mantell
of
his
moste
innocente
fleshe
full
of
all
Iustice
.
21
And
bycause
our
nature
is
most
dul
and
farre
from
the
true
vnderstanding
of
these
mysteries
,
oure
Redéemer
Iesus
22
Too
this
ende
(
I
beleue
)
that
oure
soueraine
doctour
Iesus
Chryste
,
after
he
had
supped
with
his
Disciples
,
and
celebrated
the
ceremonie
of
the
Pascal
lamb
according
to
the
law
,
to
shew
vnto
the
people
and
all
the
Churche
to
come
,
a
liuely
representation
of
the
coniunction
whiche
hée
tooke
with
his
membres
by
meane
of
the
sacrifice
of
his
death
,
resurrection
and
glorification
:
He
tooke
bread
,
and
hauing
giuen
thanks
to
God
his
father
,
he
brake
it
,
and
distributed
it
to
his
Disciples
,
saying
:
Take
,
eate
,
this
is
my
bodie
whiche
is
deliuered
for
you
:
And
after
hée
tooke
the
cuppe
and
sayd
:
This
is
the
cuppe
of
the
new
Testament
,
take
and
drink
you
all
,
and
doo
this
in
memorie
of
mée
:
that
is
as
much
as
if
he
shoulde
say
,
to
the
end
you
vnderstand
what
I
am
on
youre
behalfe
,
what
remedie
I
bryng
vnto
you
,
23
Nowe
(
brethren
)
I
beséeche
you
in
the
name
of
our
redemer
Iesus
,
consider
without
affection
,
if
the
interpretation
of
this
holy
Ceremonie
and
of
these
woords
be
true
or
not
:
If
it
bée
true
,
to
what
purpose
do
we
searche
so
many
questions
,
so
many
subtilties
,
so
many
vbiquities
,
with
other
lyke
inuentions
to
entertain
the
world
in
blyndenesse
?
To
what
purpose
do
we
trouble
the
people
with
visible
ceremonies
,
with
persuasion
that
by
that
meane
they
may
receiue
Iesus
Christe
?
We
leaue
behind
vs
,
alas
,
&
(
as
it
were
)
altogither
buried
,
the
doctrin
of
penance
,
Iustification
,
regeneration
,
Sanctification
,
mortification
of
the
old
Adam
,
&
charitie
24
This
is
the
doctrine
,
this
(
say
I
)
is
the
preaching
which
we
ought
to
preach
and
repreache
,
repeate
,
and
remember
alwayes
to
the
people
,
restore
to
the
myndes
of
the
ignorant
,
and
propounde
to
those
that
come
to
learne
of
vs
,
not
by
the
subtilties
of
the
right
hande
of
God
,
vbiquities
,
and
suche
like
imaginations
.
This
is
a
thing
very
miserable
in
oure
tyme
,
that
those
which
speake
of
the
communication
of
Iesus
Christe
,
be
suche
as
least
proue
such
a
communication
in
themselues
,
a
thing
to
bée
séene
by
their
writings
,
for
they
speake
of
Iesus
Chryste
,
either
shut
within
an
armorie
,
or
enclosed
in
past
within
bread
,
vnder
the
bread
,
or
with
the
breade
,
or
from
vs
by
.xiiij.
or
xv
.
thousand
iorneys
,
as
though
the
true
Temple
of
Iesus
Chryste
,
is
any
other
thing
than
the
hearte
of
a
faithfull
man
,
and
he
that
sercheth
it
without
,
shal
both
lose
his
paines
and
remayne
frustrate
of
his
hope
.
25
Let
vs
speake
(
my
brethren
)
of
Iesus
Chryste
and
his
communication
,
as
people
prouing
and
féeling
in
our selues
what
it
is
to
be
nourished
in
oure
consciences
and
soules
,
with
the
presence
&
vertue
of
the
same
,
otherwise
to
what
vse
will
serue
vs
our
subtill
interpretations
&
particular
declarations
whiche
wée
bryng
foorth
?
In
the
ende
,
the
worlde
is
not
so
blynde
,
but
they
can
and
will
vnderstand
and
fynde
,
that
we
are
rather
ledde
by
a
spirit
of
stomack
than
of
the
true
zeale
of
Gods
glorie
,
in
the
ende
euery
one
will
sée
that
those
preachers
searche
no
other
thing
than
to
mainteyne
them selues
in
the
friendship
of
the
world
.
26
But
nowe
to
returne
to
the
confirmation
of
the
vnderstandyng
that
wée
27
Notwithstanding
,
(
you
others
my
brethren
)
make
your
principall
piller
vppon
suche
manner
of
speakings
,
and
all
to
make
the
poore
ignorant
people
beleue
that
Chryste
hath
made
promise
to
giue
himselfe
with
the
bread
,
bycause
that
hauing
taken
bread
,
and
breaking
it
,
he
said
this
is
my
body
:
which
woordes
(
simply
vnderstanded
)
are
as
much
as
to
say
,
my
body
which
is
broken
,
offered
,
deliuered
,
and
sacrifised
for
you
,
is
bread
,
or
like
too
this
bread
whiche
you
breake
,
eate
and
digest
for
the
nouriture
of
your
body
:
In
like
sort
,
I
being
the
heuenly
bread
,
shal
be
broken
for
you
,
to
the
end
you
may
haue
spiritual
&
eternal
life
:
therfore
do
&
celebrate
this
,
that
is
to
say
,
this
breaking
and
receite
of
bread
in
remembrance
of
me
.
28
To
make
conclusion
of
this
matter
,
I
vnderstand
that
our
redéemer
Iesus
is
29
After
that
by
such
means
,
the
holy
spirit
hath
abased
the
arrogancie
of
man
,
his
pride
and
presumption
,
and
shewed
him
by
experience
the
diffinitiue
sentence
&
arest
irreuocable
of
the
eternal
ageinst
sinners
,
he
beginneth
to
comfort
and
giue
him
good
hope
,
shewing
him
(
as
a
far
off
)
30
For
when
we
eate
of
euery
other
31
When
they
haue
truely
,
essentially
,
and
really
participated
of
the
bodie
and
bloud
of
Chryste
(
by
faith
as
is
sayd
)
of
Iesus
Chryste
,
all
entier
,
true
God
,
and
true
man
,
they
assure
them selues
of
suche
a
coniunction
with
him
,
that
they
haue
no
néede
to
goe
to
searche
hym
,
eyther
in
the
armorie
of
Préests
,
or
betwene
the
hands
of
men
,
too
receiue
him
either
with
the
bread
or
with
the
water
,
as
being
fully
assured
that
Iesus
Christ
dwelleth
in
them
,
and
that
they
be
flesh
of
his
flesh
,
and
bones
of
his
bones
.
32
And
yet
for
all
this
,
they
forbeare
not
to
aproch
to
the
holy
table
of
the
Lord
to
celebrate
the
holy
Supper
with
theyr
brethren
and
chyldren
of
the
same
heauenly
father
:
Neither
go
they
thither
to
receiue
Chryste
of
newe
in
bread
or
in
wyne
,
by
grace
or
merite
:
but
their
first
cause
of
going
thither
is
,
to
certifie
to
al
the
church
that
they
are
of
the
number
of
those
that
receiue
Iesus
Christ
for
their
only
redéemer
&
sauior
,
for
their
eternal
sacrificator
,
their
chief
king
,
lord
,
souerain
prophet
&
doctor
to
teach
them
in
al
truth
.
33
Secondly
,
they
take
the
holy
supper
as
a
gage
&
assurance
of
the
good
wil
of
the
heuenly
father
towards
them
,
the
same
being
so
constant
&
firme
,
that
it
wil
neuer
change
.
For
euen
as
God
hath
promised
by
othe
,
that
the
sacrificator
shal
be
eternal
,
euen
so
shall
be
the
sacrificature
and
sacrifice
for
expiation
of
our
sinnes
.
34
Thirdly
,
they
receiue
in
the
Supper
the
seale
of
ratification
&
confirmation
of
grace
,
with
reconciliation
prononoūced
by
the
preaching
of
the
gospell
,
to
the
end
that
by
such
mean
,
faith
might
be
augmented
in
them
,
seing
that
God
is
not
only
contented
to
giue
them
the
word
of
reconciliation
,
to
assign
his
promises
with
the
bloud
of
his
proper
sonne
,
but
hath
also
signed
and
sealed
his
Gospell
of
reconciliation
with
seales
declaring
in
a
wonderfull
maner
,
the
very
things
conteined
in
the
letters
patentes
and
promis
of
the
gospel
&
happy
newes
.
35
Fourthly
,
the
faithful
see
in
the
holy
Supper
,
as
in
a
table
and
liuely
portrait
,
the
communion
and
participation
which
they
haue
inwardly
in
their
hartes
with
Iesus
Christ
,
knowing
also
that
al
the
noriture
&
spiritual
vigor
which
they
see
in
them
comes
of
the
presence
of
hym
whom
they
consider
and
beholde
figured
&
represented
in
the
holy
and
sacred
Ceremonie
of
the
Supper
:
by
meane
of
which
consideration
,
they
render
thanks
to
the
Lorde
36
Finally
they
lerne
in
the
holy
supper
,
the
vnitie
and
charitie
whiche
wée
37
Behold
here
(
in
effect
my
dere
brethren
)
one
parte
of
the
spirituall
frutes
that
the
children
of
God
receiue
in
the
receite
of
the
Supper
of
oure
Lorde
truly
admynystred
and
simply
vnderstanded
,
knowing
right
well
that
Christe
had
no
other
meaning
in
the
institution
of
those
sacraments
,
than
to
manyfest
by
visible
wordes
(
as
Saint
Augustine
sayeth
)
the
good
wil
of
God
towards
men
,
that
is
,
to
purge
,
washe
,
and
make
them
cleane
by
the
water
of
his
grace
,
and
by
the
bloud
of
his
propre
son
,
to
conioyn
,
knit
,
&
incorporate
them
with
him
,
euen
as
the
meat
is
made
one
thing
with
our
flesh
,
in
such
sort
that
euen
as
in
the
exterior
preaching
of
the
gospel
the
Lord
doth
offer
and
present
to
all
the
world
the
benefit
of
reconciliation
by
Christ
,
in
like
maner
the
sacraments
be
as
a
table
or
open
shop
,
wherin
the
benignitie
,
mercy
&
charitie
of
our
God
,
be
exposed
to
euery
one
,
offered
and
represented
liuely
in
the
tables
:
And
miserable
shal
they
be
,
who
not
serching
the
lyfe
&
liuely
refection
and
true
washing
within
,
do
embrace
the
corruptible
and
deceiuable
elements
,
and
double
miserable
shal
they
be
,
who
naming
themselues
Doctors
of
the
truthe
,
and
pastors
of
the
troupe
of
God
,
would
féede
the
soules
of
their
shéepe
with
meates
that
wil
perish
and
corrupt
.
38
But
now
to
return
to
our
purpose
begon
,
I
tooke
occasion
(
my
dere
beloued
Monsieur
Mathias
Yllyricus
,
who
,
was
sayd
to
be
the
Superintendent
of
your
churche
,
with
whom
I
persuaded
very
modestly
to
shew
vnto
you
,
and
consider
himselfe
the
infancie
of
this
church
,
persecuted
&
thretned
on
euery
side
,
assayled
with
many
enimies
,
and
battred
with
diuersitie
of
opinions
,
with
aduise
besides
,
that
the
tyme
was
more
proper
to
preache
and
teach
to
the
people
the
faythe
and
hope
whiche
wée
ought
to
vse
to
mortifie
oure
wicked
affections
,
with
a
regarde
of
care
to
enterteine
the
league
of
charitie
one
with
an
other
,
than
to
impart
with
the
simple
and
ignorant
sort
suche
debates
and
questions
,
as
wée
haue
raysed
vppon
the
matter
of
oure
confessions
:
Séeyng
withal
,
that
such
dissentions
are
rather
pronounced
of
a
iolitie
of
the
hart
to
preferre
our
eloquence
,
and
procure
to
our selues
a
peculiar
estimation
amongest
men
,
than
of
purpose
necessary
for
the
edification
of
our
pietie
:
which
albeit
he
séemed
to
like
of
,
with
a
disposition
to
admit
and
performe
my
requests
,
yet
contrarily
,
I
see
he
is
eyther
the
author
or
instigatour
of
a
confession
of
faith
which
you
haue
set
a
broach
in
this
churche
of
Antwerpe
:
in
which
confession
,
I
can
not
only
fynd
any
one
point
of
the
three
mentioned
in
my
conference
with
him
,
but
also
it
séemes
to
certen
,
that
you
haue
raised
this
confession
expresly
to
trouble
this
poore
afflicted
churche
.
The
Lorde
of
his
goodnesse
giue
you
true
knowledge
and
repentance
of
that
whiche
you
do
:
for
touching
the
chiefe
point
of
oure
Religion
,
that
is
to
say
,
Faith
,
I
fynde
not
in
your
confession
many
texts
nor
places
which
kindle
the
heart
of
man
to
imbrace
the
doctrine
of
Iesus
Christe
.
A
thyng
whiche
I
coulde
easily
appointe
with
my
fynger
,
if
I
woulde
as
vainely
employ
my
time
in
confutation
,
as
I
sée
a
number
do
at
this
day
in
disputation
:
onely
I
thanke
GOD
,
that
by
other
meanes
hée
hath
taught
me
the
doctrine
of
his
truth
:
for
if
at
my
firste
arriuall
,
I
had
encountred
your
confession
of
faith
,
to
lerne
me
to
be
a
christian
,
I
coulde
not
haue
much
profited
in
a
lesson
of
fayth
so
full
of
questions
,
debates
,
and
dissentions
.
39
Deare
brethren
,
if
you
will
with
iudgement
reade
ouer
that
,
whiche
your
author
hath
written
in
youre
name
,
you
shall
fynde
,
that
neither
Scotus
nor
any
other
Sophisters
of
the
Papists
,
haue
so
muche
endarkned
the
doctrine
of
Iesus
Chryst
,
nor
clad
it
with
so
many
questions
,
as
certeine
of
you
haue
done
:
wherof
(
for
example
)
let
vs
suruey
briefly
foure
certeine
points
,
and
that
more
to
reueale
the
slender
edification
that
their
readers
may
hope
for
of
suche
lessons
,
than
to
encomber
our selues
with
the
confutation
of
such
vanities
.
40
Touching
that
whiche
you
say
of
our
inheritaunce
of
the
originall
synne
,
and
frée
will
lost
,
the
world
it selfe
dooth
declare
well
inough
at
this
day
,
that
euerie
one
hath
gotten
a
good
lump
of
the
inheritance
of
the
corruption
of
Adam
,
and
the
originall
sinne
as
they
call
it
,
neither
doe
your
wrytings
dispence
or
discharge
you
of
your
parte
thereof
.
And
I
beléeue
(
as
you
say
)
that
men
now
a
dayes
haue
not
any
Frée
wyll
,
séeyng
it
maye
bée
further
beléeued
,
that
there
bée
a
greate
manye
that
haue
slender
sense
and
well
woorse
vnderstanding
,
as
béeing
altogether
ruled
and
caried
ouer
by
their
affections
.
41
Touching
the
matter
of
the
incarnation
of
the
sonne
of
GOD
,
and
redemption
of
man
,
I
could
wel
haue
pardoned
you
the
obmyssyon
of
the
subtill
questions
you
vse
therin
,
searching
curiously
the
house
wherin
Chryst
dwelleth
.
Item
,
what
make
we
of
ascension
?
or
the
signification
of
this
woord
heauen
?
or
the
right
hande
of
God
?
so
that
you
woulde
teach
vs
the
true
meane
to
receiue
Iesus
Chryste
into
oure selues
,
séeing
it
pleaseth
him
,
in
respect
of
his
goodnesse
,
too
make
his
dwellyng
in
the
hearts
of
the
faithful
and
regenerate
.
Otherways
of
what
vse
is
Iesus
Chryst
to
vs
being
so
farre
from
the
hart
of
man
as
you
make
hym
?
B.
4.
42
Touching
youre
place
of
iustifying
faith
,
I
vnderstande
not
your
language
,
where
you
say
that
only
fayth
,
by
meane
whereof
wée
take
(
as
of
a
hande
)
the
benefite
of
Iesus
Chryste
too
obteine
iustification
,
regeneration
and
health
:
and
immediatly
after
you
saye
,
that
by
the
Sacramentes
,
are
imputed
and
applied
too
vs
the
Iustyce
and
merite
of
Iesus
Chryste
.
B.
4.
43
In
the
doctrine
of
iustification
you
say
it
is
a
moste
harde
question
to
knowe
what
is
that
true
iustice
whiche
makes
vs
iuste
and
agréeable
to
God
,
with
atteinement
of
eternall
lyfe
:
but
I
had
rather
that
without
so
many
argumentes
,
confutations
,
and
subtilties
,
you
hadde
shewed
to
the
poore
and
ignorant
people
,
what
is
the
christian
iustice
,
and
by
what
meane
she
is
giuen
to
vs
.
B.
5.
44
Touching
the
point
of
good
works
you
say
that
the
works
which
men
ought
to
cal
good
,
are
those
which
God
demaunds
in
his
word
,
and
that
those
which
be
regenerat
and
guided
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
are
they
which
shew
the
frutes
of
a
good
Trée
:
I
beléeue
it
well
,
and
conclude
vpon
youre
saying
,
that
who
hath
not
zeale
,
loue
,
charitie
,
who
suffereth
not
all
thyngs
with
pacience
,
taketh
euery
thing
in
the
beste
parte
,
couereth
the
faultes
of
his
neighbour
,
and
laboureth
not
to
put
peace
in
place
of
dissention
,
can
not
haue
regeneration
.
And
touchyng
the
rest
of
your
questions
,
whether
good
woorks
concurre
in
iustification
,
as
a
cause
formall
or
efficient
,
the
simple
people
hath
not
to
do
,
contenting
themselues
with
this
beléef
,
that
regeneration
&
faith
without
good
works
is
a
mere
hipocrisie
and
thing
dead
,
and
that
it
is
necessary
,
that
our
newe
obedience
serue
as
witnesse
of
oure
reconciliation
and
iustification
.
45
Nowe
(
deare
brethren
)
as
I
am
voyde
of
intent
herein
eyther
to
examin
or
exaggerate
the
newnesse
of
your
confession
,
and
much
lesse
to
confute
it
by
argumentes
,
so
I
will
leaue
to
the
consideration
of
the
Reader
,
your
excuse
in
cutting
off
the
commaundement
of
the
liuing
God
vnder
pretext
of
certeine
gloses
and
distinctions
vnworthy
to
be
vttered
:
for
here
we
do
not
dispute
whether
the
commaundement
not
too
make
any
images
of
veneration
,
be
a
commandement
particular
,
or
an
appendix
of
an
other
,
whether
it
be
ceremoniall
or
morall
:
but
we
will
here
maynteine
that
it
is
an
audacitie
most
cursed
to
cut
off
from
the
law
of
oure
God
any
one
woord
,
séeing
specially
that
that
summe
and
content
of
commaundement
is
so
short
and
compendious
,
that
it
conteineth
but
ten
commaundements
,
the
which
if
God
woulde
haue
abridged
,
he
knew
better
how
to
do
it
than
we
,
and
therfore
such
as
vndertake
to
correct
his
stile
and
accuse
him
of
prolixitie
,
giue
sufficient
proofe
of
their
abhominable
temeritie
.
46
But
let
vs
now
come
to
the
principall
poynt
of
your
debate
and
auncient
question
,
the
which
vpon
a
brauery
you
séeme
to
renue
vppon
euery
purpose
and
place
,
without
hauing
respect
to
the
gret
slaunder
of
those
that
bée
weake
.
First
you
vtter
the
summe
of
your
confession
of
the
Supper
in
these
words
:
47
Sée
here
(
my
brethren
)
your
goodly
entrie
of
the
article
of
your
Supper
,
which
we
may
,
not
improperly
,
liken
to
that
of
the
newe
inquisitors
,
who
condemne
,
anathematize
,
excommunicate
,
and
call
Heretikes
,
and
confounders
of
the
church
,
all
those
whiche
receiue
not
their
confession
,
which
me
thinke
you
do
also
as
of
purpose
to
maynteyne
youres
of
Auspurge
,
as
though
it
were
a
fyfth
Gospel
or
newe
Symbole
of
the
Crede
.
What
shall
wée
saye
(
brethren
)
too
these
matters
?
haue
you
no
shame
that
men
of
good
iudgement
and
vnderstandyng
,
shoulde
reade
suche
haultie
and
rashe
woordes
?
Who
are
they
that
haue
set
the
authour
of
the
Confession
of
Auspurge
,
or
that
of
yours
in
suche
authoritie
or
degrée
of
the
Churche
,
tht
they
may
pronounce
Sentence
of
damnation
ageynste
suche
as
wyll
not
admit
theyr
interpretation
vppon
a
place
or
Text
of
the
Scripture
?
What
is
hée
of
any
iudgement
at
all
,
who
wyll
not
feare
to
forsake
the
tyrannie
of
the
Papistes
,
to
enter
into
an
other
,
almost
of
lyke
condition
?
Wée
call
the
Pope
Antechryst
,
tyraunt
and
butcher
of
mens
consciences
,
bycause
that
without
libertie
to
heare
men
speake
,
he
condemneth
and
excommunicates
them
,
and
yet
your
doings
are
nothing
inferior
to
his
crueltie
,
in
pronouncing
condemnation
,
not
onely
ageinst
your
enimies
,
but
also
ageinst
suche
as
you
receiue
for
youre
brethren
and
companions
in
the
woorke
of
the
Lorde
,
and
who
no
lesse
for
the
duetie
of
Christians
,
than
to
take
away
the
slaunder
from
the
Churche
of
Chryste
,
do
searche
by
all
theyr
possible
meanes
too
lyue
in
loue
and
friendship
with
you
.
48
I
could
willingly
say
to
the
author
of
your
confession
,
as
the
Apostle
sayth
:
my
brother
,
my
frend
,
what
art
thou
that
49
Let
vs
marke
and
consider
what
miserable
issues
our
prechings
,
confessions
,
wrytings
,
and
commentaries
,
bring
forth
:
Let
vs
also
behold
what
frutes
are
brought
to
oure
audience
by
oure
words
,
what
reformation
of
life
in
our
churches
,
wherin
raign
still
wantonnesse
,
lubricities
,
gluttonies
,
dronkennesse
,
vsurie
,
deceits
,
with
a
thousand
such
like
vices
,
which
we
let
passe
,
making
our selues
many
tymes
(
by
winking
)
companions
to
those
that
commit
them
,
swallowing
(
as
oure
Sauiour
Chryst
sayth
)
the
Camels
,
and
after
passing
by
the
cloutes
the
litle
gnats
,
which
meaneth
that
we
pronounce
condemnation
ageinst
such
who
pierce
not
the
subtilties
of
oure
interpretations
in
Chrystes
Supper
:
making
small
reckening
of
the
crimes
and
dissolutions
which
are
committed
dayly
afore
oure
eyes
I
pray
you
what
may
meane
so
many
sorts
of
communications
of
Christ
,
the
one
physicall
,
Yllyricus
in
the
text
of
his
admonition
maketh
.
4.
sorts
of
communications
of
Chryst
.
and
an
other
mystical
,
an
other
spirituall
,
and
an
other
sacramentall
,
togyther
also
with
those
whyche
you
put
in
your
confession
,
the
one
common
both
to
the
good
&
to
the
euil
,
when
they
say
,
this
is
my
body
,
and
the
other
,
when
they
say
,
Do
this
in
remembraunce
of
me
.
Those
with
such
like
communications
of
Christe
,
wée
neuer
learned
in
the
woorde
of
God
,
but
of
the
contrary
,
wée
knowe
for
truth
that
there
is
but
one
mean
to
receiue
Iesus
Chryste
,
and
haue
communication
with
him
,
that
is
to
say
,
liuely
faith
,
and
that
accompanied
with
repentaunce
and
50
Methinks
(
deare
brethren
)
that
,
seing
you
wil
be
estéemed
so
diligent
in
the
obseruation
of
the
words
of
the
scripture
,
as
preferring
nothing
which
is
not
drawen
out
of
the
same
,
it
is
necessary
you
know
,
that
in
al
your
article
there
is
not
one
word
of
the
words
of
Christ
:
but
we
51
Besides
,
I
sée
that
your
very
confession
doth
not
accorde
at
all
,
with
that
of
Auspurge
,
wherof
you
make
so
greate
a
buckler
,
no
lesse
to
maynteyne
you
in
the
good
opynion
of
the
worlde
,
than
to
bryng
your selues
in
,
vnder
the
protection
of
princes
and
potentates
,
who
at
the
beginning
,
vsed
very
wisely
and
christianlye
the
presentation
of
this
Confession
.
For
the
woordes
of
the
Authour
bée
these
,
Article
.
10.
De
Coena
Domina
docent
,
quòd
cum
pane
&
vino
verè
exhibeantur
corpus
et
sanguis
Christi
,
vescentibus
in
coena
domini
,
that
is
to
say
:
Touching
the
Supper
of
the
Lorde
,
they
teache
,
that
with
the
bread
and
wine
be
exhibited
the
body
and
bloud
of
Chryste
,
to
those
that
eate
the
Supper
of
the
Lorde
.
52
In
these
woordes
the
Confession
of
Auspurge
make
no
mention
to
receyue
the
body
of
Christe
really
and
exteriorly
,
as
you
say
in
youres
,
neither
make
they
mention
at
all
that
the
worthie
and
vnworthie
do
receiue
it
.
53
But
herevnto
you
say
,
that
we
haue
not
the
true
and
incorrupte
confession
of
Auspurge
,
but
that
you
haue
certein
Copies
and
exemplaries
thereof
best
corrected
,
whiche
you
follow
in
your
doctrine
:
is
it
possible
(
brethren
)
you
shoulde
be
so
negligent
in
the
correction
of
your
confession
wherof
you
make
so
great
value
?
I
am
not
of
opinion
that
the
princes
Protestants
wold
suffer
to
be
printed
in
their
townes
,
articles
of
their
confession
,
contaminated
and
imperfect
:
truly
you
trouble
greatly
the
world
:
for
if
those
which
folow
not
your
confession
,
be
condemned
by
your
sentence
,
and
you
onely
haue
the
true
copie
of
this
confession
,
wée
muste
then
necessarily
come
to
you
as
to
a
spring
or
fountain
of
truth
and
helth
:
some
may
say
(
as
in
derision
of
those
things
,
)
that
wée
must
come
on
pilgrimage
to
searche
your
registers
and
bookeshops
,
as
in
tymes
past
they
went
to
Ierusale
,
Rome
,
or
S.
Iames
,
Oh
good
God
,
what
mockerie
,
what
presumption
of
people
?
But
,
to
preuent
you
of
cause
of
complainte
ageynst
vs
,
and
that
your
inconsideration
be
more
manyfestly
discouered
,
we
will
recite
the
article
of
your
incorrupt
confession
,
which
as
you
say
to
be
reserued
with
you
,
so
you
shall
fynde
it
beareth
not
a
worde
of
that
which
you
haue
vttered
.
54
Youre
wordes
be
these
:
Sequimur
igitur
in
hac
controuersia
sententiam
decimi
articuli
Augustanae
confessionis
:
porrò
articulus
See
the
confession
.
H.
2.
ille
decimus
ita
habet
in
incorrupta
confessione
,
quam
sequimur
:
De
coena
Domini
docent
,
quod
corpus
&
sanguis
Christi
verè
adsint
,
&
distribuantur
vescentibus
in
Coena
domini
:
&
improbant
secus
docentes
.
That
is
to
say
:
Wée
followe
in
this
question
and
debate
,
the
aduise
and
sentence
of
the
tenth
Article
of
the
Confession
of
Auspurge
,
which
tenth
article
is
writen
in
this
sorte
,
in
the
confession
whiche
we
followe
,
whiche
is
not
corrupted
:
It
is
taught
,
touching
the
supper
of
the
Lorde
,
that
the
body
and
bloud
of
Chryst
be
truly
present
,
and
bée
distributed
to
suche
as
eate
in
the
Supper
of
the
Lorde
,
neyther
are
they
approued
whiche
teache
other
wayes
.
55
Nowe
(
brethren
)
I
pray
you
shew
mée
where
it
is
that
you
finde
here
your
realities
,
and
vbiquities
,
or
that
the
vnworthy
do
eate
the
body
of
Chryst
,
with
other
sorts
of
doctrines
whiche
you
haue
preferred
,
and
wold
authorise
them
with
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
whyche
notwithstanding
,
wée
wyll
not
receiue
as
a
rule
of
our
Christianitie
,
and
muche
lesse
the
Confession
of
any
other
man
that
is
vppon
earth
.
56
We
wil
be
christians
,
and
so
be
called
,
we
wil
follow
the
confession
of
faith
,
whiche
oure
GOD
the
father
,
and
Iesus
Chryste
his
Sonne
haue
lefte
vntoo
vs
:
that
is
too
saye
,
the
dyuyne
woorde
in
the
olde
and
new
Testament
,
as
the
summe
of
oure
Religion
:
Wée
receiue
the
simbols
of
fayth
receiued
of
olde
time
in
the
Churche
:
we
haue
not
bin
baptized
in
the
names
of
Martine
,
Zwinglius
,
or
Caluyn
,
but
in
the
name
of
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
and
the
holy
Ghoste
:
by
whiche
meanes
,
wée
deteste
and
abhorre
all
those
names
and
surnames
of
Partialities
,
that
is
to
saye
,
Martinistes
,
Zwinglians
,
and
Caluinists
,
with
other
like
,
knowing
very
well
that
GOD
is
greately
displeased
with
suche
separations
and
partialities
in
the
doctrine
of
religion
:
And
I
wish
with
al
my
hart
,
that
the
doctours
whiche
haue
taught
here
before
,
and
suche
as
at
this
day
doe
preache
the
Gospell
,
were
of
more
modestie
and
wisdom
,
and
purely
consecrated
to
search
the
glorie
of
the
Lorde
,
and
not
theyr
owne
proper
prayse
:
then
should
the
people
bée
in
more
lybertie
of
conscience
,
and
the
worshippers
of
one
onely
God
,
and
not
of
mortall
men
,
ignoraunt
and
blynde
,
who
,
makyng
them selues
as
Idolls
,
doe
desire
to
bée
followed
and
holden
in
greate
admyration
:
I
would
in
God
that
euery
one
would
say
with
Sainct
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
it
is
méete
that
Iesus
Christe
be
exalted
and
magnified
,
and
that
I
be
diminished
and
vnknown
:
it
is
to
Iesus
Chryst
,
to
whom
we
ought
to
send
the
poore
soules
,
desirous
to
fynde
knowledge
and
iustice
,
and
not
to
youre
confessions
,
institutions
,
catechismes
,
or
commentaries
.
57
For
the
reste
(
brethren
)
you
séeme
to
complaine
of
the
greate
diuersitie
of
interpretation
that
many
haue
pronounced
vpon
the
words
of
the
Supper
,
which
partely
I
can
not
denie
,
bycause
many
desirous
to
make
their
church
apart
,
doe
raise
a
value
or
estimation
of
them
selues
among
their
audience
,
with
pretence
to
celebrate
theyr
owne
names
:
from
whence
it
procéeds
,
that
hauing
but
one
truth
,
and
one
simple
intelligence
in
the
words
of
Chryst
,
all
such
as
digresse
from
the
same
,
to
vse
some
strange
and
new
order
,
do
euery
one
bring
into
the
churche
his
innouation
.
58
But
I
besech
you
consider
,
whether
amongst
those
that
receiue
the
tenth
article
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
there
be
any
diuersitie
of
interpretation
,
to
the
end
that
if
you
will
haue
all
the
worlde
(
for
the
eschuing
of
the
condemnation
of
your
sentence
)
to
followe
your
confession
,
you
first
labour
to
establish
an
accord
amongest
your selues
,
and
then
euery
one
will
deliberate
vppon
that
he
hath
to
doe
.
For
you
being
deuided
amongst
youre selues
,
and
of
diuers
opinions
,
we
are
ignorant
in
the
part
we
ought
to
follow
to
escape
your
condemnation
.
59
First
you
know
well
that
Mathias
Yllyricus
,
whom
I
thinke
to
be
the
author
of
your
confession
,
is
not
of
opinion
with
those
that
haue
composed
and
presented
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
and
you
and
he
are
not
ignorant
of
the
contentions
,
debates
and
discentions
,
which
be
euen
till
this
day
betwéene
him
&
others
:
All
which
I
will
not
here
repete
,
bicause
my
intente
is
not
,
to
kindle
the
coales
of
dissention
,
but
rather
to
quenche
them
,
I
will
not
bryng
to
lyght
the
faultes
of
others
,
but
rather
couer
and
hyde
them
,
albéeit
it
is
easye
for
euery
man
to
sée
,
bothe
howe
thyngs
haue
passed
,
and
how
they
are
nowe
vsed
,
and
that
by
Bookes
that
are
printed
.
60
Touching
the
breaking
&
brusing
of
breade
,
you
sée
I
am
sure
,
that
in
thys
towne
of
Antwerpe
,
the
Ministers
be
not
of
accorde
.
I
leaue
aparte
the
truthe
of
the
Question
,
which
you
call
indifferent
,
notwithstandyng
that
the
institution
of
the
Lorde
beareth
by
manyfest
wordes
,
the
breaking
of
the
bread
.
S.
Paule
calleth
the
holy
Supper
the
breking
of
bread
,
which
also
all
the
auncient
church
do
approue
:
And
for
my
part
,
I
am
of
opinion
that
in
the
ceremonie
of
the
holie
Supper
,
the
breaking
of
breade
oughte
to
bée
obserued
,
as
signifying
and
assuring
to
vs
that
Iesus
Chryste
was
offered
broken
for
vs
:
for
the
rest
,
as
when
Christ
celebrated
the
supper
,
whether
the
bread
he
had
then
betwene
his
hands
,
was
great
Seeke
the
confession
.
K.
10.
&
.
11.
or
little
,
I
leaue
the
decision
of
that
question
to
Monsieur
Mathias
Yllyricus
,
who
sayth
that
Iesus
Christe
in
the
Supper
,
brake
the
bread
,
bycause
the
cakes
were
too
great
,
and
hée
had
not
made
prouision
of
litle
waffernes
as
we
vse
,
so
that
necessitie
forced
him
to
breake
the
breade
without
hauing
intent
to
teach
vs
any
thing
by
the
breaking
of
the
bread
.
61
The
Churches
of
the
moste
noble
prince
elector
and
Countie
Palatyne
,
receiue
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
and
yet
in
youre
Catechisme
you
teache
that
the
vnfaithful
and
vnworthy
do
not
eate
the
body
of
Chryste
in
the
Sacrament
,
the
which
is
ageinst
youre
article
,
and
consequently
ageinst
the
confession
of
Auspurge
.
62
The
diuins
of
the
renoumed
prince
of
Hesse
haue
receiued
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
and
yet
Andreas
Hyperius
doctour
of
the
vniuersitie
of
Marpurge
,
belongyng
to
the
sayde
Prince
,
receyued
the
Confession
presented
by
the
Straungers
out
of
the
towne
of
Weasell
,
against
which
confession
Heshussius
his
companions
and
yours
,
haue
raised
many
debates
,
to
banish
from
the
countrey
such
as
folowed
the
sayd
confession
,
the
same
arguing
manifestly
,
that
you
and
your
companions
be
not
of
accorde
with
the
churches
of
the
sayd
prince
.
63
Iohannes
Pincerus
,
a
man
lerned
&
no
lesse
deuoute
as
you
knowe
,
albeit
he
receiued
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
writ
notwithstanding
,
a
boke
against
the
sayd
Heshussius
,
refuting
the
opinions
of
the
Supper
,
and
other
thyngs
,
the
whiche
Heshussius
nameth
him selfe
to
be
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
and
youre
adherent
and
confederate
to
maynteyne
this
dissention
.
64
In
the
yeare
1565.
The
right
noble
prince
elect
of
Saxon
,
presented
to
the
vniuersitie
of
Wittemberge
,
the
writings
of
Brentius
&
Iames
Andreas
,
as
vpon
meaning
to
examin
them
touching
their
opinion
of
the
Supper
,
wherevnto
the
vniuersitie
answered
,
that
the
sayd
Brentius
and
Andreas
,
vsed
in
this
matter
diuers
and
sundry
orders
of
speche
,
bothe
newe
,
daungerous
,
and
altogither
vnknowne
to
the
auncient
Churche
,
that
is
to
say
,
that
the
humanitie
of
Christ
was
dispersed
into
euery
place
:
that
the
humaniti-of
Christe
was
Creatour
of
all
things
,
that
Iames
Andreas
confounded
the
communication
of
languages
or
propreties
in
the
person
of
Christ
,
and
that
they
feared
that
the
vniuersitie
of
Tubinga
and
the
church
of
Wittenburgh
were
troubled
with
these
innouations
of
doctrin
,
exhorting
them
to
ceasse
from
suche
disputations
,
with
contentment
onely
to
beléeue
that
the
words
of
Chryste
be
true
,
when
he
sayeth
,
this
is
my
body
.
Nowe
my
brethren
,
what
part
I
pray
you
,
should
wee
followe
,
seing
both
the
one
and
the
other
be
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
?
65
Paule
Eberus
denyeth
expresly
,
that
the
vnworthy
eate
the
fleshe
of
Christe
,
who
being
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
doth
neither
agrée
with
you
,
nor
yet
with
Brentius
,
who
mainteyneth
,
that
Iudas
(
in
the
Supper
)
did
as
well
receiue
the
body
of
Chryst
,
as
S.
Iohn
,
or
S.
Peter
.
66
The
eight
article
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
doth
teach
,
that
the
vnfaithfull
are
not
members
of
the
churche
,
and
therefore
receiue
not
but
the
outeward
signes
of
the
Supper
.
So
that
when
you
say
that
the
vnworthie
receyue
the
body
of
Christ
,
you
are
there
contrary
to
your
owne
proper
confession
.
I
pray
you
what
coniunction
is
there
betwene
lighte
and
darknesse
?
What
aquaintance
betwene
Iesus
Chryste
and
Belyal
?
No
,
let
vs
rather
remembre
and
reteyne
that
which
the
Prophet
sayeth
,
that
God
loueth
not
the
wicked
nor
their
wickednesse
,
neither
shall
the
vngodly
dwell
with
him
.
67
Phillip
Melancthon
,
author
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
in
the
apologie
of
the
same
confession
doth
teach
,
that
the
participation
of
the
body
of
Chryst
is
receiued
of
the
faithfull
by
the
meditation
of
his
benefits
:
then
to
receiue
Chryst
,
it
is
not
nedefull
too
gnawe
hym
or
breake
him
with
our
téeth
.
Besides
,
the
wicked
which
haue
no
meditation
,
nor
godly
recordation
of
the
benefites
of
Chryste
,
although
they
chaw
the
bread
,
yet
can
they
not
receiue
Chryste
by
the
saying
of
the
same
Author
,
to
whome
your
doctrine
is
contrarie
in
this
poynt
.
68
Martine
Luther
hath
bin
estemed
a
good
interpreter
&
vnderstander
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
and
yet
he
saith
that
the
very
iuyce
and
mary
of
the
holy
Supper
,
is
to
receiue
an
assuraunce
of
the
remission
of
oure
sinnes
by
the
sacrifice
of
Chryst
.
Those
then
that
say
that
the
vnfaithfull
and
vnworthy
receiue
the
bodye
of
Chryst
,
which
is
the
iuyce
and
marow
of
the
sacrament
,
be
contrary
to
the
said
doctor
:
and
by
consequent
,
to
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
the
which
you
do
in
your
Article
.
69
The
Duke
of
Wittenburgh
,
wylleth
and
meaneth
that
his
confession
agrée
with
that
of
Auspurge
,
and
yet
the
article
of
the
Supper
in
his
confession
is
interpreted
by
the
words
of
Ezechiell
,
saying
,
this
Quarey
or
tyle
is
the
towne
of
70
Touching
this
woord
(
vnworthy
)
and
who
ought
to
be
called
so
,
you
be
not
of
accorde
:
for
Heshussius
your
companion
,
with
large
arguments
goeth
aboute
to
proue
that
the
faithful
cannot
any
way
be
called
vnworthy
.
Kemnitius
(
in
the
contrary
)
mainteineth
that
the
place
of
S.
Paule
treating
of
the
vnworthynesse
of
suche
as
receiue
the
Supper
,
ought
to
be
vnderstanded
and
interpreted
by
the
other
place
of
the
Gospell
,
where
the
Centurion
saith
,
that
he
is
not
worthy
that
Iesus
Chryst
enter
intoo
his
house
,
as
the
auncient
doctors
haue
interpreted
it
.
Which
of
these
shall
we
beléeue
,
séeing
they
bée
of
contrary
opinyon
,
and
yet
bothe
the
one
and
other
folowers
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
?
71
The
.xiij.
Article
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
teacheth
that
the
lauful
vse
of
the
Sacrament
demaundeth
necessaryly
Fayth
,
without
whiche
vse
,
the
Sacrament
is
no
Sacrament
.
Those
then
which
haue
not
faythe
in
the
administration
of
your
Supper
,
haue
not
also
,
neither
sacrament
nor
body
of
Christ
,
and
therfore
the
Communion
that
the
vnworthy
doe
make
,
resistes
your
owne
confession
.
72
The
.xxj.
article
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
sayth
,
that
for
the
difference
of
ceremonies
&
traditions
of
men
,
a
man
oughte
not
to
accuse
the
other
churches
,
and
much
lesse
condemne
them
of
error
,
nor
call
them
aduersaries
,
who
are
of
a
contrary
opinion
:
And
yet
you
(
my
brethren
)
call
the
other
Ministers
of
thys
churche
,
aduersaries
,
enimies
,
and
people
cut
off
from
your
companie
,
bicause
they
do
not
blysse
at
the
aulter
the
bread
afore
they
do
distribute
it
,
with
obseruation
of
other
ceremonies
that
are
of
custome
in
your
Supper
.
73
Touching
this
word
(
with
)
when
you
say
the
bodye
of
Chryste
is
receiued
with
the
breade
,
you
are
not
of
accorde
:
for
certeine
of
your
confession
affirm
that
Christ
is
enclosed
within
the
bread
,
others
,
vppon
the
bread
,
others
,
as
the
fire
within
the
hoat
water
,
others
,
as
the
fire
with
in
the
burning
iron
,
others
,
as
the
grange
or
house
within
the
letters
or
wordes
of
contract
:
in
effect
,
who
woulde
recite
all
the
similituds
and
interpretations
which
they
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
haue
made
vpon
the
wordes
of
the
supper
,
and
all
to
maynteine
the
doctrine
of
the
presence
of
Chryst
linked
with
the
exterior
elements
,
should
finde
the
discourse
long
,
and
the
matter
of
small
purpose
.
In
the
ende
,
Iohn
Alasco
,
superintendent
of
the
Church
of
London
,
being
in
the
Church
of
Franckefort
,
and
seing
such
dissentions
tending
rather
too
dissolue
the
vnitie
of
the
Churche
,
than
to
redresse
it
,
is
of
opinion
,
that
,
that
woorde
of
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
where
Chryste
is
receiued
with
the
bread
,
signifieth
,
that
when
the
faythefull
eate
the
breade
in
the
Supper
with
their
corporall
mouth
,
their
spirite
with
the
mouth
of
Faith
receiues
Iesus
Chryste
,
whiche
is
on
the
ryghte
hande
of
GOD
.
And
suche
interpretation
of
this
woorde
(
with
)
was
receiued
of
the
Senate
of
the
towne
of
Franckefort
,
as
a
declaration
agréeing
with
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
whereby
the
poore
straungers
whiche
are
withdrawne
thither
,
lyued
in
peace
and
quyet
,
vntill
by
reason
of
other
quarels
,
this
Question
was
eftsoones
renued
,
by
whyche
meane
they
became
in
effecte
,
the
cause
of
the
dissipation
of
so
flourishing
a
Church
.
There
bée
also
amongest
you
that
saye
,
that
the
bodie
of
Chryste
is
presente
in
the
Supper
,
as
Iesus
crucified
,
was
present
to
the
eyes
of
the
Galathians
,
and
as
the
daye
of
Chryste
was
present
too
Abraham
:
and
yet
are
they
receiued
intoo
the
companye
of
those
whiche
maynteyne
the
Confession
of
Auspurge
.
And
bycause
Heshusius
,
being
at
the
vniuersitie
of
Hidelbergh
,
made
himself
enimie
to
this
interpretation
,
&
troubled
the
church
with
debates
and
questions
,
it
is
sayd
,
he
was
banished
from
the
sayd
vniuersitie
,
like
as
diuers
haue
already
put
in
writing
many
things
belongyng
to
this
dissention
,
and
others
which
we
haue
mentioned
.
74
Beholde
(
brethren
)
one
chiefe
occasion
muche
hindring
many
men
to
embrace
the
true
religion
,
and
to
bring
them selues
into
youre
assemblie
,
as
seing
amongest
you
so
great
diuersitie
of
opinions
.
And
for
youre
partes
,
touching
the
matter
of
the
Sacramentes
,
you
pursue
them
so
eigerly
,
so
sharply
,
and
with
such
animositie
and
stomacke
,
that
the
very
blynde
themselues
discerne
in
you
,
more
desire
to
obteine
victorie
,
than
zeale
of
God
to
instruct
youre
ignorant
brother
.
For
when
we
haue
a
direct
wil
towards
our
neyghboure
,
with
a
liuely
touche
of
compassion
of
his
ignorance
,
and
haue
a
christian
desire
to
manyfest
vnto
him
the
truth
,
we
do
not
procéede
by
iniuries
,
excomunications
,
nor
condemnations
,
the
same
being
in
déede
the
very
effectes
and
motions
of
a
contentious
and
arrogant
spirite
,
with
a
minde
full
of
felonie
.
But
of
the
contrary
,
we
vse
swéete
and
softe
woordes
of
inducement
,
with
persuasions
of
modestie
,
as
knowing
assuredly
,
that
man
is
a
kynde
of
creature
so
fierce
of
stomacke
,
as
hée
is
not
to
be
qualified
otherwise
than
by
gentle
admonishment
,
and
specially
in
the
case
and
question
of
his
religion
,
which
hauing
hir
true
foundation
in
the
bottom
of
his
hart
,
it
is
impossible
to
plant
persuasions
of
Religion
afore
we
haue
ouercome
and
gained
that
place
with
gentle
allurements
,
and
then
with
frute
,
to
plant
there
the
doctrine
of
faith
.
Besides
also
,
you
labor
vs
greatly
to
enter
into
disputation
in
this
churche
vpon
the
poynt
of
the
Supper
,
which
we
will
not
refuse
,
so
that
it
may
be
done
in
good
order
and
with
the
consent
of
the
state
:
we
would
also
that
you
agrée
first
amongest
youre selues
,
too
the
ende
wée
might
knowe
what
part
to
mainteyne
:
Wherin
albéeit
I
can
not
but
feare
,
that
your
intent
was
rather
to
search
matter
of
triumph
without
victorie
,
with
occasion
to
sende
of
youre
bookes
to
the
nexte
fayre
of
Frankefort
,
than
of
a
zeale
&
pure
affection
to
pacifie
this
afflicted
church
:
toward
which
God
graunt
vs
the
zeale
of
his
glory
.
And
I
pray
you
,
of
what
purpose
wold
it
be
to
vs
vpon
the
disputation
to
agrée
with
you
:
seing
that
by
such
meanes
,
we
shold
fal
into
the
euil
wil
of
a
great
parte
of
the
princes
Protestantes
of
Germanie
,
who
abhorre
already
the
opinions
you
haue
vttered
of
the
person
of
Chryste
too
bée
in
the
presence
of
the
Supper
?
by
the
same
mean
also
,
we
should
make
our selues
companions
and
adherents
to
Yllyricus
,
youre
Superintendent
or
author
of
youre
confession
,
who
is
hated
of
the
moste
noble
Churches
and
Vniuersities
of
Germanie
,
and
chiefly
in
Wittenburgh
,
who
hath
bin
the
mother
nourse
of
the
first
Protestants
.
These
things
considered
,
I
sée
neither
order
to
dispute
,
nor
reason
to
come
to
accord
with
him
&
his
adherents
.
75
The
seconde
poynt
,
wherein
I
requested
Mathias
Yllyricus
and
you
too
take
some
paynes
,
was
,
in
the
doctryne
of
mortyfication
,
a
thing
moste
necessarie
for
this
lamentable
tyme
,
wherein
wée
sée
so
manye
Epycures
,
so
manye
Libertines
,
so
many
Atheystes
and
people
abandoned
to
all
fylthynesse
and
dissolution
:
of
which
so
principall
a
matter
you
touch
not
one
word
in
all
youre
confession
,
but
rather
with
youre
vnbridled
order
of
proceding
,
shewe
to
the
people
greate
example
of
immortification
.
By
the
whiche
,
those
that
haue
iudgemente
in
spirituall
things
,
may
see
that
youre
doctrine
and
Scripture
is
not
a
doctrine
taught
by
the
Spirite
of
GOD
,
and
receyued
in
his
schoole
:
but
rather
certeine
textes
and
propositions
gathered
oute
of
the
papers
and
Bookes
of
others
,
who
(
peraduenture
)
haue
proued
better
than
wée
,
that
whiche
they
haue
taughte
and
left
in
writing
.
76
The
last
part
of
my
request
to
M.
Yllyricus
was
,
to
exhort
you
to
enterteyn
a
charitable
and
louing
vnitie
,
to
the
end
al
the
church
might
bée
edified
,
as
wel
by
the
one
as
the
other
,
which
he
hath
done
quite
contrary
in
your
confession
,
as
witnesseth
the
words
of
the
.xvij.
article
in
this
sort
:
Quòd
aduersariorum
coena
impiè
celebretur
.
Si
quis
hactenus
dubitauit
,
vtra
sententia
sit
verior
in
sacramentaria
controuersia
,
ille
sanè
vel
ex
solis
ipsorum
agendis
ac
formulis
sacrae
communionis
,
&
ipsa
praxi
coenae
statuere
haud
difficulter
poterit
.
Tantis
enim
corruptelis
,
sacrilegijs
,
in
tam
sacrosanctis
mysterijs
grassantur
,
vt
citra
horrorem
ac
tremorem
eas
prophanationes
pia
mens
cognoscere
non
possit
.
Eas
igitur
vastationes
ac
violationes
tanti
mysterij
hic
breuiter
exponemus
,
vt
sibi
pusilli
Christi
cauere
à
tantis
piaculis
&
ira
Dei
possint
.
Multis
ergo
modis
eorum
liturgia
impiè
peragitur
.
That
is
to
say
:
If
any
by
the
things
aforesayd
be
yet
in
doute
,
not
knowing
whiche
is
the
truest
opinion
in
the
matter
of
the
sacramentes
,
he
may
easily
bée
certified
of
a
truth
,
in
beholding
their
actions
and
ceremonies
77
Behold
(
deare
brethren
)
one
part
of
the
accusations
wherwith
you
haue
charged
vs
touching
the
matter
of
the
Supper
,
whervnto
I
will
not
answere
,
as
being
things
so
vayn
&
of
so
small
importance
,
that
there
is
none
participating
with
either
pietie
or
godlinesse
,
which
accompt
not
the
time
lost
,
or
at
least
euil
employed
in
the
debate
of
such
things
,
for
as
the
Lord
hath
made
vs
once
to
vnderstande
(
by
his
grace
)
what
it
is
to
receiue
Christe
,
and
that
wée
haue
felte
the
frutes
of
his
presence
,
so
all
youre
accusations
and
Argumentes
of
persuasions
to
the
contrarie
,
are
but
superfluous
.
And
therefore
in
place
to
make
you
answer
,
and
fal
into
the
fault
which
I
sée
in
many
,
who
do
nothing
in
all
the
tyme
of
their
lyfe
,
but
dispute
and
debate
,
I
will
praye
to
that
good
God
to
giue
vs
all
a
grace
of
participation
with
his
light
,
whiche
chaseth
away
all
darknesse
of
errour
&
ignorance
.
78
I
pray
you
what
frute
can
proceede
in
writing
a
new
booke
of
the
questions
and
differences
,
that
these
.xxx.
yeares
haue
bin
so
sharply
argued
,
and
yet
without
profite
.
Would
it
be
any
other
thing
than
in
causing
to
bée
reprinted
sundrye
repetitions
,
to
fil
the
faires
of
Frankefort
,
and
set
the
bookeprinters
on
work
?
A
vanitie
moste
greate
,
and
yet
followed
of
many
men
of
knowledge
,
who
,
desirous
by
these
meanes
too
borrowe
themselues
an
estimation
,
wish
that
the
world
knew
that
they
haue
such
a
facilitie
to
compose
bookes
,
that
in
one
euening
after
supper
,
they
can
write
as
many
quaires
,
as
may
suffise
a
spedie
Printer
too
imprint
in
a
wéeke
.
Considering
(
alas
)
not
at
all
,
that
the
deuotion
of
a
christian
consists
not
in
wordes
,
nor
in
the
multitude
of
papers
&
bookes
,
but
in
the
true
feare
of
God
,
accompanied
with
liuely
faith
and
carefull
mortification
,
with
study
,
by
all
our
possible
meanes
to
preserue
the
league
of
charitie
one
to
an
other
,
giuing
the
worlde
to
knowe
,
by
our
lyfe
and
example
,
that
our
confession
is
the
better
.
79
I
coulde
haue
wished
(
deare
brethren
)
that
where
in
your
confession
,
you
haue
disgorged
so
many
iniuries
at
your
pleasure
,
ageynst
suche
as
desire
youre
wealth
and
honour
,
at
the
least
that
you
had
giuen
a
shew
of
a
christian
modestie
.
But
it
séemeth
that
in
this
vncharitable
shewe
,
you
had
a
desire
to
declare
an
euident
witnesse
of
the
hate
and
euill
will
you
beare
ageinst
your
neighbours
,
and
that
without
any
iust
occasion
in
them
:
calling
them
aduersaries
and
enimies
,
profanors
of
the
Supper
of
the
Lord
,
and
darkening
with
corruption
the
words
of
S.
Paule
.
You
call
them
sacramentors
,
people
that
know
not
what
meaneth
the
ascention
of
Chryste
,
what
is
his
ryghte
hand
,
nor
what
is
glorification
of
the
humanitie
of
the
Lorde
,
with
other
lyke
things
.
80
Let
vs
leaue
,
let
vs
leaue
(
good
brethren
)
such
maner
of
disputation
,
and
let
vs
forget
to
mainteine
oure
owne
interpretation
:
yea
let
vs
search
the
edification
of
the
churche
of
Chryste
,
and
not
our
owne
glorie
.
Let
vs
studie
to
leade
men
by
our
preachings
to
Iesus
Christe
our
Soueraine
Doctour
,
and
not
to
followe
neither
the
confession
of
Auspurge
,
the
Catechisme
of
Martine
,
nor
the
interpretations
of
Iohn
nor
Peter
.
Let
vs
make
it
knowne
to
al
the
princes
and
potentates
of
Germanie
,
that
all
those
questions
bée
banished
,
&
wée
in
desire
to
liue
in
reconciliation
and
friendship
:
And
let
not
the
weake
haue
occasion
to
say
,
that
we
serue
most
as
matches
&
bellows
,
to
kindle
the
hearts
of
such
personages
,
to
make
them
shew
themselues
enimies
of
those
who
confesse
one self
Gospell
of
Chryst
with
them
.
81
Truly
the
doctors
,
pastors
and
ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
ought
to
be
suche
now
,
as
by
word
and
writing
,
to
become
suters
to
the
Princes
Protestantes
,
to
take
into
their
protection
,
and
vnder
their
wings
,
the
churches
which
the
Lord
hath
stirred
vp
in
these
lowe
Countreys
,
and
that
they
may
become
humble
intercessoures
to
the
king
of
Spayne
,
oure
soueraine
Magistrate
,
for
pitie
ouer
his
poore
and
most
loyall
subiectes
,
who
withoute
any
offence
vnto
the
maiestie
of
theyr
Prince
,
bée
persecuted
,
murdered
,
afflicted
as
seditious
and
rebells
,
and
handeled
with
more
crueltie
than
may
bée
beléeued
but
of
suche
as
haue
seene
it
.
82
In
the
meane
whyle
,
wee
triumph
in
the
chaire
,
with
bestowyng
here
and
there
,
captious
Inuectyues
,
callynge
some
Caluinistes
,
some
Sacramentors
,
some
seditious
and
rebelles
,
breakers
of
Images
with
other
lyke
.
Wee
sende
oure
Confessyons
stuffed
wyth
Iniurious
matters
,
debates
,
and
quarrells
,
to
the
Princes
of
Alm●yn
,
to
the
end
they
may
see
what
valiant
champions
we
are
on
this
syde
.
And
howe
(
at
the
least
)
the
Confession
of
Auspurge
triumpheth
in
the
towne
of
Antwerpe
by
oure
meanes
.
In
the
whych
meane
whyle
,
the
glorie
of
Iesus
Christ
is
buried
,
or
altogither
forgotten
,
and
wée
haue
so
hardened
our
harts
,
that
the
afflictions
of
our
brethren
and
neighbours
doe
not
touche
vs
at
all
,
but
we
heare
them
reckened
,
and
recken
them
our selues
with
scoffes
and
mockerie
,
thinking
to
escape
better
cheape
,
bycause
we
are
couered
with
the
confession
of
Auspurge
.
83
No
no
(
brethren
)
it
can
not
be
so
,
for
God
knoweth
how
and
where
to
find
vs
,
though
it
be
in
the
bottom
of
the
sea
:
he
hath
his
armes
so
long
,
that
he
is
able
to
drawe
vs
from
the
lappe
of
the
greatest
Monarchs
of
the
earth
.
And
therfore
lette
vs
not
put
our
trust
in
the
strength
of
the
flesh
,
but
rather
let
vs
march
with
all
feare
afore
GOD
,
and
searche
only
his
glorie
.
And
in
place
to
make
factions
and
separations
of
the
churche
,
let
vs
go
with
one
courage
and
heart
to
batter
the
kyngdome
of
Sathan
,
wyth
the
superstitions
and
idolatries
brought
into
oure
christian
religion
by
him
and
his
suppostes
.
Let
vs
make
warre
ageynst
vices
,
and
not
ageynst
men
,
which
bée
the
creatures
84
Of
what
purpose
is
it
to
vs
to
fill
oure
books
and
writings
with
iniuries
ageinst
the
Pope
,
Cardinalls
,
Bishops
,
Préestes
,
and
Moonkes
,
and
to
studie
for
exquisite
words
and
infamous
epithetes
to
breath
vppon
them
in
the
pulpit
?
Are
wée
so
forgetfull
that
wée
remember
not
what
we
haue
bin
our selues
?
Lette
vs
beare
in
mynde
,
that
there
haue
not
passed
many
yeares
since
wée
were
in
the
same
pitte
and
quagmier
plunged
vp
to
the
chinne
,
yea
euen
to
the
top
of
our
heades
,
from
whence
,
if
the
Lord
of
his
goodnesse
haue
drawne
vs
,
displaying
the
tresors
of
his
mercy
vppon
vs
,
followeth
it
therefore
that
we
shoulde
either
exclame
or
cry
out
ageinst
those
as
vnhappily
remaine
yet
in
the
place
,
from
whence
we
are
come
?
Were
it
not
better
to
offer
than
oure
hand
to
helpe
to
pull
them
out
of
the
pitte
,
and
to
exhorte
them
gently
to
acknowledge
the
myserable
estate
wherin
they
are
?
for
it
is
impossible
euer
to
gain
their
hearts
by
the
way
we
take
,
bycause
man
will
be
in
libertie
touchyng
his
beléefe
and
religion
:
and
the
more
he
shall
be
resisted
,
the
more
eiger
will
he
be
found
in
the
pursute
of
that
that
is
def●ded
vntoo
him
:
employing
his
bodye
and
goods
,
with
lyfe
and
all
(
if
neede
be
)
to
preserue
his
liberty
in
these
poynts
,
and
lastly
wil
estéeme
those
,
as
his
sworne
enemies
,
who
by
any
other
meanes
(
than
gentlenesse
)
will
séeke
to
spoyle
him
of
this
libertie
,
85
Too
this
(
brethren
)
you
may
aunswer
me
,
that
the
tyrannie
of
the
papists
is
so
abhominable
that
there
is
no
hart
possessed
with
any
Religion
,
whose
pacience
may
endure
so
intollerable
a
yoke
86
Herevnto
I
aunswere
and
saye
,
(
good
brethren
)
that
you
haue
greate
reason
,
and
I
woulde
in
GOD
the
stones
had
mouthes
to
manyfest
suche
abuses
.
But
yet
ther
is
necessary
to
our
side
a
sober
obseruation
of
modestie
in
the
words
we
vse
to
speake
:
for
my
part
,
I
dout
not
at
all
,
that
the
diligence
of
the
Popes
,
Cardinals
,
87
Expectyng
(
deare
brethren
)
this
horrible
iudgement
and
most
assured
punishment
that
will
fal
vpon
them
,
let
vs
vse
pacience
in
the
wrong
they
offer
vs
:
If
they
call
vs
heretikes
,
bicause
we
wil
not
folow
the
faith
of
theyr
Popes
,
but
imbrace
that
which
Chryst
hath
taught
vs
.
Let
vs
estéeme
oure selues
happie
,
if
they
cal
vs
apostates
,
bicause
we
be
come
foorth
,
or
rather
the
Lorde
hath
wonderfully
deliuered
vs
from
the
Idolatries
and
superstitions
of
the
Papistes
.
Let
vs
accompt
our selues
neuerthelesse
happie
:
for
my
part
,
I
protest
afore
the
Lord
,
that
it
is
to
mée
a
title
and
surname
of
glorie
and
dignitie
,
to
be
called
Apostate
of
the
Pope
and
the
Antechryst
of
Rome
.
If
they
call
vs
banished
from
oure
countrey
,
let
vs
rather
reioyce
than
discomfort
,
knowing
that
God
hath
not
banyshed
vs
from
his
grace
,
neyther
is
it
Christe
that
hath
throwne
vs
out
of
his
spirituall
kingdome
:
but
it
is
the
inquisitours
,
who
wold
eyther
haue
banished
or
burned
vs
per
effigiem
,
in
performing
their
rage
vppon
the
strawe
and
papers
,
bicause
they
could
not
execute
it
vpon
the
flesh
and
bones
of
the
membres
of
Iesus
Christ
,
Let
vs
giue
thanks
to
God
in
that
such
banishments
and
persecutions
procéede
not
to
vs
as
being
guiltie
eyther
of
theft
,
murder
or
treason
to
oure
Prince
and
Magistrate
,
nor
atteynted
of
any
other
offence
worthy
of
punishment
,
but
bicause
we
search
the
health
of
our
soules
in
the
simple
and
pure
worde
of
God
.
88
If
they
call
vs
straungers
,
let
vs
89
If
oure
persecuters
do
curse
vs
,
let
vs
blisse
them
,
if
they
search
or
séeke
oure
death
,
let
vs
pray
for
their
lyfe
:
And
when
ther
shal
come
question
to
discouer
their
abuses
,
tyrannies
and
extortions
,
let
vs
vse
it
with
sobrietie
,
modestie
,
and
grauitie
,
that
it
may
appere
euen
to
themselues
,
that
we
are
not
led
by
any
malice
ageynst
their
persones
,
but
of
a
spirituall
zeale
to
the
glorie
of
God
,
the
aduauncement
of
the
kingdom
of
Chryst
,
chiefe
of
the
church
,
and
to
the
health
of
the
soules
of
the
poore
and
simple
people
,
beguyled
and
seduced
euen
vntill
now
,
by
the
preachers
of
dreames
and
fables
,
who
vnder
the
colour
of
Iesus
Chryste
,
haue
martired
his
church
:
and
being
in
deed
very
rauening
Wolues
,
doe
name
themselues
pastors
and
shepeherdes
of
the
troupe
of
God
.
Lastely
,
lette
vs
endeuer
to
liue
in
peace
one
with
an
other
,
whether
they
be
of
the
Romish
religion
,
or
reformed
church
,
praying
always
to
the
Lorde
that
he
willighten
vs
in
oure
ignoraunces
,
whiche
wee
ought
to
shew
to
euery
one
with
all
modestie
and
gentlenesse
,
according
too
the
example
of
oure
maister
and
Redéemer
Iesus
,
who
hath
not
disdained
to
receyue
gently
,
and
teache
myldely
his
very
Iohn
.
3.
enemies
persecutyng
him
dayly
,
and
makyng
coniurations
to
take
from
hym
Luke
.
7.
his
life
.
Let
vs
remember
that
being
euen
vpon
the
crosse
,
pinched
with
the
extreme
pangs
of
death
,
not
mynding
his
owne
paines
,
he
had
remembraunce
of
his
enimies
,
with
prayer
to
his
heauenly
Father
to
pardon
their
offences
:
let
vs
imitate
the
Lorde
our
creator
,
whose
mercy
and
goodnesse
are
so
plentiful
,
that
he
maketh
his
sunne
shine
bothe
vpon
the
good
and
the
euill
.
Let
vs
not
vse
regarde
,
that
this
man
hath
suche
an
ignoraunce
,
nor
that
man
will
receiue
any
article
of
our
confession
.
Let
vs
loue
all
,
helpe
all
,
embrace
al
,
and
support
the
ignorances
and
infirmities
of
al.
For
better
were
it
that
we
failed
in
this
point
(
if
it
be
a
fault
at
all
)
than
to
make
vs
iudges
of
the
conscience
of
an
other
,
and
giue
out
sentence
of
condemnation
ageinst
those
that
agrée
not
with
vs
.
90
For
ende
(
deare
brethren
)
I
besech
you
take
in
good
parte
this
my
epistle
or
letter
,
mouing
no
otherwyse
than
of
an
affectioned
hart
towards
you
,
wherof
the
Lorde
is
my
witnesse
,
and
I
assure
it
in
myne
owne
conscience
:
and
let
it
not
(
I
pray
you
)
be
an
occasion
to
you
to
write
bookes
nor
Pamphlets
,
séeing
I
haue
no
meaning
too
enter
into
armes
or
warre
with
the
pen
,
neither
doth
the
time
serue
for
it
,
but
rather
of
neede
to
vs
all
to
apply
oure selues
to
better
things
:
and
let
vs
labour
to
encrease
oure
knowledge
in
that
which
we
want
to
be
doctors
of
the
gospel
:
for
the
acknowledging
of
our
ignoraunce
oughte
rather
to
incense
vs
to
a
wil
to
learn
,
than
to
make
our selues
inquisitours
and
censors
of
the
Faythe
of
others
,
with
employing
the
time
to
fill
bookes
and
papers
,
with
questions
altogither
impertinent
to
edification
.
91
I
humbly
beséech
the
soueraine
maiestie
of
our
good
God
&
heauenly
father
,
that
it
will
please
him
too
furnishe
youre
iudgements
and
vnderstandings
with
the
knowledge
of
his
holy
woord
,
to
the
ende
that
by
the
meane
of
youre
preachings
,
youre
audience
may
learne
a
true
faithe
,
an
assured
hope
in
Iesus
Chryste
,
and
a
carefull
mortification
of
the
olde
Adam
,
and
that
the
same
Lorde
,
so
renue
youre
harts
&
enflame
your
wills
in
the
affection
of
charitie
towards
your
neibors
,
that
from
hence
forth
,
wée
,
being
ioyned
with
you
,
and
you
with
vs
,
may
liue
in
peace
,
and
tranquilitie
of
body
and
spirite
in
the
assembly
of
oure
Lorde
Iesus
soueraigne
pastor
of
our
soules
,
who
,
hauing
bought
vs
by
the
inestimable
price
of
his
obedience
,
and
bloude
moste
precious
,
it
may
also
please
hym
too
garde
vs
ageynst
all
dissentions
,
&
make
vs
liue
in
the
vnitie
of
himselfe
,
vntill
,
that
béeing
spoyled
of
this
corruption
,
wée
may
perfectely
reioyce
in
the
coniunction
of
him
and
the
eternal
glorie
promised
vs
by
his
meane
,
of
the
which
in
his
own
person
,
the
rather
to
make
vs
inheritors
therof
,
he
hath
alredy
taken
possession
,
sitting
on
the
right
hand
of
God
with
all
power
in
Heauen
and
earth
.
To
whome
bée
all
glorie
and
empire
for
euer
.
Amen
.
In
the
towne
of
Antwerp
.
ij
.
of
Ianua.
1567.
Your
affectioned
brother
in
Iesus
Christ
,
and
humble
companion
in
the
work
of
GOD
,
Anthonie
de
Corro
,
called
Belle
Riue
.