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An answer unto my lord of Winchester's [sic] book entitled a detection of the…An answer vnto my lord of wynthesters [sic] booke intytlyd a detection of the…
An answer unto my lord of Winchester's [sic] book entitled a detection of the devils sophistry wherewith he robbeth the unlearned people of the true belief in the most blessed sacrament of the altar made by Johann Hopper.An answer vnto my lord of wynthesters [sic] booke intytlyd a detection of the deuyls sophistrye wherwith he robith the vnlernyd people of the trew byleef in the moost blessyd sacrament of the aulter made by Johann Hoper.
printed by Augustine Fries, 1547printed by Augustyne Fries, 1547
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In the one the judgment of senses was not reprehended, no more ought it to be in the other, the effect of the one sacrament, scilicet Pesah was only received by faith and not by hand delivered into the mouth of the receiver, so is the other. The one had his promises, and proper ceremonies how it should be used by the word of god, and no man to change the use thereof, so ought the other. For the gospel is as sufficient to teach us all things, as the law was unto the lewes, and à better and more holy minister is Christ of our church, then Mose of the lewes church. The false interpretation of the Jews corrupted the judgment of our fathers, as ye may see by the scripture and vehement preachings of the prophets, so hath the decrees of bishops corrupted the judgment of the world in our time as ye may see when ye confer there doctrine unto the doctrine of the Apostles. The malice of man could not utterly destroy the truth in our fathers time, no more shall it do in our time Christ hath prayed for his church and his prayer is hard Joan. 17. it shall be upon the earth till he cum to judgment Matt. ult. though always afflicted and persecuted by such as contemn both god and hit word. But it shall suffice the servant to be as his master was we read how he entered with many afflictions so must every man that will be saved Ebre. 11. Rom. •. the church of Christ may well be compared unto daniel setting Among the lions destitute of all humane aid and defence, deliver it out of the cave, yet shall it wander upon theeth as à contemptible thing of no Estimation ⟨image 61⟩not knowing where to rest here •ed, patience must suffer this opprobrie and abjection and when she can not be received as she is worthy into the palace of the rich, she must be content to lodge in the stable with Christ among the brute bests. Yet god Many times doth resuscitate of his great Mercy diverse princes and godly minded kings for the defence of the church, as he did Cyrus and Constantinus with many other. And in my days it pleased god to move the hart of the most noble and victorious prince Henry the eighth of à blessed memory to deliver his subjects from the Tyranny of the wicked Antichrist the bishop of Rome with many other godly and divine acts, which brought the light of God's word into many hearts. Beseeching the eternal and living god.
In the one the iudgment of senses was not repr•hēdyd, nomore awght it to be in the other, theffect of the one sacrament, scilicet Pesah was only receauid by fayth and not by hand deliuerid into the mouthe of the receauer, so is the other. Theone had his promesses, and proper ceremonies how it shuld be usid by the word of god, and noman to change the use therof, so owght the other. For the gospell is as suffieiēt to teache us all thinges, as the law was unto the lewes, and à better and more holy minister is Christ of our church, then Mose of the lewes church. The false interpretacion of the Iewes corruptid the iudgment of oure fathers, as ye may se by the scripture and uehement preachinges of the prophetes, so hath the decrees of byshopes corruptid the iudgmen of the worold in oure time as ye may se when ye confer there doctrine unto the doctrine of the Aposteles. The malice of man could not utterly destroye the truith in our fathers time, nomore shall it do in oure time Christ hathe prayed for his churche and his prayer is hard Ioan. 17. it shall be upon the erth till he cum to iudgment Matt. ult. thowgh allwayes afflictid and persequutid by souch as contemne boothe god and hit word. But it shall suffice the seruaunt to be as his master was we reade how he entryd with many afflictions so must euery man that wilbe sauid Ebre. 11. Rom. . the churche of Christ may welbe comparid unto daniell setting Among the lyons destitute of all humayne ayede and defense, deliuer it out of the caue, yet shall it wander upon theth as à contemptible thing of no Estimacion