Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

How necessary a thing, they have counted learning to the setting forth of Religion, the stories of our old fathers, of heathens, and Christians in all ages, do witness. They thought, that neither Religion might stand without knowledge, nor knowledge were to be esteemed without Religion. Charles the great, that he might the better plant Religion in Saxony and Helvetia, did erect many places for increase of learning. He knew well, that there was no other way better to establish Religion. The Cathedral Churches, before such times, as ignorance and blindness grew over all the world, and brought in an universal corruption, maintained schools of learning, that the doctrine which was taught in those places, might be defended against the gainsayers by such learned men, as were there bred up. The Princes of Germany, and the free Cities, after they had received the Gospel, they dissolved their monasteries which had been harbourers for such as lived in idleness, and set up Schools and colleges, which should be nurseries to breed up learned men, that might be able to teach the people, and to maintain religion. Whereby it came to pass, that in short time they had great store of worthy and learned men.

How necessarie a thinge, they haue counted learninge to the settinge foorth of Religion, the stories of our old fathers, of heathens, and Christians in al ages, doe witnesse. They thought, that neither Religion might stande without knowledge, nor knowledge were to bee esteemed without Religion. Charles the great, that hee might the better plant Religion in Saxonie and Heluetia, did erect many places for encrease of learning. He knewe well, that there was no other way better to establish Religion. The Cathedral Churches, before such times, as ignoraunce and blindenesse grewe ouer all the worlde, and brought in an vniuersal corruption, maintayned schooles of learning, that the doctrine which was taught in those places, might bee defended agaynst the gaynesayers by suche learned men, as were there bred vp. The Princes of Germanie, and the free Cities, after they had receyued the Gospell, they dissolued theyr monasteries which had bene harbourers for such as liued in idlenes, and set vp Schooles and colledges, which should be nourceries to breede vp learned men, that might bee able to teache the people, and to maintaine religion. Whereby it came to passe, that in shorte time they had great store of worthy and learned men.