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

It may not become me to set order in these things: yet if it were lawful, I would wish that once again, as time should serve, there might be had a quiet and a sober disputation: that each part might be required to show their grounds, without self will, and without affection: ⟨image 103⟩not to maintain or breed contention, (for I trust it should be the way to take away all contention) but only that the trueth may be known, many consciences quieted, and the right stone tried, by comparison of the counterfeit. For, at the last disputation that should have been, you know which party gave over, and would not meddle. Some will say, the Judges will not be indifferent. And alas, what man that doubteth his own matter, will ever think the Judges indifferent: Let the whole world let our our adversaries, them selves be Judges herein, (affection put apart) let our adversaries themselves be Judges. What can we offer more? if this be not sufficient, what can there be sufficient:

It may not become me to sette order in these thinges: yet if it were lawfull, I woulde wysh that once agayne, as time shoulde serue, there might be had a quiet and a sober disputation: that eche parte might be required to shew their groundes, without selfe wyll, and without affection: ⟨image 103⟩not to mayntayne or breede contention, (for I trust it should be the way to take away al contention) but onely that the trueth may bee knowen, many consciences quieted, and the right stone tryed, by comparison of the counterfaite. For, at the last disputation that should haue bene, you know whiche partie gaue ouer, and would not meddle. Some will saye, the Iudges wyll not be indifferent. And alas, what man that doubteth his owne matter, wyll euer think the Iudges indifferent: Let the whole worlde let our our aduersaries, them selues bee Iudges heerm, (affection put apart) let our aduersaries themselues be Iudges. What can wee offer more? if this bee not sufficient, what can there be sufficient:

Pompeius a noble Gentleman of Rome, at what time he should go into the field against Caesar, that then was his enemy, and some of his counsel told him he lacked men, and should never be able with so small a number to stand in field against Caesar being well furnished: Tush, quoth he, when so ever I shall but beat the ground with my foot, I shall by and by raise up a swarm of soldiers. Afterward it befell that Pompey was vanquished, and glad to flee. Then Marcus Cato an old gentleman, and one of his army said to him, O sir, remember your promise, you lack men, now let us see your swarm of Soldiers.