But why do ye not here plainly declare, which be the Books of the Scriptures, that ye allow, and which be they* that ye reject? In general, ye say, that ye embrace all the Canonical Scriptures.2 Yet if a man press you with the place of the Maccabees, for Prayer to be made for the Dead, and with the words of S. James Epistle against your Justification of Faith only, and likewise with certain other places of the Scriptures, which be accounted in the Canon of the Church, against certain other your false doctrines: in this case* your wont is to deny those Scriptures to be Canonical. Yet here ye bear the world in hand ye allow all. Would God there were in you either more truth. or less craft. Well, ye give thanks to God for the Scriptures, for that having them before your eyes, ye are stayed in Truth, assured, that by the subtlety of man, or snares of the Devil, ye be not carried away into Errors, and Lies. And is it so in deed? I pray you sirs of what sect be ye? or of which sect is each one of you? For I dare boldly say, and so the world seethe, that ye agree not all in one. If ye say, ye be Lutherans, then must I further demand of you, of which sort of Lutherans? For that puddle runneth out by many sinks. Be ye Zwinglians, Arians, Osiandrines, Libertines, Adiaphorists, Anabaptists, Calvinists, or Sathanis•es? What Privilege have ye before your fellows? a match being made between you (I mean that new Clergy of England) and the other sects of our time, &c. If ye have this light of the Scriptures before your eyes, how is it, that ye agree not within your selves? yea how is it, that each one of you oftentimes disagreeth with him self? how is it that* so many times ye have changed your Communion Book, the order of your Service, your doctrine of the blessed Sacrament, your Homilies, &c. Who knoweth not how in the matter of the Sacrament your chief Captains have showed them selves inconstant and mutable, and contrary to them selves. I mean Cranmer, Ridley, Latimer, and that great Rabbin Peter Martyr him self? As for the rest, they be not worthy to be named.
But why doo yee not here plainely declare, whiche be the Bookes of the Scriptures, that ye allowe, and whiche be they* that ye reiecte? In general, ye saie, that ye embrace al the Canonical Scriptures.2 Yet if a man presse you with the place of the Machabees, for Praier to be made for the Deade, and with the woordes of S. Iames Epistle againste your Iustification of Faithe onely, and likewise with certaine other places of the Scriptures, whiche be accompted in the Canon of the Churche, againste certaine other your false doctrines: in this case* your wonte is to denie those Scriptures to be Canonical. Yet here ye beare the worlde in hande ye allowe al. VVould God there were in you either more truthe. or lesse crafte. VVel, ye geue thankes to God for the Scriptures, for that hauinge them before your eies, ye are staied in Truthe, assured, that by the suttelty of man, or snares of the Diuel, ye be not caried awaie into Errours, and Lies. And is it so in deede? I praie you syrs of what secte be ye? or of whiche secte is eche one of you? For I dare boldely saye, and so the worlde seethe, that yee agree not al in one. If yee saie, yee be Lutherans, then muste I further demaunde of you, of whiche sorte of Lutherans? For that puddle runneth out by many sinckes. Be yee Zuinglians, Arians, Osiandrines, Libertines, Adiaphoristes, Anabaptistes, Caluinistes, or Sathanis•es? VVhat Priuiledge haue ye before your felowes? a matche beinge made betwene you (I meane that newe Cleregie of Englande) and the other sectes of our time, &c. If yee haue this lighte of the Scriptures before your eies, how is it, that ye agree not within your selues? yea how is it, that eche one of you oftentimes disagreeth with him selfe? howe is it that* so many times ye haue chaunged your Comm•nion Booke, the order of your Seruice, your doctrine of the blessed Sacrament, your Homilies, &c. VVho knoweth not how in the matter of the Sacrament your chiefe Capitaines haue shewed them selues inconstant and mutable, and contrary to them selues. I meane Cranmere, Ridley, Latimer, and that greate Rabbin Peter Martyr him selfe? As for the res•, they be not woorthy to be named.
- *Untruth. For we reject no part of all the Scriptures.Vntruthe. For vvee reiecte no parte of al the Scriptures.
- 2• Macha. 12 Jacob. 2.• Macha. 12 Iacob. 2.
- *Untruth: For we deny no more, then S. Augustine, S. Hierome, and other Holy Fathers have denied.Vntruthe: For vvee denie no more, then S. Augustine, S. Hierome, and other Holy Fathers haue denied.
- *Childish, and fond untruth: For the Communion Book was never but once changed. But see the often changes of the Mass.Childishe, and fonde vntruthe: For the Communion Booke vvas neuer but once changed. But see the often changes of the Masse.
