A sermon made in latin in Oxford in the reign of King Edward the…A sermon made in latine in Oxenforde in the raigne of King Edwarde the…

For although very much by the judgement of all men is to be given to the Fathers, yet were they men, and also might err, Truly, to speak nothing else of them, they did oftentimes very ill age ⟨image 14⟩mong themselves, about very great and weighty matters. But the word of god is sure, & firm, & certain, & appointed for every time. Peter would have this kind of learning to be delivered unto the people in a sermon. And he that will have doings (her in) with the people, must first be instructed himself with the word of God, that he may utter the word as inspired with an heaven lye power. O if Peter were now alive. What would he say, or rather what would he not say, seeing that religion, godliness, the scriptures, are all passed into the inventions & dreams of men? That is only in question at these days, whether the customs of men are rather to be retained, or the laws of God: That alone hath moved these turmoils, that hath stirred the whole world, whether more credit is to be given unto a man, or unto god. I know that these things seem new to the most of you, & not to be believed: but put from you, I beseech you, your affections, & the opinion of things which you have already conceived, & you shall well perceive, that I feign nothing for the times sake, but that I speak the thing it self. Christ hath ordained the holy ⟨image 14⟩Communion in remembrance of himself: men do neither retain any remembrance of Christ, nor yet Communion, but have changed all the whole matter into a gay show, and almost a stage play. Christ saith, Ye shall have the poor always with you, but me ye shall not have always, I leave the world and go to my father: It is expedient for you that I go away: and Christ spake this, not of his Godhead, wherewith he was equal to the father, or of his heavenly nature, but of his body: Men say, that Christ neither hath with his body left the world, nor yet gone from hence to his father. Paul saith that Christ is in heaven at the right hand of the father, Peter saith in the Acts of the Apostles, Heaven must hold him until the time that all things are restored: Men say, That the body of Christ is in heaven and in earth both at once, and is dispersed into an infinite multitude of places at one time. Paul saith, that Christ hath once entered into the holy places, & hath with one only sacrifice, & one oblation, made perfect all things:

For although very much by the iudgement of all men is to be giuen to the Fathers, yet were they men, and also might erre, Truelye, to speake nothing else of them, they did oftentimes verye ill agee