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The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop…The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop…
The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop of Sarum and D. Cole upon occasion of a sermon that the said Bishop preached before the Queens Majesty, and her most honourable Counsel. 1560. Set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens Maiesties iniunctions. Cum gratia & privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per septennium.The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop of Sarum and D. Cole vpon occasion of a sermon that the said Bishop preached before the Quenes Maiestie, and hir most honorable Counsel. 1560. Set forthe and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per septennium.
London: printed by John Day, 1560
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If the places that you have in these Articles, be but such as are already answered by learned men on our side, or but such as Calvin, Bueer, or other of the protestants have laid for them self, then I trust you will lay more weight or reason to them. For such as they be, in them, I have already seen. I repute them percase somewhat able to do with young folk, or the simple and unlearned people, other, I ween, weigh them no better then they be worthy.
Yf the places that you haue in these Arti•les, be but such as are already answeared by learued men on our side, or but suche as Caluine, Bueer, or other of the protestauntes haue laide for them selfe, then I trust you will laye more weght or reason to them. For suche as they be, in them, I haue already sene. I repute them percase somwat able to do with yonge folke, or the simple and vnlearned people, other, I wene, weigh them no better then they be worthy.
Yet one thing more I long much to be answered in, why ye rather offer ⟨p. 2⟩•othe in your Sermon yesterday in the Court, & at all other times at Powles Cross, to dispute in these iiii. points, then in the chief matters that lye in question betwixt the Church of Rome and the Protestants. It seemeth to me far the nearer way to compass that you would so fain win, if ye began not with such matters which we deny not, but a general Council might take order that they should be practised as ye would have it. Mary the Article of the presence of Christs Body & blood in the Sacrament, the article of our Justification, the value of a Christian mans good works, whether the Mass used in the church of Rome be tolerable yea or no, yea whether that the mass be not a very sacrifice acceptable to God in deed, and good both for the quick and the dead, whether any Scripture forbiddeth a man to de•re the blessed Apostles and Martyrs in heaven to pray for us, whether it be lawful to honour them, and whether it be lawful for us, and good for them, to pray• for all christian Souls: I ween if ye