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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.
The reply. Sarum.
I Speak not to much as your self can witness. Now much I prove shall rest upon the wisdom and judgement of the reader, both the trueth of our part, and the untruth of your part is so open, that now God be thanked the whole world is able to see it, onlesse there be sum such as hath eyes and will not see. Yet Justificata est sapientia Dei, à filiis suis.
I Speake not to muche as your selfe can witnesse. Nowe muche I proue shall reste vpon the wisedome and iudgement of the reader, bothe the trueth of oure parte, and the vntruth of your parte is so open, that now God be thanked the whole world is able to see it, onlesse there be sum such as hath eyes and will not see. Yet Iustificata est sapientia Dei, à filiis suis.
Ye say you will speak when reason and law shall will you to do it. Of the law I will say nothing, but only this by the way, because you are a doctor of law, what Law have you that […] drive ⟨p. 41⟩a man to prone a negative: or if ye have no Law▪ what reason have you that I should do it? But me thinketh both reason and humanity would ye should have answered me somewhat specially being so often and so openly required. At the least you should have alleged Augustine, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Nierome, as ye did sometimes allege the decry of the Council of Ephesus, the first, for the Communion under one kind, which decry never was yet found, nor never will be. Nowebeit because you speak of reason, whereas a man hath nothing to say, it is good reason he keep silence, as you do.