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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.
Likewise. S. Cyprian, whose words be these.
Likewise. S. Ciprian, whose wordes be these.
Si solus Christus audiendus est, •on debemus attendere, quid aliquis ante nos faciendum putarit, sed quid, ⟨image 56⟩qui ante omnes est, Christus prior fecerit. Neque enim hominis consuetudinem sequi debemus, sed veritatem Dei, cum per Esaiam Prophetam Deu▪ loquatur, & dicat, sine causa colunt me docents manda•a, & doctrinas hominum.
Si solus Christus audiendus est, •on debemus attēdere, quid aliquis ante nos faciēdum putarit, sed quid, ⟨image 56⟩qui ante omnes est, Christus prior fecerit. Neque enim hominis consuetudinem sequi debemus, sed veritatem Dei, cum per Esaiam Prophetam Deu▪ loquatur, & dicat, sine causa colunt me docentes manda•a, & doctrinas hominum.
If only Christ must be herd, we may not weigh what any man hath thought good to do, that hath been before us, but what Christ •ath first done y• is before all men. For we may not follow the customs of man, but the trueth of God: specially for that God sayeth by the Prophet Isaiah: They worship me in vain teaching the commandments and doctrines of men. Thus ye see, even by your own decrees, that custom against the trueth is a very simple ground to build upon.