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…

But, because ye be a doctor of law, I would not have you forget Justinian the Emperor, the first compiler of your laws. He, if ye be remembered, commanded the Bishops that they should set forth the common prayers in open voice, and that, as he sayeth: Ut maiori devotion audientium animi efferantur. That is, that the minds of the heares may be stricken with more devotion. He thought then that y• ⟨image 72⟩understanding of y• prayers should enkindle devotion in the hearts of y• hearers. For I believe, he had never heard say, that ignorance should be the cause of true devotion, as ye boldly avouched in the disputation at westminster, in the hearing, and wondering, of the most part of the honourable, and worshipful of this realm. I know not by what secrete Revelation ye learned this first. For your own Counsels say. Ignorantia mater est cuuctorum errorū. That is to say, ignorance is y• mother of all manner errors. And the same words ye have alleged in your own decrees. Distin. 38. & are very agreeable unto Christs words in the Gospel. Erratis nescientes Scripturas: ye are in error, because ye understand not the Scriptures.

But, because ye be a doctoure of law, I would not haue you forget Iustinian the Emperour, the first compyler of your lawes. He, if ye be remembred, commaunded the Bishops that they should set forth the commen prayers in opē voice, and that, as he sayeth: Vt maiori deuotione audientium animi efferantur. That is, that the mindes of the heares may be striken wt more deuocion. He thought then that y• ⟨image 72⟩vnderstanding of y• praiers should enkendle deuocion in the hartes of y• hearers. For I beleue, he had neuer heard say, that ignoraunce shoulde be the cause of true deuocion, as ye boldely auouched in the disputtacion at westminster, in the hearinge, and wonderinge, of the most part of the honourable, and worshipful of this realm. I know not by what secrete Reuelation ye learned this first. For your owne Counsels say. Ignorantia mater est cuuctorum errorū. That is to say, ignoraunce is y mother of all maner errours. And the same words ye haue alledged in your own decrees. Distin. 38. & are very agreable vnto Christes wordes in the Gospel. Erratis nescientes Scripturas: ye are in errour, because ye vnderstand not the Scriptures.