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Ye call it an approved custom ⟨p. 84⟩of the church. Yet ye remembers. Cyprian's words that be alleged in your own decrees, Christus non dicit, ego sum consuetudo, sed ego sum veritas: that is to say, Christ saith not, I am custom, but I am the trueth, But if custom might justly prevail against an open and plain trueth, I pray you where was your Communion under one kind ever at any time, sense the beginning of the world, allowed for a general custome• Or being but a particular custom, as it is, and that received only o• your self, in what general council was it ever allowed?

Ye call it an approued custome ⟨p. 84⟩of the church. Yet ye remembers. Ciprians wordes that be alledged in your own decrees, Christus non dicit, ego sum consuetudo, sed ego sum veritas: that is to say, Chryst saith not, I am custum, but I am the trueth, But if custume might iustly preuayle agaynste an open and playne truethe, I praye you where was youre Communyon vnder one kynd euer at any tyme, sence the beginning of the world, allowed for a generall custome• Or being but a particuler custō, as it is, and that receiued onely o• your selse, in what generall councel was it euer allowed?

Ye say, your own ordinances may not be broken, without y• authority of a general Council. And dare ye without any such authority, only upon a vain and particular ⟨image 86⟩custom, to break the universal ordinance of Christ?

Ye say, your own ordinaunces may not be broken, without y• anthority of a general Councel. And dare ye without any suche authority, only vpon a vain and particuler