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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.
TO the first part thereof, I will not say so much as▪ I were able, God soon confound all them ⟨image 105⟩that be, or shall be otherwise. If ye love your friends, notwithstanding their religion, ye are more •itable then some of your brethren. For ye remember how unfriendly some of you have used their friends, only for dissent in religion, onlesse perhaps ye will say ye imprisoned them, and burnt them, even for very love.
TO the first part therof, I wyll not saye so muche as▪ I were able, God sone confounde al them ⟨image 105⟩that be, or shalbe otherwise. If ye loue your frendes, notwithstandin•e theyr religion, ye are more •itable then sume of your brethren. For ye remember how vnfrēdly sume of you haue vsed their frends, onely for dissent in religiō, onlesse perhaps ye will say ye imprisoned th•m, and burnte them, euen for very loue.