But if ye seek old writers, and find me that the church this six hundred years ob•rued […] many things which were practised, and accony• for good, wholesome, and holy in the Primitive church, and thereby […] us in error, this were a wrong […]. For the church of Christ, hath his childhood, his manhood, & his hoar hairs: and as to one man that is mete to […] in one age, is not mete for him in another: So where many things requisite and necessary in the Primitive church, which in our days, were like to do more harm then good. This is no new […] fantasy, but […] 1100. years ago by […] […] morose, without reproach. I showed you and read you the place at […], as ye may […], and it were to long to make rehearsal of […] words here. We might by taking contrary opinion herein, […] led to think we ought to rece• the Sacrament evermore after supper, and not •astinge. But S. Augustin saith, that Christ […] this to his church, to take order how, and in what sort the Sacraments should be received and used. Wherein he saith, it is a maruc•ous insolent kind of madness to […] that, which is received in the church, where the custom is not against an▪ commandment in Scripture. S. Peter, cau•ed (as Damasus saith) a comma• that […] woman should come […] to the church. S. […] […] order, that the […] should ⟨image 108⟩have all things in common, and so live […]: as in the late reformed order of Saint Benets monks doth most godly appear. And not many years sense, the same order in all Cathedral Churches was observed. Yet I ween it were an error to hold of necessity it should be so still. Or to say, the church were in an error because it hath suffered a contrary custom to cre•e in.
But if ye seke olde wryters, and find me that the church this sixe hundred yeares ob•rued 〈…〉 many thinges which were praciysed, and accōy• for good, holesome, and holy in the Primitiue church, and thereb• 〈…〉 vs in error, this were a wrong 〈…〉. For the church of Christ, hath his childhod, his manhod, & his hoarheares: and as to one man that is mete to 〈…〉 in one age, is not mete for him in another: So where manye thinges requisire and necessary in the Primitiue church, which in our dayes, were lyke to do more harme then good. This is no new 〈…〉 phantasy, but 〈…〉 1100. yeares ago by 〈…〉 〈…〉 morose, without reproch. I shewed you and read you the place at 〈…〉, as ye may 〈…〉, and it were to long to make rehearsall of 〈…〉 wordes here. We might by taking contrary opinion herin, 〈…〉 led to thinke we ought to rece• the Sacrament euermore after supper, and not •astinge. But S. Augustin sayth, that Christ 〈…〉 thys to his church, to take order how, and in what sort the Sacramentes should be receyued and vsed. Wherin he sayth, it is a maruc•ous insolent kind of mandnes to 〈…〉 that, which is receyued in the church, where the custome is not against an▪ commaundement in Scripture. S. Peter, cau•ed (as Damasus saith) a comma• that 〈…〉 womā should come 〈…〉 to the churche. S. 〈…〉 〈…〉 order, that the 〈…〉 shoulde ⟨image 108⟩haue al thinges in commen, and so liue 〈…〉: as in the late reformed order of Saint Benets munkes doth most godly appeare. And not many yeares sence, the same order in all Cathedrall Churches was obscrued. Yet I wene it were an erroure to holde of necessity it should be so still. Or to say, the church were in an errour because it hath suffered a contrary custume to cre•e in.
