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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.
Yet are there sum, that whisper in corners, that the mass is a blessed, & a catholic thing, and y• the holy Communion, which now god of his great mercy hath restored to us, is wicked, and schismatical, & therefore they murmur against it, therefore they refrain it, & will not, come to it.
Yet are there sum, that whisper in corners, that the masse is ablessed, & a catholike thing, and y• the holy Communion, which now god of his great mercy hathe restored to vs, is wicked, and scismaticall, & therefore they murmure against it, therfore they refrayne it, & wyll not, come to it.
O merciful God, who would think, there could be so much wilfulness in the heart of man? O Gregory? O Augustine? O Hierome? O Chrysostom? O Leo? O Dionyse? O Anacletus? O sixtus? O Paul? O Christ? If we be deceived herein, ye are they y• have deceived us. You have taught us these scions, & divisions, ye have taught us these heresies.
O mercifull God, who woulde thynke, there coulde be so muche wilfulnes in the heart of man? O Gregorye? O Augustine? O Hierome? O Chrisostome? O Leo? O Dionyse? O Anacletus? O sixtus? O Paule? O Christ? If we be deceyued herein, ye are they y• haue deceyued vs. You haue taught vs these sci•nes, & diuisions, ye haue taught vs these heresies.
Thus ye ordered the holy communion in your time, the same w• ⟨p. 161⟩