A09739:14
An answer made the fourth day of September a thousand five hundred sixty [and]…Ane answer made the fourth day of Septembre a thousand fyue hundreth syxtie [and]…
An answer made the fourth day of September a thousand five hundred sixty [and] one, by maister Theodore de Besza minister of the holy Evangel, in the presence of the queen mother, the king and queen of Navarre, the princes of the blood royal, and of the privy counsel, unto that which the cardinal of Lorraine had replied against that which was propounded in the first journey of their talking together, by the said de Besza in the name of the reformed churches. Together with an other short answer made by the said de Besza the 26 day of the said month unto certain articles of reply set forth by the said cardinalAne answer made the fourth day of Septembre a thousand fyue hundreth syxtie [and] one, by maister Theodore de Besza minister of the holie Euangile, in the presence of the quene mother, the king and quene of Nauarre, the princes of the blood royall, and of the priuie counseil, vnto that whiche the cardinall of Lorraine had replied against that whiche was propounded in the first iourney of their talking together, by the said de Besza in the name of the reformed churches. Together with an other short answer made by the said de Besza the 26 day of the said moneth vnto certein articles of replie set forth by the said cardinall
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Lekprewik, 1562
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True it is, that if we might have had the favour to have made answer immediately when as we had a fresh remembrance of that, that we had heard, or else that we might have had in our hands, the said oration to consider it, we might have answered more distinctly point by point, and perhaps more properly. But how soever it be, we ⟨image 7⟩shall speak thereof, that which God will give unto us, so that men may understand wherein, we may already be accorded, and likewise the points, wherein as yet we vary and be different, whereof we humbly pray our God, that according to his great mercies, it may please him to agree us.
Trew it is, that if we might haue had the fauore to haue made answer immediatlie when as we had a freshe remembrance of that, that we had heard, or els that we might haue had in oure handes, the said oration to consider it, we might haue answered more destinctly point by point, and perhappes more properly. But how soeuer it be, we ⟨image 7⟩shall speak thereof, that wc God will giue vnto vs, so that men may vnderstād wherein, we may alredie be accorded, and likwyse the pointes, wherein as yet we vary and be different, whereof we humblie pray oure God, that according to his great mercies, it may please him to aggree vs.
1So now as touching the first point of the Church, we shall treat it in three parts. The first, what is the Church. The second, what be the marks of it. The third what is the authority thereof.
1So now as touching ye first point of the Churche, we shall treat it in thre partes. The first, what is the Churche. The seconde, what be the markes of it. The third what is the authoritie thereof.
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