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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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And we must according to the rule of charity, hold all for faithful, that make profession of the pure religion, except that God discover their dissimulation & feignedness. And of this saint Paul giveth us a good example, where he calleth the Corinthians & Galatians, saints, and faithful, and doeth attribute unto them the name ⟨image 11⟩of the Church, although there was amongest them great faults aswell in the ignorance of doctrine, as in their living.
And we must according to the ruell of charitie, holde all for faithfull, that make profession of ye pure religion, except that God discouer theire dissimulation & feynednes. And of this saint Paule giueth vs a good example, where he calleth the Corinthiens & Galathiens, saintes, and faithfull, and doeth attribute vnto them ye name ⟨image 11⟩of the Churche, althogh there was amongest them greate fautes aswell in the ignorance of doctrine, as in theire liuing.
This is it which also he haeth declared, in an other place, that all they which keep the foundation build not always thereon gold, silver, or precious stones, but also hay & chaff.
This is it whiche also he haeth declared, in an other place, that all they wc kepe ye foundation buyld not alwayes thereon gold, siluer, or precious stones, but also hay & chaffe.
See now how we speak of the Church, without making thereof an imagined & a fantastical thing, and without giving occasion as I suppose,1