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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 for this cause in so many places is it named food & nourriture according to that which the Lord haeth said, that his sheep will hear his voice & not the voice of a stranger.1 I add the Sacraments, forasmuch as the Lord haeth not willed us,2 not only to be taught by our ears, but also by our eyes and other senses of our bodies & ⟨image 12⟩therefore haeth he willed that the Sacraments should be sure & visible witnesses and seals of the union or knitting together of his children, first with him self, and then after amongest them selves. Ye may see now why it was said in the old law,3 that the uncircumcised should be destroyed from among the people of God. And for this cause also it behoved that all the heads of every family should compere three times a year at least in Jerusalem,4 for to witness by the same sacrifices their unity of faith and religion.
And for this cause in so many places is it named food & nooriture according to that whiche ye Lorde haeth said, yt his shepe will heare his voyce & not the voyce of a stranger.1 I adde the Sacramentes, for asmuche as the Lorde haeth not willed vs,2 not onely to be taught by oure eares, but also by oure eyes and other senses of oure bodyes & ⟨image 12⟩therefore haeth he willed that the Sacramentes shoulde be sure & visible witnesses and sealles of the vnion or knitting together of his children, first with him self, and then after amongest them selues. Ye may see now why it was said in the olde lawe,3 yt the vncyrcumcised shoulde be destroyed from among the people of God. And for this cause also it behoued that all the heades of euery familly shoulde compere thre tymes a yere at least in Ierusalem,