A09739:70
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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For by little and little do they go forward aswell in the knowledge of God, as in the amendment of life. But if the members of the Church be generally considered, as it is distributed in divers diocese and provinces shall we say that it may •rre? Again if I remember well my Lord Cardinal was lately of that […] specially the particular 1Churches & provincial Councils ⟨image 22⟩may err: and have often erred, and surely that is ratified by so long an experience that no man of judgement as I suppose can doubt thereof.
For by litle and litle do they go forwarde aswell in the knowledge of God, as in the amendment of life. But if the membres of the Churche be generally considered, as it is destributed in diuers diocess and prouinces shall we say that it may •rre? Again if I remembre well my Lorde Cardinall was lately of that 〈…〉 specially the particuler 1Churches & prouinciall Councelles ⟨image 22⟩may erre: and haue often erred, and surely that is ratified by so long an experience that no man of iudgemēt as I suppose can doubte thereof.
- 1It is […] & […] ha•• often erred.It is 〈…〉 & 〈…〉 ha•• often erred.
There resteth therefore to consider the hole Church in an universality but in what sort? For considering it in the estimation of an universal Council, first of all there is no great appearance to judge that all the virtue that the holy Ghost, employeth upon the Church is restrained to an certain number of Prelates the which be not always the most learned nor the best, yea although they represent the hole multitude that shem death them. For how often times will it come to pass that a simple man, shall have more understanding at an instant then the most wise of an hole company? And therefore was it said by Gerson that more credit