A09739:73
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 that which S. Barnard writeth of this matter in his book of consideration, and in the 33 sermon on the Canticles, and also in the sermon of the conversion of S. Paul, is no less notorious than true: Alas Lord sayeth he, they which be seen to love the first and chief places in thy Church and their to have the superiority be first in a readiness to ⟨image 24⟩persecute thee. They have take• the Ark of Zion, they have violently possessed the Castle, and by power, have set fire on th• hole City. Let this be spoken m• Lords, not to injury any body bi• to show that the chief vocations i• the Church being of so long a tym• so confused and misruled, that it i• impossible to conclude in any wys• that the universal Councils tha• have been now of a long time gathered together of a multitude so e•• qualified, have been so guided by […] holy Spirit that they could no• err.
And that whiche S. Barnard wryteth of this mater in his book of consideration, and in the 33 sermon on the Canticles, and also in the sermon of the conuersion of S. Paule, is noles notoriouse thē true: Allas Lorde sayeth he, they whche be sene to loue the first and chief places ī thy Churche and their to haue ye superioritie be first in a redynes to ⟨image 24⟩persecute thee. They haue take• the Ark of Sion, they haue vio•lently possessed the Castell, and by power, haue set fyre on th• hole Citie. Let this be spoken m• Lordes, not to iniurie any body bi• to shew that the chief vocations i the Churche being of so long a tym so confused and misreuled, that it i impossible to conclude in any wys that the vniuersall Councelles tha haue bene now of a long tyme gathered together of a multitude so e qualified, haue bene so guyded by holy Spirit that they coulde no erre.