A09739:78
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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There is a place in S. Augustine that expresseth this in his second book of Baptism, against the Donatists 3 chapter the which I have alleged in the first oration and now for a cause will allege it again, there it is expressly said, that the Epistles of the particular Bishops be corrected by the provincial Councils, and the provincial Councils, by the general Councils, & the first general Councils annulled by the last, when as by experience of things ⟨image 26⟩that which was close is opened & that which was hid is made evident.
There is a place in S. Augustine yt expresseth this in his second booke of Baptisme, agaīst the Donatistes 3 chaptre the whiche I haue alledged in the first oration and now for a cause will alledge it again, there it is expresly said, that the Epistles of the particuler Busshops be corrected by the prouinciall Councelles, and the prouinciall Councelles, by the generall Councelles, & the first generall Councelles adnulled by the last, when as by experiēce of things ⟨image 26⟩that whiche was close is opened & that whiche was hidde is made euident.
Unto this my Lord Cardinal answered in his oration that this was to be understand of exterior or outward things which might & ought to vary according as need requireth. But considering the hole matter nearer it is found that this word Emendari presupposeth that there was a fault committed and after corrected, also if this answer should be received, ye must say likewise of the particular Epistles of the bishops and provincial Councils the which is directly against the intention of Saint Augustine, which reasoneth there of this point and not of any exterior policy, but of one point of doctrine, to wit of the opinion of Saint Cyprian, and of the Council of Africa ⟨image 27⟩touching rebaptisation. If there be also alleged an other argument which they use, to wit, if our Lord haeth promised to be in the midst of two or three gathered together in his name,