There wants somewhat in this thy writing, but it is his fault, to whom thou committedst thy book to be written. For otherwise in deed with great trustiness all things are printed out of that very copy which thou sentest to Paris, to be printed there by stealth. But to the matter: Why (I pray thee) makest thou mention of these things? For, do we say, that there is another rule of good and evil, of just and unjust, than the law of God? Do we show another way of salvation, than the Gospel of the son of God, so as it remaineth written? Or do we say it shall come to pass, that God shall judge the world by any other prescription than by his word? Or rather are not we the men which not only have avouched the authority of the word of God, for our uttermost against the Papists, but also against thy self three years ago, when thou biddest, that new revelations be looked for, because the word of God, such as is delivered us by the Prophets & Apostles, sufficeth not to decide the controversies of the Churches? But art not thou the very man which in thy Commentaries upon the first Epistle to the Corinthians, affirmest, that Paul hath but only taught us the rudiments of religion, and that he had an other more perfect doctrine which he communicated with certain his perfect Scholars. Howe is it therefore, that being so suddenly changed, thou risest against us, as if we rested not in the only words of God? Is it that thou mayest show, that thou haste repented? But truly we be the same men we were, nor have we learned at any time to rest any where, but in the only word of God. God shall judge the world by the Gospel, that is, whosoever he shall find embracing Christ by faith, which indeed will appear by their fruits, be will forgive & declare them Coheirs with Christ, the rest being worthily condemned, ⟨p. 221⟩he shall give over to be tormented in eternal flames. By this will of the heavenly father, I say, Christ shall judge the quick and the dead. But what madness is this, to gather of that, that all the counsels or judgements, or all the justice and will of God are manifest to us, that is, whatsoever he doeth, is manifest unto us, and whatsoever he hath decreed of every one, and in every one from everlasting?
There wants somewhat in this thy writing, but it is his fault, to whom thou cōmittedst thy booke to be writtē. For otherwise in déede with greate trustinesse all thinges are printed out of that very coppie whiche thou sentest to Paris, to be printed there by stealth. But to the matter: Why (I pray thée) makest thou mention of these things? For, do we saye, that there is another rule of good and euill, of iuste and vniuste, than the lawe of God? Do wée shewe another waye of saluation, than the Gospell of the sonne of God, so as it remaineth written? Or do we saye it shall come to passe, that God shall iudge the world by any other prescription than by his worde? Or rather are not we the men which not only haue auouched the auctoritie of the worde of God, for oure vttermoste against the Papistes, but also against thy selfe thrée yeres ago, when thou biddest, that newe reuelations be looked for, bycause the word of God, such as is deliuered vs by ye Prophets & Apostles, suffiseth not to decide the controuersies of the Churches? But arte not thou the verye man whiche in thy Commentaries vppon the first Epistle to the Corinthians, affyrmest, that Paule hath but onely taughte vs the rudimentes of religion, and that he had an other more perfect doctrine whiche he cōmmunicated with certaine his perfect Schollers. Howe is it therefore, that being so suddainely chaunged, thou risest againste vs, as if we rested not in the onely words of God? Is it that thou maist shewe, that thou haste repented? But truelye we be the same men we were, nor haue we learned at anye time to reste anye where, but in the onely worde of God. God shall iudge the worlde by the Gospell, that is, whosoeuer he shall finde embracing Christe by faith, whiche indéede will appere by their fruits, be wil forgiue & declare them Coheires with Christe, the reste being worthily condemned, ⟨p. 221⟩he shall giue ouer to be tormented in eternall flames. By this will of the heauenly father, I say, Christe shall iudge the quicke and the deade. But what madnesse is this, to gather of that, that al the counsels or iudgements, or all the iustice and will of God are manifest to vs, that is, whatsoeuer he doeth, is manifest vnto vs, and whatsoeuer he hathe decréed of euerie one, and in euerie one from euerlasting?
