The second oration of Master Theodore de Beze, minister of the holy gospel, made…

¶Imprinted at London, by John Tysdale, and are to be sold at his shop, in the upper end of Lombard street, in Allhallows churchyard, near unto grace church.

¶Imprynted at London, by Ihon Tysdale, and are to be solde at his shoppe, in the vpper ende of Lombarde strete, in Alhallowes churchyeard, nere vnto grace church.

Oration.

Madame, the last time that it pleased you too give us audience, we made declaration as God gave us grace, of the article, which was propound, as touching the church, the marks, tokens and authorities of the same: wherein we followed, so the word of God, that every man, as we think, had occasion too be content with our answer. But in stead of approving, that which we spake or reproving that, which deserved correction, it was asked us, by what power we did minister the word of God, and the holy sacraments. And thereupon nothing was spared to make our cause more odious. We know not to what intent that was moved & set forward. For first we have not presented our selves hear to minister the word of God, nor the holy sacraments, wherefore it needed nothing at all to ask us by what power or authority we would do it. If they say unto us that it is to make us render, a reason or cause of that which we have done in time paste, it behoved