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Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, between the two reverend fathers, and holy martyrs…Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, betwene the two reuerende fathers, and holye martyrs…
Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, between the two reverend fathers, and holy martyrs of Christ, D. Nicolas Ridley late Bishop of London, and M. Hugh Latimer sometime Bishop of Worcester, during the time of their imprisonments. Whereunto is added. A treatise against the error of transubstantiation, made by the said reverend father D. Nicolas Ridley. M.D.LVI.Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, betwene the two reuerende fathers, and holye martyrs of Christe, D. Nicolas Rydley late Bysshoppe of London, and M. Hughe Latymer sometyme Bysshoppe of Worcester, during the tyme of their emprysonmentes. Whereunto is added. A treatise agaynst the errour of transubstantiation, made by the sayd reuerende father D. Nicolas Rydley. M.D.LVI.
Strasbourg: printed by the heirs of W. Rihel, 1556
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1O heavenly father / the father of all wisdom / understanding / and true strength / I beseech thee for thy only Son our saviour Christs sake / look mercifully upon me wretched creature / and send thine holy spirit into my breast / that not only I may understand according to thy wisdom / how this pestilent and deadly dart is to be borne of / and with what answer it is to be beaten back / but also when I must join to fight in the field for the glory of thy name / that then I being strengthened with the defence of thy right hand / may manfully stand in the confession of thy faith / and of thy trueth / and continue in the same unto the end of my life / through the same our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
1O heauenly father / the father of all wisedom / vnderstandinge / and true strengthe / I besech thee for thy onli sonne our sauiour Christes sake / looke mercifulli vpon me wretched creature / and sende thine holye spirite into my breaste / that not only I maye vnderstāde according to thy wisedome / how this pestilēt and deadly dart is to be borne of / and with what aunswere it is to be beaten backe / but also when I must ioyne to fight in the fielde for the glorye of thy name / that then I being strengthened with the defence of thy right hande / maie manfully stande in the confession of thy faieth / and of thy trueth / and continue in the same vnto the ende of my life / through the same our Lorde Iesus Christ. Amen.
- 1N. Rid. Answer.N. Ryd. Ansvuer.
Now to the objection. I grant it to be reasonable / that he which by words and gentleness can not be made yield to that is right and good / should be bridled by the strait correction of the laws: that is to say / he that will not be subject to gods word / must be punished by the laws. It is true that is commonly said. He that will not obey the gospel / must be tamed and taught by the rigour of the law. But these things ought to take place against him / which refuseth to do that is right / and just / according to true godliness: not against him / which can not quietly bear superstitions / and the overthrow of Christs institutions / but doth hate / and detest from his heart /