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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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But the foulest shift of all / 1and yet the best that they can find in this matter / when none other will serve / is to say that Theodoret understandeth by the word substance / accidents / and not substance in deed. This gloss is like a gloss of a lawyer upon a decree the text whereof beginneth thus. Statuimus / that is we decree. The gloss of the lawyer there / after many other pretty shifts there ⟨image 62⟩set fourth / which he thinketh will not well serve to his purpose / and therefore at the last / to clear the matter / he sayeth thus:2 After the mind of one Lawyer / veldic (sayeth he) statuimus / id est abrogamus / that is / or expound / we do decree / (that is) we do abrogate / or disannul. Is not this a worthy and Goodly gloss? Who will not say but he is worthy in the Law to be retained of Counsel / that can gloss soe well / and find in a matter of difficulty such fine shifts / and yet this is the Law / or at the lest the gloss of the law. And therefore who can tell what peril a man may incur to speak against it / except he were a lawyer in deed / which can keep himself out of the briars / what wind soever blow.
But the foulest shift of all / 1and yet the beste that they canne finde in this matter / when none other will serue / is to saie that Theodoret vnderstandeth by the woorde substaunce / accidents / and not substaunce in dede. This glose is like a glose of a laweyer vpon a decree the text wherof beginneth thus. Statuimus / that is wee decree. The glose of the lawyer there / after manie other pretie shiftes there ⟨image 62⟩sette fourth / whiche he thinketh will not well serue to his purpose / and therefore att the laste / to cleare the matter / he saieth thus:2 After the minde of one Lawyer / veldic (saieth he) statuimus / id est abrogamus / that is / or expounde / we doe decree / (that is) we do abrogate / or disanull. Is not this a worthy and Goodlye glose? Who will not saie but he is worthye in the Lawe to be retained of Counsell / that canne glose soe well / and fynd in a matter of dyfficultie suche fyne shyftes / and yet this is the Lawe / or at the leste the glose of the lawe. And therfore who can tell what parrell a manne maye incurre to speake against it / excepte he were a lawyer in deede / whiche canne kepe himselfe oute of the briars / what wynde soeuer blowe.