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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Let the Papists goo with their long faith / be you contented with the short faith of the saints / which is revealed unto us in the word of god written. Adieu to all popish phantasies / Amen. For one man / having the scripture and good reason for him / is more to be esteemed himself alone / ⟨p. 13⟩then a thousand such as they either gathered together / or succeeding one another.1
Lett the Papistes goo with theyr longe fayth / be you contented with the shorte fayth of the sayntes / which is reueled vnto vs in the worde of god written. Adew to all popissh phantasies / Amen. For one man / hauing the scripture and goode reason for hym / is more to be estemed himself alone / ⟨p. 13⟩then a thowsand such as they eyther gathered together / or succeding one another.1
- 1Panorm. C. significasti extra de appellat.
The fathers have both herbs and weeds / and papists commonly gather the weeds / and leave the herbs. And they speak many times more vehemently in sound of words / then they did mean in deed / or then they would have done / if they had foreseen what sophistical wranglers should have succeeded them. Now the papists are given to brawl about words / to the maintenance off their own inventions / and rather follow the sound of words then▪ attain unto the meaning of the fathers / so that is dangerous to trust them in citing the fathers.
The fathers haue both herbes and weedes / and papistes commenly gather the weedes / and leaue the herbes. And they speake many tymes more vehemently in sounde of wordes / then they dyd meane in dede / or then they wolde haue done / if they hadde forseene what sophisticall wrāglers should haue succeded them. Now the papistes are geuen to brawle aboute wordes / to the mayntenance off theyr owne inuentions / and rather folow the sounde of wordes then atteyne vnto the meanynge of the fathers / so that is daungerouse to truste them in citynge the fathers.