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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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Wherefore good my Lord be of good cheer in the Lord: with dew consideration what he requireth of you / and what he doth promise you. Our common enemy shall do no more then god will permit him.1 God is faithful which will not suffer us to be tempted above our strength / &c. Be at a point what ye will stand unto / stick unto that / and let them both say and do what they list. They can butt kill the body / which otherwise is off it self mortal. Neither yet shall they do that when they list / but when god will suffer them / when the hour appointed is come. To use many words with them / it shall be but in vain / now that they have a bloody and deadly law prepared for them. But it is very requisite that ye give a reasonable account off your faith / if they will quietly hear you Else ye know in a wicked place off Judgement a man may keep silence / 2after the example off Christ. Let them not deceive you with their Sophistical Sophisms / 3and fallacies: you know that many false things / have more appearance of truth / then things that be most true: therefore Paul giveth us a watch word.4 Let no man deceive you with likeliness of speech. Neither is it requisite that with the contentious / ye should follow strife of words / which ⟨p. 14⟩tend to no edification / butt to the subversion of the hearers / and the vain bragging and ostentation of the adversaries.
Wherfore goode my Lorde be of goode cheare in the Lorde: with dew cōsideration what he reqwireth of you / and what he doth promesse you. Our commē enemye shall doo no more then godde will permitte hym.1 Godde is faythfull which will not suffer vs to be tempted aboue our strength / &c. Be at a poynte what ye will stande vnto / sticke vnto that / and lett them both saye and doo what they liste. They can butt kylle the bodie / which otherwise is off it self mortall. Neyther yet shall they doo that whan they liste / but when godde will suffre them / when the howre apoynted is comme. To vse many wordes with them / it shall be but in vayne / now that they haue a bloudye and deadely lawe prepared for them. But it is verie requisite that ye geue a reasonable accowmpte off your fayth / if they wille qwietly heare you Elles ye know in a wicked place off Iudgement a man may kepe silence /