The Obedience of a Christian Man

Let us see another point of our great clerk.¹ A little after the beginning of his sermon / intending to prove that which is clearer then the sun and serveth no more for his purpose then Ite missa est serveth to prove that our lady was borne without original sin: he allegeth a saying that Marten luther saith / which is this if we affirm that any one pistle of Paul or any one place of his pistles pertaineth not unto the universal church / that is / to all the congregation of them that believe in Christ / we take a way all saint Pauls authority. Where upon saith Rochester. If it be thus of the words of saint Paul much rather it is true of the Gospels of Christ and of every place of them. O malicious blindness First note his blindness. He understandeth by this word Gospel no more but the four evangelists Matthew / Mark / Luke and John and thinketh not that the Acts of the apostles and the pistles of Peter / of Paul and of John and of other like are also the Gospel Paul calleth his preaching the Gospel.² Roma. ij. and .j. Cori. iiij. and Gal. j. and .j. Timoth. j. The Gospel is every where one ⟨p. lxj⟩though it be preached of divers and ³signifieth glad tidings / that is to wit / an open preaching of Christ and the holy testament and gracious promises that God hath made in Christs blood to all that repent and believe. Now is there more Gospel in one pystle of Paul / that is to say / Christ is more clearly preached and moo promises rehearsed in one pistle of Paul / than in the .iii. first Evangelists. Matthew / Mark & Luke.

Let vs se a nother poynte of oure greate clerke.¹ A little after the beginnynge of his sermon / entendinge to prove that which is clearer then the sonne and serveth no moare for his purpos then Ite missa est serveth to prove that oure lady was borne without originall sinne: he allegeth a saynge that Martē luther sayth / which is this yf we affirme that any one pistle of Paul or any one place of his pistles perteyneth not vnto the vniversall chirch / that is / to all the congregaciō of them that beleve in Christe / we take a waye all saynte Pauls auctorite. Where apon saith Rochester. Yf it be thus of the wordes of saint Paul moch rather it is true of the Gospels of Christe and of every place of them. O malicious blindnes First note his blindnes. He vnderstondeth by this worde Gospel no moare but the foure evangelistes Mathew / Marke / Luke and Iohn and thinketh not that the Actes of the apostles and the pistles of Peter / of Paul and of Iohn and of other lyke are also the Gospel Paul calleth his preachinge the Gospell.