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That Master Jewell promised to give over and subscribe,¹ if any of those articles could be proved by scriptures, councils, or Doctors, within 600. years after Christ, it was not because he meant ever to subscribe to your doctrine, or was unstayed in his religion, but of a most assured knowledge and resolute persuasion that you were utterly destitute in this behalf of all truth and antiquity, as indeed you are. Otherwise you may remember that our religion is grounded only upon the holy scriptures of God: and therefore though you brought against us writers and fathers never so many for these matters, as you can bring not one of credit and age, yet will we never subscribe unto you, having once subscribed to the certain trueth of God revealed unto us in his holy, perfect, & written word, by which all sentences, opinions, and writings of men whatsoever, must be examined.

That Master Iewell promised to giue ouer and subscribe,¹ if anie of those articles could be prooued by scriptures, councels, or Doctors, within 600. yeares after Christ, it was not because he meant euer to subscribe to your doctrine, or was vnstaied in his religion, but of a most assured knowledge and resolute persuasion that you were vtterlie destitute in this behalfe of all truth and antiquitie, as indeed you are. Otherwise you maie remember that our religion is grounded onelie vpon the holy scriptures of God: and therefore though you brought against vs writers and fathers neuer so manie for these matters, as you can bring not one of credite and age, yet will we neuer subscribe vnto you, hauing once subscribed to the certaine trueth of God reuealed vnto vs in his holie, perfect, & written word, by which al sentences, opinions, and writings of men whatsoeuer, must be examined.

1. 1Pag. 140.

Now cometh M. Rainolds to avouch the truth of these three notable articles,