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In the first order were reckoned certain traditions,¹ which having no ground in Gods word, nor much differing from mere fables, are in your Rhemish Annotations notwithstanding gloriously avouched, as behovefull for all Christians to believe. And first of the wise men that came from the East to visit our saviour Christ, three things are affirmed, first that they were kings, secondly that they were three,² and lastly that their names were Gaspar, Melchior, and Belshazzar, as now commonly they are called. For the first, Master R. demandeth a reason, why I should think they were no kings, himself not able to show any, why he should say they were kings. But if reason may rule him, for which he calleth, as though he would yield unto it, if it were given him, three reasons will I propound, whereby I am moved not to believe that these men were kings.

In the first order were reckened certaine traditions,¹ which hauing no ground in Gods word, nor much differing from mere fables, are in your Rhemish Annotations notwithstanding gloriouslie auouched, as behouefull for all Christians to beleeue. And first of the wisemen that came from the East to visite our sauiour Christ, three things are affirmed, first that they were kings, secondlie that they were three,² and lastlie that their names were Gaspar, Melchior, and Baltasar, as now commonlie they are called. For the first, Master R. demaundeth a reason, why I should thinke they were no kinges, himselfe not hable to shew any, why he should saie they were kings. But if reason may rule him, for which he calleth, as though he would yeelde vnto it, if it were giuen him, three reasons will I propounde, wherebie I am mooued not to beleeue that these men were kings.

1. 1pag. 484. &c.
2. 2Popish traditions full of fables and vanities