Jo. Not y• less jot, of all y• above rehearsed things, ergo they are not sent by god, but sensuality ⟨image 56⟩and impudent boldness, did impel & move them. For, what miracles do they? except, these are, to be called miracles, that they, with their pernicious doctrine, do bring men, out of their right, and godly mind, in to stark madness, or, that they, make the gammons, and legs of bacon, hanging in the larders, of the simple and poor people, invisible? What learning, should we look for, where rudeness, and (as they do speak themselves) simplicity, is taken for high rudicion? I do pass over here, many of them, which can scarcely read, yea and what will ye say of them, y• can read no manner of thing Are not these, y• neophytes (by y• neophytes, I mean not only them, that are newly converted, ⟨image 56⟩but such as do lack learning) that Paul do reject? But they promote them, that by all their lives time, did never read the Bibles, having only in readiness, certain sentences, not understood, which being, either plucked out, of all parts of scripture, or stolen, or else borrowed, of their guides & leaders, they do writhe, wrest & turn to contention, with all maledicence, & reviling. And so, standing among the simple people, have always in their tongues ends, y• father of heaven and the spirit. What name, my Simon, may conveniently, be given unto them? I may not call them apostles, for they are not sent, by god. Again, they do not preach where nothing hath ben yet preached of god but where y• people, hath ben a long ⟨image 57⟩[…] ⟨image 57⟩[…] ⟨image 58⟩season, & with the great labour of the true and faithful ministers, taught the way of truth there do they break in, destroying, perverting, &, as a storm or tempest, stirring up, all things, making the commons so perplexed, and doubtful, that they know neither end nor beginning. If any man, should call them prophets and expositors of the scriptures, it were none other thing, but to call a filthy swine, an excellent & cunning Musician. For they are ignorant in all manner of tongues, in so much, that they do contemn them, being content with y• vulgar tongue only, If thou callest them doctors, they know nothing less, than the right way and trade of teaching, Besides, that they want the truth, ⟨image 58⟩which is chiefly required in a teacher. But peradventure, they will be called bishops and shepherds.
Io. Not y• lesse iote, of al y• aboue rehersed thīges, ergo thei are not sēt by god, but sēsualitee ⟨image 56⟩and ipmpudent boldenesse, dyd impell & moue them. For, what myracles doe thei? except, these are, to be called miracles, that they, with their pernicious doctrine, dooe brynge men, out of their right, and godly minde, in to starke madnesse, or, that thei, make the gammons, and legges of bakon, hangynge in the larders, of the symple and poore people, inuisible? What learnynge, should we loke for, where rudenes, and (as thei do speake themselues) simplicitee, is taken for hyghe rudicion? I dooe passe ouer here, many of them, whiche can scarcely reade, yea and what wyll ye saie of them, y• can reade no maner of thyng Are not these, y• neophites (by y• neophites, I meane not onely them, that are newly conuerted, ⟨image 56⟩but such as doe lacke learnyng) that Paule do reiecte? But thei promote them, that by all their lyues tyme, did neuer reade the Bybles, hauyng onely in readinesse, certaine sentences, not vnderstonded, which beyng, either plucked out, of al partes of scripture, or stolen, or els borowed, of their gydes & leaders, thei dooe wrethe, wrast & turne to contencion, wt all maledicence, & reuilyng. And so, stondyng among the simple people, haue alwais in their tonges endes, y• father of heauen and the spirite. What name, my Symon, maie conueniently, be geuen vnto them? I maie not call them apostels, for thei are not sent, by god. Again, thei do not preache wher nothīn hath ben yet preached of god but where y• people, hath ben a long ⟨image 57⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 57⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 58⟩season, & with the great labour of the true and faithfull ministers, taught the waie of truthe there doe thei breake in, destroiyng, peruertyng, &, as a storme or tempest, stirryng vp, all thinges, makyng the commons so perplexed, and doubtfull, that thei know neither ende nor begynnyng. If any man, shoulde call them prophetes and expositours of the scriptures, it were none other thyng, but to call a filthy swine, an excellent & cunning Musician. For thei are ignorant in al maner of tongues, in so muche, that thei doe contemne them, being content with y vulgare tongue onely, If thou callest thē doctours, they know nothynge lesse, than the right waie and trade of teachyng, Besides, that thei want the truthe,
