Sermons upon Deuteronomy

in that only respect and none other, the writer had leave given him to deliver copies of whatsoever sermons were demanded of him, to the end that such as received them at his hand, might profit themselves by the doctrine of them, howbeit upon condition that the same should not afterward in any wise prejudice or hinder the poor, for ⟨image 6⟩whom the original copies were carefully preserved (as hath been said), that they might be printed to the common benefit of them all, whensoever it should please God to give them ability, as was done afterward. By reason hereof some which had gotten out copies that came to whole books, taking opportunity of the liberty which our Lord of his infinite goodness and mercy gave to the realm of France, sticked not to cause some of them to be printed, not only to the great hinderance of the poor, who by the means were bereft of the thing that belonged unto them: but also to the disadvantage of all the faithful, inasmuch as those copies were never overlooked & conferred with the originals, which are kept diligently here: which is such a deed as we know not how to name in one word, and therefore do willingly leave the judgement thereof to such as see whereto it tendeth, and what sequel may ensue of it. For if every man may have liberty to print at his pleasure, all the sermons which he can pretend to have bin so gathered, whereas notwithstanding they have not bin conferred with the original copies which we have here: who shall let them to falsify the most part of the true sermons by adding or diminishing, and by mangling or nipping of them after their own fancy? It is well known that the abusing of the names of Gods good and faithful servants, is no new thing. If such liberty be given, & men deal as they have begun, in this case: what will come of it, but that the doctrine of salvation shall stand as it were at the courtesy of such as will make their own devices fly through the whole world, under pretence of setting the name of this good man to the titles of them? For sufficient proof whereof, and to the end it should not be thought that we do wrongfully & without cause give inkling of the things aforesaid: we will briefly touch what hath bin done herein a few years since:

in that onelie respect and none other, the writer had leaue giuen him to deliuer copies of whatsoeuer sermons were demaunded of him, to the end that such as receiued them at his hand, might profite themselues by the doctrine of them, howbeit vppon condition that the same should not afterward in any wise preiudice or hinder the poore, for