Sin theoni en christoni the answer to the preface of the Rhemish Testament. By…Syn theōi en christōi the ansvvere to the preface of the Rhemish Testament. By…

For the doctrine in school, is and ought to be the same, that is in pulpit, and that in pulpit as exact, absolute, and necessary, as that in the school. The difference is, that in the school hath not annexed the goad and prick of exhortation, as th'other hath. For you ⟨p. 44⟩may not imagine Chrysostoms pulpit, so loose and so profane as yours is, to speak at all random, without any girdle of truth about your loins. Our women (God be praised) although they are well able, to set such Doctors as you are to school: know their places, and keep silence, content to teach their children at home: which if you cannot brook in them: or ever it can light of them, your condemnation must first pass upon the head of S. Paul, who commandeth to be teachers¹ of good things unto their daughters, and of Bathsheba who taught² the wisest child that ever was among the sons of Adam, Christ excepted. The example also of Eunice who taught Timothy from his very infancy³ in the Scriptures, is notable to teach that neither women must forbear teaching, nor very babes to learn. And if always learning, they are always ignorant: in what degree of ignorance, shall yours be found, that never learn any thing at all. They read the whole Bible, seeing all is inspired ⟨p. 45⟩of God, and all profitable, and⁴ therefore the moral parts. But yet prefer those that be doctrinal, or as you speak dogmatical; as both the foundation of all good manners, and the rule whereby they may judge of the example of life, whether it be good or bad, worthy of praise or dispraise. And it pitieth them, to see the blindness that is yet in your eye: which deemeth that to be so crooked, which to all sound judgement is straight: that is to say, that the causes should go before th' effects, and the rule before that which is ruled by it. And as Saint Paul in the duty of teaching,⁵ could not acquit the faith and trust put in him, but by teaching the people the whole counsel of God: so they think not themselves discharged in the duty of learning, unless to the uttermost of that they may, they endeavour to learn what is the good pleasure and perfect will of God towards them. Neither doubt they, but