Lati. Your Lordship gently exhorted me in many words, to come to the unity of the Church. I confess (my Lord) a Catholic Church, spread throughout all the world, in the which no man may err, without the which unity of the Church no man can be saved:1 but I know perfectly by Gods word that this Church is in all the world, and hath not his foundation in Rome only, as you say, and me thought your Lordship brought a place out of the Scriptures to confirm the same, that there was a jurisdiction given to Peter, in that Christ bad him regere, govern his people. In deed my Lord, saint Peter did well and truly his office, in that he was bid regere: but since the Bishops of Rome have taken a new kind of regere. In deed they ought to regere, but how my Lord? not as they will them selves: but this regere must be hedged in, and digged in. They must regere, but secundum verbum dei: they must rule, but according to the word of God.
But the Bishops of Rome have turned regere secundum verbum dei, into regere secundum voluntatem suam: 2they have turned the rule according to the word of GOD into the rule according to their own pleasures, and as it pleaseth them best: as there is a book set forth which hath divers points in it, and amongest other, this point is one, which your Lordship went about to prove by this word regere, and the argument which he bringeth forth for the proof of that matter, is taken out of Deuteronomy, where it is said: if there riseth any controversy among the people, the Priests Levitici generis, of the order of Leviticus shall decide the matter secundum legem dei, accordyng to the law of GOD: so it must be taken. This book perceiving this authority to be given to the Priests of the old law, taketh occasion to prove the same to be given to the Bishops and other the Clergy of the new law: but in proving ⟨p. 1763⟩this matter, where as it was said there, as the Priests of the order of Leviticus should determine the matter according to Gods law (that according to Gods law) is left out, and only is recited: as the Priests of the order of Leviticus shall decide the matter,3 so it ought to be taken of the people: a large authority I ensure you. What gelding of Scripture is this? what clipping of Gods coin? With the which terms the audience smiled.
Lati. Your Lordshyppe gentlye exhorted mee in manye woordes, to come to the vnitie of the Churche. I confesse (my Lorde) a Catholicke Churche, spread throughout all the worlde, in the whiche no man may erre, without the whiche vnitie of the Churche no man can be saued:1 but I knowe perfectly by Gods woorde that this Churche is in all the worlde, and hath not his foundation in Rome only, as you say, and me thought your Lordshyp brought a place out of the Scriptures to confirme the same, that there was a iurisdiction geuen to Peter, in that Christe bad hym regere, gouerne his people. In deede my Lord, sainct Peter did well and truely his office, in that he was byd regere: but since the Byshoppes of Rome haue taken a new kynd of regere. In deede they ought to regere, but how my Lord? not as they will them selues: but this regere must be hedged in, and digged in. They must regere, but secundum verbum dei: they must rule, but accordyng to the worde of God.
But the Byshops of Rome haue turned regere secundum verbum dei, into regere secundum voluntatem suam: 2they haue turned the rule accordyng to the woorde of GOD into the rule accordyng to their owne pleasures, and as it pleaseth them best: as there is a booke set foorth whiche hath diuers poyntes in it, and amongest other, this poynt is one, whiche your Lordshyppe went about to proue by this woorde regere, and the argument whiche he bryngeth foorth for the proofe of that matter, is taken out of Deuteronomie, where it is sayde: if there ryseth anye controuersie amonge the people, the Priestes Leuitici generis, of the order of Leuiticus shall decide the matter secundum legem dei, accordyng to the lawe of GOD: so it muste be taken. This booke perceyuing this authoritie to be geuen to the Priestes of the olde lawe, taketh occasion to proue the same to be geuen to the Byshops and other the Cleargy of the new law: but in prouyng ⟨p. 1763⟩this matter, where as it was sayde there, as the Priestes of the order of Leuiticus shoulde determine the matter accordyng to Gods law (that accordyng to Gods law) is left out, and onely is recited: as the Priestes of the order of Leuiticus shall decide the matter,3 so it ought to be taken of the people: a large authoritie I ensure you. What gelding of Scripture is this? what clippyng of Gods coyne? With the which termes the audience smiled.
- 1The universal Church hath not his foundation only in Rome. argument. Christ bad Peter regere, govern his pe• ple. Ergo, the Pope […] Rex, to reign […] Kings and Emperors.The vniuersall Church hath not his foundation onely in Rome. •rg•ment. Christ bad Peter regere, gouerne his pe• ple. Ergo, the Pope 〈…〉 Rex, to reigne 〈…〉 Kinges and Emperours.
- 2Regere […] to regere […] voluntatē. Deut. 21.Regere 〈…〉 to regere 〈…〉 voluntatē. Deut. 21.
- 3Clipping of Gods Scriptures by the Catholics.Cli•ping of Gods Scriptures by the Catholickes.
