The Judgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixth, in his…The Ivdgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixt, in his…

that they have stood now almost this whole year clamouring a far off, while the book hath bin twice printed, twice bought up, & never once vouchs• a friendly conference with the author, who would be glad and thankful to be shown an error, either by private dispute, or public answer, and could retract, as well as wise men before him; might also be worth the gaining, as one who heretofore, hath done good service to the Church by their own confession. Or if he be obstinate, their confutation would have rendered him without excuse, and reclaimed others of no mean parts who incline to his opinion. But now their work is more then doubled; and how they will hold up their heads against the sudden aspect of these two great and reverend S•ints whom they have defamed, how they will make good the censuring of that for a novelty of licence, which Bucer constantly taught to be a pure and holy law of Christs kingdom, let them advise. For against these my adversaries, who before the examining of a propounded truth in a fit time of reformation, have had the conscience to oppose ought […] but their blind reproaches and surmises, that a single innocence might not be oppressed and overborne by a c•ow of mouths for the restoring of a law and doctrine ⟨image 8⟩falsely and unlearnedly reputed new and scandalous, God, that I may ever magnify and record this his goodness, hath unexpectedly raised up as it were from the dead, more then one famous light of the first reformation to bear witness with me, and to d•e me honour in that very thing, wherein these men thought to have blotted me: And hath given them the proof of a capacity which they despised, running equal, and authentic with some of their chiefest masters unthought of, and in a point of sagest moment.

that they have stood now almost this whole year clamouring a farre off, while the book hath bin twice printed, twice bought up, & never once vouchs• a friendly conference with the author, who would be glad and thankfull to be sh•wn an error, either by privat dispute, or public answer, and could retract, as well as wise men before him; might also be worth the gaining, as one who heertofore, hath done good service to the Church by their own confession. Or if he be obstinat, their confutation would have render'd him without excuse, and reclam'd others of no mean parts who incline to his opinion. But now their work is more then doubl'd; and how they will hold up their heads against the sudden aspect of these two great and reverend Sints whom they have desam'd, how they will make good the censuring of that for a novelty of licence, which Bucer constantly taught to be a pure and holy law of Christs kingdom, let them advise. For against these my adversaries, who before the examining of a propounded truth in a fit time of reformation, have had the conscience to oppose ght but their blind reproaches and surmises, that a single innocence might not be opprst and overborn by a cow of mouths for the restoring of a law and doctrin