M. Harding.M. Hardinge.

M. Harding.

M. Hardinge.

Ye leap with a light skip from one thing to an other: neither dwell ye long in any one point, but in lying.

Ye leape with a lighte skippe from one thinge to an other: neither dwell ye longe in any one pointe, but in lieinge.

But ye say, they be both the persons guilty, and the Judges also. Judges doubtless they be. For their vocation is lawful, ye cannot disprove it. Guilty also they be, we deny not: but whereof? Of frail living, not of false teaching. (for commonly they teach nothing). And where? In the court of conscience,^‡ not in the court of man. Or if any of them be, both before this council, ⟨p. 624⟩and in this council godly orders have been decreed for wholesome reformation.²

But ye saie, they be bothe the persons giltie, and the Iudges also. Iudges doubtelesse they be. For their vocation is lawfull, ye cannot disproue it. Guilty also they be, we denie not: but whereof? Of fraile liuinge, not of false teachinge. (for commonly they teache nothinge). And where? In the courte of conscience,^‡ not in the courte of man. Or if any of them be, bothe before this councell, ⟨p. 624⟩and in this councell godly orders haue benne decreed for holesome reformation.