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A07698	A dyaloge of syr Thomas More knyghte: one of the counsayll of oure souerayne lorde the kyng [and] chauncellour of hys duchy of Lancaster. Wherin be treated dyuers maters, as of the veneration [and] worshyp of ymages [and] relyques, prayng to sayntys, [and] goyng o[n] pylgrymage. Wyth many othere thyngys touching the pestylent sect of Luther and Tyndale, by the tone bygone in Sarony, and by tother laboryed to be brought in to Englond; Dyaloge of dyvers maters	More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.	1529 (1529)	STC 18084; ESTC S104969	282,100	256

his syn wold for ê‘te of hys penaunce wyllyngly offer hym self to the sufferauÌ„ce of open shame ther were no good cristen maÌ„ that wold after that lyke the man that wors but a grete deale the better And yf all suche opeÌ„ coÌ„fessyoÌ„ were synne there was mych syn vsed amoÌ„g good folke many day in Crystê chirch whaÌ„ yt was mich better thaÌ„ yt is now Lo AchaÌ„ that had coÌ„mytted sacrylege wherof ys wryten in Iosue was exorted by Iosue to coÌ„fesse hys faute opeÌ„ly gyue glory to god that had detected him by lottis And so dyd he and mekely suffered for hys syn as well the shame woÌ„der of the worlde as the payn aÌ„d bytternes of deth And therfore I no more dout of that theâ—e but that he is a glorioê° saint in heuen thaÌ„ I dout of that these the cryst promysed Paradyse hangynge on the crosse And â—urely yf meÌ„nys old fautys were styll theyr iÌ„famy after theyr ameÌ„demeÌ„t thaÌ„ was saynt Peter lytell beholdeÌ„ to saiÌ„t Mathew other of hys felows that haue slauÌ„dred hym in theyr gospels tellyng how shaÌ„fully after all hys crakê he forsoke his mayster forsware hiÌ„ both yf a good man ware naght the betâ— he was the more synne it is the more shame also And ys yt not thaÌ„ iÌ„ resoÌ„ oÌ„ the tother syde yf a naughty maÌ„ wax good the worse he was the better is for hiÌ„ the more worship also Our lord sayth hiÌ„ self that for one siÌ„ner comiÌ„g again to grace ther is more ioy iÌ„ heue than vppoÌ„ almost an huÌ„dred good folk that neuer sinned And rekeÌ„ we then that man shamed by the knolege of his â—yn here amoÌ„g synfull meÌ„ whose huÌ„ble coÌ„fessioÌ„ meâ—e ameÌ„demeÌ„t wiÌ„neth him so mych worship in heueÌ„ Trust me truly whaÌ„ a maÌ„ hath done euyll if he be duly sworeÌ„ it is a worshipfull shaÌ„e a ioyfull sorow to coÌ„fesse the treuth and good folke though they abhore the siÌ„ yet loue thei coÌ„med the maÌ„ as one that was noght ys good And the shame that he coÌ„ceyueth iÌ„ hys harte afore the worlde geteth hym grete honour afore god the shorte glowiÌ„g here in his chekis spedely burneth vp wasteth that neuer wastyng fyre of hell standyng hym ferther in stede of grete ê‘te of his purgatory And therfore to the poynt that we speke of wtout longe ê“cesse I tell you playnly my mynde that no man can be excused from the ê‘ell of eÌ„dlesse daÌ„nacioÌ„ that wold vpoÌ„ boldnes of eny doctors opynyoÌ„ hyde or couer hys faute by eny cautell after a lawfull oth gyueÌ„ him to tell the playn trothe therin And who so wyll say the coÌ„trary he must nedys hold playn agaynst the law say that no iuge may lawfully gyue an othe to the ê‘ty wherof shuld the othe serue yf the party myght lefully forswere hym self And also yf the iudge may not lawfully giue hym yâ— o the thaÌ„ may he refuse to swere may not first swere thaÌ„ say false whych euery man must vppoÌ„ daÌ„pnacyoÌ„ eschew though he folily take an othe where he lawfully myght refuse yt Â¶ Forsothe quod he me thynketh ye take the sure way Â¶ well q I yf this be so in one that is sworeÌ„ where the mater as he thinkyth caÌ„ not be well ê“ued how farre wronge went the man that we speke of to forswere hym selfe in a mater of prechyng that he wyll well was so opeÌ„ that it wold be playnly ê“ued what synne was therin what synne foly thereto was there to stycke styll in hys ê‘iury whaÌ„ he saw the mater aâ—lredy proued so clerely by so many so good so honest so indefferent that he coulde nothing now wyn by the deÌ„â—â—eâ—â— but euyll opynioÌ„ almost a dispayre of his ameÌ„demeÌ„t in all that euer hatd hiÌ„ Â¶ In good fayth q he all this is very truthe ther for we shall let him a lone tyll god send hym better mynde The .viii. chapyter Â¶ The author shewethe why the new testameÌ„t of Tyndals traÌ„slacyoÌ„ was burned she with for a sample certaiÌ„ wordê euill of euyll purpos chaÌ„gid BUt now I pray you let me kno your mynd coÌ„cernyng the burniÌ„g of the new testameÌ„t iÌ„ eÌ„glish which Tindal lately traÌ„slated as meÌ„ say right wel whiche makethe meÌ„ mich meruayl of the burniÌ„g Â¶ It is q I to me gret meruayl that eny good cristeÌ„ maÌ„ hauiÌ„g eny drop of wyt iÌ„ hys hed wold eny thiÌ„g meruell or coÌ„playn of yeâ—urniÌ„g of the boke if he knowe the mater which who so callith the new testameÌ„t calleth it by a wroÌ„g name except they wyl call yt Tyndals testament or Luthers testameÌ„t For so had tyndall after Luthers couÌ„sayle corrupted chauÌ„ged yt froÌ„ the good holsoÌ„ doctryne of Criste to the deuylysh heresyes of theyr own that it was clene a coÌ„trary thing Â¶ That were maruayle q your frend that it shuld be so clene coÌ„traty For to som that red it yt semed very lyke Â¶ It ys q I neuer the lesse coÌ„trary yet the more peryllâ—ê° For like as to a trew siluer grote a fals coê‘ grote is neuer the lesse coÌ„trary thogh yt be quyk syluered ouer but so mych the more false show mich it is couÌ„terfeted the more lyke to the trouth so was the traÌ„slacioÌ„ so mich the more coÌ„trary iÌ„ how mich it was craâ—cely deuysed like so mych the more peryllus iÌ„ how miche it was to folke vnlernyd more hard to be dyssernid Â¶ why q your freÌ„d what fautê wer ther syt To tell you all the q I were in a maner to reherse you all the hole hoke wherin ther were founden and noted wrong faâ—â—ly traÌ„slated aboue a thousand textê by tale Â¶ I wolde q he fayn here some one Â¶ He that shuld q I study for that shuld study where to finde water in the see But I wyll shewe you for ensample two or thre suche as euery one of the thre ys more than thryes thre in one Â¶ That were q he very straunge except ye mene more iÌ„ weyght For one caÌ„ be but one in noÌ„ber Â¶ Surely q I as weyghty be they as eny lyghtly can be But I mene the euery one of them is more thaÌ„ thryes thre in noÌ„ber Â¶ That were q he suÌ„what lyke a rydel Â¶ This rydell q I wyl sone be red For he hath mystraÌ„slated .iii. wordê of gret weyght euery oÌ„e of theÌ„ is as I suppose more than thryes three tymes repeted and rehersed in the boke Â¶ Ah that may well be q he but that was not well done But I pray you what wordê be they Â¶ The tone ys q I this word prestys The to ther the chyrch The thyrd charyte For prestis wher so euer he speketh of the pstê of Crystis chirch he neuer calleth them prestes but alway seuyours the chyrch he calleth alway the congregacyoÌ„ and charyte he callyth all ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ loue Now do these namê in our englysh

towchiÌ„ge the cause why he chaunged the name of preste into senior ye muste vnderstaÌ„d that luthere and his adherentys holde thys heresye that all holy order ys nothyng And that a prest is nothyng ellys but a man chosen among the peple to preche and that by that choyce to that oâ—â—yce he is preste by and by wythoute eny more ado and no preste agayne whan so euer the people chese a nother in hys place and that a preestys offyce is no thynge but to preche For as for saynge masse and herynge of confessyoÌ„ and absolucyon theruppoÌ„ to be geuen all thys he sayethe that euery man woman and childe may do as well as eny preste Now doth hychen therfore to â—et forthe thys opynyon wythall after hys masters herysye putte a waye the name of preste in hys translacyone as thoughe prestehede were notâ—yng where so euer the scrypture speketh of the prestys that were amonge the Iewes there dothe he in hys â—translacyon call theym styll by the name of prestis But where so euer the scrypture spekâ—th of the prestys of Christis chyrche therâ— doth he put away the name of prest in hys translacyoÌ„ bycause he wold make hyt seâ—â—e that the scrypture dyd neuer speke of eny prestys dyfferent from ley men amonge chrysten peple And he sayeth playnly in hys boke of obedyeÌ„ce that presthed and all holy orders amoÌ„g crysten peple be but faynyd inueÌ„tioÌ„s that prestys be nothyng but offycers chosyn to preche that all the consecration wherby they be coÌ„secrate is not hynge worth And for this cause iÌ„ all his traÌ„slacyon where so euer he speketh of theÌ„ the name of prâ—est whych to vs in oure own toÌ„g hath alway sygnyfyed an enâ—ynted persoÌ„ and wyth holy orders coÌ„secrated vnto god he hath chaungede in to the name of senyor no worde of our language but eyther vsed halfe in mockage whaÌ„ we speke freÌ„ch in sporte dieu vous garde senior or at the â—erdest nothynge betokenynge but elder So that yt ys â—the to se what he ment in the turnynge of these namys Â¶ In good fayth quod your frende it semeth veryly that he ment not well Â¶ Surely quod I ye wolde well say so yf yâ— sawe all the placys whych I shall cause you to se when ye wyll and ye shall soone iudge theym your selfe For yt were to longe to reherse theym all now Nor these haue I not rehersed you as for the cheef but for that they caÌ„ fyrst to mynde For ellâ—s I myght shortely reherse you many thyngys moo as farre owte of tewne as theese be For he chaungeth coÌ„menly the name of grace in to thys worde fauour where as euery fauour ys not grace in englyshe for in suÌ„ faâ—our is there lytle grace Confessyone he traunslateth in to knowledgynge Penaunce in to repentauÌ„ce A coÌ„tryte herte he â—hauÌ„geth iÌ„ to a troubled hart And many mo thingis lyke and many â—â—rtys vntrewly trauÌ„slated for the mayn tenauÌ„ce of heresye as I shall shew you same when we loke in the boke whych thyngis we shall not now reson vppon for they be not worthy to be brought iÌ„ questyone But I telle you thys mych onely for this cause that ye may peâ—ceyue that he hath thus vsed hym selfe in hys translacyone to th entent that he wold sett forthe luthers heresyes hys owne therby For fyrst he wold make the peple beleue that we shuld byleue nothyng but playne scrypture in whych poynt he techeth a playne pestylent heresye then wold he wyth hys false traÌ„slaâ—yoÌ„ make the peple beene ferther that such artycles of oure fayth as he laboreth to destroy and which be well proued by holy scripture were in holy scrypture nothynge spokeâ— of but that the prechâ—â—s haue all this xv C. yere myssreported the gospell and englyshed the scrypture wrong to lede the people purposely owte of the ryght way Â¶ The .ix. chapyter Â¶ The author shewethe a nother grete token that the translacioÌ„ was ê‘yllous made for aÌ„ euyll purpose BUt to th eÌ„teÌ„t ye shall yet the lesse doute what good â—raâ—te was iÌ„teÌ„ded by thys traÌ„slacyoÌ„ easyly iudge your self whyther yt was well worthy to be burned or not ye shall vnderstaÌ„d that there hath be synnys the tyme a nother booke made in englysh impryntyd as it sayeth iÌ„ Almayne a folyshe rayling boke agaynst the clergye and mich parte made in tyme but the effect therof was all agaynst the masse the holy sacrameÌ„tê In thys boke the maker â—ayleth vppoÌ„ all them that causyd Tyndals traÌ„slacyon of the new testameÌ„t to be burned sayng that they burnyd it bicause that yt destroyed the masse wherby ye may see that he rekenyd that translacyon very good for theyr purpose toward yâ— destruccyoÌ„ of the masse By saynt mary masse quod your frend that boke is a shrewd glose for the tother For yt shewed a cause for whyche yt was well worthy to be burnyd and the maker wyth yt yf yt were made to destroye the masse But who made that seconde boke Â¶ For soâ—â— q I yt appereth not in the boke For the boke ys put forthe namelesse and was in the begynnyng rekened to be made by Tyndall And whyther yt so were or not wee be not yet very sure â—ow be yt syth that tyme Tindall hath put owte in hys owne name a nother boke â—tytled MaÌ„mona which boke is â—erâ— maÌ„mona iniquitatis a very tresoury and well sprynge of wyckednes And yet hathe he sythens put forth a worâ— also named the obedyence of a crysten man a boke able to make a crysteÌ„ man that wolde byleue yt leue of all good crysten vertues and lese the meryte of hys crystendom In the preface of hys fyrst boke callyd Mammona he saith yâ— one frerâ—â—â—erome made the tother boke that we talke of whych frere Syerome gyuyng vp hys order of the frere obseruauntys cam to hym where he was shewyng hym that he wold caste of his abyte and leue hys relygyon assaye now to serue god and that afterward he lefte hym and wentte vnto Roy whyche ys as I thynke ye knowe a nother appostyta by wose counsale Tyndale sayeth that the frere Hâ—eroâ—e made yâ— boke wherein Tyndall sayeth that he myslykyth hys rymys and hys ouer mych raylynge And sayethe also that he fereth leste frere Hyerome shall not well proue all that he promyseth in that boke Â¶ why q your frend is that all the fere that he fyndeth in hym selfe and all the fawte that he fyndeth in yâ— frere and hys boke Â¶ ye in good fayth quod I euery whytte Â¶ ThaÌ„ fyndethe he q your frende no faut in hys apostasye Â¶ No more quod I than I shewe you Â¶ Nor findeth he quod your freÌ„de no faute in that the freres boke sayeth that the new testament of Tyndall was burnid bicause it stroyed the masse Â¶ Neuer a whytte q I more than you here Â¶ And fereth he quod your frend no thyng ellys but leste the

that sauing for thauthoryte of the chyrch men coud not knowe what scrypture they sholde byleue And here ys hyt shewed that god wyll not suffre the chyrch to be deceyued in the choyce of the very scrypture of god from eny counterfete NOw ys yt I suppose well clerely proued by scrypture the thyng that I promysed that ys to wytt that the chyrche caÌ„ not erre in any suche substauncyall artycle as god wyl haue vs bouÌ„den to byleue Â¶ But yet for as myche as ye regarde nothynge but scrypture onely thys wolde I fayne wytte of you whyther ye byleue that chryste was borne of a vyrgyn Â¶ what els quod he Â¶ why byleue you that quod I Â¶ The gospell sheweth me so quod he Â¶ what yf yt dyd not quod I were thaÌ„ your crede oute of credence but yf he brynge wytnesse wyth hym Â¶ The crede quod he ys a thynge by yt selfe Â¶ yet ys yt quod I no parte of the gospell as the pater noster ys And yet I thynke yf gospell had neuer bene wryten ye wolde haue byleued your crede Â¶ So thynke I to q he Â¶ And wherfore q I but for bycause the chyrch shuld haue shewed you so But let our crede alone a whyle and go we to the gospel selfe whych gospel telleth you that cryste was borne of a vyrgyn Â¶ The gospel of seynt luke quod he Â¶ How knowe you that q I Â¶ For I rede yt so quod he in the booke Â¶ ye rede q I suche a boke But how know yow that saynt Luke made yt Â¶ How knowe I quod he other bokê but by that they bere the namys of they re authors wryteÌ„ vppoÌ„ them Â¶ Know you yt wel therby quod I Many bookes be there that haue false inscrypcyons and are not the bookes of theym that they be named by Â¶ That ys trouth q he But yet though men dyd peradueÌ„ture erre and fayle iÌ„ the name as if he shulde repute a boke of Stories to be made by Titus Liuius whych he neuere made but suÌ„ other honest cuÌ„niÌ„g maÌ„ yet were the boke nether lesse elygaunt nor lesse trewe therfore Nor in lyke wyse if the chyrche dyd mysse take the very name of sum euauÌ„gelyste gospell yet were the gospell neuer the lesse trew Â¶ That ys quod I well sayde But how be ye sure that the mater of the boke ys trew Â¶ Mary quod he for I am Â¶ That ys quod I the reasoÌ„ that a mayde layeth for her owne knowlege of her maydeÌ„hed But she coulde tell a nothere how she knoweth she hath yt sauynge that she ys lothe to cuÌ„ so nere as to be a knowen that she coulde tell how she myghte lese yt But here ys no such fere Tell me therfore whereby wot ye that the mater of that booke ys trew Â¶ I thynke quod he that god sheweth me so Â¶ That ys well thought quod I. But he tolde yt you not mouthe to mouth Â¶ No q he But he hath tolde yt to other in the bygynnynge or els yt was well knowen in the bygynnynge whan he wrote yt And he was knowen and byleuyde by hys liuynge and the myracles that god dyd for hiÌ„ And after that yt was onis knoweÌ„ the knowlege went forth fro maÌ„ to maÌ„ And god hath so wroght wyth vs that we byleue yt bycause the hole chyrch hath alway done so byfore our dayes Â¶ Now cum you quod I to the very poynte for many thyngys hath bene trew yâ— in procys after hathe lefte to be byleuyd And many a thing hath in the bygynnynge bene knowen for false and yet hath after happed to be byleuyd But the gospels and holy scrypture god prouydeth that though percase sum of it may perishe be loste whereby they myghte haue harme but not fall in errour for the fayth shulde stande though the scrypturys were all gon yet shall he neuer suffer his chirch to be deceyued in that poynt that they shall take for holy scripture eny boke that ys not And therfore sayeth holy saynt AusteÌ„ I shuld not byleue the gospell but yf yt were for the chyrche And he sayeth good reasone For were yt not for the spyryte of god keping the trouth therof in hys chyrch who could be sure whych were the very gospels There were many that wrot the gospell And yet hathe the chyrch by secrete instinct of god reiectyde the remenaunte and chosen oute these foure for the sure vndowted trew Â¶ That ys quod he sure so Â¶ Thys ys quod I so sure so that Luther hym selfe ys dryuyn of necessytye to graunte thys or els he perceyuyth that there were none holde nor surtie iÌ„ scripture yt selfe yf the chyrch myght be suffrede by god to be deceyued in that poynt to take for holy scrypture that wryting that in dede were not And therfore he confessyth that thys muste nedys be a sure infallyble grounde that god hath geuyn thys gifte vnto hys chyrch that hys chyrche caÌ„ alway dyscerne the word of god froÌ„ the worde of meÌ„ Â¶ In good faythe quod he that muste nedys be so or els all wolde fayle Â¶ Quod I than ye that wolde byleue the chyrche in nothinge nor giue sure credence to the trâ—dycyon of the chyrch but yf yt were pâ—ued by scrypture now se yt prouyd to you that ye coulde not byleue the scrypture but yf yt were proued to be scrypture by the iudgemente and tradycyoÌ„ of the chyrch Â¶ No quod he but when I haue lerned onys of the chyrch that yt ys holy scrypture and the worde of god than I bileue it better than I byleue al the chyrche I myght by a lyght persone sumtyme know a mych more substancyall maÌ„ And yet whaÌ„ I know hym I wyll byleue hym mych beter thaÌ„ hym by whome I know hym if they varied iÌ„ a tale and were coÌ„â—rary Â¶ Good reason quod I. But the chyrch bâ—ddith you not byleue the coÌ„trary of that the scrypture sayeth But he tellythe you that in such placys as ye wold better bileue the scrypture than the chyrche there ye vnderstand not the scrypture For what so euer wordys yt spekyth yet yt meanyth not the contrary of that the chirch techeth you And the chirch can not be deceyued in any such weghtye poynt Â¶ whereby shall I knowe q he Â¶ why be we at the poynt yet quod I haue we so sone forgotten the perpetuall assystence of the trynyte in hys chyrch and the prayoure of Chryste to kepe the fayth of hys chyrche fro fayliÌ„ge and the holy gost senâ—e of purpose to kepe iÌ„ the chirch the rememberaunce of Chrystê wordê and to lede them in to all trouth what wold yt haue profited to haue put you iÌ„â—he rememberaunce of the assystense of god with the chylderne of Israell walkyng wyth theÌ„ in the cloude by day iÌ„ the pyler of fyer by nyght in theyr erthly viage and therby to haue prouyde you the mych more specyall assystence of god wyth hys christeÌ„ chyrch

they caÌ„ not lyghtly mete wyth mych worse company than theym selfe and that they rather corrupt vs than we them Â¶ The .xiii. chapyter Â¶ The messenger moueth that yt wold do well that prestys shold haue wyuys wherunto the author maketh answer BUt I wold wene it wold ameÌ„d myth ê‘te of this mater yf they myghte haue wyuys of they re owne Â¶ Mary q I so sayth luther Tyndal also sauyng that they go suÌ„what ferther forth For Tyndall whose bookys be nothiÌ„g els iÌ„ effect but the worst heresyes pyked out of Luthers workys Luthers worst wordê translated by Tyndall put forth in Tyndals own name doth in his fraÌ„tyke boke of obedyeÌ„ce wherin he rayleth at large agaynst all popes agaiÌ„st all kyngê agaynst all prelatys all presâ—ê all relygyous all the lawes all the sayntys agaynst the sacrameÌ„tys of Crystê chyrch al agaiÌ„st vertuous workys agaynst all dyuyne seruyce and fynally agaynst all thyng in effecte the good is in that boke I say Tyndal holdeth the prestê must haue wyâ—ys And that he groundeth wysely vpoÌ„ the wordys of saynt Poule where he wryteth to Thimotheus Oportet episcopum esse irreprehensibilem vnius vxoâ—is viruÌ„ That a bysshop must be a maÌ„ vnreproueable and the husbande of one wyfe And that yt muste be consydered whether he haue well brought vp hys chyldren and well gouerned hys housholde By these wordys doth Tyndall after Luther conclude for a playn mater that prestys must nedys haue wyâ—es and that saynt Poule wold there shold in no wyse be none other prestys but maryed folke Is yt not now a woÌ„der wyth what spectacles Luther and Tyndall haue spyed thys thynge now in these wordys of saynt Powle In whyche of so many grete connyngâ—â—â—thers and holy sayntys as haue often redde and depely coÌ„sydered those wordys before there was neuer none that had eyther the wytte or the grace to ê‘ceyue that grete specyal coÌ„maundemeÌ„t thys .xv. C. yere tyll now the god hathe at last by reuelacyoÌ„ shewed thys hygh secrete mystery to these .ii. goodly creatures Luther and Tyndall leste that holy frere shold haue lost his maryage of that holy nonne and Tyndall some good maryage that I thynke hym towarde Tyndal nothing answereth in his boke to that poynt but roÌ„neth and rayleth ouer wythout reson and sayth that the scrypture ys playne therin for hym And euer he passeth ouer as thouh he herd it not that al the holy doctours that euer were in Crystê chyrch sayen that the scrypture whych he alledgeth to be very playn for him is very playn agaynst hym as it is in dede For saynt poule in that place for as mych as yet at that tyme excepte none but yong meÌ„ shold haue beÌ„ prestê which he thought not comenly conuenyent ellys coulde they make no prestys then but suche as eyther were or had ben maryed therfore thappostle hauing in the choyse of prestys a specyall respecte to chastyte and wyllyng to go as â—ere to no wyfe as myght be dyd ordayne as god had instructed hym that who so euer shold be admytted to presthâ—d sholde be the husband of one wyfe Meanyng suche as then had or byfore had had no mo but one that neuer had had twayn He meaned not as mad Luther Tyndall wold now make the world so â—â—d to byleue that a prest must nedys haâ—e one nor that he may neuer lacâ—e one nor that he may haue one after a notheâ— â—or the onely forbyddynâ— of twain at onys but he ment only that non shold be admytted to presthed but onely such a man as neuer had had nor shold haue but onely one whyche ys the thynge that euer was hath bene by those wordys vnderstanden And not onely where saynt Powle taught but also thorow crystendome where the other apostles planted the fayth hath yt euer ben so obserued Whych is a playne profe that concernynge the prohybycyon of eny mo wyuys then one and the forbydiâ—g of bygamy by the weddyng of one wyfe after a nother was the specyall ordynaunce of god and of saynt Powle whose epystles wherin he wryteth eny thynge of thys mater was peraduenture not comen to the handys of other apostles whan they toke yet the same order by the same spyryte that taught yt hym For thys is certayn that euer euery where in crystendom the bygamy of two wyues eche after other hath ben a let and impedyment agaynst the the takynge of holy orders and hath of long tyme ben a let though the â—one wyfe had ben maryed and buryed byfore the mannys baptysme And nowe these two wyse men agaynst the olde holy fathers and connyng doctours agaynst the coÌ„tynuall custume of Crystê chyrch so many huÌ„dred yeres bygoÌ„ne and contynued by the spyryte of god haue spyed at last the saynt Powle sayth and meaneth that a preste maye marye â—wyse haue one wyfe after a nother and that he must so haue For by Tyndall a prest must euer haue one wyfe at the lest And surely yf we leue the trew vndâ—â—standyng of saynt Powlys wordê and byleue Tyndall that yt ys there ment and comaunded bycause of thys worde ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ that a prest muste haue one then may Tyndall as for the place tell vs that a prest ys at lybertye to haue twayne at onys or twentye and he wyll bycawse saynt Powle saythe no more but that the bysshop muste be the husband of one wyfe Whych wordys Tyndall maye tell vs be veryfyed yf he be the husbaÌ„d of .x. wyuys For the husbaÌ„d of .x. wyuys were the husbaÌ„d of one as the father of ten chyldren is the father of one yf the wyuys were as coÌ„patyble as the chyldreÌ„ be as it is no dout but Luther and Tyndall wold sone make theÌ„ by scrypture yf theyr owne interpetacyoÌ„ may be taken for authoryte agaiÌ„st the perceyuing that god hath gyuen to all good crysten people this .xv. C. yere Now as I say vppoÌ„ Tyndals takyng saiÌ„t Poule shold menâ—â— not that a preste sholde haue bâ—t one wyfe for that but is not â—â—aiÌ„t Powlê woâ—dê but he sholde mene that a preste muste haue one at the leâ—â—e as though saiÌ„t Poule had leuer that the preste had .xx. saâ—e for ouercharging Yet yt semeth that Tyndall so take yt in dede and that a preste might haue dyuers wyues at onys specyally for the grete reason that he setteth therto For where as saynt Poule syth there was at that â—yme lytel choyse to make prestê of but maryed men wylled therfore that in the choyse of the bysshoppe there shold be consydered howe he had gouerned hys owne howsehold bycause he that had mystatched his wyfe and hys chyldren were vnmete for a gret cure therfore sayth Tyndal that neuer shold ther eny prest be made but but such as hath a wyfe and chyldren by the gouernaunce of theym shewed that he is mete to bere a rule as thoughe we neuer saw eny man that neuer had wyfe gouerne an housholde better thâ—Ì„ many that

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