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BVt thoughe wee bee greatly delited in the fourme which the lawes of England vse in sifting out the truthe in matters of contention, yet whe∣ther the same lawe bee contrarie to holye scrip∣ture or not, that is to vs somewhat doubtfull.
For our Lorde saiethe to the Pharasies in the vii. Chapiter of Saint Iohnz Ghospell: In your lawe it is written that the te∣stimonye of two menne is true. And the lorde con¦firming the same saithe.
I am one that beare wit∣nesse of my selfe, and the father that sent mee bea∣reth wytnes of me.
Nowe sir the Pharasies were Iewes, so that it was all one to saye. It is written in your lawe and it is written in Moy∣ses lawe, whyche God gaue to the children of Israell by Moyses.
Wherefore to gaynesaie thys lawe is too denye gods lawe. Whereby it folowethe that if the law of England swarue from thys lawe, it swar∣uethe also from Godds lawe, whyche in no wise maye bee contraryed.
It ys wrytten also in ye eyghteenthe Chapiter of Saint Mathues gospell:
Where the lord speaking of brotherlye admonitiō, amonge other thinges sayethe thus: But if thy brother here shee not then take yet wyth thee one or twooe, that in the mouthe of twoe or three witnesses euerye matter maye bee stablished.
If the Lorde haue ap∣pointed euerye matter to be stablyshed in ye mouth of twoe or three witnes∣ses, then it is in vaine for to seeke for the verdict of manye menne in maters of doubt. For no manne is able to laye any other or better foundation then the Lorde hath layde.
These are the doub∣tes good Chauncelloure whyche touchynge the
procedynge of the law of Englande in the try∣all of maters do sōewhat trouble me. Wherefore what aūswer maye here vnto be made I would gladly learne of you