The co[n]futacyon of Tyndales answere made by syr Thomas More knyght lorde chau[n]cellour of Englonde

More.

Forsoth saue for the ryme I wolde not geue a ryshe, ney¦ther for his denyeng nor for hys defyenge, nor for any rea∣son that he layeth forth therfore.

For where he sayth that yt is contrary to the lernynge of saynt Poule euery where: I say that therein Tindale sayth not trew. For saynt Poule reproued but the superstyciouse truste that the iewes hadde, as well in theyr ceremonyes & sacramentes, as in the workes of theyr law wythout fayth and iustyce and dedes of cheryte / and the superstycyon 〈◊〉〈◊〉

[ A] them also that thought theym selfe bounden of necessyte to kepe them styll after the new lawe promulgate and spred a∣bout / whē the tyme of those olde ceremonyes, sacramētes, iudycyalles, & all was gone / sauynge for as farreforth as the chyrch of Cryst by y^e spiryte of god hath taken vp any a∣••ayne. But let Tyndale brynge of saynt Poule all the pla∣ces that he possyble can / and he shall neuer fynde one whyle he lyueth amonge them all, in whyche saynte Poule repro∣ueth any sacramēt or ceremony taken vppe and accompted for good thorow Crystes whole catholyque chyrche / nor yet the iewes for vsynge the ceremonyes geuen by god to Moy¦ses, and by Moyses to them for the tyme whyle they serued, though they knew not the sygnyfycacyons / excepte yt were for lakke of some other vertue, whych they lefte of & rought [ B] not for / and thereby loste the frute of theyre ceremonyes at all.

One other thynge he sayth whych he taketh for an hygh poynt, to proue that saynt Poule taught no ceremonyes or sacramentes, but suche as h•• taught also theyr sygnyfyca∣cyons. And that he proueth thus.