An ansvvere to certein assertions of M. Fecknam, sometime abbot of Westminster which he made of late against a godly sermon of M. Iohn Goughes, preached in the Tower the xv. of Ianuarie. 1570. Seen and allowed.
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- An ansvvere to certein assertions of M. Fecknam, sometime abbot of Westminster which he made of late against a godly sermon of M. Iohn Goughes, preached in the Tower the xv. of Ianuarie. 1570. Seen and allowed.
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- Tomson, Laurence, 1539-1608.
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- Imprinted at London :: By Henrie Bynneman,
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- Feckenham, John de, 1518?-1585 -- Early works to 1800.
- Gough, John, fl. 1561-1570 -- Early works to 1800.
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"An ansvvere to certein assertions of M. Fecknam, sometime abbot of Westminster which he made of late against a godly sermon of M. Iohn Goughes, preached in the Tower the xv. of Ianuarie. 1570. Seen and allowed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13812.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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To the right worshipfuls, Sir Frauncis Iobson Knight, Lieuetenaunt of the Toure, Sir Henrie Neuell Knight, and M. Pellam Lieuete∣naunt of the Ordinaunce, geue these.
YOur worships re∣quest was vpon Sunday last, as I came from the Churche, to know my ly∣king of M. Goughes Ser∣mon. Wherunto I answered: that I was very lothe to finde any faulte with the sayings or dooings of any man, being al∣ready in trouble as you knowe. You re∣plied and sayd: that I was not able to find fault, where no fault was. I had thē no leisure to make any further answer, you departing homewardes, and I to my prison. But now considering wyth my self, yt I might séeme vnto you a greater offēder in holding my peace, than in spea∣king my mind: when as saying nothing I might ingender an opinion in you, that I am obstinate, self willed, and h••ue no∣thing
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to mislike but mine owne proper fansie. On the other side, to declare my minde, I might signifie vntoo you the iust causes, and true occasions, which I haue to finde fault withall: not so much for re∣prehending other men, as to shew the ne∣cessary stayes of mine owne conscience: I thought good, vppon your lycence graun∣ted and obteyned, to expresse by wryting some faultie matter of his sermon, wher∣by your worships might perceiue in the rest, how much fault he is worthy of for speaking, and how litle I deserue for not lyking of so vngodly pointes of doctrine. Desiring you most humbly, fauorably to interprete these my notes of reprehen∣ding his Sermon: that is, to proceede of a minde, not desirous of contention, but desirous of the truthe: more seeking to satisfie your request and de∣maund, than to minister a∣ny occasion of further argument.