And the ende of the order in the booke is to be obserued, which (*) 1.1 is to kepe the prayers in the ac∣customed place of the church, chappell, or chauncell, which howe maketh it to edification? And thus for the generall faultes committed either in the whole lyturgie, or in the most part of it, both that I may haue no neede to repeate the same in the particulars, and that I be not compelled alwayes to enter a new disputation, so oft as M. Doctor saith, very 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & vnlike a diuine, (*) 1.2 whence so euer this or that come, so it be not euill, it may be well established in the Church of Christ.
What is the ende of the booke in that matter? why do you not expresse it? But you say it is to keepe the prayers in the accustomed places. &c. if this be the ende: why doth the book〈1 line〉〈1 line〉 admitte alteration? do you not sée your solfe manifestly conuinced by the booke? I be∣léeue, and I am well assured, that the ende is edification, whatsoeuer you imagine to the contrarie. And vndoubtedly you haue founde out maruellous weightie and wittie reasons agaynst the whole Lyturgie, or the moste parte of it: And the faults you haue noted be very many and excéeding great. But haue you no conscience in calling good euill? or are you not afrayde vpon so light quarels to make suche a schisme in the Church, and to bring so worthy a booke into so great contempt? Well, you will one daye be better aduised, I doubt not: whiche truely I wishe for, and hope for, howe vncour∣teously so euer you haue vsed me.
That which M Doctor sayth, so vnskilfully and vnlike a diuine, he hath learned of bet∣ter and more skilfull diuines, than eyther of vs bothe be: that is, of Ambrose and of Caluine: for the one sayth: Omne verum à quocun{que} dicitur à spiritu sancto est: All truthe of* 1.3 whom soeuer it is spoken, is of the holy Ghost: the other, Purus est multarū 〈1 line〉〈1 line〉erū vsus, quarū vitiosa est origo. The vse of many thinges is pure, whose beginning is vicious and vnpure. But M. Doctors bare affirmation (if he had so vsed it) is of as good credite, as your bare negation: But when he hath learned mē of his opinion and Iudgement: for you thus to shift it of, is but to bewray your vnablenesse to disproue it, either by authori∣tie or reason. You should at the least haue made true repor〈1 line〉〈1 line〉e of my words, which you haue not done, but delt therin according to your accustomed manner, for my wordes be th〈1 line〉〈1 line〉se. Fol. 82. It maketh no matter of whome it was inuented, in* 1.4 what booke it is conteyned, so that it be good and profitable, and con〈1 line〉〈1 line〉onant to Gods worde: and you reporte them thus: whence soeuer this or that come, so it be not euill, it may be well established in the churche of Christ. If you haue the truthe, why doe you thus goe about to maynteyne it with lyes? In so doing you hurt not me, but your selfe, and your cause.