The second reason. In this booke also it is appoynted that after the Creede if there be no sermon, an homily must follow eyther already set out, or hereafter to be set out. This is scarce playne dealyng, that they would haue vs to consent vnto that which we neuer saw, and whiche is to be set out hereafter, we hauing had such cause already to distrust them by that whiche is already set out, beyng corrupt and straunge to maynteyne an vnlearned and reading ministerie. And sith it is playne that mens workes ought to be kepte in, and nothing else but the voyce of God and ho∣ly Scriptures, in whiche onely are conteyned (y) 1.1 all fulnesse and sufficiencie to decide controuer∣sies,* 1.2 must sound in his church, for the very name Apocrypha testifieth, that they ought rather to be kept close, than to be vttered.
Your second reason in fewe wordes is this: In the booke of common* 1.3 prayer it is appointed that after the Creede, if there be no sermon, an Homilie must follow, eyther already set out, or hereafter to be set out, but you knowe not what will hereafter be set out, therefore you will not subscribe.
You haue no cause to suspect any thing touching religion set out by publike authoritie (for so is the booke) or hereafter to be set out by com∣mon authoritie. Hitherto you are not able to conuince any Homilie set out by common authoritie, of any errour, and therfore you ought not* 1.4 to be suspicious of any that is to come. If any Homilie shall hereaf∣ter be set out, wherein you mislike any thing, you neede not to reade it, the booke doth not appoynt you this or that Homily to reade, but some one which you like best. But what neede you to be scrupulous in this matter? if you be disposed to preache, then neede you reade no Homilie at all, therefore this is no reason.