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The aunsweres of Thomas Iueson, to the obie∣ctions of Boner bishop of London, in a chamber at his house, in the moneth of Iuly.

1. FIrst, that he beleued, that there is but one Catholike,* 1.1 vniuersall and whole Church of Christ thorough the whole worlde, which hathe and holdeth the true faith, and all the necessarye Articles of Christen beliefe, & all the Sa∣craments of Christe, with the true vse and administration of the same.

2. Item, that he is necessarily bounden to beleeue & geue credite, in all the sayd faith, Articles of the beliefe, religion, and the Sacraments of Christe, and the administration of the same.

3. Item, that that faithe, religion, and administration of Sacraments, which now is beleeued, vsed, taught, and set forth in this our church of England, is not agreeing wyth the truth and faith of Christ, nor with the faith of the sayde Catholicke and vniuersall Church of Christ.

4. Item, concerning the Sacrament of the aultar, he be∣leueth, that it is a very Idol, and detestable before God, as it is now ministred.

5. Item, that the Masse is nought, and not of the institu∣tion of Christ, but y^t it is of mans inuention: and demaun∣ded whether any thing vsed in the Masse be good, he sayde that he would answere no further.

6. Item, that hee had not receiued the Sacrament of the aultar, since it hath ben ministred as now it is in England neither was confessed at any time within this seuen yeres, nor he hath not heard Masse by the same space.

7. Item, that auricular confession is not necessarye to be made to a priest, for that he cānot forgeue, nor absolue him from sinnes.

8. Item, concerning the Sacrament of Baptisme, that it is a signe and token of Christe, as circumcision was, and none otherwise, and he beleeueth that his sinnes are * 1.2 not washed away thereby, but his body onely washed: for his sinnes be washed away onely by Christes bloud.

9. Item, that there be in the Catholike Church of Christ, onely two Sacraments, that is to saye, the Sacrament of Baptisme, and the Sacrament of the Supper of the Lord, and no more, whiche are not rightlye vsed at this presente time in Englande, and therefore be vnprofitable.

10. Item, he beleueth, that all the ceremonies,* 1.3 nowe vsed in this Church of England, are vaine, superfluous, super∣stitious, and nought.

Furthermore the saide Iueson being earnestly trauai∣led wythall to recant, sayde in this wise: I woulde not re∣cant and forsake my opinion and belief, for all the goods in London. I do appeale to Gods mercy,* 1.4 and wilbe none of your Churche, nor submit my selfe to the same: and that I haue sayde, I will say againe. And if there came an Aun∣gell from heauen, to teache mee anye other Doctrine then

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The Martyrdome of Thomas Iueson.

* 1.5 that which I am in now, I would not beleue him. Which aunswere thus made, he was condemned as an hereticke, and wyth the same persons was committed to the secular power, (as they terme it) and at the place aboue mentio∣ned was burned: perseuering stil in his constant faith vn∣to the ende.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Aunsweres of Thomas Iueson.
• * 1.2

  He meaneth not by the mere vertue of the e∣lement.

  Two Sacra∣mentes.
• * 1.3

  Agaynst cere∣monyes.
• * 1.4

  Thomas Iueson condemned.
• * 1.5

  The Martyr∣dome of Tho∣mas Iueson, at Chichester. An. 1555. Iuly.