The next three sections I haue before answeared / wher I haue spoken of the abuses in baptisme / crossing / and interrogatories / it foloweth to speake vnto the section contained in. 194. 195. &. 196. pa.
IF it be M. Bucers iudgement whych is alledged heere for the ring / I see that sometimes Homere sleapeth. For first of all I haue shewed / that it is not law∣full to institute new signes and sacraments / and then it is dangerous to doe it / especially in this whych confirmeth the false and popyshe opinion of a sacrament / as is alledged by the admonition. And thirdly / to make suche fonde allegories of the laying downe of the money / of the roundnes of the ring / and of the mystery of the fourth finger / is (let me speake it wyth hys good leaue) very ridiculous and farre vnlike hym selfe. And fourthly / that he wil haue the minister to preach vp∣on these toyes / surely it sauoreth not of the learning and sharpnes of the iudge∣ment of M. Bucer. And wheras M. doctor / vpon that s. Peter willeth the hus∣bands to geue honor to their wiues / wold approue this manner of speach in ma∣trimony (wyth my body I thee worshyp) he must vnderstād that it is one thing wyth vs to worship / and an other thing to honor. For we honor men whych we do not worshyp / and besides that S. Peter speaketh of the honor of the mynde / wherby the husband shuld be moued to beare wyth the infirmities of his wife / & therfore it is vnfitly alleaged / to proue that he may worship her with his body.
As for the receiuing of the Communion when they be marryed / that it is not to be suffered (onles there be a generall receiuing) I haue before at large de∣clared / and as for the reason that is fathered of M. Bucer / (whych is / that those that be Christians / maye not be ioyned in maryage / but in Christe.) It is verye slender and cold / as if the sacrament of the supper were instituted to declare any such thyng / or they could not declare their ioyning togither in Christ by no mea∣nes / but by receyuing the supper of the Lorde.