VOLUME 3

AN ANSWERE VNTO SIR THOMAS MORES DIALOGE

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KEY Commentary Side Textual Bibliographic Scriptural

As for yperdulia I wold fayne wete where he readith of it in all the scripture and whether the worshuppe done to his lorde the cardinalles hatte were dulia / yperdulia or idololatria. And as for dulia and latria we fynde them both referred vn to god in a thousande places.

Therfore that thou be not begyled with falshed of sophisticall wordes / vnderstond / that the wordes which the scripture vseth in the worshepynge or honouringe of god are these: loue god / cleaue to god / dreade / serue / bowe / praye and cal on god beleue and trust in god and soch like. Which wordes al we vse in the worshepinge of man also / how be it diuersly and the difference therof doeth all the scripture teach.

104/20 the sorserers of Egipte resisted Moses. Cf. Exod. 7.11–12, 22.

104/22–23 men . . . faith. Cf. 2Tim. 3.8. Their names are not given in Exodus, but according to Paul they were called Jannes and Jambres .

God hath created vs and made vs vnto his awne likenes / and our sauioure christ hath bought vs with his bloude. And therfore are we Gods possession of dutie and right and Christes saruauntes only / to wayte on his wil and pleasure / and ought therfore to moue nether hand ner fote ner any other membir / other hert or mynd other wise then he hath appoynted. God is honoured in his awne person / when we receaue all thynge both good and bad at his hande / and loue his lawe with al oure hertes / and beleue hope and long fore all that he promiseth.

104/27–29 cast . . . false werkes. Cf. 2 Tim. 3.9.

104/31–32 holy gost . . . trueth. Cf. John 16.13.

The officers that rule the world in Gods stede / as father / mother / master / husband / lorde and prince are honoured / when the law which almightye God hath committed vnto

105/4 fleshly seed of Abraham. Cf. Rom. 4.1. spirituall. Cf. Gal. 3.7.

105/5 Ismaell . . . Isaac. Cf. Gen. 21.9–13.