VOLUME 3

AN ANSWERE VNTO SIR THOMAS MORES DIALOGE

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And when he allegeth marters / lett him shew one and take the calfe for his laboure.

And in the end he biddeth bewarre of them that liue well in any wise. As though they whych liue euell can not teach amisse. And if that be true then they be of the surest syde.

M. when Tindale was apposed of his doctrine / yer he went ouer se/ he said and sware / he ment no harme. T. he sware not nether was there any man that required an oth of him: but he now swereth by him whom he trusteth to be saued by / that he neuer ment or yet meaneth any other harme then to sofre all that god hath prepared to be leyd on his backe / for to brynge his brothern vn to the light of our sauiour Ihesus which the pope thorow falshed and corruptynge soch poetes as ye are (ready vn to all thynge for vauntage) leadeth in the darkenesse of deeth.

M. Tyndale doeth know how that S. Augustine & S. Hierom doo proue with holy scripture that confession is of necessite vn to saluacion . T. that is false if ye meane eareconfession. Whi allege ye not the places where? But ye knowe by S. Hierom and other stories and by the conuersation with Erasmus / how it come vpp and that the vse was once ferre other then now.

M. I meruell that Tyndale denieth purgatory / excepte he entende to goo too hell. T. he entendeth to purge here vn to the vttermost of his power and hopeth that deeth wyll ende and fynish his purgacion . And if there be any other purgynge / he wyll committe it to god and take it as he findeth it / when he cometh at it / & in the meane tyme take no thought therfore / but for this that is present where with all sayntes were purged & were taught so to be. And Tyndale