VOLUME 3

AN ANSWERE VNTO SIR THOMAS MORES DIALOGE

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we him to heare the worde ernistly / rather then to write it in his herte. For whosoeuer hath no nother fealynge of the law of god that it is good / then because of miracles / the same shall beleue in Christe / as did Simon Magus and Iudas: and as they that came out of Egipte with Moses / and fell awaye at euery temptacion / & shall haue good werkes like vn to our popes / bisshopes and cardenales. And therfore when the scripture is fully receaued / there is no nede of miracles. In so moch that they which wyll not beleue Moses and the prophetes when the scripture is receaved / the same wilbe no true beleuers by the reason of miracles / though one arose from deeth to life to preach vn to them by the testimonie of Christe.

Our fayth may not be grounded onely vpon miracles, but vpon the worde of God.[1573]

And agayne / how doeth S. Hierom / Augustine / Bede and many other old doctoures that were before the pope was cropt vpp in to the consciences of men and had sent forth his damnable sectes / to preach him vnder the name of christe / as christ prophisied it shuld be / expounde this texte / thou arte Peter and vppon this rocke I wyll byld my church / and this texte / Peter fede my shepe / and all power is geuen me in heuen & in erth / and innumerable soch textes cleane contrary vnto al those new old holy doctours that haue made the pope a god? They knew of no power that man shuld haue in the kyngdome of Christ / then to preach Christ truly. They knew of no power that the pope shuld haue to send to purgatory or to deliuer thence / nether of any pardons ner of any soch confession as they preach & teach / nether were many that are articles with you / articles of their faith. They al preached forgeuenesse of synnes thorow repentaunce towar

Mat. 16. [1531]

Ioan .21. [1531]

The Apostles of Christe knew no such authoritie as the Pope now vsurpeth.[1573]