VOLUME 3

AN ANSWERE VNTO SIR THOMAS MORES DIALOGE

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thorowe and seme moare like to be made of paper or fine parchement then of wheten floure. Aboute which was no smal question in oxforde of late dayes / whether it were bred or none: some affirminge that the floure with longe lyenge in water was turned to starch & had lost his nature. M. Item that the sacrament shuld not be worsheped. T. It is the sacrament of Christes body & bloud. And Christ calleth it the new & euer lastynge testament in his bloude & commaunded that we shuld so doo in the remembraunce of him / that his body was broken & his bloud shed for our synnes. And Paule commaundeth therby to shew or preach the lordes deeth. They saye not praye to it / nether put any fayth therin. For I maye not beleue in the sacrament / but I must beleue the sacrament / that it is a true signe and it true that is signified therby (which is the onlye worshuppynge of the sacrament / if ye geue it other worshuppe ye playnlye dishonoure it). As I maye not beleue in Christes church / but beleue christes church / that the doctrine which they preach of christe is true. If ye haue any other doctrine / teach vs a reason and lead vs in light / and we wyll folow.

M. Item that a christen is not bounde to kepe any lawe made by man or any at all. T. you saye vntrulye: a Christen man is bounde to obey tiranny / if it be not agenst his faith ner the lawe of god / vntyll god delyuer him therof. But he is no christen man that byndeth hym to any thynge saue that whych loue and his neyboures necessite requireth of them.

And when a law made / is no lenger profitable / christen rulars ought to breake it. But now adayes when tyrantes haue gotten the