peters doctryne the gospell of christ which peter taught And the same doctrine is Peters keyes so that peters seate Peters keyes and Peters doctrine is all one thing Nowe is peters doctryne Paules doctrine the doctrine of all the .xij. Apostles in differently for they taught all one thynge Wherfore it followeth that peters keyes and peters seate be the keyes and seate of Paule also of all the other .xij. Apostles and are nothing saue the gospell of Christ And thus as Peters doctryne is no better then Paules but one thing euen so Peters seate is no greter nor hier or holyer then yâ— sete of the other .xij. Peters sete now is christes sete Chrystes gospell on whych all the appostles sate on whych this daie sitteth all they only that preache christ truly Uherfore as Antichrist preacheth not peters doctrine which is christs gospell so he sytteth not on peters sete but on the sete of sathan whose vicar he is and on the sete of his owne lawes and ceremonyes and false doctryne wher vnto he compelleth all men wythe vyolence of swerde Then he clame to purgatorye with the ladder of the sayde texte Purgatori what so euer thou bindest in earth c. purgatorie sayeth he is in earth wherfore I am lorde ther to Neuerthelesse as he can proue no purgatorye so can he not proue that yf ther were any it shuld be in the earth It myght well be iÌ„ the elemeÌ„te or sphere of fyre vnder the mone as well as in the earth But to bynd aÌ„d loose is as I haue aboue sayde to preache and to fede and with Chrystes doctryne to purge soules And they that be dead be not of the flocke which christ bad Peter fede but they that lyue onlye Then clam he vppe wyth the same ladder styll ouer all vowes and professions of all relygious parsones Uowes Othes testameÌ„ts and ouer othes made betwene man and man to dispence wyth them and ouer all mennes testamentes to alter theÌ„ For what thou makest an hospytall that will he shortely make a college of preastes or a place of relygyon or what he lusteth TheÌ„ all maner monkes aÌ„d fryers and lyke dâ—affe toke dyspensations of hym for the ordenauÌ„ces of theyr olde founders And because as they thought they had prayed distributed for theyr Souls Inough to bring theÌ„ out of purgatory they thrust theÌ„ out of their beedrolles and toke dayly mo and mo But euer sens they toke dyspensations of the pope both for their rules and to deuide all among them they receued in the name not of the poore but of purgatorye to quench the ragiÌ„ge fyre ther of which is as hote as theyr belyes can fayne it and foles be out of theyr wyts to beleue it promysâ—ge a masse daily for .xl. shilyngs by the yeare of whych fouÌ„dations when they haue gotten twentie Union they wil yet with an vnion purchased of the pope make but one chauÌ„trie For if they shuld do all that they haue promised from the fyrst founder vnto thiâ— day .v. hunderth monkes were not ynough in many cloysters Thynkest thou the meÌ„ were euer so mad to make the fassions that are now among them to geue the sellâ—rar such a soÌ„me the priour and the suppriour and the other offycers so much for their partes as they haue yerelye and to â—â—empte the Abbot from his brethreÌ„ to send him out of the abbaie into suche parkes aÌ„d places of pleasure aÌ„d geue hym a thousand fyftene hundred two thousand or .iij thousand pounde yerely to sporte hiÌ„selfe with all Nay but when thorow hypochrisie thei had gotteÌ„ laÌ„d ynough then they turned vnto the pope aÌ„d toke dyspensacions both for their rules whych were to harde for such aboundauÌ„ce and for the wylles of their fouÌ„ders and serued a great sort of founders vnder one per dominum aÌ„d deuyded among fewe that whych was ynough for a great multitude It was the pope that deuised all these fassions to corrupt the prelates with abuÌ„daunce of worldelye pleasures of whyche he wist that the worst wold be most gready and for which he wist also yâ— he shuld fynd Iudasses ynow that wold forsake Chryst and betraye the truth and be sworne false vnto him and hys godhead He maketh of many chauntries one of an abbay a cathedral church and out of the abbays plucketh he the Bysshoprykes And as Bysshoppes paye for theyr bulles euen so do an infinyte numbre of abbots in chrystendom in all landes some â–ª whyche Abbots be bysshops within them selues and immediatly vnder the pope And other abbots prioures seÌ„d after the same ensample dayly vnto rome to purchesse lycence to weare a mitre and a crosse gaye ornameÌ„tes to be as gloryous as the best c. And where before God no maÌ„ is a priest but he that is appointed to preache Chrystes gospell vnto the people the people ought not to geue ought vnto the spiritualtye but for the maintenaunce of the preaching of Gods word the Pope taketh vi or .vij. yea ten .xx. and as many benefices as he lysteth geueth them vnto one the preacheth not at all as he doth all other dygnities of the spiritualtie he that wyll purchasse and paye and be sworne shall haue what he wyll ¶ Howe they proue all theyr generall counsels WHen the Bysshoppes and Abbottes and other greate Prelates had forsaken Chryste and hys lyuinge and were fallen downe before the beast the vycar of Sathan to receaue their kyngdome of hym then the pope called together diuerse counsels of such holy apostles and there concluded and made of euery opinion that semed proffitable an artycle of the fayth If thou axe wher is the scriptur to proue it They answere we be the church can not erre and therfore saye they The churche caÌ„ not erre what we conclude though there be no scrypture to proue it it is as true as the scriptur of egall aucthoritie with the scrypture and must be beleued as well as the scryptur vnder payne of dampnation For say they our truth dependeth not of the trueth of the scriptur that is we be not true in our doynge because the Scrypture testifyeth vnto vs that we do truly but contrary the truth of the scripture saye they dependeth of vs that is the scrypture is true because that we admyt it and tell the that it is true â–ª For howe couldest thou knowe that it were the scrypture except we told the so therfore we nede no witnesse of the scrypture for that we do it
of the sede of Dauid Wherfore they that are vnder Christs priesthod are vnder no sacrifices or ceremonies And of this maner iugle they wyth all the scriptur whyche falshed lest the lay men shuld perceaue wyth readinge the processe of the Texte is all their feare what soeuer they pretende Moreouer yâ— thou mayst perceaue the popes falshed marke Christ sayd vnto pâ—ter I wyl geue and not I giue nether sayde he I wyll giue vnto the only Therfor â—oke in the .xx. chaptre of IhoÌ„ where he gaue them the keyes after hys resurrectioÌ„ thou shalt se that he gaue them vnto all indyfferentlye sayeinge Chryst gaue all hys Apostles like aucthorâ—tye As my father sente me so send I you Whether sent he them in to all the worlde and vnto all nations What to do to preach the law that the people might repeÌ„t the promyses that they might beleue in Chryst for the remyssyon of sinnes â–ª sayeng receaue the holie gost who so euers synne ye forgeue they shal be forgeuen â–ª by which holy gost he gaue them vnderstandynge of the scrypture and of all that they shuld preache as thou mayest see Luk last where he opened theyr wittes to vnderstaÌ„de the scrypture and sayd that repentaunce and forgeuenes of synnes muste be preached in hys name to all Natyons and that they were wytnesses to preache it Wherby thou seyste that to Bynd and to Loose is but to preache and tell the people theyr fautes To bynde louse is to preache and to preache mercye in chryste to all that repent And when he sayeth all power is geuen me he saieth not go thou Peter and preach but sayeth vnto all indifferentlye go ye preach thys power geuen me of my father â—o saue al that repent and to dampne them that repent not but folow the lustes of their flesh wyth full desire to lyue beastlie beyng ennymyes vnto the lawe of god And Math. xviij Peter axed chryst how oft he shuld for gyue hys brother whether seuen tymes Nota. And chryste sayed seuentye tymes seuen tymes As who shuld saye as ofte as he repenteth and axeth forgeuenesse Now though this were spoken vnto Peter only because Peter onlye moued the question yet it apertayneth not vnto vs all as well as vnto Peter Are not we as muche bounde to forgeue oure neyghboures that repent and axe forgeuenes as Peter â–ª Yes verelye But because Peter onlye axed the questioÌ„ therfore did Chryste teache vs by Peter Yf an other had axed he wolde haue taught vs by that other And in lyke maner when chryst axed who saye ye that I am yf any other of the Apostles whiche beleued it as well as Peter had sayde as Peter did thou arte chryste the sone of the lyuinge goâ— which arte come in to the worlde of synners to saue them vnto him wold Chryst haue answered as he dyd to Peter that vppon the rocke of that his confession he wolde haue bylt hys church and wolde haue Promysed hym keyes as well as he dyd Peter Yea and in the .xviij. chapter of Mathew Chryst saith to al the Apostles yea and to all congregatyons where synners be A woman hath powr to bynde that what soeuer they bound shulde be bouÌ„de what soeuer they loosed shulde be loosed Moreouer euerye man and woman that knowe Chryst and hys doctrine haue the keyes and power to bynde and loose in an ordre yet and in their measure as tyme place and occasion geueth and pryuatelye Maye not a wyfe yf hyr husband synne agaynste God and hyr and take a nother woman tell hym hys taute betwene hym and hyr secretelye and in good maner humblye and bynd hys concyence with the law of god And yf he repente may she not for geue hym aÌ„d loose hym as well as the Pope Yea and better to as longe as the synne is secret in as muche as he synne the specially against hyâ— â–ª and not against the pope And so maye the soÌ„ne do to the father and a seruaunte to the master and euerye man to hys neyghboure as thou seyst in yâ— sayde .xviij. chaptre of Mathew How be it to bynde and loose in the concience by open preaching perteyneth vnto the offycers that are apoynted therto And to bynde aÌ„d loose open Synners and them that wyll not repeÌ„t tyll they be complayned on vnto the congregacion perteyneth vnto the congregacion Finally there were many that preached christ at Rome Râ—â—soÌ„s the peter was not the greatest by any aucthoritie geuen hiÌ„ of Chryste yet Peter cam thither if he cam euer thyther as Paule and many other Had they not auctoritie to bynd and loose Or els how did they conuerte the people Peter was also an Apostle and went from place to place as Paule did aÌ„d as Paule ordeyned Bysshopes in euerye place to teach the people so no doubte dyd Peter Why then might not those Bysshopes calenge auctoritie by Peter as well as they of Rome they saye also in their owne legeÌ„des that Peter had his seate ot Antioch first Did he runne to Rome lyuyng no man behinde him to teach the people at Antioch God forbyd Why then myght not that Bysshop calenge Peters aucthoritie They wyll haply say soner then proue it that Peter dyed at Rome aÌ„d therfore his auctoritie is greatest ther. Then by that rule christs power is no where so ful as at Hierusalem But what hath Chrystes inuisible kyngdom to do with places Where Chrystes Gospell is Chrystâ—â— powr is in the gospell their is his power full and all hys auctroite as well iÌ„ one place as in an other Fynallye to gett auctoritie whence so euer they can snatch it they ioyne Paule with Peter in their awne lawes Distinctio xxij sayinge By the auctorytie of peter and Paule Whych is clene agaynst theÌ„ selues paull is called to help For they say in their awne lawe in the presence of the superior the power of the inferior ceaseth and is none at all Nowe if Peter be greater then Paule then by that rule where Peter is present theire Paule is but a subiecte and wythoute auctorytie As where Christ is present bodilâ—e aÌ„d preacheth hiÌ„ selfe there the apostles geue vp their auctorytie aÌ„d hold their peace aÌ„d sitt doune at hys fete and become scolers and herken to Wherfore in that they ioyne Paule with Peter and chaleÌ„ge their superioritie as wel by the auctoritie of Paule as of Peter there they make Paule felow aÌ„d equall with peter And thus it is false that Peter was â—eater then hys fellowes but the blynd onles care not what they houle seyng it is night and the daye lyght of gods worde shut vp that no man can spye them Moreouer with this terme Peters seate they iugle a pase as with infinite other saying that Peters seate is the chefe seat but what Peters seat is that they tell you not For wyste ye that ye shuld some perceaue that they lye Peters seate is no stole or chayre for what hath the kingdoÌ„ of Christ to do with such baggage but it is a spiritual thyng Chryst sayth in the gospell Math. xxiij The Scrybes and pharyzees syt on Moses seate What was moses seat ther a chayre â—or the temple or the churchs or synagoge of the land Nay verely â–ª for moses came neuer there But Moses seate was Moses lawe and doctrine EueÌ„ so peters seate is
popes cleane contrary And the poÌ„pe of hys consecratyon was after his old worldly fation How be it yet he is made a saynte for his worshyppyng of the holy seate of sainct peter not that seate of peter which is Christs gospell but an other lyed to be peters is in dede cathedra pestilencie a chayr of false doctrine And because he could no skyll of oure lordes gospell he sayde of matens with oure lady saye they If any maÌ„ vnderstaÌ„d the laten let hym reade his lyfe compare it vnto the scriptur theÌ„ he shal se such holynes as were here to long to be rehersed And euery abbay euery cathedral church did shrine theÌ„ one God or other mingled the lyues of the very saintes wyth starke lyes to moue men to offre which thyng they call deuocion And though in all their doinges they oppresse the teÌ„poralty their comeÌ„ wealth be greuous vnto the rych and paynfull to yâ— poore yet they be so many so exercised in wyles so subtyl so knit sworne together that they coÌ„passe the teÌ„poralty make theÌ„ beare theÌ„ whether they wil or wyll not as the euye doth the oke partly with iugglinge besyde that with wordly polycy For euery abbot wyl make him that may do most in the shyre or wyth the kynge the stuarde of hys landes geue hym a fee yerely and wyl leÌ„d vnto some feast other that by such meanes they do what they wyll And lytle master parsoÌ„ after the same maner if he come into an house the wife be snoutefaire he wil rote him self there by one craft or other ether by vsiÌ„g such pastime as the good man doth or in beinge benefycyall by one waye or other or he wyll lend hym and so bryng hym into hys daunger that he can not thruste hym oute when he wolde but must be coÌ„pelled to beare him aÌ„d to let hym be homely whether he wyll or not ¶ An ensample of practyse out oâ— oure owne chronycles Take an ensaÌ„ple of their practise out of our owne stories Kyng Herolde Kyng Herold exiled or banished Robert Archbisshope of Canterburye For what cause the Inglysh polychronicon specifieth not Robert of caÌ„terbury But if the cause weare not sum what suspect I thynke they wolde not haue Passed it ouer with scylence Thys Robert gat hiÌ„ immediately vnto kynge Wylliam the conqueroure then duke of Normandye And the pope Alexander sente duke Wylliam a baner to go and conquere Ingland and cleane remission vnto whosoeuer wold folow the baner and goo wyth kynge Wyllyam here marke how streight the pope folowed-Christs steppes aÌ„d his apostles Remission of siÌ„nes to conquere englande they preached forgeuenes of synnes to all that repented throw Christes bloude shedyng the Pope preacheth forgeuenesse of synnes to all that will slea their bretheren bought with Chrystes bloud to subdue them vnto hys tyraÌ„nie What so euer othâ—r cause duke wyliaÌ„ had against kynge Herold thou maiest be sure that the pope wolde not haue medled yf Herold had not troubled hys kingdom â—â—e neyther shuld duke willyam haue bene able to conquer the land at that tyme except the spyritualtie had wroughte on hys syde What bloud did that conquest cost England thorowe whych almoost all the lordes of the Inglysh bloude were slayne â— the Normandes became rulers and all the laâ—es were chaunged into Frenche But what careth the holy father for sheading of laye mens bloude It were bâ—tter that .x. hundred thousand laye knaues loste theyr liues then that holy church shuld louse one ynch of her honour or sainct Peters seate one iote of her ryght Ancelmus And Ancelmus that was bysshoppe in shorte time after neuer left striuinge with that myghtie prince kynge Wyllyam the second vntyll he had compelled hym maugre hys teth to delyuer vp the inuestiture or election of bysshops vnto sainct Peters vycare whych inuestiture was of old tyme the kynges duetâ—e And 〈…〉 when the sayde kyng Wyllyam 〈…〉 the tribut that pryestes gaue 〈…〉 to their bysshops for theyr whores 〈…〉 dyd not Raffe bisshop of Chich◠〈…〉 goddes seruice as they call it 〈…〉 the church dores with thornes thorow out al hys diâ—cese vntyll the kynge had yelded hym vppâ— hys trybute agayne For when the holy father had forbidden pryestes theyr wyues the bysshop permitted theÌ„ whores of their owne for a yearely tribute do yet in all laÌ„des saue in Ingland where they maye not haue any other saue mennes wyues onely And agayne for the election of Steuen langton archbysshop of Canterbury what miserye and wretchednesse was in the royalme a longe ceason TheÌ„ was the land interdited many yeares And when that holpe not then Irelande rebelled agaynst kinge Iohn immedyatly Note and not wythout the secrete workinge of oure Prelates I dare well saye But fynally when neyther the interditing nether that secrete subtiltie holpe â–ª wheÌ„ Ihon wold in no meanes consent the saint peters vicar shuld raygne alone ouer the spiritualtye ouer all that perteyned vnto theÌ„ and that they shulde synne do all mischefe vnpunisshed the pope sent remissyoÌ„ of synnes to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce for to go and conquere hys land 〈◊〉 â–ª of synnes to coÌ„quere Wherof king IhoÌ„ was so sore afrayd that he yelded vp his croune vnto the pope sware to hold the laÌ„d of hiÌ„ aÌ„d that his successours shuld do so lykewise And agayn in Kyng Richardes dayes the second Thomas Arundell archbysshop of CaÌ„terbury chauÌ„celare was exyled with the Earle of Darbye Thomas AruÌ„dell The outwarde preteÌ„ce of the varyaunce betwene the Kynge aÌ„d his lordes was for the delyueraunce of the towne of Braste in Brytayne But our prelates had an other secret mystery a bruing They coulde not at they re owne luste slea the poore wretches which at that tyme were conuerted vnto repentaunce and to the true faith to put their trust in christs death bloudsheadyng for the remission of their sinnes by the preachinge of Iohan Wyclefe As sone as the archbysshop was out of the royaume Practyse the Irishmen began to rebell againste kynge Rychard as before against Kynge Ihon But not hardelye withoute the inuisyble inspyration of them that rule bothe in the courte and also in the consciences of al men They be one kingdom sworne together one to helpe an other scatered abroade in all royalmes And howe be it that they stryue amonge them selues who shal be greatest yet agaiÌ„st the temporall powr they be always at one though they disseÌ„ble it and fayne as thogh one helde againste the other to know theyr enemies secretes to betray them with all They caÌ„ inspyre priuelye into the brestes of the people what myschefe they lyst no maÌ„ shal know wheÌ„ce it coÌ„meth Their letters go secretly froÌ„ one to an other thorow out all kyngdoÌ„s SaiÌ„ct peters vicar shall haue worde in .xv. or .xvi. dayes froÌ„ the vttermost part of christendom The
forth a ê“phecy of the olde testameÌ„t for the sayde partie And ther with the aduersaries gaue ouer their hold and they coÌ„cluded wyth one assent by the auctorytie of the scripture of the holy gost thou the heathen shuld not be circuÌ„cised and not by the commaundement of Peter vnder payne of cursing excommunycatyon interdytyng and lyke bogges to make foles and chyldren afrayed wyth all And Actes viij Peter was sent of the other apostles vnto the samaritanes which is an evident token that he had in iurisdiccion ouer them for then they coulde not haue sent hym But rather as the truth is that the congregacion had auctorytie ouer hym and ouer all other pryuate Parsons to admitte them for ministres and send theÌ„ forth to preach whether so euer the sprite of god moued them and as they sawe occasyon And in the Epystle vnto the Gallathians thou seist also howe Paule corrected Peter when he walked not the ryght waye after the truth of the Gospell Galla. ij So now thou seyst that in the kingdome of Chryst and in his churche or congregation and in his couÌ„sels Scripture is the chefest of the apostles the ruler is the scripture approued thorowe the myracles of the holy gost and meÌ„ be seruaunts onely â–ª and Chryst is the heade and we all bretheren And when we call men oure heades that we do not because they be shorne or shauen or because of theyr names parson vicar bisshoppe pope But onely because of the worde which they preach If they erre froÌ„ the worde then may who soeuer God moueth his harte playe pauil â–ª and correct hiÌ„ If he wyl not obeye the scripture then haue hys brethern aucthoritie by the scripture to put hym downe to sende hiÌ„ out of Chrystes church amonge the heretikes which preferre their false doctryne aboue the true woorde of Chryst. ¶ How the gospell punissheth trespasers and how by the Gospell we ought to go to lawe with oure aduersaryes THough that they of Chrystes congregacion be all wylâ—ing yet because that the moost part is always weake because also that the occasions of the world be euer many and greate in so muche that Chryst which wysâ—e all thing beforehande sayth Mathew xviij Wo be vnto the world by reason of occasions of Euell and saythe also that it can not be auoyded but that occasyons shall come therfore it can not be chosen but that many shal ouerfaule when a weake Brother hath trespassed by what law shal he be punisshed verely by the law of loue whose properties thou readest in the xiii of the first to the Corinthians If the loue of God which is my professioÌ„ be written in myne hart it wyll not let me hate my weake brother when he hath offended me â–ª no more then naturall loue wyll let a Mother hate her chyld when it trespasseth against her My weak brother hath offeÌ„ded me he is falleÌ„ his weaknes hath ouertrowne hiÌ„ it is not ryght by the lawe of loue that I shuld now faule vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ treade hiÌ„ downe in the myre and destroy him vtterly but it is ryght by the law of loue that I runne to hym helpe him vp agayne ¶ By what ê“cesse we shuld go to law with our trespacers christ teacheth vs Math. xviij Tell hiÌ„ hys faute betwene hiÌ„ the with all mekenesse remeÌ„bryng yâ— thou arte a man mayst fall also Yf ye repet thou loue hiÌ„ ye shall sone agre theÌ„ forgeue hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ thou forgeuest thy neyghbour theÌ„ thou arte sure that god forgeueth the thy trespaces by his holy promysse Math. vi If he heare yâ— not theÌ„ take a neyghboure or two If he heare theÌ„ not theÌ„ tell the coÌ„gregacioÌ„ wher thou art let the preacher pronouÌ„ce gods law agaiÌ„st hiÌ„ let the sad discret meÌ„ rebuke hiÌ„ exhort hiÌ„ vnto repeÌ„tauÌ„ce if he repeÌ„t yâ— also loue him accordyng to the professyon ye shall sone agre If he heare not the coÌ„gregacioÌ„ then let him be taken as an hetheÌ„ Yf he that is offeÌ„ded be weake also theÌ„ let them that be strong â—o betwene helpe theÌ„ And in lyke maner if any sine agaiÌ„st the doctrine of Chryst the professioÌ„ of a christeÌ„ maÌ„ so that he be a dronkard aÌ„ horekeper or whatsoeuer opeÌ„ sinne he do or if he teach false learniÌ„g then let such be rebuked opeÌ„ly befor the coÌ„gregacioÌ„ by the auctoritie of the scripture And if they repeÌ„t not let theÌ„ be put out of the coÌ„gregacioÌ„ as he theÌ„ people if they theÌ„ be not a shamed â— we haue no remedye but paciently to abyde what god wil do to pray in the meane time the god wyll opeÌ„ their hartes giue them repentaunce Other law then this Chrystes gospell knoweth not nor the officers therof It is manifest therfore that the kingdom of christ is a spirituall kingdom which no man caÌ„ mynyster well a teÌ„porall kingdoÌ„ to as it is sufficiently proued because yâ— no maÌ„ whiche putteth his hand to the plow loketh backe is apt for the kingdoÌ„ of heaueÌ„ as Chryst answered Luke ix vnto hiÌ„ yâ— wold haue folowed hiÌ„ but wolde first haue take leaue of his housholde If a man put hys haÌ„d to yâ— plow of gods word to preach it loke also vnto worldly busines his plow wyll surely go a wry And therfore sayth Christ vnto aÌ„ other yâ— wold likewise folow hiÌ„ but desyred first to go aÌ„d bury his father Let the dead bury the deade but come thou aÌ„d shewe or preach that kingdom of god As who shuld say he yâ— wyll preache the kingdom of God which is Chrystes gospell truly must haue his harte no where else ¶ What officers yâ— apostles ordeyned iÌ„ christes church what their offices wer to do Wherfore the apostles folowâ—g obeiÌ„g the rule doctrine coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„t of our sauiour Iesus Christ their master ordeyned in hys kyngdome aÌ„d congregacioÌ„ two officers One called after the greke worde byshop in english an ouersear which same was called preast after the greke elder in eÌ„glysh because of his age discrecioÌ„ sadnes for he was as nygh as coulde be all waye aÌ„ elderly man as thou seist both in the new olde testament also how the officers of the Iewes be called the Elders of the People because as thou mayst wel thynke they were ouer old men â–ª as nygh as could be For vnto age do men naturally obeye and vnto age doth god commaunde to geue honoure sayenge Levi. xix Ryse vp before the horehead and reuerence the face of the old maÌ„ And also experience of thynges and couldnesse without which it is hard to rule wel is more in age then in youth And thys ouerseaâ— dyd put hys haÌ„des vnto the plow of goddes worde and fed Chrystes flocke and tended them only without lokyng vnto any other busynesse in the worlde An other officer they chose and called hym Deacon after the greke amynystre in