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A12495
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Of unwryten verytyes
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Smith, Richard, 1500-1563.
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STC 22823; ESTC S102260
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be_v prove_v by_o as_o good_a &_o as_o high_a auctoryte_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o world_n by_o the_o tradition_n &_o relacyon_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o the_o auctoryse_v of_o scripture_n be_v that_o than_o they_o be_v to_o be_v beleve_v as_o very_o as_o scripture_n but_o if_o they_o be_v wytness_v to_o be_v so_o by_o some_o bysshop_n and_o priest_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o clergye_n only_o or_o that_o they_o be_v witness_v to_o be_v so_o by_o decree_n &_o law_n make_v by_o bishop_n of_o rome_n &_o by_o the_o clergye_n of_o rome_n or_o by_o opinion_n of_o doctor_n only_o than_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o accept_v they_o ne_o believe_v they_o as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v scripture_n for_o scripture_n as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o be_v auctoryse_v by_o the_o hole_n church_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o most_o elect_v &_o moo_v gracious_a time_n that_o of_o lykelyhode_n have_v be_v since_o the_o begin_v of_o christes_fw-fr chyrche_fw-fr and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o many_o of_o the_o say_v opynion_n have_v be_v afferm_v &_o approve_v by_o general_a counsel_n in_o who_o no_o error_n may_v be_v presume_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o though_o the_o chyrche_fw-fr gather_a together_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v not_o err_v in_o thing_n perteyn_a to_o the_o faith_n that_o yet_o for_o as_o much_o as_o some_o general_a counsel_n have_v be_v gather_v &_o not_o by_o the_o power_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n that_o be_v head_n of_o the_o chyrch_n and_o that_o law_n have_v be_v also_o make_v at_o such_o general_n counsel_v of_o dyvers_a thing_n which_o have_v not_o perteyn_v to_o the_o faith_n but_o to_o the_o mayntenaunce_n of_o the_o auctoritye_n or_o profyt_n of_o the_o clergye_n or_o of_o soch_n artycle_n as_o be_v before_o rehearse_v that_o they_o call_v unwryten_v veryty_n which_o undoubted_o perteyn_v not_o mere_o to_o the_o faith_n that_o it_o may_v therefore_o be_v lawful_o doubt_v whether_o soche_n counsel_n be_v gather_v in_o the_o holy_a goost_n or_o not_o &_o whether_o they_o err_v in_o their_o judgement_n or_o not_o and_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o in_o some_o general_a counsel_n they_o have_v do_v so_o in_o deed_n and_o i_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v but_o few_o matter_n more_o necessary_a ne_o more_o expedient_a for_o king_n &_o prince_n to_o look_v upon_o than_o upon_o these_o unwrytten_v verytye_n &_o of_o make_v of_o law_n by_o the_o clergy_n for_o if_o they_o be_v suffer_v to_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v any_o verytye_n which_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o believe_v upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n beside_o scripture_n it_o will_v persuade_v partly_o a_o insufficiencye_n in_o scripture_n &_o there_o upon_o may_v follow_v great_a danger_n many_o way_n and_o if_o it_o be_v admyt_v that_o the_o clergy_n may_v be_v receive_v to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v soche_n veryty_n beside_o scripture_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o prove_v they_o for_o if_o they_o will_v in_o proof_n thereof_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n first_o teach_v those_o verity_n &_o that_o they_o have_v so_o continue_v from_o one_o to_o another_o unto_o this_o day_n &_o show_v none_o other_o auctorytye_n thereof_o but_o that_o than_o all_o the_o sayinge_v may_v as_o lyght_o be_v deny_v as_o it_o be_v afferm_v and_o with_o as_o high_a auctorytye_n and_o if_o they_o will_v ferth_o attempt_v to_o approve_v it_o by_o law_n make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n &_o by_o the_o clergye_n at_o rome_n yea_o or_o by_o law_n &_o decree_n make_v at_o general_a counsel_n yet_o these_o law_n &_o decree_n may_v be_v lawful_o doubt_v at_o as_o before_o appear_v so_o that_o they_o can_v by_o reason_n thereof_o dryve_v any_o necessity_n of_o belefe_v into_o any_o person_n wherefore_o king_n and_o prince_n that_o have_v receive_v of_o god_n the_o high_a power_n and_o charge_n over_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o prohybyte_v soch_a say_n upon_o great_a pain_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v a_o belefe_v to_o be_v ground_v upon_o thing_n uncerteyn_a but_o yet_o if_o some_o of_o the_o say_a articly_n that_o be_v call_v unwrytten_v verity_n be_v suffer_v to_o continue_v as_o thing_n that_o be_v more_o like_a to_o be_v true_a than_o otherwise_o and_o no_o necessity_n of_o belefe_v to_o be_v deryve_v there_o upon_o i_o suppose_v very_o it_o may_v well_o be_v suffer_v that_o they_o shall_v stand_v still_o not_o prohabyte_v as_o it_o be_v of_o that_o article_n that_o the_o xii_o apostle_n make_v the_o crede_fw-la that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o pray_v into_o the_o est_fw-la that_o our_o lady_n be_v not_o bear_v in_o original_a sin_n that_o she_o be_v assumpt_v body_n &_o soul_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o king_n &_o prince_n that_o no_o man_n upon_o pain_n to_o be_v take_v as_o a_o breaker_n of_o the_o quietness_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v deny_v any_o of_o the_o say_a article_n it_o be_v well_o do_v to_o keep_v unytie_n among_o the_o people_n but_o diverse_a realm_n may_v order_fw-fr soch_fw-fr thing_n diverse_o as_o they_o shall_v seem_v convenyent_n after_o the_o dysposition_n of_o the_o people_n ther._n for_o they_o be_v but_o thing_n indifferent_a to_o be_v beleve_v or_o not_o beleve_v and_o be_v nothing_o like_o to_o scripture_n to_o the_o article_n of_o the_o faith_n the_o ten_o commandment_n ne_o to_o soch_v other_o moral_a lerninge_n as_o be_v mere_o deryve_v out_o of_o scripture_n for_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v beleve_v &_o obey_v of_o every_o christian_a man_n for_o after_o saint_n paul_n ad_fw-la ephe._n iiii_o there_o must_v be_v one_o god_n one_o faith_n &_o one_o baptism_n but_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o stand_v as_o unwryten_v veryty_n that_o may_v not_o be_v deny_v &_o to_o have_v their_o authority_n only_o by_o law_n make_v by_o the_o clergy_n it_o seem_v dangerous_a for_o it_o may_v cause_v many_o of_o the_o clergye_a to_o esteem_v more_o power_n in_o the_o clergy_n than_o there_o be_v in_o deed_n and_o that_o may_v lyfte_v many_o of_o they_o into_o a_o hygh_a estimation_n of_o themselves_o than_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v whereby_o may_v follow_v great_a danger_n unto_o the_o people_n for_o as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v disorder_n in_o the_o clergye_n it_o will_v be_v hear_v to_o bring_v the_o people_n to_o good_a order_fw-fr and_o all_o this_o that_o i_o have_v touch_v before_o may_v be_v reform_v without_o any_o rebuke_n to_o the_o clergye_n that_o now_o be_v for_o the_o pretence_n of_o soch_n unwryten_v verytye_n ne_o yet_o of_o make_v of_o law_n to_o bind_v king_n &_o prince_n and_o their_o people_n ne_o yet_o that_o both_o power_n that_o be_v to_o say_v spiritual_a &_o temporal_a be_v in_o the_o clergye_n begin_v not_o in_o the_o clergye_n that_o now_o be_v but_o in_o their_o predecessor_n and_o as_o to_o the_o say_v other_o pretence_a unwryten_v verity_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o alman_n shall_v resort_v to_o rome_n as_o to_o the_o most_o high_a &_o principal_a chyrche_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o tradition_n &_o a_o unwryten_v verytie_n the_o ymage_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v up_o it_o be_v well_o do_v that_o they_o &_o soch_v other_o opinion_n whereby_o prdie_a covetyse_n or_o vain_a glory_n may_v springe_n she_o after_o be_v prohabyte_v by_o authority_n of_o the_o parlyament_fw-it upon_o great_a pain_n and_o as_o to_o the_o say_v unwryten_v verytie_n that_o holy_a cream_n shall_v be_v make_v after_o the_o maundye_a it_o perteyn_v only_o to_o they_o that_o have_v authority_n to_o judge_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o unwryten_v verity_n or_o not_o and_o to_o judge_v also_o what_o be_v the_o very_a auctoritye_n of_o make_v of_o that_o cream_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v no_o ferth_o speak_v of_o the_o matter_n at_o this_o tyme._n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n in_o saynct_n andrew_n paryshe_v in_o the_o waredrop_n by_o thomas_n raynalde_v m.d.xlviii_o