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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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J 76 XVI. WILLIAM TYNDALE.;teach <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> testamente and promises which God hadimade vn<strong>to</strong> vs in Christe / & how mercyfull and kynde heis / and how moch he loveth vs in Christe. And teach 2(<strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> principles and <strong>the</strong> grounde <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fayth, and what<strong>the</strong> sacramentes signifye, and <strong>the</strong>n shall <strong>the</strong> sprite workewith thy preachinge and make <strong>the</strong>m feaie. So wolde itcome <strong>to</strong> passe / that as we know by naturall witte whatfoloweth <strong>of</strong> a true principle <strong>of</strong> naturall reason : even so by Zi)<strong>the</strong> principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fayth and by <strong>the</strong> playne scriptures andby <strong>the</strong> texte / shulde we iudge all mens exposicion and allmens doctrine / and shulde receave <strong>the</strong> best and refuse <strong>the</strong>worst. I wolde have you <strong>to</strong> teach <strong>the</strong>m also <strong>the</strong> propirtiesand maner <strong>of</strong> speakinges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> scripture / and how <strong>to</strong> ex- 30pounde proverbes and similitudes. And <strong>the</strong>n if <strong>the</strong>y gooabroade, and walke by <strong>the</strong> feldes and medowes <strong>of</strong> all manerdoc<strong>to</strong>urs and philosophers, <strong>the</strong>y coulde catch no harme.They shulde dyscerne <strong>the</strong> poyson <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> hony. a;/d bringewhome no thinge but that which is holsome. 30But now do ye clene contrary. Ye dryve <strong>the</strong>m <strong>from</strong> Gods1 he disorder wordc and will let no man come <strong>the</strong>re-<strong>to</strong> / vntyll^T overwartei i i r t>* iorder <strong>of</strong> oure uc have byu two yeres master 01 arte, rirst <strong>the</strong>yfvcoemen.noscll <strong>the</strong>m in sophistry and in benefundatu///.The scole doc- ^ •'trine: as <strong>the</strong>y^^d thcrc corruptc <strong>the</strong>i <strong>the</strong>ir iudi?eme;/tes with x\call It : cor- * .-> jr.ipteth <strong>the</strong>apDarentc arg-ume;?tes and with alleffin2:e vn<strong>to</strong>ludjjemewtes <strong>of</strong> -"^^ ^ i^ ^youth.<strong>the</strong>m textes <strong>of</strong> logycke / <strong>of</strong> naturall philautia /<strong>of</strong> methaphisick and morall philosophy, and <strong>of</strong> all manerbokes <strong>of</strong> Aris<strong>to</strong>tle, a«d <strong>of</strong> all maner doc<strong>to</strong>urs which <strong>the</strong>yyet never sawe. Moare-over, one holdeth this, a no<strong>the</strong>r that. 31Dreames.One is a reall / a-no<strong>the</strong>r a nominall. What won-derfull dreames have <strong>the</strong>y <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir predicamentes / ,vniversales / seconde intencions / quidities, hecseities, & relatives! And whe<strong>the</strong>r species fiindata in chimera- be veraspecies. And whe<strong>the</strong>r this proposicio;^ be true, non ens est iz

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