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which, forasmuch as I do suppose to be

sound and true, he will most willingly

confirm my said faith, or if it be erroneous,

amend the same.

“First, I suppose that the gospel of Christ is

the whole body of God's law.... I do give and

hold the bishop of Rome, forasmuch as he is

the vicar of Christ here on earth, to be most

bound, of all other men, unto that law of the

gospel. For the greatness among Christ's

disciples did not consist in worldly dignity or

honors, but in the near and exact following of

Christ in His life and manners.... Christ, for the

time of His pilgrimage here, was a most poor

man, abjecting and casting off all worldly rule

and honor....

“No faithful man ought to follow either the

pope himself or any of the holy men, but in

such points as he hath followed the Lord