THE ANSWER.

My Lordis, Salomon sayith, "Yf that the heavin of heavinis can not

comprehend thee, how much less this house that I have buylded." And Job

consenteth to the same sentence, saying, "Seing that he is heychtar then

the heavins, tharefor what can thow buyld unto him? He is deapar then

the hell, then how sall thow know him? He is longar then the earth, and

breadar then the sea." So that God can nott be comprehended into one

space, becaus that he is infinite. These sayingis, nochtwithstanding, I

said never that churches should be destroyed; bot of the contrarie, I

affirmed ever, that churches should be susteaned and upholdin, that the

people should be congregat in thame to hear the worde of God preached.

Moreover, wharesoever is the trew preaching of the word of God, and the

lauchfull use of the Sacramentes, undoubtedlye thare is God him self. So

that both these sayingis ar trew together: God can nott be comprehended

into any one place: And, "Wharesoever thare ar two or three gathered in

his name, thare is he present in the myddest of thame." Then said he to

his Accusar, "Yf thow thinkest any otherwyise then I say, schaw furth

thy reasonis befoir this auditorie." Then he, without all reassone, was

dome,[426] and could not answer a worde.

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