easily may be rid and quitted of St. Paul, that his doctrines shall
not be approved of; as thus: The Pope," said the Fool, "hath power
to make Saints; therefore let St. Paul be taken out of the number of
the Apostles, and preferred to be a Saint, as then his dicta, or
sayings, which are against you, shall no more be held for
apostolical." "This and your proposition," said Luther to the
Bishop, "are of equal value."



OF GOD'S WORKS.



That human Sense and Reason cannot comprehend nor understand God's
Works.

In all things, and in the least creatures, yea, also in their
members, God's almighty power and great wonderful works do clearly
shine. For what man, how powerful, wise, and holy soever, can make
out of one fig, a fig-tree or another fig? or, out of one cherry-
stone, can make a cherry or a cherry-tree? or what man can know how
God createth and preserveth all things and maketh them grow?

And truly we find and see printed the Holy Trinity in all good arts
and creatures, as the almighty power of God the Father, the wisdom
of God the Son, and the goodness of God the Holy Ghost. Neither can
we conceive or know how the apple of the eye doth see, or how
understanding words are spoken distinctly and plainly when only the
tongue is moved and stirred in the mouth, all which are natural