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seditious
thincking rather by intercession of saintz. to obtayne the victory of their ennemyes / But good people (quod he) forasmuche as saintes be circumscript, it is not possible / for that saint that is in the northe to heare the prayer that is made in the southe nor that saint that is in the southe / to heare the praier that is made in the northe
20 Septembre Anno 1543.
Shether
herecie
He preached in Sandwiche the xxiii day of June Anno 1542. That baptyme taketh away but only originall synne,
Errour
He preached at Sandwiche the 269 of July Anno 34 domino nostro Reges. That every man syns the passion of Christe: hathe asmuche liberty and free will of as ever Adam had in paradise before his fall
Item the same tyme & place he preched, that the new precheres with the libertie of the gospel hath caused our lyvynge to be worse than the Turkes. Item he said that zachary & Elizabet his wife kept al the commaundmentes of god, & that it was a light thynge for every man to kepe theym, if he wolde.
He preached the same day and place That Christ and baptisme did nothing elles but washe awaye our originall synne and if that any man after baptisme, did fall he must purchace remission of his synnes by penaunce as mary magdalen did
pilgrimages
Item he preched there that a certen kynge was sicke of a leprocie, & had a vision to go to Jordan to be baptized wasshed, & sholde be hole. And as he was in his good intent goinge thider., he thought that he had as good & swete water in his own cuntray as that was. And so returned backe & wasshed hymselfe therin, but no thynge at al he therby mended. And than he went to Jordan, & so was made hole.
Errour & seditious
In a Sermon he compared mannes conscience to a dogge and said, that if a mans conscience (which he called his dogge) did myslike the sermon,
Biware of thies false precheres, which prech to you new fangelles. wil you knowe how to discerne a true precher from a false. You have a dogge which is your conscience. Whan so ever you shal com to any sermon, aske your dogge what he saith unto it. If he say it be good, than folowe it. But if your dogge barke agaynst it, & say that it is naught
thinking rather by intercession of Saints to obtain the victory of their enemies. But, good people, quod he, for as much as Saints be circumscript, it is not possible for that Saint that is in the North to hear the prayer that is made in the South, nor that Saint that is in the South to hear the prayer that is made in the North."] (fn. 29)
Most of the above sayings of Scory are noted by Cranmer in the margin as "Error," "slanderous" or "seditious."
20 Sept. 1543.Shether.
He preached at Sandwich, 23 June 1542 that Baptism takes away only original sin (Cr. "Heresy"); and on the 29 July 34 Hen. VIII. that every man since the Passion of Christ has as much free will as Adam had in Paradise (Cr. "Error"); also that the new preachers with the liberty of the Gospel have caused our living to be worse than the Turks; that Zachary and Elizabeth his wife kept all the commandments, and that it was a light thing for every man to keep them if he would; that if a man sinned after baptism he must purchase remission by penance like Mary Magdalen; also of a king that had a leprosy and had a vision to go to Jordan to wash and be made whole; but in going he thought the well waters of his own country would be as good and turned back and washed in them, but, not being cured, went to Jordan and so was made whole. He compared a man's conscience to a dog, and said "Beware of these false preachers, which preach to you new fangells. Will you know how to discern a true preacher from a false? You have a dog, which is your conscience. Whensoever you shall come to any sermon ask your dog what he saith unto it. If he say it be good, then follow it; but if your dog bark against it and say that it is naught,