+William.+ And I said to the Archbishop, "Sir, owe [_ought_] we to believe that JESUS CHRIST was and is Very GOD and Very Man?" +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said, "Yea!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, owe we to believe that all CHRIST's living and his teaching is true in every point?" +Archbishop.+ And he said, "Yea!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, owe we to believe that the living of the Apostles and the teaching of CHRIST and of all Prophets are true, which are written in the _Bible_ for the health and salvation of GOD's people?" +Archbishop.+ And he said, "Yea!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, owe all Christian men and women, after their cunning and power, for to conform their living to the teaching specially of CHRIST; and also to the teaching and living of his Apostles and of Prophets, in all things that are pleasant to GOD, and edification to His Church?" +Archbishop.+ And he said, "Yea!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, ought the doctrine, the bidding, or the counsel of anybody to be accepted or obeyed unto, except this counsel, these biddings, or this counsel may be granted and affirmed by CHRIST's living and his teaching, or by the living and teaching of his Apostles and Prophets?" +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said to me, "Other doctrine ought not to be accepted, nor we owe not to obey to any man's bidding or counsel; except we can perceive that this bidding or counsel accordeth with the bidding and teaching of CHRIST and of his Apostles and Prophets?" =WILLIAM VERY FIRM; ABP. IN A PASSION.= +William.+ And I said, "Sir, are not all the learning and biddings and counsels of Holy Church means and healthful remedies to know, and to withstand the privy suggestions and the apert temptations of the Fiend; and also ways and healthful remedies to slay pride and all other deadly sins and the branches of them; and sovereign means to purchase grace, for to withstand and overcome all fleshly lusts and movings?" +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said, "Yea!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, whatsoever thing ye or any other body bid or counsel me to do; according to this foresaid learning, after my cunning and power, through the help of GOD, I will meekly, with all mine heart, obey thereto!" +Archbishop.+ And the Archbishop said to me, "Submit thee then, now, here, meekly and wilfully to the ordinance of Holy Church, which I shall shew to thee!" +William.+ And I said, "Sir, according as I have here, now before you, rehearsed, I will now be ready to obey full gladly to CHRIST, the Head of all Holy Church, and to the learning and biddings and counsels of every pleasing member of Him."