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Whether it be a mortal sin to transgress civil laws which be the commandments…VVhether it be a mortall sinne to transgresse ciuil lawes which be the commaundementes…
Whether it be a mortal sin to transgress civil laws which be the commandments of civill magistrates. The judgement of Philip Melancton in his epitome of moral philosophy. The resolution of D. Hen. Bullinger, and D. Rod. Gualter, of D. Martin Bucer, and D. Peter Martyr, concerning the apparel of ministers, and other indifferent things.VVhether it be a mortall sinne to transgresse ciuil lawes which be the commaundementes of ciuill magistrates. The iudgement of Philip Melancton in his epitome of morall philosophie. The resolution of D. Hen. Bullinger, and D. Rod. Gualter, of D. Martin Bucer, and D. Peter Martyr, concernyng thapparrel of ministers, and other indifferent thinges.
Imprinted at London : In Powles Churchyarde by Richard Jugge printer to the Queens Majesty, 1570?Imprinted at London : In Powles Churchyarde by Richard Iugge printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1570?
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In that little time that I had to peruse y• writing, I comprehended so all the matter, t• even at the first I conceived no small jo• your singular & earnest study, in that you• your endeavour that Christ his religion • be brought again unto a chaste and sin• purity. For what should be more de• of all Godly hearts, then that all thing by a little & little, should be clean taken aw• and cut of, which hath very little or noth• in them that can be referred wholly to ed• cation, but rather be judged of the godly to superfluous. For to speak of my self, I • hardly drawn from that simple and purestome, which ye know they of Argent• have used ever, from the time that they refo• med their Church, where diversity of app• rell in Church ministration was abolish For I have always allowed that pur• sage that originally had imitation of th• postles Church. And I beseech GOD mortal, that this manner may both ther• ⟨p. 63⟩•uer continue, and also that wheresoever Christ his Church is reformed, it may at length be received. You see that in the substance and chief point of the matter I dissent not from you, nay I desire with all my hart, that that thing which you go •bout to bring to pass, may take place. And the most especial cause why I do so desire, is, partly for that I would we should •ome, as nigh as might be, to the holy Scriptures in rites and ceremonies, and •olow the example of the Church, when it as in best case and state: partly for that I perceive that those that be given to papirie, do go about with these relics to maintain at least a little spice of Mass, & o be given to them, more then the nature f indifferent things do require. Notwithstanding, yet the consideration of these matters do not so far carry me, nor the reasons alleged by you so persuade me, at I should affirm the use of such veures to be pernicious, or of their own ature contrary to Gods word: For I do utterly think it to be a thing indifferent. nd I am not ignorant that such is the ure of indifferent things, that at one ure they may be used, and at an other