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An apology made by the reverend father and constant martyr of Christ John Hooper…An apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper…
An apology made by the reverend father and constant martyr of Christ John Hooper late bishop of Gloucester and Worcester against the untrue and slanderous report that he should be a maintainer and encourager of such as cursed the Queens highness that then was, Queen Marye. Wherein thou shalt see this godly mans innocency and modest behaviour: and the falsehood and subtlety of the adversaries of Gods truthAn apologye made by the reuerende father and constante martyr of Christe Iohn Hooper late bishop of Gloceter and Worceter againste the vntrue and sclaunderous report that he should be a maintainer and encorager of suche as cursed the Quenes highnes that then was, Quene Marye. Wherein thou shalte see this godlye mannes innocency and modest behauioure: and the falsehode and subtyltye of the aduersaryes of Gods truth
printed by John Tisdale, 1562printed by Iohn Tisdale, 1562
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But these examples no private man may follow, for these men were public preachers of God's word, whose office was by all means so to rebuke and condemn sin, as thes were instructed by the word of God. And he that marketh the condition of these persons, shall perceive that in every one of them was two persons: the one public that could speak no more pleasant nor gently to ⟨image 15⟩the sinful world then God bad them: which was to pronounce them cursed and damned for their sins and iniquity: yet as private men they wept and sorrowfully lamented the misery and loss of the same persons that they cursed as public ministers.
But these examples no priuate man may folow, for these men were publike preachers of Goddes word, whose office was by all meanes so to rebuke and condempne sinne, as thes were instructed by the word of God. And he that marketh the condicion of these persons, shall perceaue that in euerye one of them was two persons: thone publik that could speake no more pleasaunte nor gentlye to ⟨image 15⟩the sinful world then God bad them: whiche was to pronounce them cursed and damned for their sinnes and iniqutye: yet as priuate menne they wepte and sorowfullye lamented the miserye and losse of the same persons that they cursed as publik ministers.
Jeremy as a public preacher,1 threatened the destruction of his own country, the captivity of his natural prince and king, and the servitude and bondage of all his countrymen: yet as a private man wept and cried out rather with floods of2 tears then with drops of weeping. So did Christ upon Jerusalem,3 David upon Saul and Absalom, and Saint Paul upon the Jews, and yet offended nothing at all.