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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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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.4 For although God require of public ministers to do that appertaineth to their public office in cursing and threatening of his ire and displeasure yet he taketh not from them his natural affection to pity and bewail even such as they know most justly to be punished: but yet so in measure ⟨image 16⟩that the affection of mercy and compassion murmur not against the will & just judgement of God.5 Wherefore as it is forbidden a private man to revenge by force his own wrong: so it is forbidden him too curse or execrate any person magistrate or other. Yea the public person that preacheth, in this point had need to be circumspect and too be ware he speak nothing of affection: but all for the correction of sin to the amendment of sinners, as the Saints do ask vengeance in heaven,6 saying: when wilt thou revenge our blood upon them or the earth? where as it may not be thought that the Saints pray uncharitably against their neighbours that the world and the kingdom of sin might make an end in them. And so do all good men pray now upon the earth, that the kingdom of God may come, as it is in the Lords prayer.7
Ieremye as a publike preacher,1 threatned the destruction of his own countrey, the captiuitye of his naturall prince and kinge, and the seruitude and bondage of al his cuntremen: yet as a priuate manne wept and cried out rather with floudes of