A03619:4
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶To the Godly reader Henry Bull wisheth grace and peace with unfeigned faith and a good conscience in Christ Jesus our Lord.
¶To the Godly reader Henry Bull wysheth grace and peace with vnfayned fayeth and a good conscience in Christ Iesus our Lorde.
IT hath always been the practise of Satan and his subtle soldiers the papists, even the sworn adversaries of Gods truth, that when they can not prevail against the same by tyranny and torments, they labour to deface it by most impudent slanders and lies (the chiefest defence and stay of their kingdom) as thou shalt see (good reader) in this treatise following. For when they could by no tyranny nor cruel handling discourage this man of God from the constant confession of the truth, they stirred up most shameful & cursed lies against him that he should be a privy maintainer of such as cursed the Queen, but to their own perpetual shame and ignominy. For whilst they have sought by this ⟨image 3⟩mean to bring Gods eternal verity in to contempt and too make it more odious to the world: what else have they done but disclosed their own wickedness and malice and given him occasion so to paint out their falsehood and lying spirit in their right colours, by this pithy, learned, and worthy little piece of work: that all men may hereby clearly perceive whose children they are, and they them selves shall need no other glass to see how like their father they look, the father of all falsehood and lies. And to the end that this their wicked dealing, which have thus proudly set them selves against God and against his Christ in his poor members, may be the better known & registered to the world and the posterity to come, to their shame and confusion, and to the advancing of gods glory in the innocent suffering of his saints, thus torn and rent by tyranny, torments, lies, and slanders for his names sake: behold the providence of god, who hath now