A04458:101
An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state…An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state…
An apology, or answer in defence of the Church of England concerning the state of religion used in the same. Newly set forth in Latin, and now translated into English.An apologie, or aunswer in defence of the Church of England concerninge the state of religion vsed in the same. Newly set forth in Latin, and nowe translated into Englishe.
Londini: printed by Reginald Wolf, 1562
The Apology of the Church of England.The Apologie of the Churche of Englande.
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.
But not whosoever are called the people of God,1 are by and by the people of God. Nor all that are descended from their father Israel, are all Israelites. The Arians that were Heretics boasted themselves that they only were Catholics, for the rest they called them all sometime Ambrosyans, sometime Athanasians, sometime Johannites, Nestorians, as Theodoret saith, although he were an Heretic, yet he covered himself [Greek or Hebrew], it is to say, with a certain appearance & cloak of the right faith. Ebion, although he agreed in opinion with the Samaritans, yet, as Epiphanius saith, he would be called a Christian. And the Mahometans although it be evident out of all histories, and can not deny themselves, but that they came of Hagar the bondwoman, yet they had rather, as though they were descended ⟨image 33⟩out of the stock of Sarah, a free woman and the wife of Abraham, be called Saracens, for the reputation of the name and of the stock.
But not whosoeuer are called the people of God,1 are by and by the people of God. Nor all that are descēded from their father Israell, ar all Israelytes. The Arryans yt were Heretiks boasted themselues that they only were Catholykes, for the reste they called them al sometyme Ambrosyans, sometime Athanasians, sometyme Iohannites, Nestoriās, as Theodoret saith, although he wer an Heritike, yet he couered himself 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, yt is to say, with a certain apparance & cloke of the right faith. Ebion, although he agreed in opiniō with the Samaritanes, yet, as Epiphanius saith, he would be called a Christian. And the Mahometans although it be euident out of all hystories, and can not deny themselfes, but that they came of Agar the bondwoman, yet they had rather, as though they were descended ⟨image 33⟩out of the stocke of Sara, a free woman and the wife of Abraham, be called Sarracens, for the reputation of the name and of the stocke.
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