A04458:118
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.
The Bishops,1 saith he, unto whom the Church is committed at this day, are not doctors, but deceivers: are not shepherds, but shepeweriers: are not Prelates, but Pilates.
The Byshops,1 sayth he, vnto whome the Church is cōmitted at this daye, ar not doctors, but deceauers: ar not shepeheardes, but shepeweriers: ar not Prelates, but Pilates.
- 1Ad Eugeniū.Ad Eugeniū.
Thus said Bernard of the bishop that called him self the chief bishop, and of the bishops which at that time held the stern. He was no Lutheran: he was no heretic: he forsook not the Church: yet was he not afraid to call the bishops that lived in those days, seducers, deceivers and Pilates. Now then what time the people was openly seduced, and the eyes of Christian men manifestly deceived, and when Pilate sitting in court of Judgement adjudged Christ and his members to sword & fire, in what case, o Lord, was the Church in those days? But of so many and so gross errors, what error have these men purged at any time? Or what error at the least would these men ever acknowledge or confess?
Thus sayd Bernard of the byshoppe that called him selfe the chiefe byshop, and of the byshoppes whiche at that time helde the sterne. He was no Lutherane: he was no heretike: he forsoke not the Church: yet was he not afrayde to cal the byshops that liued in those dayes, seducers, deceauers and Pylates. Now thē what time the people was opēly seduced, and the eyes of Christian men manifestly deceaued, and when Pylate sittyng in court of Iudgemēt adiugged Christ and his membres to sworde & fier, in what case, o Lord, was the Church in those dayes? But of so many and so grosse errors, what error haue these menne purged at any time? Or what error at the leaste would these mē euer acknowledge or confesse?