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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.
who is ignorant, how that our Fathers which first began to acknowledge and to profess the name of Christ, were slanderously reported of,1 that they conspired together amongest themselves, and that in their secret assembles they had consultations against the state over the common wealth, and that even therefore their meetings were appointed before day in the dark, that they killed young children, filled them selves with mans flesh, and like most cruel beasts, drank mans blood, & how that at the last, when the candles were out, they committed adultery and incest at adventure together, the brother with the sister, the son with the Mother, without any reverence of kindred, without shame, without difference, even a sort of wicked men, without all religion, without God, enemies of mankind, men unworthy to behold the light, unworthy of life.
who is ignorannt, howe that oure Fathers whiche firste began to acknowledge and to professe the name of Christe, were slaunderously reported of,1 that thei conspired togither amongest themselues, and that in their secret assembles thei had consultations against the state ouer the cōmō welth, and that euen therefore their meetings were apointed before day in the darke, that thei kylled yonge children, filled them selues wyth mans fleshe, and lyke moste cruell beastes, dranke mans bloode, & howe that at the laste, when the candels were out, thei committed adultery and incest at auenture togither, the brother with the syster, the sonne with the Mother, withoute any reuerence of kyndred, without shame, withoute difference, euen a sorte of wicked men, withoute all religion, withoute God, enemies of mankinde, men vnworthy to beholde the light, vnworthy of lyfe.
- 1Euse. li. 5 ca. 2 Tertul. 3. Apologetico. 1.2.3. & 7.8.9.
All these things in those days were spoken against the people of God, against Christ Jesus, against Paul, against Stephan, and against all those that in the primitive