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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.
1But these men although they have not the holy scriptures, yet peradventure they have the ancient doctors and holy fathers. For in this they have always made their vaunt, that all antiquity and the universal consent of all ages was on their side: Again that all our opinions, are new and green, and never heard of before these few years now last paste.
1But these menne although they haue not the holy scriptures, yet peraduēture they haue the auncient doctors and holy fathers. For in this they haue alwayes made their vaunt, that all antiquite and the vniuersall consent of al ages was on their side: Againe that al our opiniōs, ar newe and grene, and neuer hearde of before these fewe yeres nowe laste paste.
- 1Answer to the objection of fathers and old counsels.Aunswere to the obiection of fathers and olde coūsels.
Doubtless there is nothing can be spoken of greater weight against the religion of God, then when it is accused of novelty: for like as in God him self, so in his religion there ought to be nothing new: nevertheless we can not tell how it cometh to pass, that from the beginning of the world, we have always seen it in experience, that as often as God would, as it were, kindle and disclose his truth unto men, although it were of it self not only most ancient, but also everlasting: yet of wicked men and of such as were enemies thereunto, it was called green and new stuff. A man that wicked & bloody man, only to bring the Jews into hatred, accused them to the king Assuerus after this sort. Thou haste here sayeth he, O king, a people, which in using certain new laws, are against all thy laws stubborn and rebellious. Paul also at Athens, so soon as he began to teach and to set forth the gospel, was reported to be a setter forth of new gods: that is to say, of new religion.