A04458:153
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.
And because we will not rehearse all the differences between us and them, for they are in manner infinite: We translate the Scriptures into all languages: these men will scantly suffer them to be abroad in any tongue: We do exhort the people to hear and read the word of God: these men drive them from it: We would have our cause heard before all the world: these men flee all judgement and trial: We lean unto knowledge, they unto ignorance: We trust to the light, they unto darkness: We have in reverence, as reason is, the words of the Apostles and of the Prophets: these men do burn them. To conclude, we in Gods cause will stand to the judgement of God only: these men will stand to their own. But if they will consider all these things with a quiet mind and a prepared purpose to hear and to ⟨p. 51⟩learn: they shall not only allow our doings, which leaving all errors, have followed Christ & his Apostles, but also they themselves shall fall away from themselves, and of their own accord, incline themselves to join with our fellowship.
And bycause we will not reherse all the differences betwene vs and them, for they ar in maner infinite: We translate the Scriptures into all languages: these men wil scantly suffer them to be abroade in any tonge: We doe exhorte the people to heare and reade the worde of God: these menne driue them from it: We woulde haue our cause hearde before all the worlde: these menne flee al iudgement and triall: We leane vnto knowlege, they vnto ignorance: We truste to the light, they vnto darknesse: We haue in reuerence, as reason is, the wordes of the Apostles and of the Prophetes: these men do burne them. To conclude, we in Gods cause wil stande to the iudgement of God only: these men will stande to their owne. But if they will consider all these thinges with a quiet minde and a prepared purpose to heare and to ⟨p. 51⟩learne: thei shal not only allow our doyngs, which leauing all errours, haue folowed Christe & his Apostles, but also they themselues shal fal away from thēselues, and of their owne accorde, encline themselues to ioyne with our felowshippe.