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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.
Haggai the Prophet, what time the temple was builded up again by Esdras, and the people might seem to have a very good occasion offered them to rejoice at so great a benefit of the most mighty and merciful God: yet he constrained the tears to fall from all their eyes, because that they, which remaining yet alive, had seen the buildings of the first temple, before it was razed by the Babylonians, remembered that it lacked much of that beauty that it had in times paste. For then surely would they have thought their temple throughly well restored, if it had answered to the old pattern and to the majesty of the first Temple.
Aggeus the Prophete, what time the temple was buylded vp agayne by Esdras, and the people mighte seeme to haue a very good occasion offered them to reioyce at so great a benefit of the most mighty and mercifull God: yet he constrayned the teeres to fall from all their eyes, bicause that they, whiche remaynyng yet aliue, had seene the buyldinges of the first temple, before it was razed by the Babylonians, remembered that it lacked muche of that beauty that it had in times paste. For then surely would they haue thought their temple throughly well restored, if it had answered to the olde paterne and to the maiestie of the first Temple.
S. Paul, for to purge the Supper of our Lord, which the Corinthians had begun even then to corrupt, did set before them Christs institution for them to follow: I have, saith he, delivered unto you that, which I received of the Lord. And Christ for to confute ⟨image 62⟩the error of the Pharisees: You must return, saith he, to the beginning: from the beginning it was not so.
S. Paule, for to purge the Supper of our Lorde, whiche the Corinthians had begonne euen then to corrupt, did set before them Christes institution for them to followe: I haue, saythe he, deliuered vnto you that, whiche I receyued of the Lord. And Christ for to confute ⟨image 62⟩