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…

And to the intent he might the better rebuke the filthy gain and covetousness of priests, and purge the temple: From the beginning, saith he, this was a house of prayer, where all the people together should devoutly and soberly call upon God: and so ought you also to use it at this day: for it was not builded to that intent, for to become a den of thieves.

And to the intent he might the better rebuke the filthy gayne and couetousnesse of preestes, and purge the temple: Frō the beginning, sayth he, this was a house of prayer, where al the people together should deuoutly and soberly cal vpon God: and so ought you also to vse it at this day: for it was not buylded to that intent, for to become a denne of theeues.

So likewise all the godly Princes, and such as were commended in the holy Scriptures, were therefore chiefly commended, because they had walked in the ways of David their father: that is to say, because they had resorted back to the first principles, & to the well heads, and restored religion to his first estate.

So likewise all the godly Princes, and such as were commended in the holye Scriptures, were therefore chiefly cōmended, bicause thei had walked in the wayes of Dauid their father: that is to saye, bicause they had resorted back to the first principles, & to the wel heades, and restored religion to his first estate.

Therefore, what time we saw that these men had utterly thrown all things under foot, and that in the Church of God there remained nothing but miserable ruins, we thought it best to set before us those Churches, which we did know certainly both that they had not erred, and also that they had nothing to do, neither with private Masses, nor with prayers in an unknown and strange tongue, neither yet with this corruption of Sacraments, nor other foolish toys.