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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.
Even so we, because that unto these men we seem to be mad, and are slandered of them as Heretics, as who would say, we had now nothing to do neither with Christ, nor with the Church of God, have thought it should not be unconuenient nor unprofitable, if we did plainly and freely declare unto the world that faith wherein we stand, and all our hope which we have in Jesus Christ, that all men may see what we do hold touching every part of Christian religion, and may judge with themselves, whether that faith which they shall see confirmed with the words of Christ, with the ⟨image 10⟩writings of the Apostles, with the testimonies of the Catholic fathers & with the examples of many ages be only a raging of mad men, and a conspiracy of Heretics.
Euen so we, bicause that vnto these men wee seeme to be madd, and are slaundered of them as Heretiks, as who woulde say, we hadde now nothinge to do nother with Christe, nor wt the Churche of God, haue thought it shoulde not be vnconuenient nor vnprofytable, if wee did plainely and freely declare vnto the worlde that faith wherin wee stande, and all oure hope whiche wee haue in Iesus Christ, that al men may see what we do holde touchinge euery parte of Christian religion, and maye iudge with themselues, whether that faith whiche they shall see confirmed with the wordes of Christ, with the ⟨image 10⟩writinges of the Apostles, with the testimonies of the Catholike fathers & with the examples of many ages be only a raginge of madde menne, and a conspiracie of Heretikes.
1We believe therefore that there is one divine nature & power, which we do call GOD, & the same is distincted into three equal persons, the Father, the Son, & the holy Ghost, all of one power, of one majesty, of one eternity, of one divinity, of one substance. And all be it those three persons be so distincted, that neither the father is the son, neither the son is the holy ghost or the father, yet that there is but one God, and the same only to have created heaven and earth and all things that are contained within the compass of heaven.