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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.
We believe that for our sakes he dyed and was buried, descended into Hell, the third day by divine power returned unto life and rose again, after forty days in the sight of his disciples he ascended into heaven for to fulfil all things, and the very same body wherein he was borne, wherein he was conversant upon earth, wherein he was mocked, wherein he suffered ⟨p. 8⟩most grievous torments and cruel kind of death,1 wherein he rose again, wherein he ascended unto the right hand of the father, he hath placed in majesty and glory above all princely dignity and power and virtue and rule and all names that are named not only in this world, but also in the world to come, and that now he sitteth there,2 and shall sit until all things be perfectly finished.3 And albeit that the majesty and divinity of Christ be spread over all, yet his body, as Augustine saith, must be in one place, Christ gave unto his body majesty, but the nature of his body he toke not away. Nor we must not affirm Christ in such sort to be God that we shall deny him to be man. And as Vigil the martyr saith:4 Christ in his human nature did leave us, but in his divinity he did not leave us: & though he be absent from us touching the form […] a servant, yet he is always with us in the form of God.
We beleue that for oure sakes he dyed and was buried, descended into Hell, the thyrde day by diuine power retourned vnto lyfe and rose agayne, after forty dayes in the sighte of his disciples he ascended into heauen for to fulfill all thinges, and the very same bodye wherein he was borne, wherein hee was conuersaunte vpon earthe, wherein he was mocked, wherein hee suffered ⟨p. 8⟩moste greeuous tormentes and cruell kynde of deathe,1 wherein he rose againe, wherein he ascended vnto the ryghte hande of the father, hee hathe placed in maiestie and glorie aboue all princely dignitie and power and vertue and rule and all names that are named not onely in this worlde, but also in the worlde to come, and that nowe he sitteth there,