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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 the holy ghost, who is the third person in the holy trinity, is very God: not made, not created, not begotten, but proceeding from both the father and the son by a certain way which is unknown to men, and not able with words to be expressed, that it is his work to make tender the hardness of manes heart, what time as other by the wholesome preaching of the Gospel, or by any other means he is received into mans heart, and that he lighteneth them and leadeth them into the knowledge of God ⟨image 11⟩and into all way of truth, and into a newness of their whole life, and perpetual hope of salvation.
We beleue that the holy ghoste, whoe is the thyrde person in the holie trinitie, is very God: not made, not created, not begotten, but proceedinge from boothe the father and the sonne by a certaine waie whiche is vnknowen to menne, and not able wyth wordes to be expressed, that yt is hys worke to make tender the hardnesse of manes harte, what tyme as other by the holsome preachynge of the Gospell, or by any other meanes hee is receaued into mans harte, and that he lightneth them and leadeth them into the knowledg of God ⟨image 11⟩and into all way of truthe, and into a newnesse of their whole life, and perpetuall hope of saluacion.
1We do believe that there is only one Church of God, and that the same is not shut up as in time past among the Jews into any one corner of kingdom, butte is Catholic and universal, & dispersed into all the world, so that now there is no nation that may truly complain that they be excluded, and can have no part with the Church and people of God. He do believe that the same Church is the kingdom, is the body, is the spouse of Christ, and of this kingdom that Christ is the only Prince, of this body that Christ is the only head, of this spouse that Christ is the only bridegroom: and that there be in the Church divers orders of ministers, some be Deacons, some Elders, some Bishops, unto whom the instruction of the people and the charge and provision for things appertaining to religion is committed, and yet that there is no one man, nor that any one can be superior and ruler over all: for we believe both that Christ is always present with his Church,