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…

We do receive and embrace all the Canonical scriptures,¹ both of the old and of the new Testament: and we give thanks unto our God, that he hath raised up that light before us, that we might always have it before our eyes, lest that other by the deceit of men, or guiles ⟨image 14⟩of the devil, we should be carried away after errors and fables. These we acknowledge to be the heavenly words, by the which God hath declared his will unto us: upon them only men may repose there consciences: In them all, those things, what soever are necessary unto our salvation (as Origen, Augustine, Chrysostom, and Cyril did teach) are fully and plentifully contained. These be the might and power of God unto salvation: these be the foundation of the prophets & the Apostles, whereupon is builded the Church of God: these be the most certain rule, whereby the Church of God, in case it do stagger or err, may be directed, and to the which all doctrine of the Church ought to be called to his trial: Against the which no law, no tradition, no custom is to be heard: no not if Paul him self or an Angel from heaven should come and teach an other way.

We do receaue and embrace all the Canonicall scriptures,¹ bothe of the olde and of the newe Testament: and we giue thankes vnto our God, that he hathe raised vp that light before vs, that we mighte alwaies haue it before our eies, lest that other by the deceit of mē, or guiles ⟨image 14⟩of the deuil, we shoulde be caried away after errors and fables. These we acknowledg to be ye heauenly wordes, by the which God hath declared his will vnto vs: vpon them onely men may repose there conscyences: In them all, those thinges, what soeuer are necessarye vnto oure saluation (as Origen, Augustine, Chyrsostom, and Cyryl did teache) are fully and plentifully contained. These be the myght and powre of God vnto saluation: these be the foundacion of the prophets & the Apostles, whervpon is builded the Churche of God: these be the moste certaine rule, whereby the Churche of God, in case it do stagger or erre, may be directed, and to the which al doctrine of the Churche ought to bee called to his triall: Against the which no lawe, no tradition, no custome is to be hearde: no not if Paule him selfe or an Aungell from heauen shoulde come and teache an other way.