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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.
1Touching the multitude of idle ceremonies, we know S. Augustine grievously complained of them in his time. Wherefore we have cut of a great number of them,2 because we knew that mens consciences were grievously cumbered with them, and the Church of God burdened.
1Towching ye multitude of idle cerimones, we know S. Augustine greuousli complained of thē in his time. Wherefore we haue cutt of a great numbre of them,2 bicause we knew that mens consciences were greuouslye combered wt them, and the Churche of God burthened.
- 1Of Ceremonies.
- 2Ad Januarium epist. 119.Ad Ianuarium epist. 119.
Nevertheless we do retain and reverently exercise not only such as we know were commended unto us ⟨p. 17⟩by the Apostles, but also certain others, such as seemed unto us might be borne without any hurt in the Church, because we would have all things done in the holy assembly, according as S. Paul commandeth, con ly & in order. Again, all such as we perceived to be other very superstitious, or could, or filthy, or foolish, or contrary to the holy Scriptures, or that were unfit for men that had their right wits, of which sort of ceremonies there be at this day in the Papacy an infinite non ber, without exception we have utterly refused, because we would not have the right worship of God any longer defiled with such foolishness.