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…

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.

Neuertheles we doe reteine and reuerently excercyse not onely suche as we know were commended vnto vs ⟨p. 17⟩by the Apostles, but also certen others, suche as semed vnto vs mighte be borne without any hurte in the Church, bicause we wold haue all thinges done in the holy assembly, accordyng as S. Paul cōmaundeth, cō ly & in order. Agayne, all such as we perceiued to be other very superstitiouse, or could, or filthy, or foolish, or cōtrary to the holy Scriptures, or that were vnfit for mē that had their right wits, of which sorte of ceremonies there be at this daye in the Papacy an infinit nō ber, without exception we haue vtterly refused, bicause we wold not haue the right worship of God any longer defiled with suche foolishnes.

We pray,¹ as it is meet, in that tongue which every man amongst us doth understand, to the intent that the people, as Paul doth admonish us, by the common prayer may receive a common profit, according as all the good fathers & catholic bishops, not only in the old testament, but also in the new, both did pray them selves and taught the people to pray also: