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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.
As concerning mediators & spokes men,1 by whom we might have access unto God the father, we have none other but Jesus Christ, in whose name only all things are obtained of the father. It is very foul and altogether Heathenish, that which we see done every where in the Popes Churches, not only because they will have an infinite number of meansmakers to speak for them, and that altogether without the authority of Gods word,2 in so much, that as Jeremy saith, the number of Gods now doth countervail or rather exceed the number ⟨image 18⟩of the cities, and the wretched people knoweth not, towards which of them it behoved them most to turn themselves: not because that albeit they be so many that they can not be numbered, yet unto every one of them they have appointed a several office what they shall procure, what they shall give, what they shall bring to pass: but also because that both wickedly & impudently they call upon the virgin Mary, that she would remember how she was a mother,3 that she should command her son, and put in ure the authority that she hath over him.
As cōcerning mediators & spokes mē,1 by whome we might haue accesse vnto God the father, we haue none other but Iesus Christ, in whose name only al thinges ar obteined of the father. It is very foule and altogether Heathenish, that whiche we see done euery where in the Popes Churches, not only bicause thei wil haue an infinit nomber of meansmakers to speake for them, and that altogether without the authoritie of Gods word,2 in so muche, that as Ieremye saith, the nūbre of Gods now dothe cōteruaile or rather excede the nūbre ⟨image 18⟩of the cities, and the wretched people knoweth not, towardes whiche of them it behoued them most to turne themselfe: not bicause that albeit they be so many that they can not be numbred, yet vnto euery one of thē thei haue apointed a seuerall office what they shal procure, what they shal giue, what they shall bring to passe: but also bicause that bothe wickedly & impudently they cal vpon the virgin Mary, that she would remembre how she was a mother,