A04458:67
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.
it were to long and over tedious to rehearse all, so uncertain and so full of controversy is the whole plot of these mens religion and doctrine: even yet still amongest the self same men, from whom it first sprang and proceeded, for they never lightly agree amongest themselves: except peradventure,1 as in time paste the Pharisees and Sadducees, or as Herod and Pilate, against Christ.
it were to longe and ouer tedious to rehearse all, so vncertayne and so full of controuersye is the whole platt of these mennes religion and doctrine: euen yet still amongest the selfe same men, from whome it firste sprange and proceded, for they neuer lightly agree amongest themselues: except peraduenture,1 as in time paste the Pharasies and Sadducies, or as Herode and Pilat, against Christ.
- 1The agreement of Papists.The agremēt of Papistes.
1Wherefore let them go hardly: and let them rather make peace at home amongest their own company. True it is, that unity and agreement is a thing most convenient for Religion: and yet it is no certain and proper note of the Church of God, for there was perfect agreement amongest those that worshipped the golden calf: and amongest those which together with one voice cried out against our saviour Jesus Christ: Crucify him. Nether yet because the Corinthians were at variance among themselves, or because Paul differed from Peter, or Barnabas from Paul, or for that the Christians that were shortly after the beginning of the Gospel, varied about some matters one from an other, followeth it therefore, that amongest them there was no Church of God? As ⟨p. 22⟩