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An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief…An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe…
An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief and plain declaration of the true religion professed and used in the same.An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe and plaine declaration of the true religion professed and vsed in the same.
Londini: printed by Reginald Wolfe, 1564
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a man doubtless were spoken & not unlearned, & a very sharp and […] maintainer of that side. One will marvel. I suppose, how a good man could either conceive so wickedly, or write so despitefully of those words which he knew proceeded […] God's mouth, and specially in […] sort, as he would not have it […] own private opinion alone, […] the common opinion of all that •and. He dissembleth I grant you in deed, and hideth what he is, and setteth fourth the matter so, as though it were n•• he and his side, butte the Zwenkfeldian heretics that so didd speak. We faith he,1 will bid away with the same scriptures, whereof we see brought not only diverse, butte also contrary interpretations: and we will hear God speak, rather ⟨image 73⟩then we will resort to these naked elements, and appoint our salvation to rest in them. It behoveth not a man to be expert in the law and scripture, butte to be taught of God. It is butte lost labour that a man bestoweth in the scriptures, for the scripture is a creature, and a certain bare letter. This is Hosius saying, uttered altogether with the same spirit and the same mind, wherewith in times past Montane and Martion were moved, who as men report, used to say when with a contempt they rejected the holy scriptures, that themselves knew many mo and better things then either Christ or the Apostles ever knew;
a man doubtlesse wer spokē & not vnlerned, & a very sharp and 〈…〉 mainteinour of that syde. One will maruaile. I suppose, howe a good manne coulde either conceaue so wickedlye, or wryte so dispytefullye of those woordes whiche hee knewe proceeded 〈…〉 Goddes mouthe, and speciallye in 〈…〉 sorte, as hee woulde not haue it 〈…〉 owne priuate opinion alone, 〈…〉 the common opinion of all that •and. He dissembleth I graunt you in deede, and hydeth what hee is, and setteth fourth the matter so, as though it were n•• hee and his syde, butte the Zwenkfeldian heretiques that so didd speake. Wee faythe hee,