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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
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.
In conclusion, how that after they had put out the candles, they committed adultery between themselves, and without regard wrought incest one with an other, that Brethren lay with their sisters, sons with their Mothers, without any reverence of nature or kin, without shame, without difference: and that they were wicked men without all care of Religion, and without any opinion of God, being the very enemies of mankind, unworthy to be suffered in the world, and unworthy of life?
In conclusion, howe that after they had put out the candels, they committed adulterye betweene themselues, and without regarde wrought incest one with an other, that Brethren laie with their sisters, sonnes with their Mothers, without any reuerence of nature or kynne, without shame, without difference: and that thei wer wicked men without all care of Religion, and without anye opinion of God, being the very ennemies of mankinde, vnworthy to be suffered in the worlde, and vnworthie of lyfe?
All these things were spoken in those days against the people of God, against Christ Jesus, against Paul, against Stephan, and against all them whosoever they were, which at the first beginning embraced the truth of the Gospel, and were contented to be called by the name of Christians; which was then an hateful ⟨image 8⟩name among the common people. And although the things which they said, were not true,1 yet the Devil thought it should be sufficient for him, if at the least he could bring i• so to pass, as they might be believed for true: and that the Christians might be brought into a common hatred of every body, and have their death and destruction sought of all sorts. Hereupon Kings and Princes being led then by such persuasions, killed all the Prophets of God, letting none escape: Isaiah with a saw, Jeremiah with stones, Daniel with Lyons, Amos with an iron bar, Paul with the sword, & Christ upon the cross, and condemned all Christians to imprisonments, to torments to the pikes, to be thrown down headlong from rocks & steep places, to be caste to wild beasts and to be burnt,