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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.
We truly have renounced that church wherein we could neither have the word of God sincerely taught, nor the Sacraments rightly administered, nor the name of God duly called upon, which Church also themselves confess to be faulty in many points: And wherein was nothing able to stay any wise man, or one that hath consideration of his own lavetie. To conclude, we have forsaken the Church as it is now, not as it was in old time, and have so gone from it, as Daniel went out of the Lyons den, and the three Children out of the furnace: and to say truth, we have ben cast out by these men (being cursed of them, as they use to say, with book, bell, and candle) rather then have gone away from ⟨image 94⟩them of our selves.
We truely haue renounced that church wherin we could neyther haue ye worde of God sincerely taught, nor the Sacraments rightlye administred, nor the name of God dewly called vppon, whyche Churche also themselues confesse to be faulty in many poin•tes: And wherein was nothing able to stay any wise mā, or one yt hath consideration of his owne lavetie. To conclud, wee haue forsaken the Church as it is now, not as it was in olde time, and haue so gon from it, as Daniell went out of the Lyons denne, and ye three Children out of the furnesse: and to say trouth, we haue ben cast out by these menn (beyng cursed of them, as they vse to saye, with boke, bel, and candell) rather then haue gon awaye from ⟨image 94⟩them of our selues.
And we are come to that Church wherein they themselves cannot deny (if they will say truly and as they think in their own conscience) but all things be governed purely and reverently, and as much as we possibly could, very near to the order used in the old time.
And wee are come to that Churche wherein they themselues cannot denye (if thei wil say truely and as thei thinke in their owne conscience) but all thinges be gouerned purely and reuerently, and asmuch as we possibly could, very neere to the order vsed in the olde time.