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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 use to pray in Churches after that fashion, as according to Pauls lesson,1 the people may know what we pray, and may answer Amen, with a general ⟨image 95⟩consent. These men like sounding metal, yell out in the churches unknown and strange words without understanding, without knowledge, and without devotion, yea & do it of purpose, because the people should understand nothing at all.
Wee vse to praye in Churches after that fashion, as accordinge to Paules lesson,1 the people maye knowe what wee pray, and may answere Amen, with a general ⟨image 95⟩consent. These men like soundinge mettall, yelle out in the churches vnknowen and straunge wordes wtout vnderstanding, without knowledge, and wtout deuotiō, yea & doe it of purpose, bicause ye people should vnderstand nothing at all.
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But not to tarry about rehearsing all points wherein we and they differ, for they have well nigh no end, we turn the scriptures into all tongues, they scant suffer them to be had abroad in any tongue: we allure the people to read and to hear Gods word, they drive the people from it. We desire to have our cause known to all the world, they flee to come to any trial. We lean unto knowledge, they unto ignorance: We trust unto light, they unto darkness: We reverence as it becometh us, the writings of the Apostles and Prophets, & they burn them. Finally, we in Gods cause desire to stand to God's only judgement, they will stand only to their own. Wherefore if they will way •ll these things with a quiet mind, and