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…

As for us truly, we have fallen from the Bishop of Rome upon no manner of worldly respect or commodity, and would to Christ he so behaved himself, ⟨image 121⟩as this falling away needed not: but so the case stood, that owls we left him, we could not come to Christ. Neither will he now make any other league with us, then such a one as Nahas the king of the Ammonites would have made in times past with them of the city of Jabes,¹ which was to put out the right eye of each one of the Inhabitants. Even so will the Pope pluck from us the holy Scripture, the Gospel of our salvation, and all the confidence which we have in Christ Jesus. And upon other condition can he not agree upon peace with us.

As for vs truely, we haue fallen from the Byshoppe of Rome vpon no maner of worldlye respect or commoditie, and woulde to Christe hee so behaued himselfe, ⟨image 121⟩as this falling away neded not: but so the case stoode, that oules we left him, wee could not come to Christ. Neyther will he now make any other league wt vs, then suche a one as Nahas the kyng of the Ammonites would haue made in tymes past with thē of the citie of Jabes,¹ whiche was to put out the right eye of eche one of the Inhabitantes. Euen so will the Pope pluck from vs the holye Scripture, the Gospell of our saluation, and all the confidence which we haue in Christ Iesu. And vpon other condition can he not agree vpon peace with vs.

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For whereas some use to make so great a vaunt, that the Pope is only Peters Successor, as though thereby he carried the holy Ghost in his bosom & cannot err, this is but a matter of nothing and a very trifling tale. Gods grace is promised to a good mind, and to one that feareth God, not unto Sees and Successions. Riches saith Jerome, may make a Bishop to be of more might then the