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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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where also every body was sworn to the maintenance of one man: where our Princes Ambassadors were contemned: where not one of our divines could be heard, and where parts taking and ambition was openly and earnestly procured and wrought, but as the holy Fathers in former time, and as our predecessors have commonly don, we have restored our Churches by a Provincial Convocation, and have clean shaken of as our duty was, the yoke and tyranny of the Bishop of Rome, to whom we were not bound, who also ⟨image 128⟩had no manner of thing like neither to Christ nor to Peter, nor to an Apostle, nor yet like to any Bishop at all. Finally, we say that we agree amongest our selves, touching the whole judgement and chief substance of Christian Religion, and with one mouth and with one spirit do worship God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
where also euery body was sworne to the maintenaunce of one man: where our Princes Embassadours were contemned: where not one of oure diuines could be heard, and where partes taking and ambition was openly and earnestlye procured and wrought, but as the holy Fathers in former time, and as our predecessours haue commonly don, wee haue restored our Churches by a Prouinciall Conuocation, and haue cleane shaken of as our dewtie was, the yoke and tyrannye of the Byshop of Rome, to whome we were not bounde, who also ⟨image 128⟩had no manner of thying lyke neyther to Christ nor to Peter, nor to an Apostle, nor yet like to any Byshopp at all. Finally, we saye that wee agree amongest our selues, touching the whole iudgemēt and chiefe substaunce of Christian Religion, and with one mouth and with one spirite do woorshipp God and the Father of our Lord Iesu Christ.
Wherefore O Christian and godly Reader, forasmuch as thou seest the reasons and causes both why we have restored Religion, and why we have forsaken these men, thou oughtest not to marvel, though we have chosen to obey our Master Christ rather then men. Paul hath given us warning how we should not suffer our selves to be carried away with such sundry learnings, and to fly their companies, in especial which would sow debate and variances, clean contrary to the Doctrine which they had received of Christ and the Apostles. Long since have these