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…

For we have had good experience hereof in his last conference at the council ⟨image 15⟩at Trident, where the ambassadors & divines of the Princes of Germany and of the free Cities were quite shut out from their company: neither can we yet forget, how Julius the third, above ten years past, provided warily by his writ, that none of our sort should be suffered to speak in the Council (except there were some peradventure that would recant and change his opinion). For this cause chiefly we thought it good to yield up an account of our faith in writing, & truly and openly to make answer to those things wherewith we have ben openly charged, to the end the world may see the parts and foundations of that doctrine, in the behalf whereof so many good men have little regarded their own lives. And that all men may understand what manner of people they be, and what opinion they have of God and of Religion, whom the Bishop of Rome before they were called to tell their tale, hath condemned for heretics, ⟨image 15⟩without any good consideration, without any example, & utterly without law or right, only because he heard tell that they did dissent from him and his in some point of Religion.

For wee haue had good experience hereof in his last conference at the councel ⟨image 15⟩at Trident, where the embassadours & diuines of the Princes of Germany and of the free Cities were quite shutte out from their company: nother can we yet forget, how Iulius the third, aboue ten yeares past, prouided warely by his writt, that none of our sorte shoulde bee suffered to speake in the Councell (except there were som paraduenture yt wolde recante and chaunge his opinion). For this cause chieflye we thoughte it good to yelde vp an accoumpte of oure faith in writing, & truely and openly to make aunswere to those things wherwith wee haue ben openly charged, to thende the worlde may see the partes and foundacions of that doctrine, in the behalfe whereof so many good men haue litle regarded their oune lyues. And yt al men may vnderstand what manner of people they be, and what opinion they haue of God and of Religion, whome the Bysshop of Rome before they were called to tell theire tale, hath condemned for heretikes, ⟨image 15⟩