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…

Neither have we any other Mediator and Intercessor, by whom we may have access to God the Father, than Jesus Christ, in whose only name all things are obtained at his Fathers hand. But it is a shameful part and full of ⟨image 35⟩infidelity that we see every where used in the Churches of our adversaries, not only in that they will have innumerable sorts of mediators, and that utterly without the authority of God's word. So that,¹ as Jeremiah saith, the Saints be now as many in number, or rather above the number of the Cities: & poor men cannot tell to which Saint it were best to turn them first. And though there be so many as they cannot be told, yet every one of them •hath his peculiar duty and office assigned unto him of these folks, what thing they ought to ask, what to give▪ and what to bring to pass: but besides this also, in that they do not only wickedly, but also shamelessly call upon the blessed virgin Christs mother,² to have her remember that she is a mother, and to command her son, and to use a mothers authority over him.

Neither haue we any other Mediatour and Intercessour, by whome wee may haue accesse to God the Father, thē Iesu Christ, in whose onely name all things are obteined at his Fathers hād. But it is a shamefull parte and full of ⟨image 35⟩infidelitie that we see euery where vsed in the Churches of our aduersaries, not onely in that they will haue innumerable sortes of mediatours, and that vterly without the auctoritie of Goddes word. So that,¹ as Ieremie saith, the Saintes be nowe as many in numbre, or rather aboue the numbre of the Cities: & poore men cannot tel to which Sainct it were best to turne thē first. And though there be so many as they cannot be tolde, yet euery one of thē •hath his peculiar deuty and office assigned vnto him of these folkes, what thīg they ought to aske, what to giue and what to bring to passe: but besides this also, in that they do not only wickedly, but also shamelesly cal vpon the blessed virgine Christes mother,