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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.
But whereas it is wont sometime to be objected, by persons wanting skill, […] the Helvetians change of […] and killing of Leopoldus the duke of Austria, and restoring by force their Country to liberty, that was done as […] playtielye by all stories, for […] hundred and threescore years past or above, under Boniface the •ight, when the authority of the Bishop of Rome was in greatest solitie, about two ⟨image 55⟩hundred years before Hulderike Zuinglius either began to teach the Gospel, or yet was borne. And ever sen•e that time, they have had all things still and quiet, not only from foreign enemies, but also from civil dissension. And of it were a sin in the Helvetians to deliver their own country from foreign government, specially when they were so proudly and tyrannously oppressed, yet to burden us with other mens faults, or them with the faults of their forefathers, is against all right and reason.
But whereas it is wont sometime to be obiected, by personnes wantinge skil, 〈…〉 the Heluetians chaunge of 〈…〉 and killinge of Leopoldus the duke of Austria, and restoringe by force their Countrie to libertie, that was donne as 〈…〉 playtielye by all stories, for 〈…〉 hundreth and threescore yeares past or aboue, vnder Boniface the •ight, when the authoritie of the Byshop of Rome was in greatest solitie, about two ⟨image 55⟩hundreth yeres before Hulderike Zuinglius eyther beganne to teache the Gospell, or yet was borne. And euer sen•e that tyme, they haue hadde all thinges still and quiet, not onelye from forreine ennemies, but also from ciuell dissension. And of it were a sinne in the Heluetians to deliuer their owne countrie from foreine gouernemente, speciallye when they were so proudelye and tyrannoullye oppressed, yet to burthen vs with other mennes faultes, or them with the faultes of their forefathers, is against all right and reasone.