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A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
Part 5 › The Apology, Cap. 10. Division. 1.Part 5 › The Apologie, Cap. 10. Diuision. 1.
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The Apology, Cap. 10. Division. 1.
The Apologie, Cap. 10. Diuision. 1.
For these, lo, be the orient colours, and Precious savours of Christian Religion: these things doth God look upon, and accepteth them thankfully: these must come in place to be honoured, & must put quite away the Institutions of Christ, & of his Apostles. And, like as in times paste, when wicked King Jeroboam had taken from the people the right serving of God, & had brought them to worship the Golden Calves, lest perchance they might afterward change their mind, and slip away, getting them again to Jerusalem to the Temple of God there, he exhorted them with a long tale, to be steadfast, saying thus unto them: O Israel, these Calves be thy Goddes. In this sort commanded your God you should worship him. For it should be wearisome, and troublous for you, to take upon you a journey so far of, & yearly to go up to Jerusalem, there to serve and honour your God: Even after the very same sort, when these men had once made the Law of God of none effect, through their own Traditions, fearing that the people should afterward open their eyes, & fall an other way, and should somewhence else seek a surer mean of their Salvation, Jesus, how often have they cried out, This is the same worshipping, that pleaseth God, and which he straitly requireth of us, and wherewith he will be turned from his wrath: that by these things is conserved the Unity of the Church: that by these all sins be cleansed, and consciences quieted: and that, who so departeth from these, hath left unto him self no hope of Everlasting Salvation. For it were wearisome, and troublous (say they) for the people to resort to Christ, to the Apostles, and to the Ancient Fathers, and to observe continually, what their will and commandment should be. This, ye may see, is to withdraw the people of God from the Weak Elements of the world, from the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees, and from the Traditions of men. It were reason, no doubt, that Christs Commandments, and the Apostles were removed, that these their devises might come in place. O just cause, I promise you, why that Ancient, and so long allowed Doctrine should be now abolished, and a new Form of Religion be brought into the Church of God.