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A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and…
A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and of His Word written in Latin by that Reverend Father D. Philip Melanchthon, after the convention at Ratisbona, anno 1541 ; translated into English by R.R.A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and of His Woorde written in Latine by that Reuerend Father D. Philip Melancthon, after the conuention at Ratisbona, anno 1541 ; translated into English by R.R.
London : Imprinted at London at the three Cranes in the Vinetree by Thomas Dawson, 1580
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These sycophancies or scoffing kind of speeches are much alike signified in the History of Christ, whom when the Jews had blindfolded,1 & his enemies which bound him, scoffingly buffeted him, they bid him then prophecy who he was that struck him: so these excusers of ungodly traditions have Christ & his church in derision,2 at this day. After that they have imagined some one unsavoury strange phrase,3 they now think they have sufficiently blindfolded Christ, & after this they fall to buffeting of him, that is, they establish ungodliness, they inflame the harts of Kings unto cruelty, & they triumph over us, as though they now had utterly extinguished the trueth. ⟨image 72⟩Themselves in their own Theatre carry away the conquest, they are praised of the ungodly, they are beloved of Kings, whose appetites and affections they serve. But God is in prayer to be called upon, that he would vouchsafe to restrain and bridle this kind of sycophancy.
These sycophancies or scoffing kinde of speeches are much alyke signified in the History of Christe, whome when the Iewes had blindfilded,1 & his enimies which bounde him, scoffingly buffetted him, they bid him then prophecy who he was that strick him: so these excusers of vngodly traditions haue Christ & his church in derision,2 at this day. After that they haue imagined some one vnsauery straunge phrase,3 they nowe thinke they haue sufficiently blindfilded Christ, & after this they fal to buffetting of him, that is, they establishe vngodlynes, they inflame the harts of Kinges vnto cruelty, & they triūphe ouer vs, as though they nowe had vtterly extinguisht the trueth. ⟨image 72⟩Themselues in their owne Theatre carry away the conquest, they are praysed of the vngodly, they are beloued of Kinges, whose appetites and affections they serue. But God is in prayer to be called vpon, that hee woulde vouchsafe to restraine and brydle this kinde of sycophanty.