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A weighing and considering of the InterimA waying and considering of the Interim
A weighing and considering of the Interim by the honourworthy and highly learned Phillip Melanchthon. Tra[n]slated into English by John RogersA waying and considering of the Interim by the honourworthy and highly learned Phillip Melancthon. Tra[n]slated into Englyshe by Iohn Rogers
Imprinted at London : in Fletestrete at the sign of the Sun over against the conduit by Edward Whitchurche, the vi. day of August, the year of our lord. M.D.XLVIII. 1548Imprinted at London : in Fletestrete at the signe of the Sunne ouer against the conduite by Edwarde Whitchurche, the vi. daie of Auguste, the yere of our lorde. M.D.XLVIII. 1548
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To the Reader.
Because I with great grief have now often heard, (most dear Reader) that the highly learned and no less godly, gentle and loving man Phillip Melanchthon is highly belied, in that a great sort openly say that he hath denied the trueth, or (that I may use their own words) recanted (which thing they say only to hinder the furtherance of Gods trueth) I could do no less, but turn into our English speech, and also put out, this little treatise of his: not so much for the defence of his most named and known fames sake (which he hath yet hitherto kept undefiled, so that even the greatest enemies of the gospel neither could nor have said otherwise of him) as for the comforting of many godly ⟨image 3⟩and christen hearts, which have, been not a little dismayed and discouraged through such lies. And verily not without a cause, for his denying would do more harm to the trueth in these last and most perilous times, than any tongue or pen can express. And God of his goodness, bountiful mercy, and great power, grant that that never chance. At this time also, than kes be to god therefore, he hath not only not denied the trueth, but also after his old accustomed christen manner, plainly confessed and acknowledged it: which thing this his answer to the Interim, enough witnesseth.
BEcause I with great griefe haue nowe often heard, (most dere Reader) that ye highly learned and no lesse godly, ientle and louing man Phillip Melancthon is highlye belyed, in that a great sorte openlye saye that he hath denyed the trueth, or (that I maye vse their owne wordes) recanted (whiche thyng they saye onelye to hyndre the furtheraunce of Gods trueth) I coulde do no lesse, but turne into our Englyshe speache, and also put out, this litle treatise of his: not so muche for the defence of his moste named and knowen fames sake (which he hath yet hitherto kepte vndefiled, so that euen the greatest enemyes of the gospell neither coulde nor haue saied otherwise of hym) as for the coūfortyng of many godly