A13257:206
A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the…A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the…
A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Church. Perused and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctions.A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by Henry Wykes for Lucas Harrison, 1568
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.
Moreover if Churches, as they may by Christian liberty, keep religiously, 1the remembrance of Christ his ⟨p. 84⟩birth, Circumcision, Passion, Resurrection, Ascension into heaven, and sending his holy ghost unto his disciples, we well allow it: but holy days dedicated 2to men or saints, we discommend. And certes, holy days pertain to the first table of the law, and belong only to God: to be short, the feast days instituted for saints, which we have abrogated, confirm many foolish, unprofitable things, not to be suffered. Howbeit we confess, that fruit fully the memory of saints, may in 3due place and time, be recited to the people in godly sermons, and the holy examples of them may be proposed, as patterns to be followed of all men.
Moreouer if Chuches, as thei maie by Christian libertie, kéepe religiouslie, 1the remembraunce of Christe his ⟨p. 84⟩birthe, Circumcision, Passion, Resurrection, Ascention into heauē, and sending his holie ghost vnto his disciples, we well allowe it: but holie daies dedicated 2to men or sainctes, wée discommēde. And certes, holie daies partaine to the firste table of the lawe, and belong onely to God: to beshort, the feast daies instituted for sainctes, which we haue abrogated, confirme many foolishe, vnprofitable thynges, not to bee suffred. Howbeit we cōfesse, that frute fully the memorie of sainctes, maie in 3due place and tyme, bee recited to the people in godlie sermons, and the holy examples of theim maie bee proposed, as paternes to be followed of all men.
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