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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.
But here cometh to my mind the 1voice of these men, that think themselves most witty of all others, which think that the Church ought to be reformed but not transformed. And they call the reformation, a restoring again of those rites, which were in use in the flourishing time of the Church, as they term it (taking away some things which by the wickedness of times have been abused) the which except we do receive, they cry that the Church is transformed, and deprived utterly of her beauty and comeliness. Surely their words have a great show and a beautiful, but it proceedeth from the spirit of Satan, which then bewrayeth it self, when we come to the matter: for them there is nothing so shameful that they dare not cover under the colour of antiquity and obtrude it unto us for comely and beautiful. Those Rhapsodies most vain and foolish ⟨image 28⟩written of these matters by G. Cassander that babbling Apostate (with whose name I would not defile these papers) do declare these matters.
But here cometh to my minde the 1voice of these mē, that thinke thēselues most witty of all others, which thinke that the Churche ought to be reformed but not transformed. And they call the reformation, a restorynge agayne of those rites, whiche were in vse in the florishyng time of the Church, as they terme it (takinge awaye some thinges which by the wickednes of times haue bene abused) the whiche except we doo receyue, they crie that the Churche is transformed, and depriued vtterly of hir beautie and comelinesse. Surely their woordes haue a greate shewe and a beautifull, but it procedeth from the spirite of Satan, whiche then bewrayeth it selfe, when we come to the matter: for thē there is nothyng so shamefull that they dare not couer vnder the colour of antiquitie and obtrude it vnto vs for comely and beautifull. Those Rapsodies moste vayne and foolishe ⟨image 28⟩written of these matters by G. Cassander that bablynge Apostata (with whose name I woulde not defile these papers) doo declare these matters.
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