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The gratulation of the most famous clerk M. Martin Bucer a man of no…The gratulation of the mooste famous clerke M. Martin Bucer a man of no…
The gratulation of the most famous clerk M. Martin Bucer a man of no less learning and literature, then godly study and example of living, unto the church of England for the restitution of Christs religion. And his answer unto the two railing epistles of Steve[n], Bishop of Winchester, concerning the unmarried state of priests and cloisterers, wherein is evidently declared, that it is against the laws of God, and of his church to require of all such as be and must be admitted to priesthood, to refrain from holy matrimony. Translated out of Latin in to English.The gratulation of the mooste famous clerke M. Martin Bucer a man of no lesse learninge and lyterature, then godlye studie and example of lyuing, vnto the churche of Englande for the restitucion of Christes religion. And hys answere vnto the two raylinge epistles of Steue[n], Bisshoppe of Winchester, concerninge the vnmaried state of preestes and cloysterars, wherein is euidently declared, that it is against the lawes of God, and of his churche to require of all suche as be and must be admitted to preesthood, to refrain from holye matrimonie. Translated out of Latin in to Englishe.
printed by Richard Jugge, 1549printed by Richard Iugge, 1549
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The which happy obtaining of Christs gifts and works the old adversary of mankind, bearing in mind, goeth about with tooth and nail, as in fore times, so now also to bring to pass, that men should either not read the scriptures at all, or at the least wise not read them as things that might teach and instruct us sufficiently for our health, or else not be understanded of themselves without the traditions and interpretation of the ⟨image 7⟩church, as they falsely name it: For whom he can persuade, that those which are called the traditions of the church, should be had in like estimation and honour, with the very scripture of God, & that there is no right interpretation of the scripture unless the Romish seat hath approved it under the name of all Christs church: Those can he also easily afterward make believe, and cause to receive any of his jugglings, cloaked with the titles, other of the traditions or interpretations of the church: and so withdrawn by a little and little from Gods lively word and governance, addict them altogether unto his most detestable doctrine and tyranny.
The whiche happye obtaynynge of Christes gyftes and workes the old aduersary of mankynde, bearynge in mynde, goeth aboute with toothe and nayle, as in fore tymes, so nowe also to brynge to passe, that men shoulde eyther not reade the scriptures at all, or at the least wyse not reade them as thynges that myght teach and instructe vs suffiefficiētly for our helth, or els not be vnderstanded of thēselues without the traditions and interpretatiō of the ⟨image 7⟩churche, as they falsely name it: For whome he can perswade, that those which are called the traditions of the church, shoulde be had in like estimatiō and honour, with the verie scripture of God, & that there is no right interpretation of the scripture vnlesse the Romishe seat hathe approued it vnder the name of al Christes church: Those can he also easely afterward make beleue, and cause to receaue any of hys iuglinges, cloked with the titles, other of the traditions or interpretations of the churche: and so withdrawen by a litle and litle from Gods liuely worde and gouernaunce, addict them altogether vnto hys moste detestable doctryne and tyrannye.