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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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1But this (taking for example the eternal word of God, set forth in the holy scriptures) I confess not without cause, that God, who bringeth in all men all things to effect by his everlasting wisdom, reaching mightily from end to end, and guiding all things pleasantly, like as he calleth his elect, being nothing, to be somewhat so calleth he them also to their being, and to those things whereunto he hath destined every man. And that ⟨image 31⟩he fashioneth them to thes gifts assigned of him to each one, in their mothers womb. And also that from the mothers womb, he separateth them to him self, and that he maketh apt and instructed them with the gifts both of body and mind to the self same offices, that they may receive them well and happily to the glory of his name and edifying of his church.
1But this (takinge for example the eternall worde of God, set forthe in the holye scryptures) I confesse not without cause, that God, who bringeth in all men all thinges to effecte by hys euerlastinge wisdome, reachinge mightylye from ende to ende, and guidinge all thinges plesently, lyke as he calleth his elect, beinge nothinge, to be somwath so calleth he them also to their being, and to thos thinges wherunto he hath destinid euerie man. And that ⟨image 31⟩he fassyonithe thē to thes giftes assigned of hym to eche one, in theyr mothers wombe. And also that from the mothers womb, he seperateth them to him selfe, and that he maketh apt aud instructed them with the giftes both of bodie and minde to the selfe same offyces, that they may receaue them well and happilye to the glorie of his name and edifijng of his churche.
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