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The mind and exposition of that excellent learned man Martin Bucer, upon these words…The mynd and exposition of that excellente learned man Martyn Bucer, vppon these wordes…
The mind and exposition of that excellent learned man Martin Bucer, upon these words of S. Matthew: Woo be to the wordle [sic] because of offences. Math. xviij. Faithfully translated in to English, by a faithful brother, with certain objections [and] answers to the sameThe mynd and exposition of that excellente learned man Martyn Bucer, vppon these wordes of S. Mathew: Woo be to the wordle [sic] bycause of offences. Math. xviij. Faythfully translated in to Englishe, by a faythfull brother, with certayne obiections [and] answeres to the same
Emden: printed by E. van der Erve, 1566
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.
¶ Objection,
¶ Obiection,
¶ Seeing some men which be now Preachers, did in King Edwards days use this apparel with fervent zeal and good conscience, the same now refusing it seem not to be moved with zeal and conscience, but of desire of novelties and singularity.
¶ Seing som men which be nowe Preachers, dyd in Kynge Edwardes dayes vse this apparell with feruent zeale and good conscience, the same nowe refusynge yt seme not to be moued with zeale and conscience, but of desyre of novelties and singularitie.
¶ Answer.
¶ Answeare.
¶ Paul did serve God in fervent zeal & good and pure conscience even from his progenitors, yet coming to more knowledge, did find & confess thes things to be hurtful and vile, which he had esteemed and used as profitable, and albeit he had circumcised Timothy, yet would he not suffer Titus to be circumcised: so some such as proceed in knowledge and experience doth find this apparel vile and hurtful, which before they thought profitable and not hurtful. And albeit that charity did move them to bear with the weak, as it did Paul in circumcising Timothy, yet faithfulness to keep the truth of the Gospel, where it hath been long preached, causeth those same Preachers