A17189:13
The judgement of the Godly and learned father M. Henry Bullinger chief preacher and…The iudgement of the Godly and learned father M. Henry Bullinger chiefe preacher and…
The judgement of the Godly and learned father M. Henry Bullinger chief preacher and pastor of the Church of Zurich in Switzerland, declaring it to be lawful for the ministers of the Church of England, to wear the apparel prescribed by the laws and orders of the same realm.The iudgement of the Godly and learned father M. Henry Bullinger chiefe preacher and pastor of the Church of Zurich in Swicerlande, declaring it to be lawfull for the ministers of the Churche of Englande, to weare the apparell prescribed by the lawes and orders of the same realme.
London: printed by William Seres, 1566
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Where ye ask, whether laws of apparel ought to be prescribed to Ecclesiastical persons, that thereby they may be discerned from lay men? I answer that there is doubtfulness in the word Ought, for if it be taken for necessary, & pertaining to the obtaining of salvation, I do not think the law makers them ⟨image 6⟩selves to be of this mind. But if it be meant, that this may be done for comeliness and beauty, or estimation and order, to be a certain civill observance, or some such thing be understood, as that is that the Apostle would have a church Minister or Bishop to be Cosmion, that is comely, I see not what he offendeth that useth such Apparel, or that commandeth to use such.
Where ye aske, whether lawes of apparell ought to be prescribed to Ecclesiasticall persons, that thereby they may be discerned from laye men? I answere that there is doubtfulnesse in the worde Ought, for if it be takē for necessarie, & pertayning to the obteyning of saluation, I do not think the law makers them ⟨image 6⟩selues to be of this minde. But if it be meant, that this may be done for comelinesse and beautie, or estimatiō and order, to be a certaine ciuill obseruance, or some suche thing be vnderstoode, as that is that the Apostle would haue a church Minister or Bishop to be Cosmion, yt is comely, I sée not what he offendeth that vseth such Apparell, or that commaundeth to vse such.
Whether the Ceremonial observance of the Levitical Priesthood be to be called again into the Church? I answer, If a cap and garment not uncomely for a Minister, and void of superstition, be commanded to be used of Ministers, no man verily can truly say, that Judaism is restored. Furthermore I repeat here that I see D. Martyr to have answered to this question, who when he had showed that the Sacraments of the old Law are abolished, which may not be brought again into the Church of Christ having baptism and the holy Supper, he added: There were nevertheless in the Levitical ⟨image 7⟩