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Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the sameQuestions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same
Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the same: and answered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into English by John Cox. 1572Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same: and aunswered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into Englishe by Iohn Coxe. 1572
London: printed by Henry Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572London: printed by Henrie Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572
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The Answer.
The Answere.
WE must here again1 make a difference between the true Christian Church, and the false, bearing only the name and title thereof. For that Church which is called, and is in very deed the true universal Church of Christ, is that company of the faithful which rightly believe in Christ, putting all their trust in God, through Christ, giving ear only to him in his holy word, seeking all things in him, and serving him in holiness and righteousness. And against this Church can no Magistrate decree any thing, but if they chance to do, then do the faithful know, that it is ⟨p. 144⟩better to obey God than man. In deed at the beginning, and in the time of the Primitive Church Kings and Emperors concluded & set forth many grievous things against the Christians, but then they which otherwise in all bodily services were content to be obedient unto their Magistrates, did in deed disobey them in the things which appertained to their faith, for they would neither worship their Idols, nor do sacrifice in their Temples, or communicate with them in their Religion: and for this cause many of them were put to death. Yet GOD in the end marvellously punished those Magistrates, as Eusebius and Orosius do testify in their Histories. And we have a manifest and an excellent example of this matter in the second, third and sixth Chapters of Daniel. And in the History of the Maccabees, and the2 Acts of the Apostles.
WE muste héere agayne