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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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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.
By these words it is manifestly taught that the chair or seat wherein holy Bishops have set, or succession, is nothing worth: except he be also holy, which succeedeth in the place of holy men, imitating the steppes of those, which were before him: but if he be wicked, he then receiveth no honour of the seat, but dishonoureth the same. Wherefore these Prelates may ⟨p. 11⟩now consider what honour they receive by their succession, which daily (to the end they may bring us into contempt) they object against us. The high Priests and Prelates, who in the time of Christ, did set on Moses chair, could have derived the pedigree of their succession from them selves even unto Aaron, but because their life and Doctrine did not agree with the life and1 Doctrine of Aaron and other godly Priests, their succession availed nothing against Christ and his Apostles: neither were Christ and his Apostles false Doctors, or dissevered from the true Church, because they were not able to prove their succession as the Pharisees could: For the word of God and the institution of Christ was sufficient for them.
By these woordes it is manifestly taughte that the chaire or seate wherin holy Bishoppes haue sette, or succession, is nothing woorthe: excepte he be also holy, which succéedeth in the place of holy menne, imitating the steppes of those, which were before him: but if he be wicked, he then receyueth no honoure of the seate, but dishonoureth the same. Wherefore these Prelates may ⟨p. 11⟩nowe consider what honoure they receiue by their succession, whiche dayly (to the ende they may bring vs into contempte) they obiecte agaynste vs. The highe Priests and Prelates, who in the time of Christe, did set on Moses chair, could haue deriued the petigree of their succession from them selues euen vnto Aaron, but bicause their life and Doctrine did not agrée with the life and1 Doctrine of Aaron and other godlye Priestes, their succession auailed nothing against Christ and his Apostles: neyther were Christ and hys Apostles false Doctoures, or disseuered from the true Churche, bicause they were not able to proue theyr succession as the Pharisies coulde: For the woorde of God and the institution of Christ was sufficient for them.