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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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But although many of our forefathers, did more earnestly clean unto the Papistical Doctrine, than was meet for their salvation to be done, as I have said already, because there was Prophesied a great miserable departure from the Faith: yet hereby it followeth not, that the Church of Rome should be the only Catholic Church, no more than it should follow that the Church of Jeroboam should be the true Church of God, because the greatest number of the Israelites did a long time cleave unto it.
But althoughe many of oure forefathers, did more earnestly cleane vnto the Papisticall Doctrine, than was méete for their saluation to be done, as I haue saide alreadie, bycause there was Prophesied a greate myserable departure from the Faithe: yet héereby it followeth not, that the Churche of Rome shoulde be the onely Catholicke Churche, no more than it shoulde followe that the Churche of Jeroboam shoulde be the true Churche of God, bicause the greatest number of the Israelites did a long time cleaue vnto it.
Yea even in this time there were a great number in Israel, which were not forth with condemned, because the kingdom was wickedly governed by Jeroboam.
Yea euen in this time there were a greate number in Israell, which were not foorth with condemned, bicause the kingdome was wickedly gouerned by Jeroboam.
For God hath his elect in all ages, for whose sakes chiefly he sendeth his Prophets to detect the errors, and teach the truth.
For God hath his electe in all ages, for whose sakes chéefely he sendeth his Prophettes to detecte the erroures, and teache the truthe.