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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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Wherefore, wheresoever any discord,1 schism, or heresy is begun, it must needs follow, that there was first an unity, which is now divided by the Heretics: whereupon we must perfectly know what that unity is, which the Heretics so deuyde, by means whereof they take this their name. ⟨image 38⟩[…]true church of Christ, which putteth her trust only in god the father, through our lord Jesus Christ his son, by the power of the holy ghost. Yea also the sacraments of▪ Christ, Baptism, & the Supper of the Lord, serve to this purpose, by which the godly bind them selves to God, & mutually knit them selves together in love. And this therefore is that whole sum2 or unity, which being separated, maketh heretics. And we have examples hereof, in the ancient people of God, to whom God gave in commandment, that they should love him with all their hart, with all their soul, with all their strength, and therefore he included them into one church, gave them one law, made one covenant with them, instituted amongst them, one Tabernacle or Temple, one ark of covenant, one altar, Sacrifice and Priesthood. Yea their sacraments, that is to say Circumcision and the Passover, serve also to this unity, teaching them that they were all one people, under one God, & in one faith. And therefore he forbade them to worship or serve strange gods, that is to ⟨p. 28⟩say, to have in stead of God, or of a saviour, any thing whatsoever besides him self, who is the true and living God. He also forbade them to hearken after strange religions, or to worship him or offer Sacrifices unto him, in any other place but in it only, yea and after that sort, which himself had ordained. But Jeroboam king of Israel, did first manifestly, contrary to the ordinances of god: For first he separated the unity of the church into divers parts, and brought. x. tribes from the only temple, altars, priesthood, sacrifice, & brute them from the appointed & written service of God, built two ten ples after his own mind, in which he placed idols, built altars, & chose priests after his own will: whereof we may read in the first of Kings, in chap. 12. & 13. And this was the chefest heretic or divider of gods church▪ for the which oftentimes he was most sharply reproved by the word of God.