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A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Tertullian saith / O saith he / better is the religion of the heathen / for they 1use no solemnity of the Christians / neither the Lords day / neither the Pentecost / and if they knew them / they would have nothing to do with them / for they would be afraid / least they should seem Christians / but we are not afraid to be called heathen.
Tertullian sayth / O sayth he / better is the relygion of the heathen / for they 1vse no solemnitie of the Christians / neyther the Lordes day / neyther the Pentecoste / and if they knew them / they woulde haue nothing to doe with them / for they would be afrayd / least they should seeme Christians / but we are not afrayd to be called heathen.
- 1Libro de Idolatria.
Constantine the Emperor speaking of the keeping of the feast of Easter / 1saith that it is an unworthy thing to have any thing common with that most spiteful company of the Jews. And a little after he saith / that it is most absurd and against reason / that the Jews should vaunt and glory / that the Christians 2could not keep those things without their doctrine. And in an other place it is said after this sort: It is convenient so to order the matter / that we have nothing common with that nation.
Constantine the Emperor speaking of the keeping of the feaste of Easter / 1sayth that it is an vnworthy thing to haue any thing common with that most spitefull company of the Iewes. And a little after he sayth / that it is most absurd and agaynst reason / that the Iewes should vaunt and glory / that the Christians