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Certain letters, translated into English, being first written in Latin. Two, by the reverend…Certayne letters, translated into English, being first written in Latine. Two, by the reverend…
Certain letters, translated into English, being first written in Latin. Two, by the reverend and learned Mr. Francis Junius, divinity reader at Leiden in Holland. The other, by the exiled English Church, abiding for the present at Amsterdam in Holland. Together with the confession of faith prefixed: where upon the said letters were first writtenCertayne letters, translated into English, being first written in Latine. Two, by the reverend and learned Mr. Francis Iunius, divinitie reader at Leyden in Holland. The other, by the exiled English Church, abiding for the present at Amsterdam in Holland. Together with the confession of faith prefixed: where vpon the said letters were first written
Amsterdam : Printed, in the year. 1602Amsterdam : Printed, in the yeare. 1602
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.
But now of the third thing what shall I say?“ your selves I think, beloved brethren, do mind that if I cannot on this condition, neither ought, to give answer concerning the two points a foresaid▪ it would be utterly unjust if I should as yet determine any thing on either side touching the conclusion which you draw from thence, that is, from those premisses. But I verily suspend my judgement, brethren I suspend my judgement in this cause, even as God & nature, & reason, and all laws command me to do. Ye know I think the causes by these things which ye have now read, & shall learn besides by other things which God shall minister unto you (I hope) by the spirit of trueth and wisdom. I ought not to judge with my self of matters unknown, at least not so evident, neither yet with such forward boldness to pronounce among you or others, the matter being not sufficiently manifest to my self. God knoweth and judgeth,“ to whom stand or fall as many as are his servants. Otherwise I trust ye are not ignorant that there are three things which even from the very infancy of the Church, the holy fathers would have to be distinguished by the word of God, among the people of God, namely, faith or doctrine, conversation or manners, and the order of discipline. And all wise men have taught this with one consent, and delivered it to posterity, that where the foundation of the truth of doctrine remaineth, which is the pillar of salvation, although with most corrupt manners and discipline, there the Church remaineth, & that no man ought rashly to separate himself from that Church (whiles he may tarry in it without ship wrack of faith and conscience) or take from it the name of a Church, especially seeing every Church consisteth of Pastors and flock, which if some Pastors or Prelates trouble, yet it is unmeet that this name either should be taken away from the other Pastors, which Christ doth witness by the doctrine of truth, or from the flock which Christ hath purchased with his own blood, and doth daily sanctify with the washing of the new birth by the word. This ought to be sufficient for you if any thing have offended you at home,“ that now the fatherly & merciful providence of God hath provided for you elsewhere. Certainly whiles ye inveigh against those Churches, ye shall make that your cause never the better, neither more probable with good men: