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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.
The answer to the Letter aforesaid.
To the Reverend and learned Mr. Francis Junius, our beloved brother in Christ, At Leiden in Holland.
To the Reverend and learned Mr. Francis Iunius, our beloved brother in Christ, At Leyden in Holland.
Grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. Reverend Sr. and beloved brother in Christ / we have lately received your letter / which you sent unsealed to the Ministers of the Dutch and french Churches / that it might first be read of them / and them be delivered to us. We have also read and weighed it / and thought it meet to write again / partly to thank you that vouched safe to write unto us: partly to satisfy you (if we can) in some things wherein we see you are mistaken: In the writing whereof / we humbly request that speaking freely that which the thing it self requireth you would take it in good part / as you are wont. Many things indeed you have written which we do willingly acknowledge and consent therein with you. Those we will not touch at all. The rest we will prosecute in the same order / as by your self •hey are propounded.
GRace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Iesus Christ our Saviour. Reverend Sr. and beloved brother in Christ / we have lately received your letter / which you sent vnsealed to the Ministers of the Dutch and frēch Churches / that it might first be read of thē / and them be delyvered to vs. We have also read and weighed it / and thought it meet to wryte agayne / partly to thank you that vouched safe to write vnto vs: partly to satisfy you (if we can) in some thinges wherein we see you are mistaken: In the wryting wherof / we humbly request that speaking freely that which the thing it self requireth you would take it in good part / as you are woōt. Many thinges indeed you have wrytten which we do willingly acknowledg and consent therein with you. Those we will not touch at all. The rest we will prosequute in the same order / as by your self hey are propounded.