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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.
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.
Whereas there was a little book exhibited unto you by one of us / it is not so to be taken / as if you were called upon alone or apart from others. For the brother which delivered you the book certified us / that this passed between you / that by you it should be communicated with your Colleagues the governors of that University / and that you took upon you to do it. Now if you have so done / how is it that you alone write back again? why also do you so often repeat and seem to reprehend that you / you (we say) alone / apart / are called upon? If you have not done it / mind then on whom the blame lieth that it is not communicated with them in that University / to whom by us it was dedicated. And we do now again entreat you / that being mindful of your promise you would perform it: that so you with the other learned and godly men and brethren there / may either convince our faith and cause of error / or else together with us contend for this saith once given to the Saints. The one of these we take it must needs be done. And we gather it by comparing together