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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.
Yet now when you touch not the doctrine it self / what is it that you write in this behalf? Even this only / that you would persuade we have erred herein that we have published the confession of our faith. First of all this concerneth the manner / not the matter it self. But yet let us weigh your reasons: If (say you) there be a certain consent of doctrine: then there was no need that we should set forth a new Confession in this agreement of holy and ancient doctrine. Do you indeed speak as you think? How is it then that some while since / when the Germane and French Churches had before published their Confessions of faith / yet afterward the Belgic / Scottish / and other Churches set forth theirs also / notwithstanding that they agreed with them in the holy and ancient doctrine? Yea tell us (we pray you) what you think of that godly and learned Mr. Beza his private Confession of faith lately published? Not to speak of many other written and divulged by many of the martyrs also / in their several ages. Do not all these agree in the holy and ancient doctrine of Godliness? Or should not therefore these Confessions have been published? What soever you shall say for them / mind the same also as spoken for us. Secondly you say, if there be any dissension in doctrine, that ought not to be dissembled, &c. But what is this to us / who have plainly showed and reckoned up the things wherein we dissent from the Church of England / with whom we have to do in this behalf? Neither that only / but have also in our Confession not obscurely signified / concerning the things wherein the other Churches of this city and ours as yet do not agree.
Yet now when you touch not the doctrine it self / what is it that you wryte in this behalf? Even this only / that you would perswade we have erred herein that we have publyshed the confession of our faith. First of al this concerneth the maner / not the matter it self. But yet let vs weigh your reasons: If (say you) there be a certayne consent of doctrine: then there was no need that we should set forth a new Confession in this agreement of holy and ancient doctrine. Doe you indeed speak as you thinke? How is it then that some while synce / when the Germane and French Churches had before publyshed their Confessions of fayth / yet afterward the Belgick / Scotish / and other Churches set forth theirs also / notwitstanding that they agreed with them in the holy and anncient doctrine? Yea tell vs (we pray you) what you think of that godly and learned Mr. Beza his pryvate Confession of fayth lately publyshed? Not to speake of many other wrytten and divulged by many of the martyrs also / in their severall ages. Do not all these agree in the holy and anncyent doctrine of Godlynes? Or should not therfore these Confessions have bene publyshed? What soever you shall say for them / mynd the same also as spoken for vs. Secondly you say, if there be any dissention in doctrine, that ought not to be dissembled, &c. But what is this to vs / who have playnely shewed and reckned vp the thinges wherein we dissent from the Church of England / with whom we have to do in this behalf? Neyther that only / but have also in our Confession not obscurely signified / concerning the thinges wherein the other Churches of this city and ours as yet do not agree.