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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.
After these things / you come to discuss the end and fact of our publishing this Confession. Touching the end, we have showed it in the epistle and preface set before the book it self. And we answer further / that we did this to the same end / that all the reformed Churches of late did publish theirs. For proof whereof / let the preface of the Harmony of Confessions / compared with ours / speak for us. If you take away the reasons by both alleged / we yield. But if you cannot / then see whether both here and other where often in this letter you do not through our sides strike at all these Churches likewise. Our cause and clearing, we commit to God and to all godly that love the truth. Such as before knew not our cause they may now by this means have knowledge thereof. Such as be enemies of God / of the Church / of the truth / have nothing by this book of ours / whereof to rejoice. They will rather be grieved when thus they shall see Antichrist that man of sin to be more and more discovered / whom the Lord in the end will wholly consume and abolish / with the spirit of his mouth in the testimony (not in the silence) of his servants. 2. Thes. 2.8. with Rev. 12.11. and 14 6 7 8. and 20.4. Finally / such as be weak and by reason of the stink of schisms know not the true body of Christ whereunto they should join themselves / they may by this means be better instructed and induced more certainly to know and embrace the true Church and faith of Christ. Thus desire we that the public good of the Church be holy forward / that Christ may have the preeminence over all. And thus have we spoken of the end / in which as yet we see not any mistaking or error.
After these thinges / you come to discusse the end and fact of our publyshing this Confession. Touching the end, we have shewed it in the epistle and preface set before the booke it self. And we answer further / that we did this to the same end / that all the reformed Churches of late did publysh theirs. For proof wherof / let the preface of the Harmony of Confessions / compared with ours / speak for vs. If you take away the reasons by both alleadged / we yeeld. But if you cannot / then see whether both here and other where often in this letter you do not through our sydes strike at all these Churches lykewise. Our cause and cleering, we commyt to God and to all godly that love the truth. Such as before knewe not our cause they may now by this meanes have knowledg therof. Such as be enemyes of God / of the Church / of the truth / have nothing by this book of ours / wherof to rejoyce. They will rather be grieved when thus they shall see Antichrist that man of synne to be more and more discovered / whom the Lord in the end will wholy consume and abolysh / with the spirit of his mouth in the testimony (not in the silence) of his servants.