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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 first is / that those Churches from which we have departed, should not by us be accused About the word accusation we will not contend: Only this we say / we use it no• (that we remember) except when we treat of our own cause who by them are accused of heresy schism sedition etc. Of which forasmuch as we are accused among them / here and every where: what good man will deny unto us place of defence: But you say / no man desireth to know why we came thence, and that the injury also hath left to prosecute us being departed from them How these things escaped you we marvel. For in both of them you write other wise then the thing is. For both many do daily desire to know why we came thence / and the injury hath prosecuted us being departed / into this place to this very day Of the former we need city no witnesses: for they are almost infinite. Of the latter / besides the Latin books published at home by our own countrymen / besides the libels which they have sparsed against us in this city besides the slanders wherewith then do also pursue us every where: besides all these (we say) the Ministers them selves of the Churches Dutch and French both here at Amsterdam and at Dordrecht are able to testify▪ they have received (as we said afore) certain articles full of lies and slanders / written against us / and yet still they have them for ought we know▪ Moreover / if none of these things had fallen out openly before the world yet who knoweth not that Antichrists retinue (such as be the Prelates) do still resemble the nature and conditions of the Dragon / who out of his mouth cast waters like a flood after the woman / that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood whom being present he could not devour. Rev. 12. and 13 chap.
The first is / that those Churches from which we have departed, should not by vs be accused About the word accusation we will not contend: Onely this we say / we vse it no• (that we remember) except whē we treat of our owne cause who by them are accused of heresy schisme sedition etc. Of which for asmuch as we are accused among them / here and every where: what good man will deny vnto vs place of defence: But you say / no man desyreth to know why we came thence, and that the injury also hath left to prosequute vs being departed from them How these things escaped you we marvell. For in both of them you wryte other wise then the thing is. For both many do dayly desier to know why we came thence / and the injury hath prosequuted vs being departed / into this place to this very day Of the former we need cyte no witnesses: for they are almost infinite. Of the latter / besydes the Latine bookes publyshed at home by our owne contreymen / besydes the libels which they have sparsed against vs in this city besydes the sclaunders wherewith then do also pursue vs every where: besydes all these (we say) the Ministers them selves of the Churches Dutch and Frēch both here at Amsterdam and at Dordrecht are able to testifye they have received (as we said afore) certeyne articles full of lyes and sclaunders / wrytten against vs / and yet still they have them for ought we know Moreover / if none of these things had fallē out opēly before the world yet who knoweth not that Antichrists retinew (such as be the Prelats) do still resemble the nature and conditions of the Dragon / who out of his mouth cast waters like a flood after the woman / that he might cause her to be caryed away of the flood whom being present he could not devoure.