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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.
Which things being so we humbly beseech you (reverend and beloved Sr. by that most holy name of Christ / which you profess / by the mercies of God wherewith he hath loved us in Christ / that you would think of another course (then such as yet it seemeth you allow) that you would take an other way for discovering and destroying the defection of Antichrist for setting forward the salvation edification and peace both of us and others. Hold on to defend the true faith (as now a good while you have done with great praise and fruit of the godly) and discover errors: maintain good causes and forsake evil: Strive for Christ and the truth of his Gospel / and fight against Antichrist and the remnants of his Apostasy. Let it be manifest to all / what your mind and judgment is / not only concerning the faith of Christ / but also concerning the mystery / Apostasy / and iniquity of Antichrist: finally / as touching our selves in special / if you write again / we do humbly and earnestly entreat / if any where we have erred ⟨p. 46⟩in our faith and choose / that you vouchsafe to show it us by the light of Gods word▪ Otherwise it will be suspected / seeing you bestow so much pains in discussing these things which concern the manner and not the matter it self that either you do dissemble your judgment (what soever it be) or that in very deed you are of the same mind with us: specially seeing now you have written / that you do not any prejudice at all to our cause, and have spoken this religiously before the Lord.
Which things being so we humbly besech you (reverend and beloved Sr. by that most holy name of Christ / which you professe / by the mercyes of God wherewith he hath loved vs in Christ / that you would thnik of another course (then such as yet it seemeth you allow) that you would take an other way for discovering and destroying the defection of Antichrist for setting forward the salvation edificatiō and peace both of vs and others. Hold on to defend the true fayth (as now a good while you have done with great praise and fruit of the godly) and discover errours: maynteyne good causes and forsake evill: Strive for Christ and the truth of his Gospell / and fight against Antichrist and the remnants of his Apostasy. Let it be manifest to all / what your mynd and judgment is / not only concerning the fayth of Christ / but also concerning the mystery / Apostasy / and iniquity of Antichrist: ffinally / as touching our selves in specyall / if you wryte agayne / we do humbly and earnestly entreat / if any where we have erred