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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
The answer to Mr. Junius his second Letter.The answer to Mr. Iunius his second Letter.
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.
Touching the end, fact, and event, they being all in our former letters discussed / ⟨p. 51⟩we will now speak no more of them again: save this only / that in the Preface besides other things we noted this / that we therefore published the Confession of our faith / to the end the truth of God (what lay in us) might be cleared from reproach of men / and that others might be brought together with our selves to the same knowledge and fellowship of the Gospel. Of the like writings and acts of others / approved by all the godly we need say nothing. Neither will we speak more of the many and grievous afflictions which for this faith now a long time we have sustained. Only we will mention (because you do thus urge us again) a little book written by your self of your own life. In which you relate many troubles and afflictions which heretofore you have suffered for religion sake / being pursued by the enemies of Christ and his truth.1 Now if any should object against you / That many godly men knew not these things concerning you) neither should yet have known them if you •ad held your peace, that you have given place, and have passed over into another Court, that former injuries, if any have been, should by your self be borne in silence and hope, be forgiven by Christian charity, to those from whom you received them, and hid from others by Christian wisdom, that there is no fear, least by so doing you should be burst, that every one should rather approve him self and his cause▪ by dueryes of piety, and charity, then by outcries and publishing of writings, that the adversaries are no• by this means made better, but more provoked by such a grievous sting: that you might, if so be you knew the thing so well, have the judgment of it with your self, and not publish it abroad, that you should not take up burdens of accusations, nor have judicial confidence, that it is a point of wisdom, to look to the event: that rash and heady judgments are not to be required, not to be endured, not to be heard, &c. If any (we say) should object these things against you which you do against us: would you not think it were unjustly done of them? Why then do you that to others / which you would not have done to your self?