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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 third letter.The Answer to Mr. Iunius his third 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.
To the reverend and our beloved brother in Christ Mr. Fr. Junius at Leiden in Holland. Grace and peace in Jesus Christ.
To the reverend and our beloued brother in Christ Mr. Fr. Iunius at Leyden in Holland. Grace and peace in Iesus Christ.
Your third and very brief letter (beloved Sir) we received this last week. They were your letters imprinted and included that made the •uge bundle, if so it were. It is not well said of you / that term the Confession of Christian faith and defence of publishing it to be questions and se•ds of strife, nor that you say we con man• you to enter into questions. For the conclusion, whether it be true or false / now let others judge which shall see your letters together with ours. Touching the matter, you have enjoined your self silence. Yea and touching the manner and other things also where you can find no answer neither. Yet for the matter it self if so be that with the Papists Anabaptists or any the like we did err from the true faith▪ we doubt not but you would open your mouth to answer / to refute / to convince. But because in our faith you can show no error / and yet in this time and estate of things like not •o stand for us and this cause it is safest to be silent. Wisely done in deed but not according to God / who denouncing by the Prophet hath said / Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord fraudulently, 1and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from bloo•: On the contrary / Blessed be he that shall reward thee, as thou hast rewarded us o daughter of Babel to be destroyed: Blessed be he that shall take and scattering dash thy children against the stones. If this against Moab and the material Babylon how much more against Antichrist and the spiritual Babylon with all the daughters and abominations thereof? If this against the shadow and type how much more against the substance and body it self? Of the argument of consell enough is said. If you repeat it a thousand times / and yet take not away our answer and reasons alleged in our first letters / we will always repeat the same answer again. Those many things which are contained in your letters and ours do now come forth in public. Neither doubt we but this is the work of the Lord. See therefore that you be occupied therein religiously. That any should speak of things controverted, we desire not otherwise then the reformed Churches and those godly men and Martyrs of Jesus who with like purpose have published their confessions of faith and causes of their troubles being so constrained.