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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.
Secondly as they have retained the whole rout of the popish multitude without any distinction / for members of their Church: so have they set over them (as reason was) the same popish Clergy and Prelacy / which they received from the Romish Apostasy and this day is to be found in the popish Churches:1 to wit• / Archbs, Primates, Bbs, Metropolitans, Suffragans, Archdeacons, Deans, Chancellors, Commissaries, and the rest of that rabble / which rule and govern these assemblies according to the popish cannons / rites / and customs. These have the power and authority in their hands to set forth injunctions / to make and depose ministers▪ to excommunicate both priest and people which they do very exquisitely if they yield not unto them their due homage and obedience. These have both Ecclesiastical and civill authority / to reign as Princes in the Church and live as Lords in the common wealth / to punish imprison / and persecute even to death all that dare but once mutter against their unlawful proceedings. Of these prelates tyranny cruelty and unlawful authority the better sort both of preachers and people have cried out / and long time sued unto the Prince and parliament to have them removed out of the Church / as being the limbs of Antichrist.2 But not prevailing they are now content (for avoiding of the cross of Christ / to submit them selves and their souls to this Antichristian Hierarchy / and bear the sinful yoke and burden of their traditions / and to receive and carry about the dreadful and detestable mark of the beast upon them.
Secondly as they have reteyned the whole rout of the popysh multitude without any distinction / for members of their Churche: so have they set over them (as reason was) the same popysh Clergie and Prelacy / which they receved from the Romysh Apostasie and this day is to be found in the popysh Churches:1 to wit• / Archbs, Primats, Bbs, Metropolitanes, Suffraganes, Archdeacōs, Deanes, Chauncellors, Commissaries, and the rest of that rable / which rule and governe these assemblyes according to the popysh cannons / rites / and customes. These have the power and aucthoritie in their hādes to set forth iniunctions / to make and depose ministers to excomunicate both priest and people which they do very exquisitly if they yeld not vnto them their due homage and obedience. These have both Ecclesiasticall and civill aucthoritie / to reigne as Princes in the Churche and lyve as Lordes in the common wealth / to punysh imprison / and persecute evē to death all that dare but once mutter against their vnlaufull proceedinges. Of these prelates tyranny cruelty and vnlawfull aurthoritie the better sort both of preachers and people have cryed out / and longe tyme sued vnto the Prince and parliamēt to have them removed out of the Churche / as being the lymmes of Antichrist.