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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.
30 These their Popish offices, Entrance, Administration and maintenance, with their names, titles, privileges, and prerogatives: also the power and rule they usurp over and in these Ecclesiastical assemblies over the whole ministry, whole ministration and affairs thereof, yea one over another, creating Priests, citing, suspending, silencing, deposing, absolving, excommunicating, etc. Their confounding of Ecclesiastical and civil jurisdiction, ⟨p. 25⟩causes and proceedings in their persons, courts, commissions, visitations, the Priests of less rule, taking their ministry from and exercising it under them by their prescription and limitation, swearing canonical obedience unto them, administering by their devised imposed, stinted popish Liturgy, &c. Finally, the dispensations which they use for plurality of benefices, licences of non residency, licence to marry and eat flesh (both which with them are on certain days and times forbidden &c. These (we say) are sufficient proofs of the former assertion, the particulars therein being duly examined by and compared to the rules of Christs Testament. Not to speak here, of Baptism administered by midwives, of the Cross used in Baptism, of questions propounded to the infants, of the Priests surplice, prayer over the dead, at burial, kneeling at the Lords supper, and other the like popish corruptions, almost infinite, retained and allowed among them.1
30 These their Popish offices, Entrance, Administration and maintenance, with their names, titles, privileges, and prerogatives: also the power and rule they usurp over and in these Ecclesiasticall assemblies over the wholl ministerie, wholl ministration and affaires therof, yea one ouer another, creating Priests, citing, suspending, silencing, deposing, absoluing, excommunicating, etc. Their confounding of Ecclisiasticall and civile iurisdiction, ⟨p. 25⟩causes and proceedings in their persons, courts, commissions, visitations, the Priests of lesse rule, taking their ministery from and exercising it vnder them by their prescription ād limitation, swearing canonical obedience vnto them, administring by their devised imposed, stinted popish Leitourgie, &c. Finally, the dispensations which they vse for plurality of benefices, licences of non residency, licence to mary and eat flesh (both which with them are on certaine dayes ād tymes forbidden &c. These (we say) are sufficient proofs of the former assertion, the perticulars therin being duly examined by and compared to the rules of Christs Testamēt. Not to speake here, of Baptisme administred by midwives, of the Crosse vsed in Baptisme, of questions propounded to the infants, of the Priests surplice, prayer over the dead, at buriall, kneeling at the Lords supper, and other the like popish corruptions, almost infinite, reteyned and allowed among them.