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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 1
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13. FOR whereas they call us Heretics, that is so dreadful a Crime, that except it be apparently seen, except it be palpable, and as it were to be felt with our Hands and Fingers, it ought not to be easily believed that a Christian is or can be guilty of it; for Heresy is a Renunciation of our Salvation, a Rejection of the Grace of God, and a departure from the Body and Spirit of Christ. But this was ever the Custom and Usage of them and of their Fore-fathers, that if any presumed to complain of their Errors, and desired the Reformation of Religion, they condemned them forthwith for Heretics, as Innovators and factious men. Christ himself was called a Samaritan, for no other cause, but for that they thought he had made a defection to a new Religion or Heresy. And St. Paul the Apostle being called in question, was accused of Heresy, to which he replied.1 After the Way which they call Heresy, so worship I the God of my Fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law, and in the Prophets.
13. FOR whereas they call us Hereticks, that is so dreadful a Crime, that except it be apparently seen, except it be palpable, and as it were to be felt with our Hands and Fingers, it ought not to be easily believed that a Christian is or can be guilty of it; for Heresie is a Renunciation of our Salvation, a Rejection of the Grace of God, and a departure from the Body and Spirit of Christ. But this was ever the Custom and Usage of them and of their Fore-fathers, that if any presumed to complain of their Errors, and desired the Reformation of Religion, they condemn'd them forthwith for Hereticks, as Innovators and factious men. Christ himself was call'd a Samaritan, for no other cause, but for that they thought he had made a defection to a new Religion or Heresie. And St. Paul the Apostle being call'd in question, was accused of Heresie, to which he replied.1 After the Way which they call Heresie, so worship I the God of my Fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law, and in the Prophets.