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The judgement of foreign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the…The judgement of foraign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the…
The judgement of foreign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the discipline, liturgy, and ceremonies of the Church of England. Whereunto is added a letter from Mr. John Calvin to Mr. Knox, concerning the English Common-Prayer, after he had perused the same. Now published for public information and benefit.The judgement of foraign divines as well from Geneva as other parts, touching the discipline, liturgie, and ceremonies of the Church of England. Whereunto is added a letter from Mr. Iohn Calvin to Mr. Knox, concerning the English Common-Prayer, after he had purused the same. Now published for publick information and benefit.
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The superintendent Ministers, and Commissioners of charges within the Realm of Scotland: To their Brethren the Bishops and Pastors of England, who hath renounced the Roman Antichrist, and do profess with them the Lord Jesus in sincerity, desire the perpetual increase of the holy Spirit.
BY word and writ, it is come to our knowledge (reverend Pastors) that divers of our dearest brethren, amongst whom are some of the best learned within that Realm, are deprived from Ecclesiastical function, and forbidden to preach, and so by you that they are straight to promote the Kingd me of Jesus Christ, because their consciences will not suffer to take upon them (at the commandment of the authority) such garments as Idolaters in time of blindness have used in their Idolatry, which brute cannot be but ⟨p. 23⟩most dolorous to our hearts, mindful of that sentence of the Apostle, saying, If ye bite and devour one another; take heed least ye be consumed one of another. We purpose not at this present to enter into the ground of that question which we hear of, either part to be agitate with greater vehemency then well liketh us: to wit, whether that such apparel is to be counted amongst things that are simple indifferent or not, but in the bowels of the Lord Jesus we crave that Christian charity may so prevail in you, we say, the Pastors and leaders of the flock within that Realm.
BY word and writ, it is come to our knowledge (reverend Pastors) that divers of our dearest brethren, amongst whom are some of the best learned within that Realm, are deprived from Ecclesiastical function, and forbidden to preach, and so by you that they are straight to promote the Kingd me of Jesus Christ, because their consciences will not suffer to take upon them (at the commandement of the authority) such garments as Idolaters in time of blindness have used in their Idolatry, which brute cannot be but ⟨p. 23⟩most dolorous to our hearts, mindful of that sentence of the Apostle, saying, If ye bite and devoure one another; take heed least ye be consumed one of another. We purpose not at this present to enter into the ground of that question which we hear of, either part to be agitate with greater vehemency then well liketh us: to wit, whether that such apparel is to be counted amongst things that are simple indifferent or not, but in the bowels of the Lord Jesus we crave that Christian charity may so prevail in you, we say, the Pastors and leaders of the flock within that Realm.