The Apology, Cap. 2. Division. 7.The Apologie, Cap. 2. Diuision. 7.

The Apology, Cap. 2. Division. 7.

The Apologie, Cap. 2. Diuision. 7.

That we have seditiously fallen from the Catholic Church, and by a wicked schism and division have shaken the whole world, and troubled the common peace and universal quiet of the Church: & that, as Dathan and Abiron conspired in times past against Moses and Aaron, even so we at this day have renounced the Bishop of Rome, without any cause reasonable.

That wee haue seditiously fallen from the Catholique Churche, and by a wicked schisme and diuision haue shaken the whole worlde, and troubled the common peace and vniuersal quiet of the Churche: & that, as Dathan and Abiron conspired in times past against Moyses and Aaron, euen so wee at this daye haue renounced the Bishop of Rome, without any cause reasonable.

M. Harding.

M. Hardinge.

Before Luther's time all Christen people came together peaceably into one Church, under one Head, as Sheep into one fold under one Shepherd, and so lived Unanimes in domo, in one accord. But after that Satan,¹ who at the beginning beguiled Eve, had persuaded some to taste of the poisoned apple of Luther's New Doctrine: they went out from us, who were not of us (for if they had ben of us, they had remained with us) forsook the Catholic Church of Christ, sorted them selves into Synagogues of Antichrist, withdrew them selves from obedience to ward their Pastor and Judge, and sundered them selves into diverse Sects. This schism, division, and conspiracy against the Head Shepherd, is no less wicked,