The answer of. Ph. Me. to the Interim.The answere of. Ph. Me. to the Interim.

The answer of. Ph. Me. to the Interim.

The answere of. Ph. Me. to the Interim.

The Prologue newly made to the book Interim, was not brought unto us, & therefore can we make no mention thereof at this time: but we perceive that it is a very grievous, heavy and perilous writing, if this be the meaning thereof, that they condemn our Churches, and that the receiving of this book should be an acknowledging as it were, that our churches have hitherto taught wrongfully, and begun a selfwilly dissension and division. Therefore is it needful that all the men of understanding in our Churches answer thereto, for if we should now our selves deny the known and acknowledged trueth, & bind our selves to the persecution of the same trueth, that were a blaspheming of ⟨image 7⟩God, which should never be forgiven, from which God graciously defend us. And although war and destruction be threatened us, yet must we set more by Gods word, and not deny the known trueth.

THe Prologe newly made to the boke Interim, was not brought vnto vs, & therefore can we make no mencyon thereof at this time: but we perceiue that it is a very greuous, heuy and perlouse wrytyng, yf this be the meanyng thereof, that they condempne our Churches, and that the receauing of this booke shoulde be an acknoweledgyng as it were, yt our churches haue hitherto taught wrongfully, and begonne a selfwilly dissencion and deuision. Therfore is it nedefull that all the men of vnderstandyng in our Churches answere therto, for if we should now oure selues denye the knowen and acknowledged trueth, & bynde our selues to the persecucion of the same trueth, that were a blaspheming of ⟨image 7⟩God, whiche shoulde neuer be forgeuen, from which God graciousely defende vs. And although warre and destruccion be thretned vs, yet must we set more by Gods worde, and not denie the knowen trueth.