Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... AN ANSWER UNTO SIR THOMAS MORE, S DIALOGUE. What the church is. This word church hath divers significations. First it M. C. vsignifieth a place or house; whither christian people were sipufication. wont in the old time to resort at times convenient, for toSS"TM*"" hear the word of doctrine, the law of God, and the faith m.c- " of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and how and what to pray, and whence to ask power and strength to live godly. For me minithe officer, thereto appointed, preached the pure word of God church DEGREESe only, and prayed in a tongue that all men understood: and to preach to the people hearkened unto his prayers, and said theretoon the word i, -i, ..., of God, and Amen; and prayed with him in then hearts, and of him l t DEGREESVea learned to pray at home and everywhere, and to instruct u DEGREES,1, DEGREESTM every man his household. Where now we hear but voices without significations, and buzzings, howlings, and cryings, as it were the hallooing of foxes, or baitings of bears; and wonder at disguisings and toys, whereof we know no meaning. By reason whereof we be fallen into such ignorance, that we know of the mercy and promises, which are in Christ, nothing at all. And of the law of God we think as do the Turks, and as did the oldiico. heathen people; how that it is a thing which every man may cannot be do of his own power, and in doing thereof becometh good, >ih woriu, DEGREES r ' o o ' be they never and waxeth righteous, and deserveth heaven; yea, and are '"holy yet more mad than that: for we imagine the same of fantasies, and vain ceremonies of our own making; neither M. C. ci. needful unto the taming of our own flesh, neither profitable unto our neighbour, neither honour unto God. And of prayer we think, that no
