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Quote#God & Faith

Boldly I preach, hate a cross, hate a surplice

Quote byRichard Corbet · 1582–1635

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Distracted Puritan", refrain.

English (original)

Boldly I preach, hate a cross, hate a surplice, Mitres, copes, and rotchets: Come hear me pray nine times a day, And fill your heads with crotchets.

— Richard Corbet

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