A04468:1036
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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Thus much only we say, that Private Confession to be made unto y• Minister, is neither commanded by Christ,1 nor necessary to Salvation. And therefore Chrysostome saithe, Non dico tibi, ut te prodas in publicum, neque ut te accuses apud alios: Sed obedire te volo Propherae dicenti, Revela Domino viam tuam: I will thee not to bewray thee self openly, nor to accuse thee self before others: But I counsel thee, to obey the Prophet saying, Open thy way unto the Lord.
Thus mutche onely wée saie, that Priuate Confession to be made vnto y• Minister, is neither commaunded by Christe,1 nor necessarie to Saluation. And therefore Chrysostome saithe, Non dico tibi, vt te prodas in publicum, neque vt te accuses apud alios: Sed obedire te volo Propherae dicenti, Reuela Domino viam tuam: I wil thee not to bewraye thee selfe openly, nor to accuse thee selfe before others: But I counsel thee, to obeie the Prophete saieinge, Open thy waye vnto the Lorde.
- 1Chrysost. ad Hebraeos, homil. 30.
And Gratian, having thoroughly disputed, and debated the whole matter of both sides, 1in the end leaveth it thus at large: Cui harum sententiarum pottiest adhaerendū sit, Lectoris judicio reseruatur: Utraque enim fautores habet Sapientes, & Religiosos Viros: Whether of these two opinions it were better to follow, it is left to the discretion of the Reader: For either side is favoured both by Wise, and also by Godly men. Therefore the Gloss there concludeth thus: 2Meli•s dicitur, Confessionem institutam fuisse à quadam Universalis Ecclesiae Tradition potiùs, quàm ex Novi, vel Veteris Testamenti Authoritate: It is better to say, that Confession was Ordained by some Tradition of the Universal Church, then by the Authority of the New, or Old Testament. Likewise saith Theodorus sometime Archbishop of Canterbury a Greek borne: