A04468:1155
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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But if the Priest can be no Judge without knowledge, then doubtless, M. Harding, your Priests for the more part can be no Judges. For your own Peter Lombard saith,1 Scientiam discernendi Omnes Sacerdotes non habent: Al ⟨p. 152⟩Priests have not knowledge to discern between sin, 2and sin. And many of them be utterly ignorant, and know nothing.
But if the Prieste can be no Iudge without knowledge, then doubtelesse, M. Hardinge, your Priestes for the more parte can be no Iudges. For your owne Peter Lombarde saithe,1 Scientiam discernendi Omnes Sacerdotes non habent: Al ⟨p. 152⟩Priestes haue not knowledge to discerne bitwene sinne, 2and sinne. And many of them be vtterly ignorant, and knowe nothinge.
- 14. Senten. Dist. 19 Posiquam.
- 2Judge over Sin.Iudge ouer Sinne.
Notwithstanding, be the Priest never so wise, or well learned, yet how is be able to enter into the breast of man, and to know the Secretes of the heart? S.1 Paul saith, What man knoweth, what is in man, but the sprite of man, that is within him? Solomon saith, God Only knoweth the thoughts of men. S. Paul saith, God Only searcheth the Harte, and reins. And S. Augustine purposely speaking hereof, as it is said before, saith thus, Unde sciunt, cùm à me ipso de me ipso audiunt, an verum dicam? Howe know they, when they hear me speak of me self, whether I say Truth, or no? Therefore the Priest judging that, y he cannot know must needs wander uncertainly, and be a very doubtful Judge.