A04468:1270
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here, M. Harding, ye cry out in your inordinate heat, Fleshly Gospellers: Evangelical Vowebreakers: Impure Bigamy: Filthy railing rabble: Lordaines: Strumpets: & I wot not, what: as if this were the only way, to win the Victory. Unto this kind of eloquence I will make you none other answer, then that Demetrius sometime made unto Lysimachus: Scortum apud nos modestiùs vivit, quàm apud vos Penelope: One of these, whom it liketh you, to call Strumpets, liveth more soberly amongst us, then doth amongst you your Chaste Penelope.
Heere, M. Hardinge, ye crie out in your inordinate heate, Fleashely Gospellers: Euangelical Vowebreakers: Impure Bigamie: Filthy railinge rabble: Lordaines: Strumpettes: & I wote not, what: as if this were the onely waie, to winne the Victorie. Vnto this kinde of eloquence I wil make you none other answeare, then that Demetrius sometime made vnto Lysimachus: Scortum apud nos modestiùs viuit, quàm apud vos Penelope: One of these, whome it liketh you, to calle Strumpettes, liueth more soberly emongest vs, then dooth emongest you your Chaste Penelope.
It appeareth by S. Augustine, M. Harding, that your error is Ancient, and began long ago. For he saith, that even then in his time there were some, y• maintained the same. But he answered them then, as we do you now, They spake fondly, and unadvisedly: and understood not, what they said. His words be these,1 Qui dicunt, talium Nuptias non esse Nuptias, sed potiùs Adulteria, mihi non videntur satis acutè, ac diligenter considerare, quid dicant: They that say, The Marriage of such men, or women, (as have Vowed Chastity) is no Marriage, but rather Adultery, seem unto me not to consider discreetly, and wisely, what they say. And again, Fit per hanc minùs consideratam opinionem, 2ut cùm volunt eas separatas reader Continentiae, faciant Maritos earum Adulteros Veros, cùm suis Uxoribus vivis, alteras duxerint: It cometh to pass by this Unadvised Opinion, that whereas they will remove these women, that so have Vowed, from their Husbands, and force them to continue in their Single Life, they make the Husbands of them Adulterers in deed, in case they marry again, their own Wives being still alive.