A04468:1298
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 your Fellows make this whole Story to be but a vain Fable: and the Authors, and Writers thereof, Socrates, and Sozomenus, to be Heretics, Novatians, Arians, Unhonest, and Shameless persons. And therefore, I trow, ye will not say, they are your Proctors.
Thus your Felowes make this whole Storie to be but a vaine Fable: and the Authours, and Writers thereof, Socrates, and Sozomenus, to be Heretiques, Nouatians, Arians, Vnhoneste, and Shamelesse personnes. And therefore, I trowe, ye wil not saie, they are your Proctours.
Whereas S. Chrysostom saith, 1Marriage is so reverend a thing, that a man may therewith ascend into the Holy Throne, and be made a Bishop, notwithstanding he have a wife: and that S. Paul suffereth not them, that have twice married, to attain such a room, By these words, saith M. Harding, Chrysostom condemneth the impure Bigamy of Our Holy Gospellers. Again he saith, If this Defender press us with Chrysostom, we answer, that, although Chrysostom grant, that a Married man may ascend to the Holy seat, yet he saith not, that a man may descend from that Holy seat to the Bride bed. For we deny utterly, that any man after that he hath received Holy Orders may marry. Neither can it be showed, that the Marriage of such was ever accounted lawful in the Catholic Church.
Wereas S. Chrysostome saithe, 1Marriage is so reuerende a thinge, that a man maie therewith ascende into the Holy Throne, and be made a Bishop, notwithstandinge he haue a wife: and that S. Paule suffereth not them, that haue twise married, to atteine sutche a roume, By these woordes, saithe M. Hardinge, Chrysostome condemneth the impure Bigamie of Our Holy Gospellers. Againe he saithe, If this Defender presse vs with Chrysostome, wee answeare, that, although Chrysostome graunte, that a Married man maie ascende to the Holy seate, yet he saithe not, that a man maie descende from that Holy seate to the Bridebedde. For wee denie vtterly, that any man after that he hath receiued Holy Orders maie marrie. Neither can it be shewed, that the Marriage of sutche was euer accoumpted lawful in the Catholique Churche.