A04468:1308
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, touching Chrysostoms judgement upon these Words of S. Paul, The Husband of One Wife. Notwithstanding I deny not, but certain other Ancient, and Learned Fathers have taken it otherwise.
Thus mutche, toouchinge Chrysostomes iudgement vpon these Woordes of S. Paule, The Husband of One VVife. Notwithstandinge I denie not, but certaine other Auncient, and Learned Fathers haue taken it otherwise.
Last of all M. Harding unawares falleth into the same Negative Divinity, that he so often, and so much abhorreth. For thus he saith, 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. It this tale be true. then be all the Greek Priests Votaries, as well, as the Latins. But it is noted upon the Decrees,1 Graeci continentiam non promittunt, vel Tacitè, vel Expressè: The Greeks make no Promise of continent, or Single Life, neither Secretly, nor Expressly. And in the Council holden at Ancyra it is concluded thus, Diaconi, 2quicunque ordinantur, si in ipsa Ordinatione protestati sunt, & dixerunt, velle see Coniugio Copulari, quia sic manere non possunt, Hi si postmodum Uxores duxerint, in Ministerio maneant: Proptereà quòd Episcopus illis licentiam dederit: Deacons as many, as be ordered, if at the time of receiving Orders, they made Protestation, and said, that they would Marry, for that they find not them selves able so to continue without Marriage, if they afterward Marry, let them continue in the Ministry: for as much as the Bishop hath given them licence. M. Harding, I trow, will not deny, but Deaconship is one of the Holy Orders. Yet Deacons at the time of their Consecration making Protestation solemnly before the Bishop, were licensed by this Council to Marry at any time afterward: and the same Marriage, contrary to M. Hardinges position, was evermore in the Catholic Church accounted lawful.