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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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These be the things,1 that, as S. Paul saith, work the subversion of the Hearers: and by mean whereof, as Christ saith, if it were possible, the very Bsecte of God should be deceived. Howe be it, God knoweth his own: and no Power can puss them out of his hand. God is able to work comfort out of confusion, and to force his light to shine out of darkness. Al things work unto good unto them, that be in Christ Jesus. Be Falsehood never so freshly coloured, yet in the end the Truth will conquer.
These be the thinges,1 that, as S. Paule saithe, woorke the subuersion of the Hearers: and by meane whereof, as Christe saithe, if it were possible, the very Bsecte of God shoulde be deceiued. Howe be it, God knoweth his owne: and no Power can pusse them out of his hande. God is hable to woorke comforte out of confusion, and to force his light to shine out of darkenesse. Al thinges woorke vnto good vnto them, that be in Christe Iesu. Be Falsehed neuer so freashely coloured, yet in the ende the Truthe wil conquere.
Notwithstanding, God in these days hath so amazed the Adversaries of his Gospel, and hath caused them so openly, and so grossly to lay abroad their follies, to the sight, and face of all the world, that no man now, be he never so ignorant, can think, he may justly be excused. They deal not now so subtly, as other Heretics in old times were wont to do: they hide not the loathsomeness of their errors: they cloak not them selves in Sheepskins: they dissemble nothing: they excuse nothing: but, without either shame of man, or fear of God, they rake up those things, that before were buried, that themselves had forsaken, the wise had abhorred, the world had loathed. It had been more policy for them, to have yielded in somewhat, and to have stayed in the rest. So there might have appeared some plainness in their dealings.