A04468:1458
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 these, and other like Traditions be so weighty, and so necessary, as he ⟨p. 196⟩seemeth to make them,1 then let him tell us in good soothe, and without fable: what were these Mystical Solemn Words of Invocation, that S. Bas•le saith were spoken by the Priest, at the Opening, or showing forth of y• Sacrament? If they be so necessary to be used, and continued in the Church of God, why hath he, & his whole Romaine Clergy quite forgotten them? If he, and his Clergy have forgotten them, and use them not, and care not for them, how can he say, or may we think, they are so necessary to Salvation?
But if these, and other like Traditions be so weighty, and so necessarie, as he ⟨p. 196⟩séemeth to make them,1 then let him tel vs in good soothe, and without fable: what were these Mystical Solemne VVoordes of Inuocation, that S. Bas•le saithe were spoken by the Prieste, at the Openinge, or shewinge foorthe of y• Sacrament? If they be so necessarie to be vsed, and continued in the Churche of God, why hath he, & his whole Romaine Cleregie quite foregotten them? If he, and his Cleregie haue foregotten them, and vse them not, and care not for them, how can he saie, or maie wée thinke, they are so necessarie to Saluation?
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This is the Simplicity, and plainness of M. Hardinges dealing. He telleth us many tales of the Apostles Traditions, being him self the manifest despiser, and breaker of the same Traditions. Touching the words of S. Paul, I marvel, that M. Harding could so easily be deceived. For S. Paul him self, even in the same words, & in the self same line would have told him, that by the name of Traditions, he meant, not unwritten Verities, and Lifeless Ceremonies, as he supposeth, but the self same Substance of Religion, & Doctrine, that he had uttered unto the Thessalonians before, either by Epistle, or by Preaching.