A04468:1459
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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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.
This is the Simplicitie, and plainenesse of M. Hardinges dealinge. He telleth vs many tales of the Apostles Traditions, being him selfe the manifeste despiser, and breaker of the same Traditions. Touchinge the woordes of S. Paule, I marueile, that M. Hardinge could so easily be deceiued. For S. Paule him selfe, euen in the same woordes, & in the selfe same line would haue tolde him, that by the name of Traditions, he meante, not vnvvritten Verities, and Liuelesse Ceremonies, as he supposeth, but the selfe same Substance of Religion, & Doctrine, that he had vttered vnto the Thessaloniens before, either by Epistle, or by Preachinge.
These be his Words, 1Hold the Traditions, which ye have received either by Epistle, or by Word. He calleth them Traditions, although they were contained in his Epistles, and delivered to them by Writing. For the Apostles preaching, & writing, 2in ground and substance were all one. Nicephorus saithe, Paulus, quae praesens oratione sua dilucidè docuerat, eadem absens per compendium in memoriam, scripta Epistola, revocare voluit: Paul, what things, being present, he had plainly taught by Mouthe, the same things afterward, being absent, he shortly called to their remembrance, by writing of an Epistle. The like he writeth also of S. Matthew, 3