A04468:1495
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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Here M. Harding thinketh to oppress us with the Old Heretics Ordinary question: Howe know you, saith he, that the Scriptures be the Scriptures? How know you, that the Gospel of Thomas, Bartholomew, and Nicodeme are no Scriptures? Thus they labour to pull all credit from the Word of God, and send us only to their Traditions. Of God, and his Word, they would evermore have us to stand in doubt: but of the Pope, and his Word, they say, in any wise we male not doubt.1 Hosius a special Proctor of that side saithe, Quod Ecclesia docet, id est Expressum Verbum Dei: What so ever the Church teacheth, (he meaneth the Church of Rome) that is the very Express Word of God.
Here M. Hardinge thinketh to oppresse vs with the Olde Heretiques Ordinarie question: Hovve knovve you, saith he, that the Scriptures be the Scriptures? Hovv knovve you, that the Gospel of Thomas, Bartholomewe, and Nicodeme are no Scriptures? Thus they laboure to pulle al credite from the Woorde of God, and sende vs onely to theire Traditions. Of God, and his Woorde, they would euermore haue vs to stande in doubte: but of the Pope, and his Woorde, they say, in any wise wée male not doubte.1 Hosius a special Proctoure of that side saithe, Quod Ecclesia docet, id est Expressum Verbum Dei: What so euer the Churche teacheth, (he meaneth the Churche of Rome) that is the very Expresse VVoorde of God.
- 1Hosius, De expresso Verbo Dei.
A man might well demand the like question of M. Harding: How know you, that the Sun is the Sun? Or that the Moon is the Moon? Or how know you, that the Church is the Church? Or that the Congregation of the Wicked is not the Church?
A man might wel demaunde the like question of M. Hardinge: Hovv knovv you, that the Sonne is the Sonne? Or that the Moene is the Moene? Or hovve knovve you, that the Churche is the Churche? Or that the Congregation of the Wicked is not the Churche?