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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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Loth I am so long to stand in so light a matter. But I marvel much, that M. Harding being so great an Artificer in so small cases, had no better eye to his own Entry. For if in writing the Defence of Truth, it be a fault in Rhetoric to begin with the il entreating, & complaint of Truth, what then may we think it to be in the Defence of manifest & known error, to begin, as M. Harding doth, with Whores, with Thieves, with Apes, with Asses, with Children of the Devil, and with many other like unseemly scoffs, and scorns? What Rhetoric, what Eloquence, what Art, what Skill is this? What Orator ever used it? what Rhetorician, what Sophist, Greek, or Latin ever taught it? Verily this was sometime accounted an old rule in Rhetoric, which it seemeth M. Harding had quite forgotten:1 Scurrilis Oratori dicacitas magnoperé fugienda est. This Secretaries Beginning, by M. Hardinges own confession is such, as either party indifferently might well have used. But M. Hardinges Beginning is such, as neither party with any modesty might have used.
Lothe I am so longe to stande in so light a mater. But I marueile mutche, that M. Harding being so great an Artificer in so smal cases, had no better eie to his owne Entrie. For if in writing the Defence of Truthe, it be a faulte in Rhetorique to beginne with the il intreatinge, & cōplainte of Truthe, what then may we thinke it to be in the Defence of manifest & knowen errour, to beginne, as M. Hardinge dooth, with Whoores, with Théeues, with Apes, with Asses, with Children of the Diuel, and with many other like vnséemely scoffes, and scornes? What Rhetorique, what Eloquence, what Arte, what Skil is this? What Oratour euer vsed it? what Rhetorician, what Sophiste, Gréeke, or Latine euer taught it? Verily this was sometime accoūpted an old rule in Rhetorique, which it séemeth M. Hardinge had quite forgotten:1 Scurrilis Oratori dicacitas magnoperé fugienda est. This Secretaries Beginninge, by M. Hardinges owne confession is sutche, as either partie indifferently might wel haue vsed. But M. Hardinges Beginninge is sutche, as neither partie with any modestie might haue vsed.
- 1Cic. De Orator. Lib. 2.