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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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But for your Defence, ye confess that ye cannot away with the carrying about and worshipping of Bread. No more cannot we. To whose charge lay ye this? Be there any such Idolaters now, that worship Bread? They would be known.* God forbid we should suffer ⟨p. 291⟩Idolaters to live amongest us. Soothly in the Catholic Church we know none. If ye cannot away with the Honour which† all devout Christen people do to the † blessed Sacrament, (we mean to Christs Body, and Christ him self † present in Substance under † the Form of Bread) then can not we take you for Christians. Mock, scoff, jest, and rail at us with the Jews, we dare not, but Honour our Lord Christ, where so ever our Faith findeth him verily and in Substance present.
But for your Defence, yee confesse that ye cannot awaie with the carryinge about and woorshippinge of Breade. No more cannot wee. To whose charge laye ye this? Be there any suche Idolaters nowe, that woorship Breade? They woulde be knowen.* God forbid we shoulde suffer ⟨p. 291⟩Idolaters to liue amongest vs. Soothely in the Catholike Churche wee knowe none. If ye cannot away with the Honour whiche† all deuoute Christen people doo to the † blessed Sacramente, (wee meane to Christes Body, and Christe him selfe † presente in Substance vnder † the Forme of Breade) then can not we take you for Christians. Mocke, scoffe, ieste, and raile at vs with the Iewes, we dare not, but Honour our Lorde Christe, where so euer our Faithe findeth him verily and in Substance presente.
- *God forebid, there should be water in the Sea.God forebid, there shoulde be vvater in the Sea.
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