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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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
Sith that ye raise up again the heresy of Aerius in denying prayer for the dead, who was for the same accounted an Heretic above a leaven hundred years past: sith that ye raise up the Heresy of Manichaeus that lived before him,1 in taking away free will• sith that ye raise up the Heresy of Vigilantius, in refusing to pray to Saints, and to honour their holy Relics, and to keep lights in Churches to the honour of God, and many other Heresies beside of old time condemned: sith that ye raise up the Heresy of Berengarius in denying the presence of Christs very Body in the blessed Sacrament of the Altar: and sith that ye add to those moe Heresies of your own, as the appointing of the supreme Pastorship or regiment of the Church in all things and causes spiritual to a lay Magistrate, the denying of the external Sacrifice of the Church, which we call the Mass, the maintenance of the breach of Vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience: Again sith that your Division into sundry sects can neither be dissembled nor defended, whereof we shall speak hereafter more largely: all these things beside sundry other of like enormity being true, as they be most true, this other cry made upon you is true.
Sith that ye raise vp againe the heresie of Aerius in deniynge praier for the dead, who was for the same accōpted an Heretike aboue a leuen hundred yeres past: sith that ye raise vp the Heresie of Manichaeus that liued before him,1 in taking awaire free will• sith that ye raise vp the Heresie of Vigilantius, in refusinge to praie to Sainctes, and to honour their holy Reliques, and to keepe lightes in Churches to the honour of God, and many other Heresies beside of olde time condenmed: sith that ye raise vp the Heresie of Berengarius in deniyng the presence of Christes very Body in the blessed Sacrament of the Aultar: and sith that ye adde to those mo Heresies of your owne, as the appointing of the supreme Pastorship or regiment of the Churche in all thinges and causes spiritual to a laye Magistrate, the deniynge of the external Sacrifice of the Churche, whiche wee cal the Masse, the maintenance of the breache of Vowes of Pouertie, Chastitie, and Obedience: Againe sithe that your Diuision into sundrie sectes can neither be dissembled nor defended, whereof we shal speake hereafter more largely: al these thinges beside sundrie other of like enormitic beinge true, as they be most true, this other crie made vpon you is true.