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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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Well railed. If your reasons, or Authorities were so pithy, as your mocks and scoffs be spiteful, ye were to be heard. But thanks be to God, that such shrewd beasts have short horns.1 Now to S. Augustine. And as Festus said to S. Paul, Haste thou appealed to Caesar? to Caesar shalt thou go: So say we to you, though not having that Authority over you, which Festus had over S. Paul: To Augustine ye refer this matter, and by Augustine shall ye be judged.
VVel railed. If your reasons, or Authorities were so piththy, as your mockes and scoffes be spiteful, ye were to be hearde. But thankes be to God, that sutche shrewed beastes haue shorte hornes.1 Nowe to S. Augustine. And as Festus sayde to S. Paule, Haste thou appealed to Caesar? to Caesar shalt thou goe: So saie wee to you, though not hauinge that Auctoritie ouer you, whiche Festus had ouer S. Paule: To Augustine ye referre this mater, and by Augustine shall ye be iudged.
- 1Act. 25.
I would allege unto you sundry places of the* Scriptures, which may Sufficiently prove Purgatory to a Christen man, that is not contentious, but that will we do hereafter as occasion serveth. Now to Saint Augustine.2 We say plainly, that S. Augustine affirmeth Purgatory, and that it‡ cannot be showed where he doubteth of it, much less where he utterly denieth any such to be. In sundry places of his works he expoundeth the words of S. Paul to the Corinthians of Purgatory, where the Apostle saith, that the works, which be builded upon the foundation (which is Christ) shall be tried by Fire. In the 21. Book de Civitate Dei, after that he hath declared his judgement touching pains of diverse sorts, which men suffer for Sins committed, he saith thus: But pains temporal some suffer in this life only: some after their Death: some both now and also then, yet before that most severe and last judgement.