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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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Fight not against God, M. Harding. There is no Wisdom, there is no Counsel against the Lord.
Fighte not againste God, M. Hardinge. There is no Wisedome, there is no Counsel againste the Lorde.
This is certain, ye say, touching the grounds of Faith, the Church erreth not. Whether your Church have erred, or no, and in what grounds, it shall better appear hereafter. Truly S. Bernard saith of your Church, even of your Church of Rome, 1Intestina, & insanabilis facta est plaga Ecclesiae: The wound of the Church is within the bowels, and paste recovery. And againe, Haec sunt infoelicissima tempora, quae praevidit Apostolus, in quibus homines sanam Doctrinam non sustinent: 2These be the unhappy days, that the Apostle saw before, when Men cannot abide sound Doctrine. This was S. Bernard's judgement of your Church: that it would hear no sound Doctrine: and that it for that cause seemed utterly paste recovery. Therefore so certainly to assure your self of a thing uncertain, it was no wisdom. We may say of your Popes, and Bishops, whom only ye mean by the name of your Church, as S. Hierome said sometime of certain others your Fathers longe agoe:3 Non tam indignentur •obis haec exponentibus, & Prophetis vaticinantibus, quàm Dominum deprecentur, & studios• agant, ne de Sacerdo•ibus, qui violant Sancta Domini, esse mereantur: Let them not take stomach against us, that expound these things: nor against the Prophets, that foretold these things: But let them pray unto God, and take good heed, that they be not of those Priests, that defile the Holy things of the Lord.
This is certaine, ye saie, touchinge ye groundes of Faithe, the Churche erreth not. Whether your Churche haue erred, or no, and in what groundes, it shal better appeare hereafter. Truely S. Bernarde saithe of your Churche, euen of your Churche of Rome,