A04468:2274
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To come near the purpose, Theophilus calleth Epiphanius Haeresiarcham, that is, The Grand Captain, and Father of Heretics: Gennadius saith, S. Augustine was not far of from being an Heretic. S. Hierome,1 writing unto S. Augustine, saith thus. In Epistola tua quaedam Haeretica esse judicavi: I judged, that there were certain Heretical errors in your Epistle. 2Pope Bonifacius 2. said, that Aurelius the Bishop of Carthage, and S. Augustine, and other Godly, and Learned Fathers in the Council of Africa, were pricked on, and inspired by the Devil. S. Augustine willeth S. Hierome to acknowledge his error, 3and to recant. Thus be saith, Accipe Severitatem Christianam ad illud opus corrigendum, atque emendandum: & [Greek or Hebrew] ut, dicitur, Cane: Take unto you Christian Severity, to correct and amend that Book (of yours): and recant your Error.
To comme neare the purpose, Theophilus calleth Epiphanius Haeresiarcham, that is, The Grande Captaine, and Father of Heretiques: Gennadius saith, S. Augustine was not far of from being an Heretique. S. Hierome,1 writinge vnto S. Augustine, saith thus. In Epistola tua quaedam Haeretica esse iudicaui: I iudged, that there were certaine Heretical errours in your Epistle. 2Pope Bonifacius 2. saide, that Aurelius the Bishop of Carthage, and S. Augustine, and other Godly, and Learned Fathers in the Councel of Aphrica, were prickte on, and inspired by the Diuel. S. Augustine willeth S. Hierome to acknowledge his erroure, 3and to recante. Thus be saithe, Accipe Seueritatem Christianam ad illud opus corrigendum, atque emendandum: & 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 vt, dicitur, Cane: Take vnto you Christian Seueritie, to correcte and amende that Booke (of yours): and recante your Erroure.