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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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Your Doctor Durande furnisheth out your Priest at Mass in his Complete Harness,1 a Capo a Pie. Amictus est pro Galea &c. His amice, saith he, is his Headpiece His Alb, is his Coat of Mail: His Girdle, is his Bow: His Subcingle, is his Quiver: His Stole, is his Spear: His Maniple, is his Club: His Chasuble, is his Target. And in the end he saithe, Haec sunt Arma, quibus Pontifex, vel Sacerdos armari debet, contra Spirituals nequitias pugnaturus: These be the Pieces, wherewith the Bishop, or Priest must be Harnessed, that vvil fight against the Spiritual wickedness. Thus much, I trow, he would not have said, without some opinion of special Holiness.
Your Doctoure Durande furnisheth out your Prieste at Masse in his Complete Harnesse,1 a Capo a Pie. Amictus est pro Galea &c. His amice, saithe he, is his Headpeece His Albe, is his Coate of Maile: His Gyrdle, is his Bowe: His Subcingle, is his Quiuer: His Stole, is his Speare: His Maniple, is his Clubbe: His Chisible, is his Targette. And in the ende he saithe, Haec sunt Arma, quibus Pontifex, vel Sacerdos armari debet, contra Spirituales nequitias pugnaturus: These be the Pieces, wherewith the Bishop, or Prieste muste be Harnessed, that vvil fight againste the Spiritual vvickednesse. Thus mutche, I trowe, he would not haue saide, without somme opinion of special Holinesse.
- 1Durand. in Rationali, Lib. 3. Cap. 1.
To be thorte, wherefore do your Doctors keep such hot Schools amongst them selves,1 whether, if the Sexton happen to mend his hallowed Vestment with a thread unhallowed, the whole Vestment be not thereby become unhallowed? How could these so doubtful matters ever have fallen in question amongst your Fellows, if ye had been fully, and thoroughly persuaded, that there is no Holiness in your apparel?