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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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Ye call your Courtesans a Necessary Evil: but by what Authority of the Scriptures, I cannot tell. That the whole trade, and life of them is il, we take it, as your grant: But that they be Necessary in any Christian Common wealth, I reckon it very hard for you to prove. Ye allege the heat of the Country: as if that weer a sufficient warrant for your Stews. And yet, I trow, the town of Louvain, and the Country of Brabant, where ye now inhabit, is not so hot. The heats of Jewry are thought far to pass all the heats of Italy. Yet God saith unto the Jewes, 1Non erit ulla Meretrix de filiabus Israel: nec Scortator de filijs Israel: There shall be no Whore of the Daughters of Israel: Nor Whoorekeeper of the Sons of Israel. And even now, where so ever the Gospel of Christ is openly, and freely received, notwithstanding the heat of the Country, your Stews, and Bordels flee away, as the night clouds before the Sonne. But after that your Priests were once forbidden lawful Marriage, then was it needful, that your Necessary il should come in place. Howe be it,2 S. Paul saith, Let us not do il, that good may follow. For just is the damnation of them, that so say.
Ye cal your Courteghianes a Necessarie Euil: but by what Authoritie of the Scriptures, I cannot tel. That the whole trade, and life of them is il, we take it, as your graunte: But that thei be Necessarie in any Christian Common wealth, I recken it very harde for you to proue. Yee allege the heate of the Countrie: as if that weere a sufficiente warrante for your Stewes. And yet, I trowe, the towne of Louaine, and the Countrie of Brabante, where ye nowe inhabite, is not so hote. The heates of Ievvrie are thought farre to passe al the heates of Italie. Yet God saithe vnto the Ievves, 1Non erit vlla Meretrix de filiabus Israel: nec Scortator de filijs Israel: There shalbe no Whoore of the Daughters of Israel: Nor Whoorekeeper of the Sonnes of Israel. And euen nowe, where so euer the Gospel of Christe is openly, and freely receiued, notwithstandinge the heate of the Countrie, your Stewes, and Bordelles flee awaie, as the night clowdes before the Sonne. But after that your Priestes were once forbidden laweful Marriage, then was it needeful, that your Necessarie il shoulde comme in place. Howe be it,