A04468:2461
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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Therefore we may much better exchange these words of Augustine, spoken in his youth, before he had well learned to speak: and ma•e much better say thus, Permit Lupanaria: & implebis omnia libidinibus: Suffer, and allow the Stews: and ye shall fill all the Country with Ribaldry, and Villainy. And in this sense S. Bernarde saithe▪ 1Tolle de Ecclesia honorabile Coniugium, & thorum immaculatum: Nonne reples eam Concubina•ijs, incestuosis, seminifluis, mollibus, masculorū Concubitoribus, & omni denique genere immundorum? Take once from the Church honourable […], and the Bed undefiled: and doest thou not fill the same Church full of brothels, keeping Concubines, &c. and with all so•tes of filthy persons?
Therefore wee maie mutche better exchange these woordes of Augustine, spoken in his youthe, before he had wel learned to speake: and ma•e mutche better saie thus, Permitte Lupanaria: & implebis omnia libidinibus: Suffer, and allowe the Stewes: and ye shal fil al the Countrie with Ribaudrie, and Villanie. And in this sense S. Bernarde saithe▪ 1Tolle de Ecclesia honorabile Coniugium, & thorum immaculatum: Nonne reples eam Concubina•ijs, incestuosis, seminifluis, mollibus, masculorū Concubitoribus, & omni denique genere immundorum? Take once from the Churche honourable 〈…〉, and the Bedde vndefiled: and doeste thou not fil the same Churche ful of brothelles, keepinge Concubines, &c. and with al so•tes of filthy personnes?
- 1Bernard. in Cantic. Sermo. 66.