A04468:2476
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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After Anastasius, they that in their writings recite an exact row and order of Popes, as Ademarus, and Annonius of Paris, Regino, Hermannus Schafnaburgensis. Otho Frisingensis, Abbas Urspergensis, Leo Bishop of Hostia, Johanes of Cremona, and Godfridus Urterbiensis, of which some wrote three hundred, some four hundred years paste, all these make no mention at all of this Woman Pope Joan. Again there be in bibliotheca Palatina, at Rome, six or seven tables of the Popes names written in sundry books, before the time of Innocentius the fourth. Mary in the margin of Pandulphus this fable is put in between Leo the fourth, and Benedict the third, written in a hand far different from the old characters of that Ancient Book, added by some man of later time. Which maketh the matter to be the more suspected, and taken for a fable.
After Anastasius, they that in theire writinges recite an exacterewe and order of Popes, as Ademarus, and Annonius of Paris, Regino, Hermannus Schafnaburgensis. Otho Frisingensis, Abbas Vrspergensis, Leo Bishop of Hostia, Iohanes of Cremona, and Godfridus Vrterbiensis, of which some wrote three hundred, some foure hundred yeeres paste, al these make no mention at al of this VVoman Pope Ioane. Againe there be in bibliotheca Palatina, at Rome, six or seuen tables of the Popes names writē in sundry bookes, before the time of Innocentius the fourthe. Mary in the margent of Pandulphus this fable is put in betweene Leo the fouthe, and Benedicte the thirde, written in a hande farre different from the olde characters of that Auncient Booke, added by some man of later time. VVhiche maketh the matter to be the more suspected, and taken for a fable.
Though men had at that time ben so far bewitched, and distract of their five wits,‡ as they could not have known a woman from a man, (which no wise man I ween believeth), yet* it is not to be thought, that God him self, who appointed and ordained the Seat of Peter, whereof he would the whole Church to be directed, would depart so far from his merciful providence, toward the Church, as to suffer the same to be polluted by a woman, which is not of capacity for holy orders.