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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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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
Before the time that God's Holy will was, that Doctor Luther should begin to publish the Gospel of Christ, there was a general quietness: I grant: such as is in the night season, when folk be asleep. Yet, I think, to continue such quietness, no wise man will wish to sleep still.
Before the time that Goddes Holy wil was, that Doctour Luther should begin to publishe the Gospel of Christe, there was a general quietnesse: I graunte: sutche as is in the night season, when folke be asleape. Yet, I thinke, to continewe sutche quietnesse, no wise man wil wish to sleepe stil.
Ye say, They have forsaken the Catholic Church: They went from us. who were not of us. Nay rather, M. Harding, we are returned to the Catholic Church of Christ, & have forsaken you, because you have manifestly forsaken the ways of God. But what if a man would a little put you friendly in remembrance? Sir, it is not so long sithence your self were out of your own Catholic Church: and so were gone out from your self: because your self were not of your self. For if your self had been of your self, you would have remained better with your self. It is no wisdom, in carping others, to offer occasion against your self. I beseech God to give you grace, that you maye Redire ad cor, and return again to your self. But here you bring in a great many Untruths in a throng together. You say, that as God commanded the people of Israel to obey Aaron, so Christ commanded all his Sheep to obey the Pope succeeding Peter: You say, Christ made the Pope Shepherd over his whole flock: You call him Our Pastor, and our Judge: you call him the head Shepherd: & for proof hereof, for some countenance of Truth, ye allege the one and twentieth Chapter of S. John, in which whole Chapter notwithstanding, ye are not able to find, neither any such commandment of Christ: nor any mention of Peters Successor: nor Al his Sheep: nor Shepherd over his whole Flock: nor Our Pastor: nor Our Judge: nor Our Head-shepherd. It is much to report Untruth of a man. But to report Untruth of Christ, and of his Holy Word, and that willingly, and wittingly, and without fear, some men think it to be the Sin against the Holy Ghost.