A04468:2581
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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It is not worth the while, to answer him, that saith nothing. Zion, from whence ye say, the Law of God issued first, was in those days, as much disdained of you Fathers,1 as is this day of your Geneva, or Wittenberg. Origen saith of Celsus the Heathen, Christianum Dogma affirmat à Barbaris cepisse ortum, hoc est, à Judaeis: He saith, that the Christian Faith took her first beginning from Barbarous people, 2that is to say, from the Jews. Cicero saith, Judaei, & Syri, Gentes natae seruituti: The Jews, and Syrians, Nations borne to Bondage.
It is not woorthe the while, to answeare him, that saithe nothinge. Sion, from whence ye saie, the Lawe of God issued firste, was in those daies, as mutche disdeigned of you Fathers,1 as is this daie of your Geneua, or Wittenberg. Origen saith of Celsus the Heathen, Christianum Dogma affirmat à Barbaris cepisse ortum, hoc est, à Iudaeis: He saithe, that the Christian Faith tooke her first beginning from Barbarous people, 2that is to saie, from the Ievves. Cicero saithe, Iudaei, & Syri, Gentes natae seruituti: The Ievves, and Syrians, Nations borne to Bondage.
- 1Origen. Country Celsum. Lib. 1.Origen. Contr• Celsum. Lib. 1.
- 2Cicero. De Provin. Consul.Cicero. De Prouin. Consul.
And Chrysostom,1