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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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Howe be it, Let the Pope do the duty of a Bishop: Let him Exhort: Let him Preach: Let him dispense God's Mysteries: Let him fulfil his Office: Let him do the part of an Evangelist: And we will love him, and reverence him, although not, as Christs Vicar General, yet at least, as a Bishop. Otherwise we must say unto him, as S. Gregory said sometime to Cyriacus the Bishop of Constantinople, 1Omnes Magnos esse, & Honorabiles cupio, quorum tamen Honor Honori Omnipotentis Dei non detrahat. Nam quisquis se contra Deum Honorari appetit, mihi Honorabilis non est: I wish that all men should be great, and honourable: so that their honour be not prejudicial to the honour of Almighty God. For who so ever shall desire him self to be honoured against God, shall not be honourable unto me.
Howe be it, Let the Pope doo the duetie of a Bishop: Let him Exhorte: Let him Preache: Let him dispense Goddes Mysteries: Let him fulfil his Office: Let him doo the parte of an Euangeliste: And wée wil loue him, and reuerence him, although not, as Christes Vicare General, yet at leaste, as a Bishop. Otherwise wee muste saie vnto him, as S. Gregorie saide sommetime to Cyriacus the Bishop of Constantinople, 1Omnes Magnos esse, & Honorabiles cupio, quorum tamen Honor Honori Omnipotentis Dei non detrahat. Nam quisquis se contra Deum Honorari appetit, mihi Honorabilis non est: I wishe that al menne shoulde be greate, and honorable: so that theire honoure be not preiudicial to the honoure of Almighty God. For who so euer shal desire him selfe to be honoured againste God, shal not be honourable vnto mee.
- 1Gregor. Lib. 6. Epist. 28.
One high & worthy Reason we alleged out of your Pope Innocentius the third: The Sun is higher, and greater, then the Moon: Ergo, the Pope is higher,1