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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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Verily,1 M. Harding, Christ him self calleth the Devil the Prince of this world: & therefore woe may imagine, he may do somewhat in y• world. And y• Devil, if ye wi•beleeve his word, when he had set Christ on high upon a Mount, & showed ⟨p. 404⟩him all the Kingdoms of the world,2 he said unto him, Al these things will I give thee, 3if thou wilt fall down, and worship me. This is that power, that S. John saith,4 should be given to Antichrist: Reges terrae vires, & potestatem suam tradent Bestiac: &c. ut consentiant, dentque Regnum suum Bestiae, donec compleantur Verba Dei: The Kings of the Barth shall give their strength, and power unto the Beast, &c. that they may agree together, and give their Kingdom unto the Beast, until the Words of God be fulfilled. 5Again he saith, Mulier ea, quam vidisti, est urbs illa Magna, quae habet Regnum super Reges terrae: The Woman, that thou sawest, is that Great City, that hath a Kingdom over the Kings of the World. And again he saith,6 Data est illi Potestas in omnē Tribum, & Gentem: & adorabunt eam (Bestiam) omnes incolae terrae, quorum nomina non sunt scripta in Libro Vitae Agni: Power is given unto that Beast over every Tribe, and Language, and Nation: and all the dwellers of the Earth shall worship the same Beast, (which is Antichrist) whose names be not written in the Lambs Book of Life.
Verily,1 M. Harding, Christe him selfe calleth the Diuel the Prince of this worlde: & therefore woe maie imagine, he maie doo somewhat in y worlde. And y Diuel, if ye wibeleeue his woorde, when he had sette Christe on highe vpō a Mounte, & shewed