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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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Pope Hildebrand is commended by many for sundry virtues. But no man, say you, hath more set forth his worthiness, then Onuphrius, a man yet alive, and one of all men, that would be right loth in any point to displease the Pope. Perhaps he thought to win some credit, by adventuring his wits in a desperate cause: as did he,1 that bestowed so much eloquence in the praise of Baldness: or he, that praised the Fever quartane: or Erasmus, that of late years wrote so much in the praise of Folly.
Pope Hildebrande is commended by many for sundrie vertues. But no man, saie you, hathe more set foorth his woorthinesse, then Onuphrius, a man yet aliue, and one of al menne, that would be right lothe in any pointe to displease the Pope. Perhaps he thought to winne somme credite, by aduenturinge his wittes in a desperate cause: as did he,1 that bestowed so mutche eloquence in the praise of Baldenesse: or he, that praised the Feuer quartane: or Erasmus, that of late yeeres wrote so mutche in the praise of Folie.
- 1Synesius. Plato.
The Heretic Ebion sometime praised Judas above all the Apostles: 1And Libanius the Sophist bestowed great praises upon Julianus the Renegate. 2Certainly sundry Old Writers, of whom some knew Pope Hildebrand, and lived with him,3 have not given him such worthy praises. Beno Cardinalis saith, Hildebrand, being as yet but a Cardinal, beat Pope Alexander with his fist, and kept him prisoner: Poisoned six Popes: Was a Conjurer, and raised up Devils: and threw the Sacrament into the Fire.