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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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
These and the like places have ben already alleged, of old time, against the Catholics, by the Donatists, as S. Augustine showeth: and of late years by your schoolmaster John Calvin of Geneva. We need not to study for new answers to the argument made out of these and such other places, much fitter for this purpose, then these are, sith that the same is so well answered by S. Augustine. Oftentimes (saith he) God's word rebuketh the wicked sorts of the Church so,1 as though all were such, and none at all remained good. For thereby we are warned, them in their certain number to be called all, as much to sale, all the children of hell. But Sirs, what if the Church at the beginning of the world, and at the general drowning, was of small number? And what if the Synagogue were sometime quite extinguished? Must it therefore follow, that the church also after that God hath given to Christ his Son the ends of the world to be his possession,2 may now be brought to a few, and to fail altogether? Where was the Church (say ye) when of all the world there were but eight persons, and they only saved alive from the universal destruction? Forsooth they were in Noes Ark. And now have we‡ our Noes Ark also, in which who so ever abideth not, the same is drowned.
These and the like places haue ben already alleaged, of olde time, against the Catholiques, by the Donatistes, as S. Augustine sheweth: and of late yeeres by youre scholemaister Iohn Caluine of Geneua. VVe neede not to studie for newe answeres to the argument made out of these and suche other places, mutche fitter for this purpose, then these are, sithe that the same is so wel answered by S. Augustine. Oftentimes (saithe he) Goddes worde rebuketh the wicked sortes of the Churche so,