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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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That in any particular Church faults may be found, that, ye say, ye will confess. But that the whole Catholic Universal Church may err and fail, that, you say, ye deny utterly.
That in any particulare Churche faultes may be founde, that, ye saie, ye wil confesse. But that the whole Catholique Vniuersal Churche may erre and faile, that, you saie, ye denie vtterly.
Notwithstanding it is certain, that the Churches of Corinth, and Galatia, and sundry others, are now, not in any Particular portion, but thoroughly departed from the Faith: and are now wholly subject to the Turk.
Notwithstandinge it is certaine, that the Churches of Corinthe, and Galatia, and sundrie others, are nowe, not in any Particulare portion, but thorowly departed from the Faith: and are nowe wholy subiecte to the Turke.
This therefore must needs be your meaning, that all be it all other Particular Churches throughout the world happen to err, yet the Church of Rome, that is to say, the Pope and his Cardinals, can never err. This Lesson, I trow,1 ye learned of Petrus de Palude: For neither Christ, nor any of his Apostles ever taught it you. This worthy Doctor saith thus: Tota Ecclesia Petri non potest à Fide deficere. Omnes autem Ecclesiae Apostolorū omniū possunt deficere à Fide totaliter, indigentes ab Ecclesia Petri confirmari: The whole Church of Peter, cannot wholly fail from the Faith. But all the other Churches of all the Apostles may fail wholly from the Faith, having need to be confirmed by the Church of Peter. 2