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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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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. 2And to this end, you your self call the Romaine Faith, the Catholic Faith: making no manner difference between either other.3 And therefore Pope Nicolas thus advanceth, and thundereth out his own Authoritie: Non quaelibet Terrena Sententia, sed illud Verbum, quo constructum est Coelum, & Terra, per quod denique ⟨p. 445⟩omnia condita sunt Elementa, Romanam fundavit Ecclesiam: Not any worldly Sentence, but the self same Word, where by Heaven, and Earth was made, and whereby all the Elements were created, was it, that founded the Church of Rome. By which words he meaneth, that the Romaine Faith shall stand as fast, as the Foundations of Heaven, and Earth. Even so Peter assured his promise unto Christ: Although,