A04468:2974
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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The Bishops of Constantinople fell sometimes into Heresies, & were deceived. But Christ hath prayed for Peter, that his Faith should not fail. Ergo, say you, The Bishop of Rome can never possibly be deceived. O, M. Harding, let shame once force you to refrain these Vanities. I doubt not, but hereafter in place convenient I shall be able to show, that there have been me Heretics placed in S. Peters Chair, even in the See of Rome, then you are able to find in any one See within Europe.
The Bishoppes of Constantinople felle sommetimes into Heresies, & were deceiued. But Christe hath praied for Peter, that his Faithe shoulde not faise. Ergo, saie you, The Bishop of Rome can neuer possibly be deceiued. O, M. Hardinge, let shame once force you to refraine these Vanities. I doubte not, but hereafter in place conuenient I shalbe hable to shewe, that there haue benne mee Heretiques placed in S. Peters Chaire, euē in the See of Rome, then you are hable to finde in any one Sée within Europe.
Verily, S. Gregory's reason, touching the danger, & Confusion of the Church, weigheth no more against the Bishop of Constantinople, then against the Bishop of Rome. For thus he saith, If he, that is called the Universal Bishop, happen to err, then needs must y• whole Universal Church fall together with him into Error, And therefore if ye had perused the Council of Basil, ye should have found this self same reason alleged there, not against the Bishop of Constantinople, but against the Pride,1 and Arrogance of the Bishop of Rome. The words be these: Alioqui, errante Pontifice, sicut saepè contigit, & contingere potest, to•a ⟨p. 452⟩erraret Ecclesia: 2Otherwise, when so ever the Pope erreth, as he hath often erred, and may err again, the whole Church should err with him. Thus wrote the Bishops, and, by your own Judgement, Catholic Bishops, in the Council of Basil: yet had they not forgotten the Prayer, that Christ made for S. Peter.