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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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Al these things, M. Harding, be they uses, or Abuses: Reasonable, or Unreasonable: Right, or Wrong: Better or worse: Be they never so wicked, never so Blasphemous, never so cursed, yet be they stoutly defended still, and no hope offered of amendment: With what Conscience of your part, he only s•eth, that s•eth the Conscience. You grant, ye persecute your brethren, where ye have the Sword, and may persecute: but as Sarah did Hagar:1 as Christ did the Jews: and not otherwise. Verily, M. Harding, that Christ, or Sarah were persecutors. I have not greatly heard. But I remember Chrysostom saith thus: Nunquid Ovis Lupum persequitur aliquando? Non, sed Lupus ovem. Sic enim Caim ⟨p. 25⟩persecutus est Abel: 2non Abel Caim. Sic Ismael persecutus est Isaac, non Isaac Ismael: Sic Judaei Christum, non Christus Judaeos: Haeretici Christianos, non Christiani Haeresicos. Ergo ex fructibus corum cognoscetis eos: What, doth the Sheep persecute the Wolf at any time? No, but the Wolf doth persecute the Sheep. For so Cain persecuted Abel, not Abel Cain: So Ismael persecuted Isaac, not Isaac Ismael: So the Jews persecuted Christ, not Christ the Jews: So the Heretics persecute the Christians, not the Christians the Heretics. […] ye shall know them by their fruits.
Al these thinges, M. Hardinge, be they •ses, or Abuses: Reasonable, or Vnreasonable: Right, or Wronge: Better or woorse: Be they neuer so wicked, neuer so Blasphemous, neuer so cursed, yet be they stoutly defended stil, and no hope offered of amendement: With what Conscience of your parte, he onely s•eth, that s•eth the Conscience. You graunte, ye persecute your brethren, where ye haue the Swerd, and maye persecute: but as Sara did Agar:1 as Christe did the Iewes: and not otherwise. Verily, M. Hardinge, that Christe, or Sara were persecutours. I haue not greatly heard. But I remember Chrysostome saithe thus: Nunquid Ouis Lupum persequitur aliquando? Non, sed Lupus ouem. Sic enim Caim