A04468:3024
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Christ found fault, sometime with the Bishops: Sometime with the Priests: Sometime with the Scribes: Sometimes with the Pharisees: Sometime with the People: Sometime with their Religion: Sometime with their Traditions: Sometime with their Ignorance: Sometime with their Prayers: Sometime with their Fastings: sometime with their Life: Sometime with their Hypocrisy: Sometime with their Cruelty: And thus in your fantasy, he ran hither, and thither, up, and down. Yet, I trow, ye will not touch him with your Comparisons, nor say therefore, as ye say to us, he had a very unquiet Head.
Christe founde faulte, sommetime with the Bishoppes: Sommetime with the Priestes: Sommetime with the Scribes: Sommetimes with the Phariseis: Sommetime with the People: Sommetime with theire Religion: Sommetime with theire Traditions: Sommetime with theire Ignorance: Sommetime with theire Praiers: Sommetime with theire Fastinges: sommetime with theire Life: Sommetime with theire Hypocrisie: Sommetime with theire Crueltie: And thus in your fantasie, he ranne hither, and thither, vp, and downe. Yet, I trowe, ye wil not touche him with your Comparisons, nor saie therfore, as ye saie to vs, he had a very vnquiet Heade.
Who so hath eyes to see, and considereth the miserable Abuses of the Church of Rome, touching either Life, or Religion, cannot lightly want just matter to reprove. Ye remember, what Church it is, whereof S. Bernard saith, 1A planta pedis, usque ad verticem Capitis non est Sanitas ulla: Non est jam dicere, ut Populus, sic Sacerdos. Quia nec sic Populus, ut Sacerdos: There is not one whole place from the sole of the foot, to the top of the Head. We may not now say, As is the People, so is the Priest: For the People is nothing so il, as is the Priest.
Who so hath eies to see, and considereth the miserable Abuses of the Churche of Rome, touchinge either Life, or Religion, cannot lightly wante iuste mater to reproue. Ye remember, what Churche it is, whereof S. Bernarde saithe, 1