A04468:3025
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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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, 1A planta pedis, vsque ad verticem Capitis non est Sanitas vlla: Non est iam dicere, vt Populus, sic Sacerdos. Quia nec sic Populus, vt Sacerdos: There is not one whole place from the sole of the foote, to the toppe of the Heade. Wee maie not nowe saie, As is the People, so is the Prieste: For the People is nothinge so il, as is the Prieste.
- 1Bernardus in Conversion Pauli, Sermo. 1.Bernardus in Conuersione Pauli, Sermo. 1.
Ye say, these witnesses dwelt not in Rome: and here in a small matter, ye have noted a great lie. Howe be it, Bernard the Abbot, that dwelt furthest of, was twice in Rome:1 and was Chief of Council with Pope Innocentius in his greatest affairs Franciscus Petrarcha was made Poet in the Capitol, and kept Laura his Concubine in the eye of the Pope, and had his most abode in Rome. Laurentius Valla was Canon of the Cathedral Church in Lateran, and lead his Life, and died in Rome. Briefly, S. Bernard only excepted, all the rest were Italians, and dwelt never far from Rome: & as it may appear by the plainness of their speech, understood some part of the deepest Secretes of the Church of Rome.