A04468:3104
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 B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
I cannot greatly blame you, M. Harding, though ye show your self hot, and vehement in defence of Hosius. For of him you, and some of your Fellows may say, as Carneades said sometime of Chrysippus, Nisi Chrysippus fuisset, ego non essem: If Chrysippus had not been, then had I never been. For had not Hosius been good unto you, and spared you part of his furniture, such as it was, your Divinity had been full bare.
I cannot greately blame you, M. Hardinge, though yée shewe your selfe hote, and vehement in defence of Hosius. For of him you, and somme of your Felowes maie saie, as Carneades saide sommetime of Chrysippus, Nisi Chrysippus fuisset, ego non essem: If Chrysippus had not benne, then had I neuer benne. For had not Hosius benne good vnto you, and spared you parte of his furniture, sutche as it was, your Diuinitie had benne ful bare.
Ye say, we read neither the Old Writers, nor the New, but are utterly ignorant, and void of all learning: and, in respect of the Beams of your knowledge, know nothing. It were a very ambitious, and a childish vanity, to make vaunts of Learning. For as much as ye seem desirous of the same of great Reading, ye shall have the whole praise, and glory of it, M. Harding, without contention. We will rather say with S. Paul, We know nothing, but only Jesus Christ Crucified upon his Cross. Yet notwithstanding we are neither so ignorant, nor so idle, but that we are able, and have leisure to read, as well the Old Doctors, & the Fathers of the Church, as also your light uncivil Pamphlets, and blotted Papers: which, God wot, in all respects are very New. And for either of them, we are much ashamed in your behalf: For the Old Doctors, & Fathers, to see them of your part, either of wilfulness, or of forgetfulness, or of ignorance, so foully misused: of your own Papers, & Novelties, to see them with untruth, and other uncourteous speech so fully freighted.