A04468:3138
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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Speak not therefore so much, M. Harding, of your safe keeping of the Scriptures For the Jews have kept, and until this day do keep them as safely, as you. Yea kept the Scriptures, as the Augurs of Rome sometime kept the Sibyls Books: that is to say, ye kept them to your selves, in close prison, & in secrecy: that the people should know nothing, but in all cases should be forced to seek to you. Thus ye kept the Light in Darkness: and, as S. Paul saith,1 ye kept the Truth of God in Wickedness.
Speake not therefore so mutche, M. Hardinge, of your safe keepinge of ye Scriptures For the Jevves haue keapte, and vntil this daie doo kéepe them as safely, as you. Yae keapte the Scriptures, as the Augures of Rome sommetime keapte the Sibylles Bookes: that is to saie, yée keapte them to your selues, in close prisonne, & in secresie: that the people should knowe nothing, but in al cases should be forced to seeke to you. Thus ye keapte the Light in Darknesse: and, as S. Paule saithe,1 ye keapte the Truthe of God in VVickednesse.
- 1Roman 1. Chryso in Matt. Homil. 35.
S. Chrysostom saith, Quando vides Scripturas Prophetarum, & Evangelij, & Apostolorum traditas esse in manus Falsorum Sacerdotum, num intelligis, quód Verbum veritatis traditum est Principibus iniquis, & Scribis? When thou seest the ⟨p. 479⟩Scriptures of the Prophets, of the Gospel, and of the Apostles to be delivered into the hands of False Priests,1 dost thou not understand, that the Word of Truth is delivered unto the wicked Princes, and unto the Scribes? To be short, I may answer you with the words of Chrysostom, Arcas, & Scrinia rerum pretiosissimarum adhuc seruatis,