A04468:3180
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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
Ye fly not to the Fire, as we do, say ye, but unto the Scriptures. Neither do ye reason with us with the sword, but with the Word of God. Ah good word of God, thou servest to many purposes. And is it in deed the word of God Sirs, that keepeth so many reverend Fathers in ⟨p. 484⟩prison these many years?1 It is the word of God, that hath deprived so many men, some of their livings,2 some of their countries, whose life ye can not blame? Is it the word of God, that by cruelty of imprisonment of late years gave most certain occasion of death to those holy, learned, and worshipful men, who for their singular virtue being well known, need not here to be named? Is it the word of God, that made so much ado in your late parliament for establishing of your bloody law, whereby ye would have power to put men to death* for the Faith of Christendom? The Turks and Saracens have always suffered them to live in their dominions, but our Gospellers by their word of God are taught to kill them. Blessed be God, who hath given to our noble and most clement Queen Elizabeth a better spirit to understand his word in this point.‡ then these Gospellers have yet attained unto.