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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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This is your defence, M. Harding. Whether the Word of God be with you, or against you, yet ye say, ye have still the Sprite of God: and our Lord him self is in the middest amongst you.1 But this boldness, by Chrysostoms Judgement, is presumptuous, and dangerous. And therefore his counsel is, that if any thing be pressed upon us by the name of the Holy Ghost, saving only the Gospel of Christ, we should not believe it. In like sense S. Augustine saith, Sua illi si docere veliut, nolite audire: nolite facere: If they bring any Decree or Fantasy of their own, hear it not: Do it not.
This is youre defence, M. Hardinge. Whether the VVorde of God be with you, or againste you, yet ye saie, ye haue stil the Sprite of God: and oure Lorde him selfe is in the middest emongest you.1 But this boldnesse, by Chrysostomes Iudgement, is presumptuous, and daungerous. And therefore his counsel is, that if any thing be pressed vpon vs by the name of the Holy Ghoste, sauinge onely the Gospel of Christe, wee shoulde not beleeue it. In like sense S. Augustine saithe, Sua illi si docere veliut, nolite audire: nolite facere: If they bringe any Decree or Fantasie of theire owne, heare it not: Doo it not.
- 1Chrysostom. De Sancto & Adorando Spiritu. August. in Johā. tractae 46.Chrysostom. De Sancto & Adorando Spiritu. August. in Iohā. tractae 46.
Thus the Old Frenetic, and Fanatical Heretics, when they found them selves convinced by the evident testimonies of God's Word, they appealed to the Spirit of God: which, they said, even as you say, evermore assisted them, 1and could not fail them. Hereof S. Augustine writeth thus: Videris ergo, id vos agere, ut omnis de medio Scripturarum authoritas auferatur: & suus cuique animus author sit, quid in quaque Scriptura probet, quid improbet: id est, ut non Authorirati Scripturarum subijciatur ad Fidem, sed sibi Scripturas ipse subijciat: Non ut ideò illi placeat aliquid, quia hoc in sublimi Authoritate scriptum legitur: sed ideo rectè scriptum videatur, quia hoc illi placuit: Ye see therefore, this is your drift, that all Authority of the Scriptures be removed: that each man may be lead by his own fantasy, what he list, either to allow in the Holy Scriptures, or to disallow: that is to say, that he submit not him self, touching his Faith, to the Authority of the Scriptures: but that he make the Scriptures subject unto him: Not that he will allow any thing, because it is written in that high Authority of the Scriptures: but that he will think it well written, because he alloweth it. By mean hereof it cometh to pass, that S. Hilarie writeth, Qui, quae scripta sunt, negas, quid