A04468:3250
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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But, for as much as certain of M. Hardinges Beaupecres of Louvain have lately found them selves talk, and kept great Moots in the behoof of their Augustine, the Italian Monk, whom they call the Apostle of England, and will needs have to be received and honoured, as a Saint, I have thought it therefore good, briefly, and by the way, to note a few words touching the same.
But, for as mutche as certaine of M. Hardinges Beaupecres of Louaine haue lately founde them selues talke, and keapte greate Mootes in the behoufe of theire Augustine, the Italian Monke, whom they cal the Apostle of Englande, and wil needes haue to be receiued and honoured, as a Saincte, I haue thought it therefore good, briefely, and by the waie, to note a fewe wordes touching the same.
It seemeth, they be much offended, that so virtuous a Man, and so Holy a Saint should be charged with Pride, and Cruelty. With Pride, in so disdainfully despising his Brethren, the Bishops of this Island of Britain: With Cruelty, in procuring the Death both of many thousands of Christian people, and also specially of the Innocent, and Unarmed Monks of Bangor: and all this, for that they refused to receive him as their Metropolitan, and to agree with him in certain small points of the Romaine Religion. Howe be it, his Pride is well blazed by Bede, writing purposely of the same, in that he sate still in his Throne,1 and disdained to rise up, and to give any token of Reverence unto the Seven Bishops, and other Learned, & grave men of the Britons, making their appearance at his Council. And therefore they said, they would not hearken to his demands, nor take him for their Archbishop, as having otherwise of old an Archbishop of their own, to whom they ought their obedience. Their words, as they are reported by Bede, were these: Si modo' nobis assurgere noluit, 2quanto' magis, si ei subdi coeperimus, jam nos pro nihilo conteinner? If even now be disdain to rise up unto us, how much more will he despise us, and regard us as nothing, when we shall once be under his Jurisdiction?