A04468:3292
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.
A wise man affirmeth no more then he knoweth: a good man no more then standeth with Charity: a learned man, in matters of weight, no more then he can avouch by evident‡ reasons, ‡ sure proofs, or ‡ sufficient Authorities. This Defender charging the Catholics with mangling of Origen upon S. Johns Gospel, as though of purpose they had left out the sixth Chapter, which he imagineth to contain their Sacramentary doctrine contrary to the Catholic Faith: forasmuch as he is uncertain hereof, and thereby noteth a great untruth in the setters forth of that work, neither by any means is able to prove the same: he showeth himself a fool, a slanderer, and an unlearned man. We are like I perceive, to hear of the faults they know by us, sith that they burden us with that, that they know not, and for the same can pretend but a slender conjecture. But Sir defender, why complain you not of the leaving out of other Chapters, and parts of that work, as well as of the sixth Chapter?2 For whereas Origen wrote upon John nine and thirty tomes, as S. Hierome witnesseth: the Latin translation Printed in Venice hath but. 32 lacking the seven last tomes. Neither be all they whole and perfect, but many of them maimed and mangled.
A wise man affirmeth nomore then he knoweth: a good man nomore then standeth with Charitie: a learned mā, in matters of weight, nomore then he can auouche by euident‡ reasons, ‡ sure proufes, or ‡ sufficient Auctorities. This Defender charginge the Catholikes with manglinge of Origen vpon S. Iohns Gospell, as though of pourpose they had lefte out the sixth Chaptre, whiche he imagineth to conteine their Sacramentary doctrine contrary to the Catholike Faithe: for asmuche as he is vncertaine hereof, and thereby noteth a greate vntruthe in the setters foorthe of that woorke, neither by any meanes is able to proue the same: he sheweth himselfe a foole, aslaunderer, and an vnlearned man. VVee are like I perceiue, to heare of the faultes they knowe by vs, sithe that they burthen vs with that, that they knowe not, and for the same can pretende but a slender coniecture. But Syr defender, why complaine you not of the leauinge out of other Chapters, and partes of that woorke, as well as of the sixth Chapter?