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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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
The reasons and examples ye bring for it, conclude nothing. Because lacking Truth. ye build upon a false ground, what so ever ye set up, eftsoons it falleth, being stated by no just proof. Here ye go forth, and fain would ye prop up that matter: but your reasons be as weak as before. There have not so many thousands of your Brethren been burnt for Heresy in these last twenty years, as ye pretend. But when ye come to boasting, then have ye a great grace in using the Figure Hyperbole: Then Scores be Hundreds: Hundreds be Thousands: Thousands be Millions.
The reasons and examples ye bringe for it, conclude nothinge. Bicause lackinge Truthe. ye builde vpon a false grounde, what so euer ye set vp, eftsones it falleth, beinge stated by no iuste proufe. Here ye goe foorthe, and faine woulde ye proppe vp that matter: but your reasons be as weake as before. There haue not so many thousandes of your Brethren benne burnte for Heresie in these laste twentie yeeres, as yee pretende. But when ye come to boastinge, then haue ye a greate grace in vsinge the Figure Hyperbole: Then Scores be Hundreds: Hundreds be Thousands: Thousands be Millions.
But what was Michael Seruetus the Arian,1 who was burnt at Geneva by procurement of Calvin, a Brother of yours? David George that took upon him to be Christ, who was taken up after he was buried and burnt at Basil,2 was he your Brother? To come near home, Joan of Kent that fil•h, who took forth a lesson further then you taught her (I trow) or yet Preach, was she a Sister of yours? So many Adamites, so many Zwenck feldians, so many hundreds of Anabaptists and Libertines, as have within your twenty years been rid out of their lives by fire, sword, and water in sundry parts of Christendom, were they all of your blessed Brotherhood?