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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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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
For as much as ye say, part hereof is true, and part false, I trust, ye will give us leave freely to use the Truth, until ye shall find your self better able to prove the Falsehood. It seemeth not greatly to mislike you, that the people have some little liberty, to read some such part of the Scriptures, as you may best spare them, for the ordering of their lives. Whereby it appeareth, that for quieting of their Consciences in matters of Religion, and causes of Truth, ye think it best, they read nothing. And this, ye say, ye are able to answer before the dreadful seat of God's Judgement. Touching the Truth hereof, to say so much, as might be said, it would require great waste of time. S. Augustine saith, Si desit,1 aut ignoretur, quà eundum fit, quid prodest nosse, quò eundum fit? If ye have not, or know not, what way to go, 2what shall it profit you to know, whither to go? S. Hierome saith, Ut maius est, voluntatem Domini facere, quàm nosse, ita prius est nosse, quàm facere. Illud Merito praecedit: Hoc ordine: As it is more, to do the will of our Lord, then to know it: so the Knowledge of the same goeth before the Doing. In goodness, Doing goeth before: in order, Knowing. Again S. Augustine saith, Si Scripturas Divinas aut non legimus ipsi, aut legentes alios non libenter audimus, ipsa nobis medicamenta conuertuntur in vulnera: & inde habebimus Judicium, unde potuimus habere remedium: If we either read not the Scriptures our selves, or be not desirous to hear others read them, then are our Medicines turned into wounds: and then, where we might have had remedy, we shall have Judgement. Such sayings are common, and ordinary in S. Chrysostom. Thus he saith, 3Librum Divinum accipiat aliquis in manum: conuocatisque proxìmìs, per Divina eloquia riget & suam mentem, & conuenientium: ut sic Diabolicas insidias effugere valeamus: Let one of you take in hand the Holy Book: and let him call his Neighbours about him: and by the Heavenly words let him water, and refresh both their minds,