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…

To like purpose Leo saith, ¹Totius Ecclesiae una est Oratio, & una Confessio: The whole Church hath one Prayer, and one Confession.

To like pourpose Leo saithe, ¹Totius Ecclesiae vna est Oratio, & vna Confessio: The whole Churche hath one Praier, and one Confession.

1. 1Leo, De leiunio Septimi Mensis, Sermo. 3.

That ye allege out of Dionysius, is vain, and Childish, as is the rest of your talk, and quite contrary to the Authors mind, and therefore not worthy to be answered. For Dionysius saith not, as you have imagined, M. Harding, that the Priest should talk alone in his Mystical unknown Tongue, as a jangling Cymbal without sense: but rather telleth you, that, by his order, the Priest, and the whole People should singe together. These be his words, Percipiens ipse, ¹& alijs tradens Divinam Communionem, postremò desinit in Gratiarum actionem, unà cum tota Ecclesiae multitudine: The Priest both receiving him self the Holy Communion, and also delivering the same unto others, last all endeth with thanks giving, together with all the whole multitude, or Company of the Church.

That ye allege out of Dionysius, is vaine, and Childishe, as is the reste of your talke, and quite contrarie to the Authours minde, and therefore not woorthy to be answeared. For Dionysius saith not, as you haue imagined, M. Harding, that the Prieste shoulde talke alone in his Mystical vnknovven Tongue, as a ianglinge Cymbal without sense: but rather telleth you, that, by his order, the Prieste, and the vvhole People shoulde singe togeather. These be his woordes, Percipiens ipse, ¹