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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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It pleaseth you for lack of other Evasion, to call the Story of Martyrs a Dungbi• of Lies. But these Lies shall remain in Record for ever, to testify and to condemn your Bloody doings. Ye have imprisoned your Brethren, ye have ⟨p. 31⟩stripped them naked, ye have scourged them with Rods, ye have burnt their hands and arms with flaming Torches, ye have famished them, ye have drowned them, ye have burnt them: ye have summoned them being dead, to appear before you out of their graves, ye have ripped up their buried Carcasses, ye have burnt them, ye have thrown them out into the Dunghill: ye took a poor Babe falling from his Mothers Womb, and in most cruel, and Barbarous manner threw him into the fire.
It pleaseth you for lacke of other Euasion, to cal the Storie of Martyrs a Dungbi• of Lies. But theise Lies shal remaine in Recorde for euer, to testifie and to condemne your Bloudy dooinges. Ye haue imprisoned your Brethren, ye haue ⟨p. 31⟩stripte them naked, ye haue scourged them with Roddes, ye haue burnte theire handes and armes withe flaminge Torches, ye haue famished them, ye haue drowned them, ye haue burnte them: ye haue sommoned them beinge deade, to appeare before you out of theire graues, ye haue ripte vp theire buried Carkesses, ye haue burnte them, ye haue throwen them out into the Dunghil: ye tooke a poore Babe falling from his Mothers Wombe, and in most cruel, and Barbarous manner threw him into the fiere.
Al these things, M. Harding, are true: they are no Lies: The eyes, and consciences of many thousands can witness your doings. The Blood of innocent Abel crieth to God from the earth: and undoubtedly, he will require it at your hands.1 Chrysostom saith, as it is alleged before, Quem videris in Sanguine persecutionis gaudentem, is Lupus est: Who so ever hath pleasure in the Blood of persecution, the same is a Wolfe. Ye slew your Brethren so cruelly, not for Murder, or Robbery, or any other grievous crime, they had committed, but only for that they trusted in the Living God. Howe be it, we may say with the Old Father Tertullian,