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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
Part 5 › The Apology, Cap. 5. Division. 1.Part 5 › The Apologie, Cap. 5. Diuision. 1.
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I leave out sundry other like Authorities of Origen, of Lactantius, of Athanasius, of Leo, 1of Victor, of Meltiades, and of others. Evagrius calleth Euphemius, and Gregorius the Bishop of Antioch, Summos Sacerdotes, The Highest Priests. 2Ruffinus calleth Athanasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, Pontificem Maximum: The Greatest, or Highest Bishop. By these, I trust, it may appear, that the Title, or Dignity of the Highest Priesthood, was general, and common to all Bishops, and not only closed up, and mortised only in the Pope.
I leaue out sundrie other like Authorities of Origen, of Lactantius, of Athanasius, of Leo, 1of Victor, of Meltiades, and of others. Euagrius calleth Euphemius, and Gregorius the Bishop of Antioche, Summos Sacerdotes, The Higheste Priestes. 2Ruffinus calleth Athanasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, Pontificem Maximum: The Greatest, or Higheste Bishop. By these, I truste, it maie appeare, that the Title, or Dignitie of the Highest Priestehoode, was general, and common to al Bishoppes, and not onely closed vp, and mortesed onely in the Pope.
- 1Evagrius Lib. 3. Cap. 32.Euagrius Lib. 3. Cap. 32.
- 2Ruffinus. Lib. 2. Cap. 23.
Besides all this, 1ye bring us a Word, ye say, of Greater sound: In Romana Ecclesia semper viguit Apostolicae Cathedrae Principatus: In the Romaine Church the Princehood of the Apostolic Chair hath always flourished. In deed, Princehood, and Apostolic, be jolly large words, and carry great sound. And fain would ye have, the Bishop of Rome should be a Prince. Notwithstanding, in the Council of Africa it was decreed thus,