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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.
Let S. Bernard, Writing to a Pope, answer for the Pope.‡ He is a sufficient witness. Where your self do allege him much against the Pope, you can not by the law justly refuse him, speaking ⟨p. 528⟩for the Pope.2 The spiritual sword you deny not, I trow. Of the Temporal sword belonging also to the Pope,3 thus saith S. Bernard to Eugenius. He that denieth this sword to be thine, seemeth to me, not to consider sufficiently the word of our Lord, saying thus (to Peter thy Predecessor) *Put up thy sword into the scabbard. The very same then is also thine to be drawn forth perhaps at thy beck, though not with thy hand. Else if the same belonged in no wise unto thee, where as the Apostles said, Behold there be two swords here: Our Lord would not have answered, It is enough, but, It is too much. So both be the Churches, the spiritual sword, and the material. But this is to be exercised for the Church, and that of the Church. That by the hand of the Priest, this of the Soldier, but verily at the beck of the Priest, and commandment of the Emperor. Thus. touching the Popes both swords, you are fully answered by S. Bernard.