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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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But, lest you should think, this was the Popes only prerogative, and belonged to none other besides him, the same Socrates writeth the very like words as well of the Bishop of Constantinople, as of the Pope. Thus he saithe, Et hoc fecerunt,1 contemnentes Legem, qua cavetur, ne quis eligatur praeter sententiam Episcopi Constantinopolitani: Thus did they, not regarding the Decree, whereby order was taken, that no Bishop should be chosen without the consent of the Bishop of Constantinople. Yet may not M. Harding conclude hereof, that therefore the Bishop of Constantinople had Authority to call Councils.
But, leste you shoulde thinke, this was the Popes onely prerogatiue, and belonged to none other bisides him, the same Socrates writeth the very like wordes as wel of the Bishop of Constantinople, as of the Pope. Thus he saithe, Et hoc fecerunt,1 contemnentes Legem, qua cauetur, ne quis eligatur praeter sententiam Episcopi Constantinopolitani: Thus did they, not regardinge the Decree, whereby order was taken, that no Bishop should be chosen without the consente of the Bishop of Constantinople. Yet maie not M. Hardinge conclude hereof, that therefore the Bishop of Constantinople had Authoritie to calle Councelles.
- 1Socra. li. 7. ca. 28. [Greek or Hebrew].Socra. li. 7. ca. 28. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
Aeneas Syluius, that afterward him self was Pope, named Pius the Second writeth thus, His Authoritatibus mirum in modum putant se armatos, qui negant, Concilia fieri posse sine consensu Papae. Quorum sententia si, ut ipsi volunt, inuiolata persistat, ruinam secum Ecclesiae trahit: They that say, no Council may be kept without the consent of the Pope, think them selves marvellously fenced by these Authorities.