A04468:3559
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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The Fable hereof is so peevish, that the wisest, and best learned of your very friends, Platyna, Cardinal Cusanus, Marsilius Patavinus, Laurentius Valla, Antoninus Florentinus, Otho Frisingensis, Hieronymus Paulus Catalanus, Volaterranus, Mullinaeus, and others have openly reproved it unto the world, and have written against it, and are much ashamed of your follies.
The Fable hereof is so peeuishe, that the wiseste, and beste learned of youre very frendes, Platyna, Cardinal Cusanus, Marsilius Patauinus, Laurentius Valla, Antoninus Florentinus, Otho Frisingensis, Hieronymus Paulus Catalanus, Volaterranus, Mullinaeus, and others haue openly reproued it vnto the worlde, and haue written againste it, and are mutche ashamed of youre folies.
And, to allege one in stead of many, Cardinal Cusanus hereof hath written thus: Donationem Constantini diligenter expendens, reperi ex ipsamet Scripture. ⟨p. 538⟩manifesta argumenta Confictionis & Falsitatis:1 Advisedly weighing this Donation, or Grant of constantine,2 (whereby the Pope claimeth all his Temporal power) even in the penning thereof, I find manifest tokens of falsehood, and forgery.
And, to allege one in steede of many, Cardinal Cusanus hereof hath written thus: Donationem Constantini diligenter expendens, reperi ex ipsamet Scripture. ⟨p. 538⟩manifesta argumenta Confictionis & Falsitatis:1 Aduisedly weighinge this Donation, or Graunte of constantine,2