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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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Ye make your self game, M. Harding, for that the Preaching of the Gospel issued first out of Wittenberg, and not from Rome: Notwithstanding Wittenberg is a noble, and a famous University, so generally frequented out of all ⟨p. 34⟩foreign Countries, and so much commended for all kinds of tongues, and liberal knowledge, as not many the like this day in Christendom.
Ye make your selfe game, M. Hardinge, for that the Preachinge of the Gospel issued first out of Wittenberg, and not from Rome: Notwithstandinge Wittenberg is a noble, and a famous Vniuersitie, so generally frequented out of al ⟨p. 34⟩foreine Countreis, and so mutche commended for al kindes of tongues, and liberal knowledge, as not many the like this day in Christendome.
But be it, that Wittenberg were so simple a borough, as M. Harding imagineth. Yet were it not more simple then was the Town of Nazareth: in which poor Town notwithstanding, first appeared the most glorious, and greattest Light of the world. Christian modesty would not disdain the Truth of God in respect of place. That rather becometh the Proud looks of the Scribes, and Pharisees. They despised Christ and his Disciples, and called them Nazarenes, in despite of his Country. And there hence, it is likely, first grew that scornful question used by Nathanael,1 Nunquid ex Nazareth potest aliquid esse boni? Can any good thing come from Nazareth, so poor a Town? So Celsus the Heathen despised the Religion of Christ, because it came (not from Rome, or Athens, but) from the Barbarous Jews.2 For thus Origen reporteth of him: Dogma Christianuns affirmat à Barbaris cepisse ortum, hoc est, à Judaeis. He saith, the Doctrine of the Christians had his beginning only from a Barbarous Nation, that is to say, from the Jews.