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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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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
These objections, ye say in your pleasant homely comparison, are as common with us, as Life with Beggars. And yet to my remembrance, neither you• Private Mass, nor your Half Communion was ever touched in this whole Apology, more then once, before this place: the Lifting up, or Showing of the Sacrament, not once at all. ye should have weighed your advantages better, M. Harding, before the thus bestowed your loathsome quarrels.
These obiections, ye saie in your pleasante homely comparison, are as common with vs, as Life vvith Beggars. And yet to my remembrance, neither you• Priuate Masse, nor your Halfe Communion was euer touched in this whole Apologie, more then once, before this place: the Liftinge vp, or Shevvinge of the Sacramente, not once at al. ye shoulde haue weighed your aduantages better, M. Hardinge, before ye thus bestowed your lothesome quarrels.
But thought you in deed,1 M. Harding, I will not say, as you say, that with so Lousy, and Beggarly, but that with so poor, and simple stuff ye should be able to mock the word? Many fond tales both you, and your fellows have sent us over: but a fonder tale, then this tale is, of your Pardons, and Purgatories, ye have sent us none. I must say to you, as S. Augustine sometime said to Julianus the Pelagian Heretic: