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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 Prophet David, upon whom ye would seem to ground these follies, answereth you thus, Narraverunt mihi iniqui fabulationes: Sed non ut lex tua Domine: The wicked have told me many foolish tales: 1But, O Lord, nothing as thy Law. S. Augustine, & if he were now alive, he would say of you, as he said of other your Predecessors, O Vanitas, vendens Vanitatem, Vanitatem audituris, Vanis, & Credituris:2 O Vanity, selling Vanity, to them that will hear Vanity: and Vain are they, that will believe it.
The Prophete Dauid, vpon whom ye woulde séeme to grounde these folies, answeareth you thus, Narrauerunt mihi iniqui fabulationes: Sed non vt lex tua Domine: The wicked haue tolde mee many foolishe tales: 1But, O Lorde, nothinge as thy Lawe. S. Augustine, & if he were nowe aliue, he woulde saie of you, as he saide of other your Predecessours, O Vanitas, vendens Vanitatem, Vanitatem audituris, Vanis, & Credituris:2 O Vanitie, sellinge Vanitie, to them that wil heare Vanitie: and Vaine are they, that wil beleue it.
- 1Psal. 118.
- 2August. in Li. 50. Homili. Hom. 36▪
Leo saith, In hanc insipientiam cadunt, qui cùm ad cognoscendam Veritatem aliquo impediuntur obscuro,1 non ad Propheticas voces, non ad Apostolicas Literas, nec ad Evangelicas Authoritates, sed ad semetipsos recurrunt: Into this folly they fall, that, when they be hindered by some darkness from the knowledge of the Truth, go not to the Voices of the Prophets, nor to the Writings of the Apostles, nor to the Authorities of the Gospels: but only have recourse unto them selves.