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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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Therefore the Pope him self saith thus unto them, Vos eritis Senators urbis, & Regum similes, very Mundi Cardines, super quos militantis ostium Ecclesiae voluendum, & regendum est: Ye shalbe the Senators of my City, and like unto Kings, the very books, and stays of the world, upon whom the very door of y• Church Militant must be turned, and ruled. Such are they, whom S. Hierome imagineth thus to saie, Non est Vir in domo. Non est Christus Corporaliter in Ecclesia. Surgens enim à mortuis, Ascendit in Coelum: nobisque Ministerium gubernandae Ecclesiae, suam, videlicet, Domum reliquit: My Husband is not at home. (That is to say) Christ is not now Corporally in the Church. For, being risen from the dead, he is Ascended into Heaven: and hath left unto us the government of his Church: that is, the whole ordering of his House.
Therefore the Pope him selfe saithe thus vnto them, Vos eritis Senatores vrbis, & Regum similes, veri Mundi Cardines, super quos militantis ostium Ecclesiae voluendum, & regendum est: Ye shalbe the Senatours of my Cittie, and like vnto Kinges, the very bookes, and staies of the worlde, vpon whom the very doore of y• Churche Militante muste be turned, and ruled. Sutche are they, whom S. Hierome imagineth thus to saie, Non est Vir in domo. Non est Christus Corporaliter in Ecclesia. Surgens enim à mortuis, Ascendit in Coelum: nobisque Ministerium gubernandae Ecclesiae, suam, videlicet, Domum reliquit: My Husbande is not at home. (That is to saie) Christe is not nowe Corporally in the Churche. For, beinge risen from the deade, he is Ascended into Heauen: and hath leafte vnto vs the gouernmente of his Churche: that is, the whole orderinge of his House.
True it is, as you say, 1God is one, and is not Changed. And his Word endureth for ever. But the Change is in you, and not in God. God's Word is the Word of Life: your Word is the Word of Vanity. God the Father hath not planted it: Therefore it shall be plucked up by the roots. God saith by the Prophet Malachi: The lips of the Priest shall keep knowledge: