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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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
Toward the end of your Apology, Sir Defender, who so ever you be, that pieced it together, you do but trifle. Of like your stuff is spence. For here little say you, that you have not said already. Wherefore I crave Pardon of the Reader, if according to the slenderness of matters objected, my* confutation seem also slender. Sir you do now but patch pieces together, which you have gathered out of your note Books, into the same infar•ed, some out of the Canonists, some out ⟨p. 561⟩of the Schoolmen, and them not of the greatest estimation, most of all out of Humanity books, wherein you be prettily seen. And that seemeth to be your chief profession. As for Divinity, there appeareth no great knowledge in you. What ye rehearse of the Lacedaemonians, it pertaineth to your own companies, no less, then to them, I mean only your Apostates, Monks, and Friars, Priests, and Nuns.
Towarde the ende of your Apologie, Syr Defender, who so euer you be, that pieced it togeather, you doo but trifle. Of like your stuffe is spence. For here litle saie you, that you haue not saide already. VVherefore I craue Pardon of the Reader, if accordinge to the slendernesse of matters obiected, my* confutation seeme also slender. Sir you doo now but patche peeces togeather, whiche you haue gathered out of your note Bookes, into the same infar•ed, some out of the Canonistes, some out