A04468:3773
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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But, for a short, and general view of that whole Church in this behalf, S. Bernard saith thus, 1Parum est nostris Pastoribus, quòd non seruant nos, nisi & perdant. Non parcunt suis, qui non parcunt sibi, Perimentes pariter, & Pereuntes: It is not sufficient for our Bishops, that they save us not, onlesse they also do destroy us: Sparing not them selves, they spare not their people. They do both perish them selves, and kill others.2 Again he saithe, Non custodiunt hoc tempore Sponsam, sed perdunt: Non custodiunt Gregem Domini, sed mactant, & devorant: They keep not this day, the Spouse of God, that is, his Church, but they destroy her: They keep not this Flock, but they kill, and devour. He that writeth, Paralipomena Urspergensis, in the story of the Council of Constance, saith thus, 3Spiritum extinguebant: Prophetias aspernabantur: Christum in Membris suis persequebantur: Eratque planè Persequutrix Ecclesia: They oppressed the Sprite of God: they defied the Voices of the Prophets: they persecuted Christ in his Members. And in deed the Church was given to work persecution.
But, for a shorte, and general viewe of that whole Churche in this behalfe, S. Bernarde saithe thus, 1Parum est nostris Pastoribus, quòd non seruant nos, nisi & perdant. Non parcunt suis, qui non parcunt sibi, Perimentes pariter, & Pereuntes: It is not sufficient for our Bishoppes, that they saue vs not, onlesse they also doo destroie vs: Sparinge not them selues, they spare not their people. They doo bothe perishe them selues, and kille others.2 Againe he saithe, Non custodiunt hoc tempore Sponsam, sed perdunt: Non custodiunt Gregem Domini, sed mactant, & deuorant: They keepe not this daie, the Spouse of God, that is, his Churche, but they destroie her: They keepe not this Flocke, but they kille, and deuoure. He that writeth, Paralipomena Vrspergensis, in the storie of the Councel of Constance, saithe thus, 3