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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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How be it, touching any kind of the Liberal, and Learned Sciences, there was no great cause, why ye should, either so highly rouse your self in your own opinion, or so greatly disdain others.1 Ye may remember, that your Provincial Constitutions begin with these words, Ignorantia Sacerdotum.
How be it, touchinge any kinde of the Liberal, and Learned Sciences, there was no great cause, why ye shoulde, either so highly rowse your selfe in your owne opinion, or so greately disdeigne others.1 Ye maie remember, that your Prouincial Constitutions beginne with these woordes, Ignorantia Sacerdotum.
- 1De Summa Trinita. Linwood.De Summa Trinita. Linwoode.
It were no great Mastery, to charge the Chief Doctors of your side with some want of Learning. Ludovicus Vives saith, Ut quidque Jus superioribus saeculis minùs tittum fuit studentium manibus,1 ita purius ad nos peruenit: For the space of certain hundred years paste, the less any Book came into (your Learned) students hands, the purer, and better it came to us. Meaning thereby, that every thing was the worse for your Learned handling. Of Thomas, Scotus, Hugo, and others, of whom ye seem to make so great account, your own friend Catharinus saith, Scholastici multa ineruditè Comminiscuntur:2 These School Doctors imagine many m•ters unlearnedly. Erasmus saithe, Portenta, quae nunc passim legimus in Commentarijs Recention Interpretum, tam impudentia, & insulsa sunt, ut videantur suibus ea scripsisse,