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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.
Well, and wittily reasoned forsooth. No no Sirs, if it were that wholesome Water of Eternal life which ye thirst after,‡ ye would never have departed from the high hill, the Catholic Church, and come down into the valleys, where ye find the dirty puddles of fleshly pleasures, where the devil Behemoth,2 as Job saith, dormit in Jocis humentibus, sleepeth in woiste places. Al were not starved for hunger and thirst of that water of Gods Word. Therefore ye speak both slanderously and ignorantly for divines, where ye say, that we had broken in pieces all the pipes and conduits, that we had stopped up all the springs, and choked, and dawned up all the Fountains of Living Water with dirt and mire.
VVel, and witteely reasoned foresoothe. No no Sirs, if it were that holesome VVater of Eternal life whiche ye thirste after,‡ ye woulde neuer haue departed from the high hil, the Catholike Church, and come downe into the valleis, where ye finde the durty pudles of fleashely pleasures, where the deuil Behemoth,2 as Iob saithe, dormit in Iocis humentibus, sleapeth in woiste places. Al were not sterued for hunger and thirst of that water of Gods VVorde. Therefore ye speake bothe slaunderously and ignorantly for diuines, where ye saie, that we had broken in peeces al the pipes and conduites, that we had stopped vp al the springes, and choked, and dawned vp al the Founteines of Liuinge VVater with durte and myre.
- ‡Untruth. For we are not departed from the Catholic Church.