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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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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
We never despised the judgement of the Learned, and Holy Fathers: but rather take them, and embrace them, as the Witnesses of God's Truth. And therein we find you the more blame worthy, M. Harding, for that, having without cause renounced the judgement, and orders of the Primitive Church, and Ancient Fathers, as to the wise, and Learned it may soon appear, yet nevertheless ye evermore make vaunt of your Antiquity, and fray the world with a visard of the Church, & a show of Old Fathers: as if a poor Summoner, that had lost his Commission, would serve Citations by the virtue of his empty bore. And thus have ye set all your vain fantasies in place of God's Church: and your Church, in place of God: as, by the words, and witness of your own Fellows, I have before showed more at large.1 For example, Cardinal Cusanus saith, Nulla sunt Christi Praecepta, nisi quae per Ecclesiam pro talibus accepta sunt: The Commaundementes of Christ are no Commandments, Onlesse they be so allowed by the Church.
Wée neuer despised the iudgemente of the Learned, and Holy Fathers: but rather take them, and embrace them, as the Witnesses of Goddes Truthe. And therein wée finde you the more blame woorthy, M. Hardinge, for that, hauinge without cause renounced the iudgemente, and orders of the Primitiue Churche, and Anciente Fathers, as to the wise, and Learned it maie soone appeare, yet neuerthelesse yée euermore make vaunte of your Antiquitie, and fraie the world with a visarde of the Churche, & a shewe of Olde Fathers: as if a poore Sommonere, that had loste his Commission, would serue Citations by the vertue of his emptie bore. And thus haue ye set al your vaine fantasies in place of Goddes Churche: and your Churche, in place of God: as, by the woordes, and witnesse of your owne Felowes, I haue before shewed more at large.