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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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Only one fool, ye say, ye had amongst all your Bishops: And he was soon gotten to come to us. Happy were they, M. Harding, that had but one fool in so great a company. If some of your Lovanian Clergy had then been Bishops, I think, they might have been somewhat better stored. Notwithstanding, it was not well done, of your part, so uncivilly to call your Brother fool. Al the rest of your Brethren, very few excepted, have done the like. Yet fools, I trow, ye will not call them: lest happily your own wits be called in question.
Onely one foole, yée saie, yee had emongest all your Bishoppes: And he was soone gotten to comme to vs. Happy were they, M. Hardinge, that had but one foole in so greate a companie. If somme of your Louanian Cleregie had then benne Bishoppes, I thinke, they might haue benne sommewhat better stoared. Notwithstandinge, it was not wel donne, of your parte, so vnciuilely to calle your Brother foole. Al the reste of your Brethren, very fewe excepted, haue donne the like. Yet fooles, I trowe, yee wil not calle them: lest happily your owne wittes be called in question.
Where ye would seem to say, that the Parliament holden in the first year of the Queens Majesties Reign, was no Parliament, for that your Bishops refused wilfully, to agree unto the Godly Laws there concluded, ye seem therein to bewray in your self some want of skill. The wise, and learned could soon have told you, that in the Parliaments of England, matters have evermore used to pass, not of necessity, by the special consent of the Archbishops, and Bishops, as if without them no Statute might lawfully be enacted: but only by the more part of the voices, yea although all the Archbishops, and Bishops were never so earnestly bent against it. And Statutes, so passing in Parliament, only by the voices of the Lords Temporal, without the consent, and agreement of the Lords Spiritual, have nevertheless always been confirmed, and ratified by the Real assent of the Prince, and have been enacted, & published ⟨p. 596⟩under the names of the Lords Spiritual, 1