A04468:3998
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.
Al this matter is fully answered by What, and by What. What matter of Faith? What manners? What disorder? What defects? What Abuses? But all these whats notwithstanding, what if your Pope, your Cardinals, and your Clergy, with the whole disorder of your Romaine Church, with so many Priests keeping Concubines, with so many Non Residentes, with so many Dumb Bishops, and with so many thousands of common Harlots, be in case now, even as they were before? Will ye tell us nevertheless, that all your soars be sufficiently salved? Or, must we believe, that your keeping of Concubines, your open Stews, and Fornications &c. be no soars? Verily, S. Bernard saith,1 as it is alleged before, Intestina, & insanabilis est plaga Ecclesiae: The wound of the Church bleedeth inwardly, and is past cure: And again, A planta pedis, usque ad verticem Capitis non est in ea sanitas: There is no whole part in the Church from the sole of the foot, to the top of the Head. Baptista Mantuanus saith, Aegrotatqúe Fides jam proxima morti: The Faith of the Romaine Church is sick, and almost dead.
Al this mater is fully answeared by VVhat, and by VVhat. VVhat mater of Faithe? VVhat manners? VVhat disorder? VVhat defectes? VVhat Abuses? But al these vvhattes notwithstanding, vvhat if your Pope, your Cardinalles, and your Cleregie, with the whole disorder of your Romaine Churche, with so many Priestes keepinge Concubines, with so many Non Residentes, with so many Doumbe Bishoppes, and with so many thousandes of common Harlottes, be in case now, euen as they were before? Wil yée telle vs neuerthelesse, that al your soares be sufficiently salued? Or, muste wée beleue, that your keepinge of Concubines, your open Stewes, and Fornications &c. be no soares? Verily, S. Bernarde saithe,