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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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Somme certain of our Clergy be ignorant in the tongues, as yours be: but not ignorant in knowledge, 1as yours be. The worst of them seeth, & lamenteth ⟨p. 602⟩your wilful ignorance. 2S. Augustine saith, Multò minùs malum est, indoctum esse,3 quàm indocilem: Lease hurt is it, to be unlearned, then to be wilful, and unapt to learn. Irenaeus saithe, Melius est, & utilius, idiotas, & parum scientes existere,4 & per Charitatem proximos Deo fieri, quàm putare see multum scire, & multa expertos, in suum Deum blasphemos inueniri: Better is it a great deal, for men to be ignorant, and to know but little, and by love to draw near to God, then to think them selves to know much, and to have great experience, and yet to be found blasphemers against God.
Somme certaine of oure Cleregie be ignorante in the tongues, as yours be: but not ignorante in knowledge, 1as yours be. The woorste of them seeth, & lamenteth ⟨p. 602⟩your wilful ignorance. 2S. Augustine saithe, Multò minùs malum est, indoctum esse,3 quàm indocilem: Leasse hurte is it, to be vnlearned, then to be wilful, and vnapte to learne. Irenaeus saithe, Melius est, & vtilius, idiotas, & parum scientes existere,4 & per Charitatem proximos Deo fieri, quàm putare se multum scire, & multa expertos, in suum Deum blasphemos inueniri: Better is it a greate deale, for menne to be ignorante, and to knowe but litle, and by loue to drawe neare to God, then to thinke them selues to knowe mutche, and to haue greate experience, and yet to be founde blasphemers againste God.