A04468:4061
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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I beseech thee, 1good Christian Reader, for shortness sake, consider that I have written before, touching the Accusing, and Judging of the Pope. There shalt thou see, 2as Ennodius saith, That the Pope together with the Power of Teaching, hath received free liberty to do il, without controlment. Therefore he saithe, Neque ab Augusto, neque ab omni Clero, neque à Regibus, neque a Populo Judex judicabitur: The Pope, that is the Judge, shall be judged, neither by the Emperor, nor by the whole Clergy, nor by Kings, nor by the People. Such a Prerogative, saith Athanasius, 3was sometime claimed by the Arian Heretics: Cùm ipsi sint rei, ac Judicio obnoxij, 4veluti Caiaphas, judicandi munus inuadunt: Whereas they them selves be guilty, and in danger of Judgement, they play the part of Caiaphas, and take upon them to be judges them selves. In like manner Chrysostom sathe, Figura ibi duntaxat Judicij erat: re autem ipsa erat Latronum impetus: There was only a face of Judgement: but in deed it was a brunt or violence of Thieves.
I beséech the, 1good Christian Reader, for shortenesse sake, consider that I haue written before, touchinge the Accusinge, and Iudgeing of the Pope. There shalte thou sée, 2as Ennodius saithe, That the Pope togeather with the Power of Teaching, hath receiued free libertie to doo il, without controlmente. Therefore he saithe, Neque ab Augusto, neque ab omni Clero, neque à Regibus, neque a Populo Iudex iudicabitur: The Pope, that is the Iudge, shalbe iudged, neither by the Emperoure, nor by the vvhole Cleregie, nor by Kinges, nor by the People. Sutche a Prerogatiue, saithe Athanasius, 3was sommetime claimed by the Ariane Heretiques: Cùm ipsi sint rei, ac Iudicio obnoxij, 4