A04468:4156
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.
Ye say, If your Monks, and Friars should now be forced to keep the old Discipline, and severity of their Foundations, they would rather break their Cloisters, and leave all together. And therefore by a fit comparison, ye resemble them to the heavy droves of Jacobs cattle. Whereby ye seem secretly to give us to imagine, that the Monks cowl is not always so holy a wo•de, as is pretended.
Yée saie, If your Monkes, and Freeres shoulde now be forced to keepe the olde Discipline, and seueritie of their Fundations, they would rather breake their Closters, and leaue al togeather. And therefore by a fitte comparison, yée resemble them to the heauy droaues of Iacobs cattel. Whereby yee seeme secretely to geeue vs to imagine, that the Monkes covvle is not alwaies so holy a wo•de, as is pretended.
S. Hierome, describing the life, and order of Monks in his time, saith thus, Nihil arrogant sibi de continentia supercilij. 1Humilitatis inter omnes contentio est. Quicunque novissimus fuerit, hic primus putatur In veste nulla discretio: nulla admiratio. Vicunque placuerit incedere, nec deiractionis est, nec laudis leiunia neminem sublevant: nec defertur inediae: nec moderata saturitas condemnatur. Suo Domino stat unusquisque, aut cadit. Nemo judicat alterum, ne à Domino judicetur: They brag not of their Sole, or single life. Al contention is, who may be most humble. Who so ever is last, he is counted first. There is neither difference, nor wondering in Apparel. Howe so ever it pleaseth a man to go, he is neither slandered for it, nor commended. No man is advanced for his Fasting. Neither is abstinence praised, nor sober refreshing condemned. Each man either standeth, or falleth to his Lord. No man judgeth other, lest of the Lord he him self be Judged.