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…

Here M. Harding hath many great words of small weight. The final Conclusion, and Summa summarum is this: The Pope must needs be a King. And that he proveth, as his manner is, by these his young untidy Arguments: Moses, being a Civil Magistrate, or a Prince, had also the Priesthood, & was a Priest: Ergo, saith he, The Pope, being a Priest, must have also the Kingdom, & be a King. And thus he pieceth these matters handsomely together, as though, what so ever were once in Moses, ought of necessity to be also in y• Pope. But if a man should desire him to prove his Argument, & to make it good, and to show us, how these pieces may be framed together, I think, he would be fain to take a day. First, whether Moses were a Priest, or no, it is not certain. As for that,¹ M. Harding allegeth these words of David, Moses, & Aaron in Sacerdotibus eius, he him self well knoweth, that the Hebrew word there, is doubtful, and signifieth as well a Prince, as a Priest. S. Hierome saith, Unus ⟨p. 651⟩Legis, ²alter Sacerdotij Regulam tenuit: Moses held the Rule of the Law: Aaron the Rule of Priesthood. Again he saith, Emisit ante faciem nostram Mosen Spiritualem Legem, & Aaron magnum Sacerdotem: God sent out before our face, Moses (not as the Priest, but as) the Spiritual Law, ³and Aaron the great Priest. Even Hugo, your own Doctor, touching the same words, saith thus, Moses etsi, &c. Notwithstanding Moses were not a Priest, yet because he hallowed the peoples prayers, &c. he was called a Priest. For in the Scriptures Great, and Noble men are called by the name of Priest. Who so listeth to know more hereof, let him read Saints Pagninus, David Kimchi, Nicolaus Lyra, &c.

Here M. Hardinge hath many greate woordes of smal weight. The final Conclusion, and Summa summarum is this: The Pope muste needes be a Kinge. And that he proueth, as his manner is, by these his yonge vntiedy Argumentes: Moses, being a Ciuile Magistrate, or a Prince, had also the Priesthoode, & was a Prieste: Ergo, saithe he, The Pope, beinge a Prieste, muste haue also the Kingedome, & be a Kinge. And thus he peeceth these maters handsomely togeather, as though, what so euer were once in Moses, ought of necessitie to be also in y Pope. But if a man shoulde desire him to proue his Argumente, & to make it good, and to shewe vs, howe these péeces maie be framed togeather, I thinke, he would be faine to take a daie. Firste, whether Moses were a Prieste, or no, it is not certaine. As for that,