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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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This,1 M. Harding, is that Foundation, that must needs bear the burden of your whole Church of Rome. The Pope, ye say, must be a King, because Moses was both Prince, and Priest. And yet your own Fellows say, Moses by Office, and Dignity, was never Priest. Ye say, The Pope, being a Bishop, may be a King: But of the other side, a King may in no wise be a Bishop: & thus, either unwittingly, or willingly, ye seem to overthrow your own Position. For the Example, that ye ground upon, of Aaron, and Moses, proveth quite the contrary. For Moses, being a Prince, did also the Office of a Bishop. But Aaron, being the Bishop, did never the Office of a Prince. Therefore hereof ye might better Conclude, ye a Prince may be a Bishop: But a Bishop may not be a King. Straiten your bolts therefore, M. Harding, & shave them better, before ye so suddenly, I will not say, so rudely, shoot them from you. Nevertheless, ye say, the Priesthood, which is the more, may contain the Kingdom, being y• less. In this respect, I trow,2 your Gloss, as it is said before, compareth the Pope to the Sun, and the Emperor to the Moon: & findeth out substantially by good Geometrical Proportion, that the Pope is just seven and fifty times greater, then the Emperor. How be it, your own Doctors say, as I have likewise showed before, that in the Law of Moses, 3the Prince was greater then the Priest.
This,1 M. Hardinge, is that Fundation, that must néedes beare the burthen of your whole Churche of Rome. The Pope, yée saie, muste be a Kinge, bicause Moses was bothe Prince, and Priest. And yet your own Felowes saie, Moses by Office, and Dignitie, vvas neuer Prieste. Yée saie, The Pope, being a Bishop, maie be a Kinge: But of the other side, a King maie in no wise be a Bishop: & thus, either vnwitingely, or willingly, yée seeme to ouerthrowe your owne Position. For the Example, that yée grounde vpon, of Aaron, and Moses, proueth quite the contrarie. For Moses, being a Prince, did also the Office of a Bishop. But Aaron, beinge the Bishop, did neuer ye Office of a Prince. Therefore hereof yée might better Conclude, ye a Prince maie be a Bishop: But a Bishop maie not be a Kinge. Streighten your boltes therefore, M. Harding, & shaue thē better, before yée so suddainely, I wil not saie, so rudely, shoote them from you. Neuerthelesse, yée saie, the Priesthoode, whiche is the more, maie conteine the Kingedome, beinge y lesse. In this respecte, I trowe,