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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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One of your Fellows saithe thus, 1Pater, per Sanctos Expositores, quòd Christus non habuit in Temporalibus Authoritatem, vel Judicium. Sed dare potuit, & dare habuit Virtutis Documentum: It appeareth by the Holy Expositors, that Christ had neither Authority, nor Judgement in things Temporal. But he could both give, and had to give Instructions of Virtue.
One of your Felowes saithe thus, 1Pater, per Sanctos Expositores, quòd Christus non habuit in Temporalibus Authoritatem, vel Iudicium. Sed dare potuit, & dare habuit Virtutis Documentum: It appeareth by the Holy Expositours, that Christe had neither Authoritie, nor Iudgemente in thinges Temporal. But he coulde bothe geeue, and had to geeue Instructions of Vertue.
- 1Heruaeus de Potestat. Pp. Cap. 8.
As for these two words of S.1 Peter, Ye are a Kingly Priesthood, ye would not have alleged them to this purpose, had ye not been in your dream. For think you, that S. Peter called the whole Body of the Church of Christ, a Kingly Priesthood, for that you fancy your Pope to be together both Priest, and King? Certainly, the Church of God was a Kingly Priesthood, before either the Church of Rome was a Church, or the Pope of Rome was a Pope. Ye should have some care to deal more reverently with the Word of God: For it is Holy. S. Peters meaning is this, that every Faithful Christian man is now, after a Spiritual, or Ghostly meaning, not only a Priest, but also a King: and therefore he calleth the whole Church a Kingly Priesthood. Tertullian saith thus,2 Nónne & Laici Sacerdotes sumus? Regnum quoqque nos, & Sacerdotes Deo, & Patri suo fecit: And we, that be Laymen, are we not Priests? Truly Christ hath made even us a kingdom, and Priests unto his Father. S. Augustine saith,