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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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These Fathers, I trow, would not have been so unmannerly in their dealing, if they had taken the Pope for the Head of the whole Universal Church, 1to have placed his Legate behind so many. Further, ye say, At the very same time, that the General Council was kept at Nice, S. Sylvester called an other Council in Rome. This, I trow, M. Harding, is an other Untruth: Onlesse ye have power to raise up dead men, to keep Councils, For Sylvester was dead long before.
These Fathers, I trowe, woulde not haue benne so vnmannerly in their dealinge, if thei had taken the Pope for the Heade of the vvhole Vniuersal Churche, 1to haue placed his Legate behinde so many. Further, yee saie, At the very same time, that the General Councel was keapte at Nice, S. Syluester called an other Councel in Rome. This, I trowe, M. Hardinge, is an other Vntruthe: Onlesse yee haue power to raise vp deade menne, to keepe Councelles, For Syluester was dead longe before.
- 1Sozom. li 1. ca. 17 Athanas Apologia. 2. Theodoret. Lib. 1. Cap. 7. Micephor. Lib. Cap. 14.
Sozomenus saith, Vitus, & Vincentius were sent to Nice, not by Pope Sylvester, who then was dead, but by Pope Julius, y• was y• second after him. The like may easily appear by Athanasius, 1Theodoretus, Nicephorus, and others. Therefore, M. Harding, you must needs devise two Councils of Nice about one time: two Syluesters Popes: two Writers of this one story, the one true, the other false. Otherwise, this frail stuff will never hold. Ye are over easy to credit Fables.