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…

Ye say, luvenalis, and Thalassius might well have a rebuke, for sitting like Judges in the Second Council of Ephesus, without Authority of the Pope. O M. Harding, either ye are much deceived, and presume to speak before ye know, which were great folly: or else ye speak directly against your knowledge, & Conscience, and willingly seek to deceive others: which were great wickedness. Verily, ye might easily have known, that these three Bishops were condemned, not for intruding upon the Popes authority, as ye have imagined, but only for Condemning other Godly Bishops, wickedly, and without cause. The words of the Council are plain: Gloriosissimi Judices dixerunt, Vos quidem primitùs docuistis, quia per vim, ¹& necessitatem, in pura Charta Coacti estis subscribere ad damnationem Sanctae memoriae Flaviani. Orientales, &, qui cum ipsis erant. Reverendissimi Episcopi, clamaverunt, Omnes peccavimus: Omnes veniam postulamus: The most Nolse Jud […] land, ye have here proved before us, that ye were driven by force, and violence, in a ••anke paper to subscribe your names to the Condemnation of Flavianus of godly memory. The Bishops of the East, and other Reverend Bishops, that were with them, cried out, We have all offended: We all desire pardon. This in deed was their fault, M. Harding: Al that you imagine of usurping the Popes Authority, is but a fancy. For the Popes Huge, and Universal Authority, whereby now he clamen•a the whole Jurisdiction of all the world, at that time was not known.

Yee saie, luuenalis, and Thalassius might wel haue a rebuke, for sittinge like Iudges in the Seconde Councel of Ephesus, without Authoritie of the Pope. O M. Harding, either yee are mutche deceiued, and prefume to speake before yee knowe, whiche were great folie: or els yee speake directely against your knowledge, & Conscience, and willingely seeke to deceiue others: whiche were greate wickednesse. Verily, ye might easily haue knowen, that these three Bishoppes were condēned, not for intruding vpon the Popes authoritie, as ye haue imagined, but onely for Condemninge other Godly Bishoppes, wickedly, and without cause. The woordes of the Councel are plaine: Gloriosissimi Iudices dixerunt, Vos quidem primitùs docuistis, quia per vim, ¹& necessitatem, in pura Charta Coacti estis subscribere ad damnationem Sanctae memoriae Flauiani. Orientales, &, qui cum ipsis erant. Reuerendissimi Episcopi, clamauerunt, Omnes peccauimus: Omnes veniam postulamus: The moste Nolse Iud lande, yee haue here proued before vs, that yee were driuen by force, and violence, in a anke paper to subscribe your names to the Condemnation of Flauianus of godly memorie. The Bishoppes of the Easte, and other Reuerende Bishoppes, that were with them, cried out, VVe haue al offended: VVe al desire pardōne. This in dede was theire faulte, M. Hardinge: Al that you imagine of vsurpinge the Popes Authoritie, is but a fansie. For the Popes Huge, and Vniuersal Authoritie, whereby nowe he clamena the whole Iurisdiction of al the worlde, at that time was not knowen.