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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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
If ye mean Hus, Hierome of Prague, Wycliffe, Almaricke, Abailard, the Apostolics, Peterbrusians, Berengarians,1 Waldenses, Albigenses, Imagebreakers, or such like, which ever found fault with the Church in their time, and cried for a restoring of Religion, as though it had ben quite lost, and would them selves have the glory of it by bringing in their Heresy in place of the Catholic Doctrine, under the name of God's word, which hath always ben the property of all Heretics: if, I say, ye mean these, or any of these: we also call them Heretics, and for such we condemn them.
Yf ye meane Hus, Hierome of Prague, Wickle•, Almaricke, Abailard, the Apostolikes, Peterbrusians, Berengarians,1 Waldenses, Albingenses, Imagebreakers, or suche like, which euer founde faulte with the Churche in their time, and cried for a restoringe of Religion, as though it had ben quite lost, and would them selues haue the glory of it by bringing in their Heresie in place of the Catholique Doctrine, vnder the name of Goddes woorde, whiche hath alwaies ben the propertie of al Heretikes: if, I say, ye meane these, or any of these: we also cal them Heretikes, and for such wee condemne them.
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