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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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Your Council provincial holden in Germany by Charles the great, against the second Nicene Council general,‡ is a false forged matter, as the Book against Images is, which one Eli Phili the man in the Moons son, Calvin, Illyricus, and other Heretics have fathered upon that most godly, and Catholic Emperor.
Your Councel prouincial holden in Germanie by Charles the greate, againste the seconde Nicene Councel general,‡ is a false forged matter, as the Booke againste Images is, whiche one Eli Phili the man in the Moones sonne, Caluine, Illyricus, and other Heretikes haue fathered vpon that moste godly, and Catholike Emperoure.
- ‡A great Untruth, As it may soon appear.A greate Vntruthe, As it maie soone appeare.
The Council, which you mean, was a Godly, and a Catholic Council, holden at Franck ford by Pope Adrian, and Charles the great,* against the wicked Council of the Heretics named * Imagebreakers, which they held a little before that at Constantinople, which of those Heretics was called the seventh, and general, of the Catholics Pseudosynodus, that is to say, the false or forged Council. Of both these Councils, thus writeth Abbas Urspergensis, so much commended of Melanchthon:2 The Council which a few years before was assembled at Constantinople, in the time of Irene and Constantine her son, of them called the seventh and General (in this Council holden at Frankfurt) was repealed and put away by consent of all, as void and superfluous, so as from thence forth it should be named neither the seventh; nor ought else.