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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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Notwithstanding, it were no hard matter, to show evident Examples of General Councils, that have been overruled by Particulars. The General Council of Nice determined, as you say, that all appeals, out of all parts of the world, should lie to Rome. Yet the Particular, or Provincial Council of Africa saith, Si provocandum putaverint, non provocent, nisi ad Aphricana Concilia.1 Ad transmarina autem qui putaverit appellandum, à nullo intra Aphricam in Communionem recipiatur: If they shall think it good to appeal, let them not appeal, but only to Councils that shall be holden within Africa. But who so ever shall appeal beyond the Seas (that is to say, to Rome) let no man within Africa receive him to his Communion.
Notwithstandinge, it were no harde mater, to shewe euidente Examples of General Councelles, that haue benne ouerruled by Particulares. The General Councel of Nice determined, as you saie, that al appeales, out of al partes of the worlde, shoulde lie to Rome. Yet the Particulare, or Prouincial Councel of Aphrica saithe, Si prouocandum putauerint, non prouocent, nisi ad Aphricana Concilia.1 Ad transmarina autem qui putauerit appellandum, à nullo intra Aphricam in Communionem recipiatur: If they shal thinke it good to appeale, let them not appeale, but onely to Coūcelles that shal be holden within Aphrica. But who so euer shal appeale beyonde the Seas (that is to saie, to Rome) let noman within Aphrica receiue him to his Communion.
- 1Epist. Auxentij apud Hilarium. Concil. Aphrican. Ca. 92. Sozom. li. 1. ca. 23 Concil. Carthaginense. 2. ca. 2. Socra. li. 5. ca 17.
The General Council of Nice durst not to dissolve Priests Marriage: The Particular Council of Carthage dissolved it utterly. The order of Private, or Auricular Confession, which, in your fantasy, was received generally throughout the whole Church of God, was notwithstanding quite abolished in the Church of Constantinople, only by the Particular advise of Nectarius.