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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 Black Friars in their Particular Chapters, 1have controlled, and cut of the General Determination of the Council of Basil, touching the conceiving of our Lady in Original Sin. And Albertus Pigghius, by his like Particular Authority, 2telleth you, that as well this Council of Basil, as also the Council of Constance, being both General (in that they said, The Council is above the Pope) Decreed plainly against Nature, against the manifest Scriptures, against all Antiquity, and against the Catholic Faith of Christ.
Your Blacke Freers in theire Particulare Chapters, 1haue controlled, and cut of the General Determination of the Councel of Basile, touchinge the conceiuing of our Lady in Original Sinne. And Albertus Pigghius, by his like Particulare Authoritie, 2telleth you, that as wel this Councel of Basile, as also the Councel of Constance, beinge bothe General (in that they saide, The Councel is aboue the Pope) Decreed plainely againste Nature, againste the manifeste Scriptures, againste al Antiquitie, and againste the Catholique Faithe of Christe.
- 1Augu. De Civita. li. 20. Cap. 26. Vives.Augu. De Ciuita. li. 20. Cap. 26. Viues.
- 2Alber. Pigghius in Hierarchi.
Certainly, the Truth of God is not bound, neither to Person, nor to Place. Where so ever it be, either in few, or in many, it is evermore Catholic, even because it is the Truth of God. In the Council of Constantinople it is written thus, Definierunt pariter, ut, si quid in Provincia qualiber emergeret,