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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I pass over Beatus Rhenanus, 1Aventinus, Petrarcha, Dantes, and a great number of other your own Doctors, mentioned before in place more convenient: Al whom ye may not of your courtesy charge with babbling.
I passe ouer Beatus Rhenanus, 1Auentinus, Petrarcha, Dantes, and a greate number of other youre owne Doctours, mentioned before in place more conueniente: Al whome ye maie not of youre courtesie charge with bablinge.
- 1The people shall flee to the scriptures.The people shal flee to the scriptures.
Ye say, S. Hierome meant not the state of our time: but only the state of the time now paste: that is to say, as it is said before, The time of Christs first Coming into the World. And this, in your margin, ye call the right sense of S. Hierome truly reported. Howe be it, your Reader, that hath eyes to see, may easily find, that this is your own only sense, M. Harding, and not S. Hieromes. For, I beseech you, how was Nineveh fully destroyed, or what Gospels were there written, 1at the First Coming of Christ into the world? S. Hieromes meaning, and speech is plain, The people, before the second Coming of Christ, which shall be in Glory, shall leave their negligent, and idle Schoolmasters, which have of long time deceived them: and shall flee to the Mountains of the Scriptures. And, all be it they find not one to teach them, yet shall their desire, and endeavour be accepted before God, for that they have sought unto these Mountains: and the negligence, and slothfulness of their Masters shall be reproved.
Yee saie, S. Hierome meante not the state of our time: but onely the state of the time nowe paste: that is to saie, as it is saide before, The time of Christes firste Comminge into the VVorlde. And this, in your margine, yee cal the right sense of S. Hierome truely reported. Howe be it, youre Reader, that hath eyes to see, maie easily finde, that this is youre owne onely sense, M. Hardinge, and not S. Hieromes. For, I beseeche you, howe was Niniue fully destroied, or what Gospelles were there written,