A04468:494
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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How be it, what, saith M. Harding, he so obediently receiveth the Popes Decrees? Ywis, the Popes them selves will not so receive them. Platyna saith, Acta Priorum Pontificum sequentes Pontifices aut infringunt,1 aut omninò tollunt. Nihil enim aliud isti Pontificuli cogitabant, quàm ut nomen, & dignitatem maiorum suorum extinguerent: The next Pope either breaketh, or utterly repealeth his Predecessors Decrees. For these little petty Popes had none other study to busy them selves withal, but only to deface the name and dignity of the former Popes.
How be it, what, saithe M. Hardinge, he so obediently receiueth the Popes Decrees? Yewis, the Popes them selues wil not so receiue them. Platyna saithe, Acta Priorum Pontificum sequentes Pontifices aut infringunt,1 aut omninò tollunt. Nihil enim aliud isti Pontificuli cogitabant, quàm vt nomen, & dignitatem maiorum suorum extinguerent: The nexte Pope either breaketh, or vtterly repeaseth his Predecessours Decrees. For these litle petie Popes had none other studie to busie them selues withal, but onely to deface the name and dignitie of the former Popes.
- 1Platyna in Stephano, & in Romano.
Where you say, The whole Council of Chalcedon so esteemed the voice of Pope Leo, as if it had been the voice of Peter him self, this, M. Harding, is a manifest Untruth, as it shall soon appear. I grant, the name of Leo, for his great learning, and gravity was much regarded. So. S. Ambrose for the like cause was called,1 Orbis terrarum oculus, Sacerdotum Archisacerdos, & Fundamentum Fidei: The Eie of the world, the Head Priest of all Priests, and the Foundation of the Faith. So Paphnutius, being no Pope, was heard against all the rest of the Council of Nice: So S. Hierome being neither Pope, nor Bishop, was received against this whole Council of Chalcedon.