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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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Whereas I examine, and lay abroad all the parts, and branches of your Arguments, and show, how directly ye grow to your Conclusions, that your Reader may see, by what weapons ye seek to master him, this you say is a kind of scoffing. Ye tell me, I rack, and alter, and abuse your ⟨image 388⟩Arguments, and play with shadows of mine own. But, M. Harding, if ye will have your Arguments to pass smoothly without controlment, then learn henceforth to make them better. Ye are over tender, if ye look to speak, what ye list, and yet to hear nothing, but to your liking: and, to send abroad such simple wares, to serve the people, and yet may suffer no man to tell you of it. Verily, where ye say, I have of purpose Changed your Arguments, if ye make them otherwise, then I have made them, having always an eye unto your Conclusion, ye shall be forced to make them worse. Touching the Scoffs, wherewith ye find your self so much aggrieved, doubtless, who so had that grace, that is in you, as may well appear throughout all your Books, might soon deserve to be called a scoffer.
VVhereas I examine, and laie abroade al the partes, and branches of your Argumentes, and shewe, how directly yee growe to your Conclusions, that your Reader maie see, by what weapons yee seeke to maister him, this you saie is a kinde of scoffinge. Yee telle me, I racke, and alter, and abuse your ⟨image 388⟩Argumentes, and plaie with shadowes of mine owne. But, M. Hardinge, if yee wil haue your Argumentes to passe smoothely without controlment, then learne hencefoorthe to make them better. Yee are ouer tender, if yee looke to speake, what yee liste, and yet to heare nothinge, but to your likinge: and, to sende abroade sutche simple wares, to serue the people, and yet maie suffer noman to telle you of it. Verily, where yee saie, I haue of pourpose Changed your Argumentes, if yee make them otherwise, then I haue made them, hauinge alwaies an eie vnto your Conclusion, yee shalbe forced to make them woorse. Touchinge the Scoffes, wherewith yee finde your selfe so mutche agreeued, doubtelesse, who so had that grace, that is in you, as maie wel appeare throughout al your Bookes, might soone deserue to be called a scoffer.