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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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Was this a present, M. Harding, meet either for the Modesty of a Virgin, or for the Majesty of a Prince: specially such a Virgin, and such a Prince, so Chaste, so Grave, so Learned, so Wise, so Virtuous, so Godly, as Christendom seldom hath seen the like? What? thought you, that either her wisdom could not espy your frauds, and mockeries: or, that her chaste ears could quietly bear your loathsome talk? Or, thought you by the weight of such reasons, to move Mountains, and to work wonders, and to force her Majesty to leave christ and his Gospel, and come to Louvain to follow you?
VVas this a presente, M. Hardinge, meete either for the Modestie of a Virgine, or for the Maiestie of a Prince: specially sutche a Virgine, and sutche a Prince, so Chaste, so Graue, so Learned, so VVise, so Vertuous, so Godly, as Christendome seldome hath seene the like? VVhat? thought you, that either her wisedome coulde not espie your fraudes, and mockeries: or, that her chaste eares coulde quietly beare your lothesome talke? Or, thought you by the weight of sutche reasons, to mooue Mountaines, and to woorke woonders, and to force her Maiestie to leaue christe and his Gospel, and comme to Louaine to folowe you?
Ye threap her Majesty fondly with kindness, and, as ye would have the world imagine, with good liking, and favouring of your side: as if her Majesty, having been brought up from her cradle in the knowledge and fear of God, and through God's great Mercy, and according to his known VVil, by the good advise, and counsel of the states of her Realm, having reformed the House of God from the filth, and soil of your devises, she stood now in a mammering, and were not able to discern, either Falsehood from Truth, or Darkness from Light: or, as if your Errors were not so gross, that a blind man may grope them with his Fingers.
Yee threape her Maiestie fondely with kindenesse, and, as yee woulde haue the worlde imagine, with good likinge, and fauouringe of your side: as if her Maiestie, hauing benne brought vp from her cradle in the knowledge and feare of God, and through Goddes greate Mercie, and accordinge to his knowen VVil, by the good aduise, and counsel of the states of her Realme, hauinge refourmed the House of God from the filthe, and soile of your diuises, shee stoode nowe in a mammeringe, and were not hable to discerne, either Falsehedde from Truthe, or Darkenesse from Light: or, as if your Errours were not so grosse, that a blinde man maie groape them with his Fingers.