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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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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.
Ye tell her Majesty, she hath neither Parliament, nor Law, nor Church, 1nor Clergy: The Church of England ye commonly call the Tower of Babylon, the Synagogue of Antichrist, and the School of Satan: ye charge her Majesty with disordered proceedings, ⟨image 391⟩with maintenance of Infidelity,2 of Sacrilege, of Schism, of Heresy: For your possible power, ye dishonour her Majesty, both abroad, and at home: where ye may get credit to your follies, ye slander the government: ye disquiet her Majesties loving Subjects: ye breed Seditions: ye procure Rebellions: ye hazard her estate. And yet dare ye to powder all this poison with a few dissembled, and sugared words, and to offer the same unto her Majesty for a present? Well, M. Harding, if ye had foreseen the thanks, that her Majesty most justly yielded you for your travails, ye would not have been so bold, so rudely to press into her presence. It behooved you, to be advised, not only, what ye wrote, but also what Personage should view your writings.