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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 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.
Yee telle her Maiestie, shee hath neither Parlamente, nor Lavve, nor Churche, 1nor Cleregie: The Churche of Englande yee commonly calle the Tovver of Babylon, the Synagog of Antichriste, and the Schoole of Sathan: ye charge her Maiestie with disordered proceedinges, ⟨image 391⟩with mainteinance of Infidelitie,2 of Sacrilege, of Schisme, of Heresie: For your possible power, ye dishonour her Maiestie, bothe abroade, and at home: where yee maie geate credite to your folies, yee sclaunder the gouernmente: yee disquiete her Maiesties louinge Subiectes: yee breede Seditions: yee procure Rebellions: yee hazarde her estate. And yet dare yee to pouder al this poison with a fewe dissembled, and sugred woordes, and to offer the same vnto her Maiestie for a presente? VVel, M. Hardinge, if yee had foreseene the thankes, that her Maiestie moste iustely yeelded you for your trauailes, yee woulde not haue benne so bolde, so rudely to presse into her presence. It behooued you, to be aduised, not onely, what yee wrote, but also what Personage shoulde viewe your writinges.