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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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For What did the Fathers in the first general Council holden at Nice? did they fight against Arius and the maintainers of his Heresy with no other force, then with the Scriptures? When those Heretics refused the word Homousion, whereby is signified the Son of God to be of one and the same substance with God the Father, for that it was not to be found in the Scriptures, besides which they stiffly denied, as ye do, that any thing ought to be received: did not the Catholic Bishops of the other side fly to the Ancient Fathers? did they not appeal to the judgements of those Fathers, which had given sentence of the matter then being in controversy, before that Arius and those that held of his side were borne?
For What did the Fathers in the first general Councel holden at Nice? did they fight against Arius and the mainteiners of his Heresie with no other force, then with the Scriptures? When those Heretikes refused the woorde Homousion, whereby is signified the sonne of God to be of one and the same substance with God the Father, for that it was not to be found in the Scriptures, besides whiche they stiffely denied, as ye doo, that any thinge ought to be receiued: did not the Caetholike Bishoppes of thother side flie to the Ancient Fathers? did thei not appeale to the iudgementes of those Fathers, which had geuen sentence of the mater then beinge in controuersie, before that Arius and those that helde of his side were borne?
In the second Council assembled at Constantinople,1 were not the Heretics of sundry sects by a witty and a godly policy contrived between Nectarius the Bishop and Theodosius the Emperor, through the suggestion of the great Clerk Stsinnius, driven to receive the Doctors, who lived before their Heresies were heard of, as witnesses of true Christian Doctrine worthy of credit?
In the seconde Councel assembled at Constantinople,1 were not the Heretikes of sundry sectes by a wittie and a godly policie contriued betwene Nectarius the Bishop and Theodosius the Emperour, through the suggestion of the greate Clerke Stsinnius, driuen to receiue the Doctours, who liued before theire Heresies were heard of, as witnesses of true Christian Doctrine woorthy of credite?