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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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But let us see, what force ye bring to drive us from this hold. Making your battery against it, what shoot ye of but Wind and Paper? Your Artillery maketh a no• es, but it giveth no blow. As in the last allegation ye falsified the sense of S. Augustine, so in this ye falsify both the sense and words of S. Hierome. The words, as ye allege them, seem to be spoken against what so ever Tradition, of the Apostles. Which words, or any the like to such purpose, were never uttered by any Catholic Doctor of the Church, much less by S. Hierome. Look ye again and view better the place, ye shall say your selves, that I find the fault of falsifying in you not without cause.
But let vs see, what force ye bringe to driue vs from this holde. Makinge your batterie against it, what shoote ye of but VVinde and Paper? Your Artillerie makethe a no• es, but it geueth no blowe. As in the laste allegation ye falsified the sense of S. Augustine, so in this ye falsifie bothe the sense and woordes of S. Hierome. The woordes, as ye allege them, seeme to be spoken against what so euer Tradition, of the Apostles. VVhiche woordes, or any the like to sutche purpose, were neuer vtered by any Catholike Doctour of the Churche, mutche lesse by S. Hierome. Looke ye againe and vewe better the place, ye shal saye your selues, that I finde the faulte of falsefyeinge in you not without cause.
S.1 Hierome in his Commentaries upon those words of the Prophete Aggaeus, Et vocavi siccicitatem super t••ram, & super Montes: I have called the drought to come upon the Earth, and upon the Hills, &c. First she wing the literal sense accordingly as the Hebrew word there by him noted, signifieth Siccitatem, drought, then treating Mystically, as the seventy Interpreters have turned that word into Romphaeam,2 that is a sword, and understanding by the sword, the Word of God: thereof taketh occasion briefly to say, what this sword doth, how it destroyeth the negligent soul, which is expounded to be dry earth, and how it plagueth Mountains that lift up them selves against the knowledge of God, whereby he meaneth Heretics. Of whom he telleth, how they flatter the deceived peoples with their Bread, Wine, and Oil, (by which he meaneth their Heresies) as it were with meats, and drinks, and refection.