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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
Part 1 › M. Harding. › The B. of SalisburyPart 1 › M. Hardinge. › The B. of Sarisburie
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God commanded sundry Bathings, and Washings: yet unto them, that most precisely used the same, Christ said: Woe be unto you ye Scribes, and Pharisees: in vain they worship me, teaching the Commandments and Doctrines of men.
God commaunded sundrie Bathinges, and Wasshinges: yet vnto them, that moste precisely vsed the same, Christe saide: VVoe be vnto you ye Scribes, and Phariseis: in vaine they woorship mee, teachinge the Commaundementes and Doctrines of menne.
Yet you, M. Harding, have infeoffed the Apostles of Christ, not only with the Substance of the things, which, ye say, ye have received by Tradition, but also with all your Abuses, Superstitions, Corruptions, and Idolatries: which ye have devised of your selves. And therein ye well resemble the Tatian Heretics, of whom only, ye say, S. Hierome speaketh. But whether S. Hierome meant only, I know not what fantastical dreams of the Tatians, (as you imagine only of your self, without proof, in particular naming nothing) or else also all such Superstitious Vanities, as we have often, and justly reproved in you, it may soon appear by these words immediately following: Omnem laborem manuum, 1& Jeiunia corum, & observations varias, & [Greek or Hebrew], id est, humi dormitiones: Al their hand Labour, and their Fastings, and their Observations, and Usages, and hard Sleeping on the ground. These and such other like be the things, which, men imagine, came from the Apostles, and are stricken & consumed with the Sword of God's Word.
Yet you, M. Hardinge, haue infeaffed the Apostles of Christe, not onely with the Substance of the thinges, whiche, ye saye, ye haue receiued by Tradition, but also with al your Abuses, Superstitions, Corruptions, and Idolatries: whiche ye haue diuised of your selues. And therein ye wel resemble the Tatian Heretiques, of whome onely, ye saye, S. Hierome speaketh. But whether S. Hierome meante onely, I knowe not what fantastical dreames of the Tatians, (as you imagine onely of your selfe, without proufe, in particulare naminge nothinge) or els also al sutche Superstitious Vanities, as wee haue often, and iustly reprooued in you, it maye soone appeare by these woordes immediately folowinge: Omnem laborem manuum,