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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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What need so many questions Sirs? Your hot Rhetoric showeth more courage in word, then Victory in deed. Ye call us forth to the Scriptures,1 as it were to the field. Ye strike us down with words, before the come to encounter. To show your bravery in the monster, ye refer your controversies unto the Holy Scriptures, ye report you unto the words sealed by God himself: but we the Catholics, as ye pretend, stick at it: we be afraid of it, we doubt of th• matter, we fear the Judgement of Holy Scriptures, we prefer our own dreams and cold inventions. Well, now that ye have told your lusty tale, hear our sober answer. Often times the true Scriptures are stretched forth to serve evil and false purposes. The Jews went about by the Scriptures to prove, that Christ was not so much as a I•ophete.2 For they said,* Search the Scriptures, and see, that a Prophet riseth not out of Galilee. By the Scriptures they would needs show him worthy to die.4 We have a Law, quod they, and by our Law he ought to die, because he hath made him self the Son of God The Devil by alleging Scripture, would have deceived our Saviour him self, and said unto him: Scriptum est, 5It is written. The Arians were full of the Scriptures, and by the same, as S. Ambrose writeth, went about to prove, that Christ the author of all goodness was not good. It is written, quoth they, Nemo bonus nisi unus Deus, None is good, but only God. Likewise the Macedonians, the Nestorians, the Eutychians.
What neede so many questions Sirs? Your hote Rhetorike sheweth more courage in woorde, then Victorie in deede. Ye calle vs foorthe to the Scriptures,1 as it were to the fielde. Ye strike vs downe with woordes, before ye come to encounter. To shewe your brauerie in the mo•stre, ye referre your controuersies vnto the Holy Scriptures, ye reporte you vnto the woordes sealed by God himselfe: but we the Catholikes, as ye pretende, sticke at it: we be afraide of it, we doubte of th mater, we feare the Iudgement of Holy Scriptures, we preferre our owne dreames and colde inuentions. VVel, nowe that ye haue tolde your lusty tale, heare our sober answeare. Often times the true Scriptures are stretched foorthe to serue euil and false purposes. The Iewes went about by the Scriptures to prooue, that Christe was not so muche as a Iophete.