A04468:673
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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I will not here report the unsavoury Senses, that they have imagined of the Scriptures. One example, or two for a taste may be sufficient. Pope Boniface saith thus,1 Ecce duo Gladij h•c: Behold here are two Swords: That is to say, The Pope hath the power both of the Spiritual Sword, and of the Temporal.
I wil not here reporte the vnsauerie Senses, that they haue imagined of the Scriptures. One example, or twoo for a taste maye be sufficient. Pope Boniface saithe thus,1 Ecce duo Gladij h•c: Beholde here are twoo Swerdes: That is to saye, The Pope hath the power bothe of the Spiritual Swerde, and of the Temporal.
An other saithe: Omnia subiecisti sub pedibus eius, id est, Papae: Pecora campi, id est, homines viventes in terra: Pisces maris, id est, animas in Purgatorio: Volueres Coeli, id est, animas Beatorum: These words S. Paul applieth only unto Christ, meaning thereby, that God hath advanced him above all Powers, & Dominions, and that all things are subject unto him. But the Romaine Sense is far otherwise: Thou haste made all things subject unto him, that is to say, to the Pope: The Cattle of the Field, that is to say, Men living in the Earth: The Fishes of the Sea, that is to say, the Souls in Purgatories The Birds of the Heavens, that is to say, the Souls of the Blessed in Heaven. I leave M. Hardinges own peculiar Expositions,