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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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Where you say, the whole people before these few late years had one Faith, ye should rather have said, they were all taught by you in a strange unknown Tongue, to pronounce, as they could, a strange unknown Form of Faith. For, God knoweth, they understood not one word, what they said, nor scarcely one Article of their Believe. S. Hilary saith, of the people deceived by the Arians, as ⟨p. 84⟩these have been by you,1 Credunt, quod non credunt: Intelligunt, quod non intelligunt: They Believe that, 2which they Believe not: they Understand that, which they Understand not. Cardinal Ascanius had a Popinjay, that was taught to say distinctly all the Articles of the Creed, from the beginning to the end. Yet, I trow, ye will not say, the same Popinjay Believed in God, or understood the Christian Faith. For Faith is in the Harte, not in the Tongue. S. Augustine saithe, Fieri potest, ut integra quis teneat Verba Symboli, & tamen non rectè credat: It is possible, that a man may pronounce the whole words of the Creed: and yet not have the right Faith.
Where you saie, the whole people before these fewe late yéeres had one Faithe, ye shoulde rather haue saide, they were al taught by you in a straunge vnknowen Tongue, to pronounce, as they could, a strange vnknowē Fourme of Faithe. For, God knowethe, they vnderstoode not one woorde, what they saide, nor scarcely one Article of theire Beléeue. S. Hilarie saithe, of the people deceiued by the Arians, as ⟨p. 84⟩these haue benne by you,1 Credunt, quod non credunt: Intelligunt, quod non intelligunt: They Beleeue that, 2whiche thei Beleeue not: they Vnderstande that, whiche they Vnderstand not. Cardinal Ascanius had a Popiniay, that was taught to say distinctly al the Articles of the Creede, from the beginninge to the ende. Yet, I trowe, ye wil not say, the same Popiniay Beléeued in God, or vnderstoode the Christian Faithe. For Faithe is in the Harte, not in the Tonge. S. Augustine saithe, Fieri potest, vt integra quis teneat Verba Symboli, & tamen non rectè credat: It is possible, that a man may pronounce the whole woordes of the Creede: and yet not haue the right Faithe.