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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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In deed S. Hilary, of whom ye speak, worthily reproved the Arian He retiques, for that they had altered the whole Faith of Christ, not only in Woor•es, but also in Substance. But we having published sundry Confessions of our Religion, as the Multitudes of your Abuses, and Errors offered occasion, and that in sundry Countries, and Kingdoms, in such distance of places, and diversity of Speeches, yet notwithstanding in the Substance, & grounds of the Truth have evermore joined together, and never altered.
In deede S. Hilarie, of whom ye speake, woorthily reproued the Arian He retiques, for that they had altered the whole Faithe of Christe, not onely in Woor•es, but also in Substance. But wee hauinge published sundrie Confessions of our Religion, as the Multitudes of your Abuses, and Errours offered occasiō, and that in sundrie Countries, and Kingdomes, in sutche distance of places, and diuersitie of Speaches, yet notwithstanding in the Substance, & groundes of the Truthe haue euermore ioined togeather, and neuer altered.
Where we say, We believe, there is one God, M. Harding answereth, He cannot well allow this Form of Speech. We should rather have said, saith he, we believe In God. Were not this Controller so importune, such simple petite quarrels should not be answered. I could never have thought, it had ben so great a sin, to Believe, that God is God Verily, M Harding, if every of your Popes, and Cardinals had believed so much, I trow, Cornelius the Bishop of Bito•to in your late Council at Trident would not so bitterly, and in so open sort have cried out of them,1 Utinam non à Fide ad Infidelitatē, à Deo ad Epicurum, velut prorsus unanimes declinassent, dicentes in cord Impio, & ore impudico, Non est Deus: Would God they were not gone, as it were with one consent, from the Faith to Infidelity, from God to Epicure, saying with wicked h•rte, and shameless mouth, There is no God.