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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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But ye say, that this One Church is not shut up into some one corner, or Kingdom, but that it is Catholic, and Universal, and dispersed through out the whole world. True it is, that ye say,1 what so ever ye think. But the Holy learned and ancient: Fathers, where they call and believe the Catholic Church, they mean (as Vincentius Lirivensis declareth) the Church to be Catholic, that is to say Universal, (for so the word signifieth) in respect of a threefold Universality: of places, which this Defender here toucheth: of times, and of men, which he toucheth not. In the Catholic Church we must have a great care (saith he.) that we hold that, which hath every where, evermore, and of all persons ben believed. If these Defenders prove not the Church, they profess them selves to be of, to have this threefold Untuer salitie, then is their Congregation not this one Church, nor of this one Church of God, but the synagogue of Antichrist.
But ye saie, that this One Churche is not shutte vp into some one corner, or Kingdome, but that it is Catholike, and Vniuersal, and dispersed through out the whole world. True it is, that ye saie,1 what so euer ye thinke. But the Holy learned and auncien: Fathers, where they cal and beleeue the Catholike Churche, they meane (as Vincentius Liriuensis declareth) the Churche to be Catholike, that is to saie Vniuersal, (for so the word signifieth) in respecte of a threefold Vniuersalitie: of places, whiche this Defender here toucheth: of times, and of menne, whiche he toucheth not. In the Catholike Churche we must haue a great care (saithe he.) that we hold that, whiche hath euery where, euermore, and of al persons ben beleeued. If these Defenders proue not the Churche, they professe them selues to be of, to haue this threefold Vntuer salitie, then is their Congregation not this one Churche, nor of this one Churche of God, but the synagog of Antichriste.
- 1Catholic Church. Why is the Church called Catholic. Threefold Universality an infallible mark to know the Church by.Catholike Churche. VVhy is the Churche called Catholike. Threefold Vniuersalitie an infallible marke to knovve the Churche by.