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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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M. Harding.
M. Hardinge.
Here it had ben your part to have declared your faith touching the Holy Sacrament of Order,1 agreeable to the faith of the Catholic Church: That there be seven orders in the Church, four lesser, and three greater:2 for so by good reason they are called. And as for the institution, authority, and estimation of the greater, specially of Priesthood and Deaconship, ye might have alleged the Scriptures: so for the Lesser the example of Christ, the Tradition of the Apostles, and the testimonies written of the Apostles scholars, of those that both next, and soon after followed them, namely Dionys. cap. 3. Hierarch. Ecclesiast. Ignatius epist. 8. ad Ecclesiam Antiochenam, Tertullian in praescript. aduersus Hereticos, Gaius Pope and Martyr in Diocletian's time, Sozimus in S. Augustine's time, Isychius, Eusebius Caesariensis is his Ecclesiastical history, and Epiphanius in the end of his Book contra Haereses.
Here it had ben your parte to haue declared your faithe touching the Holy Sacrament of Order,1 agreable to the faith of the Catholike Churche: That there be seuen orders in the Churche, foure lesser, and three greater:2 for so by good reason they are called. And as for the institution, auctoritie, and estimation of the greater, specially of Priesthood and Deaconship, ye might haue alleged the Scriptures: so for the Lesser the example of Christe, the Tradition of the Apostles, and the testimonies written of the Apostles scholers, of those that bothe nexte, and sone after folowed them, namely Dionys. cap. 3. Hierarch. Ecclesiast. Ignatius epist. 8. ad Ecclesiam Antiochenam, Tertullian in praescript. aduersus Hereticos, Gaius Pope and Martyr in Diocletians time, Sozimus in S. Augustines time, Isychius, Eusebius Caesariensis is his Ecclesiastical historie, and Epiphanius in the ende of his Booke contra Haereses.