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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 for the Unity, and quiet government of the Church of God, S. Paul saith, 1Christ Ascending above all the Heavens, hath given (not One Universal Pope to rule the whole, but) some Apostles, some prophets, some Evangelists, some Pastors, some Doctors, for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the Ministry, for the building up of the Body of Christ, that we may all come into the Unity of Faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God. By these means God thought it sufficient, to preserve his Church in Unity, and never made mention of One Universal Pope.
But for the Vnitie, and quiet gouernmente of the Churche of God, S. Paule saithe, 1Christe Ascendinge aboue al the Heauens, hathe geuen (not One Vniuersal Pope to rule the whole, but) some Apostles, some prophetes, some Euangelistes, some Pastours, some Doctours, for the perfitinge of the Sainctes, for the woorke of the Ministerie, for the buildinge vp of the Body of Christe, that wee maye al comme into the Ʋnitie of Faithe, and of the knowledge of the Sonne of God. By these meanes God thought it sufficient, to preserue his Churche in Vnitie, and neuer made mention of One Vniuersal Pope.
- 1Ephes. 4.
Therefore S. Cyprian saithe,1 Unus est Episcopatus, cuius à singulis in solidum pars tenetur: There is but One Bishopric, part whereof of every several Bishop is holden in whole. And again, Ideò plures sunt in Ecclesia Sacerdotes, ut, uno Haeresim faciente, coeteri subueniant: Therefore are there many Bishops in the Church, that if one fall into Heresy, 2