A04468:883
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
Here M. Harding chargeth us with two of his own common faults: First with Corruption: next with Ignorance. With Corruption, in the words, and sense of S. Hierome: with Ignorance, in the place of S. Cyprian. But if we be able sufficiently, and truly to answer both, I trust, M. Harding shall have no great cause, much to vaunt him self, either of his plain dealing herein, or of his knowledge.
Here M. Hardinge chargeth vs with twoo of his owne common faultes: First with Corruption: nexte with Ignorance. With Corruption, in the woordes, and sense of S. Hierome: with Ignorance, in the place of S. Cyprian. But if wee be hable sufficiently, and truely to answeare bothe, I truste, M. Hardinge shal haue no great cause, mutche to vaunte him selfe, either of his plaine dealinge herein, or of his knowledge.
And here, to dissemble these childish causilati•ns of the altering of Numbers, the Singular into the Plural: and of the changing of this word, Merit, into this word, Preeminence: which great fault, if it were any, by M. Hardinges own Confession, proceeded only from the Interpreter, and not from the Author: I say, to dissemble, and to pass by all these silly quarrels, what S. Hierome meant hereby, Erasmus a man of great Learning, and judgement, expoundeth thus:1 Hieronymus aequare videtur omnes Episcopos inter se, perinde quasi omnes ex aequo Apostolis successerint. Nec putat ullum Episcopum alio minorem esse, quód sit humilior: aut Maiorem, quód sit Opulentior: Nam aequat Eugubiensem Episcopum cum Romano, Deinde non putat, Episcopum quovis Presbytero praestantiorem esse, nisi quód jus habeat Ordinandi: Hierome seemeth to match all Bishops together, as if they were all equally the Apostles Successors. And he thinketh not any Bishop to be sesse then other, for that he is poorer: or greater then other, for that he is richer. For he maketh the Bishop of Eugubium (a poor town) equal with the Bishop of Rome. And farther he thinketh, that a Bishop is no better then any Priest, saving that the Bishop hath Authority to Order Ministers.