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…

But S. Hieromes words are plain of them self, and have no need of other Expositor. ¹Thus he writeth: Quid facit, excepta Ordinatione, Episcopus, quod Presbyter non faciat? Nec altera Romanae Vibis Ecclesia, altera totius Orbis ⟨p. 110⟩existimanda est. Et Galliae, & Britannia, & Africa, & Persis, & Oriens, & India, & Omnes Barbarae Nationes Unum Christum adorant: unam observant regulam Veritatis. Si Authoritas quaeritur, Orbis maior est Urbe. Ubicunque fuerit Episcopus, sive Eugubij, sive Constantinopoli, sive Alexendriae, sive Tanai, eiusdem Meriti, eiusdem est Sacerdotij. Potentia divitiarum, & paupertatis humilitas vel sublimiorem, vel Inferiorem Episcopum non facit. Coeterùm omnes Apostolorum Successores sunt. Quid mihi profers Unius Urbis consuetudinem? What doth a Bishop, sau•nge only the Ordering of Ministers, but a Priest may do the same? Neither may we think that the Church of Rome is one, and the Church of all the world beside is another. France, England, Africa, Persia, Levant, India, and all the Barbarous Nations worship one Christ, and keep one rule of the Truth. If we seek for Authority, The whole world is greater then the City of Rome. Where so ever there be a Bishop, be it at Eugubium, be it at Rome, be it at Constantinople, be it at Rhegium, be it at Alexandria, be it at Tanais, they are all of one worthiness, they are all of one Bishopric. The Power of the Richesse, and the baseness of Poverty, maketh not a Bishop either Higher, or Lower. For they are all the Apostles Successors. What bring you me the Custom of Rome, being but one City?

But S. Hieromes woordes are plaine of them selfe, and haue no neede of other Expositour. ¹Thus he writeth: Quid facit, excepta Ordinatione, Episcopus, quod Presbyter non faciat? Nec altera Romanae Vibis Ecclesia, altera totius Orbis ⟨p. 110⟩existimanda est. Et Galliae, & Britannia, & Aphrica, & Persis, & Oriens, & India, & Omnes Barbarae Nationes Vnum Christum adorant: vnam obseruant regulam Veritatis. Si Authoritas quaeritur, Orbis maior est Vrbe. Vbicunque fuerit Episcopus, siue Eugubij, siue Constantinopoli, siue Alexendriae, siue Tanai, eiusdem Meriti, eiusdem est Sacerdotij. Potentia diuitiarum, & paupertatis humilitas vel sublimiorem, vel Inferiorem Episcopum non facit. Coeterùm omnes Apostolorum Successores sunt. Quid mihi profers Vnius Vrbis consuetudinem? What doothe a Bishop, saunge onely the Orderinge of Ministers, but a Prieste maye doo the same? Neither maye wee thinke that the Churche of Rome is one, and the Churche of al the worlde biside is another. Fraunce, Englande, Aphrica, Persia, Leunte, India, and al the Barbarous Nations woorship one Christe, and keepe one rule of the Truthe. If vvee seeke for Authoritie, The whole worlde is greater then the Cittie of Rome. Where so euer there be a Bishop, be it at Eugubium, be it at Rome, be it at Constantinople, be it at Rhegium, be it at Alexandria, be it at Tanais, they are al of one woorthinesse, they are al of one Bishoprike. The Power of the Richesse, and the basenesse of Pouertie, maketh not a Bishop either Higher, or Lower. For they are al the Apostles Successours. What bringe you me the Custome of Rome, beinge but one Cittie?