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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 M. Harding saith, The Primates had Authority over other Inferior Bishops I grant: they had so. How be it, they had it by agreement, & Custom: But neither by Christ, nor by Peter or Paul, nor by any Kighte of God's Word. 1S. Hierome saith, Noverint Episcopi, see magis Consuetudine, quàm Dispofitionis Dominicae Veritate, Presbyteris esse Maiotes, & in commune debere Ecclesiam beggar: Let Bishops understand, that they are above the Priests, rather of Custom, the• of any Truth, or Right of Christs Institution: and that they ought to rule the Church all together. And again, Idem ergo est Presbyter, 2qui Episcopus: Etantequam Diaboli instinctustudia in Religione fierent, & diceretur in populis, Ego sum Pauli, Ego Apollo, Ego Cephae, Communi Presbyterorum Consilio Ecclesiae gubernabantur: Therefore a Priest, and a Bishop are both one thing: And, before that by the inflaming of the Devil, parts were taken in Religion, and these words were uttered among the people, I hold of Paul, I hold of Apollo, I hold of Peter, the Churches were governed by the Common Advise of the Priests.3 S. Augustine saithe, Secundum honorum vocabula, quae jam Ecclesiae usus obtinuit, Episcopatus Presbyterio maior est: The office of a Bishop is above the office of a Priest, (not by Authority of the Scriptures, but) after the Names of Honour, which the Custom of the Church hath now obtained.
But M. Hardinge saithe, The Primates had Authoritie ouer other Inferiour Bishops I graunte: they had so. How be it, thei had it by agreemente, & Custome: But neither by Christe, nor by Peter or Paule, nor by any Kighte of Goddes Woorde. 1S. Hierome saith, Nouerint Episcopi, se magis Consuetudine, quàm Dispofitionis Dominicae Veritate, Presbyteris esse Maiotes, & in cōmune debere Ecclesiam •egere: Let Bishoppes vnderstande, that they are aboue the Priestes, rather of Custome, the• of any Truthe, or Right of Christes Institution: and that they ought to rule the Churche al togeather. And againe, Idem ergo est Presbyter,