A04468:919
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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As for our sottish Arguments, such as by your judgement any sort would be ashamed to make, I may leave them well to you, M. Harding; not for that ye lack them greatly, but for that, as it appear the by your Books, ye know best how to use them.
As for our sortishe Argumentes, sutche as by your iudgemente any sorte would be ashamed to make, I maye leaue them wel to you, M. Hardinge; not for that ye lacke them greately, but for that, as it appeare the by your Bookes, ye knowe beste howe to vse them.
Touching the sixth Canon of this Council, which, you imagine, is so dark, and doubtful, I trust, it shall be plainly, and clearly opened, by them that were never hitherto accounted sottish.
Touchinge the sixthe Canon of this Councel, whiche, you imagine, is so darke, and doubteful, I truste, it shalbe plainely, and clearely opened, by them that were neuer hitherto accounted sottishe.
The words thereof are plain enough. The sense is this. The whole Body of Christendom was divided into four Patriarkshippes: whereof the First was Rome: the Second Alexandria: the Third Antioch: the Fourth Jerusalem. And each of these was limited, and bounded within it self: Alexandria, to have the oversight over Egypt, & Pentapolis: Antioch, over Syria: Jerusalem, over Jury: Rome,1 over Italy, and other Churches of the West. And herein we have the Exposition of Theodorus Balsamon, that lived five hundred years ago, and was Patriarch of Antioch, and, as some of M. Hardinges trends have thought, a man of great Learning. Yet for as much as M. Harding here utterly refuseth him, not only as a Schismatic, but also as a man both of Learning, and Reason, let us therefore see some others.