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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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If you cannot show your Bishoply Pedigree, if you can prove no Succession, then whereby hold you? VVil you show us the Letters Patents of the Prince? Well may they stand you in some stead before men: before God, who shall call you to account for presuming to take the Highest office in his Church* not duly called thereto, they shall serve you to no propose.
If you cannot shewe your Bishoply Petigree, if you can proue no Succession, then whereby holde you? VVil you shewe vs the Letters Patentes of the Prince? VVel may they stande you in some steede before men: before God, who shal cal you to accoumpt for preswninge to take the Highest office in his Churche* not duely called thereto, they shal serue you to no propose.
- *Untruth. For he was chosen by Canonical Election of the Chapter, as all other Bishops have been before.Vntruthe. For he vvas chosen by Canonical Election of the Chapter, as al other Bishoppes haue benne before.
You know what Tertullian saith of such as ye be:1 Edant Origins Ecclesiarum suarum, &c. We say likewise to you M. Jewel, and that we say to you, we say to each one of your Companions: Tell us the Original and first spring of your Church. She we us the Register of your Bishops continually succeeding one an other from the beginning, so as that first Bishop have some one of the Apostles, or of the Apostolic men for his Author, and Predecessor. For by this way the Apostolic Churches show what reputation they be of. As the Church of Smyrnae telleth us of Polycarp by John the Apostle placed there. The Church of the Romans telleth us of Clement ordained by Peter.2