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A reply unto M. Hardinges answerA replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare
A reply unto M. Hardinges answer by perusing whereof the discrete, and diligent reader may easily see, the weak, and unstable grounds of the Romaine religion, which of late hath been accounted Catholic. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare by perusinge whereof the discrete, and diligent reader may easily see, the weake, and vnstable groundes of the Romaine religion, whiche of late hath beene accompted Catholique. By Iohn Iewel Bishoppe of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Black Oliphant, by Henry Wykes, Anno. 1565Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Blacke Oliphante, by Henry VVykes, Anno. 1565
Article 3 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 3 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Two special things he hath confessed in this treaty, which quite overthrow his whole purpose: The one is, That the Prayers in the Primitive Church were said in the common known tongue: The other is, That it were good even now, that the people understood ⟨p. 152⟩their own Prayers. This is the plain song, and may well stand for the ground: the rest is altogether discant, and vain voluntary, and the most part out of tune.
Two special thinges he hath confessed in this treatie, whiche quite ouerthrow his whole purpose: The one is, That the Praiers in the Primitiue Churche were saide in the common knowen tongue: The other is, That it were good euen now, that the people vnderstoode ⟨p. 152⟩their owne Praiers. This is the plaine songe, and may wel stande for the grounde: the rest is altogeather discant, and vaine voluntary, and the moste parte out of tuene.
This distinction of Common Prayers, whereof he imagineth some to be made openly by the Minister of the Church, some severally by every of the people in Private devotion, is both unperfect, and also needless. For the secrete prayers, that the faithful make severally by them selves, have evermore been called Private, and never Common. 1And in this sense Thomas of Aquine thinketh, that a Prayer made in such sort by the Priest, and in the Church, may be called Private.
This distinction of Common Praiers, whereof he imagineth some to be made openly by the Minister of the Churche, some seuerally by euery of the people in Priuate deuotion, is bothe vnperfit, and also néedelesse. For the secrete praiers, that the faithful make seuerally by them selues, haue euermore béen called Priuate, and neuer Common. 1