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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 › M. Harding. The .7. Division.Article 3 › M. Hardinge. The .7. Diuision.
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M. Harding. The .7. Division.
M. Hardinge. The .7. Diuision.
Now concerning the two learned tongues, Greek, and Latin: and first the Greek. That th• Service was in the Greek tongue, and used in the Greek Church, I grant. And to show what is meant by the Greek Church, the learned do understand, all the Christian people of that Country which properly is called Graecia, of Macedonia, Thracia, and of Asia the less, and the Countries adjoining. The Provinces that were allotted to the Patriarch of Alexandria in Egypt, and to the ⟨p. 159⟩Patriarch of Antiochia in Syria, are of the old writers called sometime by the name of the Oriental or East Church, sometime of the Greek Church. Thus much by us both confessed, M. Ivel and agreed upon: I say, that if I can show, that the people of some Countries of the Greek Church, 691 which all had their Common prayers and Service in the Greek tongue, for the more part understood not the Greek tongue, more then English men now understand the Latin tongue: then I have proved that I promised to prove, that some peoples, I mean whole nations, understood not their Service, for that they had it in an unknown tongue.
Now concerning the twoo learned tongues, Greeke, and Latine: and first the Greeke. That th• Seruice was in the Greeke tongue, and vsed in the Greeke Churche, I graunte. And to shew what is meante by the Greeke Churche, the learned doo vnderstande, al the Christian people of that Country whiche properly is called Graecia, of Macedonia, Thracia, and of Asia the lesse, and the Countrie• adioyninge. The Prouinces that were allotted to the Patriarke of Alexandria in Egypte, and to the