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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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The blazing of the young Emperor Gordian's grave with five sundry languages, like as it was needless in this place, as all the rest, the matter being confessed, even so it weigheth very much against M. Hardinges side. For if the Barbarous Soldiers of their duty, and allegiance towards their Prince, thought his death worthy to be published in so many tongues: what may then be thought of them, that can not suffer the Death of Christ to be published in any one tongue? And if they so furnished a mortal mans memory, as Capitolinus saithe, Ut ab omnibus legeretur, that it might be read of all men, why then do these men so hide, and bury the immortal memory of the glory of Christ, that saving them selves, they would have it to be read, and seen of no Man?
The blasinge of the younge Emperoure Gordians graue with fiue sundrie languages, like as it was needelesse in this place, as al the reaste, the mater beinge confessed, euen so it weigheth very muche againste M. Hardinges side. For if the Barbarous Souldiers of their dewtie, and allegeance towardes their Prince, thought his deathe woorthy to be published in so many tongues: what maye then be thought of them, that can not suffer the Deathe of Christe to be published in any one tongue? And if they so fournished a mortal mannes memorie, as Capitolinus saithe, Vt ab omnibus legeretur, that it mighte be readde of al men, why then doo these menne so hide, and burie the immortal memorie of the glorie of Christe, that sauinge them selues, they woulde haue it to be readde, and seene of no Man?
The allegation of the Persians, and Syrians letters: Of the tongue used about Palmyra: of Epistles written in the Egyptians tongue by Antonius, in the Syrian tongue by Bardesanes, Ephrem, Isaac, and Samuel: of Mithridates the King of Pontus, that was able to answer two and twenty Nations, that were his subjects, without an Interpreter: of the resort of three hundred sundry Nations unto the City called Dioscuri•• in Colchis: and once again of the Miracle of tongues, and diversity of languages in the Acts of the Apostles, hath some show, and ostentation of learning, and serveth well either to fill up room, or else to reprove, and control S. Hierome: for that he saith, Al the East part of the world speaketh Greek: For against us, that neither write so, nor speak so, it maketh nothing.