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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 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.
The allegation of the Persians, and Syrians letters: Of the tongue vsed aboute Palmyra: of Epistles written in the Egyptians tongue by Antonius, in the Syrian tongue by Bardesanes, Ephrem, Isaac, and Samuel: of Mithridates the Kinge of Pontus, that was hable to answeare twoo and twentie Nations, that were his subiectes, without an Interpreter: of the resorte of three hundred sundrie Nations vnto the Citie called Dioscuri•• in Colchis: and once againe of the Miracle of tongues, and diuersitie of languages in the Actes of the Apostles, hath some shewe, and ostentation of learninge, and serueth wel either to fille vp roome, or els to reprooue, and controlle S. Hierome: for that he saith, Al the Easte parte of the worlde speaketh Greeke: For againste vs, that neither write so, nor speake so, it maketh nothinge.
We know, that by mean of the great Empire, that the Greeks had gotten over many Countries, and Kingdoms, in all the East, and partly also for that the Barbarous Nations, whom they had subdued, had great pleasure in their Philosophy, and other skilful knowledge, the Greek tongue was learned of many, and carried about into all places of that part of the world: and that Cicero therefore saith,1 Graeca leguntur in omnibus ferè gentibus: The Greek tongue is read in manner amongst of Nations. And S. Augustine likewise: Quos Paulus dixit Graecos, eos etiam Gentium nomine significavit: eò quod haec Lingua maximè excellit in Gentibus: Whom Paul called Greeks, them also he uttered by the name of the Gentiles: for that the same tongue chiefly excelleth among the Gentiles. And yet we doubt not, but there were other natural tongues and speeches too, besides the Greek: as the Egyptian, the Syrian, the Arabic, the Persian, the Bactrian, the Indian, the Armenian, the Scythian, and many others. And it I list here to dally for pleasure, and vainly to carry away the reader from the purpose, as M. Harding doth, I could say, that Themistocles