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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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Again, Eleutherius the Bishop of Rome, for general order to be taken in the Realm and Churches here, wrote his advise unto Lucius the king in this sort: Suscepisti in Regno Britanniae miseratione divina Legem, & fidem Christi. Habetis penes vos in Regno utranque paginam: Ex illis Dei gratia per Concilium Regni vestri sume legem, & per illam Dei patientia vestrum rege Britanniae Regnum. Vicarius verò Dei estis in Regno illo. Ye have received in the kingdom of Britain by Gods mercy, both the Law, and Faith of Christ. Ye have both the New Testament, and the Old. Out of the same through God's Grace by the advise of your Realm take a Law, and by the same through God's sufferance rule you your Kingdom of Britain. For in that Kingdom you are God's Vicar. He willeth him to order matters according to the Law of God. Now the Law of God, willeth the Service so to be said, as the people may understand it, and give consent unto it, by saying Amen: But the people of this Realm could not have said, Amen, unto the Latin Service: Therefore no man can well think, that King Lucius appointed the Common Service §3to be said in that tongue. Further, it may well be judged, that the greatest furtherers of Religion within this Realm were Grecians, & for order of the Church had instructions evermore from the Greek Church, and not from Rome, as it may appear by the keeping of the Easter day, and by other good conjectures mentioned by Bede. Now, if the Grecians had refused the Common Vulgar tongue of this country, doubtless they would have appointed their own Greek tongue for the Public Ministration, and not the Latin.
Againe, Eleutherius the Bishop of Rome, for general order to be taken in the Realme and Churches here, wrote his aduise vnto Lucius the kinge in this sorte: Suscepisti in Regno Britanniae miseratione diuina Legem, & fidem Christi. Habetis penes vos in Regno vtranque paginam: Ex illis Dei gratia per Concilium Regni vestri sume legem, & per illam Dei patientia vestrum rege Britanniae Regnum. Vicarius verò Dei estis in Regno illo. Ye haue receiued in the kingedome of Britaine by Gods mercie, bothe the Lawe, and Faithe of Christe. Ye haue bothe the Newe Testamente, and the Olde. Out of the same through Goddes Grace by the aduise of your Realme take a Lawe, and by the same through Goddes sufferance rule you your Kingedome of Britaine. For in that Kingedome you are Goddes Vicare. He willeth him to order maters accordinge to the Lawe of God. Nowe the Lawe of God, willeth the Seruice so to be saide, as the people may vnderstande it, and geue consent vnto it, by saieing Amen: But the people of this Realme coulde not haue said, Amen, vnto the Latine Seruice: Therfore noman can wel thinke, that Kinge Lucius appointed the Common Seruice