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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For that I saw, these words of S. Paul, If thou Bliss with thy Sprite, might seem doubtful, and divers expositions rising thereupon, I thought it meet, for the more ease of the unlearned, to open, what S. Paul might seem to mean by this word, Sprite, in that place. And following the judgement of sundry old Fathers, I called it a sound, or noise of unknown words. This is it, that M. Harding here so pleasantly calleth Stuffing, and bombast, and a strange newfangled interpretation. Wherein he showeth him self to be somewhat short witted, as may soon appear. For within a few lines after, expounding these words of S. Paul (Quàm decem millia verborum in lingua) he him self useth the like bombast, and the very same stuffing.
For that I saw, these woordes of S. Paule, Yf thou Blisse vvith thy Sprite, might séeme doubtful, and diuers expositions rising therevpon, I thought it meete, for the more ease of the vnlearned, to open, what S. Paule might séeme to meane by this worde, Sprite, in that place. And folowinge the iudgement of sundrie olde Fathers, I called it a sounde, or noyce of vnknowen woordes. This is it, that M. Hardinge here so pleasantly calleth Stuffinge, and bomebaste, and a strange newfangled interpretation. Wherein he sheweth him selfe to be somwhat shorte witted, as may soone appeare. For within a few lines after, expoundinge these woordes of S. Paule (Quàm decem millia verborum in lingua) he him selfe vseth the like bomebaste, and the very same stuffinge.
Verily, if he will utterly condemn all manner Paraphrase, or adding of other words for declaration, of that seemeth hard, or doubtful in the text, then must he needs condemn not only the Septuagints, but also all other Interpreters of the Scriptures. 1Hereof Origen, weighing in what sort the Apostle S. Paul allegeth the words of the Prophet David, writeth thus: Sed quòd dixit Apostolus, Sicut scriptum est, Non est justus quisquam, non est intelligens, non est requirens Deum, Non ijsdem Sermonibus inuenitur in Psalmo: sed alij permutantur, alij assuuntur, alij relinquuntur. Quod a studiosis quibusque si obseruetur diligentiùs, pu•o dari in hoc Apostolicam authoritatem, ut cùm Scripturae testimonijs utendum fuerit, sensum magis ex ea, quàm verba capiamus. But where (as S. Paul saith) As it is written, There is not one just man, there is not one of understanding, there is not one that seeketh after God, This place is not found in the Psalm by these words: but some words are altered by S. Paul, and some others are added unto, and some are left out.