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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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In this place upon Joshua, 1he layeth this objection against him self. It may be said, The Scriptures be hard. He answereth, Yet, that not withstanding, if thou read them, they shall do thee good. For the Lord Jesus Christ, if he find us occupied in the Scriptures, and exercised in the study thereof, not only vouchsafeth him self to be refreshed, and fed in us, but also seeing such a banquet prepared, bringeth with him his Father unto us. In the end he concludeth thus: Haec idcirco diximus, ne fastidium capiamus audientes Scripturas, etiamsi eas non intelligamus. These things have I said, that we loth not to hear the Scriptures, although we understand them not. And thus much Origen spake, not of the Grammatical, or plain understanding of the Scriptures, that riseth of the letter, but of the Allegory, or profound sense, whereunto the unlearned can not well attain. For so he expoundeth his own meaning, writing upon the Gospel of S. Matthew. 2Etiam illi saluantur, qui Literam Evangelij, hoc est, simplicem narrationem sequuntur. Sola enim narratio simplex sufficit simplicioribus ad salutem. Even they be saved that follow the Letter, that is to say, The plain story of the Gospel. For only the simple story is sufficient unto the salvation of the simple. So far forth may the unlearned have profit by reading of the Scriptures, although he further understand them not. So likewise saith S. Augustine: 3Qui diligit Legem Dei, etiam, quod in ea non intelligit, honorar. Who so loveth the Law of God, honoureth in it even that thing, that he understandeth not. Likewise he confesseth of him self, that at his first entry into the Faith of Christ, he received great profit by reading the Epistle of S. Paul unto the Romans, 4although he were not then able throughly to conceive the meaning of it: And further that by the Counsel of S. Ambrose he read the Prophet Isaiah: 5And all though he fully understood him not, yet was he thereby made the meeter to receive the Grace of God. The like also writeth S. Hierome by way of Prophecy, of the later days before the coming of Christ. In aduentu Messiae populus elevabitur,