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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 B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
This argument seemeth to hold thus: Service in the Vulgar Tongue, is cause of Schisms, and errors: Ergo, within six hundred years after Christ, it was ministered in some place in a tongue unknown unto the people. The force of this Conclusion is evident: A very child may soon see through it. If the Antecedent were true, then should the Jews, the Greeks, and the Latins, which evermore had their Service in the Vulgar Tongue, for that cause have been full of Schisms, and errors. S. Augustine, S. Hierome, & other Fathers say, that pride, and wilfulness of mind: Tertullian saith,1 that Knowledge of Philosophy, and affiance of learning, hath caused division and heresies in the Church, and therefore calleth the Philosophers the Patriarchs of Heretics.2 The Bishops in the Council of Toledo say thus: Ignorantia est ma•er omnium errorum. Ignorance is the Mother of all error. But that the understanding of the Common Service was ever thought the cause of Schism, or error in the Church, I think it was never either written, or spoken by any old Doctor,3 either Greek, or Latin: or Jew, or Gentile. Epiphanius reckoneth up four score sundry Heresies, that had been before his time: S. Augustine4 reckoneth four score and nine. Yet do they not say, that any one of all those Heresies, ever sprang of understanding the Common Service. No man would say thus, but M. Harding: neither will M. Harding thus say, when, faction, and contention laid apart, he shall either say that he knoweth: or have regard to that he saith.
This argument seemeth to holde thus: Seruice in the Vulgare Tongue, is cause of Schismes, and errours: Ergo, within sixe hundred yeeres after Christe, it was ministred in some place in a tongue vnknowen vnto the people. The force of this Conclusion is euident: A very childe may soone see through it. If the Antecedent were true, then should the Iewes, the Greekes, and the Latines, whiche euermore had their Seruice in the Uulgare Tongue, for that cause haue béene ful of Schismes, and errours. S. Augustine, S. Hierome, & other Fathers say, that pride, and wilfulnes of minde: Tertullian saithe,