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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
To the reader: Unto the Christian Reader.To the reader: Vnto the Christian Reader.
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Notwithstanding, before he address him self to his second Book, I would counsel him, first, to consider better the oversights, and scapes of his former Book: and further, to think, that, what so ever he shall write, it will be examined, and come to trial. And let him remember, it is not sufficient, to call us Sacramentaries, and Heretics: or to condemn our Books for pelf, and trash, and fardels of lies, before he see them. For these things will now no longer go for Arguments. But before all things, let him write no moe Untruths: For thereof he hath sent us enough already: Let him no more wrest, and rack the Scriptures: Let him no more neither misallege, nor misconstrue, nor corrupt, nor alter the holy Fathers: Let him no more imagine Councils, and Canons, that he never saw: Let him no more bring us, neither his Amphilochius, nor his Obadiah, nor his Hippolytus, nor his Clemens, nor his Leontius, nor any other like childish forgeries: nor his Guesses, nor his Visions, nor his Dreams, nor his Fables: Let him no more bring one thing for an other: And, to be short, let him bring no moe Contradictions in his own tales, nor be found contrary to him self. Otherwise, the more he striveth, the more he betrayeth his own cause.
Notwithstanding, before he addresse him selfe to his seconde Booke, I would counsel him, first, to consider better the ouersightes, and scapes of his former Booke: and further, to thinke, that, what so euer he shal write, it wil be examined, and come to trial. And let him remember, it is not sufficient, to cal vs Sacramentaries, and Heretiques: or to condemne our Bookes for pelfe, and trasshe, and fardles of lies, before he see them. For these thinges wil now no lenger goe for Argumentes. But before al thinges, let him write no moe Vntruethes: For thereof he hath sente vs yenough already: Let him nomore wreast, and racke the Scriptures: Let him nomore neither misallege, nor mysconstrue, nor corrupte, nor alter the holy Fathers: Let him nomore imagin Councels, and Canons, that he neuer saw: Let him nomore bring vs, neither his Amphilochius, nor his Abdias, nor his Hippolytus, nor his Clemens, nor his Leontius, nor any other like childishe forgeries: nor his Gheasses, nor his Visions, nor his Dreames, nor his Fables: Let him nomore bringe one thinge for an other: And, to be shorte, let him bring no moe Contradictions in his owne tales, nor be founde contrarie to him selfe. Otherwise, the more he striueth, the more he bewraieth his owne cause.