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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 4 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 4 › 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.
O, what luck hath M. Harding to such authorities, having choice, as he saith, of so many, and tripping over so lightly, to speed so il? His Amphilochius lieth at Verona: His Clemens in Candy: His Martial in a Cave under ground: His Canon of the Council of Ephesus against Nestorius was never seen: and others otherwise miscarried: The Council of Nice, wherein was the whole stay of the Primacy of Rome,1 is burnt by the Arians, and, saving only in Rome, no where else in the world to be found.2
O, what lucke hath M. Hardinge to suche authorities, hauinge choyse, as he saithe, of so many, and trippinge ouer so lightly, to spéede so il? His Amphilochius lieth at Uerona: His Clemens in Candie: His Martial in a Caue vnder grounde: His Canon of the Councel of Ephesus againste Nestorius was neuer seene: and others otherwise miscaried: The Councel of Nice, wherein was the whole staie of the Primacie of Rome,1 is burnte by the Arrians, and, sauinge onely in Rome, no where els in the worlde to be founde.2
- 1Cyprian. de I• junio & Tentation.Cyprian. de I• iunio & Tentatione.
- 2Ammianus Marcellin.
For answer hereunto,1 me thinketh, these words spoken generally by S. Cyprian, had then, and have yet a special place in the See of Rome: Ambitio dormit in sinu Sacerdotum. Ambition slapeth in the bosom of Priests. For, to pass over the great contention, that even at the beginning happened there between Damasus, and Ursinus, whether of them two should be Bishop, in which contention a great number of either part was slain, S. Augustine also complaineth, that even the Deacons of Rome in his time,