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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.
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But M. Harding saith, the preeminence of power, and authority of the Bishop of Rome is commended to the world by many and sundry Councils. Wherein I marvel, he allegeth not the Council of Carthage, of Hippo Regius, and of Africa, in which it was decreed thus, Ut primae sedis Episcopus non appelletur Princeps sacerdo•um, 1aut Summus sacerdos, aut aliquid huiusmodi: sed tantùm primae Sedis Episcopus. 2That the Bishop of the first See be not called the chief of Priests, or the highest Priest, 3or by any other like name, but only the Bishop of the first See: Or the Council of Africa,4 where, touching appeal to Rome, it was specially provided thus: Si provocandum putaverint, non provocent, nisi ad Aphricana Concilia, vel ad primates provinciarum suarum. Ad transmarina qui putaverit appellandum, à nullo intra Aphricam in Communionem suscipiatur. If they think it needful to appeal from their own Bishops, let them not appeal but only unto Councils to be holden within the country of Africa. But who so ever shall think it needful to appeal to the judgement of any beyond the Sea, (that is, to the Bishop of Rome) let no man within Africa receive him to his Communion. Why doth M. Harding so warily leave these Councils, that be extant, and to be seen, the authority whereof was never doubted of, and allege only a patch of the Council of Nice, which he him self confesseth was burnt, and all the Bishops of the East part, who are supposed to have made it, protest openly under their hands and seals, it was never made? But M. Harding herein doth much like unto the Arians, that accused Athanasius: who were not ashamed to bring in the names of certain men,5 as being alive, to witness against him, and yet not withstanding, charged Athanasius with the same men, that he had slain them.
But M. Hardinge saithe, the preeminence of power, and authoritie of the Bishop of Rome is commended to the worlde by many and sundrie Councelles. Wherein I maruel, he allegeth not the Councel of Carthage, of Hippo Regius, and of Aphrica, in whiche it was decreed thus, Vt primae sedis Episcopus non appelletur Princeps sacerdoum,