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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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The Bishop of Rome, when he saw he was taken with the manner, and found an open falsarie, for that the Canons of his making disagreed from the very Originals, thought it good policy, to say, the Originals were burnt by the Arians, and so no true copy now remaining, but his only. And therefore he imagined ⟨p. 237⟩a letter to be written in the name of Athanasius, and other Bishops of Egypt, unto Marcus the Bishop of Rome, wherein they besought him a copy of the Nicene Council, for that all their Books were utterly destroyed. But this shift was to simple. For it were hard for M. Harding to show, what help Athanasius could have found in any of those Canons, that are now presumed to be burnt, wherewith either to relieve him self in that case, or else to molest and grieve his adversaries.
The Bishop of Rome, when he sawe he was taken with the manner, and found an open falsarie, for that the Canons of his makinge disagreed from the very Originalles, thought it good policie, to saye, the Originalles were burnte by the Arians, and so no true copie nowe remaininge, but his onely. And therefore he imagined ⟨p. 237⟩a letter to be written in the name of Athanasius, and other Bishops of Aegypte, vnto Marcus the Bishop of Rome, wherein they besought him a copie of the Nicene Councel, for that al their Bookes were vtterly destroyed. But this shifte was to simple. For it were harde for M. Hardinge to shewe, what helpe Athanasius coulde haue founde in any of those Canons, that are nowe presumed to be burnte, wherewith either to relieue him selfe in that case, or els to molest and greeue his aduersaries.
But, both Julius the Bishop of Rome, and also Athanasius the Bishop of Alexandria make mention hereof. Therefore, there is no cause (saith M. Harding) why this matter should be suspected of any untruth. This removing of suspicion, I know not how, seemeth somewhat to increase suspicion. If there were not a sore, what should it thus need to be salved?