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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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Al these things rightly weighed, may seem sufficient to descry a Forger. Yet (gentle Reader) the better to satisfy thy mind, mark how earnestly, & with what cunning M. Hardinges Athanasius forceth on his fable. He thought it not sufficient to say, The Canons all were quite burnt, which thing he only saith, and no man else, but because he saw, Wise men would reply, There were no such Canons ever made, therefore he took pains further to show the considerations, and causes, and the whole order, and circumstance of the making, whereat, he saith, he him self was present.1 Fourscore Canons, he saith, were devised in the whole: whereof forty were laid in in Latin by the Latins: and forty other in Greek by the Grecians. Of this whole number of Canons, saith he, the Fathers there took of ten Canons, and divided them as they might, most handsomely among the rest, and so made up only the number of threescore and ten Canons: thereby mystically to represent the threescore and ten Disciples: or else the number of the threescore and ten Tongues, that be known in the world. Thus of wholesome and Godly rules of Faith, and manners, M. Hardinges Athanasius hath leisure to fancy pretty Mysteries.
Al these thinges rightly weighed, may seeme sufficient to discrie a Forger. Yet (gentle Reader) the better to satisfie thy minde, marke how earnestly, & with what cunninge M. Hardinges Athanasius forceth on his fable. He thought it not sufficient to say, The Canons al were quite burnte, whiche thinge he onely saith, and no man els, but bicause he sawe, Wise men woulde replie, There vvere no suche Canons euer made, therefore he tooke paines further to shew the considerations, and causes, and the whole order, and circumstance of the making, whereat, he saith, he him selfe was present.1 Fourscore Canons, he saith, were diuised in the whole: whereof fourtie were laide in in Latine by the Latines: and fourtie other in Greeke by the Grecians. Of this whole number of Canons, saith he, the Fathers there tooke of tenne Canons, and diuided them as they might, moste handesomely emonge the rest, and so made vp onely the number of threescore and tenne Canons: therby mystically to represent the threescore and tenne Disciples: or els the number of the threscore and tenne Tongues, that be knowen in the worlde. Thus of wholesome and Godly rules of Faith, and manners, M. Hardinges Athanasius hath leasure to fansie preatie Mysteries.