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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 1 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 1 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Against one Adimantus he writeth thus,1 They (that is the Manichees) read Secrete Scriptures, which they them self say are pure and perfect: in which Scriptures it is written that S. Thomas cursed a man, and that afterward a Lion slew him &c. And in an other place he saith, Attendite, qualia sint, quae scribuntur de Maximilla uxore Egetis:2 illam noluisse viro debitum reader: donasse, & supposuisse Eucliam ancillam, & alias similes fabulas. Behold what things they be, that be written of Maximilla wife unto Egis: that she (being once Christened) would no more yield duty unto her husband, but set Euclia her maid in her own place, and other like fables. Al these and such like tales thus disallowed by S. Augustine, are reported by M. Hardinges Obadiah in great soothe. I thought it not amiss to speak hereof the more at large, for that I saw a book so full of tales, so lately found out, without any good show of credit, to be fathered upon the Apostles disciple, and sent into the world with such a countenance. S. Augustine seemeth in diverse places to have given his judgement of the same.3 Writing against the adversary of the law, & Prophets he hath these words, He hath brought forth witnesses out of Secrete Scriptures, under the names of the Apostles, John and Andrew, which writings if they had ben theirs,4 they had ben received of the Church.5 The like judgement hereof seemeth to be given by Gelasius, who also saith that such writings according to an ancient custom, and by a singular provision, were not read in the Church of Rome, for that they were thought to be written by Heretics.
Againste one Adimantus he writeth thus,1 They (that is the Manichées) reade Secrete Scriptures, whiche they them selfe saye are pure and perfecte: in whiche Scriptures it is written that S. Thomas cursed a man, and that afterwarde a Lion slewe him &c. And in an other place he saithe, Attendite, qualia sint, quae scribuntur de Maximilla vxore Egetis: