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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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As for the Bishop of Rome, he was not yet of Authority able to call a general Council. For the world as yet had no skill of his Universal power over all others: neither would they have appeared upon his Summon. Gregorius being Bishop of Rome, could not cause the Bishop of Salonae being but one man, to come before him. Thus he writeth by way of complaint unto the Empress Constantia: Contempto me atque despecto, 1ad me venire secundum jussionem Dominorum noluit. He despised me,2 and set me at naught, and would not come unto me, according to my lords the Emperors commandment. Therefore Leo finding this weakness in him self, wrote unto the Clergy,3 and people of Constantinople, and willed them to crave a general Council at the Emperors hand. Exposcite, ut petitioni nostrae, qua plenariam indici Synodum postulamus, Clementissimus Imperator dignetur annuere. Make your request, that the Emperors Majesty would vouchsafe to grant my humble petition, wherein I besought him to Summon a general Council. 4Liberatus saith, that Leo the Bishop of Rome, with other moe Bishops of Italy, fell upon their knees, and desired the Emperor Valentinian, and the Empress Eudoxia to appoint a Council:5 and yet could not obtain it. Afterward he desired the Emperor Theodosius, that he would call a Council to some place within Italy: and the Emperor, contrary to the Bishop of Romes petition, appointed it to be holden at Ephesus.6 After that, he made the same request to the Emperor Martianus: and the Emperor likewise,7 contrary to the Bishops humble request, commanded the Council to be kept at Chalcedon.8 And, where as Leo had besought both these Emperors, that it might please them to take a longer day for the Council, for that the time of the Summon seemed very shortly, and the ways were laid with enemies, and therefore dangerous for the Bishops to travel, yet would neither of them alter one day, but charged each man to appear, as they were Summoned. And Leo the Bishop of Rome with all his Universal power, was fain to yield. Hereby we may soon conjecture, how true it is, either that Pope Gelasius writeth, That only the Apostolic