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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
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But he calleth Damasus by express words, the Ruler of God's Church. He might have had the like witness of S. Hierome,1 Damasus virgo, Ecclesiae Virginis Doctor est. Damasus beinge a Virgin, is the teacher of the Church, that is a Virgin. And what will M. Harding gather hereof? Or what thinketh he of Ambrose him self, and of other Bishops? was not every of them the Ruler of the Church of God? Verily S. Paul thus exhorteth the Clergy of Ephesus at his departing thence: Take heed to your selves, 2and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath made you Overseers to rule the Church of God, which he hath gotten with his Blo•de. There appeareth no other difference between these words of S. Paul, and the other of S. Ambrose, saving only, that S. Ambrose saith, Rector Ecclesiae, and S. Paul saith, Regere Ecclesiam. Yet did not S. Paul by his words appoint, the Ministers of Ephesus to rule over the whole Church of God.3 Thus S. Hierome calleth Origen, Magistrum Ecclesiarum, The Master, or teacher of the Churches. Thus Theodoretus calleth Chrysostom, Doctorem Orbis terrarum, The teacher of all the world. Thus Nazianzene calleth S. Basil, The Pillar, and Buttress of the Church.
But he calleth Damasus by expresse woordes, the Ruler of Goddes Churche. He might haue had the like witnes of S. Hierome,1 Damasus virgo, Ecclesiae Virginis Doctor est. Damasus beinge a Virgin, is the teacher of the Churche, that is a Virgin. And what wil M. Hardinge geather hereof? Or what thinketh he of Ambrose him self, and of other Bishoppes? was not euery of them the Ruler of the Churche of God? Uerily S. Paule thus exhorteth the Cleregie of Ephesus at his departinge thence: Take heede to youre selues, 2and to the whole flocke, wherein the Holy Ghost hath made you O•erseers to rule the Churche of God, whiche he hath gotten with his Blo•de. There appeareth no other difference bytweene thiese woordes of S. Paule, and the other of S. Ambrose, sauinge onely, that S. Ambrose saith, Rector Ecclesiae, and S. Paule saith, Regere Ecclesiam. Yet did not S. Paule by his woordes appointe, the Ministers of Ephesus to rule ouer the whole Churche of God.