A04474:1986
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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But M. Harding knoweth, the case is moved, not of S. Peter, but specially, & namely of the Bishops of Rome: And of them, he knoweth, he should have answered, if his mind had been to deal plainly, &, as he saith, fully to satisfy his Reader. Within the space of the first six hundred years, there were in Rome .68. Bishops, for their Constancy in the Faith, for their Virtue, & learning far exceeding the rest, that have been sithence. The number of them being so great, their learning so notable, their life so holy, it is marvel, M. Harding should not be able to show, that any one of them all, in so long a time, was once called the Head of the Church, & therefore should thus rest only upon S. Peter: who, when he received these Titles, was not Bishop of Rome: & of whom there is no question moved. Wherefore M. Harding may better consider his note in the Margin: & where as he hath written thus, Peter and his Successors called the Head of the Church expressly: He may rather amend it, and make it thus, Only Peter, and not one of his successors, called Head of the Church expressly: So should his note, and his text agree together: and so should he not deceive his Reader.
But M. Hardinge knoweth, the case is moued, not of S. Peter, but specially, & namely of the Bishoppes of Rome: And of them, he knoweth, he shoulde haue answeared, if his minde had béene to deale plainely, &, as he saithe, fully to satisfie his Reader. Within the space of the first sixe hundred yéeres, there were in Rome .68. Bishoppes, for their Constancie in the Faithe, for their Uertue, & learninge farre excéedinge the reast, that haue béene sithence. The number of them beinge so great, their learninge so notable, their life so holy, it is maruel, M. Hardinge shoulde not be able to shewe, that any one of them al, in so longe a time, was once called the Heade of ye Churche, & therefore should thus reast onely vpon S. Peter: who, when he receiued these Titles, was not Bishop of Rome: & of whom there is no question moued. Wherefore M. Hardinge may better consider his note in the Margin: & where as he hath written thus, Peter and his Successours called the Heade of the Churche expressely: He may rather amende it, and make it thus, Onely Peter, and not one of his successours, called Heade of the Churche expressely: So shoulde his note, and his texte agrée togeather: and so shoulde he not deceiue his Reader.