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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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Here by the way, I must put M. Harding in remembrance: notwithstanding, for his estimations sake, he would fain have his forth in these matters, yet should ⟨p. 309⟩he not therefore thus beguile the eyes of the Simple,1 & thus misreport, & falsify the words of the Ancient Fathers.2 For alleging S. Hierome, he leaveth out words, and altogether dissembleth the whole meaning: In S. Augustine he hath shifted, & placed one word for an other. S. Hierome in that place with great contention of words, commendeth S. John above S. Peter, namely for that S. Peter was a Married man, and S. John a Virgin. In the heat of his talk, he layeth this objection against him self.3 At dices, Super Petrū fundatur Ecclesia: licet id ipsum in alio loco super omnes Apostolos fiat, & cuncti Claves Regni Coelorum accipiant, & ex aequo super eos Ecclesiae fortitudo solidetur. But thou wilt say, The Church was built upon Peter (and not upon John) Al be it in an other place the same is done, (that is, the Church is built) upon all the Apostles: 4and all receive the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: and the strength of the Church is built equally upon them all. M. Harding thought it good, to skip, & dissemble these words, not withstanding they be joined altogether in one sentence with the rest. It followeth, Tamen proptereà inter duode•im unus eligitur, ut, Capite constituto, Schismatis tollatur occasio. Sed cur non Johannes electus est virgo? Aetati delatum est: quia Petrus Senior erat: ne adhuc Adolescens, & pene Puer progressae aetatis hominibus praeferretur. Notwithstanding the Disciples were all equal, yet therefore one is chosen among the twelve, that a Head being appointed, occasion of Schism might be taken away. Thou wilt say again, And why was not John being a virgin, chosen to be this Head? He answereth, Christ gave the preeminence unto age. For Peter was an aged man: least that John, being a young man, and in manner a Child, should be placed before men of years. This therefore is S. Hieromes meaning, that Christ, to avoid confusion, which lightly happeneth in all companies, where as is none order, appointed S. Peter, for that he was the eldest man, to speak, & to deal for the rest, as the Chief,