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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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Then he made the Emperor of Christendom to lie down flat before him, and spared not to set his foot upon his neck, adding withal these words of the prophet David, Thou shalt walk over the asp, and the cockatrice: Then he was content that the Emperor should be called Procurator Ecclesiae Romanae, The Proctor, or steward of the Church of Rome: lThen, as if had been Nebuchadnezzar, or Alexander, or Antiochus, or Domitian, he claimed unto him self the name, and title of almighty God: and said further, That being God, he might not be judged of any Mortal man:m Then he suffered men to saie, Dominus Deus noster Papa, Our Lord God the Pope: nTu es omnia, & super omnia, Thou art all, and above all. Al power is given unto thee, as well in Heaven, as in Earth. I leave the miserable spoil of the Empire: the loosing of sundry great Countries, and Nations, that sometimes were Christened: the weakening of the Faith: the encouraging of the Turk: the ignorance, and blindness of the people. These, & other like, be the effects of the Popes Universal power. Would to God, he were in deed, that he would so fain be called, & would show him self in his own particular Church to be Christs Vicar, & theo Dispenser of Gods Mysteries. Then should godly men have less cause to complain against him. As now, although, that he claimeth, were his very right, yet by his own judgement, he is worthy to loose it.p For Pope Gregory saith, Privilegium meretur amittere, qui abutitur potestate. He that abuseth his authority, is worthy to loose his privilege. And Pope Syluerius saith,q Etiam quod habuit, amittat, qui, quod non accepit, usurpat. He that usurpeth that he received not, let him loose, that he had.
Then he made the Emperour of Christendome to lie downe flatte before him, and spared not to sette his foote vpon his necke, addinge withal theise woordes of the prophete Dauid, Thou shalt walke ouer the aspe, and the cockatrise: Then he was contente that the Emperoure should be called Procurator Ecclesiae Romanae, The Proctoure, or steward of the Churche of Rome: