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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 14 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 14 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Here M. Harding, to increase some credit to his new Doctor, should have showed us, when the Church was thus vexed, for having the Image of Christ, and who vexed her, and what kind of vexation it was, and how long it continued, and in what country, and when it ceased. The Church is built upon a Mount: her Persecutions cannot be hidden. If she ever were thus vexed, for having of Images, I mean before the time of Athanasius, it must needs appear: If never, then was she a very Wanton, thus to complain without cause.
Here M. Hardinge, to increase some credite to his new Doctour, shoulde haue shewed vs, when the Churche was thus vexed, for hauinge the Image of Christe, and whoo vexed her, and what kinde of vexation it was, and how longe it continewed, and in what countrie, and when it ceassed. The Churche is builte vpon a Mounte: her Persequutions cannot be hidden. If she euer were thus vexed, for hauinge of Images, I meane before the time of Athanasius, it must néedes appeare: If neuer, then was she a very Wanton, thus to complaine without cause.
If these threats be true, that who so denieth the graven, or painted Image of Christ, shall be denied before God the Father, then must Epiphanius the Bishop of Cyprus, and Serenus the Bishop of Massilia, both Godly, and Zealous Bishops, and a great number of other godly Learned Fathers, that rent, & brake down, and defaced Christs Images, be utterly denied before God. To be short, to say, that God commanded Moses, to make the golden Cherubins, purposely to be Figures of these Images of Wood, or Stone, it is a very Fabulous, and a Childish fantasy, without any ground: how be it, good enough to maintain, and colour a Childish Doctrine.
If these threates be true, that who so denieth the grauen, or painted Image of Christe, shalbe denied before God the Father, then must Epiphanius the Bishop of Cyprus, and Serenus the Bishop of Massilia, both Godly, and Zelous Bishops, and a greate number of other godly Learned Fathers, that rente, & brake downe, and defaced Christes Images, be vtterly denied before God. To be shorte, to say, that God commaunded Moyses, to make the golden Cherubines, purposely to be Figures of these Images of Wood, or Stoane, it is a very Fabulous, and a Childish fantasie, without any grounde: how be it, good yenough to mainteine, and colour a Childishe Doctrine.