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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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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
The first and chief cause and end of Images is, as it is here pretended,1 that the People by the sight thereof may attain knowledge. And therefore S. Gregory calleth them the Lay mens Books:2 And the Fathers in a late Council say, We may learn more in a short while by an Image, then by long study, and travail in the Scriptures. And for the same cause S. Basil compareth an Image painted with a Story written. But the comparison, that M. Harding useth between Imagery, and Poetry, seemeth nearest to express the trueth. For Painters, and Poets, for liberty of lying have of long time been coupled both together. One writeth of them in this sorte, Pictoribus, 3atque Poetis Quidlibet audendi semper fuit aequa potestas: Painters, and Poets had ever like charter to adventure all things. And Atheneus, blazing abroad the liberty of Poets, writteth of them thus,4 [Greek or Hebrew]: Unto whom only it is lawful to say, and do, what they list. And therefore Cicero seemeth to say,5 Nihil negotij est haec Poetarum, & Pictorum portenta conuincere: It is no great mastery, to reprove these monstrous Miracles of Painters, and Poets. And therefore, like as Plato commanded,6 all Poets for their lying to be banished out of his Common Wealth: