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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 15 › M. Harding. The .9. Division.Article 15 › M. Hardinge. The .9. Diuision.
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M. Harding. The .9. Division.
M. Hardinge. The .9. Diuision.
The dangers, and hurts, which the Common peoples Reading of the Scriptures in their own language ⟨p. 531⟩bringeth,1 after the opinion of those, that reprove the same, be great, sundry, and many. I will here, as it were, but touch a few of them, leaving the whole matter it self to the judgement of the Church▪ First, seeing the poison of Heretics doth most infect the common people, and all Heretics draw their venom, out of the Bible under pretence of God's word: it is not thought good by these men,2 to let every Curious, and busy body of the vulgar sort, to read and examine the Bible in their common language.* Yet they would not the learned, discreet, and sober lay men to be imbarred of that liberty.
The dangers, and hurtes, which the Cōmon peoples Reading of the Scriptures in their owne language ⟨p. 531⟩bringeth,1 after the opinion of those, that reprooue the same, be greate, sundrie, and many. I wil here, as it were, but touche a fwe of them, leauinge the whole matter it selfe to the iudgement of the Churche First, seeinge the poyson of Heretiques doth most infecte the common people, and al Heretiques drawe their venme, out of the Bible vnder pretence of Goddes woorde: it is not thought good by these menne,