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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
Preface: ¶AN ANSWER TO M. Hardinges Preface.Preface: ¶AN ANSVVEARE TO M. Hardinges Preface.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But you of your side,1 have said, Here is Christ, and there is Christ: And so have erected up, not only Altar against Altar: and Church against Church: but also Christ against Christ.2 So Leo seemeth to say of you, Ecclesiae nomine armamini: sed contra Ecclesiam dimicatis: Ye arm your selves with the name of the Church: And yet ye fight against the Church. So saith Nazianzene, Ye strive for Christ, against Christ him self.
But yowe of your side,1 haue saide, Here is Christe, and there is Christe: And so haue erected vp, not onely Aultar against Aultar: and Churche against Churche: but also Christe against Christe.2 So Leo seemeth to saie of yowe, Ecclesiae nomine armamini: sed contra Ecclesiam dimicatis: Ye arme your selues with the name of the Churche: And yet ye fight against the Churche. So saithe Nazianzene, Ye striue for Christe, against Christe him selfe.
- 1Matth. 26.
- 2Leo in Epist. ad Palaestinos. Naziaenzenus In Apologetico.
But you seem▪ to set light of mine age, and to disable my knowledge in Divinity: as though it were much: pertinent unto these matters, either to calculate mine age, or else to examine the order of my study. I may say with Origen, Gratias ago Deo, quod ignorantiam meam non ignoro: I thank God, that I am not ignorant of mine ignorance. But, what so ever want either is, or is surmised to be in me, it ought not to prejudice the Trueth of God.