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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 1 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 1 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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But saith he, The place was Private, the audience was Private, the purpose was Private: only one noble man, only one servant, all was Private. And further he saith, It was a very strait case, that so Holy a Bishop, in so populous a town, could find no man to Communicate with him but his own servant only. Yea doubtless it was a very strait case, that a noble man should be driven to help the priest to Mass: A strait case for M. Harding to run to Alexandria, a thousand miles beyond all Christendom, to seek his Mass, and that not in open Church neither, but only in a Private Oratory: A strait case, that for the space of six hundred years after Christ and more, there was not one Private Mass to be found in the whole Church of Rome: A very strait case, that M. Harding is thus forced to leave S. Augustine, S. Hierome, S. Chrysostom, and all other the godly learned Fathers, and to rake up of the dust Hippolytus, Obadiah, Leontius, and other like new Doctors without name or credit, such as never were thought worthy to be alleged or named before.
But saith he, The place was Priuate, the audience was Priuate, the purpose was Priuate: onely one noble man, onely one seruaunte, al was Priuate. And further he saithe, It was a very straite case, that so Holy a Bishop, in so populous a towne, coulde finde no man to Communicate with him but his owne seruaunt onely. Yea doubtlesse it was a very straite case, that a noble man shoulde be driuen to helpe the priest to Masse: A straite case for M. Hardinge to renne to Alexandria, a thousande miles beyonde al Christendome, to séeke his Masse, and that not in open Churche neither, but onely in a Priuate Oratorie: A straite case, that for the space of sixe hundred yeeres after Christe and more, there was not one Priuate Masse to be founde in the whole Churche of Rome: A very straite case, that M. Hardinge is thus forced to leaue S. Augustine, S. Hierome, S. Chrysostome, and al other the godly learned Fathers, and to rake vp of the dust Hippolytus, Abdias, Leontius, and other like newe Doctours without name or credite, suche as neuer were thought woorthy to be alleged or named before.
Yet he forceth his guesses further: The noble man came unlooked for: The servant might have had some sudden pang, or some conscience of his unworthiness, and so the priest perforce