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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 6
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why cannot that be now heard amongst us, which was pronounced in the Council of Nice, without the least contradiction or opposition from so many Bishops and Catholic Fathers; [Greek or Hebrew]. LET THE OLD CUSTOMS STAND FIRM? When Esdras was to rebuild the Temple, he did not send to Ephesus, tho there was there a most beautiful Temple of Diana, which was adorned most exquisitely; and when he was to restore the Rites and Ceremonies, he did ⟨p. 126⟩not send to Rome, tho perhaps he might have heard there of* Hecatombs, &c. and the ritual Books of Numa Pompilius; he thought it was sufficient for him, if he set before him as an example, and followed the ancient Temple built by Solomon according to the Prescription of God Almighty, and the ancient Rites and Ceremonies which God had expressly commanded Moses. When the Temple was rebuilt by Esdras, 2and the People might seem to have a just cause to rejoice in so very great a Blessing granted to them by the Great and Holy God; yet Haggai the Prophet brought Tears from all their Eyes, because they that were yet living, and had seen the Structures of the former before it was destroyed by the Babylonians, did well remember how far this latter was from the splendour of the former Temple. But on the contrary, they would have thought it excellently restored, if it had answered the Model, and represented the Majesty of the old Temple.
why cannot that be now heard amongst us, which was pronounced in the Council of Nice, without the least contradiction or opposition from so many Bishops and Catholick Fathers; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. LET THE OLD CUSTOMS STAND FIRM? When Esdras was to rebuild the Temple, he did not send to Ephesus, tho there was there a most beautiful Temple of Diana, which was adorned most exquisitely; and when he was to restore the Rites and Ceremonies, he did ⟨p. 126⟩not send to Rome, tho perhaps he might have heard there of* Hecatembs, &c. and the ritual Books of Numa Pompilius; he thought it was sufficient for him, if he set before him as an example, and followed the ancient Temple built by Solomon according to the Prescription of God Almighty, and the ancient Rites and Ceremonies which God had expresly commanded Moses. When the Temple was rebuilt by Esdras,