The B. of Salisbury.The B. of Sarisburie.
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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
M. Harding thinketh he may lead along his simple Reader, and easily carry away the matter under the bare Titles, and Names of the Learned Fathers. But what privy mystery is this? As I said before, have M. Hardinges Doctors no names? Or is not he able to name his own Fathers? He should have set them out, as his wont is, with all their Circumstances, what they were, when, and where they lived, what they wrote, and how they have been ever, & are now esteemed among the learned. But he well knew, that these Good Fathers lived all within the compass of two hundred, or three hundred years paste, as Thomas, Duns, Ockam, Henricus de Gandavo, Robertus de collo torto, and such others. These be M. Hardinges great Fathers, by whom he claimeth his new Doctrine: in respect of S. Augustine, S. Hierome, S. Chrysostom, S. Ambrose, and others, not worthy to have the name of Children.
M. Hardinge thinketh he may leade alonge his simple Reader, and easily carrie away the mater vnder the bare Titles, and Names of the Learned Fathers. But what priuie mysterie is this? As I saide before, haue M. Hardinges Doctours no names? Or is not he hable to name his owne Fathers? He shoulde haue sette them out, as his wonte is, with al their Circumstances, what they were, when, and where they liued, what they wrote, and how they haue béene euer, & are nowe estéemed emonge the learned. But he wel knewe, that these Good Fathers liued al within the compasse of two hundred, or thrée hundred yéeres paste, as Thomas, Duns, Ockam, Henricus de Gandauo, Robertus de collo torto, and suche others. These be M. Hardinges greate Fathers, by whome he claimeth his newe Doctrine: in respect of S. Augustine, S. Hierome, S. Chrysostome, S. Ambrose, and others, not woorthy to haue the name of Children.
But the Catholic Faith touching the Sacrament, saith M. Harding, for the space of a thousand years stood upright. Berengarius was the first that began to sow the seed of the