A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
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A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
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Jewel, John, 1522-1571.
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Imprinted at London :: In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes,
Anno 1567. 27. Octobris.
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Jewel, John, 1522-1571. -- Apologia Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ -- Early works to 1800.
Harding, Thomas, 1516-1572. -- Confutation of a booke intituled An apologie of the Church of England -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Church of England -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800.
Church of England -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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M. Hardinge.
They had saide somme what, if they had proued, that the doctrine* 1.1 of Christe had benne called
nowe by them, who were the professours, and folowers of it. But nowe reportinge that the Gen∣tils,
who knewe not God, as A man, as the Athenians, as Celsus the Ethnike, and suche the like, called
the right and true Religion of God, newe: they saie nothing to any purpose. But let them shewe, that
before the comminge of Christe, any suche Religion was allowed, that was newe: Or that sithens
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Christes incarnation, amonge Christian menne what so euer Religion was not shunned and reiected
as heretical, whiche was newe. Here are they domme. And yet for shewe of learning in a matter
not necessarie, they bringe foorth their store, and declare that the doctrine and Religion of truthe
was newe to them, whiche knewe not God nor Christe the sonne of God, whiche no man denieth.
Thus al menne of any iudgement maie see, how fondly they reason. VVe* 1.2 tel them that al nevve
doctrine nowe in the Churche of Christe is naught: and they proue, that infidels haue in the time of
Moses lawe, and at the first preachinge of the Gospel, impugned Goddes euerlastinge truthe with the
odious terme and reproche of newnes. Newe doctrine was good to vs at our firste conuersion from in∣fidelitie.
But since that we receiued the true faithe from S. Gregorie the Bishop of Rome,‡ 1.3 who con∣uerted
the Realme of Englande to the faithe by S Augustine his legate, and others sent for that godly
purpose: worthely we shunne and abhorre al new Gospels, new faithes, new doctrines, new religions.
Notes
* 1.1
A vaine di∣stinction. For neither doo vvee cal our Doctrine Nevve.
Vntruthe. For the True Faithe of Christe had benne plan∣ted, and stil con∣tinued in this Realme foure hundred yeeres; before the com∣ming of this Augustine.