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.
If a man shoulde aske you, where that woorde of God is, that maketh a temporall Prince Su∣preme
head of that parte of the Churche, which he hath gournement of in al ciuil matters, I am sure
you can bringe foorthe* 1.1 no other woorde of God. then that, wherein S. Peter,* 1.2 and S. Paule willeth al
menne to obeie the Superiour powers, especially Kinges. VVhiche thinge was written to all Christian
men, whiles they liued vnder Heathen Princes, and Infidels, as Claudius Cesar, and Nero were, whom,
I suppose, ye wil not saie to haue benne heades of the whole Churche, as they were Monarkes and
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Princes of the whole worlde.* 1.3 If then by those Scriptures whiche cannot proue Nero (beinge a* 1.4 perse∣cutour
of Christes Churche) to haue ben heade of the same, you wil now proue, that other Princes are
supreme heads of the Churche: it semeth that either you make Nero heade of the Churche with them,
or geue more vnto them, then the word of God wil beare. And as for examples of good cōmon weales,
shewe vs but one since Christes ascension, wherein before Luthers time, any Emperour Christian, or other
Prince did attribute that title vnto him selfe: and we wil saie, that, when you speake of com∣mon
weales in the plural number, you make but one lye: but in case you shew vs no one common weale
that hath so done, then you lie in the plural number. Yea further, if at this daie the common weales in
Christendome, not onely that are Catholike, but the beste also of those, that are Lutherishe, and newfan∣gled,
do abhorre frō that strange, and vnheard title of‡ 1.5 supreme head of the Churche, why do you saie,
that ye haue, either worde of God for it, or example of approued common weales?
Notes
* 1.1
Vntruthe. For vvee allege ma∣ny other places bisides, as it maie sooue ap∣peare.
Mutche a doo about nothing: For our Prince hath not this Title. But Queene Marie had, and vsed the same title of Supreme Heade: as ma∣ny vvaies it maie be proued.