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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Title: 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.
Author: Jewel, John, 1522-1571.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes,; Anno 1567. 27. Octobris.
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Subject terms: 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.

The matter, ye speake of, is so cleare, that from the beginninge of the worlde to this daie,* 1.1 no se∣cular Prince can be named, who by the ordinary power of a Prince, without the gifte of prophecie, or special reuelation, did laudably intermeddle with Religion, as a iudge and ruler of spiritual causes. The reason thereof is cleare. Religion is an order of Diuine worshippinge, belonginge to God onely: whereupon no man hath power, but he that is called thereto by God. He is called in the iudgemente of men, who can shewe his callinge out wardly, as by consecration, and imposition of handes. Priestes and Bishops are called to be the dispensatours of the mysteries of God.* 1.2 In that consecration the keies of knowledge, and discretion, the power of blindinge and loosinge is geuen.‡ 1.3 If a secular Prince can not shewe the keies geuen to him, howe dareth he aduenture to breake vp rather then to open

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the clasped booke of God,* 1.4 the dore of the Churche, and the gates of the Kingedome of heauen? VVhere∣fore S. Ambrose saide vnto Valentinian. Quando audiuisti, Imperator, in causa Fidei Laicos de Episcopo iudicasse?* 1.5 VVhen haste thou hearde, Emperoure, Laymen to haue ben iudges of a Bishop in the cause of Faithe? And yet nowe these menne thinke, that whiche S. Ambrose neuer hearde of, not onely to haue ben vsed continually the firste fiue hundred yeres after Christes birthe, but also to be as cleare a matter, as if we behelde it with our eies.

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* 1.1

Vntruthe eui∣dent, as by sun∣drie examples i•• shal appeare.

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* 1.2

Mat. 16. & 18.

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‡ 1.3

O Vaine mao. VVhat pertein•• these keies to General Coun∣celles? For by them euery poore Prieste hath as good right in Coun∣cel, as the Pope.

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* 1.4

The Prince maie deale in Ecclesi∣astical Causes.

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* 1.5

Li. 5. epis. 32

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