A detection of sundrie foule errours, lies, sclaunders, corruptions, and other false dealinges, touching doctrine, and other matters vttered and practized by M.Iewel, in a booke lately by him set foorth entituled, a defence of the apologie. &c. By Thomas Harding doctor of diuinitie.
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A detection of sundrie foule errours, lies, sclaunders, corruptions, and other false dealinges, touching doctrine, and other matters vttered and practized by M.Iewel, in a booke lately by him set foorth entituled, a defence of the apologie. &c. By Thomas Harding doctor of diuinitie.
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Harding, Thomas, 1516-1572.
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Lovanii :: Apud Ioannem Foulerum,
Anno 1568.
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Jewel, John, 1522-1571. -- Defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande.
Catholic Church -- Apologetic works.
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Iewel.
And yet al other thinges failing, they must holde onely by Succession: and only bicause they sit in Moyses Chaire, they must claime the posses∣sion of the vvhole. This is the right, and vertue of their Succession.
Harding.
Is it not reason, if secular men hold their kingdomes, landes, goodes, and rightes by Succession, yea when al other rightes, forces, and vertues faile, that Gods Mini∣sters, if they had nothing els leaft, should hold stil their owne also by Succession? It is wel knowen, that the Bishops of Rome haue more then only Succession. For they make good Decrees, they geue answer to great consultations, they cal General, and Prouincial Coun∣celles, they execute the Canons of them, and send forth Preachers, as of late they haue done euen vnto the new found Indies, beside many other godly and vertuous
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actes, which they exercise for the saluation of their own soules, and of the people.
But what if they had nothing, but Succession? Would you then haue men forsake their folde, and Church? Did Isaias so? did Esdras so? did Iudas Machabeus so? did Zacharias so? did S. Iohn Baptist so? Can you deuise the Popes to be worse then Caiphas, or the Pharisees? And yet Christ willed them to be obeied, albeit they had li∣tle els beside Succession. It is this Succession M. Iewel, which shal lie in your, and in your companions waie at the dredful day of accompte. It shal not be demaunded of euery man, why he studied not the Scriptures, which most men haue not learned to reade: But it shalbe de∣maunded, why they haue no faith, nor charitie. No faith, by forsaking the open, and knowen Succession: no cha∣ritie, by breaking vnitie. Euery man seeth Succession, ignorance can not be pretended, and euery man shalbe iudged by it concerning his Faith.