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.

Iewel. 130.

Father, as if you vvere my Metropolitane, ye demaunde of me, vvhether I be a Bishop, or no. I ansvver you, I am a Bishop, and that by the free, and accustomed Canonical Election of the vvhole Chapter of Sarisburie, assembled solemnely together for that pur∣pose.

Harding.

It was no free Election M. Iewel,* 1.1 when the Chapter, whiche chose you, saw, that excepte it chose you, it selfe shoulde be in danger of the lawe, and of the Princes displeasure. It was no Canonical Electi∣on, when he was chosen, whom the olde Canons haue iudged vnable for that Vocation.

For howe can he be chosen Bishoppe, that is to saye, highe Prieste, who teacheth, that there is not at al any external Priesthod in the Churche? Howe can he be chosen Bishoppe, that is to saye, highe prieste, who teacheth with the olde condemned Heretique Aerius,* 1.2 that by Gods lawe there is no difference betwen a Bis∣shoppe, and a priest? How can he be lawfully chosen Bishoppe in Sarisburie, according to the olde Ca∣nons, who teacheth al the olde Canons to be super∣stitiouse, wherein from the Apostles time Praiers for the dead were commaunded and prescribed? What Canon can allowe his Election, who breaketh the Vnitie of the Churche, and diuideth him selfe, and his flocke, 〈…〉〈…〉

Quenes Chappel, let M. Richard Chaundler prebendarie there, and Archedeacon of Sarisburie, let your owne frende and faithfelowe M. Parry Chauncellour of that Churche be demaunded, whether I was present at your Election, and gaue free, and open consent vnto it, or no. I maruel that you, who can remember so many sayinges of Glosers, and Canonistes, could not remember to cal for the Registers booke, or for the witnesse of those of that Church there with you daily present, to vnderstand the truth hereof before you wrote this much. You knew it, you knew it right wel M. Iewel, that both I, and M. Richard Dominike, that Reuerend and vertuous Priest, Prebendary also there (whom in your visitation for the Quenes highnes, ye appointed to be a prisoner, as also my selfe in myne owne house at Sarisburie) vtterly, and with expresse wordes refused to geue our voices, and consent to your pretésed Election. Truly we accōpted it no lesse crime to haue chosen you Bishop of Sarisburie, then to haue chosen Arius, Eunomius, Nestorius, Eutyches, Ae∣rius, Pelagius, or any other the like Heretike. Wherefore reuoke so manie Vntruthes, you haue here vttered with one breath. Your Election was neither free, nor Canoni∣cal, the whole Chapter was not present, I was not one of that cōpanie, I gaue not my consent. Now that you haue so impudētly affirmed al this notwithstanding, take heed, (that I may vse your owne wordes) your owne breath blowe not against you, al good and true men blowe not against you, your owne conscience (which is more to be feared) blowe not against you, and before God the true and iust Iudge, blowe not you vpside downe.

Notes

• * 1.1

  M. Iewels canonical election to the See of Saris∣burie.
• * 1.2

  Epiphan. Haeres. 75.