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.

They vvere our Predecessours, but not the rules, and standardes of our faith.

Harding.

As long as they remained in that vnitie of Doctrine, which they receiued of the Apostles, or of the Aposto∣like Churches, as Tertullian doth wel shew, so long they are presidentes, and their continual Succession is a good rule, and standard of our faith. For they are pillers of the Church, the Successours of the Apostles,* 1.1 whom he that heareth, heareth Christ. Now when those that breake the Vnitie, which was in the Church before, come to sit in any bishops Chaire, they in deede are no presidentes, no rules, nor standardes of our Faith, bicause the Apostle biddeth vs obserue, and beware of them,* 1.2 that walke inordi¦natly, and make dissensions. For the Church of God hath no suche custome to striue,* 1.3 and to resiste at once al the Bi∣shops of the whole Church, as Martin Luther did.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Luc. 10.
• * 1.2

  2. Thess. 3.
• * 1.3

  1. Cor. 11.