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Bishop John Jewel’s Apology of the Church of England is a comprehensive statement of faith, as well as an important political and historical document of Elizabethan England. It was also intended as a Protestant answer to the Roman Catholic accusations of heresy. Bishop Jewel emphasizes the continuity between the Reformers’ thought and the truth of the Scriptures, the apostles, and church fathers...

and a piece thereof is perfectly and wholly holden of every particular bishop.* And according to the judgment of the Nicene council,* we say, that the bishop of Rome hath no more jurisdiction over the church of God,* than the rest of the patriarchs, either of Alexandria, or of Antiochia have. And as for the bishop of Rome, who now calleth all matters before himself alone, except he do his duty as he ought to do, except he minister the sacraments, except he instruct the people, except he warn them
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