Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

Whom it may please to understand, after what sort he prepared himself to the accomplishment of those two notable books, of the defence of the Apology, and the Reply, which are as two double Canons prepared for the battery of error and superstition, must needs confess his diligence, and reverent proceeding in such cause, to have been such, as for which he may well be compared with any, whomsoever the former, or this present age, hath thought therefore worthy commendation. For, besides his advised observation of all such things, as in the adversaries books deserved answer: and, besides that he disposed a summary, and full collection of such matter, as he would use for the disproof of the same, the which he conceived in short notes: this may be a notable testimony, that ⟨image 3⟩he had purpose to set down the authorities out of the Fathers, and the quotations, truly and plainly: whereas in times before, he had gathered sundry books of common places out of the Greek, and Latin, and later writers, he did peruse a fresh the authors themselves, and made every where in them special marks, for the difference of such places, whereof he made choice. Those were all drawn forth, and laid to their themes by certain scholars, who wrote them out by such direction, as he had given unto them. So reverent regard had he to do the work of the Lord, and to defend the trueth faithfully.

Whom it may please to vnderstande, after what sort he prepared himselfe to the accomplishment of those two notable bookes, of the defence of the Apologie, and the Replie, which are as two double Canons prepared for the battery of errour and superstition, must needes confesse his diligence, and reuerent proceeding in such cause, to haue bene such, as for which he may well be compared with any, whomsoeuer the former, or this present age, hath thought therefore worthie commendation. For, besides his aduised obseruation of all such things, as in the aduersaries bookes deserued answere: and, besides that he disposed a summarie, and full collection of such matter, as he would vse for the disproofe of the same, the which he conceiued in short notes: this may be a notable testimonie, that ⟨image 3⟩he had purpose to set downe the aucthorities out of the Fathers, and the quotations, truely and playnely: whereas in times before, hee had gathered sundrie bookes of common places out of the Greeke, and Latine, and later writers, he did peruse a fresh the authors themselues, and made euery where in them speciall markes, for the difference of such places, whereofhee made choyce. Those were all drawen forth, and layde to their themes by certeine scholers, who wrote them out by such direction, as he had giuen vnto them. So reuerent regard had he to do the worke of the Lord, and to defend the trueth faithfully.