A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…

This Gentleman, ye say, was not so fast bound as we imagine: but fell down meekly, ⟨p. 417⟩and Willingly of himself. ¹No doubt, M. Harding, who so knoweth an Italian courage, will soon believe that Francis Dandalus, a Gentleman of such Nobility, and the Ambassador of so Noble a Common Wealth, was soon, and easily, and willingly won, to come creeping with a iron chain on his neck, and to wallow under the Popes Table, as a Dog, to his own immortal shame, and to the Everlasting dishonour of his Country. Verily he would never have yielded him self to such Villainy, had it not been to avoid some other greater villainy. For, I beseech you, whether is it more cruelty, for you to run upon a poor man with sword drawn, and to strike him through, and so to kill him: or else to force him to lay cruel hands upon his own body, and to kill him self? S. Chrysostom saith, A poor man oftentimes is content to wound, or fester his own flesh, to the end, to move the rich man to some pity: Alij Capiti suo clavos acutos infigunt: alij per ipsum gelu nudo Corpore mendicantes petunt: ²Alij hisce etiam graviora ferentes, miserabile de se praebent spectaculum. At dices, Nos illorum Capita non configimus. Utinam verò tu configeres. Non enim tam gravis fuisset calamitas. Nam qui alium interimit, longè leviùs peccat, quàm is qui jubet aliquem seipsum interficere: Somme there be, that stick nails in their own heads: Somme other go begging with naked bodies in the cold frost: Somme others suffer other things of greater cruelty, and show them selves miserable to behold. But thou wilt say, we stick not these nails in their heads. Would God, thou stickedst them in. For then their misery were not so grievous. For he, that with his own hand killeth an other, committeth a great deal less fault, then he that forceth a man to kill him self.

This Gentleman, ye saie, was not so faste bounde as wee imagine: but fel down meekely, ⟨p. 417⟩and VVillingly of himselfe. ¹No doubte, M. Hardinge, who so knoweth an Italian courage, wil soone beleue that Francise Dandalus, a Gentleman of sutche Nobilitie, and the Embassadoure of so Noble a Common Wealthe, was soone, and easily, and willingly woonne, to comme créeping with a yron chaine on his necke, and to wallow vnder the Popes Table, as a Dogge, to his owne immortal shame, and to the Euerlastinge dishonoure of his Countrie. Verily he woulde neuer haue yéelded him selfe to sutche Villanie, had it not benne to auoide somme other greatter villanie. For, I beséeche you, whether is it more crueltie, for you to renne vpon a poore man with swerde drawen, and to strike him through, and so to kille him: or els to force him to laie cruel handes vpon his owne body, and to kille him selfe? S. Chrysostome saith, A poore man oftentimes is contente to woounde, or feaster his owne fleashe, to the ende, to mooue the riche man to somme pitie: Alij Capiti suo clauos acutos infigunt: alij per ipsum gelu nudo Corpore mendicantes petunt: