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…

Howe say ye then now, are not these your own proper reasons, &c. your foresaid worshipful reasons, &c? If ye mean (as by reason ye must) the Parliaments of these later days, the first of all did make most for you: and yet how open was it for you? Had ye any place at all in it? Were ye admitted within the doors? Or had ye any thing to do in that assembly? Consider them with what consult atiō your purposes were concluded. Did they tarry many months about it? Had they Bishops?^* Had they Divines and the most learned, to reason to and fro with all liberty? Was the Authority of the Universal Church of Christ, and the Doctrine of the Ancient Fathers considered? Ye say in Latin, plenis Comitijs, that is, in the full and whole assembly, as though none at all had there resisted, but every man had yielded to your matters. What say ye then of the spiritual lords, a great part of the parliament, and without all doubt, the part, which must be chiefly and only regarded, when the question is of religion? How many of them gave you their voice to your Gospel? Yea, which of them all did not resist it? One alone, I must confess, was afterward made to break unity, of whom a right good, and Catholic Bishop said to a noble man, we had but one fool among us, and him ye have gotten unto you. But as of the spiritual Lords ye had none at all (except that one, little worthy of the name of a Bishop and lord, whose learning was small, and honour thereby much stained) so of the temporal ye had not all: and so had ye also in the lower house very many, and well learned, that speak against you.

Howe saie ye then nowe, are not these your owne proper reasons, &c. your foresaid worshipful reasons, &c? If ye meane (as by reason ye muste) the Parlamentes of these later daies, the firste of al did make moste for you: and yet how open was it for you? Had ye any place at al in it? VVere ye admitted within the dores? Or had ye any thing to do in that assemblie? Cōsider thē with what consult atiō your purposes were concluded. Did they tarie many monethes about it? Had they Bishops?^* Had they Diuines and the moste lerned, to reason to and fro with al libertie? VVas the Authoritie of the Vniuersal Churche of Christe, and the Doctrine of the Aunciente Fathers considered? Ye saie in Latine, plenis Comitijs, that is, in the ful and whole assemblie, as though none at al had there resisted, but euery man had yelded to your matters. VVhat saie ye then of the spiritual lordes, a greate parte of the parlamente, and without al doubt, the parte, whiche muste be chiefely and onely regarded, when the questiō is of religion? How many of thē gaue you their voice to your Gospel? Yea, which of them al did not resist it? One alone, I muste confesse, was afterwarde made to breake vnitie, of whom a right good, and Catholike Bishop saide to a noble man, we had but one foole among vs, and him ye haue gotten vnto you. But as of the spiritual Lordes ye had none at al (except that one, litle woorthy of the name of a Bishop and lorde, whose lerninge was smal, and honoure thereby mutche steined) so of the temporal ye had not al: and so had ye also in the lower howse very many, and wel learned, that speake againste you.