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…

We never suppressed any of your Books, M. Harding, as you know:¹ but are very well contented, to see them so common, that as now, children may play with them in the Streets. Your manifest Untruths: your Simple Conclusions: your often Contrarieties to your self: your New found Authors: your Childish Fables: your Uncourteous Speeches: your Racking, Corrupting, & Misreporting of the Doctors therein contained, have much bewrayed the miserable feebleness of your cause. Your Fellows have no cause, greatly to glory in such helps: no more then in other your like Pamphlets, unmeet of any wise man to be answered. This was your only, and special policy, in the time of your late Kingdom. Ye suppressed, and called in, & burnt all our Writings, what so ever, yea, the very Testament, & Gospel of Christ, truly translated into English, naming them Heretical, and Unlawful Books. And, if any man had concealed, and kept unto him self for his comfort, any such Book written by any of our side, by most terrible, & bloody Proclamations, ye made it Felony. So much ye despaired, and doubted your own follies.

Wee neuer suppressed any of your Bookes, M. Hardinge, as you knowe:¹ but are very wel contented, to see them so common, that as nowe, children maie plaie with them in the Streetes. Your manifest Vntruthes: your Simple Conclusions: your often Contrarieties to your selfe: your Newe founde Authoures: your Childishe Fables: your Vncourteous Speaches: your Rackinge, Corrupting, & Misceportinge of the Doctours therein couteined, haue mutche bewraied the miserable feeblenesse of your cause. Your Felowes haue no cause, greately to glorie in sutche healpes: nomore then in other your like Pamflettes, vnmeete of any wise man to be answeared. This was your onely, and special policie, in the time of your late Kingdome. Yee suppressed, and called in, & burnt al our Writinges, what so euer, yea, the very Testament, & Gospel of Christe, truely translated into Englishe, naming them Heretical, and Vnlawful Bookes. And, if any man had conceled, and keapte vnto him selfe for his cōforte, any sutche Booke written by any of our syde, by most terrible, & bloudy Proclamations, yee made it Felonie. So mutche yee despaired, and doubted your owne folies.

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