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…

Ye say, Christ shall always assist his Church: and shall evermore provide her of good Governors. Thus, be your negligence, and careless slothfulness never so great, be your lives never so loose: be you Dumb Dogs, not able to bark, be you Lanterns without Light, be you Salt without savour, yet ye evermore dream sweetly of Christs Promise, and assure your selves undoubtedly of his assistance: Even as he that sometime said, Pan curer oves, oviumque magistros. Would God your Bishops would do their duty, and do it faithfully: The world should have less cause to complain. Notwithstanding, Christ is evermore mindful of his promise. For when he seeth his Church defaced, and laid waste, he raiseth up faithful Magistrates, and godly Princes, not to do the Priests, or Bishops duties: but to force the Priests, and Bishops, to do their duties.

Yee saie, Christe shal alwaies assiste his Churche: and shal euermore prouide her of good Gouernours. Thus, be youre negligence, and carelesse slouthfulnesse neuer so greate, bee youre liues neuer so loose: bee you Doumbe Dogges, not hable to barke, bee you Lanternes without Light, bee you Salte without sauoure, yet yee euermore dreame sweetely of Christes Promise, and assure youre selues vndoubtedly of his assistance: Euen as he that sommetime saide, Pan curer oues, ouiumque magistros. Woulde God youre Bishoppes woulde doo their dutie, and doo it faithfully: The worlde shoulde haue lesse cause to complaine. Notwithstandinge, Christe is euermore mindeful of his promise. For when he seeth his Churche defaced, and laide waste, he raiseth vp faitheful Magistrates, and godly Princes, not to doo the Priestes, or Bishoppes duties: but to force the Priestes, and Bishoppes, to doo theire duties.

But ye say, Christ hath placed in his Church, some Apostles, some Prophets,¹ some Evangelists, some Pastors, some Teachers. Kings, ye say, and Princes be not there named. Hereof ye conclude, Ergo, The Prince may not cause the Abuses of his Church to be reformed: nor oversee the Priests,²