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…

But because this defender thinketh be hath acquitted him self like a Clerk by alleging this place out of S. Hierome against the Catholic Church, I require all the learned to read over what S. Hierome writeth upon the end of the Prophet Nahum, from these words of the text,¹ Brucus irruit & evolavit &c. forth to the end of the Chapter, and most diligently to mark that goeth immediately before the place by this defender alleged. As for thee, good reader, that understandest not the Latin tongue, I assure thee, S. Hierome speaketh those words^* of Heretics, * of teachers of evil doctrine, of such as will not bear the voice of the Church, of which sort this new english Clergy is. And in that discourse he commendeth to true believers, not only the Hills, that is, the written Scriptures, but also the doctrine of the Church (as thou seest in the allegation put in the Apology) and before that be commendeth likewise Latibula Doctorum, the Caves of the Doctors, in which the faithful people also as by flying to the Hills, couch them selves safe from danger of the Devil stirrer of Heresies. So that if the place be well scanned, by that allegation they shall seem to have made a rod to whip them selves. The whole place being over long to recite here, a sentence or two. that are specially meant of such as they be, may suffice.

But because this defender thinketh be hath acquited him selfe like a Clercke by alleaginge this place out of S. Hierome against the Catholike Churche, I require al the learned to reade ouer what S. Hierome writeth vpon the ende of the Prophet Nahum, from these woordes of the texte,¹ Brucus irruit & euolauit &c. foorth to the ende of the Chapter, and most diligently to marke that goeth immediatly before the place by this defender alleaged. As for thee, good reader, that vnderstandest not the Latine tonge, I assure thee, S. Hierome speaketh those woordes^* of Heretikes, * of teachers of euil doctrine, of suche as will not beare the voice of the Churche, of whiche sorte this new english Clergie is. And in that discourse he commendeth to true beleuers, not onely the Hilles, that is, the written Scriptures, but also the doctrine of the Churche (as thou seest in the allegation put in the Apologie) and before that be commendeth likewise Latibula Doctorum, the Caues of the Doctours, in which the faithfull people also as by flyinge to the Hilles, couche them selues safe from danger of the Deuill stirrer of Heresies. So that if the place be well scanned, by that allegation they shall seeme to haue made a rodde to whippe them selues. The whole place beinge ouer longe to recire here, a sentence or two. that are specially meante of suche as they be, maie suffise.