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…

These matters,¹ M. Harding, be Tragical in deed. And herein standeth thē whole practise, and Policy of your Church of Rome.

These maters,¹ M. Hardinge, be Tragical in déede. And herein standeth thē whole practise, and Policie of your Churche of Rome.

1. 1Mad.Madde.

Where you think your self a sober man, in that you can so easily call us mad, and worse then mad, you may remember, that this kind of eloquence amongst you is Ancient, and Catholic, and may well stand with your Religion. For so the False Prophet Semeias said,¹ that Jeremiah the Prophet of God raved, and was stark mad. So the wicked said unto Jehu, of Elisha the Prophet, What hath this mad Bedlam Body to do with thee? Even so they said of Christ,² That he was mad, and spake in fury, be knew not what. S. Augustine saith of S. Paul: Incidit in istorum sacrilegam dicacitatē: & ab eis, qui sanari nolunt, vocatur insanus: S. Paul is fallen into their cursed raising: and of them, that will never be made sober, is called a mad man. So saith the Ancient Father Origen, of Celsus the wicked Heathen:³ Videamus igitur nos, qui juxta hunc insanimus: Let us therefore consider hereof, that in this mans judgement are stark mad.

Where you thinke your selfe a sober man, in that you can so easily calle vs madde, and woorse then madde, you maye remember, that this kinde of eloquence emōgst you is Anciente, and Catholique, and maie wel stande with your Religion. For so the False Prophete Semeias saide,