An answer to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Jesuit in confidence whereof…An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof…

For he hath (as he speaketh) bumbasted words, deformed discourses, and he that reads him advisedly, would think him either dreaming in some distempered fit of an Ague, or perhaps rather sick of a frenzy, so that he had need of Hippocrates physic or fetters: which had been far more meet for him, than an answer from so worthy a man. Hierome had three special reasons why he was hardly induced to answer Heluidius. First, lest by answering he should make him be thought worthy the encounter. Secondly, because he accounted his babbling to be eloquence. Thirdly, because he made it a note of a good conscience, to rail and speak evil of others. Which things might well have stayed this worthy man from writing, seeing all these three might well be feared, yea manifestly sound in this heretical Jesuit, more than in Heluidius. But as Hierome, to remove the scandal of the brethren, who were moved by his outrage, or might be infected by his poison, broke off his silence: so did this excellent Champion of Christ encounter with this uncircumcised Philistine of Antichrist; and hath answered him for manner, not as he and his manner of writing well deserved,¹ but yet withal so, as his own nature and mild disposition was accustomed, who might have said of himself as Augustine of his dealing with the Donatists: We so love your persons that we wish you may live; and so hate your error, as desiring it should perish, which works your ruin. So meekly hath he answered him in all things, save some few times by his provocations he is a ⟨image 4⟩little sharp, as Moses the meekest man was once or twice moved at his people and their perverseness. For the matter, he hath kept that course with him, which he hath commonly and commendably (in my poor opinion) observed, when he dealt with other adversaries, that is, hath answered to the full that is objected, but hath not troubled himself to forecast what might be moreover objected, to take that away; which makes any mans work both tedious and obscure. And this as it seemeth hath been the cause of Duraeus his reply: it falling out in this war, which Campian speaks of, as in marshal affairs; when the defendant maketh show of no more strength, then that by which he might well repel and conquer the present assaults of the first part of the band;

For he hath (as he speaketh) bumbasted words, deformed discourses, and he that reades him aduisedly, would thinke him either dreaming in some distempered fit of an Ague, or perhaps rather sick of a frensie, so that he had neede of Hippocrates physicke or fetters: which had been farre more meete for him, than an answere from so worthie a man. Hierome had three speciall reasons why he was hardly induced to answere Heluidius. First, lest by answering he should make him bee thought worthie the encounter. Secondly, because hee accounted his babling to bee eloquence. Thirdly, because hee made it a note of a good conscience, to raile and speake euill of others. Which things might well haue staied this worthie man from writing, seeing all these three might well bee feared, yea manifestly sound in this hereticall Iesuite, more than in Heluidius. But as Hierome, to remoue the scandall of the brethren, who were moued by his outrage, or might be infected by his poyson, broke off his silence: so did this excellent Champion of Christ encounter with this vncircumcised Philistine of Antichrist; and hath answered him for manner, not as he and his manner of writing well deserued,