Rainoldes like a crafty enemy, and gathering a heap of such speeches, out of sundry their books, hath in divers places of his confutation inserted the same, as any occasion would serve, to make his readers acquainted therewith, that seeing such earnest contention among the chiefest professors of the Gospel, they may be further withdrawn in alienation of mind from the love and liking thereof. Wherein also to help his purpose, he hath used two kinds especially of unlawful sleights. One is, to report among others the testimonies also of open Adversaries to the doctrine of the Gospel, as namely of Gabriel ⟨image 7⟩Fabritius against Beza, and of Castalion, and such others, as either being professed papists, or doubtful protestants, ought not in this case to be regarded. Another is, to falsify the judgements and sentences of our writers, and so to make most untrue reports of them. As for example, in his 12. cha. pa. 356. he affirmeth, that we begin secretly to disprove the Churches faith, touching the manner of Christs crucifying, namely, that his hands and feet were pierced with nails, and for proof hereof allegeth testimonies out of Marlorate, Musculus and Bucer, in whom no such thing is in any place to be found. And that every man may perceive what pleasure he hath, & what liberty he taketh to himself of speaking and reporting any thing untruly, he accuseth Castalion to have made a discourse in the Preface ⟨image 7⟩written to K. Edward the sixth, before his translation of the Bible, in proof that Christ is not the true Messiah; which verily is a foul slander, as any man may judge that readeth the same: so be chargeth us with the abominable heresies of the Trinitarians, Libertines, Anabaptists, Antinomi, David George, and such like, whom we detest as much as they, against whom both we have written more then they, and our Magistrates, both ecclesiastical and civil, have also seriously proceeded. With such allegations of all sorts, out of all writers, for all purposes, hath he fraughted and stuffed his book: other substance and weight of matter is there none therein, so that of it self it might be thought most unworthy of answer. Yet because such books do harm abroad, and it is expedient to have the adversaries folly and weakness detected, ⟨image 8⟩I have undertaken this labour of answering M.
Rainoldes like a craftie enemie, and gathering a heape of such speeches, out of sundry their bookes, hath in diuers places of his confutation inserted the same, as anie occasion woulde serue, to make his readers acquainted therewith, that seeing such earnest contention among the chiefest professors of the Gospell, they may be further withdrawn in alienation of minde from the loue and liking thereof. VVherein also to helpe his purpose, he hath vsed two kindes especially of vnlawfull sleightes. One is, to report among others the testimonies also of open Aduersaries to the doctrine of the Gospel, as namely of Gabriel ⟨image 7⟩Fabritius against Beza, and of Castalion, and such others, as eyther being professed papistes, or doubtful protestantes, ought not in this case to be regarded. Another is, to falsifie the iudgementes and sentences of our writers, and so to make moste vntrue reports of them. As for example, in his 12. cha. pa. 356. he affirmeth, that we begin secretlie to disprooue the Churches faith, touching the manner of Christs crucifying, namely, that his handes and feet were pearsed with nailes, and for proofe hereof alledgeth testimonies out of Marlorate, Musculus and Bucer, in whom no such thing is in anie place to be found. And that euery man maie perceiue what pleasure he hath, & what libertie he taketh to himself of speaking and reporting any thing vntruly, he accuseth Castalion to haue made a discourse in the Preface ⟨image 7⟩written to K. Edward the sixt, before his translation of the Bible, in proofe that Christ is not the true Messias; which verilie is a foule slander, as any man maie iudge that readeth the same: so be chargeth vs with the abhominable heresies of the Trinitarians, Libertines, Anabaptists, Antinomi, Dauid George, and such like, whom we detest as much as they, against whom both wee haue written more then they, and our Magistrates, both ecclesiasticall and ciuil, haue also seriouslie proceded. VVith such allegations of al sorts, out of al writers, for al purposes, hath he fraughted and stuffed his book: other substance and waight of matter is there none therin, so that of it self it might be thought moste vnworthie of answer. Yet because such bookes doe harm abroad, and it is expedient to haue the aduersaries folly and weaknes detected, ⟨image 8⟩I haue vndertaken this labour of answering M.
