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Where the sayeth the authors of the admonition are not punished / or their book misliked / for that it telleth of the faults in the church / or of the since of men / but for that it maintaineth false doctrine / and for that they preferred ⟨p. 220⟩a libel: For the doctrine / it appeareth by that which is said / what it is. And if he would define what a libel were / it were easy to answer unto the other point. If he mean because it was preferred without any name unto it / how will he answer unto the example of the writer of the Epistle unto the Hebrews / which was a singular instrument / and did not subscribe his Epistle / wherein notwithstanding / he sharply rebuketh divers faults amongst them. And yet the writer to the Hebrews / was not the minister of Satan. And if he call it a libel / because it useth some sharper speeches / surely all men see that his book deserveth then to be called a Satire / having for tart words / bitter / and for one / twenty. But in what respect so ever he call it a libel / he accuseth not so much the authors of the admonition for preferring of it / as divers of the honourable house of Parliament / which did allow it. Where as master Doctor compareth us with the Pharisees / and sayeth we do all to be seen of men / and that we hold down our heads in the streets / and strain at a gnat / swallowing down a Camel / because they are in all mens knowledge / I will leave it to them to judge of the truth of those things. Where he sayeth we seldom / or never laugh / it is not therefore that we think that it is not lawful to laugh / but that the considerations of the calamities of other churches / and of the ruins of ours / with the heavy judgements of the Lord which hang over us / ought to turn our laughing into weeping / besides that a man may laugh / although he show not his teeth. And so Jerome in effect / answereth in an epistle which he wrote / where upon occasion that certain used the same accusation / that M. doctor doeth / he sayeth / because we do not laugh with open mouth / therefore we are counted sad.

VVHere the sayeth the authors of the admonition are not punyshed / or theyr boke misliked / for that it telleth of the faults in the church / or of ye synnes of men / but for yt it maintaineth false doctrine / and for that they preferred ⟨p. 220⟩a libell: For the doctrine / it appeareth by that whych is sayd / what it is. And if he wold define what a libell were / it were easy to answere vnto the other poynt. If he meane because it was preferred wythout any name vnto it / howe will he answer vnto the example of the wryter of the Epistle vnto the Hebrues / which was a singuler instrument / and did not subscribe hys Epistle / wherein notwithstanding / he sharply rebuketh diuers faultes amongst them. And yet the wryter to the Hebrues / was not the minister of Sathan. And if he call it a libel / because it vseth some sharper speaches / surely all men see that hys boke deserueth then to be called a Satyre / hauing for tarte wordes / bitter / and for one / twentie. But in what respecte so euer he call it a libell / he accuseth not so much the authors of the admonition for preferring of it / as diuers of the honourable house of Parliament / whych dyd alowe it. Where as maister Doctor compareth vs wyth the Phariseis / and sayeth we doe all to be seene of men / and that we hold downe our heades in the streates / and straine at a gnatte / swalowing downe a Camell / because they are in all mennes knowledge / I will leaue it to them to iudge of the truthe of those thyngs. Where he sayeth we seldome / or neuer laughe / it is not therefore that we thincke that it is not lawfull to laughe / but that the considerations of the calamities of other churches / and of the ruines of oures / wyth the heauy iudgements of the Lord whych hang ouer vs / ought to turne oure laughing into weeping / besides that a man may laugh / although he shew not his tethe. And so Ierome in effecte / answeareth in an epistle whych he wrote / where vpon occasion that certaine vsed the same accusation / that M. doctor doeth / he sayeth / because we do not laugh wyth open mouth / therfore we are counted sad.