Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

4. To this is added, That the Bible is the Pope's own Book, which none can lay claim to, but by and from him. This will be found to be a doubtful assertion, and it will be difficult to conclude aright concerning it. He that shall consider, what a worthy person the Pope is represented to be by our Author, especially, in his just dealing and mercifulness, so, That he never did any man wrong; and, shall take notice how many he hath caused to be burned to death, for having and using the Bible without his consent, must need suppose, that it is his Book. For surely, his heavenly mind, would not have admitted of a provocation to such severity; unless they had stolen his goods out of his Possession. But on the other side, he that shall weigh aright his vilifying & under-valuing of it, his preferring himself and Church before and above it; seeing we are all apt to set a high price upon that which is our own; may be ready to question whether indeed he have such a property in it as is pretended. Having somewhat else to do, I shall not interpose my self in this ⟨p. 235⟩difference, nor attempt to determine this difficulty, but leave it as I find it, free for every man to think as he seeth cause.

4. To this is added, That the Bible is the Pope's own Book, which none can lay claim to, but by and from him. This will be found to be a doubtful assertion, and it will be difficult to conclude aright concerning it. He that shall consider, what a worthy person the Pope is represented to be by our Author, especially, in his just dealing and mercifulness, so, That he never did any man wrong; and, shall take notice how many he hath caused to be burned to death, for having and using the Bible without his consent, must need suppose, that it is his Book. For surely, his heavenly mind, would not have admitted of a provocation to such severity; unless they had stoln his goods out of his Possession. But on the other side, he that shall weigh aright his vilifying & under-valuing of it, his preferring himself and Church before and above it; seeing we are all apt to set a high price upon that which is our own; may be ready to question whether indeed he have such a property in it as is pretended. Having somewhat else to do, I shall not interpose my self in this ⟨p. 235⟩difference, nor attempt to determine this difficulty, but leave it as I find it, free for every man to think as he seeth cause.