A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

Sir, This is the Doctrine, this the Confirmation of it, which we are directed unto, and enjoined to embrace by your Tridentine decree. This is that, yea and more also, as you will hear by and by, that you are bound to maintain and make good, if you intend to say any thing to the purpose about figures or Images; For you must not think by your sleight flourishes to blind the eyes of men in these days as you have done formerly. Own your Doctrine and practice, or renounce it; This Tergiversation is shameful; and you will yet find your self farther pressed with the doctrine of Chiefest pillars of your Church, and the public practice of it. For though ⟨p. 490⟩this superstitious Conventicle at Nice, departed from the faith of the ancient Church, and was quickly reproved, and convinced of folly by persons of more learning, sobriety and modesty then themselves in the very age wherein they lived, yet it rose not up unto the half of the Abominations, in the filth and guilt whereof your Church hath since rolled it self. And yet because I presume you are well pleased with these Nicenians, who gave so great a list to the setting up of your Idols, I shall give you a brief account, both what was the judgement and practice of them that went before them in this matter, as also of some that followed after them, with joint consent detesting your folly and superstition. You tell us somewhere in your Fiat, that the Primitive Christians had the picture or half portraiture of Christ upon their Altars. I suppose you did not invent it your self; I wish you had told us of the Legend that suggested it unto you. For you seem in point of story to be conversant in such learned Authors, as few can trace you in. If you please to have a little patience, I shall mind you of some that give us another account of things in those days.

Sir, This is the Doctrine, this the Confirmation of it, which we are directed unto, and enjoyned to embrace by your Tridentine decree. This is that, yea and more also, as you will hear by and by, that you are bound to maintain and make good, if you intend to say any thing to the purpose about figures or Images; For you must not think by your sleight florishes to blind the eyes of men in these dayes as you have done formerly. Own your Doctrine and practice, or renounce it; This Tergiversation is shameful; and you will yet find your self farther pressed with the doctrine of Chiefest pallars of your Church, and the publick practice of it. For though ⟨p. 490⟩