The B. of Salisbury.The B. of Sarisburie.

The B. of Salisbury.

The B. of Sarisburie.

Here, ye say, Sir Defender is prettily seen in Humanity: For that, ye say, seemeth to be his chief profession. Verily, M. Harding, We are well pleased, to take such, and so much learning, as you may spare us. We contend only for Truth, and not for Learning. What so ever our Learning be, if it may please God, to use it to his Glory, it shall be sufficient, be it never so little. How be it, had you not had some good liking in your own Learning, ye would not upon so simple occasions have upbraided others.

Here, yée saie, Sir Defender is pretily séene in Humanitie: For that, yée saie, séemeth to be his chiefe profession. Verily, M. Hardinge, Wee are wel pleased, to take sutche, and so mutche learninge, as you maie spare vs. Wee contende onely for Truthe, and not for Learninge. What so euer our Learninge be, if it maie please God, to vse it to his Glorie, it shalbe sufficiente, be it neuer so litle. How be it, had you not had somme good likinge in your owne Learninge, yée woulde not vpon so simple occasions haue vpbraided others.

Touching that, ¹sundry of your Doctors have said, the Pope cannot commit Simony, first it shall be necessary in that behalf, to consider the state, and practise of the Church of Rome. S. Bernard, writing unto Pope Eugenius, saith, Limina Apostolorum Ambitio jam plùm terit,² quàm Devotio. Vocibus Ambitionis vestrum toto die resultat Palatium: Ambitio in Ecclesia per te regnare molitur: The Apostles Entries, or Gates in Rome, are now more worn with Ambition, then with Devotion. Al the day long your Palace ringeth with the sound of Ambition. By thy means, Ambition seeketh to reign in the Church of God. Again he saith,