A confutation of a popishe, and sclaunderous libelle in forme of an apologie: geuen out into the courte, and spread abrode in diuerse other places of the realme. VVritten by VVilliam Fulke, Bacheler in Diuinitie, and felowe of S. Ihons Colledge in Cambridge.

The aunswere.

The first consideration cōteineth two causes of your refusal, the one because the booke of Seruice, was repealed by Acte of Parliament, the other, for that Cranmer Ridley, and Latimer, were burned at Ox∣forde for it. To the first I aunswere, that if you accompt the aucthoritie of the Par∣liament of force to condempne it, why doe you not acknowledge th'aucthoritie of the same, in establishyng it, for anno. 1551. by all the states of the realme, that boke was allowed, and appoincted to bee vsed. Also by diuerse Actes of Parliamente, in the tyme of our soueraigne Ladies reigne, e∣stablished, and cōfirmed. But it is no hard matter, to gather your traiterous mea∣nyng, whiche is common to you, with all them of your religion. You accoumpte no actes of Parliament, passed in the tyme of kyng Edward, or Quéene Elizabeth, to be

of any aucthoritie, beyng confirmed by the roiall assent of those, whom you esteme to be no lawfull Princes, seyng your father the Pope, hath pronounced sentence of de∣priuation against them.

Your seconde reason, I will tourne v∣pon your owne necke. Seyng Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer, did so constauntly suffer death, for the confirmation of that doctrine, whiche thei hadde taught, it is a good argumente, that thei dissembled not with vs, but vttered that truthe vnto vs, wherein as thei liued, so thei were con∣tent to dye. The text of the Apostle to the Hebres. 13. you applie verie straungely, as though wee should thincke well of none, that suffreth death by martyrdom, wher∣as the Apostle meaneth cleane contrary, and exhorteth the Iewes, to followe the faithe of them, the ende of whose conuer∣sation, thei had séen to be agreable to their doctrine, who, as thei had preached diligē∣tly, so did thei ende their liues by tormen∣tes, in the same confession constauntely, and patiently.