The Apologie, Cap. 21. Diuision. 8.
Worthily ought that mater seeme suspicious, whiche fleeth trial, and is afraide of the light. For he that dooth euil, as Christe saith, seketh darkenesse, and hateth the light. A cōscience, that knovveth it selfe cleere, commeth vvillingly into open shevve, that the vvoorkes vvhiche proceede of God maie be seene. Neither bee they so very blinde, but they see this wel yenough, that theire King∣dome streightwaie is at a pointe, if the Scriptures once haue the vpper hande: and that, like as menne saie, the Idolles of Diuelles in times paste, of whome menne in doubtful maters were then woonte to receiue answeares, were suddainly striken doumbe at the sight of Christe, when he was borne, and came into the worlde: euen so they see, that nowe al their suttle practises wil soone fal downe hedlonge, euen vpon the sight of the Gospel. For Antichriste is not ouerthro∣wen, but with the brightnesse of Christes comming.