The B. of Sarisburie.
There is no better comparison to bee made, M. Hardinge, then bitweene Light, and Darkenesse: Truthe, and Falsehed: Christe, and Belial. For one of these contraries doothe euermore bewraie the other. And therefore Christe saithe,* 1.1 He that doothe il, hateth the Light, and commeth not to it: leste his euil dooinges shoulde bee espied. And this is it, M. Hardinge, that you so carefully keepe the people from the Lighte of Goddes vvoorde:* 1.2 leste by comparison thereof, they shoulde beginne to lothe youre Darkenesse. Plinie saithe, Tritico reperto, con∣tinuò damnatum est Hordeum, & quadrupedum refectibus traditum: As soone as VVheate was once founde (by comparison thereof) streight waie Barly was refused, and geuen to Cattel to feede vpon.
S.* 1.3 Cyprian saithe, Haec est, frater, vera dementia, non cogitare, quòd men∣dacia non diu fallant: Noctem tam diu esse, donec illucescat dies: This is very mere madnesse, my Brother, not to consider, that lies cannot longe deceiue the world: (Re∣mēber) it is Night no lenger,* 1.4 but vntil the Daie spring. And therefore Chrysostome saithe, as it is alleged before, Haeretici claudunt Ianuas Veritatis: Heretiques shut vp the Gates of the Truthe. For they knowe right wel, if the Truthe maie appeare, theire falsehedde wil soone be espied,* 1.5 and the Churches shalbe none of theires. Ter∣tullian saithe, Ipsa Doctrina Haereticorum cum Apostolica comparata, ex di∣uersitate, & contrarietate sua pronuntiabit, neque Apostoli alicuius Authoris esse, neque Apostolici Viri: The very Doctrine of Heretiques compared togeather with the Apostles Doctrine, euen by the diuersitie, and contrarietie, that is in it, beareth witnesse of it selfe, that it neuer came, neither from any Apostle of Christe, nor from any Apostolique Man.
When the Emperoure Adrianus hadde yeelded to graunte the Christians one Church within the Cittie of Rome,* 1.6 certaine of his Priuie Counsel aduised him in any wise not so to doo: For that, they saide, if the Christians might haue but one Churche within the Cittie, the whole people woulde becomme Christians: and by comparison thereof, theire Idolles Churches should be forsaken. Restore you the Holy Commu∣nion, M. Hardinge, and ye shal see youre Masses, and Mockeries soone falle to grounde,* 1.7 as did the Idole Dagon at the presence of the Arke of God. S. Hie∣rome saithe, Mendacium Antichristi, Christi veritas deuorabit: The Truthe of Christe shal deuoure, and consume the Lieinge of Antichriste.
Touchinge the Shakinge out of Stoareboxes, yee hadde no greate cause to complaine. For there is not one of al these maters, one onely of Priuate Masse excepted, that hitherto throughout this Apologie hathe, to my remembraunce,