The B. of Sarisburie.
M. Hardinges answeare hereto is longe: the effecte thereof in short is this:
The Faithe of the Holy Romaine Churche, is the very Catholique Faith, which who so fore∣sake, shalbe companions with Diuels in euerlastinge fiere.
And where ye saie, so many Free Citties, so many Kinges, I praie you, howe many free Citties can you name, that haue receiued your Sacramentarie Religion? Nay the Free Citties of Germanie, as many as haue foresaken the Catholique Churche, doo they not persecute you the Sacramentaries? But, say ye, they be fallen from the Seate of Rome. So be the Greekes also in a pointe or twoo: yet condemne they you for Heretiques.
Neither be al the Free Citties in al the Countrie of Germanie fallen from the See Apostolike. Of fiue partes of that great Countrie, at leaste twoo remaine Catholique.
Let vs see, how make ye vp the number of so many Kinges, ye speake of? The Realmes of En∣glande, and Scotlande, bicause by Goddes prouidence the Gouernement of them is deuolued to VVo∣men, for as mutche as they be no Kinges, though they haue the ful right of Kinges, of them I speake not. Now onely twoo Christened Kinges remaine, the Kinge of Denmarke, and the Kinge of sweden. Geate you nowe vp into your Pulpites like bragginge cockes on the rowst: Flappe your whinges, and crow out aloude, so many free Citties, so many Kinges.
But what thinke you of al the world before this daye? VVere al Citties, al Prouinces, al Coun∣tries, al Kinges, al Princes, &c. til Freer Luther came, and with his Nunne tolde vs a newe Doctrine, and controlled al the old, were al these mad?
The Vertuous menne of the Societie of Iesus, haue they not brought many Countries, many Kinges, many Princes to the Faithe of Christe by preachinge the Doctrine of the Catholike Churche? VVee wil not folowe your folishnesse in boastinge, &c. The Faithe professed in the holy Romayne Churche, is now preached in Peru in the Kingdome of Ignamban, in the Kingdome of Monopotapa, in Cambaia, in Giapan, in Cina, in Tartaio, in Basnaga, in Taprobana, in Ormaz, in Ceilon, in Zimor, in Bacian, in Macazar.
The Miracles wrought by these Holy Fathers whiche conuerted these Countries, I trowe, ye wil not accoumpte to be madnesse. Thus your vaine boast in wickednesse wrought by the power of Satan is put to silence, &c.