A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.

M. Hardinge.

O blessed folowers of the Patriarkes, Prophetes, Apostles, Martires, and Christe him selfe, that suffer so much persecution in your innocencie; hauinge deserued nothinge at all, and onely bicause ye acknowledge, and teache the Truthe. But Sirs, by your leaue, how foloweth this (VVherfore) of your former common place so largely treated? This is your fowle faulte, whiche you make in your Lo∣gike. Howe proue ye this argument: The Truthe is persecuted, and the professours of the Truthe haue euer bene euill treated: wherefore wee ought to beare it quietly beinge likewise handled for the same cause &c. If you make this argument, whiche ye seeme priuely to make, leauinge out the

Minor, The professours of the Truthe be persecuted for the Truthes sake: wee be professours of the Truthe: Therefore we suffer persecution for the Truthes sake: Yf ye saye thus, we embarre you from your Conclusion by deniynge your Minor, whiche ye can neuer proue.

And if ye reason thus, whiche waye also ye seeme to vse: The professours of the Truthe suffer per∣secution: VVee suffer persecution: Ergo, wee are professours of the Truthe: VVe graunt your Mi∣nor is true: but your argument is naught. So might all Heretikes saye, and by that argument proue them selues right beleuers. VVherefore vntil ye proue, that ye succede the Patriarkes, Prophetes, Apostles, Martyrs, and Christe himselfe in professinge the Truthe, boast not, as ye doo, of your Fore∣fathers. For not they whome ye name in your Proeme, but Hus, VViklese, Peter Bruse, Be∣rengarius, VValdenses, Albingenses, Donatistes, Aë••ians, Manichees, and suche the like He∣retikes, iustly condemned of the Churche, were your Forefathers.