The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The answere.

[ 1] I saie first, that this reason seemeth to carrie a maiestie with

it, and a verie plausible shewe of truth, and therefore did it a long time fascinate and seduce my selfe, yet I trust by Gods holy assistance so to solue it, as no papist shall haue cause any longer to glorie therein. I say secondly, that if our bishops [ 2] or our lay-brethren, had gone at any time to the greeke and East churches, they shoulde haue found as good a materiall succession at the least, as that of yours at Rome: but there was no neede to take so long and so painefull a iourney in hand. I say thirdly, that our bishops and priests of late yeares, were in∣deede [ 3] consecrated by such as were sometimes in your church. But thereupon will it not follow I assure you, that the true church of God was with you and not with vs: for no more can be inferred vpon your reason, but that there remained a certaine externall face, of the visible church still with you, that is to say, a mingled materiall succession of place and persons, without the formall Euangelicall succession of trueth and doctrine.