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THE ANSWERE TO THE ELEVENTH Section of his defence to the Ministerie of England.
The first Inuectiue.
1 LAstly to come to the Protestant Ministrie of England, whose displeasure as I esteeme it least, so I name them last, pag. 113.
2 I defend the doctrine of all godlie and learned professors of Diuinitie, of all Popes, Fathers, Doctors, Councels, Vni∣uersities, Colledges, &c. since the time of Christ to Martin Luther, where so many millions of miraculouslie approued Saints haue liued and died, pag. 113.
3 I impugne a new, poore, lewd, licentious, and vnlearned companie of Ministers, &c. ignorant, wicked, deceitfull, here∣ticall, heretikes, seducers, reprobate persons, that learned their religion of the Deuill, &c. those that died without re∣pentance condemned in hell.
4 I impugne a priuate religion of one nation, in one onely time, &c. pag. 114.
The Defensatiue.
1 THis Iudasite Frier is now become the Popes Mar∣tiall, to place euery man in his ranke and order: But his authoritie reacheth onely to martiall his fellow friers: And if the worst are alwayes in the last place, how commeth it to passe, that the Ignatian friers (if they haue their right) haue the last place in publike processions, as being the yongest order of the rest: I thinke this frierlie companion would hold great scorne, that his order should be thought therefore to be worst, as it is in deede, but not for that cause. Well it hath pleased his Mastship to talke with Ministers in the last place: that is no dis∣grace to them, but to him, that gaue them not their due place. And here Agesilaus answere may serue, who being yet a child in the beholding of certaine playes, being set in the meanest place, sayd: It is well, I must shew, that the place doth not commend the man, but the man the place.
2 Most of the auncient professors of Diuinitie, Doctors, Councels, generall, particular, Vniuersities, Colledges, which were & liued and florished in the purer ages of the