A detection of sundrie foule errours, lies, sclaunders, corruptions, and other false dealinges, touching doctrine, and other matters vttered and practized by M.Iewel, in a booke lately by him set foorth entituled, a defence of the apologie. &c. By Thomas Harding doctor of diuinitie.

TOuching other bitter wordes gathered by you out of my writinges into your Rolle,* 1.1 though your Euā∣gelical Brethern the Huguenotes of Fraunce, and Scotland, and the Gues of the low Countrie, that haue robbed and spoiled so many Churches, so many Mona∣steries, Nōneries, and other places, and haue burnt so ma∣ny thousandes of faire bookes with the Libraries, and cō∣mitted so many horrible outrages: I may not, least I seme vncourteous, cal them Theeues, Churcherobbers, the Deuils ministers, Satans broode, scholers of Satans schoole, Caluinistes, Satanistes, Deuilish Rable, Tur∣kish Huguenotes, &c. For these be vnciuile, and vn∣mannerly wordes, saith M. Iewel, and it is a great offence to vse them.

Though Frier Luther were taught of the Deuil in a night conference (as he† 1.2 confesseth him selfe) to aban∣don the Masse, and to worke al the spite he could, against the most blessed Sacrifice of the Churche: yet for ciui∣lities sake, he may not be called the Nouice of the Deuil, nor his Folowers, the Ennemies of the Sacrifice, neither may that be called the Deuils Schoole, were the Deuil Lu∣thers schoolemaster neuer so muche.

What Turkish wickednes hath proceeded out of this

Doctrine, who seeth not? yet by M. Iewel, it is beside good manner, to cal it Turkish Doctrine.

The Professours of this doctrine, and specially M. Iewel him selfe, doo omitte no occasion, yea they seeke al occasions they can, to reuele and blase abroade vnto the worlde,* 1.3 the Defaultes and imperfections of the Catholiques, without whiche menne liue not, and chief∣ly, if perhappes some Abuses haue creapte into some particular Churches, they make muche of a litle, folow∣ing therein the facte of Cham,* 1.4 who reueled the naked∣nes of his Father Noe. This notwithstanding it is noted in M. Iewels Rolle of my sharpe woordes, for a greuous offence, that I cal such personnes, Chams broode.

Who euer wrote so filthily, and so bawdelike, as Frier Bale* 1.5 that Irishe Prelate of Oserie? The harte can not be cleane, whose eares can abide to heare such vncleane woordes. Yet forsooth bicause he alwaies railed at the Catholike Churche, and at the Clergie ther∣of, and wrought so mightily in the vineyard of their lorde, that is to say, in despite of the Pope, and of al aun∣cient order, and religion: it is skored vp by M. Iewel for a bitter speache, that I called him Bawdy Bale, geuing warning by that terme to al chaste hartes, to refraine the reading of suche vnchast and filthy bookes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Hugue∣notes of France. Gues of the lovv Countrie.
• † 1.2

  See the Preface before my last Reioin∣der to∣vvard the ende.
• * 1.3

  Chams broode.
• * 1.4

  Gen. 9.
• * 1.5

  Bale.