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.

Iewel. Pag. 16.

VVe neuer armed the people, nor taught them to rebel for Religion a∣gainst the Prince. If any thing hath at any time happened othervvise, it vvas either some vvilful rage, or some Fatal furie. It vvas not our Co••••∣sel, it vvas not, our Doctrine.

Harding. That the Professours of this new Gospel haue stirred the people to Rebellions.

* 1.1This is a famous and an euident vntruthe controlled by the bloudy practises, yea and by printed writinges of your owne Brethren the Caluinistes. It is notoriously knowen and manifest, that of late in Valencenes two Ministers of your religion were at great variance in the towne about this point,* 1.2 at what time the gates were shutte, and king Philippes armie laie in siege before the walles. The one preached and taught, that they did wel, and lawfully, to rebel for Religion against their Prince. The other thought it could not be defended for lawful by Gods worde. And therefore these two being afterwarde taken, the towne being conquered, the one was hanged, and broken, the other but hedded. And here M. Fox might haue stuffe to encrease his Martyrologe.* 1.3 M. Christopher Good∣man in his booke, How to obey, or disobey, Pag. 204. com∣mendeth, as lawful, the Rebellion of Wyat, and calleth them plainely Traitours, whiche tooke no parte with Wyat.

* 1.4What Iohn Knox that Fierbrande of Scotland hath written, and done, to whose eares by publique fame is it not come?

In Tournay likewise not long agoe,* 1.5 the Ministers did not only counsel the Citie to rebel, but also tooke the whole Gouernement, and administration of Ciuil mat∣ters into their owne handes.

That Theodore Beza counselled, and persuaded Poltrot that wretched Caitife, to murder the noble Duke of Guise, his Princes Captaine General, not only Poltrot cō∣fessed it, but Beza him selfe craketh, and reioiseth thereof, and defendeth the facte, partly in a litle booke made for that very purpose, partly in his Preface vpon Esaie.

Luther expressely in a booke De seculari potestate, whiche he made in the yere of our Lorde. 1523. and is ex∣tant in his workes, laboureth to proue by Scripture, that among Christians there ought to be no superiour power, or Magistrate. And in an other booke made a litle before his death Anno. 1545. intitled thus: Ad Electorem Saxoniae, & Lantgrauium Hessiae D. Martin. Lutherus de Captiuo Brunsuicensi, prouoketh subiectes to fight against their Prince for Religion, and saith of subiectes, they do tempt God, whiche vse not their weapons, when they may.

See the Apologie of Staphylus. Melanchton, in libello ad Bohemos & Silesios, stirred the Bohemians to rebellion.* 1.6 He also in the yere. 1548. wrote openly against the Emperour Charles the fifth, in the time of the rebellion of Saxonie, and Hesse, as witnesseth Illyricus in Informa∣tione sua de quibusdam Articul. parte. 3. fol. 129. 137. & sequent.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A noto∣rious Vn∣truthe in sight of al menne.
• * 1.2

  Variance of opiniō betvven tvvo Mi∣nisters of Valence∣nes, vvhi∣les it vvas besieged.
• * 1.3

  Christo∣pher Goodmā.
• * 1.4

  Iohn knox of Scotland.
• * 1.5

  The Mi∣nisters of Tournay. Poltrot persua∣ded by Beza to kil the Duke of Guise. See the Cōfession of Pol∣trote. Itē Clau∣dius de Saincts in Responsio∣ne ad Apo¦logiam Beza. Luther. Tomo. 6. Germani∣co. fo. 602
• * 1.6

  Melāch∣thon.