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. 109.

Here to dissemble these childish Cauillations of the altering of Num∣bers, the Singulare into the Plural: and of the changing of this vvorde Merite, into this vvorde Preeminence: vvhiche great faulte, if it vvere any, by M. Harlinges ovvne Confession, proceeded only from the In∣terpreter, and not from the Authour: &c.

Harding.

Dissemble hardely M. Iewel what ye liste, so that with al ye confesse the truth, that you are not hable ho∣nestly to discharge your selfe of that, whiche you passe ouer by dissimulation. Suche dissembling shiftes serue your turne not seldome, as the which you cā sooner vse, then against the truth shape a reasonable answere. But leauing aside your dissimulation, Tel me I praie you, where finde you, that euer I confessed, that the faulte of chaunging this worde, Merite, into this worde, Preemi∣nence, proceded only from your good lady the Interpre∣ter, and not from the Authour? Haue not I in plaine wordes tolde you the contrarie? Haue I not laid the fault as much vpon the Authour that allowed the Interpre∣tation (as your good Maistresse M. C. saith in her epistle) as vpon the Lady Interpreter? How then can you deli¦uer the Authour from al blame by myne owne Confes∣sion? Looke better M. Iewel vpon the booke againe: where, if you shal finde no suche Confession of myne, but the plaine contrarie, remember, who is not ashamed openly to auouche Vntruthe. But it wil not be other∣wise,

you haue by long practise gotten a ful perfite ha∣bite thereof.

Notes

• This vvorde Merite, changed by M Ievvel into this vvorde, Preemi∣nence.