A Confvtation of M. Lewes Hewes his dialogve, or, An answer to a dialogve or conference betweene a country gentleman and a minister of Gods Word about the Booke of common prayer set forth for the satisfying of those who clamour against the said Booke and maliciously revile them that are serious in the use thereof : whereunto is annexed a satisfactory discourse concerning episcopacy and the svrplisse.

ANSWER.

If you were not a man of a corrupt minde, you would never (I feare me) vent such stuffe as this: do you not tremble, are you not afraid to dally thus with the word of God? They are likened by some (you say) to women scoulding and accusing one another. And with whom (I pray) should the Minister scould, or who is it that he should accuse, if at any time he should chance to read thus to the people alone? I hope you would shrink out and be none of his auditors for feare he should scould with you, accuse you for consenting with a thief, note you for a partaker with adulterers, a speaker against thy brother, or tell thee that thou hast slandred thine own Mothers sonne: away therefore with such impious ca∣vils, and dally not thus with the word of God. These scoffes are

fitter for Pagans then for Christians; especially if they consider how dangerous a thing it is to sport themselves with holy things. Be not angry Man, for I do but reprove thee and set before thee the things that thou hast done: I retort, with as much patience as I can, no more then what your selfe hath cast abroad: Others make points, and you take in hand to tag them. But (alasse) we have more much like this a little after, which (as I meet it) shall be answered.