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Their doctrine being against the faith of the Church, they did not question but it would be generally opposed. If their ene∣mies were Bishops, or great persons, they thought it best to be quiet, & not to stir in the matter, but to play out of sight, & con∣tent themselves to dispose persons by degrees. If they were of a meaner condition, & would not be gaind by their devices, they took it to
be lawfull, to make a strict enquiry into their lives; to threaten to ruine their reputation & fortunes, & to do it actually, yet warily, & with the advice of all their known followers. In fine they judged it requisite, in case they were assaulted, eyther in their persons or in their doctrine, to have recourse to Apologies, for by that meanes, they would gaine a dou∣ble advantage, not only of beating down their adversaries, but of raysing their trophies on their ruins, not only of making them passe for Pelagians & Semipelagians, but of defend∣ing their own opinions.