vpholden by humility: What childe doth not see into the pride of his heart, that first entertained the impudency of controlling antiquity, and preferd the poison of his owne peruerse opinions, before the experience of so many Churches, counsails and fathers. “Quæ maior superioria,” saith _Bernarde_, “quam vt vnus homo toti congregationi iudicium suum preferat tanquā ipse solus habeat spiritū Dei.”[4] What greater pride then that one man should aduance his iudgement, aboue the sentence of a whole congregation, as if he alone had the spirit of God. Pride ouerthrew the towr of _Babell_, prostrated _Golias_, hūg vp _Haman_, kild _Nichanor_, consumed _Herod_, destroied _Antiochus_, drowned _Pharao_, subuerted _Senacherib_, and I hope will also confound arrogant T.C. and all his accomplishes in the Lords good time. And now that I haue vnburdened my shoulders of the weight of his learning, Ile ribroste my brother _Martin_ a litle, for obiecting to my Lord Archbishop, the not answering of his bookes. Therefore first would I know of sweete M. sauce malapert whether he would haue the care of the common-wealth, and forseing consultation of domestical and forreine affaires, resigned to the retorting of T. C. his vnreuerent railings. Next what such equall proportion his mastership finds in their places, that the grauity and mildnes of the one, should stoupe his attention so low, as the iangling leuity of the other. Were there no other thing to refrayn his grace, from combating with a common barretour then this, that in _discordia nemo benedicit Dominum_, it were sufficient to pleade his absence from this inferiour fight. But when he considers that saiyng of _Augustine_, “Nullus est modus inimicitiis, nisi ob tempus obtēperemus iratis,” ther is no meane of mallice, vnles for a time we giue place to the furious, and that which another sais, “Sicut nihil est deformius quam respondere furiosis ita, nihil vtilius quam tacere prouocatis.” As there is nothing more vnseemely then to aunswere the froward, so there is nothing more profitable then scilence to such as are prouokt. Let him vse the libertye of his speache as hee please, and detracte from his learninge in what tearmes hee see cause, yet will all Christendome admire his perfection, when T. C. his singularitie shall go a begging vp and downe the low Countries. I will not gainsaie but your reuerend Pastor may haue as knauish a vaine in writing as your selfe, and fasten a slander on the Saintes of heauen, as soone as anie of your sect, for “nil tam facile est,” as Ierom sayth, “quam ociosum et dormientem de aliorum labore et vigiliis disputare.”[5] There is nothing so easie for a man that is sluggish and idle, as to call in question others mens watchings and labours. “Mens praua,” sayth _Gregorie_[6] “semper in laboribus est, quia aut molitur mala quæ inferat, vel metuit ne sibi ab aliis infeānt, et quicquid contra proximos cogitat, hoc contra se, a