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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B08100) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 185170) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2255:21) A brefe apologye or answere to a certen craftye cloynar, or popyshe parasyte, called Thomas smythe [sic]. [12+] p. M. Crom, [Antwerp : 1540]. Initial. Caption title. Imprint from STC (2nd ed.). Imperfect: lacking all after B₂. Reproduction of original in: British Library. eng Smythe, Thomas, -- clerk of the queen's council. Church and state -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1509-1547 -- Early works to 1800. eebo A brefe apologye or answere to a certen craftye cloynar, or popyshe parasyte, called Thomas Smythe. [no entry] 1540 14 3882 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.3 C The rate of 10.3 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2012-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-07 Sampled and proofread 2012-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A brefe apologye or answere to a certen craftye cloynar , or popyshe parasyte , called Thomas smȳthe .

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Hieremie . 8. SEr , though ye be a smythe Esaie . 9. And beate vppon the stythe ye cum nat to the pythe Nor haue not yet wher wythe your spyryt is verye drye The scripturs to applye Ezec. 13. ye rather them denye Than ther trewthe fortyfye Wbat measur ye obserue In poesye proterue Eccl. 19. Axe of ladye mynerue And she wyll saye ye swerue Full flatterynglye ye foyne ye clatter and ye cloyne prou. 10 ye mangye matters ioyne And all to catche the coyne ye cobble and ye clowght To vpholde the romyshe rowght But ye maye haue the gowght Hie. 50. Ere ye brynge that abowght ye maynteyne sodomytes with other hypocrytes And playe the parasytes Abac. 2 To slee trewe israelytes Agaynst aftrawe ye stumble And at a blocke ye fumble Ye fare lyke hym that tumble For nought ye do but bumble . Math. 7 Soche one ye are ywys As popyshe prestes maye blys For wher all treason ys Ye fynde nothynge amys . Esal . 56 , Your hate ye can not hyde Nor yet your popyshe pryde Luc. 21. God wyll for hysprouyde Whan ye shall stande asyde Whyls you suppresse the ryght Here wanderynge in the nyght Ioh. 12. Ye thynke God hath no syght Which is the very lyght The lorde wyll once out spewe Soche hypocrytes vntrewe As byddethhys worde adewe Pylde poperye to renewe . Apoc. 3 For cursed is that hart And worthye to haue smart Hie. 48. Whych wyll with them take part That scripture doth peruart Thomas smythe . To trolle awaye or trolle in / let not trolle spare Yf trolle trewlye trolle / trolle nedeth not to care An answere . Trolle in hath trolled trewlye , wher trolle awaye trolled amys Yf ye wyll trolle with trollars , Osee . 5. trolle trewlyar after thys Full lyke a troblous trollar , ye trolle a tryfelynge trace Trolle nomore with the scripturs , except ye haue better grace Thomas smythe . ☞ A lyttle treatyse agaynst sedicions persones . OF late I perused / two purposes seuerall In thee kyndes craftlye handled / the treuthe for to tell Trolle awaye / and trolle in , menne do them call Treatynge vpon matter / concernynge the late Cromwell The one vtterlye myndynge / the other to repell Trolle awaye ( the treuthe is ) moche touched the quycke And trolle in ( som what galled ) be ganne for to kycke An answere to the bolsterar of sedicion . In your perusinge , ye seme very parciall Trolle awaye iugynge , Gene. 8. of treuth to haue the trycke Concernynge Cromwell , trolle in nothyng at all But for hystrollynge , to be an heretycke Trollynge betwixt them , Rom. 7. ye are a iuge to quycke The worse to allowe , the better to condempne Soche vntrewe trollars , all veryte contempne . Whan Crist was alyue , Iohan . 5. soche tryfelinge trollars trolled Callynge hym traytour , and also Whome for ther trollynge , the phary sees extolled As yet to thys daye , ther trewe successours do Dyd notsoche trollars , agaynst the apostles go ? Act. 4. What ther rewarde is , we nede not for to tell Trollynges trouthe troblynge , trolleth euermore to hell . Thomas smythe . Yet trolle awaye tolde trouthe / yt can not be denyed Declarynge the offences / wherin Cromwell offended Trolle in beynge trobled / whan he yt espyed With trollynges to couer it , subtyllye contended Some trollats ther be / I wolde were amended For who that craftelye coloureth / any others offence Of lykelyhode in hys owne hart / hath the same pretence . An answere . Trolle awaye ded lye , Pro. 12. in manye thynges he tolde Though the lorde Cromwell , hath dyed for hys offence So sone as trolle in , soche trollynges ded beholde He shewed hym of it , Gala. 6. with moche more grace and scyence Betwyne them yetrolle , Gala. 6. without indifference your verdyt is nought , your iugement is wurse Soche vntrewe trollars , are vnderneth goddes curse No wreche so wycked , Ro. 10. but some wyll take hys part None so vnlerned , but some shall hym vpholde As menne se profyght , so trolle they in ther hart Some that hath knowlege , are neyther hote norcolde And verye asse heades , Apoc. 3 auctoryte maketh bolde He that with the fote , so cruell partes wyll playe The head wyll not spare , he once out of the waye . Thomas smythe . Trewlye to trolle , it is no maner of shame And trollynge vntrewe / is nat to be mayntayned As euerye thynge is / so to geue it proppre name Amonges all trewe honest men / shuld nat be dysdayned The scripture so teacheth vs / it can not be fayned Agaynst scripture who stryueth / he is non other lyke Than a traytour to hys prynce / and to God an heretyke An answere . Ve qui dicitis bonum malum & malum bonum Esa. v. Eph. 4. If trewlye to trolle , stande with moche honeste And trollynge vntrewe , requyreth rebuke and shame I gretlye maruele , whyls you a trollar be That in your trollynge , ye wyll trewe trollars blame And for your purpose , Eccl. 3. trolle scripturs out offrame Soche trecherous trollars , I thynke to be no lesse Than those lewde persons , whome ye do here expresse your scripture ye trolle , Esai . 5. from Esaye the fyft Ther spoken for them , that doth goddes worde blaspheme But ye can make it , to serue an other dryft Than God that tyme shewed , Mat. 16. or Esaye coude esteme Soche trollynge of trouthe , cause yet some men to deme The bysshop of Rome , the chefe head of the churche Scripturs so trolled , lyke myster yes canne wurche . Thomas smythe . I intende not to trolle , to rake anye part Diuision to mcreace , it nedeth nothynge But sorowfullye syghynge / I trolle in my hart With my self in mynde / manye tymes reuoluynge How God to vs hath ordayned / the most noble kynge Who 〈◊〉 connyt vs / hath trauayled full fore yet manye teyfelynge trollars / care lyttele therfore . An answere . A blacke more wyll change , Hier. 13. the colour of hys skynne As sone as hys craft , an hypocryte shall hyde ye trolle with no part , dyuysion to begynne And yet the people , from Crist ye wold dyuyde Some trollars lament , Ioan. 11. the fallynge of ther pryde Christen kynges hauynge , soche trollars at ther hande Are in worse takynge , than they do vnderstande Who maketh dyuision ? Ioan. 7. who is the peace breakar ? Nat Iudas but Christ , yet Iudas doth betraye ! Paule worketh sedicion , and is no treason speakar ye do the myschefe , Act. 14. and yet ye make no fraye The same foxe that lurketh , the same foxe take the praye Oh trollynge gnato , Pro. 11. ye thynke ye be not seaue yet by your trollynges , perceyue men what ye meane . Thomas smythe . But as trollars troblous / and full of enuye At the lawes of God , and of our good kynge In ther trollynges do trust , that ther olde heresye All good orders set a part / shall flory she and sprynge Ther prechars no lesse comfort / in ther sermons do brynge Euen latelye exhortinge them , auoydinge all drede And , persecucion not regardynge / throughlye to procede . An answere . Here is a pretence , Math. 4 to turne stones into breade And a suggestion , to cast our selues downe bacwarde Vpon the mountayne , for golde ye trolle vs leade Lawes with good order , ye wolde vs to regarde And yet trewe prechars , Nu. 4. ye mynde nat to be harde False fables ye forge , to darken with ther name Trollynge in soche trashe , as wyll be to your shame The scrybe on hys skyrtes , Mat. 23 doth goddes commaundementes set The dcuyll resembleth , the massenger of lyght Who destroyeth lawes ? who doth good order let ? But those pharysees , that chrysten peple spyght Sendynge soche prophetes , Hie. 23. as the daye change to the nyght All them that abhorre , ther olde pylde popetrye For the worde of God , they accuse of heresye . Thomas smythe . Wyth manye wordes more troblous / than now I wyl reherce Not doubtynge at all / but at length they shall be knowne Soche trollynge trecherous , my hart doth sore perce Consyderynge how sedycyouslye / amonge vs they be sowne Of late I well trusted , they hath bene ouerblowne But now I wyll perceyue / that neyther fauer nor smart , From the bodye can expell / that is roted in the hart An answere . More woldeye trolle out , Ioan. 7. yfye coude more reherce Ye shall do nomore , than God shall you permyt Whych trolleth forth tyrauntes , both terryble and ferce Hys flocke to correct , Iob. 23. whan they trolle out of wyt Amonge soche trollars , ye are a trollar fyt And I can ye thanke , ye do full well your kynde Trollynge now soche hate , as laye longe in your mynde . All ys sedicyon , Ioan. 21. that please not popyshe hartes All insurreccyon , whan menne from you declyne Of your sort manye , hath trolled trayterous partes And yet agaynst them , no trollynges ye dyffyne One relygyous zele , Act. 23. doth you and them combyne All heretyckes frelye , ye maye touche in your spyght But none soche as dyed , for holye churches rycht . Thomas smythe . A trewe trollynge hart / wold be lothe to pretende Anye purpose to mayntayne / agaynst God or hye kynge The confessyon of an heretyck / that latelye ded offende And amonges others / suffred for hys deseruynge Sesecrettelye they embrace / as most precyous thynge And yet playnelye wyll I proue / by good lawe and reason Contayned therin / bothe he resye and treason . Esai . 23 An answere . A trewe trollynge hart , dwelleth not wythin your bosome For all the colours that you shewe outwardelye In the confessyon , whych came an heretycke frome Ys moche lefle treason , 1. Tim. 4 and moche lesse heresye Than in the trollynges , of your hypocresye Whyls you shall contende , wyth reason and with lawe Your trolled scripturs , proue you a dottynge dawe . The heretycke that dyed , as all the peple harde In the fayth of Christ , Sapi. 5. mekelye departed hence Praynge for our kynge , and our worthye prince Edwarde Longe dayes to endure , inther prehemynence In hys confession , I fynde none other offence . 1. Tim. 2 But as Christ doth saye , soch slayghtes are in the sectes As wolde in maner , deceyue the verye electes . Thomas smythe . In anye wyfe imprynted / they wyll nat yt shall be The dauugers therof / in themselues mystrustynge Wherfor euer ye manne / maye well pexceyue and se What hartes they do beare / to God and our good kynge Euerye of them secretlye / must haue yt in wrytynge But Christ fayth verelye / ther is nothynge conceled But at length shall be knowen / and openlye reueled . Nihil opertum ꝙ non reuele tur . Mat. 10 An answere . It is imprynted , wherfore by lawe and reason Proue I can ryght well , Eccl. 7. that ye alyar be Verye hote ye are , in iu gynge menne of treason The hydden secretes , of all mennes hartes ye se As ye iuge ye are , by holy saint Paules decre Soche tauntynge trollars , Rom. 2. are tetrici thrasones And in ther trollynges , full nought ye nebulones A scripture ye trolle , as dyd the deuyllin desert To serue your purpofe , Math. 4 trollynge the pythe asyde Hydde secretes sayth Crist , shall now be clere and apert Meanynge soche scripturs , Luc. 12. as the pharysees ded hyde With ther tradicions , hypocresye and pryde Thus Christ declareth it , in the. xij . chapter of Luke False trollynge of textes , wyll turne ye to rebuke . Thomas smythe . Who agaynst them trolleth / a papyst they hym name They haue none other thynge , them selues for to defren de I wolde that all papystes / had an open shame And that all heretyckes / themselues wolde a mende Than shuld we haue no cause / further to contende But vniformelye to lyue / to one with the other And ioy fullye to in habite / as brother wyth brother . Ecce que bo num & que 10 cundum , Psa. 132 An answere . We call them papistes , Iudae . i. that maintayne papistrye Both hauynge ther frutes ; and scripture for vs to laye If all soche papystes , schuld haue shame openlye I thynke ye coude not , be farre out of the waye As Iudas wyth Christ , Ps. 27. with heretyckes here ye playe No brother is he , that goddes wurde doth nat furder Except he be Cain , whych doth pore Abel murder . Styll ye trolle scripturs , 2. cor. 6 but nothynge in ther kynde Couetinge full sore , to haue a fles helye concorde Beliall and Christ , wer neuer of one mynde Dauid commended , Ps. 132. a vnite in the Lorde Which with your peltrye wylleth vs not to accorde For lyght with darkenes , schall neuer well agre Nor popyshe falsehede , with Christis veryte . Thomas smythe . Soche schuld be our trollynges / Christ vs so tracheth Deus charitas est qui manet in charitate . 1. Ioan . 4. Commandinge euer peace / amonge vs for to be Hntrewlye he trolleth / that otherwyse preacheth Sturrynge to anye sedicyon , malyce or enmyte Where bannyshed vs dyscorde / and raygneth all charyte That realme in God resteth / and God ys in yt Beinge charyte him self / as sayth the holye wryt An answere . Christ neuer trolled , Esa. 57. soche peace as ye wolde haue Neyther in Mathew , in Luke , nor yet in Iohan Thowgh in your trollynges , ye falsel ye them depraue Of olde cankred scribes , the armoure ye do on Nat Barrabas but Christ , Ioan . 18 , accusynge of sedicyon To the worlde sayth Christ , I sende no peace but the sworde By the which ys ment , the rygour of goddes worde . ye trolle forth your textes , Mat. 7. commixtynge perles with draffe For Christ sayd in dede , they shuld be troden of swyne Non est pax impijs , your charyte ys but chaffe Though ye crye pax pax , as Esaye doth dyffyne ye speke of charyte , Ioan. 16. and drawe by an other lyne Christ sayd , that with you , we shuld haue trybulacyon And in him alone , our peace and consolacyon . Thomas smythe . Than towardes that charyte / trolle we on apace Venite ad me omnes qui laboratis & . Math. 15 Auauncynge our selues / with all conuenyent spede A more accept able pilgrymage / surelye neuer was For whych God gaue to man , anye meryte or mede Our labour or great burden / let vs nothynge drede Nor regarde the wylfulnes / of our bodye or fleshe For at the iournayes ende / Christ wyll vs refreshe An answere . If ye trolle to Christ , as ye mynde nothynge lesse With the pharise , Luc. 18 ye maye not your self auaunce For mede or meryte , as ye do here expresse For non can deserue , Rom. 11 the heuyns in herytaunce But here men maye se , your trollynge ignoraunce The frutes of our flesche , ye myll vs not to regarde So trollynge vs Christ , full lyke a wanton stewarde . Than trolle ye scripture , Math. 11 that Christ wyll you refresbe At your iournayes ende , for your gret labour , and peyne Christ ther taketh the lawe , for the burden of ourfleshe Easynge our conscyence , of mennys tradicyons pleyne But in your trollynge , ye haue an other veyne In your cottacyon , Deu. 13. for the aleuynt of Mathewe ye trolle the fystent , to be knowne a trollar trewe . Thomas smythe . ●nd than as trewe trollars / togyther let vs remayne omnis anima potesta tibussublimioribus sub . Ro. 13. Perfyghtlye fast knyt / in one peace / vnyte and loue Wyth glorie vnto God / euermore gladde and fayne Our noble prynce trewlye / to serue as doth vs behoue And all others to tendre / as dewtye doth vs moue Bsynge styll amonge vs the self same loue and concorde Whych ys to vs commaunded / by Christ the eternall lorde An answere . Thys trollynge wer good , 1. Pe. 2. yf ye coude folowe yt And nomore couete , to haue them ouerblowne That fauer godde strewthe , as they suppose most fyt Of Christen peple , in thys lyfe to be knowne Reportynge by soche , Hier. 9. sedycyon to be sowne ye neyther trolle peace , nor a christen amyte But declare your self , an ympe of inyquyte . We must loue in Christ , Ioh. 15. yf we loue christenlye For loue out of Christ , is but a paganes loue In goddes worde therfore , let vs loue to hys glorye And obeye our kynge , Rom. 13 as christen menne behoue With mekenes of hart and no sedicion moue And than shall we trolle , in peaceable vnyte As God vs wylleth , by hys heuenlye veryte . Thomas smythe . And now in that loue / let vs all with one voyce praye For the preseruacyon / of henry our moste noble kynge And Kateryne our quene / that they togyther maye Prosperouslye contynew / to ther hartes desyrynge And Edwarde our prynce , that moste angelykt thynge That they all togyther / maye longe lyue and rest And after with hym raygne , qui in celis est . Amen . An answere . Nat onely with voyce , Math. 6 as dyd the hypocrytes But whan ye shall praye , praye from the very hart Expressynge the fayth , of christen Israelytes And trolle with your prynce , no syckle flatterynge part Least after thys lyfe , Pro. 27 ye trolle to eternall smart Better is a strype , of hym which is a frynde Than a kysse of hym , that beareth a wycked mynde . In fayth and in spyryt , Iohan . 4. let vs of God requyre Our Kynge , Quene , and Prynce , to lyue here prosperouslye Not as you do trolle , vnto ther hartes desyre But vnto goddes mynde , 1. Tim. 2 and of hys name the glorye Thus trolleth saynt Paule , with Abacuch and Hieremye Lorde graunt them longe lyfe , to thy swete wyll and pleasure Thy flocke rewlynge here , which is thy most deare treasure

AMEN .

God saue the kynge . And hys ofsprynge , Amen .

Thomas smythe . To trolle awaye or trolle in / let not trolle spare Yf trolle trewlye trolle / trolle nedeth not to care An answere . Betwixt hys trolle and trolle , yf trolle no better trolle Trolle maye trolle with trollars , that trolle the gossyppes bolle Yf trolle wyll trolle with trollars , let trolle trolle veryte Or elstrolle with yll trollars , Iohan . 9. wyll trolle dyshoneste Where trolle hath trolled vntrewly , let trolle trolle back agayn For trollinge with yll trollars , trolleth many one to payne Thomas smythe . Composed by Thomas smy the / seruaunt to the kynges Royall mageste / And clarke of the Quenes graces , ounsell ( though most vnworthye . ) An answere . The Pharyse in dede Hys phylacterye sprede . Hys skyrtes he doth dylate To fournyshe hys estate Mat. 23. The scrybe set forth hys hemme With perle and with gemme With many tytles proude The pore trouthe to out croude ●●e paynteth hym selfe with penne 〈◊〉 or to be seane of menne Luc. 11. Here mayster smythe must be To the kynges hygh mageste A seruaunt scant so symple As reynarde vnder a wymple A clerke , Hier. 8. a lerned manne Which worldlye cauteles canne Yea , clerke of the Quenes counsell And persecuteth the Gospell Yet is he moste vnworthye And that he speketh trewlye 1. Ioh. 4. Thys worke he hath composed Wherin he hath not glosed By colours of hypocresye By falsehede nor by vayne glorye Nomore than reynarde foxe Or fryre with hys boxe It is good by saint Ione Mat. 7. That prestes haue soche a wone As canne so clerkelye wryte and poetelye indyte Whych wyll not from them wauer and is in so great fauer Beynge the kynges seruaunt So wyttye and so pregnaunt He that shall with hym scole Wyll fynde hym no small fole . Hest. 3. None heretycke now shall rowte Nor dare put forth hys snowte But wyll plucke in hys hornes Actu. 4. as doth new ale in cornes The gospellarsnow wyll shrynke and not be able to wynke The knaues shall nomore checke Nor agaynst vs popystes becke Gen. 39 With hym they dare not dallye For feare of Putiphars vallye or els for Daniels deane But now synge in a meane . Dani. 6. Nowe maye we tythes home trolle and care but for the bolle We maye let the gospell goo For he is our mortall foo We are fortunate thys tyde To haue smythe on our syde . Ioan. 7. Our kyngdome wolde els fall