Ignatius Conclave, Addendum
An Apology for Iesuites.
NOW is it time to come to the Apology for Iesuites: that is, it is time to leaue speaking of them, for hee fauours them most, which saies least of them; Nor can any man, though hee had declaimed against them till all the sand of the sea were run through his houre-glasse, lacke matter to adde of their practises. If any man hauehave a minde to adde any thing to this Apology, hee hath my leaue; and I hauehave therefore left roome for three or foure lines. which is enough for such a paradox: and more then Iungius, Scribanius, Gretzerus, Richeomus, Cydonius, and all the rest which are vsed to Apologies, and almost tyred with a defensiue warre, are able to employ, if they will write onelyonly good things, and true, of the Iesuites. Neither Bo…ar in Amphithe.can they comfort themselues with this, That Cato was called to his answere soure and forty times: for hee was so many times acquitted, which both the Parliaments of England, and France deny of the Iesuites. But if any man thinke this Apology too short, he may thinke the whole booke an Apology, by this rule of their owne- That it is their greatest Spongia pro Iesuit. cont Equip. polon. fol. 20argument of innocency to be accused by vsus. At this time, whilst they are yet somewhat able to do some harme, in some places, let them make much of this Apology. It will come to passe shortly, when as they hauehave bene disspoyled and expelled at Venice, and shaked and fanned in France, so they will bee forsaken of other Princes, and then their owne weakenesse will bee their Apology, and they will grow harmelesse out of necessity, and that which Vegetius sayd of Li. 1. ca. 14.chariots armed with sithes and hookes, will be applied to the Iesuites, at first they were a terror, and after a scorne.
FINIS.