Piers his Embleme.
Τις δ' αρα πιστις απιστω;
Embleme.
Both these Emblemes make one whole Hexametre. The first spoken of
Palinodie, as in reproche of them, that be distrustfull, is a peece of Theognis
verse, intending, that who doth most mistrust is most false. For such
experience in falsehod breedeth mistrust in the mynd, thinking nolesse
guile to lurke in others, then in hymselfe. But Piers thereto strongly
replyeth with another peece of the same verse, saying as in his former fable,
what fayth then is there in the faythlesse. For if fayth be the ground of
religion, which fayth they dayly false, what hold then is there of theyr
religion. And thys is all that they saye.
