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Defense of the Clergy (SB, pp. 291-98)

1. What does More emphasize in his portrait of the accusers of the clergy? What is their strategy? What is More's response to the accusers on 292-293?

2. How does More explain "Peter's Pence" on p. 293?

3. How does More critique the accuser's understanding of Parliament, the King, and the relation between ecclesiastical and secular power on pp. 294-296?

4. According to More, what will be some of the long-term effects of the accuser's attack on the clergy and the Church?