Abstract
John Milton, in the pamphlet An Apology Against a Pamphlet Call'd A Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus (1642), quotes a lengthy passage from Gower's story of and Sylvester (Book 2 of the CA) as proof that great riches in the Church are the baits of pride & ambition (101). In the process Milton also suggests that he will allege a reputed divine authority, as ancient as Constantine (101). Jochums argues from a survey of Milton's other prose works that this must be a reference to Sulpicius Severus, a patristic writer who made similar points about the effects of riches on the Church. [CvD]
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