What argument did Philips van Marnix present in Biencorf der H. Roomsche Kercke?

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In his polemical prose work Den byencorf der H. Roomsche Kercke (1569), the Calvinist author Philips van Marnix, heer van Sint Aldegonde employs a satirical strategy to critique the church. While the text ostensibly presents itself as a defense of Roman Catholicism, Marnix actually uses the work to ridicule the institution. This piece is recognized as a significant example of polemical satire within the context of Dutch literature, which encompassed the literature of Flanders and Holland during the 16th century.12