with teares too lament the same yea if it were as harde as the stony Caucasus or as sauage is the Tigres of Hircania And whereof sprange this miserie Doubtles by the similitudes of godlines which then was pretended to the kynges maiestie by certen yonge whelpes newely crept oute of the stable who too bryng the same to passe inuented a similitude of godlynes too banyshe the popes authoritie which with all meanes possible withstode the same But here I know certen good fellowes wil obiecte sayinge Sir you begyn to rage to far vpoÌ„ vs poore protestantes lay al this geare to our charge as though none but we and oure skolemaisters were the doers hereof But sir I pray you did you neuer reade a booke made by the bishop of Winchester deceased entituled of true obedience whiche boke inueyeth against the authoritie of the Pope Yes in deede goodman protestaÌ„t I haue read the sayde booke in latyn and of late I reade the same also in englyshe but howe faithfully translated I leaue that to the iudgement of him which wyl compare them bothe together before the whiche is annexed a dronken prologue made by some hote spreted brother no doubt of as fine matter as the maker coulde deuyse But forasmuche as it is obiected that the author of that boke and others also inueyed against the sayd Popes authoritie that they were not only protestantes which sought the abandoning of the same Wel then I wold wyshe that the protestaÌ„tes which were then the originalles of the same would do as the sayde byshop of Wynchester and other good byshoppes haue done synce seke all meanes possible to restore the same agayne and to reduce that to the olde state whiche the protestantes for ambicion and the other for feare did then seke meanes to displace And as it is well knowen that it hath pleased god to call thautor of that boke to his mercy since who with a repentant harte with sainte Peter lamented the denial of gods truth so I wold it were as wel knoweÌ„ that the other I meane Cranmere had repented in semblable maner and would haue acknowledged goddes truthe to th ende For the one hath ended his lyfe after natures direction thother hath shortened his lyfe contrarie to nature The one in his bedde the other in the fier the one in the vnitie of the churche the other in the discord of heretikes the one honorably the other miserably the one as a catholyke the other as an heretike the one a true maÌ„ to God and the crowne the other a false man to God the realme Therfore I appeale to al mennes iudgementes herein to consider whether partie sought y â— destructioÌ„ of this realme or whether partie more worthy to be blamed The one worthy of blame but y â— other worthy condemnacioÌ„ And therefore pretented accordyng to their dispositions similitudes of godlines but denied the poower therof TheÌ„ folowed subuersioÌ„s of abbaies being another similitude of godlines perswaded by the sayd protestantes by whose pytifull spoyle procedeth the decaye of our common wealth For it was thought before their subuersion that all thynges woulde be better cheape but they became as good cheape as thinges did in Rome after the makyng of the lawe called Agraria For whyles the Senatours and other rulers of the citie were striuing for thassignementes of their porcions the hoale publike state was brought to ruyne by dissension and ciuile warres The landes and possessions belonging to the sayde abbaies beyng let slyp at liberttie from the sure bandes wherewith thei were before duely kept to the coÌ„modite of the realme and relief of the poore are nowe neyther so profitable to the owners al thinges considered nor yet comodious to the common welth It is to be thought that some whiche wer appointed doers about these possessions played the parte of a Romaine called Quintus Fabius Labeo who beynge appointed a daiesman betwene the Nolanes Neapolitanes about the boundes of their laÌ„des did debate the matter with either of them a parte wheÌ„ thei were come to the place and to thintent they shoulde not encâ—oche vpoÌ„ eche other the same was staked oute indifferentlye Nowe in the middes there remained a parcel of grouÌ„d vntouched which parcel of ryght also ought to haue bene staked out to thuse of either partes but he adiudged the same to the people of Rome In lyke maner whyle some were in debating the abbaie possessioÌ„s and stakinge the same oute to the kinges vse some remained in the middes mete for their owne vses Thus these similitudes of goodlines in reprouyng the abbaiemen of their ill lyues haue brought both the abbaies and all to vtter ruyne And whiles they were tickling the kynges maiest in the eare with the abuses vsed in the same they theÌ„selfes sought meanes to aspire vnto honoure not caring for the miserie whiche myght ensue nor yet seking reformatioÌ„s of the sayd abuses What a shewe of godlines was it trowye to induce so many straunge alteracions of Religion after the death of kyng Henry the eyghte but only to deny the power therof Did not men crye alwayes vpon goddes booke the worde of the lorde the heauenly fode the spirite of truthe and suche lyke But howe contrarye their dedes were too these their outcries let theÌ„selfes be iudges Many other similitudes of godlines haue thei brought forth to the shew of the worlde but the power of al godlines they vtterly denye with the effecets And to come to some particuler pointes haue they not denied the power of goddes word to worke any thyng too the iustifying of manne by the water of baptisme Haue they not also denied the moste manifest woordes of god spoken touching the consecration of his reall body in the sacrameÌ„t of thaltar and say that those wordes be spokeÌ„ tropically and figuratiuely and that they can woorke no suche effecte as bread to be transsubstanciated in to his body although Christe by his Euangelistes Apostles Prophetes Doctors Martyrs doth moste playnely affirme the same Haue they not also denyed the power of God in the wordes spokeÌ„ by the priest at the tyme of confession beyng so playnly commaunded by Christe saying Whose synnes you forgiue the same shal be forgeuen Haue they not also denied the power of gods worde in the rest of the seuen sacramentes abolishyng fyue quite out of their coÌ„pany as vnworthy therof yea and the other twayne remaining as they handled theÌ„ skarce worthy the name of a sacrameÌ„t And as they haue denyed the power of godlynes in these Sacramentes so haue they also denyed the same in the workes of GOD wrought by his grace in all godly men to be any meanes too attayne to iustification contrary to the wordes of S. Iohn saying To as manye as receyued hym meanyng Christe he gaue them power to bee made the sonnes of God euen them that beleued in his holy name some peradueÌ„ture wyll saye here that fayth onely includeth so this
vayne thynges muche lyke the Atheniens For when Demosthenes was tellyng them a soleÌ„pne tale of an asses shadowe and vpon the soubden brake of leauing the tale halfe tolde they instantly intreated him to make an ende O ye foles quod Demosthenes ye loue to heare suche trifling tales but if I went about to declare vnto you any serious matter you would skarse geue me the hearyng Thus fare oure countremeÌ„ if there be any vayne syghtes to be seen or any folishe matters to be heard lorde howe they runne and sweate in their busines But if there be a sermoÌ„ at Paules crosse after they haue â—aried there a while to here some newes and the preacher at the prayers lorde howe they vanishe away in clusters repairing into Paules and either by sell some bargaine in the body of the churche or els telle some tale of an Asses shadowes But to the purpose if oure men wyll needes be martyrs as they pretende to be where is their modestie their pacience their tharitie their loue that is required in a martyr I am sure they dare be bolde to coÌ„pare them selues to the martyrs of the primatiue Churche To whom they be nothing lyke For the sure token then of a martyr was to haue a sure profession of Gods truth whiche token they can not chalenge For in it selfe their profession is deuided vnles they would make Gods truthe whiche is one to be diuers If they wyll chalenge their modestie they be farre deceiued thei vse no suche glorious titles For if any man hadde named them martyrs in their coÌ„munications or letters they would reproue him therefore saying that that title was worthy for Christ only who alone was the faithful witnes of his truth If they will chalenge to themselues charitie pacience and suche lyke they be as wyde For Paule Stephen and the rest vsed no tauÌ„ting wordes or reprochefull checkes againste the Byshoppes and magistrates in their time but with mylde couÌ„tenaunce they answered their obiections But our martyrs wil not sticke to call them slaughter-men butchers blodsuckers and suche lyke blasphemous names more lyke helhoundes then holy ones such is their pacieÌ„ce Paule beyng brought before Ananias the hye preist and beyng beaten of the standers by saying Doest thou strike me thou paynted wall doest thou sitte vpon me here in iudgement according to the lawe and doest then commaunde that I should be striken contrarie to the lawe Then the standers by tolde him that it was the hye preist I knewe not ê™ he that it was the hye preist for it is written Thou shalt not reuile the head of the people Paule herein was sory that he had reuiled the magistrate But our martyrs forgetting S. Paules rule cease not froÌ„ tyme to tyme contumeliously to rayle vpon the byshop other learned and godly menne with the most vylest termes they can deuise yet sheweno cause of sorowe but like Orestes Tantalê° Theseus and Proserpina and suche other infernal furies they exclame in a tragical maner vpon God and his churche the heauens the yerth and all that is But yet one thing there is wherein they greately triumphe that is the constancie of these men oh their constancie is wonderful which is no cause as partly is touched before to proue them martyrs For if their constancie were vsed in a good cause then were it worthy fame What follye is so great sayeth Tully or so vnworthy a wysemans constancie as is false opinion The constancie wherof our men so bragge of is not for any opinion that is good or commendable it is but onely for worldly prayse or disprayse the zeale of whether beyng taken awaye it would coÌ„uert into inconstancie The cause as is aforesayd doth make a martyr and not the valiant death A notable historie occurreth nowe to my remembraunce of a true martyr and it is rehersed in a booke made by that moste excellent well learned gentleman called sir Thomas Elyot knyght Valeriane beyng Emperour of Rome perfecuting the churche in Egypte was a christen man presented vnto him whom he beholding to be yong and lustye thynking therfore to remoue him froÌ„ the faith rather by venereall mocions thaÌ„ by sharpnes of tormentes caused him to be layde in a bedde within a faire gardin hauing about him all floures of swete odour most delectable sauours perfumes And than caused a fayre tender yonge woman to be layde by him al naked who ceased not swetely and louyngly to embrace kysse him shewing to him all pleasant deuises to the intent to prouoke him to fornication There lacked litle that the yong man was not vanquished and that the fleshe yelded not to the seruice of Venê° Whiche thing the yong man perceiuing whiche was armed with grace seing none other refuge with his tethe did gnawe of his own toÌ„gue wherwith he suffred suche incredible paine that therwith the breÌ„ning of voluptuous appetites was vtterly extincte In this notable acte I wote not whiche is to be coÌ„mended either his inuincible corage in resisting so muche against nature or his wysedome in subduyng the lesse paine with the more byting off that wherby he might be coÌ„strained to blaspheme god or renouÌ„ce his religion Sure I am that he therfore receiued immortall life and perpetual glory This yong man was a true martyr this maÌ„ folowed his maister Christ in bearyng his crosse to crucifie the affections This maÌ„ shewed a notable example of coÌ„stancie in not denying his creator the author founder of his fayth Ignatius of whom we reade in Eusebius was a constant and vndoubted martyr whoo cared for no punishment persecution or other torment So was also Policarpus and Iustinus martir These and suche like are true martyrs whiche against the infideles and Gods enemies yelded their bodies to the seruice of death not caring either for wordes fame or praise of men These men wer with tormentes inspeakable constrayned to denye the name of Christ These men were allured by faire promises to forsweare their maister But oure men are with tormentes terror of death compelled to embrace Christes fayth and to relinquishe their Iewishe opinions Thauncient martyrs were tormented to the intent they might fall to Idolatrie Oure men are intreated by all faire meanes possible to worship the liuyug God O what madnes is this to seme to dye for the name of Christ when the sentence geuers do exhorte them to embrace Christ Who can call this persecution If the Turke be persecuted when he is by a christiaÌ„ gently perswaded to be baptized and to put vpoÌ„ him Christ and to forsake Mahomet then maye the heretike saye that he is iustly persecuted But if oure menne doo loue wylfull death and bee wery of their life in this worlde I would haue them either arme them selues in battell to fight against the great Turke or other enemies of the fayth or els to offre them selues in Turkey to
not y â— outwarde formes of bread and wyne but the body of Christ inuisibly therin contained The churche teacheth all kyndes of lyuely and holsome doctrine as Fasting Prayer Charitie Almesdedes Amendement of lyfe Penaunce and all other good workes mete to be obserued of a christian man Therfore waye with your selues ones more what cause haue these gracelesse menne thus to misreport the church or to spende their lyues against the churche Then fynally consider whether those vices rehersed by saint Paule whiche should be moste frequented in the latter tyme were not moste practised of the saied Protestantes Whiche thynges duely considered I shall moste humbly exhorte all menne for the loue of God and in the Passion of his sonne Iesus Christe and in his name that ye al speake one thing and that there be no dissension emonges you accordyng to the counsaile of saint Paule to the Corinthians And that ye maye be a whole body of one mynde meanyng entreating you also in like maner as he doth in another place saying Whatsoeuer thinges are honest whatsoeuer thinges are iust whatsoeuer thinges are pure whatsoeuer thinges are conuenient whatsoeuer thynges are of honest reporte if there bee any vertue if there be any praise of learning those same haue you in your mynde whiche you haue bothe learned receiued heard and also seene in me the same thinges do and the God of peace shal be with you â–ª Whiche couÌ„saile if we followe doubtles we shal be the membres of one bodie not repugnant or obstinate but meke obedient Then shall we banishe all sectes and opinions and remayne in concorde vnitie TheÌ„ shall wee saye with the prophetâ— Dauid Beholde what a pleasant thing it is for brethren to lyue in vnitie Then shall we reedifie our auncient common wealthe whiche by discorde we haue lost Then shall the membres agree with the belly whiche with discorde in maner was coÌ„sumed for hunger as Menenius Agrippa telleth the histore when he went about to recoÌ„cile the commons to the obedieÌ„ce of the Senators TheÌ„ shall we be inuincible without feare of forein realmes The shall we be impregnable without feare of any nacioÌ„ And finally we shal be acceptable to hym that is the author of attonemente whiche is Iesus Christe the sonne of the the lyuing God To whome with the holy ghoste be all prayse and honor for euer ⸫ Amen An Index or Table mencioning suche speciall matter as is before conteigned in this present volume A. ABbotes of Reding Colchester and Glastonburye and of theyr death fol. 69 Abstinence how profitable a thing fo 27 Abstinence of the Persians fol. 29 Acton a traytor hereteâ— fol. 46. 103 Adoraciâ—Ì„ of the sacrameÌ„t of thalter fo 128 Aeneas verses to Dido fol. 32 AgÌ„amemnon and his sentence recited out of Seneca fol. 9 Albanus a true martir and died for the catholike fayth fol. 66 Alcibiades fol. 41 Alexander the great his coÌ„tineÌ„cie fo 72 Almesdedes fol. 34 Anabaptistes in Englande fol. 18 Anne Askewe with her stoâ—tnes and behauiour in the time of her death fo 47 Antonius an olde father fol. 28 Anncient ordres in this realme for bringing vp of youthe fo 93. Apelles the heretike fol. 75 Aunsweres of catholikes too obiections fol. 13. 108 Apostles purchasing fol. 84 Apostrophe to the vice of libertie our countreymen in Germany fol. 116 â—pohtheÌ„gma of Papinianus Bassianus fo 31 Apprentices their ill education fol. 9â— Aristotels rebuke to Calisthenes his scolleâ— folio 31 Arrius of Alexandria fol. 61. 75 Arrogancie and selfloue the causes why our couÌ„terfaite martirs do burn fo 48 Artemisia quene of Caria compared to our gosseps whiche are in loue with oure mery martyrs fol. 6â— S. Augustine for the burning of heretikes folio 43. 59 B. BAaras a rote medicinable against ill spirites fol. 11â— Bale the freer reuenged vpon a worshypfull man of Hampshere fol. 101 Bales boke called his vocation fol. 118 Beastes be not ingrate fol. 97 Bishops effeminate fol. 80 Blandina a virgine and true martir of Christe fol. 47 Blynde Bayarde and his corage fol. 48 Boasters fol. 8â— Bones of our supposed martirs of some of their confessors preserued for reliques fol. 6â— Bokes of the brethrâ— in Germany 〈…〉 A Bricâ—laier taking vpon him the â—â—â—ice of preaching fol â–ª 19 Browne the shepeheard commoÌ„ly called father browne fol. 〈…〉 Brownes mother fol. 123 Brownes mothers exposition vpon a place of scripture fol. 1â—3 Browne and his Iade fol. 1â—4 Brownes sermone ibideâ— Brutus the fyrst consul in â–ª Rome fol. 54 Burning of heretikes fol. 40 Byrde in the wall in Aldersgate â—â—â—ete fol. 120 C. CAius Pontius the Samnite fol. 14 Caluine fol. 17 Candaules kyng of Lydia fol. 6 Cranmere fol. 17 Cranmere late byshop of Cantorbury a traytor fol. 10â— The Catholiques how they auoyde the place of S. Paule to Timothe obiected by the heretikes and the ryghte sense therof fol. 23 Catholike churche in all thinges obserueth an ordre fol. 29 Catholike churche perswadeth good lyfe â–ª fol. 34 Catholike relegion in this realme how long it hath continued fol. 91 The Catte that was haÌ„ged vp in chepeâ—yde fol. 120 Catholike churche what it is fol. 12 Catholike church how to know it fo 12 Carolstadius and his 〈…〉 fol. 16 Causes of our myseriâ— fol. 10 Causes wherein men ought to spende their lyues fol. 54 Causes why the protestantes in kynge Edwardes tyme did not punyshe the catholikes by death fol. 70 Causes wherin women ought to spende their lyues fol. 78 Causes of Goddes plagues fol. 91 Causes why EnglyÌ„shmen be welcomed in Germany fol. 117 Centaurâ— certen monsters fol. 14 Chrisostome proueth that yonge wydowes did vowe fol. 25 Chrisostome for y e punishing of heretikes 6 The Champion of the fayth fo 118 Circes cuppes fol. â—â— Codrus kyng of Athenes fol. 55 Communion table procedinges about the same fol. 80 Confused ordres about the late communion fol. 83 Constancie wherin our martirs triumphe fol. 5â— Maister Christophersonnes booke against rebellion fol. 103 Couetonsnes â–ª fol. 84. 8â— Crumwell fol. â—0â— The croche of the lame man that was burned at Stratford fol. 12â— Curssed speakers fol. 89 D. THe death of quene Katherine fo 107 Demosthenes tale of an asses shadow 49 Despysers of the godly fol. 99 The difference betwene the catholike Scismaticall churche fol. 127 A discourse touching the burning of heretikes fol. 40 Disobedience to parentes fol. 92 The doctrine of the churche fol. 127 Donatus the heretike fol. 75 A duche man and his opinion fol. 19 A duche man and his hypocrysie fo 46. 57 The Duke of Northumberland fo 102 E. Elders and ministers and of their late wicked preceptes in the church fo 5. 6 Emden a cytie in Frieslande fol. 116 Englande the mother of vs all fol. 6 Essai and their abstinence fol. 28 A text of Esaie the prophet very mysused of the protestantes against fasting 37 Ethelbert fol. 9â— Example of
Liuius deca 3. libro 4 Appianus libro lybâ—co ii Timo. ii What kind of wemen our married preistes vsed to marrie In libro de caep â—â—uâ—â—aâ—â—â—abâ—loâ—â—câ— Chatering gosseps The aunâ—â—ent heretikes in olde tyme vsed womenne a societie for the better maintenaÌ„ce of their doynges Simon Magus Helene Nicolaus Marcion Appelles Philomena Montanus Prisca Maximilla Arrius Donatus Lucilla The weaknes of wemen Gene. iii. Iudith .xv. iii. Reg. x. Ibi. xiii iii. Reg xxi Q Curtius lib. 6. Ibidem libro 5 London Ladies Hester .v. The feruâ—cie of some of our she Apostles The cause why wâ—mâ— ought to be stowe their lyues 2. Macha â— i. Reg. xix Valeri Maxi. lib. 6. cap. 7. Valerius Maximus lib. 6. capi vlt. T. Liuius dec primâ— lib. 1. Effeminate bishoppes and their in constancie The Communion table Procedinges Another procedynâ— An other procedng Eusebiuâ— The first coÌ„munioÌ„ bokes were rough heweÌ„ The confused ordres about this coÌ„munion Couetous Purchasing Apostles and laÌ„ded disciples Symple fare in the houses of our wyued byshoppes Dead mennes graues ouerthrowen for money Piuâ—aerehus in vitis illuâ—riuÌ„ Xenophon in Sympos Boasters Tâ—â—exâ—â—â—s â—â— adâ—lâ—â— Proude â–ª Iacob iiii Esaye â— Psalm 118 â–ª Curssed speakers The kinges maiestie Officio lib. â— â–ª Iude. â— Beda in hist ecclesia lib. i. cap. xxii DisobedieÌ„t to fathers mothers Libro primo Faâ—â—o lib. â— Tob. iiii v. Daniel xiii AppreÌ„tises Vnthankefull vngodly vnkynde The protestantes be bastardes by the deuel begotten vpoÌ„ heresie Ingratitude Pro. xix ii Reg. xvii Brute beastes be not ingrate Roma xiii Plutarchus in vita Themistoclis Plutarchus in vita Pompeti Nume 1â— Iosephus de antiq lib. 4â— cap. 2. Truce breakers Valerius Maximus lib. 8. Srabo in lib. 14 False accusers Ryotous Despisers of them that be good Dispisers of y â— godly The throwing of the dagger at the precher at Paules crosse Shotyng of a gunne at the preacher at Paules crosse The cruel acte done at Westminster vpon Easterday anno 1555. Freer Peito hurt with a stone The wordes of Peyto touching the maÌ„ that did hurt him The reuengement of Bale vpon a worshipfull man of Hampshire Appianus in ciuili Ro. bello Salustius in coniuratione Catilinae Traitours Headie highmiÌ„ded Northumberlande Wy Crumwell The late traytours Throgmarton Vuedall Stanton and others Old castle Acton Cranmer Polydorus lib. 27. Similitudes of godlynes The popes authoritie banished The diuorcement of Quene Katherine The letter of Quene Katheryne to the kyng her hâ—sbaÌ„d lying vpon her death bedde Out soueraigne lady and Quene that now is Subuâ—rsioÌ„ of monasteries T. Liuius Deâ— prima Appianus lib. primo De bellis ciuilibus Râ—ma Cicero Offic. lib. primo â–ª The power of godlines denied Iohn xx Iohn .i. Iacob â–ª ii i. Cor iii. Iohn .iii. Proâ—er xi Saâ— x. Eccl. ii vi Psal 7. 11. 10. Mat v. vii x. and .xx. Luke â–ª vi Iohn .v. xi Rom. ii â— Cor. v. Colos iii. Gala. vi T. Liuius dec â— â–ª lib. 5. Libertie y â— praie of y â— protestaÌ„tes Apostrophe to the vice of libertie â— our countrâ— men in Germany The report of a pilgrim that came from Gods churche De bello Iud. Lib. 7. cap. 25. The bokes of the brethreÌ„ persecuted flock by theÌ„ made sithe their runninge awaye into Germany The bird in the wall The Catte that was hanged vp in Cheapesyde The disfiguring of s Thomas picture Browne commonly called Father brown The lordes gifte The history of certen assemblies whiche repayred to father brown at Islingâ—â— â–ª A â—oâ—â—â—â— prophet Oblacions to father Broune Gestures of one of thassemblies A very yoÌ„g mother foâ— such an oâ—â— Squyer Iacke prentise and his testament Math. v. Brownes anothers exposition vpoÌ„ a place of the testament The dewe of y â— lordes worde Brownes wordes to his mother Sisterwyues or priestwyues Browne his Iade Brownes sermon The lame maÌ„s croche that was burnte at Stratford Malach. â— T. Liuius dec primâ— lib. ii