⧠Certaine Tables sett furth by the right Reuerend father in God William Bushopp of Rurimunde in Ghelderland wherein is detected and made manifeste the doting dangerous doctrine and haynous heresyes of the rashe rablement of heretikes translated into Englishe by Lewys Euans And by hym intituled The betraing of the beastlines of heretykes Reade and iudge let selfe will walke Peruse the booke before thowe talke Imprinted at Antwerpe by Aegidius Diest with Priuiledge 1565. YF that thowe heretykes shalt here Beholde to playe suche parte As from the fathers of the churche And from theym selues to starte Yf playnelie thowe mayste here perceaue Theyr purpose and theyr pryde Theyr facing false in cyting here Throughe rage the Doctors wyde what wylte thowe more yt ys ynoughe Onles thowe blynded bee As nothing may perswade thy mynde Theyr madenes for to flee But I doe truste that thowe wylte doe As dyd a Minster Late who seing in wrytten hande thys booke Dyd say vnto hys mate Yf thys be true no faythe of myne Shall feede on Caluines crye Yf thys be true full tyme yt ys Our tryflinges to denye TO MAISTER GRINDAL Lewys Euans wisheth perfeicte healthe OF that mynde I alwayes haue bene M. Gryndal that I thought my selfe not well yf myne abilitie dyd not serue some kinde of waye to recompence the friendlye benefyte by others on me bestowed ▪ so that in my being before you sundrie tymes for religiō I founde at your handes a certayne kinde of fauour thoughe after a worldlie maner of waye for that cause I wished oftentymes of trothe that I cold finde out some thing wherein I might gratifye you for the same accordinglie But sythēce my being laste at Fulham before you it was my chaunce to meete with certayne Tables sett furthe by the right Reuerend Father in God VVillm̄ Bushop of Rurimunde in Ghelderlande in fowre of the which tables I thē perceaued the peruerse purpose of heretikes so painted as more then a wonder vnto me yt was howe anie man beholding the same colde longer lye in suche lothesome sinckes of heresie synne For shold not theyr falling out against the diuines and Doctors of the primitiue churche cause vs to forsake them sholde not theyr owne diuelishe dissention and stryfe make vs to aduoyde them shold not their wylie whispering with olde condemned damnable heretikes moue vs to hate them and sholde not their manifeste wrongfull allegacions and sclaunderinges of Doctors and Scripture driue vs to defye them wherefore seing that I founde in suche of the sayd Tables all the diuelish doting of harebrayne bolde heretikes so manifestly expressed I thought it not a mysse aswell to translate the same whereby your ouermeane Englishe Mynisters might before their eyes beholde the haynous errours hatefull heresies wherein they are in these our dayes more then drowned that the people oppressed with the poyson of false doctrine might perceaue the plague wherewyth they be daylie vexed vndone and that all men might vnderstande the detestable doinges the lyeng lecherous spirite facing filthynes of heretykes as also to dedicate the same vnto you that so the poore people and feeble newe fangled folkes throughe the preachinges of yowe and your onmanerlie mowthed ministers infected might nowe receaue as yt were at your handes a salue and medicine to heale their inwarde most greuous and synfull sores And thus I ende wishing to youe as to myne owne soule that ys saluacion before the iuste iudge at the daye of iudgement From Antwerpe the 29. of Iune ¶ L. Euans to the Reader AFter that I hadde here gentle Reader read ouer certaine tables sett furthe by the right reuerend father in God Willm Bushopp of Rurimunde in Ghelderland and by him specially written for the instruction and proffytt of the people of Germanye I adiudged fowre of the same to be a trymme token and meete for me to send in to the coūtrey of England for the behooue and auayle of Englishemen wherefore I thowght it my parte duetye to bestowe some piece of my smale talent on such profitable such pleasaunt and suche passyng excellēt a fielde For in this fielde I meane in these tables are founde suche trymme touchestones as therewith we maie trie the true faithe from the false true dealinges frō deceitfull godlines from vngodlines good people from badd and true Christians frō raging Antichristes In these tables is orderlie comprehended the disorder and harebraine bolde beastlines of heretickes herein is declared theyr most filthie falling out iarring and debate herein is cowched the sundrie sortes of their cursed hainows heresies and herein is opened their vtter brutishe ignorācie and selfe will in wayng of the Doctors and scriptures yea thow maist hence as from an high towre behold the runneagate course and restles race of theym For in the first Table thow seest their wilful departing from the Catholyke faithe and from the mynde of the Doctors Martirs of the primatiue churche In the seconde thow perceauest the bitter brawles and mutuall madnes not onlye of the one against the other but also which of all rage is most beastlie of euery one against him selfe In the thirde Table as the prodigall child who forsaking his tender and louing parētes at the leangth is fallen into the handes and cōpanie of pernicious parasites heapes of hell howndes so these men hauing forsakē their faithfull deare frendes the learned Doctors and meeke Martirs yea running away from their most louing mother the Churche are now as in the thyrde Table appeareth fallen in to the handes of suche hateful rakehels as are not onlie content with the welthe goodes and bodyes of these poore blynded protestantes but to shewe further their onsatiable wicked crueltye all those olde I say cancred heresie and heretickes which were in any corner and at any time nowseled by anie noughtie poysonfull and past shame person they now bring with them these theyr yong whelpes ah las vnto the fierye furnace of hell there most miserablye with onspeakable tormentes to murther theyr seelye sowles Further in the fourthe Table they haue as yow see vttered theyr hole streangthe they haue shewed all theyr shiftes they haue bewraid all theyr wickednes and to the open shame of theyr successors they haue left them selfes all bare in the playne fielde to be most worthelye flowted and spitted at For whereas the ignorant people by them seduced thought allwayes that they had scriptures and doctors on their syde nowe they haue wrought so fondlie as the scriptures and doctors them selfes doe testifie the cōtrarie in so much y t truelie it were inowgh for anye that hadd but one droppe of grace yf he perceaued them to varie from the Apostles and from twoe hundreth diuine Doctors of y e church then to cause him to abhorre their beastlines But wee see here that they varie from all godlie men and from God him selfe that like theues they fall out amongst them selues and betray one another we see that they followe the
of the primitiue churche Dionysius Areopag being ordeyned Archebishopp of Athens by S. Pawle in his booke entituled De Eccl. hierarchia that is of y e holye gouernement of the Churche S. Cyprian in the .xij. epistle of his first boke in his sermoÌ„e entituled De ablutione pe dum S. Augustine in his C xviij epist. vnto Januarius and in manye other places they all together do alleage affirme y t there are more Sacramentes then one twoe three fowre sixe denied by 1. Luther in his boke entituled Capt. Baby where he acknowlegeth to be but one yf we speak according vnto y e phrase of scripture 2. Luther in y e 30. yeare in his Catech. by MelaÌ„ct by Caluin in his instit 3. The coÌ„fession of Auspurge by MelancthoÌ„ in his Apologie in y e 30 yeare 4. Melancth in his coÌ„mune places 6. Withelm Postellus in Panthenosia ¶ Origenes Periarchon the .vj. to the Rom. also S. Augustine in his .xxviij. Epistle doe affirme that all infantes be infected with original synne denied by Zwinglius Caluine and Bucer affirming speciallye originall synne not to be in the Christians childreÌ„ ¶ S. Augustine in his .x. sermon de verbis Apost saieth that an adiuracion ought to be hadd before Baptisme denied by Luther Zwingliê Caluine ¶ Dionys. Areopagita in y e said booke of the holye gouernemente of the churche avowcheth that Abrenuntio ought to be vsed before Baptisme denied by Luther and Bucer ¶ S. Basil. in y e twentie seuean chapiter of his boke entituled De spiritu sancto affirmeth that the water of the fonte ought to be consecrated denied by the Lutherans ¶ S. Chrysost. in his twentie fowre homelie vpoÌ„ S. John and also S. Augustine doe affirme that water is necessarie vnto Baptisme denied by Caluine Origenes the sixte chapiter vnto the Romanes S. Augustine in his .xxviij. epistle doe affirme that infantes ought to be baptized denied by the RablemeÌ„t of Anabaptistes S. Augustine in his .xxviij. epistle sayeth that infantes without the baptisme of water can not be saued denied by Bucer Caluine The fathers of y e counsaill of Nicea S. Basil S. Chrysostome Nazianzenus S. Hierome S. Augustine doe witnes proue that the Baptisme of Christ is an other maner of one theÌ„ the Baptisme of John denied by Bucer Caluine S. Augustine in his .xxviij. Epistle affirmeth that the children of Christians are not at the first borne the sonnes of God but y t they are of newe borne his children by Baptisme denied by Caluine Bucer Basil in y e .xxvij. of his booke de spiritu sancto Dionys. Areopagita and Michael Syngelus doe affirme y t those which are baptized ought to be anoynted with holye oyle denied by Lutherans Caluine Zwinglius S. Cyprian in his sermon De ablu pedum and in the twelf epistle of his first booke S. Augustine in the tenthe chapiter of his first booke against the Donatistes doe affirme Confirmation to be a Sacramente denied by Luther Caluine S. Cyprian Michael Syngelus and the Synode doe alleage that CoÌ„firmation hath annexed vnto yt the anoynting of holie oyle denied by Bucer Caluine Fab. the Martyr S. Hierome against the Luciferans also the Synode doe affirme that a Bushop ought to be the Minister of the sacrameÌ„t of coÌ„firmation denied by Bucer iÌ„ y e reformation of BonÌ„ and by Caluin Cyprian in his thirde epistle of the first boke and the .6 counsaill of Constantinop with others doe alleage â–ª the Sacramente of Christ his bloode ought to be of wine mixed with water denied by Zwinglius ¶ Iustin. Apol. j. Basil. in his booke of y e holie ghoaste the .xxvij. chapiter doe testyfie that the holie Sacrament is made with the woordes of the Prieste and not by the faith of the receavour denied by Luther ¶ Iustinus Apol. j. Irenaeus in the thirtie twoe chap. of his fourth booke and Eusebius in the first boke Euangel demonst doth affirme that the Euchariste is the Sacrament of the verie bodye of our Lorde being presente denied by Zwinglius Luther and Caluine ¶ Irenaeus in y e thirtie fowre chap. of his fourth booke and Iustinus Apol. j. doe affirme that in the Euchariste is not verie bread wine with the verie bodie and bloode of our Lorde denied by Luther wythe his adhereÌ„ts ¶ Iustinus Apolo j. Irenaeus in the .32 and .34 Chap. of the fourthe booke doe affirme that the Euchariste is not a bare or only signe token of the bodie absent denied by Carolstadiê Zwinglius Oecolamp ¶ Irenaeus in the places aforesayd S. August in his .xxxij. Serm. de verb. Apost doe alleage y e Euchariste not to be a sacrifice onlie coÌ„memoratiue denied by Melanct in his Apology ¶ Chrysosto in his .69 Homil. vnto y e people of Antioche y e .j. Chap. of S. Paule vnto y e Philip. doe proue y e sacrameÌ„te of Christ his bodie and blood to be a sacrifice propitiatorie for the dead denied by Luther and the most parte of heretikes ¶ S. Hierome in the .j. Dialogue against Pelag. doth affirme y t at the sacrifice of the Lordes bodie y e Lordes praier ought to be vsed denied by the Zwinglians and Anabaptistes ¶ Leo Magnus in his .9 Epist. alleageth y t penaunce ought to be enioygned and y t wee offending after Baptisme ought necessarilie to coÌ„fesse our synnes vnto y e priestes denied by Zwinglius Luther ¶ The CouÌ„sail of Antioche Leo Magnus in his .90 epist. the Canon of y e Apostles doe saye that satisfaction ought to be made to putt away the synners offence denied by Luther many others S. Augustine in his secoÌ„d booke and .xiij. Chapiter contra epist. perm in the first chapiter of his first boke de Bapt. against the Donatistes doth affirme the Sacramente of Order to be a Sacrament of a true name denied by Luther by Caluin Germanus Constant. Coelfridus apud Bedam doe say that Priestes ought to weare crownes denied by Luther and others Cyprian vpon our Lordes prayer S. Hierome vpon the .vj. Chapiter of Daniel doe affirme that God is to be prayed vnto at certaine howres denied by Luther and by Zwinglius S. Hierome in his Epistle vnto Marcella Theoph. Alexandrin lib. Pasch. doe testifie that Lent ought to be fasted denied by Luther and others Leo in a sermone dothe declare what times y e Apostles appointed to faste affirming .iiij. tymes of the yeare to be fasted denied by Luther and others Origen Periarch xxix affirmeth man to haue free will denied by Illyricê Luther Melancthon Origen ibidem affirmethe a rewarde to be due vnto the desertes of good woorkes denied by Luther Caluin S. Basil. in his Epistle vnto Iulianus the Apostate the second Synode of Nicea Iohn the Historiographer of Antioche doe affirme that the images of Sainctes ought to be had and reuerenced denied by Zwinglius Bullinger Caluin Martialis Epist. ad
yeare in his commune places denied againe by MelanthoÌ„ y e 30. yeare in y e coÌ„fessioÌ„ of Auspurge Three affirmed by MelancthoÌ„ in his Apologie the .31 yeare denied againe by Melancthon in the .52 yeare in his Commune places wherein he alleageth out of y e woorde of God that holye Order is in the number of Sacramentes Fowre affirmed by MelanthoÌ„ in his coÌ„mune places y e .31 yeare denied by Theym of Saxonie in their confession vnto the which Melancthon subscribed the .51 yeare Sixe alwayes and somewhere .vij. is affirmed by William Postellus in Panthenosia where he named him self to be Helias Pandocheus that is Helias the inholder or contenter of all companies denied by Lutherans by the Zwinglians ¶ Of Baptisme ¶ Originall synne to be in children is affirmed by Luther his adherentes denied by Zwinglius Caluine and by Seruetus Water to be necessary for Baptisme is by Luther his adherentes affirmed denied by Caluine in his institutions and by Bucer in his coÌ„mentary vpon Matthewe ¶ AbrenuÌ„tio to be vsed before Baptisme is affirmed by Brentius in his ordinauÌ„ce of y e church at Wirtembrige in the .xiiij. leafe denied by Luther many others ¶ Synnes to be so forgeueÌ„ vs in our baptisme as that they shuld not be imputed is affirmed by Luther his adherentes denied by Bucer in his coÌ„mentarie vpon Math. by Caluine in Antid affirming y e water of Baptisme to be of none effect ¶ ConcupisceÌ„cie is affirmed to be a synne by Luther Bucer denied by Zwingliê with his adherentes ¶ Children ought to be baptized saeth Luther with his companies denied by the Anabaptistes ¶ Of woorkes ¶ Good woorkes to be necessarie vnto saluation is affirmed bi Luther MelanthoÌ„ as George Maior in his booke of woorkes dothe declare denied by Luther and MelancthoÌ„ as Illyricê Gallus do say writing against George Maior ¶ That there are desertes of good deades aswell in this lyfe as after is affirmed by Melancthon in his Apologie and Luther in his declaration denied by Caluin others ¶ That good woorkes deserue life euerlasting is alleaged by Bucer but yeat by free grace as he writeth vnto the Fathers of the Counsaile of Tridentine denied by the Apologie of Auspurge and many others ¶ Of the Sacrament of the Aulter ¶ Bread to be coÌ„uerted in to the bodye of Christ the forme only remaninge is affirmed by Luther in a boke against Zwinglius The bread is chaunged saeth Melanthon in the coÌ„fession of Auspurge in y e .xxx. yeare deliuered vnto Carolus y e Emperour wherein was writen vnder the forme of bread denied by Luter MelancthoÌ„ in y e coÌ„fession of Auspurge y e xxxj yere printed y e .lvj yere by Iochimê West phalê w t all y e hole crewe against Caluin in y e confessioÌ„ of the sacrament Bread to be a bare sygne of the body is affirmed by Zwingl Oecolampadius Caluine and some tymes by Bucer denied by Luther in the coÌ„fessioÌ„ of Auspurge by Bucer plaing y e Lutheran in his commentary vppon Mathewe Verie bread to be with y e verie body is affirmed by Luther afterwardes in the fained coÌ„fession of Auspurge by the Lutherans with others denied by Luther at the firste by Carolstadius Zwingl Caluine Very wine to be in the chalice is affirmed by Luther in his booke entituled Capt. Babyl denied by Luther in his second booke against Zwinglius That the sacrameÌ„t of y e Aulter ought to be adored is affirmed by Luther in a booke of the Adoration of y e sacrament Carolstadius vnto Alber. Outerius and by Bucer actis Col. Ratisp denied by Brentius in his coÌ„fession of Auspurge by the Lutherans The coÌ„munion of both kindes to be necessarie is affirmed by Luther in the confession of Saxonie and in y t confession of Wirtemb with others denied by Luther in a boke vnto the BohemiaÌ„s and in Captiuit Babyl also in a sermone of the sacrament ¶ Of free will No freewill to be in man is affirmed by Luther Captiuit Baby and in his third boke against Zwingliê by MelancthoÌ„ in his coÌ„mun places the yeare .22 and also by Illyricus denied by Melancthon in his coÌ„mune places the .52 yeare alleaging yt to be an horrible lye and the rage of y e Manichees to denie man to haue free will ¶ Of the invocation of Sainctes Saintes ought to be prayed vnto saeth Luther in his booke intituled the preparation vnto death and against y e Taborites denied by Luther MelancthoÌ„ Caluine and others ¶ Of Images Images ought to be kept saeth Luther and manie of Saxonie denied by Luther in all the prouince of Bauaria by Zwinglius Caluine and others ¶ Of holy dayes ¶ Holye dayes ought to be celebrated saeth the Lutherans in the ordering of their church at Wirtembryge denied by Luther vnto the nobilitie of Germanie and also by him through all Germanie ¶ Of prayng for the dead Prayer for the dead is done well and without synne sayeth Luther in Cap. Fidei set furthe a litell before his death in the .xliiij. yeare denied by the LuteraÌ„s by MelancthoÌ„ Caluin others ¶ Of Purgatorie That there is a Purgatorie after this lif is affirmed by Luther in sundrie places and y t he doth surelie beleue it Also in the boke de Caepitib fidei in the .xliiij. yeare he teacheth that it is lawfull once or at the vttermost twise to praye for the dead denied by the LutheraÌ„s Caluine Melancthon by the Zwinglians Sainct Peter was at Rome as Luther in an Homelie doth declare denied by Sebast. FraÌ„c by Velenus and by Caluine S. Peter was at Rome and also there Bushop as Luther and Bucer doe write denied by Caluine Functius That y e Bushop of Rome is not Antichrist is affirmed by Bucer denieng that y e place vnto the Philipp can sounde to reproue him denied by many others Luther all his adherentes to be heretikes is affirmed by Zwinglius in a booke made against the Lutherans denied by Luther and his adhereÌ„tes boasting them selfes to be true Gospellers Zwinglius with his hole companie to be heretykes is affirmed by Luther in a booke written against the Zwinglians denied by Zwinglius his companie boasting them selfes to be y e true ghospellers L. EVANS SAinct Hillarye in the .vij. booke of the Trinitie alleageth all the doinges of heretickes to be oncertaine and vaine and that they vary amongst them selues not iudging a lyke of anye one thynge yea when ther is but twoe or three of them they do reproche reprehend and blame one an other and euer iarring the differ aboute theyr owne doynges neuertheles they runne headlong togeather into the selfe same purpose of blasphemie Nowe whether the wordes of S. Hillarye be true or no and whether these heretickes doe varye and iarre as he sayeth it dothe vnto all men more then ynoughe appeare and yeat to make that thing vnto thee more euident which is euident ynoughe
but of Christe him selfe because shee ignorante in the meaning of the Scriptures dyd marye an other He sayeth moreouer that shee was therefore gilte of synne ☞ The assertion of heretykes Philipp Melancthon affirmed that the oblation of the SacrameÌ„t of Christe his bodie for the dead was not vsed in the tyme of S. Augustine That is vntrue For the hole Churche of Africa in a Synode dyd forbyd that the Sacrament sholde be offered for some sortes and this was done in the tyme of S. Cyprian as he him self witnesseth in the .ix. epistle of his .j. boke which Cyprian was the space of C.Lxx. yeares more before the tyme of S. Augustine Also Tertullian in his woorke concerning Chastitie S. Ambrose in the funerall Oration vpon the deathe of Satyrê his brother S. Chrysostome in the Lxix Homelie vnto y e Antiochians and S. Augustine hym self in his .xxij. Sermone de verb. Apost doe wryte likewise ynoughe at large to the manifest confounding and shame oft Melancthon and suche others ☞ The assertion of heretykes Philipp Melancthon alleageth that the invocacioÌ„ of Sainctes creapte into y e church after the tyme of Gregorie the first That is an vntruthe For in the tyme of S. Cyprian that is in the C.LX. yeares after Christ his incarnacion our Ladie the virgin Marye was prayd vnto as Nazianzenus in oratione in CyprianuÌ„ dothe witnes Also Nectarius Constantinopolitanus prayd vnto S. Theodorus S. Augustine de cura pro mortuis in the .iiij. chap. of the first sermone prayd vnto S. Laurence Also S. Ambrose de viduis and S. Hierome invocated one Paula in the Epitaphe of the same ☞ The heretykes assertion Philip Melancthon in the Apologie of the confession of Auspurge dothe affirme that no other auncient writer before the tyme of Gregorie y e first dyd make any mencion of the invocation of Sainctes That is false For S. Cyprian in a booke concerning his lyfe in the yeare of our Lorde C.LX. as Nazianzenus dothe declare affirmed that a certayne Christian mayden dyd devoutlye praye vnto the blessed virgin Marye Origines in the CC.xx. yeare of our Lorde in his commentarie vpon Job dothe invocate the Sainctes Nectarius Constantinopolitanus in the yeare of our Lorde .iij c. Lx. prayd as before vnto Theodorus the Martyr Nazianzenus in the funerall song prayd vnto S. Basil in y e yeare of our Lorde .iij c. Lx. S. Chrysostome capitulo primo ad Philip. in the yeare of our Lord .iij c. Lxx. dothe teache that the Sainctes ought to be prayd vnto S. Ephrem in the yeare of our Lorde .iij c. Lxx. dyd pray vnto the virgin Marie S. Ambrose in the yeare of our Lorde .iij c. Lxxx. de viduis saeth that Martyrs ought to be prayd vnto Prudentius in the yeare of our Lorde .iij c. Lx. prayd vnto S. Laurence S. Hierome in the yeare of our Lorde .iij c.xc S. August in the yeare .iiij c. after Christe Vigiliê Tridentinus in the .iiij c.xx. yeare and Theodoretus in the .iiij c.xxx yeare all these holy Fathers Doctors and Martyrs haue prayd vnto the Sainctes and doe teache that wee ought likewise to doe the same Therefore you may see howe Melancthon hathe belyed them with his most impudent lyes would abuse bothe them and vs. ☞ The heretykes assertions John Caluine in his institutions doth alleage that the auncient writers when they spake properlie of the Sacramentes dyd acknowlege to be but twoe That is false For S. Cyprian in the .xij. epistle of his first booke and in his sermone De ablutione pedum dothe affirme that there be more Sacramentes then the Sacramentes of Baptisme and of our Lordes bodie so dothe Tertullian in his boke De poenitentia S. Hierome against the Luciferans Leo Magnus in his xc epistle and S. Augustine in places hereafter recited ☞ The heretickes assertions John Caluine in his institutions doth alleage that S. Augustine dyd acknowelaige but twoe Sacramentes the one of Baptisme and the other of our Lordes bodie That is false For S. Augustine in the .xx. chapiter of his .v. booke against the Donatistes dothe alleage confirmation to be a sacrament and in the .xiij. chapiter of his .ij. booke coÌ„tra epist. Perme he likewise alleageth holy order to be a Sacrament and also in the C.xviij. epistle vnto Januarius he affirmethe that there be more Sacramentes then twoe so he dothe likewise in many other places ☞ The heretickes assertions John Caluine in y e same institutions doth affirme that S. Augustine coÌ„cerning the sacrament of thalter is wholy on his syde That is false For S. Augustine doth teache vs to adore thâ— same body of our Lorde Christ to eate it in the misteries of Christians being the same bodye that was borne of y e virgine Marie and crucified by the Jewes And vpon the .xcviij. Psalme he saeth becawse he walked here in the same fleash he gaue vs y e selfe same flesh to eate And also in a sermoÌ„ vpon the .xxxiij. Psalme he saeth For Christ did beare the same bodye in his owne handes And so in like manner he doth most clearly expresse the same in sundrie other places ☞ The heretickes assercions John Brentius with his adhereÌ„tes in theyr confession of Wirtembrige doe alleage that Transsubstantiation was not knowen vnto the auncient writers That is false For Sainct Cyprian in a sermon of the Lordes supper in the yeare of our Lorde .ij c.xxx saeth this flesh not in forme but in nature changed is become flesh Eusebius Emissenus the yeare of our Lord ij c. L. in his .iiij. Homelie in Pascha affirmeth that these earthlye thinges doe passe over be altered from theyr former being Agayne he saeth these creatures are converted into the substaunce of the body of Christ. Sainct Chrysostome in the yeare of our Lorde iij c. Lx. de Encenijs alleageth the nature of the bread to passe or wast away in Liturgia he saeth y e Priest blessinge with his hand consecratinge those holy thinges saeth altering these o Lorde with thy holy spirite Sainct Ambrose the yeare of our Lorde iij c. Lxxx. lib. de his qui c. the .ix. chap. saeth that remaineth not which nature fourmed but which the blessinge hath coÌ„secrated For greater saeth he is the power of the blessing then of nature because throwghe the blessing nature it selfe is altered Saint August y e yeare of our Lorde .iiij c. in his .xxviij. sermone de verb. Dom. saeth now it is not bread but the body of Christ. Joannes Damascenê the yeare of our Lord iiij c.x. in the .iiij. chap. of his .xiiij. booke doth affirme that the bread and wyne are super-naturally chaunged into the body and blood of our Lorde Hesichius the yeare of our Lorde iiij c.x. in the .xxij. chapiter of his .vj. booke vpon Leuiticus affirmeth a transferring or changing of the substance Gelasius saeth Transeunt in diuinam naturam that is they passe ouer into a diuine nature And Theophilactus in the yeare of our
Lord .vij c. on the .xiiij. chapiter of S. Marke saythe that the bread is changed into y e flesh of Christe Wherefore yf thowe reade ouer this with iudgement thowe wilte theÌ„ shake thy head yea and thowe wilte spytt at false Brentius with all his lieng brethren ☞ The heretickes assertions John Brentius in the said confession of Wirtembrige saythe that y e Eucharist was not in tymes paste a sacrifice propitiatory That is false For the whole churche of Africa before the tyme of S. Augustine and Cyprian dyd offer it for the dead as S. Cyprian him self dothe witnes in y e .ix. epist. of his first booke S. Augustine in the C.x. chap. of his Euchiridion also in his sermone De verbis Apost Likewise in the .iiij. question vnto Dulicius and in many other places dothe teache that it is a propiciation for the synnes af y e deadd S. Ambrose doth sacrifice for his brother Satyrus as in his funerall oracion appearethe ☞ The heretykes assertion The same John Brentius in the said confession of Wirtembrige sayth that S. Augustine declared no certainetie coÌ„cerning purgatorie That is most false For S. Augustine discussing this matter saeth it is no dowbte but that the affection or deuocion of one praing for the dead dothe auayle them who when they lyued in bodie haue deserued that suche thinges shold after this lyfe proffyt them He writeth this in the .iiij. chap. of his booke De cura pro mortuis S. Augustine also in the .xxxij. sermone De verbis Apost saeth It is not to be dowbted but that the dead are holpen throughe y e prayers of holy churche and throughe the holesome or compfortable sacrifice S. Augustine in the .iiij. chap. De cura pro mortuis in the .xxj. booke De ciuit Dei the xv chap. and oftentimes also in many other places he saeth It is not to be dowbted but that these thinges doe profytt the dead but suche as so lyued c. ☞ The heretickes assertions Martine Bucer in the .xviij. chap. of the .ij. booke concerning the administracion of our Lord his supper saeth y t the sacrifice of y e Lordes supper was in some churches adioygned vnto the funerall prayers and in some not yt was wonte to be adioigned sayeth Bucer in the churche of S. Augustine as appeareth concerninge the funerall of his mother Confessionum suarum lib. 10. cap. 12. That is false For the sacrifice of the Lordes supper was offered for the dead througheout all y e churches of Africa as out of the Canon of the counsail of Africa S. CypriaÌ„ in the .ix. Epistle of his first booke dothe teache S. Chrysostome concerning the churche of Antioche dothe wytnes the like in the .lxix. homelie vnto the people of Antioche And concerning the churche of Constantinople in his homelie vpon the first chapiter vnto the Philippians and also in Liturgia S. Basyll concerning the churches of Armenia and Cappadocia in Liturgia Damascenus in his oracion vpon the dead concerning the whole churche of Grece S. Ambrose coÌ„cerning the churche of Millayne in an oracioÌ„ vpon his brother Satyrê And as for the place of S. Augustine most falslie cited by Bucer Yt ys so that Bucer meaneth the Churche of Hippo whereof S. Augustine was Bushopp and therefore he calleth yt S. Augustins churche but Bucer most beastlie ys deceaued therin For S. Austin was not at that tyme clearke Priest nor Bushopp of Hippo. Wherefore all men may see theyr detestable dyvelishnes withoute shame in alleaging of the Doctors a mysse L. EVANS THus hauing translated so muche as of the said Tables may be suffycient I thought good to gyue the Reader here some frendlie further instruction and that speciallye to prevent the pievyshe grudging envye of the enemye whose hatefull desperate hande or harte wold not peraduenture stycke to stand all fondelie in the fyelde to contrarye the grave fathers and faythefull souldyours of the true fayth for I knowe that the rage of the rude rowte of heretykes is suche as now being paste all shame wyl not feare to defye the allowed most true authorityes here in thys boke alleaged wherefore vnderstande thowe o Reader that they bee the authorities of the perfecte worthie authors S. Chrysostome S. Ambrose S. Hierome S. Augustin that they be the authorities of Dionysius Areopagita a man of no meaner vertue then worthie to be chosen a Bushopp of the famous learned cyttie of Athens yea and therevnto elected by the chosen vessell S. Paule the Apostle of our Sauiour Christe and also that they be the authoryties of S. Basil S. Cyprian Irenaens of suche other shyninge glyscering starres of the howse of God suche be the authors they are men of this credytte and authorytie they were the prayse worthie preachers of the people in olde tyme they were the faythfull instructours of our forefathers and fynallie they were the chaste godly singuler lightesome lanternes of so golden a world I dowbte not then but that thow wilt say how can yt be possible nowe that any sholde bee of suche noughtynes as to defende his vayne estimacion fylthie lucre and onlauful luste wold so vnad visedlie aduenture to marche against thys mightie trayne of the true Catholyke church in deed good Reader I graunte that there is a iuste cause for thee to marvayle yeat such bye byters there be as theyr doting doinges staring studies and legende of lyes doth more then ynoughe declare I haue harde read and seene theyr bareyn sengle shameles shyftes in seeking to defende their fylthie naked and defourmed doctrine and yf I shall say therein my mynde then to speake the truthe I must say as PhocioÌ„ sayd vnto Laosthenes that is that their bookes and sermones be muche lyke vnto the Cypre trees for they be huge greate and yeat bearing no fruicte at all But wylte thowe good Reader weyghe what men they bee and of what authorytie they are they be to speake the beste of theym the beastlyest parte of al the people they be the most loytering lecherous laddes of the whole Realme for an example beholde him who having his priuate whoore in hys owne howse whom he calleth wyf durst neuertheles betraye the treasure of his deare and faythful freande durst ah las ah las most lewdelie abuse the virginitie of his freandes doughter and durst fy fy deflowre so yong a thing Yf thou wylte aske me now what kynd of man this was which coÌ„mitted thys vyle facte yea thys vyllanie and whether that he had any thing to doe with this dreaming diuelish doctrine I must then say that he was the pratyng pyller of this pelting newe founde faithe I must say that he buselie wrought for a Bushopryke I must say that his good Lordes the false named Bushopes of this tyme haue thought him wel worthie therof now as I heare he begynneth to preache vpon Miserere O HuntingtoÌ„ this leasson was wel looked for this saved the neckes of manie
of thy neare breatherne these newe made Ministers and yf you will not beleue me looke then vpon the hande of your neare neyghebour and thou shalt fynd there the note signe of thaefte infamie Exeter Gayle can testifye yt there the Bushopes pryson must needes wytnes yt but peraduenture good Reader thow wilte request to knowe the vyllanye of all the reaste of these varletes yf thou doe so I pray thee beare awhyle with me for I doe meane shortlye to shewe and make notyce of their names fylthie facte place wherein their drudgerie was cōmytted so in the meane tyme I tel thee thys that vnū cognoris omnes noueris in knowing one thow hast knowē theym all And o you Ministers what say you to hym who hathe noted all your names the place where you were bredde in borne the arte and occupaciō wherein yow were brought vpp and of some of you the fellonie for the which your handes with whoate burning yron before the iudge hath bene hardened of some other the inceste and whoredome and of the beste of you the worthye discredyte in all your countreye can not thys make you to shrynke and to be ashamed and cannot thys cause yow to change places one with an other as you haue preatelie begunne Notwithstanding all thys wyl you styll be meadling with the highe misteries of God wil you with your theevishe burned thombes fylthelie styll be fyngering of the boke of God be these y e teachers good people which this paynted false attyred truthe brought vs yea be not these the rude shameles rablement whiche vntruthe hathe brought with her as a trayne yes yes these be they good Reader whom I wyshe thee to weyghe with the wyse Fathers Doctors of the primitiue churche whose authorities in this litle boke be alleaged these be the vpholders of thys hanging looke lecherous and faynting fayth and therefore lende thow thy faythful iudgemēt iudge thow indifferētly whether y e chast godly fathers of the former tymes ought more to be credyted or els these cursed and thievish beastlye bankerupte breathren these men be they which were thought meete to be chosen into the Rome place of the graue wyse and learned labourers of the church of Christ such be the wanton wolfes which in these later dayes haue creapte into your howses to werie you these be they which with their whoores at home haue both ioye and pleasure to see your soules to peryshe foreuer Oh the howses wherein sometymes graue studētes wyse men dyd dwel doe beare recorde of the ruefull estate of the Realme of England the Colleges wherein learning of long tyme so laudablie did flooryshe be now defyled with leacherie fylled vp with the fylthie stuffe of whoores and harlottes the Personages Vicarages wherein poore folkes were wonte to haue some foode be now al fylled with the fowle defourmed broode of bastardes the holy churches sometymes duely decked with the memorial of the blessed Martyres singuler Sainctes be now with the fylth of Priestes bastardes throughout the whole chaūcell defyled and berayd I wil not speake of the spoyle made nowe by these Ministers throughout al the spiritual lyvinges in Englande I will let passe their couetous powling that only to pamper vp theyr hawtye and hyeghe mynded Helens theyr bastardes and misbegottē mynions doughters I will nothing towche their wrongeful takinges their byeng selling chopping and changing of benefices and I wyl not at this tyme rehearse the malicious and impudent madd mindes But peraduēture gentle Reader some man wyl dowbte whether I be able to stand by and proue all thys or not wel I promyse thee that the cōsciences of a number in England can testyfie yt and I wolde wyshe that I might without grynding be licēced before M. Grindal to proue it Further I doe wyshe al men to iudge whether they be wicked or no who most wrongfullie accuse the Catolykes of great crymes treason and disobedience for I assure thee that in this theyr aduersytie they doe vpō their knees pray vnto God for the preseruacion of our most gracious Prince and Quene And therefore good people yt is the false preachers of England which beareth her no good wyl yt is they that for the wearing of a cappe will comptrole her maiesties most gracious mynde cōmaundement yt is their dreamyng disobedience which dothe defye her lawes and yt is their churlyshe hateful hartes that murmure and grudge against her maiesties proceadinges For the Catholykes good Christian doe but flye from the tyrannie of these caytyfes they leave the realme to advoyde the rage of such Antichristes and they departe from their country onely to be careful for the saluacion of theyr soules And I wold to God that any indifferent Englyshe man wolde marke what kynde of men there be here they be of truthe the very treasure of our country they be grave wyse learned and godlye fathers yea and they be such as this country wondereth how that our country can wante them But now to make an ende there ys no iuste cause M. Grindall why you shoulde be displeased with me in dedicating thys vnto you for you may not thinke scorne in thys your tyme of forgetfulnes to be schooled at the handes of the right Reuerend Father the Bushop of Rurimunde and you may not dysdayne yf the way truthe be tolde you by the diuines and Doctors of the Church And therefore onles you contemne the Counsayll of such catholyke holye Fathers as Sainct Chrysostome S. Hierome and suche others And onles you wyl lytle weyghe the whole wryters of the true church you can not choyse but thanke me for my good meaning and intent but whether you doe nowe thanke me or not Yet when you haue shaken of thys heavye burthen of heresye I dowbte not but that you wyll then doe yt And thus gentle Reader I commytt thee vnto God who guyde thy harte in the knowelaige of Christ his true faythe Amen Some parte of rhe Protestantes beleefe which theyr hyghe and Archeheretykes do holde translated out of a litle booke made by Fridericus Staphylus 1. First Luther in his confession de Eucharistia aduersus Swermeros saeth that Vltichu◠Zwinglius affirmed that Numa Scipio ◠suche other ethnikes were receaued by Go◠vnto eternall lyf for their excellent natural vertues sake this is y e heresie of y e Pelagiās 2. Luther in his sermone cōcerning Moses affirmeth that y e tenne cōmaundementes do not apperteigne vnto vs but vnto y e Jewes alone This is the heresie of the Manichees 3. Luther in his booke entituled De libertate Christiana Melancthon in his annotation vpon S. John sayth that onelye incredulitie is synne that there is no other kin◠of synne This is the heresie of Eunomius 4. Melancthon in his annotations vpo◠the Epistle of S. Paule to the Romaines ◠Luther in his booke De seruo
arbitrio doe affirme that the advowtrie of Dauid thâ— crueltie of Manlyus and the betraing oâ— Judas are aswel the woorkes of God as thâ— conuersion it self of Pawle This is the hâ—resye of the Stoikes and Manichees 5. Luther in Assert and Melancthon in hypothesibus in the place touching free will doe alleage that no preparation or godlie disposition of our selfes are necessarie to receaue the grace of God Yea they say that contrition comming before grace is a synne 6. Luther in a sermone De piscatione Petri sayth that the more wicked that thow arte the sooner God dothe send thee his grace 7. Luther in a booke De libertate Christiana and in many other woorkes also the Ministers of the churches of Saxonie doe affirme that a Christiane man is free from all the obseruation of the lawe and good woorke For that God say they dyd neyther commaunde nor forbyd the same and because also he neadeth neither of them 8. Luther in his Articles coÌ„demned by the Diuines of Parys sayth that it is impossible for vs yea and for the Sainctes to fulfyll the lawe of God affirming that wee may fullfyll it without any good woorkes due only with faythe alone 9. Luther in his coÌ„mentary vpon the epistle vnto the Galathians the Ministers of the churches of Saxonie doe alleadge y t nether charity good woorkes nor repetaunce be necessary vnto saluation 10. Melancthon in his annotations vpon the thyrd chapiter of Saint John saeth that there is no respect before God neyther of good woorkes nor of badd 11. Luther in praelect GenÌ„ affirmeth that the soules of the Sainctes maie not enioy y â— heauenly kingdome syght of God sauing after the resurrection and he affirmeth also that they are reteyned in a certaine place in y â— which they doe as it were rest but the soules of the sainctes pleasauntly and the soules of the damned unquietly and fearfully 12. Osiâ—â—deâ— in a booke of his confession affirmeth that Christ shall iudge mankinde only according vnto his diuine nature Thiâ— is the heresie of Nestorius 13. Andreas Musculus by y e opinion of Luther affirmeth that Christe suffred in his diuine nature This is y e heresie of Valentinus 14. Sweneâ—eldius in a litle Latine booke De duobus stapibus Christi that is of the two states of Christe affirmeth that after Christ ascended into heauen his humaine nature was conuerted into the diuine This is the heresie of Euryches 15. Luther in his sermone De recumbentib affirmeth that Baptisme is no more then an outwarde signe 16. Luther ad Waldenses alleageth that it is better that children be not baptyzed at all then to baptized theym and they without faythe this is the heresie of y e Anabaptistes 17. Luther in his seconde booke of the secular power sayth y t there is no superioritie to be hadd and vsed amongest Christians 18. Luther De iudicio Christianae cong sayth that wee ought to be bounde vnto no lawe of man 19. Luther in resolutionib Conclusione v. alleageth y t wee to ought resiste none neyther y e Turkes nor any other aduersarie but if any stryke thee on the right cheeke turne vnto him the lefte 20. Luther in Assertionib Articul xxiiij affirmeth that to resiste the Turkes is to resiste God punishing vs by the Turkes tyraÌ„nye Whether any Christian harte can brooke these peruerse pointes of heresye I leaue yt to the iudgement of any indifferent man Let al that I of my self haue here spoken be so allowed and accepted as proceading from a mynde that meaneth well and as a thing without studye or any indevour endighted And that specially for lacke of my bokes to looke on But touching these Tables here translated they bee true perfecte and profytable vnto the Reader and therefore to be laudably lyked of all men Suche men as hate the crosse of Christ Are mates become to Antechrist â—oan 8. â— Tim. 3. Onâ— brothâ—◠〈◊〉 an 〈◊〉 â—uson b. 3. Huntâ—…ton Norbâ—…ke â—rimine â— vno see oeÌ„s Then is Nowell lyar â—nbrooke â—…le with â—…ers â— Heston c. Samson Hunfreâ— Cole Archedâ—con Heretyâ—es doe â—nlye haâ—â— good â—â—aer
steappes and imbrace the doinges of the deuelish foes of all auncient faithfullnes Those men doe they followe which were enemies vnto Ambrose Hierome Augustine and suche others and against whome those holy fathers haue writen and preched we see howe they haue sclaundered all ancient writers we see howe they haue abused the people and Princes of christendome and thoughe now all their drudgerie be detected made manifest and knowē yeat their impudent foreheades are suche as will receaue no kinde of shame and as will neuer blushe or receaue any maner of grace to repent Well I wolde wishe all men to marke what moued these fonde faytheles men at the first to fall from their godlie forefathers faythe from the Apostles beliefe and that ys from the faythe and religion of Christe Let vs first looke vpon Luther and vnderstande what impelled hym to imbrace this madde mynde and onnaturall heate of heresies And yf wee will waye yt indifferentlie then of trothe we shalbe forced to say yea our owne consciences shall cause vs and truthe it self shall moue vs to speake and saye that filthie desire drawe Luther to lewdnes oh we must exclame and say O Lothsome luste thowe dydst leade Luther to distruction O vnchaste mynde thowe wast the cause of Luthers madnes O carnall desire ouermuche with they filthie flame dydst thowe lurche poore Luther O whoredome abhominable thowe thowe yt was that dydst woorke these lunatike mocions in Luther And fynallie thowe vile Venus with thy craftie boye Cupido hathe puffed vp poore Luther with ouer fearce a fyere with ouer great and dreadefull a desyre withe to muche a long lasting leacherous luste Therefore wee may say o vnhappie Luther o wreached man o most miserable simple soule But wee are happie wee are blessed and entierely beloued of God who by the corrupte rotten and choked fruicte of thee may nowe learne to avoyde all the graffes growen and feadde on thy filthie roote And truelie tenne tymes happie should we and others haue bene yf we had but perceaued the poyson of suche pestilent fruictes when they were greene For then ahlas they infected a great number of the youthe sweete mowthed men of Christendome there was neuer greene fruicte that bread suche a plague that plague caused to perishe bothe bodye and soule and the ayre then I meane mens myndes were so infected and corrupted as a thowsande sowles in one daye were caried headlong into hell at that tyme might fathers weepe in deede for the deathe of their sonnes then parentes might pietiefullie howle at the buriall of their youthe and children and then and at no tyme ells might frendes most bytterlie lament for the losse of their familiars and acquayntaunce For wolde yt not rent the harte of anie honest man to see his deare freende drawen dreadfullie into the bottomeles pyt of hell there in burning coales to broyle for euer Oh yf wee bee men we must morne at this and yf wee haue any kindenes or gentle nature in vs then must wee wayle and sighe at the sorowefull state of suche our acquaintaunce as shall neuer with vs enioye the blessed ioyes of heauen Nay yf we be charitable Christiās and yf wee looke to haue the long lastyng blysse of lyfe euerlasting then must wee weepe at the erroure and wandring of our breathren who throughe the baytes and allurementes of Sathan seeking strange doctrines to defend their filthynes are now as damned Phlegias througheout the darkenes of hell sounding furthe with woeful voice these wordes Discite iustitiam moniti nō temnere Diuos of trothe yt makethe me a frayde to thinke on their woe and I quake when in mynde I conceaue any knowledge thereof But what shall we speake of him which in this litle booke beholding the misrule discorde and most lothesome lyes of heretikes will yeat wallowe with them in beastlines still imbrace nothing els but their blindenes in deade I feare some suche there wil be But not withstanding as often as I do reade ouer this booke me thinkes verelye that there can be none so willfullye madd nor none so voyde of grace and reason As any longer to lye in the beastlie brawlinge beadd of hatefull heresye me thinkes that al the false preachers doe packe vp their bawdie marchandize and me thinkes that with the consent of all good consciences they be at the leanght whipped with their whoores through out al coūtreys Yf this booke I say be read ouer with an indifferent mynde yf partialytie be layd a syde and yf any renouncing shamefull self will and stowbbornes will vse the reason where with God at the first dyd endue him then most certaine I am that he will say fy fy on these mōstrous ministers fy on their fonde doctrine suttel sectes and fy on theyr filthie facing famyshed faythe Wherefore seing we doe so manifestlye perceaue their varieng from auncient holye writers seing wee see their disagreamentes amongst them selfes seing wee behold howe they leane vnto old cancred and condemned heresies and seing we vnderstand at the leangth their lewdenes in alleaging of the Diuines and Doctours Let vs followe the example of the Apostle S. Iohn the Disciple of Christ whoe as I reade entred into a commune bayne to wash him But there beholding one Cerinthus he leapt out immediatlie vnwashed sayng let vs flie hence lest that the baynes them selfes fall downe in the which Cerinthus is washed By which sayng we are admonished to aduoyd yuel companie for Cerinthus was an open enemye of godlynes and all godlie men Therefore let vs I say likwise when wee see these prating false preachers in pulpittes fly from them least the Church fall downe on vs wherein such blasphemies be breathed out and fostered Let all men behold their malice and cancred hatred heaped vpp in their iniurous iniunctions against the true Christiās and imbracers of Christ. And finally let vs all renoūce this newe nowghtines this doting doctrine this self will wantonnes and these shameful lechearous single soule sectes Let vs againe with ioyfull countenaunce byd Christ welcome into our countrie Let vs yelde our selfes vnto his mercye and let vs obey his statutes and followe his will Yf wee doe this wee shall not only be free frō the fire of hell and haue perdon for all our peruersenes and treason but wee also shall in this lyfe be sure of sundry commodities and pleasures and in the lyfe to come wee shal haue lyfe for our soules in deede Wee shall haue the heauens for our habitacion and enioye the sweete cōpaine of the Saintes with the plesaūt felowship of our forefathers louing acquaintāce and deare frendes They with vs and wee with them in the euerlastinge vnspeakable ioyes and most bewtifull blisse to lyue so louingly together for euer In the first Table is manifestlye declared howe that Luther Caluine Zwinglius and Bucer with all the other cursed crewe of heretikes haue doe most wilfullye varie from the Doctors Apostles catholyke faythe