named It dothe greaue me sore / moste noble prynce to make answere to the wekydnes of thê deceyuer I wold but alonly gyue you warnynge that you with al dilygence shulde flee and auoyde the poyson of hym and suche other for you must do so of necessyte if you wyl play the true prince / or els it is impossible that you shulde be sauyd / nowe perceyue / I do thys with a greate hope / remembryng our olde amytye / the whiche in tymes passed / you dyd vouchsafe apon me / of the noble mynde of your good lordshyppe / I wyl not go aboute to oynte your hede with oyle of a synner / the burden is great that oppressythe you take hede therfore lest you peryshe vnder it / take hede also that you haue vnder you / true chrysten people / and that chryste may regyne in them / for then you shall cheflye play the true prince / when you chefly gyue delygence / that Chryst maye be a prynce in your subiectes / take hede also that the most pure worde of god may be preached to you banyshe from your landes / al false prophetes / wolues suche maner of marchande meÌ„ / I wolde that you shulde perfytlye knowe / that if youre people peryshe your soule shal be for theyres ye if it be thorowe your cause if ther peryshe but one / pryncypally beware of al hoded men / for al they / excepte a fewe / haue coniured agaynst god / and hê chryst / but aboue al other take hede of these for they are to be flede of you that glory them selues wykedly / with the tytle of obseruantes / execrable to all Chrystyanes / for theyr ypocrysye hathe lede very many / ye almost innumerable to death / I pray god the hyest and best / that they maye shortly be expulsyd / the courtes of al princes / by lytle and lytle it is hyely necessary that you extyncte / put downe / the tyrannes of the kyngdome of Antychryst .i. these dysceytfulnes of perdons ydolatry of sayntes that slepe / the offycyalles courtes / cursyd costomes / by no meanes to be permytted of Chrystyanes the outragiousnes of sectes with al such other then conceaue in your mynde that you wyl haue holy scryptures in your haÌ„des stody vpon theÌ„ nyght day the holy gost wyl teache and enforme you / by what meanes all thyngê shal be wel orderyd withiÌ„ your kyngdome for yf you deny the word of god to the people they ought not to obeye you for they be the shepe of Christ they wyl be fedde with the meate of his holy worde therfore al the people of the faythful maye saye to theyr princes / rulers ye they be bounde to make coÌ„gregatyons for it and say / we wyl heare the worde of our lorde god we wyll not heare the decrees lawes of the pope / we wyl not yeâ—ecreralles of these glosing sophysters the which yf prynces / or rulers wyll denye them when they wylbe taken for faythful the sayde people may depryue them theyr kyngdomes / lordshypes / the people be subiecte / in al thinges to princes rulers / sauynge those thinges / that be against the worde of god / or that they shulde not haue the worde of god preached / let your hyghnes gyue place to the truthe / and god shal encrease you in althynges / establyshe your kyngdome I was aduertysed of late that bycause a certeyne minyster as we cal it a prest despysynge that decre of antychryst prefarryng the precepte of god is maryed to a wyfe / for the which he is taken prisoner of a certeyne tyrante thorowe your consente they do saye that he doth persecute him to deathe / take hede that you consent not to any man for your soule shuldbe for his he hathe done a thynge necessary which god hathe commaunded to al that can not absteyne as I haue copyouslye opened in my boke of matrymony and euedeÌ„tly proued it To the most chrysteÌ„ Kynge of Fraunce the whiche I dyd put forth because of my owne mariage for I am maryed altho the synagoge of the son of perdicyon was madde at it for we must rather obeye god then man god hath coÌ„maunded matrimony to euery man that can not abstayne the pope prohibyteth and maketh ypocrytes to whom shuld we gyue place not to god the lorde dyd make no distynctyon betwyxte the layealtye and the clargye the coÌ„maundement is general perteyning to euery maÌ„ of euery state ye and if your highnes wyl beleue the truthe take a wyfe and by your exmaple you shal destroy this cursed decre of antychryste for when he dyd commaunde to the Clargy chastyte of lyuynge contrarye to the worde of god he dyd multyply al maner of lecherye and to speke the truthe thys reprouable order is spronge of no other thing but of dysceytfull spirites doctryne of deuylles as you maye playnly perceyue the first of Tim 4. the same iudgement is of the prohybyting of meattes iÌ„ the same place very copyously I hade no space nor tyme to wryt many thinges to you therfore I haue brefly made answere to that wyked Tregaryus wherin I haue putte moch good councel bycause this deceyuer goeth about falsly to instructe you of the authoryte of the couÌ„celles of the church of the which matter we hade comunycatyon very oft in your palace I shal also adde to .385 Paradoxes or coÌ„clusyons / concludynge another thiÌ„ge then Tregaryus hathe teached I do also make redy my selfe to answere to them al where so euer it shal be eyther in Germanye or in Fraunce or where so euer they wyl so that they wyll heare me not go about to put me to deathe vn harde I wyl dyspute the matter openly if the counsel be holdeÌ„ in FraÌ„ce and wyl no other iudges but the most pure worde of god and all that iudge syncerely after it bycause it is no otherwyse lawefull in case they ouercome me with the worde of god and proue that I dyssent from the truthe in those thynges that I shall affyrme by the same worde let them order me as they thynke it beste and yf they be conuycte I wyl not that they shulde be in danger of the least heare of theyr hede but alonly let glory be gyuen to the truthe wherfore I beseche youre Lordeshyppe to accepte thys treatyse of Paradoxes or conclusyons compendyouslye concludynge almost all what soo euer dothe perteyne to Chrystyanytye / and doo not dysdayne my dewetye towarde your hyghenes / and perauenture God the greatteste / and moste hye wyl graunte that I may shortlye put forthe vnder your name some thinge more exelent peace and grace of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste and ioye of the holye gost be with your noble lordship and with al youre people So be it ⧠The fyrste Chapitre ¶ The cause of the greate blyndnes of the worlde whiche hathe coÌ„tinued so longe tyme by what meanes the
antychrystes nat sekyng the glorie of god but theyr owne glorie they dyd all stryue for the pope and the minorites for theyr Francys Bonauenture Scote and Occam c agaynst Dominike Thomas and Capriolus cÌ„ and so of other slobelyes deuouriÌ„g vp wydoes iÌ„noceÌ„tê howses ye all the substance of the worlde ⧠Another sure and euident token that this blyndnes hathe ben is disceÌ„cyon neuer ceasyng that hathe bene amongest preachers for what do we se in them but coÌ„tencyon / debate / and chydynge agaynste the nature of the holy ghoste whiche is spirite of vnyoÌ„ and peace and of the sermons of god whiche neuer sofferith nature of contrary osnes in theÌ„ and aganst the custome of the churche of god whiche loueth true peace / and is enemy of contencyon ☞ ⧠♣ ⧠☜ ¶ The thyrde manyfest sygne is abhomynable peace of the fleshe for the worde of god bryngethe the sworde seperates chyldren from theyr parentes / and frendes from frendes whose louers muste nedes sufre persecucyon for it is vnpossyble that the worde of the crosse shulde be without a crosse that it shulde nat be spoken agaynst for Christe those that longe to him be put in sygne of coÌ„tradictyon Luc. 2. bycause therfore that the doctryne that hath contynued so longe the decrees of Antechriste the pryde and al the apostasy of his kyngedome hathe be obserued so longe tyme in an execrable pease so that frely this man of synne with the tyrannes of his kyngedome what so euer they wolde scarsly any man withstandynge dyd ordayne chaunge and dystroy contrary to the playne textes of scripture by what meanes it is well knowen this peryllouse blyndenes to haue reygnyd by suche contynuance ☞ ⧠⧠☜ ♣ The .iiij. and moste euydent sygne is that lawes lycencyous lyuyng deuylyshe pompe moste proude ornameÌ„tes crownes burletes hattes myters hypocrysy hauynge no lyke deceyuable chastitie dyuersite and supersticyoÌ„ of sectes settynge vp of ydolles chapelles colleges phaanes .i. of hye and monstrouse places lyeng bulles steliÌ„g of tythes fyrst frutes and offerynges vsurping of kyngdomes and lordshyppes sacryfyce of masses and all other atteynyng to the kyngdome of Antechriste clene contrary to the immaculat worde of god ☞ ♣ ☜ ☞ It was predestynat that the sonne of perdycyon the manne of synne the pope and his kyngdome whom the apostle 2. Thessa 2. dyd prophesye to be reuelat and byfore that he shulde be knowen to be hydde that by tyme and tymes that is to say longe tyme halfe tyme for the laste tyme where as he thought to reygne perpetually is cutte of the halfe when he falleth by lytle and lytle as he is knowen by the worde of god he had neuer reigned so longe if we had knowen whom he had ben all that tyme therfore that he hathe reygned vntyl he was knowen by and by where as he is reuelyd by the mercye of god in the tyme pÌ„fynyte of god that is in our blessyd tyme he begynneth to falle and is peryshed with the sworde of the mouthe of the lorde and dayly he is tossed plucked without handes ⧠And for that cause the lorde hath opened with his worde fyrste that the pope and as many as do pertayne to his kyngdome be the chyldren of perdycyon for no doubte who so euer is nat apostata and alyenat frome that kingdome is apostata and alienat and a scysmatyke froÌ„ Christe wherof they may be bothe callyd chyldren of perdycyon and deceyuynge other with theyr lyes ⧠♣ ♣ Secondly he hathe shewed that they be men of synne bycause al theyr affectyons and cogytacyons and workes be synne Also with theyr tradycyons and synnes they haue encreasyd synne aboue al estymacyon there was neuer man from the begynnyng of the worlde that hathe so bounde mennes conscyence as the pope and his tyrannes that is cardynales and byshopes with theyr reprouable counselles ¶ Thyrdly god hathe made manyfest to vs that who so euer hathe the prymacye of the churche of Satane and is takeÌ„ for the pope is aboue al other the sonne of perdicion the man of syn and antychriste whiche dothe exalte hymselfe aboue all that is called god or worshypped suppressing the lawes and true worshyppe of god so that he dothe sitte in the teÌ„ple of god as god and is taken of the faythefull whiche be the quycke temples of god for the vycker of the hye god ☞ Nowe afterwarde that god hathe manifestly shewed to vs that the papacye that is the kyngedome of Antychriste is the kyngedome of synne to be abhorryd and damnable it is necessary for all that do attayne to it to be alyenat from it and to couÌ„te them for nothynge but as dregges or castynge out of dyuelles to attribute nothyng to them to truste in nothing that they do as in decrees excominycacyons pardons pryuyleges bulles with suche other bagage And the same of the pope cardynalles patriarkes legates archebyshopes falsebyshopes chanones and monkes and so of all other ⧠we haue a sure knowledge specyally in .iiij. thynges that the doctryne whiche nowe is reuelyd to vs of the lorde is the very and mere truthe fyrst that the pure textes of the byble the deceyuable inueÌ„cions of men abiecte be dylygently receyued wryten and preachyd The seconde is that al syncere preachers although they be personally seperate nor one of them hearyth nat another or rede his wrytingê yet do they for the moste parte agree but in case they dyssent for a tyme in any thyng then the scriptures of god delygently serchyd they be appesyd contentyd The thyrde is althoughe many do abuse the lybertye of the gospell yet as many as do receyue thys doctryne gently and mekely be meke mercyfull faythefull reioysyng in spirite pacyent very gentyll full of charytie procuriÌ„g the glorye of god with out any superstycyousnes or hypocrysye copyouse in frutes of trewe good workes The fourthe is that this doctryne is neuer resysted nor spoken agaynste but of the chyldren of perdycyon carnall men antechristes and men of synne euyn as Symeon dyd prophisy of Christe in the .2 chapitre of Luke sayng in that signe that shall be resisted and spoken agaynst c. yet for al that they do nat specially name innocentes and true preachers it can neuer be but they shal be resysted and spoken agaynste for it is wrytten if they haue persecuted me they shal persecute you IohnÌ„ in the .15 cha agayne all that wyll mekely lyue in Christ Iesu shal suffre ê‘secucyoÌ„ .2 Tymo 3. ♣ The electe that haue gone byfore vs in the miserable time of errour and derkenes althoughe they dyd aberre from the hydde iudgement of god yet for theyr electioÌ„ that is bycause they were chosen of god frome the begynnyng they were acceptable to him for though he dyd abhorre theyr synnes he dyd immutably loue theyr ê‘sones For he by the purenes of theyr faythe hathe taken all theyr synnes hathe nat ymputed them for pure faythe is imputed to iustyce
depryue any man the comunioÌ„ of the faythfull or lawefully denounce hym for suche one excepte fyrst it be ê‘feytly knoweÌ„ by testymonye of scrypture that he be depryuyd it of the lorde ⧠⧠♣ Euery churche of the faythfull and who so euer berythe rule as kynges prynces and offycers where as cause is may ye they ought do depÌ„ue theyr subiectes the outwarde company of the faythful that is they shall nat dwell with them or otherwyse kepe coÌ„pany ☞ The cause for the whiche many be depriued this outwarde comunyon is by adultery horehuÌ„tyng thefte vsure cursyng couytousenes cruelnes excesse and druÌ„kenes to be reproche to the churche of god 1. Corin. 5. and to be apostata from Christe is to speke agaynste the doctryne of mekenes and nat to sufre it As is euydent the seconde canonicall epystle of Iohan. ¶ No congregacyon of the faythful may lawfully other dreade or receyue the abhomynable costomes interditementes or decrees of the kyngedome of the pope for truely they can hurte them that beleue no maner wayes ☞ In case any man for thynges that agre with the worde of god or bicause he is rulyd by the worde be excomunicate cursyd or enterdyted of the pope or his it is turned to him iÌ„to the most precyouse and amyable blessynge for when they curse god blessythe Psal 108. and to those that loue god all thinges be wroght in goodnes Ro. 8. ¶ Of true goodworkes and the lawe of grace and the gospell and vertues of the faythfull Capi. 4. ALl though we be iustyfied alonly by fayth yet workes be necessarye ♣ Faythe is neuer with out true goodworkes for he hathe his effycacytie by loue ⧠⧠Trewe good workes be whatsoeuer is of faythe ye to eate to drynke to slepe so there be no excesse ⧠♣ what thynges that be nat prohibite by goddê worde may be done in fayth other may nat ☞ ♣ ☜ ☞ what so euer is nat of faithe is wicked though it apere outwardly good / iuste and holy Roma 4. ☞ Faythfull to do well haue no nede of decrees and tradycyons of men ⧠These be doctryne lawes and tradycyons of men that do nat consent with the scriptures of god or els they parteyne to them for the doctryne of man is lyeng bycause man is alyer Psalm 115. trewely the worde of the lorde is verytye Psalme 118. ♣ The lawe of god is suffycyent for faythfull whiche is the lawe of the spirite wrytten in theyr hertes Eisai 51. and Hiere 31. whose scriptures be the most suryst wytnes of the lorde Psal 18. 118. and the spirite dothe wryte in them the gospell of pease and euerlastynge healthe whiche is no other thynge but a surenes of the grace of god and remyssyon of syn by fayth in Christe and his truthe whiche whosoeuer preachythe purely is an euangelyst For the gospell is a gladde and good tydynges ☞ ⧠♣ ¶ For that same spirite dothe teache them all truthe Iohan. 16. and is gouerner of them in euery thynge ⧠♣ It is heresye to say that scriptures of god be superfluous for they be necessarye that hyely that we maye be sure if those thyngê that be in our hertes be of god or no for by what reasoÌ„ as I haue sayde shulde we be more sure theÌ„ of the scriptures of god whiche be his testymonyes ⧠⧠☞ And althoughe we had nede of the same scriptures for witnese of truthe yet for all that euery sermon of the worde of god and all scripture is vnprofytable and in vayne excepte it be wryten in our hertes of the holy spirite whiche scripture of the spirite is the quicke voyce of god ☞ ♣ ☜ ⧠wherfore it is heresye to affyrme that there is any other quycke voyce of god necessary besydes thys and to suppresse his meruelouse testimonies Psalm 118. as many false prophetes do nowe adayes ⧠⧠⧠⧠⧠Therfore the testymonyes of god muste be preached and it is necessarye to be conuersant in them with all dylygence which who so euer dothe truly is verely blessid Psalm 1. and .118 but the fruyte of that preachyng and conuersacyon muste be lokyd for of the holy ghoste ☞ ⧠♣ ⧠☜ ☞ The pryncypall vse of those scriptures of god is that we maye serche in them the testymonyes of his godly wyll ☞ ⧠⧠☜ ☞ ⧠Verely the frute of them is that we beleuyng may be iustyfyed that is we may gette the grace of god and remyssyon of synnes ☞ ⧠♣ ♣ The grace of god is nat that qualyty that Sophesters call Habitus but the fauour and beneuolence of god hauynge vs free when we beleue hym and he hathe his grace that is kynde to hym ☞ ⧠♣ ⧠☜ ☞ Alonly by the merit of Christe we beleuyng in him and nothyng doutiÌ„g of his wordes we gette this grace for then we do receyue hys plentifulnes Iohan the fyrste chapitre ⧠Faythful receiued in to the grace of god by Christe haue togither by hiÌ„ that iustyce whiche hathe in it all parfytnes Of the whiche is spokeÌ„ Psal 71. Iustyce and aboundance of pease shal spryng in his dayes And Psalm 84. mercy and veritie haue mette him pease iustyce haue kyssed hym and also of this is spokeÌ„ Eisaie 53. in his science he beyng iuste shall iustify my seruantes very many ☞ ⧠⧠☜ ♣ Bycause therfore that faythefull haue all thynges in Christe it is superfluous curious and also dampnable to scarche so many partes kyndes and offyces of vertues as false Deuynes do for they that intende suche thyng be but curyouse for they put so many pertykeles that it is vnpossyble to remembre all as you may perceyue manyfestly iÌ„ the SuÌ„leles of Thomas ⧠Rede what god dothe coÌ„maunde and be ofte couersant in his scriptures and thou shalte be full of vertues all thoughe thou neuer knowe soo many names partê and offices as they putte ¶ Of the presthode of the faythefull and trewe mynysters of the churche that is byshopes and deacoÌ„s The fyfte Chapitre The fyfte Chapter BY the presthode of christ and mynysters of hys churche the preesthode of Aaron ministeryes of hys deacons be abrogat and put downe ♣ Chryste alone is the bye byshope and preste of the church Psalmo 109. Hebre. 5. and. 9. full of grace and truthe ♣ As many as beleue in hym be made pertakers of hys plentyfulnes Io. 1. and of hys oyntment that is of the holy goost Psalmo 44. O god the sone thy god the father hath oynted the with oyle of gladnes the spyryte makynge glade aboue thy felowes that is other faythful whiche be pertakers of thy plentyfulnes ♣ All faythful of both kyndes be consecrate into prestes by hym as Peter wryteth to all faythful 1. Pet. 2. you are a chosen generacyon a ryall presthode Apocalip 5. thou haste made vs kynges and prestes to our god and we shal reygne apon the erthe ♣ I do not call them seny ours by the greke worde Presbitri but
The summe of christianitie gatheryd out almoste of al placis of scripture by that noble and famouse clerke FRANCIS LAMBERT of Auynyon And translatyd and put in to prynte in Englyshe by TRISTRAM REVEL The yere of our lorde 1536. ⧠The table of this boke FYrste ther is an epistle of the translatour to the most vertuous Quene ANNE There is also the epystle of the Author in place or stede of a prologe to the moste noble lorde lorde Sebastyan prynce of Lausane in the which is made answere to those thyngê that Tregaryus wrytte to the same Lorde in hys epystle prefyxed hys hundreth paradoxes Also these thynges folowynge be intreated vpon in .385 paradoxes or questyons deuyded into chapiters ¶ The fyrst Chapiter of the blydnes of the worldes paste and hathe Paradoxes .29 ¶ The seconde Chapiter of the holy Churche of god and reprouable synagoge of Sathan of canonyzynge and inuocatyon of Saynctes and hathe Paradoxes .31 ¶ The thyrde Chapiter of the communyon of Sayntes of excomunycatyon and bulles of the sonne of perdycyon and hathe Paradoxes .14 ¶ The fourthe Chapitre of true good workes and the lawe of grace and the gospell and vertues of the faythefull and hathe Paradoxes .20 ¶ The fyfthe Chapitre of the prestehode of the faythefull and true ministres of the churche .i. byshopes and deacons and hathe Paradoxes .38 ¶ The syxte Chapitre of punyshmeÌ„t and deposiÌ„g false byshopes and false apostles and hathe Paradoxes .31 ¶ The seuenthe Chapitre of the auctoryty and ministery of byshopes and in what thynges they ought to be subiecte to prynces and rulers of sanctuaryes and hathe Paradoxes .27 ¶ The eyght Chapitre that byshoppes maye nat be prynces and lordes and hathe Paradoxes .13 ¶ The nynthe Chapitre of abrogacyon of fyrste frutes tythes and offerynges and what the faythfull owe to theyr bysshoppes .i. ministers of the worde also of those thinges that they owe to prynces and rulers and hathe Paradoxes .28 ¶ The tenthe Chapitre of the table of the lorde and execrable costomes of the kyngdome of the son of perdycyon vtterly to be extincte and putte downe and of Purgatory and hathe Paradoxes .36 ¶ The eleuenthe Chapitre of sectes and beggyng hathe Paradoxes .18 ¶ The twelfthe Chapitre to whom it belongythe to iudge of doctryne if it be of god or nat and of wycked vniuersyties and hathe Paradoxes .15 ¶ The thyrtenthe Chapitre of the partes as they call it of penaunce and all that belongythe there to and hathe Paradoxes .85 ¶ This terme Paradoxe is a conclusyon or posiscyon or questyon ☞ ♣ ☜ ⧠The epystle of the translator ⧠To the moste gracyous Quene ANNE most deare wyfe of our most drade soueraygne lorde HENRY the eyght of Englande of FrauÌ„ce kynge defender of the faythe and lorde of Irelande and vnder god next chefe and supreme heade of the churche of Englande your most bondeÌ„ oratour Trystram Reuel wysshethe helthe GRace and peace from God the father and the lorde Iesus Chryste be with you moste Gracyous Quene / moste humbly and with all reuerence gyuynge laudes / and praysynges vnto almyghtye god for your grace euen after the mynde of saynte Paule Ephe alwayes in all my prayers for your grace with gladnes bycause of the felyshype whiche your grace hathe in the gospel froÌ„ the fyrst day vntyll nowe and am surely certyfyed that he whiche hathe begonne a good worke in you wyl also go forthe with it vntyl the day of Iesus chryst with the encrease and establyshement of his gospell as yet but yonge hath many enemyes to whome the lorde sende the day of his visytatyon to hê honoure and glory and your grace to perseuere with all dylygence as your grace haue begone to promote furder and sette forthe â—oh 1. Goddes worde vpon the selfe same zele that saynte Iohan cryed in deserte make redy the way of the lorde / So that euery man may be rulyd by the laste wyll and testamente of our eldest brother and lorde Iesus Chryste which is suffycyent for al vs to lyue after to euerlastynge helth to knowe God the father to be God alone and whoÌ„ he hath sent Iesus Chryste 〈◊〉 17. without any other foreyne or straung lawes he hath also straytly coÌ„mauÌ„ded his lawyers â—â—odi â— byshopes ouer the coÌ„gregation or any other nether to adde or dymynyshe one Iote to or from hys forsayd last wyl isai â—â— sayng I am thy god the God of Zelotes one alone suffycyent thou shalte haue no straunge godes iÌ„ my syht â—ie 31. nether turne to the ryght hande nor the lefte And nowe heare Israel the preceptes and iudgementes whiche I teache the that doynge them thou mayste lyue goinge in may possesse the laÌ„de that the lorde God of thy fathers wyll gyue the. Thou shalt adde nothyng to the worde that I speake to the Deu. â— nor take any thynge from it kepe the commaundementes of thy lord god and holde the kynges hyghe waye the pathe of holy scrypture which is the worde besydes whoÌ„ there is none other furthermore vpon the selfe same charge he hathe ordayned instytute and made executors for the performaunce of hys sayde testament that euery maÌ„ without respecte of person shulde be equally receyued and that of sundry wyse Fyrst he hathe instytute Mark 17. Math 16. Mark 10. Lu. 2. Hu. 1 3. Regum â— Bysshoppes to teache hys people therin to lose to bynde to pronauÌ„ce grace and remissyon of synnes gyuen thoroughe hys worde Moreouer he hathe put kynges prynces rulers iÌ„ theyr auctorytes to punyshe correcte and expulse from hys congregacyon transgressours of hys lawes and straungers not sekynge to edefye but to kyl which be callyd bloude suppers men lyuynge after theyr owne braynes and fantasies not commynge in at the dore but another waye settynge forthe theyr owne lawes tradycyons almost deceyuynge the very electe as is wel knowen to the faythfull with suppressyon and treadynge vnder fote Math. 4. euen to this day the lyght of euerlastyng veryte the lyuely word of god And for the cause most chrysten Quene that noble and famous clarke FRAVNCYS ' LAMBERT Author of thys lytle treatyse perceyuynge both the exilynge of the gospel from chrysten meÌ„nes hartes â—oh 16 and also the ruyne and destructyon of the faythfull moste lyke a true champyon hath sette forthe to the quycke Image the pestylente doctryne and actes of the kyngedome of perdycyon the church of Antychryste the men of synne the Pope and his sectes in many workes with great laboures and study chefly in thys lytle boke clerely confutynge the synagoge of Sathan as a noble executour of his brothers aforesayde wyll and by the same auctoryte hathe descrybed and set forth true mynisters of goddes moste holye worde a boke to be redde of all chrysteÌ„ people therin they may learne to walke in theyr callynge pryncypally byshopes ouer the congregacion which sayde lytle treatyse by a good