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A14601	A looking-glasse for papists to see their owne deformities in matters of faith, and religion: and for formall protestants; to make them more carefull of the true profession of Iesus Christ: lest at any time they fall away from the sinceritie of the Gospell of Christ. With a briefe history of the Popes liues, from the first three hundred yeeres after Christ, vntill Paul the fift.	R. W., minister in Norfolk.; Woods, Richard, minister of Frettenham, attributed name.; Wrathall, Richard, attributed name.; Burges, John, 1561?-1635.	1621 (1621)	STC 24912; ESTC S119311	60,513	116

when the Pope beganne with the Historie of their liues in briefe from the first three hundred yeeres after Christ vntil Pope Paul the fift c. 11. 12. 13. c. 5 A briefe Recapitulation of their liues the better to finde out the Histories 6 The Conclusion for Doctrine with the examination 79 7 Arguments to proue the Pope Anti-christ 101 A LOOKING-GLASSE FOR PAPISTS 1. Against Peters Supremacy MARKE 10. 42. The Lords of the Nations haue domination ouer them c. But it shall not be so among you but whosoeuer will be great among you let him be your seruant and whosoeuer will be chiefe shall be seruant of all for euen the Sonne of man came not to be serued but to serue c. Luke 22. 26. Let the greatest among you be as the least and the chiefest as he that serueth Matthew 20. 26. Whosoeuer will be great among you let him be your seruant and whosoeuer will be chiefe let him be your seruant c. The Papists places for Supremacy 1 COR. 12. 22. The head cannot say to the feete I haue no neede of you Say they This must be the Pastor ouer the Flocke Ergo Of Peter in respect of the Apostles Answere THE Apostle speaketh of no headship but considering the consent of the members one for another hee intendeth that so it should be in the Church for auoiding of contention not as the Popes that disgrace subiect yea killeth Kings the chiefe members of the Church and many other great Diuines as Iohn Hus and Ierome of Prage worthy men onely because they would not assent with them Matth. 16. 18. Thou art Peter and vpon this Peter will I build my Church Answere With shame enough for the vulgar which vpon paine of the Popes curse no man must al●er hath Super hanc petram that is vpon this Rocke which was Peters confession Christ meant euen himselfe the foundation of the Church as a Rocke Hereunto Tunstall and Stokeley two Popish Bishops agree 1 Cor. 3. 11. Other foundation can no man lay then that which is laide which is Iesus Christ the chiefe Shepheard 1 Pet. 5. 2. 4. Where the chiefe Shepheard shall appeare c. Not the Pope I trowe Matthew 16. 19. To thee will I giue the Keyes c. By this they vnderstand the fulnesse of power Ecclesiasticall to make him head Answere The question being propounded to them all Peter answering one for all therefore together one for them all receiued this power and therefore whatsoeuer Christ promised to Peter he promised to him to them alike as Matt. 18. 18. and Ioh. 20. 23. it is said not to Peter alone but to them all Whatsoeuer ye bind on earth shall be c. And whosoeuer sinnes ye remit c. Chrysostome on this place saith What therefore did Peter the mouth of all the Apostles and crowne of the whole Company When all were asked the question hee alone answered and being asked of the opinion of the common people they all answered but when hee asked them of their owne opinion Peter presently start forth and preuenting the rest said Thou art Christ that Sonne of God Againe Vpon this Rocke that is that Faith and Confession And againe The Keyes of the Kingdome of Heauen c. the same is common to them all Iohn 20. 21. 22. 23. Peter after disswaded Christ to die whereupon Chrisostome saith From hence surely we plainely see that he spake not before of himselfe Keyes This is a Metaphor intending the publike Office of the Apostles the publike preaching of the Gospell through the World which yet they were not to enter vpon till they were fully furnished Luk. 24 47. Acts 1. 4. These Keyes are not deliuered to Peter alone for hee saith in the future tence I will giue not doe or haue giuen Luk 24. 49. Where the commission is giuen to them all not naming Peter Mat. 28. 19. Mar. 16. 15. Ioh. 20. 21. Goe into all the World preach the Gospell to euery creature But the full power was not vntill the fiftieth day after the resurrection when the holy Ghost came vpon euery one of them and now they executed their Office in preaching the Gospell which was the Keyes to open the Kingdome of Heauen If Peter onely had the Keyes to open the kingdome of heauen what should haue become of the greatest part of the World yea of vs Gentiles Their fourth place Luke 22. 31. Simon Simon Sathan hath desired to sift you c. If to strengthen the Apostles then he must be supreame head Answere Whereas the Papists vnderstand by you the other Apostles that were to accuse Christ that choosing twelue men to worke being Master to all and giuing graces alike to all would send them to a fellow laborer to be taught after his departure but Peter shall giue answere in this point that he meant not so but by brethren he meaneth all the faithfull 2 Pet. 1. 10. Wherefore brethren giue alwayes diligence to make your calling and election sure c. So the rest of the Apostles call the faithfull brethren as children of one Father 2 Thess 2. 1. We beseech you brethren c. and 3. 1. Furthermore Brethren pray for vs and verse 6. Rom. 12. 1. I beseech you brethren by the mercy of our Lord Iesus Christ 1 Pet. 5. 8. 9. So that by Brethren our Sauiour meant the faithfull whom Peter and the rest should strengthen To this end verse 2. he exhorteth to feede the Flocke and to take care of them And Paul Acts 14. 22. Strengthened them Their fift place Iohn 21. 15. 17. Feede my Sheepe This they vnderstand of Peter to the rest of the Apostles Answere This was a Commandement giuen before of Christ in his former Commission Iohn 20. 21. Giuen to Peter with all the Apostles As my Father sent me so send I you Receiue the holy Ghost Whosoeuer sinnes ye remit c. Therefore this was no new charge but willeth him to looke to that lest he might start aside as he had done before Matthew 16. 22. Goe after me Sathan And Matthew 26. He denyed him three times Feede my Lambes Sheepe This is a Metaphor taken from a Flocke of Sheepe and Lambes Now Christ is the good Shepheard that hath giuen his life for the Sheepe Iohn 10. 11. and 1 Peter 1. 4. The Sheepe-fold is the Church and the Sheepe and Lambes are the faithfull to be gathered into the Sheepe-fold Iohn 10. 1. 16. By his Substitutes Apostles Pastors c. Ephe. 4. 11. The Church is called a Flocke Luke 12. 32. Feare not little Flocke Acts 20. 28. Take heede vnto all the Flocke Paul speaking to the Pastors 1 Pet. 1. 5. speaking to the Elders Feede the Flocke of Christ which dependeth vpon you Therefore Peter had no authority ouer the other Apostles but they and he had one commandement and commission to goe into the whole World to preach the Gospell and ordaine Ministers The sixt place Acts 1. 15. Peter

and commanded them to be kept through all Christendome in Schooles and Iudgement Thus the word of God is set aside for their traditions Peter de Vienna complained That all the world cannot fill the insatiabilitie of the Pope That the turpitudes of the Clergie are so great and enormious as shame forbiddeth to speake thereof Hee also maintained that the Pope neither by diuine nor humane right hath any power of the Sword The Pope excommunicated him William the Gold-smith at this time sheweth that the Pope is Antichrist Rome Babylon the Prelates members of Antichrist Caesarius 10. Distinct 3. of his Dialogues The Pope was driuen out of Rome by the Romans He cursed the Emperour Frederike for not going to the holy Land and the second time for punishing Rebells and receiued 12000. ounces of gold for absoluing him Vide Plat. and the Mysterie of Iniquitie pa. 360. He cursed the Greeke Church and they him againe he plagued the Clergie of England by exactions foure markes of euery Church the fift part of euery Ecclesiasticall person 10000. markes for maintaining of the warres against the Emperour he stirred vp his sonne against him He wrote to the Sarazens not to agree with him He fell out with the Cardinall Columna because he would not doe a vile message to the Emperour saying I hold thee not hence-forth for Cardinall Nor I thee for Pope sayd Columna and so he departed Math. Paris See the Mystery of Iniquity fol. 304. Gregorie afflicted with so many mischiefes fell sicke and dyed with sorrow and griefe 1241. Celestine the fourth sate eighteen dayes was poisoned Innocent the fourth sate eleuen yeeres and sixe moneths He canonized many Saints made much of begging Friers Hee prescribed the Emperour Frederike and Conrade and then commanded William to be chosen against him He exacted in England the third of all Church-goods and the yeerely fruits of vacant Benefices and halfe of all Non-residences and all the intestate Ecclesiasticall Againe of some Priests fifteene of some tenne of some fiue able men furnished with horse and harnesse to the warres for one whole yeere besides 10000. markes and after 70000. markes to this warre in despite of King Henry besides Peter-pence 60000. markes yeerely of A●…ent Clarkes He reuoked Friers priuiledges excommunicated them and all religious persons The Emperour sayde foreseeing what would follow when hee was chosen Pope I haue lost a Cardinall my friend and haue chosen a Pope mine enemie Plat. So honours change manners and the very pride of the place makes them forget all duty to God and man He dyed miserably at Naples sooner than he thought Naucler 1250. Alexander the fourth sate seauen yeeres he was set vp against Conrade the Emperour hee reuoked the acts of Innocent condemned the Bookes of Gulielmus de Sancto amore written against Begging Friers Plat. popish Clergie calling the Pope Antechrist He lost his armie in Nicrea and comming to Viterbe he dyed there 1261. From Siluester the second that diuellish Magitian vntill this time the Popes haue reigned as incarnate diuells in all trumperies deceits oppression of the good and manifest tyrannies and haue tormented by their infernall furies the greatest monarkes Henry the fourth and fift the second Fredericke and other princes of the earth Vrbane the fourth sate three yeeres and one moneth hee raised vp warres against Maufroy and after against Conradin and ouercame them both and so obtayned the lands but the end was miserable for the Sicillians after the yeere 1282. rebelled against him and slew all his French army in an euening sodainely and opened their women great with childe and cast away their fruit that they nor none of that generation might remaine This occasion was afterward commonly called the Euensong of Sicilie This Pope dyed at Peruse Clement the fourth sate three yeers and nine months He had wife and children Hee was the King of France his Chancellor After his wifes death he was Bishop of Pauy after Archbishop of Narbon after Cardinall and was chosen Pope Hee demanded a certaine tenth in Almayne Iohn Glossator of the Decree and Prouost of Saint Stephen de Alberstate opposed himselfe against it and appealed to the next Counceil for the which hee was excommunicated of the Pope and depriued of his office Sea of Histories Clement had a nephew which held three Benefices he constrained him to forsake two of them Naucler He died at Viterbe Gregorie the tenth sate foure yeeres he assembled a Counsell at Lions where was agreed the tenth part of the goods of the Church to be giuen for sixe yeeres to maintaine the warres for the conquest of the lands beyond the Seas He labored to bring the Greeke Church vnto Rome but all in vaine so as he is not vniuersall Bishop nor his Successors 1272. He came to Aretinum where he died Innocent the fift sate sixe moneths and two dayes Adrian the fift sate fortie dayes he died at Viterbe 1276. before hee was consecrated Iohn the two and twentieth sate eight moneths promising himselfe long life foretold by the Starres as hee affirmed it but in the presence of his people a new Vault Valerius calleth it a playing Hall Stella a rich and precious chamber which he had built in his pallace at Viterbie fell the fourth day following sodainely vpon him in the yeere 1277. and the seauenth day after the sayd ruine he was found miserably slaine betwixt the stones and the timber and was buried in the great Church Here the Pope found by experience the vanity of his diuination At this time was the doctrine of the Waldois holding but two Sacraments baptisme and the Communion The Masse an abhominable and detestable thing and therefore to be abolished All humane tradition to be reiected as not necessary to saluation against many other toyes of Popery against the Popes Supremacie called Rome very Babylon and the Pope the fountaine of all euill Nicholas the third sate foure yeeres He transported to himselfe the dignity of the Senator of Rome He made a Parke for Hares and Conies for his pleasure to hunt in He gaue much to his nephew or rather bastard called Barthand that hee tooke from others by force as some say hee ingendered vpon a Concubine of his bastards a monster whose haire and nayles were like a Beares See Iohn de Naion in his Institutions of Beda And as hee was determined to preferre the house of the Vrsins of which house he was and therefore had caused to be paynted the pictures of Beares in the Pallace being in the towne of Sutry hee was taken with an Apoplexy of which he died sodainly and without speech Anno 1291. Martin the fourth sate two yeeres and eight months he excommunicated Peter King of Aragon and exposed his kingdome for a prey to the first that could get it because hee ordayned an army by Sea into Sicilie against Charles and absolued his subiects of their oath Note that all the pastime of Popes is to set Princes together by the eares Hee