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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

Popes together seauen yeeres See Faelix 5. Coniurers Siluester the second and so forth nine or ten Popes together See Gregorie the seauenth Paul the third Alexander the sixt In league with the Diuell Alexander the sixt Siluester the second Incestuous Iohn the thirteenth Alexander the sixt Paul the third Sodomites Sixtus the fourth Whoremongers Iohn the eight and thirteenth Victor the third Paul the third and fourth Innocent the fourth Clement the third Sergius the third Sixtus the fourth Gregory the thirteenth Cruell Iohn the foureteenth Vrban the second and sixt Boniface the seuenth Alexander the sixt Pius the fourth Murtherers Pius the fourth Gregorie the seauenth Stephen the eight Sixtus the fift Gregorie the foureteenth Honorius the second Poysoners one of another Damasus the second Victor the second and third Celestine the fourth Paul the third Treacherous Alexander the third Gregorie the seauenth and ninth Innocent the ninth Cousoners Alexander the third Boniface the eight Celestine the fift Benedict the tenth Warriers setting Princes together by the eares rather then Peters successours Bennet the ninth Martin the fourth Alexander the second Innocent the second and seauenth Iohn the eleuenth Iulius the second Eugenius the third Paschal the second Vrban the third and sixt Clement the seauenth Gregorie the foureteenth yea in the Schisme of Popes they cursed and warred one with another See Victor 3. and Paschal 2. as in a fight betweene Vrban the sixt and Clement the seauenth there were miserably slaine two hundred thousand men and many more and many besides were drowned See Clemen 7. Diuers condemned one anothers Decrees Iohn the twelfth and vnder Sergius the third Martine the fift Iohn the twenty three chose himselfe Pope Damas 2. Now to conclude with Cornelius Agrippa de Vanitat Hee hauing spoken of the wickednesse of Popes in generall saith I passe by those other monsters of the Roman Popes such as was Formosus and those nine that followed which sometime ruled filthily in the Church I say nothing also of those latter Popes Paul the second Sixtus the fourth Alexander the sixt Iulius the second the most famous troublers of the Christian world besides Eugenius which for breaking faith with the Turke did cast all the Christian Common-wealth into most mortall and bloudy warres as if faith were not to be kept with an enemie Moreouer how much danger Alexander the sixt brought to the Christians by taking away by poyson Zizimus Pazaithe the Turkes brother is sufficiently knowne vnto all men Thus farre Cornelius cap. 6. Thus did not Peter who taught faithfully preached Christ diligently and sought and taught peace amongst men was holy humble and sober in conuersation and in the end gaue his life for the truth The Pope therefore in life being thus contrary vnto Peter is the successour of Antechrist not of Peter Now come wee to examine the Doctrine And first for Iustification AS for the Law that should haue condemned vs for euer Christ hath satisfied his Fathers wrath and hath fulfilled it for vs and no man in the world could haue done it but he Esay 53. 5. Hee was wounded for our transgressions and by his stripes wee are healed 2 Cor. 5. 11. He which knew no sinne was made sinne for vs that we might be made the c. Christ was made sinne by imputation that we might be made righteous before God by imputation of his righteousnesse to vs Rom. 5. 19. As by one mans disobedience many were made sinners c. Note a comparison betweene Adam and Christ Iob 9. 2. How shall man compared with God be iustified Rom. 3. 10. 11. 12. They haue gone all out of the way c. Rom. 4. 5. To him that worketh not but beleeueth c. and 5. verse 1. Being iustified thorow faith wee c. Ephes 2 8. By grace yee are saued through faith not of your selues c. Rom. 8. 20. Whom he hath called them also he hath iustified 1 Cor. 4. 4. See from these places I reason thus If Christ hath satisfied the Law for vs If hee be our peace with God If by his stripes we be healed If his righteousnes be ours by imputation onely If by his obedience only we be made righteous If there be none that can doe good no not one If iustified thorow faith wee haue peace with God If saued by grace not of workes If neuer so righteous yet wee are not thereby iustified Then our Iustfication is plainly without vs and it commeth onely by Christs righteousnesse imputed and by faith receined Though these be as euident as the Sunne at noone yet they cauill with vs from other places of Scripture to maintaine Iustification from our selues or at least to part stakes with Christ Papists first place Psal 7. 8 Iudge me O Lord according to my righteousnesse Solut. This is not spoken of our righteousnesse before God but Dauid being falsly accused vnto Saul by his enemies his heart being free from any intention of euill against him desires God to be Iudge betweene him and them and therefore this serueth not for the Iustification of a sinner before God The second place 2 Corint 4 14. Our light afflictions which are but for a moment causeth vnto vs a farre more excellent weight of glorie If afflictions say they worke our saluation much more good workes Solut. Afflictions say we worke our saluation not as causes procuring it but as meanes directing vs thereto Bernard They be via regni non causa regnandi Psalme 119. 71. It is good for me that I haue beene in trouble for c. Of Sacraments the number The Papists teach seauen Sacraments contrary to Scripture by a foolish mysticall taking the number of seauen in Scripture as a number of perfection as it was said to Naaman 2 King 5. 10. Goe wash seauentimes Againe Iob 4. 2. Offered seauen Bullockes and seauen Rammes seauen Starres seauen Candlestickes These are too idle to be answered and therefore I leaue them to former answers for this number may as well ferue for a mysterie of iniquitie Reuel 17. 18. Sacraments both in the old and new Testament were of Gods ordinance men may not make Sacraments Christ putting an end to the olde Testament was the Authour of the Sacraments of the new Testament and appointing outward signes of holy things hee instituted two Baptisme and the Sacrament of the Lords Supper no more are to be found in the new Testament of his making or commandement The first he sanctified in his owne person Mat. 3. 16. for he was baptized of Iohn The same he commended and commanded to his Apostles after his resurrection Mat. 28. 19. The Lords Supper this he instituted and ministred in his owne person also Luke 22. 19. commaunding to doe this in the remembrance of him The remission of sinnes is represented in Baptisme Acts 2. 38 The death of Christ is set forth in the Lords Supper 1 Corinth 11. 26. Whereby our faith is strengthened and our hope confirmed in the promises of God

Chrysostom ad populum Antiochenum Homil. 22. sayth After the end of this life there is no occasion of merits Hebrews 1. 3. Christ hath purged our sinnes by himselfe Counsell Aquisgrane lib. 1. cap. 1. speaketh of the punishments two in this life one in the life to come most grieuous Of the two heere the Apostle speaketh If wee would iudge our selues we should not be c. The first is the punishment wherein euery sinner taketh reuenge of himselfe The second but when wee are iudged of God wee are chastised c. This is the punishment which God in mercy doth lay vpon sinners in this world The third is most fearefull and terrible not in this world but in the next Depart from me c. Ergo no Purgatorie The Papists can neuer agree of the place nor continuance of time how long And thus we still conclude that their doctrine is Antichristian condemned by Scripture and all antiquitie and Fathers Merits By Merits wee vnderstand any thing or worke whereby Gods fauour and life eternall from the dignitie of the worke binding God c. Merits are two-fold one of the person another of the worke Of the person dying after Baptisme Of the worke by the condignitie yea more Supererrogation I omit their idle and blasphemous speeches and proofes and come to the Answere Wee renounce all personall merits of any meere man therefore of Infants that cannot worke also of workes done by them Onely wee acknowledge Christs workes to merite which are made ours by imputation But Papists will be saued by their owne workes See Exod. chap. 20. 8. I will shew mercy to them that loue mee and keepe my commandements If these must haue mercy who can pleade merits Romans 6. 23. The wages of sinne is death but eternall life is the gift of God thorow Iesus Christ Ephes 2. 8. 10. By grace ye are saued through faith not of your selues it is the gift of God c. Romans 8. 18. The sufferings of this life are not worthy c. Titus 3. 5. We are saued not by workes which wee wrought but according to his mercy c. Merit hath no place where mercie is required See Fathers Bernard Those which wee call Merits are the way to the Kingdome not the cause of raigning Augustine All my hope is in the death of my Lord His death is my merit my merit is the passion of my Lord. Manuel chapter two and twentie Againe He crowneth thee because hee crowneth his owne gifts not thy merits Psalme 120. Againe Lord thou wilt quicken me in thy Iustice not in mine not because I haue deserued it but because thou hast had compassion Ps 142. See more in the title of Iustification Thus I cease to follow them in their idle discourses concluding our Doctrine to be more auncient as from Christ the Apostles Scriptures and Fathers They obiect places of Scripture for reward Answer Reward is two-fold either of merit or of mercy Life euerlasting is not of merit but of mercy Secondly they obiect merits by couenant Doe this and thou shalt liue Solut. No man can doe this Ergo a legall Couenant condemneth all men Againe there is an Euangelicall couenant this promise is made not to the work but to the person to his faith laying hold on Christ Beleeue and thou shalt be saued Marke 16. 16. Acts 8. 37. and 16. 31. Now to conclude this poynt for Doctrine as before of the liues of the Popes I will vse the Argument our Sauiour Christ vsed against the Scribes and Pharisies who saying they had Abraham to their father Iohn 8. 39. answered If yee were the children of Abraham ye would doe the deedes of Abraham So say I if the Popes be Peters successors concerning Doctrine they would shew it in teaching Doctrine agreeable to Scriptures c. But this they doe not For Peter taught Iustification by faith in Christ alone as the rest of the Apostles and Christ himselfe and haue left the same written in Scriptures for our instruction and imitation See title of Iustification Againe Peter Christ and the Apostles and Scriptures teach only two Sacraments of the new testament But they teach seauen contrary to Christ Peter and the Apostles See title of Sacraments the number Moreouer Christ instituted Baptisme the outward signe whereof is onely Water and the forme to baptize In the name of the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost Peter the Apostles and Euangelists rested in this and left the same written in Scripture but the Pope and Papists vse a number of idle ceremonies contrary to Peters practise the Apostles and Scriptures See title of Baptisme Againe for the Sacrament of the Lords Supper In the Supper Christ vsed in the Institution thereof bread and wine as outward signes of his body and his precious bloud shed in remembrance but these will vse but one outward signe bread alone Againe they will haue Christ bodily present in the Sacrament and will vtterly abolish the signes by Transubstantiation a toy of their owne deuising so as no bread shall remayne contrary to common sence against Christ Peter and Stripture See Reall presence Supper and Transubstantiation and so they vtterly destroy the Sacrament Againe wee teach no Images to be vsed in Gods seruice either publique or priuate according to the second Commaundement Scripture and Churches practise foure hundred yeeres after Christ and euer contradicted since but they iustifie Image-seruice as Lay-mens bookes and the seruice of God directly contrary to Scriptures See title of Images We teach that God onely is to be worshipped neither Saints nor Angells and that God is robbed of his honor by how much is giuen vnto them c. according to Peter the Apostles and Scripture They directly teach the contrary as derogatory to the office of Christ See title of Worship of Saints We teach according to Scripture No Purgatorie nor Purgation for sinne but the bloud of Christ in this life according to Peter the Apostles Scriptures But they teach a Purgatory to purge sinnes after death See title of Purgatory We teach that neither person nor worke can merit but the immaculate person of Christ God Man and his innocent workes without sinne They contrary teach Merit of person and workes amongst sinfull men See title of Merits To omit many other Popish points of erronious doctrine we conclude as before That the Pope is no way Peters successour but an Hereticke and plaine Antichrist fore-told by the Apostle 2 Thessal 2. 4. Which sitteth as God in the Temple of God boasting himselfe that he is God Arguments to proue the Pope Anti-christ And first their silly reasons to the contrary The late Counsell of Lateran 1517. commanded all Preachers they should not meddle nor dare once to speake of the comming of Anti-christ which argueth a guiltie Conscience Now obserue their Arguments to proue the Pope not to be Anti christ 1. Argument Anti christ is but one man but the Popes haue beene many Ergo.

propoundeth an election to be made of a new Apostle Ergo head of the rest Answere This proueth that he was the Prolocutor or common-speaker as with vs in Parliament and might be the first in place for Order but not the Elector for that was done by them all as Acts 1. 22. And they appointed two not Peter alone and the election was of God disposing the Lots The seauenth place Acts 15. 7. He is president of the Counsell of the Apostles He speaketh first he concludeth with lie and all Answere The Text shall confute this He as is said was first in order but not in authority as the common speaker verse 12. Barnabas and Paul spake with great silence of the rest and when they ceased verse 13. Iames answered Whose sentence preuailed And then not Peter but all the Apostles and Elders and the whole Church concluded So Peters primacy of order was not the Popes supremacy The eight place Gal. 1. 18. Paul after three yeeres came to see Peter say they to doe him honor Ergo Superior Answere If it were so that he came to honour Peter this proues not his primacy for then should Wiues be superiors to their Husbands For 1 Pet. 3. 7. saith Let Wiues be subiect to their Husbands yet he saith They must giue them honour Ahashureosh honoured Mor decai yet he was not aboue him Chrysostome 1 Gal. saith That Paul was Peters Peere in dignity Ambrose there saith Paul was euen such another as Peter Augustine there saith Their authority to be equall and for Pauls honour what hee wanted in time is supplyed by Christs glory not as the rest made an Apostle on the earth but from heauen while he now raigned in Maiestie Gal. 11. Paul himselfe saith He was an Apostle not of men nor by men but by Iesus Christ Againe 2. 6. Of them which seemed to be chiefe I was not taught And verse 11. he saith When Peter came to Antioch I withstood him to his face for he was worthy to be blamed The ninth place Gal. 1. 18. as before That he tarryed with him fifteene dayes no small honour say they Answere Mary the chiefe of women went a great iourney to salute Elizabeth and taryed with her three moneths no small time the Babe sprang in her wombe at her salutation yea shee was filled with the holy Ghost You will not say I trow Elizabeth was aboue Mary Therefore Augustine Ambrose Chrysost Theodoret Ierome and others say that Paul came to Peter not to learne of him but of reuerence and loue to be acquainted with him Ergo Paul acknowledged no supremacy The tenth place Iohn 10. 16. There shall be one Flocke and one Shepheard which is the Bishop of Rome Answere The Text plainely sheweth it to be Christ who by the preaching of the Gospell gathereth them that are not yet called and so to the end of the World that so there may be one Sheepe-fold Iohn 10. 16. Himselfe being the chiefe Shepheard 1 Pet. 5. 4. In all these places we can finde no supremacy in Peter yet the Pope will needes be his successour Now let vs see how he succeedes and because he standeth much on the place though many wretches succeede good men in place yet we will examine it but if he be Peters successour he must succeed him rather in labour in preaching the Gospell of Christ and in holy life and conuersation First of the place whether Peter sate euer Bishop of Rome PEter was an Apostle Now the Apostles were not deputed to any certaine place but had the whole World for their Diocesse Marke 16. 15. Goe into all the World preach the Gospell to euery creature c. 1 Pet. 1. Therefore Peter writeth vnto the Churches which he had planted in Pontus Galatia Capadocia Asia and Bethinia making no mention of Italie or Rome though I denie not but he might be there as an Apostle but not to reside there for that had beene to goe beyond his Commission The Papists alledge for their proofe Hierome de viris illustribus That Peter sate Bishop at Antioch 7. yeeres and then went to Rome the second of Claudius where he sate 25. yeeres euen to the 14. yeere of Nero at what time he dyed Now let vs examine this point Paul was conuerted the first yeere after Christ and tarryed in Arabia three yeeres Gal. 1. 17. 18. Then he went to Ierusalem to visit Peter the fourth yeere after Christ and the 22. of Tiberius Then Peter was one at Ierusalem Acts 12. 3. Againe Peter was put in prison the second or third of Claudius Anno Christi 11. and Acts 13. 14 Paul preached at Antioch the eight of Claudius where it is not like that Peter was for then there had beene little neede of him Againe Luke would haue made some mention of him for Paul came twice to Antioch Acts 14. 21. 26. and there they aboad long time with the Disciples no mention of Peters being there About this time Paul and Barnabas goe vp to Ierusalem to conferre with the Apostles about Circumcision where the Apostles called a Counsell about that matter where Peter was the first speaker but Iames concludeth the point and this was the eleuenth yere of Claudius And they wrote Letters vnto to the Brethren that were at Antiochia So wee see that Peter was not yet there but at Ierusalem Anno Christi 18. Claudij 10. That he might be at Antioch as an Apostle we denie not but when he went or how long he tarried the Scripture sheweth not neither can Papists proue But Peter being at Ierusalem the tenth of Claudius and Claudius dyed foure yeeres after Now Nero succeeding raigned but 14. yeeres foure and 14. make but eighteene How could Peter sit seauen yeeres Bishop of Antioch and after 25. yeeres at Rome which maketh 32. yeeres So they must put 4. or fiue Emperors raignes to make vp the number that is the first of Domitian for Galba raigned but seauen moneths Otho but three moneths Vespasian nine yeeres Titus two yeeres Domitian fifteene yeeres out of which if you take two yeeres makes it vp the 32. and Peter was dead 14. yeeres before by their owne confession the last of Nero and then we finde another in the place one Anaclet To conclude they can neuer proue he sate Bishop at Antioch seauen yeeres nor at Rome at all Here a Friar of their owne one Onuphrius skilfull in Antiquities and the Popes Secretary It is cleere saith he and manifestly knowne by the Acts of the Apostles and Pauls Epistle to the Galathians that for nine yeeres space after Christs death vntill the second of Claudius Peter neuer went out of Iury Wherefore if he came to Rome at that time it followeth of necessity that he did not sit seauen yeeres at Antioch before he came thither For from the second of Claudius vntill his death is about 25. yeeres and though the ancient Writers say He sate at Rome yet it followeth not that he aboade still in the

City For in the fourth yeere after his comming thither he returned to Ierusalem and was present at the Counsell there Thence he came to Antioch and there continued seauen yeeres vntill the raigne of Nero when he came to Rome where hee repaired the Roman Church which was decaying After that when he had trauelled almost thorow all Europe he returned to Rome in the first of Nero and there was put to death Thus far Onuphrius Therefore it is but a tale that he sate Bishop of Rome 25. yeeres or at all but that hee was there as an Apostle as hath beene said before Now come wee to examine how the Pope succeedeth Peter PEter if he were at Rome it was as he was an Apostle to preach the Gospell and to establish the Church there as he did in other places euen as Paul did and the rest of the Apostles through the World according to their commission and commandement giuen by Christ Matthew 28. 19. Againe he was there to confirme with his bloud the Doctrine taught and was obedient to the Emperour and suffered death at his command whereby he left an ensample for doctrine and manner of liuing to his successors Now let vs see how the Pope succeedeth Peter He teacheth not Christ the onely meanes of saluation but his own traditions merits worshipping of Saints c. and persecuteth and putteth them to death that obey not his decrees and commands Secondly he yeeldeth not obedience to authority as Peter taught and practised 1 Peter 2. 13. Submit your selues vnto all manner or dinances of men for the Lords sake whether vnto the King as the Superior or to Rulers sent by him for punishment c. And Paul Rom. 13. Let euery soule be subject to the higher powers c. Whosoeuer resisteth power resisteth Gods ordinance But the Pope commandeth Kings curseth them and killeth them to that end he hath his triple Crowne and elaymeth soueraignty ouer the Church and commandeth the treasure of the World whereas Peter had neither gold nor siluer Acts 3. 6. The Lot of the Church is to be persecuted not to persecute we must not looke to fare better then our Master saith Christ Iohn 15. 20. Remember the words I said vnto you the seruant is not greater then the Master if they haue persecuted me they will also persecute you If the Pope be Christs seruant as hee calles himselfe Seruant of Seruants let him shew his markes for Christ as Paul Gal. 6. 17. Behold I beare in my body the markes of the Lord Iesus See 2 Cor. 11. 23. And therefore we conclude the Pope to be Antichrist not Christs seruant nor Peters successor Now enquire we the time when it is like the Pope beganne REuelation 20. 2. We haue a manifest Prophecie that Sathan should be bound which ranged at pleasure in the vnchristian World that is before Christ who shall lighten things that are hid in darkenesse 1 Cor. 4. 5. and Luk. 1. 79. Ioh. 1. 5. Ioh. 3. 19. This is condemnation that light is come into the World and men loued darkenesse c. Act. 17. 30. The time of this ignorance God regarded not but now biddeth all men Euery c. Now this light is Christ and the preaching of the Gospell Sathan therefore must be bound one thousand yeeres from Christs preaching that he should not through the darkenesse of error vexe men as he had done though their bodies be not freed from the Crosse and persecution that they may be like their Master Now the Apostles and Bishops of Rome with other Bishops Ierusalem Antioch Constantinople and the rest that succeeded not at Rome but wheresoeuer for preaching Christ crucified were so occupied what with preaching and vnder the Crosse for the space of the first 300. yeeres as they had no leysure to dreame of Supremacy After which time as Rest breeds Rust so by little and little they grew ambitious and now and then one Bishop or other would affect priority so as about the end of the next 300. yeeres they began to desire primacy but not supremacy As Policarpe Bishop of Ierusalem challenged the first place 426. yeeres after Christ Gelacius Bishop of Rome after him about 445. Iustine Emperor of Rome made Misda Bishop of Rome Patriarch about 520. About the same time Iohn of Constantinople Bishop was called vniuersall Bishop Iohn the first Bishop of Rome a good man was put in prison and dyed for the truth Pelagius Bishop of Rome was the first that challenged the primacy by Scripture Iohn Bishop of Constantinople called himselfe vniuersall Bishop 582. Gregory the Great Bishop of Rome first of that name reproued Iohn of Constantinople for calling himselfe vniuersall Bishop 591. Before him Iohn the third Bishop of Rome decreed that none should be called summus Sacerdos or vniuersal Bishop about 566. All this while no thought of a Pope or of Peters successor in Rome Now Phocas seruant to Mauricius Emperor killed his Master the Empresse and children most cruelly At this time Boniface the third Bishop of Rome obtained of this Butcher the title to be called vniuersall Bishop Anno 607. Note that the primacy of the Bishop of Rome was established by a murtherer and a Traytor who dyed miserably for the 612. of Christ he was slaine by the Souldiers of his Guard Abbas Vesper others say that Heraclius and Persius slew him cutting off his hands and feete others adde that his priuy members were cut off and his body burnt Estate Church Boniface the 3. liued but 9. moneths so soone his pride came to an end whose life and decrees perished together Anno 607. Martin the 1. Bishop of Rome was buffeted by the Emperour for reprouing him being an heretike and was further vilely entreated banished from Constantinople whither the Emperour sent for him to Pontus with his tongue cut out 649. Yet Rome no Supremacy but subiect to the Emperour both in creation and deposing Constance Emperour spoyled Rome because the Bishops were not willing he should remoue thither more in seuen dayes then all the Barbarians did in 360. yeers Anno Christi 662. Vitelian called Bishop of Rome to him the Emperour by singular grace confirmed the priuiledges of the Church which notwithstanding hee after brake and made them of no force Fasci Temporum The sixt Counsel of Constantinople approued Masse in the Latine tongue The Greeke Priests were permitted to liue in mariage but not the Priests of the West-Churches None to answere for a Childe but such as knew the Lords Prayer and the Beliefe of the faithfull In the second Volume of Counsels none to vow not to marry and that Priests which separated themselues from their Wiues because of their sacred Orders should be excluded from the Communion Peter viret in dialogo to them of Orbe In the 12. 13. Counsell of Tolledo such were Anathamised as forbid eating of flesh Pet. Viret Benet the 2. Bishop of Rome obtained of the Emperor that the election of the Bishop

Nailes to the end those dead Idols might be adored by the Christians Before his death was such an Eclipse of the Sunne as was neuer seene Massius Plat. As he was preparing an army by Sea against the Turke the Romans being in troubles and seditions he was so vexed in minde that hee dyed with griefe Anno 1362. Vrban the fift sate eight yeeres He sent a Legat into Italie with full power and so repressed the Vicounts and other Gouernours of Townes threatning great losses if they would not submit themselues vnder the obedience of the Roman Church Armacan a learned man and Bishop of Ireland published Conclusions against Friers teaching that it was a villainous thing for a Christian to begge without neede Volater He sayd he could not finde foure Bibles in Oxford Iesuites began by Iohn Columbau and Francis Vincent of Burgony Volat Sabell Iohn Wickecliffe of Oxford in England a rare Theologian he touched liuely the abuses of the Popedome against begging Friers and Monkes hee had King Edward to friend The Pope as he returned into France dyed at Marcellus not without suspition of poyson Sabell Charles the fift Emperour and King of France caused the Scripture to be translated into French 1366. Gregorie the eleuenth sate at Auignon seauen yeeres and fiue moneths Many of the townes of Italy reuolted from his obedience At the perswasion of a Nunne he pronounced sentence of Interdiction against the Florentines the first Authors and seised all the townes about them and made warre vpon them Naucler Gregorie dyed being tormented with an intollerable paine in the bladder Plat. 1378. Vrban the sixt sate eleuen yeeres he was a cruell man of whom by prayer nothing could be obtayned Crautzius He being come to the Popedome sought to reuenge himselfe he was forsaken of his Cardinalls as a false Pope and Clement the seauenth chosen Clement the seauenth sate in Auignon fifteene yeeres and thus beganne the two and twentith Schisme of two Popes 29. yeeres vntill the Counsell of Constance the one cursing and warring with the other that about 200000. were miserably slaine and drowned Clement was chosen three months after Vrban Vrban made thirtie new Cardinals in one day and displaced the old and put them in prison Hee was vnder the safe keeping of the King of Naples for his pride certayne dayes at the length desiring that hee might goe to new Cesarea for his health hee was set at libertie where hee gathered forces against the King But Raymundus the Generall of the Kings forces Vrban comming with all his Court to the next shore he shipped them and brought the Pope to Genua and of seauen Cardinals being taken at new Cesarea putting fiue of them into sackes he drowned them in the Sea because he thought they fauoured Clement The Pope Vrban succeeding vnhappily in his Popedome dyed the eleuenth yeere of his Popedome few lamenting his death as a rude and execrable person Plattina Theodor. Cerinth The waters and fountaines were poysoned whereof he dyed and all his nobility Naucler These two Popes sent terrible Bulls into diuers parts of the world and so sowed defamatorie bookes wherein they named one another Antechrist Schismatickes Heretickes tyrants traytors theeues vniust sowers of tares and children of Belial Iohn de Ligni in a Treatise in fauour of Vrban and the Abbot of Saint Vast the Kings Chancellor of France in fauour of Clement That the Pope is Antechrist no better witnesses then themselues Clement dyed at Auignon 1394. Matthias a Bohemian proueth the Pope to be Antechrist and Friers heretickes Walter Brut In likewise many Noble men in England maintained Wickecliffes doctrine The Lord Montague Lord Clifford Earle of Salisburie Swinderby a priest wrote against Transubstantiation 1387. Boniface the ninth sate at Rome fifteene yeeres Hee was chosen after Vrban He made a Law whereby hee obtayned the seigniorie of all the world that is that no Parson should be promoted to any Benefice before hee had payed to the Apostolique Chamber all the reuenewes of the first yeere Hee made great marchandize of Indulgences and sold them for money Bennet the thirteenth sate at Auignon one and twentie yeeres He gaue to Charles the sixt King of France the tenth part of all Ecclesiasticall goods to make him his friend and to diuide the spoyle And as hee was in his Country Catalongue in a strong Castle called Pauiscole maintaining himselfe the true Vicar of Iesus Christ hee was condemned many wayes by the authority of the sayd Counsell Finally dying at Pauiscole he commanded his Cardinals that presently they should choose another in his place and they elected one Giles Menios and called him Clement the eight Plattina This Pope made Cardinalls at the instigation of Abphonsus King and did all that a Pope should doe But after Martin 1. had agreed with Alphonsus by his commandement Giles renounced all his right to the Popedome and was declared Bishop of Maiorque and the Cardinalls made by him willingly renounced their dignities Innocent the seauenth was chosen after Boniface the ninth sate at Rome two yeeres he being Cardinall was wont to taxe the negligence and fearefulnesse of the former Popes for he said it came to passe through their sloath that the Church of Rome and the destruction of the whole Christian Common-wealth was not yet cut off But when he came to the Papacie he followed the steppes of Vrban and Boniface whom being a priuate man hee had taxed Hee warred with the Citizens of Rome The Anti-pope Benedict reclayming Plattina With the neglect of his sepulcher his memory perished Hee had a care that Nicholas the fift should be restored to his Popedome Plat. 1404. Gregorie the twelfth sate eight yeeres he was chosen after the death of Innocent and an oath taken to yeeld if the profit of the Church required it but hee would not though hee promised before a Notarie before he was confirmed Pope 1407. Benet and Gregory were perswaded by Charles the sixt Emperour for the good and vnion of the Church to giue ouer their rights Benet gaue no answere but dismissed the Ambassadour without farewell and for feare to be constrained prouided for himselfe A Counsell was held at Pice to vnite the vniuersall Church whereunto Gregorie and Benet were cited but had no care to appeare but derided it So at the said Counsell Gregory and Benet were both deposed one called Alexander was instituted so were three Popes together but Gregorie fled to Austrich c. To their deposition all Christian Nations consented except a part of Spaine and the Count Arnimacke and the King of Scots who fauoured Benet Alexander the fift sate eight moneths He was a learned man a worthy and a godly man hee was chosen with the consent of all the Cardinalls in the Counsell of Pice Thus Gregorie and Bennet not giuing ouer were three Popes at once Alexander was so liberall to the poore and to men worthy of his charity as within a while he left nothing to himselfe Whereupon