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A20307	A short description of Antichrist vnto the nobilitie of Englande, and to all my brethren and contreymen borne and dwelling therin, with a warnynge to see to, that they be not deceaued by the hypocrisie and crafty conueyaunce of the clergie	Old, John, fl. 1545-1555, attributed name. aut; Gwalther, Rudolf, 1519-1586, attributed name. aut	1555 (1555)	STC 673; ESTC S116863	35,736	88

in their whorish confessions nor yet know they what is a gospel moch lesse cā they preach the gospell Halas by what meanes do these beastes of the bely geue remission of synnes to the people when they speake not one worde of Christe that the confessed doeth vnderstande or perceaue But in their absolutions they geue penaunce to the confessed fastinge certen dayes lyplabour in sayenge of thinges they vnderstande not masses to be sayed and almes to be geuen for the satisfaction of their sinnes Thus burye they Christes passion and deeth and bloodshedinge which only be oure satisfaction for oure synnes And no nother can be And although God by his prophete Esai commaundeth all pastours that haue the spirituall charge of soules Esai 43. to shew vnto his people their synnes sayenge Crie and cease not Lyft vp thy voyce as a trumpet Esai 58. shew my people their synnes Notwithstandinge this commaundemente of God geuen to all them that haue spirituall charge of soules Antichriste myndinge to shew to the world that he thinketh him selfe wiser thē God and that he can make more godly and holsome prouision for soule health then God hath made a law that all people of euery kinde once in the yere at the leest shal confesse and shew their synnes to their awne Pastour or curate God commaundeth that the pastoure shall shew to the people theyr synnes But Antichriste commaundeth cleane contrary that the people shall shew their synnes to their curates By these meanes the people for the most parte beleue that they haue remission of their synnes because they haue nombred their synnes in to the eares of their confessoure Or els for what cause shulde we confesse thē to our curates For euery man knoweth what is synne that he shal be damned yf he forsake not his synne yf the priestes execute the commaundemente of God geuē by Esai Esai 58. But the simple people thinke verely that when the curate pronounceth a certen sownde and voyce of wordes ouer their beedes which they thinke is an absolutiō frō their sinnes although they vnderstande not one worde what he sayeth yet beleue they that the wordes that he speaketh hauinge his hande vpon their heedes haue vertue and power to forgeue to them their synnes euen because the priest sitting in Gods stede as they thinke and as the priestes boaste them selfes to do pronounceth and speaketh them Wherin all be deceaued lamentablye Assured meanes wherby euery man maye haue remission of sinnes But doutles he that earnestly repenteth his sinfull life fully mynded neuer after to returne to the same thē trusteth cōstantly to Gods promise made of remissiō of sinnes to hym for the passion deeth of oure sauioure Christe / the same hath remissiō of his synne althouth he neuer nombre them in to the eare of any preist And then yf he fealinge and perceauinge true repentaunce and faith in his hearte will resorte to any prieste to receaue absolution and remission of his synnes wherof he is assured by Gods promise the same declareth hymself to mistrust Gods promise made to hym of remission of his synnes and then is he an infidele that by no meanes can haue remission of his synnes And if he be not fully mynded to forsake his former euill lyfe and neuer to retorne to the same againe then can he not haue any trust to haue remission of his synnes because that is promised to them only that for euer forsake their synnes And therfore if he mindeth not to forsake his synnes he goeth in vayne to his curate to haue remissiō of his synnes And if he repenteth his synnes and beleueth as I haue said then doeth he euyll to fatch remission of his synnes wherof he is assured already by Gods promise to be forgeuen And therfore his goinge to his curate to be confessed is veraye vayne and a poynte of infidelitie Oh that the curates of Englāde wold theye and obserue Gods commaundemente geuen to them by the mouth of his prophete Esaia But that will they neuer 〈◊〉 But their master Antichristes cōmaundementes wyll they deligently obeye although they bringe no commoditie spirituall or temporall to any man sauinge to their fylthie paunches Euery man maye well perceaue wherfore they be so gready to holde and to maynteyne this whorish confession Th causes why the clergie so earnestlie maynteyne auriculer confession and authoritie to heare testamentary causes c. Ouer besydes that they prouide for them selfes in their confessions where they maye be sped of a whore or two all the yere after Yet by these their cōfessiōs the chiefe Antichrist kepeth his sluttish secte of perdition in estimation with the comen people in whose cōsciēces they sitte as God and execute Antichristes office that is to fill hell with soules And so in their confessions be euer ready to worke sedition and treason against both Emperoure kinge and al other gouernours of that Empire realme and dominion that ether cōtendeth or striueth with their holy father Antichriste or speaketh against his vsurped power his false and craftie deceated wicked doctrines wherby he seduceth begyleth all men for the most parte leading them with a false confidence and fayth to haue remission of their synnes because they declare them to his filthy generatiō of serpentes And by these meanes innumerable soules be le●… 〈◊〉 to hell And moch sedition and treason is wroughte wherby moch bloodshedinge and murther is broughte to passe to the vtter subuersion and destruction of many Realmes As the last sedicion stirred vp in the North in Somerset shire Deuonshire and in other partes of this Realme be most miserable monimētes and witnesses And this is not their only comen practise practised with vs in Englāde but also the like practise was practised with the Princes of Germany that will neuer suffer their treasōs to be out of mās memory Wherfore this whorish confession wherof procedeth so moch euyll and mischefe to all realmes which also bringeth no profite with it but seduceth and begyleth many ought to be banished and abolished although they saye that they cānot well gyue medicine or plaister that shal be holesome or profitable excepte they also know the particuler disease and grief Which answere oure holy father hymself desproueth For he geueth cleane remission a prenaet a culpa that is from peyne and synne to thē that neuer shewed their offences to hym and healeth all sickenesses and sores with this one plaister that is all that be truly sory and penitente for their synnes and be confessed to a priest haue cleane remission As for faith in our sauioure Iesus Christe it forceth not so thou be confessed it maketh no matter whether thou beleue in Christe or no. And yet without Christ are we all for euer remidiles damned Why do ye right honorable lordes / admit this blasphemous doctrine of remission of synnes without faith in Christ All that be truly sorry for their synnes

the holy scriptures written vpon the church walles in a speach that the people do vnderstande and perceaue be erected and set vp ●erued ymages accursed of God with the makers of them So that in the stede of lighte and knowlege is brought in and traded darknes and ignorancie which he the greatest policies and subtile craftes practised by Antichrifle and by all his filthy secte wherby he and they maye bringe soules to hell Now it resteth to be noted right honorable lordes wherfore the Apostle nameth Antichrist the man of sinne rather then a sinner as al men be conceiued and borne in sinne Paul nameth him the man of sinne because from him as from a founteyne and heed well springe floweth and springeth all notable and greate sinnes and wickednes as false doctrines wicked lawes and decrees dispēsations for buggery fornication and all kinde of lust and lechery for Symony and vsury Wherby all men be drawen and leade from their faith in God and in Christe in to a false faith and trust in most vayne tryfles and vanities wherby he practiseth to bringe innumarable soules to hell Also right honorable lordes where as God hath commaunded all men to be obediente to the higher powers Rom. 12. 1. Petr. 2 as to kinges most excellente or to soch as be set in authoritie Notwithstanding soch cōmaundement geuen from God yet Antichriste myndinge to declare himselfe and his secte to be aduersaries to God and Christe hath resisted and circumuented many Emperours also kinges whome thorow most detestable treason sedition and intestine warre in their Empires Realmes and dominions he hath deposed and depriued of their Empires and kingedomes to the great dishonour and disolediēce of God to the effusiō of moch christen blood the lamētable desolation of many wydowes and miserable orbatinge of many Orphanes and fatherles childerne As the deposition of Chelpericus beinge French kynge from his kingdome who was naturally borne and descended from the noble lynage and house of the kinges of Fraunce and in his stede the erectinge and makinge kinge Pipinus which was not borne of any noble house nor of the lynage of kinges of Fraunce The deposition and putting downe the Emperours Frederike from his Empire The deposition also of Otho kinge of the Longebardes and of many other do manifestly beare wytnes Amongest the which I will cōmēde vnto your lordships memories one lamētable historie that is this When Henrich the fourth Emperour of that name attempted to haue the electiō of the Romish bishop as his noble progenitours before him had One Hyldibrāde a mōke beinge then the Romish bishop and named him selfe Gregory the seuenth bisshop ther of that name did fearsly withstande the said Henrich stered vp soch intestine sedition and warres in his dominion that his people did seke meanes to chose a new Emperoure / which treasō beinge forsene of the said Emperoure and of his counsaill his enimies could not bring their wicked enterprise and purpose to effecte Then the said Mōkish pope Gregorie whose couetousnes ambition and pride all the Italian writers can worthelie testifie Amongest whom Beno the cardinal most earnestlie plainly paynteth and setteth forth the same excomunicated the said Henrich and as many as did either ayde him with power riches or vitailes And did forther absolue and discharge al the subiectes of the said Henrich of their obedience towardes him which they by Gods lawes did owe vnto the said Emperoure And then in open proclamations made in all the dominions of the said Henrich he burdened and sclaūdered the said Henrich with the most odious and greuous title and name Heretike ▪ and schismatike enemie to God and to all holy church wherby many of his frendes and subiectes euen al they in whose consciences did sitte Antichriste occupienge Gods holy place did flie and departe from the said Emperoure Wherby the power of the said Emperoure was greatlye decayed and minished And thē Hildibrande the monkish Pope bestered him busylie and caused one Rodulph duke of Sweuclande to be elected Emperour Who after great bloodshedinge lost his lyfe and Empire After him by Gregories commaundemente one Herman Earle of Lucenburge was chosen Emperour who after great māslaghter was sleyne in the warres and lost his life and Empire And thridly thorow treason wrought by Gregorie was one Marchio Echerte chosen to be Emperour who after greate slaghter of christen mē lost not only his Empire but also his lyfe which cruell warres finished with no litle bloodsheding gaue occasion to other princes to feare to fyght againste the said Henrich because of the great murther and deeth of these thre noble princes But yet the malice and cruell ambition of the hearte of that monkish pope Gregory coulde not be pacified but that for his priuate lucre honour he wolde maynteyne so blody warres neuer beinge moued to mercye nor pitie with the destruction of so many cities and townes set a fyre and myserably wasted nor with the destruction treadinge downe and vtter waste made of so many feldes of corne and grasse nor yet with the shedinge of so moch christen blood nor with the lamentacion and mourninge of so many widowes for their husbandes sleyne nor with the greuous outerye of Orphanes that dyed for lacke of bodylye foode nor for anye euill that ensueth the furious warres wold this holy father leaue of his workinge of sedition and treason Oh horrible monster Againste nature he stered vp Henrich the only sonne of Henrich the fourth to gather a great army against his owne naturall father who nether for publike nor priuate wrōge done by his father to him noe any other euil was prouoked therto Neuerthelesse he did not only vnnaturally forsake his father wtdraw his ayde frō his father in the time of neade but thorowe the treason wroughte by Gregorie by his helpe he circūuented his father and oppressed him with power did take him prisoner in the warres and leed him captiue to prison where he put his awne father myserablye to death Behold right honorable Lordes a tragedie moare then cruell and bloody Behold the charitie of oure holy fathers of Rome By this facte they haue setforth soch exemple of wickednes as neuer was before seene or hearde of If their sedition treason oppression craftes and subtelties be well wayed and pondered of all wicked men they maye most iustlie be called not only a wicked synner but also the man of sinne From whome all the detestable and great sinnes of the world procede although there shuld not be had in remembrance all their dispensations for the stewes of whorish womē and of fylthy and abhominable Sodomitical lustes for Symonye vsurye and all other vices to regne in the worlde Now righte honorable lordes I trust that I haue sufficiently set forth this monstrus furious beast Antichrist as well by his false doctrines that I haue not fayned to be false of myne owne brayne and phantesye but of the manifest sayēge of Christe