be preserued from the bloody butchery and broyling of Christians wheresoeuer the Pope is receiued neither can I discerne any end of all â—hese mischieues any where vnlesse these proude Prelates will content them selues within their owne limites and listes yelde ouer the royalties and all their authoritie of soueraintie to Monarches and kinges and them selues resume againe that which is their owne namely the function of preaching teaching not the things that are of men but which are of God seeking not the thinges which are their own but which are of Iesu Christe If this could be obteyned of them with their good willes nothing could be more honourable But for as much as we may not so much as hope for any such thing at their handes the remedy hereof reboundeth back vnto you chiefly and aboue others to you that are princes that euery of you according to your auncient generositie authoritie and pietie doe first pacifie this troubled estate of religion within your owne dominions restore that which is crazed and ruinous and reforme that which is defiled and corrupte Next it toucheth you that be Bishops and Pastours that euery of you direct your particular flock carefully soundly and godly towardes the kingdome of God Last of all it concerneth you that be subiectes that euery of you doe dutifully acknowledge your humble obedience to your owne Princes and Magistrates in the Lorde Heere then you see that you be forewarned and admonished who neuerthelesse for your singular and most excellent wisdomes neede not any our admonition Therefore I make an ende here both of speaking and admonishing if I may be so bolde to adde hereto this our protestation If any man be able to produce one word so much out of the authoritie Euangelicall whereby the Lorde Iesus did yelde any maner of soueraintie or preeminence to his disciples I do not gainsay but they may yelde theÌ„ seluâ—s to the Popes authoritie whosoeuer will But if there be nothing in the whole scriptures that the Lorde him selfe doth either more carefully aduise or more earnestly forbidde then that any of his disciples by seeking any preeminence at all should raise him selfe aboue any his fellowes restraining theÌ„ by all maner of meanes froÌ„ all maner of superioritie whatsoeuer prouoking them to the humble example of his owne humilitie Do you then deliberatly and maturely determine in your heartes now whether you will rather march vnder the standard of the Lambe him selfe your grand captaine to the goale of euerlasting felicitie or receiuing the marke of the beast throwe your selues headlong into vnrecouerable perdition together with this most arrogant popish Prelate The Lord Iesus euen the same supercelestiall peacemaker of heauen and earth enspire your hearts and mindes with the spirite of his grace in the things that belong to his peace vnto the glory of his name the preseruation of his church the same Lorde Iesus also encrease your honourable estates and preserue you in all the waye of truth for euer and euer Amen FINIS IMPRINTED AT LONDON AT THE three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dawson for Richard Sergier 1580. The vniuersall Churche dooth complainâ— or expoâ—â—ulate with the Bishopp of Rome The beast mentioned in the Apocalipse the 13â— 14. Chap The pompe of the Pope Ciâ—eâ—o against Catilinâ— A defence of the Church of England against the seditious Bulles of the Pope Pope Pius â—â—e fifâ—h raging against Elizabeâ—h Queen of Englande Pope Gregoâ—ie 13. enflamed against England and the Queene of Englande A complaint against the Popes of Rome 2. Cor. 1â—â— What the power of the Church is and how farre it stretcheth The Pope cruelly raging against the godly without all cause or reason Philip. 1. Ioâ—â— .1 Luke â—â— Christ can not be receaued vnlesse the Pope be banished Iohn .3 Chap. Epâ—e 4. 2. Câ—r 1. 1. â—eter 1. Sauâ—ders in his Ierarchical Monarchyâ— How the charge of a Sheapeheardâ— is limited and howe it ought to be discharged Rom. 13. One onely vniuerâ—all head of the vniuersall Church The vniuersall Ierarchie of the Pope serueth to no vse in the Church of Chrâ—sâ—e Cyprian the first booke the third Epistle The Church in respect of soueraigntie is aboue Apostles and Ministers 1. Cor. 3. 〈◊〉 1â— â—â—th 5. Deut. â—2 Roma 12. Actes 3. How great anâ— incomparable the state of the Romish sea was by the space of 500. yeares Domitian a moÌ„struous tyraâ—t The happie inuenâ—ion of the â—rt of printing The proppes aâ—d â—ilâ—ers of the Romish religion It is proouâ—d by plaine demoÌ„stratioâ—s that the ouerthrowe of the pâ—pishe Sea came not of mâ—n but froÌ„ God the vâ—â—ye author thereof William conquerour Henry the fâ—â—ste king of EnglaÌ„d Henry the 2. king of EnglaÌ„d Iohn king of England Henry the 3. Mathevv of Pâ—ris a chroniclâ—â— Diuines put to silâ—nce As many as gâ—â—â— saide the Pope were mâ—râ—yred with â—â—râ— or tortures Out of the chronicles of Henry of Euforde The Chronicle of Iohn Auenâ—â—â—e 7. booke Iohn Hus. Iâ—â—oâ—â— â—â— â—rage â— The decay of Romishe Sea to bee imputâ—d not to men but God only 2. Thes. 2. The prophesie of Iohn Hus against the pope In the yeere of our Lord 141â— Iâ— the yeeâ—â— of our Lord 1517 The Prophetical dreame of Iohn Hus concerning the Romish Sea The Art of printing beganne in the yere 1440 By what meanes and occasions the Churche of Christe waâ—re couered Errors and confusion in the popes doctrine The meanes that God vsed to ouerthrowe the Pope By what meanes the noblest science began to be reuealed in this later age The champioÌ„s of the christian warfare were â—aised vp by God The first appeâ—â—ng of Luther The Pope being the scourge of the Gospell setteth himselfe against Christe and his â—ospel Iohn .15 God himselfe fighteth against the outrage of the Pope The Popâ—s vproares in France aâ—d Flaunders The popâ—s practises against EnglaÌ„d Ioâ—nâ— 16. Apoca. 17. The lambe a â—onquerour The double conquest of Câ—riâ—â— One in his own person alrâ—adie past the other in the Saintes yet to come Henry the freÌ„ch king being hurt in the eye with a shiuer of a launce died Queene Mary of England The Pope procureâ— warre agaâ—â—â—t 〈…〉 Eâ—pâ—rour Iuâ—ian the Cardinall Cisca Capteine of the Bohemyans The example oâ—â—odâ—â—â—ngeaâ—â—ce 〈◊〉 Iulian the Caâ—dinall The Councell of â—asâ—â— The state of 〈◊〉 oftentymâ—â—â—eliuerâ—d frâ—m â—he â—oâ—es trecheâ—â—â—â— The siege of Rochel The Citizens of Rochel defeÌ„ded Rochel defending it self was for the kings behoofe not against the kâ—ng Apoca. 17. Martine Luther Acts .12 Cocleus In the historie of the Hussians 11â— booke Ex Tomo 14. Conc. pag. 66â— The Popeâ— pride â—â— Quest. ◠〈◊〉 De Maâ—â—ritaâ—e â—na Ex Tomo Concil in oratione Stephan Patraâ—â—â—â—â—â—is Luke 1â—â— The ancient fathers agaynst the Popes suâ—remacie Gregories testimony against the Popes supremacie Gregory in his seuenth booke the 30. Epistle to Eulogius Gregorie in the same place Gregorie in the 4. booke the 38 Epistle to the Bishop of Constantinople Pro.
maiestie of that popish kingdome The brauerie whereof whoso could blaze out witâ— most loftie titles stateliest style was adiudged the most profound and delicate diuine And then these notable and inuincible oracles were finely sifted out not of any light trash but coonned out of the verie bowels of diuine Philosophie Thou art Peter and vpon this Rocke will I build my Church I haue prayed for thee Peter that thy faith should not faint Feede my sheepe Ergo the most holy father the Pope of Rome is enthronized the vniuersal Prince of the Romish Sea vnto whom onely are giuen the keyes of al maner iurisdiction The Romish Church hath taught thus Thâ—s hath it seemed good to the vniuersall Bishop who carieth about with him the holie Ghost within the cubbard of his breast These be the traditions of the holie fathers Ergo this is the Catholike Church In good fellowship gentle Reader what â—tronger force of illusion coulde possibly bee seene at any tyme In so maruelous a confusion of thicke and darkened clowdes what coulde bee more easie than for the vnlettered and vnskilful multitude to wander vppe and downe by whole heapes into any amazed errour whatsoeuer euen as a man hauing first pyked an others eyes out of his heade might easily leade him then to breake his necke where him lyâ—ted Herein vnlesse the most mightie Lorde Creator of all thinges and gouernoâ—r of all thinges looking downe from aboue had put to his helping hanâ—e in time what coulde all the Counsels of men agreeing togither in one all their forces and powers conspiring togither preuayle agaynst that so mightily forâ—ifyed force of popishe Monarchie by such a continuall course of succeeding yeares established the proofe whereof manie greate and probable argumentes haue heretofore declared For how often hath attemptes beeâ—e giuen euen of the most puissant Monarchies Kinges and Potentaâ—es of the worlde to snaffle this intollerable ambition of popane arrogancie yet voyd of al successe notwithstanding For immediatly vpon an assay made princes being sâ—aâ—ed eytâ—er through feare of further perill or lead on â—he blinde side by craâ—ty collusion or zeale of Religion or circumuented by trayterous reâ—cuâ—tyng of theyr Subiectes at home haue surceassed all the sorte of them â—rom further exploites Examples whereof albeit in number infinite may easily and readily â—ee vouched if out of Fraunce Germanie Cicilie Austriche â—e wâ—ulde reckon vp all and euery particular King and Emperâ—urâ— bearing the names of Phillip Lewes Otto Henry Fredericke as wee might yet passing ouer for this present forâ—aigne princes we wil coâ—tent ourselues with a brief Catologâ—e taken out of our natiâ—e Countrey Moâ—umâ—ntes suche as shal suâ—â—ice for this present purpose William of NormaÌ„die wearing the Croâ—n of this land .500 yeres agoe or very neere theraboutes this Romishe tyrannicall Ierarchie whereof I spake before began too growe somewhat more lofâ—ie then before against whose hauty arrogancy Henry the first of that name a learned and puissant Prince of courage beganne somewhat to bende his browes After whose death his successour Henry the second did set himself against the Pope in more forcible maâ—er But Pandolâ— the Popes Legate forthwith qualified the king Not long after succeeded Iohn king of Englande who was much more eagerly sharpened aâ—gaynst the Pope but this force preuailed nothing at al. After them reigned Henry the thirde of that name who mightâ—ly laboured to stay the Romishe money markettes exceeding all measure and meane within his owne kingdomes This was a woorthie enterprise certes well beseeming the noblenesse of a most worthie king But the inâ—atiable pride of the Pope gate the vpper hande notwithstanding King Henry hath his counsels quoth the Pope so haue I my councel also What shal we say to this that the same hath beene earnestly impugned by learned and graue diuines as wee finde recorded in Histories to call backe that moste insolent tyranny of that proude Peacocke to some meane and reasonable order wherein these also did but beate the ayre and loose their labour for either they were pricke foorthwith to prison or raked to recant or tormenâ—ed with tortures compelled to bee mute Amongest whom innumerable names of godly Martyres besides the Valdenses Albingenses Merindolanes Bohemias be registred of recorde What other cause procured the death of that godly martyr Ierome Sauouarolla whose worthie sermons published in the Italian tongue and printed at Uenice Italy it selfe to this day yet can in no wise digest What else was the destruction of those two Moonks burnt at Auynyon vnder Pope Innocent the sixth What other cause did consume to ashes WilliaÌ„ Sawtreâ— Swinderbie Thorpe Gâ—alter Bruite a very learned young man Iohn Badbie Lorde Cobham right honorable of parentage and infiniâ— others partakers of the same persecution What other matter raked out of graue Iohn Wicklife being buried long before In which Catalogue let bee numbred also whom for reuerence due vntoo them I may not forget Tauler Wesel Groningensis Hilton Isenua William de Sancto amore Nicholas Oremmus William LaudiueÌ„sis Iohn Poliacensis Armacan Peter de Vineis the Archbishoppe of Tullensis of whom Auentine maketh mention But I passe ouer these as being ouer auncient whom if I shuld rehearse by particularitiesâ— mine OratioÌ„ wold scarce find an end I wil draw neare to these yeeres wher with we be better acquainted in the which I knowe not by what meanes the impietie of this Romishe fury waxyng more rype in riot rusht abrode into the worlde but euen then chiefly whereas by your trayterous treacherie and mercilesse crueltie you haled too the sâ—ake the most worthie Father Iohn Hus and Ierome of Prage â— partakers of the same Martyrdome vnder colour of SuÌ„mons to the Councell by the Emperors safe conduit with trayterous practice yee Romane Popes cannot deny to bee procured by your meanes If I demauÌ„d the cause of this tyranny what aunsweare wyll you make wherein had they offended what was theyr crime did they any way blasphemously abuse them selues agaynst the name of Christe nothing lesse But for that the good men moued in conscience in discharge of theyr faith and dutie durste aduenture to pinche the pride of the Pope To suche an vnspeakable outrage coupled with insatiable sauagenes was the vntreatable insolency of this Babylonicall struÌ„pet crawled vp at that season that neyther it might bee lawâ—ull for any person whatsoeuer once too dare quacke against her yea though he did so yet shoulde hee little preuaile Wherefore if that so mightie power and outstretched Dominion of your stately state the like whereof was neuer hearde of to beare sway on earth by any memory of man fortified and established with so great authoritie suche huge Hostes Armies Treasures Munitions Aliances Confederates wherof you were seased in so long continued a possession vnuanquishable almoste against all attemptes whatsoeuer hitherto seeme somewhat crazed nowe brought on knee I suppose by
most arrogantly checking and mating them to â—heiâ— beardsâ— as euen the selfe same whome by sundry approoued â—nâ— manifest testimonyes of holy scriptures wee can not but iudge to be none other theÌ„ the very vndoubted Antichrist But whereof shall I here complayne me first Or against what shall I be able to exclaime sufficiently O grosse worlde O blockishe blindnesse of these dayes I say not drousie slumber of Princes Undoubtedly it behooued vs long sithens in our Princely authoritie to haue raÌ„sackt this lazy Lacerane lubâ—er or â—â—â—her moÌ„struous myscreaunt and to haue throwen him quitâ— ouâ— of our coastes into the â—auadge Wildernesse yea â—â—â—n â—â—to the cruell Caniballes that so he that can not possibly bee satisfied with mans fleshe may learne at the leâ—gth amydst that fleshe cormoraunt crueltie some sparcke of humanitie and curtesie If wee had thus done long heerâ—tofore many thousandes of innocent Martyres had bene preserued from that tragicall tyranny And yet hauing so mercilesse a slaughter of Christian blood the infinite number whereof is not onely extant in Historyes but also daily and hourely presented to our eares and eyes This Antichrist notwithstanding liueth â—â—ill and continueth amâ—ngest vs not so much by the benâ—fite of the ayre that he taketh as through our owne default and negligence what sayde I â—ee liueth naye rather he florisheth hee reigneth hee triumpheth hee is not onely conuersaunt and present in ech places of our Palaces but also present and President of our Counselles Heâ—â—nacteth and commaundeth what him listeth finally he deuoureth our people as his pray and our selues hee scorneth for doâ—trelles and fooles And because hee can not with open attempts worke our destruction he pursueth vs with couert and craftie vndermininges beholding with his eyes already the murthering of euery of vs whom his hart hath appoynted to the sworde And euen those hath he appointed whomsoeuer he vnderstandeth to be more addicted too set foorth the glory of Christ then to vphold his pompe The continuall course whereof doeth euidently bewray him to be the vndoubted Antichrist Otherwise what may it bee that shoulde so cruelly teaze him to such beastly sauadgenesse but that he feareth least the glorious Sunneshine of Christes renoume will dazell and darken his counterfaite kingdome For his monstruous minde beeing enflamed with intollerable desire of superioritie sithens it hath nowe aduaunced it selfe to that loftinesse of estate caÌ„not easily suffer to be remoued from that rotten clayme of staring statelinesse And because he perceaueth that in this gladsome kingdome of the Gospell he can no longer now reteine the same without bloodshed and butcherie of thousandes of soules hereof commeth it that as many as he perceiueth to be true professoures of the worde euen so many he recompteth for his open aduersaries whom he thinketh conuenient to cutte of by practise and pollicie whatsoeuer From hence ariseth all this storme of so greate Tragedies here hence come those dreadfull thunderclappes and deadly flashes of scorching curses yet not so muche to be feared of any as to be scorned of all They call them Bulles To witte Pardons and Popishe Libelles wonderfull craftily forged too entrappe and beguyle seelye soules vnder the visor of Peter and Paules autorities For this is the very gunshotte wherewith these holy Fathers doe vsually auenge the rancour of theyr heartes if they chaunce at any time to wexe choleâ—ike and wroth And because through suche preatie Buggebearesâ— they haue heretofore accustomed to be dreadfull and fearefull too other kingdomes and Monarchies heereof came it that Pope Pius the fifth not long sithence like Iupiter Olympius with his fiery thunder boltes â—ut of his Castle of S. Angelo did set vpon poore litle England with a terrible Bull. In the which proude presumptuous attempte hee practised with â—hamelesse slaunders and rayling reproches first too defame the vertuous Lady Queene Elizabeth thereby to procure her highâ—esse the hatred of forraine nations and beyâ—g not satisfied therewith endeuoured also to depriue her of her Regall Patrimony and true inheritable kingdome and not of her kingdome onely but to bereaue her also of life and for that purpose sollicited agaynst her trayterous treachours both within her owne Realme and abroade There passed not many dayes before that Gregorie the thirtienth a whelpe of the same litter pursuing the platfourme of his Predeceâ—sour Pius gaue attempte not much vnlike to the first sparing no trauayle nor cost no attempt vnassayed whereby he might teaze vp the Subiectes to rage against their Queene to bring al vnto hurlie burly finally too rende asunder their fâ—iâ—h and alleadgeance which by Gods commaundâ—meÌ„t they owe to their lawfull Magistraâ—e supposing too haue founde here some suche Asseheades forsooth who woulde more easily hâ—ue been induced to reuerence those Apish flashes of Momus smokes then to deridâ— them as babâ—es Buâ— what successe hitherto hee hath attained â—ith those Frâ—ntike vproares tumbling and turâ—oyling all thinges I meane nâ—t here to stand vpoÌ„ This onâ— thing would I fain learne of them whereof I doe earnestly â—raue an answeâ—re I mean not heere the answer of any one priuat peâ—son alone neyther of Pius nor yet of Gregory But I appeale to all that Romish Sea in generall which powreth out such Prelates vnto vs Euen of those reuerend Uicars I demaund this question What if their power were agreeable to their will and were able in very deed to preuayle against them as farfoorth as they accurse them in wordsâ— and as they do denounce in those their muâ—derous bulles wherin they belch out against the subiects of that realme suche horrible exclamatious and accurse them downe to hell drowne them in the bottomlesse gulfe of euerlastyng flambes and throwe them out to bee deuoured with the swordes of the furious Let them tell vs would they do it in deede Or would they put it in execution if they were able May it be possible that any suche crueltie coulde euer enter into the thought of any Christian heart namely against Christians If they deny it what meane they then by those their crafâ—ie conspiracies farre exceedyng Catilines currishnesse attempted yea practized also to bring suche murders to passe But if they confesse it which indeede they can not couer with any colourable cloake Certes they doe sufficiently lyke Rattes by theyr pâ—epyng bewray themselues by their owne doome what spirite they bee offâ— what monster they foâ—ter vnder that forged visor of Peter what Scorpion they shrowde vnder thaâ— Lyons skynne But let vs proceede further Goe too nowe Admiâ— that so great force of malice so greedy rancour of reuenge myght pearce so deepâ—ly into the Apostolicall breastes importyng the â—â—â—er ruyne of the godly I woâ—lde then fayne learne of them vppon what theyr desâ—râ—e at the length they become so maliciouslye malignaunt agaynst them For whatsoeuer the offence be surelye it can not possibly bee matter of small importaunce that maye prouoke those moste holye Prelaâ—es to growe into suche outrage against
abroade your dayly murthers aswel olde as newe wherwith your vnquencheable tyranny of sauadge bloodthirstines seemeth as yet altogither insatiable These outragies so many and so manifest hee that seeth not with his eyes him wil I not account so much blinde of sight as voide of vnderstanding he that doth not detest them him may I wel iudge to bee not onely not acquainted with any partaking of ciuil humanitie but an vtter alyen and straunger to al vertue godlynes and pietiâ— Your trayterous treacheries are more notoriously manifest to al people and tongues then may any longer be coloured more execrable then can bee borne withal Your counterfayte hornes these many hundred yeeres nowe couerâ—d with cloudes wâ—erwâ—th you haue hidden a rauening bloâ—dsucker vnder the visor of a meekâ— lambe be apparaâ—â— nowe yea beleue me pope they not only more apparaÌ„â—ly glisâ—er in mens eyes then the sunne shine in midday but aâ—so are become very bables mockeries in euery mans month in so much that no man is â—o poore blinde but doth easily discerneâ— no man so blockishe but dooth hartely laâ—gh them to skoâ—ne There was a tyme peraduenture heeretofore whenas these foggy misles of blundered ignoraunce did dazel the eyes of men when as that most happy facultie of imprinting reading of purer sciences most fatall to your sacred Sea was not yet published abroade in the world wherein some place and time might haue beene reserued to cloake your palpable darkenesse But nowe sithens the gladsome dawning of moâ—te resplendisaunt veritie discouereth it selfe wherewith you may see mens vnderstanding illumined and eyes enlightned through Gods wonderful bountie and mercy sithens remaineth no foxe-hole nowe in these Regions wherein you may shroude the daseled drowsinesse of your eluishe errors what other hope may you conceiue of those rotten ragges of moste barbarous grossenesâ—e and lothsome pilfe of filthie superstition but that yee geue place vnto fortune and abide some better chaunce And being conuinced with the truth it self if ye can not be reclaimed to chaunge your mindes yet for very shame chaunge your chaire at the least and runne away into some desart and from thence conueigh your selues into some vnknowne nations who haue not hytherto tasted nor beene deluded with those Romishe gewgawes stagelike statelines masking myzemases you can now no longer deceiue bs as men that haue been more then enough ouerridden and galled with those your misdemeanours Perhaps poore Christian carkasses may bee pinched with the crampes of your tyranny Certes their heartes bee nowe so altogeather estraunged from that common Iuggeler Rome and from that false fornicator Sea as that no hope remaineth now for euer recouering them againe And to the ende yee doe no longer vainely stroke your selues yee Romane Bishoppes with false opinion of assured securitie vnderstande yee for certaintie that the worlde is turned quite contrary wherein yee may see the heauenly trompe of the glorious Gospell preuailing against you your craftie packing your false forged doctrine your hypocrital holynesse your rauenous raging your suttle masking can no longer nowe creepe in corners The very vnlecred multitude of Chrisâ—ians doth beginne nowe too open theyr eyes too beholde the lightsome brightnesse of the trueth Gods people is otherwyse instructed nowe then heeretofore when all the speaches of those Popishe Prelates were holden for Gospell and when the chiefe foundation of religion was grounded not vpon Gods worde but vpon the Popes authoritie But nowe who can bee so witlesse a wayward so senselesse a dottard that cannoâ— easily perceiue your errour in religion your rebelling in conuersation and your pride of life who also beholdeth it doth not from the very bottome of his heart detest abhorre you And heerein surely the matter is come to a good issue That suche a durtie religion is fathered vpon so drowsie a dotterell for suche is the religion as nothing can be more superstitious nothing more estraunged from Christe Suche is your life as nothing can bee more pernicious too the tranquillitie and peace of Christians Wherfore sith you can in no wise be ignoraÌ„t of the deadly hatred of all godly personages set one fire against you procured by your own mischieuous and infamous villanies and which you haue long sithens deserued What other Counsell will ye that I geue you but as I said before to make a necessarie choyse of one of these two eyther to be of the minde to flee the Countrey wherein yee remaine now or to chaunge the religion which you haue wickedly defiled But being fully perswaded that you will accept neither of them and perceiuing you too bee of that sorte whome neither shame of the worlde can driue too your duetie nor feare of God can restraine within the bounds of modestie nor any maner of curtesie can reclaime from crueltie wander on in your purposed race as much and as long as you will for mee I wyll geue you â—â—ee scope to raunge in that Maze of Turkishe impietie wherein yee ruffle and too lulle your selues asleepe in those brainsicke broyles wherein yee triumphe neyther am I any thing at al disquieted with your barking bulls and bloodthirstie curses which you haue vomiâ—ed out so seditiously against Christian Churches without any great daunger thanked be God Nor am I ought terrified with your accusations as falsly forged as fraught ful of poyson neyther moued with these your filthie slanders and vnspeakeable raylings wherewith you haue currishely gnawne many Godly Princes and of late also backbitten and slaundered the moste Soueraigne Ladie and Princely Paragon of England the Queenes Maiesties person chiefly then also her noble kingdome and renowmed nation WIth infamous slaunders layde vnto our charge by you to speake no more now as of my â—elf but in the person of her highnesse for so take it nowe as though not I but the Queenes Maiestie called you too accounte for your shamelesse impudencie against her if wee had receiued of any other besides this Romane Antichriste we woulde thinke it not amisse to frame some more speciall speaches in defence of our innocencie But as now what coulde haue beene more excellently applyed to the right commendation of our renowme what coulde haue been more effectually added to the increase of our euerlasting honour then to bee thus accursed of you being the moste cursed enimie of Christ aboue all other with whoÌ„ no man can possibly be in league vnlesse he be a sworne enimie vntoo you neither can any man be otherwise acceptable vnto him except hee bee at deadly foade with you So that for this cause chiefly aboue all other wee doe yeelde moste heartie and humble thankes too the high and euerlasting Maiestie in that it hath pleased hym â—o vouchsafe vs this so great and vnspeakeable honor For why shoulde wee not Iudge our selfe too bee highly honored in this behalfe more then in any thing else togither with other godly and holy ones of my Lorde God for this that tâ—is Sebah doeâ—h