him nothing at all vnlesse hee canne prooue that Peter had suche large power and authoritie as hee pretendeth by these keies These thynges if eyther hee or a nye of his whelpes can prooue vnto mee than wyll I say more vnto them in the meane time I rest perswaded that hee is so farre from hauing any power in or ouer the Churche of God vppon earth by reason of these keyes or any thing els that hee is not so muche as a member of the same But notwythstandinge I confesse that Peter receyued the Spirituall Keyes of the kingdome of heauen that is the power of bindyng and loosing of sins togeather with the power and gyfte of expoundinge interpretynge and explaning of the holy Scriptures to the people And not onely did Peter receiue these keyes but also all the reste of the Apostles wythe hym and in them all other faithfull Preachers Pastours Doctours and Ministers of the Gospell as effectually as fully and as amplie as the Apostles themselues Phile. What is meant by these keies Stupe A key yee knowe is an instrument that men vse to open and to shut withall Therefore is this Metaphor borrowed thereof by which keyes is meant potestas soluendi ligandi the power of bynding and loosing as I tolde you before in the Page precedent Phile. How is binding loocing perfourmed Stupe By preaching of the lawe and the Gospel as for example When the lawe is preached and the fearefull threates and comminations therof thundred foorth against any impenitent sinner then may hee bee saide to be bounden and his sinnes to bee retained And when the glad tidings of the Gospel is preached too the penitent and contrite sinner then may he be saide to be loosed and his sinnes to be remitted Again when any one ariseth against the Maiestie of GOD and rebelleth against his lawes and commaundements without eyther remorse of conscience feare of God intention of amendement or repentaunce at all this man is bounden and his sinnes retayned But vpon the other side if hee sinne of frailtie and afterwarde truelie repenteth amendeth and turneth too the Lorde wythall hys hearte wyth an intention neuer to committe the same offence againe and constantly beléeuing in Iesus Christe trusting too bee saued and pardoned by his death then is hee loosed and hys sinnes cleerely put away and remitted In this sorte and in this case hath euerie faithfull Pastour and Preacher of the Gospell full absolute and Plenarie power too binde the impenitent sinner that is to pronounce hym by the warraunt of Gods worde to be bound and to loose him agayne that is to pronounce hym by the woorde of God too bee loosed when hee repenteth and turneth to the Lorde with all his hearte as I haue saide Thus ye see the power of the keies that is of bynding and loosing is restrayned within the Pale and wall of Gods woorde and not in suche a lauish maner and raunging sorte as pleasethe Magister noster our greate Master the Pope too determine For if it were true or coulde bee prooued that the Pope hadde this Plenarie power too bynde and loose whome hee would wythout the warraunt of the woorde of GOD then woulde I not blame them yf all the worlde wente after him and not onely worshypped hym as a manne but as a GOD vppon earthe Is it any maruaile though hee hath withe thys Sweete Bayte and venemous Hooke drawen vntoo hym selfe the moste Kingdomes and Nations of the woorlde But nowe GOD bee thanked they beeing better instructed in the woorde of GOD and seeynge hys horrible Blasphemie Superstition Idolatrie and euen Diuelrie it selfe haue the most of them made Defection and shrunke from hym And dayly doe they fall from his Antichristian kingdom and the Lord graunt that more and more may fall from hym euery day and houre tyll there be none left with him that God may be glorified and they eternally saued in the daye of the Lord Iesus Phile. Mee thinke that menne might easily spie out his doings being so detestable as they bee and hauing spied them out myght then eschewe them might they not Stupe Yes And God bee praysed so they doe dayly Englande hathe spied out his knaueries and therefore hath spewed hym out Scotlande hath done the like Fraunce hath abandoned hym Germanie hath vtterly forsaken hym Yea and part of his owne countrie of Italie seeing hys abhominations haue and doe dayly fall from hym with infinite other places Countries and Nations which for breuities sake I omit Phil. It cānot otherwise be but hauing the woorde of God amongest them they must needes finde out his knaueries being so grosse that a man with halfe an eye as they vse to say may easily perceiue them Stupe You saye the trueth But if the worde of God shoulde once bee set a broch and come to light then he knoweth it verye well his kingdome of ignoraunce and darknesse woulde soone decay and come to naught And therefore to the end that he may the better maynteine his kingdome of ignoraunce hee clappeth vppe the Byble forbidding all men whatsoeuer to reade it or once to looke one worde vpon it and that vppon payne of damnation saying further that none ought to looke vpon it but he and his rabbynes or such others as he shal license and authorize therto by his bulles of dispensation This is cleane contrary to the doctrine of our sauiour Christ who biddeth vs searche the Scriptures saying Scrutamini Scripturas eae sunt enim qui testificantur de me Whiche is Searche the scriptures for those are they that beare witnesse of me In an other place he saith Scrutamini scripturas in eis enim speratis vitam eternam habere That is search the scriptures for in them you hope to haue eternal life This is contrary to the example of the Birreans in the Actes of the Apostles who searched the scriptures dayly to see whether the things preached by the Apostles were true or not Nowe whether it bee better to obeye Christe who commandeth vs to search the scriptures or the Pope who forbiddeth vs the sight of them iudge you And to the ende that he may bee sure to keepe the worlde in Cymmeriis tenebris in palpable darknesse grosse ignoraunce stil for ignorance he calleth the mother of deuotion whereas indeede it may well bee called the mother of damnatiō he not only locketh vp the byble vnder strong lockes keyes but also turneth it into a straunge tongue contrary to the doctrine both of our sauiour Christe his blessed Apostle Paul who commandeth that al thinges be done in the Church to edification in a knowen tongue also to the example of the Prymitiue and Apostolicall Church who euer vsed to haue the bible and other diuine bookes in the mother tongue which they vnderstoode And as though this restraint were not badde ynough he giueth in charge that
the kingdome of heauen VVthat is ment by the keies How binding and loosing is perfourmed Howe wee are saide to bee bound and loosed Howe the Ministers of the gospel haue power to remit sinne Binding and loosing restrained within the compasse of Gods worde The popes venemous hook and poysone bayte The most part of the popes â—ingdomes are â—alne froÌ„ him Kingdomes â—â—lne from the â—â—pe Gods worde the ouerthrow of the Popes kingdome The Pope forbiddeth the reading of the Scriptures The Popes doctrine contrary to Christes Al men ought to search the Scriptures Birreans their notable example Ignoraunce the mother of damnation not of deuotion Bible locked vp and in a strange toung 1. Cor. 14. Scripture to be no otherwise interpreted then pleaseth the Pope The pope would be thought onely wise Nether the Pope nor his Father the Diuell canne erre The Pope a deyfied creature and no man Peter denied hys Mayster thrise The Pope erreth in all things The Popes cooling carde No man may iudge of the Pope A maxime iâ— the Popes law The greate power of our Maister Pope The Pope must haue a share in euery thing The Pope heire apparent to the Emperour The Popes fray bugge The Pope crowneth emperours with his feete The Pope deposeth kynges and Emperors when hee lyâ—t No generall counsell can be gathered with out the Pope The next way for kinges to come by theyr owne at the popes hands Marke the coÌ„scyence of this fellow The proude Pope stampte vpon the neck of a good Emperour lyke a dogge Kynges made footstooles to the pope Kings holding the popes styrrops None dares mute against the pope The popes mercy in shedding of blood Al courts subiecte too the pope Appeale to the court of Rome The popes profession The pope enreth League wyth kings princes and why VVhat shyfte the pope maketh when he lackes money The popes beagles doe hunte for money The popes share The mark the pope leueleth at The pope thirsteth for blood The pope warreth in his owne person The popes marche in the field when hâ— fighteth for Ioanes beste cap. The popes leâ—nity and comâ—passion The pope a bloodsucker Bonefires at Rome for slaughter of Gods saints The popes metamorphosis The popes power sent into hell The pope caâ— make the paines of hell to ceasse The pope plaâ—eth the Rex The pope better then God The pope can do that God cannot doe Purgatory Nullibi The pope saith euery soule must be punished 7. yeeres in purgatorie for euery sinne that euer he coÌ„mitted in thyâ— life The Popes merchandize So sone as money rings in the boxes y e soules in purgatorye feele ease Money wyll sweepe Purgatory cleane The popes bandogs How the diuels â—remble Purgatorie the popes sowe The popes attyre A triple crown The popes crosier The popes gard The strange gestures of the papists All thinges the pope coÌ„meth nere are holy The pope carried on mens shoulders The great differeÌ„ce betwixt Christ and the Pope The pope wyll none of that If the Pope should goe on foote it would hurte hym for hee is so fatte that it would fry and melt hys grease wythin hym But the Pope meanes not to change hys crown of gold for Christes crowne of thornes The Pope ought to wear a quadruple crowne The pope proued antichrist The popes exactions too mayntayne his pride Pardons indulgences The gayn that commes in too the pope by pelting palles The popes chaffer The tresure of Rome infinite That was not the least part I warrant you Oh extreeme polyng Rome a deuouryng gulphe Al thyngs sold at Rome for money The wickednes corruption of Rome described A thyng to bâ— maruayled at Hee wil speÌ„de a huÌ„dred thousande crownes in a yere vpon whoores and harlots c. How the pope spendeth hys money The pope vnholy The place cannot make a manne good vvhiche before is nought The Diuel holier then the pope Cardinalles what they are â—Vherof Carâ—ynals take â—heir names The holy societie of cardinals The pope chosen by cardinals The othes thaâ— the cardinals take wheÌ„ they are admitted Oh cursed oth The constancâ— of these cardinals to theyr dad the pope The Pope maâ—eth whole â—yngdomes â—ountries â—ys pray thoâ—ow cardinals â—ood helpe The maner of â—eceiuyng of â—ardinals being â—ent as ambasâ—adours into aâ—y lande or â—ountry The concourse of people runnyng to meete cardinals The peoples cry to the cardinals grace The maner of the the Cardinals blessing The stately â—ort of cardiâ—als Cardinals beg â—â—rly attyre Cardinal Wolâ—â—y his example â—t wonderful â—ride Marke this geare wel Oh famous Cardynal Oh excelling pryde Oh surpassyng vanity Here were mo offyces then a fewe The pomp of the Cardinals Chappel Copes 44. in the cardinalles hall at one time Oh pontificall Prelate Here is good stuffe marke it who will Attendants vpon the cardynals person Oh Lucifer-like pryde who euer saw the like By S. Cronian he feasts a prety ordinary then This passeth the beggerlyenesse of poore Christ and his Apostles The maner of the Popes Byshops The proude humors of the Bishoppes of Rome The fat morsels of Romish Bishops VVhere the romish bishops lye Blynking Syr Iohns Friers c. the popes spanyels The papystes take â— greate heed least they preach anye truth Oh damnable othe None of the papistes dare preach Christ Iesus aryght The example of the bishopp of Coleyn who rather forsooke hys Bishoprick theÌ„ to dyshonour Christ Iesus as the papistes did The Papistes say preaching is not necessary By hearinge the worde of God preached men learn the pathwaye too heauen by papistry the path way to hell Idolatry committed vppon popish holydayes The ridiculous attyre of Popish bishops vpon holidayes This is dogin That is pat That is worth the wearyng then The popyshe byshops like so players The Byshops gestures at the high altar The byshop coniures Variety is pleasant Insteed of hys lemman The bishop in a brown study The lifting vp of the byshopâ— hands For flesh vpon his backe hee hath none and therefore hath need of cushyons The papistes delude the world wyth gewgawes A sword carried before popish bishops to the high altar and why Byshops conuersant in kinges courts Popish bishops skilful in the art of flattery Byshops victualers of campâ— A byshop suffragane The offyce of suffraganes in the church of Rome The order of the Papists hallowing of churches church yardes Holy water alwayes one Oh blasphemous villanie so to abuse the words of the psalm to such a lewde purpose as thys Mary it is a proud prelate whom all the diuels in hell cannot resist Holy water purifieth sanctifieth al things The maner of hallowyng the Altar He crosseth the altar so often to feare away diuels The play is ended The maner of gyuyng of popish orders Because they are bnzzardes cannot see These crownâ— shorne make 〈◊〉 many a man to weare a horn Let theÌ„ learne to reade it first good my lord before they learne it by heart The testament is
Macarins of S. Theon of S. Frontinean S. Horns S. Helene S. Apolonia S. Paule the Heremite S. Piamotus S. Casomianus and infinite the like members of the same rabble all which too recite were infinitum fiâ—ito comprehendere that is to comprehend that in number whiche is wythout number Besides these they haue also knightes of the Rhodes or of Malta Dutch knights the knightes of Saynt Iames our Ladies knights S. Georges knights knights of HerusaleÌ„ Calitrauenses Montenienses Gartarienses Templers Iesuites and the like which for breuities sake I omit Phile. I pray you what is the order and originall of these Iesuites Iesuites their order originall treason hypocrisie and sedition Stuperius THE order of these dounghill Iesuites was first founde out in the yeere of our Lorde 1537. by a Spaniarde borne in Biskey named Don Egnatio Leguiola who with twelue of hys companions whom he called hys Apostles went to Rome from thence too Uenice pretending to goe too Hierusalem but finding no shipping at Uenice readie returned to Rome againe where he published and set abroche hys holy religion of Iesuitanisme neuer heard of before since the beginning of the world There was also one Iohn Peter Guarrassa Bishop of Quietta a little before found out a stampe or patterne of the same in they are kinges and princes ouer sinne that they haue cut of and diuided them selues from the world with many other like fanaticall mysteries Phile. Are these fryers also annointed as others are at the time of their initiation Stupe They are all annoynted euen from the highest to the lowest froÌ„ the meanest priest to the head ruler gouerner of all But from whence they deriue this annoyling and greasing I cannot tell except it be from the ceremonies of Moses lawe which if they doe then denie they Christ to be come and to haue fulfilled the lawe for vs. For all ceremonies of Moses lawe ceassed and were abrogate by Christe as beeing but types and shadowes of things to come and therefore may they not be vsed now vnder the Gospel without great impietie And albeit that they grease and annoynt themselues at sundrie tunes yet espeically doe they it at three seuerall times namely the day of their christendom the day of their consecration or initiation as they cal it at y e day of their death Besides all this the church churchâ— walles are anointed the high altar the bels euery thing els almost for their holy oyle hath a wonderfull power and force in it selfe therefore as without it they can almost coÌ„iure nothing so with it they canne in effect doe any thing Phil. What other orders of religioÌ„ haue they besides these that you haue spoken of Orders of religion amongest the papistes Stuperius THey haue infinite orders of religion and religious men as orders of the Basilians Augustinians Benedictines DominicaÌ„s Iacobines Carthusians Carmelites Lady brothers Seruitors Obseruants ConueÌ„tnals Penitenciaries Minimers Capucines Mendicants Cluinares CamalduleÌ„ses Valenbrosences Cisteriences Bernardines Coelestines GiberteneÌ„ses Milicenses Castellenses Mountoleuites Castinenses Armetes Regulars PremonstrateÌ„ses Whilliamites to making of filthie bookes raylyng pamphlets against theÌ„ therby to discredit both them the doctrine which they professe They are also ghostly fathers do shriue as wel kings princes dukes noblemen as also all others of what degree soeuer they bee of haue absolute power or els they lye to absolue them a culpa poena as pleaseth them to distinguysh from their sinnes and the punishment due for the same so soone as euer they haue whispered theÌ„ into their eares This is a deuise passing all deuises for by this he knoweth and vnderstandeth the secretes of al both men and women of kings princes if they perceiue any thing to bee intended againste the state of their vsurped kingome they certifie the pope of it who straight way sendeth out his flashing thunderbolts of excommunication neuer ceasing til the authours of that practise be cursed with booke bell and candle as blacke as Hell pitch These friers cary pardoÌ„s through the world shriue forgiue sin certifie y e pope of the secrets estate of euery couÌ„trie often times return to Rome with their bags and their caskets stufâ— full of money like faithfull children of suche a cursed father Phile. Haue these poling friers shauen crownes as the other theyr cousin germans the monks haue Stupe Yea their crownes are shauen but after an other maner For loke how much holier they be then the moÌ„ks or any others so muche broder are their crownes shorne than any others and therefore is there no hayre permitted to growe all their head ouer saue around ring or circle compassing their pate like a headlace or band with these shauen seoÌ„ses they raunge all abrode despising all others that haue not their heads so shorâ— as theirs is Phile. I wonder that they bee not ashamed to put off their hats or to let their heads be seene bare Stupe They shame at nothyng For knowe you not that they haue brasen faces and therefore cannot blushe But if they hadde not yet woulde they not blushe at this for say they hereby is signified great thinges as namely that â— VVhy manne was created What accouÌ„ts wee must render at the day of iudgement All our speeches ought to bee to Gods glory VVe ought alway to talke of the woorde of God Filthy talke counted a creation Mat. 12. A caâ—eat for vncleane talkers All filthy talke condemned VVhy God gaue man the vse of the tongue Two Churches Militant churche what it is Churche triumphaÌ„t what it is Churche tryumphant and militant all one What the church of is The infallible narkes of the rue Church Cor. 11.3 â—e 1.22 Ephe. 4.15 Colos. 1.18 Colos. 2.10 2. Sam. 22.44 Christ the onlie head of his body the church Howe princes are heads ouer the church of God The pope head ouer y e churche of Satan The pope no head ouer the church of god nor any member of the same The pope in pudent The pope dâ—â—ludeth the worlde The Pope a verlet â—â—rist Iesus â—â—t toe pope is â—â—ad ouer his â—â—urch â—ho challenâ—ed the name â—f vniuersal â—â—shop first The pope haâ—â—ched of a Câ—â—catrices egge VVhat the pope is The pope 〈◊〉 foorth in hiâ— colours â—he pope Anâ—â—christe 〈◊〉 a commoÌ„â—â—me to all B. 〈◊〉 fathers in 〈◊〉 time â—hy the pope called Papa â—hereof papa â—â—mmeth No power vpon earth comparable to the pope The wonderfull power of the pope The Pope â—reatly feared â—n purgatorie The Popes armes which he giueth None can enter into heauen without the Popes pasport The force of the Popes keies The pope plaieth the iugler and the traitor together How the pope commeth by al things Doubted wheâ—ther Peter werâ—euer at Rome Peter neuer pope of Româ— The Pope puâ— to his shifts The Popes whelpes The no pope meÌ„ber of the church of god The spiritual keies of