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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

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.

inclosed in strong Monasteries and there hee dyed Naucler and Cron. Abb. 905. Sergius the third sate seauen yeeres he condemned Formosus acts he tooke vp his body and cut off his head and threw him into Tyber he begat Iohn the twelfth vpon a faire Whoore Wife to Guido Luithorandus Anno 906. Note Formosus Boniface the sixt Stephen the sixt Romaine Theodorus the second Iohn the tenth Bennet the fourth Leo the fifth Christopher Sergius the third All these Popes condemned one anothers acts ten succeeding one another aboue 20. yeeres where is now their consent they boast so of a maine marke of their Church Anastasius the third sate two yeeres and two moneths an honest Pope Supp and Cron. Laudo sate fiue moneths and more Iohn the eleuenth sate thirteene yeeres and two moneths he was Pope Sergius sonne and proued no better then his Father sauing he proued a good Souldier His owne Souldiers stifled him to death Naucler 917. Stephen sate two yeeres and twelue dayes Iohn the twelfth son to Pope Laudo sate foure yeeres ten moneths and fifteene dayes he did nothing worthy memory and of some is not numbred in the Catalogue of Popes Supp Chron. He obtained the Popedome by his Harlot Theodora he was strangled with a cushion by the Souldiers of Guido Premonstra 917. Leo the seauenth sate three yeeres and sixe moneths The Heresie of the Anthropomorphites which say that God hath a corporall forme was at that time renewed The Bishop of Verone writ against it Stephen the eight sate three yeeres foure moneths and twelue dayes some say he was murthered in a sedition insomuch as he was neuer publikely seene Chron. Abb. Martine the third sate three yeeres sixe moneths and foureteene dayes he was peaceable and gaue himselfe to repaire Temples and to nourish the poore saith Supp Chron. Agapatus the second sate nine yeeres he did nothing memorable Iohn the thirteenth sate nine yeeres and three moneths This mans Father Abaric being of the greatest power of Rome caused the noblest and chiefe Rulers to promise and sweare to choose after the death of Agapatus his eldest sonne this Iohn He was a vile monster in life he committed incest with both his Sisters and his Fathers Concubines at Dice he would call to the Diuel and drinke to the Diuell he maintained a publike stewes He was deposed by the Emperour in a Counsell was againe placed and soone after was taken againe in adultery and was slayne by the husband of the wife about 960. Plat. Ro. Baras Chron. Sigesb Naucler and Ioh. Maire Others say that the diuell brake his necke Anton Chro. Fasci Baronius Benet the fift sate sixe moneths and fiue dayes Hee was deposed by the Emperour and banished into Almaine where hee dyed and Leo placed in his roome Anno 963. Naucler Leo the eight sate one yeere and foure moneths Hee established to the Emperour the choosing of the Pope with inuesting Naucler and Dist 63. cap. in Synod 964. Iohn the fourteenth sate sixe yeeres eleuen months and ten dayes He was imprisoned by the Citizens and Peter Prouost of Rome but was restored by the Emperour Otho the first and Peter was deliuered to the Popes deuotion who gaue him to the tormentors hands who vnapparrelled him cut off his beard and set him vpon an Asse his face to ward the tayle and his hands bound vnder the tayle and so was led through the Towne and beaten with rods after he was brought to prison and finally was banished into Almaine Naucler Volateran Anno 965. Benet the sixt sate one yeere and sixe moneths Hee was put in prison at Saint Angelo wherein he was strangled by Cynthius Naucler 973. Boniface the seauenth sate seauen months the greatest in Rome conspired against him for hee entred by euill meanes He pilled the most precious treasures of the Church of Saint Peter and fledde into Constantinople where he continued eight moneths hauing turned all into siluer he returned into Rome In his absence they lifted vp one whom they called Iohn the fifteenth Hee sate eight moneths But Boniface corrupted the vilest and wicked persons of Rome This done he tooke Pope Iohn and put out his eyes and made him die with hunger in the castle of Saint Angelo and so possest the place but he died incontinently after of a sodayne death and his corps was drawne with a cord by his feete through the streetes and pierced with pikes by the Romanes but the Clarks buried him Naucler Ro. Barus Cro. Abb. Anno 976. Benet the seuenth sate eight yeeres and sixe moneths he did nothing worthy memory Iohn the fifteenth died in prison as before in Bonif. 7. Iohn the sixteenth sate foure moneths for giuing the goods of the Church to his parents friends and allies he was hated of the Clergie and people and was inclosed in the Castle of Saint Angelo where he died of hunger Supp Cron Ro. Barus 976. Iohn the seuenteenth sate tenne yeeres for feare of Crescentius the Roman Rebell he fled to Hitruria crauing aide of the Emperour and Gregory the fift was placed in his roome 987. Gregorie the fift sate three yeeres He was deposed after the Emperours departure and Iohn the eighteenth was placed in his roome but the Emperour killed both the new Popes Iohn and Crescentius and placed Gregorie 995. and so was a Schisme of two Popes Naucler Supp Cron. Plat. Siluester the second sate foure yeeres Hee was a Magitian and came to the Seate by the Art of the Diuell vnto whom hee had done homage that all his affaires might goe after his wish He had most curious bookes of Magicke which he got from a Philosopher by the helpe of his daughter and fearing to be surprized of it he vowed himselfe to the Diuell vpon condition he would bring him to France and at last he came to be Pope And desiring of the Diuell to know how long he should be Pope the Diuell answered vntill hee sayd Masse at Ierusalem Then he followed his delights but on a day in Lent celebrating the Masse in the Church of the holy Crosse of Ierusalem he was sodainely taken with a great feuer c. and sodainely hee heard a great tumult of Diuells in his presence c. and surprized with feare hee sent for his Cardinalls and commanded his body should be hewen in peeces but specially such of his members whereby hee had worshipped the Diuell and then that all should be put in a Cart and vnto what place soeuer the Horses which drew the Cart went and should stay there he should be buried The horses without any direction carried his body into the Church of Laterane where he was layd in a Sepulchre And at this day his Sepulchre is a pronostike token of a Popes death 999. Ro. Barus Suppl Cron. Bermo and Naucler Iohn the twentith sate foure yeeres and fiue moneths He was suspected to haue made away his predecessour From Siluester vntill Hildebrand these Popes gaue themselues to diabolicall Arts He died not

sedition burst out This Pope renewed the hatred of his predecessour Pius the fift against Queene Elizabeth of England First by sending his great Armada into Ireland then by sending Parry and others This Pope had his Concubine before hee was Pope and after hee was Pope by whom he had two little sonnes which sayd vnto him such graces as made him laugh Philippicus his sonnes grace was That the Pope his Father gaue him fiue thousand crownes a yeere M. Cyp. Volater He died at Rome Aprill 11. 1585. Sixtus the fift sate sixe yeeres This Foelix so called before being a poore mans sonne was brought vp by a Gentlewoman so long as he grew proude then shee caused him to be beaten Then hee fled to Rome and the Pope tooke him into seruice at the length he made him a Cardinall and by his good friends in Spaine hee was made Pope M. Cyp. Volater One day talking of his meane birth he said he came of an illustrious house for said he the vpper part of the house being alwayes torne and vncouered the Sunne made it most glorious with his beames See Antonius Caracalla De vitis Pontificum This Pope excommunicated the King of Nauarre and Condie giuing his Countrey to such as could get it declaring him vncapable of the succession of the crowne of France He approued a Nunne called Maria de Visitatione who long deluded the people She grew so famous as the king of Spaine inquired of her his good successe for England 1588. Shee promised good successe and that Duke Medina Generall she pronounced openly should returne a victorious Prince So prosper all Gods enemies But the next yeere after all her holinesse false miracles and great dissimulations were soone found out and she punished for the same See M. Cyp. Volater The most Christian Prince of Condie whom the Pope excommunicated and cursed was poysoned The king of France whom hee also excommunicated with many threats was slaine by a Iacobine Frier in his priuy-chamber vnder colour of deliuering a letter out of his sleeue he drew forth a poysoned knife out of his sleeue wherewith he killed him D. Chytreus 1589. No Religion will stay the Papists The Pope at Rome made an Oration in the commendation of this Frier comparing him with Eleazer and Iudith and not thus satisfied he denyed any honour to be made at his buriall or any man to pray for him This Pope died the seauen and twenty of August 1590. He made many new Holidayes M. Cyp. Volater Vrban the seuenth sate twelue daies There happened a great earthquake vpon the day of his Election at Vienna and Austria The next day after his election he fell sicke and determined to remoue his Court to the hill of Quirinus a better ayre but hee tarried because it was against the custome to goe abroad before hee was crowned But he dyed the twelfth day after Arthur Cicer. Gregorie the foureteenth sate tenne moneths and ten dayes hee was proclaymed by the high Court of Parliament Chalnut and Toures an enemy to the common peace and to the vnion of the Catholique Religion and to the king and his royall seate adherent to the conspiracie of Spaine a fauourer of Rebells guilty of the most cruell most inhumane and most detestable death of Henry the third most Catholique King Againe an Act was made against the Popes Bulles hee dyed of a quartane feuer He was troubled with a continuall flux which he had Arthur Cicer. 1591. Innocent the ninth sate two moneths and odde dayes and died being threescore and ten yeeres of age so that in the space of foureteene moneths foure Popes dyed Sixtus Vrban Gregorie Innocent as it is to be thought the most or all died of poyson for Bazutus is not dead that killed sixe Popes with poyson See the life of Damasus the second 1591. Clement the eight sate nine yeeres The Earle of Fuentes practized with Lopus and promised 50000. crownes to poyson Queene Elizabeth Hee also dealt with Emmanuel Adrian to kill the King of Fraunce with the odious smell of a poysoned rose Da. Chytreus 1594. Iohn Castill a Scholler of the Iesuites strucke the King of Fraunce with a knife but the King stouping to take vp the Lords before him hee strucke out one of his teeth and was apprehended c. The King after two yeeres intreating the Pope was receiued into the lappe of the Church and declared Christian King of France with condition to receiue the Counsell of Trent and to remoue the young Prince of Condie from the company of Hereticks That he should restore the reuenews and goods taken from the Bishops and Abbeys and testifie his conuersion to the Catholique Princes c. Da. Chytreus The Pope discontented at Caesar Est who enioyed the Empire after the death of the Emperour Rodolph whom he declared his heire in his life time strucke him with the Thunder-bolt of Excommunication and made warre vpon him Caesar Est Duke of Ferrara the matter being taken vp yeelded Ferrara to the Pope who vnited it to the Popedome Pope Clement made thirteene Cardinalls amongst whom was Rob. Bellarmine Iesuite 1599. This yeere 1600. Richard L. Bishop of London with two other Commissioners Doctor Parkins and Doctor Swale were sent in Embassage to Embden to treate with the Commissioners from the King of Denmarke and returned the eight of Iuly following 1600. Paul the fift renewed the Index expurgatorius wherein is contayned MERCVRIVS GALLO-BELGICVS The humble supplication of Roger Widdrington an English Catholique vnto the most holy Lord Pope Paul the fift Item a little Booke tituled Marcus Anthonius de Dominicis Archbishop of Spalato with others Now to conclude this point by recapitulation The Popes that claime to be Peters Successors you see they neither succeed in place as hath beene proued for sixe or seuen Popes sate at Auignon about fourescore yeres nor in manner of liuing as by their owne Chronicles with others doe appeare for some were couetous Couetous Boniface the eight Calixt the third Iohn the twenty three Boniface the ninth Proude Bennet the twelfth Adrian the fourth Celestine the third Innocent the fourth Alexander the third Gregory the thirteenth Clement the fift sixt seauenth Boniface the eight Paul the second Iohn the three and twenty Ambitious as may be seene since about fiue hundred yeeres after Christ when they laboured for superioritie Policarp Bishop of Ierusalem Misda Bishop of Rome Iohn Bishop of Constance Pelagius Bishop of Rome Iohn Bishop of Constance opposed by Gregorie the great and Iohn the third Bishop of Rome See fol. 6. Blasphemers Leo the third Iohn the thirteenth Iulius the third Leo the tenth Heretickes Leo the seauenth Boniface the eight Iohn the twenty three Eugenius the fourth Schismatickes as two yea three Popes together some two yeeres sixeteene yeeres sixe yeeres twenty yeeres thirty nine yeeres seuen yeeres thirteene yeeres See Alexander the second third and sixt Hildebrand Paschalis Calixt the second Honorius the second Innocent the second Bennet the thirteenth Three