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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18004	A discourse Wherein is plainly proued by the order of time and place, that Peter was neuer at Rome. Furthermore, that neither Peter nor the Pope is the head of Christes Church. Also an interpretation vpon the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Thessalonians, the second chapter. Seene and alowed according to the order appointed.; Discourse. Wherein is plainly proved by the order of time and place, that Peter was never at Rome.	Carlile, Christopher, d. 1588?	1572 (1572)	STC 4655; ESTC S107558	88,721	116

A Discourse Wherein is plainly proued by the order of time and place that Peter was neuer at Rome Furthermore that neither Peter nor the Pope is the head of Christes Church Also an interpretation vpon the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Thessalonians the second Chapter ¶ Seene and alowed according to the order appointed ¶ Imprinted at London by Tho. East and H Myddleton for VVilliam Norton Anno salutis 1572. ¶ To the right honorable Sir Henry Sidney Knight of the honorable order of the Garter Lord President of the Marches of VVales and Lord deputie of Ireland R.T. Wisheth c. HE dishonesteth himself and so much as lyeth in hym diffameth his maister vvho hath bin prentise seuen yeares and at the ende of those seuen yeares neyther vnderstandeth his arte neyther can shewe any reason therof neyther is able to profite himselfe or others Are not we al bound yea do we not al promise in our baptisme and are commaunded of God to shew out the glories and vertues of him that hath brought vs out of darkenes into light But it is to be feared that a nomber of vs that professe Christ thoughe wee haue bin prentice to him seuen yeares perhappes seuen seuen and seuen neither haue so much knowledge as to instruct our selues neither to defend our maister Christ against the Turke Iewe heretique and antichrist VVill the Turke admit any man to his religion that neither can nor will defend Mahomet VVill the Iewe receiue any that is not furnished with the Scriptures falsely interpreted against Christ VVill Heretiques accept any man that is ignorant in their erronius opinions VVill Antichrist allowe any man which will not maintaine his Idolatry and superst●tion VVe professe Christ in woords and outward shewes notwithstanding we are not able too defend him in the middest of his enemyes Lacke of knowledge causeth many to hold their peace Ignorance is the root of errour the contempt of the study of Gods word is the high way to perdition VVho can please him whose will he knoweth not VVho can proceede in his Princes affaires that knoweth not his comission How can he execute his commission if he neyther reade it nor vnderstand it Is he a Gramarian that cannot speake congrue Latine A Logician that cannot reason probably A naturall Philosopher that knoweth not the generation and causes of Raine VVinde Snowe and such Meteorologicall things Is there any Surgen that hath not read Iohannes de Vigo or Alexander benedictus Or Phisitian that is ignorant in Hippocrates or Galen or Celsus and shall ignorance who is condemned of all artificers commend a Christian I therfore the least of all the members of Christ hearing dayly Antichrist and his artificers I meane the Pope and the Papistes so cunning in the Cannon lawe and Popish doctours that there is nothing in them that they do not both exactely vnderstand and also vtter to the maintenance of their head the Pope thought it necessary somewhat to say and too refel theyr errours Emong the which this is not the least that the Papistes go about to proue the Pope to be head of the Church which vnreasonable errour being plainely in these twoo little treatises confuted I haue thought good to dedicate the same vnto your Honour whose desire as I am throughly perswaded is too see the vtter confusion of Antichrist and the perfect establishement of Christes Religion And therfore the bolder to set those things forth vnder your Lord shippes protection which may please Christ displease Antichrist be acceptable to all Christians greuous to all Antechristians pleasant to all professoures of Christ bitter to al his aduersaries And as I truste a plaine ouerthrowe of the Romishe Church Your honours most humble ▪ R. T. A description of the Pope THough Poets pen hath fables feignd Of monsters maruelous Who diffring far from common kind were thought prodigious As Briarchus who had hands an hundreth as they tell And spitte forth fire from fiftie mouthes like flashing flames of hell Though Ephialtes with Othus of natures fierce and fell Did striue with stregth of stretcht out arme in Ioue his Throne to dwell Who heaped hilles on mountains high Of●a on Pindus back And placed Pelion on them the Starry skie to sack Though these two impes of ougly shape whose father Neptune was Growing nine inches euery month in bignesse mounts did passe Though Poliphemus were as huge and ougly as the rest Who for his strength and sturdines might match him with the best And though Chimera a monster were of thrée conioynd in one The first a Lion next a Goate and third a fierce dragon Though Minotaurus were as hugh and monstrous in effect Whose sundry shape with nature fell his Parents did detect Though Cerberus that chorlish Cur and thrée hell headded hound A monster rare with other more which are in writers found Though these I say vnséemely shapes foule fashioned out of frame Dame nature made thus monsterous as wée haue learned by fame Yit I can shewe more monsterousnes comprised here in one Who for his huge prodigiousenesse may match them all alone But this is neyther God nor man as he himself doth tell He is a meane betwene them both yet rules both Heauen and Hell. In Purgatory puttes to paine in earth he beares great swaie The Heauenly Angels at his call are ready to obey Hée can forgiue mens sinnes on earth and scite hell houndes by poste And he can lose from lothesome lakes damnd soules and griesly ghostes He is a God the Papistes do affirme with wonders mo Whose bestely body being blasd iudge you if he be so His head a harmefull helmet is of poisen pestilent His eyes are like to flames of fire that are from Vulcane sent His eares they trust al tryfling tales and credit blasing brute And such againe as will not heare the iust and humble sute His nose doth snuf foorth hellish fumes his tung e is stinge of Death His face of mischéef mirrour is and poisoned is his breath His téeth do gnawe the blessed bones of such as are elect His mouth doth bable blasphemie and Gods word doth reiect His throte an open sepulchre doth swallow euery houre The silly shéepo and woolfes doth spare the lambes for to deuour Hys brest a chest and cofer is of al iniquitie His armes are strong Princes to strike if they not Christ deny His filthy fingers nimble are to scratch for nedlesse gaine Which wil be sure to snatch a share though other take the paine His legges are swift to shed the blood of Innocentes giltlesse His féete are ready Emperours neckes to tread down and oppresse His body is Pandoras boxe which plageth younge and olde And he prodigeous Antichrist whose déedes of Iohn are told Which beast although that he be strong yet standes on slppery ground Foq him this booke doth flatly foile and vtterly confound FINIS THE ARGVMENT FIrst I proue by Scripture that Peter could not be at Rome vntill the .6 or as