but Christ prayed for Peter ergo Peter could not erre I deny the proposition which you call the Maior for Christ prayeth for all men as well as for Peter and also for them that persecute him ergo by your argument all men should bée head of the Church yea euen they that persecute Christ as the Pope doth Augustine wryteth that Peter figureth all Christians the vniuersall Church ergo when Christ prayed for Peter that hée should not erre hée prayed also for all Christians and for the vniuersall church that it should not erre And that this is Christes meaning ye shall vnderstand by the often fall of Peter after this prayer of Christ for hée denyed Christ thrise was also reproued of Paule after this prayer The tenth Obiection Peter féede my shéepe these woords giue too Peter a superioritie I answer that Christ did commaund Iames and Iohn with the rest of the Apostles to doo the lyke Did they not féede the shéepe of Christ also Did not Iames preache at Hierusalem and Iohn at Ephesus Moreouer Paule exhorteth the elders of Ephesus too féede the flock and church of God committed too their charge wherfore too féede Christes shéepe is as well proper too all men that haue the gift as too Peter Of this matter reade Ambrose in his pastorall The .xj. Obiection As Christ came too doo the will of his Father so must you doo the will of your mother the churche of Rome I answer that you call the church of Rome the Pope his Cardinalles but Christ calleth his church generall and not speciall a communion of Saincts and not a rable of Bishoppes as Tertullian writeth Catholique and not Priuate For Christ sayeth wheresâ—euer there be two or thrée gathered together in his name there is hée among them yea though they bée Laye men as Tertullian noteth Is the Pope the churches sonne or is hée her father If her sonne what a sonne is hée that vsurpeth and preferreth him self before his mother Therfore sayeth Augustine God will not acknowledge him self to be his father that will not confesse the church to be his mother If her father ergo not her child You say the Pope is the head I answer that when the Pope is cut of by death where is your head is it not dead where is the body is it not dead But the body that is the Church lyueth alwayes eyther Militant or Triumphant or rather both Ergo wée must looke for an other head that can not dye euen Christ aboue The .xij. Obiection Had not Pope Paschalis in the yeare of Christ .1100 a girdell hauing seuen keyes and seuen seales in token of his seuenfolde power according to the seuenfolde grace of the holy Ghost of binbing loosing shutting opening sealing resigning and iudging I answer that it is blasphemy to compare the Pope with the holy Ghost Is not hée Antichrist that attributeth to him self all the giftes of the holy Ghost The .xiij. Obiection No Councell may bée called without the Pope I answer to this obiection on this wyse Wée reade that Christ called the first councell willing the Apostles not too departe out of Hierusalem but to looke for the promise of the Father In the election of the seuent deacons which was the second councel Peter did not call the councell but .12 Apostles called the multitude The thyrd councel was called in the .15 of the Actes Where it apereth that Iames was the chéefe and not Peter Was the Pope called to any of these councels Nay surely they neuer knew him And many yéeres after Christ all the councels til the Pope began to rule were gathered togither by the Emperours Kiâ—â—es princes and other magistrates The .xiiii. Obiection Omnino definimus declaramus pronuÌ„ciamus omnem creaturam subesse Romano pontifici de necessitate salutis We define declare and pronounce that euery creature must be vnder the Pope of necessitie or els it cannot be saued I answer that saluation commeth nether from the East nor the west neither from Rome neither from priest prelate nor Pope but from God only Your welth and riches giue you aucthoritie you are rich in reuenues but poore in heauenly treasures Blessed bee the poore in sprite you are arrogant and presumptuous since that venym I meane riches entred into the church as the Lord Cobham sayde whom the Archebishop of Caunterburie Thomas Arundell asked what hée meaned by that venyme I meane sayd hée your Possessions Lordeshippes and Iurisdictions For than cryed an Aungell in the ayre as your owne Cronicles make mention wo wo wo Nowe euen this daye is venyme powred into the church Chryst was méeke and mercifull the Pope is proude and a Tyraunt Christ is poore and forgaue the Pope is riche and a malicious murtherer Rome is the nest of Antichrist and out of that filthie nest come out vncleane birdes Prelates Priestes Monkes Cardinalles which are the body of Antichrist and the pilde Fryers the Tayle which couer his most filthie parte For they preache lyes and therfore are the tayle behinde The xv Obiection Ieremie prophecieth of the church of Rome saying beholde I haue set thée ouer all Nations and Kingdomes to pluck vp and to breake downe and buylde and to plant I aunswere that God commaunded Ieremie to pull vp the wéedes of superstition and to pull downe all the monumentes of Idolatrie But the Pope draweth this godly sentence to the defence of his vsurped power peruerting the mynde of the holy ghost and deprauing the Text of Ieremie and by this Text hée vsurpeth that hée may pull down the Gospell and set vp his decréees roote out the truthe plante heresie or superstition as it is written of him in another place Diruit aedificat mutat quadrata rotundis The xvi Obiection Iohannes de turre cremata a holy Cardinall writeth thus Papa est Rex Regum Dominus dominantium verus Dominus totius orbis iure licet non facto The Pope is King of Kings Lord of Lordes and the true Lord of the whole world by right though not in déede And that Constantinus when hee gaue him Rome restored to him but his owne for the Pope as S. Iohn writeth of Christ in propria venit sui eum receperunt Hée came into hys owne and his owne receyued him I aunswere Is not hée Antichrist that peruerteth the Scriptures and that eyther addeth or taketh awaye but hée taketh awaye Non and attributeth the Texte to him selfe whiche vtterly peruerteth the Text. Ergo hée is Antichrist What a presumptuous Prelate is hée that calleth himselfe King of Kinges and Lord of Lordes If yée reade the letter sent to Cardinal Poole by Stoxâ—ye Bishop of London and Tunstall Bishop of Durham and the booke of Obedience written by Stephan Gardner Bishoppe of Wynchester which all were ranck Papistes ye shall vnderstand that they proue that the Pope is not the heade of the Church
probable but at the first there was no supremacie Ergo there should bée none The 24. Obiection Hée is the head of the church that giueth authoritie and licence to all the other Apostles to preache to bée priestes and to minister the seuen Sacramentes But Peter gyueth all these Ergo Peter is the head of the church Peter Palude is the authour of this argument a man of great woorship The 25. Obiection Hée is the head of the church whom the Chayre doothe blesse although hée were Iudas or a murtherer But the chayre blesseth the Pope ergo the Pope if hée were Iudas or a murtherer is the head of the church The 26. Obiection Hée that is God is the head of the church But the Pope is God ergo the pope is the head of the church The second proposition is proued by the authoritie in the margine The 27. Obiection Hée that is head of Angelles and Archaungelles is the head of the church But the Pope is the head of Aungelles and Archaungelles Ergo the Pope is the head of the church The Minor is proued in the margine The 28. Obiection Hée that is aboue the scripture is the head of the church But the Pope is aboue the scriptures ergo the Pope is the head of the church The assumption is proued by Siluester Prierias The 29. Obiection Hée is the head of the church that is the light of the world which illuminateth euery man that commeth into the world But the Pope is that light which illuminateth euery man that commeth into the world Ergo the Pope is the head of the Church The xxx Obiection He that hath aucthoritie to breake lawes is of more force then he that came not to breake lawes but the Pope came to breake the lawes and Christ came to fulfyll the lawes and not to breake them Ergo the Pope is the head of the Church The xxxi Obiection If there were nothing to proue the Pope to be head of the churche sauing his apparell and ornamentes yet surely they might perswade any man too beleue to maintaine and to glorifie our holie father the Pope dothe not Buechingerus and Inocentius Libro 3 de Altaris mysterio ca. 1. et 10. affirme that there are .9 special ornamentes his hose his shoes or sandalles his succynctory or girdell his Tunicle his Dalmatica or longe sleued Gowne his Metre his Gloues his Ring and Staffe In these consisteth the speciall power of the Pope euen to geue orders to blesse Maides to consecrate Bishopes to laye on handes to make grese or Chrisma to consecrate clothes and vessales to call Sinodes to dedicate Temples and to depose them that are disgraded and do many other merytorious workes What shall I speake of his two horned mitre of the hemmes of his garment of his crosse and staffe of his chimer and other vestements His shoes pardoned venyall sinnes his staffe hathe many vertues the crooked horne fetcheth in them that go astray the ende knocketh the obstinate refourmeth the disobedient What shall I speak of his breches and handkirchef Of his kniues and twoedged Swerds of his goulden hamer I haue spoken before I answer that theise more comend the Pope and set forth his prayse then his vertues do He glorieth in his apparell Paule in Christ his crosse he in outward things Paule in inward he in pompe Paule in pouertie he in vayne glory of the world Paule in the ioyes of Heauen Is not all this apparell corruptible will it not consume will not his crowne in tyme weare away and decay But the immortall crowne which Peter speaketh of will neuer You are not ashamed to put your trust in worldly things but in scriptures you put no trust them you cannot abyde Dooth not Iames Hocstrate in his booke intytuled Of praying to saints pronounce him to bée an heretique that flieth to the scriptures and that custome ought to bée followed before the scriptures bycause a common errour maketh a lawe We haue hitherto proued our holy father to be the head of the Militant Church here in earth though the Lutherians say that hée is head of the Malignant Church Now will wée proue that hée is the head of the Triumphant Church which is in Heauen The first Obiection HE is the head of the Triumphant Church that Canonizeth Sainctes and hath authoritie ouer Aungels that maketh of the triumphant church whom he listeth But the Pope dothe this Ergo he is the head I denie the Minor wée proue it Let vs sée if you find any day in the yeare dedicated to any Saincte which the Pope did not dedicate and consecrate Hée made the Apostles dayes the foure Ladye dayes made Corpus Christi a Sainct S. Peters cheynes S. Graue or S. Sepulchre S. seuen Sléepers s. Sonday s. Grimbold S. Chrisogon s. Gorgon s. Rooke s. Dunstone s. Thomas Becket whom King Henry dyd vnsainte and disgrade holy Iohn Shorne holy King Henry many a Prelate Bishop and Pope and in fine al his benefactours for whom he commaundeth euery Priest to pray for in his Canon of the blessed masse which we trust he will make a Sainct one day for surely she is our good Mistres she prospereth Prelats exalteth Hermits aydeth Hunters purgeth Pigs helpeth Hogs causeth raine and faire weather deliuereth out of Purgatorie and directeth generall councelles Finally she were as worthy to be a Sainct as any of them all I aunswere that the Pope taketh vpon him to doo and saye so But thinke you that hée can doo so Surely hée hath made some saincts that are deuilles and some that there were neuer none such What manner of Sainct is sainct Sondaye or Rymon or s. Gyners or s. Redygons or s. Apellinare for tootheache Ualentine for Louers Loe for Smithes Crispine Martine and Chrispinian for Shoemakers Nicolas and Cletus for Clarkes and yit many write ther was neuer none such as Cletus George for warriers Andrew for Scotlande Denis for Fraunce Iames or Iaques for Spayn about Louane Urbane whom they Crowne and cary about with great pompe to Tauernes if thei haue plentie of frutes if no they spitte vpon him they reuyle him throw him into the kennelles They painte with Iohn and Bernard the deuill with George like to the Egyptians a Crocodile with Rooke a dogge with Antony a sowe The Hollanders vse Paulyne as Louanians Urbane although that there bée no parte in mannes body so honest vnto the which the Pope hath not appointed a sainct and none so vncomely which hath not his saincte Neyther any absurditie that you can name but they haue a sainct for it yet say they the Pope cannot erre although it is euident that he Canonizeth as they saye these Sainctes booth contrarie to Scriptures Councelles and Doctoures It is in sainct Paule that if God onely iustifyeth who can condempne can the Pope Thus I reason Hée that cannot iustifye a man hée cannot Canonize But the Pope cannot iustifye Ergo hée
cannot Canonize That the Pope dooth not iustifye all those places proue which proue Christ too bée our onely Heade Redéemer Iustifyer and Glorifyer To Canonize is to glorifie to giue felicitie to make a Sainct of a man and to introduce him into eternall ioye and this dooth only christ Ergo not the Pope which Paule proueth by this climax this gradation this induction and sorites Whom God hath predestinate them hée hath called whom hée hathe called them hée hath iustified and whom he hath iustified them hée hath glorified But the Pope can predestinate no man Ergo neyther iustifye them then neyther Glorifie them and per consequens not Canonize them Wée maye woorshippe neyther the Uirgine Marie neyther the Apostles neyther any Saincte neyther make holy dayes or Temples for them muche lesse Canonize them which comprehendeth all these This dooth Epiphanius proue at large Tom. 2. in 27. Haeresie and Theodorete vpon the second Chapter too the Collossians August contra Faustum lib. 2. cap. 21. de Ciuit. lib. 10. cap. 1. lib. 21. cap. 26. lib. 22. cap. 10. vppon the Psalme 113. Ambros. vppon Rom. 1. and the Councell of Laodicia The second Obiection Hée that cannot erre can Canonize Sainctes But the Pope cannot erre Ergo the Pope can canonize sainctes I denie the Minor. For I will alleadge out of theirâ— owne Authoures suche Testimonies as they write by the which ye shal perceyue that the Popes dyd aswell erre in doctrine as in maners The first Mà rcellinus in the yeare of Christ 295 denyed Christ offered to Images and Idolles Notwithstanding hée repented him and suffered death after that for Christ. 2 Liberius in the yéere of Christ 354. through ambition became an Arian 3 Damasus in the yeare of Christe 368. after muche slaughter done in a church at Rome was made Pope 4 Sericius in the yeare of Christ. 382. prohibited the Priestes of the West churches to bée maried and deuorced them that had maried wydowes and excluded second mariage 5 Anastasius the first in the yeare of Christ 392. reiected them from the ministerie that had any mayme 6 Innocentius the first in the yeare of Christ 406. decréed that the Séea of Rome should bée preferred before all others and too bée iudged of none Hée caused too annoyle the sick persons he compelled them which he called Heritiques to come to the Catholique fayth of Rome by violence Romana fides inquit Mantuanus id est falsa He graunted to such as had bin all the daies of their lyfe cursed and wicked pardon and repentance of their sinnes in the panges of death He excluded from the clergie seculer Soldiars and such as had bin twyse maried 7 Sozimus decréed that the Sea of Rome could decrée nothing against the woord of God and he was in the yeare of CHRIST â–ª 420. 8 Bonifacius in the yeare of Christe 423. turned Vigiles intoo fastes 9 Xistus or Sixtus in the yeare of Christe 440. made Peters chaynes a Saint 10 Celestinus the first in the yeare of Christ 430. made Introitum of the masse with the Graduall with the Responsories 11 Leo in the yeare of Christ 445. made the holy sacrifise the immaculate Hoste more He commaunded Sonday to be kept holy day he instituted procession he was cursed and excomunicated by the Bishop of Alexandria 12 Hilarius in the yeare of Christe 463. confirmed the generall councelles published the common Law remoued from the degrées of the Church them that had bin twise maryed and them that had maryed Wydowes and them that were lame and firste forbad priestes to weare lay mens apparell 13 Simplicius in the yeare of Christ 475. did much contend with the Bishoppe of Rauenna to encrease his authoritie 14 Foelix the third of that name in the yeare of Christe 481. excluded them that were Baptised or rebaptised of heretiques from the ecclesiastical Chiualrie He made Michelmas daye against the councell of Laodicia 15. Gelacius the second in the yeare of Christe 489. decréed that neyther he nor his successours should be iudged of any man in the earth 16 Anastatius in the yeare of Christ 496. fauored the Euthichians and Nestorians 17. Simachus in the yeare of Christ .498 after longe strife with Laurence and Peter was Pope He patched and framed the masse in order he decréed that no Councell should bée of force any where without the Popes presence 18. Hormisda in the yeare of Christ .513 ordeined after he was at quietnes with the East Churches that the decrées of the fathers and Councelles shoulde binde all Nations wheras at the firstâ— they were ordeyned for certaine Persones and Countries 19. Iohn the first in the yeare of Christe .525 ordeyned that y Emperour shoulde bée vnder the Subiection of the Pope 20. Foelix the fourth in the yeare of Christe .526 commaunded masses to be had only in a halowed place and y the Clergie should bée deuided from the people The Clergie in the quire and the people benethe in the bodie of the Churche and that men lying at the pointe of deathe shoulde bée aâ—oyled â–ª 21. Vigilius in the yeare of Christ .537 decréed that Rome should bée the mistres and mother of all other Churches 22. Pelagius the first in the yeare of Christ .556 put in too the masse to pray for the dead and committed an Heretique to the seculer Magistrate to bée punished â–ª This Pope did affirme first of all other that the Supremacie of the Bishope of Rome was geuen of Christ and not of any Sinode or of men 23. Iohn the thirde in the yeare of Christ .563 decréed agaynste his predecessour that none ought to bée called an highe Prieste or an vniuersall Bishope 24. Pelagius the second in the yeare of Christe .577 added many thinges to the masse he put Subdeacons from theire wiues and from other Ecclesiasticall ofâ—â—ces and made seauen fourmed Letanies to appease the wrathe of God for the great Pestilence y was at Rome 25. Gregory the first in the yeare of Christ .590 did many thinges well and many thinges euill hée called himselfe seruaunt of seruaunts and forbad that any shoulde be called a generall Bishop He put many things to the masse Letanies Processions Antiphonas Psalmodies Alleluya Nine Kirieleysons Offertorie thrée peticions in the Canon He forbad them that fasted to eate flesh milke chéese or egges and graunted at certain tymes of the yeare forgiuenes of their sinnes hée forbad monkes to Baptise or Images to bée broken 26. Sabinianus in the yeare of Christe .607 Appointed the day houres to bée deuided and knowne by Ringing of Belles and Lampes to burne in the Temples and caused Gregorius his Predecessoures bookes to bée burned 27. Bonifacius the thirde in the yeere of Christ .610 obteyned of Phocas the Emperour that he might be called Pope and Supreme heade and cheife Prince of all Bishops
better then God. The Maior is proued by this principle of Lodgike The cause efficient is better then the effect The second proposition is proued by this Silogisme That which a priest can do the Pope can do The priest can make God Ergo the Pope can make God. The Maior of this Argument is proued by the same principle of Lodgike that the other former Argument was The second proposition is proued by this Argument He that can make the Sacrament of the Alter can make God The Priest can make the Sacrament of the Aulter Ergo a Priest can make God. The Maior proposition is proued by this place Hoc est corpus meum quoties cunque feceritis c. The second proposition is proued by daily massing by the words and déedes of many a priest who will not stick to saye that they haue made him an hundreth tymes and no lesse I aunswer That consequentlie it followeth by these Arguments of the Papists that the Pope is better then God and also elder then either God or the world Obiection He that can remitte sinnes is God The Pope can remitte sinnes Ergo the Pope is God. The Maior is in Luke the .5 verse .21 The Minor is proued by this Argument He that can giue the holy Ghost can remitte sinnes The Pope can giue the holy Ghost Ergo the Pope can remitte sinnes The Maior is in the .1 Thessalo 4. ver 8. in the which place it is said that God giueth the holy Ghost and as God can giue the holy Ghost so can he remitte sinnes by these words Luc. 5. verse .21 Solus deus condonat peccata The Minor is proued by his orders giuen too priests where hée sayeth Accipite Spiritum Sanctum I aunswer He that cannot giue the holy Ghost is not God The Pope cannot giue the holy Ghost Ergo the Pope is not God. The Maior is proued by an Argument Ex repugnantibus The Minor I proue thus Rom. 3. ver 23. No sinner can giue the holy Ghost The Pope is a sinner Ergo the Pope cannot giue the holy Ghost The Maior is proued thus He that is not of God cannot giue the holy Ghost No sinner is of God Ergo no sinner can giue the holy ghost The minor is proued thus Hée that is not of God is of the Deuill hée that is of the Deuill cannot giue the holy ghost Ergo hée that is not of God cannot giue the holy ghost The minor is proued in the 1. of Iohn the 3. ca. ve 8. and the firste of Iohn ver 18. Obiection Hée that can forgiue sinnes is God The Pope can forgiue sinnes Ergo the Pope is God. The first Proposition is proued by this text of Luke chapter .5 ver 21. Onlie God forgiueth sinnes The .2 Proposition I wil proue by an Argument à minore ad maius Hée can forgiue sinnes whose shoes can forgiue sinnes The Popes shoes can forgiue sinnes Ergo hée can forgiue sinnes I proue the minor by the Cannon Law wher it is written that his shoes are of suche authoritie that if an excomunicated persone kisse them his sinnes are forgeuen him I answere Hée that cannot forgiue sinnes is not God The Pope cannot forgiue sinnes Ergo the Pope is not God. The first Proposition is proued by the former text of Luke chap. 5. verse 21. Only God forgiueth sinnes The second Proposition I will proue by this Argument Who is conceiued in sinne and borne in sinne Cannot forgiue sinne The Pope is conceiued in sinne and borne in sinne Ergo the Pope cannot forgiue sinne The Maior is proued by the 21. verse of the 5. chapter of Luke The seconde Proposition is proued by the 51. psalme verse .5 Beholde I was c. Obiection Hée which can abolish Christes doctrine and establish his owne is better then Christe The Pope can abolish Christ Doctrine establish his owne Ergo the Pope is better then Christe The fyrst proposition is of force of it selfe The Minor is proued by theise places of the Cannon law Dist. 17. in gloss de transl ▪ episcop quando persona And also by this Sillogisme Hée whose doctrine doth so far passe Christes doctrine as the kernell the shell the Sonne the Moone and lighte darknes may abolishe Christs and establishe his owne But the Popes doctrine doth so far passe Christs as the kernell the shell the Sonne the Moone and light darknes Ergo the Pope may abolishe Christes doctrine The first proposition is euident The second is proued by Guilielme de S Amore in lib. de periculis nouissimorum temporum ca. 8. and by Antilogia and by Chancer in the Romant of the Rose I aunswer Hée that doth abolishe Christes doctrine and establishe his owne is Antechriste But the pope abolisheth Christs doctrin establisheth his own Ergo the Pope is Antechrist therfore not better thē Christ. The first proposition is proued by the 1. of Iohn 2. verse 24. and the ◠of Iohn 4. verse .3 The second proposition is proued by their owne writinges and preachinges for Friers which are the Popes taile in the yeare of our Lord 1355. preached openly and made also a booke called Euangelium aeternum or Euangelium spiritus sancti wherin they endeuored to proue that Christ was not God neither his Gospell Euerlasting but should only continew 50. yeares and then theires should take place wherin was comprehended all superstition Idolatrie as praing to saints Purgatorie masses pilgramages c. Guilielmi de S. amore in lib. de picul nouis ▪ temp ca. 8. and by Antilogia ▪ and Chancer in the Romant of the Rose Obiection Hée that is docter of both the lawes I meane ciuill and common is better then hée that is docter of neither But the Pope is doctor of both and Christ of neither Ergo the Pope is better then Christ. The first proposition is proued by the degrées of bothe his doctorshippes The second is proued by the aucthoritie of Baldus in Codice Who sayeth that he is doctor of both Lawes in authoritie though not in knowledge I aunswer Some man that is doctor of neither Law is better then the Pope that is doctor of both Lawes But Christ was some man and doctor of neither Law. Ergo Christ doctor of neither Lawe is better than the Pope that is doctor of both Lawes I proue the Maior by this Argument He that is lesser then Christe in knowledge is not so good as Christ. But the Pope though doctor of both Lawes is lesser then Christ in knowledge Ergo the Pope is not so good as Christ. The Maior is proued amaiore ad minus The Minor by this Sillogisme He that knoweth not all things is lesser then Christe in knowledge But the Pope knoweth not all things Ergo he is lesser then Christ in knowledge That Christ knoweth all I proue by this argument He that is God knoweth all things Christ is God Ergo he knoweth all things Obiection He that is Iudge both
to defend christ outwardly and yit peruerteth all his lawes detracteth them to serue his fantasy abrogateth â—hem which hée likech not and maketh new of his own and dispenseth with the law of nature with Peter Paul Christ and his gospell ¶ The Pope holdeth some part of euery Heretique that hath bin since the world began WIth satan the subtile serpent he perswadeth Eue to eat of the fruit forbidden I mean he compelleth his church to eat the raw flesh and carnall body bones and soule of Christ in the sacrament which is forbidden to receiue his pardons bulles decrées and constitucions 2 With the Adamians they denied and condemed mariages in priests this did Leo the .9 pope of that name in the yere of christ 1050. Crantius lib. 4. ca. 43. And pope Pascalis in the yere of Christ 1100. Iohn Til. 3 With the Adamites they vse women and curtesans in common which is declared by their stuehouses which are lawfull for all men For the diuines of Louane defend them as good lawfull and necessary Quoniam polluitur sacerdotium matrimonio non meritricibus For priesthode is polluted with matrimony but not with harlots Minus est malum scortari quam nubere It is lesser euill to go on whorehunting then to marry Agrip. art 22. et art 16 vt habetur in c. si concubina de sent excom et grat 34. d. dicentes homini Christiano qui non habet vxorem loco vxoris liceat habere coÌ„cubinam A christian man that hath not a wife it is lawful for him to haue a concubine Neither say they do priests and Monkes abiure or forsweare incontinencie but mariage Non abiuram incontinentiam sed matrimonium Sixtus the fourth pope of that name builded stuehouses of both the kindes in the yere of Christ .1474 O horrible Sodomie Paul the third pope of that name had registred fiue and forty thousand whores that payed euery moneth a pension or tribute to the pope which did rise yerely to fortie thousand ducates Mant. 2. fast Si pudor in villas si non patiantur easdem Et villae vomicas vrbs est iam tota lupanar 4 With the Ophites who sayd that the serpent which supplanted Eue inuented the knowledge of good and euill With Caim that killed his brother Abel With Iudas that betrayed Christ whom their adherents worship bicause that Iudas did wel in betraying Christ or els we could not haue bin saued no more say the papists we could be saued without the crosse and therfore we worship it and make it a saint and dedicate a day to it and worship it with the adoration of latria lutz cortes in lib. 3. sent dist 3. Th. aqui 5 With the Pharisies who seperated themselues in apparell and religion from others And they obserued the Sabboth day supersticiously as the papists do S. Sonday They gaue leaue to a man to put away his wife for any cause and the Pope likewise for money will dispense and allegeth at the least twelue causes and Iohannes de turre creuata many mo They gaue to the temple rather then too their parents and so do the Papists 6 The Saduces denied the immortalitie of the soule and so did Pope Leo the tenth of that name and the life to come Bembus b. The Saduces sayd that it was in our owne wil to do wel or euil the papists that it cannot bée proued by scripture that a man néedeth the grace of God to do good Occam writeth this Agrip. art 2. 7 The Esses Manaches Abelonians and Agapetes refuse mariage and to bée saued by their owne woorks so do the Popes 8 Thewdas was a rebel Act. 5. vers 36. so were the most part of the Popes to their Emperours 9 Simon Magus was a coniurer and a nicromancer so was Siluester the second Anno Do. 1002. Iohn 19. 1004. Iohn 20. 1008. Sergius 4. 1010. Benedict 8. 1013. Iohn 21. 1024. Benedict 9. 1040. Siluester 3. 1046. Gregory 6. 1048. Gregory 7. c. Simon sold the holy ghost these the holy ghost Christ Heauen Hell Purgatory Mantuan lib. cal Venalia Romae Templa sacerdotis altara sacra coronae Ignis thura preces Coelum est venale deusque 10 The Ebionites deny that Christ was before the virgin Marie the Papists do the like for they say that there were none saued no not Adam as did the Tatians but that all went to hell till Christ came and haried hell Panth. Thomas Iohn de tur â—re c. 11 The Nicolaites would haue mens wiues and adultery and fornication to be a thing indifferent so do the popes who say that single fornication is no sinne and licet habere feminam semel in mense ad expurgandas renes si non caste tamen caute and Sodomiâ— too bée diuinum opus Ioh. a casa cardinal Petrus Aratinus 12 The Gnostiques had images of Homer of Plato of Aristotle of Pythagoras and such others of Paul and Marcellina and placed these images besides Christs image and worshipped them and do not the papists worship the images of Christ Mary Iohn cense them kisse them reuerence them offer to them knéele to them say the Lordes prayer enioyned by their ghostly fathers which I haue séene and done 13 With the Tatians they say that matrimonie is as euill as whoredom 14 Marcus and Psichicus a folower of Ualentinus tooke vpon him to forgiue sinnes to giue grace and the holy ghost and dooth not the Pope the same 15 The Montanistes and Pristilians gaue libertie for men to forsake their wiues and so do the Popes 16 They say with Hiâ—rax that chastitie filleth heauen and mariage hell 17 They hold with the Audeans and Anthropomorphites that God is of like shape with men and doo not the Papists paint the father an old man with a long white beard and the holy ghost like a Doue 18 The Donatistes said that the Church was no where but in Afrike the Papists at Rome and onely there where the Pope ruleth 19 They defend frée will with the Donatists Pelagians and Anabaptists 20 With the Collyridians they woorship the virgin Mary they offer to hir they call hir the quéene of heauen 21 They say with Montanus Apelles and Cataphriges that Christ ascended without a body for they say that he is inclosed in a litle round cake inuisibly and with Montanus they appoint fasting dayes 22 Seuerus sayd that a woman was the woork of the diuell and the vpper part of man of God but from the nauell down of satan and therefore they that mary to fulfill the workes of the deuil Pope Innocent 8. aduouched the lyke saying that they that were maried could not please god Qui in carne sunt Deo placere non possunt 23 Marcellus the Bishop of Ancira affirmed that the kingdome of Christ should haue an ende Friers in Paris Preached