them euer to weare a shauen crowne 21 Christ instituted in his holy testament two Misteries or Sacramentes that is to say Baptisme and the Lords Supper whiche he added to his worde as Signes and Seales of his good wil vnto vs that thei might be the same to the eye that the worde is to the eare and so ioyned together thorowe the operation of the holy ghoste bryng saluation too the faithfull beleuers Antichrist not content with so small a number hath added fiue moe so that now they be seuen in number which are more openly knowen than they neede here to be rehearsed 22 Christe as concernyng the outward Ministerie ordained the Sacramente of Baptisme to consiste of the worlde and of the water Antichriste not content with so slender furniture hath added many thinges as the Exorcismes or Coniurations of the deuill out of the childe salte spittle crossing halowyng of the Fonte candleburnyng with diuerse other toyes 23 Christ at the institution of the sacrament of his bodie and bloud vsed only the worde bread and wine Antichrist mingleth Wine and water together in his ministration and miserably handleth the words of the institution 24 Christe appointed his holie Supper to bee a Sacrament that is to saie an holie signe of his bodie and bloud Antichriste saieth plainely that the Lordes Supper is not onely a Sacramente and holie signe of Christes bodie and bloud but it is also the thyng it self that is Christes naturall body and bloud with as good reason as though a manne should saie that the Iuiebushe whiche hangeth before the Tauerne is not onely a signe that there is Wine to sell but also that it is the Wine it self Notwithstandyng whosoeuer denieth thys hys Doctrine muste needes bee counted an Heretike and iudged to bee burned at a stake 25 Christe makyng the breade and wine Sacramentes and holie signes of his bodie and bloud altered not the substaunces of that holie breade and holie wine but thei remained in their olde nature substaunce and propertie as tofore Antichriste teacheth in his dotyng and Deuilishe Decree that after the woordes of consecration This is my bodie This is my blood there remaineth no substaunce of breade and wine but the substaunce of breade is tourned miraculously by the vertue of coÌ„secratyng wordes into the substaunce of Christes naturall bodie and the substaunce of the wine into the substaunce of Christes naturall bloud the accidentes of breade and wine onely remainyng without their proper substaunces O prodigious and monsterous doctrine 26 Christ ordained his holy Supper to be a remembraunce of the sacrifice which he offred on the alter of the Crosse for the redemption of the worlde that when wee behold the Sacramental bread and wine broken and shed we should call to remembraunce that Christes body was broken and his bloud shead for the remission of our sinnes as he hymselfe saieth Dooe this in remembraunce of mee Item the Apostle So ofte as ye shall eate of thys Bread or drinke of this Cup ye shall remembre the Lordes death till he come Antichrist teacheth that it is not only a remembraunce of the Sacrifice but also the Sacrifice it self of the same dignity might and power 27 Christ ordained that all that bee partakers of his holy Supper shoulde not onely eate of the Mistery of his body but also drinke of the mistery of his bloud Antichrist taketh away fâ—om the Communion of the Laity yea and of the Spiritualty also except they Masse it themselues and make Gods body the Cup of the mistery of Christes bloud contrary to the commaundement of Christe and contrarie too the practise of the Primatiue Churhe 28 Christe bicause he would take awaie his naturall bodye from the yearth and place it vntill the day of iudgement in the glorious kingdome of his heauenly Father ordained the Sacrament of thankesgiuyng to be a memoriall of the same Antichrist teacheth plainly that whersoeuer the consecrate hoaste is though it be in infinite places there is also the body of Christe euen the â—â—ry same body of Christe that was borne of Mary the Uirgin hanged on the altare of the Crosse. He saieth moreouer that the sacred hoast beyng whole is but the body of Christe and the same hoaste beyng broken in an hundred peeces euery parcell thereof although neuer so little is but the body of Christe euen as he hanged on the Crosse. O doctrine more than twise monstrous 29 Christe in his holy woorde teacheth that the Sacramentall Bread and wine should bee eaten and dronken in the remembraunce of his body breakyng and bloudshedyng Antichrist commaundeth that the Sacrament should be heaued and lifted vp aboue the priestes head that it may be worshipped of the people hanged vp in the Pixe caried about in solemne Procession in pompes and vayne pastymes 30 Christ teacheth that the next waye to heauen is to repent vs of our former life and to beleue the Gospell Antichrist saieth that the rediest waie vnto saluation is to bye his Pardons to put on a Grayfryers Coule to purchase certaine Masses of Scala celi to truste in the praiers and intercessions of sainctes to bye the Suffrages of the Churche to prouide to bee partaker of the Monkes praiers watchinges fastinges vowes deuotions c. 31 Christ declareth in his heauenly doctrine that there is no satisfaction too God the father for our synnes but onely his helthfull and most precious death Antichrist saieth that the woorkes of penaunce do satisfy the diuine iustice and appeace his wrath kindled against vs for synne 32 Christ declareth in his doctrine that when we haue offended our heauenly Father and gone astraye from the pathes of his holy commaundementes we shoulde conuert and tourne vnto hym and make our huÌ„ble confession vnto hym and craue forgiuenesse of our synnes at his hande for his sonne Christ Iesus sake Antichrist sendeth vs vnto his Priestes commaunding vs to publish and confesse our synnes vnto hym and take penaunce and absolution at his hande with this faithe that so doyng we are forgiuen and deliuered from all synne 33 Christ saith that whosoeuer beleueth on hym although he were dead yet shall hee liue ascribyng oure iustification and righteous makyng to faithe alone Antichrist teacheth that not by faithe alone but by faith hope charity and workes together we are iustified when notwithstandyng the Apostle saieth that we are iustified by faithe without the workes of the lawe And the greatest parte of the auncient writers ascribe iustification to faith alone without workes 34 Christ by the Apostle saith that faith worketh by loue signifiyng here by that faith is the mother of charitie and that charitie issueth and floweth out of faithe as the small riuers out of the great and mayne fountaines Antichrist saith that faith is wrought by Charitie and
I sent them not and they ran 13 Christe although called of God vnto the office of preachyng and annointed with the Oyle of gladnesse that is to say the holy ghost aboue his fellowes fel not streight waies vnto preaching but sequestyng himselfe from the company of all men gaue himselfe by the space of fortie daies and forty nightes to fastyng and praier that he might be the more able to fulfill that worke wherunto God had called hym vnto the glory of gods most glorious name and vnto the profit of his holy congregation Antichrist after he hath thruste hymself into the ministerie rashly and without any aduisement vnworthely and without any due preparation vnto so worthy mysteries as a filthy Sowe and vomityng dogge taketh in hand the diuine offices geuyng hymself neither to praier nor yet to fastyng but rather to carnall pleasure and beastly belly chere nothyng caryng for the glory of God nor for the profit of his people so that he may liue wealthily and accordyng to the lustes of the fleshe 41 Christe in the tyme of his fastyng and praier was greuously tempted of Sathan and of the infernall army whom all hee mightely and valeauntlie ouercame with the moste mightie and valeaunt armoures of Gods worde Antichrist as he neuer fasteth and prayeth a right so is he neuer tempted of sathan for the probation and triall of hys faith and constancie as one that is already in Sathans nettes and in his possession as a moste miserable slaue and vile paysaunt And if at any tyme he will defende himselfe against Sathan and suche like wicked spirits he fleeth not vnto the worde of God but vnto holy water holy Bread holy palmes holy candels holy fyre c. 15 Christe when he beganne to preache preached repentaunce and faith Antichrist preacheth penance and faith in his Pardons and bulles for the remission of sinnes 16 Christ by his preachyng brought the people out of darkenes into light Antichrist through his sermons bringeth his hearers out of the light of gods woorde into the damnable darkenes of mens trifelyng tradicions 17 Christe confirmed his doctrine with true and most certaine miracles Antichrist ascertaineth his teachyng with false signes and fained wonders â–ª 18 Christe painefully trauailed into many diuers countreyes to preache Gods worde sekyng the saluation of all men Antichrist sitteth at home in his palace vpon his fine Cushins and Carpets both gorgiously and gloriously not seekyng other mennes saluation but his owne ease and promotion 19 Christe that the moe with the more expedition might be conuerted and turned vnto the faith of GOD and vnto his holy Religion did chose vnto him twelue Disciples Antichrist to enlarge his kingdome taketh vnto hym innumerable swarmes of Hipocrites as Cardinals Patriarches Archebishops Bishops Priestes Deacons Subdeacons Monkes Friers Chanons Heremites Anckers Archedeacons Commissaries Officials Pardoners Proctours Doctours Scribes Lawyers Sonmners Apparitours Inquisitours Accusatours Persecutours Traitours Condemners false Prophetes liyng preachers relique sellers soule cariers purgatory rakers Massemongers sainct worshippers workselles pilgrimage goers Idolatours Transubstantiatours Breadhonorers Traditionaries Papistes c. 20 Christ did choose such to be his Disciples and Preachers of his heauenly fathers will as were maried and had wiues and children Antichriste admitteth none vnto his priestishe orders but suche ars are wiuelesse and professe for euer after to leade a single and vnmaried life 21 Christe chosed Disciples to this end that they should be Preachers Antichrist chooseth his shauelynges to be Massemongers Sacrificers Purgatory rakers charmers and Coniurers of vncleane spirites of Deuils of Salt of water of bread of waxe of palmes c. 22 Christ would haue his disciples knowen by the fruites of the holy Ghost Antichrist hath his Chaplens knowen by docking and douking by smering and shauyng by massyng and mattensyng by tippetyng and gownyng c. 23 Christ commaunded hys Disciples to preache repentaunce and remission of sinnes in his name to all nations Antichrist commaundeth his Shauelinges to saye Mattens Masse and euensong to sing for soules in purgatory to heare confessions to enioyne penaunce to giue absolutions to halow the font c. 24 Christ confirmed the doctrine of his disciples with workyng of miracles Antichrist stablisheth the teachyng of his Chaplens with the terrible and greuous thunderbolt of excommunication with imprisonmente with persecution with sworde fagot fyre halter c. 25 Christe sendyng forth his disciples to preache commaunded theim to doe their office freely that is to say to preache and to heale the sicke for nothyng saiyng vnto them Freely ye haue receaued freely giue Antichrist and his birdes are like vnto Iudas For they all doe so well loue the purse that without money a man can get nothyng of them They blesse they curse they sing they say they patter they praie they mumble they rumble they tumble they iumble they talke they walke they bleare they bleat they fast they eate they talke they walke and what not And all for money according to the common prouerbe no peny no Pater noster 26 Christ when he sent forth his Disciples to preache said vnto them Beholde I send you forth as shepe among wolues For in the world ye shall haue trouble Antichrist sendeth forth his Trumpet blowers as wolues among shepe readie to kill flea and murder if any withstand their Antichristian doctrine The world hateth them not but loueth them derely bicause they are of the world and speake of the world 27 Christ pronounced them blessed that are poore and he himselfe was so poore that he had not where to rest his head beyng in this behalfe much inferiour to the birdes of the ayre whiche haue their nestes and to the foxes of the earth whiche haue their holes Antichrist whiche calleth hymself christes vicare and Peters successour agreyng with theim in doctrine and maners as Beliall with Christ and Sathan with God hateth and abhorreth suche as are poore and without money as people nothyng meete to bye his merchandise Antichrist himselfe is so riche and hath such abundance that he is able to compare in substaunce with worldlye Princes and earthly potestates He shameth not to say Rome is myne Cecilia is myne Corcia is myne The whole empire is mine And in his lousy lawes and deuelishe decrees he commaundeth that if any man either of lowe or high degree presume to take any of the Churche goods he should be withstanded not onely with the spirituall but also with the temporall sword And if any chaunce to dye for the defence of mother holy Church goods he affirmeth plainly that they dye a blessed death and shall obtaine life euerlasting O Antichrist This Antichriste had rather haue the bloud of many thousandes both moste cruelly and vniustly shed than he would loose one of his worldly
the aucthour of all mischief and abhomination so that whatsoeuer followeth hym and his Antichristian doctrine may be sure to come vnto damnation 102 Christ praied to his heauenly father that Peters faith might not fayle Antichrist praieth that Peters patrimony as they call it may neuer fayle 103 Christ refuseth no paine to doe good to his congregation Antichrist refuseth no payne so that he may haue lucre and gaine 104 Christ went vp willingly to Ierusalem to suffer death for the elect people of God. Antichrist hateth nothyng more then the crosse As for Gods people he regardeth them not except they bring money 105 Christ when he might haue escaped and gone awaie from his enemies freely gaue himselfe into their handes to be crucified for the saluation of other Antichriste resisteth his enemies with tothe and nayle with hande and Sword and with all that euer he is able to make neither suffereth he gladly any aduersity except it be for the maintainaunce of hys owne pompe and glory and for the enrichement of Saint Peters patrimonie 106 Christ was striped out of his clothes and was all to beaten and scourged and false witnes brought in against hym Antichrist is well clothed with precious garments and hath chaunge for euery day and commaundeth other to be beaten and sore puished and false witnesse to be brought in to testifie whatsoeuer hee will haue against the poore innocent christen people 107 Christ being most vniustly wrongfully accused and hauyng many vntruthes obiected againste hym as a Lambe dum before his shearer opened not his mouth When he was reuiled he reuiled not againe when he suffred â–ª he threatned not but committed the vengeance to him that iudgeth righteously Antichrist being iustly accused both of false doctrine and corrupt manners and admonished to amend will by no meanes geue eare but seeketh al meaâ—es possible to bee reuenged He will bee iudge of all menne but iudged of none He will condemne whom he lust and he will not once be touched His doctrine although neuer so vnpure he defendeth with fyre and fagot with sworde and halter Whosoeuer disdaine to embrace and maintaine it all theim hee excommunicateth cut of from the body of Christ appointeth them vnto euerlastyng damnation interditeth their Landes Realmes and countreys wheresoeuer they dwell as experience in these our daies teacheth aboundantly As concernyng hys life and maners although neuer so wicked and detestable no man may once reproue except he will feele the bitter boltes of the most bitter curse 108 Christ had a crowne of sharpe thornes set vpon his head with so great violence that the bloud runne doune ouer all his amiable face and boystrous nayles driuen thorowe his precious handes Antichrist weareth vpon his head three crownes of gold richly set with precious stones and hath his handes and finger all royally decked with owches and ringes He passeth poore Christe farre farre 109 Christ tooke the crosse of painefull affliction vpon hymselfe and commaunded his Disciples likewise to follow him saiyng He that will not take his Crosse and folow me is not meete for mee Antichrist taketh the Crosse of pryde and hath it borne before hym well gilte and ameled to sette forthe his pride and pompe before the worlde like vnto Lucifer As for other crosse he knoweth none 110 Christ praied his Father to forgiue them that trespassed against hym yea he praied for them that put him to death Antichrist commaundeth both kynges and princes and Emperours to auenge his quarell and to slea all them that resist his mynde promisyng theÌ„ that if thei die in his quarel thei shall die glorious martyrs in the sight of God straight waies come vnto heauen yea before their bloud bee colde As touchyng forgeuenesse he hath none acquaintaunce therewith 111 Christ aproued his Lawe and confirmed it with his owne death Antichrist is full busy to destroye the law of Christ and to maintaine his owne decrees and that with the death of all them that will say the contrary 112 Christ was buried in a poore monument Sepulchre or graue without any funerall pompe Antichrist is buried in a glorious toÌ„be well gilt and very gorgious set out with many torches and greate solemnitie and with Angelles gloriously portured that beare his soule to heauen when notwithstandyng it is to be feared that hee goeth to suppe with the Diuell whom he hath so diligeÌ„tly serued al the daies of his life 113 Christ suffred death for our sinnes rose againe for our iustification or els al we should haue perished and been damned Antichrist for the forgeuenesse of oure sinnes and of our iustification sendeth vs to his Pardons and Bulles to his yeres of Iubile and Masses of Scala celi yea he sendeth vs to a Grayefryers Coule and willeth vs to be buried in that promising vs by that meanes both remission of synnes and euerlastyng life Is not this too treade vnder foote the sonne of God and to count the bloud of the Testament as an vnholy thing yea and to doe dishonour to the Spirite of grace Is not this that beast whiche opened his mouth to speake blasphemies againste the moste highest God against his most glorious name Is not this that sinnefull man that sonne of perdition that aduersary whiche exalteth hymself aboue all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he doth sit in the Temple of God boastyng hymselfe to be God O Antichrist 114 Christ after his resurrection appeared to his Disciples and brought vnto them peace and greate ioy Antichriste when hee commeth abroad and sheweth himselfe vnto men commeth like a game player in his Papalibus full gloriously and gorgiously and bringeth to the beholders blessynges that is crossinges and wagginges of fingers with suche other vaine and triflyng toyes 115 Christ reproued in his Disciples vnfaithfulnesse and hardnesse of hearte Antichrist findeth faulte with his captiues if they be vnfaithfull and disobedient to his decrees and slacke in paiyng of money 116 Christ sought all meanes possible to confirme the faithe of his disciples in the article of his resurrection Antichrist seketh all maner of waies to plant confirme and stablishe in the hartes of men his authority and primacie aboue not only all Bishops but also all kinges Princes and Emperours 117 Christ so talked with certaine of hys Disciples by the waie that their heartes burned within them so swetely and louingly did he open vnto theim the true right vnderstandyng of the Scriptures Antichrist doeth so talke and vttereth suche doctrine that it enflameth not but apalleth the heartes of the hearers it quickeneth not but rather dismaieth For it is not the word of the spirite but of the fleshe not of light but of darkenesse not of life but of death and in fine not of conuersion and saluation but of desperation and eternall damnation 118 Christe
Pastoures so greately hath the God of this worlde blinded their eyes I meane the Deuill and that wicked Idoll Mammon that this saiyng of the Apostle maie be founde true in them all All seeke their owne not the thynges whiche are Iesus Christes By this wicked Decree of Antichrist is the lawe of God broken the true pastors depriued of their liuyng the poore people robbed of their beleefe hospitalitie decaied parishes left desolate the Pastorall houses fall into ruine the people are vntaught scholes are not maintained the youth is neglected both old and yong rū clene out of order no degree doeth his office the ministers is despised the worde of God neglected the preachers of God nothyng regarded and in fine an whole sea of euills brasteth into the boūdes of the Christian common weale and would God with the same there were not made a Shipwracke of all goodnesse and godlinesse Notwithstandyng who lamēteth these thynges and earnestly seeketh a redresse thereof God amende all that is amisse and sende corne where none is 82 Christe in all his doctrine teachyng humilitie when a certaine manne called hym good aunswered that no manne is good but God alone Antichriste beyng moste wicked and moste synfull will bee called the beste and the moste holie 83 Christe continually studied to dooe good bothe to the bodies and soules of menne Antichrist doeth his whole endeuour how he maie hurte bothe the bodies and soules of menne the bodies by bringyng theim and their gooddes into captinitie the soules by drounyng theim in superstition and Idolatrie 84 Christ in all his doynges sought the glorie of God his Father Antichrist in all his actes seketh his owne glorie and wisheth to bee taken of all men as a God callyng hym self Gods Uicare in yearth and supreme head of the vniuersall Churche of Christe throughout the whole worlde 85 Christ promised to the thefe hanging by hym on the Crosse Paradise freely Antichriste for money promiseth remission of synnes deliueraunce out of Purgatorie and euerlastyng life 86 Christ had no greate regard of them that were his kinsefolke after the fleshe Antichrist hath a speciall regard vnto theim and exalteth theim vnto moste high dignities and promotiōs although moste vnworthie 87 Christe when his Disciples at any tyme were at contention brought theim againe straighte waies vnto vnitie and concorde Antichrist setteth them together by the eares that are at peace and neuer ceaseth to set Kynges and Princes at variaunce For then goeth it beste with his Kyngdome 88 Christ did chose suche to attende vpō hym as were homelie simple and plaine Antichriste admitteth none vnto his seruice but suche as bee full of gile craft and subtiltie 89 Christe compelleth no man againste his will to beleue his Gospell Antichriste with suspension and Excommunication with apprehension and persecution with Fire and Faggot with Sweard and Halter enforceth menne to receiue his Deuilish Decrees and trifelyng Traditions 90 Chirste in all his aduersitie fledde vnto Praier Antichriste in his trouble flieth vnto armour 91 Christ fought against Sathan with Goddes worde Antichriste fighteth againste his aduersaries with the Temporall Sweard 92 Christe made hym self subiect to the Lawe when notwithstandyng he was Lorde of the Lawe Antichriste hymself will be obedient to no Lawe and giueth licence for money to other also to breake lawes 93 Christe by fulfillyng the Lawe deliuered vs from the cursse of the Lawe Antichrist through his disobedience vnto Lawes openeth a windowe vnto al wickednesse and through his euill example prouoketh other to fal vnto leudnesse and so to run into the cursse and displeasure of God vnto their greate damnatiō 94 Christe in his doctrine taught none other but the lawe of his heauēly father Antichriste teacheth Lawes of his owne makyng not onely not agreeable but also contrarie to the woorde of God and with violence enforceth men to kepe the same 95 Christe by no meanes could abide that his Disciples should striue for the supremacie Antichriste chalengeth supremacie not onely ouer the Clergie but also ouer Kynges and Emperours yea and ouer the whole worlde 96 Christe by his doctrine and death made the Iewes and Gentiles whiche to fore were at variaunce one Spirituall Kyngdome Antichriste through his wicked traditions and Deuilishe Lawes hath made the Greke and Latine Churches whiche before were at greate vnitie and concord concernyng matters of Christen Religion to be at variance one affirmyng this an other deniyng the same 97 Christe in his laste Sermon gaue a speciall commaundemente to his Disciples that thei should loue one an other Antichriste straightly chargeth his Champions that thei striue and fight valiantly for the liberties of holie Church and that thei by no meanes loue and fauour suche as hate his decrees Lawes 98 Christe in the aforesaied Sermon makyng mention of his corporall departure out of this worlde promised to sende to his Disciples the holie Ghost whiche should leade them into all truthe Antichriste in stede of the holy Ghost sendeth Pardoners Friers Canonistes and Scotistes to teache vs not the waie of truthe and saluation but the waie of falsehode and damnation 99 Christ in his holy Gospell teacheth that although he bee absent concernyng his corporall presence yet is he alwaie presente with his holie congregation as touchyng his Diuine Maiestie grace might vertue and power Antichriste saieth that Christ is not only spiritually but also corporally with vs so that the Priest maketh hym daiely handleth hym daiely breaketh him daiely eateth hym daiely offreth hym daiely c. 100 Christe with his doctrine bryngeth to all them that receiue it with sure faith remission of synnes and euerlastyng life Antichriste with his Decrees bringeth to all his Captiues death and euerlastyng damnation ¶ Giue the glorie to God alone Psalme 110. Math. iiii Luke i. Roma i. Ioan. iii. Ephes. ii ii Thessal ii Luke ii Luke ii Ihon. 1. Math. ii Math. ii Luke ii Math. ii Luke ii Luke ii No manne ought to be idle in a christen common weale i. Thess. iiii ii Thess. iii Genes iii. Psalm 128. Marke vi The idlenes of the popish spiritualtie Luke ii Math. iii. Marke i. Antichrist cānot abide the Mariage of Priestes Math. iii. Marke i. Luke iiii Ihon. i. Ieremi xxiii Psalm xlv Math. iiii Mark. i. Luke iiii Math. iiii Luke iiii Math. iiii Marke i. Math. iiii Esay xix Luke ii Math. xi Luke vii Math. xxiiii Luke iiii Ioan. iiii Math. x. Marke vi Luke vi A swarme of Hipocrites Math. viii ◠Cor. ix Philip. iiii Actes xxi Math. x. xviii Ihon. xx Marke xvi Ihon. xv Luke 〈…〉 Math. x. Marke xvi Actes iii. iiii Math. x. All for money Math. x. Ioan. xvi Ioan. xv Math. v. Luke vi Math. viii ☜ Ihon. vi Math xxi Marc. xi Luke xix Ihon. xii Zachar. ix ii Cor. viii Ihon. xviii Dist. 96. Cap. Si Imperator The Popes triple crown what