vppon the earth the wicked reprobats which are departed hence which last may bee called the Church infernall Phile. Why cal you it militant Stupe Because it fighteth warreth against God against Christ Iesus his worde against his glorye and sacred trueth in al things yea and agaynst all godlinesse and vertue in general Phile. Why cal you it the Church infernal Stupe Because it beeing dissolued liueth in eternal paines suffering in the iustice of God the punishment of euerlasting damnation And euē as the mylitant triumphant Church of God doe make but one body so these Churches of the diuel both which do liue here whiare departed hēce do make but one bodie also the Diuel being the head thereof Philemon What doe you call the Church of God Stupe I cal the Church of God the vniuersal number society of al Christian people dispearsed throughout the whole worlde agreeing together in one trueth one faith and one hope of eternal life by Iesus Christ. Phile. What be the marks and tokens wherby this church is knowen and discerned from the Church malignant and sinagogue of sathan Stu. They bee many but especially these The true preaching of the worde of God the due administration of the sacramentes the execution of Ecclesiasticall discipline according to the prescript rule of Gods woorde and the like So that where thou seest these things duely truely practised know thou that there is the vndoubted church of God Upon the other side where thou seest all these things neglected as it is in the papacie nay cleane impugned knowe thou that there is not so muche as the face of the true visible Church of God but the coūterfeit church of Sathan where the Diuel maketh his continual residence Phile. Seeing that the Lorde hath his Churche his beloued spouse and chosen congregation in this worlde whō hath he constituted the supreme head and gouernour of the same Stupe Christ Iesus whose the bodie is muste needes bee the heade of the Churche according to the saying of the Apostle I will that you knowe that Christ is the heade of euery manne Agayne God hath made al things subiect vnder his feete and hath appointed him ouer al things to be head ouer y e church In another place he saith But let vs folowe the truth in loue and in all things grow vp in him which is the head that is Christ. And to the Collossians he saith plainly thus And hee meaning Christ is the head of the bodie of the Churche Againe in the second chapter following he sayth And yee are complete in him which is the hear of all principalitie and power And further in the booke of Samuel he saith Thou hast deliuered mee from the contentions of my people thou hast preserued me to bee head ouer nations c. By all which places besides infinite the like which fearing least I might seeme tedious I omit it appeareth that Christ Iesus onely is the sole true only head of his body the church and not anye other power or principalitie vpō earth whatsoeuer And althogh that Christ bee the onelie vniuersall peremptorie head of his Church yet my meaning is not to denie Christian Princes that lawefull power and authoritie which y e word of god doth alow thē that is to be the chief heads ouer euery seuerall Church or congregation and ouer euery particular person and member of the same within theyr kingdomes and dominions as his Lieuetenaunts and Uicegerents vnder hym to rule and gouerne the people of God by the rule and scepter of his worde Phile. But I haue harde that no christian prince can be head ouer the Church of God but the pope onlie what is your opinion in that Stupe In deede the Pope I will not denie is Supreame head ouer the vniuersall Church vpon the earth but of what vniuersall Church Of the Catholike or vniuersal church of satā acording to my former diuisiō Of this malignant church I confes he is the only Supreme head But ouer the church of God the Spouse of Christe Iesus hee is so farre from beeing head that hee is not so much as a perfect member of the same For proofe whereof doe marke but thys one reason he that impugneth the worde of God and the doctrine of Christ Iesus wittyngly and willynglie is no true member of Christe Iesus But the Pope as the worlde beareth witnesse in all his Actes Dooinges and Proceedynges generally impugneche the woorde of GOD both wittinglye and willingly ergo neither hee nor any of hys Adherents are the true members of the mysticall bodie of Christe Iesus And notwythstandinge that hee is conuinced both by the worde of GOD the testimonie of his owne conscience the common verdict of all the woorlde that he is so farre frō being the supreme heade ouer the Uniuersall Churche of Christe vppon the earth that hee is not any true member thereof yet hee beareth or woulde beare the worlde in hande that hee is the onely Supreame head ouer the Churche of GOD that Christe Iesus hath made and constitute hym his Uicare and Lieuetenaunt generall to rule and reigne according too hys owne corrupt humour But howe falsly hee arrogateth this superioritye to hymselfe euery manne except wilfullie blynde maye perceyue For is not the Church of GOD the wyfe and Spouse of Christe Iesus Than howe dareth he challendge to be head ouer another mans wife Is he not a verlet that will require it and is not the wife a harlot that will permit it And is not that a monstrous bodye whiche hath moe heads then one Therefore co conclude Christ Iesus is the only Supreme head of the Churche and not the Pope The Pope hath his Churche to wit the malignant church Sinagogue of Satan whereouer he is head And as for the Church of God hee may let it alone for he hath no part nor fellowship therein except hee repent and conuert in time Phile. Who was the first of those lustie bruites that challendged this Supremacie before all others Stupe It is saide that Iohn Patriarch of Constantinople beganne to take vpon him to bee called the supreme head or vniuersall Bishop ouer all christendome Then Bonifacius the thirde Bishop of Rome seeing that to bee called head ouer all the worlde was a glorious title obteined of Phocas the Emperour to be called head ouer al the world in the yeere of our Lord .680 And thus was the egge laid that hatched this Cokatrice with all his filthie pewling brood Phile. There hath bin is great controuersie amongst many concerning the Pope of whom yet hitherto I could neuer heare a perfect description I pray you therefore what is the Pope Stupe Are you such a simple foole that you knowe not what the Pope is Hee is a manne as others are but in all kinde of mischiefe farre surpassing any who by blood
no man be so bolde as to interprete or expounde the scriptures otherwise then hee shall think meet in his commentaries gloses and paraphrases Thus he woulde bee thought too haue all knowledge in his breast for so som of his Sorbonisis haue writteÌ„ of him that in scrinto pectoris Papae coÌ„ditur omnis scientia that is In the chest of the popes breast lieth hid all knowledge whatsoeuer to be onely wise al the world besides to be blind as betles to see or know nothing Under which gay preteÌ„ce of wisedom knowledge whatsoeuer he deereeth must staÌ„d for an infallible an vndoubted truth no man must ask any questioÌ„ of it but what soeuer he coÌ„mandeth be it right or wroÌ„g truth or falshood it must be obeied forthwith vpon payn of damnation And why not for whatsoeuer he speaketh yea althogh he but dreme it it is truth forsooth so mâ—st al meÌ„ take it for he is the onely felow vpon y e earth that cannot erre neither in life nor doctrine no more thaÌ„ the diuel himself Phile. Euery man may count him but an Asse in so deeming of himself for the holy Ghost teacheth vs that Omnis homo mendax solus Deus verax that is Euery man is a lier and God onely is true Therefore if hee bee a man but I rather think him a Diuel incarnate he must needes erre For hominis est errare labi decipi It is naturally giuen to euery man to erre to fall away to be deceiued But notwithstanding they holde as I heare say that he is not a plaine or naked man as other men be but a diuine creature deified with the Godhead and euen as it were a God hym selfe and therefore cannot erre But Peter of whom he so much braggeth whose successor he boasteth himselfe to be when the Lord had taken hys grace from him for a time denied his maister not once nor twise but iii. times Christe called him an other time bar Satana the sonne of the diuell saying come after mee sathan thou sauorest not those thyngs whiche are of GOD but of men By all which reasons with infinite the lyke which might be alleadged if eyther tyme would permit me or the necessitie of the cause required the same it manifestly appeareth that the pope not only doth erre simply both in life and doctrine but also erreth most grossely and moste shamefully in al thinges Stupe Nay but he hath prouided a cooling card for them that shal so iudge of him For be his doings his whole life doctrine neuer so detestable yet maye none be so bolde as to iudge of theÌ„ And his reason or cooling card is this Qui omnium viuentium iudex constitutus est a nemine est iudicandus that is He who is appointed to bee the iudge of all men ought to bee iudged of none No although hee draw infinite millions of men and women to hell by his wycked example of life yet may no manne iudge of hym for it Thus raigneth hee vpon earth as one neither fearing God nor yet reuerencing man And why not For this is a maxime in his law Sic volo sic iubeo sic mando est ratio praeclara voluntas that is so I will so I bidde and so I commaunde my will is the ballaunce of equitie and the square rule of iustice Phi. If his wil stand for law as in truth it doth then must he neads be of a woonderfull power and might yea euen as a God in comparison of other menne is hee not taken so to be Stupe Yes truly And not without great cause for as they say he is of such a wonderfull power that of wrong he can make righte of falsehood truth of iniustice iustice of lighte darkenesse of darknes light and when his holinesse is pleased he can make the swanne blacke and the crowe white Hee can also diuorce those whom the lawe of God hath ioyned togeather and againe whom the law of God hath diuorced he can ioyne together He can dispeÌ„ce either with the law of God or of man breaking allowing or disalowing what pleaseth his humor Subiects he caÌ„ discharge froÌ„ their allegeance to their prince He also licenseth dispenseth w t al kind of the euery robbery whordom murther maÌ„slaughter or els what abhomination soeuer so that his share may be therin which you may be sure is not the smallest parte Phile. This follow seemeth rather a monster in nature then a man that thus dareth peruerte all thinges to serue his own turne Stupe If you knew al you would say so For he taketh into his handes the whole power and state of Caesar therfore writeth he himselfe heire apparant to the Empire And to this purpose hee hath perswaded emperors kings princes that he may ought so to do iure diuino that is by force of gods law whiche seemeth most monstrous Wherin if any do resist him then putteth he them in feare threatneth theÌ„ with his absolute power in heauen earth hel with excoÌ„munication other his flashing thunderbolts of coÌ„mination Yea to this passe hath he brought it y t neither Emperour king nor Prince is lawfullye crowned which is not crowned by him as thogh his holy hands were too good to set the crown vpoÌ„ their heads he crowneth theÌ„ for the most part with hys toes they laying their heades downe vppon the grounde Hee also maketh and putteth downe Emperours kinges and princes at his pleasure So that if any one dysplease his holinesse he is by and by throwen downe as low as hell deposed from his regal dignitie his crowne plucked of his head and scepter out of his hands excommunicate and an other put in hys place And theÌ„ if it fortune that this king so deposed doe rise in armes to defende his people his countrie and his owne right then rayseth he vp other kings Princes against hym So that were he otherwise neuer so mightie of hymself yet shall hee not bee able to preuayle against them all Upon the other side if he referre his cause to a general Counsel to be decyded there it booteth not For there is no Councell that can be gathered without his consent and allowance of the same Neyther maye they determine or decree any thing but what shall sound pleasant in hys eares And then the small end of all is and the next waye for the kinges and Princes deposed to come by their dignities again to submit themselues bodies landes goodes people countrey life and all into the Popes handes to aske forgiuenesse and falling downe vpon their knees too prostrate themselues and kisse his feete in hope of grace This done then peraduenture if he wil giue money ynough he shall bee restored to hys kyngdome agayne But yet if an other wyll gyue more then hee for it hee goeth wythout it too my lyfe
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