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The theater of the Popes monarchie wherein is described as well the vncleane liues of that wicked generation, as also their Antichristian gouernment, and vsurped kingdome : togeather with their horrible superstition, and blasphemous religion, as it is now vsed at this present, where Antichrist the Pope & his members do beare rule / by Phillip Stubbes.
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Stubbes, Phillip.
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1585
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STC 23399.3; ESTC S2912
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pit as it were spewed out of the Diuels mouth that the truth was altogether obscured Then Antichrist the pope sprong vp challenging superioritie ouer all the face of the earth and he begun the Romish religion so euery one succeeding him put to somwhat yea euery Frier Monk Abbot Prior Prouost parson Vicar Cardinal and euen al in general added to it euery one a patch So that the papists religi if it may bee called a Religion is nothing els than the shreddes the peeces and patches the drosse dregs of corruptible meÌ„ ours the doctrine of the holy ghost But although that it could not be proued that our doctrine is auÌ„cienter then theirs yet the truth of the same dependeth not vpon the antiquity For Christ saith in the Gospel Ego sum via veritas vita I am the way the truth and the life He saith not I am custome I am antiquity And therfore I say Antiquitas sine veritate est vetustas erroris Antiquity without truth is the auÌ„cient of error Custome nor antiquity caÌ„ not make that true whiche in the beginning was false neither can the nouelties or newnes of anye thing make that faise which of it selfe is true Hereby it is manifest that the papistes doctrin is a doctrine of noueltie I had almost said of diuilry and ours a doctrine of al auncientnes the auncientest and yet wold they carry awaye the truth with a counterfeit shew of antiquitie And whereas also they depend so much vpon vniuersality forsooth god be thanked their doctrin is not so vniuersal as they make fare of For if y e nuÌ„ber of theÌ„ that haue receiued it bee compared to the number of theÌ„ that haue not receiued it they shal seeme not to bee one for a thousande naye not one for ten thousand For all the Easte churche neuer receyued his doctrine the Greeke Church neuer admitted it The greatest parte of Italy of FrauÌ„ce of FlauÌ„ders Rushia Muscouia Denmarke England Scotland Ireland and many other countries besides haue vtterly cast off his Antichristian yoke vsurped gouernment And therefore is not his doctrine so vniuersal as he wold perswade the world But they will saye who shal be iudge of the truthe of our and your Doctrine betwixt vs I aunsweare the word of God according to this saying of our sauiour Christ. Verbum quod ego predicaui vobis iudicabit nouissimo die The woorde that I haue preached vnto you shall iudge in the last daye But to leaue their doctrine and to come to their liues it is obiected they liue well and are plentifuller in good works then we therefore their doctrine and their faithe is the truth I aunswere there is a non sequitur or rather a mere Fallax in this argument for good works before the world is one thing good workes before God is another Those which in the eies of the worlde seeme to bee good works may be before god most filthy abhominable except they spring out of a liuely faith it is vnpossible they shuld please God as Paule sayeth The Iewes the Turkes the Paganes and Infidels doe good workes outwardly as it shoulde seeme but because they are wythout Faith they please not God And euen suche are our Papystes good woorks if they may be called Good works and not rather Ciuilia opera Ciuel woorkes or woorks of office which the Diuelles them selues may doe Besides this if they doe any good workes they are most detestable and lothsome before God because they seeke to be iustified and saued by them yea to merite heauen to make God greatly indebted and beholden vnto them And therefore I conclude that the papists although they do neuer so many good works outwardly yet are they but hypocritical and no true good woorkes indeed They erre in the nature of good works also for those wherevpon the Lorde hath set his seale and brande of curse and malediction for euer they call good workes as namely the building and erecting of Abbeies nunneries priories monasteries other religious houses guilding of Images erecting of Idols and statuaries in churches creeping and offering to crosses giuing of money to buy cups chalices copes other rich ornameÌ„ts of the church To bestow largely vpon bels but specially vpoÌ„ priests and clarks to sing masse for their soules diriges treÌ„talles Ladyes Psalters suppressing of Gods worde slaying murthering killing of Gods Saintes for the maintenaÌ„ce of their kingdom a thousaÌ„d like which they cal good works but indeed are y e works of the Diuel But such as the worde of God doth commend vnto vs for good works as namely to visit those that are in prison to clothe the naked to feed the hungry to lodge the harbourlesse to relieue the poore needy to helpe poore orphanes widows and fatherlesse to their ryght and such other good woorks with them they haue nothing to do or if they haue they doe them in such sorte and with such a mind and intention as they are not to be called good works in respect of the end as I haue shewed before Thus we see right honourable most illustrious Lord how they delude the worlde with their pretenâ—ed shew of good works and doctrine neyther whereof are agreeable to the word of God For as for them they haue not nor will haue anye thing in the Churche but mens traditions humaine inuentions and vaine constitutions of corruptible men formed and framed in the forge of their own deceiptfull brayns whereas the Lorde speaking from heauen saith Hic est filius meus dilectus ipsum audite This is my welbeloued sonne heare him heare him And in the Gospel after S. Matthew our sauiour Christ saith In vain doe they worshippe me teaching the doctrines and traditions of men And yet for all this they will haue nothing in the church but the vaine traditioÌ„s of men cleane contrary to the word of God And as for their adulterate liues if any man waigh theÌ„ in the ballauÌ„ce of impartial iudgment he shal find them worse then the Sodomites how soeuer they blanch them and set a glosse vpon them to bleare the eies of the world withal And no maruaile that they liue most vilely For wheÌ„ they haue done they haue a tricke of Legerdymayn to obsolue them selues a culpa paena that is from the fault be it neuer so haynous froÌ„ the punishmeÌ„t due for the fault Al which abuses because I haue laid theÌ„ down more at large in the further processe of this booke I wil referre your honor to the same And now my very good Lord to bende to bend my style towards your honour What shal I say May it not be woondred with what face I haue presumed to dedicate this woorke to your Honourable Lordeshippe rather then to many others Truely it maye so But two thinges in especiall haue moued me thereto y e one the Godly affectioÌ„ zeale which your Lordship beareth in sacred brest to the truth of
giuen him but to preache truly thereout is forbidden hym If they must keep out dogs out of the church then must they shut forth theÌ„selues Priests annointed Oh greasie hypocrites who streine at a gnat swallowe downe a camel Hoaâ—e bread â—ent to dry vp the oyle The order and maner of christening of belâ— amongst the papists They striue who shall offend god most His tapers why not to light hym to the diuell The olyâ— wyll make the gentleman bel too looke with a cheareful couÌ„tenance Why oyle is giuen to the bel It were fittes the ropes serued to hang you all in than to pluck vp the bell wythall Bacchus feaste celebrate by the papistes The papists sobrietie and christianity The discriptioÌ„ of the Popes consistorie court Baudy matters handled in the popes consistory court Doctors of baudry What thinges be graunted foorth of this consistorie court of the pope Fruites of the popes courte All thinges in the popes courts to be had for money Poena culpa The pope for money wyll thruste thee into heauen whether thou wilt or no. The official hys office The thunderboltes of the romish bishop Money will serue thy turne dout thou not Quid non pecunia potest Popish chanoÌ„s what they bee and their office Chanons swaâ—mes of lubberly gentlemen Note the hypocrisie of these deceyuers Foxes attyred lyke Foxes Quire men the chanons lurdens Hogs striuing one too excell another in grunting A great griefe for poore chanons to sit so long Chanons their estimation reward for doing nothing Gluttony of Chanons The fooleries and bableries of Chanons The descriptioÌ„ of the popes Curtesans Popishe curtesans benefice catchers The weapons that papistes fight withall Curtesans the popes beagles to hunte for gayne Selling of Benefices Oh vyle insatiable caterpillers neuer content wyth ynough Benefices com by through a strange maner of cosonage VVolues in sheepes cloathing An arraund at Rome wil cost him eyther his lyfe or al that he hath The great leaâ—â—ning of popysâ— horsekeepers the Curtesans The true office of parsons and preachers Preaching of dreames The popishe portesse a book ful of all abhominatioÌ„ blasphemy sacriledges VVhat maner of sermons the popish persons preach Good stuffe I warrant you Robin hoodes sermons Blasphemyes in the masse Person Choploches Exercises after dynner of the Papists Good recreation forsooth and sit for the Diuels grace Talking of bawdry Whores papists bedfellowes The order life of Monkes described Apyshe attyre of monks Merites and desert Selling of merits Gifts for workes of superstiâ—â— Fast of papists how strict it is good Lord. Fasting in gluttony Good works and Heauen bought for money VVhy monkes liue in the wildernesse Yea but Syr they may doe what they list The godlye may liue godly amongst the wicked The deepe hypocrisie of Monkes Monkes haue an oar in euery boate and burn their lyps in euery mans pottage Practises too wyn worldlye credyt and to lose heauen Vowes which monks make Monkes theyr religion wherin it coÌ„sisteth Two sortes of Monks How Monkes haue been enriched in olde time Popish fastings Monkes planted themselues euer in the best places of the land Porket fathers The statelines of monks houses The wildernes wherein moÌ„ks do liue Monkes liuing on beggyng poling pillyng The propertie of Abbots The chastitie of Abbots Abbots coules like draf sacke Fryers of dyuers and sundry sorts and names Fryers neuer handle money forsooth and yet haue whole mountaines of gold and siluer How friers get their riches Prety practises for vices on stages The impudency of fryers Begging friers scratching euery man on the elbow How Friers gaines comes tumbling in My good dames of the countrie the fryers beste friends The pedlary ware of friers Two sorts of fryers The poore friers doe better seruice to the pope then the ryche Fryers make no conscience of lyes The practise of fryers Commission to friers to enâ—uyre after heretikes Iesuites ma foure vowes The chiefest office of Iesâ—â—ites The pretenseâ— holinesse of seâ—dicious Iesuitâ—â— â—h deceitfull â—â—â—elians haâ—ing al shewes â—f godlines â—et none at al. â—esuites creepe â—â—cretly into â—â—e mindâ— of â—he nobility Orders of 〈◊〉 men Orders of Hâ—â—remits â—â—e order and â—â—ginning of â—â—suites Fryers all annoynted Their ceremoniall law of Moses abrogâ— by Christ. Friers annointed at three times especially 〈◊〉 s holy oile 〈◊〉 h appease 〈◊〉 broyle 〈◊〉 infinit orâ—â—rs of religoÌ„â—mongest the â—apists Shrifte a brauâ— deuise for papists and such as maketh 〈◊〉 theyr purposâ— The popes curse is Gods blessing no doubt Friers crownes broder shorne theÌ„ any others because they are holier then any others