COnsyderynge prouer , if wake in the ● aye and kepe the p●the of the righ teous , for thee iuste su●l ●w●l in the land and the innocentes shall remayne in it , But the vngodlye shal be to ted oute of the land and the wicked doers shal be taken oute of it . thee wonderfull mutacion of mannes iudgementes , and also what greate hurt● and daungyer of soule ens●yth by the educatyon and teachynge of foch corrupt doctryne , to the congregacious , as rather is to be feared supersty cyousse than Godlye , for manye theyr Bee , that thynkethe the Gospell of Chryste , In these dayes to be wrested more after the fantasses of men , than accordinge vnto the cen●yre truthe , of the same : as sundrye persons whyche of malycyouse myndes , be not ashamed both so to saye , & speake , & also boldlye dothe affyrme , wythoute all shame , that the rytes and ceremonyes vsed in the Churche , whyche cannot bee proued by the Scryptures , oughte to be taken for the worde of God vnwrytten , and that we ought to beleue them as thee holye woorde of God , con tayned in thee sacred Byble , and thee Testamente of Chryste , full well consydered the Prophete Esaye . These kynde of men , where Esay , ii● . he sayth , Your lyppes speake leasynges , and youre tounge setteth oute wyckednesse . No man regardethe truthe , nor ryghteousnesse , and no manne Iudgethe truelye , euerye man hope●h in vayne thinges , and ym●gineth dysceate : And therfore to peynte oute soche lygi●tmate chyldren of Sathan , the father of all lyers , whose sonnes naturall the●e sh: y●ckynge Chyldren be , whyche seke councell , but not at me sayeth thee LORDE ▪ whych take a webbe in hande , but not after my wyll , That they may heape one synne vpon another . These halltynge generacyon , whiche of frowarde hartes , wyll not walke in the testymonye of Ihesu But treade fourthe styll in thee dampnable Doctryne of lyes , and mennes doctryne of lyes , and mennes trady●yons , vnto whom it is sayde . iii. Regum . xviii . Chapter . How iii regum xviii . longe wyll ye halte on both partes , Yf the Lorde be God , folowe him , Yf Baal be God , folowe him Oh howe dothe these wycked Edomites , defende the kyngdom of Antichrist the eldeste sonne of the deuyll , By whose lyenge and most dampnable doctryne , they haue seduced the people into blindnes and errour , agaynst the veritie of the manifest truth of the scriptures and most godly proceadinges of the Kinges Maiesties : The ho ly Prophet Dauid in the. lii . psal. psam . lii . Maketh greate exclamatyon of these Uyperous lyers ( sayinge ) wherfore enforcheth that thy tonge to myschief , forging disceate lyke a newe set raser , wherfore loueste thou malice rather than honestye rather to lye , then to saye truthe , for thou delyghtest in peruiciouse speche . Oh fraudulent tonge , these blynde teachers , God shall vtterly rote vp by the rotes , and destroye them , he shal throwe them downe out of theyr tabernacles , and consume theym vtterlye , for so many as make or loue leasynges , ●po , xxii shal be caste amonge murtherers , and Idolaters , in the lake of hell burning wyth fyre and ●r●m stone . What els be al those which goeth about to teache the doctry ne of men and soche sacramentes and lowsy ceremonyes , as be not ones mencioned , or taught vs by the woorde of God . What els I saye be these . But lyers , viperous whelpes , and the chyldren of Sathan , whych broughte fourth the fyrstlye ( for it is sayd ) Set lyeng gene. iii , ●●o viii . E●he iiii C●●lo , iii. a syde , let euerye man speake the truth vnto hys neyghbour , for as moch as we be members together and lye not one to another . Esay lix . Chap. Hier. These dreamers Esay . iix , aleageth for the stablysshynge of thys theyr dampnable doctryne , the woordes of S. Ihon , whyche saythe that Iesus dyd many thynges , whyche be not wrytten , and also S. Paule commaunded certayne ii , thess , ii vnwrytten tradicions and ceremonies , to be obserued of the Thessalonians and kept . And that Paule hym selfe preached not the scriptures onely . But also the tradicions of the elders ( these I say ) & soch lyke doctryne , many of the se bely beastes , goeth about to teache & instruct the people , to be the gospell of Christ , and by the same , wolde stablishe , not onely certayn sacramentes , and ceremonies vsed in the churche , but also theyr God of the aulter , to be very fleshe and bloode ryally ( yea , the verye same body , that was borne of the Uyrgyn Mary and suffered vpon thee crosse , which is blasphemious doctryne , and mooste necessarye to be confuted amongeste all matters . Now beynge in reformacion , these maner of teachers sayth S. paul are allwayes false lyers , wycked beastes , and slow belys , These hypocrytes do affyrme , that the church ( as they say the byshopes ( as they vnderstande hath power to iudge ouer the Scripture and to examy ne it , and auctorytye to allowe or to r●fuse the Gospell . To dyspence wythe the tene Commaundementes to alter the forme of Baptyme , and to make newe artycles of oure faythe , besydes those , whyche are conteyned in the Scryptures . Thys detestable erroure and blyndnesse of soche teachers . Whose malycyouse obstenacye , wher thorowe they blaspheme God , and hys woorde is to be lamented , the thynge beynge so manyfeste frome the whych to stablysshe the hartes and myndes of the godlye , whyche beleueth the woorde wrytten , to bee suffycient for theyr saluacyon and to contempe and abhorre these doutyng dreamers of these malygnau●●t minysters , I wyll resyte certayne testymonyes whyche euydentelye shall approue the wrytten worde of God ▪ to be the onelye and vnremoueable foundacyon of our fayth and that all the Artycles of oure salua●yon oughte to bee proued by the holye Scryptures , and not by thee Gloses of men , Byshopes lawes , or mans tradicions , rytes or ceremonies , which ar receiued in the church , and not conteyned in the scriptures , whych they say is the worde of God vnwrytten . The fyrste proue is the fourth of deu●● , iiii Deuter● . Wher it is sayd , ye shal not adde vnto the worde , whyche I speake vnto you . Neyther mynishe from it , note these wordes , yf they were euer expounded to be vnderstande of the vnwrytten worde , whych these lyeng disceauers affyrme , but ought to be vnderstande of the wrytten scripture onely , so that playnly they whiche ymagyne , that ther shuld be any other vnwrytten veritie , be clerly agaynst Boddes truth , for in the sixt of the same beke is wrytten . deute , vi What I chmaund you , that shalt thou do only , vnto the Lord thou shalt neyther adde , nor mynyshe , any thyng . And in the laste chap. of the Apocalips , who so euer addeth any thynge vnto thys . The Lorde shall sende hym the plages , whyche be wrytten in thys boke . Which place the Duns men euen Duns hymselfe , grauntethe that thys sayenge oughte to be vnderstand of the whole scripture . Then doo not these false teachers synne manyfestly , agaynst the commaun dementes of god , which doth affyr me , that theyr is any other worde of god vnwrytten , as they do why ●he expounde the scriptures after theyr owne fantasses , geuing iudgement of the wyll of god , wythoute the worde of God wrytten , and is it not a deueliysshe lye , to say , the scripture cannot be vnder stande wythout mens comentaries or gloses , because the scripture is so obscure darke and doubtful , that it maye be els applyed to con deu. xxviii fyrme heresyes what benedictyons bee appoynted of sundrye kyndes vnto them that kepeth those thynges , which be wrytten in the boke of the lawe , And in the. xxii . of the deute xxii same boke , doth not Moyses saye manifestly thus . Set and fix your hartes vpon al the wordes whych I testyfye vnto you thys day , that ye maye commaunde your chyldren to kepe & obscure al thynges whyche are wrytten in the boke of the lawe , for they bee not geuen , and commanded vnto you in vayn : But that euery one of you shulde lyue after them Oh marke what these wordes importeth , that here is euerlastring lyfe promysed vnto all them why●h kepe these thynges , whych at wryetē in the scripture So that by these wordes ye maye clearly vnderstand , that Moyses , he a●opnteth this to be the fynall e●●● & onely cause why . That god wolde haue hys worde to be wryt ten , that al men , of what degre so euer they bee ( myghte be saued ) by the worde of god , and then the sequel muste folow to be a playn blasphe my , to affyrme and saye , that wee maye be saued , or dampned by any tradicions of mans inuentyons , beyng not expressed , in goddes boke , are not all those very ydiotes , and fantastycal , whych doth ascry be thys ignoraunce and negligence vnto god ( as thou●he ) he eyther ●●l●t not , or els wolde not , Deter myne all artycles necessary , vnto o●●e saluacion : to be oppressed by wrytyn●e wythin the holy Scripture , ( or els ) they declare them selues , to be ignoraunte of the fynal cause , why , the Scripture was geuen vnto vs , he hathe not geuen vnto vs , a patched , or a worke vnparfect , but a ful and a whole glas se , wherin the par●●ght ymagyne of hys d●itie , whych Saince Paul calleth the prynte of hys substaun ●e shulde a●●e●● fully therin , Also S. Ihon say●●e that thys woorde doth shyne in darkenesse , and that is the lyght which shyneth in mens hartes , blynded of the deuel , thorowe synne : and that Christe doth open vnto vs , the wyll of GOD thorowe hys gospell . Therfore it is not onelye thee ignoraunce of manne , that the worde of God is thus blasphemed , But thorowe thee malyce of thee deuyll , for the deuell neuer ceaseth to dysfygure thys woorde , whyche is the testy monye of thee Sonne of god , wh● he dyspysed , before thee worlde was made , and shall fyghte wythe fyght with hym , euen wyth al hys power , vntyl the day of iudgement Thys boke , the King is commaun ded to haue alwayes in hys handes and in hys syghte , the boke of the law and to reade out of it , al the dayes deut ▪ xvii of hys lyfe , for thys purpose , that he shuld learne to feare h●s Lorde god , and he delygentlye to applye hys studye , therin . And then thys promyse is made hym , that he shal lyue longe and many of his proge uy , & lynage , shal enioye his kyngdom , after hym , wolde ●nto God , all Christen kynges , and prynces , wolde regarde the reading of this boke , and thynke it to be one part of theyr offycie , to be sometymes occupyed in the readynge therof , that they maye learne the wyll of God , how he wyl be feared by his woorde onely , and not by any popy deute xxx she lawes and mannes tradycions , for it is wrytt● in the. xxx . of Deuteronomium . The commaun dement whych I geue vnto the , is not aboue thy power , neyther farre from the , it is not set in heauen neyther it is beyonde the sea , but the worde is nyght vnto the , euen in thy mouthe and in thy harte . Marke what Moyses sayth here , Remember saythe he I haue ●et it before thy eyes , that thou mayes●e reade in that boke and vnderstand it also : For in thys boke , he forbid deth al maner of honour , and condempneth all maner of worshyppe and seruyce , to bee inuented other done vnto god , after the wyl , com maundementes , trady●yons and doctrynes of men , contrary to his worde or otherwyse then his worde appoynteth , or that whyche is not ordayned by the same or commaunded , for these seruices muste be learned out of the worde of god both what wyl please him , & what pleaseth hym not : These thynges be know● onely , by the holy wrytten scripture , and yf ye beleue not thys , be sure heauen and earthe at the latter daye shall wytnesse agaynst vs , yf we folowe these false lyenge Prophetes of the false chri stes , whych ymagyne a new word and a new christ , as to be bounde to certayn appoynted places , day ●s meates , vowes , to abstayne from the lawefull creatures ordayned of god , for S. peter putteth a diffe rence betwene thee Prophetic●ll scripture , and an interpretacyon whyche is made , and inuenced of mans owne brayne , and s●ch tradycyons whych are made and en●oyned at mans commaundement callynge all maner of doctrynes , which be not conteyned in the scripture of the holye ghoost . Ca●cyos and disceytfull fables , exhortyng all men diligently to trye by thys candell of propheticall scripture , the doctryne , of the false lying pro phete● , whyche ymagyne a newe prophecy● , or scripture , and a new worde , for by that meanes saythe h● ▪ ●hall be ●●●●ed oute the deuyls subty●●ie and ●●l●●o●e , Callyng al m●●● doctrynes not conteyned in the scripture , very darkenesse , and the scripture on●ly to be thee true lyght and l●nte●ne as Dauid called it sayinge ) thy worde is a lante●●e vnto my fete . and the lyghte vnto my path wa●es : Paul in both hys Epystle to Tymothy , and in hys Epystle to Tyte also doth ear nestly warne vs to be ware of the blasphemyes , whyche shulde be in thys laste tyme , o● these lyeng teachers whych shuld laye vpon our neckes newe and wycked opynyons , and buld and confyr me , with theyr doctrine and lawes , not con fyrmed by the worde of God , and the prophetes , but by false sygnes and lyinge myracles , to blynd and disceaue the vnfaythful and soche as haue not receaued the truth of gods worde , and he monysheth vs so earnestly of these thynges , that he calleth heauen and ●arth , to wytnesse wyth hym , that be ●yd premo nyshe and declare to vs before , of these Antichristes that shuld come Declarynge therby what care and sorowe , he taketh for vs , and how sore he lamenteth , that we shulde be thus seduced and disceaued , by soche blasphemous Antichrystes , as these be , whych wold appoynte vs another Gospell , of theyr own braynes to feade vs , wyth dreges of theyr inuented Sacramentes and lowsye Ceremonyes whyche they patched vnto thee worde of worde of God , as necessarye vnto our saluacion , hauing not the scrip ●ures for the stablyshement of the same , and it wold then compel the people of God as well to receyue theym wyth asmoche reuerence as those sacramente● & other ordina● ces instytuted by the word of god , These blyndes guydes , the Prop●et Esaye threateneth the euerlastynge nyght of infydelyte or vnbelefe , and vnto them also that be leue eyther any new reuelatyons or els any apparicions of dead sp● rites wythoute the worde of God the wordes be these , shall the people seke counsell of theyr God : or shall they aske counsel of the dead , for the liuing , shal thei not rather loke and searche thee lawe of thee Lorde , and take the testymony of god vnto counsell , for yf they tell you not ( sayth he ) accordynge vnto thys worde . They shal haue no mornyng lyght , Oh mercyful lord what sore and greuous , saying ( is thys ) yea it is a threatenyug , vnto them that vnderstand what thys voyce is , and what darkenes thys signifyeth , thys mornynge lyghte sayth Esay ( is Christ ) the lyght o● the world as he sayth hym self byd dynge vs walke in the lyght whyle ye haue it , that no darknes com passe you , thye lyght the prince of all darkenes stale fyrst from mankynde thoro we infydelytie , & robbed vs of thee true knowledge of God , and brought vs into aldarkenes of errours , and supersticion , by these lyenge prophetes whyche wolde bryng v● to infydelitye by theyr darke doct●yne of vnwryten veryt●es , but it so pleased the sonne of righteousnes to restore thys lyght vnto the world agayne , and hys commynge was vnto vs thee bryght mornynge whych the prophet speaketh of in this place But alas it is no maruel that we haue so longe walked in thys darknes , for we haue bene taught by Balā● prophet , a new christ and haue for saken the word of God . and sought thys lyght in the deuylles doctryne , and mens tradicions , hauynge oure confydence in fantasys , that wee haue beleued dead spyrytes , & made newe articles of our faythe , as that ther is a purgatorye after thys ●y●● out of the whych soules may be redemed thorow the sacrifyce of the masse , whych the antychriste of Ro●● & hys lying shauelinges make to be a sacry●yce for the quyck & the dead ●●trarye to the institucion & ordayna●ce of christ . Hauing not one word of the scripture ●or the stablishment of these theyr dreames . A●d ●●t the● conti●ue in the ministracion o●●●asse dayly agaynst the kynges mai●●●●e● most● godly procead●●g●s , ●y ●cca●yon whereof the people commyt Idolatrye , alas it is to be ●●●●●ied to ●e the sturdynes of these Babilonical papistes whyche wyl not gyu● place to the truth , but shal styl continue in theyr maskyng , & contrary to the worde of god , o most execrable antichristes which take vpon you , to offer vp a sygne for a sauyour , whych is made by the handes of a wycked man and bringe m● to worship bread & wyne in stede of the eternall God whych ar to fals god● ( as they are vsed , by your lyfting vp , wher fynd you in the word of god that ye ought so to do but only by your Romysh fathers apoyntment , Christe neuer commaunded his word to be preched vnto bread & wy●e whych are but two dead thinges , but to soch people as had fayth to beleue & folow the same , he bad that faythful beleuers of this holy supper , to take & eate this bred & not to knele to it , & to worship it as god . For S. Augu , & the old doctors calleth it a sacrament , a mystery & mistical meat whiche is not eaten with to the & bely , but with eares & fayth , & as touching honour & worship to be done to it , it is playn ydolatry . This most odiouse veneracion was added by your pope , not with out the perpetual ●urse of god , as appereth in Deut. xii . & Apo. xxii . For in your popes masse nether is the lordes death set out to be vnderstand or preached nor yet his body & bloud frutfully theri● receaued , nether ar the hearers ther of ●swaded to continual thankes geuing , nor yet christianli exorted to a mutual loue & concord , but the deuoutest that cometh to the masse of yours , one ha●eth another , one disdayneth another , one troubleth another , one robbeth another , besides the abhominable suꝑsticious & ydo latries which ar dayly therin committed , this your abominable bi so mani pestelent popes dūsed which were peruerters and stin●kinge Sodomites not regardinge the sayinge of the holy Apostle S. S. Paul , but peruertyng the scriptures for the mayntenaunce of theyr Rom , xv . belies and for lucre sake , whyche sayd . Ro. xv . I dare not speake of any of those thynges , that christ hath not wroughte by me . O shamelesse beastes than how dare ye be so bold as contraay to gods holy worde , inuent and make the vytuperable masse , wherin is the gloriouse sup per of the Lorde ( whych was hys owne instytucyon ) most blasphemously blemysshed , and broughte cleane out of remembraunce , in the christen church , wherfore a remembraunce of christes death to his congregacion was that heauenly sup per fyrst ordeyned , and a vnyuersall thankes geuynge for the most frutefull benefyte of the same . In that holy and sacred supper ar the mutuall members of Christes mistical body ther gathered together and knyt perfeyghtly together to theyr headde wyth the ioyntes of fayth , and synowes of loue , where as it is truelye mynistred . But in your popysshe masse theyr is no soche godly order , dyd not Iesus christ in the institucion of thys sacrament crament all bread symply saye vnto hys apostles ( take & eate ) he sayde not , behold and worshyp , dyd euer any of the Apostles prouoke anye man to soch worshipping as these Idolaters do . Marke how far these tals ꝓphetes of Baal , swerue from the doctrine of S. paul , as abhomi nable scorners & theues which pra ctyse nothyng els but the vtter destructyon of soules & inuenters of tumulte & sedicid amonges the peo ple. Brethren sayth he I besech you Rom. xvi marke them that make diuision and geue occasions of euyl , contrary to the doctryne that ye haue learned and aduoyd them , for they that are soch serue not the lord Iesus Christ but theyr own bellyes & wyth swe te prechinges & flattering wordes deceyue the hartes of the innocentes , what may be more plainly spo ken agaynst thys your new inuented sacryfice of the masse as ye● cal it , than that ye be sowers of diuysyon enemyes to your Kyng hurters of the publyke whelth & breakers of the commaundementes bothe of god and the magestrates , now whose subiectes be you ( neyther gods nor the Kynges , but obedient ministers to your father the great anthichrist of rome , it manifestly appereth why holde ye not vp the eternal testament of god to be worshipped in the whych is christ con teyned both really & substauncyal ly , no , that were nothing for your proffect & comodytie , thys blindnes of men & obstenate malice wher thorow the blaspheme God & hys word is rather to be lamented , than to be conuict by the word of God the thing is so vituperable , Ye blid bussardes wher haue ye one ioynt of the worde of god to make thys holy supper a sacryfyce eyther for to be worshypped but onely ye receyued that doctryne of the wycked lanfraneus the great enemye of gods truth & true religion and papa innocencius whyche added thys transubstancion thys vnkno wen god wherunto ye cause thee people to commit ydolatrye . Christe sayth math. xxviii . Teache them to mat xxviii kepe all thynges that I haue com maunded you , and I hom in the , viii chap. of his gospel sayth , yf ye Ihon. viii abyde in my word , ye are my disciples in dede , and ye shal know the truth , and the truthe shal make you free , he that is of god , he heaxeth the wordes Ihon. xix . of god , and euerye one that is of the truth , heareth my voyce , now to worship here by loue any vysyble thynge , declareth ●laynlye ye heare not the voyce of God , for he hath not so commaunded you ( for Ihon , ●●v . thus sayth christ ) yf ye kepe my commaundementes maundementes , ye shal abyde in my loue , & ye ar my frendes , yf ye doo those thynges that I commaunded you , But and yf ye leaue the commaundementes mar● , vix . of god , & mayntayne your own constitucions , & cast asyde the commaundementes of God to kepe your owne tradicions , them are ye false lyenge Prophetes , of whom Hieremy wold haue vs to be ware ●● . Where he saythe , take Hiere . vii hede sayth he , ye trust not in counsels that begyle you , and do● you no good , and further he also sayth Hi●x , xxiii heare not the wordes of the Prophetes that preche theyr own dreames , and the prophet Ezechiel both ●ze xviii xxxiii . in the. xviii . & . xxxiii● . of hys boke saythe , h●are o ye house of Israell sayth the lord / is not my way ryght or ar not your wayes rather wycked . The chyldren of thy people of thy people saye ( tu●●he ) the way of the lord is not ryghte , wher as theyr own way is rather vnrighte , what can be more playnly sette forth to declare your abhominaci on not only concerning the abuse of the holy supper of the Lord , in these thiges before spoken , but also your ma● . xvii . olde leuen wherwythe ye haue so sowred & poysoned the veritye of gods word , by your beggetly tradi●●●s & vnwritten verities , that therby ye haue spoyled & robbed the people of the true ministracion of thee Sacramentes , as vnlawfull Ihon. ii Luke . xix mar● , xi math. xxi . biers , and sellers of gods mystery Lyke robbers & theues ydolaters & ●urtherers whych ought to be dryuen oute of gods church wyth whyppes , for dysceauyng the people as ye long haue done , & yet do to thys daye , they be not ashamed both to wryt and preche , that the very natural body of christe , both in quantite , and qualitie is contayned ●yally vnder the forme of bred in the sacrament , and is a dayly oblacion both for the quicke and the dead and muste also be taken for a sacrifice , of no lesse value & effeca●ye , than the body which christ hym self offered vpon the crosse , & who that beleueth not this , shall be an heretique , what abominable theues , and mockers be these whyche teache the doctryne , they practyse nothynge els , but vtter destruction of soules , what a● these els , but spirituall theues , seysmatiques and soule murtherers . Rebeles , & tray tours , to god , and to man . Neuer dyd crewell pharao , holde the people of Israel in so wycked captiuitie as dothe these supersticious ge neracion these ydle Sodomyties , holde the most dearly redemed heretage of the Lord , Yf any thynge vnder the heauens , hath neade of reformacion , let all men that myn deth any godlynes , thinke thys to be one , let vs beware of these transgressores of gods commaundementes , math. xvi . for theyr own tradicions , for these be they , whom S. paule dothe admonyshe vs of , in hys fyrste Epystle to Time , ●he . vi . chapter . Yf any man teache otherwyse and is i , Tim , v● . not contente wyth the Doctryne of godlynesse , he is puf●e vp , & nothynge , but wastethe hys braynes , about questions , and stryfe of wordes , wherof spryng enuy raylinges , euel ●urmy●ynges and ha●ne , disputacions , of men , with corrupte myndes and destitu●e of the truth ▪ whych thynke that lucre is godlynesse , from soch seperate thy selfe . And say not Ihon in the second pystie the fyrst chapter sayth , ●i , Ihon. i. Whosoeuer transgresseth and aby deth not in the doctryne of christ , hath not god , He that endureth in the doctryne of christ , hath both the father and the sonne , Yf ther come any to you , the bryng not thys lear ●ynge wyth hym , receaue not him to your house , nether byd him god spade , for he that byddeth him god spede is partaker of his euel dedes and Hebre. xiii . be not carryed about wythe dyuerse and straunge Hebre. xiii learnyng , here is to be perceaued , Whether thee teachynge of these mermaydes songe be swete , & accordynge to the scriptures , or els full of poysone ( ar not ) to them that geue hearing to this theyr dampnable meolody which ledeth to death the hearers therof . But yet neuer was Gnato vnredy of hys flatteryng seates , to compase his cloked ●olusiōs , where he fyndethyching cares , by hys ypocrytical speache but now to proue by gods infallable word , whether Christes natural body , be in the sacrament as they say & wold make you to beleue , or not , you shal not perceaue by the scriptures , nether by the ordinance of christe , nor yet by any reason , it can so be , & now let vs heare what wytnesse christ him self the euerlasting word of god geueth of his scriptu re , The hyghe doctours dysputed here of euen in christes tyme , which thought that the scripture without the tradicions of th elders was not suf fycient for theyr salua●ion , and for the enstruction her of , one of those doctors came vnto christ , & said . May ster , what may I do , to inheret euerlastinge lyfe , Christe answered this curious doctour sending him to thee scripture , s●yinge what is wrytten in the lawe , or what doest y● red therin , as though he shuld say thynkest y● that god is a cha●gling or a wauerig red , which wil alter his mide euery hour , as men chaunge their lawes , & ymagyn dayly new opinions of god thou shalt wel vnderstand that the worde of god continueth for euer . Therfore do thou nothing but euen the selfe same thyng ( one ly ) that thou fyndest wrytten in the law and prophetes , do that & thou shalt lyue , he saythe not how thyn kast thou , or how doest thou here , the pharises , and the scrybes , prea and teache , go to theyr doctryne , but he byddeth go searche the scripture , & albeyt the Scrybes & doctours , patched theyr lawes & tradycions vnto the word of god , as our Ypocrytes , and doctours do , in thys holy Sacrament , of Christes body and bloud , and wold also preferre theyr drowsye dreames , before the worde of god , as christ sheweth in the. xv . and. xxii . of Mathew , Yet amonges all lyenge pro math ▪ xv xxii . phetes , the true Churche , had one iudgement , and belefe : that the wyll of god must be knowen by the scriptures onely , and that all artycles muste be iudged and examyned by it , as christe declareth , wher as he sayth , vnto the Iewes . Searche the scriptures , for ye beleue surely , to haue euerlastynge lyfe in them , by these woordes , Christe testifyethe playnlye that the opynyon of the olde church , was that al men shuld iudge al articles of the saythe , necessary vnto saluacion , by that on ly , and where he byddeth them examyne hys preachynge by the scripture , he sheweth euydently the whole gospell to be contayned in the olde scripture . Therfore now let vs ser che the gospell , what Christe teacheth , concerning thys mistery of his body & blood , whether we can fynde it to be naturally , transubstancially , and ryally in the sacrament , as they say , or not . These papystes haue preached , put in wryting , & taught , that after they haue blowen and spoken ouer thee bread whyche they holde betwene theyr fyngers , and breathed ouer the wyne in the challice . That theyr remayneth nether bread nor wyne , but by transformacion , or as they saye transubstanciacion , thee natural body , of Iesus christ : vnder the accidens of the breade , is theyr inuisybly hyd , and the blood also , vnder the accidens of wyne : Yf thys doctryne be not bothe agaynst the verite of holy scripture and reason , you shal se it manyfest ly proued , for thys sophisticall determination , procedeth of the vanitie of dreames , & clearly agaynst the doctrine of S. paul , & the holy euan gelistes , & al the auncient doctours as S , Augustyn , Cyprian , & other olde wryters , as breuely I shal declare ▪ ● . corin. xi , & fyrst S. paul , sayth thus to the Corinth , our lord Iesus christ the same nyght in whyche he was betrayed toke bread , and geuynge thankes , breake it , and sayd , take & eate thys is my body : which is bro ken for you , S. mathewes wordes math x●vi be these and as they supped , Iesus toke bread , blessed it , and brake it , and gaue it to his disciples , & sayd take and eat , this is my bodye , S. marc , xiiii . Luke . xxii Mark . and S. Luke , affyrmeth the same wordes , wrytten in theyr gospels , expreslye namynge it bread and not the substaunce of breadde , S. Paule in thys place , sayth man i. corin xi , approueth hym selfe , and so eateth of this bread , and drinketh of this challice : he saythe not eate ye thee body of christ whych is hyd vnder the accidens of bread , and drynke ye hys blood hyd vnder the accidens of wyne , But openly and symply , sayd he , ( eate of thys bread ) These woordes certaynlye declareth the scripture to vse no fayning , nor dis ceyt , & here it doth approue , what bold and presumptuous teachers thys be , whyche durst dyffyne and determyne , agaynst thys doctryne of S. Paul , & the euangelistes that ther is nether bred nor wyne , but the symylitude of bread and wyne where as it is also wrytten , in the act. xxviii Actes of the Apostles , on a saboth daye , when we ware assembled , to breake bread , here it is not sayd of the lykenes of bread , and S. Paul i , Corin. x sayth also , the bread that we breake is it not the participacion , of the body of Iesus christ , by these scriptures , it is perceaued playnlye to all true beleuers , that it is expreslye pronounced to be bread & not a shap lykenes or apparence of bread these scriptures ought euery chri stian to beleue vpon : payne of eternall dampnacion , for the holy scripture vseth no fayning , and truely euery faythfull christian man , wel vnderstandynge thee mysterye of of this sacrament , doth take it to be a sacramentall bread , and not as comyne and vsyall bread , a bread sanctifyed , and ordeyned to deuyne vses , bycause that in thys most holy action , the spirite , and soule , of the faythfull , shuld be noryshed vnited , and knyt to christ by fayth by that inuisible sygne , in thys mortall lyfe , whych in the lyfe to come , shal be openly shewed to hys electes , wythout any sacrament , or couerynge , ( at all ) whych our redemer , and hyghe ●yshop , hath ordayned for a memory all of hys deathe , vnto the consumacion of the worlde , and as the faythful receyue that breade into theyr belly , by eatyng it , so vndouptedly , theyre ceaue the frute of hys deathe , into theyr soules by thee beleuynge in hym , for a remembraunce , importeth the thynge , to be absent , and therfore thys holy mystery , beyng but a remembraunce of christe . Than can he not be here present , for truly Barthram prieste yf the mistery be ▪ done , vnder no fygure , than do we naught , to call it a mystery , for that cannot haue the name of a misterye , wherin no thynge is hydde , where nothynge is remoued , from our corporallen cis where nothynge is couered , wyth any veale , But that bread whych by the mystery of the word is made the body of Christ , & doth showe one thynge to thee externe sences , and another thynge soundeth to the inward mynd of fayth , for outwardlye , the bread remayneth bread styll , as it was before , the same shape is euydente , the same collour is sene , the same tast is tasted , But wythin is a thynge moch more precious , moche more excelent , that is to saye , the bodye of chryst shewed , not wyth the sences of the fleshe , but wyth the eyes of a faythfull mynde , is sene receaued or eaten , the wyne also which by the consecracion of the prieste , is made the sacrament of the blood of christe , whych setteth forth one thynge , outwardly & contayneth another thynge wythin , for what other thyng is superfycially loked vpon , but the substaunce of wyne , Tast and it sauereth ▪ wyne , smell & it smelleth wyne , loke on it , and the collour doth argue wyne , but yf a man do consyder it inwardly , them not the lycour of wyne , but of the blood of Christ , it sauoreth to the beleuinge people , when it is tasted now that no man can denye thes thynges to be true , it is manifeste that the bread & the wine be called the body and blood of christ fyguratyuely , for notwythstanding after the mystical consecracion , bread is not called bread , nor the wyne , wyne , but the bodye and blood of christ , yet after that which is s●ne , ne ther is theyr any kynd of flesh knowen in the bread , nor in the wyne any drop of blood , for yf nothynge were taken here fyguratyuely , than shuld here be no place for the workyng of fayth , because that nothinge shuldbe spiritualli done , but what soeuer it be , we shuld take it after a fleashely intellectyon , and what fayth is , by the sentence of S. paul is an argumente of thynges that appere not , that is not of these sub sta●nces , which ar sene , but of tho se whych are not sene , yet shall we here take nothynge , accordyng to faythe , for what so euer it be , wee maye see and diserne it , after oure corporall sences , and what I pray you can be more foolyshe to take bread for fleshe , & call wyne blood and a mysterye we cannot call it , wher no hyd or secret thyng is she shed ▪ here is to be vnderstande , in thys holy supper of the lorde , that it representeth to vs an inuisyble grace , and therfore it is not alone thyng , that is sene , and that is beleued , for these thynges that bee sene , doo onelye feade the corruptyble bodye , beynge corruptyble them selues . But these thynges why chear not sene , do fead the immortall soules , they beynge immortall them selues . Oure fathers in the deserte , by a spyrytuall meat , and a spyrytuall ▪ drynke , dyd eate Chri stes bodye and drynke hys blood as thee Apostle dothe wytnesse , oure fathers saythe he , haue eaten the same spyrytuall meate , & dron ken the same spyrytuall dryncke , as ye wold say , So could he in the deserte , turne the manna , and the the water of the roke into his fleshe and bloud . Notwythstandyng hys fleshe was hanged on the crosse for vs , longe after , and hys blood shed , and here you shall consydere what is ment by these wordes spo ken ▪ by christ , except you shall eate the fleashe of the sonne of man , and drike his blood , you shal not haue lyfe in you , he sayd not that his fleshe whych hanged on the crosse shuld be cute in pecys , and eaten of hys Apostles , nor that hys blood whych he shed for the redemption of thee world , shuld be geuen his disciples to drincke , for it were a wycked thynge yf hys fleshe shuld be eaten and hys blood dronken , as the capharnetes and infidelles toke it , beynge offended wyth hys sayinges , therfore he sayd to hys dysciples , yf you shall see the sonne of man ascendyng thyther where as he was before . &c. ( as thoughe he shulde saye ) You maye not thynke my fleshe , to be eaten of you corpo rally , neyther my fleshe , to be deuy ded into peces , for asmoch as after my resurrection , ye shal se me vysyhly ascend into heauen , wyth the fulnes of my hole body and blood Then ye shall perceaue my fleashe is not to be eaten of these that beleue as the infidels thynke . But that the bread and the wyne chaunged by a mysterye into my body & blood , is to be receaued of the fayth full , for he saythe consequentelye . The spirite is he that quickeneth , the fleshe profyteth nothing , after any soche sorte as the vnfaythfull vnderstande , but otherwyse it geueth lyfe as the faythefull take it by a my sterye . So in thys mystery of the body and blood of christ her is spirituall operacion , whych geueth lyfe , wythout the whych ope racion , the mysteries be vnprofytable , for wel may thei fead the body , but the soule they cannot , here the papistes saye , that those thynges be done in veritie , but not in a mysterye , wherin they repuge agaynst the wrytynges of the holy ● i● . iii. d● doctryna christians fathers . S. augustin sayth . Except ye eat sayth our sauyour , the flesh of the sonne of man , and drinke his blood , ye shal haue no lyfe in you , ( he seameth sayth he ) to commaund a wycked thynge . Therfore it is a fygure commaunding vs to be communicators of hys passion , this is profytable to prynt in our memories , that hys fleshe was wounded and crucifyed for our sakes . S. au gustyn doth thus affyrme the mysterye of the body & blood of christ to be a fygure , for it is no poynte of religion sayth he , but rather in● quitie to take hys fleashe and hys blood carnally as they dyd whych vnderstode not Christes woordes spiritually , but carnally , and went backe therfore and departed from hi. Now , here is playnly se● forth vnto you , that thys holy sacrament of the bodye and blood of christes , is a mystery certifieng thy weake conscience , that as that sacramentall bread is broken , ●o was christes bo dy broken , for your synnes yf ye be faythful , abyding in christ & he in you , but yf you be wicked & vnfay thful , ye do not eate hys fleshe nor drynke his blood , although ye eat the sacrament of so great a thynge , These be bedes wordes vpon the. i. epistle to the Corinth . the. x. chap. i , Corin , x Now where as these dasyng dreamers & lowsy locustes , doth teach that the presentes of christes natu ral body is holy , contayned in the sacrament that is easyer sayd , than proued For this sayth S. aug. to Hie to . his body wherin he rose muste be in one place , but his truth is di spersed in al places . & also writing vnto Dardamū doth proue that the natural body of christ , must neades be in one place onely ) & also that his soule can be but in one place , at ones , & further saythe , yf we shulde graunt christ to be in al places , as touching his manhode , we shulde take awaye the truthe of his body for he playnly affyrmethe , as touching his godhode he is in euerye place , & as touching hys manhode he is in heauen , as this doctryne of christ doth playnly proue , spokēto his disciples , sayig , yet a lytle whi Ihon. vi le I am with you , & then I depart to him that sent far , & he sayd agayne , it is expedient for you , that I depart , Ihon , vi . for except that I depart , that conforter shal not come vnto you . And yet he sayth further , & forsake the world , & goo to my father / & more fully to touche thys matter / he also sayth math. x●v mar● xiiii Ihon xii . poore men ye shal euer haue with you / but me you shall not euer haue , here it appereth as touching hys godhead , he forsoke not the world , when he ascended , vnto hys father , and therfor it must neades folowe , that as touching hys fleshe , and manhede he fors●ke the world , as al the old doctours and faythfull fathers defyne that christ ment not that hys natural fleshe , shuld be present in the sacrament to be eaten with our teth , and therfore whoso beleueth hys body naturall , to be theyr , is begyled , and is robbed of the true beleue therin , wyth theyr craftye conueyaunces & vnwrytten truthes , by whyche they brynge the people into bondage , and captyue theyr consciences , in blyndnesse / to the vtter destruction of soule & body . Teachyng them a straung doctryne , contrary vnto the gospel . But euery plant that my heaueuly father math. iv . hath not planted , shal be plucked vp by the rootes , sayth christ , and now accordynge to my fyrste parte and preposicion of thys matter , I saye , that ther is sufficient scriptures wrytten , for our saluacion . and for the probation therof , I wil lay this sentence of the old church confyrmed of christ agaynste these blasphemouse teachers , of these vnsauerye sacryfyces of Baal and Bel of theyr holy fathers of rome inuented contrarye vnto the censer word of god , which is wrytten in the ▪ xii . of Ihon. The word whi Ihon xii . che I haue spoken , shall iudge them in the last daye , sayth christ . Now then these enuyous Edomites , whiche teache the people a new found doctryne made of theyr own braynes , as thys is , to cause the people to beleue that the natural body of christ is in the sacrament , or to make it an oblacion propiciotorie , or expietorie , and to be worshypped , this teachyng , is not found in the scripture of god , but in theyr own ymagynacions , and priuate inter pretacion , for the mayntenaunce of theyr owne bellyes . S. Peter sayth , that the scripture is not expounded after the appetyte of any pryuat persone , but euen as it was geuen by the spyryte of god , & not by manes wyll , so must it be declared , by the same spyryte , full well knew the Apostle S. Paule when he sayd to the Thessalonians . The ● . ●hes . ii , mystery of iniquitie , euen now begynneth to worke , and also prophesyed what shulde folowe after hys tyme , saying . Take ye hede to actu , xx your selues , and to all the flocke , ouer whych the holy ghost , hathe put you ouersears to fead the congregation of God , whych be purchased wyth hys owne blood , for I know thys well , that after my departynge , shall entre in greuouse wolues among you , whych shal not spare thee flocke , and euen of your selues , shall aryse men , speakynge peruerse thynges , to draw disciples after them , and therfore watche . &c. What more euident to ken can be geuen of you , & set forth by Paule , ar ye not rauening wolues , what els doo you , but spoyle and robbe the people of God , when ye teache and instruct them , contrarye to the verytie of the gospel to folowe your lying sygnes and beggerly ceremonies , as S. Paul gala , iii. calleth them , to reherse them it shal not nead , but touchynge thys holy mysterye of Christes bodye and blood , which ye haue so sore deformed , blemyshed & spotted by your straunsubstanciatyon , and other abuses to the destructyon of the people , & fyrst institucion of christ I muste of verye sorowfulnes , of harte , approue you by thee scripture to bee verye theues , murtherers , and deceauers , and where I haue already declared and approned , by the worde of god , and thee olde wryters , whose sayingee I haue in maner but gleyned , wyth ruthe the mohabite , as the history maketh mencyon , what that most holy & blessed sacrament of the bodye & blood of our lord is , it is to be beleued but as a mystery , & fyfygure representynge to the eyes of our faythe , the death and passion of christ , crucifyed for our synnes and rose agayne for our iustification , & as verely as that bread is broken emonge● vs , so vetriye was christes body broken for our synnes , & as verely as we receaue that sacramentall bread into our bellye , thorow eating it , so verely do we receaue the frute of his death & meretes into our soules , by beleuyng in him , so that the body of christ in thys sacrament , is not corporal but spiritual , and the blood of chri ste is not ther corporal , but spiritual . So that nothynge is to be ta ken in this holy mystery , but spiri tually , Here is the bodye of christ , but not corporally , here is the blood of christ , but not corporally . These be the ▪ woordes of Barthram , a learned Priest , wrytten . Lvii. yea res here to fore , so nowe , thys is proued sufficient to stablysshe the faythe of all men I truste in thys poynt . And as to the worshipping therof , or to be a sacrifice , as they saye , You shall haue the scriptures to confute that doctryne , sufficientlye , fyrste the supper of thee Lorde , ought to be done after thee ordinaunces of christ , as appereth the fyrst Epystle to the Corinthi . 1 , Corin i● the. xi . chap. And vpon those wordes , to it is a memorial of the death of Christe . whych brought saluaci on , and not a sacrifyce , but a remem braunce of the sacrifyce , that was once offered vp vpon the crosse , for therin is a promyse made , as appereth in the. C. and. it . Psal. Christ psal , ● . it , shal be our bishop , for euermore or dayned of the father , and thys promes is performed , for christ hathe entered once into the holye place , by an oblacion makynge perfecte for euermore , so that we nead not heb. ix . ● ▪ x to haue hym offered vp for vs agayne , the whyche dyeth nomore , We know that the oblacion whych Moyses made , was for synnes , as appereth in the leuitical law , when the oblation dyd sanctifye , & thee blood dyd wasshe Then yf this one sacrifice ( in the whych christe dyd offere vp hym selfe ) dyd satisfy for the synnes of the whole world , accordinge to the seyenge of Esaye . Esay ▪ iiii He dyd bear our synnes , & he was torne for oure wyckednesse , As S. Ihon sayth , he is our satisfaction Ihon , ii . and so forth so that all oblations whych ar besydes thys , is but vay ne , as to rear an new oblation , and to set lytle by the fyrst , to make god a lyar and to denye Christ , whych bought vs after the wordes of S. Peter , For yf the synnes be released ●● . p●it . ii . and forgeuen in the sacrifyce of the masse , it foloweth that , that on ly sacrifyce of the crosse dyd not sa tisfye , for all synnes , & is not that to deny the lorde , whych dyd redeme vs , not wyth corruptible thinges , as with gold and syluer , but wyth hys owne precyouse blood , so that thys holy sacrifice , whych is Iesus christe , the verye lambe , and most holy Enocēt , & wythout Ihon , i . spotte . The whych alone taketh away the synnes of the world hath offered for vs , to God the father , hym selfe , hath geuen his lyfe , and shed hys blood , for our redemption ▪ Makynge an ende and consumation , of all outward and vysyble sacryfyces , and S. Paul to the Hebreus wryteth , it is conuenable Hebre. vii to haue a byshop holy , innocente . seperate frome synners , & hygher then the skyes , and in the. ix . chap Hebre. ix . ter of the same Epystle , is sayd thus christ the bishop of goodnes , came in presence , by a greater and a perfyter tabernacle , not made wyth ham des , not by the blood of gotes , or of calues , but by hys owne precyouse bloode is ones entered into the sanctuarye , & hath founde eternall redemption , here is playne & euydent that for our saluation , & redemption , we haue no neade of any other sacrifyce , or dayly offeringe . for them selues , and for vs Except we wyll haue them our redemers , and to renounce the oblacion of Iesu christ , and yet further Hebre ix it is sayd , in the same chapter . Ie sus is not entered into the sanctu arye , made with handes , but chefe ly in heauen , to th ende that now he may appere for vs before the face of hys father . & not by ●au●e that he offered not hym self often tymes and after he ●ayth , he shulde haue suffered often , ●y●he the begynning of the worlde . Thys ●exte dothe clearly expresse , that Iesus christ , offereth not hym self many tymes or that he shulde dye many tymes , for Iesus christe to dye , and to be offered vnto hys father , is al one Nowe shall he neuer dye more , wherby he shal neuer be sacrifyced and in sacryfyce , he wyl neuer offer hym self more , than it foloweth that no man can offre and sacryfyce hym agayne , for yf he offre not hym selfe , ●howe maye other offre him , for certaynly sythe the death death of christ , all vysyble sacrifyces , is ceased , and the state of sacri fyces is appered , wherfore they a● vayne seductors , begylers & lyars & may be knowen to be fooles , vnwytty , vnhappy , & voyd of brayne Now ●or a more ampie probacion Hebre. x. pounder well the. x ▪ chapter of the same Epystle , whych maketh mencion , thorowly of thys sacry●yce , psal. xclii of Iesus christ , the whyche hathe made an ende of all vysyble sacryfyces , so that none doth abyde for synne . Behold I come lord god , to th ende , that I may do thy wyll , by the whych wyll we be sanctyfyed , by the oblacyons made , by Iesus Christe , for by one oblation , he hath made the sanctifyed , that is , the faith full perfyte , for euer eternally , for after he sayth , I shal haue no more mynd of theyr sinnes , and of theyr iniquities , and where there is remyssion of them , ther is no more oblation for synne . But S. Paul declareth vnto vs , what sacrifice we shuld offer , let vs folow hys deuyne , Rom ▪ xii , & councell , I praye you my brethren , by the mercy of god , that ye offre youre bodyes , in a lyuely sacryfyce holylye and pleasaunte to god . &c. To offer thys sacryfyce We be all ordeyned of God Kynges , and priestes , wythoute any soche disguysed , shauen , shorne , ceremonies , for we be to vyle , & vnworthi to offer vnto god , ani new sacryfice for synne , for asmoche as christ hath offered vp hym selfe to hys father for vs , as touchyng to worshyp the sacrament , In the whole scriptures , nother by any wrytyng of the old holy fathers , & doctores , as S. Augustyne , Ambrose , Hierome , Cypriane , Chrisostome , Fulgencius , and soch other , neuer taught men to worshippe it , for yf these holy fathers , had taken these textes before resyted carnally , as they toke it spirituallye , then in theyr workes they wold haue taught men to worshypped it , but they neuer taught men to worshyp thys sacrament , bycause they toke it spiritually , and therfore to worshyp it , it is dampnable Idolatrye , for god wyl gyue hys honour to non other , for thys holy supper of the lord , is takyng for a plege of euer lastyng lyfe , whych the faythefull desyre moste humblye to receyue , wyth a manyfest perticipation , euen that thynge whyche we touche in the Image of the sacrament , whiche is the pledge and the Image , of another thynge ( that is to say ) they represent another thing , but not themselues , yea they whyche is shewed vnto the beleuers , the death of christ inui●ybly , for a perpetual remembraunce of hys passion , for christ sayth in the gospel , Do this in my remembraunce and S. paul expoundeth it thus . So ofte as ye eate of thys bread , and drynke of thys wyne , you shall shew the death of the lord , tyll he come . Thus we be taught , both of Iesus Christe , and S. Paul . That the bread , and the wyne , is set furthe to our eyes for a fygure , or a memorye of the lordes deathe , ( That ) as often as we shal receyue thys holy supper , of the lorde , it may put vs in remembraunce , in this tyme present , what Christ hathe done for vs in tymes paste , that we maye be made mynd full of hys paynefull death , & passion , whyche he suffered for vs : & that we may be made also worthy partakers , of that godly communion , by the whych we are delyue red from death , and knowinge that after thys lyfe , we shall come to the vysyon or Christe , where we shall haue no neade of any soch instrumentes , to put vs in remembraunce any more , by any ext●r●●ll sygne , what cor●st ●●the ●o●● for ●s , for we lokyng of hym face to face , shal not be a●moni●●ed by any out warde or iemporall thyng●s out onely to be fully certy●yed by the contemplacion of the truth it self and to geue glory● and prayse to the auctour of our helth ▪ for euer Note . Now it is to be noted that the faith full receaueth not the thynge loked vpon wyth our carnall eyes , in the mystery : of thys sacrament but that whych is beleued for the meate is spyrytuall , and the d●ynke is spirituall , and fead●th the soule spiritually , and that g●ueth euerla stynge lyfe to the beleuers secretl●e , as ●●●e ●a●youre saythe hym sel●e , ●●e spyryte is he that quyckeneth . The ●●easshe profyteth nothynge ●h●n . vi . proffeteth nothyng . Here breuely haue I declared vnto you , the true vnderstanding of the most blessed sacrament , of the bodye & blood of christ , both by the mynd of christe hym selfe . S. Paul , the euangelistes and the olde fathers , and holy doctors , as here is recyted , and yf any wyll diligently read the scriptures they shall fynde and clearly perceaue , that for the space of . L. ix . yeares , al the doctors to affyrme this sacrament to be a mysterye , & neuer knew of thys transubstanciation of the bread and wyne , as the se deuelish dreamers dothe teache , therfore beleue them not , for they are blynd leaders of the blynde , so that the leader , & the folower , shal fal bothe into the pyt , And as it is mencyoned in the. i. of Sapience , Sapien i what a terrible sentence they shal geue agaynst them selues , in the latter daye of iudgement , in horrible fear , shal they confesse openly befo re the hyghe iudge Iesu Christ , to whom is generall power bothe in heauen , and earthe , that all hathe bene dampnable follyshenes , that they haue gone aboute , that they haue erred from the truth , & haue bene wilfully ignoraunt , and that they haue tyred them selues , in thee waye of wyckednes & destruction and so forthe . Thus these vngodly teachers , of theyr own dreames shal why she the great mountayns to ouer whelme them , in that dreadfull daye , therfore heare what S. galathi . i. Paul sayth . Thoughe we our selues , or an angel from heauen , preache any other Gospell , vnto you , then that wee haue preached vnto you , hold him accursed : Now hath paule preached vnto you as ye haue harde , ( and we ) sayth he ( that is ) all those whych hath preached the same gospel . But these lordly lubbers , as glorious glottones , haue preached vnto you , ( and do ) The Gospell of theyr father the Antichrist of Rome , that is a great tab bel , of ceremonies as rynging , syn ging , knelyng / kyssyng / mocking mowing / lyenge / and sellinge the holy sacramentes / as it is wrytten none may sel or bye / but he haue the apoc. xiii . marke of the beast ▪ these be the lycherouse locustes / of Egypte , thee vpholders of Sodome & Gomor / The popes owne cattell● , tokened wyth hys owne marke , I cannot terme them as they oughte to be , do you consyded that ye● notwithstanding , the word of god is now so p●●●y ●en●yrly & symply caught as thankes be vnto the lyuyng god and our yong Dauid & your grace it now is . And that it hath pleased the Kynges Maiestye , and his ho norable councel to set it fourth ac cordynglye , and specially in thys hyghe mystery of the supper of the Lorde , wherof we symple soules , haue longe bene robbed of th●ne part of that holy sacramente , that nowe it shulde be restored vnto vs hole , and not thee priestes , to eate by the hole them selues , as they yet dayly do contrary vnto the word of god , and the Kynges godly pro ceadinges , & in as moche as in them lyeth , dothe not onelye seduce the people styll , to folow ther masking masse , whych was not knowen in the church of the faythfull ( as Be da sayth ) whych was four scoore & x. yeares after the death of Gregory then such masking was not knowen tyll monckerye of benedictes rule came in , and than began pryuate masses , a scripture of the popes in uentyon , an vnwrytten very●ye : whych they wold make vs to beleue , as an article of our fayth , But heare what christ sayth , Serche the scriptures for they beare wytnes of me , and S. Peter saythe also , al the Prophetes do wytnesse wythe hym , that God forgeueth all thee synnes of them , which beleue and put theyr confydence in christ And now to make an ende , I wyll resy te two faythful witnesses , against thys deuelysshe cauillatyon , that these fals prophetes teache the people concerninge thys mystery , afore spoken of , as vpon all other ther dampnable doctryne whych they grounde vpon mane tradycions , whych S. Peter and S. Paule confuteth . Peter in hys fyrste Epystle , ●aileth soche blasphemers , as do ymagyne a newe worde of god besydes that whyche is wrytten , and he calleth them lying prophetes , whych teache any thyng contrarye to thys propheticall and Apostolicall prophecy / and a rule wherby we shuld auoyd all maner of lyes / and to haue a special eye vnto the candel whych is the word of the propheticall scripture whiche dryueth oute and banesheth awaye / al darkenes and lyes of the deuell and hys Doctours / these be hys woordes . I wryte vnto you thys second pystle / to pryck you vp & to quyckene youre hartes / that ye myght remember the woordes whych haue bene tolde you before by the holy prophetes / and also the wordes of our message / and commaundemente whyche be the apostles of the lorde our sauyour / for ye muste knowe / that in the latter dayes , ther shal com mockers , thei shal bryng in sayth he ) perniciouse and dampnable sectes . And now S. paul saith they shal speake lyes in hypocrysy / vnder the colloure and pretence of holynes / forbyddyng to mary / & to absteyne from meates whych god hathe created / to be receyued of the faithful with thankes geuing / and they shal deny the lorde sayth he whych hath bought and redemed them , and thee way of the truth shal they sclaunder , & reuyle , do not oure papistes euen so now a dayes , Let all men that knowe God iudge , and they shall fynde both theyr doctryne , & lyuing , lyke as these two holy Apostles hath paynted them vnto the worlde , I could haue declared thynges more of the sayeng of these Apostles , to haue bene more circumspecte of these dampnable bypers , whych were superfluus . but the whole world hathe thanked be God , receaued knowledge by the word of God , to know them , and to beware of theyr leuen , and here wyth S. Paule , I commytte you vnto the word of grace whych is able to edyfye you , & to geue you an inheritaunce wyth all them that be sanctyfyed