¶
THE
POVRTRAYTVRE
OR
SHEW
of
a
wonderfull
Monster
which
was
found
at
Rome
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
,
1496.
¶
A
DECLARATION
of
the
Monstrous
figure
of
a
Popish
Asse
,
which
was
founde
at
Rome
in
the
Riuer
of
Tiber
,
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lorde
God
,
1496.
¶
By
Philip
Melancthon
.
GOD
at
all
times
doth
liuely
represent
Wherfore
god
doth
send
Monsters
.
by
certeine
tokens
and
after
a
wonderfull
sort
,
either
his
wrath
or
〈◊〉
:
And
ch●efely
the
〈◊〉
chaunges
,
the
encreasinges
〈◊〉
of
Kingdomes
and
Empires
:
As
wée
maye
sée
in
Daniel
Daniel
.
the
eight
,
where
after
the
fourth
Monarch
,
the
kingdome
of
Antechrist
is
also
foreshewed
:
to
the
ende
that
all
true
faithfull
men
and
Christians
should
bée
admonished
in
good
time
,
and
shoulde
take
heede
of
his
trumperies
and
deceites
,
and
of
his
Idolatryes
,
and
execrable
blasphemies
,
and
of
all
his
diuine
seruice
:
the
which
hée
hath
so
greatly
,
and
with
such
craft
vnder
the
shewe
and
appearaunce
of
truth
valued
,
that
it
is
to
bée
feared
least
that
the
elect
and
faithfull
bée
deceiued
and
wrapt
in
his
errours
,
as
Iesus
Christ
saith
,
Mathew
Chapt
24.
Mat.
24.
Euen
so
then
God
hath
declared
great
meruailes
and
many
monsterous
tokens
and
signes
duringe
that
Many
monstrous
signes
〈…〉
barberous
and
pernicious
domination
.
And
nowe
hée
hath
sette
foorth
this
horrible
figure
of
this
popish
Asse
▪
whiche
was
founde
dead
at
Rome
in
the
ryuer
of
Tyber
,
in
the
y●●●e
of
〈…〉
thousande
●●●re
hundreth
foure
score
and
si●téene
:
And
in
the
same
he
representeth
and
setteth
out
so
properlye
,
〈…〉
so
opensye
,
and
cleerelye
,
the
manner
of
the
Popes
kingdome
,
that
it
séemeth
that
mans
industrye
or
cunninge
coulde
not
make
nor
sette
out
one
such
figure
▪
Wherefore
wée
must
confesse
that
God
himselfe
hath
set
foorth
this
abhominnable
Popedome
vnder
one
such
figure
,
for
to
make
it
to
bée
behelde
and
séene
of
men
.
Truely
this
is
not
a
figure
which
is
for
to
signifie
and
declare
any
grace
or
fauour
:
But
it
is
a
witnesse
of
a
●●●tible
wrath●
by
the
whiche
GOD
declareth
his
ho●t●●le
indignation
to
this
〈…〉
call
doth
●●ation
of
the
Pope
,
for
〈…〉
doth
not
onely
〈…〉
chast
figure
,
but
also
〈…〉
●isshapen
members
〈…〉
First
of
all
,
the
heade
of
the
Asse
is
a
description
The
head
of
the
Asse
.
The
Church
is
a
spiritual
body
and
kingdome
.
of
the
Pope
▪
For
the
Churche
is
a
spirituall
bodye
and
kingdome
,
assembled
together
in
spirite
.
And
therefore
it
cannot
nor
ought
not
to
haue
a
mannes
head
,
nor
a
visible
Lorde
.
But
onely
the
LORD
IESUS
,
which
formeth
the
heartes
inwardlye
,
by
the
holy
Ghost
by
fayth
,
kéepeth
,
reneweth
,
and
gouerneth
them
as
Lorde
and
head
.
Contrary
vnto
these
thinges
the
Pope
hath
made
himselfe
the
visible
and
outwarde
heade
of
the
Churche
:
And
for
that
cause
the
Pope
is
signified
by
the
heade
of
this
Asse
,
ioyned
with
a
mannes
bodye
.
For
as
it
is
not
séemely
that
a
mannes
bodye
shoulde
haue
an
Asses
heade
:
euen
so
is
it
altogether
vnsmelye
that
the
Pope
of
Rome
shoulde
bée
the
heade
of
the
Church
.
For
the
holy
Scriptures
doe
vnderstande
by
the
What
the
Asse
doth
signifie
in
the
holy
Scripturt
.
Asse
,
the
externall
and
carnall
lyfe
,
and
the
Elementes
of
the
worlde
:
As
in
the
thirtéenth
Chapter
of
Exodus
.
And
as
much
difference
as
there
is
betwéene
the
brayne
of
an
Asse
and
the
reason
and
witte
of
a
man
,
so
muche
difference
there
is
betwéene
the
doctrine
and
ordinaunces
of
the
Pope
,
and
the
Doctrine
and
instruction
of
the
sonne
of
God
.
For
in
the
Popes
kingdome
there
is
nothinge
but
mannes
traditions
and
ordinaunces
whiche
beare
authoritie
▪
by
the
which
hée
hath
enlarged
his
lymittes
and
boudes
,
and
hath
exalted
himselfe
in
dignitie
:
These
are
the
rockes
vppon
whiche
hée
is
builded
.
But
as
soone
as
he
should
heare
the
woord
of
Iesus
Christ
to
sounde
,
and
that
hée
shoulde
suffer
that
〈…〉
preached
,
hée
shall
sodothelye
come
to
〈…〉
this
is
the
cause
wherefore
alwayes
hée
〈◊〉
so
muche
the
Counsells
.
But
although
it
bée
not
compared
to
the
woorde
of
God
and
the
holy
Scriptures
,
but
onely
to
the
naturall
equitie
and
lyght
of
mans
reason
:
wée
shall
finde
that
his
brayne
is
the
brayne
of
an
Asse
.
The
whiche
the
Canonistes
themselues
doe
wytnesse
,
settinge
foorth
this
matter
,
that
a
méere
Canonist
A
Canonist
is
an
Asse
.
is
a
very
Asse
and
a
beast
.
Their
bookes
doe
confirme
the
same
so
cléerely
and
playnelye
,
that
hée
which
shall
knowe
them
,
will
not
aske
,
what
is
hée
whome
they
call
Asse
.
For
a
Canonist
is
hée
which
hath
studyed
in
decrées
,
or
in
the
right
Canon
,
the
Popes
Scholler
,
hauing
the
Pope
for
his
Schoolemaster
.
Secondly
,
the
right
hande
lyke
vnto
the
foote
of
The
right
hand
an
Elephaunt
,
signifieth
the
spirituall
gouernement
of
the
Pope
,
by
the
which
hée
amazeth
and
feareth
all
the
weake
and
fearefull
consciences
And
●n
very
deede
,
he
hurteth
and
killeth
an
influit
number
of
soules
,
through
so
many
decrées
and
intollerable
ordinaunces
that
hée
maketh
:
by
the
which
hée
chargeth
,
tormenteth
,
and
casteth
downe
the
poore
consciences
,
with
sinnes
and
terrible
a●guishes
,
without
any
necessitie
or
●e●asion
.
As
the
Elephaunt
which
is
a
beast
very
great
and
meruailous
to
behold
,
which
destroyeth
,
treadeth
downe
,
and
breaketh
all
that
that
he
can
lay
foote
vpon
.
For
what
is
the
spirituall
kingdome
of
the
The
spirituall
kingdom
of
the
Pope
.
Pope
,
but
a
cruell
but
therye
and
●●aughter
of
consciences
?
The
which
tormenteth
,
burneth
,
woundeth
and
destroyeth
the
soules
after
a
tyrannicall
sorte
,
against
the
woorde
of
GOD
,
constrayninge
and
compelling
men
to
confesse
him
,
indusinge
and
per●●ading
them
to
make
vowes
,
eyther
of
pouertie
,
or
of
chastitie
,
and
others
:
bringing
in
Masses
,
full
of
impietie
and
vngodlynesse
and
false
penaunces
:
making
promises
,
and
after
breakinge
them
:
suffering
and
afterwarde
forbidding
,
establishing
his
pardons
and
bulles
:
And
finally
tourning
the
soules
from
the
true
fayth
and
Christian
lyfe
,
for
to
leade
them
vnto
a
vaine
and
friuolous
simulation
of
outward
woorkes
;
and
vnto
a
false
shewe
of
holynesse
.
According
to
that
which
is
sayde
in
Daniel
,
Chapt
,
viij
.
Daniel
.
●
He
will
put
to
death
the
people
of
the
Saints
.
And
in
the
second
Epistle
to
Timothe
,
Chapter
.
iiij
.
But
after
2.
Timot.
4.
a.
3.
their
owne
lustes
shall
they
(
whose
eares
itch
)
get
them
an
heape
of
teachers
,
and
shall
tourne
their
eares
from
the
truth
,
and
shall
bée
giuen
vnto
fables
.
For
the
right
hand
declareth
the
inward
Ministery
,
proper
to
the
consciences
and
soules
:
where
it
is
expedient
that
the
sonne
of
God
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
do
reigne
after
a
gentle
fashion
:
but
this
gratious
Lord
,
both
exercise
héere
a
pernicious
,
vniust
,
and
cruell
domination
.
Thirdly
,
the
left
hand
which
is
the
hand
of
a
man
,
The
left
hand
the
hand
of
a
man
.
signifieth
the
ciuile
power
of
the
pope
.
The
sonne
of
god
hath
manifestly
forbidden
that
power
or
domination
to
the
Prelates
of
the
Church
.
Luc.
22
chap.
saying
:
Luc.
22.
b.
2●
The
kings
of
the
Gentiles
reigne
ouer
them
,
&
they
that
beare
rule
ouer
them
,
are
called
gratious
Lords
.
But
ye
shall
not
be
so
.
Neuerthelesse
the
Pope
,
through
so
many
deceits
,
engines
,
crafts
and
enchauntments
,
is
mounted
vnto
so
high
power
and
authoritie
through
the
instigation
of
the
diuell
,
that
his
ciuill
Iurisdiction
is
no
lesse
then
the
most
purssant
King
that
one
can
finde
.
But
he
hath
more
,
he
gouerneth
and
hath
vnder
his
féete
all
worldly
Kingdomes
and
Empires
,
as
souereigne
Lorde
of
All
kingdomes
and
empires
are
vnder
the
Popes
feete
,
Kinges
and
Princes
,
whome
hée
hath
ioyned
to
him
for
to
amplyfie
,
beautifie
,
confirme
and
mainteine
his
barbarous
and
cruell
power
and
authoritie
.
And
that
is
to
the
ende
that
the
Prophecie
of
the
eyght
chapter
of
Daniell
bée
fulfilled
,
saying
:
Hée
shall
bée
mightie
Daniel
.
8.
g.
24
and
strong
,
but
not
in
his
owne
strengh
.
Finally
he
is
ascended
to
such
dignitie
,
puffed
vp
with
such
pride
,
fine
with
such
pompe
&
magnificence
,
that
neuer
one
heard
speake
of
the
lyke
thing
.
There
was
neuer
king
or
Emperour
which
hath
made
so
many
warres
and
which
hath
shed
so
much
bloud
.
And
in
stéede
that
he
ought
to
haue
regard
to
the
dignitie
of
the
word
of
God
,
to
maynteine
,
conserue
and
kéepe
the
commodities
and
goods
of
the
Church
,
according
as
his
vocation
&
office
doe
require
,
he
desireth
the
chiefe
and
principal
dominations
of
the
world
,
he
hath
learned
to
make
very
braue
and
gorgeous
apparaile
,
and
to
enflame
and
kindle
warres
.
And
giuing
himselfe
vnto
all
those
goodly
thinges
,
hée
treadeth
vnder
foote
,
the
doctrine
,
he
forsaketh
the
Church
,
he
suffereth
that
all
the
holy
things
be
set
for
a
pray
,
that
the
prophane
and
temporall
things
be
spoyled
,
that
all
be
defaced
and
turned
vpside
downe
.
Wherefore
behold
what
the
hande
of
man
signifieth
:
The
Popish
kingdome
established
through
mans
wisedom
For
that
kingdome
hath
bene
establyshed
onely
through
the
wisedomes
,
opinions
,
and
councells
of
men
,
without
authoritie
of
the
holy
scriptures
:
when
they
say
that
it
is
a
reasonable
thing
,
that
the
heire
of
the
Apostolycall
seate
and
the
Vicar
of
Iesus
Christ
,
be
not
subiect
vnto
any
man
.
But
thankes
be
vnto
our
good
God
,
the
matter
is
come
vnto
this
poynt
,
that
many
of
the
common
people
,
and
others
also
of
al
estates
,
doe
vnderstande
cleerely
and
playnely
inough
,
the
goodly
shewes
of
so
many
execrable
wickednesses
,
of
which
all
that
Popish
vermine
hath
shamed
themselues
,
and
hath
defamed
the
renowne
of
the
Christians
.
Fourthly
,
the
right
foote
lyke
vnto
an
Oxe
foote
,
The
right
fo●t
signifieth
the
Ministers
of
the
spirituall
gouernment
,
and
as
a
man
may
say
,
the
Porters
,
who
in
oppressing
the
poore
soules
,
doe
vpholde
and
mayneteine
the
Popes
kingdome
.
These
are
the
Doctours
in
Decrées
,
the
Doctours
made
by
the
Popes
Those
which
doe
vphold
the
Popes
kingdom
Bulles
,
Dataires
,
Preachers
of
Pardons
,
Masse
Priests
,
Confessors
aswell
of
Moonkes
as
Nunnes
:
and
the
chiefest
of
all
this
vermine
,
are
the
scholasticall
diuines
.
For
what
doth
all
that
detestable
filthie
company
,
but
to
put
into
the
headde
,
and
to
print
into
the
heart
of
the
people
those
ordinaunces
of
the
Pope
,
which
are
so
harde
and
not
to
bee
borne
?
And
to
sette
them
foorth
in
all
their
Sermons
,
in
all
their
doctrine
,
in
their
confessions
:
That
thereby
they
may
holde
the
poore
consciences
captiue
vnder
the
foote
of
the
Elephant
,
the
which
were
already
too
much
afflicted
and
grieued
?
All
those
rascalls
are
as
the
foote
,
the
foundation
and
piller
of
the
Popes
kingdome
,
the
which
coulde
neuer
so
long
time
haue
continued
,
without
the
buylding
that
those
héere
with
the
rest
of
their
complices
and
adherents
,
haue
buylded
vppon
.
I
pray
you
what
doth
the
Scholasticall
diuinitie
Scholasticall
diuinitie
.
conteine
,
but
vayne
,
fonde
,
execrable
,
and
diabolycall
dreames
,
and
the
monstrous
dreames
of
Moonkes
,
by
which
they
doe
enchaunt
,
treade
vnder
foote
,
keepe
vnder
,
and
cast
downe
headlong
the
poore
troubled
soules
of
the
afflicted
Christians
.
Mathew
.
24.
False
Christs
and
false
Prophets
shall
Mat
,
●4
arise
&c.
Those
haue
made
the
Pope
an
earthly
God
,
yea
,
they
haue
exalted
and
extolled
him
aboue
God
:
And
yet
these
proude
Prelates
haue
reiected
the
word
of
GOD
,
contemned
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
haue
driuen
out
from
among
them
and
buried
Iesus
Christ
,
onely
to
féede
and
pamper
their
fatte
paunches
.
For
a
simple
Bull
of
the
Pope
,
was
more
terrible
and
feareful
then
the
Iudgement
of
almightie
GOD
,
thundering
out
his
commaundements
and
threatenings
.
Fifthly
,
the
lefte
foote
lyke
vnto
the
foote
of
a
Griphin
,
The
left
foote
of
a
Griphin
.
signifieth
the
Ministers
of
the
ciuile
or
secular
power
:
That
is
to
say
the
Canonists
,
the
Chauncelours
and
the
rascalls
making
profession
of
the
Canon
lawe
,
which
of
their
owne
accorde
doe
acknowledge
and
confesse
,
that
the
most
holy
Canons
or
Decretals
,
doe
smell
their
most
abhominable
auarice
and
ambition
.
For
euen
as
the
Griphins
doe
not
easely
let
goe
that
that
they
haue
once
caught
or
layde
holde
on
:
Euen
so
these
maynteiners
and
raueners
of
the
Pope
,
doe
holde
fast
all
that
which
they
can
get
,
and
let
not
lyghtly
goe
the
pray
:
and
as
through
the
hookes
of
the
Canons
they
haue
entrapped
almost
all
the
goods
of
al
Europe
:
and
they
holde
them
so
fast
,
that
one
cannot
pull
them
out
of
their
clawes
,
for
the
Canons
do
serue
to
their
insatiable
auarice
.
This
deadly
Harpy
hath
deuoured
all
the
world
:
she
hath
taken
away
all
the
goods
:
she
hath
endamaged
the
soules
and
bodyes
;
she
hath
stollen
vnto
hir
all
honours
.
Sixtiy
,
the
belly
and
the
stomacke
,
the
which
do
resemble
The
belly
and
the
stomacke
of
a
woman
the
belly
and
stomacke
of
a
woeman
,
signifie
the
body
of
the
Pope
:
That
is
to
say
the
Cardinals
,
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Abbots
,
Moonkes
,
Priests
,
and
other
execrable
spirituall
Martirs
,
and
all
the
rest
of
his
bawdes
,
and
fatte
hogges
,
which
haue
none
other
care
all
their
lyfe
time
but
to
féede
and
pamper
their
paunches
with
delycious
wynes
and
delycate
dishes
:
to
séeke
their
ease
and
all
the
allurements
and
entisements
to
whoredome
,
&
to
kéepe
themselues
in
al
pleasures
and
Idlenesse
,
and
to
giue
themselues
vnto
all
monstrous
infamies
.
The
which
they
may
very
well
doe
,
and
fréely
:
For
they
haue
many
priuiledges
,
wherewith
they
are
wel
armed
and
munited
for
to
be
exempted
from
all
punishment
.
As
we
doe
sée
this
Popish
Asse
who
sheweth
before
all
mens
eyes
openly
,
What
it
is
to
she●●
the
belly
naked
.
and
without
any
shame
his
belly
of
a
woeman
,
naked
and
bare
:
euen
so
these
,
without
any
shame
,
doe
lead
a
dissolute
and
wanton
lyfe
,
full
of
all
filthinesse
and
wickednesse
.
That
which
they
doe
is
to
the
horrible
offence
and
hurt
and
to
the
vtter
ruine
&
destruction
of
the
youth
of
all
nations
as
the
déede
it selfe
doth
sufficiently
declare
.
There
is
a
manifest
description
of
this
in
Daniel
,
and
in
the
seconde
Epistle
vnto
Timothe
the
thirde
●
.
T●●
.
3.
a.
4
chapter
▪
wher
it
is
sayd
that
t●ey
are
more
gréedy
vpon
voluptuonsnesse
then
the
louers
of
God
.
Also
vnto
the
Philippians
the
iij.
Chapter
.
They
doe
make
their
belly
Philip.
3.
d.
19
their
God
.
Let
vs
heare
also
that
which
is
sayd
in
the
second
The
description
of
the
popish
Clergie
after
3.
Peter
.
2.
Peter
.
2.
c.
10
Epistle
of
Saint
Peter
the
seconde
Chapter
.
Namely
them
that
walke
after
the
flesh
,
in
the
lust
of
vncleanenesse
,
and
despise
the
gouernement
:
presumptuous
are
they
,
and
stande
in
their
owne
conceite
,
and
feare
not
to
speake
euill
of
them
,
that
are
indignity
.
When
the
Angells
which
are
greater
both
in
power
and
might
,
giue
not
railing
iudgement
against
them
before
the
Lord.
But
these
as
brute
beastes
,
ledde
with
naturall
sensualitie
and
made
to
that
ende
,
that
béeinge
taken
they
shoulde
bée
destroyed
,
speake
euill
of
those
thinges
whiche
they
knowe
not
,
and
shall
perishe
through
their
owne
corruption
.
And
shall
receiue
the
rewarde
of
vnrighteousnesse
,
as
they
whiche
count
it
pleasure
to
line
deliciouslye
for
a
season
.
Spottes
they
are
and
blottes
,
deli●htinge
themselues
in
that
they
deceiue
you
,
in
feastinge
with
you
.
Hauinge
eyes
full
of
aduontrye
,
and
that
cannot
cease
to
sinne
,
begylinge
vnstable
soules
:
they
haue
heartes
occupyed
with
couetousnesse
,
detestable
followes
.
Which
forsakinge
the
right
waye
,
haue
gone
as●raye
followinge
the
waye
of
Balaam
the
sonne
of
Bosor
,
whiche
loued
the
rewarde
of
vnrighteousnesse
:
But
hée
was
rebuked
for
his
iniquitie
,
for
the
dumme
beast
,
whereon
hée
sate
speakinge
with
mans
voyce
,
forbadde
the
foolishnesse
of
the
Prophet
.
These
are
wells
without
water
,
and
cloudes
caryed
aboute
with
tempest
,
to
whom
the
blacke
darkenesse
is
reserued
for
euer
.
For
in
speakinge
swellinge
woordes
of
vanitye
,
they
begyle
with
wantonnesse
through
the
lustes
of
the
flesh
men
that
were
cleane
escaped
from
them
which
are
wrapped
in
errours
,
promisinge
vnto
them
libertie
,
and
are
themselues
the
bond
seruaunts
of
corruption
.
And
truely
this
doth
liuely
sette
out
the
Pope
,
and
The
liuely
pa●●●ing
out
of
the
popish
kingdome
.
paynteth
him
in
his
right
comoures
,
and
vncouere●●
fu●●ye
the
feminine
bellye
of
the
Popishe
Asse
.
Beholde
howe
the
f●●thy
and
vile
single
lyfe
of
the
papisticall
Priestes
and
Moonkes
,
must
bée
figured
and
declared
,
whiche
haue
defiled
the
holy
maryage
through
execrable
filthynesse
.
For
in
verye
déede
,
holynesse
and
honestye
of
Mariage
cannot
●ee
sette
out
and
represented
by
such
an
vnshamelesse
and
●●honest
Image
.
But
rather
it
is
beautified
by
the
woorde
and
blessing
of
GOD
,
and
by
greate
meruayles
,
and
as
it
were
decked
and
garnished
with
a
goodly
argument
,
and
placed
in
a
highe
place
.
It
is
〈◊〉
true
that
there
are
others
also
whiche
d●●●
hurte
and
de●●le
themselues
with
a
manifest
turpitude
and
filthynesse
,
as
wée
maye
speake
this
of
the
Panyms
and
Turkes
,
and
as
there
bée
a
greate
manye
prophane
people
amonge
the
Christians
,
adulterers
▪
whooremaisters
,
whoores
and
most
wicke
Wolues
.
Yet
notwithstandinge
those
doe
nothinge
but
that
is
to
the
great
preiudice
of
theire
renowne
,
and
in
daunger
to
loose
all
honour
:
as
they
are
neuer
without
feare
,
whether
they
bée
hanged
on
the
gallowes
,
o●
that
they
bée
euill
spoken
off
,
or
that
euery
manne
doth
mocke
them
,
ly●●●nge
out
theire
tongue
,
or
that
they
bée
torne
in
péeces
by
force
or
outrage
.
But
these
wicked
villames
,
effeminate
,
impudent
,
The
Pope
and
his
,
are
without
shame
.
bellyes
full
of
all
filthynesse
,
doe
couer
and
cloake
themselues
with
the
name
of
CHRIST
,
and
dooe
lette
slippe
the
bridle
vnto
all
maddenesse
and
wickednesse
,
and
doe
giue
themselues
licence
without
fearinge
anye
punishment
,
without
caringe
to
bée
rebuked
:
And
not
onely
that
,
but
also
with
all
these
detestable
villanyes
,
they
woulde
bée
called
spirituall
,
the
holye
Fathers
,
and
the
Catholicke
Churche
.
And
béeinge
not
yet
content
with
that
,
they
goe
aboute
to
pursue
,
chastice
,
and
spit●e
in
other
mennes
faces
,
bicause
of
the
moate
that
they
sée
in
theire
eyes
,
and
of
the
Gnatte
and
lyttle
Flye
that
they
doe
sée
them
swallowe
downe
:
And
yet
they
will
not
that
anye
shoulde
checke
and
rebuke
the
greate
beame
that
The
Popish
Clergie
wil
not
be
rebuked
.
is
in
theire
eye
,
nor
the
Camell
that
they
haue
swallowed
downe
:
But
on
the
contrary●
,
that
the
blemyshes
so
apparaunte
and
euident
maye
bée
hydde
and
couered
,
yea
▪
beautified
and
sette
out
with
the
tytle
of
IESUS
CHRIST
and
of
the
Church
.
Euen
so
truelye
,
there
is
neither
sacryledge●
,
nor
murtherer
,
thée●e
,
nor
whooremaster
,
whiche
abuseth
the
maiestie
of
the
name
of
the
sonne
of
GOD
and
of
the
Churche
,
for
to
hide
theire
execrable
filthynesse
,
but
that
whoorish
bellye
of
Antechrist
.
And
therefore
the
murthers
,
theftes
,
the
monstrous
whooredomes
,
the
horrible
wickednesses
of
this
Idoll
of
Rome
,
doe
surmounte
a
greate
deale
the
wickednesses
,
crueltyes
,
and
maddenesse
,
of
Nero.
Seauenthlye
,
the
scales
of
Fishes
,
wherewith
The
scales
o●
fish
.
the
arme
,
the
féete
,
and
the
necke
of
that
Popishe
Asse
are
coured
,
and
not
the
bellye
nor
the
brest
,
dooe
signifie
the
Princes
and
seculer
Lordes
.
For
the
sea
is
oftentimes
taken
in
the
Scripture
for
the
worlde
,
and
the
fishes
for
the
men
of
the
worlde
:
As
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
interpreteth
the
Nets
of
Saint
Peter
,
Mat.
4.
when
hee
sayde
,
I
will
make
you
fishers
Mat.
4.
c
,
19.
of
men
.
The
scales
doe
signifie
an
embracinge
or
tyinge
What
the
scales
doe
signifie
in
the
Scripture
.
Iob.
41.
2.
6.
together
;
as
the
Lorde
fayth
in
the.
41.
Chapter
of
Iob.
His
body
is
couered
with
scales
,
as
it
were
with
●●eeldes
lockt
in
,
knit
,
and
well
compact
together
.
One
is
so
ioyned
●o
an
other
,
that
no
ayre
can
come
in
.
●uen
so
the
Princes
and
other
greate
Lordes
of
the
worlde
haue
alwayes
cleaued
and
stande
●ast
The
princes
do
cleaue
alwayes
vnto
the
Pope
.
together
,
and
are
yet
at
this
daye
lynked
and
tyed
vnto
the
Pope
and
to
his
barberous
,
and
tyrannicall
kingdome
.
It
is
very
true
,
that
they
cannot
allowe
,
hyde
,
neither
prayse
,
nor
cloake
,
his
dronkennesse
,
his
gluttonye
,
his
horrible
whoore●omes
,
his
vnlawfull
voluptuonsnesse
:
For
one
cannot
rightly
there
perceiue
any
scales
which
doe
couer
his
stomacke
and
his
belly
.
Notwithstanding
that
by
their
cloaking
thereoff
,
in
〈◊〉
their
eyes
,
and
sufferinge
that
that
they
doe
see
,
they
are
so
much
the
more
surely
tyed
and
lincked
●ast
to
the
necke
,
legs
;
féete
and
armes
:
that
is
to
saye
,
they
doe
embrace
,
defende
and
mainteine
his
greatnesse
and
magnificence
,
and
his
barbarous
and
tyrannicall
estate
,
as
an
estate
lawfull
and
ordeined
by
the
woorde
of
GOD
.
And
that
same
doth
exalt
and
li●t
vp
his
crest
very
proudly
and
with
an
arrogant
and
proude
obstination
.
To
conclude
,
they
do
confirme
his
spirituall
and
poli●ique
gouernment
,
by
decrées
and
ordinaunces
not
to
be
borne
with
:
they
doe
beautifie
them
with
goodly
E●n●●●
,
and
do
establish
his
pompes
and
royall
faculties
through
straunge
doctrines
.
Furthermore
,
to
the
ende
that
the
ground
&
foundation
An●echrist
made
strong
by
the
giftes
and
foundation●
of
Princes
.
of
that
retrayt
of
Antechrist
be
more
firme
and
sure
and
to
endure
and
continue
the
longer
,
they
doe
make
lay
mens
testaments
and
willes
,
they
heape
vp
to
them
reuenewes
,
they
constitute
Monasteries
,
they
buyld
Temples
,
they
doe
ordaine
Conuents
and
Colledges
of
vnmaried
people
,
as
of
Markettes
and
open
Faires
of
such
manner
of
Canonists
,
Dunces
Sophisters
,
Beggers
,
Preachers
for
money
,
Confessors
and
Doctors
:
and
as
of
publique
exercises
and
Theaters
,
of
whom
one
can
heare
nothing
to
sounde
,
but
of
the
spillyng
and
marring
of
the
celestiall
doctrine
.
And
for
to
speake
briefely
,
the
great
goods
the
riches
and
fauourers
of
the
world
are
so
wel
and
so
firmely
and
strongly
tyed
and
fastened
vnto
him
,
that
there
is
neyther
winde
nor
blast
,
there
is
neither
spiritual
doctrine
neither
word
of
God
,
which
can
seperate
or
plucke
them
,
from
him
.
Eightly
,
the
head
of
the
olde
man
issuing
out
of
The
head
of
the
olde
man
issuing
out
of
his
buttockes
.
his
buttockes
,
doth
signifie
the
decrease
,
the
oldenesse
,
and
the
ende
of
the
Popes
kingdome
.
For
the
fore part
or
the
face
in
the
holy
Scriptures
doth
signifie
the
encrease
or
aduauncement
:
and
the
hinde
part
or
the
backe
,
or
the
buttockes
,
doe
signifie
the
declynation
and
the
ende
,
as
you
haue
the
lyke
speach
in
the
viij
.
chap.
of
Saint
Paul
to
the
Hebrewes
:
That
which
is
disanulled
Heb.
●
,
d.
1●
and
waxed
olde
,
is
ready
to
vanish
away
.
Then
that
monstrous
figure
declareth
that
the
barbarous
tiranny
of
the
Pope
is
now
come
vnto
his
last
ende
,
and
that
of
himselfe
it
ought
to
waxe
olde
and
come
to
nought
without
any
swoorde
or
outwarde
violence
,
as
it
is
foreshewed
in
the
eight
Chapter
of
Daniel
,
Daniel
.
●
.
g.
25.
that
he
shall
bée
destroyed
without
hande
.
For
there
is
so
great
encrease
of
supers●itions
,
and
such
a
bundell
and
fardell
of
vices
,
that
of
necessitie
his
owne
waight
must
cause
him
to
fall
downe
:
and
that
the
gronings
,
complaynts
,
and
sighings
of
all
people
&
nations
may
be
heard
:
Forasmuch
as
the
word
of
God
hath
discouered
and
reuealed
before
all
mens
eyes
,
his
impietie
,
malice
and
crueltie
.
Euen
so
the
glory
of
this
worlde
passeth
,
and
the
playe
is
nigh
at
an
ende
.
After
this
sorte
then
wée
doe
sée
,
that
that
Image
or
figure
agréeth
properly
with
all
the
Prophecie
of
the
eight
chapter
of
Daniel
:
and
that
the
one
and
the
other
are
agréeing
with
the
Papisticall
kingdome
.
Ninthly
,
the
dragon
comming
foorth
of
the
arse
of
that
The
Dragon
comming
foorth
of
the
Asses
arse
popish
Asse
,
and
casting
out
of
his
open
mouth
a
great
flame
of
fire
,
signifieth
the
horrible
buls
and
the
terrible
lyghtnings
of
excommunication
,
&
the
tempestious
threatnings
which
the
Popes
and
his
adherents
doe
spewe
out
furiously
vpon
all
the
worlde
,
when
they
doe
sée
their
ende
nigh
at
hande
,
and
that
they
must
perish
sodeinely
.
For
this
is
the
latter
and
most
furious
rage
and
The
latter
tempest
of
the
Romish
An●echrist
madnesse
of
Antechrist
:
this
is
his
latter
endeauour
,
yea
,
if
peraduenture
these
rauenours
may
kéepe
whole
that
abhomination
,
through
the
●stonishments
and
threats
of
the
bulls
,
and
afterwardes
through
lyes
,
wrongs
,
cursings
,
enchauntments
,
pricking
iniuryes
,
and
bitter
scoffings
of
his
goodly
Rhethoricians
,
as
Eccius
,
Fabor
,
Emserus
,
Wicelius
,
and
other
lyke
.
The
Popes
Rhethoriciners
Notwithstanding
the
time
is
come
that
wée
haue
no
more
néede
of
such
ayde
nor
of
such
defend●urs
.
For
what
shall
the
Dragon
winne
to
bite
the
cloudes
?
What
shal
●e
gaine
to
burne
the
aire
with
his
flames
?
And
truly
there
is
none
that
feareth
those
poysoned
bulls
and
full
of
cursings
and
enchauntments
:
Forasmuch
as
the
lyght
of
the
truth
is
so
cléerely
kindeled
and
lyghted
.
Tenthly
,
for
that
this
Popish
Asse
hath
bene
found
Rome
,
the
place
where
the
popish
Asse
hath
bene
found●
.
at
Rome
,
and
not
at
an
other
place
,
doth
confirme
that
which
hath
bene
recited
before
,
that
the
same
cannot
be
vnderstanded
of
any
other
power
and
domination
then
of
Rome
.
For
at
this
daye
in
our
time
,
there
is
no
power
which
is
lyke
or
more
greater
in
the
Citie
of
Rome
,
then
that
of
the
Pope
.
For
GOD
hath
alwayes
declared
by
meruaylous
signes
and
tokens
in
those
places
which
those
signes
doe
signifie
and
betoken
some
thing
,
as
it
happened
in
Hierusulem
,
and
for
that
that
this
Monster
was
founde
dead
,
that
is
an
argument
that
the
ende
of
the
Popes
kingdome
draweth
on
fast
.
And
wée
must
haue
neyther
sworde
nor
any
strength
of
man
for
to
put
it
downe
:
But
the
heauenly
vertue
,
shall
cause
that
of
himselfe
it
shall
bée
ouerthrowen
.
For
this
prodigious
Monster
was
not
killed
by
any
counsell
or
meanes
of
men
:
But
was
founde
dead
,
and
was
reuealed
by
the
singular
prouidence
of
God
.
Finally
,
I
would
admonish
euery
one
not
to
despise
We
must
not
despise
the
monstrous
signes
such
a
prodigious
signe
sent
of
the
Maiestie
of
GOD
,
and
to
beware
of
the
pestilent
contagiousnesse
of
Antechrist
and
his
members
,
and
to
flée
from
him
.
And
to
be
afrayd
of
him
.
It
is
most
certeyne
that
GOD
hath
vsed
towardes
vs
a
most
greate
benignitie
and
gentlenesse
,
for
that
hée
hath
sette
foorth
before
vs
,
Antechrist
in
a
figure
so
vyle
and
disformed
,
as
paynted
in
a
table
and
lyuely
sette
foorth
,
that
one
may
easely
assayle
it
with
handes
,
that
God
will
effectually
prouide
for
our
health
,
and
desireth
that
we
be
drawen
out
of
that
detestable
retrayte
of
immortall
impietie
of
that
straunge
beast
.
And
as
touching
the
Papists
,
according
as
their
bay●yng
phrensie
and
their
impe●uous
madnesse
well
meriteth
,
they
may
thinke
on
this
,
or
let
them
not
be
angry
:
As
in
déede
there
is
neither
signe
nor
miracles
The
Pope
&
his
do
conde●p●e
all
signes
and
miracles
.
sent
by
the
hande
of
God
,
which
can
moue
them
neyther
astonish
or
warne
them
.
But
as
Gyants
without
feare
,
they
doe
beat
and
fight
agaynst
the
lyghtnings
and
thundrings
▪
and
doe
follow
their
fathers
,
Pharao
and
Chore
,
whereoff
the
one
was
drowned
in
the
waues
of
the
Sea
,
and
the
other
swallowed
vp
in
the
earth
:
and
both
of
them
are
sunke
euen
to
the
bottome
of
hell
.
But
we
for
our
parts
lette
vs
reioyce
and
take
comfort
,
&
let
vs
put
this
signe
in
the
number
of
those
who
do
declare
vnto
vs
the
day
so
long
desired
,
so
healthfull
,
so
goodly
,
the
comming
of
our
Lord
and
redéemer
Iesus
Christ
.
In
the
meane
time
,
let
vs
suffer
our
enemies
to
do
as
they
lyst
,
and
to
kicke
obstinately
against
the
pricke
.
And
let
vs
behold
whether
the
troubles
that
they
haue
heaped
vp
more
and
more
,
shall
be
to
molest
and
grieue
God
or
themselues
.
Neuerthelesse
I
am
not
much
angry
with-them
,
forasmuch
as
they
are
so
desperately
madde
,
and
that
they
doe
so
trouble
the
heauen
with
the
earth
.
O
good
God
,
if
I
were
so
paynted
foorth
at
Gods
hande
,
with
a
figure
and
shape
so
odious
and
terrible
,
I
could
in
no
manner
abide
and
suffer
it
.
For
eyther
I
should
dye
for
very
feare
,
except
that
I
had
an
heart
of
yron
or
stéele
,
as
they
haue
:
Or
els
I
should
burst
and
cleane
a
sunder
,
with
despite
,
choler
and
madnesse
.
What
is
he
then
that
goeth
about
,
eyther
by
counsell
or
by
commaundement
,
to
obtayne
of
them
,
that
they
would
pardon
the
Lorde
Iesus
one
such
contumely
and
wrong
which
is
done
vnto
them
by
such
an
Image
or
figure
.
Inasmuch
as
they
being
reprehended
or
reproued
with
one
onely
letter
of
the
word
of
God
,
are
sodeinly
enflamed
with
anger
and
rage
?
For
as
much
as
the
Lord
doth
suffer
them
to
ele●a●●
themselues
against
him
,
although
that
they
doe
band●e
his
word
after
so
wicked
and
cruell
fashion
.
Yea
,
in
the
figure
of
a
Diuell
they
He
meaneth
the
execrable
Idoll
of
the
Cake
in
the
Masse
.
doe
set
him
foorth
the
one
to
the
other
,
for
to
laugh
and
mocke
:
and
yet
it
doth
not
anger
him
▪
makinge
him
to
beléeue
that
the
same
is
good
to
his
Church
,
and
that
they
doe
it
by
his
commaundement
.
What
is
hée
The
horror
of
the
papisticall
impietie
.
that
dareth
thinke
any
other
thing
,
or
gaynesay
them
,
except
that
he
is
willing
that
all
their
furies
,
paines
,
enchauntments
,
and
torments
of
hell
do
fall
vpon
him
?
For
their
fury
is
irremissible
and
is
not
without
great
force
,
for
as
much
as
they
are
of
the
high
Gods
exalted
aboue
all
the
gods
,
according
to
that
that
Saint
Paul
and
the
Prophet
Daniel
,
speaketh
off
.
HEERE
FOLLOWETH
THE
PORtrayture
or
Figure
of
the
other
,
that
is
to
wit
,
of
a
Moonkish
Calfe
,
calued
after
this
fashion
in
the
Citie
of
Friberge
in
the
countrey
of
Misne
.
Anno.
1528.
THE
INTERpretacion
of
Martin
Luther
,
of
the
Monster
,
in
the
figure
and
lykenesse
of
a
Moonkish
Calfe
,
drawen
out
in
the
leafe
before
.
AS
touching
the
Propheticall
interpretacion
of
this
Moonkish
Calfe
,
I
will
leaue
it
to
the
spirit
:
for
I
am
no
prophet
.
Yet
neuertheles
one
may
well
affirme
this
generally
of
many
such
meruayles
,
that
God
doth
send
them
as
presages
and
forewarnings
of
sorrowfull
aduentures
,
motions
,
brutes
,
troubles
and
commotions
to
come
.
And
I
doe
exhort
Germany
to
assure
themselues
boldly
and
to
attende
certeinely
such
commings
.
But
to
determine
of
chaunces
and
to
foreshew
how
long
time
they
shall
continue
,
or
in
what
ti●e
the
delyueraunce
shall
come
,
the
same
belongeth
to
the
Prophet●
.
As
for
me
,
I
will
desire
willingly
that
the
latter
day
were
at
hande
:
the
which
I
also
doe
thinke
,
that
the
dayes
wherein
we
are
,
are
as
forerunners
of
that
blessed
day
,
the
which
will
not
tary
long
after
.
And
me
thinketh
that
the
cause
that
I
haue
to
hope
so
,
is
not
friuolous
nor
vaine
.
And
in
very
déede
,
before
time
ther
hath
ben
almost
a
continuation
of
certeine
worlds
,
in
which
men
haue
séene
dayly
monstrous
things
,
and
worthy
of
great
admiration
:
And
at
this
day
all
the
worlde
burning
with
a
terrible
heat
,
bringeth
forth
motions
very
pernicious
,
who
commonly
are
not
appeased
without
great
chaunges
&
alterations
of
kingdoms
.
To
conclude
,
that
the
lyght
of
the
Gospell
,
shineth
now
wonderfully
,
the
which
commonly
was
wont
to
bring
with
it
alterations
,
troubles
and
tempests
,
bicause
of
the
hard
obstination
,
and
furious
ragings
of
the
wicked
.
And
truly
I
will
not
speake
but
of
things
which
are
true
:
and
will
shew
wherefore
God
hath
set
foorth
such
a
signe
in
that
Moonkish
Calfe
,
and
for
what
cause
hée
hath
defiled
the
religious
habite
or
apparayle
with
one
so
vyle
a
spotte
:
Forasmuch
as
without
the
habite
of
a
Moonke
hée
might
signifie
and
declare
the
euills
to
come
as
properly
and
well
by
any
other
shew
or
token
.
Euen
so
then
it
is
not
long
sithence
that
by
his
prouidence
was
calued
at
Langdesberge
a
certeine
Canon
Calfe
,
or
a
Moonkish
Calfe
.
It
declareth
thereby
,
that
all
religious
men
and
Moonkes
ought
to
haue
their
eyes
thereon
still
fixed
,
and
that
he
beholdeth
them
,
and
that
he
hath
determined
to
punish
them
:
For
this
same
yeare
he
will
vse
none
other
miracles
,
then
those
which
haue
respecte
vnto
such
holy
and
spirituall
people
.
For
god
paynting
out
of
late
that
excellent
Monarch
Daniel
8.
d
of
Alexander
king
of
Macedonia
vnder
the
figure
and
lykenesse
of
a
Goate
,
besides
the
Propheticall
interpretacion
of
the
discomfiture
and
vanquishing
to
come
:
he
hath
also
set
foorth
and
represented
the
nature
of
the
Grecians
,
which
are
wanton
as
the
Goates
.
And
all
that
that
they
haue
conceiued
in
their
minde
how
high
and
harde
that
it
be
,
they
hope
to
bring
it
to
passe
,
and
to
atteine
vnto
it
through
good
councells
,
through
great
viua●ilie
and
stou●nesse
of
the
minde
.
In
lyke
manner
in
this
figure
of
this
Moonkish
Calfe
,
besides
the
Propheticall
declaration
,
there
is
also
an
Image
or
figure
of
the
lyfe
,
of
the
doctrine
of
the
seruices
and
obseruations
of
the
Moonkes
:
And
it
is
possible
that
thereby
there
is
an
aduertisement
of
the
cause
of
the
calamities
nighe
at
hande
.
That
is
to
saye
,
that
the
superstitions
,
the
deceites
and
wickednesse
of
the
Moonkes
,
doe
cause
the
punishment
to
increase
,
for
as
much
as
by
the
Pharisaycall
doctrine
of
woorkes
,
they
doe
abolish
the
fayth
which
is
in
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
,
and
doe
transforme
and
chaunge
into
the
flesh
of
a
Calfe
mans
heart
,
which
ought
to
bée
the
Temple
of
the
holy
Ghost
.
Furthermore
,
let
an
other
drawe
the
propheticall
sence
:
as
for
mée
for
to
please
my
order
,
I
haue
taken
vpon
me
to
interpret
my
Moonkish
Calfe
:
The
Canon
Calfe
shall
haue
an
other
for
his
expositer
.
For
so
much
the
more
willingly
doe
I
take
the
charge
to
make
this
declaration
,
for
that
I
doe
sée
that
the
obstinate
courages
and
more
harder
then
the
rockes
,
of
those
which
shall
bée
grieued
with
this
my
explication
,
shall
bée
so
much
the
more
wounded
and
shall
bée
come
more
eger
.
As
in
very
déede
they
doe
arrogantlye
despise
all
that
whiche
commeth
out
of
my
mouth
,
and
doe
babble
euery
where
,
that
all
my
woordes
are
as
much
to
bée
estéemed
as
the
spittinges
of
heretickes
.
For
that
cause
they
ought
not
also
now
The
interpretation
made
for
to
harden
the
heartes
of
those
which
do
giue
no
credit
vnto
the
aduertisments
of
the
faithfull
.
Esa
6.
c.
10.
to
giue
any
credite
vnto
mine
aduertisement
,
but
doe
waxe
more
harde
harted
,
and
doe
make
themselues
more
and
more
obstinate
,
hurting
and
molesting
themselues
more
then
euer
any
did
,
and
forsake
not
their
filthy
and
wicked
lyfe
,
as
it
is
sayde
in
Esay
the
sixte
Chapter
,
harden
the
heart
of
this
people
,
stoppe
their
eares
,
and
shutte
their
eyes
,
that
they
sée
not
with
their
eyes
,
heare
not
with
their
eares
,
and
vnderstande
not
with
their
heartes
,
and
conuerte
and
bée
healed
.
Euen
as
then
Balaam
coulde
by
no
meanes
obey
The
Papistes
hearts
hardened
after
the
example
of
Balaam
.
the
woorde
of
God
,
and
although
hée
was
rebuked
by
his
Asse
speaking
vnto
him
in
a
mans
voice
,
yet
neuerthelesse
hée
could
not
amende
it
:
so
one
may
say
the
lyke
of
those
holy
Fathers
,
which
haue
hetherto
stopped
their
eares
at
the
cléere
voyce
of
the
veritie
of
the
Gospell
.
Nowe
they
ought
to
beholde
themselues
in
this
Calfe
and
in
the
Cowe
,
as
in
a
glasse
,
and
to
consider
what
they
are
before
God
,
and
what
reputation
and
what
voice
they
haue
in
heauen
.
And
yet
neuerthelesse
they
ought
to
shut
their
eyes
that
they
doe
sée
nothing
of
all
this
,
whereoff
they
may
repent
themselues
,
for
to
auoid
the
horrible
iudgement
of
God
.
For
there
is
neither
forewarning
,
word
nor
signe
that
could
The
hearts
hardened
after
the
example
of
Pharao
.
moue
or
bend
the
hard
heart
of
Pharao
.
First
,
that
I
may
speak
briefly
,
thinke
not
,
that
the
same
is
a
mockery
or
a
fable
,
that
God
hath
clothed
a
Calfe
with
a
religious
habite
,
&
with
a
Moonkes
coole
.
Wée
must
not
doubt
,
but
that
he
noteth
by
that
Image
or
figure
,
a
certeine
assemble
of
people
,
of
whiche
one
may
cléerely
knowe
,
that
the
Moonkery
is
nothing
els
The
Moonkery
is
but
a
vaine
appearaunce
.
but
a
vaine
appearaunce
and
shewe
of
godlynesse
,
and
outward
hipocrisie
of
a
holy
lyfe
allowed
of
God
.
For
euen
vntil
this
times
we
poore
and
miserable
men
haue
had
this
opinion
and
haue
beléeued
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
dwelleth
vnder
the
frocke
,
and
that
the
same
habit
doth
couer
nothing
but
the
holy
Ghost
.
But
God
hath
reuealed
héere
,
that
there
is
nothing
vnder
that
habite
but
a
Calfe
.
As
if
he
would
shewe
that
there
is
a
Serpent
hid
vnder
the
grasse
.
For
the
golden
calfe
of
Aaron
,
lifted
vp
in
the
wildernesse
,
vnto
The
golden
Calfe
of
Aaron
whom
the
children
of
Israel
did
represent
&
giue
the
honour
that
apperteined
and
belonged
vnto
God
,
Exodus
Exo.
32.
Chapter
.
32.
teacheth
playnelye
what
the
Calfe
may
signifie
.
It
is
sayde
in
the
106.
Psalme
.
They
Psa.
106.
c.
2●
haue
turned
their
glory
into
the
similitude
of
a
Calfe
,
that
eateth
hay
.
It
is
spoken
also
of
the
Calues
of
Iereboam
,
made
in
Bethell
and
Dan.
1.
Reg.
Chapter
.
12.
●
.
Reg.
1●
against
whome
the
Prophets
haue
cryed
very
sharply
.
In
lyke
manner
let
vs
beholde
a
little
that
same
Moonkish
Calfe
,
howe
that
his
coole
doth
represent
there
a
figure
of
all
the
order
of
Moonkes
,
with
al
their
seruices
and
diuine
obseruations
,
of
which
they
do
make
so
great
accompt
:
as
of
their
Pater
noster
,
so
oftentimes
repeted
,
of
the
faire
of
their
Masses
,
of
their
goodly
songs
,
and
fastings
,
and
other
lyke
.
But
vnto
whom
is
that
goodly
seruice
represented
?
who
is
honoured
?
of
whome
doth
it
depende
?
vnto
whom
is
it
tyed
and
fastened
?
vnto
the
Calfe
.
For
the
Calfe
is
clothed
with
a
frock
,
as
we
may
sée
heere
.
And
what
is
that
Calfe
?
It
is
an
Idoll
forged
and
The
Calfe
is
an
Idoll
forged
in
the
spirites
of
Moonkes
.
made
,
abiding
and
dwelling
in
their
spirites
full
of
deceites
.
What
is
that
that
these
things
doo
?
They
do
after
this
sorte
.
These
holy
Masters
haue
an
opinion
imprinted
in
their
vnderstanding
,
that
in
their
Moonkish
and
solitary
religion
,
they
doe
serue
and
render
obedience
The
religion
of
the
Moonkes
builded
vpon
ceremonies
and
outward
works
vnto
the
true
God
,
the
whiche
religion
they
haue
constituted
in
Ceremonies
&
obseruations
of
certeine
outward
woorkes
,
by
which
they
doe
thinke
that
they
haue
well
deserued
heauen
:
and
not
in
the
certeinty
&
trust
which
embraceth
the
benefit
of
Iesus
Christ
.
For
it
is
euen
thus
,
that
there
is
no
God
,
either
in
heauen
or
earth
which
would
be
so
serued
&
worshipped
but
the
diuel
&
the
Idols
.
For
none
can
serue
nor
obey
the
true
God
,
but
in
spirit
&
truth
,
Iohn
the
4.
Chapter
:
That
Iohn
.
4.
c.
24
is
to
say
▪
in
faith
and
true
&
spirituall
mouinges
of
the
spirit
,
the
which
the
holy
Ghost
doth
create
,
stirre
vp
,
&
quicken
in
vs
▪
Esa.
Chapter
.
●v
.
Wherfore
these
false
Esa.
55.
religious
people
cannot
offer
vnto
any
their
seruices
,
the
which
they
do
cloak
&
hide
vnder
the
name
of
God
,
&
in
the
meane
time
turning
themselues
from
all
the
ordinances
The
seruice
of
the
Monks
cannot
profit
any
man
.
&
heauenly
manifestations
,
&
cannot
bring
them
back
againe
,
nor
set
them
vp
,
but
in
reioysing
&
flattering
their
vaine
imaginations
,
the
which
they
haue
forged
of
their
own
braine
,
dreaming
that
such
seruices
&
obseruations
are
agréeable
vnto
God
.
Such
foolish
and
〈◊〉
imagination
is
nothing
but
lyings
and
an
Idoll
〈◊〉
and
forged
of
their
owne
braine
,
neither
more
nor
lesse
,
but
euen
as
the
Panims
or
Iewes
doe
f●●●●
straunge
Gods.
Beholde
,
this
is
the
Calfe
,
this
is
the
impietie
:
this
is
the
carnal
opinion
couered
and
hid
with
the
religious
habite
:
this
is
the
Idoll
to
the
which
they
are
bounde
and
tyed
,
the
which
they
dooe
garnish
and
beautifie
with
Ceremonies
and
with
a
goodly
kinde
of
shewes
.
The
Calfe
doth
not
liue
but
of
hearbes
and
grasse
.
For
such
hipocrites
haue
no
knowledge
of
the
eternall
goodnesse
,
but
doe
fat
themselues
with
the
pleasures
of
this
present
lyfe
:
As
one
may
playnly
sée
that
the
most
puissantest
and
ample
riches
,
What
it
is
to
be
nourished
&
sed
with
grasse
and
the
most
greatest
pleasures
,
and
the
most
highest
dignities
and
honours
are
belonging
vnto
the
people
of
the
Church
,
as
one
calleth
them
.
And
euen
so
these
Calues
haue
found
grasse
for
their
owne
tooth
.
And
this
is
happened
vnto
them
,
that
they
haue
turned
Psa.
106.
c.
10
their
glory
into
the
similitude
of
a
Calfe
that
eateth
Haye
.
For
Christ
is
our
true
glory
,
in
whom
wée
must
triumph
,
glory
,
and
reioyce
.
These
héere
cleane
contrarye
,
doe
séeke
an
other
glorye
in
their
heartes
,
and
doe
aduaunce
and
bragge
themselues
verye
proudly
of
the
trust
of
their
merites
and
woorkes
.
Such
a
Calfe
is
come
in
the
stéed
of
Iesus
Christ
,
&
in
vsurping
the
name
of
him
,
he
doth
blaspheme
and
dishonour
it
.
Secondly
,
the
Moonkish
apparaile
rent
full
of
holes
What
doth
signifie
the
skinne
of
this
Calfe
,
being
torne
or
rent
.
about
the
thighes
,
féete
,
and
belly
,
doe
signifie
that
in
that
solytarie
religion
and
in
those
Ceremonies
and
obseruations
ful
of
deceits
,
there
is
no
agréeing
that
is
perfect
or
whole
:
And
yet
the
holye
Scripture
requireth
chiefely
and
before
all
things
,
that
the
Christians
and
faythfull
be
of
one
felowshippe
and
vnitie
.
As
it
is
sayde
in
the
133.
Psalme
,
O
how
good
and
Psa.
133.
2.
2.
●
ioyfull
a
thing
it
is
:
bretheren
to
dwell
together
in
vnitie
.
But
these
madde
braynes
,
supersticious
and
too
holy
Moonkes
knew
very
well
to
forge
,
inuent
&
finde
out
so
many
differences
of
sectes
and
opinions
,
as
there
is
of
diuers
apparayle
among
them
.
The
Cordehers
,
that
is
of
the
order
of
Sainct
Fraunces
,
doe
magnifie
The
frocke
deuided
into
many
sects
.
their
order
:
The
Iacopins
,
that
is
of
the
order
of
saint
Dominicke
,
their
rule
:
The
Benedictines
will
in
no
case
loose
their
honour
:
The
Augustines
do
goe
on
the
right
side
:
The
Charterhouse
Moonkes
on
the
lefte
:
The
Celestines
doe
keepe
their
company
:
To
conclude
,
there
is
not
one
but
that
he
thinketh
himselfe
very
fine
and
trimme
in
his
apparel
.
So
we
seing
that
the
frocke
is
rent
and
torne
about
the
thighes
and
féete
of
that
Calfe
:
Although
that
all
were
of
one
will
and
did
agrée
well
,
asmuch
as
concerneth
the
apparell
of
the
Calfe
:
that
is
to
say
,
although
that
all
did
nourish
that
obstinate
opinion
in
their
hearts
:
to
wit
that
they
did
doubt
or
distrust
of
the
mercie
of
God
:
and
on
the
contrary
did
leane
and
stay
vppon
the
affiaunce
and
carnall
assurance
of
their
woorkes
,
according
to
their
obseruations
.
We
shall
know
this
more
cléerely
,
if
wée
doe
vnderstande
The
thighes
do
signifie
extremitie
.
the
ende
and
extremitie
by
the
thighes
,
and
i●
we
will
make
of
the
féete
proppes
by
the
which
this
Calfe
,
that
is
to
say
,
this
false
Maske
,
is
holden
vp
and
maynteined
.
For
there
was
neuer
so
many
sects
,
so
many
housholds
,
so
many
differences
,
so
many
names
,
so
many
orders
,
or
rather
disorders
brought
in
,
as
haue
bene
séene
in
our
time
,
when
the
ende
is
nigh
,
and
that
that
byle
should
breake
:
séeing
that
the
vanitie
,
and
the
deceits
are
vncouered
and
made
knowen
,
●o
shall
wee
see
all
this
infection
to
fall
downe
.
The
féete
doe
signifie
those
bolde
bretheren
and
other●
▪
What
〈◊〉
of
this
Calfe
do
〈◊〉
.
those
Sophisters
,
and
our
worshipfull
masters
〈…〉
haue
the
preheminence
aboue
other
:
&
which
are
〈…〉
,
and
the
most
skilfull
or
cunningest
〈…〉
,
who
do
know
full
well
to
kéepe
,
amplifie
and
establish
the
dignitie
and
great
authoritie
of
that
〈◊〉
religion
,
eyther
by
writings
,
preachings
,
lectures
,
disputacions
or
doctrines
:
and
doe
endeauour
themselues
with
all
their
strength
thereto
,
and
doe
imprint
it
into
the
heartes
of
the
people
throughout
the
whole
world
.
For
euery
trifling
thing
they
fall
out
and
disagrée
among
themselues
:
and
as
many
as
there
be
The
Moonkes
disagreeing
in
opinions
.
The
Calfe
doth
counterfait
the
Moonkish
Preachers
.
of
heads
among
them
,
so
many
opinions
there
be
.
Thirdly
,
this
Calfe
representeth
the
gesture
and
countenaunce
of
a
Preacher
.
For
he
standeth
vpright
vppon
his
hinder
féete
:
and
of
the
two
fore
féete
,
he
casteth
the
right
after
the
manner
of
a
Preacher
,
and
holdeth
backe
the
lefte
,
hée
hath
his
heade
lyfted
vp
:
he
putteth
out
his
tongue
:
there
is
nothing
in
him
,
which
doth
not
represent
those
greate
Cryers
in
the
flesh
.
Euen
then
as
the
Popish
Asse
hath
bene
an
Image
The
Moonkes
the
Apostles
of
the
Pope
.
or
figure
of
the
Papisticall
kingdome
,
so
this
Moonkis●
Calfe
doth
represent
the
Apostles
and
Disciples
of
the
Pope
,
in
such
sort
that
all
the
world
doth
well
sée
what
Doctors
or
Preachers
they
haue
heard
vntil
this
present
time
,
and
what
they
doe
heare
at
this
day
.
For
can
any
man
finde
an
Apostle
more
fit
for
the
braine
of
an
Asse
,
then
the
head
of
a
Calfe
?
This
is
a
fit
couer
for
the
pot
.
The
carnall
gouernment
hath
alwayes
a
carnall
doctrine
.
And
therefore
the
Calfe
is
yet
without
eyes
,
or
blinde
,
for
to
figure
those
of
whome
Iesus
Christ
speaketh
off
in
Saint
Mathew
the
23.
chapter
,
saying
.
Mat.
23.
b.
●●
Wo
be
vnto
you
Scribes
and
Pharisies
,
blinde
guydes
.
And
Esay
in
his
.
56.
chapter
sayth
.
All
his
E●●
.
56.
c.
10
watchmen
are
all
blinde
,
they
haue
altogether
no
vnderstanding
,
they
are
all
dumme
Dogges
,
not
being
able
to
barke
,
they
are
slippery
:
sluggish
are
they
,
and
lye
sweating
:
they
are
shamelesse
Dogges
that
be
neuer
satisfied
.
The
shepheards
also
in
lyke
manner
haue
no
vnderstanding
.
We
might
very
properly
or
fitly
apply
many
other
things
in
that
Monster
,
vnto
the
Monkes
and
Sophisters
.
As
this
:
The
eare
tyed
to
the
frocke
,
signifieth
The
eare
noteth
the
confessions
.
the
insupportable
tyranny
of
confessions
,
by
the
which
they
doe
cast
and
throw
the
poore
consciences
into
the
diuells
throate
,
and
doe
put
them
in
a
terrible
bondage
.
The
putting
out
of
the
tongue
,
doth
signifie
that
The
tongue
all
their
doctrine
is
no
other
thing
but
the
tongue
.
That
is
to
saye
,
a
bablyng
and
full
of
vayne
words
.
The
two
lyttle
warts
or
knobbes
which
appeare
The
two
wart●
or
knobs
lyke
peason
.
vppon
the
head
,
should
haue
bene
two
hornes
.
And
the
hornes
doe
signifie
the
Preaching
of
the
Gospell
,
the
which
make
vs
obedient
vnto
death
or
to
the
crosse
,
destroying
the
olde
manne
:
as
it
is
sayde
by
the
Prophet
Micheah
the
fourth
Chapter
▪
I
will
Micheah
.
4.
d.
13
make
thy
horne
yron
and
thy
clawes
shall
bée
of
brasse
,
that
thou
mayst
grinde
and
crush
in
préeces
many
people
.
Yet
neuerthelesse
this
Calfe
hath
no
hornes
,
but
The
Moonkes
doe
turne
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
vnto
mens
traditions
onely
certeyne
appearaunce
or
tokens
of
hornes
,
which
doe
not
much
appeare
.
For
although
that
those
dooe
bragge
and
boaste
themselues
of
that
title
,
that
they
are
Doctours
of
the
Gospell
:
Yet
neuerthelesse
they
doe
tourne
it
foolyshly
vnto
the
traditions
of
men
.
So
then
from
the
crowne
of
the
head
,
which
is
shauen
,
doe
appeare
two
lyttle
knobbes
lyke
vnto
pease
.
For
vnder
the
〈◊〉
of
the
Gospell
,
he
hydeth
and
couereth
what
him
lysteth
,
and
cannot
suffer
or
abide
,
that
the
Gospell
shoulde
come
foorth
of
that
hull
or
shell
:
But
it
must
agree
to
the
sanctitie
of
that
shauen
crowne
:
And
chiefly
as
touching
the
Pope
which
is
the
head
,
of
all
those
shauen
heads
.
And
for
that
the
Coole
is
so
fast
behinde
the
The
Moonkes
coole
or
hood
tyed
to
the
neck
.
necke
,
the
same
declareth
the
incredible
obstination
of
the
supersticion
and
of
the
errours
of
these
doltishe
Moonkes
,
concerning
the
obseruations
and
Monasticall
ceremonyes
.
As
in
very
déede
they
are
plunged
and
fastened
so
déepe
within
such
filthinesse
,
that
there
is
neyther
vertue
nor
force
,
nor
the
lyght
of
the
Christian
veritie
,
how
great
soeuer
that
it
bée
,
which
canne
in
any
wise
draw
them
foorth
for
to
beholde
the
lyght
.
Now
for
that
the
Coole
was
tyed
and
close
behinde
The
Moonkes
do
keepe
and
hold
fast
the
hood
&
forsake
&
let
go
transitory
goods
at
the
backe
,
and
that
towards
the
belly
or
before
it
appeared
to
be
open
or
vnsewed
,
doth
signifie
that
those
doe
shew
in
their
outward
apparayle
a
certeine
godlynesse
:
and
it
is
vnder
the
coulour
that
they
doe
forsake
and
renounce
all
transitory
goodes
.
But
if
they
must
come
vnto
God
,
or
if
one
would
bring
them
to
the
eternall
lyfe
,
one
shal
finde
that
those
are
naked
bellyes
,
and
vnprofitable
burthens
for
to
consume
the
goods
of
the
earth
,
yea
committing
all
enormities
:
of
which
I
loue
rather
to
holde
my
peace
.
And
whereas
that
the
Iawes
below
are
lyke
vnto
the
Iawes
of
a
man
,
and
those
aboue
with
the
nostrels
lyke
vnto
those
of
a
Calfe
,
the
same
signifieth
that
in
their
doctrine
they
speake
very
oft
of
the
ciuile
workes
of
the
heauenly
law
:
But
in
the
meane
season
there
is
nothing
but
that
it
smelleth
and
sauoreth
of
the
Calfe
:
that
is
to
say
,
that
the
discipline
,
righteousnesse
and
the
Philosophicall
vertues
are
there
too
much
praysed
.
For
the
two
lips
of
the
mouth
,
do
signifie
two
sorts
and
kindes
of
doctrines
:
the
nether
lip
signifieth
the
explycation
of
the
Law
:
and
the
vpper
lyp
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
and
of
the
heauenly
promises
.
But
in
stéede
of
the
Gospell
,
and
of
the
promises
touching
the
reconcilyation
made
by
Iesus
Christ
,
they
doe
preach
the
mouth
of
a
Calfe
:
That
is
to
say
,
they
doe
To
preach
the
mouth
of
a
calfe
preach
the
great
recompences
and
rewards
which
are
giuen
in
heauen
for
mans
workes
dilygently
done
,
but
without
faith
.
Finally
this
Calfe
is
not
hairy
in
any
part
,
or
hath
The
calfe
with
out
ha●●●
no
haire
as
other
Calues
haue
,
the
same
doth
signifie
the
goodly
and
shining
hipocrisie
by
the
which
these
doltifh
Moonkes
haue
deceiued
all
the
world
.
Insomuch
that
they
which
are
the
cruell
homicides
of
soules
,
and
the
madde
vpholders
of
the
diuell
haue
bene
notwithstanding
estéemed
and
counted
holy
and
spirituall
fathers
.
All
these
things
are
now
openly
knowen
by
a
cléere
lyght
:
This
Calfe
is
come
foorth
from
the
hidde
secrets
The
Calfe
comming
out
of
the
belly
of
his
mother
.
of
the
belly
of
his
mother
.
They
can
no
longer
be
kept
in
a
secret
place
and
hid
from
the
sight
of
men
,
nor
cannot
chuse
but
that
they
must
be
perceiued
.
Lette
them
cloke
or
hide
it
asmuch
as
they
will
,
but
that
shall
not
lette
that
the
maske
or
disguising
be
not
taken
from
them
,
and
that
they
be
not
brought
foorth
in
the
lyght
and
their
t●●pitude
and
filthinesse
bée
not
knowen
or
vncouered
,
that
all
men
may
shew
or
poynt
at
them
with
their
f●●●er
.
For
I
will
leaue
to
euery
mans
lybertie
to
iudge
of
this
●nterpretation
.
For
although
that
the
exposition
▪
〈…〉
fit
inough
,
yet
neuerthelesse
it
is
of
it selfe
sound
inough
and
very
well
buylded
and
grounded
vppon
the
witnesses
of
the
holy
Scripture
,
The
exposition
of
the
calfe
builded
vppon
the
●●riptur●●
that
the
Moonkery
is
such
in
very
deede
as
we
haue
described
.
Forasmuch
then
as
this
Calfe
agreeth
properly
with
the
dwine
Oracles
,
let
euery
one
diligently
take
héede
or
be
wel
aduised
what
&
is
y
he
shal
dispise
when
he
shal
dispise
&
reiect
this
my
interpretation
.
In
this
Mo●ster
ther
is
more
then
a
sufficient
warning
,
for
to
make
vs
to
vnderstand
that
god
is
offended
&
angry
with
those
Moonkish
obseruations
.
For
if
he
loued
them
,
it
is
God
is
angry
with
the
obseruations
of
the
Moonkes
.
most
certeine
he
would
haue
cloathed
it
with
a
frock
of
a
more
honester
figure
.
And
we
must
very
well
say
that
by
such
a
monstrous
figure
is
not
signified
or
ment
any
man
alone
:
But
a
sociation
,
a
couent
,
a
brotherhood
,
or
a
gouernment
of
many
,
according
to
the
nature
and
What
the
figure
of
he
calfe
doth
signifie
condition
of
all
the
visions
,
of
which
is
made
mention
in
the
holy
Scripture
,
Daniel
chapter
.
8.
O
you
Moonkes
and
Nunnes
,
take
you
héede
,
your
dooings
are
héere
intreated
of
earnestly
:
and
thinke
not
that
such
aduertisement
of
God
is
a
play
to
iest
at
,
or
an
enchauntment
.
Appease
God
with
other
oblations
and
sacrifices
then
those
which
you
haue
:
Forsake
your
Couents
,
and
cast
away
your
frockes
,
and
retourne
vnto
that
wherefore
you
were
borne
,
and
wherevnto
you
are
called
by
God
,
before
that
this
occasion
that
God
sheweth
vnto
you
doe
vanish
away
.
For
afterwards
,
when
you
would
ye
cannot
:
Now
when
you
may
doe
well
,
ye
will
not
.
Aboue
all
I
do
earnestly
beséech
the
noble
families
and
all
gentlemen
that
they
wil
delyuer
their
children
and
cousins
,
or
those
whose
soules
health
they
do
loue
,
from
such
so
horrible
and
perillous
lyfe
,
as
from
a
most
filthy
prison
.
Thinke
that
they
are
not
yet
out
of
the
bondes
of
mans
body
:
and
but
that
they
are
bound
to
the
communion
of
men
,
and
to
the
law
of
Nature
as
well
as
other
men
.
For
this
is
not
graunted
is
Nature
,
that
so
great
multitude
of
vnmaried
The
gift
of
〈…〉
not
graunted
〈…〉
people
can
lyue
honestly
and
chastly
:
or
that
they
can
of
their
own
free
wil
liue
without
mariage
.
As
for
me
I
would
gladly
do
that
which
lay
in
mée
,
and
which
apperteineth
to
mine
office
,
and
to
warne
you
in
time
.
FINIS
.