A
TREATISE
CONCERNING
THE
APPOINTING
OF
A
IVDGE
OF
THE
CONTROVERSIES
both
of
the
Popish
,
and
Reformed
Religion
.
HOw
not
onlie
odious
and
disdainful
,
Moreouer
,
certaine
Epicures
and
graceles
men
also
,
do
not
a
little
trouble
the
godlie
,
which
growe
to
such
outrage
,
that
they
thinke
they
deserue
great
commendation
,
if
they
can
conceale
and
hide
their
owne
iudgement
,
in
the
matter
of
saluation
,
and
scoffe
and
frumpe
at
all
religion
of
other
men
.
Hereunto
is
added
the
presumption
of
the
Popes
,
Cardinals
,
Bishops
,
and
other
Prelates
,
who
although
they
sée
that
many
corruptions
,
both
of
doctrine
,
and
also
of
ceremonies
and
discipline
,
are
crept
in
,
yet
they
accounte
it
an
hainous
offence
,
if
any
man
,
not
content
with
their
generall
and
confused
faith
,
dares
to
examine
the
doctrine
of
men
by
the
rule
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
writinges
,
and
by
searching
the
Scriptures
,
to
séeke
out
the
way
of
saluation
in
them
.
Which
things
although
they
thus
stande
,
yet
ought
all
the
godlie
to
be
strengthened
in
minde
,
and
encouraged
against
so
many
offences
,
to
yeelde
a
reason
of
their
beléefe
,
to
the
ende
that
both
the
wicked
maie
be
made
vnexcusable
before
Gods
iudgement
seate
,
and
that
those
,
which
not
so
much
vpon
froward
malice
,
as
by
reason
of
their
first
trayning
vp
,
or
following
of
their
forfathers
,
or
finally
through
loue
of
preferments
,
haue
condemned
sincere
doctrine
,
that
such
(
I
say
)
may
not
sticke
to
let
themselues
be
ouercome
with
the
mightie
worde
of
God
.
For
Ezechias
,
(
a
most
religious
prince
)
is
commended
,
because
neither
by
the
example
of
his
father
Achas
,
professing
a
contrarie
religion
,
neyther
by
that
bringing
vp
which
he
had
from
his
cradle
,
nor
by
the
highnes
of
his
Royall
state
,
nor
finallie
,
by
the
president
of
other
kings
,
and
multitude
of
men
following
an
other
contrarie
religion
,
hee
could
be
withdrawen
and
discouraged
from
learning
himselfe
the
sincere
religion
,
out
of
the
wel-springs
of
Israel
:
that
is
to
say
,
out
of
the
word
of
God
,
conteined
in
the
writings
of
the
Prophets
:
or
from
enioyning
his
Subiects
to
obserue
and
practise
the
same
,
when
he
had
learned
it
himselfe
,
and
caused
it
to
be
purged
from
all
corruptions
.
For
he
had
learned
the
commaundement
of
the
Lord
,
wherein
he
geueth
in
charge
,
that
all
the
faithfull
be
bound
not
to
walke
in
the
commandementes
of
their
fathers
,
nor
to
doe
their
iudgements
,
but
to
walke
in
the
precepts
of
the
Lord
only
,
and
to
kéepe
and
do
his
iudgements
.
Neither
ought
the
credite
either
of
traditions
,
or
of
Councels
,
or
Fathers
,
or
myracles
,
or
succession
,
no
nor
of
an
Angell
from
heauen
,
to
withdrawe
any
man
from
this
searching
,
and
perusing
of
the
word
of
God
:
for
it
was
no
lesse
wiselie
then
rightly
said
,
More
credite
is
to
be
geuen
to
one
skilful
in
the
Scriptures
,
and
alleadging
the
catholique
authoritie
of
the
Canonicall
Scripture
,
then
either
to
the
exposition
of
the
Pope
,
or
to
a
generall
Councel
.
By
all
this
therefore
it
is
manifest
,
how
,
not
onelie
harde
,
but
also
dangerous
a
thing
it
is
,
to
deal
in
the
matter
of
religion
.
Which
charge
if
I
had
taken
vpon
me
,
being
not
forced
with
any
necessitie
to
speake
,
but
moued
thereunto
eyther
with
vaine-glorie
,
or
foolish
rashnes
:
doubtlesse
I
could
not
auoide
iust
reproofe
.
But
now
sith
I
haue
stepped
foorth
to
speake
,
not
voluntarilie
,
but
by
constraint
,
addressed
thereunto
not
with
ambition
,
but
with
loue
of
the
trueth
,
not
vnaduisedly
,
but
vpon
good
deliberation
,
not
with
slaunders
,
and
cauilles
,
but
with
authoritie
of
the
word
of
God
:
Truely
I
nothing
feare
,
that
this
my
honest
meaning
to
mainteine
the
trueth
,
should
be
imputed
to
me
as
a
faulte
,
Onely
this
I
request
you
(
gentle
Readers
)
whosoeuer
are
desirous
of
eternall
life
,
that
you
bring
not
hether
any
preiudice
,
or
forestalled
opinion
,
that
you
condemne
not
a
cause
vnheard
,
contrarie
to
all
lawe
,
both
of
God
and
man
,
and
that
you
leane
not
to
any
authoritie
or
excellencie
of
men
:
but
compare
matter
with
matter
,
reason
with
reason
,
argument
with
argument
,
by
the
rule
of
the
worde
of
God
:
neither
doe
you
consider
the
person
that
speaketh
,
but
the
matter
that
is
spoken
,
with
a
godly
desire
to
learne
out
the
truth
.
And
then
I
will
not
sticke
to
abide
the
curteous
censures
of
the
good
,
that
if
it
be
prooued
,
that
these
thinges
are
agréeable
to
the
trueth
of
God
,
yee
may
yéeld
vnto
the
Lord
:
if
not
,
ye
may
refusé
them
,
as
things
contrarie
to
the
heauenlie
oracles
or
testimonies
of
the
word
.
But
that
I
may
not
séeme
to
roue
from
the
matter
:
I
wil
prescribe
certaine
bounds
,
which
neither
I
,
in
speaking
,
nor
you
in
reading
,
may
ouer-passe
.
But
before
this
be
done
,
I
will
first
set
downe
the
whole
state
of
the
matter
.
Hearken
ye
kings
and
Princes
,
and
all
ye
inhabitants
of
the
world
.
There
is
a
great
controuersie
in
hand
:
For
almightie
God
,
the
most
gracious
father
of
all
the
faithfull
,
hath
promised
to
all
men
that
beleeue
,
as
to
his
children
,
beloued
in
his
onely
begotten
sonne
,
he
hath
promised
to
them
,
I
say
,
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
This
promise
of
a
heauenlie
inheritance
hath
hee
enrolled
in
the
publique
records
of
the
olde
and
new
testament
,
and
committed
it
to
his
heires
,
being
sealed
with
the
seale
of
the
Sacraments
.
Now
he
hath
annexed
to
these
letters
of
his
will
,
certain
conditions
,
as
a
father
:
to
the
performance
whereof
,
his
heires
should
be
bound
.
Now
the
children
falling
at
variance
,
are
deuided
(
to
omit
the
rest
)
into
two
sides
,
extremelie
disagréeing
among
themselues
.
The
one
acknowledgeth
the
Pope
for
their
head
,
and
as
it
were
,
the
Executor
of
the
will
maker
,
God
:
the
other
acknowledgeth
it
not
.
They
striue
for
the
possession
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
for
the
right
of
the
true
church
,
which
each
side
chalengeth
as
their
due
.
The
Plaintife
in
this
case
is
the
Bishoppe
of
Rome
,
with
all
those
which
take
parte
with
the
See
of
Rome
.
The
Defendantes
are
those
which
receiue
not
the
Bishop
of
Rome
,
but
professe
themselues
Gospellers
,
and
men
of
the
reformed
religion
.
Both
of
them
bring
their
allegations
,
their
writings
,
sealed
with
the
kings
seale
,
and
also
their
witnesses
:
but
both
sides
kéepe
great
stirre
for
the
assigning
of
a
Iudge
.
For
both
desire
that
he
should
be
appointed
Iudge
,
whom
they
hope
would
be
more
fauourable
to
their
cause
.
The
Romish
See
would
stande
to
the
iudgement
of
the
Popes
,
The
Gospellers
on
the
other
side
refuse
these
Iudges
:
for
they
alledge
that
the
Pope
cannot
haue
the
place
both
of
a
partie
,
and
a
Iudge
too
,
especiallie
sith
hee
is
charged
with
so
many
crimes
.
Traditions
they
reiect
as
suspected
Iudges
,
and
not
of
sufficient
credite
.
And
as
for
Councels
,
Fathers
,
Myracles
,
and
succession
of
persons
,
they
say
that
they
admitte
them
not
as
Iudges
,
but
as
sworne
witnesses
:
wherein
notwithstanding
,
they
protest
,
that
they
wil
so
far
foorth
only
receiue
the
authoritie
of
these
witnesses
,
as
their
euidence
shall
agrée
with
the
publique
déede
.
The
Sée
of
Rome
accuseth
the
Gospellers
,
(
for
let
mée
with
good
leaue
of
both
sides
,
vse
these
termes
that
are
now
made
common
)
that
they
haue
reuolted
from
the
true
church
,
inuented
a
new
doctrine
,
and
newe
ceremonies
,
and
haue
but
a
fewe
yeares
since
,
picked
this
quarrell
with
her
,
and
that
therefore
the
kingdome
,
and
claime
of
heauen
doeth
belong
,
not
to
them
,
but
to
her
,
by
the
lawe
of
God
.
The
Gospellers
replie
that
they
haue
departed
,
not
from
the
true
Church
,
but
from
the
Sinagogue
of
the
malignant
,
and
that
they
haue
not
coyned
a
newe
doctrine
,
or
newe
ceremonies
,
but
that
they
holde
that
Religion
,
by
the
which
the
faithfull
,
euer
since
the
beginning
of
the
worlde
,
haue
beene
saued
.
That
they
were
in
déede
of
later
yeares
oppressed
by
their
tyrannie
,
as
Abell
was
by
Cain
,
Isaak
by
Ismaell
,
and
Iacob
by
Esau
:
so
that
they
were
compelled
to
hide
themselues
,
but
that
now
they
haue
(
like
the
Moone
)
recouered
their
light
,
and
that
they
will
by
lawe
recouer
their
birth-right
In
this
Court
of
sonnes
going
to
lawe
one
with
another
,
there
is
great
concourse
and
throng
of
people
,
a
great
hurlie burlie
and
stirre
ariseth
,
they
growe
from
wordes
to
blowes
,
to
murthers
,
to
burnings
,
to
warres
,
to
bloudshed
,
and
in
a
word
,
to
all
kinde
of
torments
.
Sometimes
this
side
séemeth
to
haue
the
better
hand
,
sometimes
that
,
and
the
more
that
the
Gospellers
are
suppressed
,
tormented
and
burned
,
the
more
doe
they
boast
that
they
growe
,
encrease
,
preuaile
and
triumph
.
In
the
meane
season
they
protest
,
that
the
matter
ought
to
be
tried
,
not
by
violence
,
but
by
course
of
lawe
.
They
appeale
to
God
himselfe
,
besides
whom
(
they
say
)
that
they
admitte
none
for
chiefe
and
iudge
.
That
the
Will
maker
himselfe
may
determine
this
controuersie
by
his
holy
word
.
And
that
this
may
be
the
better
done
,
they
appeale
to
a
Generall
Councell
,
wherein
it
may
be
lawfull
fréelie
to
reade
and
scanne
the
déede
of
the
will
,
and
therehence
to
finde
out
the
minde
of
the
Will
maker
.
The
See
of
Rome
on
the
other
side
,
pleadeth
that
she
hath
not
a
fewe
times
assembled
Generall
Councels
,
wherin
the
writings
haue
béene
examined
,
and
found
to
haue
geuen
iudgement
on
her
side
,
for
the
title
of
the
true
Church
.
The
Gospellers
denie
that
those
Councels
were
generall
,
and
frée
,
because
the
Papists
would
not
permitte
them
fréely
to
geue
an
account
of
their
faith
,
neither
would
heare
their
defence
,
but
contrarie
to
all
law
,
either
of
God
or
man
,
were
themselues
both
parties
and
Iudges
,
and
con
〈…〉
their
brethrens
cause
before
they
heard
it
,
or
vnderstood
it
:
and
therfore
they
protest
that
they
haue
not
béene
cast
in
their
suite
,
but
will
so
long
be
heires
of
the
possession
bequeathed
vnto
them
,
while
they
perfourme
the
couenants
conteined
in
the
publicke
déede
of
the
will
,
according
to
the
appointment
of
the
will-maker
.
And
in
the
meane
space
they
say
,
that
they
are
readie
to
waite
for
the
righteous
Iudge
,
euen
the
Lorde
Christ
,
who
shall
come
to
iudge
both
the
quicke
&
the
dead
:
and
to
ende
these
long
contentions
in
such
sort
,
that
he
will
render
to
those
the
shal
ouercome
,
the
reward
of
eternall
life
,
but
to
those
the
shal
be
ouercome
,
euerlasting
condemnation
.
Thus
far
onely
haue
both
sides
procéeded
in
iudgement
.
See
of
Rome
with
the
right
eare
,
(
as
was
méet
)
doo
you
likewise
heare
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospellers
with
the
lest
,
least
ye
be
found
farre
vnlike
the
great
Alexander
,
First
therefore
I
will
rehearce
the
iudgement
of
both
parties
,
out
of
the
writings
of
them
both
,
worde
for
worde
:
Ioh.
5.
10.
20.
1.
Tim.
3.
Aug.
tract.
49.
cap.
2.
in
Iohan
,
P.
a
Sot
.
in
Sch.
descrip.
Pig
.
de
Ec.
Hier.
l.
1.
cap.
14.
Cens
.
Col.
pag.
19.
doe
stand
thus
.
1.
Of
the
Scripture
.
The
reformed
Church
professeth
that
there
is
nothing
necessarie
to
saluation
,
which
is
not
contained
in
the
canonicall
Scriptures
.
But
the
Church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
the
scripture
is
maimed
,
vncertaine
,
like
to
a
nose
of
war
,
to
a
leaden
rule
:
that
without
the
authoritie
of
the
Church
it
hath
no
more
strength
then
Aesops
fables
,
that
it
is
the
cause
of
heresies
applyable
to
time
,
and
that
therefore
the
common
people
are
to
be
restrained
from
it
.
2.
Of
Traditions
.
The
reformed
Church
beléeueth
,
that
neither
a
councel
,
The
Church
of
Rome
professeth
,
that
Traditions
not
3.
Of
the
Lawe
.
The
reformed
Church
affirmeth
,
that
men
cannot
performe
the
law
of
God
,
but
by
the
imputation
of
the
righteousnes
But
the
Church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
the
law
may
be
so
fulfilled
,
that
men
may
also
doe
superfluous
and
vndue
4.
Of
Sinne
.
.
The
reformed
Church
beleeueth
,
that
both
the
want
of
The
church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
concupiscence
and
originall
5
Of
free
will
.
The
reformed
church
beleeueth
,
that
men
haue
no
frée
The
church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
a
man
may
by
the
pure
6
Of
Iustification
.
The
reformed
Church
beleeueth
,
that
the
elect
are
iusti●●ed
The
church
of
Rome
denieth
that
men
are
iustified
by
7
Of
the
Mediator
Iesus
Christ
.
The
reformed
church
beleueth
that
there
is
one
mediatour
The
Church
of
Rome
affirmeth
,
that
Christ
died
onlie
for
originall
sinne
,
and
that
Christ
alone
is
not
the
mediator
,
but
other
he-saints
,
and
she-saints
also
.
8
Of
the
sacrifice
of
Christ
.
The
reformed
Church
beleeueth
,
that
the
faithfull
ar●
reconciled
to
GOD
the
Father
,
by
the
onely
Sacrifice
of
The
Church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
the
death
of
Christ
,
is
9
Of
Penance
,
and
repentance
.
The
reformed
Church
beleueth
,
that
such
repentance
is
The
church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
for
the
obteining
of
saluation
,
there
is
such
a
repentance
or
penance
requisite
,
10
Of
the
Church
.
The
Gospellers
say
,
that
there
is
the
true
church
where
the
word
is
purely
taught
,
the
sacraments
rightly
administred
,
The
Romanists
teach
,
that
the
certaine
markes
of
the
11
Of
Councels
.
The
reformed
Church
denieth
,
that
shée
is
bound
vnto
But
the
Church
of
Rome
tieth
her selfe
to
general
counsels
,
12.
Of
the
Sacraments
.
The
ref●●med
Church
acknowledgeth
but
two
Sacraments
,
But
the
Church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
there
are
seuen
Sacraments
,
which
minister
saluation
by
the
bare
performance
of
the
outward
action
,
without
any
good
affection
in
the
receiuer
,
and
also
patcheth
vnto
them
,
Ceremonies
vnknowen
to
the
scriptures
.
13
Of
Martirdome
.
The
reformed
church
teacheth
,
that
the
afflictions
of
the
But
the
Church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
the
martirdoms
14
Of
the
Magistrates
.
The
reformed
Church
techeth
,
that
the
ciuil
magistrate
ought
to
procure
,
not
onelie
outward
benefites
,
but
also
the
But
the
church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
Ciuill
Magistrates
are
to
be
with
held
from
the
care
of
religion
,
as
Laie
15.
Of
Mariage
.
The
reformed
Church
teacheth
,
that
marriage
is
honourable
But
the
church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
maried
persons
16.
Of
mens
constitutions
.
The
reformed
Church
denieth
,
that
confirmation
,
extreame
vnction
,
and
such
other
constitutions
of
men
,
are
agréeable
The
Church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
more
grace
is
conueied
17.
Of
vowes
.
The
reformed
religion
affirmeth
,
that
a
man
is
iustified
The
Romish
religion
saith
,
that
the
vowes
of
chastitie
,
pouertie
,
and
obedience
,
doe
deserue
euerlasting
life
.
18.
Of
holie
dayes
.
The
reformed
church
teacheth
,
that
she
is
not
bounde
to
holy
daies
,
and
is
satisfied
with
those
daies
that
God
hath
The
church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
the
kéeping
of
holy
19.
Of
holie
water
.
The
Gospellers
beléeue
that
their
sinnes
are
wiped
away
The
Romanistes
beléeue
,
that
there
is
not
only
a
diuine
20.
Of
praier
.
The
reformed
Church
beléeueth
,
that
God
the
father
The
church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
all
angels
and
Saints
Paul
,
Hungarie
Saint
Marie
,
Compostella
Saint
Iames
,
for
their
patrones
and
protectors
.
21.
Of
reliques
and
images
.
God
commandeth
that
none
should
be
worshipped
,
and
The
Pope
commaundeth
the
worshipping
of
the
reliques
22.
Of
fasting
.
The
reformed
church
saith
,
that
the
forbidding
of
meats
vsed
vpon
certaine
daies
,
is
a
doctrine
of
Deuils
.
The
church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
fasting
is
a
worke
that
maketh
satisfaction
for
sinnes
,
whereby
the
merite
of
23.
Of
pardons
.
The
reformed
church
beléeueth
,
that
the
bloud
of
Christ
The
church
of
Rome
teacheth
,
that
men
by
the
Popes
24.
Of
the
Popes
supremacie
.
The
reformed
church
acknowledgeth
but
one
head
,
But
the
church
of
Rome
acknowledgeth
Christ
for
the
inuisible
head
,
and
the
Pope
for
the
visible
:
who
also
excelleth
Moises
,
and
Paul
,
equall
to
Peter
,
who
is
a
God
,
and
not
a
man
:
who
may
dispence
against
the
foure
first
Councels
,
and
against
the
words
of
the
Gospell
,
&c.
25.
Of
Spirituall
assurance
.
The
reformed
church
beleueth
,
that
the
faithful
should
not
doubt
of
their
saluation
.
The
church
of
Rome
saith
,
that
they
must
alwais
dout
.
26.
Of
Antichrist
.
The
reformed
church
beleueth
that
Antichrist
is
come
The
church
of
Rome
looketh
for
Antichrist
out
of
Babylon
,
Dan
,
who
shal
raigne
thrée
yeares
,
and
shal
be
killed
in
the
mount
O
liuet
.
27
,
Of
Purgatorie
.
The
Gospellers
beléeue
,
they
shal
passe
presently
,
from
The
Romanists
teach
that
there
is
a
fire
of
Purgatory
,
so
that
there
are
fiue
distinct
roomes
for
soules
,
to
wit
,
hell
Limbus
patrum
:
and
the
fifth
,
the
chiefest
heauen
.
This
is
the
doctrin
of
both
parties
,
the
deciding
of
which
controuersie
the
See
of
Rome
would
submit
to
Popes
,
counsels
,
fathers
,
the
Church
,
and
traditions
.
But
the
Gospellers
refuse
these
iudges
,
and
alleage
their
reasons
why
they
reiect
each
of
them
,
the
which
that
you
would
patiently
hears
,
I
entreate
and
beseech
you
,
as
you
will
be
saued
(
good
Readers
)
whosoeuer
of
you
,
in
this
priuat
and
domesticall
war
of
disagreeing
bretheren
,
are
desirous
to
take
parte
with
the
better
cause
.
And
as
for
the
first
forte
As
for
the
Impietie
or
prophanenes
of
the
Popes
,
they
Secondly
they
proue
the
impietie
of
Popes
by
this
,
that
Benon
Caridinalis
.
they
haue
often
times
made
a
mocke
euen
of
their
owne
Religion
.
For
Gregory
the
seuenth
brought
one
to
this
resolution
by
promising
him
mony
,
that
by
letting
downe
a
beame
vpon
the
head
of
the
Emperour
Henrie
the
third
,
while
he
was
praying
in
the
Church
,
hee
should
crush
him
to
peces
.
Which
while
the
executioner
of
this
mischeefe
made
hast
to
doe
,
the
boord
breaking
vnder
the
beames
,
both
the
stone
,
and
the
Popes
man
fell
downe
.
The
same
Pope
Hildebrand
asking
councell
at
the
Deuils
against
the
Emperour
,
was
not
afraide
to
cast
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
body
into
the
fire
:
the
Cardinals
speaking
against
it
:
which
thing
the
Bishop
of
Parme
did
openly
publish
.
Bandinus
Iulianus
to
be
murthered
by
treacherous
persons
in
the
Church
giuing
them
a
watch-word
Thirdly
they
say
,
that
the
impietie
of
the
Popes
is
declared
by
this
also
,
that
they
haue
set
vp
aboue
three
score
and
fiue
Religious
orders
,
each
of
which
haue
their
seuerall
fashions
of
hooded
attires
,
and
their
distinct
rules
and
rites
of
Religion
.
The
number
of
●riers
in
these
orders
is
thought
to
amount
to
fiue
hundred
thousand
in
Europe
onely
:
which
may
easily
be
gathered
by
this
,
that
the
Generall
of
the
Franciscanes
did
often
times
promise
the
Pope
But
amongst
other
orders
,
the
Franciscans
and
Domicanes
are
taken
to
excell
,
whereof
the
former
(
beside
other
fables
conteyned
in
the
booke
of
conformities
)
are
not
ashamed
O
Frances
,
Iesus
typicall
,
or
second
Christ
,
the
guide
Of
Minorites
,
who
rulest
them
,
that
they
g●e
not
aside
:
Graunt
vs
in
heauen
euermore
,
with
thee
still
to
abide
.
And
the
later
doe
not
sticke
,
not
onely
to
compare
their
Dominick
with
our
sauiour
Christ
,
but
also
to
prefer
him
Stanislaus
,
Adelbert
,
and
other
men
.
Which
bookes
because
the
popes
haue
authorized
,
and
exhibited
The
second
cause
for
which
the
Gospellers
denie
that
they
will
acknowledge
the
popes
for
their
Iudges
,
they
alledge
to
be
the
sinne
of
tirannie
vsurped
ouer
the
Church
.
For
first
he
séeketh
to
be
intituled
the
head
,
husband
,
and
vniuersall
Bishop
of
the
Church
,
which
,
it
is
most
certain
,
agréeth
to
none
but
Christ
.
The
first
profe
,
of
tyranny
vsu●ped
.
The
second
profe
of
tyrannie
.
The
donation
of
Constantine
is
proued
counterfet
by
tenne
reasons
.
1.
part
.
hist.
ti●
.
8.
cap.
1.
l.
de
con.
Cath.
3.
In
dialogo
quodam
.
See
Socrat.
The
E●ag
.
Ruffin
Or●s
.
Bedam
.
Zozin
,
hist.
par.
2
Vol.
li.
Geor.
3.
Alber.
Kran
.
in
Sax.
li.
2.
ca.
1.
Marcil
.
in
defe
.
p●c
.
cap.
1●
.
Mant.
li.
1.
de
p
1.
cap.
30.
Eus.
de
vit.
Con.
Ruf.
l.
1.
c.
11.
Socr.
l.
1.
ca.
39.
Vincen.
l
24.
hist.
The
exposition
of
Christes
words
.
Barnard
.
l.
2.
de
Cons.
Ni●
.
l.
8.
c.
4
Aug.
in
Io.
tract.
10.
&
124
&
de
ver.
Dei
ser.
20.
Cy●il
in
di●l
.
de
Trin.
l.
4.
●mb
in
epist
ad
Ephe.
c.
2.
Chrisost.
hom
5●
.
in
Mat.
Bar.
Epist.
230.
Secondly
,
in
that
they
haue
chalenged
vnto
themselues
dominion
ouer
the
whole
world
,
and
all
ciuil
magistrates
:
for
as
for
the
donation
of
Constantine
,
wherby
they
confirm
their
soueraign
authoritie
,
besides
that
Antoninus
bishop
of
Florence
,
N.
Cusanus
,
L.
Valla
,
Volateranus
,
AEneas
Siluius
,
and
other
writers
moe
,
which
in
other
pointes
were
great
proctors
for
the
papacie
,
were
not
afraid
some
late
hundred
yeares
since
,
to
disproue
it
,
the
Gospellers
auouch
,
that
they
can
also
conuince
it
of
forgerie
,
by
these
reasons
:
For
sith
no
approued
writer
maketh
mention
of
this
donation
,
sith
Eusebius
and
others
,
doe
witnes
that
Constantine
did
deuide
the
thrée
coastes
of
the
world
to
his
thrée
sonnes
,
sith
the
instruments
or
deeds
of
grant
set
forth
by
Volateranus
,
and
in
the
decretals
,
doe
far
differ
,
and
their
stile
is
much
vnlike
,
sith
it
is
ridiculous
that
Peter
&
Paul
should
appeare
to
Constantine
in
a
dreame
,
and
that
he
should
worship
them
for
gods
,
sith
Constantine
neuer
had
the
leprosie
,
neither
was
he
baptized
at
Rome
by
Siluester
,
but
at
Hicomedia
by
●usebius
,
sith
it
is
wicked
to
say
,
that
the
hand
of
god
was
seen
of
Constantine
,
sith
he
could
not
geue
greater
iurisdiction
to
the
pope
,
then
he
had
himselfe
,
neither
could
geue
him
autoritie
ouer
the
patriarck
of
Constantinople
,
there
being
then
no
such
citie
:
and
finally
,
sith
those
giftes
which
in
that
euidence
are
saide
to
be
geuen
to
the
pope
by
Constantine
,
are
the
badges
of
Antichrist
:
By
al
these
seueral
,
and
those
most
forcible
demonstrations
it
is
concluded
,
that
the
same
donation
was
not
granted
by
Constantine
,
but
forged
by
the
popes
.
Now
in
those
words
which
Christ
spake
to
Peter
,
&
other
ministers
of
the
word
,
that
they
should
féed
his
shéep
,
he
appointeth
to
them
,
not
a
ciuil
iurisdiction
,
but
a
church-ministerie
:
for
in
another
place
he
nippeth
,
and
beateth
back
the
pride
&
ambition
of
the
apostles
,
desiring
superiority
,
when
he
saith
;
The
kings
of
the
natious
beare
rule
,
but
it
shal
not
be
so
with
you
.
Yea
&
the
Canons
also
haue
expresly
forbidden
the
Bishop
The
chief
Bishop
,
or
the
vniuersall
head
of
the
church
.
Wherfore
they
say
that
they
are
conquered
with
their
own
weapons
,
sith
they
claime
to
them
selues
this
dominion
by
diuers
,
&
those
also
contrarie
titles
.
The
third
cause
why
the
Gospellers
refuse
to
stand
to
Di●●
.
96.
satis
euidenter
.
Can.
9.
Quast
.
3.
Dist.
34.
Can.
Lec
.
in
Dist.
82.
Can.
Presbyter
.
Lib.
1
Decret.
Greg.
tit
.
7.
Can.
5.
Io.
14.
2.
Tim
3.
Mat.
15.
Ier.
7.
Ir●n
.
Epist.
4.
Athon
in
prin.
Lib.
2.
Cō.
Grec
.
Con.
Trid.
ses
.
4.
c.
1.
Li.
1.
Cor.
Pon.
suc.
7.
See
the
complaints
of
Maximilian
of
the
cuppe
of
the
Lords
Supper
Lib.
3.
Decret.
Greg.
tit
.
41.
Can
.
sa●
.
●um
Dist.
2.
de
consec
.
can
.
presb
.
When
and
by
whom
the
Popish
ceremonies
were
ordained
.
Of
the
reseruation
of
the
Sacrament
.
Of
the
Mass●
in
Latin
.
the
iudgements
of
the
popes
,
they
alledge
to
be
this
,
that
they
haue
corrupted
Religion
,
and
haue
most
grosselie
erred
not
onelie
in
mane●s
,
but
also
in
doctrine
.
For
there
are
decrées
extant
concerning
the
popes
,
that
they
are
not
men
,
but
Gods
,
that
they
may
not
bée
iudged
by
any
mortall
man
,
that
they
may
dispense
against
the
Apostle
,
chaunge
the
nature
of
things
,
make
some
what
of
nothing
,
make
righteousnes
of
vnrighteousnesse
:
But
in
the
meane
space
how
true
these
things
are
,
the
matter
it selfe
doth
shew
.
For
the
Lord
himselfe
witnesseth
that
there
is
but
one
forme
of
Religion
,
namelie
that
which
is
recorded
in
the
writings
of
the
Prophets
,
and
Apostles
,
whereunto
nothing
may
be
added
or
taken
away
,
no
not
by
an
Angell
.
But
the
pope
teacheth
that
the
order
of
the
church
consisteth
in
the
traditions
of
our
forefathers
,
of
the
which
sort
are
Agnus
Deis
,
christening
of
belles
,
prayers
of
Saints
,
single
life
of
priests
(
as
they
call
them
)
the
taking
away
of
the
cup
in
the
Lordes
Supper
,
the
vsing
of
a
straunge
toung
,
the
Masse
,
pardons
and
other
such
stuffe
:
the
which
although
they
affirme
to
ha●e
bene
conuayed
ouer
to
them
from
the
Apostles
by
tradition
:
yet
that
most
of
them
were
inuented
by
them selues
,
the
recordes
of
auncient
stories
doe
plainlie
proue
.
For
pope
Innocent
forbad
the
cup
in
the
Lordes
Supper
by
the
decrée
of
the
Counsell
of
Laterane
,
and
instituted
the
Easter-Communion
.
But
Eugenius
the
fourth
decréed
the
contrarie
.
Innocentius
the
third
,
and
Honorius
the
third
,
ordained
that
the
Sacramentall
bread
should
be
curiouslie
kept
in
the
church
for
sundrie
vses
:
But
pope
Clement
would
not
suffer
it
to
be
reserued
to
the
next
day
.
Vitellianus
the
second
,
and
Agatho
the
first
,
appointed
the
Masse
to
be
said
in
Latin
:
Nicolaus
the
first
suffered
the
Slauonians
and
Polonians
to
haue
Masse
said
in
their
own
tongues
.
Alexander
the
second
decréed
that
Masse
said
by
a
Siricius
,
Pelagius
the
second
,
and
diuers
others
condemned
the
mariage
of
priests
:
But
Pius
the
second
hath
left
in
writing
to
this
effect
:
that
it
seemed
there
was
great
reason
to
debarre
the
priests
from
mariage
,
but
there
was
greater
reason
for
the
restoring
of
it
againe
.
Leo
the
first
,
Gregorie
the
second
,
&
third
,
&
many
others
Of
Monckes
.
Caus.
16.
Quaest.
1.
adijcimus
.
Gregory
tooke
it
from
them
.
Iohn
the
24.
held
for
sound
articles
of
faith
,
that
the
Apostles
neuer
vowed
pouertie
,
and
single
life
.
Pius
the
second
said
that
Friers
were
the
deuils
bondslaues
,
in
this
double
verse
.
The
deuill
of
hell
himselfe
dare
not
that
thing
to
enterprise
,
Which
shameles
Moncke
,
&
beldame
old
,
with
craft
fraught
,
will
deuise
Pelagius
the
first
ordained
that
clerkes
should
bestow
euerie
day
seuen
houres
in
Canonicall
prayers
.
Gregorie
the
first
Of
Canonicall
houres
.
commaunded
that
they
should
giue
themselues
not
to
chauntings
,
but
to
preaching
.
Calixtus
decréed
that
it
was
not
lawfull
to
dissent
from
the
church
of
Rome
:
Fabianus
affirmed
the
contrarie
.
Bonifacius
the
8.
commaunded
that
the
yeare
of
Iubilie
Of
the
yeare
of
Iubilie
.
Can.
11.
Quaest.
3.
qui
omnipotem
.
Decret.
Sym
cap
8.
Quaest.
4.
should
be
kept
the
hundreth
yeare
:
Clemens
the
6.
brought
it
to
the
fiftith
,
Boniface
the
ninth
to
the
thrée
and
thirtith
,
Sixtus
the
fourth
to
the
fiue
and
twentith
yeare
.
Hadrian
and
Leo
the
third
graunted
Charles
the
right
to
chuse
the
Popes
:
but
Stephen
the
fourth
,
Hadrian
the
fourth
,
and
Sergius
the
second
gaue
it
to
the
Clergie
,
Senate
and
people
of
Rome
:
Leo
the
8.
graunted
it
againe
to
the
Emperour
.
Maud
the
whore
promoted
Victor
the
third
,
and
Tici●ensis
.
Lib.
2.
cap
13.
Vrbane
the
2.
to
the
popedome
,
as
also
Theodora
the
whorish
Ladie
of
Rome
did
Iohn
the
eleuenth
,
and
Marozia
the
strumpet
,
Sergius
the
third
.
Antheus
decréed
that
none
should
be
made
Pope
,
except
he
had
first
bene
Bishop
.
Constantinus
the
second
,
and
Benet
the
eight
,
were
lay
Of
auriculat
confession
.
Lib.
5.
decret.
tit.
38.
can
.
omnibus
vtriusque
.
Of
the
eleuation
of
the
Sacrament
.
De
consec
.
Dist.
1
cau.
vasa
.
Dist.
95.
canubinam
.
Of
the
hatred
between
pope
and
pope
.
Platina
de
vitis
pontificum
.
The
heresies
of
the
popes
.
Flauius
Blond.
li.
3.
Rom.
inst.
Eu.
6.
Breuiarij
postulat
.
Iud.
12.
art.
72.
Abba●
vrsper
.
in
vit.
Philip.
nuper
pag.
321.
Theod.
Nihem
.
tract
6.
c.
37.
Alberic
.
lib.
bene
a
Zeno.
18.
&
quad
.
praes●●pt
.
Alphon
cont.
her
.
Lib.
11.
cap.
4.
Hiere
.
Mar.
Ecc.
Iohn
Gerson
.
the
first
forbad
on
fasting
dayes
the
vse
of
fleshe
,
milke
,
chéese
,
butter
,
and
egges
:
But
Eleutherius
decréed
that
no
man
should
superstitiouslie
refuse
any
meates
.
Innocentius
the
third
enioyned
men
auricula
:
confession
:
But
Nectarius
the
Patriarke
of
Constantinople
,
for
adulterie
committed
vnder
colour
thereof
,
did
vtterlie
abolish
it
.
Honorius
the
third
decréed
that
the
Sacrament
should
be
lifted
vp
:
Gregorie
the
ninth
that
at
the
time
of
eleuation
the
bell
should
ring
,
Innocentius
the
fourth
,
that
men
should
then
knéele
downe
.
Zephirus
ordained
glasses
in
stéede
of
woodden
vesselles
:
Vrbanus
golden
and
siluercuppes
in
stéede
of
glasses
.
Nicolaus
the
first
barreth
Emperours
&
kings
from
the
Counsels
as
laymen
:
But
Marcellus
,
Damasus
the
second
,
and
Iulius
doe
admitte
them
.
Stephanus
the
third
did
solemnelie
repeal
and
disanull
the
Actes
of
Constantine
the
second
:
so
Stephen
the
sixt
abrogated
the
decrées
of
Formosus
,
Romanus
the
first
the
déedes
of
the
said
Stephanus
:
Theodorus
the
Actes
of
Romanus
:
Damasus
the
decrées
of
Liberius
:
Paulus
the
second
,
the
constitutions
of
Pius
the
second
:
Behold
the
goodly
traditions
of
the
Apostles
:
behold
the
Christian
Religion
kept
pure
by
the
Bishop
of
Rome
.
And
what
shall
we
say
to
this
,
that
Honorius
was
an
hereticke
of
the
sect
of
the
Monothelites
:
Liberius
was
an
Arrian
:
Marcellinus
sacrificed
to
Idols
:
Anastasius
was
a
Ph●tinian
,
Iohn
the
two
and
twentith
held
that
the
soules
of
the
wicked
did
sléepe
till
the
day
of
iudgement
.
The
fourth
cause
of
refusall
,
the
Gospellers
alleadge
to
be
non
obstantibus
,
for
dispensations
with
secular
Clarkes
,
for
repeales
,
for
tollerations
of
Concubines
,
and
six
hundred
other
such
choppings
and
marchandize
:
it
is
apparant
I
say
,
that
by
these
trickes
the
Popes
do
rake
more
money
yéerly
to
Rome
,
then
while
the
Romain
Empire
stood
,
the
Monarcks
of
the
whole
worlde
did
exact
of
all
the
coastes
of
the
whole
earth
.
There
is
to
be
séene
in
writing
,
the
complaint
of
the
Frauncis
Petrarke
,
a
very
sufficient
witnes
surely
,
testifieth
.
Boniface
the
7.
when
he
saw
that
he
could
no
longer
abide
at
Rome
in
safetie
,
he
carried
away
the
chéefest
treasures
out
of
Peters
Church
to
Constantinople
by
theft
.
Clemens
the
eight
,
and
sundry
others
,
were
many
times
conuinced
and
proued
guiltie
of
the
said
Sacriledge
or
church
robbing
,
by
their
own
fauourours
.
Gregory
the
9.
solde
the
Emperour
his
absolution
,
for
an
hundreth
thousand
ounces
of
Golde
.
Bennet
the
9.
mistrusting
his
state
,
solde
the
Popedome
to
Gregorie
the
6.
for
one
thousand
and
fiue
hundred
pounds
of
Siluer
.
The
Symony
of
Alexder
the
6.
is
manifest
by
that
Epitaph
which
is
yet
common
in
eyery
mans
mouth
.
Pope
Alexander
sets
to
sale
,
heauens
,
altars
,
Christ
,
for
fee
:
He
bought
them
first
,
therfore
by
right
,
sell
them
againe
may
he
.
And
now
moreouer
,
how
Leo
the
10.
by
Tetzelius
,
and
The
first
cause
of
insufficiencie
,
the
Gospellers
affirme
The
first
cause
of
insufficiencie
,
namely
the
sinne
of
treason
.
C.
Vn.
san●
.
extrauag.
de
maiorib
.
&
obed.
Ca.
1.
extrauata
consuit
C.
solit.
extr.
dema
&
ob
.
Helmold
.
Chron.
5.
Cla.
8.
Naucler
.
Lib.
1.
Geu
.
79.
Barnus
in
vi●is
Pontificum
.
to
be
the
crime
of
despitefull
abusing
of
Princely
maiestie
.
For
they
proue
by
most
faithfull
Stories
,
that
the
Popes
haue
alwaies
vsed
the
emperours
,
not
only
as
vassails
and
tenants
,
but
also
as
most
vile
and
base
slaues
.
When
Pope
Hadrian
alighted
from
his
horse
,
and
the
Emperour
Frederick
called
Aeneobarbus
or
Yellow
beard
standing
by
his
horse
side
,
for
honors
sake
helde
his
right
stirrope
,
the
Pope
cha●ing
therat
,
all
to
berated
him
.
But
the
Emperour
being
drenched
in
superstition
,
excused
himselfe
,
that
he
had
doon
it
for
want
of
skill
to
holde
stirrops
,
sith
that
was
the
first
time
that
euer
he
had
that
office
to
hold
the
stirrope
.
And
when
the
Popes
choller
was
more
kindled
by
his
excuse
.
I
would
know
saith
the
Emperour
,
whether
this
kinde
of
seruice
be
of
curtesie
,
or
of
duetie
,
&
if
it
be
of
curtesie
,
who
wil
finde
fault
with
negligence
in
him
,
that
dooth
it
of
his
own
accord
?
if
it
be
not
of
duetye
,
I
think
it
maketh
small
matter
on
what
side
a
man
come
,
so
he
come
with
deuotion
.
The
next
day
the
Emperour
met
him
againe
,
and
hauing
The
Emperour
the
Popes
horseman
.
Nauclerus
.
Ger.
39.
Barnus
de
vit.
Rom.
pont.
Funceus
in
Chronol.
learned
better
manners
by
the
check
that
he
had
the
day
before
,
holding
the
left
stirrop
of
the
Saddle
,
brought
him
into
the
Tents
.
This
no
doubt
is
a
great
proofe
of
the
vile
abusing
of
Princes
:
but
yet
the
Protestants
saye
that
they
will
bring
a
greater
.
Alexander
the
successour
of
that
Hadrian
,
had
excommunicated
the
same
Frederick
,
from
the
which
curse
when
Frederick
desired
to
be
discharged
and
absolued
,
the
Pope
assigned
him
a
day
wherin
he
should
make
his
appearance
in
the
great
Church
of
Venice
,
when
they
were
come
thither
in
the
presence
of
a
great
number
of
Cardinals
and
Bishops
,
the
Pope
denied
that
he
would
absolue
him
,
except
firste
he
falling
downe
at
his
féete
would
craue
pardon
,
which
when
Frederick
had
doon
,
the
Pope
lifting
vp
one
of
his
féet
,
and
putting
it
vpon
the
Emperours
neck
,
commaunded
his
Priestes
to
sing
that
verse
out
of
the
Psalme
;
Thou
shalt
walk
vpon
the
Adder
and
the
Serpent
,
and
vpon
the
Lyon
and
Dragon
shalt
thou
tread
.
The
Emperour
taking
this
reproach
in
very
euill
parte
,
answered
,
I
doo
not
this
to
thée
,
but
to
Peter
:
but
the
Pope
againe
Peter
.
Neither
is
the
storie
of
Phillip
the
faire
,
King
of
he
had
entred
as
a
Fox
,
and
raigned
as
a
Lyon
,
he
died
as
a
Dogge
.
The
same
Boniface
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
one
thousand
thrée
hundred
,
when
there
was
great
floking
of
people
out
of
diuers
Countries
to
Rome
,
because
of
the
yéere
of
Iubily
,
the
first
festiuall
daye
shewed
himselfe
to
the
people
attired
in
his
Bishoplike
ornaments
:
and
the
next
day
flaunting
Innocentius
the
third
did
so
boyle
in
rancour
,
against
Either
the
Pope
shall
take
from
Phillipe
his
crowne
&
Kingdome
,
or
else
he
,
the
Apostolical
ornament
,
and
dignitie
from
the
pope
.
Lewis
,
unlesse
hee
first
●●rrendred
his
Empire
,
and
yelded
both
him selfe
,
his
sonnes
and
all
that
he
had
into
his
hands
,
and
would
promise
that
he
would
take
none
of
them
againe
,
without
the
Popes
leaue
and
fauour
.
Platina
.
Marius
.
the
Cronicles
of
Fraunce
,
and
of
the
Empire
.
Besides
this
they
further
charge
them
,
that
where
as
Constantine
the
first
,
was
the
first
that
held
foorth
his
feete
for
the
Emperour
to
kisse
:
Martine
the
first
compelled
the
Emperour
Sigismund
:
Iohn
the
two
and
twentieth
Crescentius
the
Consul
of
Rome
,
and
Bennet
the
third
,
Innocentius
,
the
third
excommunicated
Otho
the
fourth
,
Gregorie
the
seuenth
did
the
same
to
Henrie
the
fourth
,
Pascalis
the
second
to
Henrie
the
first
,
Hadrian
the
fourth
,
and
Alexander
the
third
to
Fridericke
the
first
,
Innocentius
the
third
to
Phillippe
the
sonne
of
Fridericke
,
Gregorie
the
ninth
to
Fridericke
the
second
three
time●
,
Innocentius
the
fourth
to
Conradus
the
fourth
,
and
that
specially
for
this
cause
,
All
kings
the
Popes
seruants
Augstench
.
lib.
2.
dedonat
.
Const.
pag.
138.
that
they
did
not
in
al
points
satisfie
the
Popes
lustes
.
And
now
moreouer
,
there
is
no
King
,
no
Kingdome
,
no
Prince
whom
the
Romish
papacie
hath
no●
challenged
to
bee
her
vassal
,
and
tenant
.
Sixtly
the
Gospellers
accuse
the
Popes
of
treacherie
,
See
of
Rome
for
the
author
of
so
great
a
benefit
,
and
paye
her
/
an
yearly
rent
.
This
legéerdemaine
being
once
contriued
,
presently
the
Prince
of
the
contrarie
side
,
was
proclaymed
an
Hereticke
by
the
Pope
,
and
his
kingdome
graunted
to
him
that
could
first
inuade
it
.
This
matter
will
be
more
euident
by
examples
.
For
although
Lewis
the
twelfth
king
of
Fraunce
had
giuen
certaine
Cities
to
Pope
Iulius
the
second
,
yet
not
withstanding
Hereticke
,
and
laide
open
his
kingdom
to
the
spoyle
:
But
when
he
for
sundry
kinde
of
abominable
vices
,
which
Pisum
,
but
interrupted
by
him
,
and
translated
to
Lions
,
was
suspended
from
his
Popelike
function
,
he
so
raged
with
furie
,
that
spedily
leuying
an
Armie
,
he
hastned
into
Fraunce
,
and
as
Sith
Peters
keyes
stand
vs
in
no
stede
,
goe
to
,
let
vs
drawe
fourth
Paules
rustie
sword
:
And
therewithall
casting
Peters
Keyes
into
the
riuer
of
Tybris
,
and
drawing
his
sworde
out
of
his
sheath
,
threatned
all
crueltie
to
the
French
men
,
with
a
mighty
hacking
and
gnashing
of
his
teeth
together
.
Neither
is
the
example
of
Phillip
the
french
King
,
much
vnlike
hereunto
,
who
when
he
had
recouered
no
smal
part
of
his
possessions
out
of
the
English
mens
handes
:
Innocentius
the
third
,
first
sent
two
ambassadours
into
France
,
which
might
there
rayse
Rebellion
:
and
afterwards
so
incensed
the
Emperour
Otho
the
fourth
,
and
Ferdinand
Earle
of
flaunders
,
against
the
Frenchmen
,
that
except
with
great
stomacke
and
valure
they
had
withstoode
the
Popes
practizes
,
they
had
euen
then
lost
their
kingdome
.
But
what
néede
we
olde
examples
,
when
fresh
matters
are
in
the
mouthes
of
all
men
.
For
in
the
yeare
one
thousand
Sixtus
,
the
fifte
bishop
of
Rome
,
sent
out
his
brutish
thunderbolts
against
Henrie
Bourbon
,
king
of
Fraunce
and
Nauarre
,
and
Henry
Bourbon
Prince
of
Condie
,
&
their
heires
and
successors
,
whom
he
banneth
as
heretikes
,
and
committeth
their
kingdomes
to
the
spoile
.
Neither
is
that
matter
close
,
or
vnknowen
,
which
fell
out
very
lately
:
For
the
same
Sixtus
the
fifth
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
one
thousand
,
fiue
hundred
,
fourscore
and
nine
,
Morellius
in
lide
eccles
ab
Ab.
Antichristo
per
eius
excidium
liberand
.
The
preparation
of
the
Spanish
flecte
.
did
solemnlie
geue
vnto
Philip
king
of
Spain
,
the
realm
of
England
,
hauing
condemned
it
for
heresie
.
The
Spaniard
had
furnished
such
a
Fléete
,
as
might
terrifie
the
Emperor
of
the
Turkes
himselfe
,
and
the
sauage
Princes
of
Africa
.
For
they
had
(
besides
vessels
of
cariage
)
one
hundred
and
thirtie
ships
,
whereof
thréescore
were
of
such
●●genes
,
that
there
scarce
passe
any
in
the
Ocean
,
to
match
them
:
and
whereof
foure
,
are
thought
to
haue
gotten
the
victory
at
the
Gulfe
of
Arta.
There
were
in
them
of
most
choise
Souldiers
,
of
Italians
,
Spaniards
,
and
Germanes
,
to
the
number
of
thrée
and
twentie
thousand
at
the
least
,
euen
by
the
testimonie
of
the
Spaniardes
themselues
:
sixe
thousande
Bernardinus
●endoza
,
Ambassador
of
Spain
with
the
French
king
.
brasse
péeces
.
Besides
this
so
great
an
armie
,
the
King
of
Spaine
had
in
Flaunders
,
fourtie
thousand
choise
footmen
,
and
twelue
thousand
horsemen
:
the
monthly
charges
of
which
armie
,
came
to
fiftéen
hundred
thousande
crownes
.
But
what
did
this
so
well
stored
a
Fléete
preuaile
?
what
Now
if
we
please
to
alledge
their
church-rebellion
,
and
conspiracie
,
out
of
the
records
of
histories
,
it
will
be
apparant
Yea
moreouer
they
say
,
that
they
can
make
euident
proofe
that
sometimes
there
haue
beene
foure
popes
togither
,
Victor
,
Alexander
the
third
,
Calixtus
the
third
,
and
Pascalis
held
the
popedome
altogither
in
the
raigne
of
Fridericke
Barbarossa
.
And
Benet
the
eight
,
Siluester
the
third
,
and
Gregorie
the
fift
,
were
popes
at
once
,
so
long
till
at
length
the
Emperour
Henrie
the
third
deposed
them
all
.
Likewise
Gregorie
the
twelfth
,
Benet
the
thirtenth
,
and
Alexander
the
fift
,
by
their
thunderboltes
of
excommunications
challenged
to
them
the
papacie
,
and
let
flye
their
thunderclaps
of
cursings
and
banninges
togither
.
Now
how
Stephanus
the
third
stroue
for
the
triple
crowne
with
Constantine
,
Sergius
the
third
,
with
Christopher
,
Vrbanus
the
fift
with
Clement
the
7.
Eugenius
the
4.
with
Clement
the
8.
and
many
moe
,
whom
it
were
Seuenthlie
the
pores
are
said
to
be
insufficient
iudges
in
the
controuersies
of
Religion
,
bycause
they
are
that
Antichrist
,
whom
the
holy
Scriptures
do
witnes
to
be
the
man
of
sinne
,
the
sonne
of
perdition
,
setting
himselfe
against
,
and
Iohan.
Apoc.
17.
1.
Cor.
1.
6.
2.
Cor.
6.
Eph.
2.
Thes.
4.
The
Pope
proued
Antichrist
.
The
criers
proclaim
before
the
Pope
,
Bow
downe
,
bow
down
fall
on
your
knees
.
Dist.
19.
22.
96.
Bald.
l.
vlt.
c.
rescin
.
sent.
Deciu
.
c.
1.
de
Constit
.
Felinus
c.
ego
r.
de
iure
.
Eberhardus
Saelisb
.
Arch.
lib.
7.
Ann.
Io
Auenti
.
extolling
himselfe
aboue
all
that
is
called
God
,
sitting
in
the
temple
of
God
,
and
bearing
himselfe
as
God
:
The
whore
that
is
drunken
with
the
blood
of
the
Saints
,
sitting
vpon
the
Beast
on
seauen
hilles
,
that
committeth
fornication
with
the
Kings
of
the
earth
fighteth
with
the
Lambe
,
and
is
ouercome
by
him
,
and
whom
the
tenne
hornes
or
Kinges
shall
at
length
forsake
.
For
sith
they
challenge
to
themselues
greater
honours
then
Christ
,
and
the
ciuill
Maiestrates
,
and
euen
therein
doo
extoll
themselues
aboue
God
,
sith
they
dispence
against
the
Lawe
of
nature
,
and
the
commaundements
of
the
Apostles
,
sith
they
exempt
their
dealings
from
the
iudgement
of
any
mortall
man
,
sith
they
matche
their
decrées
with
Gods
ordinaunces
,
sith
they
vsurpe
vnto
themselues
power
to
translate
,
and
establishe
Kingdomes
,
sith
they
intitle
themselues
the
head
,
the
husband
,
the
cheefe
Priest
of
the
Church
,
the
cause
of
causes
,
and
Lord
of
Lords
:
sith
they
sit
in
the
Temple
of
God
,
being
drunken
with
the
blood
of
Saintes
,
&
dwell
in
that
Cittie
situated
on
seauen
hilles
,
which
had
dominion
ouer
the
kinges
of
the
earth
,
&
sith
all
things
which
were
foretold
concerning
Antichrist
,
agrée
to
the
Popes
,
neither
shall
there
euer
any
other
Antichrist
come
out
of
Babilon
:
by
all
these
seuerall
demonstrations
,
the
Gospellers
conclude
,
that
the
Popes
are
the
very
Antichrists
.
Eightlye
and
lastlye
,
the
Gospellers
will
not
admit
the
And
first
they
proue
,
that
most
Popes
haue
béen
Eaudes
,
Marozia
,
and
begot
Luitprandus
)
she
boyling
in
lust
,
would
not
only
solicite
him
,
but
also
enforce
him
to
lye
with
her
.
John
the
13.
at
a
counsell
before
the
Emperour
Anna
,
and
her
Niece
also
.
When
he
had
beene
proued
guiltie
of
these
villanies
by
the
Emperour
himself
,
he
was
indéed
deposed
,
but
the
whores
making
a
strong
head
of
the
Romain
Nobilitie
,
restored
him
againe
.
Alexander
the
6.
gaue
leaue
to
Peter
Mendoza
the
Cardinall
of
Valentia
,
that
he
should
vse
his
Bastard
the
Marquesse
of
Zaneten
,
in
stéed
of
a
prettie
Minion
.
And
what
filthy
whoredome
this
Pope
himselfe
vsed
,
is
manifest
by
that
Epitaph
of
his
daughter
Lucretia
.
Here
lyes
by
name
Lucretia
,
but
in
truth
a
whore
past
shame
,
Pope
Alexanders
daughter
,
wife
,
and
Sonnes
wife
too
,
ô
shame
.
Ioan
the
8.
who
was
before
called
Gilbert
,
being
begot
with
childe
by
a
certain
Cardinall
in
going
a
solemne
procession
to
the
Church
of
Laterane
,
betweene
the
great
Pillar
,
Saint
Clements
Church
,
was
deliuered
of
a
man-childe
before
all
the
people
,
and
there
dyed
of
her
trauaile
:
Whervpon
Baptist
Mantuan
hath
these
verses
.
Here
hang'd
the
woman
which
did
faine
,
her selfe
a
man
to
be
:
Who
was
both
whore
and
Pope
at
once
,
set
vp
in
Romish
See
.
And
therfore
as
an
other
saith
.
The
book
was
Printed
at
Venice
,
by
Trea
nus
Zanius
.
By
meanes
here
of
to
Peters
keyes
,
not
any
may
attayne
,
Except
that
first
to
haue
his
ware
,
by
proofe
it
be
made
playne
.
Why
then
in
these
our
dayes
see
we
,
this
custome
so
neglected
.
Bycause
each
one
a
man
to
be
before
is
now
detected
.
Iulius
the
second
is
reported
to
haue
committed
buggrie
with
two
noble
yong
men
,
whom
Anne
Queene
of
France
had
committed
to
the
gouernement
and
education
of
Robert
the
Cardinall
of
Nauata
,
&
with
many
others
.
Innocentius
the
3.
was
such
a
filthy
beast
,
that
he
did
not
for
beare
the
Cardinals
themselues
:
whose
buggry
also
Iohn
de
Casa
a
Florentine
,
Archbishop
of
Beneuentum
,
imitating
(
for
feare
of
whose
crueltie
Francis
Spire
denying
the
trueth
,
dyed
in
horrible
desperation
)
this
man
I
say
,
writ
a
Poeme
in
Italian
verse
in
the
commendation
of
buggrie
,
which
he
calleth
a
heauenlie
exercise
,
and
saith
,
that
he
was
maruailouslie
delighted
there
with
,
and
that
he
vsed
no
other
loue-recreation
.
Sixtus
the
fourth
,
set
vp
a
stewes
at
Rome
,
and
appointed
Saint
Lucie
for
the
three
hoater
monethes
of
the
yeare
,
adding
the
clause
,
Let
him
haue
his
suite
.
Iohn
the
twentith
foure
,
for
buggerie
,
fornications
,
and
such
other
his
abominable
vices
,
being
deposed
from
his
Popedome
at
the
Counsell
of
Constance
,
was
kept
in
prison
three
yeares
at
Heydelberge
.
Clement
the
eight
was
accused
in
a
Treatise
vpon
the
articles
of
the
maisters
of
Paris
,
that
he
was
a
Bastard
,
a
poysoner
,
a
buggerer
,
a
whoremonger
,
and
a
worker
of
all
mischiefe
.
Paulus
the
third
gaue
Iulia
Farnesia
,
one
of
his
sisters
,
Hostia
:
and
poysoned
the
other
sister
,
which
himselfe
haunted
,
bycause
hee
sawe
that
she
loued
others
better
then
him
.
The
same
man
committed
incest
with
his
daughter
Constantia
,
and
his
Neece
Laura
Farnesia
,
and
had
fourtie
and
fiue
thousand
It
followeth
therefore
to
bee
proued
,
that
the
Popes
The
admirable
crueltie
of
the
Popes
.
Luitprandus
.
in
his
whole
sixt
booke
.
P●at
.
&
Val.
Ansel
.
Stella
.
Granzius
.
Vicelius
.
V●le
.
Ansel
.
Vo
〈…〉
.
Marul
.
haue
beene
outragious
Tyraunts
.
Iohn
the
thirtenth
,
bereaued
some
of
his
Cardinals
of
their
eyes
,
some
of
their
tongues
,
some
of
their
handes
,
some
of
their
noses
,
and
some
of
their
préeuities
.
Boniface
the
seuenth
tooke
Iohn
the
fiftéenth
by
treachery
,
plucked
out
his
eyes
,
&
shutting
him
vp
in
prison
,
famished
him
to
death
,
and
so
gotte
the
Popedome
.
Vrbanus
the
sixt
ordayning
new
Cardinals
,
cast
seuen
of
the
olde
in
pryson
,
and
putting
fiue
of
them
into
a
sacke
,
drowned
them
in
the
water
.
Innocentius
the
eight
,
sent
by
collusion
and
secret
agréement
,
the
Citizens
of
Rome
that
exhorted
him
to
peace
,
vnto
his
Nephewe
Lewis
at
the
hospitall
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
who
presently
slewe
two
of
them
and
tumbled
them
out
at
the
windowe
,
saying
,
that
there
was
no
way
but
this
to
end
schismes
.
Sergius
the
third
,
caused
the
body
of
Formosus
,
8.
yeares
after
his
buriall
,
to
be
taken
out
of
the
graue
againe
,
and
Thirdly
they
proue
that
the
Popes
were
Coniurours
,
The
popes
Magicians
.
Hier.
Mar.
in
Euseb.
Val.
Pan.
●●ing
.
or
practicers
of
magicke
.
For
Alexander
the
sixt
made
a
bargaine
with
the
Deuill
,
that
bee
might
haue
the
Popedome
.
Paule
the
third
,
was
a
chéefe
doctour
amongst
the
Sorcerers
or
necromancers
.
Bennet
the
ninth
in
certaine
woodes
vsed
to
call
vpon
certaine
wicked
spirits
by
necromancie
,
and
by
his
magicall
practises
brought
women
to
his
bed
.
Iohn
the
thirtéenth
called
vpon
the
deuils
for
good
The
Popes
,
Atheists
.
Vitae
Pontificum
Exempla
Huldrici
,
&
August
.
Pet.
Pre
,
Ben.
Card.
luck
,
when
he
plaide
at
dice
,
and
vsed
to
drinke
to
them
.
Fourthly
,
it
is
proued
that
the
Popes
haue
béene
profane
,
and
irreligious
.
For
Leo
the
tenth
,
when
vppon
a
time
Peter
Bembus
alleadged
a
certaine
matter
out
of
the
Gospell
,
answered
;
what
good
that
fable
of
Christ
hath
done
to
vs
,
and
our
order
,
all
the
worlde
knoweth
well
inough
.
Nicolaus
the
first
saide
,
that
it
was
more
honest
for
a
man
to
kéepe
manie
whoores
secretely
,
then
to
liue
openlie
in
the
knowledge
of
men
,
with
one
wife
.
Siluester
the
second
,
while
he
was
saying
masse
,
being
,
at
the
noise
of
deuils
,
sodenly
taken
with
an
ague
,
and
vnderstanding
that
he
must
now
performe
his
promise
to
the
deuill
,
at
the
very
pangs
of
death
,
requested
that
his
hands
,
tongue
,
and
priuities
Henrie
.
Iulius
the
thirde
,
because
his
Phisicion
forbade
him
porke
,
brake
out
into
this
blasphemie
;
In
despight
of
God
.
The
same
Iulius
,
because
a
cold
peacock
was
eaten
,
which
he
had
commaunded
to
be
kept
,
fiercely
raging
,
belched
foorth
horrible
blasphemie
against
God
.
And
when
one
The
Popes
murtherers
.
Mat.
Patis
.
Huld.
Hutten
.
Grebel
.
Gil.
Duchinius
.
Eras
.
Colet
.
The
fifth
crime
of
most
cruell
murther
remayneth
to
be
proued
.
Iulius
the
second
,
within
seuen
yeares
space
,
caused
aboue
two
hundred
thousande
Christians
to
be
slaine
.
Gregorie
the
ninth
,
commanded
the
Emperors
Ambassadours
,
who
brought
him
word
of
the
recouerie
of
Ierusalem
,
to
be
killed
,
against
the
law
of
Nations
.
Clemens
the
fourth
,
commanded
Conradinus
,
the
king
of
Scicils
sonne
,
to
be
openly
Sixtly
,
they
doe
by
a
fewe
examples
proue
,
that
the
Popes
Nauclerus
.
Bernus
.
haue
béene
traitors
:
for
it
would
fill
vp
a
whole
volume
,
to
repeate
all
.
Friderick
the
Emperour
,
at
the
generall
assemblie
of
the
States
at
Norimberge
,
complained
openlie
before
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
of
the
treacherie
of
Alexander
the
thirde
,
and
read
his
traiterous
letter
,
which
he
had
sent
to
the
Souldan
,
the
Emperor
of
the
Turkes
.
Gregorie
the
second
forbade
,
that
the
accustomed
tribute
should
be
paid
to
the
Emperour
Leo.
Alexander
the
sixt
did
sende
to
the
Turkes
for
helpe
against
the
Frenchmen
.
Gregorie
the
ninth
requested
the
Souldane
,
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
that
he
should
not
surrender
the
holy
land
,
nay
,
that
he
should
doe
his
endeuour
to
kill
the
Emperour
.
The
seuenth
crime
,
of
poysoning
,
commeth
now
to
bée
proued
.
For
Paul
the
third
made
away
his
mother
,
and
his
Vergerius
&
Agrippa
.
Néece
,
by
poyson
,
that
the
whole
inheritance
of
the
Farnesij
might
fall
to
him
.
Alexander
the
sixt
,
did
most
Turkishlie
,
against
the
law
of
Nations
,
destroy
,
by
poison
,
the
brother
of
Gemenus
Baiazetes
,
the
Emperor
of
the
Turks
,
who
was
indéede
taken
,
but
redéemed
againe
by
the
Turke
,
for
two
hundred
thousand
crownes
of
golde
.
The
same
man
also
,
Contarenus
,
Vergerius
,
and
such
others
.
while
he
purposed
to
poyson
certaine
Cardinalles
,
and
the
Cup-bearers
,
by
geuing
him
of
the
wrong
Uessell
,
had
also
reached
him
poison
,
he
died
together
with
the
senators
and
Cardinalles
.
Innocentius
the
fourth
,
caused
poyson
to
be
geuen
to
the
Emperour
in
the
hoast
or
sacramental
bread
,
by
a
Masse-Priest
.
Eighthlie
they
say
they
bee
Bastardes
.
For
Martine
And
should
almightie
God
haue
left
such
horrible
Sigebertus
&
Vincentius
.
Monsters
sent
of
God
for
the
abominations
of
the
Popes
.
villanies
vnpunished
?
Nay
surelie
,
the
Gospellers
alledge
both
straunge
monsters
,
and
speciall
punishments
,
whereby
the
Lord
declared
,
that
these
monstruous
abominations
of
the
Popes
did
gréeuouslie
displease
him
.
For
as
for
the
first
,
namelie
monsters
:
in
the
dayes
of
Benet
the
third
,
at
Ments
,
a
deuill
hidden
vnder
a
priestes
cappe
while
hee
was
sprincling
holie
water
,
accused
him
in
the
hearing
of
manie
men
,
that
hee
the
night
before
had
layen
with
the
Deputies
daughter
.
In
the
dayes
of
Paule
the
1.
according
to
the
prophesie
of
the
holie
Ghost
,
starres
were
séene
to
fall
from
heauen
.
While
Iohn
the
twelfth
held
See
,
there
sprong
vp
a
well
of
bloud
issuing
forth
in
great
aboundance
.
When
Sergius
the
fourth
dyed
,
a
certaine
Paschalis
,
both
many
other
straunge
things
fell
out
,
and
also
bloud
dropped
out
of
loaues
of
bread
at
Spira
.
In
the
tyme
of
Lucius
the
third
,
which
allowed
seruice
sayd
by
those
that
kept
whores
,
there
was
a
mightie
earth-quake
,
which
destroyed
an
hundred
famous
Cities
in
Asia
,
and
fiue
and
twentie
thousand
men
in
Sicilia
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
one
thousand
two
hundred
twentie
There
were
many
other
miracles
also
,
if
we
listed
to
rehearse
Siluestrius
Campanus
was
banished
by
Theodora
the
whorish
Ladie
of
Rome
.
Constantine
the
2.
beeing
depriued
both
of
his
eyes
and
of
the
Popedome
at
a
Councell
,
was
thrust
into
an
Abbay
.
Hadrian
the
third
,
flying
from
Rome
in
a
cookes
apparell
,
came
to
Uenice
,
where
lurking
in
an
Abbay
,
hee
was
made
ouer-séer
of
a
garden
.
Hadrian
the
fourth
,
beeing
choakt
with
a
flye
that
flewe
into
his
mouth
,
gaue
vp
the
Ghost
.
Iohn
the
two
and
twentith
beeing
crushed
with
the
fall
of
his
feasting
chamber
,
dyed
.
Iohn
the
11.
being
taken
by
Guies
souldiers
,
was
stifled
with
a
pillow
thrust
into
his
mouth
.
Benet
the
sixth
by
one
Cynthius
a
Citizen
of
Rome
was
thrust
into
Hadrian-Tower
,
and
there
strangled
,
for
his
notorious
misdemeanours
.
The
carkase
of
Boniface
the
seuenth
,
who
dyed
sodenlie
,
hauing
a
rope
tyed
to
his
féete
,
was
stabbed
through
with
iauelins
,
dragged
a
long
through
the
stréetes
,
and
buried
in
the
ordinarie
and
simple
manner
.
Lucius
the
second
,
while
hee
went
about
to
enter
vpon
the
Capitole
beeing
full
of
Senatours
,
was
so
pelted
with
stones
,
that
he
dyed
shortlie
after
those
blowes
.
When
Innocentius
the
fourth
had
vniustlie
condemned
Robert
Bishop
of
Lincolne
,
&
the
said
Rob.
had
cited
him
to
answere
before
the
iudge
Christ
:
there
was
a
voyce
heard
in
the
Popes
Courte
,
crying
,
Come
thou
wretch
to
Gods
Iugdement
.
Wherefore
the
next
day
hee
was
found
dead
and
blacke
in
his
bedde
,
as
if
he
had
dyed
of
beating
with
clubbes
.
Nicholaus
the
third
,
was
taken
with
a
palsie
,
and
dyed
thereof
.
Benet
the
ninth
,
dyed
of
poyson
giuen
him
in
a
figge
by
an
Abbatisse
.
Paulus
the
second
,
hauing
beene
verie
iocond
at
supper
,
dyed
straite
of
a
palsie
.
Leo
the
tenth
,
gaue
vp
the
Ghost
as
hee
was
merrie
,
and
laughing
in
the
myds
of
his
cuppes
.
Clemens
the
eighth
conspiryng
with
Francis
kyng
of
Fraunce
against
Charles
the
fift
,
when
Rome
was
taken
by
the
Captaines
of
the
sayd
Charles
,
was
by
them
apprehended
and
most
spitefullie
handled
,
but
afterwardes
beeing
agayne
restored
to
his
former
place
,
at
the
length
in
the
yéere
one
thousand
fiue
hundred
thirtie
and
foure
,
was
stifled
with
the
smoake
of
Torches
,
togither
with
other
Cardinals
.
These
therefore
are
the
causes
wherfore
the
Gospellers
Distinct
40.
Canon
.
li.
Papa
.
refuse
to
admit
the
Popes
for
Iudges
.
For
first
,
they
say
that
it
is
against
the
lawes
of
God
and
man
,
that
the
Popes
should
be
both
parties
and
Iudges
.
For
euen
by
the
common
iudgement
of
the
Canonists
the
Pope
is
not
sufficient
iudge
,
no
although
he
were
guiltie
of
the
crime
of
heresie
only
,
but
must
be
iudged
by
others
.
But
héereunto
,
they
say
,
they
haue
ioyned
all
these
so
many
horrible
and
abhominable
vices
,
whereof
although
they
had
not
as
yet
béene
condemned
,
but
only
charged
with
them
,
yet
they
might
not
only
not
be
Iudges
,
but
also
not
so
much
as
accuse
the
meanest
man
that
is
,
of
any
crime
,
vntill
Finally
,
sith
it
is
manifest
that
this
is
the
Law
of
al
nations
,
that
in
consultation
of
hard
matters
,
sentence
should
be
giuen
according
to
the
iudgement
of
the
greater
parte
(
especially
when
the
greater
parte
is
estéemed
and
measured
not
only
by
the
number
of
persons
,
but
also
according
to
the
degrée
and
proportion
of
the
whole
state
)
and
the
Kingdomes
before
mencioned
,
which
haue
condemned
the
Popes
,
doo
easily
make
two
of
the
thrée
partes
of
Christendome
:
they
say
very
iustly
,
that
they
may
refuse
the
Popes
.
Wherfore
either
let
them
first
cléere
themselues
of
those
most
hainous
accusations
,
or
if
they
cannot
so
doo
,
let
them
not
thrust
in
themselues
,
for
iudges
of
the
controuersies
of
the
Churche
.
For
otherwise
the
Gospellers
say
,
that
they
will
make
the
Popes
that
answere
,
which
long
since
Pope
Iohn
the
23.
receiued
from
the
Grecians
,
vnto
whom
when
he
had
written
that
he
alone
was
the
head
of
the
Church
and
Christs
Uickar
,
they
replyed
thus
bréefely
.
We
doe
throughly
beleue
thy
power
to
be
soueraigne
ouer
thy
Subiects
:
Thy
great
pride
we
cannot
brook
,
thy
vnsatiable
greedines
we
are
not
able
to
satisfie
:
The
Deuill
be
with
thee
,
because
God
is
with
vs
.
It
remaineth
that
the
gospellers
shewe
why
,
and
how
far
foorth
they
acknowledge
not
the
councels
for
iudges
.
And
they
say
that
they
do
this
,
moued
thereunto
with
most
waightie
causes
.
For
first
,
there
haue
béene
many
councels
which
haue
wonderfully
erred
,
not
onely
in
manners
,
but
also
in
poynts
of
doctrine
.
And
thereof
it
came
,
that
not
afewe
times
prouinciall
councels
were
amended
by
generall
councels
,
and
contrarie
wise
,
Generall
councels
corrected
by
national
councels
.
Moreouer
,
euen
the
best
councels
Finallye
we
read
that
in
these
last
times
such
councels
Elias
,
the
whole
time
of
the
vistble
world
is
deuided
by
Messias
,
and
for
our
sins
which
are
manye
and
great
,
there
shall
be
wanting
,
the
yeeres
that
shall
be
wanting
)
So
likewise
is
the
time
of
Messias
deuided
into
thrée
Circuits
Ebion
,
Cerinthus
and
others
,
yet
did
the
trueth
preuaile
,
and
for
the
space
of
whole
fiue
hundred
yéeres
,
the
Church
,
flourished
and
continued
,
as
it
were
,
at
the
full
moone
.
For
within
this
compasse
there
fel
the
four
first
Sinodes
or
assemblies
of
the
Apostles
,
and
afterwards
the
foure
generall
councelles
.
Wherof
the
first
being
called
togither
by
Constantine
the
great
,
condemned
Arius
.
The
second
helde
at
Constantinople
assembled
by
Theodosius
,
confuted
the
Macedonians
.
The
thirde
kept
at
Ephesus
,
summoned
by
Theodosius
the
second
,
the
Sonne
of
Archadius
,
condemned
Nestorius
.
The
fourth
celebrated
at
Chalcedon
,
commaunded
by
Martianus
,
condemned
Eutiches
.
The
créedes
of
these
foure
generall
councels
,
as
expositions
of
the
faith
,
the
reformed
Church
dooth
willingly
imbrace
.
For
they
are
grounded
vpon
the
foundation
of
the
holye
For
in
the
first
general
councell
held
at
Constantinople
,
assembled
by
the
Emperour
Iustinian
,
they
were
confuted
,
that
said
that
the
body
of
Christ
was
incorruptible
.
In
the
sixt
,
which
Constantine
the
first
,
surnamed
Barbatus
,
called
together
in
the
same
place
,
the
Monothelites
were
condemned
.
But
the
councels
that
afterwardes
followed
,
almost
all
of
them
decréee
matters
,
either
childish
,
or
else
flat
contrarie
to
the
word
of
God
.
For
in
the
seuenth
general
Nice
,
it
was
decreed
,
not
by
the
word
of
God
,
but
by
mayne
force
of
an
armie
leuied
out
of
Thracia
,
that
images
should
be
honoured
,
and
worshipped
.
And
in
they
eighth
general
councel
,
which
when
Basilius
was
Emperour
,
was
assembled
at
Constantinople
,
At
the
councell
of
Ments
(
for
let
me
,
out
of
each
of
these
In
the
councel
held
at
Brixia
,
which
was
called
by
the
Emperour
Henry
,
Gregorie
the
seuenth
for
his
villanies
In
the
councell
of
Lions
,
Innocentius
the
fourth
made
Iohn
Hus
,
and
Iohn
Hus
and
Ierom
of
Prage
.
Ierome
of
Prage
,
because
they
held
the
opinion
of
Iohn
wickliefe
the
Englishman
,
who
taught
both
many
other
pointes
agréeable
to
the
word
of
God
,
and
also
that
the
Lordes
supper
should
be
ministred
whole
,
without
the
dreame
of
consubstantiation
.
There
was
a
councel
assembled
at
Basil
when
the
same
Eugenius
,
hee
remoued
the
councell
,
first
to
Bononia
,
and
then
to
Ferraria
,
and
from
thence
to
Florence
,
whereas
,
although
Iohn
Palaeologus
the
Emperour
of
the
Grecians
,
vpon
hope
of
succour
against
the
Turkes
,
and
the
Russians
also
,
did
promise
obedience
to
the
Sée
of
Rome
,
yet
notwithstanding
afterwards
when
they
were
returned
whome
,
&
the
rest
for
good
causes
would
not
agrée
to
them
,
there
could
be
no
peace
concluded
with
the
Pope
.
At
length
also
Iulius
the
second
called
a
councel
at
Laterane
,
Eutiches
,
the
councel
of
Ephesus
alowed
him
:
the
counsel
of
Nice
condemned
Arrius
,
the
councel
of
Sardice
,
Smirna
,
and
Millan
,
defended
him
.
The
Councel
of
Africa
,
whereof
Cyprian
was
moderator
,
Alexander
,
forbiddeth
What
needes
more
wordes
?
The
Councell
of
Africa
disalloweth
the
Popes
supremacie
,
the
sixth
Councell
of
Chalcedon
,
and
diuers
moe
,
allowe
it
.
The
Councell
vnder
Gelasius
made
a
decree
against
Transubstantiation
,
Beholde
the
authoritie
of
Councels
,
behold
their
agréement
.
And
these
are
the
reasons
why
the
Gospellers
will
not
simply
admitte
the
Councels
for
Iudges
,
in
the
controuersies
of
Religion
;
but
as
sworne
witnesses
,
and
that
too
so
farre
foorth
onelie
,
as
their
depositions
shall
agrée
with
the
déede
of
the
will
,
and
the
meaning
of
the
will
maker
,
whiche
is
the
Lord
God
.
Wherefore
Augustine
doth
verie
well
aduise
that
in
controuersies
of
the
Churche
The
wordes
of
Augustine
.
Lib.
2.
cont.
don
.
de
Bap.
cap.
3.
lib.
13.
cont.
Alex.
Arri.
14.
lib.
cont.
Mist
.
Eccle.
con.
Don.
cap.
Civil
.
ad
Regi
nas
defide
.
Hieron
.
in
Ier.
cap.
9.
Ambro.
in
1.
Cor.
4.
Gregor.
Mag.
Decret
Dist.
15.
The
fathers
can
not
be
iudges
of
Religion
.
1.
wee
followe
not
the
authoritie
of
the
Councell
,
either
of
Nice
or
of
Ariminum
,
as
a
guide
,
sith
wee
are
not
bounde
thereunto
,
but
that
rather
matter
may
bee
compared
with
matter
,
cause
with
cause
,
and
reason
with
reason
by
the
authoritie
of
the
Scriptures
.
For
more
credite
is
to
bee
giuen
to
a
man
of
the
common
sorte
,
that
speaketh
the
trueth
accordyng
to
the
Scriptures
,
then
to
a
generall
Councell
,
that
bringeth
a
lye
against
the
Scriptures
.
There
remaineth
the
third
kynde
of
Iudges
,
namelie
,
the
auncient
Fathers
.
But
the
Gospellers
say
,
they
can
not
absolutelie
admitte
these
neither
,
for
Iudges
.
For
first
they
say
that
there
are
verie
fewe
that
are
verie
auncient
,
which
notwithstanding
haue
also
most
plainlie
declared
,
that
they
may
erre
.
And
againe
they
alledge
that
the
The
godly
imbrace
Tertullian
so
farre
forth
,
as
out
of
the
Tertullian
.
written
word
of
God
he
confuted
Marcion
,
and
Praxeas
,
who
denied
both
the
Godhead
and
manhoode
of
Christ
.
But
in
that
hee
maintaineth
the
errours
of
the
Millenaries
,
and
condemneth
second
mariages
,
therein
they
iudge
that
he
/
erreth
.
Cyprian
was
of
sound
iudgement
in
the
doctrine
Gregorie
Nazianzene
Vniuersal
Bishop
,
but
he
erreth
very
fearefully
,
while
he
pulleth
asunder
the
lawfull
mariages
of
the
Ministers
of
Gods
word
,
when
he
saith
,
it
is
vnlawfull
to
renounce
a
solitarie
life
,
and
while
hee
is
induced
by
night
apparitious
and
visions
,
to
allowe
of
doctrines
contrarie
to
thé
word
of
God
.
And
now
howe
should
the
Gospellers
absolutelie
Ambrose
lib.
1.
de
Abraham
.
cap.
9.
admitte
the
fathers
for
iudges
:
when
as
the
playntiefes
them selues
doe
not
allowe
and
obserue
all
their
sayinges
.
Ambrose
saith
,
that
when
we
haue
performed
the
duetie
of
common
ciuilitie
towardes
the
dead
,
in
burying
them
,
we
should
then
let
them
alone
.
Gelasius
saith
,
that
the
substaunce
of
bread
and
wine
in
the
Sacrament
doth
so
remaine
and
not
ceasse
,
as
there
remaineth
Augustine
saith
,
that
it
is
rashnesse
,
without
plaine
and
Calixtus
deliuered
the
Sacrament
to
the
whole
church
,
Cyprian
saith
,
that
the
Christian
people
were
not
to
be
Apollo
,
amongest
other
herestes
,
obrayded
Montanus
Paphnutius
denied
that
the
Ministers
of
the
church
were
Cyprian
sayd
that
onely
Christ
was
to
bee
heard
,
of
whom
it
was
said
,
heare
him
,
and
that
it
was
not
to
be
reregarded
Augustine
stoutly
maintaineth
,
that
the
Church
ought
Augustine
.
Contra
Cresco
:
Gnam
.
cap.
2.
not
to
prefer
her selfe
before
Christ
,
because
he
alwaies
iudgeth
truely
,
but
the
Iudges
of
the
Church
,
as
being
men
,
are
oftentimes
mistaken
.
Ambrose
saide
,
that
holy
things
néeded
not
golde
,
neither
Acatius
said
,
that
our
God
did
neither
eat
nor
drink
,
and
Acatius
.
Tripart
Hist.
Lib
2.
cap.
28.
Spiridion
.
Tripart
Hist.
Lib.
1.
cap.
10.
that
therfore
he
néeded
not
cuppes
or
bowles
.
Spiridion
saide
,
that
he
did
therefore
fréelye
eate
fleshe
,
on
that
day
wherin
others
did
abstaine
,
because
he
was
a
Christian
.
Augustine
saide
,
that
it
was
not
lawfull
for
Monkes
to
Augustine
.
De
oper.
Monachorum
.
cdp
17.
liue
at
other
mens
cost
,
although
they
were
dayly
occupied
in
meditations
,
praiers
,
and
studies
.
Epiphanius
said
,
that
it
was
a
horrible
abhomination
,
to
These
and
other
such
bounds
of
the
auncient
Fathers
,
sith
the
Sée
of
Rome
her selfe
hath
ouer●strided
:
by
what
right
she
maye
enioyne
others
to
keepe
that
,
which
she
her selfe
neglecteth
to
doo
,
all
men
may
easily
iudge
.
Sith
therfore
,
neither
the
Popes
,
neither
the
councels
,
nor
the
Fathers
can
end
this
dissention
,
is
there
any
at
last
I
pray
you
,
vnto
whose
iudgement
we
must
stand
.
Are
they
That
traditions
cannot
be
Iudges
of
religion
.
Euseb.
lib.
3.
Hist
cap.
4.
lib.
5.
cap.
8
Irenius
.
Lib
3.
ca.
14.
lib.
1.
cap.
2
3.
12.
lib.
3.
cap.
4.
Tertul.
in
praescrip.
Heret
.
Traditions
that
must
strike
the
stroke
?
Why
,
by
the
name
of
Traditions
they
must
either
vnderstand
ceremonies
,
or
doctrines
:
and
as
for
ceremonies
,
although
they
be
auntient
,
yet
if
they
be
either
hurtfull
or
néedlesse
,
and
superfluous
,
or
repugnant
to
the
woord
of
God
,
or
haue
been
abrogated
at
a
certain
time
,
they
are
not
to
be
suffered
.
For
the
Lord
giueth
expresse
commaundement
that
men
woorship
him
not
with
doctrines
deuised
by
mens
braines
:
and
as
for
the
traditions
that
are
doctrinall
,
they
must
either
containe
in
them
,
the
written
word
of
God
it selfe
,
Créedes
,
and
expositions
,
If
the
later
,
who
may
not
without
any
breach
of
Godlines
,
reiect
them
?
And
how
much
Traditions
doe
auaile
to
appease
and
ceasse
the
contentions
of
the
Church
,
olde
Stories
doe
plainly
shew
.
For
when
as
in
the
most
auncient
times
,
there
arose
a
sturre
in
the
Church
concerning
the
feast
of
Easter
,
with
so
great
a
doo
,
that
the
whole
world
was
shaken
therewith
,
Loe
what
force
traditions
haue
to
determine
the
controuersies
of
Religion
.
Will
miracles
then
make
manifest
which
is
the
better
cause
,
or
the
Catholick
church
?
Why
,
the
vse
of
miracles
is
now
ceased
.
For
there
is
not
now
any
new
Eospell
or
Againe
we
doe
not
reade
that
all
those
that
restored
,
and
as
it
were
reformed
Religion
,
were
famous
for
their
myracles
:
In
the
which
number
Iohn
Baptist
,
Asaph
,
Ethan
,
Iedithun
,
Heman
,
Core
,
and
other
Prophets
,
are
to
be
reckonned
.
Moreouer
,
except
the
gift
of
miracles
be
lefte
to
the
wise
disposition
of
God
,
they
cannot
confirme
any
doctrine
.
For
it
is
manifest
that
the
miracles
of
Christ
which
otherwise
were
full
of
power
,
did
either
nothing
at
all
or
Finally
how
could
miracles
be
necessarie
signes
of
true
Religion
,
of
themselues
,
when
as
it
is
manifest
that
Antichrist
and
false
Prophets
shall
excell
with
many
miracles
?
wherefore
those
miracle-mongers
ought
themselues
to
be
taken
for
miracles
and
wounders
,
who
when
the
date
,
and
vse
of
miracles
is
past
,
doe
yet
require
miracles
:
although
the
true
doctrine
is
not
euen
at
this
day
altogether
destitude
of
great
miracles
.
What
then
can
the
perpetuall
and
continuall
succession
of
the
Bishops
of
Rome
serue
to
discerne
betwéene
true
,
and
false
Religion
?
Surely
no
man
will
deny
that
there
is
one
succession
of
true
doctrine
,
and
another
of
persons
,
wherefore
if
the
succession
of
Persons
be
ioyned
with
the
succession
of
the
Prophets
,
and
Apostles
doctrine
,
it
is
manifest
doublesse
,
that
the
weight
thereof
is
not
small
.
For
in
this
sense
the
Fathers
did
alleage
succession
against
Nezianzen
)
is
partaker
of
the
same
chaire
also
:
but
hee
that
holdeth
a
contrarie
doctrine
,
ought
not
to
bee
counted
a
Successour
:
and
truely
this
later
hath
the
name
in
déede
,
but
that
former
hath
the
trueth
of
succession
.
Except
perhaps
a
man
call
it
succession
in
that
sence
,
that
we
Nero
Augustus
:
or
Cambyses
,
Cyrus
.
Sith
therfore
the
succession
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
doctrine
was
broken
off
long
agoe
in
the
popish
Church
:
surely
the
ordinarie
Natianzens
.
continuance
of
Pope
after
Pope
is
of
no
force
to
shew
which
is
the
true
religion
.
But
it
may
be
,
they
will
demaund
of
the
Gospellers
,
the
time
and
person
,
wherein
the
succession
of
doctrine
was
altered
.
Unto
this
the
Gospellers
answere
,
that
the
Popes
of
Milchiades
,
there
were
one
and
thirtie
true
Pastours
of
them
in
number
,
who
laboured
in
the
Lords
haruest
euen
vnto
martirdome
,
and
therefore
may
well
be
called
Starres
in
the
right
hand
of
Christ
.
But
from
Sluester
the
first
,
vnto
Sabinianus
Thuscus
,
there
were
thrée
and
thirtie
mytired
Bishops
,
who
although
they
were
not
the
woorst
,
yet
by
traditions
and
constitutions
,
they
prepared
a
seate
for
the
great
Antichrist
.
All
the
rest
,
euen
vnto
this
present
Pope
,
Will
agreement
then
in
publick
doctrine
and
outward
woorship
,
shew
which
is
indéed
the
catholicke
Church
?
why
if
méer
agréement
did
proue
the
true
Church
:
doubtles
neyther
the
Iewes
,
nor
the
Turkes
,
nor
Hereticks
,
or
Heathen
of
any
other
such
litter
,
would
be
kept
out
from
the
title
of
the
true
Church
,
sith
we
sée
that
euen
they
also
doo
marueloustie
agrée
amongst
themselues
.
And
we
sée
that
oftentimes
great
men
in
the
church
haue
Alexandria
,
Meletius
:
so
Epiphanius
and
Chrisostome
:
so
Ierome
,
Augustine
and
Ruffinus
:
So
finally
,
Cyrill
,
Iohn
of
Antioch
,
and
Theodoret
,
were
at
open
variance
and
iarres
one
with
another
.
And
in
déed
,
Clemens
Alexandrinus
writeth
,
that
the
Iewes
did
vpbraid
the
Christians
with
By
all
which
it
is
moore
cleare
than
the
noone
dayes
,
that
as
a
bare
agréement
and
vnitie
cannot
prooue
the
truth
of
Religion
,
so
neither
doe
all
dissentions
proue
a
Religion
to
be
false
,
so
that
the
foundation
be
not
broken
by
the
discorde
.
Esa.
8.
12.
Gen.
7.
Heb.
11.
Can
the
common
Custome
then
of
many
ages
,
direct
vs
where
to
séeke
the
true
church
?
Nay
,
but
God
hath
forbidden
the
faithful
to
suffer
his
euerlasting
truth
,
to
be
ouer
ruled
by
any
compasse
of
yeares
,
any
custome
,
or
at
a
word
by
any
conspiracie
of
the
whole
world
.
So
Noye
with
his
small
family
,
when
he
sawe
that
the
whole
world
had
conspired
and
agréed
to
the
same
wickednes
,
confirmed
by
the
custome
of
many
ages
before
past
,
yet
chose
rather
to
ioyne
with
a
fewe
in
the
true
doctrine
of
God
,
than
to
take
parte
with
the
whole
world
in
wickednes
.
ang.
Tract
.
cap.
11.
in
10.
ad
.
Hierom.
Luk.
16.
Joh.
4.
Joh.
6.
Ioh.
15.
Act.
20.
Pro.
30.
2.
Tim.
3.
Esa.
8.
Chrisost.
Homil.
41.
cap.
22.
in
Matt.
Shall
the
Church
then
decide
these
controuersies
of
the
Church
?
yea
,
but
wee
must
first
seuere
the
true
Church
from
the
Synagogue
of
the
Malignant
,
which
can
be
done
by
no
other
meanes
,
but
by
the
word
of
God
.
Shall
then
the
holie
scriptures
be
Iudge
in
this
controuersie
of
heires
at
variance
?
So
in
déede
the
Gospellers
would
haue
it
.
For
they
affirme
with
Austine
,
Chrisostome
,
and
other
of
the
Fathers
,
that
all
things
are
contained
in
the
written
word
of
God
,
that
might
suffice
for
the
saluation
of
them
that
beléeue
.
For
,
as
Augustine
saith
in
another
place
:
To
the
bookes
of
the
holy
Scriptures
onlye
,
which
are
now
called
canonicall
,
Therfore
(
saith
he
in
an
other
place
)
to
the
holy
Scriptures
alone
doo
we
consent
without
gainsaying
:
from
other
writings
we
may
dissent
,
but
to
the
canonicall
Scriptures
euery
man
must
yéeld
,
euery
man
must
subscribe
,
whether
What
can
be
more
religious
?
what
more
cléer
then
these
testimonies
of
Augustine
?
And
if
the
Gospellers
can
obtain
Yea
,
but
saith
the
See
of
Rome
,
how
can
this
be
doone
by
The
Gospellers
aunswere
,
that
heretickes
wresting
the
the
Scriptures
,
cannot
be
better
confuted
then
by
the
written
word
of
God
,
which
onelie
is
able
to
decyde
all
controuersies
.
For
Augustine
sayd
verie
well
,
that
we
in
The
wordes
of
Augustine
.
Matt.
4.
&
21.
no
case
presume
to
iudge
the
bookes
of
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
,
but
that
by
them
we
iudge
all
other
writtings
both
of
Christians
and
Paganes
.
So
Christ
by
the
Scriptures
confuted
the
Phariseis
,
Sadduces
,
yea
and
the
deuill
him selfe
〈…〉
isalledging
the
Scriptures
:
So
Stephen
,
and
Apollos
Arrius
,
the
Councell
of
Constantinople
Macedonius
,
the
Councell
of
Chalcedone
Eutiches
,
the
Councell
of
Ephesus
Nestorius
,
Augustine
Pelagius
,
Tertullian
Praxeas
,
and
all
the
Catholicke
authours
fanstaticall
fellowes
,
with
the
sword
of
the
word
of
God
.
Wherfore
(
as
Augustine
saith
)
let
no
man
in
controuersies
Lib.
2.
cap.
32.
cont.
crescon
.
too
proudly
obiect
the
writinges
,
either
of
Fathers
or
of
Councels
,
bycause
we
take
them
not
as
Canonicall
,
but
rather
examine
them
by
the
Canonicall
writinges
,
and
that
which
in
them
agréeth
with
the
authoritie
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
we
receiue
with
their
commendation
:
that
which
agréeth
not
,
we
reiect
with
their
leaue
.
But
(
say
they
)
the
Scripture
is
heard
,
darke
&
doubtfull
.
The
See
of
Rome
leauing
all
these
reasons
of
the
reformed
Church
,
protesteth
that
although
she
sée
that
the
Gospellers
religion
dooth
not
much
differ
from
the
written
The
replye
of
the
Gospellers
.
That
the
reformed
Church
is
not
heretical
.
Le
1.
cap.
de
Haer.
2.
Manich.
Ioan.
Auent.
lib.
3.
Annalium
.
Glo.
Dist.
10.
c.
nulli
.
dist.
21.
Euseb
,
lib.
5.
cap.
26.
and
such
as
bring
in
new
orders
.
The
Gospellers
on
the
other
side
intreat
the
Church
of
Rome
,
that
she
would
not
accuse
them
of
so
gréeuous
crimes
,
namely
,
of
herosie
,
vnlawfull
calling
and
innouation
,
but
that
rather
if
she
sée
that
their
religion
dooth
agrée
with
the
trueth
of
God
,
contained
in
the
writinges
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
,
she
would
not
be
vnwilling
to
receiue
and
imbrace
it
her selfe
also
.
For
wheras
first
of
all
their
doctrine
is
charged
with
hereste
,
therein
they
complaine
that
they
haue
great
wrong
doon
them
.
For
they
say
that
those
are
not
hereticks
,
which
haue
béen
Antipodes
,
or
men
dwelling
vnder
the
ground
,
as
Pope
Zacharie
would
haue
it
,
or
they
which
will
not
obey
all
the
constitutions
of
the
Pope
,
as
the
Canonists
haue
decreede
,
or
those
which
doo
not
agrée
for
the
kéeping
of
Easter
,
as
Pope
Victor
would
haue
at
:
or
finally
those
which
doo
not
giue
credit
to
all
those
thinges
which
are
deliuered
for
trueth
in
the
Church
of
Rome
(
for
otherwise
all
those
should
be
hereticks
which
would
not
beleeue
that
Saint
Dominick
wrought
more
miracles
then
Christ
and
all
the
Iohn
Baptist
,
and
finally
that
all
the
trimme
tales
of
Saint
Frauncis
the
Sonne
os
Barnardo
and
others
,
are
to
be
credited
Who
may
truely
be
called
the
hereticks
.
August
.
lib.
d●
ciuit
.
Dei
.
18.
cap.
15.
Tertul.
lib.
de
prescript
.
haer.
2.
Per.
2.
1.
Tim.
3.
2.
Tim.
3.
Matt.
18.
Nouell
.
115.
§.
si
.
quis
.
vnder
paine
of
being
condemned
for
heresie
)
or
last
of
all
,
those
that
doo
not
beléeue
that
all
Emperours
,
Kings
,
princes
,
and
euery
humaine
creature
is
subiect
to
the
Popes
temporall
Swoord
.
But
the
Gospellers
say
that
they
are
the
right
Hereticks
,
first
,
that
bring
into
the
Church
a
doctrine
contrar
y
to
the
rule
of
faith
,
or
beléefe
of
the
Christians
:
secondlye
,
that
make
a
departure
from
the
Catholick
church
,
that
holdeth
the
pure
doctrine
of
God
:
last
of
all
,
those
who
being
solemnelye
admonished
,
doo
obstinatelye
continue
in
their
errours
,
that
haue
béene
made
manifest
vnto
them
.
But
as
for
them
,
they
protest
that
they
haue
swarued
neither
from
the
rule
of
faith
,
and
ordinarye
creede
of
the
Christians
,
nor
from
those
foure
most
auntient
councels
,
I
meane
the
Councell
of
Nice
,
Constantinople
,
Ephesus
,
and
Chalcedon
,
nor
from
the
Créede
of
Athanasius
,
nor
finallye
from
any
parte
of
the
woord
of
God
,
nor
haue
béene
cited
by
due
course
of
Lawe
,
or
excommunicated
by
competent
or
méet
Iudges
,
or
proued
to
be
out
of
the
way
,
but
that
they
haue
alwaies
either
lawfully
giuen
an
account
of
their
doctrine
,
or
conueniently
referred
themselues
,
and
solemnelye
appealed
to
a
generall
and
frée
councell
of
all
Christendom
.
Ceruinus
,
Polus
,
and
other
Cardinals
expelled
thence
,
Iacobus
Nachiantes
Bishop
of
Clodia
Fossa
,
Dominicus
Wilhelmus
of
Uenice
,
Paulus
Vergerius
Bishop
of
Iustinople
,
and
many
other
,
vpon
méere
suspition
that
they
fauoured
the
Gospell
,
and
for
certaine
spéeches
repugnant
to
their
popish
errours
.
And
as
for
the
calling
of
their
Ministers
,
which
first
Eezechias
,
Iosaphat
,
Iosias
,
and
other
religious
Adam
,
Seth
,
Noe
,
Abraham
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Patriarks
,
were
saued
,
and
which
,
Christ
,
the
Apostles
,
the
sixe
firste
Councels
,
and
the
more
auncient
and
sounder
sort
of
the
fathers
,
did
preach
:
vntill
at
length
,
the
deuill
(
while
the
husbandmen
slept
)
had
pestered
the
Lords
field
with
such
store
Noe
,
onelie
eight
were
preserued
in
the
Arcke
against
the
floud
.
So
in
the
time
of
Eliah
,
For
in
the
first
fiue
hundred
yeares
,
true
religion
began
to
wrestle
with
errour
:
and
in
the
next
fiue
hundred
,
to
yeeld
to
it
,
vntill
at
length
in
the
other
fiue
hundred
yeres
it
was
so
ouerwhelmed
,
that
it
gaue
no
light
on
any
side
.
Neither
for
all
that
doeth
it
followe
hereupon
,
that
either
the
Church
was
at
any
time
cleane
extinguished
,
or
Against
this
church
,
the
Protestants
say
,
that
they
haue
now
no
quarrell
,
because
together
with
her
,
they
doe
with
one
consent
,
worshippe
one
God
,
and
the
Lorde
Christ
,
according
as
he
hath
alwaies
béene
worshipped
of
all
the
godlie
.
But
they
say
,
that
they
haue
departed
from
that
Sinagogue
,
which
hath
not
kept
the
true
faith
,
in
preferring
And
therefore
they
protest
that
they
haue
done
this
of
necessitie
,
namely
,
that
they
might
obey
the
commaundement
of
the
Lorde
,
and
that
their
consciences
might
not
be
defiled
with
their
Aduersaries
corrupt
doctrine
:
and
that
they
might
not
become
subiect
to
those
punishments
which
hang
ouer
them
.
But
where
then
,
will
they
say
,
hath
the
Church
layen
hidden
so
long
?
Or
if
the
Church
of
Rome
were
not
the
true
and
Catholicke
Church
,
must
then
al
men
be
damned
?
The
Gospellers
answere
,
first
that
their
were
alwaies
some
,
both
in
the
East
Churches
,
and
also
in
Poperie
it selfe
,
which
misliked
these
corruptions
of
the
Romish
Synagogue
,
and
both
by
liuely
voyce
,
and
also
by
writings
inueighed
against
them
.
For
that
they
may
say
nothing
of
the
Auncient
fathers
,
and
the
whole
Primitiue
Church
,
which
the
Gospellers
affirme
to
agrée
with
them
in
all
poyntes
in
the
Articles
of
faith
:
they
proue
that
euen
in
these
later
ages
ther●
were
many
that
subscribed
to
this
reformation
of
religion
.
Seuen
hundred
fourescore
and
fiue
yeeres
agoe
.
Lib.
consid
,
2.
3.
4.
For
Gregory
the
great
,
although
he
bolstered
vp
manye
foul
errours
:
yet
in
this
he
iudged
rightly
,
that
he
was
antichrist
,
which
would
suffer
himselfe
to
be
called
the
Cheefe
Priest
,
and
Vniuersall
Bishop
.
Eberhardus
Bishop
of
Salisburgh
,
proued
by
a
most
pithie
Oration
in
a
councell
at
Reinburgh
,
that
the
Popes
were
Antichrists
,
the
foundation
of
whose
Kingdome
Hildebrand
had
laied
.
Ioachim
of
Calabria
also
at
the
very
same
time
,
did
in
like
manner
call
the
Popes
Hereticks
.
Frauncis
Petrarch
both
in
other
places
of
his
writings
,
and
especiallye
in
his
twentith
Epistle
,
dooth
with
great
earnestnes
crye
out
against
the
Popes
.
Arnulph
Bishop
of
Orleance
,
in
a
councell
helde
at
Rhemes
,
did
openly
pr●nounce
the
Popes
to
be
Antichrists
.
Barnard
in
the
yéere
of
our
Lord
1550.
inueighed
against
Michael
Centenas
likewise
openlye
charged
the
Pope
to
be
Antichrist
.
Ierome
Souaronola
of
Ferraria
,
preched
throughout
all
Italie
,
both
that
the
Pope
was
Antichrist
and
that
his
doctrine
was
wicked
,
for
the
which
cause
he
was
burned
at
Florence
by
Alexander
the
sixt
.
Thomas
Rhedon
Laurentius
Valla
almost
an
hundreth
Iohn
Wickliefe
did
mightilye
Iohn
Hus
and
Ierome
of
Prage
,
Constance
,
contrary
to
the
Emperour
Sigismundes
publick
warrant
:
and
there
burned
for
the
true
religion
:
vntill
at
length
Martin
Luther
following
them
,
as
it
were
wich
the
fatal
field
and
last
battell
,
began
more
openlye
and
directlye
both
to
vnfolde
the
trueth
of
religion
,
and
also
to
impugne
the
papacie
.
The
worlde
would
haue
stopped
his
course
by
many
meanes
.
For
Maximilian
the
Emperour
at
Ausburge
in
the
yéere
Martin
Luther
.
1518.
and
Charles
the
fifth
,
with
Ferdinando
and
many
other
Kings
and
Princes
,
first
in
the
yéere
1521
,
at
Woormes
,
then
in
the
yéere
1523.
at
Norimberge
,
afterwardes
in
the
yeere
1524.
at
Ratisbone
,
and
in
the
yéere
1529
,
at
Spire
,
moreouer
in
the
yéere
1530.
at
Ausburgh
,
againe
in
the
yeere
1532.
at
Ratisbone
,
and
in
the
yéere
1540.
at
Hagano
,
partly
themselues
heard
the
defence
of
Luther
with
his
owne
mouth
,
and
partlye
caused
his
doctrine
to
be
examined
by
their
assignes
.
But
when
they
perceiued
that
they
nothing
preuailed
by
banishment
,
imprisonment
,
burning
,
and
all
kinde
of
torments
,
at
length
they
were
forced
to
hearken
to
the
aduice
of
Gamaliel
,
who
Gamaliel
,
and
of
the
priests
.
counselled
the
Iewes
to
let
the
Apostles
alone
.
For
i●
this
enterprice
or
busines
were
of
men
,
it
would
come
to
passe
,
that
it
should
shortly
be
brought
to
nought
:
but
if
it
were
of
God
,
it
could
not
be
that
it
should
be
ouerthrowen
.
Let
all
men
therefore
thinke
the
same
of
the
religion
of
the
Reformed
church
.
And
in
the
meane
while
,
O
ye
kings