THE
HVNTING
OF
ANTICHRIST
.
A
briefe
description
of
the
Church
of
Rome
from
the
time
of
Christ
,
vntill
our
present
age
.
AS
the
vngratefull
Iewes
of
an
obstinate
blindnesse
,
had
most
cruelly
persecuted
,
and
condemned
to
the
crosse
,
that
pure
guiltlesse
innocent
,
the
onely
Sauiour
and
Redéemer
of
the
world
:
so
after
his
triumphant
Resurrection
,
and
glorious
Ascention
,
the
spitefull
heathen
Emperours
of
Rome
,
hauing
the
whole
power
and
iurisdiction
of
all
Asia
,
Affrica
,
Untill
the
death
of
this
Gregorie
the
basest
of
all
the
Bishops
before
him
,
and
the
best
of
all
that
came
after
him
,
the
Sea
of
Rome
remayned
in
some
reasonable
order
,
not
presuming
to
exalt
her selfe
aboue
her
sister-Churches
,
till
Boniface
the
third
succéeding
in
that
sea
within
thrée
yeares
after
his
decease
,
obtained
of
Phocas
that
wicked
vsurper
(
who
of
a
common
souldier
,
by
consenting
traiterously
to
murther
Mauritius
his
soueraigne
,
with
his
wife
and
sonne
,
aspired
to
the
Empire
)
that
he
and
all
his
successours
should
bée
called
supreme
head
of
the
vniuersall
Church
.
Hodiè
venenum
infusum
est
Ecclesiae
.
Afterwardes
through
the
liberalitie
of
good
Princes
,
especially
one
Mathilda
a
noble
Dutchesse
in
Italie
(
who
made
the
sea
of
Rome
heire
of
all
her
landes
and
reuenues
)
the
Bishops
beganne
to
growe
in
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
and
the
more
they
flourished
in
the
worlde
,
the
more
they
swelled
in
pompe
and
pride
.
And
the
more
they
shut
vp
and
swelled
,
the
more
Gods
holie
spirite
forsooke
them
,
till
at
last
they
had
cast
of
the
lawes
of
Simon
Peter
,
Nowe
to
open
the
filthie
detestable
doings
of
that
Romish
rabble
,
from
the
time
of
their
first
corruption
:
what
superstition
they
practised
,
what
heresies
they
taught
,
what
hypocrisie
they
vsed
,
what
vice
they
maintayned
,
and
what
bloudie
warres
they
raised
:
setting
Princes
together
by
the
eares
,
and
the
sonne
agaynst
the
father
,
woulde
not
onely
loath
honest
natures
,
but
also
infect
the
verie
ayre
.
Some
Popes
came
in
by
Simonie
,
some
by
Negromancie
,
and
some
by
poysoning
.
It
is
written
howe
Siluester
the
second
,
Iohn
the
thrée
and
twentieth
,
had
these
crimes
prooued
agaynst
him
,
that
hée
was
an
heretike
,
an
hypocrite
,
an
inchanter
,
a
murtherer
,
that
hee
had
hyred
a
Physition
to
poyson
the
Emperour
,
and
was
therefore
by
the
Councell
of
Constance
deposed
.
Iohn
the
two
and
twentieth
,
and
Clement
the
seuenth
,
were
ranke
heretikes
,
openly
denying
the
immortalitie
of
the
soule
.
In
the
space
of
nine
yeares
was
nine
Popes
,
one
hoysting
another
out
of
his
place
.
Againe
thrée
Popes
raigning
and
raging
at
once
:
as
Benedict
the
first
,
Siluester
the
third
,
and
Gregorie
the
sixt
.
Though
the
Pharisies
were
not
to
bée
followed
,
yet
were
they
to
bée
heard
:
That
it
is
possible
for
man
to
kéepe
the
law
.
Thus
was
the
worde
of
God
neglected
,
true
religion
defaced
,
the
right
way
to
saluation
abolished
:
and
vice
vnder
a
shew
of
vertue
maintained
.
For
vnder
a
cloke
of
professed
pouertie
,
they
possessed
the
riches
of
all
lands
.
Under
a
shadow
of
being
dead
to
the
world
,
they
ruled
it
at
their
pleasure
.
Under
the
colour
of
hearing
the
keyes
of
heauen
and
hell
:
they
crept
both
into
mens
purses
and
their
consciences
.
And
like
as
the
Scribes
and
Pharssies
in
bragging
so
highly
of
the
Temple
of
the
Lord
,
destroyed
in
déede
the
true
Temple
of
the
Lord
:
so
these
vnder
the
title
of
Christ
and
his
religion
,
haue
indéede
persecuted
both
Christ
and
his
true
Religion
.
And
vnder
the
name
of
Catholike
Church
:
And
like
as
in
the
Primatiue
Church
,
Satan
perceyuing
he
could
not
preuaile
against
the
person
of
Christ
himselfe
:
turned
all
his
force
and
malice
against
his
poore
members
.
So
being
let
loose
again
in
this
latter
age
,
worketh
stil
what
hee
can
to
hinder
the
glory
of
God
,
and
saluation
of
man
.
Whose
speciall
instruments
,
God
and
Magog
,
the
tyrannous
Turke
and
bloud-thirstie
Pope
,
ruling
the
worlde
at
their
pleasure
,
haue
so
vehemently
conspired
with
all
seueritie
and
meanes
possible
to
subuert
,
deface
,
and
vtterlie
abolish
both
Christ
,
his
Church
and
religion
:
as
if
either
the
furie
and
malice
of
Satan
,
the
strength
and
power
of
man
,
the
wit
and
pollicie
of
the
world
,
cruell
tormentes
,
paines
of
death
,
or
hell
gates
,
coulde
haue
preuayled
:
no
crueltie
could
euer
bée
inuented
,
which
hath
not
béene
attempted
.
Yet
so
mightily
hath
the
Lord
alwayes
preserued
his
poore
despised
truth
,
and
strengthned
his
afflicted
members
:
as
no
threatening
,
paines
,
or
kinde
of
death
,
could
euer
so
feare
or
terrifie
them
:
but
that
from
time
to
time
,
they
haue
alwayes
stoode
in
defence
of
the
truth
against
the
tyrants
of
the
world
,
and
preuailed
.
In
whom
both
in
their
liues
and
deaths
appeared
manifest
tokens
of
Gods
diuine
working
,
far
beyond
mans
reach
:
being
so
readie
in
their
answeres
,
so
patient
in
their
imprisonment
,
so
strong
&
constant
in
their
sharp
torments
,
so
willing
to
pardon
their
enemies
,
and
so
chéerefull
&
couragious
in
suffering
,
that
so
they
might
winne
Christ
,
they
feared
neither
gallowes
,
tearing
their
members
,
pressing
theyr
bodies
,
nor
all
the
grieuous
tormentes
that
wicked
worldlings
could
deuise
Hauing
two
special
markes
of
Gods
children
:
Thus
was
the
Popes
honour
first
begotten
by
presumption
,
borne
by
ambition
,
nursed
vp
by
superstition
,
increased
by
violence
,
and
defended
by
false
wresting
the
Scriptures
.
And
from
a
rotten
roote
arose
rotten
branches
,
which
sent
theyr
rottennesse
into
euerie
twigge
:
whose
contagious
infection
,
flowing
continually
from
one
to
another
,
is
conueyed
from
the
ancestors
to
the
posteritie
.
Whereby
Rome
of
a
schoole
of
vertue
,
became
a
sinke
of
all
vice
:
of
a
daughter
of
peace
,
a
beldame
of
debate
:
of
a
louing
mother
,
a
hatefull
stepdame
,
or
rather
a
proude
frantike
whoose
delighting
in
murther
and
bloudshed
,
That
Rome
is
Babylon
,
and
the
Pope
and
his
Cleargie
Antichrist
.
NOw
that
Rome
,
or
rather
the
Empire
,
Monarch
or
dominions
thereof
,
is
that
daughter
of
Babylon
,
That
good
smelling
dog
Tertullian
,
who
liued
about
200
yeres
after
Christ
,
That
swéete
mouthed
hound
Chrisostome
,
féeling
a
hot
sent
of
his
game
,
calleth
on
to
his
fellowes
in
this
manner
:
Like
as
the
Persians
came
in
the
psace
of
the
Caldeans
,
That
famous
finder
S.
Augustine
affirmeth
,
that
at
the
same
time
when
the
first
Babylon
,
being
alwaies
enemy
to
the
Citie
of
God
,
The
good
shepheards
dog
Saint
Gregorie
,
That
well
flewed
hound
Saint
Barnard
,
hauing
found
of
his
footing
,
That
trustie
and
diligent
searcher
Ireneus
hauing
ranged
the
forrest
of
the
Apocalips
,
where
it
is
said
,
that
the
number
of
the
beasts
name
is
666.
Lateinos
,
the
Latine
man
,
was
thought
to
bee
the
name
of
Antichrist
,
which
being
numbered
by
the
Greeke
letters
,
after
their
order
and
manner
of
accounting
,
maketh
iust
666.
And
in
the
Latine
tongue
,
Dux
Cleri
,
the
Captaine
of
the
Clergie
,
doth
the
same
,
as
followeth
.
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L
|
Λ
|
30
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D
|
500
|
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A
|
Α
|
1
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V
|
5
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T
|
Τ
|
300
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X
|
10
|
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E
|
Ε
|
5
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C
|
100
|
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I
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Ι
|
10
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L
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50
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N
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Ν
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50
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E
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0
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O
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Ο
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70
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R
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S
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Σ
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200
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I
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1
|
The
generation
of
Antichrist
.
FIrst
the
deuil
begat
darknesse
,
darknes
begat
ignorance
,
ignorance
begat
error
,
error
begat
merits
,
merits
begat
the
Masse
,
the
Masse
begat
superstition
,
superstition
begat
hypocrisie
,
hypocrisie
begat
lucre
,
lucre
begat
purgatorie
,
Purgatorie
begat
abundance
,
abundance
begat
pompe
,
pompe
begat
ambition
,
ambition
begat
the
Pope
&
Cardinals
,
and
the
Pope
&
Cardinals
brought
forth
tyrannie
,
murther
of
Saints
,
&
licence
to
sinne
,
the
end
whereof
is
death
and
vtter
destruction
.
To
conclude
,
forasmuch
as
Christ
himselfe
was
accused
of
high
treasen
,
against
the
Romane
empire
,
persecuted
,
condemned
,
and
crucified
,
within
the
circuite
of
the
Romish
dominions
,
by
the
Romish
officers
,
&
according
to
the
Romish
lawes
:
it
must
néeds
follow
,
that
the
same
Empire
which
hath
so
persecuted
the
head
,
should
bring
forth
that
monster
which
should
persecute
the
members
.
Anselmus
affirmeth
,
The
Apostle
sayth
that
hée
shall
sit
in
the
Temple
of
God
,
and
be
worshipped
as
God
.
But
séeing
there
is
none
that
exalteth
himselfe
so
high
in
the
Church
of
God
:
nor
so
lyke
in
all
qualities
,
propertyes
,
and
conditions
vnto
Antichrist
,
as
the
proud
Pope
of
Rome
,
who
taketh
vpon
him
to
forgiue
sinnes
,
which
is
proper
to
the
office
of
God
onely
,
to
shut
and
open
heauen
gates
at
his
pleasure
,
and
to
bee
worshipped
aboue
all
Kings
and
Princes
:
he
shall
surely
at
this
time
,
by
my
content
,
stand
for
the
head
:
his
greasie
shauelings
,
as
Cardinals
,
Bishops
&
Priests
for
the
bodie
:
and
his
rascall
rable
of
Monkes
and
Friers
,
for
the
venimous
tayle
of
that
monstrous
dragon
.
And
if
any
other
Antichrist
chance
hereafter
to
be
more
manifestly
reuealed
,
I
will
then
recant
and
confesse
mine
errour
.
But
if
the
Lions
skin
were
once
pluckt
off
from
those
wilful
blind
asses
,
they
would
soone
appeare
in
theyr
lykenes
,
as
hypocrites
,
wolues
and
foxes
.
The
sweete
and
pleasant
crie
of
Gods
chosen
Houndes
in
pursuing
of
Antichrist
.
IT
were
too
long
to
recite
but
euen
the
most
principall
of
those
godly
instruments
indued
with
learning
,
knowledge
and
iudgement
,
to
discerne
light
from
darkenesse
,
truth
from
falshoode
,
and
religion
from
superstition
:
In
the
yeare
of
grace
1160.
Amongst
many
others
,
I
can
not
passe
ouer
that
valiant
Bohemian
hunter
Zisca
,
who
after
he
had
beene
victor
in
defence
of
the
Gospel
,
agaynst
that
monstrous
dragon
in
eleuen
bloudie
battels
,
whose
very
name
in
the
field
was
a
terrour
sufficient
to
quaile
the
enemie
:
at
last
falling
sicke
and
readie
to
yéelde
his
debt
due
vnto
nature
,
did
valiantly
comfort
and
cheare
vp
his
sorrowfull
countrimen
in
this
maner
.
When
I
am
dead
(
quoth
hee
)
take
my
skinne
,
and
make
thereof
a
drum
to
vse
in
your
warres
:
for
as
my
name
was
a
terror
to
those
Romish
woolues
in
time
of
my
life
,
so
will
the
very
ratling
of
my
skinne
,
enforce
them
for
feare
to
runne
away
when
I
am
dead
.
The
authour
of
the
Plowmans
complaint
,
was
(
no
doubt
)
a
most
cunning
and
diligent
hunter
,
who
in
great
vehemencie
of
spirite
painted
Antichrist
in
his
colours
,
That
trustie
trailer
Saint
Barnard
in
his
booke
of
Considerations
,
Petrarca
Archdeacon
of
Parma
,
a
good
smelling
dogge
,
saide
in
his
time
,
Robert
Grosted
Bishop
of
Lincolne
,
Eius
auaritiae
,
totus
non
sufficit
orbis
,
Eius
luxuriae
meretrix
non
sufficit
omnis
.
Iohn
Wicklif
an
eger
bloudhound
,
tied
vp
in
the
Uniuersitie
of
Oxeford
:
When
the
Popes
owne
darling
Thomas
Becket
had
béene
at
Rome
,
Pope
Adrian
himselfe
,
Saint
Briget
,
whome
the
Church
of
Rome
hath
not
onely
canonized
for
a
Saint
,
In
the
yeare
of
grace
1354.
rose
vp
two
learned
Fryers
,
preaching
openly
to
the
Popes
face
:
that
they
were
by
a
Reuelation
from
God
commanded
,
The
ruine
of
that
proude
Sea
,
was
long
ago
prophecied
by
a
parable
of
a
certaine
bird
,
who
being
deckt
and
adorned
with
the
fethers
of
all
other
birds
in
the
fielde
,
became
so
hautie
,
proude
and
disdainefull
,
that
shée
fell
to
pounce
and
beate
the
rest
of
her
fellowes
:
whereupon
assembling
together
,
they
agreed
with
one
consent
,
that
euerie
one
shoulde
take
againe
his
owne
feathers
and
so
leaue
her
naked
.
Theodorius
Bishop
of
Croatia
,
Papa
citò
moritur
,
Caesar
regnabit
vbique
,
Et
subitò
vani
cessabunt
gaudia
cleri
.
Pope
Leo
the
tenth
,
creating
in
one
day
thirtie
and
one
Cardinalles
:
The
Hebrew
doctors
or
Rabbins
affirme
,
that
in
the
same
night
that
Israel
came
out
of
Egypt
,
all
the
Idolatrous
temples
of
that
countrie
,
by
earthquakes
and
lightnings
were
destroyed
.
When
Lot
was
departed
out
of
Sodome
,
by
fire
and
brimstone
,
it
was
vtterly
consumed
:
And
so
shall
Antichristes
Idoles
of
errour
.
Go
out
of
Babylon
,
oh
my
people
,
sayth
the
voyce
of
the
Lord
,
that
you
be
not
partakers
of
her
plagues
:
All
that
will
liue
godly
(
sayeth
Mantuan
)
bee
packing
from
Rome
,
About
the
time
of
Saint
Briget
,
one
Iohn
Hilton
an
English
man
did
prophesie
,
that
in
the
yere
1516
,
one
should
come
and
vtterly
subuert
all
Monkerie
.
In
like
maner
,
These
with
many
other
faithfull
witnesses
,
haue
boldly
both
preached
and
written
against
that
sinke
of
sinne
,
the
sea
of
Antichrist
,
painting
out
those
Romish
wolues
in
their
colours
:
yet
could
they
neuer
preuaile
till
the
comming
of
Luther
,
who
as
the
rest
had
touched
only
their
filthie
liuing
,
he
goeth
on
further
and
reprooueth
their
supersticious
doctrine
,
not
séeking
the
man
,
but
shaking
the
seate
.
It
chanced
that
Leo
the
tenth
,
Shortly
after
began
to
rowse
our
noble
and
valiant
Lion
of
England
,
Of
seditious
Schismatikes
,
sprung
vp
in
our
time
.
NOwe
Satan
the
moulder
of
malice
&
mischiefe
,
séeking
still
with
tooth
and
nail
what
possible
he
can
,
to
hinder
the
word
of
God
,
and
saluation
of
man
:
perceyuing
how
his
Romish
instruments
,
so
manifestly
reuealed
to
the
whole
world
:
wil
no
longer
serue
his
purpose
:
hath
lately
found
out
a
newe
kind
of
péeuish
impes
,
who
vnder
an
outward
shewe
of
vehement
rowsers
against
Antichrist
,
doe
rather
in
diuers
points
ioyne
with
him
.
For
if
they
be
narrowly
noted
,
and
with
indifferent
eie
looked
into
:
while
they
would
séeme
most
sincere
and
simple
,
will
be
found
in
truth
most
craftie
and
subtil
.
And
vnder
a
colour
of
pursuing
the
chase
with
open
mouth
:
to
run
with
the
hounds
,
and
hold
with
the
hare
.
And
here
wée
haue
to
note
,
that
though
in
some
places
of
the
holy
Scripture
,
the
name
of
dogge
be
taken
in
the
better
part
:
as
those
gentle
gaming
hounds
,
whose
nature
and
propertie
is
to
hunt
and
chase
the
wilde
and
rauenous
beasts
onely
:
yet
most
commonly
it
is
taken
rather
for
the
currish
kind
,
whose
qualities
are
to
bite
and
pinch
,
not
the
noysome
woolfe
,
but
harmelesse
sheepe
,
and
in
stead
of
false
théeues
to
barke
and
snatch
at
true
men
.
According
to
Saint
Augustin
,
Some
are
like
the
dogge
called
Agaseus
,
the
gass-hound
,
whose
propertie
is
to
hunt
onely
by
the
eye
:
so
these
,
in
spying
out
other
mens
infirmities
,
are
as
quicke
and
sharpe
sighted
as
Linx
,
Some
are
like
the
dogge
called
Lunarius
,
the
Mooner
,
whose
nature
is
continually
to
barke
at
the
Moone-shine
in
the
water
:
so
these
are
neuer
quiet
,
but
alwayes
barking
,
that
neither
prince
,
prelate
,
nor
people
,
can
either
rest
for
them
,
or
know
when
danger
is
by
them
:
&
therefore
better
no
dogs
then
such
balling
curs
.
Some
are
like
the
blind
dog
,
who
though
he
can
sée
nothing
himselfe
,
yet
in
hearing
others
barke
,
must
néedes
of
custome
brawle
for
companie
.
Or
like
those
péeuish
waspes
,
which
if
one
begin
to
sting
,
a
number
wil
sting
for
fellowship
.
Against
these
the
prophet
Dauid
complaineth
.
Many
dogges
haue
compassed
me
,
they
came
about
me
like
Bées
,
and
were
extinct
euen
as
the
fire
amongst
the
thornes
:
Some
are
like
the
dog
called
a
snatcher
,
whose
propertie
is
in
learing
of
one
side
with
a
disdainefull
eye
,
to
bite
or
pinch
priuily
.
Some
are
like
those
grenning
dogs
,
which
the
Prophet
Dauid
speaketh
of
,
Some
are
like
the
little
fisting
hound
,
called
folly
,
the
whelpe
of
fansie
:
whose
studies
are
chiefly
applied
in
séeking
for
nouelties
,
to
féede
the
tickling
eares
of
fine
minsing
Mistresses
,
and
wanton
coy-dames
:
who
according
to
the
Apostles
doctrine
,
Some
are
like
those
flattering
curres
,
Some
are
like
the
dog
called
Canis
furax
,
These
are
neither
dumbe
,
nor
idle
dogs
,
but
diligent
searchers
,
bitter
barkers
,
and
painfull
labourers
.
But
what
seeke
they
?
Under
an
hypocriticall
shewe
of
holinesse
,
to
stirre
vp
priuie
inutinies
,
secret
grudgings
,
and
ciuill
discordes
euen
in
the
very
bosome
and
bowels
of
our
mother
,
To
what
purpose
is
their
barking
?
to
abuse
with
odious
railing
standers
,
the
most
graue
,
godly
and
learned
fathers
of
our
Church
,
by
whom
the
Gospell
of
Christ
,
for
the
space
of
thirtie
yeres
together
,
hath
bene
so
plentifully
planted
and
taught
,
and
taken
such
déepe
rooting
in
the
hearts
and
consciences
of
many
thousands
in
England
(
to
Gods
honour
be
it
spoken
)
as
neither
Antichrist
,
nor
his
cursed
members
,
can
once
seduce
or
remooue
them
.
They
labour
painfully
,
but
to
what
ende
?
To
confound
that
calling
which
in
all
ages
hath
stood
next
to
the
scepter
:
First
the
Prince
,
then
the
Priest
:
Moses
and
Aaron
in
the
common
wealth
of
Israel
:
And
the
King
and
the
Prophet
in
the
kingdome
of
Iuda
.
And
to
controll
a
state
,
which
for
prudent
pollicie
,
christian
order
,
and
quiet
gouernement
,
by
our
most
gracious
souereigne
,
and
her
graue
,
wise
and
learned
Councell
,
in
whom
it
is
dayly
fauoured
and
blessed
of
God
,
all
the
kingdomes
of
Europe
cannot
match
:
only
themselues
the
blot
&
blemish
of
our
church
:
who
because
they
are
not
made
equall
to
our
Bishops
are
male-content
,
&
therfore
gape
for
the
spoile
,
crying
with
the
péeuish
woman
,
When
all
Egypt
was
plagued
for
Pharaos
offence
,
Moses
and
Aaron
went
not
muttering
to
the
people
,
The
fruites
of
whose
doctrine
,
we
finde
by
experience
,
to
bée
these
:
presumption
,
and
disobedience
.
Euery
hammering
tinker
dare
nowe
take
vpon
him
,
to
controll
Stratonichus
musicke
.
Euery
simple
Cobler
:
dare
nowe
presume
to
correct
Apelles
picture
.
Euery
hairebraind
foole
,
that
haue
scarce
tasted
of
the
schoole
of
humanitie
:
dare
nowe
compare
in
iudgement
with
the
best
Doctours
of
Diuinitie
.
And
euerie
inferiour
Subiect
,
dare
nowe
take
vpon
him
to
controll
the
whole
state
,
and
prescribe
lawes
both
to
Prince
and
Prelate
.
Surely
this
kinde
of
learning
is
too
déepe
for
my
vnderstanding
.
If
it
stretch
beyonde
the
boundes
of
Christian
duetie
and
obedience
to
gouernours
and
teachers
,
it
passeth
my
capacitie
,
I
cannot
comprehende
it
.
But
this
I
haue
read
,
that
Nearchus
for
iangling
the
strings
of
Orpheus
Harpe
,
was
torne
in
sunder
of
dogges
:
Marsias
,
for
proudly
comparing
his
skill
with
Apellos
cunning
had
his
skinne
plucked
ouer
his
eares
.
Oza
for
presuming
to
meddle
with
the
Leuites
office
,
was
stricken
to
death
.
And
those
rebellious
Leuites
,
who
with
Corah
and
his
fellowes
,
resisted
agaynst
Aaron
the
high
Priest
,
were
swallowed
vp
in
the
bowels
of
the
earth
.
And
sure
in
my
iudgement
,
such
fatte
pampered
Weathers
or
Rammes
of
the
flocke
as
will
not
bée
ruled
,
but
resist
and
push
agaynst
their
shéepeheard
,
breake
the
hedge
of
their
boundes
,
and
runne
where
they
list
,
woulde
either
bée
tied
shorter
,
or
committed
to
the
butcher
,
for
spoyling
their
fellowes
.
That
presumptuous
Asse
,
which
dares
turne
his
héeles
and
kicke
agaynst
the
noble
Lion
:
is
worthie
of
punishment
.
And
that
disobedient
subiect
that
dare
obstinately
resist
her
Maiestyes
lawes
established
(
agaynst
her
crowne
and
dignitie
)
what
followeth
?
Those
shéepe
that
will
not
come
into
the
folde
by
whistling
,
the
shéepeheard
must
baite
in
with
his
dogge
,
By
the
lawes
of
Locris
,
a
Citie
in
Gréece
,
if
any
priuate
person
shall
take
vpon
him
to
resist
,
gaine-say
or
stand
agaynst
anye
part
or
percell
of
that
,
which
eyther
in
the
Church
or
common
Wealth
is
by
order
established
:
the
partie
in
the
presence
of
the
Magistrates
and
gouernours
,
must
stand
foorth
with
a
Haltar
about
his
necke
,
and
there
eyther
prooue
and
defend
his
assertion
against
the
best
learned
in
the
Citie
,
or
else
for
his
sawcinesse
be
hanged
vppe
before
he
passe
.
And
if
we
had
that
lawe
in
England
,
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
our
newe
fantasticall
reformers
woulde
soone
be
put
to
silence
.
But
me
thinks
I
doe
heare
,
some
inferiour
Magistrates
and
officers
,
put
in
trust
to
sée
the
Princes
lawes
obserued
,
discipline
duely
executed
,
&
conteptuous
persons
punished
,
to
whisper
in
mine
eare
and
say
:
they
are
so
backt
and
borne
withall
of
some
:
and
their
cause
so
greatly
fauoured
,
a
we
dare
not
meddle
with
them
.
Truely
sirs
in
mine
opinion
you
are
farre
deceyued
.
Though
perhaps
by
reason
of
their
hypocrisie
and
smooth
glosing
tongues
,
rowling
in
the
eighth
liberall
science
:
some
euen
of
the
best
natures
and
most
godly
and
zealous
gospellers
,
may
bee
greatly
abused
by
such
:
but
to
backe
and
maintaine
them
against
law
and
order
,
I
thinke
in
my
conscience
they
will
not
.
But
haue
you
taken
so
great
a
charge
vpon
you
,
and
dare
nowe
deceyue
both
Prince
and
people
that
put
you
in
trust
?
Doe
you
preferre
your
owne
securitie
before
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
or
safetie
of
the
common
wealth
?
This
ought
not
to
be
my
good
bretheren
and
countrimen
of
England
:
and
therefore
now
at
the
last
for
our
better
agréement
,
let
vs
rather
giue
eareto
the
Apostle
:
who
in
most
louing
and
charitable
manner
exhorteth
vs
to
cease
all
bitter
contention
,
The
authoritie
of
Princes
,
and
duetie
of
Christian
subiectes
.
THe
ciuil
magistrate
is
a
minister
armed
with
lawes
and
sworde
:
It
is
therefore
the
duetie
of
euery
good
Christian
subiect
,
obediently
to
submit
him selfe
vnto
all
publike
gouernment
and
ordinance
of
man
for
the
Lords
sake
,
whether
it
be
to
the
king
,
And
in
another
place
:
quod
neque
contra
fidem
,
neque
contra
mores
iniungitur
,
Notwithstanding
,
if
the
magistrate
shall
command
any
thing
against
the
substance
of
religion
,
concerning
matters
of
faith
,
doctrine
,
remission
of
sinnes
and
eternall
saluation
:
we
ought
then
with
Peter
and
Iohn
,
Cas●r
:
but
our
soules
and
consciences
partaine
to
God
only
.
But
for
asmuch
as
our
gracious
Soueraigne
,
is
a
most
vertuous
,
godly
&
christian
Princesse
:
a
most
faithful
professor
and
louing
imbracer
of
the
Gospel
of
Christ
,
without
halting
in
any
one
point
of
religion
,
being
so
prouident
to
preserue
it
,
so
careful
to
defend
it
and
so
desirous
to
haue
all
her
louing
subiects
learne
and
vse
it
:
as
to
resist
her
Maiesties
procéedings
,
is
to
resist
against
God
himselfe
.
Of
the
office
,
titles
and
dignities
of
Bishops
and
Archbishops
TOuching
the
honourable
titles
and
dignities
of
our
Bishops
:
I
wonder
why
they
should
séeme
offensiue
to
any
:
séeing
I
partly
knowe
by
that
which
I
haue
read
,
and
great
Clearkes
haue
taught
,
that
the
best
and
most
principall
pillers
of
the
Church
,
since
the
time
of
Christ
vntill
this
day
:
We
must
weigh
and
consider
the
order
of
the
Lordes
procéedings
in
his
Church
from
time
to
time
:
and
make
a
difference
betwéene
the
infancie
and
strength
of
the
same
.
As
first
vnto
the
children
of
Israel
,
Moyses
was
sent
onely
with
a
rodde
in
his
hand
,
And
as
for
Archbishop
,
Patriarke
or
Metropolitan
,
being
titles
of
equall
degrée
,
they
are
verie
auncient
,
euen
since
the
time
of
the
Primatiue
Church
,
as
before
is
mentioned
.
But
say
some
,
they
were
not
called
Lorde
Bishops
:
sure
I
thinke
so
,
because
the
people
of
those
countries
could
speake
no
English
:
but
rather
in
the
Lattin
tongue
,
Domini
,
which
signifieth
Sir
or
Lord
.
The
Elders
that
rule
well
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
are
worthie
of
double
honour
:
But
the
chiefe
thing
which
these
doe
shoote
at
,
is
their
large
Reuenues
.
They
keepe
(
say
they
)
too
great
a
state
.
Here
we
are
to
consider
,
in
godly
policie
,
which
is
the
handmaid
of
religion
,
that
the
nature
of
vs
Englishmen
,
is
not
to
estéeme
either
of
ciuil
or
ecclesiasticall
gouernours
,
according
to
their
vertue
and
graces
as
they
deserue
,
but
rather
in
respect
of
their
outward
countenance
,
pompe
,
&
wealth
.
Which
as
it
séemeth
by
Ecclesiasticus
,
was
a
great
fault
in
his
time
:
for
saith
he
,
though
a
poore
man
speake
wisely
,
yet
can
it
take
no
place
:
but
when
a
rich
man
speaketh
,
euery
man
holdeth
his
tongue
:
Finally
,
suppose
that
such
a
pettie-Doctor
as
our
new
Reformers
would
allow
of
:
were
now
in
his
Consistory
with
his
company
of
Elders
about
him
:
of
which
(
you
must
imagin
)
there
is
good
choice
to
be
had
in
euery
parish
in
Enland
:
and
being
without
that
state
and
countenance
,
which
our
common
wealth
affordeth
our
Bishops
,
should
there
procéede
with
his
discipline
against
some
mightie
man
in
authoritie
within
the
compasse
of
his
iurisdiction
:
hee
should
well
sée
and
féele
his
Consistory
and
discipline
to
be
litle
regarded
.
It
would
soone
be
said
vnto
him
:
What
,
Doctor
hedgecréepe
:
dare
you
take
vpon
you
to
controll
me
?
and
much
worse
I
warrant
you
:
so
as
he
might
with
the
Bedels
of
London
,
command
beggers
to
the
stockes
:
but
hee
must
not
bind
Beares
,
nor
once
touch
the
high
Cedars
of
Libanus
.
And
by
the
way
:
my
masters
of
the
Cleargie
,
which
are
so
vehemently
set
on
fire
to
séeke
alteration
:
whatsoeuer
you
thinke
of
mee
,
I
wish
you
wise
,
without
experience
of
your
own
folly
.
It
is
an
olde
prouerbe
,
A
man
warned
,
is
halfe
armed
.
The
storie
of
Aereus
,
who
vnder
a
pretence
to
frame
a
pure
vnspotted
Church
,
did
seperate
himselfe
(
as
you
nowe
do
)
drawing
a
sort
of
vnstable
people
after
him
,
from
Churches
to
Chambers
,
and
from
townes
to
woods
(
till
in
the
end
by
the
iudgement
of
Epiphanius
,
they
were
brought
to
be
as
holy
a
Congregation
as
that
procession
where
the
deuill
beareth
the
Crosse
)
perswadeth
mee
,
These
things
considered
(
my
brethren
)
and
forasmuch
as
we
are
all
members
of
one
body
,
redéemed
with
one
blood
,
and
partakers
of
one
common
faith
,