IN PRIMIS , I bequeath to a Preacher , and Minister of the word of God , to preache .xii. Sermons in the parish Church of S. Giles withoute Cryplegate in London , sixe poundes in lawfull Money of Englande . In whiche Sermons I requier , the Lordes praier , the Créede or Articles of the Faith , and the x . Commaundements of almighty God to be entreated of : And the first Sermon to begin the first Sonday in April , next comming , and so euery first Sonday in euerie moneth for the yere folowing .

Also I will that the Preacher . xiiv . daies before his first Sermon , shal séeke out of the poore being godly , or that wil promise hereafter to obey Almightie God , twenty men of the age of . xviv . yeres & vpward , and .xx. women of the age of .xiiii. yeres and vpwarde . And .x. children of the age of vi . yeres & vpward All the which persons shal be able to say the Lordes Prayer , their beleif , & the .x. commaundements of Almightie God in their mother tounge . And if any of the sayd persons cannot say them , they shall promise to learne them within one Moneth , and also to their power to obey and kéepe them . And the same persons shall also promise to be at the Church , at eight of the clocke in the morning , at the beginninge of euery one of the .xii. Sermons , and at the ende of euery Sermon they shal haue . ii. d . a peece geuen vnto them by the Preacher , that is v. l'j . And so many of them , and so often as the Preacher shall thinke good , they shall prepare themselues to Communicate and receaue the holy Supper of the Lorde Iesus . And at the same time and times , the money and other thinges is geuen them , they shall haue this read vnto them , to th'entent they may know to directe themselues in that forme that they loose not the benefite of that which is after to be geuen . And at the second Sermon , the Preacher shall enquier of those whiche can say the Commaundements of Almightie God , whether they haue in their conuersation laboured to keepe them . And if any be founde wilfully to breake the same , the same person or persons shal be put out and others taken in their place , and this to be done at euery one of the .xii. Sermons . And at the sixt Sermon , euery one whiche can say the Lordes Prayer , their Beleife & Commaundements of Almightie God , and is not founde wilfully to to breake the same , of the which I desier diligent inquirie to be made of their neighboures , shall being men , haue Shertes of two shillinges a peece . And the women Smockes of two shillinges a peece . Sum . v. l'j .

Prouided that if any cannot say them or wilfuly breake them , the Sherts & and Smockes shal be reserued in the Preachers hands vntil the twelfth and last Sermon be finished .

Alwaies prouided , and to be vnderstand , that it is not possible for an idle person to kéepe them . For Idlenesse beyng one of the sinnes of Sodom , wherefore those which can & may laboure and wil not , I do wil vtterly to be exempted from this benefite . And at the last and twelfth Sermon , so many of those appointed persons , aforesayde , as can saie the Lordes Prayer , the Beleefe and .x. Commaundements of Almightie God , & hath not ben found wilfully to breake the same , shall haue .vi. shillings & eight pence a peece in money . And if at the twelfth and last Sermon , any of the sayd appoynted persons be founde vnmeete & vnworthy to receiue the same : to weete , that cannot say the Lordes Prayer , the Beleefe , and Commaundements of almightie God , or wilfully hath broken the same . Then the same money , Shertes and smockes , I will to come to those persons of the fifty , which haue best obserued the conditions afore remembred . Sum of this Legacy is .vj. poundes , v. poundes , & .v. poundes and .xvi. poundes , thirteen shillings and foure pence . Sum in all is , thirty two poundes thirteene shillinges and . iiii. d .

And such a Church of so many Soules , thus to be built , I affirme to be better accepted of Almightie God , & better for the Common wealth , and more agreable to those Churches , buylt by Sainte Paule , at Rome , at Corinth &c. Then costly buyldings be they neuer so sumptuously done amongst the Papistes and Iewes , which prefer the Stony Temple of God before the liuing Temple of god which be the bodies of men . And the same being vndecked both within & without , yet cease not with great cost and charge with the Iewes , dayly to buylde theyr stony Temples with Stone , Tymber , Belles , Vestments , Musicke , with a huge nomber of Torches and Candels , burnt in the day light , when the burning and light is neither profitable to God nor man . Also settinge vp deade Images , & puttinge on them Gownes and coates , which neither do féele colde nor heate : Also furnishing them with many costly Iewels : And the Temples of God , and liuing Images of God , which are the bodies of men vnfurnished of thinges to serue necessitie .

These be the signes and Images which D. Osorius of Portingale , in his booke entituled the Pearle for a Prince , the leafe .43 . doth affirme nothinge to be more better to quicken our memorie , to thinke one God , and to remember his benefites . But the holy Ghost in the fourth Chapter of Deuteronomie , affirmith , them to mar and corrupt vs. And the actions of the Papistes in preferring the dead and counterfait Images to Candels and Coates , and to the higher place : And the true and liuing Images of God which are the bodies of men being vnfurnished of things necessary & apopinted to the lower place , proueth the holy Ghost to speake trewly , And Osorius of portingale with all his learning and eloquence , to affirme an vntrueth . Also their Stony Temple is furnished with a nomber of Idle persons , which do pray after the maner of the heathen , which thinke to be hard for their many words & much babeling , the which thing Christ our Sauioure forbiddeth in the .vj. Chapiter of the Gospell of S. Mathew that Christians should belike vnto them , for that our heauenly Father knoweth what things we haue néede of before we aske of him .

Which persons also prefer Sodometrye and Whordome before honorable Mariage . For honorable Mariage is vtterly expelled out of their Cloysters .

The holy Ghoste by S. Paule saithe , It is better to marry then to burne : But the actions of the Papistes do shewe them to be of an other minde , for their actions affirme it to be better to burne then to be maried . And the actions of the Priests , Friers , Monkes , & Nunnes , &c. Do affirme not onely burning in lust , but also fornication better thē mariage , for none may remaine in their cloysters that be maried : But they may remaine still in their cloisters that haue committed fornication , and thinke their vow not broken , hauing had the popes absolution , with Si non castè tamen cautè . Thus you do sée , though Osorius hath holynesse in his wordes , yet in this you may sée filthines and Hipocrisie in the Papistes actions , But be not deceaued with their wordes but loke to their actions . Osorius saieth in his accusations .41 . leafe . For we will rushe into those houses in which holie virgins being enclosed day and night , do singe Himmes to the glorie of God and praye to Christe for the good estate of Kinges and Princes and for sauegard of the whole Communaltie . &c. The Proverbe is : Faire woorkes make fooles faine or glad . But be not deceaued with wordes , but consider and marke their actions , and you shall see the King Henrie of Fraunce , vpon whom the mightye God shewed a wonderfull Iudgement , after he had threatned that his eies should se all the professoures of Christes Gospell , of his nobilitye , burned , whiche denyed Antichriste the Pope : but before he coulde se it , his owne eies in Iusting when he thought himselfe moste safe were firste thruste out . And the same King Henry of Fraunce bearing asmuch good wil to Abbeys & Cloysters as Osorius of Portingale : yet he found some so filthie and vnsufferable , that for rauishing of women and after murthering of them , the Cloyster with the Freeres were bothe burned together . And if the eies of men were as cleare to beholde all thinges , as the eyes of the mighty god , many such Cloysters , Nunneries and Sels , might be founde amonge the Papistes of like goodnes . wherfore be not deceaued with Osorius wordes , but looke to their Actions .

S. Paule speaking by the holy Ghosie , forbad none , yonge nor olde , to liue in single and chaste life , but praised & commended the same to all estates and all ages , one and other , without exception : But he expresly commaundeth that the Churche should receaue no widowe vnder three score yeares : But Osorius with the Papistes would be wiser then the holy ghoste speaking in S. Paule : but theire actions on the contrarye shall proue them fooles . Againe how muche those Cloisters & Sels are to be feared to liue one with another as the Sodomites , the easinesse and idlenes of their life , with the fatte feedinge of many of them , hauing monstrous fatte bodies , yeldeth reason to make the matter susspitious . But the confession of M. D. Harding in his Booke against the Bishoppe of Sarisbury , entituled A Confutacion &c of the booke made by Ihon Casa . for the whiche he was kepte backe from being Cardinall , as M. Harding affirmemeth , in which booke the said Iohn Casa . with eloquent wordes , and with a Rhetoricall stile commendeth the life of Sodomites : Also Andrias Alciatus and Paulus Iouius , with other writers in a maner maketh the matter verie apparant , what those those Cardinales , Bishops , Abbots , Freers , Monkes , and the rest be , and how hollie they liue : Wherefore take heede for all is not Gold that Osorius of Portingale with is Rhetoricall stile , maketh to glister as appeareth by that afore noted .

Agayne the same persons prefer also the precepts and Commaundements of men before the precepts & Commaundementes of Almighty God . Euen as the Iewes did , which toke them selues to be the Churche of God and were so taken in the time of Esay the Prophet . For in his .29 . Chapiter , after he had threatned that their Aulter should be brought into distresse in the .13 . and .14 . verse he hath these words Therfore the Lord said because this people come nere vnto me with their mouth , and honour me with their lippes , but haue remoued their hartes far from me , & their feare toward me was taught by the precept of men : Therfore behold I will do a meruaylous worke in this people , euen a meruaylous worke and a wonder , for the wisedome of their wise men shall perish : and the vnderstandinge of their prudent men shal be hid .

The same churche of God , so taken amongst the Iewes in the time of christe our Sauiour , fell away also by the same meanes , as appeareth in the .15 . chapter of S. Mathews Gospell . Euen as the Papistes also this day be fallen away , in vayne seruinge God , and teachinge for Doctrines , mens precepts . And as the Scribes and Pharisies demaunded of Christe our sauiour , Why doo thy Disciples transgresse the traditions of the elders ? Euen in like maner doo the Papists with Osorius demaunde of the Protestants , Why do ye trangresse the traditions of the elders ? And euen as Christ our sauiour answered the Scribes and Pharasies , with this question , Why doo ye breake the commaundements of God for your traditions ? Euen in like maner doo the Protestants answere the Papistes , with Osorius with the very same question , Why doo ye breake the commaundements of God for your owne traditions , erecting Cloysters , Nunries Friers , & Mounkes , with suche a huge monstrous nomber of traditions , Ceremonies and other mens inuentions , & obseruations , that if they should be declared , a greate volume were not able to conteine them . And the most mischief of all , to breake one of those , you make greater conscience then to breake the commaundements of almightie God . And these be the churches , Nunries , & Cloysters , & Cels , for the whiche Osorius of Portingale , hath published many fair names , Elegantly and Rhetorically , as one whiche by the arte of wordes , can make a Flie , séeme to be greater then an Elephante , and copper to be better then Golde or God . And after he hath made greate boast of them , he requireth with all to know what is set vp in place of them : The stonie Temple with the traditions of the highe Preists ▪ Scribes and Pharasies , put downe by Christ Iesus our sauiour at Ierusalen . As if he might say now with the Scribes and Pharisies , Christe Iesus hath broken downe the goodly stone Temple at Ierusalem , and put away the traditions of the churche of God : what hath he set vp now in the place thereof . For it is not reason sayeth Osorius that he should bewayle that is taken away , before he se what is set vp in the place of that is pulled downe : Reade the Gospel of Christe Iesus ( Osorius ) and with the same examine that doctrine they preache , and se how the same agreeth with the doctrine of christe Iesus , and you may see , if you call for grace , what is set vp in place of that is plucked downe . But Osorius answereth , if their doctrine be accordinge to the worde of God : yet their liues are not reformed to the word of God . But amongst the Papists where be Freers , Monkes , Images , Nonnes , the Masse , the Stewes , and those mad Bishops as Iohn Casa . and other mad Cardinals which practise the worke of Sodome , there the Priestes and people be better reformed to the obedience of the worde of God . Very notablie said Osorius . Let this be examind and being found true , it is to be agreed , that you haue praised that , that was praise worthy , and dispraysed that , that was disprayse worthy . But proceede you forwarde , shrinke not backe when you com to tryal , & let the liues of the Protestants be examined and compared with the liues of the Papistes , & also with the Athiests This bargaine thus agreed , marke wel the sequel : Oye Idolatrous Athiests , take parte with the Idolatrous Papists that like as thei put confidence in clothing and lighting Images , Blockes , and stockes &c. so you mai put confidence in your wits strength , freendes , riches , landes , &c. But O ye true Christians , worship that invysible power by Iesus Christe according to his word , whose inuisible power is seene by the creation of the world being considered in his workes . Rom. 1. ca. In the word of God it is commaunded , that no filthy communication proceede out of our mouthes , in this , make comparison , and ye shall finde the Protestants speake with new tonges , to weete , that which tendeth to Ciuilitie , humanitie and Christianitie , and the Papests with the Athiests keepe their olde Bawdie tongues still , and they take the same ceassing from bawdie talking , a marke to know heritikes which wil not receiue the Popes ceremonies . Againe , the word of God comaundeth , Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine &c. Make comparison and se who taketh the name of that mightie God with most feare and reuerence , and ye shall finde that amongst the Papistes and Athiests , he that wil not sweare and blaspheme the Glorious name of the mightie God , they take it a sure marke to know those heretiques whiche will not receaue the Popes ceremonies .

Agayne , the worde of God saith : There shal be no whoare of the daughters of Israell , The folishnesse and filthines of Papists who prefer befor the holi scriptures the minde of the holy ghost their counsell as as this Concill Toletan where was thus de creed . One hauing no wife and that hath a Concubine may not be put from the Communion so that he be contented with one woman be she wife or harlot . nor whoare keper of the sonnes of Israell , And in the new Testamente it is written , that no fornicatoure shall enter into the Kingdom of God ,

In this make comparison , and ye shal fynde the Stewes plucked downe amongst the Protestantes , and fornicators punished : and contrary amonge the papists & Athiests the stewes set vp and the fornicators so farre exempted from punishment , that D. Hardyng is so vnshamefaste in his booke againste Bishop Iewell , to call it a necessarie euill . And in Queene Maries time , a Freere at Paules Crosse named Peto , was not ashamed to make a pece of his sermon , to set vp fornicatours the stewes againe , yea to speake against the Stewes is a plaine marke to knowe the Heritikes ( saye the Papistes ) whiche will not receaue the Popes ceremonies . Agayne , The word of God commaundeth , when you will be merie , Sing psalmes , in this make comparison , and you shall finde the protestantes singe Psalmes , & the Papistes with the Athiests singe baudy songes with such like abhominacion , & if one be taken amongest them syngyng of psalmes , he is taken for an heretyke , and emprysoned . And so this also , they take to be a marke to knowe Heretykes , which wil not receaue the Popes Ceremonies . Againe where Christe our Sauioure commaundeth in these wordes , When thou makest a feast , call the poore , the maimed , lame , blinde &c. Consider whether amongst the papistes , &c. or protestantes , this is best obserued : The athiests ioygne them selues commonly with the papistes , agaynst the Christians . But althoughe amongest the protestantes , this be best obserued , yet the papystes with the Athiests take it , but a marke to know Heretikes whiche will not receaue the Popes Ceremonies . Againe , where the woorde of God asketh , Howe the loue of god dwelleth amonge them that shutte vp their compassion from the poore . And in another place , He that shutteth vs his eares at the crye of the poore , shall crie himselfe and not be hearde .

Now , compare the common wealth of the Protestantes , and the common wealth of the Papistes together , and se where is best orders appointed for the poore . But this also ( say the Papistes ) is but a marke to know Heretikes whiche will not receiue the Popes ceremonies . Agayne , the worde of God in the .20 . cha . of Esay the prophet , Threatneth Plagues vpon them that come neare vnto God with their mouthes , and honour him with their lippes , when their hartes are farre from God : Now compare the Protestantes with their Churches , and the Papistes with their Nunneries and Cloysters together . The Protestants pray in theyr mother tongue , or in such a tongue as they vnderstande , but the most parte of the Papistes , pray in such a tongue as they vnderstand not : Consider therefore vpon which of these two the plague is most like to fall , whether vpon the Protestantes or Papistes .

Yea further consider vpon whom the plague is fallen . For the Papists affirm that sayinge ouer the Lordes praier in Latin fiue times ouer , although the vnlearned vnderstand not a worde thereof , yet he pleaseth God . But the professours of the glorious Gospell of Christe Iesus , affirme that saying ouer the same Lordes prayer once , or els many times ouer without vnderstanding profiteth not . yea to say it once either els many times ouer without obedience profiteth not . The huge nomber of Papists say , Et demitte nobis debita nostra sicut & nos &c. But because they vnderstand it not , they therfore cannot obey it : and therfore desier the Plagues of God to fal vpon their sinnes which is come to passe , for you shall se amongst the Papists , the which is against nature . The father present the sonne to death , Beholde how the Papists Images do teach and instruct them . and the sonne the father , as one Stowe presented his owne Father in the time of Quéene Mary to be burned . Also the mother put the sonne to death , as Herene the Empresse who with the Images , called lay mens bookes was enstructed to put downe her owne sonne Constantine the sixt being Emperour and thrust out his eyes of the which he died : For that he cast downe men made of wood , which she estemed more then her owne sonne , yea her owne flesh and bloud , and the liuing Image of God . She toke vp also the bones of her husband Constantine the fift , and burned them . And at the same time she thrust out her sonnes eyes , as Etropias writeth . The Sunne did not geue light in .17 . dayes , so that Mariners with their shippes loste theyr wayes in the Seas . The want of which light , the people affirmed to come , because the'mperours eyes were put out . Also the brother staying the brother , as Alphonsus Diazius a Spaniard , whiche cam from Rome into Germanie to slea his owne brother , & there slue him , not for that he disobeyed the worde of God , but for that he denied & disobeyed mens Traditions , the Popes ceremonies .

And thus the papystes obtayne their prayer euen as the children of Israel lusted in the wyldernesse obtayned theyr prayer , bothe water out of the Rocke , Manna from Heauen , and Flesh and fethered fowles as the sande of the sea .

But the meate was yet in their mouthes when the wrath of God came vpon thē . The Deuels obtayned their prayers to go into the Heard of Swine . The deuel obtayned his praier to trie Iob . And thus the prayer of Papistes speakynge the worde of God , the same worde doth not returne voyde , for their praier is tourned into sinne . But this ( say the papistes ) is but the sayinge of Heretikes , which will not receaue the Popes ceremonies and Traditions . Here agayne in the same chapter & in the same place , Esay the prophet threateneth that because the Churche of God amongst the Iewes , taught the feare of God with the precepts of men , Almightie God would take away the wisdome of their wyse men , & the vnderstanding of their prudent men should be hid . Consider what a numbre of ceremonies the churche of Rome hath put forth to teache the feare of God , whiche Osorius mainteineth in the booke called A Pearle for a Prince . and se notwithstandinge , the learning & eloquence of Osorius and the Papistes , whether this plague is not threatned to be fulfilled on the Papistes , as it was threatned to be fulfilled on the Iewes . And se , and consider againe , whether the same was not fulfilled vpon the churche of God at Ierusalem , and whether the same be not also fulfilling daily on the Papistes , by the great fal the Church of Rome hath had in this last hundred yeres and more . Consider further whether their wisdome be not taken from them that would geue Gownes and Coates , How the Papists be taught and instructed With their Images and Candels to blockes and stockes , and the liuinge Temples of God mens bodies beinge vnfurnished . And consider further , whether their wisdome be not taken from them , that amongst them do light so many thousand of Torches , and Candels in the broade day light , when neither God nor man hath any néede of them . And consider agayne , what S. Paule writeth in the first to the Rom. of Osorius and the papists , who haue turned the glory of the incorruptible God , to the similitude of the Image of a corruptible man , making him like an olde man , with a graye bearde , and a body with three heads . The holy ghost speakyng in S. Paule , affyrmeth that they that did thus , wrought many thinges against nature , and thinking themselues wise , became fooles . Marke the truth of the worde of God , O ye papists with your freinds the Athiests . But Osorius with the Papistes hath done this aboue remembred , and the sequele of this , hath brought forth this in experience , that the Papistes doo many thinges against nature , as afore is noted , wherby they proue the Scriptures true and the holy Ghoste to speake truely , that thinkinge themselues wise and learned , they are become fooles .

And here somwhat more to speake of the auctoritie of the Pope & his doctrine .

If the Pope , Cardinalles , Bishops , Abbots , D. Osorius with D. Harding . &c Durst suffer suche a Churche as this aforesaid in the Legacie to be built amongst them , the same would shew whiche Churche weare more able to abide the lighte , or the touchestone , but they dare not do it for feare the princes and people might manifestly see the confutacion of all their new Religion , and younge and newe Ceremonies , whiche hath no antiquitie with or comparable to the worde of God . Againe they dare not suffer such a Churche to be builte amongest them , for feare the gayne and Glorie they receaued of the Princes and people , by their newe Religion , and newe and young Ceremonies should be decreased or deminished . So that I may cite truly to the Pope , Cardinals &c. this place of Scripture written in the .12 . Chapiter of the Gospel of S. Iohn . 43. vearse For they loue the praise of men more , then the praise of God . yea if the Pope , Cardinalles , Priestes . &c. woulde suffer suche Churches to be builte amongest them , they would also cease to geue pardon to those theyr papistes , whiche promise to the Protestantes and breake it . Which sweare to the protestantes , and forsweare themselues . Yea they would cease to geue pardon to those papistes , which poyson the protestantes , murther the protestants &c. Yea they would cease to geue pardon to those subiectes whiche Rebell against their most gracious Soueraine Lady and Prince : the whiche Rebels or Subiectes here in England , before her Maiesty drew any swerd against them , hath first begunne to drawe out their swerde againste her maiestie . But these be the frutes of the Popes newe Religion and newe Ceremonies , wherfore I may say vnto the Pope , Cardinalles &c. out of the olde religion the worde of God , and the wordes be written in the first Chapiter of the Prophet Esay . 21. vearse . Howe is the faithfull Citie become an harlot , it was full of Iudgement and Iustice lodged therin , but now they are murtherers . That the nature of papists is to murther , before any seeke to murther them : consider of this last rebellion of Northumberland & Westmerlande , and that the nature of the Pope and Cardinalles , &c. is to honour , aide , helpe , and pardon suche parsons . Consider what they receaue from the Popes deare children to further this wicked Rebellion against their moste gracious Prince , who neuer toke the bloode of any one of their fingers . This marke spectacle , or glasse , being well marked , loked in , and considered , may be sufficient matter to put away all the murthering doctrin of papistry . That Rome was a faithful Citie , consider the wordes of S. Paule written in the first Chapiter to the Romaines , the which Epistle S. Paule writ to Rome , & that Rome hath his departing from the same Doctrine , written by S. Paule , according to the Prophesy of S. Paule , in his .2 . Epistle to the Thessalonians .2 . Chapiter , in whiche Chapiter he writethe of these two thinges , bothe the whiche is proued true that the day of Christ was not at hand , and that there should come a departing first , and the day of Christ was not at hand for it is .14 . C. yeares and od since the writing therof . Againe , many departinges hath come since that tyme , but none comparable to the Pope , within the Temple of God , or within the Churche of Christe , that is of them that professe Iesus Christe . For the Pope hath vnitie , antiquitie , and vniuersalitie , afore all antichrists , so that he is now superiour to Mauhomet amongst the Turkes , in persecuting and murtheringe them that haue in their lyues and actions , the doctrine which S. paule in his Epistle writte to Rome , the whiche old Religion Rome once receaued before this their departing S. The olde Romanists be the Protestants the new and yong Romanests be the Pope and Papistes . Paule in his Epistle to the Romaines wryt , To all you that be at Rome beloued of God called Saynctes , &c. But now since the departing all those that will now write to the church of Rome , must write to the Pope . And thus according to the prophesie of sainct Paule to the Thessalonians .2 . chapter a fore noted . This man of sinne is now start vp & sitteth in the Temple of God , that is in the stony Temple with his Image in mens consiences , with his ceremonies , and vpon the neckes of Emperours with his feete , and vpon theyr mouthes with his showes , and lift vp aboue the Earth , rydinge and sittinge on the peoples shoulders : Also , he is affirmed to be neither God nor man , but a middell creature betwéen bothe . Also that he can not erre . Also affirming that he putteth forthe for Religion to be as the light , and that Christe our Sauiour his Gospell and doctrine in comparison of that he putteth forth , is as the night or darkenesse . Also that the Gospell of christe our sauiour , is like to the shell of a Nutte , and the Pope his Gospell to be like the curnell of a Nut . And thus his commyng hath been with all power according to the same prophesie in these wordes folowing , Euen him whose comming is by the workinge of Satan , with all power , &c. Also the prophesy declareth him to come with signes and lying wonders , whiche also proueth true in him & his Religion , by the Holy Maide of Kent , by sweating Images , by laughyng Images , by wrye neckt Images , by speakyng within Images , Take this marke to knowe the Papists are confuted . for the learned Protestants hauing answered their bokes suffer them generally to go abroade amongste the people . but the lerned Papists hauing answerd their bookes dare not so generally suffer them to go amongst the people for sore eies cannot abid the light , &c as the rotten stocke called the Holy Roode of Grace , in the whiche Image a man was vsed to stande , & with in the Roode was a nomber of Wyers , to make the Image turne his eyes , to nodde with his head , to hange the lippe , to moue and shake his iawes , so as if the gift were smale he would hang a frownyng lyppe , but if the gift were great , then shoulde the Iawes go meryly &c. by their holy bloud of Hales which was the bloud of a Ducke , and by the priests & Friers was preached to be the Bloud of Iesus christ &c. Also by theyr breaden God , and yet call it the Sacrament , as they call Baptysme a Sacrament .

Also they affirme in the Sacramente of the Lords supper , the accidence of breade to remaine , & the substance of breade to begonne , wheras in natural philosophy euery accydence hath his beyng by his substance , and contrary without substance , impossible to haue any accydence by naturall philosophie . Agayne by the Scriptures , whiche truly teacheth the power of God to be aboue naturall philosophy , ther is no more mension made of taking away the substance , then there is mension made of taking away the accydence , & ther is no more mension made of the abiding of the accidence then ther is made mension of abiding of the substance : and yet we sée , and the papistes confesse , the accidence of breade to remaine , the which accidence the Pope teacheth to worship as Christ our Sauiour . But beside this accidence confessed by the papistes to remaine . When the same accidence is put in the mouth , the same tasteth as the substance of breade , and when the same is let downe into the stomake , the same norisheth as the substance of breade , so that we se all things remaine naturally to our eye , to our taste , and to the norishment of our bodies , and so are forcesed to come to our faith , to receaue Christ spiritually , for his words are spirit and life , as he him selfe affirmeth . And S. Paule agreing with the doctrine of christe our sauiour , calleth it A spirituall meat and a spirituall drinke , all this not withstandinge , the pope the man of sinne teacheth it to be Fleashe , bloud , and bone , within , and the accydence of breade without . Thus with these and many other liyng wonders , the Pope according to the prophesy of S. Paule sheweth himself to become &c. Also that the princes and people should receaue these strong delusions and beleue lies the prophesy sheweth the cause in these wordes , Because they receaued not the loue of the trueth , &c. That the word of God is called trueth , so Daniell the prophet calleth it in the olde Testament , the .10 . chap. 21. verse , in these wordes : But I wyll shew thee that which is decreed in the Scriptures of trueth , &c. The Pope would sanctifie the Princis and people with giuing thē his seremonies . But Christ Iesus sanctifieth the people with geuing them the rreuth that is his holy worde . And the wordes of Christ our Sauiour in the new Testament accordeth and confirmeth the same in the .17 . chapter of S. Iohn .17 . verse . Sanctifie them with thy trueth : thy worde is trueth , &c. That the Pope tooke this sanctification & truth from the princes and people , and gaue them in place therof , Legenda aurea , &c In their mother tongue the same is manifest , that the princes and people were contente so to be deceaued and so had no loue to the trueth , & because they loued not the trueth , therefore sayth the prophesie , God shall send them stronge delusion that they should beléeue lies , &c. And what lies they haue beléeued , looke in Legenda Aurea , as they cal it . Also in the Festiual . Also in Sermones Dyscipuli Where euery sir Iohn or morow masse priest , tooke to himselfe this blasphemous , rebellious , and abhominable title and the same is in the . C.xi . Sermonde , Sacerdos est altior regibus , felicior angelis , creator sui creatoris , That is , a priest is higher then Kinges , more happy then Angels , creator of his creator : had not they néede to haue Torches and Candels to light them at noone dayes , that would beléeue this ? Yet this was some of their Catholike Doctrine whiche the prynces and people receiued accordyng to the prophesie . S. Paule in 1. Thess. 1. ca. doth not commend thē because thei turned from Idols to Images , as the papistes do : but he doth commend thē , because they turned from Idols or Images to serue the liuyng & true god . Do you the like , o ye papists , that you may cease from the vnnatural murdering of your owne children , frends , and neighbours &c. That the protestants may say to you with S. Paule , & quomodo conuersi fueritis ad Deum à simulacris , vt seruiretis Deo viuenti , &c. and do not say hereafter , that it is a marke to know Heretiques by , who in their wordes with S. Paule , do say the lyuyng god , least ye call S. Paule Heretique also . Againe princes would go to Ierusalem , &c. to visit the Image of Christe or of his crosse , & leaue christe himself at home in his owne lande and countrey vnfurnished of thinges necessary , I meane poore men , wemen , and children , and will you papistes say they did not beléeue lies ? Againe the Pope the man of sinne , told the Princes when they held the stirop of the Popes horse , and held his horse by the bridell , they gaue vnto God great honoure . But the Pope the man of sinne , teceaued not the same respecting his owne honour , for his owne person did not regard the same .

And will you Papistes say they did not beléeue lies ? Againe , the Pope with his shauelings , told Emperours and Princes that the professours of the Glorious Gospell of Christe , called Protestants , that they were Rebels and Traitours , & would plucke the Princes out of their seates . And the Pope the man of sinne , reacheth the people to obey Gods Commaundements , before the Princes commaundements , which is right , for the same doth the learned Protestantes teache also , & so ought to be : but marke this further which foloweth . The Pope the man of sinne , teacheth the people to obey his commaundements before the commaundement of their Prince ▪ Yea , to take vp the sworde in his quarell against their owne naturall Prince . Yea to obey euery hedge preist that commeth in the Popes name , before their owne naturall prince . The whiche Doctrine hath caused the subiects to poyson theyr owne natural prince : It is written in the .18 . of S Mathew . Necessary it is that offences come . But it is also written wo to D. Hardyng and to the Pope &c Throughe whom the offences in Rebellion and the offences in the Stewse commeth . the which doctrin hath caused the subiects to rebel against their owne naturall Prince , as of late here in Englande : The whiche doctrine hath caused , the subiects to deny their obedience to their own naturall Prince . The which doctrine hath caused the subiectes , to plucke their owne naturall Prince out of his seate , as King Pipin of Fraunce &c. The like wherof was neuer sene to be don amongst the Christians called Protestants . For next vnto the commaundement of God , they obey the commaundement of their naturall prince , and when the commaundement of their prince is against the commaundement of God , the common people or any other priuate person or persons , be taught to flee to suffer , and not to rebell . But yet the Pope taught the Christians called Protestants to be rebels . But O ye Papistes , did not the princes & people beléeue lies ? Muche more might be added but for tediousnesse , I passe them ouer & come to another verse of the prophesie , whiche telleth how he shal be reueyled as in these wordes , S verse . And then shall the wicked man be reueyled . That he is reueyled to our Soueraigne Lady the Quéenes Maiestie . That he was reueyled to Kynge Edwarde the sixt , her Maiesties brother . That he was reueyled to Kynge Henry the eight , hir Maiesties father , and to diuers other mightie Princes of this Realme of Englande , the same is manifest and apparent .

That he is reueyled to many mightie prynces in Christendome , and to many notable learned men in Christendom , and to numbers of all states in christendom , the same is manifest by the harde shifte of disputinge he is driuen vnto , which is to promisse , to breake promisse To swearyng and to forswearyng : To Poyson , to Murther , to Insurrection , to Rebellion , settinge the princes agaynst their Subiectes , and the subiects against their Prince , and all to keepe himself vp that he may ryde on foure mens shoulders , as S. Paule and S. Peter neuer did . And thus tearyng Christendom in péeces , makynge the same a pray to the greate Turke , rather then he woulde preache , labour , and suffer as S. Peter and S. Paule aforetime hath doone , as is manifest by the Scriptures as also by other Ecclesiastiall Histories . And it foloweth also in the same prophecy in the same 8. verse in these wordes , Whom the Lorde shall consume with the spirit of his mouthe , Antichrist is promised to consume with the spirit of god his mouth : but the pope doth consume by the doctrine in the word of God . Ergo the Pope is one Antechriste . and shall abbolish with the brightnesse of his cominge , The spirit of his mouth is the Scriptures his holy worde , as witnesseth Esay the prophet in his .11 . Chapter 4. verse , where is these wordes : And he shall smite the earthe with the Rodde of his mouth and with the breath of his lippes shall he slay the wicked . That this spirit of his mouthe , this breath of his Lippes the holy Scriptures whiche slayeth the wicked , was kept from the princes and people , that they might not haue the same in theyr mother tongue , to studdy and meditate vpon the same to this yere .1569 . amongst the Papistes is yet manifest . That the Pope with his shauelynges feared the princes and people from the readynge & studyng of the holy Scriptures , which slayeth the wicked : Preachinge vnto them that it was to harde for them to vnderstande , and woulde not admonish them with S. Peter , to beware of the darke and harde places which the wicked take to liue in voluptousnesse and so peruert all the Scriptures to their destruction and dampnation . And agayne , did not comfort the humble and godly to the readyng of the Scriptures , as saynct Peter in his seconde Epistle and firste chap. 21. verse , where he preacheth thus to his congregation . The Pope cardinals , &c dare not put the Byble in the mother tongue and giue it to the princes and people and admonish them with S. Peter that they haue a most sure worde of the prophets to the which they should doo well , to take heede although thei may translate it and coate it for them selues , fauourablie : for their doctrine can no more abyde the Princes and people to know the worde of god , then sore eyes can abide the light of the Sunne . Wee haue also a most sure worde of the Prophets ▪ to the which ye do wel that ye take heede , as vnto a lyght that shineth in a darke place . And he telleth them how long they should studdie and reade , in these wordes , Vntill the day dawne , and the day starre aryse in your hartes . The .119 . psalme of Dauid also agreeth with this doctrine , approuynge the same to be olde and true doctrine . But the Pope the man of sinne vtterly forbiddeth them to haue it in theyr mother tongue , as yet amongest the papistes is manifest to this day . Yea those which haue it in their mother tonge amongst them being knowne , be taken as Heretikes , and burned without any question beyng moued concerninge the godlinesse and rightousnesse of their life But by and by a plaine argument taken they be Heretikes to say agaynste the Pope & his ceremonies , euen as Hunne which was hanged in the Lolards tower , in the yeare of our lord God .1514 . R. Fitziames , being then Bishop of London , who at the instigacion of his Chancelor D. Horsey , who murthered the said R. Hunne , before his death caused him to be brought from the Lolardes tower to his manner of Fulham , the .21 of December in the yere aforsaide , and this was one article the Bishop obiected against him .