2 The wares, you; your estates, your liberties, your lives, your souls. They set up a mark of holy things, and with their impostures fill their purses. As S••• Magus so wrought upon the mad Samaritans, that by selling them to the Devil he stuffed his coffers with the treasures of blood. And mark his scholar so bewitched the noble women, that they sold their husbands to buy their sorrows; as Ire•• writes. Of this bran are the Romish merchants, whom we may see in this Text as pointed out by the Apostles finger. Their main doctrines are points of merchandise: wherein the Devil is beholding to them; for they are content to enrich hi• with souls, to enrich themselves with moneys. They enlarge his dominion in hell, to extend their own possession on earth. What is their auricular confession but a trick of merchandise? A man must confess all his sins, or, have none of them pardoned: well, he hath disgorged all the crudities of his stomach, what then? Then must he make satisfaction according to their prescription. You are content to buy out a pardon: yes, what must I pay for it? you shall give such a sum of ⟨p. 449⟩money to such a Church; so much land to such a College: such a pension to that Friary. Here is a cunning traffic, a market made to purpose: thus they increase their revenues through all Europe. Their distinction between the fact and punishment, is a merchants doctrine: the fact may be remitted, the punishment retained, what then? O here creeps in Purgatory, a milder fire than that of hell, to eat out the penalty hereafter; what profit's this? Yes the Pope is Lord of Purgatory, he keeps the keys, which he will never turn without a round fee. Indulgent he is to them that will pay, either for merits of others, or masses of their own. This painted fire in his parlour, maintains the material fire in his kitchen. Thus are the people sold, for who would not empty his purse to escape that burning? Yea, if he be rich, and have any charity, he will pay the fees for all his friends, and release them out of prison. Still the Priests laugh, how for maintaining a jest, they get money in good earnest.
2 The wares, you; your estates, your liberties, your lives, your soules. They set up a marke of holy things, and with their impostures fiill their purses. As S••• Magus so wrought upon the mad Samaritans, that by selling them to the Divell he stuffed his coffers with the treasures of bloud. And marke his scholler so bewitch'd the noble women, that they sold their husbands to buy their sorrowes; as Ire•• writes. Of this branne are the Romish merchants, whom we may see in this Text as pointed out by the Apostles finger. Their maine doctrins are points of merchandise: wherein the Devill is beholding to them; for they are content to enrich hi• with soules, to enrich themselves with moneys. They enlarge his dominion in hell, to extend their owne possession on earth. What is their auricular confession but a tricke of merchandise? A man must confesse all his sinnes, or, have none of them pardoned: well, hee hath disgorged all the crudities of his stomach, what then? Then must he make satisfaction according to their prescription. You are content to buy out a pardon: yes, what must I pay for it? you shall give such a summe of ⟨p. 449⟩money to such a Church; so much land to such a Colledge: such a pension to that Fryerie. Here is a cunning trafficke, a market made to purpose: thus they encrease their revenues through all Europe. Their distinction betweene the fact and punishment, is a merchants doctrine: the fact may be remitted, the punishment retained, what then? O here creepes in Purgatory, a milder fire than that of hell, to eate out the penaltie hereafter; what profit's this? Yes the Pope is Lord of Purgatory, he keepes the keyes, which he will never turne without a round fee. Indulgent hee is to them that will pay, either for merits of others, or masses of their owne. This painted fire in his parlor, maintaines the materiall fire in his kitchen. Thus are the people sold, for who would not emptie his purse to escape that burning? Yea, if he be rich, and have any charitie, he will pay the fees for all his friends, and release them out of prison. Still the Priests laugh, how for maintaining a jest, they get money in good earnest.
