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Now let us compare the one with the other, to wit, the Vicar with his head. You have heard how the Lord being not entertained upon the way, what he did, and what answer he gave. But what the Pope would have done in this case, if he had been present, furnished with like power to be avenged, I do not here discuss. Truly how he behaveth him self at this present, little England alone may be a sufficient testimony: which having now over many years been plagued with that Romish ruffler, and worn out even to the bare stumps, with much ado shaking from her shoulders, that yoke of intolerable thraldom, durst presume at the last to cast from out her territories, this Trojan horse, and reduce her estate to the ancient iberties. Hereof springeth that Canker, hereof arise these Tragical furies, wherewith he would seem ready to devour, not the bodies of men only, but the very souls also, if he were able. Go to now, and what cause can this •remshape• Vicar vouch at the length, why he should thus mingle heaven and earth together, and rake up from the deep, those swallowing Sands of gaping gulf? Let us now see what the matter is.

Now let vs compare the one with the other, to witte, the Uicar with his head. You haue heard how the Lord being not entertayned vpon the way, what he did, and what answere he gaue. But what the Pope woulde haue done in this case, if he had beene present, furnished with like power to be auenged, I doe not here discusse. Truely how he behaueth him selfe at this present, little England alone may be a sufficient testimonie: which hauing now ouer many yeares beene plagued with that Romish ruffler, and worne out euen to the bare stumpes, with much adoe shaking from her shoulders, that yoake of intollerable thraldome, durst pr•sume at the last to cast from out her territories, this T•oian horse, and reduce her estate to the auncient iberties. Hereof springeth that Canker, hereof arise these Tragicall furies, wherewith he woulde seeme ready to deuoure, not the bodies of menne onely, but the very soules also, if hee were able. Goe to nowe, and what cause can this •remshape• Uicar vouch at the length, why hee shoulde thus mingle heauen and earth together, and rake vpp from the deepe, those swallowing Sandes of gaping gulfe? Let vs nowe see what the mater is.