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O notable groundwork of transubstantiation, perdy builded upon none other plot form then upon so brittle a foundation as that ridiculous decree of the Romish Church being so late an upstart, as the which was not so much as by name only ever heard of or known, ⟨p. 105⟩which never peeped abroad into the world, before Satan being let loose out of Hell after the thousand years of his captivity, was permitted too range openly abroad, and too defile all things with abominable stench and corruption. For on this wise did Satan after he was let loose begin his first practises, very near the time wherein Hildebrand, or not long after him Innocent the third began too prop up their Hierarchy over the world. O Sacred and Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation issuing from so gracious a stock forsooth, and grafted in such an holy and seasonable a time. O neat and fine forgers of fraud: of whom notwithstanding, if any man will demand for the first Original of y• their doctrine, they will not be ashamed to fetch the pedigree thereof, even from the very Apostles themselves, and too deduce the auncientie of this their transubstantiation even unto Melchizedek: not much unlike too their near Cozens the Gibeonites, which too colour their falsehood showed forth their old shoes: so do these Romanists make a show of the authority of their own Church, and the same advance aloft as it were Gorgon's head before the eyes and ears of the unlettered multitude with very solemn protestations. Wherein their fraudulent gu•le had not been altogether amiss, if that the holy Scriptures had not long before discovered unto us that same gracious Church of theirs, which they glorify with the title of Catholic, to be none other then that abominable strumpet of Babylon.

O notable groundwoorke of transubstantiation, perdy builded vppon none other platte fourme then vppon so brittle a fundation as that ridiculous decree of the Romish Church being so late an vpstarte, as the which was not so much as by name onely euer hearde of or knowen, ⟨p. 105⟩which neuer peeped abroade into the worlde, before Satan being let loose out of Hell after the thousande yeeres of his captiuitie, was permitted too raunge openly abroade, and too defile all thinges with abhominable stenche and corruption. For on this wyse dyd Satan after hee was let loose beginne his first practises, very neere the tyme wherein Hildebrande, or not long after him Innocent the thyrd began too prop vp theyr Ierarchie ouer the worlde. O Sacred and Catholike doctrine of Transubstantiation issuing from so gracious a stocke forsooth, and grafted in suche an holy and seasonable a time. O neate and fine forgers of fraude: of whom notwithstanding, if any man will demaunde for the firste Originall of y theyr doctrine, they wyll not be ashamed to fetche the pedigree thereof, euen from the very Apostles themselues, and too deduce the auncientie of this theyr transubstantiation euen vnto Melchisedech: not much vnlike too theyr neere Cozens the Gebaonites, which too colour theyr falshoode shewed foorth theyr olde shoes: so do these Romanists make a shew of the auctoritie of theyr owne Churche, and the same aduaunce alof as it were Gorgones heade before the eyes and eares of the vnlettered multitude with very solemne protestations. Wherein theyr fraudulent gule had not beene altogeather amisse, if that the holy Scriptures had not long before discouered vntoo vs that same gracious Church of theirs, which they glorifie with the title of Catholike, to bee none other then that abhominable strumpet of Babylon.