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Restore again this peace unto us (holy father) if you may, and this you may easily do, if ye will depart from that proud primacy, which you now stand upon altogether against all Gods law, against all mans law, and quite contrary to the example of all the ancient fathers. Lay down that perverse imperious obstinacy: veil low your stately topgallant, and shake off that unwieldy clog of Lordliness, which you have undertaken, the weight whereof is able to overpoise, I say not your shoulders, but the strongest shoulders of the stoutest man in the world. Let errors give place to truth. Let human glory assubiect it self to the glory of Christ. Let the Romish Broker call back again his Romish counterfeit trash, which he hath foisted into the Church without any warrant of the Scriptures, I mean Masses, Sacrifices, Satisfactions, Pilgrimages, Image-worshippers, false doctrine: Monkish vows, Purgatory merits, Routes of Regulars, cumbersome clogs of consciences. Let him p••mit Kings and Monarchs to ⟨p. 112⟩enjoy their own sovereignty over their Kingdoms and territories, and to amend their errors. Let him restore general Councils to their ancient liberties, without the which can no sure means be found for establishing the truth.

Restore againe this peace vnto vs (holy father) if you may, and this you may easily doe, if yee wil depart from that proude primacie, which you nowe stande vpon altogether agaynst all Gods lawe, agaynst all mans lawe, and quite contrarie to the example of all the auncient fathers. Lay downe that peruerse imperious obstinacie: vaile lowe your stately topgallant, and shake off that vnweldie clogge of Lordlinesse, which you haue vndertaken, the weight whereof is able to ouerpeyse, I say not your shoulders, but the strongest shoulders of the stoutest man in the worlde. Let errours giue place to truth. Let humaine glorie assubiect it selfe to the glorie of Christ. Let the Romishe Broker call backe againe his Romish counterfeyt trash, which he hath foysted into the Church without any warrant of the Scriptures, I meane Masses, Sacrifices, Satisfactions, Pylgrimages, Image-worshippers, false doctrine: Monkish vowes, Purgatorie merits, Routes of Regulars, combersome clogges of consciences. Let him p••mit Kings and Monarches to ⟨p. 112⟩