The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…

Christ sate in heaven, but the Pope Christ his vicar reigned on earth, in power surmounting all Kings and Monarchs so much, by how much the Mathematics have apportioned the Sun to exceed the Moon in quantity, to wit, seventy times seven. He was accounted the only fountain of all jurisdictions, from whose fullness behooved all Bishops to draw their authority without all question. What needeth any long process? As soon as the Church began to change his head, and the Pope gave too take upon him the place of Christ: forthwith came to pass, that together with this new head, upstart such a femshapen visor of religion, as scarce any one jot of the ancient discipline remained unpolluted. For the Scriptures being now commanded too silence, nothing could be heard, nothing could be delivered, too feed the humours of such, as would have been learned, but Canons Laws, Decrees, and Decretals of the Pope, ⟨image 21⟩upon these were the nimblest and finest wits employed. By these were all causes Politics Civill, and Ecclesiastical, both public, and private determined in churches, in Judgements, in Consistories, common pleadings, & Councils. Godliness, which tofore was installed in the spiritual instruction of the mind, and in the true conversation of Christ, was now posted over too other gewgaws, which should hold mens senses captive, and not edify their consciences: whereby neglecting the things which only availed to the obtaining of salvation, the unlettered multitude was carried away into (I know not what) newfangled mysteries, too Oil, too Wax, Salt, Water, to the Moon shining in the water, to Cowls, to Belles, to Chalices, Temples and Altars consecrated with the Popes blessing, to Jubilees, Immunities, to Graces, to Expectations, to Preventions, yearly Pentions• Palls, Indulgences, Bulls, Pardons:

Christ sate in heauen, but the Pope Christ his vicar reigned on earth, in power surmounting all Kings and Monarches so much, by how muche the Mathematikes haue apporcioned the Sunne to exceede the Moone in quantitie, to wit, seuentie times seuen. He was accounted the only fountaine of all iurisdictions, from whose fulnesse behooued all Bishops to drawe their authoritie without all question. What needeth any long processe? Assoone as the Church began to chaunge his head, and the Pope ganne too take vppon hym the place of Christe: foorthwith came to passe, that togeather with this newe heade, vpstart suche a femshapen visour of religion, as scarse any one iotte of the auncient discipline remained vnpolluted. For the Scriptures beeyng now commaunded too silence, nothing coulde be heard, nothing coulde bee deliuered, too feede the humours of suche, as woulde haue beene learned, but Canons Lawes, Decrees, and Decretalles of the Pope,