11. Now a days they cry every where, that all we are Heretics, that we are departed from the faith, & that we with our new persuasions and wicked doctrine, ⟨image 4⟩have broken the consent of the Church: That we do raise,§2 as it were out of Hell, and restore to life again old Heresies, & such as long ago were condemned. We sow §3abroad new sects and furious fancies, that never before were heard of: Also that we now are divided into §4contrary factions & opinions, & could never agree by any means among our selves: That we are wicked men,§5 & make war after the manner of the Giants (as the fable is) against God himself, & do live altogether without care or reverence of God: That we do despise all good deeds,§6 and use no discipline of virtue, maintain no laws, no customs, no equity, no justice, no right. That we loose the bridle to all mischief, & allure the people to all kind of licence and lust: That we go about and seek how all the §7states of Monarchies & kingdoms might be overthrown, and that all things might be brought unto the rash government of the people, & to the rule of the unskilful multitude: That we have rebelliously withdrawn §8our selves from the catholic Church, and shaken the whole world with a cursed schism, & have troubled the common peace & the general quietness of the Church: and that like as in times paste Dathan and Abiron severed themselves from Moses and Aaron, so we at this day depart from the Pope of Rome without any sufficient & just cause: As for the authority of the ancient §9fathers and old Councils, we do set at naught. All ancient ceremonies, such as of our grandfathers §10and great grandfathers now many ages paste, when better manners and better days did flourish, were approved,§11 we have rashly and arrogantly abolished: & have brought into the Church by our own private authority, without any commandment of any holy and sacred ⟨image 5⟩general Council, new rites and ceremonies: And that we have done all these things not for any respect of religion, but only of a desire to maintain strife and contention. As for them, they have changed utterly nothing at all, but all things even as they received them from the Apostles, & were approved by the most ancient fathers, so they have kept them from age to age unto this day.
11. Nowe a daies thei crie euery where, that all we are Heretykes, that we are departed from the faithe, & that we with oure newe perswasions and wycked doctrine, ⟨image 4⟩haue brokē the cōsent of the Churche: That we do raise,§2 as it were out of Hell, and restore to life againe olde Heresyes, & such as longe agoe were condemned. We sowe §3abroade newe sectes and furious fansies, that neuer before were hearde of: Also that we nowe are deuided into §4contrary factions & opinions, & could neuer agree by any meanes among our selues: That we ar wicked mē,§5 & make war after the māner of ye Giauntes (as the fable is) against God himselfe, & do liue altogither wtout care or reuerence of God: That we do despise al good dedes,§6 and vse no discipline of vertue, maintaine no lawes, no customes, no equitie, no iustice, no right. That we loose ye bridel to al mischiefe, & allure the people to al kynde of licence and luste: That we go about and seke how al the §7states of Monarchies & kingdomes might be ouerthrowen, and that all thynges might be broughte vnto the rashe gouernment of the people, & to the rule of the vnskilful multitude: That we haue rebelliouslye withdrawen §8our selues from the catholike Churche, and shaken the whole world with a cursed schisme, & haue troubled the cōmon peace & the general quietnes of the Churche: and that lyke as in tymes paste Dathan and Abiron seuered themselues from Moses and Aaron, so we at this daye departe from the Pope of Rome without any sufficient & iuste cause: As for the authoritie of the auncient §9fathers and olde Councelles, we do set at naught. All auncient ceremonies, suche as of oure grandfathers §10and great grandfathers nowe many ages paste, when better manners and better daies did florish, were approued,§11 we haue rashely and arrogantly abolyshed: & haue broughte into the Churche by our owne priuate authoritie, without any commaundement of any holy and sacred ⟨image 5⟩
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