And sir, find you fault with the Pope, because he hath not yet put in his answer? I pray you,‡ who accused him? Where, when, and whereof? In what lawful Court? Before what lawful Judge? O you say, he hath not yet put in his answer. Be it that Hick, Hob, and Hans of your sects have impudently accused him. How would ye have him bring in his answer? To what seat of judgment, to what Consistory can ye cite him, that is by Christ appointed* to be the Supreme judge of all his Church▪ the Shepherd of all his Flock? It is not for him you know, to bring in his answer in Westminster Haul, nor in Stir Chamber. VVill ye have him appear before your high Commissioners in the long Chapel at Powles, or in M. Crindalles chamber thereby, where ye have said and done your pleasure, and deprived many honest men of their benefices? Or will ye rather have him ⟨p. 606⟩come to Geneva,3 to Zurich, to Frankfurt, to Strasburg, to Wittenberg, or to some other corner, where ye have your congregations, there to be judged by Jack and Gill? I pity you, poor souls, that ye talk thus so far out of square, and would the Pope to bring in his answer, ye know not where, having neither just Court, or Consistory to call him unto, nor lawful judge, nor law to pass upon him. For through your Schisms and Heresies, as ye have made your selves Churchless, Christless, and Godless so also Courtlesse, Judgelesse, and Lawless. I can not compare you better then to the Rebels of Norfolk under Captain Ket, amongest whom Mount Surrey was their London, and an Oak or an Elm commonly called the tree of Reformation, was their Westminster Hall. Such Prince, such Dominion: such Judge, such Consistory.
And sir, finde you faulte with the Pope, because he hath not yet put in his answeare? I praie you,‡ who accused him? VVhere, when, and whereof? In what laufull Courte? Before what laufull Iudge? O you saie, he hath not yet put in his answeare. Be it that Hicke, Hob, and Hans of your sectes haue impudently accused him. How would ye haue him bringe in his answere? To what seate of iudgmente, to what Consistorie can ye cite him, that is by Christe appointed* to be the Supreme iudge of all his Churche▪ the Sheepeherde of all his Flo•ke? It is not for him you know, to bringe in his answere in VVeshminster Haull, nor in Sterre Chamber. VVill ye haue him appeare before your high Commissioners in the longe Chappell at Powles, or in M. Crindalles chamber thereby, where ye haue saide and donne your pleasure, and depriued many honest menne of their benefices? Or will ye rather haue him ⟨p. 606⟩come to Geneua,3 to Zurich, to Frankforde, to Strasburg, to VVittenberg, or to some other corner, where ye haue your congregations, there to be iudged by Iacke and Gille? I pitie you, poore soules, that yee talke thus so farre out of square, and woulde the Pope to bringe in his answeare, ye knowe not where, hauinge neither iuste Courte, or Consistorie to call him vnto, nor laufull iudge, nor lawe to passe vpon him. For through your Schismes and Heresies, as ye haue made your selues Churchelesse, Christlesse, and Godlesse so also Courtlesse, Iudgelesse, and Lawlesse. I can not compare you better then to the Rebelles of Northfolke vnder Captaine Kete, amongest whom Mount Surrey was their London, and an Oke or an Elme commonly called the tree of Reformation, was their VVestminster Halle. Suche Prince, such Dominion: such Iudge, such Consistorie.
- ‡The whole world accuseth him.The vvhole vvorlde accuseth him.
- *A foul Untruth. For Christ never gave the Pope any such Commission.A foule Vntruthe. For Christe neuer gaue the Pope any sutche Commission.
- 3The Sprite of Councils.The Sprite of Councelles.
