A view of a seditious bull sent into England, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…A viewe of a seditious bul sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of…

And herein we follow the judgement of the holy Fathers. ¹Chrysostom saith, Ib jest jeiunium, si pecuniam despicis, si ardeas charitate, si famelicos pascas, si gloriam contemnas. There thou doest fast, if thou despise money, if thou be fervent in love, if thou feed the hungry, and if thou forsake glory.² And Origen: Wilt thou that I yet show what manner of Fast thou must keep? fast from all sin, eat none of the meat of malice, eat none of the delicates of pleasure, stir not up lust with the wine of riotousness, fast from doing evil, abstain from evil words, keep thy self from evil thoughts, touch not the stolen bread of corrupt doctrine, desire not the deceitful meats of Philosophy, which will lead thee from the ⟨p. 35⟩truth. Such a fast pleaseth God. But to abstain from meats which God hath created to be received with giving thanks of them which believe and know his trueth: and this to do after the example of them which have crucified Christ, cannot be acceptable to God. And again saith Chrysostom.³ What profit cometh of thy fasting, if thou eat nothing all the day long, and yet playest, and triflest, yea oft times takest false Oaths, and blasphemest, and so doest spend the day? I pray you let us not neglect our own salvation: but let our talk rather be of spiritual things, and let some one take the Book of God in his hand, and call his neighbours together, and with godly speeches water the mind both of himself, and the congregation: that so we may escape the snares of the devil, and reap much fruit by our fasting, and be partakers of the mercy of God. Thus far Chrysostom.

And herein we folow the iudgement of the holy Fathers. ¹Chrysostome saith, Ib iest ieiunium, si pecuniam despicis, si ardeas charitate, si famelicos pascas, si gloriam contemnas. There thou doest faste, if thou despise mony, if thou be feruent in loue, if thou feede the hungrie, and if thou forsake glorie.² And Origen: Wilte thou that I yet shew what maner of Fast thou must keepe? fast from al sinne, eate none of the meate of malice, eate none of the delicates of pleasure, stirre not vppe lust with the wine of riotousnesse, fast from doing euill, abstaine from euill wordes, kepe thy selfe from euil thoughts, touch not the stollē bread of corrupt doctrine, desire not the deceiptfull meates of Philosophie, which will leade thee from the