The images of a very Christen bishop, and of a counterfeit bishopThe images of a verye Chrysten bysshop, and of a couterfayte bysshop

Briefly that most wretched people was so blinded, that they did also like them selves well, and did stand in their own conceit, as often times as they did offer to this Idol their best sons, and their most tender daughters / even likewise as now a days that Idol the Priapus of Rome doth with his doctrine corrupt and defile the sons of great estates, and the daughters of princes, whiles ⟨image 44⟩he doth entice & allure them in to monasteries or houses of religion, which do ween ye their selves do very well in their wicked opinion to be justified by entering in to the same, and that they do follow godliness and the right way of good living albeit they be never so far from the gift of continency. Now all the whole scripture in every place calleth the madness of them which do bind their conscience captive to the traditions of men and in them lye tumbling, ¹letting the commandment of god go, whoredom and fornication And god in all the prophets doth rebuke the synagogue which for sakyng him the very god, ²doth commit fornication with the doctrines of men, and with the masters or teachers of humane ⟨image 44⟩traditions. So that bodily filthiness and uncleanness of Baal Peor, may signify none other thing, then spiritual adultery and fornication, by which souls are defiled & are led away from the simplicity of the faith and from the knowledge of Christ, ³in to the confidence of works for every soul the scripture doth call a spiritual virgin or spouses, that is to wit verily, because of faith, in which she being great and full with the holy ghost doth conceive the words of god, & in which same faith also the holy ghost making plenty full the seed of the word of god, ⁴doth make her the mother of truth that is to say doth make her full of true & substantial good works, and of the fruits of true pity and godliness. Besides this ⟨image 45⟩