Phil. Yea verily, there is not one Bishop nor priest within this Realm of England, which oweth not so much obedience to the kings graces mayest, as the most inferior ⟨image 68⟩subject and vile temporal man doth. Neither doth this name spiritual, Archbishop, Patriarch, Cardinal, Bishop, Archdeacon, Suffragan, Priest, Deacon, &c. deliver them from subjection & obedience, no more than this word, Taylor, Shoemaker, Draper, Merchant, Innkeeper, water tankard bearer, Dauber, Cobbler▪ &c. doth Let every soul, saith the Scripture• be obedient to the poWers that bear rule, Here is none excepted, no not that Romish Pork, which challengeth so great authority over all parsons in the world,1 that he is not ashamed to suffer kings & Emperors to kiss and like his pocky feet. O shameless Antichrist. Theophilacte upon the aforesaid place of Paul writeth on this manner:2 Here he teacheth all men, saith he, that whither he be Priest or monk, or Apostle, they should be obedient ⟨image 68⟩to the Princes and high powers: Where is any exception now, I pray you? where are the privileges, immunities, freedoms, & liberties now become, which the Butcher of Rome was wont to give so bounteously to his dear spiritual children, that they might sin with out punishment, be free from paying tribute, exempt from all temporal jurisdiction, •e Lords & kings within them selves, hang and draw at their own pleasure, and do what so ever their beastlike lusts coveted? Howe well followed they this doctrine of the holy Ghost? Of what spirit, were they named spiritual, which so manifestly fight with the spirit of god? With what forehead durst they be bold to call them selves the successors of the Apostles, seeing that contrary to the teaching & practise of all true Apostles, they were disobedient to the ⟨image 69⟩high powers, robbed them of their authority, led them captive & made them to serve their voluptuous and beastlike pleasures.
Phil. Yea verelye, there is not one Bysshop nor preste within this Realme of Englonde, which oweth not so muche obedience to the kynges graces maieste, as the moost inferiour ⟨image 68⟩subiecte and vile temporall man doth. Neither doth this name spirituall, Archbishop, Patriarche, Cardinall, Bysshop, Archedeacon, Suffragane, Preste, Decon, &c. delyuer them from subiecciō & obedience, no more than this word, Tayloure, Shoomaker, Draper, Marchaunt, Innekeper, water tākerde bearer, Dawber, Cobler▪ &c. dothe Let euery soule, saythe the Scripture• be obediente to the poVVers that beare rule, Here is none excepted, no not that Romyshe Porke, which chalengeth so great authorite ouer all parsons in the worlde,1 that he is not ashamed to suffer kinges & Emperours to kysse and lycke hys pockye feete. O shameles Antechriste. Theophilacte vpon the aforesayde place of Paule wrytethe on thys manner:2 Here he teacheth all men, sayth he, that whyther he be Preste or mōke, or Apostle, they should be obedient ⟨image 68⟩to the Prynces and hyghe powers: Where is onye excepcion nowe, I praye you? where are the pryuyledges, immunities, fredoms, & liberties nowe become, which the Butcher of Rome was wonte to giue so bounteouslye to hys dere spirituall chyldren, that they might synne wt out punyshment, be free from payenge tribute, exempte from all temporal iurisdiccion, •e Lordes & kinges within them selues, hange and drawe at theyr owne pleasure, and do what so euer theyr beastlyke lustes coueted? Howe well followed they this doctrine of ye holy Ghost? Of what spirite, were they named spiritual, which so manifestly fight with the spirite of god? With what forheade durste they be bolde to cal thē selues the successours of ye Apostles, seynge that contrary to ye teachynge & practyse of all true Apostles, they were disobediente to the ⟨image 69⟩hygh powers, robbed them of theyr authorite, led them captiue & made thē to serue theyr voluptuous and beastlyke pleasures.
- 1O abomination.O abhominacion.
- 2Theophilacte.
