Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

First, that many things are commanded and forbidden by mens Constitutions, contrary to the commandment of God, as innumerable lets of Matrimony, and the use of meats forbidden, which are created for mans use, & are indifferently to be received with thanks-giving: by which Constitutions, men are brought into bondage, until by Money they obtain dispensations, so that Money maketh that lawful to the rich, which is prohibited to the poor, by which snares of mens Laws, great sums of Money are gathered out of Germany, and it breeds private offences of the poor, when they see themselves entangled in these snares, only because they have not the thorns of the Gospel, for so Christ often calleth riches.

First, that many things are commaunded and forbidden by mens Constitutions, contrary to the commandement of God, as innumerable lets of Matrimony, and the vse of meats forbidden, which are created for mans vse, & are indifferently to be receiued with thanks-giuing: by which Constitutions, men are brought into bondage, vntill by Money they obtaine dispensations, so that Money maketh that lawfull to the rich, which is prohibited to the poore, by which snares of mens Lawes, great summes of Money are gathered out of Germany, and it bréeds priuate offences of the poore, when they see themselues intangled in these snares, onely because they haue not the thornes of the Gospell, for so Christ often calleth riches.

That those that have received Ecclesiastical orders, being free from the punishment of Secular Magistrates, do presume in sinning, and are maintained therein by the principal estates of the Clergy. They attempt the chastity of Matrons and Virgins, and by gifts and flattering, they bring to pass, and by their secret confessions, that many, which otherwise would live honest, have been overcome and moved to sin: and often they keep wives from their husbands, and daughters from their Fathers, threatening them with fire and sword that require them. They offend likewise daily, in robbery, murders, accusing of Innocents, burning, rapine, theft and counterfeiting Coin; besides many other mischiefs, and the Bishops cannot openly punish them, except he disgrade them; and they are bound by their Charters, that they dare not punish them; therefore necessity and Justice doth require, that the said privileges of the Clergy should be abrogated, and that they should have the same judgement as the Laity for such offences.