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…

8 Pilgrimages, prayers, and offerings to blind Crosses or Roods, and dea•e Images are Idolatry and far from alms: though these be forbidden, yet they are thought Books of error to the common people: and the common Image of the Trinity is especially abominable: but God commands alms to be given to the poor, and not to Idols: the service of the Cross celebrated twice every year, is full of idolatry: for if the nails and the spear ought so profoundly to be honoured, then were Judas his lips a marvellous good relic, if one could get them. Thou Pilgrim when thou offerest unto the bones of Saints, whether doest thou relieve their souls being in joy.

8 Pilgrimages, prayers, and offerings to blind Crosses or Roods, and dea•e Images are Ido•atry and farre from almes: though these be forbidden, yet they are thought Bookes of error to the common people: and the common Image of the Trinitie is especially abhominable: but God commands almes to be giuen to the poore, and not to Idols: the seruice of the Crosse celebrated twice euery yeare, is full of idolatry: for if the nailes and the speare ought so profoundly to be honored, then were Iudas his lips a maruellous good relike, if one could get them. Thou Pilgrime when thou offerest vnto the bones of Saints, whether doest thou relieue their soules being in ioy.

9 Auricular Confession, and the feigned power of Absolution, setteth up the Priest of Priests, and giveth them opportunity of other secret talks, Lords and Ladies ⟨p. 94⟩do witness that for fear of their Confessors, they dare not speak the truth, and in time of confession is opportunity ministered to play the Bawds, and make other secret conventions to deadly sin: they say they are Commissaries from God, to Judge and discern all sins, to pardon what they please, that they have the keys of hell and heaven, that they can excommunicate, bless and curse, bind and lose at their pleasure: for twelve pence they will sell the Kingdom of heaven, by writing and clause of warrants, sealed with the common Seal, the Pope hath feigned that he is the Treasurer of the whole Church, having the treasure of the passion of Christ in his keeping, with the merits of all Saints in heaven, whereby he giveth feigned pardons a poena et culpa, and whereby he can deliver all captives being in purgatory at his pleasure, and make them not to come there.