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…

The third question, what light hast thou showed, and what mirror hast thou been unto the people in thy living? It is wonder to see how the life of Priests is changed, they be clothed like Lords, they speak as dishonestly as any Ribald or Harlot: No Merchant more covetous for gain, they ride like Princes, and all is of poor mens goods, they be blinded with to much shining of riches, they make houses as big as Churches, superfluously abounding with all things, they paint their Chambers with pictures, and clothe their Images with Silks of divers colours, but the poor for want of clothing, and with an empty womb, crieth at their doors; and oftentimes the poor be robbed to clothe stocks and scions: thou occupiest the place of Peter and the Apostles, no otherwise then Judas and Simon Magus, as a candle newly quenched that stinketh over the house, in stead of light, and as smoke that blinds ones eyes in stead of fire; they shall have an hard judgement, because they have misentered, and harder, because they have misruled, and the hardest, because they have cursedly lived.

The third question, what light hast thou shewed, and what myrror hast thou béen vnto the people in thy liuing? It is wonder to sée how the life of Priests is changed, they be cloathed like Lords, they speake as dishonestly as any Ribold or Harlet: No Marchant more couetous for gaine, they ride like Princes, and all is of poore mens goods, they be blinded with to much shining of riches, they make houses as bigge as Churches, superfluously abounding with all things, they paint their Chambers with pictures, and cloath their Images with Silkes of diuers colours, but the poore for want of cloathing, and with an empty womb, cryeth at their doores; and oftentimes the poore be robbed to cloath stockes and siones: thou occupiest the place of Peter and the Apostles, no otherwise then Iudas and Simon Magus, as a candle newly quenched that stinketh ouer the house, in stead of light, and as smoake that blinds ones eyes in stead of fire; they shall haue an hard iudgement, because they haue misentred, and harder, because they haue misruled, and the hardest, because they haue cursedlie liued.

The second that shall make account for himself and others, is Kings, and other temporal rulers; Hast thou entered thine office to profit the people, to destroy sin, and further the truth, or for worship and riches? Some desire such estate to be rich, ad to oppress such as they hate, and to take bribes, for sparing to punish sin, and make themselves partners of other sins, and for bribes work all things. Many in high office, think they are of higher kind of nature then others, not knowing they are poor mens brethren, and servants for the good of the Common-wealth, and that their glory is vanity. Of whom the Prophet Hosea saith, They have reigned, but not by me; so was Rehoboam when he answered the people, My little finger is bigger then my Fathers Rib-bone, my Father grieved you somewhat, but I will add more, which made the people rebel, and the kingdom never came wholly together again; wherefore it is good for Rulers to take sober counsel, to eschew ear-rounders, and to have an eye of love unto the Commons, for be they never so high, they shall come before an higher Judge to give a reckoning.