A07410:15
Of two wonderful popish monsters to wit, of a popish ass which was found…Of two vvoonderful popish monsters to wyt, of a popish asse which was found…
Of two wonderful popish monsters to wit, of a popish ass which was found at Rome in the river of Tiber, and of a monkish calf, calved at Friberge in Misne. Which are the very foreshowings and tokens of Gods wrath, against blind, obstinate, and monstrous Papists. Witnessed, and declared, the one by Philip Melanchthon, the other by Martin Luther. Translated out of French into English by John Brooke of Ash, next Sandwich.Of two vvoonderful popish monsters to wyt, of a popish asse which was found at Rome in the riuer of Tyber, and of a monkish calfe, calued at Friberge in Misne. Which are the very foreshewings and tokens of Gods wrath, against blinde, obstinate, and monstrous Papistes. Witnessed, and declared, the one by Philip Melancthon, the other by Martyn Luther. Translated out of French into English by Iohn Brooke of Assh, next Sandwich.
London: printed by Thomas East, 1579
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GOD at all times doth lively represent1 by certain tokens and after a wonderful sort, either his wrath or […]: And chiefly the […] changes, the increasings […] of Kingdoms and Empires: As we may see in Daniel 2the eight, where after the fourth Monarch, the kingdom of Antichrist is also foreshowed: to the end that all true faithful men and Christians should be admonished in good time, and should take heed of his trumperies and deceits, and of his Idolatries, and execrable blasphemies, and of all his divine service: the which he hath so greatly, and with such craft under the show and appearance of truth valued, that it is to be feared least that the elect and faithful be deceived and wrapped in his errors, as Jesus Christ saith, Matthew Chapt 24.3
GOD at all times doth liuely represent1 by certeine tokens and after a wonderfull sort, either his wrath or 〈…〉: And ch•efely the 〈…〉 chaunges, the encreasinges 〈…〉 of Kingdomes and Empires: As wée maye sée in Daniel 2the eight, where after the fourth Monarch, the kingdome of Antechrist is also foreshewed: to the ende that all true faithfull men and Christians should bée admonished in good time, and shoulde take heede of his trumperies and deceites, and of his Idolatryes, and execrable blasphemies, and of all his diuine seruice: the which hée hath so greatly, and with such craft vnder the shewe and appearaunce of truth valued, that it is to bée feared least that the elect and faithfull bée deceiued and wrapt in his errours, as Iesus Christ saith, Mathew Chapt 24.3
- 1Wherefore god doth send Monsters.VVherfore god doth send Monsters.