A07410:47
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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Even so truly, there is neither sacrileges, nor murderer, thee•e, nor whoremaster, which abuseth the majesty of the name of the son of GOD and of the Church, for to hide their execrable filthiness, but that whorish belly of Antichrist.
Euen so truelye, there is neither sacryledge•, nor murtherer, thée•e, nor whooremaster, whiche abuseth the maiestie of the name of the sonne of GOD and of the Churche, for to hide theire execrable filthynesse, but that whoorish bellye of Antechrist.
And therefore the murders, thefts, the monstrous whoredoms, the horrible wickednesses of this Idol of Rome, do surmount a great deal the wickednesses, cruelties, and madness, of Nero.
And therefore the murthers, theftes, the monstrous whooredomes, the horrible wickednesses of this Idoll of Rome, doe surmounte a greate deale the wickednesses, crueltyes, and maddenesse, of Nero.
Seventhly, the scales of Fishes, wherewith1 the arm, the feet, and the neck of that Popish Ass are covered, and not the belly nor the breast, do signify the Princes and secular Lords. For the ⟨image 11⟩sea is oftentimes taken in the Scripture for the world, and the fishes for the men of the world: As Jesus Christ himself interpreteth the Nets of Saint Peter, Mat. 4. when he said, I will make you fishers