A07410:75
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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[figure] ⟨p. 12⟩THE INTERPRETATION of Martin Luther, of the Monster, in the figure and likeness of a Monkish Calf, drawn out in the leaf before.
[figure] ⟨p. 12⟩THE INTERpretacion of Martin Luther, of the Monster, in the figure and lykenesse of a Moonkish Calfe, drawen out in the leafe before.
AS touching the Prophetical interpretation of this Monkish Calf, I will leave it to the spirit: for I am no prophet. Yet nevertheless one may well affirm this generally of many such marvels, that God doth send them as presages and forewarnings of sorrowful adventures, motions, brutes, troubles and commotions to come. And I do exhort Germany to assure themselves boldly and to attend certainly such comings. But to determine of chances and to foreshow how long time they shall continue, or in what ti•e the deliverance shall come, the same belongeth to the Prophet•.
AS touching the Propheticall interpretacion of this Moonkish Calfe, I will leaue it to the spirit: for I am no prophet. Yet neuertheles one may well affirme this generally of many such meruayles, that God doth send them as presages and forewarnings of sorrowfull aduentures, motions, brutes, troubles and commotions to come. And I doe exhort Germany to assure themselues boldly and to attende certeinely such commings. But to determine of chaunces and to foreshew how long time they shall continue, or in what ti•e the delyueraunce shall come, the same belongeth to the Prophet•.