A07410:80
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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In like manner in this figure of this Monkish Calf, besides the Prophetical declaration, there is also an Image or figure of the life, of the doctrine of the services and observations of the Monks: And it is possible that thereby there is an advertisement of the ⟨p. 13⟩cause of the calamities nigh at hand. That is to say, that the superstitions, the deceits and wickedness of the Monks, do cause the punishment to increase, for as much as by the Pharisaical doctrine of works, they do abolish the faith which is in our Lord Jesus Christ, and do transform and change into the flesh of a Calf mans heart, which ought to be the Temple of the holy Ghost. Furthermore, let an other draw the prophetical sense: as for me for to please my order, I have taken upon me to interpret my Monkish Calf: The Canon Calf shall have an other for his expositor.
In lyke manner in this figure of this Moonkish Calfe, besides the Propheticall declaration, there is also an Image or figure of the lyfe, of the doctrine of the seruices and obseruations of the Moonkes: And it is possible that thereby there is an aduertisement of the ⟨p. 13⟩cause of the calamities nighe at hande. That is to saye, that the superstitions, the deceites and wickednesse of the Moonkes, doe cause the punishment to increase, for as much as by the Pharisaycall doctrine of woorkes, they doe abolish the fayth which is in our Lorde Iesus Christ, and doe transforme and chaunge into the flesh of a Calfe mans heart, which ought to bée the Temple of the holy Ghost. Furthermore, let an other drawe the propheticall sence: as for mée for to please my order, I haue taken vpon me to interpret my Moonkish Calfe: The Canon Calfe shall haue an other for his expositer.
For so much the more willingly do I take the charge to make this declaration, for that I do see that the obstinate courages and more harder then the rocks, of those which shall be grieved with this my explication, shall be so much the more wounded and shall be come more eager. As in very deed they do arrogantly despise all that which cometh out of my mouth, and do babble every where, that all my words are as much to be esteemed as the spittings of heretics. For that cause they ought not also now