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…

Name: Of two wonderful popish monsters to wit, of a popish ass which was found…
Author: Philip Melanchthon

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.

Philip Melanchthon 1497–1560London: printed by Thomas East, 1579

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But unto whom is that goodly service represented? who is honoured? of whom doth it depend? unto whom is it tied and fastened? unto the Calf. For the Calf is clothed with a frock, as we may see here. And what is that Calf? It is an Idol forged and¹ made, abiding and dwelling in their spirits full of deceits. What is that that these things do? They do after this sort. These holy Masters have an opinion imprinted in their understanding, that in their Monkish and solitary religion, they do serve and render obedience² unto the true God, the which religion they have constituted in Ceremonies & observations of certain outward works, by which they do think that they have well deserved heaven: and not in the certainty & trust which embraceth the benefit of Jesus Christ.

But vnto whom is that goodly seruice represented? who is honoured? of whome doth it depende? vnto whom is it tyed and fastened? vnto the Calfe. For the Calfe is clothed with a frock, as we may sée heere. And what is that Calfe? It is an Idoll forged and¹ made, abiding and dwelling in their spirites full of deceites. What is that that these things doo? They do after this sorte. These holy Masters haue an opinion imprinted in their vnderstanding, that in their Moonkish and solitary religion, they doe serue and render obedience² vnto the true God, the whiche religion they haue constituted in Ceremonies & obseruations of certeine outward woorkes, by which they doe thinke that they haue well deserued heauen: and not in the certeinty & trust which embraceth the benefit of Iesus Christ.

1The Calf is an Idol forged in the spirits of Monks.The Calfe is an Idoll forged in the spirites of Moonkes.
2The religion of the Monks builded upon ceremonies and outward worksThe religion of the Moonkes builded vpon ceremonies and outvvard works

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