A07410:9
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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¶JOHN CRESPIN UNTO ALL which fear the Lord.¶IOHN CRESPIN VNTO ALL which feare the Lord.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶JOHN CRESPIN UNTO ALL which fear the Lord.
¶IOHN CRESPIN VNTO ALL which feare the Lord.
There hath now been a long time sithence1 God hath not ceased to teach & give advertisements after diverse sorts & fashions, to draw men from their impieties & detestable conversations, & yet nevertheless the ingratitude of the world is so great, that nothing followeth but a hardening of heart more then obstinate. The Lord threateneth, & his threatenings are rejected as if they were but fables. He setteth forth monstrous and fearful figures,2 which were enough to make the Devils themselves afraid: And men do see them and let them pass, as if they touched them nothing at all. Furthermore, he declareth effectually that he threateneth not in vain. He declareth by terrible judgements, that he cannot suffer the contempt of his advertisements: Howbeit, men have their senses altogether dull in regard of that: And of a thousand, scantly there are twain which will open their eyes to consider and behold the wonders of the Lord, and to amend their lives thereby. Behold two monstrous figures which are set before us: And the two most excellent men, to wit, Philip Melanchthon and Martin Luther, who have interpreted them, are of sufficient authority to make men to understand, that those monsters are not forged and invented fantasies. The first is a general witness of the horrible vengeance of God over every3 kingdom that exalteth it self by cruelty & tyranny above the spiritual jurisdiction of the son of God. And because that this tyranny is more lively set forth by the domination of the Pope, than by any other, even so this threatening is referred chiefly unto that Romish ⟨image 4⟩Antichrist whom we do see at this day, yea, in his latter age far out of modesty, that he setteth all