A Golden Chain

Again, the Church of Rome maketh Mary the mother of Jesus to be as God. In the Breviary reformed and published at the commandment of Pius the V.^a she is called a Goddess, in express words: and she is further termed the Queen of heaven, the Queen of the world, the gate of heaven, the mother of grace and mercy: Yea she is far exalted above Christ, and he in regard of her is made but a poor underling in heaven: for papists in their service unto her pray on this manner, saying: Show thy self to be a mother: and cause thy son to receive our prayers: set free the captives and give light to the blind. ^bLastly, the very cross is made as a God. For they salute it by the name of their only hope and pray it to increase justice to the godly, and to give sinners pardon. Wherefore the Church of Rome beside the one true God distinguished into three persons, the father, the son, and the holy ghost, maketh also many other, and so in trueth hath repealed his first commandment.

Againe, the Church of Rome maketh Marie the mother of Iesus to bee as God. In the Breuiary reformed and published at the commandement of Pius the V.^a shee is called a Goddesse, in expresse words: and she is further tearmed the Queene of heauen, the Queene of the world, the gate of heauen, the mother of grace and mercy: Yea shee is farre exalted aboue Christ, and he in regard of her is made but a poore vnderling in heauen: for papists in their seruice vnto her pray on this manner, saying: Shew thy selfe to be a mother: and cause thy sonne to receiue our praiers: set free the captiues and giue light to the blind. ^bLastly, the very crosse is made as a God. For they salute it by the name of their only hope and pray it to increase iustice to the godly, and to giue sinners pardon. Wherfore the Church of Rome beside the one true God distinguished into three persons, the father, the sonne, and the holy ghost, maketh also many other, and so in trueth hath repealed his first commandement.

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