As thou seest how Christ rebuketh the scribes and the pharisees in the Gospel (which were very Antichrists) saying woe be to you pharisees for ye rob widows houses ye pray long prayers under a colour, ye shut up the kingdom of heaven and suffer not them that would to enter ••••e have take away the key of knowledge, ye make men break gods commandments with your traditions, ye beguile the people with hypocrisy and such like. Which things all our prelates do: but have yet gotten them new names and other garments and weeds, and are other wise disguised. There is difference, in the names between a pope, a Cardinal, a Bishop, and so forth, and to say a scribe, a pharisee, a sen•oure and so forth: but the thing is all one. Even so now when we have uttered him, he will change him ••lfe ones more and turn himself in to […] angel of light. ii. Corin. xi. Read the place I exhort thee, what so ever thou art that readest this and note it well The Jews look for Christ and he is come. xv. hundred years a go and they not ware: we also have looked for Antichrist and he hath reigned as long and we not ware, ⟨image 5⟩and because either of us look carnally for him and not in the places where we ought to have sought. The Jews had found Christ verily if they had sought him in the law and the prophets, whither Christ sendeth them to seek John. v. We also had spied out Antichrist long1 a go if we had looked in the doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, where because the beast seeth himself now to be sought for, he roareth and seeketh new holes to hide him self in and changeth himself in to a thousand fashions with all ma•••r wiliness, falsehood, subtlety and craft. Because that his excommunications are come to light he maketh it treason unto the king, to be acquainted with Christ. If Christ and they may not rainge together, one hope we have, that Christ shall live ever. ¶ The old Antichrists brought Christ unto Pilate saying by our law he ought to dye, & when Pilate bad them, judge him after your law they answered it is not law full for us to kill any man: which they did to the intent that they which regarded not the shame of theyr fause ex2 comunicacions, shoulde yet fear to confess Christ because that the temporal sword had condemned him.
As thou seyst how Christ rebuketh the scrybes and the pharises in the Gospell (which were very Antichristes) saing wo be to you pharises for ye robbe widowes houses yee praye longe prayers vnder a coloure, ye shut vp the kingdom of heauē and suffer not them that woulde to enter ••••e haue take awaye the key of knowledge, ye make men breake gods commaū dementes with your tradicions, ye begile the people with hypocrisie and such lyke. Whiche thinges all oure prelates do: but haue yet gotten them newe names and other garmētes and weedes, and are other wise dysgysed. Ther is difference, in the names betwene a pope, a Cardinal, a Bishoppe, and so forth, and to saye a scribe, a pharisey, a sen•oure and so forth: but the thynge is all one. Euen so nowe whē we haue vttered him, he will chaūge him ••lfe ones more and turne himselfe in to 〈…〉 angell of lyght. ii. Corin. xi. Rede the place I exhorte the, what so euer thou art that readest this and note it well The Iewes loke for Christe and he is come. xv. hundred yeares a go and they not ware: we also haue loked for Antichrist and he hath raygned as longe and we not ware, ⟨image 5⟩and because eyther of vs loke carnally for him and not in the places where wee ought to haue soughte. The Jewes had founde Christe verely yf thei had sought hym in the lawe and the prophetes, whither Christe sendeth them to seke Jhon. v. We also had spied out Antichrist lōge1 a go yf we hade loked in the doctryne of Christe and his Apostles, where because the beast seeth himself now to be sought for, he roareth and seketh new holes to hyde him selfe in and chaungeth himself in to athousande fashions with al ma•••r wilines, falshed, subteltie and crafte. Because that his excommunications ar com to lyght he maketh it treason vnto the kinge, to be acquainted with Christe. If Christ and thei may not rainge together, one hope we haue, that Christe shall lyue euer. ¶ The olde Antichristes broughte Christ vnto Pylate saiynge by oure law he ought to dye, & when Pylate bad thē, iudge him after youre law they answred it is not law full for vs to kyll any man: which thei dyd to the entēt yt thei which regarded not the shame of theyr fause ex2 comunicacions, shoulde yet feare to confesse Christe because that the temporall swearde had condemned hym.
- 1Antichrist is a spiritual thing and cannot be seen but in the sight of gods word.Antychrist is a spiritual thing and cannot be sene but in the syght of gods word.
- 2The prelates •avea burning •eale to their childrenThe prelates •auea burning •eale to theyr •hyldren
