The substance of that which was delivered in a sermon before the Commons House…The substance of that vvhich was deliuered in a sermon before the Commons House…

Now if the conceit which these men have concerning the Sacrament should prove to be false (as indeed we know it to be most absurd and monstrous) their own Jesuit Coster doth freely confess, that they should be in such an error and Idolatry, qualis in orb terrarum nunquam vel visus vel auditus fuit, as never was seen or heard of in this world. ^*For the error of them is more tolerable, (saith he) who worship for God a Statue of gold or silver, or an Image of any other matter, as the Gentiles adored their gods; or a red cloth lifted up upon a spear, as it is reported of the Lappians; or living creatures, as did sometime the Egyptians; then of those that worship a piece of bread. We therefore who are verily persuaded that the Papists do thus, must of force (if we follow their Jesuits direction) judge them to be the most intolerable Idolaters that ever were.

Now if the conceite which these men haue concerning the Sacrament should proue to bee false (as indeed we know it to be most absurd and monstrous) their owne Iesuite Coster doth freely confesse, that they should be in such an error and Idolatry, qualis in orbe terrarum nunquam vel visus vel auditus fuit, as neuer was seene or heard of in this world. ^*For the error of them is more tolerable, (saith he) who worship for God a Statue of gold or siluer, or an Image of any other matter, as the Gentiles adored their gods; or a red cloth lifted vp vpon a speare, as it is reported of the Lappians; or liuing creatures, as did sometime the Egyptians; then of those that worship a piece of bread. We therefore who are verily perswaded that the Papists doe thus, must of force (if we follow their Iesuites direction) iudge them to be the most intolerable Idolaters that euer were.

1. *Tolerabilior est enim error eorum, qui pro Deo colunt Statuā auream aut argenteam, aut alterius materiae imaginem, quo modo Gentiles deos suos venerabantur; vel pannum rubrum in hastam elevatum, quod narratur de Lappis; vel viva animalia, ut quondam Egyptij: quàm eorū, qui frustū panis. Coster. Enchirid. ca. 12.Tolerabilior est enim error eorum, qui pro Deo colunt Statuā auream aut argenteam, aut alterius materiae imaginem, quo modo Gentiles deos suos venerabantur; vel pannum rubrum in hastam eleuatum, quod narratur de Lappis; vel viua animalia, vt quondam Egyptij: quàm eorū, qui frustū panis. Coster. Enchirid. ca. 12.