Fifthly, for the fashion of it, in that is it made like a Cross, or Jews gallows, it figureth the passion of the Lord, and they that wear, that ought to be crucified with the vices and concupiscences. In maintaining this opinion of holiness, with all other inventions, which by lying signs, which they have had to it, we know not how to avoid consent unto that Idolatry, which Durant and the Papist maintain and profess, & to deny the Popes ceremonies, the doctrine which we reach, how should it not discourage the godly, and encourage the superstitious in their errors? we can not edify the Church of Christ apparently, showing our selves to be on of the Popes clergy. Seeing S. Paul Thess. 3. willeth to avoid all apparens of evil, and to be shuffled in a surplice, which the Popes clergy wear, were rather a confusion then an order, which they them selves would be loth to suffer, if they might get ⟨image 26⟩again the keys into their hands, they would cry with open mouth, as their pontifical teach them, & pluck the surplice of our backs by the authority of almighty God the Father, the Son,1 and the Holy ghost. saying, and we take from the all our clerkly habit, and we put on the apparel of religion, and depose, degrade, and spoil the of all orders clerkly benefice, and clerkly living,2 and we restore the to the servitude and ignominy of the secular habit. Is it not a disorder, that Christians should show them selves slaves to the Popes order? were it not better to serve God in common attire, then to please the Pope by disguising our selves in superstitious surplices? were it not better to obey God, who willeth us to serve him in spirit, and in truth, then to obey men, following the deuyse of Pope Sylvester, the fashion of the Jews, and practise of the Papists: where it not better, by leaving of a Surplice to follow Christ in breaking mens traditions, than by the use thereof to be a companion of Popes & Pharisees? If this do not seam sufficient to prove the Minor at this time, it shall be more at large discoursed hereafter.
Fyftlye, for the fassyon of it, in that is it made lyke a Crosse, or Iewes gallows, it fygurythe the passion of the Lord, and they yt weare, that ought to be crewcyfyed with the vices and concupiscences. In mayntayninge this opinion of holynes, with all other inuēcions, which by lyinge seignes, which they haue had to it, we knowe not howe to auoyde consent vnto that Idolatri, which Durant and the Papiste mayntayne and professe, & to deny the Popes cerimonies, the doctryne whiche we reache, howe shuld it not dyscorage the godly, and incorage the supersticious in theyr errors? we can not edefye the Church of Christ apparentlye, shewinge our sealues to be on of the Popes clergye. Seing S. Paull Thess. 3. willythe to auoyde all apparens of euyll, and to be shufflyd in a surples, whiche the Popes clergye wear, were rather a confusion then an order, whiche they them sealues wolde be lothe to suffer, if they might get ⟨image 26⟩agayne the keys into theyr handes, they wolde crye withe open mowthe, as theyr pontificall teache them, & plucke the surples of our backes by the autoryte of almyghtie God the Father, the Sonne,1 and the Holy ghoste. saying, and we take from the all our clerkly habyt, and we put on ye apparell of religion, and depose, degrade, and spoyle the of all orders clerkely benefice, and clerkelye lyuinge,2 and we restore the to the seruitude and ignominie of the secular habyte. Is it not a disorder, that Christians shoulde shewe them selues slaues to the Popes order? were it not better to serue God in commun attyre, then to please the Pope by disquisinge our selues in supersticious surplessis? were it not better to obey God, who wyllyth vs to serue hym in spret, and in truthe, then to obey men, followyng the deuyse of Pope Syluester, the fassyon of the Iewes, and practyse of the Papistes: where it not better, by leauynge of a Surples to folow Christ in breakynge mens tradicions, thē by the vse therof to be a companion of Popes & Pharises? Yf this do not seame sufficient to proue the Minor at this tyme, it shalbe more at large dyscoursyd hereafter.
- 1The surplice is an holy garment of the Papists.The surples is an holy garmēt of the Papistes.
- 2Mark the folly of Papists.Marke the follye of Papistes.
