Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

The Papists think none can be right nursing fathers to the Church unless they leave unto Priests, Monks, and idle bellies, great revenues, large possessions, & fat prebendaries, to fatten them up as swine in a sty. But this nourishment tends to a far other end, then to cram and stuff the guts of such a company of insatiable gulfs.¹ For the question is not here touching the enriching of their houses, who under a feigned pretence of holiness will needs be taken for the Ministers of the Church (who have bin the only poisoners and corrupters of the Church of God, with the deadly venom of the whores cup) but §1rather to root out Superstitions, and utterly §2to overthrow all Idolatry, to advance §3the kingdom of Christ, to conserve the §4purity of doctrine, to remove scandals §5and offences, and to purge out the filthy dregs of false doctrine, whereby the wholesome doctrine of God is corrupted, and whereby his glory is darkened and obscured.

The Papists thinke none can be right nursing fathers to the Church vnlesse they leaue vnto Priests, Monks, and idle bellies, great reuenues, large possessions, & fat prebendaries, to fatten them vp as swine in a stie. But this nourishment tends to a far other end, then to cramme and stuffe the guts of such a companie of insatiable gulphs.¹ For the question is not here touching the inriching of their houses, who vnder a fained pretence of holines will needs be taken for the Ministers of the Church (who haue bin the only poysoners and corrupters of the Church of God, with the deadly venome of the whores cup) but §1rather to roote out Superstitions, and vtterlie §2to ouerthrow all Idolatrie, to aduance §3the kingdome of Christ, to conserue the §4