Sermons upon the Book of Job

Then let us content us with that which it hath pleased God to disclose unto us, as well by his Prophets, as by his Son our Lord Jesus Christ, assuring our selves, that there he maketh us a final conclusion without any further passing. And hereby we see whereunto they are come, that have such a desire to range abroad, and to leap beyond their bounds. Here we see from whence came the horrible confusion that is in the Popedom: here we see whereupon the Pope groundeth all his doctrine. For he saith that the Apostles have not declared all that is for the profit of the Church, and that the holy Ghost is come to make men to frame new articles, and too make men too rest themselves upon holy Councils. For as much then as the Pope and all his hangers on, have not held themselves to the pureness of the holy Scripture: God hath undoubtedly blinded them in their own follies, and we see some among them to be so dull and brutish, and finally which have been grown so far out of kind, as to worship stones and stocks of timber, and that things are so far out of square, that even little babes might well be ashamed of them. And this cometh of that Devilish curiosity, that they be not contented to be taught simply by the holy Scripture. Behold also whereupon the Religion of the Turks is founded. Mahomet hath reported ⟨p. 80⟩himself to be the party, that should bring the full Revelation over and besides the Gospel. And by means thereof, they be utterly become brute beasts. And at this day we see, that those poor beasts busy their heads about as doltish and unsensible things, as any can be. But it is the just vengeance of God, who hath given them over to a wilful stubborn mind. As much hath been done to other fantastical persons (and specially of our days) which have troubled the Church, and would needs have their visions. And it was one of the §10Articles of that cursed creature Seruet that was burnt. For he said that the holy Ghost had not reigned as yet, but that he was too come. That wicked creature dishonoured God, as though the Fathers of old time had had but a shadow of the holy Ghost, and as though that after he had once shed out himself visibly upon the Apostles, he had retired again incontinently, in such sort as the Church hath been destitute of the holy Ghost.

Then let vs contente vs with that whiche it hathe pleased God to disclose vnto vs, as well by his Prophetes, as by his Sonne oure Lorde Iesus Christe, assuring our selues, that there he maketh vs a finall conclusion without any further passing. And hereby wee see whereunto they are come, that haue such a desyre to raunge abroade, and to leape beyonde their boundes. Heere we see from whence came the horrible confusion that is in the Popedome: heere wee see wherevpon the Pope groundeth all his doctrine. For hee sayth that the Apostles haue not declared all that is for the profyte of the Churche, and that the holy Ghoste is come to make men to frame newe articles, and too make men too reste themselues vpon holy Councels. For as much then as the Pope and all his hangers on, haue not hild themselues to the purenesse of the holie Scripture: God hath vndoubtedly blinded them in their owne folies, and wee see some among them to bee so dull and brutishe, and finally which haue beene growne so farre out of kynde, as to worshippe stones and stockes of timber, and that things are so farre out of square, that euen little babes might well be ashamed of them. And this commeth of that Diuelish curiositie, that they bee not contented to be taught simply by the holy Scripture. Beholde also wherevpon the Religion of the Turkes is founded. Mahomet hath reported