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The cause is showed also of the destruction of the commonwealth and church of Rome:¹ for that she hath caused all nations to drink, and hath made them drunken with wine of wrath of her fornication. And verily the effect of wine in men is greatest. Therefore doctrine is compared to it in the Prophets. Therefore Rome with her unclean and corrupt opinions, hath made all people drunken. And it is called the wine of the wrath. For look with whom God is angry, he suffereth them to err in the way of the Romish church. For in as much as God hath revealed the sincere doctrine of life, by his only son, and most chosen Apostles: and men receive not the same: God is justly offended with them, and giveth them over into a reprobate mind, that they may follow shameful errors: As Saint Paul also prophesied should come to pass in the .2. to the Thess. 2. chapt. This wine is called moreover, the wine of her fornication, whereby she her self having first played the harlot, is become now also the Mistress of fornication, and as it were bawd to all others. This manner of speaking is right well known, even out of the Prophets. Rome dead not persist in the doctrine of the Gospel, and of the Apostles, but invented a new, and that contrary to the Gospel, of the vicar of Christ in earth,² of the power of keys, of indulgences and pardons, of justification of works and merits, of satisfactions & confessions, of worshipping of Images, & praying to saints, of celebrating masses, and worshipping of the sacrament of the altar, as they term it, ⟨p. 454⟩of monkery and vows, and such other innumerable. This doctrine as Apostolical, ancient, and Christian, she drinketh of to all people: and so plucketh them from Christ, withdraweth them from the Gospel, seduceth them from the old christianity, and destroyeth innumerable souls. Therefore God poureth out to her also of the cup of his wrath, and bringeth her also to destruction for ever.

The cause is shewed also of the destructiō of the commonwelth and church of Rome:¹ for that she hath caused all nations to drinke, and hath made them dronken wyth wyne of wrath of her fornication. And verelye the effecte of wyne in men is greateste. Therefore doctrine is compared to it in the Prophetes. Therefore Rome with her vncleane and corrupt opinions, hath made all people dronken. And it is called the wyne of the wrath. For loke with whome God is angry, he suffereth them to erre in the way of the Romish church. For in asmoch as God hath reuealed the sincere doctrine of lyfe, by his onely sonne, and moste chosen Apostles: and men receaue not the same: God is iustely offended with them, and geueth them ouer into a reprobate mynde, that thei may followe shamefull errours: As Saincte Paule also prophisied shuld come to passe in the .2. to the Thess. 2. chapt. This wyne is called moreouer, the wyne of her fornication, whereby she her selfe hauing firste played the harlot, is become nowe also the Maistres of fornicatiō, and as it wer bawde to al others. This maner of speakyng is right well knowen, euen oute of the Prophetes. Rome ded not persiste in the doctryne of the Gospell, and of the Apostles, but inuented a newe, and that contarry to the Gospel, of the vycar of Christ in earth,