The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…

But although they have celebrated many Counsels, within the precinct of 300. years and more: yet have they in ⟨image 92⟩none of them reformed that was amiss,¹ whereby it might deserve the name of a reformation. For errors and superstitions with sundry abuses moe, are not taken away but more increased mutchlesse have they reformed any whit in the head (as they speak,) or members of the Church. And although the whole world, during the space of certain hundred years have worthily accused the abuses, and most corrupt state of the ecclesiastical order, with other enormities of the Church, which well deserve to be taken away and mended: Notwithstanding they have not touched them with their little finger, and therefore oftentimes arise some greater discords, and they fall farther of from the Christian discipline. Yea, & all such as seek for, and require to have some true reformation, reprehending the disorders and abuses, and specially y• popes unlawful authority, the filthy, and lecherous life of the Clergy, which all men are constrained to confess to be very culpable: the same men nevertheless are condemned for schismatics, ⟨p. 110⟩and Heretics, & are sharply persecuted.

But although they haue celebrated many Counsels, within the precinct of 300. yéeres and more: yet haue they in ⟨image 92⟩none of them refourmed that was amisse,¹ wherby it might deserue ye name of a reformation. For errours and superstitions with sundrye abuses moe, are not taken away but more increased mutchlesse haue they reformed anye whit in the head (as they speake,) or members of the Church. And although the whole world, during the space of certen hundred yéeres haue woorthely accused the abuses, and most corrupt state of the ecclesiasticall order, with other enormities of the Church, which well deserue to be taken away and mended: Notwithstandinge they haue not touched them with their little finger, and therfore oftentimes arise some greater discordes, and they fall farther of from the Christian discipline. Yea, & all such as séeke for, and require to haue some true reformation, reprehending the disorders and abuses, and specially y popes vnlawfull aucthorytie, the filthye, and lecherous lyfe of the Clargye, which all men are constrained to confesse to bée very culpable: the same men neuerthelesse are condempned for scismatickes,