44 `Reveratton a f the Apocalypfe, CAP .r3. GI -11é printedat Lions, in the Extray. John 2 a.Cuna.Inter. To thing that our LordGod the `Pope, cannotgivefuel) judgement as hegiveth, it is held to be an heretical) point. In Sixtus de Eleetio. and Elee.fun- damenfa in Gloffa. The Pope is not a man, Clement in the preface in 61°f-fa, Thou art neither codnor man, butthou art as it Were noi- Cher, between both. And latfly,when theypreach thus, That the Pope is all and above all,that hispower extendeth itfelf to things inHeaven, earth,0- Hell, that he can commandthe _Angels,that he Lathfogreat power both in Purgatory in Hell,that he can by his indulgences de- liver as great a number offoules as he Will, of chafe that are tormen- ted in thefe places, and can place themflraióht wayes in heaven,and in the places Where bleedfoules reff. Now feeing theyattribute thefe &many fuchblafphemous things, unto them, who feeth not what he is whom all the reprobates ofthe earth doworfnip, and adore with divine honours?Not that all thofe whohave at any time adored the Beall be reprobates. For it might be they fhould repent, and fhould beconverted to the trueGod, but becaufe all reprobates doe adore him. And let not anybe foolifhly futtle,and objee,that there are manycountries on earthwherein the Pope ofRomos name was never fo much as heard ; I do not take the whole earth and all reprobates otherwife then the Holy Ghoft doth; if the I''api(Rs have any thing wherewith they may cut the throat of this univerfality, let them draw their weapons, and do their wort to it. Now feeing thefe things be fo, let the Pope cry out and fay, That it is altogether neceffary to falvation to befubjeEl to the Pope of Rome : The Holy Ghafl doth cry openly to the contrary, that allthey doe wholly jeopard and cart away their fálvation that are fubjee to thePope ofRome, iffo be that they depart out ofthis life without re- pentance.Whether of thefe t wo trowye aire tobe beleeved . The Pope would have it thought that hecannot erre, but how foolifh a. thing is it for a man todelay the triall hereoftill that time , when if he do erre in beleevir g, there will be no time nor meanes granted to correehis error. This Beafl is worfhipped of all R.probatcs, with whom,while thou confpireft in thy worfhip,who íhal feparate thee from the bate ofreprobates? He dothnot thereforebreakoffunity,who departeth from the Synagogueof Rome, but he purchafeth unavoidabledeflru aion to himfelfewho cleavethunto ir, without repentance. Oyou molt curfed,wretches, that are called Reconcilers to the See ofRome, whole whole indeavour is to call backe the people to Romifh do- itritse
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