was still present before them Veriti Well then That same bodye after it had Suffred death and rose agayne yt assended vp to heauen and let hym downe on the ryght hande of his father there tarieth tyll his foes be made hys fote stole nowe that bodye is in heauen you wyll graunt me thys Messe I verelye that is true veryt Howe chanse it theÌ that you wyll make the People beleue that the SubstauÌce of bred and wyne is turned frome hys kynde vnto the verye Bodye of Chryste that the Vyrgyn marye hate after these woordes spoken this ys my bodye not that onelye but you make thereof a sacryfyce for the remyssyon of synne bothe for qwick dead which is great blaspheme to the blode of chryste they that woulde not so beleue sholde suffer moste cruell payne death wher by ye haue crucified christ anew in his membres being no leasse theÌ amourderer a there that robbeth god of his honor Messe why sir god is omnipotent Veryte I verely that is truth Messe why then he may do all thinges seing he is almighty speakiÌg these wordes hoc est cor pusmeum thys ys my body why shuld you then be repugnant againste the truthe and saye that yt ys not hys Bodye where as he saythe hym selfe that yt is hys bodye and thys I am sure of my Lorde that all them that louithe me and he that ys in me whiche ys god hym selfe as I knowe there ys a greate meanye dothe they wyll saye no lease but that I am ordeyned of God and that in seyng me they se god hym selfe which mad them died vpoÌ the crosse for them all and if they receue me they receiue their maker the body of christ fleashe blod and bone as yt hanged on the crosse and thus all them that fauerithe louithe me wilbeleue no leasse Iug why I perceiue now thou hast spoken againste god hys worde heresy and blaspheme Knouvlege I truly my lorde she word make the word of god of non effecte for by hir saying god dwelleth in teÌples made wtston yea she techeth the peple to beleue no lesse theÌ lo Messe why my lord seiÌg that I am made by god his apostles ordeined to be maÌs saluatyon I thinke there is no maÌ that loueth me but wyll say that where as I am there is god for the scripturs prophesied that messyas should come which should saue the people I am she my abidyng is in Temples of stone whiche is gods teÌple so well as mine for loke wher as I am ther is he knou Why the womaÌ of samaria êphesied messias to be a he not a shewher as she said I wotwell messias shal com which is called christ wheÌ he is com he shal tel vs altogether here she callyth hym a he not a she messias where as you say that god dwellith in teÌples made of stone you shal know ye. s steuen saith that god dwelleth not in teÌples made with handes also s paule saith no lesse to the xvii af the actes the god which made the worlde and all that are in it dwelleth not in temples made with hande neyther is worshiped with mens haÌdes as salomon saith in the thirde boke of the kings the vi Chaptre that he builded him a house howbeit he that is hygheste dwelleth not in the teÌples made with haÌdes as saith the Prophet Esaye Heauen is my seate and the yearth is my fotestoole what house wyll ye buylde for me sayth the Lorde or what place is it that I should reste in hath not my handes made al these thinges now this blasphemous woman doth cause the people to beleaue that he dwelleth in temples made wyth handes causing the peple to take hir fals gods for the lyning god wher as these honest meÌ doth witnes the coÌtrary which is suffitient inogh I trust my lord to proue her false iÌ that poiÌt whereas she saith my lord that he that receyueth her after the consecration meaning the breade and wine two false goddes receaueth the body of Christ flesh bloude bone but after such a fashion toke the Iewes the woorde of God in the. vi of Iohan when he said the breade that I wyll geue is my fleshe whiche I wyll geue for the lyfe of the world now the Iewes toke it grossly and stroue among them selues saying how can this fellowe gyue his fleash to eat as doth thys woman these wordes of christe this ys my bodye takin the bare leter nothing consideriÌg the closing vp ther of wher as he saith so ofteÌ as you shal eat this breo drink of this cuppe it shal shew the lords death tyl he com if he be ther as this woman saith as I know he is not let this nam sacramente be cleane abolisshed for he maketh yt but asynification of the deathe of christ not christe hym selfe but rather you must proue the Scripturs false which callithe yt a sacramente or ells proue your selfe to be the Antechrist that Christe byd vs beware of whiche sholde exalt hym selfe in the seate wher the lyuiÌg god shold syt whiche is in mannes consience these to be two false gods which you sai ys the lyuing god if the Scrypturs be true you be atraitor a these a murderer if they be not true a proue them your selfe Messe syr I can not denye but that the scripturs be true Iuge then thou condemnyst thy selfe a knowledgynge by thyn owne wordes to be giltye in that these two honeste men dolay to thy charg Peter my Lord yf yt please you the accussacions of thes two men ys true she ys gyltye in the thinge that they lay vnto hyr charge wherfore my lorde yt shall not neade to panyell a queaste of hir for she hathe condeÌned hir selfe by hyr owne wordes all we twelue breathern will graunt ther vnto no leasse Iuge Why what thynke ye ys she gyltye or vngyltye Peter gyltye my lorde if yt please youre lordship or anye other man to loke in the .vi. of baruc the prophete you sholde knowe wether she or that that ys iÌâârbe a god ye or no Iuge wel woman by the worde of god thou art condemned vnto deathe for treason theft and murder and seyng thou arte so thou shalte dye the deathe Stifnec my lord my brother couetus and I wold desyre your lordeshyp that you wolde be so good as to let her go vnto the place froÌ wence she came fyrste Iuge no that she shall not for yt way chaÌce that she maye do moche harme in the weye as she gotthe Stifnec my lorde yf yt please you to set two honest men to ouer se hyr my brother couetes and I wylbe glad to beare there costs what so euer yt be Iuge Well at your desyer she shal go but ye shal be bownde vnto me that you shall se hir convied ouer Stifnec my Lorde that we wyll with all oure hartes
A new DiaLOGE CALLED THE ENdightment agaynste mother Messe Mathew the vi Euery tre that bringeth not forth good frute shal be hewen downe and Caste in to the fyre Wherfore by their frutes ye shall knowe them FOR What so euer ye haue spoken in darknes that same shall be herde In the lyghte and that which ye haue spoken in the eare euen in secrete places shal be preached Euen on The toppe of the howse Luke the .xii. YF ANY man worshippe the beaste and hys Image and receyue his marke In hys forhead or on hys Hande the same shall drynke the wyne of the wrathe of God whyche ys powred In the coppe of his wrath and he punyssheth In fyre and brymstone before the holy Angells and before the Lame Iohn reuelacion .xiiii. Chaptre ¶ THE NA mes of the speakers in this enditment GODES vuord the heâ Iuge The ouerseers of hir Veryte and knoleg hir accusers Vuisdom the sergent Daniell the crier The tvuelf Apostels panild on a quest of hir VeÌdicta dei and final desperacion mother Messe aÌd hir surtise master Couetus master stifneck Antipus the layler A NEVVE DIALOGE CALLED the enditement agaynst mother messe Verite begynneth BRother knowledge caÌste thou tel me what newes ys now abrode amonge the people concerniÌg godes word knovvledg brother veryte I here no newes but that it shal florysh according to godes wil for eany thing that I caÌneperceyue Verite But as I vnderstaÌde brother knowledge there is manye people offended wythe it that it shold be so knovledg Al though they he offeÌded brother veryte yet it is but a foly to spurne against the prycke Verite Verylye that ys tru for that that the heauenlye father hathe not plantyd shal be plucket vp by the rotes caste into hel fire yet they haue no grace but repyne at that thynge that wyl not be knovv What remedy brother verite seiÌg they wil be obstackle agaynst the truthe Verite Yes brother knowlege ther is remedy it is your part to preache vnto them the veryte with a meke spryte yf eany man be ouer takin of afaute as saynte paul saith iÌ the .vi. to the galatheans you which are spryttuall informe hym with a meke spryt consyder thyne owne selfe That thou be not tempted so well as he knovv brother verite I haue pÌched vnto them the true word of god as the lorde hath taught yt me I haue traueled from contre to contre with moch paiÌes persecucioÌ for christes name sake I haue also declared ther abhomynacioÌ filthy doctriÌe vnto them desyring them gentlye to leue yt cleaue vnto the verite and I hath also prayd vnto the lord to open ther blynd hartes that the tru knowleg of thrist might enter in vppon the which brother verite I thanke my lord god whome I hathe seruyd frome my youthe there hath ben some that hath forsakyn ther abhomynacion hath receyued the veryte of Chryste coÌtrary wysse ther hathe bene other that hath ben styphenecked wythestonding the verite with persecucioÌ murder oh brother vârite the lord is mi Iuge I hathe pÌached on to theÌ the swet êmise liuely doctrine of Iesu christ with as gentyl a spryt as hart may think declaring vnto them ther abhominacion fylthy doctryne yet will they be styfenecked pharyses styll but nowe I thank my lord god the sercher of al secretis that it hath pleased hym to Inflame our noble king with his hâly sprite by the whiche he hathe contrary to ther myndes plucked downe the greatest parte of there abhominable Idolatri intending no lesse by godes grace then for to cote it vp al by the harde rotes how be yt brother veryte I wyll show you that ther is one abhominacio that sittith sore in mens concience that we muste see a remedye for for the Gospels sake which ys the mother of al myschef ⪠the abhominacioÌ of desolatioÌ Verite why brother knowleg what is hir name caÌ you tell knovledg yes truely hir name âs as I vnderstande mother messe a woman that hath brought the people in to a deuely she trade Verite wher iÌ iÌ what trade hath she brought theÌ I prai you tel me knov truly she hath brought theÌ iÌ such a trade that she hath set her selfe in the seare wher the lyuing god of heaueÌ should sit morouer brother verite she vaunce her selfe to be a god of godes ye an more then a god for where as God is the omnipotent father of heauen and the euerlasting God without beginning and without endynge the creatour of heauin and earthe al other thinges wherby he can not create hym selfe yet wyll this blasphemous mounster make the people beleaue that she can creat make god wher as god can not make him selfe for he hath nether beginnyng nor endinge Also brother veritie she sayth she can delyuer the sely soules that hath bene long pitously punished in the paines of purgatori froÌ ther paines tormentes moreouer she saithe she can make fayre wether raine heale all sicknes bring daÌpned soles out of hel also she saith she can purchase remission of sinnes by the offering vp againe of Christes bodi and bloud caÌ with fiue woordes make both god and man wherby she wold make God parciall a lyer no god which is plain heresy treasoÌ trayterly spokeÌ for by her saying god caÌ be no god without her help wherby she wold take the crowne and honour from god and set it vpon her selfe and furthermore she teacheth the people with her filthy doctrine subtil conueyaunce making them beleue the exccepte they do heare se her play in her iuglyng garmeÌtes and that in the morning eueridai thei should not prosper nor go forwarde in their busines wher about they go also wher as I with the doctrine of Iesus Chryst had brought a fewe to the true knowledge she hath with hyr fylthy tradicions and wicked laws compellid them with persecucion and cruelte to falle from the verite to cleaue vnto hir fylthy doctrine yf ther were eany that wold not denye Iesu chryste but stycke to hys houlsom doctryne they shold strayt ways with cruell persecucion suffre deathe wherfor yt ys tyme she where rotted out from the christyance and rested of treason thefte and murder as she hath deseruid no leasse Verite wel brother knowlege seiÌg yt is as you haue spoken I wold desyer you to go to my brother wisdome the SargeÌt desâring him ernestly to make a narowe serch for hir tach hyr of treason theft and murder knov brother verite it shal not nede for he comith yender my think veryte truly he doth indede knouv what brother wisdome aworde with you I pray vvisd sir what is your plesur that you wil haue with me knovv brother wisdome my brother veryte I doth straytly coÌmauÌde you to tach mother messe of treasoÌ theft murder lay hir fast iÌ newgat that she mai
but we wold desier your lordship that you wold be so good lorde as to leat hyr contynu tyll the parlemente be paste and then wyll we se thie youre coÌmaundemente fullfylled Iug well I am contente that she shall abyde wythe you till the perlement bedone then vendicta dei and fynall dessperation shall haue the ouer seing of hyr to se hir convied to hir father the pope againe and for thy part vendicta dei se thou that she trauelith with moch paine and persecucion let not my wrath neuer depart from hir but hang thou still ouer hir heade for euer let hir neuer haue no prosperyte but all ways in sorowe care and se that she crepith not iÌto no mans house in eany wise as I knowe she will if thou take not good heade therefore wayte narowlye vppon hyr and specially a bowghte Powlles a monge hyr fryndes there and Ludgate and sayncte pulckers and se that she carieth with hyr hir two brother supersticyon and Idolatry and for thy parte fynall desperacyon so that she be broughte to hyr Iorneys end wyth owght Soker or comfort and that she neuer returne agayne wiles the world indureth but alwayes to abide In vn comfortable paine as a thing desperate of all comfort neuer to obtayne mercy final My lorde vendicta dei and I shal se this youre commaundement fulfylled vnto the vttermoste Iuge I pray yow hartely do so take hir with you NOw gentle audience where as I haue wyth iuste cause condempned this mounster by gods word perceyuing no lesse then that she is the abhoÌminacion of desolacion and the greate babilon the mother of whoordome and hath set her selfe in the sete where god should syt as saint Iohn saith in his reuelacyon the xvii Chaptre the waters saith the Angell vnto saynt Iohn which thou saweste where the whore sytteth are people and folke nacions though and in that seat shoulde the lyuynge god sit whych ys in mens conscience and I perseiue that she hath taken the honor vnto hir selfe whyche sholde be due onelye vnto the lorde I can do no leasse of conscience but Iuge hir a thefe whyche robithe god of hys honor not onely this coulde satisfye hyr wycked desier but she hath caussed the people wythe hyr doctryne to beleaue that she was the lyuynge god and a mediator betwixte the rather of heauen and them to pacifye his wrathe where as sayncte paule saithe in the ix to the hebrues that yt is chryste that pacifieth hys fathers wrathe and not that he ys entred in to holy places that are made wythe handes which ar but similituds of tru things but he is entred into very heaueÌ for to apere now iÌ the sight of god for vs not so offere hym selfe often as thys woman dothe making the people to beleue that she offerith him vp euery day a sacrifis for the quick and the dead to take awaie sinne wher as sainct paule saith in the vii To the hebrues that he ded that once for al wheÌ he offerid vp him selfe and in the .ix. Chaptre folowinge saith saincte Paule wyth ought shediÌg of blode ther is no remissioÌ of sinn by the whiche by hir doctrine she crucifyeth chryst euery day a new and not onely in hir doctrin but also she êsecuteth him a fresh in hys faithful members if they wold not beleaue hir false doctrin tak hir to be their god by the whiche she is a traytor murderer that thing that is left vnto vs for a memorial of the death of christe and a worthy sacramente of the bodye and blode of Iesu Christ she sayth it is god hiÌ self the bread and wyne I meane two false goodes causynge the people to do homage worship vnto them wher as christ bad them eate it and drink yt and not to worship yt to make ther of a god I coulde bryng In dyuers pointes of Scripture to proue theÌ false gods and playne Idolatrye to worship them but I differre yt vnto the neaxt tyme desyringe all christen men to beware of thys wycked sprite for she is the rosse coloread whore that sainct Iohn spake of In hys reuylacioÌs the xvii chap which is ful of blaspheme that the kings iÌ habiters of the earth haue dronke of the wine of hir fornicacioÌ but feare not saythe sayncte Iohn in his ii Chapter for ye shall haue tribulacion and thys wycked sprit the deuyll shall caste you in to presone but be faithfull saith chryste vnto the deathe and I wyll gyue you a crowne of euerlastinge lyfe whiche lyfe shall endure for euer be feruent therfore my Bretheren and repent saythe saint Iohan in the third of his reuelacion be holde sayth Christ I stond at the dore and knocked if anye man heare my voyce and open the doore I wyll come in vnto hym and wyll suppe wyth hym and he wyth me and seinge he hathe lyke a mercyfull father promised vs this mercifull promyse let vs therfore repente and be feruente to open the dore oure hartes I meane which is locked vp in vnbeleue that he may enter in and there is no dout then but that he wyll suppe wyth vs and we with him vnto the which supper I beseche the lord bringe vs all vnto Amen Finis YOw subictes of baal say what ye wil kick spurn wise as moch as you mai make as manye Goddes as you can it shall not skyll yt aâ lenth with owt dowght you shal what your playe A trewe prouerbe spoken may it be Bâ the false suttle antechrist mothâr messe The nyer the Churche the furder from God quod W. P. A fawt escaped in the firste leafe the fyrste page euerye tree Mathewe the .vi. Reade Mathewe vii ImPrYnted AT LONDON BY VVYLLYam Hyll And Wyllaym Seres Dwelling in Paules Church yeard At the signe of the grene Hyll ⪠ANNO. M. D. XLVIII The .xvii. day of decembre Cum Gratia et Priuilegio ad Imprimendum solum