More Work for a Mass-Priest, Title page – To the reader
MORE WORKE FOR A MASSE-PRIEST.
NVMBERS. 25. 16, 17, 18, verſe. The Lord ſpake unto Moyſes, Vexe the M…dianites, & ſuite them: For they trouble you with their wiles.
ALIIS SERVIEMVS, NOSMETIPSOS CONTERIMVS.
LONDON, Printed by WILLIAM IONES, dwelling in Red-croſſe ſtreete.
1621.
TO THE READER.
REader, in this Pamphlet, among other things, then ſhalt finde … proued, that according to Poperie, A man may eate his god with his teeth, as aHomer. Odyſ. lib 9.Cyclops ate Vlyſſes companions: and that a ſubiect may kill his King, as b1. King. 16. 9. 10.Zimri did his Maſter: and that one man may deceiue and cozen another, as the cIoſua 3. 9.Gibeonites did Ioſua. Beſides, thou ſhalt find it proued, that the Papiſts make of no ſinnes, grieuous ſinnes; and of grieuous ſinnes, no ſinnes, or at moſt but veniall ſinnes. Yea thou ſhalt finde it proued, that the Papiſts make of grieuous ſinnes, rare vertues: and that their Pope (Saint Pauls d2. The … 2. 3.man of ſinne) takes vponupon him to forgiue ſinnes paſt, and ſinnes to come. Further, thou ſhalt finde it proued, that they equall the virgin Marie vntounto Chriſt in many reſpects; and preferre her before him in ſome reſpects: not conſidering the truth of eHaere… co…a Col▪y…id…n…s.Epiphanius ſpeech, Par detrimentum verae Religioni afferunt, illi qui vilem B. Virginem habent, & illi qui vltra fas eius gloriam adaugent: They are equally too blame, who vili…ie the Virgin, and who dei…ie her. Thou ſhalt finde it proued, that Papiſts profeſſe more diſlike of Proteſtants, then either of Turke, Iew, or In…ide… and that they eſteeme of them no otherwiſe then of … hat…, of whoſe ſaluation there is no more hope the… of Lucifers. Theſe things, and ſome other of like … thou ſhalt finde herein proued againſt the Papiſts, out of their owne Authors. Which, if thou be a Proteſtant, may helpe to keepe thee from falling vntounto Poperie: and if thou be a Papiſt, may helpe to recouer thee from Poperie; which are the two onelyonly ends I aime at in ſuffering it to paſſe to the Preſſe. And this is all that by way of preface I hauehave to ſay vntounto thee, beſides, Farewell.
GO, little booke, make ſpeed, apply the ſeaſon,
Propound thy Quaerees with vndanted cheare:
Bid learned Prieſts and Cardinals ſpeake reaſon u2. Pet. 2. 12..
The vulgar dare not reade, but make them heare.
Yea giuegive a chalenge to the triple Crowne,
Bid them reply, or caſt their bucklers downe.
E. W.