Sermon Preached 14 February 1607, Title page – Table of contents
THE SERMON PREACHED AT the Crosse, Feb. xiiij. 1607.
By W. CRASHAWE, Batchelour of Diuinitie, and Preacher at the TEMPLE; Iustified by the Authour, both against Papist, and Brownist, to be the truth:
Wherein, this point is principally intended; that the religion of Rome, as now it stands established, is still as bad as euer it was.
The second impression, reuiewed by the Author.
2 TIM. 3. 13. The euill men and deceiuers shall waxe worse, and worse, deceiuing and being deceiued.
Imprinted at London by H. L. for Mathew Lownes: and are to be solde at his shop in Paule Church yard, at the signe of the Bishops head. 1609.
The XX. Wounds found to be in the body of the present Romish religion, in doctrine and in manners: & Proued in this Sermon, not to be yet healed.
1. THe Pope is a God, & the Lord God, & such a head of the Church, as infuseth spirituall life and heauenly grace into the body of the Church. pag. 53. &c.
2. The Pope hath done more then God for he deliuered a soule out of hell. pag. 57. &c.
3. God hath diuided his kingdome with the Virgine Marie, keeping Iustice to himselfe, but committing and giuing vp his merciemercy to her… so that a man may appeale from him to hir. pag. 60. &c.
4. The Popes decrees bee at least equall to the Canonical scripture. pag. 69. &c.
5. The Christian Religion is founded rather from the Popes mouth, then from Gods in the Scripture. pag. 71. &c.
6. The holy Scriptures are therefore of credit, and to bee belieued, because they are allowed and authorized by the Pope: and being by him authorized, they are then of as good authoritie, as if the Pope himselfe had made them. pag. 73. &c.
7. Images are good books for lay men, and better and easier then the Scriptures. pag. 80. &c.
8. An Image of God or a Crucifixe, or a Crosse… are to bee worshipped with the same worship as God and Christ, with latria that is diuine worship. and that we may speake and pray to the Crosse it selfe, as wee do to Christ. pag. …2. &c.
9. Frier Francis was like to Christ in all things, & had 5. wounds as Christ, that did bleede on good-Fridaie… yea, hee did more then Christ euer did. pag. 96. &c.
10. The Pope may and doth grant Indulgences for a hundred thousand yeares, and giuegive men a power to redeeme soules out of purgatory. pag. 103. &c.
11. The Pope may annexe Idulgences for many thousands of yeares, to such beades, Crucifixes, pictures and other like toies, as are hallowed by his hands. pag. 107. &c.
The popish Church baptizeth bells. pag. 115. &c.
12. The Pope denieth the Cup in the Sacrament to the Laitie, tho Christ ordained the contrarie. pag. 120. &c.
13. The popish Church alloweth many sorts of sanctuaries for wilfull murder.
14. Romish religion publickly tolerates, and permits Stewes, & takes rent for them. pag. 132. &c.
15. By the Popeslaw, he that hath not a wife may hauehave a Concubine. pag. 141. &c.
16. By popish doctrine, it is a lesse sinne for some men to lie with another mans wife, or keepe a whore, then marry a wife of his owne. pag. 143. &c.
17. Priests in popery may not marry, but are permitted to keepe their whores, vnderunder a yeerly rent. pag. 147. &c.
18. Such Priests as be contine…t, and hauehave no whoores, yet must pay a yeerely rent, as they that hauehave, because they may hauehave if they will. pag. 150, &c.
19. Their Liturgie is ful of blasphemie, their Legend full of lies, their Ceremonies of superstition. pag. 153. &c.
20. A generall corruption of manners in al estates of the Romish Church. pag. 156. &c.