The seauenth Section. Of the Popish Miter.
WHen Moses that holy seruant of God, came downe from the mount Synai hauing the 2. tables of the law in his hands,* 1.1 his face shi••ed bright, & was as if it had had two horns, as their vulgar latine text saieth. For the resemblance wherof si dijs placet, the Pope and his byshops must haue miters on at masse: hearken to their owne glosse, and then giue your cen∣sure for the mystery thereof. Thus writeth Durand. Mitra sci∣entiam vtrius{que} testamenti designat.* 1.2 Duo nam{que} illius cornua, duo sunt testamenta: anterius, nouum: posterius, vetus: quae duo episcopus memoriter debet scire, & illis tanquam duplici cornu fidei inimicosferire. Videri debet quidē subaitis episcop cornu∣tus, sicut & Moses de monte Synai descendens. The myter sig∣nifieth the knowledge of both testaments; for his two hornes are the two testaments: that before, is the new testament; and that behind,* 1.3 is the olde: which two the bishop must haue by hart and without the booke, and must smite the enemies of the faith with them, as with a double horne. The Byshoppe must be horned to his subiects euen as Moses was, when hee came downe from the mount Synai. By this euerie child may see, how fond the popish mysteries and ceremonies be. This one thing I wil adde, that if the Romish bishops shall neuer weare myters, vntill they can the olde and new testament, as is here mentioned; the most of them doubtles, if not al, shalbe without miters all the dayes of their life. In these and like false signes and sottish ceremonies, with which they haue a long time be∣witched Gods people, doth wholy consist their antichristian re∣ligion.